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Taft, William Howard; Theodore Marburg; Horace E. Flack

Taft Papers on League of Nations.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1920.

First edition of this collection of speeches and articles by President William Howard Taft from May 1915 to the adoption of the revised Paris Covenant on April 28, 1919. Octavo, original publisher’s tan cloth, red leather spine label. Signed by Taft on the front free endpaper. In very good condition with light toning to theContinue reading "Taft Papers on League of Nations."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146671

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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 second book. Octavo, 2 volumes, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with 22 maps and plans, several folding. Woods A2(a). In very good condition.

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-144851

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Brown, Hallie Q

Pen Pictures of Pioneers of Wilberforce.

Xenia, OH : The Aldine Publishing Company, 1937.

First edition of this snapshot of early life at Wilberforce, Ohio by the legendary African-American educator and activist. Small octavo, original green pictorial cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs and etchings. Boldly signed by Hallie Q. Brown on the front pastedown. In near fine condition. Accompanied by two advertisements for this and one ofContinue reading "Pen Pictures of Pioneers of Wilberforce."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146641

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Balfour, Arthur James

Arthur James Balfour Collection of Autograph Letters Signed.

1892-1911.

Rare collection of four letters signed by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. The collection includes: Duodecimo, four pages, embossed with the House of Commons insignia and signed by Balfour to “Dear Duchess,” which reads in part “I am very glad indeed to hear of yr. success in finding aContinue reading "Arthur James Balfour Collection of Autograph Letters Signed."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146657

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West, Cornel

Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2004.

First edition of this contemporary classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Sis’ Elizabeth, Stay Strong! Love, Cornel West.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-146863

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Groves, Leslie R. [Tom Ferebee]

Now it Can be Told The Story of the Manhattan Project.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1962.

First edition of this work by the director of the Manhattan Project. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, Leslie Groves, the director of the Manhattan Project and by Tom Ferebee, the bombardier of the Enola Gay, which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Fine in a very good dustContinue reading "Now it Can be Told The Story of the Manhattan Project."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146227

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Kirk, Russell

The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot.

London : Faber & Faber, 1954.

First British edition of one of the greatest contributions to twentieth-century American conservatism. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket, with some marginalia. Rare in the original jacket.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-146640

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Santoli, Al

Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Thirty-three American Soldiers Who Fought It.

New York : Random House, 1981.

First edition of this reminder of the Vietnam War in thirty-three reports from ordinary American soldiers. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Lengthily signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Wishing our country strength, wisdom and liberty – Al Santoli.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Thirty-three American Soldiers Who Fought It."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-146639

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York, Alvin C

Sergeant York: The Story of His Life.

New York : Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1928.

Alvin C. York’s first edition copy of his autobiography, basis for the 1941 film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Gary Cooper. Octavo, original yellow cloth, frontispiece of a portrait of Alvin C. York, illustrated with eleven plates of black and white photographs. York’s personal corrections penciled in throughout, including several notations on the front freeContinue reading "Sergeant York: The Story of His Life."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-145328

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Clinton, Bill

My Life.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.

First edition of President Clinton’s autobiography. Large octavo, original blue boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To ____ Best wishes- Bill Clinton. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-146893

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Thieu, Nguyen Van

Nguyen Van Thieu Signed Time Magazine Cover.

August 27, 1968.

Rare Time Magazine Latin American Edition cover from the September 15, 1967 issue. Octavo, one page, featuring a reproduction of a bust portrait of Nguyen Van Thieu painted by Boris Chaliapin. Boldly signed and dated by Thieu as President at the lower left, “Thieu Aug. 27th 1968.” In near fine condition with mail folds andContinue reading "Nguyen Van Thieu Signed Time Magazine Cover."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146627

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Arafat, Yasser

Yasser Arafat Signed Time Magazine Cover.

: Time Magazine Latin America, 1968.

Rare Time Magazine Latin American Edition cover from the December 13, 1968 issue. Octavo, one page, featuring a reproduction of a bust portrait of Yasser Arafat painted by Hector Garrido. Signed and dated by Arafat in Arabic at the upper right. In near fine condition with mail folds.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146623

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Waugh, Evelyn

The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men At Arms; Officers and Gentlemen; Unconditional Surrender.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1952-1961.

First editions of each volume in the author’s acclaimed Sword of Honour Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, finely bound in full morocco by The Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt borders to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the HarcourtContinue reading "The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men At Arms; Officers and Gentlemen; Unconditional Surrender."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146619

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[Weizmann, Chaim]; Sir Oswald Birley

Chaim Weizmann Signed Photograph of his 60th Birthday Portrait.

: n.p., n.d..

Rare signed photograph portrait of the future first President of Israel, Chaim Weizmann on his 60th birthday. Silver gelatin photograph of an original oil on canvas portrait of Weizmann done by British portrait artist Sir Oswald Birley in 1934 on the occasion of Weizmann’s 60th birthday. Signed by Weizmann in the lower right corner, “CContinue reading "Chaim Weizmann Signed Photograph of his 60th Birthday Portrait."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146614

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Kirk, Russell

The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot.

Chicago : Henry Regnery Company, 1953.

First edition of one of the greatest contributions to twentieth-century American Conservatism. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Russell Kirk on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by Kirk.

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-130940

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Meir, Golda; Edited by Marie Syrkin

A Land of Our Own: An Oral Autobiography.

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1973.

First edition of this oral autobiography by the former prime minister of Israel. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner.

$50.00

Item Number: RRB-146605

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First Edition of Ken Gormley's The Presidents and the Constitution: A Living History; Inscribed by Bill Bader to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Gormley, Ken; [Bill Bader] [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

The Presidents and the Constitution: A Living History.

New York : New York University Press, 2016.

First edition of this “fluidly fashioned collection of essays about how the roster of American presidents shaped the executive duties as defined in the Constitution” (Kirkus Reviews). Octavo, original half cloth, original red silk ribbon, illustrated with black and white images. Association copy, inscribed by Bill Bader on the front free endpaper, “For Justice RuthContinue reading "The Presidents and the Constitution: A Living History."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146581

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Roosevelt, Eleanor

Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Israel Bond Committee Invitation.

B'Nai Israel Social Hall (Kenwood Blvd.) : The Toledo Israel Bond Committee, November 11, 1957.

Rare invitation from the Toledo Israel Bond Committee, addressed to “The Outstanding Woman of Our Time” First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. One page, invitation administered on behalf of State of Israel Development Bonds to attend a community meeting at B’Nai Israel Social Hall on November 11, 1957, illustrated with a portrait of Roosevelt on the frontContinue reading "Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Israel Bond Committee Invitation."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146600

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Monroe, James

Message from the President of the United States, to Both Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Eighteenth Congress. December 2, 1823.

Washington, D.C : Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1823.

First edition in book form of the Monroe Doctrine. Octavo, bound with a number of other congressional reports in contemporary sheep, numerous folding charts and tables. In very good condition with rubbing to the spine, front and rear panels and some toning throughout. Rare.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146543

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Buckley Jr., William F

God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of “Academic Freedom”.

Chicago : Henry Regnery Company, 1951.

First edition of the author’s first book and seminal work. 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, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. BoldlyContinue reading "God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of “Academic Freedom”."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146491

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Mikva, Abner J; Patti B. Saris [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

The American Congress: The First Branch.

New York : Franklin Watts, 1983.

First edition of this comprehensive view of the history and function of Congress. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by co-author Abner J. Mikva on the front free endpaper, “To Ruth and Mary, Friends, inspirations and nice people! Ab Mikva.” His obituary in the New York Times remembers Mikva.”Continue reading "The American Congress: The First Branch."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146582

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First Edition of Donald G. Mathews and Jane Sherron de Hart's Sex, Gender, and the Politics of ERA: A State and the Nation; Inscribed by de Hart to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Mathews, Donald G; Jane Sherron de Hart [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Sex, Gender, and the Politics of ERA: A State and the Nation.

New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.

First paperback edition of this “comprehensive analysis of the politics of the Equal Rights Amendment” (Journal of American History). Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by co-author Jane Sherron de Hart on the half title page, “For Ruth Bader Ginsberg [sic] with admiration Jane De H.” FromContinue reading "Sex, Gender, and the Politics of ERA: A State and the Nation."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146580

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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 William Howard Taft on the front free endpaper. In very good condition.

$3,600.00

Item Number: RRB-146513

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Bowden, Mark

Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War.

New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 1999.

First edition, early printing of the award-winning journalist’s account of the U.S. military raid in Mogadishu, adapted into the 2001 Academy Award-winning film. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Grant, Best Wishes, Mark Bowden.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Whitney Cookman.Continue reading "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-146263

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