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Ben-Gurion, David.

David Ben-Gurion Letter Signed.

circa 1948.

Rare letter of condolence signed by David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel, declaring the death in action of the soldier Ernest Yakov Muller. One page in Hebrew, executed in a neat calligraphic hand on parchment and signed “D. Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister.” The letter reads in translation: “We hereby declare in great sorrow thatContinue reading "David Ben-Gurion Letter Signed."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152490

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Kessler, Lyle [Alan Schneider].

The Watering Place.

New York : Random House, 1969.

First edition of Kessler’s play, with “First Printing” stated on the copyright page. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with production photographs by Bert Andrews. Association copy, inscribed by the author to the director of the Broadway production on the front free endpaper, “For Alan, A tough little guy, A workhorse, A fine director, And Especially… AContinue reading "The Watering Place."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152231

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Higgins, Jack. [Michael Caine].

The Eagle Has Landed.

London : Collins, 1975.

First edition of this classic work, which has sold over 50 million copies and basis for the 1976 film starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland and Robert Duvall. Octavo, original cloth, endpapers illustrated endpapers with the “General area of Hobs End and Studley Constable.” Boldly signed by Jack Higgins and additionally signed by Sir Michael CaineContinue reading "The Eagle Has Landed."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152908

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Stedman, Charles.

The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War.

London : Printed For The Author; and Sold by J. Murray; J. Debrett; and J. Kerby, 1794.

Rare first edition of the finest contemporary history of the American Revolution written from the British side. Quarto, two volumes bound in polished brown calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and fived raised bands to the spines, edges speckled blue, half-titles present illustrated with fifteen engraved maps and battle plans, most folding. In nearContinue reading "The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War."

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152465

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Kerst, Friedrich; Henry Edward Krehbiel [Charles Strouse].

Mozart: The Man and the Artist Revealed in His Own Words.

New York : Dover Publications, 1965.

Dover edition of this compilation of Mozart’s own words on music, art, and life, drawn from his letters and reported sayings. Octavo, original printed wrappers. From the library of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife, choreographer Barbara Siman, with Strouse’s ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. Over his 50-yearContinue reading "Mozart: The Man and the Artist Revealed in His Own Words."

$95.00

Item Number: RRB-152483

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Alexander, Scott; Larry Karaszewski [Larry Flynt; Oliver Stone; Milos Forman].

The People vs. Larry Flynt: The Shooting Script.

New York : Newmarket Press, 1996.

First edition of the shooting script of Milos Forman’s acclaimed film The People vs. Larry Flynt, printing the complete screenplay and scene notes by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black-and-white photographs from the film. Signed on the half-title page by five figures central to the picture: Larry Flynt, theContinue reading "The People vs. Larry Flynt: The Shooting Script."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-152481

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Asbury, Herbert.

Up From Methodism.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1930.

First edition, early printing of this irreverent memoir of Herbert Asbury, the author of Gangs of New York. Octavo, publisher’s original cloth. Boldly signed by Herbert Asbury on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-152453

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Rushdie, Salman.

Midnight’s Children.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.

First American edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "Midnight’s Children."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152479

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Turrou, Leon G. [Jimmy Starr].

Nazi Spies in America.

New York : Random House, 1939.

First edition of this classic firsthand account of the FBI special agent who helped break up the German espionage ring operating in the United States in 1938. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jimmy Starr – a great journalist – in the hope you enjoyContinue reading "Nazi Spies in America."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152476

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Coelho, Paulo.

The Alchemist.

San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.

First edition in English of the enchanting modern fable that became one of the best selling novels of all time. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentellesContinue reading "The Alchemist."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152473

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Kerouac, Jack. [Allen Ginsberg].

Visions of Cody.

London : André Deutsch, 1973.

First English edition of Jack Kerouac’s most ambitious and experimental work, his deeper and wilder retelling of the material he had made famous in On the Road. Octavo, original pink cloth. Boldly signed by Allen Ginsberg on the title page, “Allen Ginsberg 6/2/91 AH.” Ginsberg, Kerouac’s closest friend and a founding figure of the BeatContinue reading "Visions of Cody."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152472

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Schulz, Charles M.

Peanuts.

New York : Rinehart & Company, 1952.

First edition, later printing of the first collection of the Peanuts cartoons. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Charles M. Schulz on the half-title page with a large original drawing of Schroeder beneath a music note. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152480

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[Johnson, Andrew].

Ticket to the Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson.

Washington : Philp & Solomons, April 2, 1868.

Rare original ticket to the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson before the United States Senate, the first presidential impeachment trial in American history. Printed admission ticket in black on rose-colored card stock with the ticket stub detached, reading “U.S. Senate, Impeachment of the President, Admit the Bearer, April 2 1868, Gallery,” with the engravedContinue reading "Ticket to the Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152470

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Weller, Michael [Alan Schneider].

Moonchildren.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1971.

First edition of Michael Weller’s celebrated comic play of the 1960s generation, originally produced in London under the title Cancer. Octavo, original publisher’s black cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to the director Alan Schneider, “For Alan, Did you catch this one? With deep affection and anticipation of the nextContinue reading "Moonchildren."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152229

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Rubenstein, Richard L. [David Ben-Gurion].

Israel, Zionism and the New Left.

New York : Zionist Organization of America, 1969.

First edition of this work on Zionism. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed on the title page, “3.3.73 D. Ben Gurion.” Rare and desirable as Ben-Gurion passed away in December of 1973. In fine condition. Housed in a custom folding box.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-72028

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Dick, Philip K.

The Man in the High Castle.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1962.

First edition of Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, top stain yellow. Boldly signed by Philip K. Dick on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with expert restoration to the extremities. Jacket design by Robert Galster. Photograph by Arthur Knight. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshellContinue reading "The Man in the High Castle."

$50,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152457

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Thoreau, Henry David.

The Manuscript Edition of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1906.

The manuscript edition of the writings of Henry David Thoreau with an original folding double-sided manuscript fragment from Thoreau’s journal tipped in to Vol. I. Octavo, 20 volumes, original publisher’s three quarter green levant morocco over Morris paper boards, bound for Houghton Mifflin by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and elaborate botanical gilt toolingContinue reading "The Manuscript Edition of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152359

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Kennedy, William. [Jack Nicholson].

Ironweed.

New York : The Viking Press, 1983.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, basis for the film starring Jack Nicholson. Octavo, original half gray cloth. Boldly signed by William Kennedy on the title page and by Academy Award-winning actor Jack Nicholson on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152905

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Sheehan, Neil.

A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and American in Vietnam.

New York : Random House, 1988.

First edition of the definitive Vietnam War exposé which won both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “May 17, 1989 To Comdr. Barbara Williams, USN, Who cares! With All Best Wishes, Neil Sheehan.” Fine in fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Sposato.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-145959

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Lamb, Charles.

The Last Essays of Elia.

Philadelphia : Henry Altemus, 1899.

Attractive Altemus edition of Charles Lamb’s The Last Essays of Elia, the second and final collection of the beloved essays he published under the pen name Elia. Duodecimo, original decorative paper-covered boards, elaborately printed in colors and gilt in the Art Nouveau style, with an engraved frontispiece portrait of Lamb and a title page printedContinue reading "The Last Essays of Elia."

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-152475

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King, Stephen. [Rob Reiner].

Misery.

New York : The Viking Press, 1987.

First edition of this “classic King…full of twists and turns and mounting suspense” (Boston Globe), basis for the film directed by Rob Reiner. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Academy Award-nominated director Rob Reiner on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. An exceptional example, rareContinue reading "Misery."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152904

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Kahn, Gordon [Herbert Biberman; Lester Cole; Adrian Scott; Ring Lardner Jr; Alvah Bessie].

Hollywood on Trial: The Story of the Ten Who Were Indicted.

New York : Boni & Gaer, 1948.

First edition of this early and courageous account of the case of the Hollywood Ten, published at the height of the postwar Red Scare. Octavo, original grey cloth stamped in green. Signed by five members of the Hollywood Ten on the front free endpaper: Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, Adrian Scott, Ring Lardner Jr., and AlvahContinue reading "Hollywood on Trial: The Story of the Ten Who Were Indicted."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-152471

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Thorne, Kip; Lia Halloran.

The Warped Side of Our Universe: An Odyssey Through Black Holes, Wormholes, Time Travel, and Gravitational Waves.

New York : Liveright, 2023.

First edition of this extraordinary collaboration between the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Kip Thorne and the artist Lia Halloran, a book-length odyssey in verse and painting. Oblong quarto, illustrated throughout with ink paintings by Lia Halloran. Boldly signed by Kip Thorne and Lia Halloran on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "The Warped Side of Our Universe: An Odyssey Through Black Holes, Wormholes, Time Travel, and Gravitational Waves."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-152467

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Din-Ve-Heshbon: Shel Va’ad-Ha-Hakirah Ha-Angli-Amerikani bi-devar Beayoteshen shel Yahadat Eropah Ve-Shel Palestinah. [Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Enquiry Regarding the Problems of European Jewry and Palestine, Lausanne 20th April 1946].

Jerusalem : Government Printing House, 1946.

Scarce printing of this governmental report with text in Hebrew. Thin octavo, original wrappers. In good condition with some toning and losses to the extremities of the wrappers, institutional stamps to the front pastedown and rear free endpaper.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-146795

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