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Kaplan, Joseph; Wernher Von Braun; Heinz Haber; Willy Ley; Oscar Schachter; Fred L. Whipple

Across the Space Frontier.

London : Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, 1953.

First edition of this early collaborative exploration of the scientific, technical, and legal possibilities of space travel. Royal octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in three compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and the motif for the Royal Air Force St. Athan stamped in gilt toContinue reading "Across the Space Frontier."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-150974
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Kipling, Rudyard

Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1912.

First limited edition De Luxe of the definitive collection of Kipling’s verse. Royal octavo, bound in full limp vellum with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, decorated with turquoise initials. One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 466. Signed by the publisher and printer on the limitationsContinue reading "Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-150966
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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.

London : London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition of the last of Dickens’ picaresque novels. Octavo, bound in full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustrated with by “Phiz” with  40 plates.  With aContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit."

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-139459
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Hoyle, William [Ian Fleming]

Hoyle’s Hymns and Songs: For Temperance Societies & Bands of Hope.

London : S.W. Partridge and Co./National Temperance Publication, c. 1890.

Early edition of this collection of hymns, inscribed by legendary creator of 007 Ian Fleming. Octavo, bound in the original full black morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within stamped-in-blind bands, yapp edges, all edges gilt, silk ribbon bound in, illustrated with hymn stanzas. Boldly signed by Ian Fleming in pencilContinue reading "Hoyle’s Hymns and Songs: For Temperance Societies & Bands of Hope."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150873
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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel De

El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha, Compuesto por Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. [The History of Don Quixote].

New York : The Hispanic Society of America, c. 1905.

The Hispanic Society of America’s notable, limited, and highly regarded facsimile edition of Don Quixote. Octavo, three volumes, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, all edges deckled, volume I is a facsimile reproduction of the first edition of 1605, volume II is a facsimile reproduction the 1615 first edition of the secondContinue reading "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha, Compuesto por Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. [The History of Don Quixote]."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150967
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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote.

Philadelphia : John Conrad & Co, 1803.

Rare first American edition of Cervantes’ masterpiece, translated from the original Spanish by Tobias Smollett and published as part of John Conrad & Co.’s Select Novels series (Vols. X-XIII). Duodecimo, 4 volumes, bound in full contemporary speckled calf, gilt numbers to the spine, modern morocco spine labels lettered in gilt. Translated by T. Smollett. InContinue reading "The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote."

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$18,000.00
Item Number: RRB-145712
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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, 1956-1960.

Complete set of each title in Tolkien’s epic Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Octavo, three volumes bound in full crushed levant scarlet morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt facsimile signature of TolkienContinue reading "The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King."

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$7,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150964
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Rand, Ayn

We the Living.

New York : The MacMillan Company, 1936.

First edition of Rand’s debut novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, 22 karat gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt stamped to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "We the Living."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-151216
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Ellis, Havelock

Studies in the Psychology of Sex.

Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Company, 1905-1910.

Finely bound set of Havelock Ellis’ landmark work Studies in the Psychology of Sex. Octavo, 6 volumes. Bound in three quarters levant morocco by Stikeman and Company, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt topstain, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. An exceptional set.

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-28043
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Malcolm X. with the assistance of Alex Haley

The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

New York : Grove Press, Inc., 1965.

First edition of one of TIME Magazine’s ten most important nonfiction books of the twentieth century. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat 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 byContinue reading "The Autobiography of Malcolm X."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150961
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Smith, Betty

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1943.

First edition of Smith’s classic first novel. 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 in 22 karatContinue reading "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn."

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150893
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Buchan, John

The Adventures of Sir Edward Leithen.

London : Hodder and Stoughton LTD, .

Finely bound edition of this collection of stories about recurring protagonist and distinguished Scottish barrister Sir Edward Leithen. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over cloth covered boards by Asprey with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-150855
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott

The Last Tycoon. An Unfinished Novel. Together with The Great Gatsby and Selected Stories.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941.

First edition with the Scribner’s A and the publisher’s seal on the copyright page. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, 22 karat gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt stamped to the front panel, gilt innerContinue reading "The Last Tycoon. An Unfinished Novel. Together with The Great Gatsby and Selected Stories."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151217
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Kingsley, Charles

Twenty-Five Village Sermons.

London : John W. Parker, 1849.

First edition of this collection of mid-19th-century sermons. Duodecimo, bound in three quarters  morocco over marbled boards by Tout & Sons with gilt titles and floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition, bookplateContinue reading "Twenty-Five Village Sermons."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-151100
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Churchill, Winston S

Step By Step 1936-1939.

London : Thornton Butterworth Ltd, 1939.

First edition of this Churchill title, the last book he published before the outbreak of the Second World War. Octavo, bound in three quarters modern navy morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt. In fine condition.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-150756
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Ibsen, Henrik

The Works of Henrik Ibsen.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911-12.

The Viking edition of this collection of Henrik Ibsen’s works. Octavo, thirteen volumes, bound in mid-twentieth century three quarters brown morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispieces, illustrated with 40 black and white photographic plates including stars of andContinue reading "The Works of Henrik Ibsen."

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150766
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Buchan, John

Montrose.

London : Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., 1935.

First edition of Buchan’s fascinating biography of James Graham, first Marquess of Montrose. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco over marbled boards by Bayntun with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with portraits andContinue reading "Montrose."

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-150770
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Emïn, Joseph; Amy Apcar [Editor]

The Life and Adventures of Joseph Emïn 1726-1809, an Armenian.

Calcutta : Printed and Published by the Baptist Mission Press, 1918.

English translation of 18th-century autobiography detailing the life of an Armenian patriot dedicated to liberating his people from Persian and Ottoman rule. Royal octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with two plates and one map. In very good condition, inscription to the half-title page. Written by himself. EditedContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Joseph Emïn 1726-1809, an Armenian."

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$2,200.00
Item Number: RRB-150768
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Crantz, David

The History of Greenland: Containing a Description of the Country, and Its Inhabitants.

London : Printed for the Brethren's Society, 1767.

First edition in English of Crantz’s elaborate account of the history of Greenland. first published in German in 1765. Octavo, two volumes bound in full period-style full speckled calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt stamping to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, illustrated with two folding maps and sevenContinue reading "The History of Greenland: Containing a Description of the Country, and Its Inhabitants."

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$2,600.00
Item Number: RRB-150760
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Churchill, Winston S

My Early Life. A Roving Commission.

London : Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1930.

First edition of Churchill’s autobiographical writings on his younger years. Octavo, bound in three quarters modern navy morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, frontispiece, illustrated throughout with maps and portraits. In near fine condition.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150753
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McCarthy, Justin

A History of Our Own Times: From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the Berlin Congress.

London : Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly, 1879.

Finely bound edition of this classic historical work. Octavo, four volumes, bound in three quarter red calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, black morocco spine labels,  all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. In very good condition.

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$800.00
Item Number: RRB-150765
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Lewis, C.S

A Preface to Paradise Lost.

London : Oxford University Press, 1943.

First edition, early printing of this classic work, which discusses Milton’s Paradise Lost. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, 22 karat gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt signature to the front panel, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentellesContinue reading "A Preface to Paradise Lost."

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-151206
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Churchill, Winston S

Winston Churchill’s War Speeches: Into Battle, The Unrelenting Struggle, The End of the Beginning, Onwards to Victory, The Dawn of Liberation, Victory, Secret Session Speeches.

London : Cassell and Company, 1941-46.

First editions of each volume of Churchill’s classic war speeches. Octavo, 7 volumes bound in full crushed morocco with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt decorated with gilt tooled Churchill lion emblems, top edge gilt, illustrated with 50 half-toneContinue reading "Winston Churchill’s War Speeches: Into Battle, The Unrelenting Struggle, The End of the Beginning, Onwards to Victory, The Dawn of Liberation, Victory, Secret Session Speeches."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151203
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Crichton, Michael [Chip Kidd]

Jurassic Park and The Lost World.

Norwalk, Connecticut : The Easton Press, 2008.

Signed limited first edition of Crichton’s gripping, bestselling scientific thriller and its sequel The Lost World. Octavo, 2 volumes, original leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon bound in. Jurassic Park is signed by Michael Crichton and with a large original drawingContinue reading "Jurassic Park and The Lost World."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151181
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