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

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."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-142359

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

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."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-149061

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Travers’ Golf Book.

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.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-115871

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

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."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-138519

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Sampson Rock of Wall Street.

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.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-144149

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Post-Capitalist Society.

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. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Peter Koomans from Peter Drucker.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Post-Capitalist Society."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-147033

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Wonderful World of the Automobile.

Purdy, Ken

Wonderful World of the Automobile.

London : Macgibbon and Kee, 1961.

First edition of this work by legendary automobile writer Ken Purdy. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Jesse, with best wishes, Ken Hawlchurst, Kent 2 1962.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Jozef Gross.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-129763

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A Very Human President.

Valenti, Jack. [William Safire]

A Very Human President.

New York : W.W. Norton & Compan Inc, 1975.

First edition of Valenti’s intimate biography of Lyndon Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bill Safire – a wise and eloquent ‘old pro’ – and me dear and valued friend Jack Valenti.” The recipient, William Safire was an important American author,Continue reading "A Very Human President."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-135521

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Our Silver: A Letter Addressed to George S. Coe, Esq. Chairman of Executive Council of the American Bankers’ Association.

Crawford, Francis Marion

Our Silver: A Letter Addressed to George S. Coe, Esq. Chairman of Executive Council of the American Bankers’ Association.

New York : Douglas Taylor, 1881.

Rare first edition of Francis Marion Crawford’s treatise on the supply and demand for the silver dollar in the United States. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt. In very good condition.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-95874

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The Harder They Fall.

Schulberg, Budd

The Harder They Fall.

New York : Random House, 1947.

First edition of Schulberg’s second book, basis for the 1956 film directed by Mark Robson, featuring Humphrey Bogart’s final film role. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Budd Schulberg on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Louis Glanzman.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-120678

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Go.

Holmes, John Clellon

Go.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952.

First edition of the novel that launched the Beat Generation’s literary legacy and describes the world of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Neil Cassady and “one of the best novels about the Beat Generation…brilliant and important” (Los Angeles Free Press). Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Helen Borten.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-138914

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“I Was Tortured in a Pasadena Jailhouse!”

Fischer, Bobby

“I Was Tortured in a Pasadena Jailhouse!”

np : Published by Bobby Fischer, 1982.

First edition of Bobby Fischer’s notorious self-published pamphlet, a raw and unsettling account of his 1981 detention by the Pasadena police, among the strangest and most sought-after artifacts of the chess legend’s reclusive later years. Octavo, original pictorial stiff paper wrappers. In fine condition. Rare, one of the most coveted pieces of Fischer ephemera.

$425.00

Item Number: RRB-152067

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Pictorial Golf: Practical Instruction for the Beginner, and Valuable Hints for the Star.

Martin, H.B

Pictorial Golf: Practical Instruction for the Beginner, and Valuable Hints for the Star.

New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1928.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on practical instruction for the game of golf. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To A.B. Jenks from H.B. Martin.” Additionally signed by Gene Sarazen on page 52, where there is a drawing by Martin of him. Near fine inContinue reading "Pictorial Golf: Practical Instruction for the Beginner, and Valuable Hints for the Star."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-84714

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General Sherman in the Last Year of the Civil War: An Address Delivered at the Thirty-eighth Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at St. Louis, Missouri.

Sherman, Philemon Tecumseh [William Tecumseh Sherman]

General Sherman in the Last Year of the Civil War: An Address Delivered at the Thirty-eighth Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at St. Louis, Missouri.

New York : Robert Grier Cooke, 1908.

First edition of this biographical address of the author’s father, delivered at the Thirty-eighth reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. Octavo, original wrappers. Author’s card tipped in, “With the Compliments of the Author 15 William Street, New York City.” In near fine condition with a few small losses to the extremitiesContinue reading "General Sherman in the Last Year of the Civil War: An Address Delivered at the Thirty-eighth Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at St. Louis, Missouri."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-145970

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Words of Mercury.

Fermor, Patrick Leigh; Edited by Artemis Cooper

Words of Mercury.

London : John Murray, 2003.

Early printing of this collection of essays by Leigh Fermor. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Leigh Fermor on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designed by Octavius Murray. Edited by Artemis Cooper.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-78903

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A Burnt-Out Case.

Greene, Graham

A Burnt-Out Case.

London : Heinemann, 1961.

First edition of this Greene novel set in a leproserie on the upper reaches of a tributary of the Congo River in Africa. Octavo, original cloth. Small name to the front free endpaper, near fine in a fine dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Lacey Everett. An exceptional example.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-104522

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The Diamond Match Company: A Century of Service, of Progress, and of Growth 1835-1935.

Manchester, Herbert

The Diamond Match Company: A Century of Service, of Progress, and of Growth 1835-1935.

New York : The Diamond Match Company, 1935.

First edition of Manchester’s history of the Diamond Match Company. Octavo, original stiff paper wrappers, illustrated. In near fine condition. Rare.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-138319

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Return to the Moon: Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space.

Schmitt, Harrison. Foreword by Neil Armstrong

Return to the Moon: Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space.

New York : Copernicus Books in Association with Praxis Publishing, 2006.

First edition of the author’s visionary plan for humankind’s future in space. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Bob Harrison Schmitt Apollo 17.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jordan Rosenbum.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-144631

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George H. W. Bush Vice Presidential Fountain Pen.

Bush, George H. W

George H. W. Bush Vice Presidential Fountain Pen.

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Rare George H. W. Bush Vice Presidential Fountain Pen bearing Bush’s signature in facsimile. Housed in the original pen box bearing the seal of the Vice President of the United States. In fine condition requiring the nib insert.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-114942

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All But My Life: Face To Face With Ken W. Purdy.

Moss, Stirling with Ken W. Purdy

All But My Life: Face To Face With Ken W. Purdy.

London : William Kember , 1963.

First edition of the racing legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Stirling Moss on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-138012

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Atlas de L’Histoire du Consulat et de L’Empire Dresse et Dessine Sous La Direction de M. Thiers Par MM. A. Dufour et Duvotenay. [The Thiers Atlas].

Thiers, Adolphe

Atlas de L’Histoire du Consulat et de L’Empire Dresse et Dessine Sous La Direction de M. Thiers Par MM. A. Dufour et Duvotenay. [The Thiers Atlas].

Paris : Librairie Furne, n.d..

Rare finely bound example of the Theirs Atlas, containing 66 maps and battle plans drawn by two of the best cartographers of Second Empire. Quarto, quarter cloth over marbled boards, illustrated with 66 plates by Dufour and Duvotenay printed by Dyonnet. In very good condition. A very nice example.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-131402

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Merry Tales.

Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens]

Merry Tales.

New York : Charles L. Webster & Co, 1892.

First edition, first state with patterned endpapers, without the frontispiece portrait of Twain, and with 7 pages of undated advertisements. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-137246

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Don’t Drink the Water.

Allen, Woody

Don’t Drink the Water.

London/ New York : Samuel French, 1967.

First English edition of Allen’s rapid-fire dialogue. 16mo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Woody Allen on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-149022

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