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Benchley, Robert

Benchley-Or Else!

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1947.

First edition of Benchley’s collection of humorous essays. Octavo, original cloth, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Library of Robert B. Gray.” Illustrated with unique drawings by Gluyas Williams. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Author photograph by Ben Pinchot.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-141235
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Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Tarzan the Untamed.

Chicago : A. C. McClurg & Co, 1920.

First edition of the seventh book in the ‘Tarzan’ series. Octavo, original green cloth, frontispiece and eight illustrations by J. Allen St. John. In very good condition.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-145107
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Gati, Charles [Editor]; Foreword by Jimmy Carter [Madeleine K. Albright]

ZBIG: The Strategy And Statecraft of Zbigniew Brzezinski.

Maryland : Library of Congress, 2013.

First edition of ZBig Brezezinski’s multifaceted career dealing with U.S. security and foreign policy, with a foreword by President Jimmy Carter. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton fromContinue reading "ZBIG: The Strategy And Statecraft of Zbigniew Brzezinski."

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-149017
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Snead, Sam

Pigeons, Marks, Hustlers and Other Golf Bettors You Can Beat.

New York : A Golf Digest Book, 1986.

First edition of this work by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Andy Myer. Boldly signed by Sam Snead on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written with Jerry Tarde.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-150306
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Stewart, Rory

The Places In Between.

Orlando : Harcourt, 2006.

Early printing of the author’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “To Heather, with very best wishes Rory August 2006.” In fine condition.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-93219
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Vaile, P. A

The New Golf.

New York : E. P. Dutton & Company, 1916.

First edition of P. A. Vaile’s authoritative manual of the game of golf. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece engraving of Jerome D. Travers with tissue guard, illustrated with forty engravings from photographs. In near fine condition. A nice example.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-88077
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Williams, Geoffrey

Sir Thomas Lipton Wins.

London : Peter Davies, 1969.

First edition of Williams’ account of his record-breaking passage aboard the Sir Thomas Lipton in the Transatlantic Race of 1968. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the front pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around theContinue reading "Sir Thomas Lipton Wins."

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-114991
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Churchill, Winston S

A Roving Commission: My Early Life.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941.

New American edition of Churchill’s acclaimed autobiography, recounting the first 25 years of his life. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with plates and maps. Introduction by Dorothy Thompson. Good in a good dust jacket with chipping to the spine and extremities. Full-page gift inscription to the front free endpaper.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-145062
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Waugh, Evelyn

The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men At Arms; Officers and Gentlemen; Unconditional Surrender.

London : The Folio Society, 2001.

The Folio Society reissued edition of each volume in the Sword of Honour Trilogy. Octavo, three volumes, pictorial boards, illustrated throughout. Each volume is in fine condition. Illustrations by John Lawrence.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-150687
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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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Nelson, Byron

Byron Nelson’s Winning Golf.

Dallas : Taylor Publishing, 1988.

First edition of the re-issue of this work by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Buck Ray Good Golfing Byron Nelson.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-146821
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Morton, Joseph W., editor

Sparks From the Camp Fire, Tales of the Old Veterans.

Philadelphia : Keystone Publishing Co., 1895.

New and revised edition of this collection of Civil War memoirs. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, patterned endpapers, illustrated. From the library of Michael Ellsworth Shoemaker, son of William Shoemaker wounded in the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3rd 1864 with his ownership inscription. In good condition.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-132339
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Zimmer, Paul [Annie Dillard]

With Wanda: Town and Country Poems.

Washington, D.C. & San Francisco : Dryad Press, 1980.

First edition of American poet Paul Zimmer’s fifth book of poems. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Association copy, inscribed to poet Annie Dillard on the title page, “August 1980 For Annie and Gary, With admiration and affection. Paul.” With Annie Dillard’s bookplate to the half-title page. In near fine condition. Cover design by Susan Foster.Continue reading "With Wanda: Town and Country Poems."

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-88097
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Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey

The Hero’s Farewell: What Happens When CEOs Retire.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, Inc., 1988.

First edition of Sonnenfeld’s in-depth work on executive succession. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, with a full page inscription by the author in the year of publication, “To Yandy, Congratulations on your heroic contributions – especially in pulling this joint conference off. Best wishes, Jeff.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design byContinue reading "The Hero’s Farewell: What Happens When CEOs Retire."

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-121305
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Asimov, Isaac

Puzzles of the Black Widowers: 12 More of the Master’s Best-Loved Mysteries.

New York : Doubleday, 1990.

First edition of the fifth book in Asimov’s Black Widowers series. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by James Steinberg.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-142339
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Hall, Mr. and Mrs. S. C

The Book of South Wales, the Wye, and the Coast.

London : Arthur Hall, 1861.

First edition of Hall’s description of a tour through South Wales which originally appeared in the Art Journal. Octavo, bound in full polished calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles,Continue reading "The Book of South Wales, the Wye, and the Coast."

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-138426
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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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Loomis, Alfred F

Ocean Racing: The Great Blue-Water Yacht Races 1866-1935.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1936.

First edition of this classic yachting work, a richly illustrated history of major blue-water yacht races from 1866 to 1935, chronicling the development of competitive ocean racing and the personalities, vessels, and maritime traditions that shaped the sport. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth stamped in blind and gilt, frontispiece by Morris Rosenfeld, illustrated with track chartsContinue reading "Ocean Racing: The Great Blue-Water Yacht Races 1866-1935."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-151955
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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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Nott, Charles C

Sketches of the War: A Series of Letters to the North Moore Street School of New York.

New York : Anson D. F. Randolph, 1865.

Second edition of Charles Cooper Nott Sr.’s Civil War memoir. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. In very good condition.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-132723
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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."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-147570
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James, Henry

The Ivory Tower.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917.

First British edition of James’ unfinished novel, published posthumously in 1917. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition.    

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-109563
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Nelson, Byron; Arnold Palmer

How I Played the Game.

Dallas, TX : Taylor Publishing Company, 1993.

First special 1993 Sponsor edition of Nelson’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original publisher’s full forest green leatherette with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with frontispiece and photographic plates. One of one thousand one hundred copies signed by Byron Nelson on the semi-transparent flyleaf, this is number 58. In near fine condition, bookplateContinue reading "How I Played the Game."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-146678
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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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