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Ethan Allen: We Make the American Home.

Kathwari, Farooq [Madeleine Albright]

Ethan Allen: We Make the American Home.

2021.

First edition of this style book of American design visionaries. Royal octavo, original wrappers, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in gold felt tip on the front free endpaper, “June 2021 Dear Madeleine, With my best wishes, Farooq.” The recipient, MadeleineContinue reading "Ethan Allen: We Make the American Home."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-147610

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Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Moonwalk Photograph.

Armstrong, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Moonwalk Photograph.

: [NASA], 1969.

Rare photograph of the Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon. Octavo, color chromogenic print of Buzz Aldrin saluting the American flag after having mounted it into the solid, rocky ground of the lunar surface. Boldly signed on the mount in black ink by “Neil Armstrong,” “M. Collins,” and “Buzz Aldrin.” Mounted and framed. InContinue reading "Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Moonwalk Photograph."

$18,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147430

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Jules Verne Autograph Letter Signed.

Verne, Jules

Jules Verne Autograph Letter Signed.

Amiens 12 July, [no year].

Rare autographed letter signed by the father of science fiction Jules Verne. One page in French, 32mo, addressed “Cher Monsieur,” the letter reads in full (translated), “Amiens, July 12, I was absent when your letter arrived here. I am delighted you are happy with your business and that your French purchases are the most likedContinue reading "Jules Verne Autograph Letter Signed."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147412

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The Making of Dune.

Naha, Ed. [Frank Herbert]

The Making of Dune.

New York : Berkley Books, 1984.

First edition of the fascinating story behind the filming of 1984 American epic space opera film Dune, directed by David Lynch and based on Frank Herbert’s bestselling science fiction masterpiece. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with over 100 photographs and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by Frank Herbert on the half-title page in the year ofContinue reading "The Making of Dune."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147876

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Radio Address to the American People on Wages and Prices in the Reconversion Period. [Harry S. Truman Advance Press Copy Signed Presidential Address].

Truman, Harry S

Radio Address to the American People on Wages and Prices in the Reconversion Period. [Harry S. Truman Advance Press Copy Signed Presidential Address].

Washington, D.C [October 30, 1945].

Exceptionally rare original advance press copy of the typed transcript of Truman’s historic October 30, 1945 prime time Presidential address: “Radio Address to the American People on Wages and Prices in the Reconversion Period” which outlines policies to be implemented by the American government following the surrender of Japan and the subsequent transition from warContinue reading "Radio Address to the American People on Wages and Prices in the Reconversion Period. [Harry S. Truman Advance Press Copy Signed Presidential Address]."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147625

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Laughing Anne and One Day More.

Conrad, Joseph

Laughing Anne and One Day More.

London : John Castle, 1924.

First British edition of two plays from prolific writer Joseph Conrad. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Introduction by John Galsworthy. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-147552

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Sporting Anecdotes, Original and Selected; Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits of Persons in Every Walk of Life, Who have acquired Notoriety from their Achievements on the Turf, at the Table, and in the Diversions of the Field.

Egan, Pierce

Sporting Anecdotes, Original and Selected; Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits of Persons in Every Walk of Life, Who have acquired Notoriety from their Achievements on the Turf, at the Table, and in the Diversions of the Field.

London : Printed For Sherwood, Jones, and Co, 1825.

First edition with colored plates of Egan’s classic collection of sporting anecdotes. Octavo, bound in full red straight grain morocco by Lloyd with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles stamp-signedContinue reading "Sporting Anecdotes, Original and Selected; Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits of Persons in Every Walk of Life, Who have acquired Notoriety from their Achievements on the Turf, at the Table, and in the Diversions of the Field."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-147752

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Warren E. Burger Supreme Court Signed Photograph.

Burger, Warren; William Rehnquist; William J. Brennan; Thurgood Marshall; Lewis Franklin Powell; John Paul Stevens; Harry Blackmun; Bryon White; and Sandra Day O'Connor

Warren E. Burger Supreme Court Signed Photograph.

1981.

Large photograph of the 1980’s Burger Court, signed by nine justices. Large color photograph depicting the Supreme Court after the swearing-in of Sandra Day O’Connor in September 1981. The justices are Thurgood Marshall, John P. Stevens, William J. Brennan, Lewis F. Powell, Warren E. Burger, William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White, Sandra Day O’Connor, and HarryContinue reading "Warren E. Burger Supreme Court Signed Photograph."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147428

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Tales of Hearsay.

Conrad, Joseph

Tales of Hearsay.

London : T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1925.

First British edition of the first and last short stories Joseph Conrad wrote. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, preface by R. B. Cunninghame Graham. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-147553

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Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed ‘The Eagle’s Last Flight’ Lithograph.

Aldrin, Buzz; Michael Collins

Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed ‘The Eagle’s Last Flight’ Lithograph.

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Rare limited edition lithograph of ‘The Eagle’s Last Flight,’ signed by Apollo astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Oversized color limited edition lithograph depicting the Apollo 11 command and lunar modules in orbit with the Earth rising in the distance. One of one thousand nine hundred and sixty nine copies boldly signed by Buzz AldrinContinue reading "Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed ‘The Eagle’s Last Flight’ Lithograph."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147415

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And Still Peace Did Not Come: A Memoir of Reconciliation.

Kamara-Umunna, Agnes Fallah; Emily Holland [Madeleine K. Albright]

And Still Peace Did Not Come: A Memoir of Reconciliation.

New York : Hyperion, 2011.

First edition of this memoir about the devastation of the Liberia civil war and its rise out of the ashes. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, “To former secretary of state MadeleineContinue reading "And Still Peace Did Not Come: A Memoir of Reconciliation."

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-147576

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Billy Graham Signed Photograph.

Graham, Billy; Dave Iwerks

Billy Graham Signed Photograph.

.

Rare original Dave Iwerks photograph of legendary American evangelist Billy Graham, warmly inscribed by Graham, “To Anthony Janak God Bless You Always Billy Graham.” Black and white photograph of Graham in profile. Mounted to board, photographer’s label at lower right, studio ink stamp on mount verso: Copyright Dave Iwerks Northridge, Calif. U.S.A. The photograph measuresContinue reading "Billy Graham Signed Photograph."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147620

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Goodbye, Columbus and Other Stories.

Roth, Philip

Goodbye, Columbus and Other Stories.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania : The Franklin Library, 1978.

Signed limited edition of the author’s first book and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original publisher’s full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised bands, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, silk ribbon. Boldly signed by Philip RothContinue reading "Goodbye, Columbus and Other Stories."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-147570

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Joseph Conrad: Life and Letters.

Jean-Aubry, G. [Joseph Conrad]

Joseph Conrad: Life and Letters.

New York : Doubleday, Page & Co, 1927.

First American edition of this work on Conrad. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume. Near fine in the original dust jackets which are in very good condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-147716

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The Raj Quartet. [The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils; Staying On].

Scott, Paul

The Raj Quartet. [The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils; Staying On].

London : Heinemann, 1966-1975.

Complete first edition set of “one of the most important landmarks of post-war fiction” (The Times). Octavo, 4 volumes, 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 theContinue reading "The Raj Quartet. [The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils; Staying On]."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148004

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Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of The Polar Sea, In the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. [with] Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827.

Franklin, Captain John

Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of The Polar Sea, In the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. [with] Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827.

London : John Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1823.

First editions of the official narratives of Franklin‘s first and second voyages to the Polar Sea. Quarto, two volumes uniformly bound in full period-style speckled calf with morocco gilt-lettered labels and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, gilt turn-ins. First Narrative: First edition, first issue with the Errata slip, illustrated with 30 plates 11 of whichContinue reading "Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of The Polar Sea, In the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. [with] Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147522

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The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe.

Poe, Edgar Allan

The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe.

New York and Pittsburgh : The Colonial Company, Limited, 1903.

Limited manuscript edition of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe. Octavo, ten volumes, bound in full crushed levant morocco by The Monastery Hill Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in four compartments within gilt raised bands, gilt turn-ins, top edge gilt, watered silk endpapers, three tissue guarded frontispieces in each volume,Continue reading "The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147348

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Legends of the Fall.

Harrison, Jim

Legends of the Fall.

New York : Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1979.

First edition of Harrison’s dramatic trilogy published in one volume, the basis for the critically acclaimed film starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins, and directed by Edward Zwick which won the Academy Award for Cinematography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Rudy, It’s working this time Jim.”Continue reading "Legends of the Fall."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147452

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Henry Teesdale Double-Hemispheric Map of the World.

Teesdale, Henry

Henry Teesdale Double-Hemispheric Map of the World.

London : Published by Henry Teesdale, 1831.

Detailed engraved 19th century English double-hemispheric maps of the world issued by Henry Teesdale of London in March 1831. Two hand-colored engraved maps of the Eastern and Western hemispheres. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. Each piece measures 24 inches by 24 inches. An attractive presentation.

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147632

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The Great State: Essays in Construction.

Wells, H.G.; Frances Evelyn Warwick; L.G. Chiozza Money; E. Ray Lankester; C.J. Bond; et al. [Rebecca West]

The Great State: Essays in Construction.

London and New York : Harper & Brothers, 1912.

Exceptional association copy of this compilation of political essays by H.G. Wells, Frances Evelyn Warwick and many others. Octavo, original cloth. Later printing. Association copy, inscribed by H.G. Wells on the front free endpaper, “Rebecca West from H.G. Wells 1913 There are some pictures inside (Personal & Confidential only to be shown to really safeContinue reading "The Great State: Essays in Construction."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147763

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Meat Loaf Signed Bat Out of Hell Album.

Aday, Michael Lee [Meat Loaf]; Edgar Winter; Todd Rundgren; Roger Powell; Kasim Sulton

Meat Loaf Signed Bat Out of Hell Album.

New York : Cleveland International Records, 1977.

Meat Loaf’s debut studio album, released in 1977. Boldly signed by Meat Loaf, Edgar Winter, Todd Rundgren, Roger Powell, and Kasim Sulton on the front panel. Each of the artists which appear here rocked in the same sphere with artist and producer Rundgren having production credits with multiple music albums including ‘Bat Out of Hell,’Continue reading "Meat Loaf Signed Bat Out of Hell Album."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147517

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The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 by E.H. Shackleton, C.V.O.

Shackleton, Ernest H

The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 by E.H. Shackleton, C.V.O.

London : William Heinemann, 1909.

First trade edition of Shackleton’s thrilling account of one of the earliest attempts to reach the South Pole, “the best book of polar travel which has ever been written” (Manchester Guardian). Large octavo, two volumes in the publisher’s original blue cloth with gilt-lettered spines and large silver pictorial blocks to the front panels, top edgeContinue reading "The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 by E.H. Shackleton, C.V.O."

$10,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147624

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Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, Under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, by Order of the Government of the United States. [Including] Observations on the Zodiacal Light.

Hawks, Francis L. [Stephen Douglas]

Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, Under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, by Order of the Government of the United States. [Including] Observations on the Zodiacal Light.

Washington : Beverly Tucker, Senate Printer/A.O.P. Nicholson, 1856.

First edition, mixed Senate & House issue of this landmark narrative chronicling Perry’s American expedition to Japan meant to promote diplomacy and international commerce. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with approximately 114 full-page tinted lithographs (those on natural history hand-colored) and 17 folding charts and maps, the first volumeContinue reading "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, Under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, by Order of the Government of the United States. [Including] Observations on the Zodiacal Light."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147650

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Nathan Mayer Rothschild Russian Imperial Bond Signed.

Rothschild, Nathan Mayer

Nathan Mayer Rothschild Russian Imperial Bond Signed.

St. Petersburg, Russia : Imperial Commission of the Sinking Fund, 1822.

Rare Russian Imperial bond signed by banker and Lord of Finance Nathan Mayer Rothschild. Quarto, two pages partially printed in three languages, the document is dated March 1, 1822 and certifies the bearer is entitled to 720 rubles with a 5% annuity. Signed in ink by Rothschild at the upper right. In very good conditionContinue reading "Nathan Mayer Rothschild Russian Imperial Bond Signed."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-147492

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