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Conrad, Joseph

The Works of Joseph Conrad.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920-1928.

The Sun-Dial edition of the works of Joseph Conrad. Octavo, 24 volumes bound in three quarters morocco by Frost & Co., with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Conrad to vol. I. OneContinue reading "The Works of Joseph Conrad."

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$5,000.00
Item Number: RRB-144388
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Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens]

A Tramp Abroad.

Hartford, Conn. : American Publishing Company, 1880.

First edition of Twain’s classic fictionalized account of his walking tour of central and southern Europe, early issue with the portrait in BAL state B (no priority), frontispiece in the first state (captioned “Moses”), state A of the text block (no priority), and the cover stamping in state A. Octavo. 631, [1, ad] pages. Octavo,Continue reading "A Tramp Abroad."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-144227
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Hemingway, Ernest

A Farewell To Arms.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

First edition of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine first state dust jacket with the misspelling “Katharine Barclay” in the blurb on the front flap. A very sharp example of this highspot of American literature.

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$6,000.00
Item Number: RRB-144215
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Marx, Karl. Edited by Frederick Engels

Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production.

Swan Sonnenschein, Lowery, & Co : London, 1887.

Rare first edition in English, published two years before the first American edition of Karl Marx’s seminal work in both economic and political thought. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boads, raised bands. Translated from the third German edition by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling. In very good condition, with an ownership to theContinue reading "Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production."

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$50,000.00
Item Number: RRB-144183
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Krakauer, Jon

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster.

New York : Villard, 1997.

First edition, early printing of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers by Anita Karl, illustrations by Randy Rackliff. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his teacher on the half-title page, “For Loretta Smith- With Lasting Gratitude For All You Taught Me, And For Planting The Seeds Of My Literary Career.Continue reading "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-144146
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Keynes, John Maynard. [J.M.] [Robert M. Solow]

The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1936.

First edition of the economist’s masterpiece, generally regarded as the most influential social science treatise of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist, “Modern macroeconomics began with this book, no wonder it’s not easy to read Robert Solow.” In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box madeContinue reading "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-138055
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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 price-clipped dust jacket. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker. Uncommon in this condition.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-143898
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Brzezinski, Zbigniew

Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser 1977-1981.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983.

First edition of Brzezinski’s memoirs. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Ross Becker- with best wishes, Zbigniew Brzezinski.”  Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Garrett Loube Design Associates.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-144069
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Bloomfield, Robert. [Herman Melville]

The Farmer’s Boy.

London : Sampson, Low, Son & Co, 1858.

Later printing of the poem that made Robert Bloomfield’s reputation. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth elaborately stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, illustrated with thirty engravings from drawings by Birket Foster, Harrison, Weir, and G.E. Hicks. Presentation copy, inscribed on the verso of the front free endpaper, “Fanny Melville from Herman Xmas 1876.” Presentation inscription likelyContinue reading "The Farmer’s Boy."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-144051
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Jennings, Peter and Todd Brewster

In Search of America.

New York : Hyperion, 2002.

First edition of the bestselling authors’ lavishly illustrated work exploring American identity from the country’s foundation to present day. Quarto, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs edited by Vivette Porges. Presentation copy, inscribed by both authors on the half-title page, “Rebecca You are on a great journey! & a great person P.J.” and “ToddContinue reading "In Search of America."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-144820
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Hillary, Edmund

High Adventure.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.

First British edition of Hillary’s account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic, 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 inner dentellesContinue reading "High Adventure."

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-144006
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Di Maggio, Joe [DiMaggio]

Lucky To Be A Yankee.

New York : Rudolph Field, 1946.

First edition of this early autobiography by Joltin’ Joe Di Maggio. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels,  inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Introduction by James A. Farley. Foreword by Grantland Rice. In fine condition.

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-140408
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[Hamilton, Alexander; James Madison; John Jay]

The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787.

New York : Printed and Sold by J. and A. McLean, 1788.

First edition of The Federalist, one of the rarest and most significant books in American political history. 12mo, two volumes bound into one in half calf over marbled boards with raised bands, gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition with light toning to the pages. Text blocks trimmed. Housed in a custom halfContinue reading "The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787."

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$250,000.00
Item Number: RRB-143916
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Faulkner, William

Sartoris.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1929.

First edition of Faulkner’s work set in Yoknapatawpha County, and introduces many of the characters that appear in his later fiction. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. A very nice example.

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-95802
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[Hamilton, Alexander]

The Speeches at Full Length of Mr. Van Ness, Mr. Caines, The Attorney-General, Mr. Harrison, and General Hamilton, in the Great Cause of the People, Against Harry Croswell, on an Indictment of Libel on Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States.

New York : Printed by G. & R. Waite, No. 64 Maiden-Lane, 1804.

First edition of this landmark case in the history of the First Amendment. Octavo, disbound. In very good condition. Rare with only a handful appearing in auction records.

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-142963
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Hugo, Victor

La Légende des Siècles. [The Legend of the Ages: First Series].

Bruxelles : 1859, Edition Hetzel.

First Brussels edition and true first edition of the first series of Hugo’s epic work. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Provenance: from the library of H. Bradley Martin (his sale, Sotheby’s New York, October 16-17, 1989, lot no. 901; bookplate). “The H. Bradley Martin sale of 1989-1990 was a terribly significant sale of a stupendously variedContinue reading "La Légende des Siècles. [The Legend of the Ages: First Series]."

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$3,200.00
Item Number: RRB-142580
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Smith, Adam

An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

London : Printed for J. Maynard, Panton Market, Haymarket; and F. Zinske, 448, Strand, 1811.

Early 19th century printing of Adam Smith’s ground-breaking analysis of capitalist economics. Octavo, 3 volumes bound in three quarter diced calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In very god condition. Bookplate to each pastedown, printed bookplate of “A.C. Eustace” pasted over previous owner’s name to each title page and additional ownershipContinue reading "An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations."

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-142658
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