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Ray, Man. [Yousuf Karsh].

Man Ray Original Abstract Painting Gifted to Yousuf Karsh.

1959.

Rare original painting by American artist Man Ray from the collection of Armenian-Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh. Matte paint on board, in thick impasto in some places, features abstract amorphous shapes in black, blue, yellow, and orange. Signed and dated by the artist in the lower right corner, “Man Ray 59.” From the collection of Yousuf KarshContinue reading "Man Ray Original Abstract Painting Gifted to Yousuf Karsh."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151643

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Lucas, George; Alan Dean Foster.

Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker.

New York : Del Rey/ Ballantine Books, 1977.

First Ballantine edition of Lucas’ Star Wars. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Harrison Ford on the front free endpaper and lengthily signed by the author, “May the force be with you Alan Dean Foster” on the title page. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by James Rampage. Cover art by JohnContinue reading "Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152802

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Rodgers, Cleveland [Robert Moses].

Robert Moses: Builder for Democracy.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1952.

First edition of this early work on the master builder Robert Moses. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Moses on the half-title page, “To Jack Blum with our affectionate regards Mary and Robert Moses.” In near fine condition. Introduction by H.V. Kaltenborn. Books signed by Moses are uncommon.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-124812

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Steinbeck, John.

The Pearl.

New York : The Viking Press, 1947.

First edition of this classic story of simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale. Octavo, original brown cloth stamped in black and gilt. Boldly signed by John Steinbeck on the title page. Near fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with Steinbeck looking to the left on the rear panel. Drawings by JoseContinue reading "The Pearl."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152451

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Sagan, Carl. [Francis Crick, Freeman Dyson, Frank Drake, Charles Townes, Marvin Minsky, Iosif Shklovsky, and Nikolai Kardashev].

Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CETI).

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 1973.

First edition of the proceedings of the first major scientific conference on the search for extraterrestrial life, edited by Carl Sagan. Octavo, original red cloth. Boldly signed by Carl Sagan. The volume gathers the papers and discussions of the landmark CETI meeting held at the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory in Soviet Armenia in 1971, jointly sponsoredContinue reading "Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CETI)."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152801

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Dick, Philip K. [Harrison Ford].

Blade Runner. [Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?].

New York : Ballantine Books, 1982.

First printing of this edition of this cornerstone in science fiction, basis for the classic film Blade Runner starring Harrison Ford. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Harrison Ford on the dedication page. In near fine condition. Scarce in this condition and signed.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152803

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Steinbeck, John.

The Moon Is Down.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1942.

First Australian edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo, original orange cloth. Boldly signed by John Steinbeck on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket with rubbing and toning. Bookseller’s ticket to the front pastedown and bookseller’s stamp to the free endpaper. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity fromContinue reading "The Moon Is Down."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152450

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Lawrence, T.E.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1935.

First British trade edition of the author’s classic work. Quarto, original publisher’s brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustration with four folding maps printed in red and black and forty-seven lithographic plates after Kennington. In very good condition.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-151863

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Yeager, Chuck; Bob Hoover; Frank Everest; Chalmers Goodlin; Robert Champine; John H. Griffith; Gus Lundquist; Joe Cannon; Scott Crossfield.

Bell X-1 Photograph Signed by Chuck Yeager and Eight Test Pilots.

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Photograph of the first aircraft to break the sound barrier. Glossy black-and-white photograph of the Bell X-1 rocket-powered aircraft, nicknamed “Glamorous Glennis,” in flight. Boldly signed by nine of the program’s test pilots: Chuck Yeager, Bob Hoover, Frank “Pete” Everest, Chalmers “Slick” Goodlin, Robert A. Champine with “X-1 pilot, NACA, Muroc, CA, 1949,” John H.Continue reading "Bell X-1 Photograph Signed by Chuck Yeager and Eight Test Pilots."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152445

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Yeager, Chuck; Frank Everest; Chalmers Goodlin; Bob Champine; John H. Griffith; Gus Lundquist; Joe Cannon; Scott Crossfield.

Bell X-1 Photograph Signed by Chuck Yeager and Seven Test Pilots.

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Photograph of the first aircraft to break the sound barrier. Glossy black-and-white photograph of the Bell X-1 rocket-powered aircraft, nicknamed “Glamorous Glennis,” in flight. Boldly signed by eight of the program’s test pilots: Chuck Yeager, Frank “Pete” Everest, Chalmers “Slick” Goodlin, Bob Champine with “NACA X-1 pilot, 1950,” John H. Griffith, Gus Lundquist, Joe Cannon,Continue reading "Bell X-1 Photograph Signed by Chuck Yeager and Seven Test Pilots."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-152444

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Gruelle, Johnny.

Raggedy Ann Stories.

New York : P.F. Volland Company, 1918.

Early printing of the first book in Gruelle’s beloved Raggedy Ann series, signed with a rare original drawing by the author. Quarto, original publisher’s pictorial paper-covered boards, illustrated by the author. First published 1918. Presentation copy, signed and dated by the author on the half-title page, “Johnny Gruelle May 21 1923.” Gruelle has added anContinue reading "Raggedy Ann Stories."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-152406

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Davis, Christopher; Based on a Screenplay by Ron Nyswaner. [Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington].

Philadelphia.

New York : Bantam Books, 1994.

First edition of this landmark work, basis for the Academy Award-winning film starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed Christopher Davis and by Academy Award-winning actors Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152963

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Kesey, Ken.

Sailor Song.

New York : Viking, 1992.

First edition, second printing of Ken Kesey’s Sailor Song, the author’s sprawling apocalyptic novel set in a near-future Alaskan fishing town, signed by Kesey with an original painting. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Ken Kesey 1993,” who has added an original painting of a brightly colored fishContinue reading "Sailor Song."

$800.00

Item Number: RRB-152441

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo.

The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1903.

The Centenary edition of the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in three-quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, silk ribbons bound in, illustrated withContinue reading "The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152345

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Roosevelt, Theodore.

The Real Roosevelt: His Forceful and Fearless Utterances on Various Subjects.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1910.

First edition of this compilation of Theodore Roosevelt’s forceful and fearless utterances on the great questions of his day. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth, with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, tissue-guarded frontispiece, illustrated with portraits. Association copy, inscribed by Theodore Roosevelt on the front free endpaper, “Inscribed for Edwin Willard Deming withContinue reading "The Real Roosevelt: His Forceful and Fearless Utterances on Various Subjects."

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152363

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Levy, Kenneth [Charles Strouse].

Music: A Listener’s Introduction.

New York : Harper & Row, 1983.

First edition of Kenneth Levy’s classic music-appreciation text. Quarto, original pictorial boards, timeline endpapers, illustrated throughout. From the collection of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife, choreographer Barbara Siman. Over his 50-year career, Charles Strouse wrote the music for such iconic musical theater hits as Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, andContinue reading "Music: A Listener’s Introduction."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-152169

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Rowling, J.K.

Harry Potter Series. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows.

Canada / London : Bloomsbury / Raincoast Books, 1997-2007.

First Canadian and British editions, first and early printings of each book in Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Octavo, seven volumes, pictorial boards. The Philosopher’s Stone is a Canadian sixth printing, Chamber of Secrets is a Canadian first printing, Prisoner of Azkaban is a Canadian fifth printing, Goblet of Fire is a Canadian first printing, OrderContinue reading "Harry Potter Series. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152434

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Lord, Walter. [Leonardo DiCaprio].

A Night To Remember.

Norwalk, Connecticut : The Easton Press, 1998.

First edition of this classic work, which mainly served as the basis for the 1997 film Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Octavo, bound in full leather, illustrated, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, silk endpapers, all edges gilt, ribbon boundContinue reading "A Night To Remember."

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152847

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Tibbets, Paul W.

Enola Gay Crew Photograph Annotated in the Hand of Paul Tibbets with an Autograph Note.

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Original photograph of the Enola Gay crew, annotated throughout in the hand of Paul Tibbets. Glossy black-and-white vintage photograph depicting the crew of the U.S. Army Air Forces posed in front of their B-29 aircraft. Annotated in blue ink in the hand of pilot Paul W. Tibbets, who has identified most of the individual crewContinue reading "Enola Gay Crew Photograph Annotated in the Hand of Paul Tibbets with an Autograph Note."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152446

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Frost, Robert.

Complete Poems of Robert Frost.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1956.

First edition, early printing of this collection of poems by Frost. Octavo, original cloth, top stain green, frontispiece of Robert Frost by Clara E. Sipprell. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Robert Frost to Ralph E. Stone Bread Loaf VT Aug 22 58.” From the collection of Ralph Stone withContinue reading "Complete Poems of Robert Frost."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152443

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Nafisi, Azar.

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books.

New York : Random House, 2003.

First edition of this acclaimed memoir of teaching forbidden works of Western literature to a secret book group of young women in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “To Eliot Cohen, whose vision and intellectual courage IContinue reading "Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-152442

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Widener, P.A.B. [Peter Arrell Browne].

Catalogue of Paintings Forming the Private Collection of P.A.B. Widener. Asbourne – Near Philadelphia. Part I: Modern Paintings; Part II: Early English and Ancient Paintings.

Paris : Manzi, Joyant & Company, 1885-1900.

First edition of these works covering the private collection of P.A.B. Widener. Folio, 2 volumes, bound in full original morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panels, all edges gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in volume one, “Mr. George J. Gould with compliments of P.A.B. Widener.” The recipient was GeorgeContinue reading "Catalogue of Paintings Forming the Private Collection of P.A.B. Widener. Asbourne – Near Philadelphia. Part I: Modern Paintings; Part II: Early English and Ancient Paintings."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-33017

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Stockwell, John.

Red Sunset.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1982.

First edition of the first novel by the former CIA officer whose 1978 exposé In Search of Enemies made him one of the agency’s most prominent critics. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to the television book interviewer Connie Martinson, “For Connie, A great interviewerContinue reading "Red Sunset."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-152364

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Borman, Frank.

Frank Borman ‘Earthrise’ Photograph Signed.

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Color photograph of the iconic ‘Earthrise‘ image taken by Bill Anders during the Apollo 8 mission. Boldly signed by mission commander Frank Borman in black felt tip to the bottom of the photograph. In fine condition. Official NASA photograph captioned “Apollo 8 Spacecraft In Orbit Around The Moon Views The Earth” and with a printed explanation to the verso. The photographContinue reading "Frank Borman ‘Earthrise’ Photograph Signed."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-151661

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