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Robinson, Jackie; Roy Campanella; Gil Hodges; Andy Pafko; Carol Erskine; Ralph Branca; George Pfister; et al

1952 Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers Team Signed Baseball.

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Rare Official National League baseball signed by 25 members of the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers. Signed by Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Andy Pafko, Carol Erskine, Ralph Branca, and George Pfi...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149853

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Wilson, Bill and Lois

Living with an Alcoholic: With the Help of Al-Anon.

New York: Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters Inc, 1964.

Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by both Bill and Lois Wilson on the front free endpaper, “From Lois B. Wilson, all good wishes” and “Yours,...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-130675

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Teale, Oscar S. [Harry Houdini]

Oscar Teale Signed Houdini Contract Draft, Personal Notebook, and Harper & Brothers Editorial Letter To Harry Houdini.

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Rare collection of items from the magician Oscar Teale, the private secretary to famous magician Harry Houdini. Including a typed contract copy signed by Teale regarding him agreeing to compile and ed...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151126

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Bugatti

Bugantics: Bugatti Owner’s Club.

London: Bugatti Owner's Club, 1931-1955.

One Hundred Issues of Bugantics. Octavo, 9 Volumes, bound in the original publisher’s cloth, gilt titles and decorated tooling. Profusely illustrated with photographs, tables, brilliant period a...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-22082

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Speed, F. Maurice [Walt Disney]

Film Review.

London: Macdonald and Co, 1939.

First edition of this overview of Hollywood. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed on the front pastedown and endpapers by Walt Disney and 13 other Hollywood actors and actresses, including, Chi...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-112422

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Craddock, Harry

The Savoy Cocktail Book.

London: Constable & Company, 1930.

First edition of this iconic, definitive text on cocktails. Octavo, original half black cloth, pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Gilbert Rumbold. Presentation copy, inscribed by Harry Craddock on th...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-132103

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Schiot, Molly [Lisa Beattie Frelinghuysen] [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2016.

First edition of this inspiring work that highlights the overlooked achievements of female athletes throughout history, showcasing their resilience and impact on the world of sports. Imperial octavo,...

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-147837

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Roosevelt, Theodore

Through the Brazilian Wilderness.

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1914.

First edition of this classic adventure taken by Theodore Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Illustrated from...

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149263

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Hill, Napoleon

The Master-Key to Riches.

Los Angeles: The Willing Publishing Company, 1945.

First edition of Napoleon Hill’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Napoleon Hill on a half-title page. Very good in a good dust jacket, name to the half-title page. Rare and...

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-145872

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Goldberg, Isaac; Introduction by George Gershwin

Tin Pan Alley.

New York: The John Day Company, 1930.

First edition of this work on American popular music. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Introduction by George Gershwin. Boldly signed “Sincerely George Gershwin” on the dedication page...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-84308

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Hartley, Dorothy

Food In England.

London: Macdonald, 1954.

First edition of this classic work by the social historian Dorothy Hartley, which is both a cookery book and a history of English cuisine. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with Hartley’s own...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-131335

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Williams, Ted; Eddie Murray; Mickey Mantle; Hank Aaron; Frank Robinson; Reggie Jackson; Willie McCovey; Ernie Banks; Eddie Mathews; Mike Schmidt; Harmon Killebrew; Willie Mays

500 Home Run Club Signed Baseball.

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Rare Rawlings Official American League baseball signed by 12 members of the 500 Home Run Club. Signed by Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle (on the sweet spot), Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray, Frank R...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149305

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Thomas, George C., Jr. (A.W. Tillinghast)

Golf Architecture in America: Its Strategy and Construction.

Los Angeles: The Times-Mirror Press, 1927.

First edition of one of the most comprehensive books on the fundamentals of golf course construction written by one of the field’s leading architects. Octavo, original green cloth, pictorial end...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-95896

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Park, Willie

The Art of Putting.

Edinburgh: J. & J. Gray & Company, 1920.

First edition of the author’s rare book on putting. Octavo, original cloth, top edge gilt, illustrated with plates from photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page,...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-114539

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Mantle, Mickey and Roger Maris

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris Signed Photographs.

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Two black and white photographs from circa 1961 of Mickey Mantle and Rogers Maris. Each are inscribed to their 1961 teammate Billy Gardner. The Mantle photograph is signed, “To Billy My Best Wis...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-32061

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Masson, Charles [James Lewis]

Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan, The Panjab, & Kalat, During a Residence in those Countries.

London: Richard Bentley, 1842.

First edition of this narrative of Lewis’ travels between 1826 and 1838 through Balochistan, Sind, the Hazara, Afghanistan and the Punjab. Octavo, four volumes. Bound in full morocco, gilt title...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-95145

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Ali, Muhammad

GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali.

New York: Taschen, 2004.

Signed limited edition of tribute to Ali. XXL sumo format with over 3,000 images of photographs, art and memorabilia, much of it published for the first time by over 150 photographers and artists. Bol...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-130332

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Ali, Muhammad; Jeff Koons

GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali.

New York: Taschen, 2004.

Signed limited collector’s edition, artist proof of this monumental tribute to Ali. XXL sumo folio, silk-covered pictorial boards with pink appliqué letters, lettered in blind on the spine, all...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-148650

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Dylan, Bob; Jacques Levy [Rubin “Hurricane” Carter]

Bob Dylan Signed Sheet Music For Hurricane by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy.

: Ram's Horn Music, 1975.

Rare sheet music for the song “Hurricane” composed by Bob Dylan with the lyrics by Dylan and Jacques Levy, signed by Dylan. Quarto, four pages, with a black and white photograph of Rubin “...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-148957

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DiMaggio, Joe. [Bill Clinton; Gerald Ford; Ronald Reagan and Clint Eastwood]

Joe Dimaggio Presidential Letter Collection.

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Rare collection of letters and invitations sent by three United States Presidents to baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. The letters include a typewritten letter from President Bill Clinton wishing DiMaggio...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-105698

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Craddock, Harry

The Savoy Cocktail Book.

London: Constable, 1930.

First edition of this iconic, definitive text on cocktails. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Illustrations by Gilbert Rumbold. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-96515

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Camp, Walter and Lilian Brooks

Drives and Puts.

Boston: L.C. Page, 1899.

First edition of this collection of golf short stories by the father of American football. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of a woman golfer by H.C. Ireland, vignette on title page, top edge gilt...

$4,500.00 Item Number: RRB-82458

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Jones, Robert T. [Bobby]

Golf Is My Game.

New York: Doubleday & Company, 1960.

First edition of this classic golfing technique manual. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs and drawings. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in full on the front free end...

$4,500.00 Item Number: RRB-150360

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Thorp, Edward O

Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty One.

New York: Random House, 1962.

First edition of Thorp’s classic first book. Octavo, original cloth, with charts and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Alfred Best Wish...

$4,500.00 Item Number: RRB-146421

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