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Rocky.

Sorel, Julia. Based upon the screenplay by Sylvester Stallone

Rocky.

New York : Ballantine Books, 1976.

First edition of the novelization of Rocky, the 1976 cinematic landmark that claimed the Academy Award for Best Picture and transformed Sylvester Stallone from unknown screenwriter into one of the defining stars of his generation. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Sylvester Stallone in person on the half-title page. In very good condition. SignedContinue reading "Rocky."

$8,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151976

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Buzz Aldrin Signed Two Dollar Bill.

[Aldrin, Buzz]

Buzz Aldrin Signed Two Dollar Bill.

Washington, D.C : United States Treasury, 1976.

Rare two dollar bill signed by American astronaut and the second man to land on the moon, Buzz Aldrin on the 200th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence. Matted and framed, the entire piece measures 10.5 inches by 5.75 inches. In near fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-117394

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More Tales of the Black Widowers.

Asimov, Isaac

More Tales of the Black Widowers.

Garden City, NY : Published For The Crime Club By Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976.

First edition of the second book in Asimov’s Black Widowers series. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Stephen Isaac Asimov.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-142873

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The Great Santini.

Conroy, Pat

The Great Santini.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1976.

First edition, second printing of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both Pat Conroy and his father Donald Conroy on the title and half-title pages respectively. Lengthily inscribed by Donald Conroy on the half-title page, “1/5/80 To Jimmy Barousse: If you promise to hold your comments on my conduct at the “79”Continue reading "The Great Santini."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146097

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Vint Cerf Sketch Signed.

Cerf, Vint

Vint Cerf Sketch Signed.

1977.

Rare autograph sketch signed by internet pioneer Vint Cerf. One page, the sketch draws a set of connections between Packet Radio Network (PRNET), Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), and Atlantic Packet Satellite Network (SATNET). Boldly signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. A fine and rare example of the inventive process behind thisContinue reading "Vint Cerf Sketch Signed."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-147510

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The Caine Mutiny.

Wouk, Herman

The Caine Mutiny.

Franklin, PA : The Franklin Library, 1977.

Signed limited first edition of Wouk’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, bound in full leather, gilt titles to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon bound in. Signed by Herman Wouk. Illustrated by George H. Jones. In fine condition.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-146370

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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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Meat Loaf Signed Bat Out of Hell Album.

Aday, Michael Lee [Meat Loaf]

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 on the front panel. In fine condition. Record included.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146751

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Twenty Days: A Narrative in Text and Pictures of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the Twenty Days and Nights that Followed – The Nation in Mourning, the Long Trip Home to Springfield.

Kunhardt, Dorothy Meserve; Bruce Catton

Twenty Days: A Narrative in Text and Pictures of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the Twenty Days and Nights that Followed – The Nation in Mourning, the Long Trip Home to Springfield.

Secaucus, NJ : Castle Books, 1977.

Later edition of this incredibly detailed snapshot of American history based on eyewitness accounts. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout with over three hundred black and white drawings, paintings, and photographs from the photographic collection of Frederick Hill Meserve. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Brendan F. Mulvey.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-146571

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The Self and its Brain: An Argument for Interactionism.

Popper, Karl and John C. Eccles

The Self and its Brain: An Argument for Interactionism.

Berlin, New York, London : Springer-Verlag, 1977.

First edition of Popper and Eccles’ groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by Karl Popper in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Lionel, with love from Karl 3rd November 1977.” The recipient, British economist Lionel Charles Robbins, was a prominent member of the economics department at the LondonContinue reading "The Self and its Brain: An Argument for Interactionism."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-101425

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Gateway.

Pohl, Frederik

Gateway.

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1977.

First edition of the master of science fiction’s suspenseful mystery adventure. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Susan- Frederik Pohl 196.” Additionally signed by Frederik Pohl on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed twice by Pohl.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148090

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Dispatches.

Herr, Michael

Dispatches.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1977.

First edition of “the best book to have been written about the Vietnam War” (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to a Syracuse University fraternity brother and classmate, “Al It was amazing and wonderful to see you after so many years-Continue reading "Dispatches."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-5609

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History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs.

McKenney, Thomas Loraine and James Hall

History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs.

Kent, Ohio : Published by Volair Limited, 1978.

First Volair Limited edition of “one of the most important works ever published on the American Indians” (Field) including some of the greatest American hand-coloured lithographs of the 19th century. Octavo, original publisher’s full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148537

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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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Visible Man: A True Story of Post-Racist America.

Gilder, George

Visible Man: A True Story of Post-Racist America.

New York : Basic Books, 1978.

First edition of Gilder’s seminal first book. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by George Gilder with a full page inscription on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Vincent Torre.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-59027

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Giving Good Weight.

McPhee, John

Giving Good Weight.

New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1979.

First edition of this collection of McPhee’s classic essays. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by John McPhee on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.

$95.00

Item Number: RRB-145881

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Giving Good Weight.

McPhee, John

Giving Good Weight.

New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1979.

First edition of this collection of McPhee’s classic essays. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Len Byrd all best John.” Additionally signed by John McPhee on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.

$95.00

Item Number: RRB-2133

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The Right Stuff.

Wolfe, Tom

The Right Stuff.

New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.

First edition of Wolfe’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth with titles to the spine in silver. Boldly signed by Tom Wolfe on the second front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Kiyoshi Kanai.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-147879

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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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The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes.

Smullyan, Raymond [Hilary Putnam]

The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.

First edition of puzzlemaster Raymond Smullyan’s book of chess problems. Octavo, original half cloth. Illustrated with 50 chess diagrams. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow logician Hilary Putnam, “For Hilary Putnam Best, Raymond.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Mantel.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-88086

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The Right Stuff.

Wolfe, Tom

The Right Stuff.

New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.

First edition of Wolfe’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth with titles to the spine in silver. Presentation copy, lengthily and warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the second free endpaper, “For Nancy with thanks for such splendid hospitality and marvelous company Tom Wolfe September 15 1979.” Fine in a nearContinue reading "The Right Stuff."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-151079

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Original Drawings of The Ferrari Turbo 208 Signed by Enzo Ferrari.

Ferrari, Enzo

Original Drawings of The Ferrari Turbo 208 Signed by Enzo Ferrari.

Modena : Privately Printed, 1979.

Rare original wax paper diagrams documenting the design evolution of the Ferrari Turbo 208 engine. Folded diagram sheet of the engine signed by Enzo Ferrari in purple ink from around 1979-80. Seven sheets, printed on wax paper. In very good condition. Accompanied by the original envelope. The pieces measure 19.5 inches by 13.75 inches, withContinue reading "Original Drawings of The Ferrari Turbo 208 Signed by Enzo Ferrari."

$18,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151048

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Everest: Expedition to the Ultimate.

Messner, Reinhold. [Peter Habeler]

Everest: Expedition to the Ultimate.

London : Kaye & Ward, 1979.

First edition of Messner’s thrilling account of the first ascent of Everest without the use of artificial oxygen. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Reinhold Messner and by Peter Habeler on the first page of the book’s first section, The Idea. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Audrey Salkeld.Continue reading "Everest: Expedition to the Ultimate."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-136235

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The Right Stuff.

Wolfe, Tom

The Right Stuff.

New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.

First edition of Wolfe’s classic work. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with titles to the spine in silver. Boldly signed by Tom Wolfe on the second front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket with toning and rubbing. Jacket design by Kiyoshi Kanai.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-152105

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