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1974 Christmas card

Kelly, Grace Patricia. [Princess Grace of Monaco]

Princess Grace of Monaco Signed Royal Christmas Card.

1974.

Royal 1974 Christmas and New Year Card with a mounted color photograph of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace with their three children Princess Caroline, Prince Albert II, Princess Stéphanie. Octavo, folding card with mounted color photograph, gilt royal seal and red ruling to the front panel. Signed and inscribed by Princess Grace, “Dear Lucile MerryContinue reading "Princess Grace of Monaco Signed Royal Christmas Card."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149540

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Melson Mandela: I'm not parepared to die

Mandela, Nelson

I Am Prepared to Die.

London : International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa, 1979.

Early edition of Mandela’s classic Rivonia Speech. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. In fine condition.

$50.00

Item Number: RRB-150013

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The World Crisis

Churchill, Winston S

The World Crisis: The Eastern Front.

London : Library of Imperial History, 1974.

The Centenary Limited Edition of the fifth volume of Churchill’s The World Crisis. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands,ruling to the front and rear panels stamped in blind, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated with numerous maps (many folding), charts,Continue reading "The World Crisis: The Eastern Front."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-148616

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Profiles in Courage for Our Time

Kennedy, Caroline

Profiles in Courage for Our Time.

New York : Hyperion, 2002.

First edition of this inspirational continuation of John F. Kennedy’s ‘Profiles in Courage.’ Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by Caroline Kennedy on the title page. Caroline Kennedy is an American author, attorney, and diplomat whose work spans literature, law, and public service. As the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, she has played aContinue reading "Profiles in Courage for Our Time."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-148687

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The Problem of Lasting Peace

Hoover, Herbert and Hugh Gibson

The Problems of Lasting Peace.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1942.

First edition of this analysis for peace post-World War II. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by both authors on the front free endpaper, “To Harvey P. Keller With the good wishes of Herbert Hoover.” Additionally signed by Hugh Gibson. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-140460

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The Second World War

Churchill, Winston S

The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.

London : Cassell & Company, 1948-54.

First editions of each volume in Churchill’s World War II masterpiece. Octavo, six volumes, original black cloth, patterned endpapers, illustrated with in-line and folding maps and documents. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page of Vol. I, “Inscribed by Winston S. Churchill 1950.” Each are near fine in near fine dust jackets. AnContinue reading "The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy."

$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150079

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Challenge to Karl Marx

Turner, John Kenneth [John F. Kennedy]

Challenge to Karl Marx.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1941.

First edition of Turner’s landmark analysis of Marx and Marxist theory from the library of John F. Kennedy with his ownership signatures and annotations throughout. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the library of John F. Kennedy, signed by him on three separate occasions above his ownership stamp in black ink, “John F. Kennedy 1941,” JohnContinue reading "Challenge to Karl Marx."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148644

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George Washington by Douglas

Freeman, Douglas Southall

George Washington: A Biography.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948-54.

First edition of the author’s monumental Pulitzer Prize-winning work, widely considered the definitive biography of Washington. Octavo, six volumes, original black cloth, spines lettered in gilt, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, with Vol. I inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Autographed for Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Ramage with every good wish DouglasContinue reading "George Washington: A Biography."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149571

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Color photograph of four U.S. Presidents

Reagan, Ronald; Richard Nixon; Gerald Ford; Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph of Presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Richard Nixon.

1981.

Rare photograph of American Presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Richard Nixon gathered at the White House before departing for Anwar Sadat’s funeral in 1981. Anwar Sadat (1918–1981) served as the third President of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981. He is best known for his pivotal role in initiating peaceContinue reading "Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph of Presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Richard Nixon."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148495

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Republica De Columbia

Bolivar, Simon

Simón Bolívar Signed Military Appointment.

1822.

Rare military appointment signed by ‘El Libertador’, Simón Bolívar as President of Gran Colombia. One page, quarto, wax seal mostly intact, partially printed on Bolivar’s presidential letterhead, the document is dated May 21, 1822 and appoints Miguel Arissmendi as Lieutenant-Colonel. Signed by Bolívar and countersigned by General Bartolome Salom on verso. The final battle inContinue reading "Simón Bolívar Signed Military Appointment."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148525

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The World Crisis 1916-1918

Churchill, Winston S

The World Crisis 1916-1918.

London : Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1927.

First edition, second printing of the first two volumes of Churchill’s The World Crisis. Octavo, two volumes, 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, top edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The World Crisis 1916-1918."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148597

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Scalia, Antonin & Bryan A. Garner

Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts.

St. Paul, MN : Thomson/ West, 2012.

First edition of this work, which offers concise, articulate and reasoned discussions on reading and interpreting law. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Antonin Scalia on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Frank H. Easterbrook.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-149843

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Thompson, Hunter S. [Jimmy Carter]

Jimmy Carter & The Great Leap of Faith: An Endorsement, with Fear & Loathing.

: Rolling Stone, June 3, 1976.

Original Rolling Stone newspaper from the June 3, 1976 issue. Quarto, featuring Dr. Hunter S. Thompson’s article ‘Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72’ beginning on page 54. In very good condition.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-146629

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Photograph of a Man Sitting at an Ornate Desk

Mussolini, Benito

Benito Mussolini Signed Photograph.

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Rare original photograph of Benito Mussolini. Vintage matte-finish oversized photograph of Benito Mussolini seated at his desk taken by the Luce photography studio. Boldly signed by Mussolini in fountain pen in the lower margin. In near fine condition. The piece measures 15.75 inches by 11.75 inches.

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148638

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The Legion Book

Churchill, Winston S.; Aldous Huxley; Hilaire Belloc; Jacob Epstein; Eric Gill; Mark Gertler; David Low; John Lavery; Rudyard Kipling; Laura Knight; William Nicholson; Paul Nash; Charles Ricketts; Edith Sitwell; Vita Sackville‑West; Stanley Spencer; W. Heath Robinson; W. H. Davies; Rebecca West; P. G. Wodehouse et al. Edited by Captain James Humphrey Cotton Minchin

The Legion Book.

London : Privately printed by The Curwen Press for H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, 1929.

First and limited deluxe edition of the monumental Legion Book; one of only one hundred numbered copies printed for private distribution by the Prince of Wales and signed by a remarkable array of British writers and artists, as well as four prime ministers. Quarto, original publisher’s full deluxe pigskin over boards elaborately decorated in blindContinue reading "The Legion Book."

$16,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149534

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Catholic Clergyman in Ceremonial Attire Holding a Staff,

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II Signed Photograph.

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Rare original color photograph of Pope John Paul II, affixed to its original mount and inscribed beneath by John Paul II and dated in 1985. In fine condition. Label of Vatican photographer Arturo Mari on the verso. The entire piece measures 9.75 inches by 13.75 inches. An ideal autographed portrait of Pope John Paul II, rarelyContinue reading "Pope John Paul II Signed Photograph."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148634

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Trial and Error: The Autobiography of Chaim Weizmann

Weizmann, Chaim

Trial and Error: The Autobiography of Chaim Weizmann.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.

First editions of the autobiography of the first president of Israel. Octavo, 2 volumes, frontispiece of Weizmann in volume one. Near fine in very good dust jackets, inscription to the front free endpaper of volume one. Uncommon in the original dust jackets.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-150061

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Another World 1897-1917

Eden, Anthony

Another World: 1897-1917.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1977.

First edition of this memoir of prominent British politician Anthony Eden. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with black and white illustrations and photographs. In near fine condition with slight bowing to the rear panel.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-148617

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The Character of Thomas Jefferson

Ellis, Joseph J

American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.

First edition, later printing of this National Book Award winning biography of Thomas Jefferson. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Clayton Williams Best Wishes, Joseph J Ellis Deerfield, MD October 1999.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-148602

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Andrew Roberts Churchill

Roberts, Andrew [Winston S. Churchill]

Churchill: Walking with Destiny.

London : Allen Lane an imprint of Penguin Books, 2018.

First edition of this biography of Sir Winston Churchill. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, cartographic endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Cover photograph by Yousuf Karsh. Author photograph by Anna Kunst.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-148601

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Kennedy, Khrushchev and the Test Ban

Seaborg, Glenn T.; Benjamin S. Loeb

Kennedy, Khrushchev and the Test Ban.

Berkeley : University of California Press, 1981.

First edition of this inside story of the first treaty between the US, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom on nuclear weapons. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Chuck Williamson, My fellow A.H.S. Board member, Glenn Seaborg Jan.Continue reading "Kennedy, Khrushchev and the Test Ban."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-148585

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Strode, Hudson [Jefferson Davis]

Jefferson Davis: American Patriot 1808-1861; Confederate President; Tragic Hero 1864-1889; Private Letters 1823-1889.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955-1966.

First editions of the complete set of the biography of the only president of the Confederate States. Octavo, four volumes, publisher’s original half-cloth, top stains, frontispiece, with cartographic endpapers in Confederate President. Boldly signed by the author in three of the volumes: on the Montgomery Edition tipped in leaf for the Civil War Book ClubContinue reading "Jefferson Davis: American Patriot 1808-1861; Confederate President; Tragic Hero 1864-1889; Private Letters 1823-1889."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-148547

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Crum Elbow Folks

Barnes, P.R. Foreword by Sara D. Roosevelt

Crum Elbow Folks.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1938.

First edition of Barnes’ classic tale of the small Quaker settlement of Crum Elbow with a foreword by Sara D. Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Sara D. Roosevelt on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Sept. 1938 For W. French Cyrus Paris – from Sara D. Roosevelt –Continue reading "Crum Elbow Folks."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-100315

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Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman

Miller, Merle [Betty Ford]

Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman.

New York : Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1974.

First edition, early printing of this compelling biography of the 33rd president of the United States. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed to Betty Ford on the front free endpaper, “Betty – November 20 was a wonderful day – I love to speak plainly, I love to crawl on the floor and look at aContinue reading "Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-148575

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