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West, Rebecca

The Vassall Affair.

London : Sunday Telegraph, 1963.

First edition of this work by the author of Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “My love to Bruce and Beatrice Rebecca West 1963.” The recipients, Bruce Gould and Beatrice Blackmar Gould were co-editors of the Ladies’ HomeContinue reading "The Vassall Affair."

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$950.00
Item Number: RRB-145882

Gibbon, Edward

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

London : Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1776-1788.

Rare complete first edition set, including the rare first state of volume one, of Gibbon’s landmark work of historiography. Quarto, 6 volumes bound in full contemporary mottled calf, with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt turn-ins, three engraved folding maps by Kitchin ofContinue reading "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire."

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$27,500.00
Item Number: RRB-144594

Arrow, Kenneth; Eric Maskin; Amartya Sen; Joseph Stiglitz and Partha Dasgupta

The Arrow Impossibility Theorem (Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series).

New York : Columbia University Press, 2014.

First edition of this work which explores Kenneth Arrow’s impossibility theorem. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Sen on the front free endpaper, “To John, best wishes always Amartya Sen 3.31.15.” Additionally signed by Joseph Stiglitz, who contributed to this volume on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "The Arrow Impossibility Theorem (Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series)."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-145886

Lindbergh, Charles A

Of Flight and Life.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948.

First edition of this prophetic discourse on weapons of mass destruction. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Dean Walter Bartky with affection, and best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh August 1948.” The recipient, Walter Bartky was an American educator and mathematician and friend of theContinue reading "Of Flight and Life."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-144537

O'Neil, William J

How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times or Bad.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1988.

First edition, early printing of this investment classic. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Matthew Keep up the good work William O’Neil.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Eileen Kramer. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-144893

Warhol, Andy

Andy Warhol’s Interview (Box/Suitcase).

: Steidl Verlag, 2004.

Complete portfolio of magazines plus wooden suitcase in the original shipping box, one of only 2000 examples. Book 1: The Covers. A facsimile reproduction of every cover from Interview’s first decade; metallic cloth hardcover / 160 pages / color printing. Book 2: The Pictures. A selection of Interview photo-shoots from the first decade; printed fabricContinue reading "Andy Warhol’s Interview (Box/Suitcase)."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-144220

Lawrence, T.E

Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1965.

Finely bound edition of Lawrence’s classic account of his role in the Arab rebellion against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Brentano’s, frontispiece, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, marbled endpapers, inner dentelles, all edgesContinue reading "Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-144546

Savir, Uri. [Madeleine Albright]

The Process: 1,100 Days That Changed the Middle East.

New York : Random House, 1998.

First edition of this first hand account of the Middle East peace process initiated in Oslo. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs, maps, letters, and sketches. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, The Process that started in 1993Continue reading "The Process: 1,100 Days That Changed the Middle East."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-147355

Churchill, Winston S

Ian Hamilton’s March.

London : Longman's, Green, and Co, 1900.

First edition of Churchill’s fifth book, a continuation of his coverage of the Boer War which he began in London to Ladysmith via Pretoria. Octavo, 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,Continue reading "Ian Hamilton’s March."

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-144787

Churchill, Winston S

The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan.

London : Longmans, Green, and Co, 1899.

First editions of Churchill’s history of the conquest of the Sudan. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth, illustrated with 22 maps and plans, several folding. Association copy, with signatures and annotations by E.B. Lack, who helped to supply gunboats to the Admiralty during the campaign. Woods A2(a). In near fine condition. Housed in a custom halfContinue reading "The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-144336

Churchill, Winston S

Marlborough: His Life and Times.

London : George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1933.

Signed limited edition of Churchill’s magisterial biography of his notable ancestor John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough; Churchill’s only work produced as a signed limited edition. Quarto, 4 volumes in the original publisher’s full morocco bound by Leighton-Straker with gilt Marlborough family crest to the front panel of each volume, gilt titles and tooling toContinue reading "Marlborough: His Life and Times."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-144252

Campbell, Joseph

The Hero With A Thousand Faces.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1949.

First edition of Joseph Campbell’s magnum opus. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, illustrated with 22 textual drawings, 12 plates, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-144386

Schelling, Thomas C

Choice and Consequence: Perspectives of an Errant Economist.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1984.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s important compilation of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on title page, “For John Rogers I hope he enjoys this book as much as I enjoyed writing it Thomas Schelling.” Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Fender.

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$950.00
Item Number: RRB-144352
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