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Borman, Frank.

Frank Borman Signed “Apollo 8 Mission – Artist Conception” Photograph.

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Rare photograph of an artist’s conception of the Apollo 8 mission signed by Frank Borman. Black and white satin-finish photograph depicting an artist’s concept of the Apollo 8 spacecraft still attached to the third stage of the Saturn V launch vehicle. Boldly signed by Borman in black felt tip to the bottom center. In fineContinue reading "Frank Borman Signed “Apollo 8 Mission – Artist Conception” Photograph."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-151762
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Stevens, Wallace.

Harmonium.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1923.

Rare first edition of this landmark Modernist poetry collection. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth-backed paper-covered patterned boards, paper titles to the spine, top stain red. In very good condition.

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$1,100.00
Item Number: RRB-151850
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Davis, Angela Y.

Women, Race & Class.

New York : Random House, 1981.

First edition of this classic piece of history by Civil Rights activist, Angela Davis. Octavo, original textured half cloth. Boldly signed by Angela Davis on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Silverman. Author photograph by Phillipe Halsman. Uncommon signed.

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-151848
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Wallace, Alfred Russel.

Island Life: or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Including a Revision and Attempted Solution of the Problem of Geological Climates.

London : Macmillan and Co, 1880.

First edition of Wallace’s classic work on the geographic distribution of animals. Octavo, original publisher’s pebbled green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, vignette of the world stamped in gilt to the front panel, hand-colored frontispiece map showing the distribution of jays with tissue guard, illustrated with various maps and charts. In very goodContinue reading "Island Life: or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Including a Revision and Attempted Solution of the Problem of Geological Climates."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-151846
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Paine, Thomas.

Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution.

London : Printed for the Booksellers, 1792.

Scarce early collected edition of Paine’s classic work. Duodecimo, two parts bound in one volume, contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards. In very good condition with rubbing to the extremities, spine, front and rear panels. First printed in London by Joseph Johnson in March, 1791, publication was quickly taken over by J.S. Jordan, who publishedContinue reading "Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution."

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$2,750.00
Item Number: RRB-146441
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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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Heller, Joseph [Richard Benjamin; Paula Prentiss].

Catch-22.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1961.

First edition of Heller’s classic first book. Octavo, original blue cloth. Boldly signed by Joseph Heller and the actors of the film Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss. The 1970 film adaptation of Catch-22, directed by Mike Nichols from a screenplay by Buck Henry, stands as one of the most ambitiously cast Hollywood productions, assembling anContinue reading "Catch-22."

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$12,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151821
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Blume, Judy.

Superfudge.

New York : E.P. Dutton, 1980.

First edition of this beloved children’s novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Hi Howard! It was fun to have Thanksgiving dinner with you. Love, Judy Blume Nov/1980.” Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Roy Doty. RareContinue reading "Superfudge."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151844
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Grant, Ulysses S. [U.S.].

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant.

New York : Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-1886.

First edition of the autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, which covers his military career during the Mexican War and the Civil War. Octavo, two volumes, original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, gilt central emblem to the front and rear panels, patterned endpapers,Continue reading "Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant."

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-151920
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[Harry S. Truman].

Rare Gavel Made From the 1950 Truman White House Reconstruction.

c. 1950.

Rare Gavel Made From Relinquished Materials From the 1950 Truman White House Reconstruction. The wooden gavel was made from original materials removed from the White House during its reconstruction in 1950 under the Truman administration. Much of the interior was reconstructed over a two year period. The gavel features a plaque engraved, ”Original White HouseContinue reading "Rare Gavel Made From the 1950 Truman White House Reconstruction."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151925
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Catton, Bruce.

Mr. Lincoln’s Army; Glory Road; A Stillness At Appomattox.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1951-53.

First editions of each volume in the author’s acclaimed Army of the Potomac trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Mr. Lincoln’s Army and Glory Road are presentation copies, inscribed by the author on the half-title pages, with Glory Road being inscribed in the year of publication. Each volume is fine in a near fine toContinue reading "Mr. Lincoln’s Army; Glory Road; A Stillness At Appomattox."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151778
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Frost, Robert.

A Further Range.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1936.

First edition of Frost’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of verse. Octavo, original maroon cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper with a handwritten poem, “It takes all sorts of in and outdoor schooling To get adapted to my kind of fooling. Robert Frost WashingtonContinue reading "A Further Range."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151924
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O'Brien, Robert C. [Robert Leslie Conly].

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh.

New York : Atheneum, 1971.

First edition of this Newbery Medal-winning children’s fantasy novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with titles and a small mouse stamped in purple, title page vignette, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Sue Glazer with gratitude respect and affection Robert C. O’Brien.” Fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151840
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Meir, Golda.

My Life.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1975.

First American edition of Meir’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Cheryl Asherman.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-152149
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Cruikshank, Isaac Robert.

The Lady and the Saints: In Three Cantos.

London : Edward Bull, 1839.

First edition of this poetic narrative. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, title page vignette, illustrated with ten black and white vignettes by Isaac Robert Cruikshank. In near fine condition. Designed by Isaac Robert Cruikshank.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-148889
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Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem [Bill Walton, Terry Bradshaw].

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Signed Photograph.

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Color photograph of Terry Bradshaw, Bill Walton, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The trio are seated in folding wooden chairs, Walton sitting center with his eyes closed. Inscribed by Abdul-Jabbar in black felt tip to the bottom center of the photograph, “For Bill Wake up man! Abdul Jabbar.” Bill Walton (1952–2024) was an American basketball player whoseContinue reading "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Signed Photograph."

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-151763
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Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens].

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Hartford : American Publishing Company, 1876.

First edition, first printing, mixed state of the apotheosis of American boyhood. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over cloth, gilt topstain. In near fine condition with half-title and frontispiece on the same leaf, with 1875 on the copyright page and 1876 on the title page, and with the 10-point type to the word “THE”Continue reading "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."

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$7,200.00
Item Number: RRB-119453
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Webb, James.

Fields of Fire: A Novel.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice Hall, 1978.

First edition of “the finest of the Vietnam novels” (Tom Wolfe). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “November 2020 And for Michael – ‘That used to be me. But it isn’t anymore.’ Jim Webb.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Hal Siegel.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-151830
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Cohen, Leonard.

Let Us Compare Mythologies.

Montreal : McGill Poetry Series by Contact Press, 1956.

First edition of Cohen’s first book, which explores philosophy, sexuality, death, a world of violent contrasts that would define his future literary and musical careers. Octavo, original cloth. With five full-page line illustrations by Freda Guttman. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For my friend Jo, Leonard January 1957.”Continue reading "Let Us Compare Mythologies."

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$14,000.00
Item Number: RRB-107435
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Hunt, Leigh.

Stories From the Italian Poets: With Lives of the Writers.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1846.

First edition of this collection of 19th-century prose retellings and analyses of epic tales from famous Italian poets. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, triple ruling and floral designs stamped in blind to the front and rear panels. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-151826
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Rowling, J.K.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

London : Bloomsbury, 2005.

First edition of the sixth and penultimate novel in Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Jason Cockcroft.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-152069
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Rowling, J.K.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

London : Bloomsbury, 2007.

First edition of the seventh and final novel in Rowling’s immensely popular Harry Potter series. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Jason Cockcroft.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-152068
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Hung-Ming, Ku.

The Spirit of the Chinese People.

Peking : The Peking Daily News, 1915.

First edition of this collection of essays discussing the history and values of the Chinese people. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the front panel, frontispiece, title printed in English and Chinese, written in English. Boldly signed by Ku Hung-Ming on the front free endpaper. In very good condition. With an essay on “TheContinue reading "The Spirit of the Chinese People."

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$4,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151825
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Sanderson, Brandon.

Mistborn Trilogy: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages.

New York : Tor, 2006.

First editions of Sanderson’s epic fantasy introduction to the Cosmere. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with maps. Each volume is near fine to fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. Jacket art by Jon Foster. An exceptional set.

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-151824
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