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Holmes, Richard R. [Queen Victoria]

Queen Victoria.

London : Boussod, Valadon & Co, 1897.

First edition of this finely illustrated account of the life and reign of Queen Victoria compiled and edited by the librarian to the Queen, Richard Holmes. Quarto, bound in three quarter vellum over cloth-covered boards with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt tooling to the spine and panels, top edge gilt with others untrimmed,Continue reading "Queen Victoria."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-137819

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Pavlov, Ivan

The Work of the Digestive Glands.

London : Charles Griffin & Company, 1902.

First edition in English of Pavlov’s best-known work, A Printing and the Mind of Man selection. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Translated by William H. Thompson. Presentation copy, inscribed by Thompson, the translator, “To Miss Marian Hooker, March 17, 1905, W. H. T.” The recipient, Marian Osgood Hooker was a physician andContinue reading "The Work of the Digestive Glands."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-136462

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Elizabeth, Queen and Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Royal 1961 Christmas Card.

1961.

Royal 1961 Christmas and New Year Card featuring an color plate of Peter Paul Rubens’ The Holy Family with Saint Francis from the Royal Collection. Signed by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, “Elizabeth R 1963″ and “Philip.” In near fine condition. The card measures 8.5 inches by 17.5 inches.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-137892

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Elizabeth, Queen and Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Royal 1963 Christmas Card.

1963.

Royal 1963 Christmas and New Year Card featuring an engraved plate of Camillo Procaccini’s The Adoration of the Shepherds from the Royal Collection. Signed by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, “Elizabeth R 1963″ and “Philip.” In near fine condition. The card measures 9.75 inches by 14.5 inches.

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-137652

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Elizabeth, Queen and Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Royal 1964 Christmas Card.

1964.

Royal 1964 Christmas and New Year Card featuring a black-and-white photograph of the Royal family. Signed by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, “Elizabeth R 1964″ and “Philip.” In near fine condition. The card measures 7.25 by 19.25 inches.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-137583

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King Jr., Martin Luther

Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.

First edition of King’s “last grand expression of his vision” (Cornel West). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Carl Colodne, With Best Wishes for Peace and Justice, Martin Luther King Jr.” Fine in a fine dust jacket, smallContinue reading "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?"

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-137331

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Parks, Rosa

Rosa Parks Signed Photograph.

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Rare photograph of Rosa Parks “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement”, signed by her. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches.

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138006

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Johnson, Paul

Left of Centre.

London : MacGibbon & Kee, 1959.

First edition of the historian’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Sylvia and Martin Secker with best wishes from an Aspiring Author Paul Johnson.” The recipient, Martin Secker was London publisher who was responsible for producing the work of a distinguished group of literaryContinue reading "Left of Centre."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-136466

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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

The Road to Serfdom.

Chicago : University of Chicago, 1944.

First edition of one of the most influential and popular expositions of classical liberalism. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with two small chips to the front panel. Foreword by John Chamberlain. First editions are rare.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-135903

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Johnson, James Weldon

The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man.

New York : Garden City Publishing Co, 1927.

First edition of this re-issue of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good jacket with light rubbing and wear. Rare in the original dust jacket.

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-137553

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Sloan Jr., Alfred P

My Years With General Motors.

New York : Doubleday & Company, 1964.

First edition of Sloan’s influential work, which has since become a classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, warmly inscribed in the year of publication by the author on the half-title page, “For my good friend Harry F. Barr ‘Here is how we work together’ With this goes my profound appreciation Alfred P. Sloan Jr.Continue reading "My Years With General Motors."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-137691

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Russell, William Howard

My Diary: North and South.

London : Bradbury and Evans, 1863.

First edition of this work by Russell. Octavo, two volumes, original blue cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, folding map in volume one. In very good condition.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-137554

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Sloan Jr., Alfred P

My Years With General Motors.

New York : Doubleday & Company, 1964.

First edition of Sloan’s influential work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Alfred P. Sloan Jr. on an bookplate to the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Jacket painting of Sloan by Robert Weaver, courtesy of Fortune Magazine. Edited by John McDonald with CatherineContinue reading "My Years With General Motors."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-136414

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Popper, Karl R

The Open Society And Its Enemies.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1950.

First American edition of Popper’s magnum opus. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by Karl Popper on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. First editions are rare and desirable signed.

$28,000.00

Item Number: RRB-137328

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Rare First Edition of Free At Last

Collins, Mrs. Jane S

Free At Last.

Pittsburgh : Murdoch, Kerr & Co, 1896.

First edition of this historical story of Black civil rights in the Jim Crow era. Octavo, original cloth, with 16 drawings and portraits, including Frederick Douglass and Abolitionist Wendell Phillips. Rare with only one example appearing at auction in the last 90 years.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-137487

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Washington, Booker T

My Larger Education: Being Chapters From My Experience.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1911.

First edition of this uncommon collection of the author’s speeches and essays concerning education. Octavo, original cloth lettered in gilt, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In good condition with rubbing to the extremities. Bookplate.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-137463

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Washington, Booker T

Up From Slavery. An Autobiography.

New York : Doubleday, Page & Co, 1901.

First edition of Booker T. Washington’s landmark biography. Octavo, original cloth, top edge gilt, illustrated. In good condition with rubbing to the extremities and some dampstaining to the cloth. Period ownership inscription.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-137493

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McPherson, James M

Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1982.

First edition of this classic work, now in its fourth edition. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 71 photographs and 37 maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “To Rebecca and Clarke Sherman Best wishes from James McPherson March 28, 1991.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by James M.Continue reading "Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-137392

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Hillary, Edmund. [Yousuf Karsh]

Edmund Hillary Signature and Yousuf Karsh Portrait.

1953.

Rare notecard signed by Edmund Hillary who on May 29, 1953, along with Tenzing Norgay, became the first climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest as part of the ninth British expedition led by John Hunt. Boldly signed by Hillary on a notecard less than six weeks after his successful ascent of Mt. Everest,Continue reading "Edmund Hillary Signature and Yousuf Karsh Portrait."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-137381

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Atlee, Clement; Ben Chifley; Walter Nash; Jan Smuts; et al

Clement Atlee Signed 1946 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference Photograph.

1946.

Large original photograph of the 1946 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, signed by UK Prime Minister Clement Atlee among every other sitter. The large silver gelatin print is signed on the mount by UK Prime Minister Clement Atlee, Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley, Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand Walter Nash, South African Prime Minister JanContinue reading "Clement Atlee Signed 1946 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference Photograph."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-137423

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McCullough, David

The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1977.

First edition of the author’s National Book Award–winning epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with two detailed maps and 80 photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Dana Friedman with my regards David McCullough October 13, 1977Continue reading "The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-136609

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First edition of Richard Owen Cambridge's An Account of the War in India, Between the English and French; from the private library of Benjamin Franklin

Cambridge, Richard Owen [Benjamin Franklin]

An Account of the War in India, Between the English and French, on the Coast of Coromandel, From the Year 1760. Together with A Relation of the late Remarkable Events on the Malabar Coast, and the Expeditions to Golconda and Surat; with the Operations of the Fleet. Illustrated with Maps, Plans &c. The Whole Compiled from Original Papers.

London : Printed for T. Jefferys, 1761.

Benjamin Franklin’s first edition copy of Cambridge’s account of the progression of the Seven Years’ War in India, from Franklin’s private library. Quarto, bound in full contemporary calf, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 12 engraved maps and plans and 6 plates, mostly folding. From the private library of Benjamin Franklin. Franklin’s contributions to science and politicsContinue reading "An Account of the War in India, Between the English and French, on the Coast of Coromandel, From the Year 1760. Together with A Relation of the late Remarkable Events on the Malabar Coast, and the Expeditions to Golconda and Surat; with the Operations of the Fleet. Illustrated with Maps, Plans &c. The Whole Compiled from Original Papers."

$65,000.00

Item Number: RRB-137375

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[Florida]

19th Century American Map of Florida.

Chicago : People's Publishing Co, [c. 1890].

19th century American map of the state of Florida. One page, the map shows a detailed view of the stated divided by county and includes an inset of the North-western portion of Florida. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 21.5 inches by 17.25 inches.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-139015

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Hill, Ralph Nading. [Ronald Reagan]

Robert Fulton and the Steamboat.

New York : Random House, 1954.

First edition of the author’s compelling work on the inventor of the world’s first commercially successful steamboat. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by Lee Ames. Signed by Ronald Reagan on the half-title page. Ronald Wilson Reagan served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influentialContinue reading "Robert Fulton and the Steamboat."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-137258

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