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Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel].

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

New York: Random House, 1957.

First edition, first printing of one of the most celebrated and memorable Christmas stories with the issue point of a list of 13 books printed at the end of the book present. Thin quarto, original illustrated glossy paper boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the frontContinue reading "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-153287

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Galbraith, Robert [J.K. Rowling].

The Cormoran Strike Novels: The Cuckoo’s Calling; The Silkworm; The Hallmarked Man.

New York: Mulholland Books / Little, Brown and Company, 2013-2025.

First American editions, early printings of three of the Cormoran Strike novels that J.K. Rowling writes under the name Robert Galbraith, comprising the first two books of the series and the most recent. Octavo, three volumes, original boards. The Silkworm is a first printing, The Cuckoo’s Calling a second printing, and The Hallmarked Man aContinue reading "The Cormoran Strike Novels: The Cuckoo’s Calling; The Silkworm; The Hallmarked Man."

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-153298

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Dickens, Charles.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1870.

First edition in book form of Dickens’ final novel, the great mystery left unfinished at his death. Octavo, handsomely bound in full calf with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, inner dentellesContinue reading "The Mystery of Edwin Drood."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-153250

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Hemingway, Ernest.

For Whom the Bell Tolls.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.

First edition of Hemingway’s third novel, a tragic exploration of love, duty, and the futility of war set during the Spanish Civil War. Octavo, original tan cloth lettered in black, the spine stamped in red, top stain brown. First issue, with the ‘A’ on the copyright page, in the second-issue dust jacket with the photographer’sContinue reading "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-153248

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Tolkien, J.R.R.

The Hobbit or There and Back Again.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959.

Second American edition, sixth impression of Tolkien’s first novel of Middle-earth, the captivating tale of its hero Bilbo Baggins and one of the most acclaimed works in all of fantasy literature. Octavo, original decorative green cloth, with cartographic endpapers, a color frontispiece, and drawings in the text by Tolkien. Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "The Hobbit or There and Back Again."

$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-153237

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Fleming, Ian.

The Man with the Golden Gun.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965.

First edition of the twelfth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, the last Bond novel Fleming completed. Octavo, plain black boards, the spine lettered in gilt, with green patterned endpapers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. Bookseller’s ticket to the front pastedown.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-153236

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Dickens, Charles.

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition of this titular hero’s journey through hardship. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turnins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece. With black and white illustrations done by Phiz. In near fine condition, bookplateContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149158

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Dickens, Charles.

Sketches By Boz.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition of this collection of vivid, observational pieces depicting London’s diverse characters and social conditions, showcasing his early talent for satire, humor, and social critique. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turnins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece,Continue reading "Sketches By Boz."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149753

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[Sir Sean Connery].

2007 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac Signed by Sir Sean Connery.

2007.

We are currently offering a bottle of the 2007 Château Mouton Rothschild, one of the five First Growths of the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, signed by Sir Sean Connery, from the wine cellar of David Gilmour, founder of Fiji Water. The label for this vintage was designed by the French sculptor Bernar Venet, continuing a traditionContinue reading "2007 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac Signed by Sir Sean Connery."

$6,800.00

Item Number: RRB-153995

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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel.

Love in the Time of Cholera.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1988.

First British edition of Garcia Marquez’s classic work, which ranks as one of the great novels of the last half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the dedication page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Andrew Kulman. Translated from the Spanish byContinue reading "Love in the Time of Cholera."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-67079

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Rowling, J.K. [Thomas Taylor].

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

London: Bloomsbury, 2001.

The celebration edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. Additionally signed by cover artist Thomas Taylor on the title page with a large originalContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-153005

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Churchill, Winston S.

Arms and the Covenant. Speeches by The Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill. Compiled by Randolph S. Churchill.

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1938.

First edition of this important collection of Churchill’s speeches. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152571

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Sagan, Carl.

Cosmos.

New York: Random House, 1980.

First edition of one of the best-selling science books ever published. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Carl Sagan on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino, jacket painting by Adolph Schaller. Uncommon signed.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-153022

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Eliot, T.S.

The Cocktail Party.

London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1950.

First edition of the most popular of Eliot’s seven plays published during his lifetime. First issue with “here” for “her” on page 29, line 1. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "The Cocktail Party."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-152892

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Eisenhower, Dwight D.

Crusade in Europe.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1948.

First edition of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Crusade in Europe, his acclaimed memoir of the Allied campaign in the Second World War. Octavo, bound in full 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 innerContinue reading "Crusade in Europe."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152783

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Lewis, C.S.

The Problem of Pain.

London: The Centenary Press, 1940.

First edition of Lewis’s classic discussion of the nature of good and evil. Octavo, bound in full 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 author signature in facsimile to the front panel, giltContinue reading "The Problem of Pain."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-152781

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Roth, Joseph.

Job: The Story of a Simple Man.

New York: The Viking Press, 1931.

First edition of one of the most affecting parables of faith and suffering in modern literature. Octavo, bound in full 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 inner dentelles stamp-signed by the HarcourtContinue reading "Job: The Story of a Simple Man."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152775

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Merton, Thomas.

The Seven Storey Mountain.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1948.

First edition of one of the most influential religious books of the twentieth century. Octavo, bound in full 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 inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbledContinue reading "The Seven Storey Mountain."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-152782

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Fleming, Ian.

The Man With the Golden Gun.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965.

First edition of the twelfth novel of Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth, green patterned endpapers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the half-title. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. A sharp example.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-152780

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Moore, Julianne.

Julianne Moore Alaia Dress Worn at the 2022 Venice International Film Festival.

2022.

A dazzling silk evening dress by the celebrated couturier Alaïa, worn by the acclaimed actress Julianne Moore at the 2022 Venice International Film Festival. The dress features a heart-shaped bustier top and a flared black and yellow polka dot skirt, labeled Alaïa. Moore wore the dress to the opening cocktail party of the festival, theContinue reading "Julianne Moore Alaia Dress Worn at the 2022 Venice International Film Festival."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152332

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Dahl, Roald.

Roald Dahl: The Limited Commemorative Edition: James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Magic Finger, Fantastic Mr Fox, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Danny the Champion of the World, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Twits, George’s Marvellous Medicine, The BFG, The Witches, Boy, Going Solo, Matilda, Esio Trot.

London: HarperCollins and Jonathan Cape, 1991.

The Limited Commemorative Edition of the works of Roald Dahl, one of only 500 numbered sets, published to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth. Octavo, fifteen volumes bound in half blue morocco over decorative paper-covered boards and gilt titles to the spines, each volume in a matching decorative-paper slipcase, the entire set housed inContinue reading "Roald Dahl: The Limited Commemorative Edition: James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Magic Finger, Fantastic Mr Fox, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Danny the Champion of the World, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Twits, George’s Marvellous Medicine, The BFG, The Witches, Boy, Going Solo, Matilda, Esio Trot."

$3,350.00

Item Number: RRB-152696

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Davidson, William H.; John A. Davidson.

The Story of Harley-Davidson.

Milwaukee, WI: Harley-Davidson Motor Co, Inc, [1970s].

First edition of this history of the legendary motorcycle company published by Harley-Davidson. Quarto, original brown pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed on the title page by both William H. Davidson and John A. Davidson. In near fine condition. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed by both John and William Davidson, who bothContinue reading "The Story of Harley-Davidson."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147523

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Boorstin, Daniel J.

The Americans: The Colonial Experience.

New York: Random House, 1958.

First edition of the first volume in Daniel J. Boorstin’s celebrated trilogy The Americans, a landmark study of the colonial roots of the American character. Octavo, original cloth, top stain blue. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-152711

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Hemingway, Ernest.

For Whom the Bell Tolls.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.

First edition, first printing of Hemingway’s third novel, a tragic exploration of love, duty, and the futility of war. Octavo, original publisher’s tan cloth. With the first printing issue point of Scribner’s “A” on the copyright page. Near fine in a good first issue dust jacket without the photographer name on the rear panel, withContinue reading "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152648

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