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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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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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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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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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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

In Evil Hour.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.

First edition of “this fascinating novel of a Colombian river town possessed by evil points to the author’s later flowering and greatness” (Boston Globe). Octavo, original cloth. Ass...

$8,500.00 Item Number: RRB-142798

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Burton, Richard F

A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry.

London: Printed and Published by William Clowes and Sons, 1876.

First edition, one of only 500 copies printed of “this work which is very rare” (Penzer). Octavo, original red cloth.(one of only 500 copies printed). 8vo. 59 pp. Illustrated with an engra...

$8,500.00 Item Number: RRB-146360

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Obama, Barack

Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.

New York: Times Books/ Random House, 1995.

First edition of this memoir by the 44th President of the United States. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Barack Obama on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket d...

$8,200.00 Item Number: RRB-136995

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Martin, Theodore. [Queen Victoria]

The Life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort. With Portraits and Views.

London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1875-1880.

Complete set of Martin’s extensive biography of Prince Albert, contracted and edited by Queen Victoria, each volume inscribed by her. Octavo, five volumes, original cloth with gilt titles to the...

$8,200.00 Item Number: RRB-117508

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Paine, Thomas

Dissertations on Government, the Affairs of the Bank, and Paper Money.

London: Printed by W.T. Sherwin , 1817.

First British edition of Paine’s defense of the Bank of North America. Small octavo, bound in modern wrappers. In near fine condition with light toning to the extremities.

$8,200.00 Item Number: RRB-112396

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Churchill, Winston S

Lord Randolph Churchill.

New York and London: Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1906.

First editions of Winston S. Churchill‘s impassioned two-volume biography written in defence of his maligned father’s posthumous reputation; a bulwark of any Churchill collection. Octavo,...

$8,200.00 Item Number: RRB-144651

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Jefferson, Thomas

Notes on the State of Virginia.

Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, 1794.

Rare second American edition of the most important book published in America before 1800 and the only full-length book published by Jefferson during his lifetime. Octavo, bound in full calf, morocco s...

$8,200.00 Item Number: RRB-151909

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Grant, Ulysses S

Ulysses S. Grant Signed Carte de Visite.

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Rare original carte de visite signed by Ulysses S. Grant, “U.S. Grant Maj. Gen. U.S.A.” In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 9.5 inches by 8 inches.

$8,200.00 Item Number: RRB-109556

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Truman, Harry S

Harry S. Truman Dollar Bill and Typed Letter Signed.

Kansas City, MO: Federal Reserve Bank Building, 1953.

Rare silver certificate one dollar bill, boldly signed by Harry S. Truman. Framed with a typed letter signed to Alexander Jones of The Daily Home News. One page on Truman’s personal letterhead,...

$8,200.00 Item Number: RRB-147068

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Naumann, Bernd; Introduction By Hannah Arendt

Auschwitz: A Report On The Proceedings Against Robert Karl Ludwig Mulka And Others Before The Court At Frankfurt.

New York: Frederick Praeger, 1966.

First edition of this overview of Auschwitz, with a powerful introduction by Hannah Arendt. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Hannah Arendt on the front pastedown, who contributed the introduct...

$8,200.00 Item Number: RRB-151696

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Hazlitt, Henry

Economics In One Lesson.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1946.

First edition of the author’s seminal work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate to the front pastedown. First editions are exceptionally scarce.

$8,200.00 Item Number: RRB-141691

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Popper, Karl R

The Poverty of Historicism.

Boston: Beacon Press, 1957.

First edition of one of the most important books on the social sciences since the Second World War. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper,...

$8,200.00 Item Number: RRB-3441

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Houdini, Harry

A Magician Among the Spirits.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1924.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top stain yellow, frontispiece of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Houdini, illustrated. Lengthily s...

$8,200.00 Item Number: RRB-152249

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Shackleton, Ernest H

The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 by E.H. Shackleton, C.V.O.

London: William Heinemann, 1909.

First trade edition of Shackleton’s thrilling account of one of the earliest attempts to reach the South Pole, “the best book of polar travel which has ever been written” (Manchester...

$8,200.00 Item Number: RRB-148914

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