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Roosevelt, Eleanor

When You Grow Up to Vote.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1932.

First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s first book, published the same year Franklin Delano Roosevelt won his first presidential election. Octavo, original cloth, with illustrations by Manning de V. Lee. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the front free endpaper. In good condition with some spotting to the cloth. First editions are rare, signed copies exceptionally so,Continue reading "When You Grow Up to Vote."

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$4,500.00
Item Number: RRB-124558
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Kipling, Rudyard

His Apologies.

Garden City : Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1932.

First edition of Kipling’s classic poetic tribute to his beloved Scottie. Octavo, original half cloth over illustrated boards. With drawings by Cecil Alden. In very good condition. Ownership name.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-123048
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Ruskin, John. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

The King of the Golden River.

London : George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1932.

Signed limited edition. Octavo, original limp vellum, gilt titles and decoration to front cover, illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt, color frontispiece and three plates, illustrations in the text, all by Rackham. Signed by Arthur Rackham, one of 570 copies of which 550 were for sale, this is number 549. Near fine in the the rareContinue reading "The King of the Golden River."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-117643
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Flack, Marjorie; Illustrated by Kurt Wiese

The Story About Ping.

New York : The Viking Press, 1933.

First edition of this beloved classic. Thin octavo, original half cloth. Bookplate, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-32043
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Kazantzakis, Nikos

The Last Days of Pompeii.

Athens 1933.

First edition of this work translated by the Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis. Octavo, original boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the copyright page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-78932
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Travers, P.L

Mary Poppins.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934.

First American edition of this children’s classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 27 line cuts (13 full-page) and chapter tailpieces by Mary Shepard. Boldly signed by P.L. Travers on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket with a small repair to the spine. Rare and desirable signed.

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$22,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150871
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Travers, P.L

Mary Poppins.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934.

First American edition of this children’s classic. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition, bookplate. An exceptional example.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-144179
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Travers, P.L

Mary Poppins Complete Set: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, Mary Poppins in the Park, Mary Poppins From A to Z, Mary Poppins in the Kitchen, Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane, Mary Poppins and the House Next Door.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock; Harcourt, Brace and Company; Harcourt, Inc.; Delacorte Press; Collins, 1934 - 2006.

First editions of each work of this beloved children’s classic, with Mary Poppins in the Kitchen being a first hand-tinted illustrated edition. Octavo, eight volumes, original pictorial cloth and boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper of Mary Poppins and on the title page of Mary PoppinsContinue reading "Mary Poppins Complete Set: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, Mary Poppins in the Park, Mary Poppins From A to Z, Mary Poppins in the Kitchen, Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane, Mary Poppins and the House Next Door."

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$27,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148672
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Ford, Lauren

The Little Book About God.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1934.

First edition of this charming beautifully illustrated book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper with a original drawing, “For Marc, Amy and Jonathan. Lauren Ford.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-147745
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Ford, Lauren

The Little Book About God.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1934.

First edition of this charming beautifully illustrated book. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed Lauren Ford on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-147713
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Travers, P.L

Mary Poppins.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934.

First American edition of this children’s classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 27 line cuts (13 full-page) and chapter tailpieces by Mary Shepard. Boldly signed by P.L. Travers on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some light rubbing and wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.Continue reading "Mary Poppins."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-96590
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Grant, Vernon

Mr. Mixie Dough.

Racine, Washington : Whitman Publishing Company, 1934.

First edition of Grant’s children’s classic. Quarto, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 16 full-page illustrations. In very good condition. Rare.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-136341
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Roosevelt, Eleanor [Mrs. Franklin]

A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty.

New York : Dodge Publishing, 1935.

First edition of this early work by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Quarto, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bill from his loving grandmere who is also the author Eleanor Roosevelt Xmas 1935.” The recipient was Roosevelt’s grandson William Donner Roosevelt, son of Elliot Roosevelt and grandson ofContinue reading "A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-7296
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Roosevelt, Eleanor [Mrs. Franklin D, Roosevelt]

A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty.

New York : Dodge Publishing Company, 1935.

First edition of this early work by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Sara with love from her Grandma Eleanor Roosevelt Xmas 1935.” The recipient, Sara Delano Roosevelt was the first daughter of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s first son James RooseveltContinue reading "A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty."

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$6,800.00
Item Number: RRB-139001
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Roosevelt, Eleanor [Mrs. Franklin D, Roosevelt]

A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty.

New York : Dodge Publishing Company, 1935.

Rare second large printing of this early work by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-142053
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Travers, P.L. [Lin Manuel Miranda]

Mary Poppins Comes Back.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1935.

First edition of the sequel to Mary Poppins. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated by Mary Shepard. Boldly signed by Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor Lin-Manuel Miranda on the half-title page. Miranda starred alongside Emily Blunt in the sequel Mary Poppins Returns to the 1964 film Mary Poppins, and stars Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins, with supportingContinue reading "Mary Poppins Comes Back."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150072
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Kipling, Rudyard

The Maltese Cat: A Polo Game of the ‘Nineties.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1936.

First edition of Kipling’s tale of a polo pony living among the British in India. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Lionel Edwards, frontispiece and plates in color. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-122493
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Leaf, Munro. Illustrated By Robert Lawson

The Story of Ferdinand.

New York : The Viking Press, 1936.

First edition of Munro Leaf’s beloved children’s classic. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt stamped to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The Story of Ferdinand."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-147987
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Montgomery, L.M

Anne of Windy Willows (Anne of Windy Poplars).

London : George G. Harrap, 1936.

First British edition of this novel in Montgomery’s acclaimed Anne series. Octavo, original blue cloth. Light wear, else fine in the original dust jacket with some chips. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-892
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Travers, P.L

Mary Poppins. [AND] Mary Poppins Comes Back.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1936.

Later printings of this children’s classic and its sequel. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth, top stain navy blue, illustrated with 27 line cuts and chapter tailpieces by Mary Shepard in Mary Poppins, 44 line cuts and chapter tailpieces in Mary Poppins Comes Back. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper of each volume.Continue reading "Mary Poppins. [AND] Mary Poppins Comes Back."

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-147246
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Brunhoff, Jean de; [Maurice Sendak]

ABC of Babar.

New York : Random House, 1936.

Early American edition of this pictorial letter book, from the library of Maurice Sendak, although not marked. Small octavo, original publisher’s pictorial boards, illustrated. Very good in a very good dust jacket, tape residue to the endpapers. Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, is often hailed as “the Picasso of children’s books.”Continue reading "ABC of Babar."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-147127
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Tolkien, J.R.R

The Hobbit.

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1937.

First edition, first issue of Tolkien’s classic tale, “among the very highest achievements of children’s authors during the 20th century” (Carpenter & Prichard, 530). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece and 9 full-page uncolored illustrations after drawings by Tolkien. Published on September 21, 1937 with a first printing of only 1500 copies, The Hobbit hadContinue reading "The Hobbit."

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$275,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150464
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Tolkien, J.R.R

The Hobbit.

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1937.

First edition, first issue of Tolkien’s classic tale, “among the very highest achievements of children’s authors during the 20th century” (Carpenter & Pritchard, 530), one of only a handful of presentation copies reserved for Tolkien to give to family members, colleagues and close friends. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece and 9 full-page uncolored illustrationsContinue reading "The Hobbit."

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$975,000.00
Item Number: RRB-135801
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Kipilng, Rudyard

Toomai of the Elephants.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1937.

First separate edition Kipling’s story of Toomai, a young elephant-handler, the basis for the 1937 film “Elephant Boy” starring Sabu Dastagir, India’s first child actor. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs from the film by Mrs. F. H. Flaherty. Very good in the original dust jacket which is in good condition.

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$55.00
Item Number: RRB-121393
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