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Two Treatises of Government

Locke, John

Two Treatises of Government: In the former, the False Principles and Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer, and his Followers, Are Detected and Overthrown. The latter is an Essay Concerning The True Original Extent, and End of Civil-Government.

London : Printed for Awnsham and John Churchill, at the Black-Swan in Pater-noster Row, 1694.

Rare second edition of Locke’s famed treatises on government. Duodecimo, elaborately bound in full contemporary calf with ruling and tooling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, all edges speckled. In good condition with rubbing, losses to the corners, and the spine rebacked. Lacking pages 337-352, which are supplied in facsimile and looselyContinue reading "Two Treatises of Government: In the former, the False Principles and Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer, and his Followers, Are Detected and Overthrown. The latter is an Essay Concerning The True Original Extent, and End of Civil-Government."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148834

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Kripke, Saul

Naming and Necessity.

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1980.

First edition of this work widely considered one of the most important philosophical works of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “Best wishes Saul Kripke.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138119

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Political Liberalism

Rawls, John

Political Liberalism.

New York : Columbia University Press, 1993.

First edition of this work which continues and revises the idea of justice as fairness as presented in A Theory of Justice. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Rawls on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carin Goldberg. Rare and desirable signed.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150218

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Sun Tzu on the Art of War

Sun Tzu. Translated by Lionel Giles

Sun Tzu on the Art of War: The Oldest Military Treatise in the World, Translated from the Chinese with Introduction and Critical Notes.

London : Luzac & Co, 1910.

First complete English translation of arguably the best twentieth-century translation of Sun Tzu’s seminal work on military strategy, preceded only by the first translation into French of 1772 by French Jesuit Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, and partial translation into English by British officer Everard Ferguson Calthrop of 1905. Royal octavo, original printed yellow wrappers boundContinue reading "Sun Tzu on the Art of War: The Oldest Military Treatise in the World, Translated from the Chinese with Introduction and Critical Notes."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149882

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The Holiness the Dalai Lama

[His Holiness The Dalai Lama] Stril-Rever, Sofia and translated by Charlotte Mandell

The Dalai Lama: My Spiritual Autobiography, Personal Reflections, Teachings and Talks.

New York : Rider, 2010.

First edition, early printing of this reflective work that offers an intimate look into the life, teachings, and philosophy of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-141077

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Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

Russell, Bertrand

Philosophy.

W.W. Norton & Company : London, 1927.

First edition of this classic work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Bertrand Russell on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine third printing dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$5,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150159

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Problems of Knowledge and Freedom

Chomsky, Noam

Problems of Knowledge and Freedom: The Russell Lectures.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1971.

First edition of Chomsky’s Russell lectures in honor of Bertrand Russell. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John Best wishes Noam Chomsky.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. Uncommon signed.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-148674

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The Chomsky Reader

Chomsky, Noam

The Chomsky Reader.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1987.

First edition of this collection of writings by Chomsky. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Noam Chomsky on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by James Peck. Jacket design by Henrietta Condak.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150287

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The Gnostic Gospel

Pagels, Elaine

The Gnostic Gospels.

New York : Random House, 1979.

First edition of the author’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For James with warmest wishes from Elaine Pagels.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-150142

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The Greatest Salesman in the World

Mandino, Og

The Greatest Salesman In The World.

New York : Frederick Fell, Inc, 1973.

First edition of Mandino’s classic work on salesmanship and success. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First editions are rare.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-148709

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The Screwtape Letters

Lewis, C.S

The Screwtape Letters.

London : Geoffrey Bles, 1943.

First edition of Lewis’ classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by C.S. Lewis on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. Exceptionally rare signed.

$50,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150091

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Tristes Tropiques

Levi-Strauss, Claude

Tristes Tropiques.

New York : Criterion Books, 1961.

First edition in English of Levi-Strauss’ landmark work. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with 48 pages of photographs and 48 line drawings. Boldly signed by Claude Levi-Strauss on the half-title page. Translated from the French by John Russell. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$2,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150084

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Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature

Rorty, Richard

Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1979.

First edition of this classic work of twentieth century philosophy. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Richard Rorty on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-84533

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An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding

Locke, John

An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding: In Four Books.

London : Printed for Awnsham and John Churchil, at the Black-Swan in Pater-Noster Row, and Samuel Manship, at the Ship in Cornhill, near the Royal-Exchange, 1694.

Rare second edition of this fundamental work in the history of Western thought, the first to name Locke as the author and to include the frontispiece portrait of him. Folio, bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, rebacked retaining original morocco spineContinue reading "An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding: In Four Books."

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-149652

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Attention and Effort

Kahneman, Daniel

Attention and Effort.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall, 1973.

First edition of the Nobel laureate’s influential first book, which claimed that attention can be identified with effort, cemented the association as a research paradigm in the cognitive sciences. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket with a sticker to the side panel and chip to the rear panel.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-150064

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Being and Nothingness

Sartre, Jean-Paul

Being and Nothingness.

New York : The Philosophical Library, 1956.

First edition of Sartre’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jean-Paul Sartre on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150054

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Einstein, Albert. [Stephen Hawking]

The Meaning of Relativity.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1956.

Sixth edition of Einstein’s clear and systematic exposition of the theory of relativity, with the ownership stamp on the front and rear pastedowns, “Stephen Hawking Newton Institute University of Cambridge Cambridge, England.” Octavo, original cloth. Translated By Edwin Plimpton Adams and Ernest G. Straus. Fine in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional association.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149754

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The New Joy of Gay Sex

Silverstein, Dr. Charles; Felice Picano; Edmund White

The New Joy of Gay Sex.

New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 1992.

First edition of this revised guide to the classic bestseller. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Edmund White, co-author of the original “The Joy of Gay Sex” published in 1977, on the title page. Edmund White was a prominent American novelist, essayist, and cultural critic whose work has been foundational to contemporaryContinue reading "The New Joy of Gay Sex."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-148605

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Consciousness Explained

Dennett, Daniel C

Consciousness Explained.

New York : Little Brown and Company, 1991.

First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Edward with best wishes! Daniel C. Dennett January 2023.” Near fine in a good dust jacket with chips and wear. Jacket design by Steve Snider. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150035

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The Age of Paradox

Handy, Charles

The Age of Paradox.

Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business School Press, 1994.

First edition of the author’s heartfelt work on ethical business. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Charles Handy on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Sisco & Evans.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-150031

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Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language

Searle, John R

Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1969.

First edition of “one of the most important contributions to the philosophy of language in recent decades” (The Philosophical Quarterly). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his brother and sister-in-law on the front free endpaper, “Best Wishes to William Rogers from John Searle.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dustContinue reading "Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150029

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Organizational Psychology

Schein, Edgar H

Organizational Psychology.

Englewood Cliffs : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1965.

First edition of Schein’s work on organizational dynamics and psychology. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “With best wishes E.H. Schein.” Also laid in is a signed note from Schein. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-150020

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Einstein, Albert

About Zionism: Speeches and Letters.

New York : The MacMillan Company, 1931.

First edition of this volume of Einstein’s speeches and letters concerning his views on Zionism. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt signature to the front panel, gilt innerContinue reading "About Zionism: Speeches and Letters."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-150006

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Plato; Eugene Karlin [Illustrator]

Dialogues On Love and Friendship: Lysis, or Friendship; The Symposium; Phaedrus.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1968.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Plato’s dialogues on love and friendship. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, with blackContinue reading "Dialogues On Love and Friendship: Lysis, or Friendship; The Symposium; Phaedrus."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-148529

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