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Liber Chronicarum. [The Nuremberg Chronicle].

Nuremberg: Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 12 July 1493.

Exceptionally rare colored example of the first edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle, the most extensively illustrated book of the 15th century. Imperial folio, bound in full 17th-century pigskin over b...

$350,000.00 Item Number: RRB-146920

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Blaeu, Willem and Joan

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. [Le Theatre du Monde].

Amsterdam: Chez Jean Blaeu/Apud Guiljelmum et Johannem Blaeu, 1643-1645.

A fine French-text copy in a presentation binding. Folio, 4 volumes, contemporary Dutch vellum likely from the Blaeu workshop with gilt tooling to the spine in eight compartments within gilt bands, ce...

$300,000.00 Item Number: RRB-126307

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The Soldier’s Manual, For Cavalry, Artillery, Light Infantry, and Infantry.

Philadelphia: Published by James H. Nesmith, 1824.

First edition of the first American military color plate book. Quarto, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with twelve plates representing volunteer corps in the first division Pennsylvania...

$250,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149473

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Audubon, John James

The Birds of America, From Drawings Made In The United States And Their Territories.

New York: Published by J. J. Audubon. Philadelphia: J. B. Chevalier, 1840-1844.

First octavo edition of Audubon’s landmark work; one of the most spectacular collections of ornithological prints ever produced. Royal octavo, 7 volumes bound in full 19th-century morocco by P....

$200,000.00 Item Number: RRB-143567

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Saint-Exupery, Antoine de

The Little Prince Original Antoine de Saint-Exupery Watercolor Drawing.

[New York]:, [1942].

Rare original watercolor study of the beloved protagonist of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince, a timeless masterpiece that has transcended generations and remains the most widely rea...

$150,000.00 Item Number: RRB-146264

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Bardin’s New British Terrestrial and Celestial Globes. [Nineteenth Century English Globes].

:, c. 1800.

Fine pair of two large Regency period globes produced by William and Thomas M. Bardin, two of the most highly regarded globemakers of the period. Both the celestial and terrestrial globe measure 18 in...

$150,000.00 Item Number: RRB-129376

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Schedel, Hartmann

Liber Chronicarum. [The Nuremberg Chronicle].

Nuremberg: Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 1493.

First edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle, the most extensively illustrated book of the 15th century, from the St. Petersburg library of William Tooke. Imperial folio, bound in three quarter calf over...

$125,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149818

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Lee, Harper

To Kill a Mockingbird. Original Harper Lee Drawing, Painting and Letter Collection.

Philadelphia & New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960.

First edition of perhaps the most important American novel of the 20th century, inscribed by Harper Lee to a close college friend and with a scarce archive of drawings and letters exchanged between th...

$125,000.00 Item Number: RRB-1115260

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Carroll, Robert T. [Chip Kidd] [Michael Crichton]

Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. [Inspiration For Jurassic Park].

New York: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1988.

First edition this standard modern textbook on paleontology, containing the very first drawings in the development of Knopf senior designer Chip Kidd’s design for the iconic dust jacket of Micha...

$95,000.00 Item Number: RRB-151651

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Einstein, Albert

Albert Einstein Signed Photograph.

:, 1923.

Extremely rare original photograph boldly signed “Albert Einstein Jerusalem 1923” during his only trip to Palestine in 1923. Einstein’s return voyage from his tour of Japan and China...

$60,000.00 Item Number: RRB-141301

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Gandhi, Mohandas K. [Mahatma]

Mohandas K. Gandhi Signed Engraving Portrait.

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Wood engraving of a bust-length portrait of one of the most famous graphic images of Gandhi by illustrator Fritz Eichenberg; signed by Gandhi, “God is Truth MK Gandhi.” Below Gandhi’...

$50,000.00 Item Number: RRB-103540

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Ames, Joseph Alexander. [George Washington]

Portrait of General George Washington.

:, 1862.

Fine oil portrait of George Washington as General and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army by Joseph Alexander Ames. Oil on canvas, the portrait depicts Washington in profile in his Continental...

$50,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149202

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Apollinaire, Guillaume. [Pablo Picasso]

Alcools: Poems (1898-1913). Avec un Portrait de L’Auteur par Pablo Picasso.

Paris: Mercure de France, 1913.

First edition of Apollinaire’s first collection of poems, signed by him and Pablo Picasso. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and raised bands to the spine, patterned endpap...

$35,000.00 Item Number: RRB-128083

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De L'Isle, Joseph Nicolas

Russischer Atlas welcher in einer General-Charte und neunzehen Special-Charten das gesamte Russische Reich und dessen angräntzende Länder.vorstellig macht.

St. Petersburg: Entworffen bey der Kayserl. Academie der Wissenschaften, 1745.

Rare first edition of the first atlas printed of Russia. Folio, bound in full leather, 19 double-page maps, one large folding general map. In excellent condition with light toning. An exceptional exam...

$35,000.00 Item Number: RRB-105840

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Bennett, Tony. [Anthony Dominick Benedetto] [Doris Day]

Tony Bennett Original San Francisco ‘Cityscape’ Painting.

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Rare original oil painting by legendary singer Tony Bennett, presented by him to famous actress and singer Doris Day, who hung this painting in her home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Oil on artist...

$35,000.00 Item Number: RRB-150423

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Joyce, James and Henri Matisse

Ulysses.

New York : Limited Editions Club, 1935.

First illustrated edition of Joyce’s landmark Ulysses, one of only 250 examples signed by James Joyce in pen and Henri Matisse in pencil, with 26 illustrations by him, one of the 20th-century’s most d...

$30,000.00 Item Number: RRB-140072

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Houdon, Jean-Antoine. [George Washington]

Jean-Antoine Houdon George Washington Bronze Bust.

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Fine bronze bust of George Washington, after the famed Houdon bust of 1785 which is considered the most accurate depiction of Washington. Bronze, mounted on a marble pedestal. French sculptor Jean-Ant...

$30,000.00 Item Number: RRB-123102

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Cary, George; John and William Cary

Cary’s New Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes.

London: J. & W. Cary: 1818; G. & J. Cary, 1833.

Fine pair of early 19th century celestial and terrestrial table globes published by John and William Cary, generally regarded as the greatest British globe makers of the late Georgian period. Comprise...

$30,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149735

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Dickens, Charles

Charles Dickens Signed Portrait Photograph.

:, 1868.

Large oval portrait photograph measures 20 inches by 16 inches. Matted in a contemporary frame which measures 25.5 inches by 29.5 inches. Signed “Charles Dickens (with a large flourish) Boston S...

$30,000.00 Item Number: RRB-74030

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Yan, Liu (Liu Dezhi). [Ye Zipei]

Complete Map of the World with All Nations.

China: Wanguo Dadi Quantu, 1851 [Xianfeng period].

Exceptionally rare second edition of Ye Zipei’s complete map of the world, one of only two known copies produced by terrestrial globe expert Liu Yan. The terrestrial map is comprised of six accordion-...

$30,000.00 Item Number: RRB-131424

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Giuseppe de Rossi

Giuseppe de Rossi’s Globus Coelest. [Seventeenth Century Italian Celestial Globe].

Rome: Giuseppe de Rossi, [1615].

Rare early seventeenth century Italian celestial globe produced by Roman cartographer Giuseppe de Rossi, the founder the most important and active printing press of 17th century Rome, the Rossi firm....

$28,000.00 Item Number: RRB-127575

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Waddington, David. [Winston S. Churchill]

Winston Churchill Signed Royal Air Force Portrait.

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Rare color transfer print of Winston Churchill in his Royal Air Force (RAF) uniform by David Waddington, one of five known examples produced. Boldly signed by Winston Churchill in the lower border in...

$28,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149619

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Fitzgerald, Zelda

Save Me The Waltz.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932.

First edition of Zelda Fitzgerald’s only novel, a semi-autobiographical account of her life and marriage to F. Scott Fitzgerald. Octavo, original cloth. Laid in is a card with an original gouache pain...

$28,000.00 Item Number: RRB-137264

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Chopping, Richard. [Ian Fleming]

Goldfinger. [Original Richard Chopping Signed Printing Proof].

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Rare original progressive color printing proof for the iconic dust jacket design of Ian Fleming’s Goldfinger, designed by Richard Chopping. Chopping’s copy, retained for his personal colle...

$25,000.00 Item Number: RRB-124288

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