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Emerson, Ralph Waldo

The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson with a Biographical Introduction and Notes by Edward Waldo Emerson and a General Index.

Cambridge : Printed at the Riverside Press, 1903.

The Autograph Centenary edition of the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of 600 numbered copies containing a double sided manuscript in Emerson’s hand bound into volume one. Octavo, 12 volumes, original publisher’s cloth with printed paper spine labels, illustrated with numerous mounted photogravures, frontispiece portrait of Emerson to Vol. I with lettered tissue guard.Continue reading "The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson with a Biographical Introduction and Notes by Edward Waldo Emerson and a General Index."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-144526

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Lewis, C.S

The Screwtape Letters.

London : Geoffrey Bles, 1942.

First edition of Lewis‘ classic novel of spiritual conflict, one of his most celebrated works. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. An excellent example. Very rare in this condition.

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-144515

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Goldman, Emma

Anarchism and Other Essays.

New York : Mother Earth Publishing Association, 1911.

Second revised edition of Goldman’s most important collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Goldman. Boldly signed by Emma Goldman on the front free endpaper. In very good condition. With biographical sketch by Hippolyte Havel. Books signed by Goldman are rare.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-144296

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Herriot, James

All Things Bright and Beautiful.

London` : Michael Joseph, 1976.

First edition of this classic, the sequel to All Creatures Great and Small. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Bob and Nancy with best wishes and thanks James Herriot.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Camera Press.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-144243

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Mill, John Stuart

The Subjection of Women.

London : Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1869.

First edition of Mill’s classic work defending the rights of women, publisher’s presentation copy, with a blind stamp to title, “Presented by the Publishers.” Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition, names to the half-title page. Rare and desirable.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-144100

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Sartre, Jean-Paul

Existentialism.

New York : The Philosophical Library, 1947.

First edition of the philosopher’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Bernard Frechtman. An exceptional example.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-144092

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Kierkegaard, Søren. Translated by A. S. Aldworth & W. S. Ferrie

Consider The Lilies: Being the Second part of “Edifying Discourses in a Different Vein”, published in 1847 at Copenhagen, by S. Kierkegaard.

London : The C. W. Daniel Company, Ltd., 1940.

First English edition of the elaboration and conclusion of Kierkegaard’s important existential discourses of 1847. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the Danish by A. S. Aldworth & W. S. Ferrie. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. An exceptional example.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-144009

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Schiller, Friedrich

The Works of Friedrich Schiller.

Weimar and New York : The Northern Press, Printed for Subscribers only, n.d.

The Weimar edition of the collected works of Friedrich Schiller. Octavo, 10 volumes bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, elaborate gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles, watered silk endleaves and doublures with central gilt mongrams “EHR”, top edgeContinue reading "The Works of Friedrich Schiller."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143624

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Rare first edition, presentation copy of The Abolition of Man; inscribed by C.S. Lewis

Lewis, C.S

The Screwtape Letters.

London : Geoffrey Bles: The Centenary Press, 1945.

Early printing of Lewis‘ classic novel of spiritual conflict, one of his most celebrated works; signed by him with his poem The Salamader in the year it was published in The Spectator. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “C. S. Lewis” and inscribed by him on the finalContinue reading "The Screwtape Letters."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143837

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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

The Sensory Order. An Inquiry Into the Foundations of Theoretical Psychology.

London : Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1952.

First edition of Hayek’s foundational study of cognitive behavior—”an exercise in profound thinking.” Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Introduction by Heinrich Kluver.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-143046

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Peter, Laurence J. and Raymond Hull

The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1969.

First edition, early printing of this classic #1 New York Times bestseller that answers the age-old question: Why is incompetence so maddeningly rampant and so vexingly triumphant? Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Gerald and Marie Underwood, Best wishes and please avoid the final placement syndromeContinue reading "The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-142463

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Drucker, Peter F

Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.

First edition, early printing of this management classic. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jack Nold with warmest regards Peter F. Drucker.” Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, date to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Roy La Grone. Rare andContinue reading "Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-142075

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Edwards, Jonathan

Two Dissertations, I. Concerning the End For Which God Created the World. II. The Nature of True Virtue.

Boston : S. Kneeland, 1765.

First edition of this important work by Edwards. Small octavo, bound in half calf over marbled boards, raised bands, morocco spine label. In very good condition. Rare.

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-142014

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Riesman, David with Reuel Denney and Nathan Glazer

The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character.

New Haven : Yale University Press, 1950.

First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by David Riesman on the title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Scarce and desirable signed.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-140940

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Milnor, John W

From the Differentiable Viewpoint.

Charlottesville, VA : The University Press of Virginia, 1965.

First edition of this work by the famed mathematician. Octavo, original. Boldly signed by John Milnor on the title page. Based on notes by David W. Weaver. Fine in the original glassine jacket.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-141351

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Maxwell, John C

5 Levels of Leadership.

New York : Center Street, 2011.

First edition of this inspirational work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “To Melody J. Maxwell 12.11.” Very good in a very good dust jacket, marginalia. Jacket design by Brand Navigation.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-141311

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Mill, James

Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind.

London : Baldwin and Cradock, 1829.

First edition of this classic exploration of the processes of human thought by the father of John Stuart Mill, whose own “logical and ethical doctrines are evidently suggested” by this work. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, armorial stamp to the front panel of the Earl of Shaftesbury, with a four page autographed letter signedContinue reading "Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-141327

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Einstein, Albert

Albert Einstein Signed Photograph.

1923.

Extremely rare original photograph boldly signed “Albert Einstein Jerusalem 1923” during his only trip to Palestine in 1923. Einstein’s return voyage from his tour of Japan and China took him via the Red Sea and Suez Canal which allowed him to accept the invitation of Arthur Ruppin, the director of the Palestine office of theContinue reading "Albert Einstein Signed Photograph."

$60,000.00

Item Number: RRB-141301

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D'Antonio, Michael. [Joan Didion]

Heaven on Earth: Dispatches From America’s Spiritual Frontier.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc., 1992.

First edition of the journalist’s objective exploration of “New Age” spirituality. Octavo, original half cloth. From the library of Joan Didion with the original typed transmittal letter signed by the Senior Editor of Crown Publishers to Joan Didion laid in. The recipient, American journalist and novelist Joan Didion gained a reputation in the 1960s andContinue reading "Heaven on Earth: Dispatches From America’s Spiritual Frontier."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-141834

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Yalom, Irvin D

Inpatient Group Psychotherapy.

New York : Basic Books, 1983.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Pat Irvin D. Yalom.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Vincent Torre.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-141494

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Russell, Bertrand and Alfred North Whitehead

Principia Mathematica.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1950.

First edition of volume one and second editions of volumes two and three, in the rare dust jackets of Russell and Whitehead’s monumental work. Octavo, three volumes, original cloth. Rare and desirable.

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140610

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Keyes, Daniel

The Minds of Billy Milligan.

New York : Random House, 1981.

First edition of “this fascinating work” (Los Angeles Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Daniel Keyes on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate. Jacket painting and interior painting by Billy Milligan. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Uncommon signed.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-140602

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Winfrey, Oprah

Oprah Presents Master Class: Every Life Has a Story, Every Story Has a Lesson.

Auckland, New Zealand : PQ Blackwell Limited/Los Angeles: Harpo, Inc., 2010.

First edition of the book companion to Oprah Winfrey’s Master Class series. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with color photographs. From the collection of Bill Zwecker. A member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother, Peg Zwecker, was theContinue reading "Oprah Presents Master Class: Every Life Has a Story, Every Story Has a Lesson."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-140634

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Peale, Norman Vincent

The Power of Positive Thinking.

New York : Prentice-Hall, 1952.

First edition of Norman Vincent Peale’s enduring classic. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Norma-Jean Roth with best wishes Norman Vincent Peale.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First printings are uncommon, especially signed.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-140273

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