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Mottley, John. [Peter the Great].

The History of the Life of Peter I. Emperor of Russia.

London : Printed for J. Read, 1739.

First edition of this comprehensive account of the Tsar who transformed Russia from a medieval autocracy into a major European power through military conquest, sweeping administrative reform, and his legendary personal pursuit of Western technical knowledge. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt numbers and ruling to the spines in six compartmentsContinue reading "The History of the Life of Peter I. Emperor of Russia."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152297

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Searle, John.

Minds, Brains and Science.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1984.

First edition of this exposition of Searle’s philosophical issues. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Best wishes to John Rogers from John Searle.” Fine in a very good dust jacket.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152355

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Wiesel, Elie. [Peter Matthiessen].

Night.

London : MacGibbon & Kee, 1960.

First English edition of Nobel laureate Wiesel’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Paris Review co-founder Peter Matthiessen on the front free endpaper, “for Peter – Shalom, Elie Wiesel.” From the library of Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Peter Matthiessen remains the only writer to haveContinue reading "Night."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152354

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Puzo, Mario.

Inside Las Vegas.

New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1977.

First edition of Mario Puzo’s idiosyncratic and lavishly illustrated portrait of Las Vegas and the gambler’s life, produced at the height of his fame following The Godfather. Quarto, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, profusely illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs. Signed by Mario Puzo on the front free endpaper. NearContinue reading "Inside Las Vegas."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152227

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Irving, John. [Michael Caine].

The Cider House Rules.

Franklin Center, PA : The Franklin Library, 1985.

Signed limited first edition of Irving’s sixth novel, basis for the 1999 film starring Tobey Maguire and Michael Caine. Octavo, original leather, gilt titles and tooling to the front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, frontispiece by Scott Reynolds. Boldly signed by John Irving and by Academy Award-winning actor Michael CaineContinue reading "The Cider House Rules."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-152953

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Jensen, Michael C.

A Theory of the Firm: Governance, Residual Claims, and Organizational Forms.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2000.

First edition of the influential financial economist Michael C. Jensen’s landmark collection of his foundational papers on agency theory, corporate governance, and the economics of organizations. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “John Rogers: All the best in our continuing search for freedom, efficiency andContinue reading "A Theory of the Firm: Governance, Residual Claims, and Organizational Forms."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152353

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Washington, George.

General Washington’s Letter, Declaring His Acceptance of the Command of the Armies of the United States.

[Philadelphia] : Published for General Information, 1798.

Rare original 1798 letterpress broadside of George Washington’s letter accepting the command of the armies of the United States, one of the final public acts of his career. Printed on a single leaf of laid paper in three columns beneath a decorative caption title, the document gathers President John Adams’s message to the Senate ofContinue reading "General Washington’s Letter, Declaring His Acceptance of the Command of the Armies of the United States."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152402

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Lyle, R.C. [Aga Khan].

The Aga Khan’s Horses.

London : Putnam, 1938.

First edition of this celebrated chronicle of the racing stable of the Aga Khan III, among the most successful owner-breeders in the history of the Turf. Octavo, original green cloth lettered in gilt. Illustrated by the renowned sporting artist Lionel Edwards with seven captioned, tissue-guarded color plates, twenty-three pencil sketches, and sixteen photographic images. NearContinue reading "The Aga Khan’s Horses."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-152293

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Forsyth, Frederick. [Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan].

The Fourth Protocol.

San Francisco : Brandywyne Books, 1984.

Signed limited edition of this classic work, basis for the film bearing the same name starring Academy Award-winning actor Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Frederick Forsyth, Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan. Fine in a fine dust jacket in the original slipcase. Jacket artwork by Ned Dameron.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152955

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Cheadle, Don and John Prendergast. [Elie Wiesel; Barack Obama; Sam Brownback].

Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond.

New York : Hyperion, 2007.

First edition of this powerful work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. In fine condition. Introduction by Barack Obama and Sam Brownback. Cover design by Phil Rose. Uncommon signed.

$600.00

Item Number: 152958

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Gibson, William. [Keanu Reeves].

Johnny Mnemonic: The Screenplay and the Story.

New York : Ace Books, 1995.

First edition of the screenplay for the cult film, starring Keanu Reeves. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by William Gibson and actor Keanu Reeves on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

$1,800.00

Item Number: 152956

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Bono.

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.

First edition of the acclaimed memoir of the U2 frontman, told through forty of his songs. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with drawings by the author. Boldly signed by Bono on the second free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-152313

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Maugham, W. Somerset.

Smith: A Comedy in Four Acts.

London : William Heinemann, 1913.

First edition of Maugham’s Edwardian comedy Smith, a satire of fashionable London society and the merits of an honest parlourmaid. Duodecimo, in the original champagne wrappers lettered in brown. The author’s own copy, from his library at the Villa Mauresque and dispersed with the contents of the villa in November 1967. Villa Mauresque, the magnificentContinue reading "Smith: A Comedy in Four Acts."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-152299

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Dahl, Roald.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.

First edition of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one of the best-loved children’s books of all time, illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152351

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Salinger, J.D.

Franny and Zooey.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1961.

First edition of J.D. Salinger’s Franny and Zooey, two interconnected stories of the Glass family and, after The Catcher in the Rye, his best-loved book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karot gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to theContinue reading "Franny and Zooey."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152350

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Coelho, Paulo.

Warrior of the Light: A Manual.

New York : Harper Collins, 2003.

First American edition of this companion work of the author’s popular The Alchemist. Duodecimo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldly signed by Paulo Coelho on the second front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-152307

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Bellow, Saul.

The Adventures of Augie March.

New York : The Viking Press, 1953.

First edition of Saul Bellow’s National Book Award-winning masterpiece, the exuberant Chicago novel that opens with the celebrated line, “I am an American, Chicago born.” 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 andContinue reading "The Adventures of Augie March."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152349

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Technical Analysis of Stock Trends

Edwards, Robert D. and John Magee, Jr.

Technical Analysis of Stock Trends.

Springfield, MA : Stock Trend Service, 1948.

First edition of Edwards and Magee’s Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, which is widely considered to be one of the seminal works of the discipline. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some chips and wear. Jacket design by Anthony Naiden. First editions in the original dust jacket are rare.

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-79069

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McCullers, Carson.

Reflections in a Golden Eye.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1941.

First edition of Carson McCullers’s haunting second novel, a spare and unsettling tale of desire, obsession, and violence on a peacetime Army post in the American South. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt rulingContinue reading "Reflections in a Golden Eye."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152348

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Singer, Mark.

Mr. Personality: Profiles and Talk Pieces.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.

First edition of the New Yorker staff writer’s collection of profiles and Talk of the Town pieces. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Mark Singer on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Drenttel Doyle Partners.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-152327

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Graham, Benjamin; David L. Dodd.

Security Analysis: Principles and Technique.

New York / Tokyo : McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc / Kogakusha Company, LTD, 1962.

First printing of the fourth edition of the International Student Edition of Graham and Dodd’s seminal work, considered the Bible of modern financial analysis. Octavo, original publisher’s cream boards. Very good in a very good dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-152262

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Saint-Exupery, Antoine de; Translated by Katherine Woods.

The Little Prince.

New York : Reynal and Hitchcock, 1943.

First edition of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s masterpiece, which precedes the first edition in French. Small quarto, original salmon cloth, illustrated by the author. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with the publisher’s address as 386 Fourth Avenue on the front flap and some expertContinue reading "The Little Prince."

$60,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152401

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Harris, Robert [Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan].

The Ghost.

London : Hutchinson, 2007.

First edition of this work, basis for the Roman Polanski film The Ghost Writer starring Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Robert Harris, Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan. The signatures were obtained in person. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-152973

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Slagado, Sebastio.

From My Land to the Planet.

New York : Constrasto, 2014.

First edition of this powerful work by the renowned photographer. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Sebastiao Salgado on the half-title page. In near fine condition.

$600.00

Item Number: 152957

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