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Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.

London: Bloombsbury, 2000.

First edition of Rowling’s fourth book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Giles Greenfield. Cover design by Richard Horn...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-152071

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St. Marylebone Air-Raid Precautions Bulletin: July-August, 1939.

London: Air-Raid Precautions Dept., 1939.

First edition of this World War II wartime pamphlet. Octavo, original blue wrappers. In very good condition with sunning to the extremities. Rare.

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-148103

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Herbert, Frank; Harlan Ellison; Keith Laumer; Poul Anderson; Gordon Dickson

Five Fates.

New York: Paperback Library, 1971.

Paperback Library edition of this science fiction anthology extravaganza by five legendary authors. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert above his name on page 58 wh...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-150256

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Day, Francis

British and Irish Salmonidae.

London: Williams and Norgate, 1887.

First edition of this comprehensive guide to salmon and trout species in Britain and Ireland. Imperial octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, ruling to the front and r...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-150415

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London, Jack

The Sea-Wolf.

New York: The Heritage Press, 1961.

The Heritage Press edition of London’s famous and enduring fifth novel. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco by Morrell with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands,...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-148725

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Aronofsky, Darren and Selby, Jr., Hubert Selby [Jared Leto]

Requiem For A Dream.

London: Faber and Faber, 2000.

First edition of the screenplay of this 2000 classic film directed by Darren Aronofsky, starring Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans and Ellen Burstyn. Octavo, illustrated wrappers. Boldly si...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-147710

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Robeson, Paul

Paul Robeson Signed Photograph.

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Rare original matte headshot photograph of Paul Robeson looking into the camera. Boldly signed by Robeson diagonally at the lower right. In near fine condition. The piece measures 3.5 inches by 5.5 in...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-148516

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Christie, Agatha

The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side.

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1962.

First edition of this classic Miss Marple murder mystery novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. From the collection of Dr. John Talbot Gernon with his r...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-149985

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Buergenthal, Thomas; Foreword by Elie Wiesel

A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy.

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2009.

First edition of this “incredible tale” (The Free Lance-Star). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel at his foreword. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Elie Wiesel. J...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-152090

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Landor, Walter Savage

Imaginary Conversations.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1936.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this distinguished work of literary and philosophical prose. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-148545

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Christie, Agatha

Cat Among the Pigeons.

London: Collins Crime Club, 1959.

First edition of this classic novel by the Queen of crime. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-150695

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Edwards, Jonathan

Historisch Verhaal: An Account of the Life of the Late Reverend David Brainerd.

The Netherlands: T'Utrecht, 1756.

Early example of “one of America’s most important and original philosophical theologians” American theologian Jonathan Edwards’ biography of Reverend David Brainerd. Title read...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-147984

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Siddur Avodat Israel with English Translation.

Tel-Aviv: Sinai Publishing, 1967.

Rare elaborately bound Jewish Siddur prayer book. Small octavo, bound in full silver metal with elaborate tooling to the spine and panels, inlaid turquoise decorations to the front panel, patterned en...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-151929

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Hillary, Edmund

Edmund Hillary Signed 1953 The Times: Everest Colour Supplement.

London: The Times, 1953.

Rare original 1953 Everest Colour Supplement of The Times signed by the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary. Folio, 22 pages, original pictorial wrappers featuring a pho...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-148459

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Kaplan, Joseph; Wernher Von Braun; Heinz Haber; Willy Ley; Oscar Schachter; Fred L. Whipple

Across the Space Frontier.

London: Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, 1953.

First edition of this early collaborative exploration of the scientific, technical, and legal possibilities of space travel. Royal octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spi...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-150974

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Ford, Gerald; Bob Dole

Gerald Ford and Bob Dole Signed Bumper Sticker and Campaign Pamphlet.

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Original bumper sticker and campaign pamphlet signed by presidential running mates Gerald Ford and Bob Dole. An unused bumped sticker stating “Ford/Dole” signed on the right side by Gerald...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-151889

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Volkamer, Johann Christoph

Phaseolus Indic Cochleatus Hand-Colored Engraved Botanical Plate.

Nuremberg: Nürnbergische Hesperides, c. 1710.

Hand-Colored engraved botanical plate from Johann Christoph Volkamer’s ‘Nürnbergische Hesperides.’ Hand-colored engraved botanical plate of Phaseolus Indic Cochleatus, or the Runner...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-145499

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Nordfors, David; Vint Cerf; et al

The People Centered Economy – The New Ecosystem For Work.

California: IIIJ Foundation, 2018.

First edition of this work arguing a shift from a task-centered to a people-centered economy to reduce unemployment. Octavo, original green wrappers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by internet...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-148942

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Greene, Graham

It’s A Battlefield.

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1934.

First edition of this early novel by Greene. Octavo, bound in three quarters goatskin over cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments with raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the fro...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-149696

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Sassoon, Siegfried

To My Mother.

London: Faber & Gwyer Limited, 1928.

The Ariel Poems edition of the poem “To My Mother” by English war poet Siegfried Sassoon. Duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated, number 14. The Ariel Poems were a series of s...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-151492

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Webb, James

Fields of Fire: A Novel.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1978.

First edition of “the finest of the Vietnam novels” (Tom Wolfe). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “November 2020 And for Mic...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-151830

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Volkamer, Johann Christoph

Lauro [Bay Laurel] Hand-Colored Engraved Botanical Plate.

Nuremberg: Nürnbergische Hesperides, c. 1710.

Hand-colored engraved botanical plate from Johann Christoph Volkamer’s ‘Nürnbergische Hesperides.’ Hand-colored engraved botanical plate of Lauro, or the Bay Laurel plant. In near fi...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-145524

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Burrows, Edwin G. and Mike Wallace

Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.

First edition of this vast and varied epic of New York’s past. Super octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black-and-white images. Boldly signed by Mike Wallace on the title page. Near f...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-145822

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Dickens, Charles

The Mudfog Papers, Etc.

London: Richard Bentley And Son, 1880.

First edition of Charles Dickens’ anthology about a parody of a fictional society. Octodecimo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, detailing stamped in black and gilt...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-147623

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