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[Parrish, Maxfield] SAUNDERS, Louise

The Knave of Hearts.

New York : Charles Scribners Sons, 1925.

First edition of “one of the greatest of American illustrated books” (Porter, 84), the last and most lavish children’s book illustrated by Maxfield Parrish, with mounted cover design, pictorial endpapers, 14 full-page color plates, and nine in-text color illustrations. Folio, original black cloth, mounted cover illustration, pictorial endpapers. In near fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-144228

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Maugham, W. Somerset

Of Human Bondage.

London : William Heinemann, 1915.

First edition, first printing which includes list of other “Works” by Maugham facing half-title, plus publisher’s ad page for works by other authors on half-title verso, with the misprint on page 257, line 4 (“help”) of Maugham’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box. An exceptional example.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-144206

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Hugo, Victor

Les Miserables.

New York : Carleton, Publisher, 1862.

First American edition and first edition in English of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece. Octavo, bound in contemporary three quarters calf over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, five volumes complete in one volume. Translated by Charles E. Wilbour. In near condition, previous owners names. Uncommon in this condition.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-140083

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Joyce, James

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

London : The Egoist Ltd, 1917.

First English edition of Joyce’s classic stream-of-consciousness work, his first novel, one of about 1000 copies. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box.

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-144189

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Travers, P.L

Mary Poppins.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934.

First American edition of this children’s classic. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition, bookplate. An exceptional example.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-144179

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Dabit, Eugene

L’Hotel du Nord.

Paris : Robert Denoël, 1929.

First edition of the author’s immensely popular novel. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Valmard with gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers and additional patterned silk endleaves, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by Valmard, with two illustrations signed by Dabit mounted to the front and rear pastedown. Presentation copy, inscribed by the authorContinue reading "L’Hotel du Nord."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-144043

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Powell, Anthony

The Valley of Bones.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1964.

First edition of this classic work in the author’s Dance to the Music of Time series. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Broom-Lynne. Housed in a custom half morocco and folding chemise slipcase.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-144231

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Kent, Samuel

The Grammar of Heraldry. Containing I. Rules of Blazoning, Cautions and Observations. II. Practical Directions for Marshalling with Discourses on the several Parts (or Ornaments) of an Atchievement. III. A Large Collection of Arms, by way of Example, Alphabetically digested. Wioth Two Appendices; And a List of the Subscribers; to most of them their Arms and Titles. The whole adorn’d with proper Cuts. By Samuel Kent.

London : Printed for J. Pemberton and sold by R. Tookey, 1716.

Rare first edition of this illustrated book on heraldry by Samuel Kent, who was one of the most renowned authorities in this field. Each page contains several (mostly five) coat of arms with captions. Small octavo, bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels, raised bands, inner dentelles. RareContinue reading "The Grammar of Heraldry. Containing I. Rules of Blazoning, Cautions and Observations. II. Practical Directions for Marshalling with Discourses on the several Parts (or Ornaments) of an Atchievement. III. A Large Collection of Arms, by way of Example, Alphabetically digested. Wioth Two Appendices; And a List of the Subscribers; to most of them their Arms and Titles. The whole adorn’d with proper Cuts. By Samuel Kent."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-144131

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Windsor, Duke of [King Edward]

A King’s Story.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1951.

First edition of King Edward’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the his official letterhead pasted to the half-title page, “To Henry N. Taylor with best wishes and congratulations on winning the Sullivan Award of the University of Virginia Edward May 1951.” The recipient, HenryContinue reading "A King’s Story."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-144116

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Tarkington, Booth

The Magnificent Ambersons

Garden City, New York : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1918.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, basis for the classic Orson Wells film often regarded as among the greatest films of all time. 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 andContinue reading "The Magnificent Ambersons"

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-144080

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Lewis, Sinclair

Main Street.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920.

First edition, first printing of Lewis’ classic 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 edges gilt. Presentation copy,Continue reading "Main Street."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-144082

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O'Neill, Eugene

The Iceman Cometh.

New York : Random House, 1946.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning playwright’s masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. An exceptional presentation.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-143667

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Bloomfield, Robert. [Herman Melville]

The Farmer’s Boy.

London : Sampson, Low, Son & Co, 1858.

Later printing of the poem that made Robert Bloomfield’s reputation. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth elaborately stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, illustrated with thirty engravings from drawings by Birket Foster, Harrison, Weir, and G.E. Hicks. Presentation copy, inscribed on the verso of the front free endpaper, “Fanny Melville from Herman Xmas 1876.” Presentation inscription likelyContinue reading "The Farmer’s Boy."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-144051

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Baldwin, James

Another Country.

London : Michael Joseph, 1963.

First edition of Baldwin’s classic work, nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. 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-signedContinue reading "Another Country."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-144034

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Hillary, Edmund

High Adventure.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.

First British edition of Hillary’s account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentellesContinue reading "High Adventure."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-144006

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Di Maggio, Joe [DiMaggio]

Lucky To Be A Yankee.

New York : Rudolph Field, 1946.

First edition of this early autobiography by Joltin’ Joe Di Maggio. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Introduction by James A. Farley. Foreword by Grantland Rice. In fine condition.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-140408

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[Hamilton, Alexander; James Madison; John Jay]

The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787.

New York : Printed and Sold by J. and A. McLean, 1788.

First edition of The Federalist, one of the rarest and most significant books in American political history. 12mo, two volumes bound into one in half calf over marbled boards with raised bands, gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition with light toning to the pages. Text blocks trimmed. Housed in a custom halfContinue reading "The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787."

$250,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143916

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

The Beauties of Mozart, Consisting of the Most Admired Sonatas Duetts and Concertos of this Esteemed Author.

London : Printed & Sold by Preston, c. 1810.

Rare edition of this compilation of Mozart’s sonatas. Quarto, bound in full diced morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, 6 parts in 1, each part engraved throughout, titles incorporating small oval portrait vignette. In near fine condition.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-143842-1

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Malthus, Thomas R. [T.R.}

Principles of Political Economy Considered With a View to Their Practical Application.

London : John Murray, 1820.

Rare first edition of Malthus’ classic work. Octavo, bound in full diced morocco, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. An exceptional presentation.

$8,200.00

Item Number: RRB-143844

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Dickens, Charles

A Tale of Two Cities.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1859.

First edition, first issue of one of Dickens’ most enduring works. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, sixteen plates after H.K. Browne including frontispiece and title vignette. In very good condition, name to the front free endpaper.

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-143955

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Gunther, John

Death Be Not Proud.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1949.

First edition of this deeply moving book, a father’s memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the HarcourtContinue reading "Death Be Not Proud."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-143451

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Condon, Richard

The Manchurian Candidate.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1959.

First edition of this brilliant, controversial novel, basis for the 1962 film adaptation, which has been called “the most chilling piece of cold war paranoia ever committed to film” (New York Times). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands,Continue reading "The Manchurian Candidate."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-143983

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Hugo, Victor

La Légende des Siècles. [The Legend of the Ages: First Series].

Bruxelles : 1859, Edition Hetzel.

First Brussels edition and true first edition of the first series of Hugo’s epic work. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Provenance: from the library of H. Bradley Martin (his sale, Sotheby’s New York, October 16-17, 1989, lot no. 901; bookplate). “The H. Bradley Martin sale of 1989-1990 was a terribly significant sale of a stupendously variedContinue reading "La Légende des Siècles. [The Legend of the Ages: First Series]."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-142580

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Elizabeth [Tonna], Charlotte

The Works of Charlotte Elizabeth. With an Introduction by H. B. Stowe.

New York : Published by M. W. Dodd, 1849.

Seventh edition of the complete works of English Victorian writer and suffragette Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna. Royal octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s full deluxe morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt decorations to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edgesContinue reading "The Works of Charlotte Elizabeth. With an Introduction by H. B. Stowe."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-142626

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