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Anson, George. Compiled by Richard Walter

A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, II, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas.

London : Printed for the Author, 1748.

First edition, first issue of the highly anticipated, best-selling official account of Anson’s voyages which went through numerous editions and was translated into several European languages. Quarto, three volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over pebbled boards with gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine, marbled endpapers, illustrated with forty-two foldingContinue reading "A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, II, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149503

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Kelly, Scott with Margaret Lazarus Dean. [Chip Kidd]

Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.

First edition of the famed astronaut’s stunning memoir. Octavo, original cloth, with 24 pages of full-color photographs. Boldly signed by Scott Kelly on the title page. Additionally signed three times by dust jacket illustrator Chip Kidd on the front panel of the dust jacket, on the title page, and rear flap of the dust jacket.Continue reading "Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-149530

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Lindbergh, Charles A

The Spirit of St. Louis.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, [1953].

Special slipcase edition of Lindbergh’s autobiographical account about the events leading up to and including his 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight. Octavo, original gold half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs, blue top stain, pictorial slipcase. Fine in a near fine slipcase.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-147646

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Johnson, Samuel

A Diary of a Journey Into North Wales, In the Year 1774.

London : Printed for Robert Jennings, 1816.

First edition of Samuel Johnson’s diary of a trip to Wales in July-August of 1774, which was later incorporated into various editions of Boswell’s ‘Life of Johnson’. Octavo, original half-cloth, two engraved facsimile plates of Johnson‘s handwriting, errata slip tipped in at rear. In very good condition. Housed in a custom folding chemise and halfContinue reading "A Diary of a Journey Into North Wales, In the Year 1774."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147758

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Copeland, Sebastian; Foreword by Mikhail Gorbachev; Preface by Leonardo DiCaprio

Antarctica: The Global Warning.

San Rafael, CA : Earth Aware, 2007.

First edition of this riveting collection of photographs depicting the true state of our global ecosystem. Oblong quarto, original blue cloth, illustrated with breathtaking high-resolution photographs by Sebastian Copeland throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “October 2008, To Victoria, This earth is our only home. She is ours to protectContinue reading "Antarctica: The Global Warning."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-147778

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Catlin, George W

North American Indians: Being Letters and Notes on Their Manners, Customs, and Conditions, Written During Eight Years’ Travel Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America, 1832-1839.

Edinburgh : John Grant, 1926.

First Grant edition of this detailed anthropological history. Royal octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s cloth elaborately stamped in gilt, illustrated with 180 color lithograph plates (including maps, 1 of which is folding) containing 320 images from original paintings by Catlin. In very good condition with wear and a few small closed tears to the clothContinue reading "North American Indians: Being Letters and Notes on Their Manners, Customs, and Conditions, Written During Eight Years’ Travel Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America, 1832-1839."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149810

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Waters, R.J

Early Twentieth Century R.J. Waters Ship Photograph Collection.

[1856-1937].

Collection of approximately 393 photographic prints of ships in the San Francisco Harbor, taken at the turn of the twentieth century. Photographs of full rigged sailing ships, clipper ships, whaling barks, tramp steamers, steam trawlers, and a torpedo boat are in the collection, many stamped Waters Company or R.J. Waters & Co., San Francisco. ShipsContinue reading "Early Twentieth Century R.J. Waters Ship Photograph Collection."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147681

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Langello, Charles J. [Harry S. Truman]

Log of the President’s Vacation Cruise: August 16, 1946 to September 2, 1946.

1946.

Rare keepsake book of President Truman’s 18-day vacation cruise, known as “A Journey into Nowhere.” The log records activities including games, fishing, and reports of members, featuring visits to Quonset Point, Rhode Island; Hamilton, Bermuda; and Hampton Roads, Virginia. Octavo, pictorial front cover, blue plastic comb binding, illustrated with black and white photographs. Unlike someContinue reading "Log of the President’s Vacation Cruise: August 16, 1946 to September 2, 1946."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-147718

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[MacLean, Lyell]

Manuscript Diary of an Ocean Voyage to the Far East in 1927.

1927.

Rare manuscript diary kept during an ocean voyage aboard the steamer ship Korean Maru from California to Hawaii and the Far East, as far as Ceylon, where the account ends. Octavo, bound in red morocco with clasp, illustrated with sketches in the margins, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Accompanied by a postcard of the S.S.Continue reading "Manuscript Diary of an Ocean Voyage to the Far East in 1927."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147717

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Peixotto, Ernest

Romantic California.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912.

Finely bound edition of this classic in travel and tourism for the state of California. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands with a design of a California mission and bell on the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt,Continue reading "Romantic California."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-147696

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Armstrong, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Moonwalk Photograph.

: [NASA], 1969.

Rare photograph of the Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon. Octavo, color chromogenic print of Buzz Aldrin saluting the American flag after having mounted it into the solid, rocky ground of the lunar surface. Boldly signed on the mount in black ink by “Neil Armstrong,” “M. Collins,” and “Buzz Aldrin.” Mounted and framed. InContinue reading "Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Moonwalk Photograph."

$18,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147430

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Wells, H.G. [Buzz Aldrin]

The First Men in the Moon.

Indianapolis : The Bowen-Merrill Company Publishers, 1901.

First edition of Wells’s classic work of science fiction. Octavo, original publisher’s gilt-decorated blue cloth, illustrated with plates by E. Hering. With a card signed by Buzz Aldrin laid in which reads, “No Dream Is Too High For Those with Their Eyes in the Sky Buzz Aldrin.” In very good condition. Rare and desirable.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148027

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Aldrin, Buzz; Michael Collins

Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed ‘The Eagle’s Last Flight’ Lithograph.

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Rare limited edition lithograph of ‘The Eagle’s Last Flight,’ signed by Apollo astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Oversized color limited edition lithograph depicting the Apollo 11 command and lunar modules in orbit with the Earth rising in the distance. One of one thousand nine hundred and sixty nine copies boldly signed by Buzz AldrinContinue reading "Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed ‘The Eagle’s Last Flight’ Lithograph."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147415

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Gunther, John

Inside South America.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1966.

First edition of this eye-opening study of South America, the eighth “Inside” book by John Gunther. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with a black and maps of South America. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Warmly to Douglas and Marylee Fairbanks, of the truly valued. John Gunther. NY Jan 67.”Continue reading "Inside South America."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-147581

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Hillary, Edmund

Nothing Venture, Nothing Win.

New York : Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1975.

First edition of Hillary’s autobiography, which he considered his finest book. Octavo, original blue boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Dan Searle with kindest regards Ed Hillary.” The recipient, Dan Searle was a business executive and philanthropist. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of G.Continue reading "Nothing Venture, Nothing Win."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-147926

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Gunther, John

Inside U.S.A.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1947.

First edition of this classic work, “riveting from start to finish” (Robert Gottlieb, The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, pullout map. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his wife on the half-title page, “With love to Jane John May, 1947.” The recipient, Jane Gunther was the recipient’s wife. She became anContinue reading "Inside U.S.A."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148017

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Franklin, Captain John

Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of The Polar Sea, In the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. [with] Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827.

London : John Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1823.

First editions of the official narratives of Franklin‘s first and second voyages to the Polar Sea. Quarto, two volumes uniformly bound in full period-style speckled calf with morocco gilt-lettered labels and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, gilt turn-ins. First Narrative: First edition, first issue with the Errata slip, illustrated with 30 plates 11 of whichContinue reading "Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of The Polar Sea, In the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. [with] Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147522

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Teesdale, Henry

Henry Teesdale Double-Hemispheric Map of the World.

London : Published by Henry Teesdale, 1831.

Detailed engraved 19th century English double-hemispheric maps of the world issued by Henry Teesdale of London in March 1831. Two hand-colored engraved maps of the Eastern and Western hemispheres. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. Each piece measures 24 inches by 24 inches. An attractive presentation.

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147632

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Shackleton, Ernest H

The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 by E.H. Shackleton, C.V.O.

London : William Heinemann, 1909.

First trade edition of Shackleton’s thrilling account of one of the earliest attempts to reach the South Pole, “the best book of polar travel which has ever been written” (Manchester Guardian). Large octavo, two volumes in the publisher’s original blue cloth with gilt-lettered spines and large silver pictorial blocks to the front panels, top edgeContinue reading "The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 by E.H. Shackleton, C.V.O."

$10,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147624

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Hawks, Francis L. [Stephen Douglas]

Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, Under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, by Order of the Government of the United States. [Including] Observations on the Zodiacal Light.

Washington : Beverly Tucker, Senate Printer/A.O.P. Nicholson, 1856.

First edition, mixed Senate & House issue of this landmark narrative chronicling Perry’s American expedition to Japan meant to promote diplomacy and international commerce. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with approximately 114 full-page tinted lithographs (those on natural history hand-colored) and 17 folding charts and maps, the first volumeContinue reading "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, Under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, by Order of the Government of the United States. [Including] Observations on the Zodiacal Light."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147650

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Jorgensen, Christian August; [Virgil W. Jorgensen]

Christian August Jorgensen Signed Watercolor Painting of Emerald Bay.

c. 1925.

Rare original watercolor painting of Emerald Bay. Folio, a dark, moody impression of Emerald Bay at the southeast corner of Lake Tahoe, by the noted Norwegian-American landscape painter Christian August Jorgensen. Annotated on the verso by his son and inaccurately titled: “Emerald Lake – Lake Tahoe. This painting was made by my father Chris JorgensenContinue reading "Christian August Jorgensen Signed Watercolor Painting of Emerald Bay."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147520

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Strauss, Joseph Baermann; L.H. Nishkian

Joseph Strauss Golden Gate Bridge Blueprints Signed.

San Francisco, California : Strauss Engineering Company, 1933-36.

Rare original blueprints for the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District of California. Oblong folio, five pages, the set includes: a blueprint of the toll plaza conduit diagram and manholes, Gold Gate Bridge and Highway District of California [October 1, 1936, signed by Joseph Strauss and others on the plate, measures 21.25 inches by 35.5Continue reading "Joseph Strauss Golden Gate Bridge Blueprints Signed."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147518

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Cherry-Garrard, Apsley

The Worst Journey in the World.

London : Constable & Company, 1922.

First edition of this classic memoir of the 1910–1913 British Antarctic Expedition. Octavo, two volumes, rare original publisher’s variant blue cloth, gilt titles, frontispieces, plates, 10 folding panoramas, 5 maps (4 folding). In very good condition.

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147612

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Gunther, John

Inside U.S.A.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1947.

First edition of this classic work, “riveting from start to finish” (Robert Gottlieb, The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, pullout map. Boldly signed by John Gunther on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust price-clipped jacket. Signed first editions are exceptionally rare.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-134601

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