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The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, for the Years 1789-1790, 1793-1801.

London : Printed by J. Wright, 1792 - 1813.

Uniformly bound collection of The Annual Register, a long-established reference work, written and published each year beginning in 1758 under the editorship of Edmund Burke. Octavo, 11 out of 43 original volumes, uniformly bound in full polished calf with gilt titles and elaborate floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands,Continue reading "The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, for the Years 1789-1790, 1793-1801."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151025

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Wilder, Thornton

Our Town: A Play in Three Acts.

New York : Coward McCann, 1938.

First edition of the author’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed and dated by Thornton Wilder on the half-title page with a quotes added, “”A star’s mighty give company.” “Yes…yes, ’tis.” Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. An exceptional example, easily the nicest we have handled.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151489

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Pynchon, Thomas

V.

Philadelphia and New York : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1963.

First edition of Pynchon’s first book. 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 decorations to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, allContinue reading "V."

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151472

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Pynchon, Thomas. [Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio]

Vineland.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1990.

First edition of this novel, basis for the Academy Award-winning film One Battle After Another directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti. Boldly signed by Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "Vineland."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151495

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Bouvier, Jacqueline and Lee. [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]

One Special Summer.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1974.

First edition of this delightful memoir written by the Bouvier sisters about their summer in Europe. Folio, original marbled blue paper boards, illustrated with drawings and decorations by both authors. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket calligraphy by Joe West.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-151232

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Tennyson, Alfred

Enoch Arden, etc. [Fore-Edge Painting].

London : Edward Moxon & Co., 1867.

Finely bound example of one of Tennyson’s most famous poems. Duodecimo, bound in full red morocco with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, elaborate gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, decorated with a concealed double fore-edge painting of twoContinue reading "Enoch Arden, etc. [Fore-Edge Painting]."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151178

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.]

The Economic Consequences of the Peace.

London : Macmillan & Company, 1919.

First British edition of the best-selling book that established John Maynard Keynes’ reputation as a leading economist. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine. In very good condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-151434

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Dershowitz, Alan M.

Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case.

New York : Random House, 1986.

First edition of this detailed legal narrative of the highly publicized trial and appeal of Claus von Bülow, basis for the 1990 film directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close and Ron Silver. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Alan M. Dershowitz to televisionContinue reading "Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150619

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Hardy, Thomas

The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; The Mayor of Casterbridge; The Trumpet-Major; Tess of the D’Urbervilles; A Pair of Blue Eyes; Two on a Tower; The Return of the Native; Desperate Remedies; Wessex Tales.]

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1899.

The Wessex edition of Thomas Hardy’s works. Octavo, fifteen volumes bound in the original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spines, floral details stamped in blind to the spines and front panels, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with a map of The Wessex at the rear of each volume. InContinue reading "The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; The Mayor of Casterbridge; The Trumpet-Major; Tess of the D’Urbervilles; A Pair of Blue Eyes; Two on a Tower; The Return of the Native; Desperate Remedies; Wessex Tales.]"

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147339

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Ryan, William

The Constant Soldier.

London : Mantle, 2016.

First edition of Ryan’s “complex and gripping tale of love and guilt” (A.L. Kennedy). Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by William Ryan on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-150669

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Habermas, Jurgen

The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere: An Inquiry into a Category of Bourgeois Society.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 1989.

First edition in English of this analysis of the historical rise and decline of a space for critical, rational debate between citizens and the state. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by Jürgen Habermas on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated by Thomas Burger with the assistance of Frederick Lawrence.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151430

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Rand, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged.

New York : Random House, 1967.

Tenth Anniversary edition one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Octavo, original blue cloth, top stain blue. One of number 2000 numbered copies, this is number 1654. Boldly signed by the author on the limitations page, “Ayn Rand.” Near fine in a very good acetate jacket.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151429

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Robinson, Jackie; Alfred Duckett

Breakthrough to the Big League: The Story of Jackie Robinson.

New York : Harper and Row, Publishers, 1965.

First edition of this autobiography detailing Robinson’s journey as the first Black player in Major League Baseball. Octavo, original pictorial boards, frontispiece, illustrated with 21 black and white photographs. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Jackie Robinson in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “4-18-65 To Robert Weiss with best wishes. Thanks forContinue reading "Breakthrough to the Big League: The Story of Jackie Robinson."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151428

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Didion, Joan

After Henry.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1992.

First edition of this collection of eleven essays. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion on the colophon page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-151447

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Fleming, Ian

The Spy Who Loved Me.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1962.

First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. A very sharp example.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151427

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Fleming, Ian

Goldfinger.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1959.

First edition of the seventh novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. A very nice example.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151426

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Fleming, Ian

For Your Eyes Only.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1960.

First edition of the eighth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-151425

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Burrough, Bryan [Michael Mann and Christian Bale]

Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2004.

First edition of this work, basis for the 2009 film, directed by Michael Mann, starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Bryan Burrough, Michael Mann and Christian Bale. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Evan Gaffney.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-151493

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Jones, Robert T. [Bobby]

Golf Is My Game.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960.

First edition of this classic golfing technique manual. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Freeman With all sorts of best wishes, Bob.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder. An exceptional example.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151497

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Sowell, Thomas

Race and Culture: A World View.

New York : Basic Books, 1994.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Claudia Rosett, one of those people one is privileged to meet in the journey through life Tom Sowell.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Gamarello.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151498

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Robinson, Kim Stanley

The Ministry for the Future.

Burton, Michigan : Subterranean Press, 2023.

Signed limited edition of this New York Times bestselling science fiction novel set in the near future. Thick octavo, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers. One of 400 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies, this is number 129. Boldly signed by Kim Stanley Robinson on the limitations page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustrationContinue reading "The Ministry for the Future."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-151423

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King, Stephen

It.

New York : The Viking Press, 1986.

First edition of this “landmark in American literature” (Chicago Sun-Times). Thick octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Stephen King on the front free endpaper, “For Nancy – Happy birthday from Florida! Stephen King April 6, 1999.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Jacket illustration by BobContinue reading "It."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151421

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Weaver, Warren

Lady Luck: The Theory of Probability.

New York : Anchor Books/Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1963.

First edition of this engaging and thorough discussion of the probability theory in science by one of the pioneers of machine translation and as an important figure in creating support for science in the United States. Duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with diagrams, problems, and sketches. In near fine condition. Illustrated by Peg Hosford. Rare.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-151420

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Crawford, Samuel Wylie

Genesis of the Civil War: The Story of Sumter 1860-1861.

New York : Charles L. Webster & Company, 1887.

Rare first edition of this classic work on the genesis of The Civil War. Octavo, bound in full green leather with gilt titles to the spine in four compartments within raised bands, vignette stamped in gilt to the front panel, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon bound in, illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece, plans, and map. The publishingContinue reading "Genesis of the Civil War: The Story of Sumter 1860-1861."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151419

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