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The Draft Riots in New York July, 1863

Barnes, David M

The Draft Riots in New York July, 1863.

New York : Baker & Godwin Publishers, 1863.

First edition of the best contemporary account of the New York City Draft Week Riots, the largest civil urban disturbance in American history. Octavo, full cloth, all edges gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel. In very good condition. Embossed name of Erastus Clark on the front panel. Clark was an American attorney,Continue reading "The Draft Riots in New York July, 1863."

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-4148

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Bayle, Pierre

Oeuvres diverses de Mr. Pierre Bayle, contenant tout ce que cet Auteur a publié pendant sa vie, en Philosophie, en Critique, en Histoire, en Littérature etc. excepté son Dictionnaire historique et critique.

: Chez P. Husson, J. Swart, H. Scheurleer, J. Vand Duren, R. Alberts, C. Le Vier, 1727-1731.

Rare 18th century set of French philosopher Pierre Bayle’s magnum opus, a historical and critical dictionary. Folio, 5 volumes, bound in full contemporary calf, raised bands, marbled endpapers. In very good condition. An attractive set.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-3146

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Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire.

Morris, James [Jan]

Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire.

London : Faber & Faber, 1968.

First British edition of the author’s second volume in the acclaimed Pax Britannica Trilogy. Boldly signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-3164

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The Great War: A Neutral's Indictment

Raemaekers, Louis

The Great War: A Neutral’s Indictment.

London : The Fine Art Society, Ltd.:, 1916.

First edition. Folio, original cloth backed marbled boards. Leather spine labels, top edge gilt. 100 tipped in plates. Limited to 1,050 copies, of which 1,000 were for sale. Signed by the author, Louis Raemaekers. In near fine condition with some light rubbing.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-2650

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India: A Conflict of Cultures.

Motwani, Kewal

India: A Conflict of Cultures.

Bombay : Thacker & Co., 1947.

First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Inscribed by the author, “Mr. William Bullitt with best compliments from the author Kewal Motwani”.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-2462

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Johann Salomo Semler

Institutio Ad Doctrinam Christianam Liberaliter Discendam.

: Halae Magdebvrgicae, 1774.

First edition. Octavo, three quarters leather over marbled boards. In very good condition.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-2416

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Gregory of Nazianzus

Sancti Gregorii Nazianzeni, Cognomento Theologi, Opera.

: Venetiis, 1753.

Folio, 2 volumes. Rebound, in excellent condition. Text in Latin.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-2174

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Raccolta di varie Favole Delineate, ed incise in Rame (Volume 4)

Fossati, George

Raccolta di varie Favole Delineate, ed incise in Rame (Volume 4).

Venezia : Pecora, 1744.

First edition. Large Quarto. Tome Quatrieme (Volume 4), contemporary vellum. Thirty-six finely engraved plates printed in sepia. Text in parallel columns of Italian and French. Some shelfwear and soiling, generally clean and sound internally.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-1830

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Opus de Conscribendis Epistolis.

Erasmus, Desiderius (Erasme)

Opus de Conscribendis Epistolis.

Coloniae : Iohannem Gymnicum, 1529.

Rare edition, a sound, complete copy, lacking only the final blank. Title within pictorial woodcut border. Octavo, contemporary blind-tooled calf over wooden boards, dated 1534 in blind, brass clasps, minor statins and soiling and some early penned marginalia. Also bound in are three additional works, De Civilitate Morum Puerilium; Plutarch. De Liberis Educandis; and HoratiusContinue reading "Opus de Conscribendis Epistolis."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-1832

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Historia delle guerre civili di Francia

Davila, Enrico Caterino

Historia delle guerre civili di Francia.

Venice : Paolo Baglioni, 1642.

Thick octavo, bound in contemporary vellum, 1056 pages. Woodcut title vignette. In excellent condition.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-1833

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Sharpe’s Company. Richard Sharpe and the Seige of Badajoz, January to April 1812.

Cornwell, Bernard

Sharpe’s Company. Richard Sharpe and the Seige of Badajoz, January to April 1812.

London : Collins, 1982.

First edition of the third book in the Richard Sharpe series. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author who has added the first lines of this book as follows, “With all best wishes- A pale horse seen a mile away at sunrise means the night is over. Bernard Cornwell.”

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-1812

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Maguire, Mairead Corrigan; Preface by the Dalai Lama; Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland.

New York : Orbis, 1999.

First edition of this work by the Nobel laureate. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “To Adrienne, Peace to you. Love Mairead 2.8.2005.” Also inscribed to the same recipient by Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu; who contributed the foreword. Also laid in is a pamphlet inscribed by Maguire,Continue reading "The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-831

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Murder City: The Bloody History of Chicago in the Twenties.

Lesy, Michael

Murder City: The Bloody History of Chicago in the Twenties.

New York : Norton, 2007.

First Edition. Octavo, black cloth with gilted titles to the spine. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Michael Lesy on the half title page.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-799

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Strabonis

Strabonis Geographia cum notis Casauboni et aliorum.

: Amstelaedami; Joannem Wolters, 1707.

Folio, bound in half morocco over cloth, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands. In very good condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-3604

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Partners: The United Nations and Youth

Roosevelt, Eleanor & Helen Ferris

Partners: The United Nations and Youth.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, 1950.

First edition of this work which tells the dramatic story of the United Nations. Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt and inscribed by Helen Ferris to famed photographer Fred Stein, “For Fred Stein with our appreciation and all our good wishes for the days ahead Helen Ferris June 1951.” SteinContinue reading "Partners: The United Nations and Youth."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-4553

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Truman, Harry S

A Proclamation.

Washington, D.C May 8, 1945.

Large three-colored broadside of Harry Truman’s Proclamation declaring the surrender of Germany, boldly signed by Harry S. Truman. Also included at the lower left is the original 1945 Christmas card from the President and Mrs. Truman and at lower right, the original red, white and blue ribbon. These were presented by the President as giftsContinue reading "A Proclamation."

$11,500.00

Item Number: RRB-4419

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The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia.

Mandela, Nelson; Thabo Mbeki; Joe Slovo

The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia.

1990.

First edition of the constitution of Namibia. Octavo, original wrappers. A unique copy signed and or inscribed by all the major contributors of the Republic of Namibia, which was formed in 1990. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nelson Mandela, “To Udo with my comradely compliments and best wishes Nelson R. Mandela 22.3.90 Windhoek.” Additionally signed byContinue reading "The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia."

$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-3303

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Mandela, Nelson

Prisoner In The Garden.

New York : The Viking Press, 2006.

First edition of this work dedicated to Mandela’s archive. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated by Nelson Mandela on the title page in the year of publication. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-851

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Bell, Daniel

The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting.

New York : Basic Books, 1973.

First edition of this insightful work which speaks about the coming of the service economy and the importance of knowledge for creating stratification in the new society. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Anne- newer and sharper fondly Dan BellContinue reading "The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-4497

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The Sociological Imagination

Mills, C. Wright

The Sociological Imagination.

New York : Oxford University Press, 1959.

First edition of one the the most influential sociological works of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by C. Wright Mills on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-4096

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Economic Analysis of Law.

Posner, Richard

Economic Analysis of Law.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1973.

First edition of the author’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Issued without a dust jacket. Signed by Richard Posner on the title page. In near fine condition, the text has some light underlining in it.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-3866

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Whyte, William H

The Organization Man.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1956.

First edition of one of the most influential books on management ever written. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best to Lydia Bronte about whom this book was not written! Holly Whyte 4/18/89.” Additionally signed “William H. Whyte” on the title page. Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "The Organization Man."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-2141

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Friedman, Milton & Rose

Tyranny of the Status Quo.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984.

First edition of this work which analyzes the Reagan Administration’s attempts to greatly reduce taxes, regulations, and government spending and suggests practical changes. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by both Milton Friedman and Rose Friedman on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a slightly toned spine. Jacket design by LemContinue reading "Tyranny of the Status Quo."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-4646

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Drucker, Peter F

Men, Ideas, and Politics.

New York : Harper & Row Publishers, 1971.

First edition of this work by the father of management. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Peter Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the extremities.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-4511

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