Mandela, Nelson
Prisoner In The Garden.
London : Viking, 2005.
First edition of this work dedicated to Mandela’s archive. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-138566
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The Dalai Lama of Tibet
My Land and My People: The Memoirs of His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1962.
First edition of the Dalai Lama’s first autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing, bookplate to the front free endpaper. Edited by David Howarth. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Read more$12,000.00
Item Number: RRB-138138
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."
Read more$750.00
Item Number: RRB-137819
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.
Read more$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-137892
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.
Read more$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-137652
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.
Read more$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-137583
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?"
Read more$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-137331
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."
Read more$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-137423
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."
Read more$850.00
Item Number: RRB-137258
Roosevelt, Eleanor [Mrs. Franklin]
A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty.
New York : Dodge Publishing, 1935.
First edition of this early work by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Quarto, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bill from his loving grandmere who is also the author Eleanor Roosevelt Xmas 1935.” The recipient was Roosevelt’s grandson William Donner Roosevelt, son of Elliot Roosevelt and grandson ofContinue reading "A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty."
Read more$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-7296
Churchill, Winston S
Ian Hamilton’s March.
London : Longman's, Green, and Co, 1900.
First edition of Churchill’s fifth book, a continuation of his coverage of the Boer War which he began in London to Ladysmith via Pretoria. Octavo, original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, engraved frontispiece portrait of Ian Hamilton, folding map in color and 4 pages of advertisements for Churchill’s worksContinue reading "Ian Hamilton’s March."
Read more$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-129329
Dayout, Armand. [Napoleon Bonaparte]
Napoleon: Raconte Par L’Image D’Apres Les Sculpteurs, les Graveurs et Les Peintres.
Paris : Librairie Hachette, 1895.
First edition of one of the richest Napoleonic iconographies published. Folio, original publisher’s full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, large gilt central insignia to the front panel, all edges gilt, watered silk endleaves, ribbon bound in, illustrated with hundreds of tissue-guarded chromolithographs. In near fine condition.
Read more$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-137140
The Dalai Lama of Tibet
My Land and My People: The Memoirs of His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1962.
First edition of the Dalai Lama’s first autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by Jaspar Blackall. Edited by David Howarth. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Read more$12,000.00
Item Number: RRB-136902
Kennedy, John F
Profiles in Courage.
New York : Harper & Brothers, 1956.
First edition, early printing of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To John Burke with the highest esteem and warmest regards of his friend- John Kennedy.” The recipient, John Burke was a liaison at theContinue reading "Profiles in Courage."
Read more$8,200.00
Item Number: RRB-136965
Kennedy, Edward [Ted]
Senator Ted Kennedy Signed 1971 Time Magazine Cover.
Chicago : Time Magazine, November 29, 1971.
Original cover from the November 29, 1971 issue of Time Magazine featuring a portrait of Senator Ted Kennedy, signed by him. In near fine condition.
Read more$375.00
Item Number: RRB-139032
Hayek, Friedrich von [F.A.]. [Queen Elizabeth II]
The Companion of Honour Medal: Awarded to Friedrich von Hayek by Queen Elizabeth II.
1984.
Exquisite Companion of Honour Medal, awarded by Queen Elizabeth II to Friedrich von Hayek on June 16th 1984 at Buckingham Palace. Measuring 2.5 inches by 1.75 inches, the medallion is surmounted by the royal crown decorated in red and green enamel and features a mounted knight and oak tree with the shield of the RoyalContinue reading "The Companion of Honour Medal: Awarded to Friedrich von Hayek by Queen Elizabeth II."
Read more$150,000.00
Item Number: RRB-117452
Obama, Barack
Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.
New York : Times Books/ Random House, 1995.
First edition of this memoir by the 44th President of the United States. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Barack Obama on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robin Schiff. Jacket art by Steven Dana. Author photograph by Warren Browne. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshellContinue reading "Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance."
Read more$8,200.00
Item Number: RRB-136995
Nixon, Richard M
The Memoirs of Richard Nixon.
New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1978.
Signed limited edition of Richard Nixon’s memoirs. Thick octavo, original cloth, illustrated, original slipcase. Association copy, inscribed by the author, “To Congressman Bob Badham with appreciation for his friendship and his years of service to the nation from Richard Nixon August 8, 1979.” The recipient, Robert Edward Badham was a politician from California. He servedContinue reading "The Memoirs of Richard Nixon."
Read more$950.00
Item Number: RRB-133998
Lewis, Lloyd. [David Herbert Donald]
Captain Sam Grant.
Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1950.
First edition, advance review copy of Lewis’ great biography of American Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant, with the publisher’s review slip laid in. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer David Herbert Donald with three drafts of a review of the book by Donald’s mentor and the director of his dissertationContinue reading "Captain Sam Grant."
Read more$850.00
Item Number: RRB-136237
Lloyd George, David
War Memoirs of David Lloyd George.
London : Odams Press Limited, .
First editions, early printings of the first two volumes in Lloyd George’s autobiography, with an autographed letter signed of Margaret Lloyd George laid in. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in very good dust jackets. On Lloyd George’s Downing Street letterhead, the letter reads in full, “March 5th. Dear Mr. Grossmith Thank you so much forContinue reading "War Memoirs of David Lloyd George."
Read more$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-135372
My Land and My People: The Memoirs of His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
Biography and Autobiography
$12,000.00
RRB-138138
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Royal 1961 Christmas Card.
First Edition
$4,000.00
RRB-137892
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Royal 1963 Christmas Card.
First Edition
$3,800.00
RRB-137652
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Royal 1964 Christmas Card.
First Edition
$4,000.00
RRB-137583
Clement Atlee Signed 1946 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference Photograph.
First Edition
$3,500.00
RRB-137423
Napoleon: Raconte Par L’Image D’Apres Les Sculpteurs, les Graveurs et Les Peintres.
Art and Architecture
$1,250.00
RRB-137140
My Land and My People: The Memoirs of His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
Biography and Autobiography
$12,000.00
RRB-136902
The Companion of Honour Medal: Awarded to Friedrich von Hayek by Queen Elizabeth II.
Economics and Finance
$150,000.00
RRB-117452
Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.
Biography and Autobiography
$8,200.00
RRB-136995
