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Bien, Julius. [Engraver]

Drew’s New Map of the State of Florida.

Jacksonville, Florida : Published by C. Drew, Bookseller & Stationer, 1870.

Rare original lithographic printing of the first map of the state Florida published in Florida. One page, with fine original hand colored borders and counties, showing the progress of the U.S. Surveys, the completed and projected railroads, the different railroad stations and growing railroad towns, the new towns on the rivers and interior and theContinue reading "Drew’s New Map of the State of Florida."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-126972

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Grosvenor, Charles

An Iconography of the Portraits of T. E. Lawrence.

Pasadena : The Otterden Press, 1988.

Signed limited edition of Grosvenor’s catalogue of the portraits of T. E. Lawrence. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the author, this is number 255. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover portrait by William Rothenstein. Cover photograph by Vladmir Popovic.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-126800

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Newcomb, Raymond Lee

Our Lost Explorers: The Narrative of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition as Related by the Survivors, and in the Records and Last Journals of Lieutenant De Long.

Hartford, Conn. : American Publishing Company, 1882.

First edition of Newcomb’s account of the Jeannette Arctic Exploration. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece, illustrated with maps, portraits, and numerous engravings. Introduction by Rev. W. L. Gage. In good condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-126900

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Muir, John

John Muir Periodical Collection.

: Various Publishers, 1872-1977.

Rare collection of periodicals containing first and early appearances of articles by or about John Muir. Octavo, 20 volumes, original illustrated wrappers. The collection includes: The Overland Monthly. Volume 9, No. 6, Number 43 [John H. Carmany & Co., San Francisco, December 1872] which contains Muir’s “Living Glaciers of California”; The Overland Monthly. Volume 13,Continue reading "John Muir Periodical Collection."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-126180

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Muir, John

Travels in Alaska.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original grey cloth lettered in white, color illustrated paper cover label, top edge gilt. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece with tissue-guard. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with a small chip to the front panel.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-125110

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Roosevelt, Theodore

Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter.

New York : Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1905.

First edition of Roosevelt’s important collection of first-hand hunting accounts, including a lengthy description of newly created wilderness reserves. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt with tissue guard present, illustrated with photographs. Signed by the author in the year of publication on the second preliminary leaf,Continue reading "Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter."

$8,000.00

Item Number: RRB-125172

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Roosevelt, Theodore and Edmund Heller

Life-Histories of African Game Animals.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914.

First edition of Roosevelt’s final work on big-game hunting. Octavo, 2 volumes, original buckram cloth with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispieces, with illustrations from photographs and drawings by Philip R. Goodwin and with forty faunal maps. In very good condition. A nice example.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-125598

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[Livingstone, David]

David Livingstone: The Great Missionary Explorer.

New York : The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd, n.d. c. 1908.

Finely bound example of this anonymous work on the life of David Livingstone. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, frontispiece. In near fineContinue reading "David Livingstone: The Great Missionary Explorer."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-124055

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Wells, H.G

The First Men in the Moon.

London : George Newnes, Limited, 1901.

First edition, first issue binding of Wells’ classic work. Octavo, original cloth, 12 plates by Claude Shepperson. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Exceptionally rare in the original dust jacket, especially in this condition.

$72,000.00

Item Number: RRB-124595

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Valens, E.G. [Jill Kinmont]

A Long Way Up: The Story of Jill Kinmont.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.

First edition of this powerful biography of Jill Kinmont. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs by Burk Uzzle and others. Presentation copy, inscribed by Kinmont on the front front free endpaper, “To Dr. Robinson, Thank you for your nice letter. Best Wishes- Jill Kinmont 2-27-67.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "A Long Way Up: The Story of Jill Kinmont."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-124068

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Norgay, Tenzing with Malcolm Barnes

After Everest: An Autobiography by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa.

New Delhi : Vikas Publishing House, 1977.

First edition of Tenzing’s second autobiography, the sequel to his best-selling Tiger of the Snows. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page beneath an inscription in a secretarial hand, “To William Levine,” “Tenzing Norgay.” With the original typed transmittal letter on Norgay’s personal letterhead signed by him laid in which reads:Continue reading "After Everest: An Autobiography by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa."

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-123218

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[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Cruise Pamphlet Collection.

City of Washington : Published by the Smithsonian Institution, 1939-1942.

First editions of ten botanical and zoological pamphlets published as a result of collections and investigations made during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Presidential Cruise of 1938 to the Galapo, six being presentation copies inscribed and signed “FDR” on the front wrapper. Octavo, ten pamphlets, original brown printed paper wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copies, 6 pamphlets are signedContinue reading "Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Cruise Pamphlet Collection."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-123500

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Mawson, Douglas. [William Arthur Holman]

The Home of the Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914.

London : William Heinemann, 1915.

First edition of this classic account of Antarctic exploration, an exceptional association copy inscribed by the author in both volumes in the year of publication to a fellow Australian, the Premier of New South Wales. Quarto, two volumes, original dark blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt vignette to the front panels, profuselyContinue reading "The Home of the Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-123065

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Seller, John

Moscovia and Russia. [17th Century John Seller Map of Moscow and Russia].

London c. 1685.

Rare hand-colored 17th century John Seller Map of Moscow and Russia, from Daniel Fenning’s A New System of Geography. One page, with intricate topographical details and hand-colored borders. In near fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-123641

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Seller, John

17th Century John Seller Map of New England and New York.

London : Seller, Price & Senex, 1703.

Rare 17th century John Seller map of New England and New York from Daniel Fenning’s A New System of Geography. One page, with intricate topographical details and hand-colored borders, the map displays the eastern portion of New York and New England and includes Long Island, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Block Island, and Rhode Island. In nearContinue reading "17th Century John Seller Map of New England and New York."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-123177

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Huxley, Elspeth

The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1959.

First edition of Huxley’s autobiographical work based on her early life among white settlers on her father’s coffee plantation in Kenya. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Elspeth Huxley on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Rosemary Seligman. Uncommon signed.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-129827

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[Armstrong, Neil]

Neil Armstrong Class of 1947 Signed Yearbook.

Wapakoneta, Ohio : Blume High School Class of 1947, 1947.

Rare Blume High School Class of 1947 yearbook, signed by Neil Armstrong as a graduating senior. Quarto, original leatherette. Signed by Neil Armstrong beneath his senior portrait on page 12 of the yearbook. Armstrong is also featured in a number of additional photographs throughout the book: on page 44 as a Band Officer, page 52Continue reading "Neil Armstrong Class of 1947 Signed Yearbook."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-122684

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[Kipling, Rudyard]

Horizon: Kipling’s India.

New York : American Heritage Publishing Co. Inc., 1964.

First appearance of Kipling’s India. Quarto, bound in full cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. The Autumn, 1964. Volume VI, Number 4 issue of Horizon. In near fine condition.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-126118

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Cernan, Gene; Ron Evans; John Young

Apollo Astronauts Signed Note.

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Rare note signed by Apollo astronauts John Young (Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, STS-1, STS-9), Ronald Evans (Apollo 17), and Gene Cernan (Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo 17). One page, signed by each astronaut. The note measures 7 inches by 5 inches. The entire piece measures 13.25 inches by 11.25 inches.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-120894

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Swift, Jonathan [Robert R. Livingstone]

The Works of Jonathan Swift: Including, Gulliver’s Travels.

Edinburgh : Printed by Mrs. Mundell, 1778.

First of 4 issues, Scotch editions, from the library of Robert R. Livingstone, with his bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. Small octavo, bound in contemporary calf, spine compartments ruled with Greek key tooling, morocco spine labels. From the library of founding father Robert R. Livingston. As one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, LivingstonContinue reading "The Works of Jonathan Swift: Including, Gulliver’s Travels."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-119642

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Woolley, C. Leonard and T. E. Lawrence

The Wilderness of Zin.

London : Stacey International, 2003.

Revised edition of the authors comprehensive account of their daring 1914 military mapping expedition in southern Palestine. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Preface by Jonathan Tubb. Introduction by T. Sam N. Moorehead. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-124354

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Laurie, Robert and James Whittle

Plan of the Road and Town of La Guayra on the Coast of Caraccas, by an Officer in Admiral Knowles’s Squadron. [18th Century English Map of La Guaira].

London : Laurie & Whittle, 1794.

Rare Hand-Colored 18th Century Laurie & Whittle Map of La Guaira. One page, the map details the town of La Guaira, Venezuela. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 7.25 inches by 7.5 inches. Rare and desirable with fine hand-coloring.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-123180

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Laurie, Robert; James Whittle

Puerto Cavello on the Coast of Caracas; by Lt. Jones in 1741. [18th Century English Map of Puerto Cavello].

London : Laurie & Whittle, 1794.

Rare hand-colored map of Puerto Cavello, one of the earliest obtainable English language maps to focus on this region. One page, the map displays a town plan, charting of the harbor, forts and surrounding islands. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 12.5 inches. A handsome example.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-123081

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Palin, Michael. Photographs by Basil Pao

Sahara.

New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2003.

First edition of Palin’s incredible retelling of his journey across the Sahara Desert. Quarto, original boards, patterned endpapers, photographs by Basil Pao. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Glenn – Don’t eat the camel! Michael Palin.” The recipient, Glenn Goldman founded Book Soup in 1975, an independently owned bookstore onContinue reading "Sahara."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-119797

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