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Machiavel, Nicolas. [Niccolo Machiavelli]

The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence: The History of Florence; The Prince; The Discourses of Nicholas Machiavel; The Art of War In Seven Books.

London: John Starkey at the Miter in Fleetstreet, near Temple-Bar, 1675.

First edition in English of the most important writings of Niccolo Machiavelli, widely considered the foundation of the modern study of politics. Includes The History of Florence, The Prince, Discours...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-148533

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

The Beauties of Mozart, Consisting of the Most Admired Sonatas Duetts and Concertos of this Esteemed Author.

London: Printed & Sold by Preston, c. 1810.

Rare edition of this compilation of Mozart’s sonatas. Quarto, bound in full diced morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, 6 parts in 1, each part...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-143842

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Knight, Frank H

Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit.

Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1921.

First edition of Knight’s classic treatise. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-106575

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Monroe, James

Message from the President of the United States, to Both Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Eighteenth Congress. December 2, 1823.

Washington, D.C: Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1823.

First edition in book form of the Monroe Doctrine. Octavo, bound with a number of other congressional reports in contemporary sheep, numerous folding charts and tables. In very good condition with rub...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-146543

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The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1776.

London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1777.

Rare first edition, first issue of the The Annual Register for the Year 1776, a long-established reference work, written and published each year beginning in 1758 under the editorship of Edmund Burke....

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-151072

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Bien, Julius. [Engraver]

Drew’s New Map of the State of Florida.

Jacksonville, Florida: Published by C. Drew, Bookseller & Stationer, 1870.

Rare original lithographic printing of the first map of the state Florida published in Florida. One page, with fine original hand colored borders and counties, showing the progress of the U.S. Surveys...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-126972

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Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly and A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1892.

Finely bound example of the author’s classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, volume with titl...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-117857

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Doughty, James and Thomas

The Cabinet of Natural History and American Rural Sports.

Philadelphia: J. and T. Doughty, 1830-33.

First edition of “The first color-plate sporting book printed in America”(Grolier/Henderson). Quarto, 3 volumes. bound in contemporary half morocco over marbled boards, top edge gilt. Thre...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-84654

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Ben-Gurion, David

David Ben-Gurion Signed Photograph.

:, 1947.

Large original silver gelatin photograph of the Founding Father of Israel David Ben-Gurion, boldly signed by him. Ben–Gurion‘s signature measures 5.25 inches by 1.25 inches. x 1.25″...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-133617

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Samuelson, Paul A

Foundations of Economic Analysis.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1947.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s magnum opus and one of the most influential economic texts of the twentieth century. Octavo, original burgundy cloth with titles in gilt. Signed...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-3541

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Paine, Thomas

Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Congress of the United States of America, in the Late War.

Albany, New York: Charles R. & George Webster, 1792.

Nine of Paine’s writings gathered, each pagination with a separate title page. Octavo, bound in contemporary calf. One of at least four issues with variant title pages for this work, this appare...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-81112

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The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues; and With the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty’s Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches.

Cambridge: Printed by John Burges Printer to the University, 1798.

Exquisitely bound 18th century Cambridge University printing of the Holy Bible. Octavo, sumptuously bound in full contemporary straight grain morocco with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-149747

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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

The Counter-Revolution of Science: Studies on the Abuse of Reason.

Glencoe, Illinois: The Free Press, 1952.

First edition of Hayek’s critique of reason, written at the same time as The Road to Serfdom. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Signed by F.A. Hayek on the front free endp...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-3645

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Riesman, David with Reuel Denney and Nathan Glazer

The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1950.

First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by David Riesman on the title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell bo...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-140940

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Kennedy, John F

John F. Kennedy Unsmoked Cigar.

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Rare unopened cigar given to 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy by a Philippine Ambassador to the United States, handsomely presented with a portrait of Kennedy. The Coronas Alhambra cigar is mounted...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-140653

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Machiavelli, Niccolo

The Works of the Famous Nicholas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence. Written originally in Italian, and from thence newly and faithfully translated into English.

London: Printed for J.S., to be sold by Robert Boulter at the Turks-head in Cornhil, against the Royal Exchange, 1675.

Rare first edition in English of the works of Machiavelli, an important work of political science which includes The Prince. Folio, bound in full calf, crimson morocco spine label, raised bands, decor...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-146152

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Tuchman, Barbara W

The Guns of August.

New York: Macmillan, 1962.

First edition of Tuchman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the opening episodes of World War I. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly ins...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-150400

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Friedman, Milton & Simon Kuznets

Income From Independent Professional Practice.

New York: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1945.

First edition of Milton Friedman’s first book, co-authored with fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist, Simon Kuznets. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Signed by Milton Fried...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-4225

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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 of “one of the most important works of history of our time” (Orville Prescott, New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed b...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-148281

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Virgil. Translated by John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro. [Virgil].

London: Printed by Thomas Warren, 1654.

First illustrated edition of Ogilby’s English translation of the works of Virgil, lavishly illustrated with 101 full-page copperplate engravings by famed engravers Pierre Lombart and Wenceslaus...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-149738

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Thatcher, Margaret; Tony Blair; Gordon Brown; James Callaghan; David Cameron; Edward Heath; John Major; Theresa May

British Prime Ministers Signed New Houses of Parliament Engraving.

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Rare colored engraving signed by 8 former British Prime Ministers including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. One page, a fine colored engraving of the New Houses of Parliament signed on the mount by...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-123644

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Goldin, Claudia. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Understanding the Gender Gap: An Economic History of American Women.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.

First edition of this a comprehensive economic analysis of two centuries of women’s labor force participation, wages, and workplace dynamics in the United States by the Nobel Prize-winning econo...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-151922

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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

The Road to Serfdom.

Chicago: University of Chicago, 1944.

First edition of one of the most influential and popular expositions of classical liberalism. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with two small chips to the front panel. Fore...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-135903

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Lee, Robert E

Robert E. Lee Signed Carte-de-Visite.

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Rare Civil War era carte-de-visite portrait of General Robert E. Lee in uniform, boldly signed “RE Lee”. In fine condition. Quadruple matted and framed. The entire piece measures 19 inches...

$8,800.00 Item Number: RRB-103675

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