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Lowell, Thomas. [W.E.B. Dubois; David Lloyd George]

Rolling Stone: The Life and Adventures of Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1933.

Early printing of the definitive biography of Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations from photographs and paintings by Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore. Association copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper by W.E.B. Dubois to British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, “Many Happy Returns to ‘Lloyd George’ Nov. 5th 1933 from W.E.B.” W.E.B. Dubois wrote thatContinue reading "Rolling Stone: The Life and Adventures of Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-144351
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First edition of The Army Reunion from the library of William Tecumseh Sherman

[William T. Sherman]

The Army Reunion: With Reports of the Meetings of the Societies of The Army of the Cumberland; The Army of the Tennessee; The Army of the Ohio; and The Army of Georgia.

Chicago : S. C. Griggs and Company, 1869.

First edition of this record of post-war social meetings by members of the army; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Small quarto, bound in full deluxe red morocco stamped in blind with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt centerpiece, gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt,Continue reading "The Army Reunion: With Reports of the Meetings of the Societies of The Army of the Cumberland; The Army of the Tennessee; The Army of the Ohio; and The Army of Georgia."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-145742
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Sherman, Thomas H.; with Introduction by Nicholas Murray Butler [William T. Sherman]

Twenty Years with James G. Blaine: Reminiscences by His Private Secretary.

New York : The Grafton Press, 1928.

First edition of this biography of American statesman, Republican politician, and Secretary of State, James G. Blaine, from the observations of his private secretary; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of James G. Blaine, illustrated with black and white photographs. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown beneathContinue reading "Twenty Years with James G. Blaine: Reminiscences by His Private Secretary."

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-145741
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West Jr, Richard S. [William T. Sherman]

The Second Admiral: A Life of David Dixon Porter 1813-1891.

New York : Coward-McCann, Inc, 1937.

First edition of this biography of one of the most distinguished admirals in the history of the U. S. Navy; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Admiral David Nixon Porter, illustrated with photographs, maps, and engravings. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath his ownershipContinue reading "The Second Admiral: A Life of David Dixon Porter 1813-1891."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-145739
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Perkins, J. R. [William T. Sherman]

Trails, Rails and War: The Life of General G. M. Dodge.

Indianapolis : The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929.

First edition of this biography of Union Army officer and railroad executive, General Grenville Mellen Dodge; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece portrait of General G. M. Dodge at seventy, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by the author on a note laid in, wishing the recipient aContinue reading "Trails, Rails and War: The Life of General G. M. Dodge."

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-145733
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Churchill, Winston S

The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.

London : Cassell & Co, 1948-54.

First editions of Winston Churchill’s masterpiece. Octavo, six volumes, 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, signature to the front panel of each volume, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the HarcourtContinue reading "The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy."

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-137185
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Johnson, Hugh

Wine.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1966.

First edition of this early work by the foremost wine expert in the world. Quarto, original cloth, top stain red, with line drawings by Owen Wood, seven color maps. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-145730
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Machiavelli, Niccolo

The Works of the Famous Nicholas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence. Written originally in Italian, and from thence newly and faithfully translated into English.

London : Printed for J.S., to be sold by Robert Boulter at the Turks-head in Cornhil, against the Royal Exchange, 1675.

Rare first edition in English of the works of Machiavelli, an important work of political science which includes The Prince. Folio, bound in full calf, crimson morocco spine label, raised bands, decorated blind-tooled panel design to the front and rear panels. Includes: The History of Florence; The Prince; The Discourses of Nicholas Machiavel, Upon theContinue reading "The Works of the Famous Nicholas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence. Written originally in Italian, and from thence newly and faithfully translated into English."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-146152
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O'Glove, Thornton with Robert Sobel

Quality of Earnings.

New York : The Free Press, 1987.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original boards. Lengthily signed by the author on the front free endpaper. “April 14, 2015, Every investor wants a magic way to select stocks…so let me begin by saying that this is not that kind of book. Thorton L. O’Glove.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "Quality of Earnings."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-146179
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Finn, David [William Safire]

Corporate Oligarch.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1969.

First edition of this classic work by the famed advertising executive. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bill Safire with warm regards David Finn.” The recipient, William Safire, was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 PresidentialContinue reading "Corporate Oligarch."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-146176
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Ward, Geoffrey C., Ric and Ken Burns [Shelby Foote, David McCullough, James M. McPherson]

The Civil War.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.

First edition, early printing of this work, basis for the documentary film bearing the same name. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Twila and Frank Ken Burns April 16, 1993.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Archie Ferguson. The Civil WarContinue reading "The Civil War."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-146192
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Pickett, Lasalle Corbell [George Pickett]

What Happened to Me.

New York : Brentano's, 1917.

First edition of the autobiography of LaSalle Corbell Pickett, wife of Confederate General George Pickett. Duodecimo, original cloth, top edge gilt, frontispiece portrait of the author dated January 17, 1917. Lengthily signed by the author on the front pastedown, “Over the great world tragedy of today the star of Bethlehem shines with divine radiance and lights theContinue reading "What Happened to Me."

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-145582
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Preston, Shaffner Taliaferro

1862 Shaffner Taliaferro Preston Map of the United States of America.

London 1862.

Rare hand-colored lithographed folding map from the American Civil War. The map displays the Federal or non-slaveholding states, the border or slaveholding states, the Confederacy, and the Indian reservation with hand-colored borders. In fine condition. Matted and framed, the entire piece measures 15 inches by 21 inches.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-145577
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Jansson, Jan

Iudaeae seu Terrae Israelis Tabula Geographica in qua Locorum in Veteri et Novo Testamento celebratissimorum Situs accurate descripti arte facta a Tilemanno Stella Sigenesi [Holy Land Map].

Amsterdam c. 1680.

Hand-colored engraved map of Judea, or the Land of Israel. One page, the map shows Judea with borders in color. The hand-colored title cartouche is flanked by Moses with the Ten Commandments on the left and the Jewish prophet Aaron with his jeweled breastplate and censer on the right. In the opposite corner, another cartoucheContinue reading "Iudaeae seu Terrae Israelis Tabula Geographica in qua Locorum in Veteri et Novo Testamento celebratissimorum Situs accurate descripti arte facta a Tilemanno Stella Sigenesi [Holy Land Map]."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-145576
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Beard, Peter

Peter Beard: Fifty Years of Portraits.

Sante Fe, NM : Arena Editions, 1999.

First edition of this classic monograph. Quarto, original leatherette cover. illustrated throughout. Elaborately signed and inscribed by Peter Beard in the year of publication, with his left hand imprint added. In fine condition, bookplate opposite the inscription. Preface by Peter T. Tunney and with an introduction by David Fahey. Essay by Anthony Haden-Guest.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-146133
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Johnstone, James [Translator]

The Norwegian Account of Haco’s Expedition Against Scotland.

Copenhagen : Printed for the author, 1782.

Rare first edition of this classic account of Haco’s campaign against Alexander III of Scotland in 1263, a campaign that culminated in the Battle of Largs and resulted in Håkon’s death. Small octavo, bound in half calf over marbled boards, gilt morocco spine label. In very good condition.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-146130
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Roosevelt, Theodore

African Game Trails. An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910.

First edition of Theodore Roosevelt’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth, gilt top edge, photogravure frontispiece, illustrated, 48 plates, map of Roosevelt’s route and hunting trips in Africa. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To O.K. King with the esteem and regard of his friend Theodore Roosevelt Sept 22d 1910.” TheContinue reading "African Game Trails. An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-146118
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