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Scott-King's Modern Europe.

Waugh, Evelyn [Daphne Fielding]

Scott-King’s Modern Europe.

London : Chapman & Hal, 1947.

First edition of this classic novella. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Daphne with love from Evelyn Christmas 1947.” The recipient, Daphne Fielding was a fellow British author and dedicatee of Evelyn Waugh’s The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold and a closeContinue reading "Scott-King’s Modern Europe."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150292

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Reagan, Ronald

An American Life.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1990.

First edition of the 40th President of the United States’ memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Winnie- With Best Wishes. Ronald Reagan Feb. 9- 1991” and signed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa. Lech Wałęsa is a Polish labor leader and statesman whoContinue reading "An American Life."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-144010

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Lanning, George; Samuel Couling

The History of Shanghai.

Shanghai : Kelly & Walsh/ Printed and Published for the Shanghai Municipal Council, 1921.

First edition of this early comprehensive English-language account of Shanghai’s transformation from a regional port into a major international city. Royal octavo, original publisher’s black cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece of a folding plate of “The Bund”, illustrated with numerous black and white plates and folding maps. In nearContinue reading "The History of Shanghai."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-150329

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Mendell, David [Barack Obama]

Obama: From Promise to Power.

New York : Armistad, 2007.

First edition of this early Obama biography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Barack Obama in person in Keene, New Hampshire in full on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. We have never seen another full signature in this title.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150812

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Lucas, Jr., Robert E

Studies in Business-Cycle Theory.

Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, 1981.

First edition of this classic collection of writings by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Christopher- with my best wishes- Robert E. Lucas Jr.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael McPherson.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-150863

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Paine, Thomas

Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America.

London : Printed and Sold By All the Booksellers, 1792.

Rare early printing of Thomas Paine’s landmark work. Duodecimo, bound in half-calf over cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within tooled bands, morocco spine label, all edges stained red. In near fine condition with some light toning to the text.

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149923

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Roosevelt, Theodore

The Wilderness Hunter: An Account Of The Big Game Of The United States And Its Chase With Horse, Hound And Rifle.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1905.

Finely Bound Standard Library edition of Theodore Roosevelt’s American big game epic. Octavo, bound in three-quarters red morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and detailing to the spine in two compartments in raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon bound in, tissue-guarded frontispiece, withContinue reading "The Wilderness Hunter: An Account Of The Big Game Of The United States And Its Chase With Horse, Hound And Rifle."

$5,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150190

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Atkinson, Rick

Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993.

First edition of the most detailed narrative history of the 1990–1991 Gulf War. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Rick Atkinson on the title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Michaela Sullivan. Jacket photograph by Christopher Morris.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-150172

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Burger, Warren E.; William J. Brennan Jr.; Byron R. White; Harry A. Blackmun; Lewis F. Powell; William H. Rehnquist; John Pail Stevens; Sandra Day O'Connor

Supreme Court Justices Signed Engraving.

: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, .

Rare original engraving of the Supreme Court signed by eight Supreme Court justices. Boldly signed by Warren E. Burger, William J. Brennan, Jr., Byron R. White, Harry A. Blackmun, Lewis F. Powell, William H. Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens, and Sandra Day O’Connor. Thurgood Marshall is autopen. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches byContinue reading "Supreme Court Justices Signed Engraving."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150168

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[Reagan, Ronald; Nancy Reagan]

A Great New Beginning: The 1981 Inaugural Story.

Washington, D.C : Created by the 1981 Inaugural Book Committee, 1981.

First limited edition of this commemorative publication documenting the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan. Quarto, original red leather with gilt titles to the spine, gilt stamped vignette of the presidential seal to the front panel, gilt stamped vignette of the inauguration seal to the rear panel, gilt stamped with the names of the recipients toContinue reading "A Great New Beginning: The 1981 Inaugural Story."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150115

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Adams, John Quincy

Oration on the Life and Character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette. Delivered at the Request of Both Houses of the Congress of the United States, Before Them, In the House of Representatives at Washington on the 31st December, 1834.

Washington : Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1835.

First edition of John Quincy Adams’ biography of military hero Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. Octavo, bound in full contemporary red morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. Association copy, inscribed by John Quincy Adams on the tipped in presentation leaf, “Patrick H. Pope from John Quincy Adams.” The recipient, Patrick Hamilton Pope wasContinue reading "Oration on the Life and Character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette. Delivered at the Request of Both Houses of the Congress of the United States, Before Them, In the House of Representatives at Washington on the 31st December, 1834."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146693

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Truman, Harry S. [Georgia Neese Clark Gray]

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman 1945-1953 Volumes I – VIII Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the Presidents.

Washington, D.C : United States Government Printing Office, 1961-1966.

First editions of the complete set of Truman’s papers from 1945-1953. Imperial octavo, eight volumes, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, frontispieces. Presentation copy, inscribed by President Truman in the fifth volume 1949 on the half-title page, “Kindest regards to Georgia & Andy Gray, from Harry S. Truman, 3-2-65.” The recipient, Georgia NeeseContinue reading "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman 1945-1953 Volumes I – VIII Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the Presidents."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150130

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Menand, Louis [Peter Matthiessen]

The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America.

New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow author Peter Matthiessen, “For Peter Thank you! with warm regards Louis Menand.” From the library of National Book Award-winning author Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the front free endpaper. TheContinue reading "The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150975

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Reagan, Ronald

Where’s the Rest of Me? The Ronald Reagan Story.

New York : Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1965.

First edition, second printing of Reagan’s early autobiography. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best wishes Ronald Reagan.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design Ned Glattauer. An exceptional example.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-150929

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Beschloss, Michael R

Kennedy and Roosevelt: An Uneasy Alliance.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1980.

First edition of the historian’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by Michael Beschloss on the front free endpaper. Also laid in is an autographed letter to the recipient, signed by Beschloss. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Edward P. Diehl. Foreword by James MacGregor Burns.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150883

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Spink, Kathryn. [Mother Teresa]

For the Brotherhood of Man, Under the Fatherhood of God: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Her Missionaries of Charity & Her Co-Workers.

Surrey : Colour Library International, 1981.

First edition of this work regarding Mother Teresa. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Lengthily inscribed by Mother Teresa in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “My dear Sisters, Let us love Jesus with undivided love and others as He loves each one of us. God bless you, M. Teresa mc, 6/7/81.” Near fineContinue reading "For the Brotherhood of Man, Under the Fatherhood of God: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Her Missionaries of Charity & Her Co-Workers."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150928

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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

The Road to Serfdom.

Chicago : University of Chicago, 1944.

First edition of one of the most influential and popular expositions of classical liberalism. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by F.A. Hayek on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the spine and to the rare panel. Foreword by John Chamberlain. Housed in a custom halfContinue reading "The Road to Serfdom."

$68,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150915

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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. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150909

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Obama, Barack

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream.

New York : Crown Publishers, 2006.

First edition of Obama’s second book. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To John and Rosemary- All the best! Barack Obama.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Deborah Feingold.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-150902

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Wiesenthal, Simon

Max and Helen: A Remarkable True Love Story.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1982.

First edition of this glorious love story. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner. Translated by Catherine Hutter.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-150075

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Kirk, Charlie with Brent Hamachek

Time for a Turning Point: Setting a Course Toward Free Markets and Limited Government for Future Generations.

: Post Hill Press, 2016.

First edition of this treatise by the founder of Turning Point. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Charlie Kirk on the front free endpaper. In fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150918

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

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

.

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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Hayek, F.A

The Constitution of Liberty.

Chicago : The University of Chicago, 1960.

First edition of Hayek’s classic statement on the ideals of freedom and liberty. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by F.A. Hayek on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150675

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Wells, H.G.; Julian S. Huxley and G.P. Wells [James D. Watson]

The Science of Life.

London : Cassell and Company Limited, 1931.

First edition of “the first modern textbook of biology.” Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. From the library of James D. Watson with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. James D. Watson was a molecular biologist, geneticist, and biophysicist, best known for co-discovering the structure of DNA in 1953 alongside Francis Crick and Rosalind Franklin.Continue reading "The Science of Life."

$2,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150293

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