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Atlee, Clement; Ben Chifley; Walter Nash; Jan Smuts; et al

Clement Atlee Signed 1946 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference Photograph.

:, 1946.

Large original photograph of the 1946 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, signed by UK Prime Minister Clement Atlee among every other sitter. The large silver gelatin print is signed on th...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-137423

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Caro, Robert A

The Power Broker.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer-Prize winning work on Robert Moses. Thick octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-titl...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-146799

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Gardner, Alexander. [Abraham Lincoln]

Rare original painting of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. After a photograph by Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner. Scottish photographer Alexander Gardner immigrated t...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-95830

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Victoria, Queen. Edited by Arthur Christopher and Viscount Esher

Letters of Queen Victoria: A Selection from her Majesty’s Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861.

London: John Murray, 1907.

First edition set of this selection of the letters of Queen Victoria, written between 1837 and 1861. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco by Henry Southeran and Co. with gilt titles and tooling to t...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-132058

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Galbraith, John Kenneth

The Great Crash 1929.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front a...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-150045

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Forty-Four Star American Flag.

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Rare forty-four star American flag. The American flag bearing 44 stars was in use between July 10, 1890 when the state of Wyoming was admitted into the Union and January 4, 1896 when Utah was admitted...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-109201

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Burrough, Bryan and Helyar, John [James Garner]

Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1992.

James Garner’s original shooting script for the film in which he starred, Barbarians at the Gate. Quarto, bound in the original binder, with Garner’s embossed name in gilt to the front pan...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-114514

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Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible.

Ethiopia:, C. 18th Century.

Rare illustrated Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible. Duodecimo, bound in full leather with elaborate tooling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, parchment manuscript in black and red ink, with si...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-145311

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Acts of the General Assembly and Journals of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia, from 1861 to 1863.

:, 1861-63.

Rare collection of the official legislative acts passed by the General Assembly and House of Delegates of Virginia, CSA, from 1861 to 1863. Octavo, seven volumes, bound in contemporary calf and tan cl...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-110522

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18th Century Catholic Antiphonal.

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Rare 18th Century Catholic antiphonal containing the Festa Februarii, Festa Martii, and Festa Aprilis. Quarto, bound in full leather, hand-written script of both music and lyrics in black and red, all...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-123047

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[Earhart, Amelia]

Amelia Earhart Signed Oldsmobile Girls Club Christmas Party Program.

[Lansing, Michigan]:, [1928].

Rare original program from the holiday luncheon held for female employees of Olds Motor Works held on December 19th 1928, signed by legendary aviator Amelia Earhart. Octavo, bound in handmade tissue p...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-142535

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[Lincoln, Abraham]

Bust of Abraham Lincoln.

:, c. 1909.

Painted plaster bust of Abraham Lincoln mounted on a wood pedestal base. After Raffaello Gironi for The Boston Sculpture Company. Signed faintly on reverse of integrated plaster pedestal, “R. Gi...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-148487

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Standing Bear, Luther [Chief Standing Bear]

My People the Sioux.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928.

First edition of this foundational work of Native American autobiography. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial orange cloth, top stain brown, frontispiece of Chief Standing Bear at council, il...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149609

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Schrader, Paul; Robert De Niro; Martin Scorsese; Mike Watt [Editor]

Taxi Driver.

Colorado Springs: Gauntless Press, 2018.

Signed limited first edition of this screenplay based on the 1976 film ‘Taxi Driver’, including the full shooting script, one of 500 copies. Quarto, original cloth with black and white pic...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-152039

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Smith, Adam

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1799.

Early edition of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in full calf, gilt titles to the spine, morocco spine labels. In near fine condition, reba...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-137589

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Aldrin, Buzz

Buzz Aldrin Photograph Signed.

:, 1969.

Iconic photograph on canvas of Buzz Aldrin standing next to the United States flag planted atop the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission. Boldly signed “Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI.” The e...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-130943

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Victoria, Queen of England

The Great Seal of Queen Victoria with Royal Patent.

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Rare wax Great Seal of Queen Victoria presented with a large, elaborately illustrated patent granted to William Edward Newton. Housed in a custom metal case, the patent measures 7 inches in diameter a...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-108053

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Smith, Adam

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

London: Printed for William Allison & J. Maynard; Edinburgh: W. Blair, 1819.

Early edition of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in contemporary full calf, gilt titles to the spine, red and green spine labels. In near f...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-133843

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Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible.

Ethiopia:, C. 18th Century.

Rare illustrated Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible. Duodecimo, bound with twine between two wood blocks, parchment manuscript in black and red ink, with full-page hand-painted miniatures depicting the Tran...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-145316

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Kipling, Rudyard

The Graves of the Fallen: Imperial War Graves Commission.

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1919.

Exceptionally rare first edition of this pamphlet honoring every British soldier who died in World War I. Oblong octavo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149313

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Truman, Harry S

Harry Truman Signed Photograph.

:, 1957.

Large black and white photograph of the Senate Committee investigation headed by Harry Truman into the $40 million contract for wartime planes with Howard Hughes and Henry J. Kaiser, lengthily inscrib...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-94776

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Kirk, Russell

The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot.

Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1953.

First edition of one of the greatest contributions to twentieth-century American Conservatism. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. First editions are scarce.

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-142023

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Schelling, Thomas C

The Strategy of Conflict.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960.

First edition of this work that pioneered the study of bargaining and strategic behavior. Octavo, original yellow cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Thomas Schelling on the title page. Near fine i...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-30057

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Fermor, Patrick Leigh [Daphne Fielding]

Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece.

London: John Murray, 1966.

First edition of the author’s travelogue companion piece to Mani. Octavo, original cloth, a map, and illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the au...

$3,500.00 Item Number: RRB-148859

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Rare History, Law & Political Books for Sale Online

Clement Atlee Signed 1946 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference Photograph.

The Power Broker.

Abraham Lincoln Portrait.

Letters of Queen Victoria: A Selection from her Majesty’s Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861.

The Great Crash 1929.

Forty-Four Star American Flag.

Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco.

Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible.

Acts of the General Assembly and Journals of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia, from 1861 to 1863.

18th Century Catholic Antiphonal.

Amelia Earhart Signed Oldsmobile Girls Club Christmas Party Program.

Bust of Abraham Lincoln.

My People the Sioux.

Taxi Driver.

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

Buzz Aldrin Photograph Signed.

The Great Seal of Queen Victoria with Royal Patent.

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible.

The Graves of the Fallen: Imperial War Graves Commission.

Harry Truman Signed Photograph.

The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot.

The Strategy of Conflict.

Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece.