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[Ford, Gerald R.; King Hussein I]

Commemorative Medal Gifted by King Hussein I of Jordan to President Gerald R. Ford.

Jordan c. 1977.

Rare commemorative medal issued by the Jordan Armed Forces in honor of the Martyrs Memorial Museum, presented by King Hussein I of Jordan to President Gerald R. Ford. Bronze-toned medallion featuring a crowned eagle with crossed swords and Arabic inscription on the recto, encircled by a laurel wreath. The verso depicts the facade of theContinue reading "Commemorative Medal Gifted by King Hussein I of Jordan to President Gerald R. Ford."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150496

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von Braun, Wernher

Wernher von Braun Apollo 4 Signed Photograph.

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Rare color photograph of the launch of Apollo 4, the first uncrewed test flight of the Saturn V rocket that later carried astronauts to the Moon, lengthily inscribed by Wernher von Braun to the Leader of Germany’s V-2 Rocket Program, “To Dr. Walter R. Dornberger, who opened the road to space which is now traveledContinue reading "Wernher von Braun Apollo 4 Signed Photograph."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150784

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Keneally, Thomas

American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles.

New York : Doubleday, 2002.

First edition of this historical biography on Dan Sickles, a contentious figure in Civil War history. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by the author on a Random House Australia bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jean Traina.

$30.00

Item Number: RRB-150641

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Roosevelt, Eleanor

You Learn By Living.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1960.

First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s classic work on how to discover life’s lessons. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Bob Robinson with good wishes Eleanor Roosevelt 1960.” Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Dr. DavidContinue reading "You Learn By Living."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150596

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[General William Tecumseh Sherman] [Ulysses S. Grant]

General Sherman’s Indo-Persian Khanjar.

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Rare Indo-Persian khanjar, a 20th century curved dagger, from the collection of General William T. Sherman preserved in his military trunk. The khanjar has decorative wooden and metal inlays and intricate detailing to the handle and sheath, with etchings to the blade. Ulysses S. Grant, a close friend of Sherman’s, went on a “World Tour”Continue reading "General Sherman’s Indo-Persian Khanjar."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147820

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[Armstrong, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins]

The First Lunar Landing As Told by The Astronauts.

Washington, D.C : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989.

First edition of this commemorative book published in celebration of the twenty year anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 lunar mission. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated with color photographs throughout. Boldly signed on the front cover by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. In fine condition. The piece measures 9 inches by 12 inches.Continue reading "The First Lunar Landing As Told by The Astronauts."

$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150425

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Never Panic Early

Haise, Fred

Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Journey.

Washington, D.C : Smithsonian Books, 2022.

First edition of the extraordinary autobiography of astronaut Fred Haise, one of only 24 men to fly to the moon. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper on a Apollo XIII bookplate, “Fred Haise Apollo 13 LMP.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gary Tooth. ForewordContinue reading "Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Journey."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-151071

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Carpenter, M. Scott; L. Gordon Cooper Jr.; John H. Glenn Jr.; Virgil I. Grissom; Walter M. Schirra Jr.; Alan B. Shepard Jr.; Donald K. Slayton

We Seven. By the Astronauts Themselves.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1962.

First edition, early printing of this first-hand account of the genesis of America’s manned space program. Octavo, original half-cloth, top stain orange, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Mercury Seven astronaut Scott Carpenter on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with chipping. Jacket designContinue reading "We Seven. By the Astronauts Themselves."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-150578

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Grant, Ulysses S

Ulysses S. Grant Document Signed as President.

1876.

Autograph document signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America. Quarto, one page, partially printed. The document reads in full, “I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to the envelope of my letter to His Excellency Rafael Zaldivar, President ofContinue reading "Ulysses S. Grant Document Signed as President."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150576

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Armstrong, Neil; Jack Swigert; Dave Scott [Kevin Steen]

Neil Armstrong, Jack Swigert, and Dave Scott Signed Apollo 14 Launch Day Cover.

Florida : Kennedy Space Center, 1971.

Rare original 1971 Apollo 14 launch day cover signed by Neil Armstrong, Jack Swigert, and Dave Scott. Apollo 14 “Man on the Moon” envelope depicting an astronaut in his space suit walking on the moon, ink stamped by the official NASA postal station “Kennedy Space Center FL Jan 31, 1971 PM”, First Man on theContinue reading "Neil Armstrong, Jack Swigert, and Dave Scott Signed Apollo 14 Launch Day Cover."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150575

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Roosevelt, Theodore

Oliver Cromwell.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904.

Early edition of Theodore Roosevelt‘s biography of Oliver Cromwell. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, inlay vignette stamped in gilt to the front panel, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with black and white illustrations throughout. Boldly signed and dated by the author as president on the front freeContinue reading "Oliver Cromwell."

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150446

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Coolidge, Calvin

Calvin Coolidge Signed Consular Appointment.

Washington, D.C. March 13, 1925.

Fine consular appointment signed by Calvin Coolidge as President. One page, partially printed and accomplised in manuscript, the document appoints Samuel Sokobin a Consul of the United States at Harbin, China and reads in part: The President of the United States of America, To all who shall see these presents, Greeting: Know ye, that reposingContinue reading "Calvin Coolidge Signed Consular Appointment."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150468

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Shirer, William L

The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1960.

First edition, later printing of “one of the most important works of history of our time” (Orville Prescott, New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. In near fine condition.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-151260

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Coombs, David; Minnie Churchill [Winston S. Churchill]

Sir Winston Churchill’s Life Through His Paintings.

Delray Beach, Florida : Levenger Press, 2003.

Levenger limited edition of this definitive, comprehensive catalogue of over 500 oil paintings created by Winston Churchill. Quarto, bound in full dark blue leather with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece of Churchill painting, profusely illustrated with Churchill’s oil paintings. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 1,141. In fine condition.Continue reading "Sir Winston Churchill’s Life Through His Paintings."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-151021

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Howe, Daniel Walker

What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848.

New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

First edition of the historian’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Daniel Walker Howe on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rachel Perkins. Uncommon signed.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-151042

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Harriman, Edward Henry

Edward Henry Harriman Signed Stock Certificate for the Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad Company.

New York : Central Trust Company of New York, 1895.

Rare Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad Company stock certificate signed by American financier and railroad executive E.H. Harriman. Quarto, one page partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, the certificate is dated December 19, 1895 and issues 100 shares of the Capital Stock in the Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad Co. to Harriman. The document readsContinue reading "Edward Henry Harriman Signed Stock Certificate for the Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad Company."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146742

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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

The Constitution of Liberty.

London : Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1960.

First edition of Hayek’s classic statement on the ideals of freedom and liberty. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by F.A. Hayek on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable signed.

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151017

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Atkinson, Rick

The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point’s Class of 1966.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989.

First edition of the historian’s first book, which was reviewed by James Salter as “enormously rich in detail and written with a novelist’s brilliance, the pages literally hurry before one.” Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the frontContinue reading "The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point’s Class of 1966."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-151032

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Nostradamus, Michael

True Prophecies or Prognostications of Michael Nostradamus Physician to Henry II. Francis II. and Charles IX. Kings of France, and one of the best Astronomers that ever were. A Work full of Curiosity and Learning.

London : Thomas Radcliffe and Nathaniel Thompson, 1672.

First edition in English of Nostradamus famous prophetical work. Folio, contemporary calf, title page printed in red and black. In very good condition. Rare and desirable in contemporary calf.

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-129189

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Atkinson, Rick

In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2004.

First edition of this work by master story-teller, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Rick Atkinson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Raquel Jaramillo.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-151035

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Hansen, James R. [Ryan Gosling] [Neil Armstrong]

First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2005.

First edition of the authorized biography of the first man to touch the moon, basis for the 2018 starring Ryan Gosling as Armstrong. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the auuthor on the title page, “For Michael, All best wishes! James R. Hansen” and additionally signed by actor Ryan Gosling on the titleContinue reading "First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151037

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Kennedy, John F

Why England Slept.

New York : Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940.

First edition, second printing that was published one month after the first printing of John F. Kennedy’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth, top stain blue. Foreword by Henry R. Luce. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150410

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Morgan, J. Pierpont

J. Pierpont Morgan Signed Railroad Mortgage Bond.

June 30, 1886.

First mortgage bond of the New Jersey Junction Railroad Company in the amount of $1000, signed on the reverse by J. P. Morgan and H. C. Fahnestock as trustees. Unaccomplished and bound at the left edge with five pages of the original coupons, with 199 of 200 still present. In fine condition.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150475

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Grant, Ulysses S

Ulysses S. Grant Signed Letter and Inaugural Ticket.

New York March 3, 1881.

Letter signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the Mexican Southern Railroad Company. One page, on Mexican Southern Railroad Company letterhead, manuscript in another hand, the letter reads in full: New York March 8 1881 Hon Hubert O Thompson Commissioner of Public Works 31 Chambers St New York Dear Sir: I take great pleasureContinue reading "Ulysses S. Grant Signed Letter and Inaugural Ticket."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150473

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