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Zohrabian, Hovhannes. [Giovanni Zohrab] [Translator]

The Holy Bible: The Old and New Testaments: An Accurate Translation of the Old Words Newly Brought to Light by the Most Select Penmanship From the Original Hellenic Greek.

Venice : San Lazzaro, 1805.

The first critical edition of the Bible in classical Armenian, translated by famed Benedictine monk Giovanni Zohrab (Hovhannes Zohrapian) nearly 140 years after the first Armenian Bible was printed in Amsterdam in 1666. Folio, bound in full modern calf with gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine, engraved vignette to title page, oneContinue reading "The Holy Bible: The Old and New Testaments: An Accurate Translation of the Old Words Newly Brought to Light by the Most Select Penmanship From the Original Hellenic Greek."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149504

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Jones, James

From Here to Eternity.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951.

First edition of the author’s first book, one of the great novels of World War II. 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 HarcourtContinue reading "From Here to Eternity."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148705

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Baldwin, James

Go Tell It On The Mountain.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1953.

First edition of Baldwin’s first book. 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 edges gilt. Boldly signed by JamesContinue reading "Go Tell It On The Mountain."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149707

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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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Thompson, J.M

The French Revolution.

Oxford : Basil Blackwell, 1951.

Finely bound example of this comprehensive history of the French Revolution. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe 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, all edges gilt, tissue-guardedContinue reading "The French Revolution."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-148388

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Maugham, W. Somerset

The Moon and Sixpence.

New York : The Heritage Press, 1941.

Finely bound Heritage Press illustrated edition of this classic novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges gilt, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece self-portrait of Paul Gauguin, illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele and Paul Gauguin. In fine condition.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-148387

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Steinbeck, John

The Grapes of Wrath.

New York : The Viking Press, 1939.

First edition, with “First Published in April 1939” on copyright page and first edition notice on the front flap of the dust jacket. 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,Continue reading "The Grapes of Wrath."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149708

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McKenney, Thomas Loraine and James Hall

History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs.

Kent, Ohio : Published by Volair Limited, 1978.

First Volair Limited edition of “one of the most important works ever published on the American Indians” (Field) including some of the greatest American hand-coloured lithographs of the 19th century. Octavo, original publisher’s full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148537

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Songs, Naval and National of the Late Charles Dibdin; With a Memoir and Addenda

Dibdin, Thomas

Songs, Naval and National of the Late Charles Dibdin; With a Memoir and Addenda.

London : John Murray, 1841.

First edition of this collection of patriotic and maritime-themed songs. Octodecimo, bound in three-quarters morocco over red cloth with gilt titles and anchor detailing to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with tissue-guarded illustrations by George Cruishank. In very good condition with rubbing to the extremities.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-148382

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Flaubert, Gustave

Madame Bovary: A Story of Provincial Life.

London : John Lane/The Bodley Head LTD, 1928.

The Bodley Head edition of a seminal novel in literary realism, renowned for its psychological depth and critique of bourgeois society. Octavo, bound in full pictorial morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, withContinue reading "Madame Bovary: A Story of Provincial Life."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-148368

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Sterne, Laurence

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.

London : John Lane/The Bodley Head Limited, 1928.

The Bodley Head Limited edition of one of the greatest comic novels in the English language. Royal octavo, bound in full morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with black and white illustrationsContinue reading "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148365

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Ricket, Edward; C. Thomas

The Gentleman’s Table Guide.

London : H. Born, 1871.

First edition of this guide to cocktails and refined social drinking. Octodecimo, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles and tooling, all edges gilt, illustrated with black and white engraved plates, advertisements at rear. In near fine condition, ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. First editions are exceptionally rare.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148364

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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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Catlin, George W

North American Indians: Being Letters and Notes on Their Manners, Customs, and Conditions, Written During Eight Years’ Travel Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America, 1832-1839.

London : David Bogue, 1844.

Finely bound fourth edition of this detailed anthropological history. Octavo, two volumes, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, frontispiece, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, three maps, with 400 black and white illustrations carefully engraved from the author’s original paintings by Catlin.Continue reading "North American Indians: Being Letters and Notes on Their Manners, Customs, and Conditions, Written During Eight Years’ Travel Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America, 1832-1839."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147797

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Dickens, Charles

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1837.

First edition in book form of Dickens’ first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, bound in full polished calf bound by Bayntun with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-148216

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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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Stephens, James

The Crock of Gold.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1926.

Finely bound example of this whimsical and philosophical novel. Octavo, bound in full green pictorial morocco 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, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with illustrations and decorations by Thomas Mackenzie. In near fine condition.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-148370

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Schedel, Hartmann

Liber Chronicarum [Nuremberg Chronicles].

Nuremberg : Anton Koberger, 1493.

First edition of the most fully realized illustrated book of the fifteenth century and one of the most impressive volumes ever published. Imperial folio, bound in three quarter calf with five raised bands to the spine, morocco title labels lettered in gilt to the spine and front panel, copiously illustrated with 1,809 splendid woodcuts by WohlgemuthContinue reading "Liber Chronicarum [Nuremberg Chronicles]."

$85,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143505

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Dickens, Charles

Little Dorrit.

London : Bradbury and Evans, 1857.

First edition in book form of one of Dickens’ most outstanding novels with the three line errata on page xiv, “William” for “Frederick” on page 317 line 27, lacking errata on page 467, and “Rigaud” for “Blandois” on pp. 469, 470, 472, and 473. Octavo, bound in full polished calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe withContinue reading "Little Dorrit."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-148221

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Carlos II, King of Spain

Carta Executoria of King Carlos II of Spain for Diego Merino de Bargas of Tornavacas and His Sons Rodrigo, Francisco, and Luis Merino de Bargas.

Valladolid, Spain 1685.

Rare 17th century elaborately illuminated nobility patent of King Carlos II of Spain for the late Diego Merino de Bargas of Tornavacas, represented by two procurators, and his sons Rodrigo, Francisco, and Luis Merino de Bargas, residents of Lugar de Cavecuela. Quarto, bound in early red velvet over pasteboards with red and yellow silk cordContinue reading "Carta Executoria of King Carlos II of Spain for Diego Merino de Bargas of Tornavacas and His Sons Rodrigo, Francisco, and Luis Merino de Bargas."

$12,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148310

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Skellett, Paul; Simon Weitzman

Golf.

Derbyshire, England : Wonderland Publications, 2012.

First limited Captain’s edition of “The Bible of Golf.” Thick quarto, bound in full leather with gilt titles and tooling, pictorial endpapers, all edges gilt, two silk ribbon bookmarks, with over 1,000 illustrations and photographs. Boldly signed by Paul Skellett and Simon Weitzman on the title page. In fine condition.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-148309

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Dickens, Charles

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

London : Chapman and Hall/Bradbury & Evans, 1845-1848.

First editions of the four final novellas in Charles Dickens’ Christmas Book series. Octavo, 4 volumes bound in full morocco by Root & Son with gilt titles and tooling 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, allContinue reading "The Christmas Books: The Chimes; The Battle of Life; Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain."

$2,600.00

Item Number: RRB-148129

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Raleigh, Sir Walter. [Alexander Ross]

The History of the World, In Five Books. [with] The History of the World: The Second Part, In Six Books: Being a Continuation of the famous History of Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight.

London : Printed for Robert White, T. Basset, J. Wright, R. Chiswell, G. Dawes and T. Sawbridge, 1677; London: Printed for John Saywell, 1652.

Rare 1677 printing of Sir Walter Raleigh’s renowned unfinished world history, written while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London and first published in 1614; uniformly bound with a rare first edition of its second part, being a continuation by Alexander Ross. Folio, two volumes bound in full diced calf with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling andContinue reading "The History of the World, In Five Books. [with] The History of the World: The Second Part, In Six Books: Being a Continuation of the famous History of Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149130

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