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    London To Ladysmith Via Pretoria.

    Churchill, Winston Spencer

    London To Ladysmith Via Pretoria.

    London: Longmans, Green, 1900.

    First edition of Churchill’s fourth book and personal record of his impressions during the first five months of the Second Boer War. Octavo, in original cloth, with three folding maps (one printed in...
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    $1,400.00 Item Number: RRB-140931
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    Oil! A Novel.

    Sinclair, Upton

    Oil! A Novel.

    Long Beach, CA: Published by the Author, 1927.

    Early printing of Upton Sinclair’s self-published social and political satire and the basis for the film ‘There Will be Blood’ starring Daniel Day Lewis. Presentation copy, inscribed...
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    $1,400.00 Item Number: RRB-146702
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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 contem...
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    $1,400.00 Item Number: RRB-140292
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    About Zionism: Speeches and Letters.

    Einstein, Albert

    About Zionism: Speeches and Letters.

    New York: The MacMillan Company, 1931.

    First edition of this volume of Einstein’s speeches and letters concerning his views on Zionism. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine i...
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    $1,400.00 Item Number: RRB-150006
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    Book of HOV: A Tribute to Jay-Z.

    Jay-Z

    Book of HOV: A Tribute to Jay-Z.

    New York: Assouline, 2024.

    First edition of this extraordinary book, which celebrates his groundbreaking career of this visionary and cultural icon. Quarto, original blue boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Jay-Z o...
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    $1,400.00 Item Number: RRB-150403
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    The Living White House.

    Aikman, Lionelle. Foreword by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Introduction by Bruce Catton

    The Living White House.

    Washington, D.C: White House Historical Association with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society Special Publications Division, 1966.

    First edition of this beautiful pictorial history of the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Octavo, bound in full pebbled dark green morocco, gilt titles to the sp...
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    $1,400.00 Item Number: RRB-139238
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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.

    First edition of this complex and revealing biography of one of the most popular Presidents of the United States. Octavo, two volumes bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the...
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    $1,400.00 Item Number: RRB-151527
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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 d...
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    $1,400.00 Item Number: RRB-146791
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    Black Mischief.

    Waugh, Evelyn

    Black Mischief.

    London: 1932, Chapman & Hall.

    First edition of “one of the century’s great masters of the twentieth century” third novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, frontispiece, gilt titles and tooli...
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    $1,400.00 Item Number: RRB-147543
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    Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

    King, Jr., Martin Luther

    Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

    New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958.

    First edition, early printing of Dr. Martin Luther King’s first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised...
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    $1,400.00 Item Number: RRB-142687
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    The Quality of Courage.

    Mantle, Mickey

    The Quality of Courage.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1964.

    First edition of this early work by baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Murph and Joyc...
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    $1,400.00 Item Number: RRB-145896
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    Brighton Rock.

    Greene, Graham

    Brighton Rock.

    London: Heinemann, 1938.

    First edition of Greene’s chilling exposé of violence and gang warfare in the pre-war underworld is a classic of its kind. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom slip...
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    $1,350.00 Item Number: RRB-7206
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    Portfolio Selection: Efficient Diversification of Investments.

    Markowitz, Harry M

    Portfolio Selection: Efficient Diversification of Investments.

    New Haven: Yale University Press, 1970.

    Second edition of the economist’s work, which revolutionized modern investment theory and practice. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page,...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-74658
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    South Col: One Man’s Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953.

    Noyce, Wilfrid; Foreword by Sir John Hunt

    South Col: One Man’s Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953.

    London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1954.

    First edition of Noyce’s firsthand account of the ascent of South Col. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photogravures and maps including frontispiece. Foreword by Si...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-114308
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    Table Traits with Something on Them.

    Doran, Dr.; [Ulysses S. Grant]

    Table Traits with Something on Them.

    New York: W. J. Widdleton, 1865.

    Early printing of this anecdotal history of eatery; from the library of the eighteenth President of the United States. Octavo, bound in contemporary three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt ti...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-146695
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    Ecrits de Napoleon.

    Aubry, Octave. [Napoleon Bonaparte]

    Ecrits de Napoleon.

    Paris: Editions Buchet / Chastel, 1969.

    Finely bound example of Octave Aubry’s Ecrits de Napoleon. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments with...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-130509
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    Roy Orbison Signed 1975 Tour Program.

    Orbison, Roy

    Roy Orbison Signed 1975 Tour Program.

    :, 1975.

    Rare Roy Orbison UK Tour Program signed by Roy Orbison. Quarto, the program is inscribed by Roy Orbison on the title page, “Sincerely Roy Orbison.” Accompanied by a letter of provenance si...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-138742
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    Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed.

    Roosevelt, Theodore

    Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed.

    New York:, February 8, 1899.

    Theodore Roosevelt typed letter signed to Thomas T. Sherman. One page on State of New York Executive Chamber stationary, the letter reads, “Feby. 8th, 1899. Thomas T. Sherman, 52 Wall St., N.Y....
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-145340
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    Koufax.

    Koufax, Sandy

    Koufax.

    New York : The Viking Press, 1966.

    First edition of the baseball legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original half-cloth, top stain green, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-150271
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    Annals of The Club. 1764-1914.

    Annals of The Club. 1764-1914.

    London: Printed for The Club [by Horace Hart at the Oxford University Press, 1914.

    First edition of this work on the Club in London. which was founded by Samuel Johnson and Sir Joshua Reynolds, and whose rolls would later include Oliver Goldsmith, Adam Smith, Edward Gibbon and James...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-125191
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    Across The Atlantic With Ara, Summer of 1924.

    Vanderbilt, William K

    Across The Atlantic With Ara, Summer of 1924.

    New York: Brentano's, Publishers, 1925.

    First edition of Vanderbilt’s account of his 1924 three-month summer cruise aboard the diesel yacht Ara. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with plates and maps. Presentation...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-143551
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    The Spirit of St. Louis.

    Lindbergh, Charles A

    The Spirit of St. Louis.

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953.

    First edition, early printing of Lindbergh’s autobiographical account about the events leading up to and including his 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harco...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-146307
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    Nothing But The Night.

    Williams, John

    Nothing But The Night.

    Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press, 1990.

    First edition of the re-issue of John Williams’ first book. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the month of publication, “For Bob an...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-122674
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    Ian Hamilton’s March.

    Churchill, Winston S

    Ian Hamilton’s March.

    London: Longman's, Green, and Co, 1900.

    First edition of Churchill’s classic fifth book, a continuation of his coverage of the Boer War which he began in London to Ladysmith via Pretoria. Octavo, original red cloth with gilt titles to...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148450
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