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Palladio, Andrea. Translated out of Italian by Pierre Le Muet. Translated into English by Godfrey Richards

The First Book of Architecture.

London: Printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, and J. Osborn in Pater-noster-Row, 1733.

Finely bound eighteenth century example of Godfrey Richards’ English translation of the first book in Palladio’s monumental work. Octavo, bound in full contemporary polished calf with a mo...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151582

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Thirteenth to Fifteenth Century Illuminated Book of Hours Leaf Book.

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Exceptionally rare illuminated Book of Hours leaf book, containing various illuminated leaves from several Books of Hours, most executed in France. Duodecimo, bound in full late 19th century velvet, s...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-150731

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Gagarin, Yuri

Дорога в космос. [Road to Space].

Moscow: Military Publishing House of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR, 1961.

First edition of this autobiographical account by the first man in space, a cosmonaut’s early life, aviation training, and historic 1961 mission aboard Vostok 1. Octavo, written in Russian, original p...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151157

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[Andrew Hutchins Mickle]

Rules and Regulations for Day and Night Police of the City of New York; with Instructions as to The Legal Powers and Duties of Policemen.

New-York: Printed by Casper C. Childs, 1846.

Second edition of the first City Police handbook published in the United States. 16 mo, bound in full contemporary sheep stamped in blind, index. Signed by the 67th Mayor of New York City Andrew Hutch...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-143014

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Don Ramon Zazo of Ortega

Don Ramon Zazo of Ortega Signed Patent of Nobility.

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Rare illuminated patent of Nobility signed by Don Ramon Zazo of Ortega, historian and King of Arms to Charles III, King of Spain. Quarto, bound in full morocco with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-109050

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Herodotus; Translated by Isaac Littlebury

The History of Herodotus. Translated from the Greek. By Isaac Littlebury.

London: Printed for Edward Castle and Sam Buckley, 1709.

First complete edition in English of Littlebury’s translation of the histories of Herodotus, also the first appearance in English since Thomas Marshe’s 1584 incomplete translation of only...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-96521

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Rawls, John

Political Liberalism.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1993.

First edition of this work which continues and revises the idea of justice as fairness as presented in A Theory of Justice. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Rawls on the front free endpaper. Fi...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-150218

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Schadeberg, Jurgen. [Nelson Mandela]

Nelson Mandela in His Cell on Robben Island (Revisit).

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Silver gelatin print of Schadeberg’s powerful image of Mandela in his cell on Robben Island, one of the most iconic visual representations of reflection, resilience, and the passage of time. Sil...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151531

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Douglass, Frederick

My Bondage and Freedom.

New York & Auburn: Miller, Orton, & Mulligan, 1855.

Rare first edition of Douglass’ second autobiography. Octavo, original publisher’s brown cloth stamped in blind with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with three engraved plates includ...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-146541

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Edward, David Barnett

The History of Texas; or, The Emigrant’s, Farmer’s, and Politician’s Guide to the Character, Climate, Soil and Productions of That Country.

Cincinnati: Stereotyped and Published by J. A. James & Co., 1836.

First edition of “one of the essential Texas books” (Streeter), published the year the Republic of Texas became a sovereign nation, and with the rarely seen hand-colored map of the state....

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151241

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Herzl, Theodor

Theodor Herzl Printed Letter Signed.

:, December 19, 1903.

Printed letter signed by the father of modern Zionism, Theodor Herzl, in the wake of the collapse of Zionist fundraising efforts in Russia. One page, printed, sent from Vienna on December 19, 1903, th...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-143208

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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. Boldly signed by William Shire...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-152130

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Fisher, Philip A

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits.

New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1958.

First edition with C-H on the copyright page of Fisher’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Jeremy C. Jenks. An exceptional example, uncommon...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-119748

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Gilman, Charlotte Perkins

Human Work.

New York : McClure, Phillips & Co, 1904.

First edition of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s ground breaking work and what she considered “her greatest work” (New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, ‘Lady Merton, Colonist...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-145650

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Howe, Wolfe [Abraham Lincoln]

Loyalty in the American Republic, What is it? And What its Object? A Discourse Delivered in St. Luke’s Church, Philadelphia, on Thursday, November 26, 1863.

Philadelphia: J. S. McCalla, PR, 1863.

Rare first edition of this printed oration regarding President Abraham Lincoln’s new proclamation of Thanksgiving. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition with a small loss to the bott...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-146847

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Chesterfield, Lord. [Alexander Hamilton; Elizabeth Hamilton]

Lord Chesterfield’s Letters.

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Eighteenth century printing of Lord Chesterfield’s Letters from the library of Alexander Hamilton with his wife, Elizabeth’s ownership signature. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf wi...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-129057

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Schumpeter, Joseph A

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy.

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1942.

First edition of Schumpeter’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket a few small chips. Rare in the original dust jacket.

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-144692

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Stephens, Alexander. Edited by Frank Moore

Cornerstone Speech. IN: The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry, Etc.

New York: G. P. Putnam, 1861.

Rare first printing in book form of Stephens’ extemporaneous March 21, 1861 Cornerstone Speech delivered in Savannah shortly before Fort Sumter, published the same year, presenting a reporter...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-152083

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Kennedy, John F

John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph.

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Color photograph of President Kennedy sitting in the oval office, affixed to its original mount. Boldly inscribed, “To Mrs and Dr. Jose Joquin Carrillo Castillo- with highest esteem and best wishes, J...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-141556

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Bernays, Edward L

Public Relations.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1952.

First edition of Bernays’ classic work regarding public relations. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the on the front free endpaper, “To Ivan Black- in...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-81028

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Schiller, Friedrich

The Works of Friedrich Schiller.

Boston: Francis A. Niccolls, c.1900.

Finely bound example of the Connoisseur edition of the works of Schiller, number 34 of only 150 sets printed. Octavo, 10 volumes, bound in full red morocco, ornate gilt tooling to the spine, with past...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-129287

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Mandela, Nelson

The Illustrated Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

Boston: Little Brown, 1995.

Signed limited first edition of the illustrated autobiography of one of the greatest moral leaders of the twentieth century. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Nelson Mandela. Fine in the...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-133458

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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 edg...

$7,500.00 Item Number: RRB-150475

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Mill, James

Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind.

London: Baldwin and Cradock, 1829.

First edition of this classic exploration of the processes of human thought by the father of John Stuart Mill, whose own “logical and ethical doctrines are evidently suggested” by this work. Octavo, b...

$7,200.00 Item Number: RRB-141327

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