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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."

$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.

Signed limited De Luxe edition of this 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.Continue reading "Brook and River Trouting."

$1,950.00

Item Number: RRB-150483

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Nicklaus, Jack with Chris Millard; Foreword by Peter Dye

Nicklaus by Design: Golf Course Strategy and Architecture.

New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2002.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on courses designed by golf legend Jack Nicklaus. Quarto, original boards, 164 illustrations, including 152 plates in full color, pictorial endpapers. Boldy signed by Jack Nicklaus at the bottom of the front panel of the dust jacket. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Pete Dye.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150547

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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 documenting the design evolution of the Ferrari Turbo 208 engine. Folded diagram sheet of the engine signed by Enzo Ferrari in 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 by 13.75 inches, withContinue reading "Original Drawings of The Ferrari Turbo 208 Signed by Enzo Ferrari."

$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.

$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.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150480

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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."

$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."

$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."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150435

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Giambi, Jason

Jason Giambi Signed Sports Illustrated.

New York : Time Inc., March 25, 2002.

Original March 25, 2002 issue of Sports Illustrated signed by first baseman and designated hitter Jason Giambi. Octavo, original wrappers depicting Giambi on the front cover in his New York Yankees uniform. Boldly signed by him on the front panel. In near fine condition.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-150827

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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."

$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.

$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."

$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."

$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."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-150409

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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."

$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."

$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.

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151008

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Jones, Robert T., Jr. [Bobby] and Keeler, O.B

Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr.

Minton, Balch & Company : New York, 1927.

First trade edition of what many consider the greatest golf book of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the frontispiece, “For John with warm regards Bob Jones.” Foreword by Grantland Rice. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional example, rareContinue reading "Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150821

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Jones, Robert T. [Bobby]

Golf Is My Game.

New York : Doubleday & Company, 1960.

First edition of this classic golfing technique manual. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs and drawings. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in full on the front free endpaper, “For Betty Jo Thompson with best wishes, Robert J. Jones. Jr.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder, Inc.

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150360

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Compiled by Milbourne Christopher

The Sphinx: Golden Jubilee Book of Magic. A Selection of Tricks From the Pages of the Magazine.

New York : Sphinx Publishing Corporation, 1951.

First edition of this commemorative anthology celebrating the first fifty years of The Sphinx. Octavo, original wrappers, with black and white illustrations. In near fine condition. Compiled by Milbourne Christopher. Illustrated by Sid Lorraine. Introduction by John Mulholland.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-150362

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Robinson, Jackie; Roy Campanella; Gil Hodges; Andy Pafko; Carol Erskine; Ralph Branca; George Pfister; et al

1952 Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers Team Signed Baseball.

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Rare Official National League baseball signed by 25 members of the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers. Signed by Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Andy Pafko, Carol Erskine, Ralph Branca, and George Pfister. The signatures of Chuck Dressen, Pee Wee Reese, Dick Williams, Duke Snider, Billy Loes, and Preacher Roe have been deemed clubhouse versions. In fineContinue reading "1952 Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers Team Signed Baseball."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149853

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Oldfield, Tom [Rafael Nadal]

Rafael Nadal: The Biography.

London : John Blake, 2009.

First edition of the legendary tennis champion’s biography. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with color photographs. Boldly signed by Rafael Nadal on the half-title page and inscribed by biographer Tom Oldfield on the title page, “To Nain, Happy Easter! Love, Tom.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150150

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Fangio, Juan Manuel; Foreword by Stirling Moss

My Twenty Years of Racing.

London : Temple Press Limited, 1961.

First edition of the racing legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Stirling Moss, who contributed the foreword. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Turner. In collaboration with Marcello Giambertone.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-151044

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