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Paper Magic. [with] More Paper Magic.
First edition of these collections of entertaining and amusing paper tricks. Duodecimo, pictorial boards with a vignette of Blyth, three pages of advertisements to the front and rear of each…
The Voyage of the ‘Fox’ in the Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions.
First edition of this expedition that uncovered the fate of Sir John Franklin’s lost Arctic voyage. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, triple…
The Iliad of Homer [and] The Odyssey of Homer.
First editions of Alexander Pope’s monumental illustrated translations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, the deluxe subscribers’ quarto issue on thick paper, esteemed by Samuel Johnson as “certainly the noblest version…
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed Apollo 11 Beta Cloth Swatch.
Cut portion of NASA aerospace beta cloth used as exterior spacesuit fabric during the Apollo program, signed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. The cloth is illustrated with…
Wernher von Braun Apollo 4 Signed Photograph.
Rare color photograph of the launch of Apollo 4, the first uncrewed test flight of the Saturn V rocket that later carried astronauts to the Moon, lengthily inscribed by Wernher…
Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
First English deluxe edition of the author’s classic work. Quarto, original publisher’s pigskin-backed buckram with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, marbled endpapers, illustrated with photogravures and folding…
The Education of a Golfer.
First edition of this work by the legendary golfer, who became golf’s biggest money winner. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial half-cloth, frontispiece, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on…
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Mixed first edition edition set of Gibbon’s masterpiece. Quarto, 6 volumes bound in full contemporary mottled calf, red gilt morocco labels, raised bands, the covers with a gilt rule, half-titles…