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The Last Days of Pompeii

Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George

The Last Days of Pompeii.

Chicago and New York : Rand, McNally & Company, 1899.

Finely bound example of Bulwer-Lytton’s most celebrated work, a classic of historical fiction and the basis for the 1935 Hollywood film of the same name directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C. Cooper. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and elaborate detailing to the spine, front and rear panels, top edge gilt, tissue-guardedContinue reading "The Last Days of Pompeii."

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-148895

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The Apocrypha or Non-Canonical Books of the Bible: The King James Version

Komroff, Manuel [Editor]

The Apocrypha or Non-Canonical Books of the Bible: The King James Version.

New York : Tudor Publishing Company, 1946.

Finely bound 20th century printing of the Apocrypha. Octavo, bound in full calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, triple ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, floral pictorial endpapers. In near fine condition with light sunning toContinue reading "The Apocrypha or Non-Canonical Books of the Bible: The King James Version."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-148891

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Essays in Elizabethan History

Neale, J.E

Essays in Elizabethan History.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1958.

First edition of this seminal collection of essays. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. In fine condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-148876

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Black Ivory

Collins, Norman

Black Ivory.

London : Collins, 1948.

First edition of this historical novel of Britain’s imperial past. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, original cartographic endpapers bound in, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations. In fine condition.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-148875

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Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank

From The Westminster Review, Number 66

An Essay on the Genius of Cruikshank.

London : Henry Hooper, 1840.

First edition of this essay highlighting George Cruikshank’s artistic skill and cultural significance in early Victorian Britain. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco by J. McDonald of New York with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt stamped facsimile signature of Cruikshank on the front panel, all edgesContinue reading "An Essay on the Genius of Cruikshank."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-148887

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The Three Cruikshanks: A Bibliographical Catalogue

Marchmont, Frederick; Isaac, George, and Robert Cruikshank

The Three Cruikshanks: A Bibliographical Catalogue, Describing More Than 500 Works.

London : W.T. Spencer, 1897.

First limited edition of this biographical catalogue that documents the prolific artistic output of Isaac Cruikshank, his sons George and Isaac Robert, and their collaborations. Octavo, bound in half modern morocco over cloth boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece, illustrated with three plates and four facsimile illustrations. OneContinue reading "The Three Cruikshanks: A Bibliographical Catalogue, Describing More Than 500 Works."

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-148886

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The Queen of the Air: Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm

Ruskin, John

The Queen of the Air: Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm.

London : George Allen, 1903.

Finely bound example of Ruskin’s classic work on Greek mythology. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon bound in. In very good condition with sunning to the spine and light rubbing.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-148874

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The Humourist: A Companion for the Christmas Fireside

Harrison, W.H

The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside.

London : Published by R. Ackermann, 1831.

First edition of Harrison’s popular Christmas miscellany. Duodecimo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, frontispiece, illustrated with fifty black and white engravings. In very good condition with some rubbing. Illustrated from designs by Thomas Rowlandson.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-148881

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The Christmas Books

Dickens, Charles

The Christmas Books: A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain.

London : Chapman and Hall/Bradbury & Evans, 1843-48.

Complete first edition set of Charles Dickens’ Christmas Books. Octavo, 5 volumes, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panels, all edges gilt, frontispiece, title page vignettes. A Christmas Carol is a first printing with 4 hand-colored plates, red and blue title page, ‘Stave 1’ and uncorrected text, chalky greenContinue reading "The Christmas Books: A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain."

$24,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148799

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Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson

Tennyson, Alfred

Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1923.

The Globe edition of the poetical works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Octavo, bound in a full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins, inner dentelles stamped in blind, marbled endpapers, later printing. InContinue reading "Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate."

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-148880

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Lord Randolph Churchill Volume I & II

Churchill, Winston S

Lord Randolph Churchill.

London : Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1906.

First editions of Winston S. Churchill’s biography of his father. Octavo, 2 volumes, original publisher’s cloth decorated in gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Randolph Churchill after a photograph by Mackintosh to Volume I, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Randolph Churchill after a photograph by Russell and Sons to Volume II, illustrated. InContinue reading "Lord Randolph Churchill."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-149803

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Two blue antique books with gold embossed snake and elephant designs

Kipling, Rudyard

The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book.

London : Macmillan, 1894-95.

First editions of both volumes of The Jungle Book. Octavo, two volumes, original blue cloth decorated and lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, engraved tissue-guarded frontispiece, illustrated by J. L. Kipling, W.H. Drake and P. Frenzeny. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. Near ownership inscriptions. An exceptional example.

$7,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149681

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The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1918

Chosen and Edited by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch

The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1918.

London : Oxford University Press, 1966.

Finely bound edition of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch’s The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1918, the new edition. Duodecimo, bound in full modern morocco by Bayntun-Riviere with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and innerContinue reading "The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1918."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-148873

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The Five Nations

Kipling, Rudyard

The Five Nations.

London : Methuen and Co, 1903.

Finely bound edition of Kipling’s notable poetry collection. Duodecimo, bound in three-quarters morocco with gilt titles and pictorial tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, title page vignette. In very good condition, inscription to the second free endpaper.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-148872

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The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton

Walton, Izaak and Charles Cotton. Introduction by James Russell Lowell

The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation, of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton.

Boston : Little, Brown, and Company, 1889.

Limited edition of this classic of English literature. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s cloth decorated in gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with engravings. One of five hundred numbered copies, this is number 372. Printed on thick paper, some pages uncut and unopened at top edges. From the library of with his smallContinue reading "The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation, of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149802

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The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Volumes I-VIII 1659-1669

Pepys, Samuel; Henry B. Wheatley [Editor]

The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Volumes I-VIII 1659-1669.

London : George Bell & Sons LTD, 1926.

Finely bound example of this famous firsthand account of the Restoration period. Octavo, three volumes, bound in three quarters morocco by Bayntun-Riviere with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece, containing volumes I-VIII of The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Edited with additions by Henry B. Wheatley. In veryContinue reading "The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Volumes I-VIII 1659-1669."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-148413

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The Portrait of a Lady

James, Henry

The Portrait of a Lady.

New York : The Heritage Press, 1967.

The Heritage Press edition of the most accomplished work of fiction during James’ apprentice years. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco by Morrell with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, title page vignette, with color illustrations throughout. In near fine condition with sunning to the spine.Continue reading "The Portrait of a Lady."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-148861

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The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle I & II

Smollett, Tobias; John Austen [Illustrator]

The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle in Which is Included Memoirs of a Lady of Quality.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1936.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Smollett’s second novel. Quarto, two volumes, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and numbers to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispieces, title page vignettes, with color illustrations throughout.Continue reading "The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle in Which is Included Memoirs of a Lady of Quality."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148809

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Tom Jones: The History of a Foundling

Fielding, Henry; Alexander King [Illustrator]

Tom Jones: The History of a Foundling.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1931.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Henry Fielding’s most famous novel. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, title page vignette, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by illustrator Alexander King on the colophon page atContinue reading "Tom Jones: The History of a Foundling."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148806

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The Poems of William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare, William

The Poems of William Shakespeare.

London : Paradine Publications, 1975.

Paradine Publications limited edition facsimile reprint of the Kelmscott Press edition of The Poems of William Shakespeare written in the original 16th and 17th century spelling. Octavo, bound in full limp vellum with gilt titles to the spine, silk ribbon ties, woodcut ornaments, decorative borders, and printed on Invicta parchment substitute. Accompanied by the originalContinue reading "The Poems of William Shakespeare."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148849

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Lane, Edward William; Edited by Edward Stanley Poole [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]

The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called, In England, The Arabian Nights’ Entertainments.

London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1865.

Second volume of the new edition of Lane’s annotated translation of The Arabian Nights, edited by his nephew; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, bound in half leather over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled,Continue reading "The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called, In England, The Arabian Nights’ Entertainments."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-145597

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Crainquibille

France, Anatole; Bernard Lamotte [Illustrator]

Crainquebille.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1949.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Anatole France’s satirical novel. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations. Boldly signed by illustrator Bernard Lamotte on the colophon page atContinue reading "Crainquebille."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-148559

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Por la Gracia

Philip III, King of Spain

Carta Executoria of King Philip III of Spain for Juan and Alonso de Rivera de la Cerda.

Valladolid, Spain 1612.

Rare 17th century elaborately illuminated nobility patent of King Philip III of Spain for the brothers Juan and Alonso de Rivera de la Cerda. Quarto, bound in full leather with gilt detailing, the patent is comprised of 100 leaves numbered 1-99 in contemporary Arabic numerals, written in round Spanish script within a frame ruled inContinue reading "Carta Executoria of King Philip III of Spain for Juan and Alonso de Rivera de la Cerda."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148287

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Winston Smith

Orwell, George

Nineteen Eighty-Four.

London : Secker & Warburg, 1949.

First edition of Orwell’s classic dystopian novel. Octavo, bound in full leather by Exeter Bookbinders in a limited edition binding with a striking glass eye onlay and three titanium skull-shaped buttons to the front panel, pictorial endpapers with a collage of George Orwell’s eyes and two flaps to the front pastedown that open to revealContinue reading "Nineteen Eighty-Four."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148854

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