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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."

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$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."

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$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."

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$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]."

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$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."

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$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.

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$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."

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$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."

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-145746
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Irving, Washington [William T. Sherman]

A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada: From the MSS. of Fray Antonio Agapida.

Paris : Baudry's European Library, 1842.

General William T. Sherman’s copy of this romanticized historical narrative. Octavo, bound in full dark green calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges gilt, turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Full page autograph inscription in pencil by United States General William T. Sherman on the versoContinue reading "A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada: From the MSS. of Fray Antonio Agapida."

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$6,800.00
Item Number: RRB-149597
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Translated by Rabbi Isidore Epstein

The Babylonian Talmud.

London : The Soncino Press, 1935-1952.

First complete English translation and first Soncino edition of the Babylonian Talmud, a revered and significant work of Jewish scholarship. Octavo, 52 volumes in the original publisher’s deluxe full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and raised bands to the spine, gilt Soncino Press insignia to each front panel, gilt-ruled turn-ins and inner dentelles, top edgeContinue reading "The Babylonian Talmud."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149544
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Coleman, Chapman; [John J. Crittenden] [William T. Sherman]

The Life of John J. Crittenden: With Selections from His Correspondence and Speeches.

Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1871.

First edition of this collection of memoirs of American statesman John J. Crittenden, edited by his daughter; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original brick-red cloth with gilt titles, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of John J. Crittenden to each volume. General William Tecumseh Sherman and his son P.T. Sherman’s booklates to the frontContinue reading "The Life of John J. Crittenden: With Selections from His Correspondence and Speeches."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-145755
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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, “James Thank you! Simon Johnson.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brian Barth.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-149620
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[William Tecumseh Sherman]

Military Order of The Loyal Legion of the United States: Roster of the Commandery of the State of New York from January 17th, 1866, to June 1st, 1911.

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First edition of this roster of military personnel from the state of New York, including Philemon Tecumseh Sherman; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition with some sunning to the spine, front and rear panels.

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-145744
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Standing Bear, Luther [Chief Standing Bear]

My People the Sioux.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928.

First edition of this foundational work of Native American autobiography. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial orange cloth, top stain brown, frontispiece of Chief Standing Bear at council, illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings by the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Lowell Groves, from Chief-Standing Bear MatoContinue reading "My People the Sioux."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149609
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Downey, Fairfax

Indian-Fighting Army.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941.

First edition of this history of the conquest of the American West; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Royal octavo, original blue cloth, frontispiece of Attack on the Supply Wagons, illustrated with drawings by Frederic Remington, Charles Schreyvogel, and R. F. Zogbaum. P.T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath his ownership inscription,Continue reading "Indian-Fighting Army."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-145740
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Catlin, George W

Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians: In a Series of Letters and Notes Written During Eight Years of Travel and Adventure Among the Wildest and Most Remarkable Tribes Now Existing.

London : Henry G. Bohn, 1851.

Finely bound edition of this classic detailed anthropological history. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges marbled, turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with 360 black and white illustrationsContinue reading "Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians: In a Series of Letters and Notes Written During Eight Years of Travel and Adventure Among the Wildest and Most Remarkable Tribes Now Existing."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-149611
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Pope John XXIII [Martin Luther King, Jr.]

Pacem in Terris: Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Pope John XXIII. [Peace on Earth].

Glen Rock, NJ : Paulist Press, 1963.

Original printed pamphlet of Pope John XXIII’s 1963 Pacem in Terris. Boldly signed by Martin Luther King, Jr. at the bottom of the title page. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 through 1968. He is bestContinue reading "Pacem in Terris: Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Pope John XXIII. [Peace on Earth]."

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149593
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