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Metropolis Salisburgensis.

Ingolstadt: David Sartor, 1582.

First edition of this important work on Bavaria and northern Italy, covering the history of churches and monasteries in that region including Freising, Regensburg, Passau and Brixen. Adams H-1161. Fol...

$2,200.00 Item Number: RRB-76088

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Roosevelt, Eleanor and William DeWitt

UN: Today and Tomorrow.

New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1953.

First edition of this work on the United Nations by the former First Lady. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with...

$2,200.00 Item Number: RRB-22053

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Roosevelt, Eleanor & Helen Ferris

Partners: The United Nations and Youth.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1950.

First edition of this work which tells the dramatic story of the United Nations. Small quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page,...

$2,200.00 Item Number: RRB-62052

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Allen, Frederick Lewis

The Lords of Creation.

New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1935.

First edition of Allen’s classic account of the financial history leading up to the Great Crash. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Illustrated...

$2,200.00 Item Number: RRB-84532

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O'Connor, Sandra Day; Harry Blackmun, Anthony Kennedy, William H. Rehnquist, Clarence Thomas, Byron White

Supreme Court Justice Signed Pamphlet Collection.

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Rare collection of seven Supreme Court ruling pamphlets signed by Sandra Day O’Connor, Harry Blackmun, Anthony Kennedy, William H. Rehnquist, Clarence Thomas and Byron White. In fine condition....

$2,200.00 Item Number: RRB-110586

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Churchill, Winston S

Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed.

10 Downing Street, Whitehall:, October 15, 1954.

Rare typed letter signed by Winston Churchill as Prime Minister to “Mrs. Martin.” Octavo, one page on Prime Minister Downing Street headed paper, the letter reads in full, “15”...

$2,200.00 Item Number: RRB-146845

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Borman, Frank

Frank Borman ‘Earthrise’ Photograph Signed.

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Color lithograph of the iconic ‘Earthrise‘ image taken by Bill Anders during the Apollo 8 mission. Lengthily signed by mission commander Frank Borman in gold felt tip to the top of the pho...

$2,200.00 Item Number: RRB-149580

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[Washington; George; Benjamin Franklin]

The Apotheosis of Franklin and Washington Printed Textile.

:, c. 1785-1790.

Rare copperplate-printed toile fragment from the popular eighteenth-century English pattern “The Apotheosis of Franklin and Washington.” The fragment features a copper-plate printed portra...

$2,200.00 Item Number: RRB-139191

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Churchill, Winston S

My African Journey.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908.

First edition of this early Churchill travelogue. Octavo, original bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, illustrated, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gi...

$2,200.00 Item Number: RRB-150176

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British Sports and Sportsmen: Yachting and Rowing.

London: British Sports and Sportsmen, 1916.

First edition, limited to 1,000 examples. Folio, bound in original full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, raise...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-111672

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Victoria, Queen

Queen Victoria Royal Military Appointment Signed.

:, 1898.

Rare large format Royal Military Appointment signed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria. One vellum leaf, partially printed. The document is dated 9th April 1898 and appoints Francis Duncombe Astley-Russell...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-124088

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Mandela, Nelson and F.W. de Klerk

Nelson Mandela and F. W. De Klerk Signed Christmas Cards.

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Rare original Nelson Mandela and F. W. De Klerk Christmas cards, boldly signed by each. The signed card from Mandela showing children playing in the snow, signed inside in black ballpoint, “N. M...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-131394

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Missale Romanum, ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum S.PIIV. Pontificis Maximi Jussu Editum: Clementis VII. Et Urbani PP. VII.

Augsburg: Philippi Jacobi Veith, 1739.

Rare 18th century printing of the Roman Missal. Folio, bound in full contemporary black morocco with gilt tooling to the spine in seven compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate triple gilt rul...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-103526

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Churchill, Winston S

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1966.

Finely bound example of Churchill’s classic work. Octavo, four volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149638

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Morgan, John Pierpont [J.P.]

John Pierpont Morgan Autograph Signature.

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Rare autograph signature from American financier and banker John Pierpont Morgan. Boldly signed in ink on an off-white slip clipped from a document, “J. Pierpont Morgan.” In fine condition...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-148494

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Lamb, Charles

A Book Explaining the Ranks and Dignities of British Society: Intended Chiefly for the Instruction of Young Persons.

London: Tabart and Co., 1809.

Second edition of this satirical work, with beautiful color plates. Octodecimo, contemporary calf bound in three-quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt ruling to the spine, with 23 of 24 hand-...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-147994

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The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church. According to the Use of the Church of England. Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches: And the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.

Oxford: Printed by the University Printers, 1701.

Rare early 18th century Book of Common Prayer in a royal binding bearing the ciphers of Queen Anne. Folio, bound in full contemporary green calf with gilt royal ciphers of Queen Anne to the spine in s...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149561

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Bell, Daniel

The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism.

New York: Basic Books, Inc. Publishers, 1976.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Daniel Bell on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Vincent Torre.

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-4274

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McCarten, Anthony [Winston S. Churchill] [Gary Oldman]

Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink.

New York: Harper / An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.

First edition of this work detailing Winston Churchill’s first 25 days as Prime Minister in May 1940, basis for the Academy Award-winning film bearing the same name. Octavo, bound in full morocco by t...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-151812

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Dreman, David N

Psychology and the Stock Market: Investment Strategy Beyond Random Walk.

New York: AMACOM, 1977.

First edition of Dreman’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to close friend Keniston Merrill, “To Ken With all good w...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-106537

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Ching, Francis D.K

Building Construction Illustrated.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1975.

First edition of this classic work. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To John R. 9/7/2015 Franc...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-114591

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Janssonius, Johannes

Rare Johannes Janssonius Map of Le Maine.

Amsterdam:, 1668.

Rare copper engraved, hand-colored map of the French province of Maine and its surrounds by Dutch cartographer Johannes Janssonius. One page with detailed topographical details and hand-colored border...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-123074

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Hardy, Thomas

The Dynasts: An Epic-Drama of the War with Napoleon, In Three Parts, Nineteen Acts, and One Hundred and Thirty Scenes, the Time Covered by the Action Being About Ten Years.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1927.

First edition, signed limited issue of Hardy’s epic drama. Quarto, three volumes, original half vellum over decorated paper boards with gilt titles to the spine, etched frontispiece portrait by...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-140594

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Roosevelt, Eleanor; Jawaharlal Nehru; Indira Gandhi; Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Eleanor Roosevelt, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Signed Photograph.

Hyde Park, NY:, c. 1949.

Rare original black and white photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt with three Indian dignitaries Jahwaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Vijaya Pandit at the Franklin D. Roosevelt gravesite at Hyde Park. Neh...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-148419

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