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Life: To the Moon and Back

Aldrin, Buzz

Buzz Aldrin Signed Life Magazine: Anniversary Edition of Apollo 11.

New York : Life Magazine, 1969.

Rare original Life Magazine July 20, 1969 commemorative issue celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed on the cover by Buzz Aldrin in blue felt tip at far left middle. In fine condition. Housed in its original Life Collector’s Series presentation folder with an accompanyingContinue reading "Buzz Aldrin Signed Life Magazine: Anniversary Edition of Apollo 11."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-148484

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Armstrong, Neil; Michael Collins; Buzz Aldrin

Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins Signed Photograph of Man’s First Landing on the Moon.

1969.

Rare original photograph of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin raising the United States flag at the Apollo 11 lunar landing site. Vintage matte-finish photograph of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin at Tranquility Base. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong, “Neil Armstrong, Tranquility Base, Moon Landing of Apollo 11, 20 July 1969″ and signed by Michael Collins.Continue reading "Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins Signed Photograph of Man’s First Landing on the Moon."

$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148473

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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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My Fight for Birth Control

Sanger, Margaret

My Fight For Birth Control.

New York : Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated, 1931.

First edition of Sanger’s remarkable first autobiography with the publisher’s device to the copyright page. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with twenty black and white photographs. Presentation copy, with a full page inscription by the author, “Wash D.C. Jan 18, 1934 To R.L. Rollio With my appreciation and gratitude for courteous consideration to the members ofContinue reading "My Fight For Birth Control."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150030

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Hawking, Stephen; Introduction by Carl Sagan

A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes.

London : Bantam Press, 1988.

First edition of Hawking’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Ron Miller. Introduction by Carl Sagan. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by David Gamble. An exceptional example.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-148476

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Sanger, Margaret

My Fight For Birth Control.

New York : Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated, 1931.

First edition of Sanger’s remarkable first autobiography with the publisher’s device to the copyright page. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with twenty black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Margaret Sanger on the front free endpaper. Very good in the scarce first issue dust jacket which is in very good condition.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-129460

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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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Hubble, Edwin

Edwin Hubble Signature On Card.

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Rare signature of influential American astronomer Edwin Hubble. Boldly signed in ink below his bust portrait, clipped from a newspaper and mounted to cardstock. In near fine condition with remnants of mounting at center verso. The piece measures 3.25 inches by 5 inches.

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148496

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Collins, Michael; James Lovell; Edward H. White II; Frank Borman; Jim McDivitt; Clifton Williams

Pictorial History of Cape Kennedy 1950-1965.

Indialantic, Florida : C.W. Scarboro, 1965.

First edition of this visual chronicle documenting the early development of the U.S. space program at Cape Canaveral. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by six Gemini astronauts on the dedication page: Michael Collins, James Lovell, Edward H. White II, Frank Borman, Jim McDivitt, and Clifton Williams. Foreword by Kurt H. Debus. InContinue reading "Pictorial History of Cape Kennedy 1950-1965."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148483

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Dukas, Helen; Banesh Hoffman [Albert Einstein]

Albert Einstein: The Human Side.

New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1979.

First edition, early printing of this curated collection of Einstein’s writings. Octavo, original leather, frontispiece. Boldly signed by Helen Dukas and Banesh Hoffman on the front free endpaper. Helen Dukas (1896–1982) was Albert Einstein’s longtime secretary and trusted confidante, serving in that role from 1928 until his death in 1955. Deeply involved in preserving andContinue reading "Albert Einstein: The Human Side."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-148235

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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, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Buzz Aldrin on the front free endpaper, “To Jeanie & Bill Taylor, with best wishes, Buzz Aldrin.” Very good in a good dust jacket. Jacket design byContinue reading "Return to Earth."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-148465

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Carpenter, M. Scott; L. Gordon Cooper Jr.; John H. Glenn Jr.; Virgil I. Grissom; Walter M. Schirra Jr.; Alan B. Shepard Jr.; Donald K. Slayton

We Seven. By the Astronauts Themselves.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1962.

First edition, early printing of this first-hand account of the genesis of America’s manned space program. Octavo, original half-cloth, top stain orange, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Mercury Seven Astronaut Scott Carpenter on the second front free endpaper, “Scott Carpenter Aurora 7.” Near fine in a very good price-clippedContinue reading "We Seven. By the Astronauts Themselves."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-148461

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Aldrin, Buzz

Buzz Aldrin Signed Apollo Saturn V Launch Vehicle Diagram.

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Rare Apollo Saturn V Launch Vehicle diagram. Oversized print diagram of the Apollo Saturn V Launch Vehicle, boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin in black felt tip toward the top, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” Framed. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 16.75 inches by 42.5 inches.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148456

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Cary, George; John and William Cary

Cary’s New Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes.

London : J. & W. Cary: 1818; G. & J. Cary, 1833.

Fine pair of early 19th century celestial and terrestrial table globes published by John and William Cary, generally regarded as the greatest British globe makers of the late Georgian period. Comprised of Cary’s New Terrestrial Globe, Drawn from the most recent Geographical works, shewing the whole of the New Discoveries with the Tracks of theContinue reading "Cary’s New Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes."

$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149735

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Bacon, Francis

The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall of Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St Alban.

London : Cresset Press/ Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press, 1928.

The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of this collection of Francis Bacon’s reflective writings. Folio, printed on Batchelor’s Kelmscott hand-made paper, bound in the original publisher’s full vellum by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the front panel and spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt. One of 250 numbered copies,Continue reading "The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall of Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St Alban."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148453

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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, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Written with Wayne Warga.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-146590

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Armstrong, Neil

Neil Armstrong Signed Time Magazine “Man on the Moon”.

New York : Time Magazine, 1969.

Rare original Time Magazine July 25, 1969 issue covering the Apollo 11 mission titled “Man on the Moon.” Quarto, featuring a thirteen page article on the Moon landing, offering information on the crew, their accomplishments, and the public’s reaction. Boldly signed on the cover by Neil Armstrong at far right middle. In very good condition.Continue reading "Neil Armstrong Signed Time Magazine “Man on the Moon”."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148420

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Lesperance, J.P

Economics and Techniques of Motion and Time Study.

Dubuque, Iowa : WM. C. Brown Company, 1953.

First edition of this comprehensive approach to the growing field of motion and time study. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with tables, graphs, charts, and photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. J. Rislak. With compliments and best wishes. J.G. Lesperance 2/13/61.” Near fine in very good dust jacket.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-148411

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[A.R. Sharples]

Collection of Photographs and Eyewitness Account Letters of the First Bikini Atoll Nuclear Bomb Tests.

1946.

Rare collection of photographs of the first atomic bomb test “Able” at Bikini Atoll with letters of eyewitness accounts of the first atomic bomb testing and the second test “Baker” at Bikini Atoll. Four photographs of the detonation of the first atomic bomb test, “Able.” Two depicting mushroom clouds in the ocean above an island.Continue reading "Collection of Photographs and Eyewitness Account Letters of the First Bikini Atoll Nuclear Bomb Tests."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148400

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Slosson, Edwin E. [Albert Einstein]

Easy Lessons in Einstein: A Discussion of the More Intelligible Features of the Theory of Relativity.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1921.

First edition of this popular science book that made Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity accessible to general readers. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations. In very good condition, name to the title page.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-148232

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Mill, John

The Fossil Spirit: A Boy’s Dream of Geology.

London : Darton and Co, c. 1854.

Rare second edition of this didactic novel about geology and paleontology. Octodecimo, original cloth with gilt titles, all edges gilt, frontispiece, advertisement endpapers, with black and white illustrations throughout. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. Exceptionally rare, with no other copies traced at auction in the last 100 years.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148118

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Darwin, Charles

The Descent of Man.

London : John Murray, 1871.

First edition, first issue of both volumes of this seminal work in the history of evolutionary biology and anthropology. Octavo, two volumes, original green cloth. With all of the issue points unique to the first edition: in the first volume, “transmitted” as the first word on p. 297; in the second, the printer’s note onContinue reading "The Descent of Man."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146549

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Armstrong, Neil

Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 Signed Footprint Photograph.

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Rare photograph of the American Flag on the lunar surface, with the footprints of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin clearly visible on the moon’s surface, boldly signed by Neil Armstrong in blue ink. The image measures 11 inches by 8.5 inches. In fine condition. Rare and desirable signed by Armstrong. Encapsulated and authenticated by PSA/DNA.Continue reading "Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 Signed Footprint Photograph."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149585

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Lovell, James; Fred Haise; Jack Lousma

James Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Lousma Signed First Edition Apollo 13 Trajectory Plotting Chart.

Aeronautical Chart and Information Center : Department of Defense ACIC 3-70, March 16, 1970.

Rare lithographed ‘Apollo Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart’ for the Apollo 13 mission. Color ‘Apollo Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart’ for the Apollo 13 mission, displaying a polar view of the lunar mission profile for Apollo 13 and showing the various significant events during the 10-day mission, signed by James Lovell, “‘Houston, we’ve had a problem!’ JamesContinue reading "James Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Lousma Signed First Edition Apollo 13 Trajectory Plotting Chart."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145395

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