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Clinton, Bill [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

My Life.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.

First edition of President Clinton’s autobiography. Large octavo, original blue boards, illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. Boldly signed on the title page by Bill and Hillary Clinton and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Bader Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 by President Clinton. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design byContinue reading "My Life."

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$15,000.00
Item Number: RRB-124933
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Purple, N. H. [Abraham Lincoln; William Herndon]

A Compilation of the Statutes of the State of Illinois, of a General Nature, In Force January 1, 1856. Collated with Reference to Decisions of the Supreme Court of Said State, and to Prior Laws Relating to the Same Subject Matter.

Chicago : Published by Keen & Lee, 1856.

First edition of Purple’s Statutes from the law library of Abraham Lincoln and William Herndon. Large octavo, 2 volumes, bound in full contemporary calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt. With Herndon’s ownership signature on behalf of the firm to the front pastedown of Vol. I, “A. Lincoln W. Herndon Lincoln & Herndon Springfield”Continue reading "A Compilation of the Statutes of the State of Illinois, of a General Nature, In Force January 1, 1856. Collated with Reference to Decisions of the Supreme Court of Said State, and to Prior Laws Relating to the Same Subject Matter."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-124498
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Victoria, Queen

Queen Victoria Royal Military Appointment Signed.

1842.

Rare Royal Military Appointment signed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria. One vellum leaf, partially printed. The document is dated 14th November 1842 and appoints John Aeneas Duncan to the position of Lieutenant in the 29th Regiment on foot. Signed by Queen Victoria in the upper right corner, “Victoria R.” Retaining the white Royal paper seal. InContinue reading "Queen Victoria Royal Military Appointment Signed."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-124061
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Houdon, Jean-Antoine. [George Washington]

Jean-Antoine Houdon George Washington Bronze Bust.

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Fine bronze bust of George Washington, after the famed Houdon bust of 1785 which is considered the most accurate depiction of Washington. Bronze, mounted on a marble pedestal. French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon was revered for his life-like portrayals of numerous notable eighteenth-century philosophers, inventors, and political figures including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson,Continue reading "Jean-Antoine Houdon George Washington Bronze Bust."

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$30,000.00
Item Number: RRB-123102
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Roosevelt, Theodore and Craig W. Wadsworth

Theodore Roosevelt and Craig W. Wadsworth Rough Riders Collection.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899.

Craig Wharton Wadsworth’s personal collection of books, letters and photographs from his time as a Sergeant in Roosevelt’s Rough Riders cavalry. The collection includes a first edition of Roosevelt’s best-selling work, The Rough Riders (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1899) signed by Roosevelt, “Theodore Roosevelt” and Wadsworth, “Craig W. Wadsworth Sergeant-Troop K”; Wadsworth’s 14-leaf photographContinue reading "Theodore Roosevelt and Craig W. Wadsworth Rough Riders Collection."

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$50,000.00
Item Number: RRB-123510
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Thatcher, Margaret; Tony Blair; Gordon Brown; James Callaghan; David Cameron; Edward Heath; John Major; Theresa May

British Prime Ministers Signed New Houses of Parliament Engraving.

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Rare colored engraving signed by 8 former British Prime Ministers including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. One page, a fine colored engraving of the New Houses of Parliament signed on the mount by Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, James Callaghan, David Cameron, Edward Heath, John Major, Theresa May, and Margaret Thatcher. In fine condition. Double mattedContinue reading "British Prime Ministers Signed New Houses of Parliament Engraving."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-123644
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Carter, Jimmy and Menachem Begin

Photograph Signed by Jimmy Carter and Menachem Begin.

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Photograph signed by President Jimmy Carter and Prime Minister Menachem Begin on the front panel. The photograph is of Carter and Begin in The White House with their cabinets. The photograph is stamped on the rear panel, “Official Photograph, The White House.” Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 13 inches. InContinue reading "Photograph Signed by Jimmy Carter and Menachem Begin."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-123824
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Winston Churchill; Clement Atlee

Britain’s Memorial to Franklin Roosevelt Souvenir Book.

London 1947.

First edition of this tribute to President Roosevelt with contributions by Eleanor Roosevelt, Winston S. Churchill and Clement Atlee, a selection of excerpts from the speeches of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and a biographical note illustrated with photographs. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. In near fine condition. Rare.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-123823
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Clinton, Bill, Yitzhak Rabin, Yasser Arafat, King Hussein and Hosni Mubarak

Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat, King Hussein Signed Photograph.

1995.

Color photograph taken during the the signing of the Oslo II Accords of Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein of Jordan and Hosni Mubarak on the White House lawn, signed by Clinton, Arafat and Faisal Husseini. On September 28, 1995, the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza StripContinue reading "Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat, King Hussein Signed Photograph."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-123430
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[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Cruise Pamphlet Collection.

City of Washington : Published by the Smithsonian Institution, 1939-1942.

First editions of ten botanical and zoological pamphlets published as a result of collections and investigations made during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Presidential Cruise of 1938 to the Galapo, six being presentation copies inscribed and signed “FDR” on the front wrapper. Octavo, ten pamphlets, original brown printed paper wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copies, 6 pamphlets are signedContinue reading "Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Cruise Pamphlet Collection."

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$12,500.00
Item Number: RRB-123500
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Kennedy, John F

Why England Slept.

New York : Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940.

First edition, early printing of John F. Kennedy’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Boldly signed in a contemporary hand “Jack Kennedy” on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-122533
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Chantrey, Sir Francis. [George Washington]

Washington as a Roman Senator, 1826. [Sir Francis Chantrey George Washington Terracotta Pedestrian Statue].

c. 1850.

Fine terracotta statue of President George Washington, after Sir Francis Chantrey’s Washington as a Roman Senator, 1826. Terracotta. In 1818, the Washington Monument Association commissioned Francis Chantrey to sculpt a pedestrian statue of George Washington in white marble. Unveiled in Doric Hall of the Massachusetts State House in November 1827, it was the first sculptureContinue reading "Washington as a Roman Senator, 1826. [Sir Francis Chantrey George Washington Terracotta Pedestrian Statue]."

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-123164
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Reagan, Ronald

Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph.

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Rare official photograph of Ronald Reagan receiving a Life Member Award from the Republican Senatorial Inner Circle. Lengthily inscribed by him to John Heinz, Chairman of the Inner Circle, photographed here pinning Reagan with the award, “Dear John—Can I say that’s a purple heart you are pinning on me? Well anyway. Thanks & all theContinue reading "Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-123059
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Burger, Warren E

Warren E. Burger Signed Supreme Court Ruling Document.

Washington, D.C. June 11, 1986.

Rare typescript Supreme Court ruling document signed by the 15th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Warren E. Burger. Two pages, typescript, signed by Burger on the first page. Decided on July 11, 1986, the document offers Burger’s opinion in the Richard Thornburgh, et al., Appellants v. American College of Obstetricians and GynecologistsContinue reading "Warren E. Burger Signed Supreme Court Ruling Document."

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-122766
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. and Eleanor

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Photograph: Christmas 1941.

1941.

Rare original black and white photograph of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt sitting together at a table, signed by both, dated Christmas 1941. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.5 inches by 18.5 inches.

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$7,800.00
Item Number: RRB-124815
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Smith, Sydney D. Foreword by Cesar Chavez

Grapes of Conflict.

Pasadena : Hope Publishing House, 1987.

First edition, signed limited edition of Smith’s account of the relationship between the Migrant Ministry and National Farm Workers Association in the 1960s farmworkers’ movement. Octavo, original publisher’s red velvet with gilt titles and tooling to the front panel. Singed by Caesar Chavez, Chris Hartmire and Sydney Smith on the signature page. In fine condition.

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$425.00
Item Number: RRB-122036
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[Kipling, Rudyard; Winston S. Churchill; John Galsworthy; Sir Henry Haggard; Edith Wharton; et al]

King Albert’s Book: A Tribute to the Belgian King and People from Representative Men and Women Throughout the World.

New York : Hearst's International Library Co, 1914.

First edition of King Albert’s Book, produced to profit the Belgian Fund. Quarto, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of King Albert, with numerous tipped-in color plates illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen, and Maxfield Parrish. Contains the first appearance of Rudyard Kipling’s The Outlaws. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which isContinue reading "King Albert’s Book: A Tribute to the Belgian King and People from Representative Men and Women Throughout the World."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-126384
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Brown, John. [Woodrow Wilson; Charles A. Salmond; Alexander Stewart; James Stark; et al]

John Bunyan: His Life, Times and Work.

London : Wm. Ibister Limited, n.d..

Early edition of Reverend John Brown’s important biography of his predecessor and the author of Pilgrim’s Progress, English Puritan preacher John Bunyan. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “With all fraternal regards John Brown Bedford, England, August 10th 1899” and signed by his wife, “Ada H. Brown.” AdditionallyContinue reading "John Bunyan: His Life, Times and Work."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-121964
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. and Mamie Doud

Dwight D. and Mamie Doud Eisenhower Signed Photograph.

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Original color photograph inscribed by the 34th President and First Lady of the United States, Dwight D. and Mamie Doud Eisenhower. Presentation photograph, inscribed on the mount, “For Mrs. Helen Colle with best wishes and warm regards from Dwight D. Eisenhower” and signed, “Mamie Doud Eisenhower.” The recipient, Helen Colle Donaldson Hollers, was a White HouseContinue reading "Dwight D. and Mamie Doud Eisenhower Signed Photograph."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-194042
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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 in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-121904
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Nehru, Jawaharlal

Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru.

New York : The John Day Company, 1941.

Second printing, published the same year as the first of Nehru’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jawaharlal Nehru on the title page. In near fine condition.

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-124759
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Anderson, Ronald Lee. [Jean-Antoine Houdon; George Washington]

George Washington Houdon Bust Sculpture.

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Life-size sculpture of the head of George Washington, after the famed Houdon bust of George Washington of 1785. Plaster, the piece measures 11.5 inches by 9 inches and is attributed to American portraitist Ronald Lee Anderson who likely sculpted the work as an exercise as a college student. French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon was revered forContinue reading "George Washington Houdon Bust Sculpture."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-121908
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Ford, Gerald R. and John R. Stiles

Portrait of an Assassin.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1965.

First edition of the first book about the Kennedy assassination and Lee Harvey Oswald to be authored by a member of the Warren Commission, boldly signed by Ford. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bob O’Connor with warmest personal regards and very best wishes. Gerald R.Continue reading "Portrait of an Assassin."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-125682
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Huie, William Bradford. [Martin Luther King, Jr.]

He Slew the Dreamer: My Search, With James Earl Ray, For the Truth About the Murder of Martin Luther King.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1970.

First edition of the sensational journalist’s report on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by William Bradford Huie on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wenk/Schwartz.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-121041
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