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Britain and Palestine: An Examination of Present British Policy in the Light of the Mandate for Palestine.

New York: The American Zionist Emergency Council, c. 1940.

Scarce printing of this study of the relationship between the Mandate for Palestine and British Policy, based on a detailed treatment by Dr. Jacob Robinson. Thin imperial octavo, original wrappers sta...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-146810

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Abbott, Berenice

Changing New York.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1939.

First edition stated on copyright page of this classic work. Quarto, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gi...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-145815

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MacArthur, Douglas

Douglas MacArthur Signed Photograph.

:, 1948.

Rare signed photograph of General Douglas MacArthur in uniform. Boldly signed “Douglas MacArthur Tokyo 1948.” The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148405

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Bacher, Robert F. [Berlyn Brixner]

Robert Bacher Signed Trinity Nuclear Test Mushroom Cloud Photograph.

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Rare original vintage Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory photograph of the first mushroom cloud from the Trinity nuclear test, the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. Semi-glossy, black and white phot...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148771

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Acheson, Dean

Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1969.

First edition of Acheson’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Ve...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-150469

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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

Law, Legislation and Liberty. A New Statement of the Liberal Principles of Justice and Political Economy.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973-1979.

First editions of volumes 2 and 3 and an early printing of volume 1 of the economist’s magnum opus. Octavo, 3 volumes, original black cloth. Each are near fine in near fine dust jackets with lig...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-117854

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Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible.

Ethiopia:, C. 18th Century.

Rare Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible. Octodecimo, bound with twine between two wood blocks, parchment manuscript in black and red ink. The book measures 4 inches in height by inches 6 in width. Annotatio...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-151190

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Lax, Peter

Peter Lax Selected Papers. Volume II.

Springer-Verlag: New York, 2005.

First edition of volume two of the selected papers of mathematician Peter Lax. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John Roger with best reg...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-100028

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Lincoln, Jackson Steward. Introduction by C. G. Seligman

The Dream in Primitive Cultures.

London: The Cresset Press, 1935.

First edition of the author’s doctorate thesis on the theory and function of dreams in primitive cultures. Octavo, original cloth, engraved frontispiece. In very good condition with toning to th...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-115384

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Keller, Helen

We Bereaved.

New York: Leslie Fulenwider, Inc, 1929.

First edition of this small book of wisdom by Helen Keller. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mrs Warren Monk, whose sweet...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-138074

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King Jr., Martin Luther. [Coretta Scott King]

The Measure of Man.

Philadelphia/Boston: Pilgrim Press, 1968.

First edition thus of this collection of King’s two notable devotional addresses “What is Man?” and “The Dimensions of a Complete Life.” 12mo, original cloth, illustrated...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-146528

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Rubenstein, Richard L. (David Ben-Gurion)

Israel, Zionism and the New Left.

New York: Zionist Organization of America, 1969.

First edition. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed on the title page, “3.3.73 D. Ben Gurion.” Ben-Gurion passed away in December of 1973. In fine condition. Housed in a custom folding box.

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-72028

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Chambers, Robert

Traditions of Edinburgh. [Fore-Edge Painting].

London and Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1869.

Finely bound example of Chambers’ work on the history and legends of Scotland. Octavo, bound in full pebbled red morocco with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartme...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-129748

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Nehru, Jawaharlal

Jawaharlal Nehru Signed.

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Signed note by Jawaharlal Nehru in both Sanskrit and English dated Nov. 1961. Matted and framed with a black and white photograph of Nehru. The entire piece measures 13.5 inches by 17.5 inches.

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-74072

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Mawson, Sir Douglas

The Home Of The Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–1914.

Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott and William Heinemann, 1915.

First edition of this classic account of Antarctic exploration. Thick octavo, 2 volumes, original dark blue cloth, profusely illustrated with 18 color plates, hundreds of black-and-white plates, numer...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-111828

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Leaves From A Trooper’s Diary.

Philadelphia: Published by the Author, 1869.

First edition of an Anderson Cavalry officer’s Civil War memoir. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt. In good condition. Rare.

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-132681

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Nineteenth Century Carte de Visite Album.

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Rare late nineteenth century carte de visite album containing dozens of original portraits of prominent members of the Griffith family of New York and several contemporary celebrities including Henry...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-136095

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[Schweitzer, Albert]. Photographs by Erica Anderson. Text and Captions by Eugene Exman

The World of Albert Schweitzer: A Book of Photographs by Erica Anderson. [With] Albert Schweitzer Autograph Note and Signed Photograph.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1955.

First edition of this magnificent volume of 169 photographs recording Albert Schweitzer’s life and work; with a rare black and white photograph of Albert Schweitzer on a bank of the Ogooué River...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-142709

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Burger, Warren E.; William J. Brennan Jr.; Byron R. White; Harry A. Blackmun; Lewis F. Powell; William H. Rehnquist; John Pail Stevens; Sandra Day O'Connor

Supreme Court Justices Signed Engraving.

: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, .

Rare original engraving of the Supreme Court signed by eight Supreme Court justices. Boldly signed by Warren E. Burger, William J. Brennan, Jr., Byron R. White, Harry A. Blackmun, Lewis F. Powell, Wil...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-150168

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Sanger, Margaret

Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1938.

First edition of Sanger’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Sanger. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Hubert Michelman Margar...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-5034

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King, Jr., Martin Luther

Why We Can’t Wait.

New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1964.

First edition of Dr. King’s third book, including his reflections on his 1963 Birmingham campaign. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, illustrated with eight pages of black-an...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-146312

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Owen, Hon. Robert L

The Federal Reserve Act.

New York: The Century Co, 1919.

Rare first edition of this work on the Federal Reserve. Small octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable.

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-145611

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Putnam, Samuel [Otto N. Frankfurter]

Marvelous Journey: A Survey of Four Centuries of Brazilian Writing.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.

First edition of this history of Brazilian literature. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stain black. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by Otto Frankfurter on the front free endpaper,...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-148586

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Myers, William Starr; Walter H. Newton [Herbert Hoover]

The Hoover Administration: A Documented Narrative.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936.

First edition of this complete, fully documented, and authoritative story of Herbert Hoover’s four years as President. Octavo, original navy cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Hoover...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-146699

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