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Porter, Henry

Lies, Damned Lies and Some Exclusives.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1984.

First edition of Porter’s revealing exposé of the Fleet Street Press. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Sally Soames who contributed the author photograph to the dust jacket, “To the best photographer that I know with belated love and gratitude. Henry Porter 14.6.91.” The recipient, BritishContinue reading "Lies, Damned Lies and Some Exclusives."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-120450

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Wells, H.G

The Outline of History Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind, Partial Set in Parts.

London : George Newnes Ltd, 1919-20.

First edition of the original parts of Wells’ classic work. Quarto, original wrappers, 12 volumes, with full-color covers and many illustrations in color throughout. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom case.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-120473

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Hyman, Sydney [Marriner S. Eccles]

Marriner S. Eccles: Private Entrepreneur and Public Servant.

Stanford : Stanford University Graduate School of Business, 1976.

First edition of this work on the former head of the former Federal Reserve. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Gordon Sorensen with highest regards from Marriner Eccles.” Foreword by G.L. Bach. In near fine condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed as Eccles passed away aContinue reading "Marriner S. Eccles: Private Entrepreneur and Public Servant."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-120723

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Kipling, Rudyard

A Fleet in Being: Notes on Two Trips with the Channel Squadron.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1898.

First edition of this collection of articles written by Kipling when he joined the fleet of the Royal Navy at sea in 1898. Octavo, original illustrated cloth. In very good condition. Cover illustration by Norman Wilkinson.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-121444

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Woolley, C. Leonard and T. E. Lawrence

The Wilderness of Zin.

London : Stacey International, 2003.

Revised edition of the authors comprehensive account of their daring 1914 military mapping expedition in southern Palestine. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Preface by Jonathan Tubb. Introduction by T. Sam N. Moorehead. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-124354

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Sotomayor, Sonia

The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor.

New York : Delacorte Press, 2018.

First edition of Justice Sotomayor’s autobiography, which details the life of the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by Sonia Sotomayor on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bob Bianchini and Larsson McSwain.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-123929

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Laurie, Robert and James Whittle

Plan of the Road and Town of La Guayra on the Coast of Caraccas, by an Officer in Admiral Knowles’s Squadron. [18th Century English Map of La Guaira].

London : Laurie & Whittle, 1794.

Rare Hand-Colored 18th Century Laurie & Whittle Map of La Guaira. One page, the map details the town of La Guaira, Venezuela. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 7.25 inches by 7.5 inches. Rare and desirable with fine hand-coloring.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-123180

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Laurie, Robert; James Whittle

Puerto Cavello on the Coast of Caracas; by Lt. Jones in 1741. [18th Century English Map of Puerto Cavello].

London : Laurie & Whittle, 1794.

Rare hand-colored map of Puerto Cavello, one of the earliest obtainable English language maps to focus on this region. One page, the map displays a town plan, charting of the harbor, forts and surrounding islands. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 12.5 inches. A handsome example.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-123081

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Ford, Richard Thompson

The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.

First edition of this “sharp, nuanced, enlightening reflection on how America should confront its authentic legacy of racism . . . A sharp, nuanced yet stylish analysis” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Lisa Thanks for reading the book Richard Ford.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.Continue reading "The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-120633

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Anderson, Erica; Eugene Exman. [Albert Schweitzer]

Le Monde D’Albert Schweitzer.

Paris : A. Michel, 1955.

First edition of this work on the Nobel laureate. Quarto, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Schweitzer on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. Jean Marie Dubernard upon leaving Lambaréné with my good thoughts, Albert Schweitzer Lambaréné, 18 March 1957.” Photographs by Erica Anderson. Text by Eugene Exman. Preface by Daniel Halevy. In near fineContinue reading "Le Monde D’Albert Schweitzer."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-120738

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Hamilton, Alexander

Alexander Hamilton Autograph Letter Signed.

New York 2 April 1799.

Rare autograph letter signed by Alexander Hamilton to the trustees of Isaac Riley, notifying them of the manner in which he will submit a mortgage payment despite Riley’s imprisonment. One page, folio, dated 2 April 1799, the letter reads, “I am informed that You are Assignees of Isaac Riley under the Insolvent Act. Some timeContinue reading "Alexander Hamilton Autograph Letter Signed."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-120624

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Rothbard, Murray N

The Ethics of Liberty.

Atlantic Highlands, NJ : Humanities Press, 1982.

First edition of Rothbard’s greatest contribution to the politics of freedom. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Murray N. Rothbard on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-120588

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Dugan, James

The Great Mutiny.

New York : G. P. Putnams Sons, 1965.

First edition of the author’s account of one of the few successful military mutinies in recorded history. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, top edge red. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-119226

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Malthus, Thomas Robert

Principles of Political Economy, Considered With a View to their Practical Application.

London : John Murray, 1820.

First edition of this classic work regarding nature of labor, demand and profit. Octavo, original boards, retaining the original paper spine label. In very good condition. Ownership inscription from the African Society and stamp to the title page. Rare in the original boards.

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-119668

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Lewis, John; Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

March: Book Two.

Marietta : Top Shelf Productions, 2015.

First edition of the second book in John Lewis and Andrew Aydin’s March trilogy. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by John Lewis on the half-title page, “To Thom Thank you. John Lewis” and signed by Andrew Aydin. In fine condition.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-118963

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Burger, Warren E

The Supreme Court of the United States.

Washington, DC 1973.

First edition of this work on the Burger Court. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by eight justices beneath their portraits accompanying their biographies. They include: Warren E. Burger, William J. Brennan, Jr., Byron R. White, Thurgood Marshall, Harry A. Blackmun, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist and John P. Stevens. 20 page pamphlet on theContinue reading "The Supreme Court of the United States."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-120344

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Tarbell, Ida

In Lincoln’s Chair.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1920.

First edition of this work by the award-winning journalist. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Merry Christmas to Aunt Julie and Dr. Reid from Ida M. Tarbell 12/25 ’20.” In near fine condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-119181

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Coolidge, Calvin

Message of the President of the United States, Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the Second Session of the Seventieth Congress.

Chicago : Government Printing Office, 1928.

First edition of this address given by President Coolidge. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Calvin Coolidge. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom folding case.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-119471

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Coolidge, Calvin

Address of President Coolidge before the Annual Convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Chicago : Government Printing Office, 1925.

First edition of this address by President Coolidge. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Calvin Coolidge. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom folding case.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-119470

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Dinsdale, Alfred

Television: Seeing by Wire or Wireless.

London : Sir Issac Pitman & Sons Ltd, 1926.

First edition of the first book on television, a key work on the history of technology. Octavo, original stiff boards, frontispiece halftone reproduction of photograph of John Logie Baird. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear, small tape repair on the front panel. Housed in a custom slipcase.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-119245

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Rutherford, Ernest [Stephen Hawking]

The Collected Papers of Lord Rutherford of Nelson O.M., F.R.S

London : George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1962.

First editions of this work, from the library of Stephen Hawking with a presentation inscription, “To Stephen Hawking To mark the International Relativity Conference, Cambridge, June 1976, the papers of the Cambridge genius of an earlier generation. G. L. W.” Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research atContinue reading "The Collected Papers of Lord Rutherford of Nelson O.M., F.R.S"

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-119358

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Burton, Richard F

A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry.

London : William Clowes and Sons, 1876.

First edition of this classic text. Small octavo, bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards, illustrated. In near fine condition.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-119468

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Catlin, George

O-Kee-Pa: A Religious Ceremony: and other Customs of the Mandans.

Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott and Co, 1867.

First edition of Catlin’s important work on the Mandan people and their rituals, one of the only records of the Mandan tribe which was almost entirely exterminated in the smallpox epidemic of 1837. Octavo, original publisher’s green beveled cloth with gilt titles and double gilt ruling to the front panel, illustrated with thirteen tissue-guarded chromolithographicContinue reading "O-Kee-Pa: A Religious Ceremony: and other Customs of the Mandans."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-119463

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Phillips, John. Foreword by Golda Meir. Afterword by Teddy Kollek

A Will To Survive. Israel: The Faces of Terror 1948 The Faces of Hope Today.

New York : The Dial Press/James Wade, 1977.

First edition of the renowned photojournalist’s remarkable portrait of the people of Israel. Quarto, original wrappers, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Foreword by Golda Meir. Afterword by Teddy Kollek. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Teddy Kollek, who contributed the afterword, in the year of publication, “For Teddy Kollek who inspired thisContinue reading "A Will To Survive. Israel: The Faces of Terror 1948 The Faces of Hope Today."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-119901

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