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Dickens, Charles

The Personal History of David Copperfield.

London : Bradbury and Evans, May 1849 - November 1850.

First edition in the original monthly parts of “the most perfect of all the Dickens novels” (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, original blue-green illustrated paper wrappers, twenty parts in nineteen, frontispiece, vignette title-page and thirty-eight additional inserted plates. In near fine condition, an unrestored example of Dickens’ classic work which is virtually complete with all preliminary advertisements withContinue reading "The Personal History of David Copperfield."

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$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-96035

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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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Moore, J. Hampton

Roosevelt and the Old Guard.

Philadelphia : Macrae Smith Company Publishers, 1925.

First edition of J. Hampton Moore’s intimate biographical portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with engravings and line drawings by C.K. Berryman including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

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$350.00

Item Number: RRB-103580

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Wind, Herbert Warren. [Gene Sarazen]

On the Tour with Harry Sprague.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1960.

First edition of this work by America’s greatest golf writer cracks wise in this humorous peek inside the life and mind of an up-and-coming young pro. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with drawings. Association copy, inscribed by the author on front free endpaper to Gene Sarazen, “For Gene Thanking you for my most recent pleasure atContinue reading "On the Tour with Harry Sprague."

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-104292

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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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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.

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$950.00

Item Number: RRB-51892

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Paine, Thomas

Droits de L’Homme; En Reponse a L’Attaque de M. Burke Sur La Revolution Francois. [Rights of Man: Part the First Being An Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attach on the French Revolution].

Chez F. Buisson : Paris, 1791.

First French edition of Thomas Paine’s classic statement of faith in democracy and egalitarianism. Octavo, bound in contemporary one quarter calf over marbled boards. In very good condition. From the library of Virginia bibliophile and historian Christopher Clark Geest with his bookplate to the pastedown. Rare and desirable.

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$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-96176

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Carrera, Pietro

Il Gioco De Gli Scacchi Di D. Pietro Carrera Diviso in Otto Libri. (The Game of Chess).

Militello : Giovanni de' Rossi, 1617.

Rare first edition of one of the early chess manuals, and the first book printed in Militello at Prince Francesco Branciforte’s private press. Octavo, bound in full contemporary vellum with ink titles to the spine, large engraving of the Branciforte coat of arms opposite the dedication page, woodcut illustrations throughout the text. In near fine condition.Continue reading "Il Gioco De Gli Scacchi Di D. Pietro Carrera Diviso in Otto Libri. (The Game of Chess)."

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$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-96172

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Schulberg, Budd

Some Faces In the Crowd.

New York : Random House, 1953.

First edition of this collection of short stories, including the story Your Arkansas Traveler, which was the basis for the film A Face in the Crowd. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Hollywood producer, director and screenwriter Jerry Wald, “For Jerry, with my admiration and warm regards Budd March 15, 1954.”Continue reading "Some Faces In the Crowd."

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-75877

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Williams, Ted and Jim Thorpe

Ted Williams and Jim Thorpe Signed Photograph.

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Rare original photograph of Olympic Gold medalist Jim Thorpe and Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams smiling together at the New England Sportsman’s and Boat Show in 1952. Signed by both Williams and Thorpe. Double matted and framed; the photograph measures 9.5 inches by 7.5 inches. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 14 inches.Continue reading "Ted Williams and Jim Thorpe Signed Photograph."

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$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-96152

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Williams, Hank

Hank Williams’ Country Hit Parade Original Songbook Signed.

Nashville, Tennessee : Acuff-Rose Publications, c. 1950.

Rare original songbook featuring scores to Hank Williams’ most popular country songs. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, featuring 20 of Williams’ most popular songs, illustrated with photographs. Signed on the front panel by Hank Williams and all four members of the final line-up of The Drifting Cowboys: steel guitarist Don Helms, fiddler Jerry Rivers, guitarist SammyContinue reading "Hank Williams’ Country Hit Parade Original Songbook Signed."

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$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-96144

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Durrell, Lawrence

The Alexandria Quartet. Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea.

London : Faber & Faber, 1962.

Signed limited first edition of Durrell’s masterpiece, one of 500 numbered copies. Signed by Lawrence Durrell on the limitation page. Octavo, original orange cloth, hand-print design to upper board in black, yellow endpapers, top edge gilt. With the original acetate dust jacket, in the publisher’s black and gold slipcase. Bookplate to the front pastedown ofContinue reading "The Alexandria Quartet. Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea."

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-97421

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Harte, Bret

A First Family of Tasajara.

London : Macmillan and Co, 1891.

First edition of Harte’s classic work. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “with the best New Years greetings from Bret Harte London Jan. ’92.” In near fine condition. Rare and desirable.

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$500.00

Item Number: RRB-96090

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MacArthur, Douglas

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur: An Address Delivered at Los Angeles, California January 26, 1955.

Stanford Connecticut : The Overbrook Press, 1955.

First edition of this address delivered by General Douglas MacArthur at Los Angeles, California January 26, 1955 in which he discusses the current state of the nation. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. In near fine condition. Scarce.

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-96032

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Foote, Shelby

The Civil War: A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville; Fredericksburg to Meridian; Red River to Appomattox.

New York : Random House, 1958-74.

First editions of the author’s authoritative text on The Civil War. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copies, inscribed by the author in volumes one and two. Volume one isContinue reading "The Civil War: A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville; Fredericksburg to Meridian; Red River to Appomattox."

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$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-91861

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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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$400.00

Item Number: RRB-59027

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Vaile, P. A

The New Golf.

New York : E. P. Dutton & Company, 1916.

First edition of P. A. Vaile’s authoritative manual of the game of golf. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece engraving of Jerome D. Travers with tissue guard, illustrated with forty engravings from photographs. In near fine condition. A nice example.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-88077

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de Poncins, Gontran. In collaboration with Lewis Galantiere. Illustrated by the author

Kabloona.

New York : Reynal, Hitchcock, Inc, 1941.

First limited edition of French adventurer Gontran de Poncins’ classic account of his solo unsupported journey in the Canadian Arctic. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over cloth covered boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. One on only 550 copies, this is number 81. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “BeforeContinue reading "Kabloona."

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$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-95094

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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 on the title page, “For Clive from Graham Greene.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing.Continue reading "The Comedians."

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$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-98568

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Greene, Graham

Brighton Rock.

New York : The Viking Press, 1938.

First American edition, preceding the British edition by one month of Greene’s chilling expose of violence and gang warfare in the pre-war underworld is a classic of its kind.  Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Richard Graham Greene.” Near fine in near fine dust jacket withContinue reading "Brighton Rock."

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$9,500.00

Item Number: RRB-98352

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Dimock, Anthony W

Wall Street and the Wilds.

New York : Outing Company, 1915.

First edition of Dimock’s autobiography, including his great success in cornering the gold market, also hunting grizzly bear, buffalo, deer, waterfowl, early wildlife photography, and some mention of fishing for tarpon, trout and salmon. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaperContinue reading "Wall Street and the Wilds."

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-46768

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Swift, Jonathan

Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, first Surgeon, and then Captain of Several Ships. [Gulliver’s Travels].

London : Benjamin Motte, 1726.

First editions of Jonathan Swift’s masterpiece, Gulliver’s Travels. Octavo, two volumes, bound in three quarters contemporary calf over marbled boards, engraved frontispiece of Lemuel Gulliver, woodcut initials, five engraved maps, gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase. Bookplate to the pastedown and period ownership signature to eachContinue reading "Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, first Surgeon, and then Captain of Several Ships. [Gulliver’s Travels]."

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$18,000.00

Item Number: RRB-95317

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Pigou, Arthur Cecil

The Economy and Finance of the War: Being a Discussion of the Real Costs of the War and the Way in Which They Should be Met.

London, Paris and Toronto : J.M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1916.

Publisher J.M. Dent & Sons’s own retained first edition of Pigou’s treatise on the economic problems connected with World War I. Octavo, original cloth. With the publisher’s stamp to the front panel and front free endpaper reading “File Copy”. In near fine condition.

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$300.00

Item Number: RRB-106235

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Waugh, Evelyn

Black Mischief.

London : Chapman & Hall, 1962.

First revised edition of Waugh’s third novel. Octavo, original cloth, with 9 line-drawings by the author. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Patrick with regards from Evelyn.” The recipient, Scottish author-journalist Patrick Balfour, was a life-long friend of Waugh’s. Balfour was serving as a correspondent for The Evening StandardContinue reading "Black Mischief."

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$1,650.00

Item Number: RRB-95269

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