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Shannon, Claude & Warren Weaver

The Mathematical Theory of Communication.

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1998.

Later printing of the “the magna carta of the information age” (Scientific American), Shannon’s work provided “a mathematical guide for the system’s engineers [at Bell Labs], a blueprint for how to move data around with optimal efficiency” (Gertner p.128). Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial boards, illustrated with equations. In fine condition.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-151874

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Borman, Frank

Frank Borman Signed Photograph.

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Crew portrait of astronaut Frank Borman. Semi-glossy photograph of Borman wearing a suit and posing next to a model United States spacecraft. Boldly signed by Borman in black felt tip. In near fine condition with a small area of discoloration to Borman‘s left arm. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-151660

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Schirra, Walter

Wally Schirra Signed Photograph.

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Rare photograph of a reentry capsule signed by Wally Schirra. Glossy photograph of Schirra exiting the Apollo 7 reentry capsule during a recovery operation, with a NASA identification number to the upper left edge. Boldly signed by NASA astronaut Wally Schirra on the capsule in black felt tip. In near fine condition. Marked on theContinue reading "Wally Schirra Signed Photograph."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-151647

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Wells, H.G

Mr. Belloc Objects to “The Outline of History”.

London : Watts & Co., 1926.

First British edition of Wells’ polemical defense of The Outline of History against Hilaire Belloc’s criticisms. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995), which was adapted into the 2006Continue reading "Mr. Belloc Objects to “The Outline of History”."

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-151199

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Lewis, Sinclair

Arrowsmith.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1925.

First trade edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth stamped in orange. In near fine condition with light rubbing.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-151552

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Sterling, Bruce

The Hacker Crackdown: Law And Disorder On The Electronic Frontier.

New York : Bantam Books, 1992.

First edition of this classic work that explores the early 1990s digital underground, the clash between law enforcement and hackers, and the birth of digital civil liberties. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed twice by jacket designer Lon Kirschner, on the jacket front panel and the rear jacket flap. Fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "The Hacker Crackdown: Law And Disorder On The Electronic Frontier."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-151635

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Raggett, Margot

10 Years of Remembering Wildlife.

Great Britain : Wildlife Photographers United, 2025.

One of only 5 Hors d’Commerce proofs of the first edition of this stunning anthology of iconic images from Margot Raggett’s acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series, introducing a new focus on pangolins. Square quarto, original pictorial cloth, profusely illustrated with 125 photographs. One of 5 Hors d’Commerce Proofs, this is number 1. Boldly signed by Margot RaggettContinue reading "10 Years of Remembering Wildlife."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-151608

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Glenn, John

Letters to John Glenn: “P.S. I Listened to Your Heartbeat”.

Houston, TX : World Book Encyclopedia Science Service, 1964.

First edition of the collected letters of the first American to orbit the Earth. Octavo, original boards, pictorial postmark endpapers, frontispiece of Glenn, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by John Glenn on the half-title page, “To Clifford – John Glenn.” Fine in a very good dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150624

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Kissinger, Henry A.; Eric Schmidt; Daniel Huttenlocher

The Age of AI: And Our Human Future.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.

First edition of this work by three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore AI and the way it is transforming human society—and what this technology means for us all. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Henry A. Kissinger on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.Continue reading "The Age of AI: And Our Human Future."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151691

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Douglas, Marjory Stoneman

The Everglades: River of Grass.

New York : Rinehart & Company, Inc, 1947.

First edition of this environmental classic and foundational text in American conservation literature about the Everglades. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, pictorial endpapers, with black and white illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Adelaide…Brooks, 1915, With so many happy memories of college and withContinue reading "The Everglades: River of Grass."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151563

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Goodall, Jane Van Lawick-

In the Shadow of Man.

London : William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, 1971.

First edition of this “absolutely fascinating to read as a story of discovery . . . The whole book is enthralling” (Boston Globe). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated with photographs throughout. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Photographs by Hugo Van Lawick. Inscription to the half-title page.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-151542

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Suleyman, Mustafa; Michael Bhaskar

The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century’s Greatest Dilemma.

New York : Crown, 2023.

First edition, early printing of this work on how the surge of AI and synthetic biology will transform society. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldly signed by Mustafa Suleyman on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Christopher Brand and Oliver Munday. Author photograph by Chris Wilson.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-151363

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Gates, Bill

The Road Ahead.

New York : The Viking Press, 1995.

First edition of Gates’ classic work on the information age. Octavo, original half cloth, companion interactive CD-ROM tipped in at the rear. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Laurie Rippon.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-151535

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Douglas, Marjory Stoneman

Florida: The Long Frontier.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.

First edition of this historical and cultural study of Florida that traces the region’s development from early exploration through the modern era. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To John B. Chowning, for his alert interest in his wonderful nature state, With best wishes.Continue reading "Florida: The Long Frontier."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-151534

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Collins, Joseph [James Joyce]

Taking the Literary Pulse: Psychological Studies of Life and Letters.

New York : George H. Doran Company, 1924.

First edition of this work analyzing modern authors and their literary characters through a psychological lens. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth, illustrated with tipped in plates. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer James Joyce on the front free endpaper, “James Joyce with the writers compliments Joseph Collins.” The recipient, James Joyce wasContinue reading "Taking the Literary Pulse: Psychological Studies of Life and Letters."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151436

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Lightman, Alan

Einstein’s Dreams.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1993.

First edition of this fictional, philosophical novel where a young Albert Einstein imagines 35 different, fantastical worlds, each with a unique perception of time. Duodecimo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Ruth with good wishes Alan Lightman February 1998.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacketContinue reading "Einstein’s Dreams."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-151488

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Collins, Michael; Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh

Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974.

First edition, first printing of one of the finest memoirs of space travel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “All the Best to Robert Shaw from Mike Collins.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert T. McCall. Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh.Continue reading "Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-151475

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Yenne, Bill [Michael Collins; Alan Shepard; John Glenn; Wally Schirra; Gordon Cooper; Scott Carpenter; Deke Slayton; et al]

The Astronauts: The First 25 Years of Manned Space Flight.

New York : Exeter Books, 1986.

First edition of this work on the development of human space exploration during the first quarter-century of the space age. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with color photographs throughout. Boldly signed by over 100 astronauts from all of NASA’s storied programs: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and the Space Shuttle. Six of the original Mercury astronauts:Continue reading "The Astronauts: The First 25 Years of Manned Space Flight."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151317

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Freud, Sigmund

The Interpretation of Dreams.

New York : The Basic Books, 1955.

First edition of this translation English of this cornerstone of psychoanalysis. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "The Interpretation of Dreams."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-151453

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Osler, William

The Principles and Practice of Medicine.

Edinburgh & London : Young J. Pentland, 1892.

First British edition of Osler’s magnum opus. Thick octavo, original publisher’s three quarter deluxe leather binding with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with charts and graphs. With loose leaves of ”Sir William Osler and the Muniments of the Almshouse at Ewelme” from the Bodleian Library Record laid in. In near fine condition. Rare.

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151313

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Osler, William

The Principles and Practice of Medicine.

Edinburgh & London : Young J. Pentland, 1892.

First British edition of Osler’s magnum opus. Thick octavo, original publisher’s three quarter deluxe leather binding with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with charts and graphs. With loose leaves of ”Sir William Osler and the Muniments of the Almshouse at Ewelme” from the Bodleian Library Record laid in. In near fine condition. Rare.

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151313

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Kidder, Tracy. [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]

The Soul of a New Machine.

Boston : Atlantic, Little, Brown and Company, 1981.

First edition of Kidder’s second book. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis on the title page, “For Jacqueline With Best Wishes Tracy Kidder. “From the library of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis with the bookplate from the Sotheby’s 23 – 26 April 1996 sale of the estate of JacquelineContinue reading "The Soul of a New Machine."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151509

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Osler, William

The Principles and Practice of Medicine.

New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1892.

First edition, second state of Osler’s magnum opus with Plato’s “Gorgias” corrected on page vi. Thick octavo, original publisher’s three quarter deluxe leather binding with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with charts and graphs. In good condition.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151278

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Robinson, Kim Stanley

The Ministry for the Future.

Burton, Michigan : Subterranean Press, 2023.

Signed limited edition of this New York Times bestselling science fiction novel set in the near future. Thick octavo, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers. One of 400 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies, this is number 129. Boldly signed by Kim Stanley Robinson on the limitations page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustrationContinue reading "The Ministry for the Future."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-151423

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