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Looking for a unique and personal gift? A rare book is a gift they will treasure for a lifetime. There are few gifts that are as lasting and appreciated as a rare book. They hold within its pages not only historical and cultural significance, but often also a personal significance to the recipient. Whether it is a beloved childhood book that turned them on to the joys of reading or a favorite title they read in high school or college, people treasure these books like a close friend.

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Thomas A. Edison Type Universal Stock Ticker.

Edison, Thomas A

Thomas A. Edison Type Universal Stock Ticker.

New York : J.H. Bunnell & Co., c. 1870s.

A rare Universal Stock Ticker of the type developed by Thomas A. Edison, the instrument that transmitted real-time stock quotations to brokerage and banking houses across the United States. Model 3-A, serial number 3054, produced for Western Union and manufactured by J.H. Bunnell & Co. of New York, circa 1870s. In near fine condition. TheContinue reading "Thomas A. Edison Type Universal Stock Ticker."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152309

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Infinite Jest: A Novel.

Wallace, David Foster [Steve Snider]

Infinite Jest: A Novel.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s magnum opus. Thick octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace with his added smiley face on the front free endpaper and three times by jacket designer Steve Snider: on the front panel, the front free endpaper beneath Wallace, and on the rear panel. SteveContinue reading "Infinite Jest: A Novel."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152258

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The Beak of the Finch: The Story of Evolution in Our Time.

Weiner, Jonathan [Edward Wilson; Chip Kidd]

The Beak of the Finch: The Story of Evolution in Our Time.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to naturalist Edward O. Wilson, “For Edward, with best wishes, Jonathan Weiner May, 2016.” Additionally signed by jacket designer Chip Kidd on the rear jacket flap. The recipient, Edward Osborne Wilson,Continue reading "The Beak of the Finch: The Story of Evolution in Our Time."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152288

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Genesis of the Civil War: The Story of Sumter 1860-1861.

Crawford, Samuel Wylie

Genesis of the Civil War: The Story of Sumter 1860-1861.

New York : Charles L. Webster & Company, 1887.

Rare first edition of this classic work on the genesis of The Civil War. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbledContinue reading "Genesis of the Civil War: The Story of Sumter 1860-1861."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152286

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Mike Smith, Julie Krone, and Jerry Bailey Signed 1994 Post Parade.

Krone, Julie; Mike Smith; Jerry Bailey

Mike Smith, Julie Krone, and Jerry Bailey Signed 1994 Post Parade.

New York : Racing Today Publishing Inc, 1994.

May 1994 issue of Post Parade signed by three of the most iconic Hall of Fame jockeys Mike Smith, Julie Krone, and Jerry Bailey. Octavo, original wrappers with a portrait of Smith, Krone, and Bailey on the front panel, illustrated with advertisements and color photographs. Boldly signed by Mike Smith, Julie Krone, and Jerry BaileyContinue reading "Mike Smith, Julie Krone, and Jerry Bailey Signed 1994 Post Parade."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-152284

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Jerry West Signed 1996-97 NBA Schedule.

West, Jerry

Jerry West Signed 1996-97 NBA Schedule.

New York : National Basketball Association, 1996.

Original 1996-97 NBA schedule pamphlet celebrating the NBA’s 50th Anniversary. Boldly signed by Jerry West in the center of the front panel in blue felt tip. Jerry West (1938–2024) was a foundational figure in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers, serving the franchise with distinction as a player, executive, and advisor. As a guardContinue reading "Jerry West Signed 1996-97 NBA Schedule."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-152280

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The Creation of the American Republic 1776-1787.

Wood, Gordon S

The Creation of the American Republic 1776-1787.

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1969.

First edition of this classic examination on how the Founders of America invented popular sovereignty, separation of powers, and judicial review. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Gordon S. Wood on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Karen Havighurst.

$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-152274

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Complete A Song of Ice and Fire Custom Half Morocco Clamshell Box Collection Made By The Harcourt Bindery.

[Martin, George R.R.]. [The Harcourt Bindery]

Complete A Song of Ice and Fire Custom Half Morocco Clamshell Box Collection Made By The Harcourt Bindery.

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Fine collection of custom half morocco clamshell boxes hand made by The Harcourt Bindery to house each of the five signed first editions in George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones series. Octavo, five volumes. Founded over a century ago in 1900, the Harcourt Bindery is the oldest and largest traditional bindery in America exclusivelyContinue reading "Complete A Song of Ice and Fire Custom Half Morocco Clamshell Box Collection Made By The Harcourt Bindery."

$2,600.00

Item Number: RRB-152283

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Infinite Jest: A Novel.

Wallace, David Foster [Peter Matthiessen]

Infinite Jest: A Novel.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus from the library of fellow novelist Peter Matthiessen. Thick octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the title page, “David Foster Wallace 2/96.” Additionally signed twice by jacket designer Steve Snider: on the jacket front panel and onContinue reading "Infinite Jest: A Novel."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152259

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Monica’s Story.

Morton, Andrew [Monica Lewinsky; Steve Snider]

Monica’s Story.

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

First edition of Andrew Morton’s authorized biography of Monica Lewinsky, published in 1999 at the height of the scandal that led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with color photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the page facing the titleContinue reading "Monica’s Story."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152257

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

Joyce, James

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

New York : B.W. Huebsch, 1916.

First American edition of Joyce’s classic stream-of-consciousness work, his first novel. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth, titles stamped in blind to the front panel. In very good condition. Housed in a custom hand-painted board slipcase in good condition.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152253

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The Illustrated Man.

Bradbury, Ray

The Illustrated Man.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1951.

First edition of Bradbury’s classic third book. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper with a large drawing of the illustrated man, “3/21/64 For Gunther Swain! Best Wishes From the Illustrated Man! Ray Bradbury.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Syndney Butchkes.Continue reading "The Illustrated Man."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152252

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A Magician Among the Spirits.

Houdini, Harry

A Magician Among the Spirits.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1924.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top stain yellow, frontispiece of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Houdini, illustrated. Lengthily signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best wishes Houdini and alls well 3/11/25 Cleveland O.” On 9 March 1925, illusionist andContinue reading "A Magician Among the Spirits."

$8,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152249

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The Koran: Commonly Called The Alcoran of Mohammed: Translated From The Original Arabic. With Explanatory Notes, Taken From the Most Approved Commentators. To Which is Prefixed, A Preliminary Discourse.

Sale, George. [Translator]

The Koran: Commonly Called The Alcoran of Mohammed: Translated From The Original Arabic. With Explanatory Notes, Taken From the Most Approved Commentators. To Which is Prefixed, A Preliminary Discourse.

London : Printed by C. Ackers for J. Wilcox, 1734.

First edition in English of George Sale’s important translation of the Koran, the first to translate directly from the Arabic into English. Quarto, bound in full contemporary speckled calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, sympathetically rebacked, gilt turn-ins, all edgesContinue reading "The Koran: Commonly Called The Alcoran of Mohammed: Translated From The Original Arabic. With Explanatory Notes, Taken From the Most Approved Commentators. To Which is Prefixed, A Preliminary Discourse."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152248

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Theatre World: Season 1962-1963.

Blum, Daniel [Alan Schneider]

Theatre World: Season 1962-1963.

Philadelphia : Chilton Books, 1963.

First edition of the 1962-1963 volume of Daniel Blum’s annual pictorial record of the American theater. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated throughout with photographs. From the library of director Alan Schneider, with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper, “Alan Schneider New York November 1963.” The volume documents the 1962-1963 Broadway season, in whichContinue reading "Theatre World: Season 1962-1963."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-152244

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Cancer.

Weller, Michael [Alan Schneider]

Cancer.

London : Faber & Faber , 1971.

First British edition of Michael Weller’s celebrated comic play of the 1960s generation, produced in America under the title Moonchildren. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to the director Alan Schneider, “For Alan, …if we just change the title and cut that bit where…and changeContinue reading "Cancer."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152243

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A World Transformed.

Bush, George H.W.; Brent Scowcroft [Chip Kidd]

A World Transformed.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.

First edition of this stimulating reflection on American foreign policy during the Bush administration. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed on a “A World Transformed” bookplate affixed to the second front free endpaper by President George H.W. Bush and Brent Scowcroft, “To Jonathan Cooperman George Bush and Brent Scowcroft.” Additionally signed twice by ChipContinue reading "A World Transformed."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-152242

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The Negro Ghetto.

Weaver, Robert C

The Negro Ghetto.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1948.

First edition of this pioneering study of racial residential segregation in American cities by the economist who would become the first African American member of a United States presidential cabinet. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Henry Lee Moon with admiration and regards, Robert C.Continue reading "The Negro Ghetto."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152267

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Trainspotting.

Welsh, Irvine. [Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner and Jonny Lee Miller]

Trainspotting.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1996.

First edition of this internationally acclaimed author’s classic debut novel, basis for the Danny Boyle cult directed film, starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle and Kelly Macdonald. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Irvine Welsh, Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner and Jonny Lee Miller on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Trainspotting."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152986

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The Gift.

Nabokov, Vladimir

The Gift.

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1963.

First edition in English of the “the most original, unusual and interesting piece of prose writing of Russian emigre writing” (Simon Karlinsky). Octavo, original boards. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated from the Russian by Michael Scammell in collaboration with the author.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-152261

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The Gingham Dog.

Wilson, Lanford [Alan Schneider]

The Gingham Dog.

New York : Hill & Wang, 1969.

First edition of the play that marked Lanford Wilson’s Broadway debut. Octavo, original publisher’s black cloth, top stain black. Association copy, lengthily and warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page to the director Alan Schneider, “To Alan, in thanks and appreciation for a great job on this playContinue reading "The Gingham Dog."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-152237

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The Smile of the Lamb.

Grossman, David. [Sally Soames]

The Smile of the Lamb.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1991.

First edition in English of David Grossman’s debut novel The Smile of the Lamb. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Sally Soames on the half-title page with two lines in Hebrew, “To Sally, for your friendship and your eyes – David Grossman 9/5/91 Mevasseret Zion.” The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames,Continue reading "The Smile of the Lamb."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-152263

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I Never Sang for My Father.

Anderson, Robert [Alan Schneider]

I Never Sang for My Father.

New York : Random House, 1968.

First edition of Robert Anderson’s autobiographical drama, later the basis for the Academy Award–nominated 1970 film. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, top stain blue, illustrated with black-and-white production photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Dear Alan, Thank you for guiding this one through theContinue reading "I Never Sang for My Father."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-152216

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Chickenhawk.

Mason, Robert. [Peter Matthiessen]

Chickenhawk.

Norwalk, Connecticut : The Easton Press, 1983.

The Easton Press edition of Mason’s classic first book, one of the finest about the Vietnam War. Octavo, bound in full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels with a gilt vignette of Vietnam to the front panel,Continue reading "Chickenhawk."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152157

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