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[Webb, Alexander S.]

General Orders of the War Department, Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, January 2, 1863 to July 27, 1863. No. 1-235. [The Emancipation Proclamation].

Washington : Adjutant General's Office [Government Printing Office], January - July 1863.

First printings of over 200 orders of the War Department issued during the Civil War to Union Army commanders in the field, including an early appearance in print of Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation (General order No. 1 of January 2, 1863). This copy prepared for General Alexander S. Webb, Brigadier General, winner of the CongressionalContinue reading "General Orders of the War Department, Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, January 2, 1863 to July 27, 1863. No. 1-235. [The Emancipation Proclamation]."

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$12,000.00
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Armstrong, Neil

Neil Armstrong Signed Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company Stock Certificate.

Cincinnati, Ohio May 7, 1974.

Printed Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company stock certificate boldly signed in full by American astronaut Neil Armstrong. One page, printed on recto and verso, the certificate is entitled “Form 4, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities” and dated May 7, 1974. It includes Armstrong‘s relevant personal information, including his Social Security number andContinue reading "Neil Armstrong Signed Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company Stock Certificate."

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$4,800.00
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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."

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$12,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149807
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Dylan, Bob

Bob Dylan: Chronicles.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2004.

First edition of Dylan’s revealing autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Bob Dylan on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Coco Shinomiya. PSA/DNA LOA and sticker to the title page. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery.

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$9,800.00
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Vonnegut, Kurt

Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade, A Duty-Dance With Death.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1969.

First edition, second printing of Vonnegut’s masterpiece. Octavo, original blue cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “For David and Loni – Nice, nice, very nice, so many different people in the same device. Kurt Vonnegut. Barnstable, Mass. August 14, 1969.” David Hayman was theContinue reading "Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade, A Duty-Dance With Death."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-149825
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Benchley, Robert

Benchley -Or Else!

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1947.

First edition of Benchley’s collection of humorous essays. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with unique drawings by Gluyas Williams. Very good in a good dust jacket. Author photograph by Ben Pinchot.

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$50.00
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Fleming, Ian. [Sean Connery]

From Russia, With Love.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1957.

First edition, first state of the fifth James Bond novel and what Fleming considered one of his best books and listed in Life magazine as one of US President John F. Kennedy’s top ten favorite books. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt rose and gun emblem to the front panel. BoldlyContinue reading "From Russia, With Love."

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$17,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150986
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Hirsch, James S. [Willie Mays]

Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend.

New York : Scribner, 2010.

First edition of this definitive biography authorized by Willie Mays and written by Wall Street Journal and New York Times journalist James Hirsch. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Willie Mays on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jason J. Heuer.Continue reading "Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend."

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$475.00
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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."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150983
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Faulkner, William

Knight’s Gambit.

New York : Random House, 1949.

First edition of this short story collection by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by E. McKnight Kauffer. A very nice example.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-147393
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Newton, Sir Isaac

The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended.

London : Printed for J. Tonson in the Strand, and J. Osborn and T. Longman in Pater-noster Row, 1728.

First edition of Newton’s ambitious attempt to reconstruct and rationalize the timelines of ancient history. Quarto, bound in full contemporary Cambridge calf, ruled and tooled in blind with speckled panels, gilt turn-ins, ordinary paper issue, illustrated with 3 folding engravings. From the library of Harvard University professor Owen Gingerich. Owen Gingerich (1930–2023) was an AmericanContinue reading "The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended."

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$4,200.00
Item Number: RRB-149863
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The Holy Bible, Conteining the Old Testament and the New. Newly Translated out ot the Originall Tongues: and with the former Translation diligently compared and revised By his Majesties Special commandement. Appointed to be read in Churches.

Imprinted at London : Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie, 1613 [-1612].

Exceptionally rare 1613 printing of Robert Barker’s Geneva Bible. Quarto, bound in full contemporary calf with elaborate gilt decorations to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling and panelling to the front and rear panels with flueron cornerpieces, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in. Two title pages withinContinue reading "The Holy Bible, Conteining the Old Testament and the New. Newly Translated out ot the Originall Tongues: and with the former Translation diligently compared and revised By his Majesties Special commandement. Appointed to be read in Churches."

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$18,000.00
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Johnson, Simon and James Kwak

13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown.

New York : Pantheon Books, 2010.

First edition of this authoritative history of America’s financial oligarchy by one of the most prominent and frequently cited economists in the nation. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Simon Johnson on the title page, “To John and Pam Best Wishes Simon Johnson.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by BrianContinue reading "13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown."

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$650.00
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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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$400.00
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Borman, Frank

Frank Borman ‘Earthrise’ Photograph Signed.

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Oversized satin finish color photograph of the iconic ‘Earthrise‘ image taken by Bill Anders during the Apollo 8 mission, signed by mission commander Frank Borman in silver felt tip, “Good night, Merry Christmas and God Bless all on Earth Frank Borman Gemini VII.“ In fine condition. The photograph measures 20 inches by 16 inches. A desirable image.

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$2,250.00
Item Number: RRB-149749
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Oskison, John M. [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Tecumseh and His Times: The Story of a Great Indian.

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1938.

First edition of this biography of Shawnee chief and warrior Tecumseh; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original tan cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Tecumseh. P.T. Sherman’s bookplate to the half title page. In very good condition with some rubbing to the front and rear panels. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s son P.Continue reading "Tecumseh and His Times: The Story of a Great Indian."

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-145870
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Dumas, Alexandre [Alexander]

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo [The Count of Monte-Cristo].

Paris : Bureaux du Journal Le Siecle, 1846.

One of the earliest known editions of The Count of Monte Cristo. Quarto, bound in contemporary half leather over marbled boards, illustrated with the frontispiece portrait and 29 plates on thicker paper by Gavarni, Johannot and others, each with a tissue guard. This copy includes plates, rarely found in this scarce edition. In very goodContinue reading "Le Comte de Monte-Cristo [The Count of Monte-Cristo]."

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$30,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150655
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[William Tecumseh Sherman]

Journal of the Twentieth Annual Session of the National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic, San Francisco, California.

Washington : Gibson Bros., Printers and Bookbinders, 1886.

First edition of this record of post-war social meetings by members of the army; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original green cloth stamped in blind with gilt titles and military insignia, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Commander in Chief S. S. Burdett. General Sherman and his son’s bookplates to the front pastedown.Continue reading "Journal of the Twentieth Annual Session of the National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic, San Francisco, California."

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$3,800.00
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Translated by Rabbi Isidore Epstein

The Babylonian Talmud.

London : The Soncino Press, 1935-1952.

First complete English translation and first Soncino edition of the Babylonian Talmud, a revered and significant work of Jewish scholarship. Octavo, 52 volumes in the original publisher’s deluxe full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and raised bands to the spine, gilt Soncino Press insignia to each front panel, gilt-ruled turn-ins and inner dentelles, top edgeContinue reading "The Babylonian Talmud."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149544
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Schumpeter, Joseph A

Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1942.

First edition of Schumpeter’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. First editions in the original dust jacket are rare.

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149817
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Johnson, Simon and James Kwak

13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown.

New York : Pantheon Books, 2010.

First edition of this authoritative history of America’s financial oligarchy by one of the most prominent and frequently cited economists in the nation. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Simon Johnson on the title page, “James Thank you! Simon Johnson.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brian Barth.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-149620
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Kerouac, Jack

On the Road.

New York : Viking Press, 1957.

First edition of Kerouac’s classic novel. Octavo, original publisher’s black cloth lettered in white, top stain red. Association copy, signed by ten Beat Generation figures, each of whom played a significant role in the creation of On the Road. Signed by Lucien Carr, Allen Ginsberg (dated 2/10/84), Al Hinkle, Ed White, Sterling Lord, Helen WeaverContinue reading "On the Road."

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$25,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149815
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Downey, Fairfax

Indian-Fighting Army.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941.

First edition of this history of the conquest of the American West; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Royal octavo, original blue cloth, frontispiece of Attack on the Supply Wagons, illustrated with drawings by Frederic Remington, Charles Schreyvogel, and R. F. Zogbaum. P.T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath his ownership inscription,Continue reading "Indian-Fighting Army."

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$475.00
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Borman, Frank

Frank Borman ‘Earthrise’ Photograph Signed.

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Color lithograph of the iconic ‘Earthrise‘ image taken by Bill Anders during the Apollo 8 mission. Lengthily signed by mission commander Frank Borman in gold felt tip to the top of the photograph, “In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth – Col. Frank Borman, Apollo 8.” In fine condition. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches. AContinue reading "Frank Borman ‘Earthrise’ Photograph Signed."

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$2,200.00
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Churchill, Winston S.; Dwight D. Eisenhower; William M. Tuck; Lewis Preston Collins II; Henry Maitland Wilson

Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower Allied Leaders Signed Photograph.

: Colonial Studios, 1946.

Black and white photograph of Winston Churchill delivering a speech before the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia on March 8, 1946, with General Dwight D. Eisenhower seated to his left. Signed in the lower margin of the photograph, “Winston S. Churchill” and “Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Additionally signed by Virginia Governor William M. Tuck,Continue reading "Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower Allied Leaders Signed Photograph."

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$38,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149606
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Miller, Arthur

Death of A Salesman.

New York : The Viking Press, 1998.

First edition of the 50th anniversary edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Martin Ogolter. Original drawing of Willy Loman by Joseph Hirsch. Photograph of Arthur Miller by Esther Handler.

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$50.00
Item Number: RRB-147809
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Smith, Wilbur

Eagle in the Sky.

London : Heinemann, 1974.

First edition of this powerful novel from the author of ‘When the Lion Feeds.’ Octavo, original light blue cloth. Very good in the very good dust jacket.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-147333
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Baum, L. Frank. Illustrated by John R. Neill. [Judy Garland; Billie Burke; Ray Bolger; Frank Morgan; Bert Lahr; Margaret Hamilton; Jack Haley; Victor Fleming

The Magic of Oz.

Chicago : The Reilly & Lee Co, 1919.

First edition, first printing of this classic work in L. Frank Baum’s celebrated Oz series, the last of the series to appear during Baum’s lifetime, as he passed away shortly before its release in 1919. First printing with the verso of the ownership page listing Baum titles through The Tin Woodman of Oz. Octavo, originalContinue reading "The Magic of Oz."

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$55,000.00
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Jackson, Michael

Michael Jackson Signed 1988 Wembley Stadium Bad Tour Polo T-Shirt.

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1988 Wembley Stadium Bad Tour polo t-shirt signed by Michael Jackson. The t-shirt is a size small with printed text on the verso of the shirt, ‘Pepsi Presents Michael Jackson Live in London Wembley Stadium, England – 1988.’ Signed by Michael Jackson above the text. In July of 1988, Michael Jackson sold out Wembley StadiumContinue reading "Michael Jackson Signed 1988 Wembley Stadium Bad Tour Polo T-Shirt."

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$2,250.00
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Churchill, Winston S

The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.

London : Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1948-1954.

First editions of each volume in Churchill’s World War II masterpiece. Octavo, six volumes, original black cloth with spines lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers, illustrated with in-line and folding maps and documents. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page of Vol. V, “Winston S. Churchill.” Each volume is near fine in a veryContinue reading "The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy."

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$17,000.00
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Bogle, John C. [Burton G. Malkiel]

Common Sense on Mutual Funds.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1999.

First edition of the best book on index investing ever published. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author and signed by legendary investor and author of A Random Walk On Wall Street Burton Malkiel on the front free endpaper, “To Andrea Karlosak with best wishes John C. Bogle” and additionally signed by financialContinue reading "Common Sense on Mutual Funds."

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$1,250.00
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Churchill, Winston S

The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.

London : Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1948-1954.

First editions of each volume in Churchill’s World War II masterpiece. Octavo, six volumes, original black cloth with spines lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers, illustrated with in-line and folding maps and documents. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page of Vol. IV, “Winston S. Churchill.” Each volume is near fine in a veryContinue reading "The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy."

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$17,500.00
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Waddington, David. [Winston S. Churchill]

Winston Churchill Signed Royal Air Force Portrait.

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Rare color transfer print of Winston Churchill in his Royal Air Force (RAF) uniform by David Waddington, one of five known examples produced. Boldly signed by Winston Churchill in the lower border in ink, “Winston S. Churchill.” Additionally with Waddington’s signature printed in facsimile. While serving in the Royal Air Force, photographer David Waddington was assignedContinue reading "Winston Churchill Signed Royal Air Force Portrait."

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$28,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149619
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Keyes, E.D [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Fifty Years’ Observation of Men and Events Civil and Military.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1884.

First edition of this memoir of a Union soldier and civilian; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Small octavo, original cloth. General William Tecumseh Sherman and his son P.T. Sherman’s bookplates to the front pastedown. In good condition with some rubbing to the spine, front and rear panels. General Sherman’s library was inheritedContinue reading "Fifty Years’ Observation of Men and Events Civil and Military."

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$850.00
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Dickens, Charles

The Works of Charles Dickens [Including: Bleak House; A Tale of Two Cities; David Copperfield; Great Expectations; Oliver Twist; A Christmas Carol; David Copperfield; Dombey & Son; The Old Curiosity Shop; Nicholas Nickleby].

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1894.

The New Library edition of the works of Charles Dickens. Octavo, 32 volumes bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edges gilt, illustrated. Bookplate to each front pastedown. In near fine condition.

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$4,500.00
Item Number: RRB-10986
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The Soldier’s Manual, For Cavalry, Artillery, Light Infantry, and Infantry.

Philadelphia : Published by James H. Nesmith, 1824.

First edition of the first American military color plate book. Quarto, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with twelve plates representing volunteer corps in the first division Pennsylvania militia. In very good condition with the plates exceptionally bright. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare, one of only three known complete copies. This example was heldContinue reading "The Soldier’s Manual, For Cavalry, Artillery, Light Infantry, and Infantry."

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$250,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149473
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Corbin, Jacques. [George Washington]

Le Code Louis XIII. Roy De France Et De Navarre. [From the Library of George Washington].

A Paris : Chez Pierre Billaine, 1628.

First edition of Corbin’s legal compilation of ordinances and judgments issued during the reign of Louis XIII of France, from the library of General George Washington. Folio, bound in full mottled calf, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling andContinue reading "Le Code Louis XIII. Roy De France Et De Navarre. [From the Library of George Washington]."

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$80,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149725
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Sibley, David

The Birds of Cape May.

New Jersey : New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory, 1993.

First edition of Sibley’s comprehensive field guide to bird species. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by David Sibley on the front title page. In near fine condition. Cover photograph by Mitchell Smith.

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$475.00
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Williams, Greg. [Daniel Craig] [Ian Fleming]

Bond on Set: Filming 007 Casino Royale.

New York : DK Publishing, 2006.

First edition of the renowned photojournalist’s work on the filming of Casino Royale, the highest-grossing James Bond film until the release of Skyfall in 2012. Quarto, original pictorial boards, illustrated with photographs. Signed on the title page by Daniel Craig (James Bond), Eva Green (Vesper Lynd), Martin Campbell (the film’s director), Mads Mikkelsen (villain LeContinue reading "Bond on Set: Filming 007 Casino Royale."

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$4,000.00
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Hemingway, Ernest

For Whom the Bell Tolls.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.

First edition, early printing of Hemingway’s third novel, a tragic exploration of love, duty, and the futility of war. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by Ernest Hemingway to his cousin on the front free endpaper, “For Ruth and Malcolm, from their child producing house guest who is very fond of them (whatContinue reading "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

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$17,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149834
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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. Boldly signed by Robert Venturi and Vincent Scully on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Introduction by Vincent Scully. Rare and desirable signed by both Venturi and Scully.

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150581
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Wells, H.G

The World Set Free: A Story of Mankind.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1914.

First Macmillan’s Empire Library edition of Wells’ prophetic novel predicting the arrival of atomic weaponry. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth with titles stamped in gilt and botanical detailing stamped in black. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and TheContinue reading "The World Set Free: A Story of Mankind."

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$600.00
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Newton, Isaac

Isaac Newton Document Signed.

January 25 [1698-1699].

Rare vellum manuscript signed by Sir Isaac Newton as Warden of the Royal Mint, in which he makes a case against his nemesis, coin counterfeiter William Chaloner, soon to be hanged for high treason. One page, vellum manuscript document signed by Isaac Newton,  “Is. Newton,” January 25 [1698-1699]. Recognizance bond issued by Isaac Newton asContinue reading "Isaac Newton Document Signed."

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$98,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149618
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Dickens, Charles

The Selected Works of Charles Dickens: Sketches by Boz Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Master Humphrey’s Clock, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, Dombey and Son, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times. For These Times, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities, The Uncommercial Traveller, The Adventures of Oliver Twist, Our Mutual Friend, The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

London : Chapman and Hall; Bradbury and Evans, 1838-1870.

Finley bound collection of the selected works of Charles Dickens. Octavo, 15 volumes finely bound in full straight grain morocco by Carss & Co. with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and double gilt-ruled inner dentelles,Continue reading "The Selected Works of Charles Dickens: Sketches by Boz Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Master Humphrey’s Clock, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, Dombey and Son, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times. For These Times, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities, The Uncommercial Traveller, The Adventures of Oliver Twist, Our Mutual Friend, The Mystery of Edwin Drood."

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$9,800.00
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Trail, Armitage. [Al Pacino]

Scarface.

New York : Dell Publishing Co., Inc, 1959.

First Dell paperback edition of Trail’s sensational American organized crime novel, the basis for one of the greatest gangster films ever made directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed twice by Al Pacino, on the front panel and again on the title page.Continue reading "Scarface."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149364
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The Author W. P. [Penn, William]

The Great Case of Liberty of Conscience Once More Briefly Debated & Defended, by the Authority of Reason, Scripture, and Antiquity.

[London] 1670 [i.e. 1671].

Rare second edition of one of the most persuasive defences of liberty and “the free and uninterrupted exercise of our consciences”(William Penn). Quarto, bound in full modern morocco, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, inner dentelles elaborately stamped in blind. A powerful argument for toleration and against the intrusion of civil authority into religiousContinue reading "The Great Case of Liberty of Conscience Once More Briefly Debated & Defended, by the Authority of Reason, Scripture, and Antiquity."

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$16,000.00
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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 parts of “the most perfect of all the Dickens novels” (Virginia Woolf). Complete set of the original parts, with all of the etched plates and most of the advertisements. Octavo, original blue-green illustrated serial issue wrappers being twenty parts in nineteen, 624 pp. plus xiv pp. of preliminaries, errata leafContinue reading "The Personal History of David Copperfield."

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$7,800.00
Item Number: RRB-149546
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Graham, Benjamin & David L. Dodd

Security Analysis: Principles and Technique.

New York : Whittlesey House/ McGraw Hill Book Company, 1934.

First edition, Benjamin Graham’s personal copy and inscribed by him to his nephew, of this seminal work, which is considered the Bible of modern financial analysis. Octavo, original black cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Association copy, his personal copy and signed twice by Graham on the front free endpaper, “Instructors text Benj. Graham” andContinue reading "Security Analysis: Principles and Technique."

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$975,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150350
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