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Kornai, János

A Beruházások Matematikai Programozása. [Mathematical Programming of Investments].

Budapest : Közgazdasági és Jogi Könyvkiadó, 1962.

First edition of this economic work. Octavo, original light blue cloth, illustrated with graphs and a folding chart at the rear. Presentation copy, inscribed in Hungarian by the author on the title page. In very good condition with some sunning to the spine and a single page detached. A rare example. WorldCat locates nine copiesContinue reading "A Beruházások Matematikai Programozása. [Mathematical Programming of Investments]."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-146268

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[Lincoln, Abraham; James Buchanan; Ulysses S. Grant; Rutherford B. Hayes; Andrew Johnson; Franklin Pierce

Presidential Autograph Album Containing the Signatures of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant and Others.

[1877-1880].

Unique 19th-century autograph album containing the signatures of six American presidents, fifteen senators, several cabinet members, and governors including Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, James Buchanan, and Franklin Pierce. Narrow quarto, bound in one quarter period dark brown cloth over stiff marbled wrappers, the autograph album is a repurposed 19th-century caucus record, dating from ca.Continue reading "Presidential Autograph Album Containing the Signatures of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant and Others."

$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146562

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Gargaz, Pierre-André [William Tecumseh Sherman]

A Project of Universal and Perpetual Peace.

New York : George Simpson Eddy, 1922.

Early edition of this treatise on universal peace; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Small octavo, original half cloth, uncut, illustrated with documents in facsimile. P.T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown beneath his ownership signature. In near fine condition. Housed in the original publisher’s slipcase which is in very good condition with slightContinue reading "A Project of Universal and Perpetual Peace."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-145879

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Benjamin, Marcus [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Washington During War Time: A Series of Papers Showing the Military, Political, and Social Phases During 1861 to 1865.

Washington City : Committee on Literature for the Encampment, 1902.

Official souvenir of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original green cloth with gilt titles, frontispiece portrait of Abraham Lincoln, illustrated. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front flyleaf. Presentaton copy, inscribed to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman, “Mr. P. T. Sherman, with cordialContinue reading "Washington During War Time: A Series of Papers Showing the Military, Political, and Social Phases During 1861 to 1865."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-145745

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King Jr., Martin Luther. [Coretta Scott King]

The Measure of Man.

Philadelphia/Boston : Pilgrim Press, 1968.

First edition thus of this collection of King’s two notable devotional addresses “What is Man?” and “The Dimensions of a Complete Life.” 12mo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs by Kenneth Thompson, Wide World, and United Press International. Boldly signed by Coretta Scott King on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dustContinue reading "The Measure of Man."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146528

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Haise, Fred; Jim Lovell

Jim Lovell and Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Saturn V Launch Vehicle Emergency Procedure Manual.

: Prepared for Launch Vehicle Operations by the Boeing Company Atlantic Test Center Saturn V - Launch Operations, March 10, 1970.

Rare NASA Apollo 13 Saturn V Launch Vehicle Emergency Procedure Manual signed by Apollo 13 Mission Commander Jim Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise. Quarto, original wrappers, contains approximately 150 pages of emergency procedures with several folding charts and diagrams at rear. Signed on the second title page, “Jim Lovell Apollo 13” and “FredContinue reading "Jim Lovell and Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Saturn V Launch Vehicle Emergency Procedure Manual."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146265

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Armstrong, Neil

Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph.

1990.

Official NASA Apollo 11 photograph of Neil Armstrong signed by him in-person at the 1990 Doug Kingwood Celebrity Classic Black Tie Gala; accompanied by the original gala program invitation and evening program. In fine condition. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches. The program measures 7.5 inches by 10.75 inches.

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-146035

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Teller, Edward O.; Francis Owen Rice

The Structure of Matter.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1949.

First edition, second printing of this introductory volume on the properties of matter and their systematic interpretation by quantum mechanics. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with charts and graphs. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Stan in memory of a spectacular appreciation of the application of the theoryContinue reading "The Structure of Matter."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146896

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Scorsese, Martin; Jodie Foster; Albert Brooks; Peter Boyle; Cybil Shepherd; Vincent Argo; Paul Schrader; Robert De Niro

Taxi Driver Signed Movie Poster Photograph.

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Glossy color photograph of the iconic Columbia Pictures Taxi Driver movie poster signed by Martin Scorsese, Harvey Keitel, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Peter Boyle, Cybil Shepherd, Vincent Argo, and screenwriter Paul Schrader. In fine condition. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches. A desirable assemblage of autographs from Scorsese’s seminal film.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146305

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Schweitzer, Albert

Albert Schweitzer Signed Photograph.

1953.

Rare photograph of Albert Schweitzer in Lambaréné. Black and white photograph of Albert Schweitzer being guided down Gabon’s Ogooué River, inscribed by him on the lower border in fountain pen, “A monsieur Jerome Liplain, avec mes bonnes pensáes, Albert Schweitzer. Lambarene le 19 Mars 1953, En pirogue sur l’Ogooue.” Schweitzer’s philosophy was expressed in manyContinue reading "Albert Schweitzer Signed Photograph."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146013

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Hillary, Edmund

Edmund Hillary Signed 2003 National Geographic Magazine Cover.

Washington, D.C : National Geographic Society, 2003.

Original May 2003 edition of The National Geographic Magazine cover signed by the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers featuring a portrait of Hillary wearing a winter jacket. Signed by Hillary in black felt tip on the front panel, “Ed Hillary.” In near fine condition.Continue reading "Edmund Hillary Signed 2003 National Geographic Magazine Cover."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-146008

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King, Charles [William Tecumseh Sherman]

The True Ulysses S. Grant.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1914.

First edition of this biography of soldier, statesman, and president Ulysses S. Grant; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Grant as Major-General Commanding in the West, illustrated with twenty-eight black and white photographs. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown beneath his ownership signature. Accompanied by aContinue reading "The True Ulysses S. Grant."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-145931

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Collins, Michael

Michael Collins Signed Saturn V First Stage Separation Oversized Photograph.

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Oversized photograph of a Saturn V S-IC first stage separation, boldly signed in silver by American astronaut Michael Collins, “Michael Collins Apollo XI CMP.” The Apollo 11 first stage separation occurred at an altitude of about 38 miles, some 55 miles downrange from Cape Kennedy. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 20 inches byContinue reading "Michael Collins Signed Saturn V First Stage Separation Oversized Photograph."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145782

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Washington, George

George Washington Signed Appointment of the First Surveyor General.

Philadelphia May 13, 1796.

Rare manuscript document boldly signed by George Washington as the first President of the United States of American appointing the first Surveyor General of the United States. One page, oblong quarto, manuscript document in a secretarial hand on vellum, Philadelphia, 13 May 1796, signed at the conclusion, “G. Washington” and countersigned by Timothy Pickering, SecretaryContinue reading "George Washington Signed Appointment of the First Surveyor General."

$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-145490

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Amicis, Edmondo de; Translated by Stanley Rhoads Yarnall [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Spain and the Spaniards.

Philadelphia : Henry T. Coates & Co, 1895.

Early American edition of this exceptional piece of travel writing translated from the original Italian; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, two volumes, publisher’s decorated boards, top edge gilt, original silk ribbons, frontispiece of The Immaculate Conception, by Murillo to Vol. I and the Fountain in the Court of Lions, Albambra to Vol.Continue reading "Spain and the Spaniards."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-145934

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Coolidge, Calvin

Calvin Coolidge Typed Letter Signed.

Northampton July 4,1930.

Rare typed letter signed by Calvin Coolidge to the Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts Ralph Bauer. One page, octavo, the letter reads in full, “Thank you for the birthday remembrance. It was good of you to think of me.” In fine condition. Attractively matted and framed with a portrait and biographical caption. The entire piece measures 23.75 inchesContinue reading "Calvin Coolidge Typed Letter Signed."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145864

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Johnson, Boris

The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2014.

First edition of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s work on the the life and character of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Boris Johnson on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-146247

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Kennedy, John F

Profiles in Courage.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1956.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker. An exceptional example.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-144316

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Nicklaus, Jack

Golf My Way.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1974.

Early printing of this classic golf instructional. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated by Jim McQueen. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “To Todd Good Luck Jack Nicklaus.” In very good condition. Written with Ken Bowden. Foreword by Jack Grout.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-145729

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First edition of The Army Reunion from the library of William Tecumseh Sherman

[William T. Sherman]

The Army Reunion: With Reports of the Meetings of the Societies of The Army of the Cumberland; The Army of the Tennessee; The Army of the Ohio; and The Army of Georgia.

Chicago : S. C. Griggs and Company, 1869.

First edition of this record of post-war social meetings by members of the army; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Small quarto, bound in full deluxe red morocco stamped in blind with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt centerpiece, gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt,Continue reading "The Army Reunion: With Reports of the Meetings of the Societies of The Army of the Cumberland; The Army of the Tennessee; The Army of the Ohio; and The Army of Georgia."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-145742

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Sherman, Thomas H.; with Introduction by Nicholas Murray Butler [William T. Sherman]

Twenty Years with James G. Blaine: Reminiscences by His Private Secretary.

New York : The Grafton Press, 1928.

First edition of this biography of American statesman, Republican politician, and Secretary of State, James G. Blaine, from the observations of his private secretary; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of James G. Blaine, illustrated with black and white photographs. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown beneathContinue reading "Twenty Years with James G. Blaine: Reminiscences by His Private Secretary."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-145741

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West Jr, Richard S. [William T. Sherman]

The Second Admiral: A Life of David Dixon Porter 1813-1891.

New York : Coward-McCann, Inc, 1937.

First edition of this biography of one of the most distinguished admirals in the history of the U. S. Navy; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Admiral David Nixon Porter, illustrated with photographs, maps, and engravings. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath his ownershipContinue reading "The Second Admiral: A Life of David Dixon Porter 1813-1891."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-145739

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Getty, J. Paul

How To Be A Successful Executive.

New York : Playboy Press, 1971.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Additionally with a signed personal check, stamped and typed on Pacific Safety paper, made payable to the Irene Andres. for $36.17 on July 24, 1946. “Paid” hole-punching to the edge, signed “J. Paul Getty.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-146195

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Churchill, Winston S

The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.

London : Cassell & Co, 1948-54.

First editions of Winston Churchill’s masterpiece. Octavo, six volumes, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt, signature to the front panel of each volume, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the HarcourtContinue reading "The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-137185

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