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Kagan, Elena

Elena Kagan Collection of Signed Photographs and Typed Letter Signed.

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A pair of original photographs of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. The first photograph is of Kagan being sworn in and is signed by her in blue felt tip. The second is of Kagan signing documents and is inscribed by her, “All best wishes Elena Kagan.” Accompanied by a typed letter signed by her onContinue reading "Elena Kagan Collection of Signed Photographs and Typed Letter Signed."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-151397

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O'Connor, Sandra Day

Sandra Day O’Connor Signed Photograph.

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Rare original photograph of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Boldly signed by her in silver felt tip to the bottom of the photograph. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-151394

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Grant, Ulysses S

Ulysses S. Grant Document Signed as President.

1870.

Autograph document signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America. Octavo, one page, partially printed. The document reads in full, “I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the pardon of John Thrasher, Jr., dated this dayContinue reading "Ulysses S. Grant Document Signed as President."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151389

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Macintyre, Ben

Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle.

United Kingdom : Viking an Imprint of Penguin Books, 2022.

First edition of this military history of the prisoners in Colditz Castle during World War II. Octavo, original publisher’s black cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed and dated by Ben Macintyre in the year of publication, “Ben Macintyre 14/9/22.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150535

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Bracegirdle, Brian [Stephen Hawking]

The Archaeology of the Industrial Revolution.

London : Heinemann Educational Publishers, 1973.

First edition of this comprehensive survey of physical, surviving industrial sites in the United Kingdom. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth with industrial vignette stamped in silver, cartographic endpapers, richly illustrated. Signed by Stephen Hawking in blue ballpoint. Additionally signed by fifteen colleagues in various inks, as a presentation to a faculty member. The inscription in oneContinue reading "The Archaeology of the Industrial Revolution."

$45,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151334

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Lin Manuel Miranda Signed Ten Dollar Bill.

[Lin-Manuel Miranda] [Alexander Hamilton]

Lin Manuel Miranda Signed Ten Dollar Bill.

2017.

Series 2017A United States ten-dollar Federal Reserve Note featuring Alexander Hamilton signed and with an added drawing by the creator and original star of the Broadway musical Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Miranda has emphasized Hamilton’s mouth with a large open smile in black sharpie. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and original star of Hamilton, brought Alexander HamiltonContinue reading "Lin Manuel Miranda Signed Ten Dollar Bill."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-151344

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Galbraith, John Kenneth

The Great Crash 1929.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955.

First edition, first printing with the date of 1955 on the title page of this classic work. Octavo, original red cloth. Boldly signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a bright near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lucy E. Clark. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell boxContinue reading "The Great Crash 1929."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151346

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Edwards, Brian

Thoughts on the late Proceedings of Government, Respecting the Trade of the West India Islands with the United States of North America.

London : Printed for T. Cadell, 1784.

Rare Second edition, corrected and enlarged, of this pamphlet arguing that restricting trade between the British West Indies and the newly independent United States would devastate the Caribbean sugar economy. Octavo, original wrappers, several pages uncut, with an added postscript. In very good condition. From the collection of Birmingham-Southern College, where is was stored inContinue reading "Thoughts on the late Proceedings of Government, Respecting the Trade of the West India Islands with the United States of North America."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151142

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de Lamartine, Alphonse. [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Memoirs of Celebrated Characters.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1854.

First edition of Vol. I and II of this collection of biographical portraits; from the library of William Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, bound in contemporary three quarter calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments withing raised bands, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. General William Tecumseh Sherman and his son P.T. Sherman’s bookplates toContinue reading "Memoirs of Celebrated Characters."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-145750

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Smith, Adam

Essays on Philosophical Subjects… To Which Is Prefixed, an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author by Dugald Stewart.

London : Printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1795.

First edition of this important collection of Smith’s essays, featuring the important first publication of his History of Astronomy. Quarto, bound in quarter calf with gilt titles to the spine. One of 1,000 copies. Containing the first publication in book form of Dugald Stewart’s Account of the Life and Writings of Adam Smith, which hadContinue reading "Essays on Philosophical Subjects… To Which Is Prefixed, an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author by Dugald Stewart."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151270

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[Lloyd George, David]

The Scottish Countryside Being the Report of the Scottish Liberal Land Inquiry Committee 1927-1928.

[Edinburgh] : Published by The Scottish Liberal Federation, 1928.

First edition of the 1928 report of the Scottish Liberal Land Inquiry Committee. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Presentation copy, presented by David Lloyd George on a presentation bookplate affixed to the flyleaf which reads: Presented to Councillor Duncan MacBean withContinue reading "The Scottish Countryside Being the Report of the Scottish Liberal Land Inquiry Committee 1927-1928."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151324

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Makos, Adam with Larry Alexander

A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II.

New York : The Berkley Publishing Group, 2013.

First edition, early printing of “the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II.” Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Ray! With best wishes to a fellow history buff and patriot! Onward and upward, Adam Makos.” Additionally signed byContinue reading "A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-151342

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Baldwin, James

The Evidence of Things Not Seen.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985.

First edition of this classic collection by the author of Giovanni’s Room. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by James Baldwin on the dedication page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147149

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Stone, Oliver and Zachary Sklar [Kevin Costner and Gary Oldman]

JFK: The Documented Screenplay.

New York : Applause Books, 1992.

First edition of this work which was the basis for the award-winning film, starring Kevin Cosner, Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Oldman. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Oliver Stone on the title page and by Academy Award-winning actors Kevin Costner and Gary Oldman. In near fine condition.

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151402

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Chapman, George. [Homer]

The Whole Works of Homer; Prince of Poetts In his Iliads, and Odysses. Translated according to the Greeke by Geo. Chapman.

London : [Richard Field and William Jaggard] for Nathaniel Butter, [c.1616].

First edition, first issue of the first complete English translation of Homer’s works. Folio, bound in full contemporary English calf with elaborate gilt floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised richly gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt scrolling to the front and rear panels, rebacked, boards restored preserving mostContinue reading "The Whole Works of Homer; Prince of Poetts In his Iliads, and Odysses. Translated according to the Greeke by Geo. Chapman."

$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151341

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[Lincoln, Abraham]

The Proclamation Of Emancipation, By The President Of The United States, To Take Effect January 1st, 1863.

[Boston : John Murray Forbes, 1862].

First and only printed pamphlet of the Emancipation Proclamation, produced for distribution to Union soldiers and African Americans (both enslaved and free) in December of 1862; the month preceding the issuance of the executive order. 16mo, original salmon wrappers as issued. In 1899, the publisher’s daughter recalled the genesis of this pocket-sized edition: “With the view of placing the Proclamation of Emancipation in the hands of the negroes themselves, my father had printedContinue reading "The Proclamation Of Emancipation, By The President Of The United States, To Take Effect January 1st, 1863."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151254

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Saint Augustine

Of the Citie of God: With the Learned Comments of Jo. Lod. Vives.

London : George Eld, 1610.

First edition in English of Augustine’s monumental work. Translated by John Healey. Folio, bound in full contemporary English panelled calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, central ornament tooled in gold to the front and rear panels, rebacked. Decorative woodcut head-pieces and decorative and woodcut initials, including three twelve-lineContinue reading "Of the Citie of God: With the Learned Comments of Jo. Lod. Vives."

$26,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151400

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Reagan, Ronald [Patti Davis]

Ronald Reagan Inscribed Christmas Card to His Daughter Patti Davis.

1990.

Original Christmas card inscribed by President Ronald Reagan to his daughter Patti Davis. Christmas card from 1990 featuring a festive pinecone on the front. Inscribed by Reagan in black felt tip, “Dear Patti, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, Love – Mom & Dad.” Patti Davis (b. 1952), the daughter of U.S. President Ronald ReaganContinue reading "Ronald Reagan Inscribed Christmas Card to His Daughter Patti Davis."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151330

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Franklin, Benjamin

The Way to Wealth or Poor Richard Improved.

Paris : Printed for Ant. Aug. Renouard, 1795.

The rare Renouard‘s bi-lingual edition of Franklin’s popular aphorisms, first published as the preface to the Poor Richard‘s Almanac. “The prettiest edition yet printed” (Ford, Franklin 135). Sabin 25596. 12mo, bound in full contemporary calf, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine, gilt turn-ins, engraved frontispiece portrait of Franklin by A. Tardieu after Duplessis. This elegant ParisianContinue reading "The Way to Wealth or Poor Richard Improved."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151325

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Higgs, Peter

Peter Higgs Signed Photograph.

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Color close-up photograph of Nobel Prize-Winning physicist Peter Higgs, who discovered The Higgs mechanism which predicted the existence of a new particle, the Higgs boson, the detection of which became one of the great goals of physics. Boldly signed by Peter Higgs. In fine condition. The piece measures 5.75 inches by 4 inches.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-151319

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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, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Michael – Wish Very Best Wishes and Regards Ronald Reagan Feb. 8-1991.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony, Inc.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151315

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Ben-Gurion, David

Shderot D. Ben Gurion [David Ben-Gurion Boulevard].

Israel .

Rare original Israeli boulevard sign named after the first Prime Minister of Israel. Blue metal street sign written in Hebrew, “Boulevard D. Ben-Gurion.” In very good condition. Framed, the entire piece measures 24 inches by 13.5 inches.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148070

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Ben-Gurion, David

Shderot D. Ben Gurion [David Ben-Gurion Boulevard].

Israel .

Rare original Israeli boulevard sign named after the first Prime Minister of Israel. Blue metal street sign written in Hebrew, “Boulevard D. Ben-Gurion.” In very good condition. Framed, the entire piece measures 24 inches by 13.5 inches.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148070

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[Jackson, Andrew]

The Jackson Wreath, or a National Souvenir.

Philadelphia : Published by Jacob Mass, Franklin Engraving Office Arcade, 1829.

First edition of this scarce pro-Jackson biography published just after he won the 1828 presidential election, with the scarce folding copper-engraved, hand-colored map of the United States. Octavo, bound in three quarter maroon leather over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, illustrated with frontispiece portrait, engraved title, four plates, threeContinue reading "The Jackson Wreath, or a National Souvenir."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151248

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