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Valtin, Jan [aka Richard Julius Herman Krebs] [Gene Tunney]

Out of the Night.

New York: Alliance Book Corporation, 1941.

First edition of Valtin’s bestselling autobiographical narrative. Octavo, original blue cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to the great boxing champion and his wife, “To Poll...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-4644

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Bayle, Pierre

Oeuvres diverses de Mr. Pierre Bayle, contenant tout ce que cet Auteur a publié pendant sa vie, en Philosophie, en Critique, en Histoire, en Littérature etc. excepté son Dictionnaire historique et critique.

: Chez P. Husson, J. Swart, H. Scheurleer, J. Vand Duren, R. Alberts, C. Le Vier, 1727-1731.

Rare 18th century set of French philosopher Pierre Bayle’s magnum opus, a historical and critical dictionary. Folio, 5 volumes, bound in full contemporary calf, raised bands, marbled endpapers....

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-3146

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Burnham, James

The Managerial Revolution: What Is Happening In The World.

New York : The John Day Company, 1941.

First edition of Burnham’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Some dampstaining to a few pages, very good in the rare original dust jacket with a chip to the crown of the spine.

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-71237

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Garrett Fawcett, Millicent

Women’s Suffrage: A Short History of a Great Movement.

London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, [1912].

First edition of Millicent Garrett Fawcett’s history of the women’s suffrage movement. Octavo, original cloth, publisher’s advertisements at rear. English politician, writer and femi...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-134219

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Buber, Martin

Die Fünf Bücher Der Weisung [Five Books of Moses].

Berlin: Lambert Schneider, 1930.

First edition of this German translation and interpretation of the Torah. Small octavo, original publisher’s black cloth with leather spine labels, top stain yellow. Boldly signed by Martin Bube...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148291

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Churchill, Winston S

First edition of this Churchill title, the last book he published before the outbreak of the Second World War. Octavo, bound in three quarters modern navy morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-150756

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Rothbard, Murray

Conceived In Liberty: Volumes 1- 4.

New York: Arlington House Publishers, 1975-79.

First editions of each volume in the author’s acclaimed four volume series. Octavo, four volumes, original cloth. Each are near fine in excellent dust jackets with a touch of shelfwear. An excep...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-15030

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Gandhi, Mahatma. Edited by C. F. Andrews

Mahatma Gandhi At Work: His Own Story Continued.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1931.

First edition of the third volume in Andrews’ intimate biography of Mahatma Gandhi, as was related to him by Gandhi himself. Octavo, original boards, frontispiece portrait of Gandhi. Near fine i...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-121904

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Védrine, Hubert [Madeleine Albright]

Hubert Védrine French Foreign Policy Collection.

: Fayard; Brookings Institution Press, 1996-2021.

Collection of nine works from the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Hubert Védrine, from the library of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. The works include: Les Mondes de Francois Mit...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-147905

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Churchill, Winston S

Ian Hamilton’s March.

London: Longman's, Green, and Co, 1900.

First edition of Churchill’s classic fifth book, a continuation of his coverage of the Boer War which he began in London to Ladysmith via Pretoria. Octavo, original red cloth with gilt titles to...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148450

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Searle, John R

Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969.

First edition of “one of the most important contributions to the philosophy of language in recent decades” (The Philosophical Quarterly). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribe...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-150029

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Sherrod, Robert

History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II.

Washington: Combat Forces Press, 1952.

First edition of this authoritative account of U.S. Marine aviation in the Pacific Theater. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with titles and the marine corps emblem stamped in blue on the spin...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148753

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Wieser, Friedrich von

Natural Value.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1893.

First edition in English. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition with the spine gilt bright. Translated by Christian A. Molloch. Edited with a preface and analysis by William Smart.

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-3681

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Storke, Elliot G

A Complete History of the Great American Rebellion Embracing Its Causes, Events, and Consequences, with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of its Principal Actors, and Thrilling Incidents of Land and Naval Heroes.

Auburn, N.Y: The Auburn Publishing Company, 1863-1865.

First edition of Storke’s history of the American Civil War. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s deluxe full morocco, illustrated with maps, plans of battles, and portraits. In good...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-133070

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Beny, Roloff (Vivien Leigh)

A Time of Gods.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1962.

First edition of this work by the famed photographer. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated endpaper, illustrated with 148 photogravure plates. Association copy, inscribed by the author to...

$1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-74016

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Campbell, John Lord

The Lives of the Lord Chancellors, The Lives of the Chief Justices of England

London: John Murray, 1845-69.

Finely bound set of Campbell’s works. Octavo, 13 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands. In near fine condition.

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-130459

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Miles, General Nelson A

Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles: Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War or From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development and Progress of Our Great Western Empire.

Chicago: The Werner Company, 1896.

Publisher’s deluxe first edition of this autobiography of a great military general; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Quarto, bound in full crushed morocco with gilt titles to the f...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-145738

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.]

A Treatise on Probability.

London: MacMillan & Company, 1921.

First edition of “undoubtedly the most important work on probability that has appeared for a very long time” (Bertrand Russell). Octavo, original brown cloth with titles to the spine in gi...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-150284

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Junger, Sebastian [George Clooney]

The Perfect Storm.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1997.

First edition of this work, basis for the 2000 film starring Wolfgang Petersen starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantoni...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-150103

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Thomas, Helen [President Gerald R. Ford]

Dateline: White House.

New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc, 1975.

First edition of this firsthand account of America’s Presidents and their families from the perspective of a pioneering journalist. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, illustrated wit...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-148463

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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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Rare History, Law & Political Books for Sale Online

Out of the Night.

Oeuvres diverses de Mr. Pierre Bayle, contenant tout ce que cet Auteur a publié pendant sa vie, en Philosophie, en Critique, en Histoire, en Littérature etc. excepté son Dictionnaire historique et critique.

The Managerial Revolution: What Is Happening In The World.

Women’s Suffrage: A Short History of a Great Movement.

Die Fünf Bücher Der Weisung [Five Books of Moses].

Step By Step 1936-1939.

Conceived In Liberty: Volumes 1- 4.

Mahatma Gandhi At Work: His Own Story Continued.

Hubert Védrine French Foreign Policy Collection.

Ian Hamilton’s March.

Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language.

History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II.

Natural Value.

A Complete History of the Great American Rebellion Embracing Its Causes, Events, and Consequences, with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of its Principal Actors, and Thrilling Incidents of Land and Naval Heroes.

A Time of Gods.

The Lives of the Lord Chancellors, The Lives of the Chief Justices of England

Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles: Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War or From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development and Progress of Our Great Western Empire.

A Treatise on Probability.

The Perfect Storm.

Dateline: White House.

Leaves From A Trooper’s Diary.

Nineteenth Century Carte de Visite Album.

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

Supreme Court Justices Signed Engraving.