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I Am Prepared to Die.

Kent: A.G. Bishop & Sons, Ltd, c. 1965.

Second edition of Mandela’s Rivonia Speech. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed and dated on the front panel, “NMandela 25.3.05.” In fine condition.

$2,200.00 Item Number: RRB-125089

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Doyle, Arthur Conan

The Great Boer War.

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1903.

Complete final edition of Arthur Conan Doyle’s work on the Boer War, which he revised sixteen times throughout the course of the war. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine, all edges...

$2,200.00 Item Number: RRB-96130

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Wood, Gordon S

The Radicalism of the American Revolution.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.

First edition of this classic Pulitzer Prize-winning work that argues the Revolution was not a conservative defense against British taxation, but a deeply radical social transformation. Octavo, origin...

$2,200.00 Item Number: RRB-152005

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Hund, Wiguleus

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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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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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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Porter, Horace. [Ulysses S. Grant]

Campaigning with Grant.

New York: The Century Co., 1897.

First edition of Horace Porter’s Civil War memoir. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with portraits and maps. In good condition. First editions are rare.

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-132638

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Arrow, Kenneth; Eric Maskin; Amartya Sen; Joseph Stiglitz and Partha Dasgupta

The Arrow Impossibility Theorem (Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series).

New York: Columbia University Press, 2014.

First edition of this work which explores Kenneth Arrow’s impossibility theorem. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Sen on the front free endpaper, “To John, best wis...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-145886

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Grant, Ulysses S

Ulysses S. Grant Autograph Document Signed.

:, 1871.

Autograph document signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America. Quarto, one page, partially printed, the document reads, ‘I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-146683

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[Reeves, James H.]; Ferdinand Foch

Brigadier General James H. Reeves WWI Awards and Appointment Collection.

:, 20th c..

Rare collection of WWI memorabilia with regard to Commander of the 353rd United States infantry regiment (89th division), Brigadier General James H. Reeves. The collection includes: From the Governmen...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-146776

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Chinese Buddhist Watercolor Scroll of Diyu.

China:, c. 1880-1900.

Rare original Chinese watercolor scroll of the realm of the dead. Watercolor on paper, wooden rollers at top and bottom. The scroll measures 62.5 inches by 30.25 inches. In very good condition.

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-147739

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Introduction by O. M. Green

Shanghai of To-day-A Souvenir Album of Thirty-Eight Vandyke Prints of “The Model Settlement.”

Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, Limited, 1927.

First edition of this famous photobook showing views of Shanghai, including the international settlement’s imposing architecture, expansive boulevards, and bustling streets. Quarto, original clo...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149089

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[Burnet, Gilbert]; Collected out of Mezeray, Thuanus, and other approved Authors

A Relation of the Barbarous and Bloody Massacre of About an Hundred Thousand Protestants, Begun at Paris, and Carried on Over All France by the Papists, in the Year 1572.

London: Printed for Richard Chiswel, 1678.

First edition of this seventeenth-century Protestant account of the 1572 St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Small octavo, bound in full red morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149374

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Friedman, Milton & Rose

Free To Choose: A Personal Statement.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980.

First edition, early printing of Friedmans’ persuasive argument for the free market, based on the PBS series Free to Choose. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Milton F...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-15043

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Seale, Bobby

Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton.

New York: Random House, 1970.

First edition of this classic work by the co-founder of the Black Panthers. Octavo, original illustrated cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “2-28-01 To Joe...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-148354

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Dennett, Daniel C

Consciousness Explained.

New York: Little Brown and Company, 1991.

First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Edward with best wishes! Daniel C. Dennett January 2023....

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-150035

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Burger, Warren E

The Supreme Court of the United States.

Washington, DC:, 1973.

First edition of this work on the Burger Court. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by eight justices beneath their portraits accompanying their biographies. They include: Warren E. Burger, William J. B...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-120344

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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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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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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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