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Churchill, Winston S

Winston Churchill Romeo y Julieta Cuban Cigar.

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Rare unsmoked Romeo y Julieta Cuban cigar gifted from Winston Churchill to an immigration officer of the RMS Queen Mary. Winston Churchill sailed aboard the Cunard-White Star Line ocean liner, the RMS Queen Mary, three times during World War II to meet with Allied leaders, travel to key conferences, and avoid German U-boats. The Romeo yContinue reading "Winston Churchill Romeo y Julieta Cuban Cigar."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149475

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King Jr., Martin Luther [Marian Taylor]

Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958.

First edition of Dr. Martin Luther King’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author opposite the half-title page, “To: Marian Taylor With best wishes and warm personal regards, and in appreciation for the stimulating interview that you provided for me. Martin Luther King, Sept. 17, 1958.” Taylor, under theContinue reading "Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story."

$27,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149819

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Baldwin, James

The Fire Next Time.

New York : The Dial Press, 1963.

First edition of one of the most influential works on race relations published in the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket, inscription to the half-title page. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Jacket photograph by Mottke Weissman.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-150667

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Stadius, Joannes. [Edmond Halley]

Ephemeris Anno Christi 1554.

Cologne : Apud haeredes Arnoldi Birckmanni, 1570.

Edmond Halley’s sixteenth-century copy of Flemish mathematician Joannes Stadius’ widely consulted astronomical almanac, first published in 1554. Quarto, bound in full English calf with an elaborate gilt lozenge to the center of each panel, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, printer’s device to the title page. From theContinue reading "Ephemeris Anno Christi 1554."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149867

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Kilpatrick, Andrew. [Warren E. Buffett and Bob Kerrey]

Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett.

New York : AKPE, 1994.

First edition of this early Buffett biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Warren Buffett and Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey on the front free endpaper. Bob Kerrey (born 1943) is a decorated Vietnam War Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient who went on to serve as governor of Nebraska (1983–87) and U.S. senatorContinue reading "Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149787

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Toll, Ian W

The Pacific War Trilogy. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942; The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944; Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944–1945.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2012-20.

Complete set of Toll’s classic trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original boards. Laid in is a signed Ian Toll sheet which came with the trilogy. Fine in fine dust jackets. Housed in a custom slipcase.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150990

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.]

The Economic Consequences of the Peace.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920.

First edition of the best-selling book that established Keynes’ reputation as a leading economist. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket, which is in very good condition.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149766

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Miller, William Green [Madeleine K. Albright]

Toward A More Civil Society?

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1989.

First edition of this social cohesion and political philosophy. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “To Madeleine, With warm regards- you know very well how difficult the process would be to achieve a civil society. Sincerely, Bill Washington January 1990.” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was theContinue reading "Toward A More Civil Society?"

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149079

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Kean, Thomas H. and Lee H. Hamilton [Alvin S. Felzenberg]

Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission.

Norwalk, Connecticut : The Easton Press, 2006.

Signed limited first edition of the Easton Press edition of this work by the co-chairmen of the 9/11 Commission. Octavo, original black leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk moiré endpapers, silk ribbon bound in,Continue reading "Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-149779

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Ethics in Service.

Taft, William H

Ethics in Service.

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 1915.

First edition of this collection of addresses delivered by the 27th president of the United States in the 1914 Page Lecture Series. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Taft on the front free endpaper, “Sincerely yours William H. Taft.” In near fine condition. An exceptional signed example.

$4,250.00

Item Number: RRB-114863

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Mandela, Nelson

Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1994.

First American edition of this classic autobiography that has went on to sell more than six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Signed “Nelson Mandela 25.5.95” on a Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund bookplate (not attached). Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Martha Kennedy.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150994

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Graham, Benjamin & David L. Dodd [Ayn Rand]

Security Analysis: Principles and Technique.

New York : Whittlesey House/ McGraw Hill, 1940.

The second edition of this classic work, from the library of Ayn Rand with her signature to the front free endpaper. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by the author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, on the front free endpaper. Security Analysis would have occupied a central place in Rand’s working library, supplyingContinue reading "Security Analysis: Principles and Technique."

$48,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150998

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The American Negotiator, or the Various Currencies of the British Colonies in America; As well the Islands, and the Continent. The Currencies of Nova Scotia, Canada, New England, New York, East Jersey, Pensylvania, West Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, &c.

Wright, J[ohn]. [Alexander Hamilton]

The American Negotiator, or the Various Currencies of the British Colonies in America; As well the Islands, and the Continent. The Currencies of Nova Scotia, Canada, New England, New York, East Jersey, Pensylvania, West Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, &c.

London : Printed for the Proprietors, by J. Smith, Wellclose-Square, 1765.

Third edition of Wright’s important 18th-century reference work which standardized colonial currencies and transformed transatlantic trade, from the library of Alexander Hamilton with his ownership signature and bookplate. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, rebacked, double gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "The American Negotiator, or the Various Currencies of the British Colonies in America; As well the Islands, and the Continent. The Currencies of Nova Scotia, Canada, New England, New York, East Jersey, Pensylvania, West Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, &c."

$225,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149498

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Newton, Sir Isaac

The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended.

London : Printed for J. Tonson in the Strand, and J. Osborn and T. Longman in Pater-noster Row, 1728.

First edition of Newton’s ambitious attempt to reconstruct and rationalize the timelines of ancient history. Quarto, bound in full contemporary Cambridge calf, ruled and tooled in blind with speckled panels, gilt turn-ins, ordinary paper issue, illustrated with 3 folding engravings. From the library of Harvard University professor Owen Gingerich. Owen Gingerich (1930–2023) was an AmericanContinue reading "The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended."

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-149863

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Obama, Barack

A Promised Land.

New York : Crown, 2020.

First edition of this riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Laid in is a signed in full, “Barack Obama” on a 3 by 5 card. In fine condition. Housed in the original publisher’s slipcase.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150985

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Halley, Edmond [Philip Schuyler]

Astronomical Tables with Precepts both in English and Latin for Computing the Places of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Comets.

London : Printed for William Innys in Pater-noster Row, 1752.

First edition in English of Halley’s classic work, from the library of American Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler and subsequently Harvard University professor Owen Gingerich. Quarto, bound in full polished calf, rebacked, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, rebacked, gilt ruling to theContinue reading "Astronomical Tables with Precepts both in English and Latin for Computing the Places of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Comets."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149862

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Johnson, Simon and James Kwak

13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown.

New York : Pantheon Books, 2010.

First edition of this authoritative history of America’s financial oligarchy by one of the most prominent and frequently cited economists in the nation. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Simon Johnson on the title page, “To John and Pam Best Wishes Simon Johnson.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by BrianContinue reading "13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-149728

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Howe, Mark Antony De Wolfe. [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Home Letters of General Sherman.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909.

First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer’s work on Civil War Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman; from W. T. Sherman’s library. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece. Philemon Tecumseh Sherman’s bookplate adhered to the front pastedown. In very good condition. ThisContinue reading "Home Letters of General Sherman."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-145723

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McCullough, David [Tom Hanks]

John Adams.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2001.

First edition of the author’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by David McCullough and by Academy-Award winning actor Tom Hanks on the title page. Hanks was the executive producer of the 2008 television miniseries directed by Tom Hooper, starring Paul Giamatti, which went on to win four GoldenContinue reading "John Adams."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150573

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Schedel, Hartmann

Liber Chronicarum. [The Nuremberg Chronicle].

Nuremberg : Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 1493.

First edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle, the most extensively illustrated book of the 15th century, from the St. Petersburg library of William Tooke. Imperial folio, bound in three quarter calf over paper-covered boards, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, five gilt-tooled raised bands, rebacked, decorated with 1809 woodcut illustrationsContinue reading "Liber Chronicarum. [The Nuremberg Chronicle]."

$125,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149818

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[Burnet, Gilbert]; Collected out of Mezeray, Thuanus, and other approved Authors

A Relation of the Barbarous and Bloody Massacre of About an Hundred Thousand Protestants, Begun at Paris, and Carried on Over All France by the Papists, in the Year 1572.

London : Printed for Richard Chiswel, 1678.

First edition of this seventeenth-century Protestant account of the 1572 St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Small octavo, bound in full red morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins and innerContinue reading "A Relation of the Barbarous and Bloody Massacre of About an Hundred Thousand Protestants, Begun at Paris, and Carried on Over All France by the Papists, in the Year 1572."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149374

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Borman, Frank

Frank Borman ‘Earthrise’ Photograph Signed.

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Oversized satin finish color photograph of the iconic ‘Earthrise‘ image taken by Bill Anders during the Apollo 8 mission, signed by mission commander Frank Borman in silver felt tip, “Good night, Merry Christmas and God Bless all on Earth Frank Borman Gemini VII.“ In fine condition. The photograph measures 20 inches by 16 inches. A desirable image.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149749

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Oskison, John M. [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Tecumseh and His Times: The Story of a Great Indian.

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1938.

First edition of this biography of Shawnee chief and warrior Tecumseh; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original tan cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Tecumseh. P.T. Sherman’s bookplate to the half title page. In very good condition with some rubbing to the front and rear panels. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s son P.Continue reading "Tecumseh and His Times: The Story of a Great Indian."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-145870

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[William Tecumseh Sherman]

Journal of the Twentieth Annual Session of the National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic, San Francisco, California.

Washington : Gibson Bros., Printers and Bookbinders, 1886.

First edition of this record of post-war social meetings by members of the army; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original green cloth stamped in blind with gilt titles and military insignia, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Commander in Chief S. S. Burdett. General Sherman and his son’s bookplates to the front pastedown.Continue reading "Journal of the Twentieth Annual Session of the National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic, San Francisco, California."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-145746

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