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Cather, Willa

Death Comes for the Archbishop; Alexander’s Bridge; Shadows on the Rock.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company; Alfred A. Knopf, 1922-1931.

Finely bound collection of three of the author’s best-known works, including her first novel: Death Comes for the Archbishop. Octavos, three volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate to the pastedown of two volumes. InContinue reading "Death Comes for the Archbishop; Alexander’s Bridge; Shadows on the Rock."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-105420

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Symonds, John Addington

Sketches in Italy.

Leipzig : Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1883.

First edition of John Addington Symonds’ Italian sketches. Small octavo, bound in full vellum with gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges red, ribbon bound in. In near fine condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-111022

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Dickens, Charles

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.

London : Curtis Guild, 1882.

First Curtis Guild extra-illustrated edition of one of Dickens’ greatest works. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full morocco by F.P. Hathaway with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, silk endpapers. With 53 illustrations by SeymourContinue reading "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-99841

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de Bourrienne, M. [Napoleon]

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte: With a Fore-Edge Painting of Napoleon Leading His Troops to Battle. [Fore-Edge Painting].

London : Scott, Webster & Geary, 1836.

Rare finely bound example of the Memoirs of Napoleon with a fine fore-edge painting of Napoleon on horseback leading his troops to battle. 12mo. bound in full red morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt vignettes to the front and rear panels, gilt turn ins, all edges gilt. In near fine condition with lightContinue reading "Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte: With a Fore-Edge Painting of Napoleon Leading His Troops to Battle. [Fore-Edge Painting]."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-98390

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Loddiges, George. Plates by George Cook

The Botanical Cabinet Consisting of Coloured Delineations of Plants, from all Countries.

London : John & Arthur Arch; Hackney: Conrad Loddiges & Sons, et al, 1818–1833.

Rare first edition, large paper issue set of Loddiges’ renowned Botanical Cabinet with 2000 numbered hand-colored plates by George Cooke. Octavos, 20 volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges marbled.Continue reading "The Botanical Cabinet Consisting of Coloured Delineations of Plants, from all Countries."

$32,500.00

Item Number: RRB-109061

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Howe, Julia Ward

Passion-Flowers.

Boston : Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1854.

First edition of Julia Ward Howe’s first book. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, publisher’s advertisements at rear dated 1853. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper prior to publication, “Lizzie Agassiz from her Julia Howe Dec. 22nd 1853.” The recipient, Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz was an American author,Continue reading "Passion-Flowers."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-109025

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Goldman, Emma

Living My Life.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1931.

First editions of the famous radical’s autobiography, with frontispiece portraits and eleven additional photogravures of Goldman, fellow anarchist Alexander Berkman and others. Octavo, 2 volumes. Near fine in a near fine dust jackets.

$3,250.00

Item Number: RRB-108742

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Jarrell, Randall; Illustrated by Burkert, Nancy Burkert

Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972.

First edition of this classic illustrated retelling of the tale from the Brothers Grimm. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Signed by the illustrator Nancy Ekholm Burkert on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Translated by Randall Jarrell.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-108773

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Wharton, Grace and Philip

The Queens of Society and Wits and Beaux of Society.

Porter and Coates : Philadelphia, .

Large paper edition, one of 250 numbered copies of The Queens of Society and Beaux of Society. Octavo, 4 volumes, bound in full calf, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustrated. In fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-102331

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Fitzgerald, Edward; Illustrated by F. Sangorski and G. Sutcliffe

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

London : Siegle, Hill & Company, 1910.

Signed limited first edition of this work reproduced in color from the manuscript written and illuminated by Francis Sangorski & George Sutcliffe, number 247 of 550 copies signed by the publisher. Folio, bound in publisher’s full vellum, front panel elaborately stamped in gilt in a peacock motif, gilt titles and a floral motif to theContinue reading "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-108452

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Gordimer, Nadine

July’s People.

New York : The Viking Press, 1981.

First American edition of one of the author’s most beloved titles. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by One + One Studios.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-110161

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Disney, Walt

Walt Disney’s Cinderella.

Stuttgart : Bluchert-Verlag, 1951.

First German edition of the classic retelling of one of the most celebrated Disney films. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Walt Disney on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Laid in is a business card of the publisher with a note referencing this wasContinue reading "Walt Disney’s Cinderella."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-106556

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Master Humphrey's Clock

Dickens, Charles

Master Humphrey’s Clock.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1840.

First edition of this collection of short stories which originally appeared as a weekly periodical of the same name. Large octavo, 3 volumes bound into one in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised gilt bands, red morocco spine label, engraved frontispieces, illustrated by George Cattermole andContinue reading "Master Humphrey’s Clock."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-96777

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Dietrich, Marlene. [Joe DiMaggio]

Marlene Dietrich Autograph Note Signed to Joe DiMaggio.

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Rare autograph note signed by German-American actress Marlene Dietrich to baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. The note accompanied an 18-page Astrological Horoscope report by Hollywood astrologer Carroll Righter which Dietrich arranged to have made for DiMaggio. Signed by Righter at the conclusion of the report and with an additional inscription by Dietrich which reads, “M. RighterContinue reading "Marlene Dietrich Autograph Note Signed to Joe DiMaggio."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-102561

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Fielding, Henry

Amelia.

New York : White and Stokes, 1882.

Finely bound example of Fielding’s fourth and final novel. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, others uncut, marlbed endpapers. In near fine condition.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-101438

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David, Elizabeth

Summer Cooking.

London : Dorling Kindersley, 1985.

First edition of the re-issue of this classic work. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Elizabeth David on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Line drawings by Adrian Daintrey. Photograph of Elizabeth David by Cecil Beaton.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-105488

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Gandhi, Mohandas K. (M.K.)

Mohandas K. Gandhi Signed Photograph.

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Rare signed photograph depicting Mohandas K. Gandhi in profile with his palms pressed together, inscribed in Gujarati (“[Truth at all costs]”) and signed in English M.K. Gandhi on the image in blue ink. With an autographed letter signed from Amrit Kaur, the secretary to Gandhi and later Health Minister of India, to Sgt. John McAleer,Continue reading "Mohandas K. Gandhi Signed Photograph."

$13,500.00

Item Number: RRB-100048

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Knight, Hilary. [Coco Chanel]

Hilary Knight Original Chanel Watercolor Illustration.

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Rare original watercolor fashion illustration by American artist Hilary Knight for Chanel. In an envelope affixed to the rear of the framed piece is the original tissue guard featuring an inscription in Knight’s hand, “A Chanel School Girl stops for a spring sniff of the camelia trees outside of the Place Vendome Step” and “A constructionContinue reading "Hilary Knight Original Chanel Watercolor Illustration."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-95329

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Hallam, Henry

View of The State of Europe During the Middle Ages.

London : John Murray, 1880.

Finely bound volume of Hallam’s history of the United States. Bound in three quarters morocco with gilt tooling to the spine and red morocco spine label lettered in gilt in five compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, gilt emblem to the front panel. From the library of I.H. Echalaz with a periodContinue reading "View of The State of Europe During the Middle Ages."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-90436

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Chaucer, Geoffrey

Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer.

London : George Bell and Sons, 1878.

Finely bound set of Chaucer’s poetical works. Small octavos, four volumes bound in three quarters morocco by Bayntun Bindery with gilt tooling to the spine and red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue guarded frontispiece portrait of Chaucer to volume one. In nearContinue reading "Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer."

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-90435

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Ponder Heart

Welty, Eudora

The Ponder Heart.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1954.

First edition and advance review copy of Welty’s third novel. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with drawings by Joe Krush. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. With the publisher’s advance copy slip dated January 7th 1954 laid in. Jacket photograph of Welty by Kay Bell.

$325.00

Item Number: RRB-90417

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Dearly Beloved

Lindbergh, Anne Morrow

Dearly Beloved.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and World, 1962.

First edition of the author’s classic bestselling novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “For Ruth with love from Anne May, 1962.” The recipient, Ruth Thompson was a close friend of Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s. Thompson was a babysitter and personal secretary for the Lindberghs in the 1940s. Near fine in a veryContinue reading "Dearly Beloved."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-48732

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Knight, Hilary

Original Hilary Knight Butterfly Prince Painting.

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Large original painting of Hilary Knight’s Butterfly Prince. Gouache and gold paint. Signed by Hilary Knight in the lower left corner of the painting. In fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 19 inches by 21 inches.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-96229

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Master Humphrey's Clock

Dickens, Charles

Master Humphrey’s Clock.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1840.

First edition of this collection of short stories which originally appeared as a weekly periodical of the same name. Large octavo, 3 volumes bound into one in three quarters morocco by Riviere & Son with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised gilt bands, red morocco spine label, double gilt ruled, gilt turn ins,Continue reading "Master Humphrey’s Clock."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-96034

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