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Graham, Benjamin & David L. Dodd [Warren E. Buffett]

Security Analysis: Principles and Technique.

New York : Whittlesey House/ McGraw Hill Book Company, 1940.

First edition, sixth printing published the same year as the first printing of Graham and Dodd’s seminal work, considered the Bible of modern financial analysis. Octavo, original black cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Boldly signed by Warren E. Buffett on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half moroccoContinue reading "Security Analysis: Principles and Technique."

$28,000.00

Item Number: RRB-110746

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Greene, Graham

A Burnt-Out Case.

London : Heinemann, 1961.

First edition of this Greene novel set in a leproserie on the upper reaches of a tributary of the Congo River in Africa. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Lacey Everett.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-115799

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O'Hara, John

Appointment in Samarra.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Fine with a contemporary bookplate to the inner gutter, in the first issue dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. A very nice example.

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-109228

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Brown, Kenneth

The Medchester Club.

New York : The Derrydale Press, 1938.

First edition of the author’s collection of hunting reminiscences and tales of horsemanship. Octavo, original cloth with labels to the spine and front panel lettered in gilt, illustrated by Smithson Broadhead. One of 950 numbered copies, this is number 814. In near fine condition.

$35.00

Item Number: RRB-116384

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Mao Zedong

Chairman Mao Zedong Propaganda Posters.

c. 1968 .

Rare collection of original Mao Zedong propaganda posters. Four posters, one in duplicate, featuring large format images of Mao. In near fine condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-109621

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Stone, Irving [Kirk Douglas]

Lust For Life.

New York : Longmans, Green and Company, 1934.

First edition of this classic, bestselling biographical novel of Vincent Van Gogh. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Rachel Ann Starr With my best wishes Irving Stone.” Additionally signed by actor Kirk Douglas, who starred as Van Gogh in the 1956 film. Bookplate of the recipient,Continue reading "Lust For Life."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-110767

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Danielson, Richard E

Martha Doyle and Other Sporting Memories.

New York : The Derrydale Press, 1938.

First edition of Danielson’s collection of sporting memories. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated by Edwin Megargee. One of 1250 numbered copies, this is number 775. In near fine condition.

$30.00

Item Number: RRB-116031

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Bloomberg, Michael, With Matthew Winkler

Bloomberg by Bloomberg.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1997.

First edition of Michael Bloomberg’s hard-hitting autobiography. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “For Rona Freedland Hope you enjoy this book, Mike Bloomberg.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nuart, Inc. Jacket photographs by Gregory Heisler.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-110923

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Heller, Joseph

Catch-22.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1961.

First edition of Heller’s classic first book. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Albert Raman, Best wishes to you. Joseph Heller 3/20/80 New York.” The recipient was a lawyer and well-known book collector. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. JacketContinue reading "Catch-22."

$8,500.00

Item Number: RRB-96004

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Moss, Stirling

In the Track of Speed.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1957.

First edition of this early work by the legendary driver. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Stirling Moss on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-110914

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Smith, Adam [George Goodman]

Paper Money.

New York : Summit Books, 1981.

First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, “Fr Shecters-san! Thanks for all with best wishes Jerry ‘Adam Smith’ 2/2/81.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-112445

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Brown, John J

The American Angler’s Guide.

New York : Burgess, Stringer & Co, 1845.

First edition of the first angling book written in America. Small octavo, original brown cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spin and front panel. In very good condition. Period name to the front free end paper. A rare piece of American angling literature.

$2,150.00

Item Number: RRB-88015

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Hemingway, Ernest

Death in the Afternoon.

Charles Scribner's Sons : New York, 1932.

Early printing of Hemingway’s work on bullfighting. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf for Asprey, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the spine, front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, frontispiece by Juan Gris, illustrated. In fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-108979

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Edited by John Arthur Neumark. [Gerald M. Loeb]

Wall Street 20th Century.

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale Daily News, 1960.

Collection of fundamental articles related to 20th century Wall Street. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated with photographs and charts. Boldly signed by renowned Wall Street trader Gerald M. Loeb on the front panel who contributed the article ‘A Challenge for the Ambitious.’ Introductory letter from Dwight D. Eisenhower. Other contributors include: Benjamin Graham, Robert C.Continue reading "Wall Street 20th Century."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-108521

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James, Henry

The Ivory Tower.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917.

First British edition of James’ unfinished novel, published posthumously in 1917. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-109563

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Greenblatt, Joel

You Can Be a Stock Market Genius Even If You’re Not Too Smart : Uncover the Secret Hiding Places of Stock Market Profits.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1997.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To James, Good luck with this! Happy Hunting! Warmest wishes, Joel Greenblatt.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marc Cohen.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-108924

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Bunnell, Lafayette Houghton

The Discovery of the Yosemite and The Indian War of 1851, Which Led To That Event.

Chicago : Fleming H. Revell, 1880.

First edition of Bunnell’s account of the discovery of Yosemite Valley with the Mariposa Battalion in 1851. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, patterned endpapers, illustrated with 21 engravings including frontispiece portrait of Bunnell. In very good condition with wear to the extremities and rear panel. Continue reading "The Discovery of the Yosemite and The Indian War of 1851, Which Led To That Event."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-107042

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Monteage, Stephen

Debtor and Creditor Made Easie: Or, a Short Instruction for the attaining the Right Use of Accounts after the Best Method used by Merchants.

London : Printed by John Richardson for Ben. Billingsley, 1682.

Second edition of this rare accounting book; one of the earliest in published in English for a general audience. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, woodcut frontispiece portrait of the author within a rich botanical border. In very good condition. Scarce.

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-103485

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Down There On a Visit

Isherwood, Christopher

Down There On a Visit.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1961.

First edition of this novel from the author of Goodbye Berlin and what many consider his finest novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Monroe Wheeler ex dono Christopher Isherwood.” The recipient Monroe Wheeler was an American publisher and museum coordinator and a close friend of Isherwood’s.Continue reading "Down There On a Visit."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-104119

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Ludlow, John Malcolm

President Lincoln Self-Pourtrayed.

London : Alexander Strahan, 1866.

First edition of President Lincoln Self-Pourtrayed, the scarce variant imprint, which was printed in London as indicated on p. 240 and the priority of which is unknown (M 864). Octavo, original publishers cloth with gilt titles to the spine, engraved tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Lincoln, with “The proceeds of this volume are intended to beContinue reading "President Lincoln Self-Pourtrayed."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-105063

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Jackson, Andrew

Andrew Jackson Autograph Document Signed.

December 6, 1830.

Rare Presidential Land Grant signed by Andrew Jackson as President and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office Elijah Hayward. One page partially printed on vellum the document is dated November 11, 1830 and officially grants Scott Riggs a 72-acre land parcel in Springfield, Illinois. Signed at the conclusion “Andrew Jackson” and “Elijah Hayward” withContinue reading "Andrew Jackson Autograph Document Signed."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-104206

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Roosevelt, Theodore

California Addresses by President Roosevelt.

San Francisco : The California Promotion Committee, 1903.

First edition of this collection of speeches delivered by President Theodore Roosevelt throughout California. Octavo, original half cloth with paper title label to the front panel, illustrated with engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt. In excellent condition.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-104590

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Pratt, E. J., Alma White, Caroline Bancroft, Will Kirkpatrick, M.C. Hanford et al

Rare Titanic Collection.

Toronto : Various Publishers, 1912-1935.

Rare collection of first editions, pamphlets, and sheet music related to the sinking of the RMS Titanic, with a rare limited edition O.B.R. Kentucky Straight Bourbon 86-proof Whiskey 4/5 quart ceramic Titanic replica. The collections includes a first edition of E.J. Pratt’s ‘The Titanic’ (Toronto: The Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1935) which is in nearContinue reading "Rare Titanic Collection."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-104582

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William Hazlitt: Essayist and Critic

Ireland, Alexander. [Robert Louis Stevenson]

William Hazlitt: Essayist and Critic.

London and New York : Frederick Warne and Co, 1889.

Robert Louis Stevenson’s first edition copy of the writings of one of his favorite prose writers, William Hazlitt. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, botanical gilt vignette to the front panel, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Hazlitt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Robert Louis Stevenson on the half-title page,Continue reading "William Hazlitt: Essayist and Critic."

$3,750.00

Item Number: RRB-104876

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