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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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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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Mottley, John. [Peter the Great]

The History of the Life of Peter I. Emperor of Russia.

London : Printed for J. Read, 1739.

First edition of this comprehensive account of the Tsar who transformed Russia from a medieval autocracy into a major European power through military conquest, sweeping administrative reform, and his legendary personal pursuit of Western technical knowledge. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt numbers and ruling to the spines in six compartmentsContinue reading "The History of the Life of Peter I. Emperor of Russia."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152297

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Wiesel, Elie. [Peter Matthiessen]

Night.

London : MacGibbon & Kee, 1960.

First English edition of Nobel laureate Wiesel’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Paris Review co-founder Peter Matthiessen on the front free endpaper, “for Peter – Shalom, Elie Wiesel.” From the library of Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Peter Matthiessen remains the only writer to haveContinue reading "Night."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152354

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Irving, John. [Michael Caine]

The Cider House Rules.

Franklin Center, PA : The Franklin Library, 1985.

Signed limited first edition of Irving’s sixth novel, basis for the 1999 film starring Tobey Maguire and Michael Caine. Octavo, original leather, gilt titles and tooling to the front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, frontispiece by Scott Reynolds. Boldly signed by John Irving and by Academy Award-winning actor Michael CaineContinue reading "The Cider House Rules."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-152953

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Jensen, Michael C

A Theory of the Firm: Governance, Residual Claims, and Organizational Forms.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2000.

First edition of the influential financial economist Michael C. Jensen’s landmark collection of his foundational papers on agency theory, corporate governance, and the economics of organizations. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “John Rogers: All the best in our continuing search for freedom, efficiency andContinue reading "A Theory of the Firm: Governance, Residual Claims, and Organizational Forms."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152353

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Washington, George

General Washington’s Letter, Declaring His Acceptance of the Command of the Armies of the United States.

[Philadelphia] : Published for General Information, 1798.

Rare original 1798 letterpress broadside of George Washington’s letter accepting the command of the armies of the United States, one of the final public acts of his career. Printed on a single leaf of laid paper in three columns beneath a decorative caption title, the document gathers President John Adams’s message to the Senate ofContinue reading "General Washington’s Letter, Declaring His Acceptance of the Command of the Armies of the United States."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152402

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Bono

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.

First edition of the acclaimed memoir of the U2 frontman, told through forty of his songs. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with drawings by the author. Boldly signed by Bono on the second free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-152313

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Maugham, W. Somerset

Smith: A Comedy in Four Acts.

London : William Heinemann, 1913.

First edition of Maugham’s Edwardian comedy Smith, a satire of fashionable London society and the merits of an honest parlourmaid. Duodecimo, in the original champagne wrappers lettered in brown. The author’s own copy, from his library at the Villa Mauresque and dispersed with the contents of the villa in November 1967. Villa Mauresque, the magnificentContinue reading "Smith: A Comedy in Four Acts."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-152299

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Dahl, Roald

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.

First edition of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one of the best-loved children’s books of all time, illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152351

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Salinger, J.D

Franny and Zooey.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1961.

First edition of J.D. Salinger’s Franny and Zooey, two interconnected stories of the Glass family and, after The Catcher in the Rye, his best-loved book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karot gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to theContinue reading "Franny and Zooey."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152350

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Coelho, Paulo

Warrior of the Light: A Manual.

New York : Harper Collins, 2003.

First American edition of this companion work of the author’s popular The Alchemist. Duodecimo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldly signed by Paulo Coelho on the second front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-152307

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McCullers, Carson

Reflections in a Golden Eye.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1941.

First edition of Carson McCullers’s haunting second novel, a spare and unsettling tale of desire, obsession, and violence on a peacetime Army post in the American South. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt rulingContinue reading "Reflections in a Golden Eye."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152348

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Capa, Robert. [Yousef Karsh]

Robert Capa.

Paris : Centre National de la Photographie, 1988.

The Photo Poche edition, early printing of the photographs of Robert Capa, the cover bearing Capa’s iconic image of a falling Republican soldier from the Spanish Civil War. Small octavo, written in French, original photographic wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the photographer’s younger brother, Cornell Capa, on the half-title page to the celebrated portrait photographerContinue reading "Robert Capa."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152320

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Franklin, Benjamin

The Way to Wealth.

Walpole, New Hampshire : Printed for Preston Merrifield, at the Press of Charter & Hale, 1807.

Rare edition of Benjamin Franklin’s The Way to Wealth, one of the most famous pieces of practical moral advice in early American literature. Tricesimo-secondo, original light blue paper wrappers over a sewn binding. In very good condition with chipping and a few small losses. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase and folding chemise.

$6,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152341

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Montgomery, Bernard Law [Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein]

A History of Warfare.

London : The Arcadia Press, 1969.

The Arcadia Press limited edition, of the first American edition, of this sweeping military history. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, pictorial vignette inlay of a cannon to the front panel, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustratedContinue reading "A History of Warfare."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-152339

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Maris, Roger; Jim Ogle

Roger Maris at Bat.

New York : Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1962.

First edition of Roger Maris at Bat, the New York Yankees slugger’s own account of his career, published the year after he broke Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record, written with sportswriter Jim Ogle. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and ruling to the spine in sixContinue reading "Roger Maris at Bat."

$1,050.00

Item Number: RRB-152352

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Hardy, Thomas

The Return of the Native.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1949.

Finely bound example of Hardy’s classic novel. Octavo, bound in full blue morocco by Bayntun Riviere with gilt titles and floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustrated with a mapContinue reading "The Return of the Native."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-152344

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Doyle, Arthur Conan

The Adventures, The Later Adventures, and The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1950-1952.

The Limited Editions Club edition of the celebrated tales of Sherlock Holmes, literature’s most famous detective. Octavo, eight volumes, bound in the original black cloth-backed patterned boards with gilt-lettered spine labels, all edges speckled, illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget, and others. Each set is one of 1,500 numbered copies, The Adventures is numberContinue reading "The Adventures, The Later Adventures, and The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-152343

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Maugham, W. Somerset

The Unattainable: A Farce in Three Acts.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1923.

First edition of Maugham’s classic work. Duodecimo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “This play was acted under the title of Carolinio. W. Somerset Maugham for Norman Unger.” The recipient, Norman Unger, was a legendary New York book collector who collected the works of modern authors for moreContinue reading "The Unattainable: A Farce in Three Acts."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-152295

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Bradbury, Ray [Joe Mugnaini]

The Martian Chronicles.

Connecticut : The Connecticut Printers for the Members of the Limited Editions Club, 1974.

The Limited Editions Club edition of the book that established Bradbury’s literary reputation. Royal octavo, bound in the original publisher’s silver speckled black cloth, speckled endpapers, all edges speckled, illustrated with lithographs and prints throughout. One of 2,000 numbered copies, this is number 770. Boldly signed by Ray Bradbury and illustrator Joe Mugnaini on theContinue reading "The Martian Chronicles."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-152342

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Conrad, Charles; Richard Gordon; Alan Bean; et al

Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon, and Alan Bean Signed Apollo 12 Photograph.

November 1969.

Vintage NASA photograph from the Apollo 12 mission, the second crewed lunar landing, showing lunar module pilot Alan Bean carrying the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) across the surface of the Moon. Boldly signed and inscribed along the mat by three Apollo 12 crew members to Elton “Steph” Stepherson, Jr., one of the earliestContinue reading "Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon, and Alan Bean Signed Apollo 12 Photograph."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152333

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Stockwell, John

Red Sunset.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1982.

First edition of the first novel, by the former CIA officer whose 1978 exposé In Search of Enemies made him one of the agency’s most prominent critics. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title, “For Larry, John R. Stockwell 21 April ’82.” Near fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "Red Sunset."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-152340

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Toynbee, Arnold

A Study of History.

London : The Arcadia Press, 1973.

The Arcadia Press limited edition of this monumental universal history. Quarto, bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, pictorial vignette inlaid with red, green, and gilt to the front panel, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, red moire silk doubluresContinue reading "A Study of History."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152338

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Fitzgerald, Edward [Translator]

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám.

London : Robt. Riviere & Son, LTD, 1928.

Finely bound edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Octavo, bound in full polished calf by Riviere and Son with gilt titles and floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborately tooled in gilt with Persian motifs to the front and rear panels,Continue reading "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152337

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