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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Caputo, Philip

A Rumor of War.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.

First edition, early printing of Caputo’s unsparing Vietnam memoir, which the Los Angeles Times Book Review called “heartbreaking, terrifying, and enraging. It belongs to the literature of...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-152007

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Morris, James. [Jan Morris]

Pax Britannica Trilogy: Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire, Heaven’s Command: An Imperial Progress, and Farewell the Trumpets.

London: Faber and Faber , 1968-1978.

First editions of each volume in the author’s highly acclaimed Pax Britannica Trilogy: Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire (1968), Heaven’s Command: An Imperial Progress (1973), and Fa...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-144603

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Seiple, Robert A. [Madeleine Albright]

Ambassadors Of Hope: How Christians Can Respond To The World’s Toughest Problems.

Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 2004.

First edition of this framework of Biblical teachings to apply to the issues of the world today. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpa...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-149058

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Kagan, Elena

Elena Kagan Collection of Signed Photographs and Typed Letter Signed.

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A pair of original photographs of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. The first photograph is of Kagan being sworn in and is signed by her in blue felt tip. The second is of Kagan signing documents and...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-151397

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Volkamer, Johann Christoph

Olivo [Olive Tree] 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 Olivo, or the Olive Tree. In near fine con...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-145525

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Kipling, Rudyard

The Day’s Work.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1914.

The Bombay edition of this collection of 13 Kipling short stories mainly written between 1893 and 1896 while Kipling was living in Vermont. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco over cloth covered b...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-151116

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Jonasson, Jonas

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.

London: Hesperus Press, 2012.

First British edition of this comedic, picaresque international bestselling novel. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page,...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-151513

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Yarrow, Peter; Paul Stookey; Mary Travers

In The Wind.

Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Records, Inc, 1963.

First pressing of Peter Paul and Mary’s third studio album known for being one of the defining albums of the American folk revival. Long play record, stereo recording. Boldly signed by Peter Yar...

$600.00 Item Number: RRB-151573

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