Uris, Leon

Exodus: A Novel of Israel.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1958.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Lois Shapiro Shalom Leon Uris.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by Sydney Butchkes. Jacket drawing by Harlan Krakowitz. Signed firstContinue reading "Exodus: A Novel of Israel."

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$1,450.00

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Gernsback, Hugo

Ralph 124C 41+.

Boston : The Stratford Company, 1925.

First edition of “arguably the first major work of American science fiction” (The Economist). Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “With the compliments of the author H Gernsback 1925.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Bookplate on the front pastedown.

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$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-108026

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Shiller, Robert J

Macro Markets: Creating Institutions for Managing Society’s Largest Economic Risks.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1993.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by Robert Shiller on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$750.00

Item Number: RRB-108001

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Volcker, Paul A. and Toyoo Gyohten

Changing Fortunes: The World’s Money and the Threat to American Leadership.

New York : Times Books, 1992.

First edition of this work by the former Federal Reserve chairman. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper with a full page inscription, “3/16/93 To Neal Loss, Who came along at the tail end of this long saga- and can look forward to decades of constructiveContinue reading "Changing Fortunes: The World’s Money and the Threat to American Leadership."

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$975.00

Item Number: RRB-108116

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Player, Gary

Gary Player’s Golf Secrets.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice Hall, 1962.

First edition of Gary Player’s first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Inscribed by Gary Player on the title page and additionally signed by Player on the front panel of the dust jacket. Fine in a good dust jacket with a large chip to the rear panel.

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-109227

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Kilpatrick, Andrew; Warren E. Buffett

Warren Buffett: The Good Guy of Wall Street.

New York : Donald I. Fine , 1992.

First edition of this early biography on investing legend Warren Buffett. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the Warren Buffett on the front free endpaper, “To Mike- With best wishes Warren E. Buffett 4-9-93.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Stromberg. Author photograph by E. Kent Oztekin.

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$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-107255

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Bernanke, Ben S., Thomas Laubach, Frederic S. Mishkin, Adam S. Posen

Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1999.

First edition of this ground-breaking study. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ben Bernanke on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marek Antoniak.

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$650.00

Item Number: RRB-109451

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Di Maggio, Joe [DiMaggio]

Lucky To Be A Yankee.

New York : Rudolph Field, 1946.

First edition of this early autobiography by Joltin Joe Di Maggio. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in a contemporary hand, “To Dick- Hope the start of a good Pic Book! Best alwasy Joe Di Maggio.” Foreword by Grantland Rice. Introduction by James A. Farley. Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "Lucky To Be A Yankee."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-107322

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Krugman, Paul

Geography and Trade.

Cambridge : The MIT Press, 1992.

Early printing of Paul Krugman’s work on economic geography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For William Paul Krugman.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$225.00

Item Number: RRB-110103

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Irving, John

3 By Irving: Setting Free the Bears; The Water-Method Man; The 158-Pound Marriage.

New York : Random House, 1980.

First edition of this compilation of the author’s first three novels. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to his editor David Kent, “For David Kent John Irving with my admiration and affection.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jack Ribik. Introduction by Terrence Des Pres.

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-37055

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Kotter, John

The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations.

Cambridge : Harvard Business School, 2002.

Early printing of this organizational work by Kotter. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Tim John Kotter.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Fender.

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$150.00

Item Number: RRB-107819

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Popper, Karl R

The Poverty of Historicism.

London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1957.

First edition of this undisputed classic in the philosophy of social science. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “To Lionel Robbins from K.R.P. October 31st, 1957.” The recipient, British economist Lionel Charles Robbins, was a prominent member of the economics department atContinue reading "The Poverty of Historicism."

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$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-104071

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Jencks, Charles

The Language of Post-Modern Architecture.

New York : Rizzoli, 1977.

First edition of Jencks’ classic work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Signed by Charles Jencks on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-108009

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Rowling, J.K

The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Translated from the Original Runes by Hermione Granger. With Commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore.

London : The Children's High Level Group, 2008.

First edition, limited issue of this wizarding classic. Signed by J.K. Rowling on the half-title page, with the authentication hologram. Octavo, original brown morocco-patterned boards with silver metal cornerpieces and central ornament accented with faux blue gems, silver metal clasp, marbled endpapers, green silk bookmark, illustrated. Housed in the embroidered velvet bag within the publisher’s calfContinue reading "The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Translated from the Original Runes by Hermione Granger. With Commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore."

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$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-104144

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Popper, Karl and John C. Eccles

The Self and its Brain: An Argument for Interactionism.

Berlin, New York, London : Springer-Verlag, 1977.

First edition of Popper and Eccles’ groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by Karl Popper in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Lionel, with love from Karl 3rd November 1977.” The recipient, British economist Lionel Charles Robbins, was a prominent member of the economics department at the LondonContinue reading "The Self and its Brain: An Argument for Interactionism."

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$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-101425

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Thomas, Dylan

In Country Sleep.

New York : New Directions, 1952.

First edition of this collection of poems, including the first book appearance of “Do not go gentle into that good night.” Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Dylan Thomas 1952.” Fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom halfContinue reading "In Country Sleep."

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$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-106778

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Gordimer, Nadine

July’s People.

New York : The Viking Press, 1981.

First American edition of one of the author’s most beloved titles. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by One + One Studios.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-110161

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Disney, Walt

Walt Disney’s Cinderella.

Stuttgart : Bluchert-Verlag, 1951.

First German edition of the classic retelling of one of the most celebrated Disney films. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Walt Disney on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Laid in is a business card of the publisher with a note referencing this wasContinue reading "Walt Disney’s Cinderella."

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$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-106556

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Green, Hannah [Joanne Greenberg]

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964.

First edition of the author’s semi-autobiographical modern classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author as Joanne Greenberg and her pseudonym “Hannah Green”, as follows, “I never promise lies and the rose-garden world of perfection is a lie, and a bore too.” “Hannah Green” Joanne Greenberg.” Near fine in a very good dustContinue reading "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden."

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$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-106831

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Kotter, John P

Power in Management: How to Understand, Acquire, and Use It.

New York : Amacom, 1979.

First edition of this early work by Kotter. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Kotter on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$300.00

Item Number: RRB-106742

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von Mises, Ludwig

The Free and Prosperous Commonwealth: An Exposition of the Ideas of Classical Liberalism.

Princeton, NJ : D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc, 1962.

First edition of this classic work by von Mises. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “Ludwig Mises March 2nd 1970.” Near fine in very good dust jacket. Translated by Ralph Raico. Edited by Arthur Goddard.

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$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-106574

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Mortensen, Dale T. and Christopher A. Pissarides

Job Matching, Wage Dispersion, and Unemployment.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economists. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Christopher Pissarides on the front free endpaper, “To John Rogers with best wishes C Pissarides.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Konstantinos Tatsiramos and Klaus F. Zimmermann.

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$275.00

Item Number: RRB-110971

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O'Casey, Sean

Within the Gates.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited , 1933.

First edition of this work by the Irish dramatist and memoirist. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “From Sean O’Casey to his dear friend Joe Cummins, Whose companionship, through hours of eventide, he often misses deeply Chalfont St Gilles 1933.” Near fineContinue reading "Within the Gates."

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$550.00

Item Number: RRB-106738

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Ben-Gurion, David

David Ben-Gurion Autograph Letter Signed.

[1954].

Autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of the founder of modern day Israel and first prime minister David Ben-Gurion. One page, text in Hebrew, addressed to Eliahu Eliachar, a notable Sephardic Zionist and Member of the Knesset, the letter reads in full, “Greetings, We don’t need separate political lists – not thoseContinue reading "David Ben-Gurion Autograph Letter Signed."

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$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-104802

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