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Einstein, Albert

Albert Einstein Signed Photograph.

1952.

Rare original black and white silver gelatin photograph of Albert Einstein. Signed “A Einstein 52.” Full-length group portrait showing Albert Einstein standing with Hadassah National President Rebecca Beldner Shulman and others at his Princeton home in June of 1952 during a celebration marking the commencement of building of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem.Continue reading "Albert Einstein Signed Photograph."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-72091

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Reiser, Anton. [Albert Einstein]

Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait.

New York : Albert & Charles Boni, 1930.

First edition, early printing of this Einstein biography written by Rudolf Kayser, a German literary historian and husband to Albert Einstein’s stepdaughter Ilse under the pseudonym Anton Reiser. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. In near fine condition.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-144683

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Vesalius, Andreas; Illustrated by Jan Stephan van Calcar

Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis Icones Anatomicae.

New York and Munich : Printed by the Bremer Presse for the New York Academy of Medicine and the University of Munich, 1934.

The Bremer Press edition and final edition of the Fabrica and Epitome, printed from the original Vesalian woodblocks which were subsequently destroyed in the bombing of Munich in 1943. Folio, original publisher’s half pigskin over cloth with gilt titles to the front panel, illustrated with two woodcut title-pages by Jos. Lehnacker, leaf with woodcut portraitContinue reading "Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis Icones Anatomicae."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147205

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Carson, Rachel

Silent Spring.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962.

First edition of Carson’s landmark work. Octavo, original green cloth. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, small ownership label to the front pastedown. Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. An exceptional example.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-146417

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Freud, Sigmund

Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Psychic Lives of Savages and Neurotics.

New York : Moffat, Yard and Company, 1918.

First American edition of Freud’s classic collection of Wilhelm Wundt and Carl Jung inspired essays. Octavo, original light blue cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket, ownership inscription to the front pastedown and light marginalia. An excellent example, rare in the original publisher’s dust jacket with $2.00 price and publisher’s list.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147070

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Lovelock, James E

Gaia: A New Look At Life on Earth.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1979.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Henri Rousseau. First editions are uncommon.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-146379

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Sacks, Oliver

An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.

First edition of this astounding collection of unique medical histories. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with color plates. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his editor in the year of publication, “For Stanley Holwitz, editor, guide, friend – with all my thanks and best wishes – 2/12/95 Oliver.” NearContinue reading "An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-146916

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Smythe, William R. [Richard P. Feynman]

Static and Dynamic Electricity.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1950.

Richard Feynman’s copy of Smythe’s central work on static and dynamic electricity. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with mathematic equations and diagrams. Signed in ink by Feynman on the front free endpaper, “R.P. Feynman 6688 Cal Tech Physics,” beneath the previous owner’s inscription. Feynman acquired this copy from a fellow member of the Caltech physics department,Continue reading "Static and Dynamic Electricity."

$9,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145207

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Borman, Frank

Frank Borman ‘Earthrise’ Photograph Signed.

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Glossy color photograph of the iconic ‘Earthrise‘ image taken by Bill Anders during the Apollo 8 mission, signed by mission commander Frank Borman, “Apollo 8 Earthrise, Frank Borman, 1968.“ In fine condition. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches.

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-146733

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Einstein, Albert

Cosmic Religion: with other Opinions and Aphorisms.

New York : Covici Friede, 1931.

First edition of this multi-subject work of non-scientific thought from one of the world’s most influential theoretical physicists in the rare original dust jacket. Duodecimo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some losses and a few closed tears to the extremities of the dust jacket. Rare in the original dust jacket.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-146877

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Von Braun, Wernher

Wernher von Braun Signed Photograph.

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Original black and white photograph signed by German-American aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun. Signed by von Braun on the upper left corner in black ink. In fine condition. The piece measures 3.5 inches by 5.75 inches.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146747

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Newton, Isaac

Isaac Newton Manuscript Land Indenture Signed.

November 11, 1719.

Rare and unrecorded 18th century legal document signed twice at the conclusion by Sir Isaac Newton as a witness to a land indenture. Manuscript document signed twice on the verso “Isaac Newton”, one vellum membrane, dated 11 November 1719, signed by Thomas Sturgess and with his seal, witnessed twice on the dorse (the sealing ofContinue reading "Isaac Newton Manuscript Land Indenture Signed."

$65,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146958

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Goodall, Jane with Phillip Berman

Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey.

New York : Warner Books, 1999.

First edition of Goodall’s moving memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Barbara and Nancy Together we can make this a better world for all. Jane Goodall.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Merri Meyer and Flag.

$425.00

Item Number: RRB-146888

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Grissom, Gus

Gus Grissom Annotated Staff Report of the Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration: The Next Ten Years in Space 1959-1969.

Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1959.

Rare Astronautics and Space Exploration Staff Report booklet; from the library of Gus Grissom. Octavo, original wrappers, annotated with mathematical equations in Grissom’s hand on the rear panel. In very good condition. Accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from Grissom‘s son, Mark Grissom, a Letter of Authenticity from Steve Zarelli of Zarelli Space Authentication.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146615

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Roosevelt, Franklin D

Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Presidential Cruise Pamphlets.

City of Washington : Published by the Smithsonian Institution, 1939.

First editions of two zoological pamphlets published as a result of collections and investigations made during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Presidential Cruise of 1938 to the Galapagos, both being presentation copies inscribed and signed “FDR” on the front wrapper. Octavo, two pamphlets, original brown printed paper wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copies, inscribed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt toContinue reading "Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Presidential Cruise Pamphlets."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146601

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Lemon, Frank; [Orville Wright]

Orville Wright Signed Lithograph of The Wright Brothers ‘Strange Contraption’ Rises at Kitty Hawk, 1903.

1928.

Lithograph of The Wright Brothers ‘Strange Contraption’ Rises at Kitty Hawk, 1903. Wright Aeronautical Corporation off-set color lithograph of a Frank Lemon watercolor painting honoring the Wright Brothers’ historic flight at Kitty Hawk, signed by Orville Wright in black ink along the horizon line. Framed. In fine condition. The piece measures 15.5 inches by 18.25Continue reading "Orville Wright Signed Lithograph of The Wright Brothers ‘Strange Contraption’ Rises at Kitty Hawk, 1903."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146523

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Aldrin, Buzz

Return to Earth.

New York : Random House, 1973.

First edition of this work by the second man to walk on the moon. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin and inscribed by co-author Wayne Warga on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Written with Wayne Warga.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-146504

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Wiener, Norbert

Cybernetics or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1948.

First edition of “this seminal work…comparable in ultimate importance to…Galileo or Malthus or Rousseau or Mill” (Saturday Review). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “From Norbert Wiener To Karl Wildes In honor of our long friendship.” Wiener presented this copy to Wildes who was long associated withContinue reading "Cybernetics or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142984

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Knuth, Donald E

Things A Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About.

Stanford, CA : Center for the Study of Language, 2001.

First edition of this collection of lectures, by the legendary computer scientist. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “Best wishes, Bill! Don Knuth.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-146716

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Brown, Margaret Wise; [Fred Haise]

Goodnight Moon.

New York : Harper Collins Publishers, [2013].

75th anniversary edition of this classic children’s book. Octodecimo, original pictorial boards. Humorously inscribed by Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise in black felt tip on the front panel, “I had a harder time than the cow! Fred Haise Apollo 13 LMP.” In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-146184

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Lovell, James and Frank Borman

James Lovell and Frank Borman Inscribed ‘Earthrise’ NASA Photograph.

1968.

Official NASA photograph of ‘Earthrise.’ Glossy, color photograph of the Earth as seen from space by the Apollo 8 crew after performing lunar orbit insertion burn, NASA caption text and Kodak watermarks to the verso of the photograph, signed by Frank Borman in silver ink, “Frank Borman Apollo 8 CDR,” and James Lovell, “James LovellContinue reading "James Lovell and Frank Borman Inscribed ‘Earthrise’ NASA Photograph."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145373

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Collins, Michael

Michael Collins Signed Lunar Module Oversized Photograph.

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Oversized photograph of a lunar module foot pad. Glossy color oversized photograph of a lunar module foot pad on the surface of the moon. Boldly signed in silver by American astronaut Michael Collins, “Michael Collins Apollo XI CMP.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace. The entire piece measures 20 inches byContinue reading "Michael Collins Signed Lunar Module Oversized Photograph."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-145790

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Collins, Michael

Michael Collins Signed Lunar Module Eagle Oversized Photograph.

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Oversized photograph of LMP Buzz Aldrin and the Lunar Module Eagle. Glossy color oversized photograph of LMP Buzz Aldrin working next to the Lunar Module Eagle during the Apollo 11 mission, with the Solar Wind Composition Experiment and the American flag visible to the left side. Boldly signed in silver by American astronaut Michael Collins,Continue reading "Michael Collins Signed Lunar Module Eagle Oversized Photograph."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-145781

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Bean, Alan

Alan Bean Signed ‘EVA’ Photograph.

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Official NASA photograph of Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean. Glossy color photograph of Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean using a fuel transfer tool on the Lunar Module. Lengthily signed by Alan Bean in silver felt pen, “An island of refuge in an ocean of storms Alan Bean Apollo 12.” In fine condition. The piece measuresContinue reading "Alan Bean Signed ‘EVA’ Photograph."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-146031

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