Kazantzakis, Nikos

Ο Χριστός Ξανασταυρώνεται. [Christ Recrucified].

Athens : Δίφρος [Difros], 1950.

First Greek edition of one of Kazantzakis’s most important novels, first published in Swedish in 1948. Octavo, bound in full cloth with red cloth spine labels lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed and dated by Kazantzakis on the half-title page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed by Kazantzakis.

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$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151390

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Heschel, Abraham Joshua

Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion.

Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society of America, 1951.

First edition of this modern classic of Jewish theology. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and rubbing. Jacket designed by Marshall Lee.

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$650.00

Item Number: RRB-78342

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Garvey, Robert. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Good Shabbos, Everybody.

: United Synagogue of America, 1951.

First edition of this charming picture book celebrating the Shabbat, with early illustrations by Maurice Sendak. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by Maurice Sendak on the title page. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Leonard Weisgard, Art Consultant. In very good condition. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed.

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$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150171

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Garvey, Robert. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Good Shabbos, Everybody.

: United Synagogue of America, 1951.

First edition of this charming picture book celebrating the Shabbat, with early illustrations by Maurice Sendak. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Leonard Weisgard, Art Consultant. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-127020

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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.

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$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-140273

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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. Boldly signed by Norman Vincent Peale on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First printings are uncommon, especially signed.

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$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-133171

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Waugh, Evelyn; Illustrated by Reynolds Stone

The Holy Places. With Wood Engravings by Reynolds Stone.

New York and London : The Queen Anne Press; The British Book Centre, 1953.

Signed limited issue, number 23 of 50 specially bound copies, signed by both the author and illustrator Reynolds Stone, from a total edition of 1,000 copies. Quarto, original red morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gray endpapers, top edge gilt. Frontispiece woodcut and title page printed in brown, 3 further woodcuts in text printed in black.Continue reading "The Holy Places. With Wood Engravings by Reynolds Stone."

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$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-71894

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Merton, Thomas

The Sign of Jonas.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1953.

First edition of the daily journal of American Trappist monk Thomas Merton. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Thomas Merton on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

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$2,600.00

Item Number: RRB-96038

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Frankl, Viktor E

The Doctor and the Soul: An Introduction to Logotherapy.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1955.

First edition of Frankl’s classic work which explores topics on the meaning of life in general as well as the meaning of specific areas of one’s life, such as work and personal relationships. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. Stettner with the kindest regardsContinue reading "The Doctor and the Soul: An Introduction to Logotherapy."

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$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150506

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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, signed by him, “Albert Schweitzer.” Also accompanied by a letter in English from Schweitzer’s nurse and personal secretary Ali Silver to Fred andContinue reading "The World of Albert Schweitzer: A Book of Photographs by Erica Anderson. [With] Albert Schweitzer Autograph Note and Signed Photograph."

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$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-142709

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Frankl, Viktor E

The Doctor and the Soul: An Introduction to Logotherapy.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1955.

First edition of Frankl’s classic work which explores topics on the meaning of life in general as well as the meaning of specific areas of one’s life, such as work and personal relationships. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Viktor Frankl on the title page. near fine in a good dust jacket. Typography, binding andContinue reading "The Doctor and the Soul: An Introduction to Logotherapy."

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$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150436

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Baba, Meher

God to Man And Man To God.

London : Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1955.

First edition of this work by Meher Baba. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. With an introduction by C.B. Purdom.

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$975.00

Item Number: RRB-117989

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Anderson, Erica; Eugene Exman. [Albert Schweitzer]

Le Monde D’Albert Schweitzer.

Paris : A. Michel, 1955.

First edition of this work on the Nobel laureate. Quarto, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Schweitzer on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. Jean Marie Dubernard upon leaving Lambaréné with my good thoughts, Albert Schweitzer Lambaréné, 18 March 1957.” Photographs by Erica Anderson. Text by Eugene Exman. Preface by Daniel Halevy. In near fineContinue reading "Le Monde D’Albert Schweitzer."

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$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-120738

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Buber, Martin

Tales of the Hasidim: The Early Masters.

London : Thames and Hudson, 1956.

Early edition of this seminal work of the Hasidic movement. Octavo, publisher’s original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, front panel vignette of whales stamped in gilt. Very good in a good dust jacket with damp-staining to the rear panels of both. Translated by Olga Marx.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-149173

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Vincent Peale, Norman

The Power of Positive Thinking.

New York : Foundation For Christian Living, 1956.

Early printing of Norman Vincent Peale’s enduring classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Dr. Richard Shaw who with his great skill demonstrated the ideas in the book- Norman Vincent Peale 10/6/89.” In near fine condition.

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$350.00

Item Number: RRB-133991

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Smith, Huston

The Religions of Man.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece and one of the most widely used college textbooks on comparative religion. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Huston Smith on the half title page. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Rare and desirable signed by Huston Smith.

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-1350

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Smith, Huston

The Religions of Man.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece and one of the most widely used college textbooks on comparative religion. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Huston Smith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Rare and desirable signed by Huston Smith.

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$950.00

Item Number: RRB-55051

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Wouk, Herman

This Is My God.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, 1959.

First edition of Wouk’s classic introduction to Judaism. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For David and Dan in memory of Uncle Alex Herman Wouk. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Robert Galster.

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$650.00

Item Number: RRB-49878

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Kaplan, Mordecai M

A New Zionism.

New York : Herzyl Press, 1959.

Second enlarged edition. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily Inscribed by Mordecai Kaplan to a noted Zionist on the half-title page. In near fine condition.

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$95.00

Item Number: RRB-679

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Schweitzer, Albert

Albert Schweitzer Autograph Letter Signed.

1960.

Rare autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of French physician and Nobel Laureate Albert Schweitzer. One page, text in French. The letter is addressed to Miss Mary Hebe Degler of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and reads in part, “Thank you for very much for the beautiful photographs. The are very natural. All is wellContinue reading "Albert Schweitzer Autograph Letter Signed."

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-116818

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Lewis, C.S

The Four Loves.

London : Geoffrey Bles, 1960.

First edition of this influential theological work in which C. S. Lewis examines the nature of human affection, friendship, eros, and charity, exploring their distinctions and their relation to divine love. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Harvey. A nice example.

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$650.00

Item Number: RRB-151795

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Penney, J.C

View From the Ninth Decade: Jottings From a Merchant’s Daybook.

New York : Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1961.

First edition, third printing of this work of sage advice on the principles of business success from one of America’s most influential twentieth-century retailers. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Major Benjamin Namm – Best wishes sincerely JCPenney -.” The recipient, Benjamin Namm was theContinue reading "View From the Ninth Decade: Jottings From a Merchant’s Daybook."

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$350.00

Item Number: RRB-149211

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J. Leslie Dunstan [Protestantism]; George Brand [Catholicism]; Arthur Hertzberg [Judaism]; Richard A. Gard [Buddhism]; Louis Renou [Hinduism]; John A. Williams [Islam]

Protestantism, Catholicism, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam: Six-Volume Set of Great Religions of Modern Man.

New York : George Braziller, 1961.

First editions of this classic collection of works. Octavo, original cloths, 6 volumes, original slipcase. Near fine in near fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Joseph Low.

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-140432

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Szyk, Arthur

Haggadah.

Massadah & Alumoth : Jerusalem & Tel Aviv, 1962.

First Hebrew and English translation of this wonderfully illustrated in work by Arthur Szyk. Quarto, publisher’s embossed metal binding with hinged joints, illustrated throughout, English translation printed in black and brick red. The Hebrew text is surrounded by beautiful color illuminations. Edited by Cecil Roth. In near fine condition.

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-151930

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