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The Guns of August.

Tuchman, Barbara W

The Guns of August.

New York : Macmillan, 1962.

First edition of Tuchman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the opening episodes of World War I. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author opposite the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First editions areContinue reading "The Guns of August."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150400
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Roger Maris At Bat.

Maris, Roger; Jim Ogle

Roger Maris At Bat.

New York : Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1962.

First edition of this baseball legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, signed by Roger Maris and inscribed by co-author Jim Ogle on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150487
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Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty One.

Thorp, Edward O

Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty One.

New York : Random House, 1962.

First edition of Thorp’s classic first book. Octavo, original cloth, with charts and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Gary Best Wishes Ed Thorp.” Very good in a very good dust jacket, name to the half-title page, tear to the half-title page. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-140340
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Gary Player’s Golf Secrets.

Player, Gary

Gary Player’s Golf Secrets.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice Hall, 1962.

First edition of Gary Player’s first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Inscribed by Gary Player on the title page and additionally signed by Player on the front panel of the dust jacket. Fine in a good dust jacket with a large chip to the rear panel.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-109227
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La Mala Hora.

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

La Mala Hora.

Madrid : Propiedad Literaria Reservada, 1962.

First edition of this work written just before One Hundred Years of Solitude. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. In very good condition with some light rubbing and wear.

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-48742
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Life and Energy.

Asimov, Isaac

Life and Energy.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1962.

First edition of Asimov’s work on the chemistry of life processes. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Isaac Asimov on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Alex Gotfryd. Rare and desirable signed.

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$2,250.00
Item Number: RRB-142652
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August 1914. [The Guns of August].

Tuchman, Barbara W

August 1914. [The Guns of August].

London : Constable and Co. Ltd, 1962.

First British edition of Tuchman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic of the opening episodes of World War I. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Barbara Tuchman opposite the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed. 

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$4,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150301
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Gary Player’s Golf Secrets.

Player, Gary

Gary Player’s Golf Secrets.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice Hall, 1962.

First edition of Gary Player’s first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear.

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$60.00
Item Number: RRB-151415
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V.

Pynchon, Thomas

V.

Philadelphia and New York : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1963.

First edition of Pynchon’s classic first book. Octavo, original cloth. An exceptional association copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the front free endpaper in the month of publication, “Aug. 1963. To Bob & Ginny, with affection, Tom.” The recipients were Pynchon’s Boeing colleague and close friend Bob Hillock and his wife Ginny,Continue reading "V."

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$38,000.00
Item Number: RRB-80035
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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 le Carre’s classic work, which went on to reinvigorate the spy genre. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “David Cornwell aka John le Carre.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.

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$15,000.00
Item Number: RRB-115768
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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 le Carre’s classic work, which went on to reinvigorate the spy genre. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the second free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional example.

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$11,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151677
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All But My Life: Face To Face With Ken W. Purdy.

Moss, Stirling with Ken W. Purdy

All But My Life: Face To Face With Ken W. Purdy.

London : William Kember , 1963.

First edition of the racing legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Stirling Moss on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-138012
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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 le Carre’s classic work, which went on to reinvigorate the spy genre. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on a tipped-in page, “John le Carre with best wishes 16 ix 64.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-135319
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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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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 le Carre’s classic work, which went on to reinvigorate the spy genre. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by John le Carre in a card laid in. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional example.

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$5,200.00
Item Number: RRB-149886
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Thrilling Cities.

Fleming, Ian

Thrilling Cities.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1963.

First edition of Fleming’s classic compelling travelogue. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Jonathan from Ian.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

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$14,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149998
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My Years With General Motors.

Sloan Jr., Alfred P

My Years With General Motors.

New York : Doubleday & Company, 1964.

First edition of Sloan’s influential work, which has since become a classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, warmly inscribed in the year of publication by the author on the half-title page, “For my good friend Harry F. Barr ‘Here is how we work together’ With this goes my profound appreciation Alfred P. Sloan Jr.Continue reading "My Years With General Motors."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-137691
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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. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “Thanks Mickey Mantle.” Near fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket photograph by Fred Kaplan. Jacket design by Stoney Butchkes. Uncommon signed.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-146036
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Little Big Man.

Berger, Thomas. [Dustin Hoffman]

Little Big Man.

New York : The Dial Press, 1964.

First edition of Berger’s acclaimed award-winning novel that was adapted to the screen in the 1970 film starring Dustin Hoffman. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Inscribed by Thomas Berger on the half-title page and additionally signed by Academy Award-winning actor Dustin Hoffman below Berger’s inscription. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable.

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150934
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Religion and the Constitution.

Kauper, Paul G. (Bill Clinton)

Religion and the Constitution.

Louisiana : Louisiana State University Press, 1964.

First edition of this collection of lectures devoted to contemporary questions regarding religion in its relation to the constitutional order. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Bill Clinton on the front free endpaper, “5 – 14 – 66 Georgetown University To Mrs. Johnnie Mae Mackey, This little book is a glowing testimonial to the freedom ofContinue reading "Religion and the Constitution."

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$6,200.00
Item Number: RRB-95273
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The Enzo Ferrari Story. [with] Enzo Ferrari Signed Postcard.

Ferrari, Enzo; Foreword by Stirling Moss

The Enzo Ferrari Story. [with] Enzo Ferrari Signed Postcard.

New York : MacMillan, 1964.

First edition of Enzo Ferrari’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Enzo Ferrari in his customary purple ink on a Ferrari postcard featuring Gilles Villeneuve on the verso, “February 22, 1978 Thank you for your warm birthday wishes and many kind regards in full, “Enzo Ferrari. ” The book is boldly signed byContinue reading "The Enzo Ferrari Story. [with] Enzo Ferrari Signed Postcard."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-20091
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Portrait Of A Professional Golfer.

Palmer, Arnold

Portrait Of A Professional Golfer.

London : Pelham Books, 1964.

First edition of this early work by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original cloth, illstrated. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best Wishes Arnold Palmer.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-147007
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My Years With General Motors.

Sloan Jr., Alfred P

My Years With General Motors.

New York : Doubleday & Company, 1964.

First edition of Sloan’s influential work, which has since become a classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, warmly inscribed in the year of publication by the author on the half-title page, “For my good friend Ernest C. Arbuckle with my very best regards. Alfred P. Sloan New York Jan 17, 1964.” The recipient, ErnestContinue reading "My Years With General Motors."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148722
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My Years With General Motors.

Sloan Jr., Alfred P

My Years With General Motors.

New York : Doubleday & Company, 1964.

First edition of Sloan’s influential work, which has since become a classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the page preceding the half-title page, “Alfred P. Sloan Jr. New York Jan 29, 1965.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratkin. Jacket painting of Sloan by RobertContinue reading "My Years With General Motors."

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-150012
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