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Plunging into Politics: How to Become or Support a Candidate of the National, State, of Local Level.

Loeb, Marshall and William Safire

Plunging into Politics: How to Become or Support a Candidate of the National, State, of Local Level.

New York : David McKay Company, Inc., 1964.

First edition of Safire and Loeb’s classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, ribbon bound in, top edge gilt. Safire’s copy with his bookplateContinue reading "Plunging into Politics: How to Become or Support a Candidate of the National, State, of Local Level."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-128605

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Last Exit To Brooklyn.

Selby, Jr., Hubert

Last Exit To Brooklyn.

New York : The Grove Press , 1964.

First edition of Selby’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Glenn With All Best Wishes H. Selby Jr 6/22/91.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Cover design by Roy Kuhlman. An exceptional example.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-51892

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You Only Live Twice.

Fleming, Ian

You Only Live Twice.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1964.

First edition of the final James Bond novel published during Fleming’s lifetime and the eleventh in the series. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers. Boldly signed by Roald Dahl on the front free endpaper. Roald Dahl was a British writer whose darkly comic imagination reshaped twentieth-century children’s literature through classics such as Charlie and the ChocolateContinue reading "You Only Live Twice."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149807

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Living with an Alcoholic: With the Help of Al-Anon.

Wilson, Bill and Lois

Living with an Alcoholic: With the Help of Al-Anon.

New York : Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters Inc, 1964.

Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by both Bill and Lois Wilson on the front free endpaper, “From Lois B. Wilson, all good wishes” and “Yours, Bill.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by both Bill and Lois Wilson.

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-130675

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You Only Live Twice.

Fleming, Ian

You Only Live Twice.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1964.

First edition of the final James Bond novel published during Fleming’s lifetime and the eleventh in the series. Octavo, original black cloth, patterned endpapers. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151591

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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."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-146945

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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 Joyce My Best Wishes Your Old Friend Mickey Mantle.” Near fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket photograph by Fred Kaplan. Jacket design byContinue reading "The Quality of Courage."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-145896

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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. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Alfred P. Sloan Jr. on an bookplate to the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Jacket painting of Sloan by Robert Weaver, courtesy of Fortune Magazine. Edited by John McDonald with CatherineContinue reading "My Years With General Motors."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-136414

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Cool Hand Luke.

Pearce, Donn

Cool Hand Luke.

New York : Charles Scribner's & Sons, 1965.

First edition of this classic work, basis for the 1967 film starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy and Lou Antonio. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Donn Pearce on the front free endpaper and signed by actor Lou Antonio on the half-title page, “Lou Antonio ‘Koko’ Stay Cool Matthew.” Near fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "Cool Hand Luke."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147437

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Harold Macmillan’s Memoirs: Winds of Change, 1914-1939; The Blast of War, 1939-1945; Tides of Fortune, 1945-1955; Riding the Storm, 1956-1959; Pointing the Way, 1959-1961; At the End of the Day, 1961-1963.

Macmillan, Harold

Harold Macmillan’s Memoirs: Winds of Change, 1914-1939; The Blast of War, 1939-1945; Tides of Fortune, 1945-1955; Riding the Storm, 1956-1959; Pointing the Way, 1959-1961; At the End of the Day, 1961-1963.

London : Macmillan, 1965-73.

First editions of each volume in Harold Macmillan’s memoirs, each signed by him. Octavo, six volumes, illustrated. Each volume is signed by Harold MacMillan on the title page. Each are fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. Complete signed sets are rare.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-91420

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Rudyard Kipling to Rider Haggard: The Record of a Friendship.

Cohen, Morton

Rudyard Kipling to Rider Haggard: The Record of a Friendship.

London : Hutchinson, 1965.

First edition of the first edited collection of the unpublished correspondence between the two great men of letters. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$30.00

Item Number: RRB-135911

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Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph.

Lawrence, T.E

Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1965.

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 Brentano’s, frontispiece, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, marbled endpapers, inner dentelles, all edgesContinue reading "Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-144546

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Octopussy and the Living Daylights.

Fleming, Ian

Octopussy and the Living Daylights.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1965.

First edition of the fourteenth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by legendary director of the film John Glen on the title page. During the 1960s and 1970s, Glen served as a film editor and second unit director, working on such films as Superman (1978) and The Wild Geese (1978); he also contributed to three JamesContinue reading "Octopussy and the Living Daylights."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150983

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A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy In the White House.

Schlesinger, Arthur M

A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy In the White House.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965.

First edition of the historian’s classic work on the Kennedy administration’s first thousand days. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Ben with regards Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-144340

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

Malcolm X. with the assistance of Alex Haley

The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

New York : Grove Press, Inc., 1965.

First edition of one of TIME Magazine’s ten most important nonfiction books of the twentieth century. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed byContinue reading "The Autobiography of Malcolm X."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150961

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The Magus.

Fowles, John

The Magus.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965.

First American edition, preceding the British edition by one year of the author’s most well-known work. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate of famed collector Rolland Comstock. Jacket painting by Tom Adams. Housed in a custom half morocco case.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-142119

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Biography of an Idea: Memoirs of Public Relations Counsel Edward L. Bernays.

Bernays, Edward L

Biography of an Idea: Memoirs of Public Relations Counsel Edward L. Bernays.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1965.

First edition of the father of public relations’ biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Edward L. Bernays on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Alfred Zalon.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-49006

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One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw & His Brave Black Regiment. [Glory].

Burchard, Peter [Julia Child]

One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw & His Brave Black Regiment. [Glory].

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1965.

First edition of this work, basis for the Academy Award-winning film Glory, starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman and Cary Elwes. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Paul and Julia [Child] June 1965 From Peter.” The recipient, Julia Child wasContinue reading "One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw & His Brave Black Regiment. [Glory]."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150397

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The Man With the Golden Gun.

Fleming, Ian

The Man With the Golden Gun.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1965.

Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the twelfth novel of Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original light green pictorial wrappers. In very good condition, stamp of the Edgeware Hospital Red Cross to the front pastedown and half-title page. A very sharp example.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150438

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The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

Tolkien, J.R.R

The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

London : George Allen and Unwin, 1966.

Finely bound set of each title comprising the The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in full red morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front panels, folding maps. In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. The first printing of the second, revised, edition (with “Second Edition 1966” on theContinue reading "The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133131

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Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture.

Venturi, Robert; Introduction by Vincent Scully

Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture.

New York : The Museum of Modern Art, 1966.

First edition of this essential document of architectural literature. Octavo, original gray cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Al, Friendship and respect Bob Venturi.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-81249

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Octopussy and the Living Daylights.

Fleming, Ian [Roger Moore; John Glen; Maryam D'Abo; Maud Adams; Virginia Hey; et al.]

Octopussy and the Living Daylights.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1966.

First edition of the fourteenth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original brown cloth with silver titles. Signed by eighteen cast members of the 1983 film adaptation of Octopussy on the half-title page and facing page, including: Roger Moore, director John Glen, Maud Adams, Kristina Wayborn, Vijay Armitraj, Eva Rueber-Staier, Andy Bradford, Jeremy Bulloch,Continue reading "Octopussy and the Living Daylights."

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151451

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The Comedians.

Greene, Graham

The Comedians.

London : The Bodley Head, 1966.

First edition of this novel set in Haiti under the rule of “Papa Doc” Duvalier, which explores the political suppression and terrorism through the figure of an English hotel owner, Brown. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author prior to publication on the front free endpaper, “For Charlie affectionately from Graham. ChristmasContinue reading "The Comedians."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149206

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Marlborough: His Life and Times.

Churchill, Winston S

Marlborough: His Life and Times.

London : George G. Harrap & Company, 1966.

Finely bound editions of Churchill’s important biography of his notable ancestor, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Octavo, 4 volumes bound in 2, bound in full morocco by Bayntun Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, signature to the front panel of each volume, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands,Continue reading "Marlborough: His Life and Times."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-139506

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