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Gati, Charles [Madeleine K. Albright]

Hungary And The Soviet Bloc.

Durham : Duke University Press, 1986.

First edition of Gati’s examination on Hungary’s relationship with the Soviet Union. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “To Madeleine, with respect and admiration Charles 1998.” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under PresidentContinue reading "Hungary And The Soviet Bloc."

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Item Number: RRB-149053
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Singer, Josh [James R. Hansen] [Neil Armstrong]

First Man.

London : Titan, 2018.

First edition of Singer’s annotated screenplay of First Man, based on the life of Neil Armstrong. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Signed by Josh Singer on title page. From the collection of Bill Zwecker. A member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generationContinue reading "First Man."

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Item Number: RRB-137552
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Bellow, Saul

Him With His Foot In His Mouth and Other Stories.

New York : Harper & Row Publishers, 1984.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear.

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Item Number: RRB-7344
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Burton, Richard F

The Book of The Thousand Nights and a Night: A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Made and Annotated by Richard Burton.

New York : The Heritage Press, 1962.

The Heritage edition of Burton’s monumental masterpiece. Octavo, six volumes bound into three, original publisher’s half cloth over illustrated paper-covered boards, decorated with illustrations by Valenti Angelo. Each volume is near fine and housed in the publisher’s original slipcase. Ownership stamp to the front free endpaper of each volume.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-145261
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Talbott, Strobe [Madeleine K. Albright]

The Master of the Game: Paul Nitze and the Nuclear Peace.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1988.

First edition of Talbott’s nuanced portrait of one of the most influential diplomats and strategists of the 20th century. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “To Madeleine- With great admiration and full expectation that, if given a chance, you’ll help change the rules of the gameContinue reading "The Master of the Game: Paul Nitze and the Nuclear Peace."

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Howe, Mark Antony De Wolfe. [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Home Letters of General Sherman.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909.

First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer’s work on Civil War Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman; from W. T. Sherman’s library. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece. Philemon Tecumseh Sherman’s bookplate adhered to the front pastedown. In very good condition. ThisContinue reading "Home Letters of General Sherman."

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Item Number: RRB-145723
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Reinfeld, Fred and Harold M. Phillips

Book of the Warsaw 1935 International Chess Team Tournament.

New York : Black Night Press, 1936.

First edition of the fifth volume in the Modern Chess Library. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Scarce in the original dust jacket.

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Item Number: RRB-70019
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Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas

Carte Des Isles Qui Sont a l’Embouchure de la Riviere de Canton. [Eighteenth Century Map Of The Islands Which Are At The Mouth Of The Canton River].

Paris c. 1750.

Eighteenth century map of the isles of the Pearl River (formerly the Canton River) by French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. One page, hand-colored, central fold. In very good condition. Later hand-coloring. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 18.25 inches by 14 inches.

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Item Number: RRB-137244
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Travers, Jerome D. and Grantland Rice

The Winning Shot.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Page and Company, 1915.

First edition of this early work by Travers and Rice, “one of the first golf books to carry Mr. Rice’s name” (Murdoch 784). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. From the library of Albert W. Tillinghast, with his handwritten inventory card laid in. Tillinghast was a  golf course architect and one of the most prolific architects in theContinue reading "The Winning Shot."

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Item Number: RRB-87998
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Drucker, Peter F

Post-Capitalist Society.

New York : Harper Collins, 1993.

First edition of one of the final works by “the world’s greatest management thinker… deserves to be measured alongside people such as Keynes or Schumpeter” (Economist). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by William Graef.

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Item Number: RRB-142025
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Jennings, Peter and Todd Brewster

In Search of America.

New York : Hyperion, 2002.

First edition of the bestselling authors’ lavishly illustrated work exploring American identity from the country’s foundation to present day. Quarto, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs edited by Vivette Porges. Presentation copy, inscribed by both authors on the half-title page, “Rebecca You are on a great journey! & a great person P.J.” and “ToddContinue reading "In Search of America."

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Item Number: RRB-144820
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Iles, George [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Little Masterpieces of Autobiography Vol. II.

New York : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1908.

The second volume of a stunning collection of autobiographies, this volume containing William Tecumseh Sherman’s memoir; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octodecimo, original red cloth, frontispiece portrait of Ulysses S. Grant. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown. In very good condition. In 1908, upon completing work on ‘Little Masterpieces of Autobiography,’Continue reading "Little Masterpieces of Autobiography Vol. II."

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Item Number: RRB-145976
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Roosevelt, Theodore

Through the Brazilian Wilderness.

London : John Murray, Ablemarle-Street, 1914.

First British edition of this classic adventure taken by Theodore Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated from photographs taken by Kermit Roosevelt and other members of the expedition, frontispiece, illustrated with 2 maps, including 1 folding in the rear. In very good condition.

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Item Number: RRB-148938
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Moss, Stirling

A Turn At the Wheel.

London : William Kimber, 1961.

First edition of the legendary driver’s autobiography, which covesr the years 1957-1960, the most productive of his career. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Stirling Moss on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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Item Number: RRB-150052
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Hardy, Thomas

The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; Desperate Remedies; The Return of the Native.]

Chicago and New York : Rand, McNally & Company, c. 1900.

The Rand, McNally & Company edition of books by Thomas Hardy. Octavo, five volumes bound in the original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spines and front panels, top edge gilt. In very good to good condition, bookplates to the front pastedowns of ‘Desperate Remedies’ and ‘Mayor of Casterbridge’.

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Item Number: RRB-147349
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Dante, Jim and Leo Diegel with Collaboration with Len Elliot

Nine Bad Shots of Golf and What To Do About Them.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1947.

First edition, later printing. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To: Julian Lovitt Here’s hoping you improve your game. Golfingly Jim Dante 4/24/48.” Light rubbing, near fine in a very good dust jacket with some chips and tears. Uncommon signed.

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Item Number: RRB-38032
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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.

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Item Number: RRB-59027
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Wilmot, Alexander

The History of Our Own Times in South Africa.

London : J. C. Juta & Co, 1897-1899.

First edition of Wilmot’s authoritative history of the development of South Africa. Octavo, three volumes, original cloth with gilt titles to the spines. In near fine condition with rubbing to the extremities.

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Item Number: RRB-116824
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Appleton, W.A. [John Philip Frey]

Unemployment: Its Cause and Cure. An Enquiry Authorised by the General Federation of Trade Unions.

London : Philip Allan & Co. LTD, 1928.

First edition of the 1928 report on unemployment issued by the General Federation of Trade Unions. From the library of John Philip Frey with his ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. John Philip Frey was a labor activist and president of the American Federation of Labor’s Metal Trades Department during a crucial period inContinue reading "Unemployment: Its Cause and Cure. An Enquiry Authorised by the General Federation of Trade Unions."

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Item Number: RRB-142359
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Schwartzberg, Joseph E. [Madeleine Albright]

Transforming the United Nations System: Designs for a Workable Workable World.

New York : United Nations University Press, 2013.

First edition of Schwartzberg’s examination of the structural limitations of the United Nations. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “June 2016 To Madeleine Albright, With hope for a more workable and better world. Joe Schwartzberg.” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve asContinue reading "Transforming the United Nations System: Designs for a Workable Workable World."

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Item Number: RRB-149061
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Travers, Jerome D

Travers’ Golf Book.

New York : Macmillan Company, 1913.

First edition of this four-time U.S. amateur champion’s first book. Octavo, original green cloth gilt, photographic cover portrait to the front panel, with forty eight stop-action illustrations. In very good condition.

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Item Number: RRB-115871
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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.

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Item Number: RRB-146370
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Macaulay, Thomas Babington

Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review by Lord Macaulay.

London : Longmans, Green, and Co, 1878.

Finely bound new edition of the historical essays of Macaulay. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in full polished tree calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, inner dentelles stamped in blind,Continue reading "Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review by Lord Macaulay."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-138519
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Lefevre, Edwin

Sampson Rock of Wall Street.

New York : Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1907.

First edition of the author’s first full-length novel and third literary work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In near fine condition. A very sharp example.

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Item Number: RRB-144149
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