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Chicago Daily Tribune. [Harry S. Truman].

“Dewey Defeats Truman” The Chicago Daily Tribune, November 3, 1948.

Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Daily Tribune, 1948.

The celebrated four-page front wrap of the Chicago Daily Tribune of November 3, 1948, bearing what is perhaps the most famous mistake in the history of American journalism: the triumphant banner headline “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and a small corner tip tear to the rear page. When the decision toContinue reading "“Dewey Defeats Truman” The Chicago Daily Tribune, November 3, 1948."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152400

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Dick, Philip K. [Harrison Ford] [Stan Lee].

Blade Runner: The Official Comics Illustrated Version of the Motion Picture Hit.

New York : Marvel Comics, 1982.

First edition of the comics illustrated version of this classic film. Small octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Harrison Ford on the front panel. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152848

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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.].

The Constitution of Liberty.

Chicago : The University of Chicago, 1960.

First edition of Hayek’s classic statement on the ideals of freedom and liberty. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For H.L. Severance with all best wishes May 8, 1975 F.A. Hayek.” Very good in a very good dust jacket, original clipping from the review of this title toContinue reading "The Constitution of Liberty."

$26,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140907

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Eisenhower, Dwight D.

Brief History of Planning for Procurement and Industrial Mobilization Since the World War.

Washington, D.C. : The Army Industrial College, 1931.

First edition of this scarce Army Industrial College lecture by the future Supreme Allied Commander and President. Quarto, original half-cloth over marbled boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For I.P. Phillipson with best wishes Dwight D Eisenhower.” The recipient, I. P. Phillipson, was a fellow United States Army officer andContinue reading "Brief History of Planning for Procurement and Industrial Mobilization Since the World War."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152398

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Proulx, Annie; William Matthews [Illustrator] [Larry McMurtry].

Close Range: Wyoming Stories.

New York : Scribner, 1999.

First edition of Annie Proulx’s celebrated Wyoming Stories, containing the first book appearance of “Brokeback Mountain, which was the basis for the Academy Award-winning film.” Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with six full-page color watercolors by William Matthews issued only in the first edition. Boldly signed by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Annie Proulx and Larry McMurtryContinue reading "Close Range: Wyoming Stories."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152305

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Miller, Arthur [Charles Strouse].

Timebends: A Life.

New York : Grove Press, 1987.

First edition of the celebrated playwright’s candid and sweeping autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to the Broadway composer Charles Strouse, “Charley? – Happy birthday Arthur Miller June 6/93.” The recipient, Charles Strouse, was a Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer whoseContinue reading "Timebends: A Life."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-152372

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Grisham, John.

The Rainmaker.

New York : Doubleday, 1995.

Signed limited first edition of Grisham’s sixth novel, basis for the film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, and Danny Glover. Octavo, bound in full brown leather with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, the author’s gilt facsimile signature to the frontContinue reading "The Rainmaker."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-152404

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Gaddis, John Lewis.

We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History.

Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1997.

First edition of the preeminent Cold War historian’s landmark reassessment of the conflict in light of newly opened Soviet and Eastern-bloc archives. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For L Luis, with best regards, John Gaddis 3/97.” Fine in a nearContinue reading "We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-152392

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Rosenquist, James. [Kenneth Tyler].

Time Dust: James Rosenquist, Complete Graphics 1962-1992.

New York : Rizzoli International Publications, 1993.

First edition of Time Dust, the catalogue raisonné of James Rosenquist’s complete graphic work, inscribed and signed by the artist. Quarto, original publisher’s blue cloth, profusely illustrated in color with reproductions of Rosenquist’s prints and multiples, text by the curator Constance W. Glenn. Presentation copy, inscribed by James Rosenquist on the half-title page, “For NatalyContinue reading "Time Dust: James Rosenquist, Complete Graphics 1962-1992."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-152389

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Szasz, Thomas S.

The Myth of Mental Illness.

New York : Paul B. Hoeber, Inc, 1961.

First edition of Thomas Szasz’s landmark and controversial critique of psychiatry, among the most influential and hotly debated books on mental illness of the twentieth century. Octavo, publisher’s original cloth. Boldly signed by Thomas S. Szasz on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152366

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Flowers from the Holy Land: Fleurs de Terre Sainte.

Jerusalem circa 1920.

Rare olive wood souvenir album of pressed flowers from the Holy Land, produced in Jerusalem around 1920. Oblong duodecimo, original olive wood boards with a cloth spine, comprising twelve plates of views of the Holy Land and eleven plates of flowers gathered from biblical sites and pressed into decorative and religious arrangements. The title pageContinue reading "Flowers from the Holy Land: Fleurs de Terre Sainte."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-152383

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Wood, Gordon S.

The Radicalism of the American Revolution.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.

Signed limited edition of this classic Pulitzer Prize-winning work that argues the Revolution was not a conservative defense against British taxation, but a deeply radical social transformation. Octavo, bound in full leather with gilt titles and ruling to the in six compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, allContinue reading "The Radicalism of the American Revolution."

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-152385

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Okamoto, Taro.[Yousef Karsh].

Taro Okamoto.

Tokyo : Bijutsu Publishing Co., 1968.

Signed limited edition of this deluxe Japanese monograph on the avant-garde artist Taro Okamoto. Quarto, written in Japanese, original pictorial boards, housed in the original publisher’s slipcase, profusely illustrated with reproductions of Okamoto’s paintings and sculpture. One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 167. Association copy, inscribed by the artist in French on theContinue reading "Taro Okamoto."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152321

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Anderson, Sherwood.

Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life.

New York : B. W. Huebsch, 1919.

First edition of Sherwood Anderson’s most celebrated work and one of the seminal books of American literary modernism. Octavo, original orange cloth with printed paper spine label, top stain orange, and a map of the town of Winesburg to the front pastedown. First-issue points of the top edge stained yellow, the word “lay” for “lie”Continue reading "Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-152291

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Bonington, Chris & Charles Clarke.

Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge.

New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 1984.

First edition of the official account of the 1982 British expedition to the unclimbed Northeast Ridge of Mount Everest. Royal octavo, original publisher’s cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs and maps. Boldly signed by Chris Bonington on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Eric Perlman.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-152394

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Lamson, Peggy. [Julia Child] [John Kenneth Galbraith].

Speaking of Galbraith: A Personal Portrait.

New York : Ticknor & Fields, 1991.

First edition of this intimate portrait of the economist John Kenneth Galbraith. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Julia, Bon lire! love Peggy July, 1991.” The recipient, Julia Child, was the chef, author, and television personality who brought French cuisine to the American publicContinue reading "Speaking of Galbraith: A Personal Portrait."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-152369

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Melville, Herman.

Typee: A Romance of the South Seas.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1935.

The Limited Editions Club edition of Melville’s romance of the South Seas. Octavo, bound in full Polynesian tapa cloth with printed spine titles and decorations, illustrated in color by Miguel Covarrubias. One of 1,500 numbered copies signed by Miguel Covarrubias on the colophon, this is number 193. In very good condition. Small printed bibliographic descriptionContinue reading "Typee: A Romance of the South Seas."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-152387

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Murdock, Luke S. Drawings by E. J. Geske.

Palm Beach and West Palm Beach: The Palm Beaches “Where Summer Spends the Winter.”

West Palm Beach, Florida : Long and Murdock, 1926.

First edition of this beautifully produced artograph of the Palm Beaches and their most iconic landmarks. Quarto, original wrappers with gilt titles to the front panel, watercolor inlay of downtown West Palm Beach to the front panel, illustrated title page with tissue guard, copiously illustrated by E. J. Geske. In near fine condition. A lovelyContinue reading "Palm Beach and West Palm Beach: The Palm Beaches “Where Summer Spends the Winter.”"

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152162

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Leve, James [Charles Strouse].

Kander and Ebb.

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2009.

First edition of James Leve’s critical study of the celebrated Broadway songwriting team, a volume in the Yale Broadway Masters series. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with black-and-white photographs and music stanzas. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the leaf facing the title page, “To Charles Strouse, Best Wishes. Jim Leve.” The recipient, CharlesContinue reading "Kander and Ebb."

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-152177

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Beauvoir, Simone de.

Tout compte fait. [All Said and Done].

Paris : Éditions Gallimard, 1972.

First edition of the fourth and final volume of Simone de Beauvoir’s memoirs. Octavo, written in French, original printed wrappers. In near fine condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-152373

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Crichton, Michael.

The Terminal Man.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.

First edition of this Crichton novel about the power of mind control. Octavo, original half cloth, top stain yellow, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by Michael Crichton on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-152374

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Ginsberg, Allen. [Jack Kerouac].

Beatitude Anthology.

San Francisco : City Lights Books, 1960.

First edition of the Beatitude Anthology, the landmark City Lights collection drawn from Beatitude, the legendary San Francisco Beat Generation magazine. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed on the title page, “For Tom love Allen Ginsberg (forged).” This inscription has been crossed out by Ginsberg to which has been added “Tom Carey” with anContinue reading "Beatitude Anthology."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152367

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Deighton, Len.

The Ipcress File.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1963.

First American edition of the author’s first book, basis for the 1965 film directed by Sidney J. Furie, from a screenplay by Bill Canaway and James Doran, starring Michael Caine as Harry Palmer in his breakthrough role. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Harry TombContinue reading "The Ipcress File."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152378

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Trollope, Anthony.

The Prime Minister.

London : Chapman & Hall, 1876.

First edition in book form of the penultimate Palliser novel, Anthony Trollope’s first sustained attempt to portray an ideal statesman. Octavo, four volumes bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt ruling and 5 raised bands to the spine, fore and bottom edges speckled red. In veryContinue reading "The Prime Minister."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-152358

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