Tudor, Tasha
Thistly B.
New York : Oxford University Press, 1949.
First edition. Signed by Tasha Tudor on the title page. In very good condition, lacking the dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-1148
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Dubus III, Andre
The Cage Keeper and Other Stories.
New York : E.P. Dutton, 1989.
First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed twice by Dubus with the words added “Stay true and be you.” Fine in a fine dust jacket without the usual fading to the orange spine panel. Jacket design by David Gatti.
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Item Number: RRB-451
Schlesser, Thomas
Mona’s Eyes.
New York : Europa Editions, 2025.
First edition of this international bestselling debut novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, with a fold-out dust jacket depicting all 52 masterpieces. Boldly signed by Thomas Schlesser on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the French by Hildegarde Serle. Jacket design by Ginevra Rapisardi. Author photograph by Pascal Ito.
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Item Number: RRB-149241
![The Iliad, Book III: Helen Reviews the Champions. [With] The Iliad, Book XVIII: The Shield of Achilles.](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RRB-137120.jpg?fit=1024%2C819&ssl=1 "The Iliad, Book III: Helen Reviews the Champions. [With] The Iliad, Book XVIII: The Shield of Achilles.")
Fagles, Robert
The Iliad, Book III: Helen Reviews the Champions. [With] The Iliad, Book XVIII: The Shield of Achilles.
: Grand Street Publications, Inc, .
Two rare Grand Street Publications separate printings of Books III and XVIII of Robert Fagles’ renowned translation of Homer’s Iliad. Octavo, two volumes. Association copy, inscribed by author on the front panel of Book XVIII, “Charles and Brenda – Wonderful to have you back in Princeton with us – Love, Bob.” The recipient, Charles Tomlinson,Continue reading "The Iliad, Book III: Helen Reviews the Champions. [With] The Iliad, Book XVIII: The Shield of Achilles."
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Item Number: RRB-137120
Heckman, James J
Giving Kids A Fair Chance.
Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, 2013.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To John Rogers with respect James Heckman 9/18/15.” In fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-144400
Eisenman, Peter
Code X.
New York : The Monacelli Press, 2003.
First edition. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Signed by Peter Eisenman. In near fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-80058
Kennedy, William
The Ink Truck.
New York : The Dial Press, 1969.
First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original publisher’s full cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by William Kennedy on the title page, “For Joel, William Kennedy.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-149758
Briggs, Raymond
Fee Fi Fo Fum.
Middlesex : Penguin Books, 1971.
Early printing of Briggs’ collection of nursery rhymes. Oblong octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, “Raymond Briggs 1981 April 21.” In near fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-117431
Merton, Thomas
The Seven Storey Mountain.
New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, 1948.
Early printing of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, bookplate to the front free endpaper.
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Item Number: RRB-151033
Krakauer, Jon
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith.
New York : Doubleday, 2003.
First edition of this work “right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song” (San Francisco Chronicle). Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Signed by Jon Krakauer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fontana.
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Item Number: RRB-133280
Gordimer, Nadine
July’s People.
London : Jonathan Cape, 1981.
First edition of one of the author’s most beloved titles. Octavo, original cloth Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-543
Laver, Rod
Rod Laver Signed Tennis Ball.
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Tennis ball signed by legendary tennis player Rod Laver. In fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-150936
Jong, Erica
Fear of Flying.
New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.
First edition of the author’s controversial, gound-breaking second-wave feminist classic which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Octavo, original cloth, red endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “For Katherine Kasten – from Erica Jong October 1973.” Near fine in a very good dust jacketContinue reading "Fear of Flying."
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Item Number: RRB-141273
Socci, P.B. (Yul Brynner)
Yul Brynner Signed P.B. Socci Sketch.
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Rare graphite artist’s sketch of Russian-born film and stage actor Yul Brynner. Boldly signed by Yul Brynner. Additionally signed by the artist, P.B. Socci. Active in the mid 1970s, American artist Pat B. Socci gained a reputation for seeking out Hollywood icons to sign his sketched portraits. In fine condition. The drawing measures 10 inchesContinue reading "Yul Brynner Signed P.B. Socci Sketch."
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Item Number: RRB-89137
Stiglitz, Joseph; Olivier Blanchard; David Romer and Michael Spence
In the Wake of the Crisis: Leading Economists Reassess Economic Policy.
Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, 2012.
Early printing of this work in which prominent economists reconsider the fundamentals of economic policy for a post-crisis world. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-10900
Oringer, Maurice J
Electrosurgery in Dentistry.
Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders Company, 1968.
Early edition of this work on the use of electrosurgery in modern dentistry. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustarted with black and white photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “To Dr. Walter Kindiak With sincere great wishes of the author. Maurice J. Oringer.” InContinue reading "Electrosurgery in Dentistry."
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Item Number: RRB-147798
Szego, George Philip and Shell, Karl
Mathematical Methods in Investment and Finance.
New York : North-Holland Publishing Company, 1972.
First edition of this work edited by the award-winning economists. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Karl Shell on the front free endpaper, “Karl Shell March 14, 2014 Ithaca, NY.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Includes essays by Joseph Stiglitz, J.H. Dreze and N.A. Niarchos.
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Item Number: RRB-114473
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel; Edith Grossman
Living To Tell the Tale.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.
First edition in English of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s memoir. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Edith Grossman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Translated by Edith Grossman.
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Item Number: RRB-133748
Sitkoff, Harvard [Martin Luther King, Jr.]
King: Pilgrimage to the Mountaintop.
New York : Hill and Wang, 2008.
First edition of this stunning reappraisal of King and his increased relevance. Octavo, original boards, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “November 1, 2008 For Bernie, college pal, army buddy, and more…all my best, Harvey.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "King: Pilgrimage to the Mountaintop."
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Item Number: RRB-143903
Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Translated by Lucia Graves
The Watcher in the Shadows.
London : Orion Children's Books, 2013.
Exclusive signed first edition of the third novel for younger readers from the author of ‘The Shadow of the Wind’. Octavo, original cloth. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author on the title page with the publisher’s embossed limitation stamp, this is number 82. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. CoverContinue reading "The Watcher in the Shadows."
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Item Number: RRB-145032
Ewan, Stuart
PR!: A Social History of Spin.
New York : Basic Books, 1996.
First edition of this thorough history of public relations. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For John: For the greater good to prevail, we need to give ourselves a greater public, Best Stuart Ewen.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-74789
Hilton, James
So Well Remembered.
Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1945.
First edition of James Hilton’s later novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Sincerely, James Hilton.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips to the spine. Jacket illustration by George Picken.
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Item Number: RRB-90801
Greene, Robert
The Art of Seduction.
New York : Penguin Books/ A Joost Elfers Book, 2001.
Later printing of this modern classic. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Robert Greene on the half-title page. In fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-150373
Breyer, Stephen
Stephen Breyer Signed Photograph.
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Rare original photograph of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Boldly signed by him in silver felt tip to the bottom right corner of the photograph. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
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Item Number: RRB-151396
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The Iliad, Book III: Helen Reviews the Champions. [With] The Iliad, Book XVIII: The Shield of Achilles.
First Edition
$275.00
RRB-137120
In the Wake of the Crisis: Leading Economists Reassess Economic Policy.
Economics and Finance
$275.00
RRB-10900
