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Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens]

Life on the Mississippi.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1883.

First edition, first issue of Twain’s provocative portrait of the great Mississippi River which preceded the first American edition. First issue with the publisher’s advertisements at rear dated March 1883. Octavo, original publisher’s red pictorial boards stamped in black and gilt, patterned endpapers, frontispiece, plates and over 300 illustrations. In near fine condition with toningContinue reading "Life on the Mississippi."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150454

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Young, George Frederic, Col. [Medici]

The Medici.

London : John Murray, 1909.

First editions of Young’s authoritative history of the Medici, extra-illustrated with 91 plates, 20 in color. Octavo, four volumes bound in full contemporary crushed levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, quadruple gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-insContinue reading "The Medici."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150704

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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, inscribed by him to his secretary. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial gilt-stamped brown cloth, with 328 illustrations by Walter Francis Brown, True Williams, W.W. Denslow, and with four ‘pictures made by the author of this book, without outside help’, engravedContinue reading "A Tramp Abroad."

$45,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151014

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Warhol, Andy

Andy Warhol Prints.

New York : Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc, 1985.

First edition of this definitive catalogue of Warhol’s prints, spanning his entire career. Quarto, original cloth, with over 390 illustrations of Warhol’s prints, including 344 in color. Boldly signed twice by Andy Warhol on both the front panel of the dust jacket and front free endpaper. Edited by Frayda Feldman and Jorg Schellmann. Essays byContinue reading "Andy Warhol Prints."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150354

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Fleming, Ian

The Man With the Golden Gun.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1965.

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

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-150104

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Bond, Michael; Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum

A Bear Called Paddington.

London : Collins, 1958.

First edition of the first book in the Paddington series. Octavo, 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 dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. SignedContinue reading "A Bear Called Paddington."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150170

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Hemingway, Ernest; Mary Hemingway [Taylor Williams]

Ernest Hemingway Signed Photograph. [with] Mary Hemingway Typed Letter Signed.

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Rare original black and white photograph of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway. Black and white matte photograph of Hemingway with his wife Mary and fishing guide Taylor Williams in the trophy room of a club or private home after a day on the water. Inscribed by Ernest Hemingway in black ballpoint at the bottom rightContinue reading "Ernest Hemingway Signed Photograph. [with] Mary Hemingway Typed Letter Signed."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150055

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Bennett, Tony. [Anthony Dominick Benedetto] [Doris Day]

Tony Bennett Original San Francisco ‘Cityscape’ Painting.

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Rare original oil painting by legendary singer Tony Bennett, presented by him to famous actress and singer Doris Day, who hung this painting in her home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Oil on artist board, the painting depicts an overhead view of the North Beach area of San Francisco, with sundry buildings, a nearby harbor, and the side ofContinue reading "Tony Bennett Original San Francisco ‘Cityscape’ Painting."

$48,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150423

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Bennett, Tony. [Anthony Dominick Benedetto] [Doris Day]

Tony Bennett Original San Francisco ‘Cityscape’ Painting.

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Rare original oil painting by legendary singer Tony Bennett, presented by him to famous actress and singer Doris Day, who hung this painting in her home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Oil on artist board, the painting depicts an overhead view of the North Beach area of San Francisco, with sundry buildings, a nearby harbor, and the side ofContinue reading "Tony Bennett Original San Francisco ‘Cityscape’ Painting."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150423

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Armstrong, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins; Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed Quarantine Image..

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Rare Apollo XI quarantine image signed by President Richard Nixon and Apollo XI astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. The image shows Apollo XI crew members in quarantine being congratulated by President Nixon through a microphone. The oversized color photograph appears to be a blow-up of a contemporary magazine page, complete with printedContinue reading "Richard Nixon, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed Quarantine Image.."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149952

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A Bear Called Paddington.

Bond, Michael; Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum

A Bear Called Paddington.

New York : Harper, 2014.

First edition of the re-issue of this classic children’s work. Small octavo, original illustrated boards, no dust jacket was issued for this release. Signed by the author on the title page, “with best wishes Michael Bond.” In fine condition.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-5553

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[Washington, George]

George Washington and Great Seal of the United States Engraved Ostrich Egg.

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Rare ostrich egg engraved with a portrait of George Washington, the Washington Coat of Arms, the Great Seal of the United States, and the Masonic compass and trowel. Mounted on a decorative brass stand. From the collection of former four-term United States Senator Lloyd Millard Bentsen who ran as the Democratic Party nominee for viceContinue reading "George Washington and Great Seal of the United States Engraved Ostrich Egg."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-119684

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Webb, Charles. [Dustin Hoffman; Katharine Ross; William Daniels]

The Graduate: A Novel of Today’s Youth, Unlike Any You Have Read.

New York : The New American Library of World Literature, Inc., 1963.

First edition of the “brilliant… sardonic, ludicrously funny” (The New York Times) story of an aimless college graduate in 1960s America that inspired of the iconic 1967 film starring Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross, Anne Bancroft and William Daniels. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Charles Webb and Academy Award-winning actor Dustin Hoffman (Benjamin Braddock) onContinue reading "The Graduate: A Novel of Today’s Youth, Unlike Any You Have Read."

$12,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150939

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Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Translated by Lucia Graves

The Midnight Palace.

London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2011.

Signed limited first edition of Zafón’s second young-adult novel. Octavo, original pictorial boards. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 958. In fine condition. Cover illustration by Neal Murren.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-145038

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Lee, Harper

To Kill a Mockingbird.

New York : Harper Collins, 2010.

First edition of the 50th anniversary edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Harper Lee on the front free endpaper, “With best wishes, Harper Lee.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Shirley Smith.

$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-149938

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Kelly, Grace Patricia. [Princess Grace of Monaco]

Princess Grace of Monaco Signature.

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Fine signature of Princess Grace of Monaco, regally framed with Yousuf Karsh’s iconic portrait of her. Signed, “Grace de Monaco.” The signature page measures 4.5 inches by 2 inches. Double-matted and framed with a Yousuf Karsh portrait. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 22 inches. In very fine condition.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-149295

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Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Translated by Lucia Graves

The Watcher in the Shadows.

London : Orion Children's Books, 2013.

Exclusive signed first edition of the third novel for younger readers from the author of ‘The Shadow of the Wind’. Octavo, original cloth. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author on the title page with the publisher’s embossed limitation stamp, this is number 82. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. CoverContinue reading "The Watcher in the Shadows."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-145032

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Hall, Craig; Linden Gross; Mark Zandi [Madeleine K. Albright]

Boom: Bridging the Opportunity Gap to Reignite Startups.

New York : Savio Republic, 2019.

First edition of this work about entrepreneurship in the United States. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, “To Madeleine, With great respect for all you do to make the world a better place. All the best, Craig Hall.” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the firstContinue reading "Boom: Bridging the Opportunity Gap to Reignite Startups."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-147593

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Conrad, Joseph

Last Essays.

New York : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926.

First edition of this posthumous collection of twenty essays. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, frontispiece facsimile of “The Last Words That Conrad Wrote.” Near fine in the original dust jacket with the portrait of Conrad and large ad for Kipling’s works to the verso.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-147542

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Bocuse, Paul

Paul Bocuse’s French Cooking.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1977.

First American edition of Bocuse’s classic work on French cuisine. Quarto, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with color photographs. Boldly signed by Paul Bocuse on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the French by Colette Rossant. Edited by Lorraine Davis. Jacket front and back photos by Jean-Pierre Chatelin. Rare and desirableContinue reading "Paul Bocuse’s French Cooking."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149872

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Alison, Sir Archibald [Millard Fillmore]

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

Edinburgh and London : William Blackwood and Sons, 1853.

Early edition of this influential work chronicling European events from the French Revolution to the mid-19th century. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, floral border details stamped in blind. From the library of President Millard Fillmore with his ownership signature to the pastedown of the front panel and dated by him, “MillardContinue reading "History of Europe: From the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII Vol II."

$1,950.00

Item Number: RRB-149855

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Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens]

The £1,000,000 Bank-Note and Other New Stories.

New York : Charles L. Webster & Company, 1893.

First edition of Twain’s classic short story collection. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece by Dan Beard and 9 pages of publisher’s advertisements at rear. In very good condition.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-149918

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Davies, Valentine; Tomie dePaola [Illustrator]

Miracle On 34th Street.

San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984.

First illustrated edition of this modern Christmas classic with paintings by beloved illustrator Tomie dePaola. Square octavo, original publisher’s red cloth with titles to the spine and front panel stamped in gilt, pictorial blue endpapers, frontispiece, title page vignette, with 18 full color illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the illustrator on the half-title page, “ForContinue reading "Miracle On 34th Street."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149044

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Armstrong, Neil

Neil Armstrong Signed Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company Stock Certificate.

Cincinnati, Ohio May 7, 1974.

Printed Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company stock certificate boldly signed in full by American astronaut Neil Armstrong. One page, printed on recto and verso, the certificate is entitled “Form 4, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities” and dated May 7, 1974. It includes Armstrong‘s relevant personal information, including his Social Security number andContinue reading "Neil Armstrong Signed Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company Stock Certificate."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149954

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