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General Sherman in the Last Year of the Civil War: An Address Delivered at the Thirty-eighth Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at St. Louis, Missouri.

Sherman, Philemon Tecumseh [William Tecumseh Sherman]

General Sherman in the Last Year of the Civil War: An Address Delivered at the Thirty-eighth Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at St. Louis, Missouri.

New York : Robert Grier Cooke, 1908.

First edition of this biographical address of the author’s father, delivered at the Thirty-eighth reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. Octavo, original wrappers. Author’s card tipped in, “With the Compliments of the Author 15 William Street, New York City.” In near fine condition with a few small losses to the extremitiesContinue reading "General Sherman in the Last Year of the Civil War: An Address Delivered at the Thirty-eighth Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at St. Louis, Missouri."

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$450.00
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Karl Lagerfeld Signed Original Fashion Design Sketch.

Lagerfeld, Karl

Karl Lagerfeld Signed Original Fashion Design Sketch.

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Rare original fashion design sketch done and signed by legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Mixed-media full-body sketch of a female model wearing a multi-buttoned long-sleeved collared shirt. Signed on the lower left corner by Lagerfeld and annotated on the upper right, “Chemise, body.” Double-matted and framed. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 16.3 inchesContinue reading "Karl Lagerfeld Signed Original Fashion Design Sketch."

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$7,800.00
Item Number: RRB-147291
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The Conquest of Everest.

Hunt, John; With a Chapter on the Final Assault by Edmund Hillary [Tenzing Norgay]

The Conquest of Everest.

New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, 1954.

First edition of this classic account of the first ascent of Mount Everest. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 8 pages of  photographs in full color, and 48 pages in black and white, maps, sketches and drawings. Foreword by Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. Boldly signed by signed by three expedition members on theContinue reading "The Conquest of Everest."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-147911
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J. Robert Oppenheimer Typed Letter Signed. [WITH] Related Manhattan Project Ephemera.

Oppenheimer, J. Robert; [George Little]

J. Robert Oppenheimer Typed Letter Signed. [WITH] Related Manhattan Project Ephemera.

Santa Fe : Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1945.

Rare typed letter signed by the Father of the Atomic Bomb, J.R. Oppenheimer. Quarto, one page on Oppenheimer’s Santa Fe stationary, dated October 13, 1945, the letter reads in part, ‘Dear Mr. Little This letter is to acknowledge your contribution to the development of the atomic bomb. The unequivocal success of the Los Alamos ProjectContinue reading "J. Robert Oppenheimer Typed Letter Signed. [WITH] Related Manhattan Project Ephemera."

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$17,500.00
Item Number: RRB-147275
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Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business.

Pistone, Joe and Charles Brandt

Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business.

Philadelphia : Running Press, 2007.

First edition of this account of the FBI agent’s undercover operation. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Joe Pistone (Donnie Brasco) on the title page, “Howard Best Wishes Regards Joe Pistone Donnie Brascoe.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-147903
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Homebodies.

Addams, Charles. [Chas Addams]

Homebodies.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1954.

First edition of this classic collection of Addams’ cartoons. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Near fin in a near fine dust jacket.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-147272
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Apollo 13 Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot Signed Photograph.

Kranz, Gene and Sy Liebergot

Apollo 13 Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot Signed Photograph.

April 13, 1970.

Signed photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft. Satin-finish photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft, boldly signed in gold felt tip by NASA’s heroic mission controllers Eugene Kranz, “Eugene F. Kranz, ‘Flight,'” and Seymour Liebergot, “‘We may have had an instrumentation problem, Flight.’ 4/13/70, Sy Liebergot, Apollo 13 EECOM.” Ironically, the station anomaly was far greaterContinue reading "Apollo 13 Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot Signed Photograph."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-147225
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Renewing America’s Purpose: Policy Addresses of George W. Bush July 1999-July 2000.

Bush, George W. [Laura and Barbara Bush]

Renewing America’s Purpose: Policy Addresses of George W. Bush July 1999-July 2000.

Austin, TX : Republican National Committee / Bush for President, Inc, 2000.

First edition of this collection of policy addresses. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with graphs and photographs. Boldly inscribed by First Ladies Laura Bush and Barbara Bush on the cover, “To Nick with best wishes: Laura Bush and Barbara Bush.” In near fine condition.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-147231
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Drawn and Quartered.

Addams, Charles. [Chas Addams]

Drawn and Quartered.

New York : Random House, 1942.

First edition of this classic collection of Addams’ cartoons. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a good price-clipped dust jacket. Foreword by Boris Karloff. Uncommon in this condition.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-147269
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Commemorative WWI Lake Torpedo Boat Company Photographs.

Roosevelt, Franklin D

Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Commemorative WWI Lake Torpedo Boat Company Photographs.

Bridgeport, CT : Lake Torpedo Boat Co, c. May 20, 1918.

Rare vintage photographs of Franklin D. Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Navy, signed by him. Two gelatin silver photographs showing FDR on his May 20, 1918 visit to Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the first of Roosevelt seated next to various officials on the speaker’s stand, and the second ofContinue reading "Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Commemorative WWI Lake Torpedo Boat Company Photographs."

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$2,750.00
Item Number: RRB-147241
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The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America’s Space Race.

Cernan, Eugene and Don Davis

The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America’s Space Race.

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

First edition, early printing of this revealing and dramatic look at the inside of the American space program from one of its pioneers. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Jay & Joan. Best wishes, Gene Cernan.” Additionally signed by NASA Geologist Farouk El-Baz onContinue reading "The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America’s Space Race."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-147252
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Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Wally Schirra Signed Project Mercury Decal.

Carpenter, Scott; Gordon Cooper; Wally Schirra

Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Wally Schirra Signed Project Mercury Decal.

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Unused decal honoring Project Mercury; signed by three of the Mercury Seven. Four-cent Project Mercury stamp decal, depicting an illustration of the Freedom 7 capsule in space, surrounded by the surnames of the Mercury Seven astronauts. Boldly signed along the outer border by Scott Carpenter and Gordon Cooper and by Wally Schirra. In very good condition.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-147226
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Return to the Moon: Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space.

Schmitt, Harrison. Foreword by Neil Armstrong

Return to the Moon: Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space.

New York : Copernicus Books in Association with Praxis Publishing, 2006.

First edition, early printing of the author’s visionary plan for humankind’s future in space. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Louise and the future! Harrison H. Schmitt Apollo 17.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jordan Rosenbum.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-147253
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph.

Lawrence, T.E

Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1949.

Finely bound edition of Lawrence’s classic account of his role in the Arab rebellion against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun Riviere, frontispiece, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, marbled endpapers, inner dentelles, allContinue reading "Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-147244
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Fred Haise Signed Aquarius Moon Photograph.

Haise, Fred

Fred Haise Signed Aquarius Moon Photograph.

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Rare photograph of the far side of the moon. Color satin-finish photograph of the cratered lunar surface. Boldly inscribed by Fred Haise, “The far side of the moon photo from ‘Aquarius’ on our journey home! Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.” In fine condition. The piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-146746
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Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Photograph.

Haise, Fred

Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Photograph.

1970.

Rare photograph of the Apollo 13 service module. Small quarto, color satin-finish photograph of the crippled Apollo 13 service module floating in space. Boldly signed by Fred Haise, “Our view of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module! Fred Haise, LMP, 4/17/70.” In fine condition. The piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-147067
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To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin.

Irwin, James B. with William A. Emerson Jr

To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin.

Philadelphia : A. J. Holman Company, 1973.

First edition, early printing of the autobiography of Jim Irwin, who served as the Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Diana. James Irwin.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Bender.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-147173
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Renewing America’s Purpose: Policy Addresses of George W. Bush July 1999-July 2000.

Bush, George W

Renewing America’s Purpose: Policy Addresses of George W. Bush July 1999-July 2000.

Austin, TX : Republican National Committee / Bush for President, Inc, 2000.

First edition of this collection of policy addresses. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with graphs and photographs. Boldly signed by President George W. Bush in a contemporary signature on the cover. In near fine condition.

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-147230
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Marlborough: His Life and Times.

Churchill, Winston S

Marlborough: His Life and Times.

London : George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1933-38.

First editions of Churchill’s magisterial biography of his notable ancestor John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Octavo, 4 volumes, original cloth, top edge gilt, illustrated with hundreds of maps and plans (many folding), plates and document facsimiles. Boldly signed and dated by Winston Churchill in the year of publication on the front free endpaper ofContinue reading "Marlborough: His Life and Times."

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$14,000.00
Item Number: RRB-144235
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All Quiet On The Western Front.

Remarque, Erich Maria

All Quiet On The Western Front.

Boston : Little, Brown & Company, 1929.

First American edition of this landmark novel of the 20th century. Octavo, original beige cloth. Very good in a good dust jacket with tape repair to the back panel, contemporary name to the front free endpaper, original clippings to the rear endpapers. Jacket design by Paul Wenck. Translated by A.W. Wheen. 

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-147451
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Wildcats to Tomcats: The Tailhook Navy.

Cormier, Richard L. 'Zeke'; Walter M. 'Wally' Schirra; Phillip R. 'Rat' Wood; Barrett Tillman

Wildcats to Tomcats: The Tailhook Navy.

St. Paul, MN : Phalanx Publishing Co, 1996.

First edition, early printing of this collection of flying stories. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed on the title page by Captain Phillip Wood, “9/6/96 Tailhook To Ozzy: A great Tailhooker Warrior. Big A little F but still one of the finest. ‘Rat'” and Barrett Tillman, “To Ozzy:Continue reading "Wildcats to Tomcats: The Tailhook Navy."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-147212
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Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut’s Journey to the Moon.

Worden, Al with Francis French

Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut’s Journey to the Moon.

Washington, D.C : Smithsonian Books, 2011.

First edition of this unprecedented and exhilarating account of Al Worden’s experience with NASA. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by the authors on the half title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Dick Gordon. Epilogue by Tom Stafford. Jacket design by Brian Barth.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-147208
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The Caine Mutiny.

Wouk, Herman

The Caine Mutiny.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1951.

First edition of Wouk’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by HermanContinue reading "The Caine Mutiny."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-147484
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Carrie.

King, Stephen

Carrie.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1974.

First edition of the novel that launched King’s career, with ‘First Edition’ stated on the copyright page and ‘P6’ in the gutter of page 199. Octavo, original maroon cloth, compliments stamp to the front pastedown, “With Compliments of Doubleday & Company, Inc.” Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “For BobbyContinue reading "Carrie."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-147126
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Paul Samuelson and Modern Economic Theory.

Samuelson, Paul A.; Robert Solow; Robert C. Merton

Paul Samuelson and Modern Economic Theory.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1983.

First edition of this collection of essays by ten leading economists survey Paul Samuelson’s extensive achievements to modern economics. Octavo, original boards. Edited by E. Cary Brown and Robert M. Solow. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Essays by Paul A. Samuelson, Kenneth J. Arrow, F.H. Hahn. Hendrik S. Houthakker, Ronald W. Jones, RobertContinue reading "Paul Samuelson and Modern Economic Theory."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-147179
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The Great War Library “Shoulder Strap” Set of Civil War Memoirs Including: Memoirs of Gen. W. T. Sherman, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, McClellan’s Own Story, and Tenting on the Plains: or Gen. Custer in Kansas and Texas.

Grant, Ulysses S; James G. Blaine; P.H. Sheridan; George B. McClellan; Elizabeth B. Custer

The Great War Library “Shoulder Strap” Set of Civil War Memoirs Including: Memoirs of Gen. W. T. Sherman, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, McClellan’s Own Story, and Tenting on the Plains: or Gen. Custer in Kansas and Texas.

New York : Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-1891.

Rare Shoulder Strap set of five Civil War histories printed by Twain’s publishing house in its short-lived but impressive decade of operation. Octavo, eight volumes bound in full tan sheep skin with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, red and black spine labels, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The Great War Library “Shoulder Strap” Set of Civil War Memoirs Including: Memoirs of Gen. W. T. Sherman, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, McClellan’s Own Story, and Tenting on the Plains: or Gen. Custer in Kansas and Texas."

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$12,000.00
Item Number: RRB-147086
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Baseball: An Illustrated History.

Ward, Geoffrey C. and Ken Burns

Baseball: An Illustrated History.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.

First edition of this companion book to the classic documentary series. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “Go Sox Ken Burns.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-144549
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The Atlantic Charter Broadside.

[Churchill, Winston S.; Franklin Delano Roosevelt]

The Atlantic Charter Broadside.

New York, N.Y : The British Library of Information, [1941].

Rare printed broadside of the historic Atlantic Charter. Folio, one page. In fine condition. The broadside measures 8.5 inches by 11 inches. A very nice example.

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-124268
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Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed to Governor John B. Connally.

Johnson, Lyndon B. [John Connally]

Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed to Governor John B. Connally.

Washington, D.C 1964.

Rare typed letter signed by the 36th President of the United States to the Governor of Texas. Quarto, one page on The White House letterhead, dated July 29 1964, the letter reads, ‘Dear Governor Connally: Today I have wired the Presidents of leading state universities of the nation as follows: ‘A number of state universitiesContinue reading "Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed to Governor John B. Connally."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-146945
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Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1858.

Beveridge, Albert J. [Abraham Lincoln]

Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1858.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928.

Limited manuscript edition of this complex and revealing biography of one of the most popular Presidents of the United States. Octavo, four volumes bound in the publisher’s cherry-red three-quarter crushed morocco at the Riverside Press with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments, top edge gilt, red silk ribbons tipped in, tissue-guardedContinue reading "Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1858."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-146970
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The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.

le Carre, John

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.

London : Victor Gollancz, 1963.

First edition of the le Carre’s classic work, which went on to reinvigorate the spy genre. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning to the spine. An exceptional example.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-146385
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Forgotten Flies.

Schmookler, Paul and Ingrid V. Sils

Forgotten Flies.

Millis, MA : The Complete Sportsman, 1999.

First edition of this tribute to the humble craft of American fly tying. Folio, original black cloth, illustrated with full color paintings and photographs taken by the authors throughout. Boldly signed by Paul Schmookler and Ingrid V. Sils on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-147042
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Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed.

Churchill, Winston S

Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed.

Hyde Park Gat, London 1949.

Rare typed letter signed by Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill to a Lady Aberconway, likely Christobel Aberconway. Octavo, one page on Western letterhead, the letter reads in full, ’28, Hyde Park Gate, London, S. W. 7. “3” March, 1949. “Madam Lady Aberconway,” Thank you for your letter of February 28. Alas I have never madeContinue reading "Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed."

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$4,500.00
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High Adventure.

Hillary, Edmund

High Adventure.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.

First British edition of Hillary’s account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, original blue cloth, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Boldly signed by the author in a contemporary hand on the half-title page, “E.P. Hillary.” Very good in a very good dust jacket.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-146311
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Post-Capitalist Society.

Drucker, Peter F

Post-Capitalist Society.

New York : Harper Collins, 1993.

First edition of one of the final works by “the world’s greatest management thinker… deserves to be measured alongside people such as Keynes or Schumpeter” (Economist). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Peter Koomans from Peter Drucker.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Post-Capitalist Society."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-147033
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Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed.

Churchill, Winston S

Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed.

Chartwell 1949.

Rare typed letter signed by Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill to a Lady Aberconway, likely Christobel Aberconway. Octavo, one page on Westerham letterhead, the letter reads in full, ‘Chartwell, Westerham, Kent. “9” March, 1949. “Dear Lady Aberconway,” Thank you for your letter. I think Greenshields may have had in his mind some very beautiful blackContinue reading "Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed."

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$4,500.00
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Frank Borman ‘Earthrise’ Photograph Signed.

Borman, Frank

Frank Borman ‘Earthrise’ Photograph Signed.

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Glossy color photograph of the iconic ‘Earthrise‘ image taken by Bill Anders during the Apollo 8 mission, signed by mission commander Frank Borman, “Apollo 8 Earthrise, Frank Borman, 1968.“ In fine condition. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches.

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-146733
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Frederick Douglass Document Signed.

Douglass, Frederick

Frederick Douglass Document Signed.

July 6, 1881.

Rare Trustee’s Deed signed by famed American abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Manuscript document signed, “Fred’k Douglass, Recorder,” three pages, 8 x 12.5 inches, July 6, 1881. Trustee’s deed for a transaction between William Taylor Snyder and Nelson A. Ryon, signed on the docketing panel by Douglass as recorder of deeds, beneath a manuscript endorsement. Douglass servedContinue reading "Frederick Douglass Document Signed."

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$1,750.00
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Loyalty in the American Republic, What is it? And What its Object? A Discourse Delivered in St. Luke’s Church, Philadelphia, on Thursday, November 26, 1863.

Howe, Wolfe [Abraham Lincoln]

Loyalty in the American Republic, What is it? And What its Object? A Discourse Delivered in St. Luke’s Church, Philadelphia, on Thursday, November 26, 1863.

Philadelphia : J. S. McCalla, PR, 1863.

Rare first edition of this printed oration regarding President Abraham Lincoln’s new proclamation of Thanksgiving. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition with a small loss to the bottom right corner of the wrapper. An exceptional rarity.

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-146847
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Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf.

Penick, Harvey with Bud Shrake [Bernhard Langer]

Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1992.

First edition, early printing of the best-selling golf book ever published. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Dr. Don Brown: I hope that this book will help you to enjoy life, and also this great game of golf to it’s fullest. I hope you enjoyContinue reading "Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-147082
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Brigadier General James H. Reeves WWI Awards and Appointment Collection.

[Reeves, James H.]; Ferdinand Foch

Brigadier General James H. Reeves WWI Awards and Appointment Collection.

20th c..

Rare collection of WWI memorabilia with regard to Commander of the 353rd United States infantry regiment (89th division), Brigadier General James H. Reeves. The collection includes: From the Government of the French Republic, a large photographic print of General Reeves, inscribed to him by General Ferdinand Foch, “Together with their valor it is this disciplineContinue reading "Brigadier General James H. Reeves WWI Awards and Appointment Collection."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-146776
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Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte, Pendant Les Annees 1783, 84, et 85. [Travel to Syria and Egypt, During the Years 1783, 84, and 85].

Volney, Constantin Francois. [Napoleon Bonaparte: His Copy]

Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte, Pendant Les Annees 1783, 84, et 85. [Travel to Syria and Egypt, During the Years 1783, 84, and 85].

A Paris : Chez Dugour et Durand, Libraires, Rue et Hotel Serpente, 1799.

Volney’s important work on Egypt and Syria, from the library in exile of Napoleon Bonaparte with his annotations and corrections throughout, several made as he was dictating details from the Egyptian Campaign for his own Memoirs. This copy may also have accompanied him during his Egyptian Campaigns; it is known that Napoleon brought along aContinue reading "Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte, Pendant Les Annees 1783, 84, et 85. [Travel to Syria and Egypt, During the Years 1783, 84, and 85]."

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$250,000.00
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Theodore Roosevelt Signed Document.

Roosevelt, Theodore

Theodore Roosevelt Signed Document.

City of Washington 1907.

Document signed by Theodore Roosevelt as President. One page, partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, embossed with the gold Postal Service “Pony Express” seal, the document is dated March 29, 1907, and appoints William J. Lachner as Postmaster at Baker City, Oregon. Signed at the conclusion by Theodore Roosevelt, and countersigned by George B. Cortelyou asContinue reading "Theodore Roosevelt Signed Document."

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-146791
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James A. Garfield Autograph Signature.

Garfield, James A

James A. Garfield Autograph Signature.

19th c.

Rare 19th century autograph inscription from James A. Garfield, boldly signed in ink, “Very truly yours J.A. Garfield.” In near fine condition with an antiquarian smudge to the writing above the inscription. Double-matted and framed with a large portrait of Garfield and an informational placard. The piece measures 28.25 inches by 18 inches.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-146775
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Waterfront: A Novel by Budd Schulberg.

Schulberg, Budd [Sammy Davis, Jr.]

Waterfront: A Novel by Budd Schulberg.

New York : Random House, 1955.

First edition of the novelization of Schulberg’s Academy Award–winning screenplay for the classic 1954 film On the Waterfront. Octavo, original publisher’s cream cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Sammy Davis, Jr. in the year of publication, “For Sammy Davis Jr. A great artist who sings songs into lifeContinue reading "Waterfront: A Novel by Budd Schulberg."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-146924
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A World of Love: Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Friends 1943-1962.

Lash, Joseph P

A World of Love: Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Friends 1943-1962.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania : The Franklin Library, 1984.

Signed limited first edition of this moving biography-in-letters, privately printed exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Octavo, bound in full top-grain leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt decoration to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk ribbon laid in, marbledContinue reading "A World of Love: Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Friends 1943-1962."

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$65.00
Item Number: RRB-146857
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Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle Signed Photograph.

Di Maggio, Joe and Mickey Mantle

Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle Signed Photograph.

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Original black and white photograph of American baseball legends Joe Di Maggio and Mickey Mantle in New York Yankees uniform. Boldly signed by both Di Maggio and Mantle. In fine condition with a PSA/DNA authentication label adhered to the lower right corner. The entire piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches. Rare and desirable.

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$2,200.00
Item Number: RRB-146708
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Meyer Guggenheim Signed Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad Company Stock Certificate.

Guggenheim, Meyer

Meyer Guggenheim Signed Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad Company Stock Certificate.

New York : American Bank Note Company, 1890.

Rare Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad Company stock certificate signed by American industrialist and philanthropist Meyer Guggenheim. Oblong octavo, one page partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, the certification is dated March 14, 1890 and grants Guggenheim 100 shares in the Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad Company. Signed by him on the verso,Continue reading "Meyer Guggenheim Signed Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad Company Stock Certificate."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-146774
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