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Grandmother’s Story of Bunker Hill Battle

Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Grandmother’s Story of Bunker Hill Battle.

New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1883.

First McVickar illustrated edition of this narrative poem of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, floral endpapers, frontispiece, title page vignette, with color illustrations throughout by H.W. McVickar. McVickar was an American illustrator and author active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his contributions to popular magazines andContinue reading "Grandmother’s Story of Bunker Hill Battle."

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-148665

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Curious George Rides a Bike

Rey, H.A. and Margaret

Curious George Rides a Bike.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952.

First edition, early printing of this classic work. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Inscribed and signed by Margaret Rey, who has drawn a doodle and signed by H.A. Rey. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, ownership inscription. Rare and desirable signed and with a drawing.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-149628

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First Edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard; Signed by J.K. Rowling

Rowling, J.K

The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Translated from the Original Runes by Hermione Granger. With Commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore.

London : The Children's High Level Group, 2008.

First edition, limited issue of this wizarding classic. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the half-title page. Octavo, original brown morocco-patterned boards with silver metal cornerpieces and central ornament accented with faux blue gems, silver metal clasp, marbled endpapers, green silk bookmark, illustrated. Housed in the embroidered velvet bag within the publisher’s calf case withContinue reading "The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Translated from the Original Runes by Hermione Granger. With Commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore."

$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143778

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Christmas is Together Time

Schulz, Charles M

Christmas Is Together-Time.

San Francisco : Determined Productions, 1964.

First edition of this early work by the creator of Peanuts. Octavo, small quarto, illustrated. Boldly signed by Charles M. Schulz on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Book design by Jim Young. Rare and desirable signed.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-1500998

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

London : Bloomsbury, 2022.

First edition of the 25th anniversary edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated by Thomas Taylor. Signed four times by jacket illustrator Thomas Taylor, on the half-title page with a drawing ofContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-144071

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Tolkien, J.R.R

The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1974.

Finely bound complete set of Tolkien’s epic fantasy trilogy which, since its release, has sold over 150 million copies, making it the third best-selling novel of all time. Octavo, bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco by Bayntun-Riviere with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edgeContinue reading "The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149573

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Smith, Dodie

The Hundred and One Dalmatians.

London : Heinemann, 1956.

First edition of the author’s beloved children’s classic, adapted into the 1961 animated film produced by Walt Disney Studios. Octavo, original blue cloth, pictorial endpapers, with 58 illustrations by Janet and Anne Grahame-Johnstone. Association copy, inscribed by the author to her Aunt in the year of publication on the second free endpaper, “To Aunt ElsieContinue reading "The Hundred and One Dalmatians."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148439

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Be More Chill

Vizzini, Ned

Be More Chill.

New York : Hyperion Books, 2004.

First edition, second printing of Vizzini’s groundbreaking novel that inspired the Broadway musical. Octavo, original boards. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by Timothy Saccenti.

$55.00

Item Number: RRB-150032

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Adams, Richard

Watership Down.

New York : Macmillan, 1972.

First American edition of the author’s first and most beloved work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "Watership Down."

$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-149709

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Irving, Washington; Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Rip Van Winkle.

London : William Heinemann, 1905.

Rackham edition of this classic story. Royal octavo, bound in full red morocco by Henry Sotheran with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded color frontispiece of Rip VanContinue reading "Rip Van Winkle."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148360

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Kipling, Rudyard

The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1914.

The Bombay editions of both volumes of The Jungle Book. Octavo, two volumes, bound in three-quarters morocco by Morell with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of 1050 copies. In near fine condition. A sharp example.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148359

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Grahame, Kenneth

The Wind in the Willows.

London : Methuen and Co, 1908.

First edition of the beloved children’s novel, which author A.A. Milne once referred to as a “household book,” “one of the classic read-aloud books that should not be missed by any family” (Silvey). Octavo, original gilt-stamped pictorial green cloth, top edge gilt. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise slipcase. An exceptionalContinue reading "The Wind in the Willows."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149647

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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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Rowling, J.K. [Kennelworthy Whisp]

Quidditch: Through the Ages.

London : Bloomsbury/Whizz Hard Books, 2001.

First British edition of this “amazingly imaginative work” (Associated Press). Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. In fine condition. Rare signed.

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148087

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Demuth, Patricia Brennan [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

What Is the Constitution?

New York : Penguin Workshop, 2018.

First edition of this introduction for young readers to the United States Constitution. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, with black and white illustrations and photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the copyright page to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “For Justice Ginsberg, Who rigorously, tirelessly, brilliantly defends our cherished Constitutional rights. Thank you! Patricia Brennan Demuth.”Continue reading "What Is the Constitution?"

$5,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148306

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Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel]

Dr. Seuss Signed Cat in the Hat Ink Drawing.

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Rare illustrated ink drawing of Dr. Seuss’s signature children’s book character. Ink drawing on eggshell white thick paper stock of the Cat in the Hat. Boldly signed in red by Dr. Seuss [Theodor Geisel]. Double matted and framed. In fine condition. The drawing measures 8 inches by 10 inches with the entire piece measuring 18Continue reading "Dr. Seuss Signed Cat in the Hat Ink Drawing."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148305

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Geisel, Theodor Seuss. [Dr. Seuss]

On Beyond Zebra.

New York : Random House, 1955.

First edition, first issue of Dr. Seuss’s classic alphabet book. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Near fine in a very good first issue dust jacket with the 250/250 price on the jacket flap and ten titles on the rear panel. Uncommon in this condition. One of the notorious six discontinued Seuss titles.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149514

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Geisel, Theodor Seuss. [Dr. Seuss]

Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories.

New York : Random House, 1958.

First edition, first printing of this collection of three of Seuss’s most memorable tales with the 1950, 1951 and 1958 copyright dates. In a first issue dust jacket with thumbnails of fourteen previously published Seuss books ending in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! on the rear panel of the dust jacket and the 295/295 price.Continue reading "Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-149502

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Thompson, Kay. Illustrated by Hilary Knight

Eloise: A Book For Precocious Grown Ups.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1955.

First edition of the sensational first book in Kay Thompson’s immensely popular Eloise series. Quarto, original publisher’s cream pictorial cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with drawings by Hilary Knight. Association copy, inscribed by the author, Kay Thompson, to the book’s illustrator, Hilary Knight on the front free endpaper, “For my darling Hilary – My God —-Continue reading "Eloise: A Book For Precocious Grown Ups."

$28,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149560

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.

London : Bloomsbury, 2000.

First edition of Rowling’s fourth book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the dedication page. The recipient was a young girl who got the book signed at Waterstones in Newcastle on 10th July 2000, two days after the launch date, when the author was doing aContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148085

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Kipling, Rudyard. Illustrated by J. Lockwood Kipling and W.H. Drake

The Jungle Books.

London : Macmillan, c. 1960.

Finely bound edition of both volumes of Kipling’s Jungle Books. Octavo, bound in full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E., and W.H. Drake. In near fine condition. An exceptionalContinue reading "The Jungle Books."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148237

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Schulz, Charles M

See You Later, Litigator! Peanuts at Work and Play.

San Francisco : Collins Publisher, 1996.

First edition of this comical work by the creator of Peanuts. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Charles M. Schulz on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147683

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Alcott, Louisa May

Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. [with] Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy Part Second. [with] Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys.

Boston : Roberts Brothers, 1868-1871.

First editions of Louisa May Alcott’s “outstanding achievement of 19th-century American literature” together with its sequels. Octavo, three volumes, original publisher’s emerald green gilt decorated cloth, each volume illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece and three plates; those in the first part of Little Women were created by the author’s sister, May. First issue of Little Women with allContinue reading "Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. [with] Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy Part Second. [with] Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys."

$26,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149518

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Ford, Lauren

The Little Book About God.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1934.

First edition of this charming beautifully illustrated book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper with a original drawing, “For Marc, Amy and Jonathan. Lauren Ford.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-147745

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