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What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery

Crick, Francis

What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery.

New York : Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1988.

First edition of Crick’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by Francis Crick in the year of publication to his personal assistant on the front free endpaper, “For Maria with grateful thanks for all her efforts love Francis.” The recipient was also thanked in the acknowledgements on page xiii, “Finally, my warmest thanksContinue reading "What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-148918
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The Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul

Crick, Francis

The Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994.

First edition, first printing of this “well-constructed and comprehensive overview of visual neuroscience” (The Washington Post). Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Francis Crick in the year of publication to his personal assistant on the front free endpaper, “For Maria with many thanks for all the hard, tedious work you did on it.Continue reading "The Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul."

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-148919
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Martin, George R.R

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

London : Harper Voyager an Imprint of Harper Collins, 2015.

First English edition of the compilation of the first three prequel novellas to George R.R. Martin’s fantasy sage, A Song of Ice and Fire. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with black and white sketches by Gary Gianni. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light bumping to the foot of the spine. JacketContinue reading "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms."

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-147753
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Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13

Lovell, Jim; Jeffrey Kluger [Tom Hanks]

Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.

First edition, early printing of this work, the basis of the 1995 film adaptation Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris, and Gary Sinise. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by James Lovell and Academy Award-winning actor TomContinue reading "Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150341
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Of Molecules and Men

Crick, Francis

Of Molecules and Men.

Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1966.

First edition of this work in which Crick explains the importance of the DNA discovery and emphasizes its wide-reaching implications. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by both Francis Crick on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Johsel Namkung. A very sharp example.

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$1,100.00
Item Number: RRB-148916
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Ron Chernow

Chernow, Ron [Lin-Manuel Miranda]

Alexander Hamilton.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2004.

First edition, early printing of this landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, basis for the Award-winning Broadway play. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Ron Chernow on a bookplate to the half-title page and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda (who starred in the Broadway adaptation). Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by GabrieleContinue reading "Alexander Hamilton."

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$1,100.00
Item Number: RRB-150345
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Travels in Alaska

Muir, John

Travels in Alaska.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916.

First edition, early printing of this classic work by Muir. Octavo, original grey cloth lettered in white, color illustrated pictorial paper onlay, top edge gilt, illustrated with plates from photographs, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In very good condition, name to the front free endpaper.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-149583
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The Moon is Down

Steinbeck, John

The Moon Is Down.

New York : The Viking Press, 1942.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo, original blue cloth. The first edition has a large period between “talk” and “this” on page 112, line 11. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Ownership plate to the front free endpaper.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-148828
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The New York Trilogy Volume I, II & III

Auster, Paul

The New York Trilogy: City of Glass. WITH: Ghosts. WITH: The Locked Room.

Los Angeles : Sun and Moon, 1985-86.

First editions of Auster’s classic detective novels, each signed by him on the title page with a quote from each book. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth.  City of Glass is signed as follows, “It was a wrong number that started it…Paul Auster. Ghosts is signed by the author on the title page, “And from thisContinue reading "The New York Trilogy: City of Glass. WITH: Ghosts. WITH: The Locked Room."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150312
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History of Europe

Alison, Sir Archibald [Millard Fillmore]

History of Europe: From the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII Vol IV.

Edinburgh and London : William Blackwood and Sons, 1855.

Early edition of this influential work chronicling European events from the French Revolution to the mid-19th century. Sir Archibald Alison was a Scottish historian, writer, and advocate whose most notable contributions were in the realm of historical and philosophical writing. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, floral border details stamped in blind.Continue reading "History of Europe: From the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII Vol IV."

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-148824
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Crusader Without Violence: A Biography of Martin Luther King Jr.

Reddick, L.D. [Martin Luther King, Jr.]

Crusader Without Violence: A Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1959.

First edition of one the earliest biographies of “the American Gandhi.” Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Martin Luther King, Jr. on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the pastedown. Jacket photograph by Dan Weiner. Housed in a custom halfContinue reading "Crusader Without Violence: A Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr."

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$14,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149245
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The Road not Taken

Frost, Robert

The Road Not Taken.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1959.

Early printing of this collection which includes Frost’s most recognizable poem: The Road Not Taken. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Robert Frost to Nellie Dearstyre Bread Loaf VT 1953.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Introduction by Louis Untermeyer.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-150286
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The Evolution of Physics

Einstein, Albert & Infeld, Leopold

The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1938.

First edition of this classic work, which traces the development of ideas in physics. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Albert Einstein on the half-title page, “To Dr. Montrell Albert Einstein Princeton 1943.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

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$28,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150250
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Political Liberalism

Rawls, John

Political Liberalism.

New York : Columbia University Press, 1993.

First edition of this work which continues and revises the idea of justice as fairness as presented in A Theory of Justice. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Rawls on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carin Goldberg. Rare and desirable signed.

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150218
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