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Snead, Sam; Al Stump

The Education of a Golfer.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1962.

First edition of this work by the legendary golfer, who became golf’s biggest money winner. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial half-cloth, frontispiece, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Dr. C.C. Blackwell Best wishes and good luck Doc. Sam Snead.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. WrittenContinue reading "The Education of a Golfer."

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$375.00

Item Number: RRB-150546

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Hamilton, Lewis

My Story.

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First edition, early printing of the F1 champion and legendary driver’s autobiography. Octavo, original boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Lewis Hamilton on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-151049

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Roosevelt, Eleanor

You Learn By Living.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1960.

First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s classic work on how to discover life’s lessons. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Bob Robinson with good wishes Eleanor Roosevelt 1960.” Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Dr. DavidContinue reading "You Learn By Living."

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$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150596

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Edmonds, Harfield H.; Norman N. Lee

Brook and River Trouting.

Otley : Smith Settle, 2003.

First limited de Luxe edition of practical angling book focused on fly fishing for trout in smaller streams and flowing rivers. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full goatskin with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with ten illustrations and tipped in prints. VolumeContinue reading "Brook and River Trouting."

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$1,950.00

Item Number: RRB-150483

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Ferrari, Enzo

Original Drawings of The Ferrari Turbo 208 Signed by Enzo Ferrari.

Modena : Privately Printed, 1979.

Rare original wax paper diagrams that tell the design evolution of the Ferrari Turbo 208 engine. Folded diagram sheet of the engine signed by Enzo Ferrari in his signature purple ink from around 1979-80. Seven sheets, printed on wax paper. In very good condition. Accompanied by the original envelope. The pieces measure 19.5 inches byContinue reading "Original Drawings of The Ferrari Turbo 208 Signed by Enzo Ferrari."

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$18,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151048

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Bainbridge, George C

The Fly Fisher’s Guide.

Liverpool : Printed for the Author by G.F. Harris's Widow and Brothers, 1816.

First edition of this guide to fly fishing, covering everything from equipment and techniques to the different types of fish that can be caught. Octavo, bound in half morocco over cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, frontispiece, with colored plates representing about forty of the most useful flies. In very good condition.

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150432

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Bookends

Antique Marble Horsehead Bookends.

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Pair of antique marble horsehead bookends mounted on granite bases. The bookends measure 12.25 inches in height and 3.5 inches in width. In near fine condition with chipping to the tips of the ears of one bookend. A handsome example.

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150480

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Lauda, Niki

For the Record: My Years with Ferrari.

London : William Kimber, 1978.

First edition of the racing legend’s account of his time with Ferrari. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Niki Lauda on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$975.00

Item Number: RRB-151036

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Carroll, W

The Angler’s Vade Mecum, Containing a Descriptive Account of the Water Flies, Their Seasons, and the Kind of Weather that Brings Them Most on the Water.

Edinburgh : Printed for Archibald Constable and Co, 1818.

First edition of this descriptive account on water flies. Octavo, bound in half vellum over cloth covered boards, frontispiece, illustrated with twelve hand-colored plates. Pages from the “Edinburgh Magazine”, “Edinburgh Gazetter”, and the “Encyclopedia Britannica” bound in at the front. In very good condition, signature to the top right corner of the title page andContinue reading "The Angler’s Vade Mecum, Containing a Descriptive Account of the Water Flies, Their Seasons, and the Kind of Weather that Brings Them Most on the Water."

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$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-150466

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Halford, Frederic M

Floating Flies and How to Dress Them.

London : Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1886.

First edition of this comprehensive guide to the art of fly fishing and the creation of artificial flies for trout and grayling, only 500 copies printed. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, illustrated with diagrams and nine hand-colored plates. In near fine conditionContinue reading "Floating Flies and How to Dress Them."

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-150431

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Walbran, Francis M

The Wharfedale Fly Book, Grayling and How to Catch Them, and Walbran’s British Angler.

London : Entered at Stationers' Hall/"The Angler" Co., Limited/Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1888, 1889, and 1895.

First editions of classic guides to fly fishing. Duodecimo, three volumes. The Wharfedale Fly Book (1888) is bound in the original leather wallet with buckle and printed on vellum, containing the names and directions for using 48 standard patterns of flies, with several actual specimens of flies. Grayling and How to Catch Them (1895) isContinue reading "The Wharfedale Fly Book, Grayling and How to Catch Them, and Walbran’s British Angler."

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$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150435

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Woolley, Roger

Modern Trout Fly Dressing.

London : Offices of the Fishing Gazette, 1932.

First edition of this series of articles on trout fly fishing which Roger Woolley had contributed to The Fishing Gazette. Duodecimo, brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, all edges stained red, marbled endpapers, frontispiece of hook sizes, with numerous illustrations and dressings of over 400 flies. Two specially printed envelopesContinue reading "Modern Trout Fly Dressing."

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-150429

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Wheatley, Hewett

The Rod and Line: Or, Practical Hints and Dainty Devices for the Sure Taking of Trout, Grayling, Etc.

London : Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1849.

First edition of this foundational text in fly fishing. Duodecimo, brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine, triple ruling and detailing stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, re-backed and re-cased, tissue-guarded frontispiece, illustrated with tissue-guarded colored plates. In very good condition, inscriptions to the half-title page and recto of the frontispiece.

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$650.00

Item Number: RRB-150428

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Blacker, William

Blacker’s Art of Fly Making.

London : Rewritten and Revised By the Author, 1855.

Second edition of this classic work on the art of fly fishing and fly tying. Duodecimo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within gilt bands, floral gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges speckled red, frontispiece, illustrated with engravings of salmon and trout flies. InContinue reading "Blacker’s Art of Fly Making."

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150427

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Blacker, William

Blacker’s Art of Fly Making.

London : Rewritten and Revised By the Author, 1855.

Second edition of this classic work on the art of fly fishing and fly tying. Duodecimo, bound in three-quarters morocco over boards with gilt titles and floral detailing stamped in blind to the spine in six compartments within gilt bands, ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, all edges marbled, frontispiece, illustratedContinue reading "Blacker’s Art of Fly Making."

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$975.00

Item Number: RRB-150426

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Gierach, John; Glenn Wolff [Illustrator]; Carolyn Chadwick [Binder]; Nick Lyons [Publisher]

Fishing Bamboo.

New York : Lyons & Burford, Publishers, 1997.

First limited deluxe edition of this collection of angling essays on bamboo fly rods. Octavo, bound in three-quarters Nigerian goatskin over silk moire covered boards with a flat piece of bamboo hand-planed by Mike Clark inset into the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge marbled blue, with black and whiteContinue reading "Fishing Bamboo."

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-150409

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Prosek, James; Tony Lyons [Producer]

Trout of the World.

New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2003.

Signed limited first deluxe edition of this illustrated natural history of the trout. Oblong octavo, bound in three-quarters Nigerian goatskin over silk moire covered boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within in raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge marbled red, frontispiece, illustrated throughoutContinue reading "Trout of the World."

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$700.00

Item Number: RRB-150404

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Scotcher, George

The Fly Fisher’s Legacy.

London : Honey Dun Press, 1974.

The Honey Dun Press limited edition of this reflective work of angling literature. Octavo, bound in half green morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges speckled, with a hand-colored engraving of the natural flies from the circa 1810 first edition tipped in.Continue reading "The Fly Fisher’s Legacy."

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$425.00

Item Number: RRB-150396

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Durrell, Gerald [John Drinkall]

The Overloaded Ark.

London : Faber and Faber & The Book Society, 1953.

First edition of the Book Society edition of Durrell’s first book. Octavo, original green cloth, top stain blue. Boldly signed by Gerald Durrell on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Sabine Baur. Signed bookplate of John Drinkall, who was a distinguished British diplomat whose career in theContinue reading "The Overloaded Ark."

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-150367

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Ferrari, Enzo

Ferrari.

Modena : Privately Printed, 1974.

Early printing of this classic work on Ferrari. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by Enzo Ferrari on the dedication page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

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$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151008

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