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The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick.

Herrick, Robert

The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick.

London : The Cresset Press Ltd, 1928.

The Cresset Press limited edition of Herrick’s collected poems. Octavo, four volumes bound in full publisher’s parchment with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispieces and decorations. One of 750 numbered copies, this is number 51. In very good condition with toning to the panels, spines, and endpapers, and rubbing to the spines.Continue reading "The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-148572

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The Works of George Eliot: Scenes of Clerical Life, Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, Romola, Felix Holt the Radical, The Spanish Gypsy, The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems, Daniel Deronda, Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, Theophrastus Such, Essays and Leaves From a Notebook.

Eliot, George

The Works of George Eliot: Scenes of Clerical Life, Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, Romola, Felix Holt the Radical, The Spanish Gypsy, The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems, Daniel Deronda, Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, Theophrastus Such, Essays and Leaves From a Notebook.

Edinburgh and London : Various Publishers, 1858-1885.

Uniformly bound set of twelve first editions of works by George Eliot. Octavo, thirty volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards by Club Bindery with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. The set is comprised of twelve first editions including herContinue reading "The Works of George Eliot: Scenes of Clerical Life, Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, Romola, Felix Holt the Radical, The Spanish Gypsy, The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems, Daniel Deronda, Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, Theophrastus Such, Essays and Leaves From a Notebook."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148530

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The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard.

France, Anatole; Sylvain Sauvage [Illustrator]

The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1937.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Anatole France’s first novel. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with water-color illustrations. Boldly signed by illustrator SylvainContinue reading "The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard."

$800.00

Item Number: RRB-148552

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The Fall of the House of Usher.

Poe, Edgar Allan

The Fall of the House of Usher.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1985.

The Limited Editions Club limited edition of one of Poe’s most famous short stories. Folio, bound in quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with two color lithographs. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 473. In fine condition. Illustrated by Alice Neel. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-148581

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Odes of Victory: Volume I – The Nemean and Isthmian Odes; Volume II – The Olympian and Pythian Odes.

Pindar

Odes of Victory: Volume I – The Nemean and Isthmian Odes; Volume II – The Olympian and Pythian Odes.

Oxford : Shakespeare Head Press, 1928-1930.

The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of Pindar’s victory odes. Quarto, two volumes, bound in full red crushed morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf 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,Continue reading "Odes of Victory: Volume I – The Nemean and Isthmian Odes; Volume II – The Olympian and Pythian Odes."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148564

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The Marble Faun: or, the Romance of Monte Beni.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel; Carl Strauss [Illustrator]

The Marble Faun: or, the Romance of Monte Beni.

Zurich : Fretz Brothers, 1931.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Hawthorne’s last major work of fiction. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, color illustrations throughout. Signed by illustrator Carl Strauss on the colophonContinue reading "The Marble Faun: or, the Romance of Monte Beni."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148391

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Peking The Beautiful.

White, Herbert C. [Art Director]. Introduction by Hu Shih, Ph.D

Peking The Beautiful.

Shanghai, China : The Commercial Press, Limited, 1927.

First edition of White’s fine photographic study of the monuments of Shanghai. Folio, original royal blue embroidered silk pictorial boards, illustrated with seventy mounted color and monochrome photographic plates of the celebrated monuments of China’s Northern Capital and its environs complete with descriptive and historical notes by Herbert C. White, Art Director of Signed ofContinue reading "Peking The Beautiful."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149511

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The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro. [Virgil].

Virgil. Translated by John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro. [Virgil].

London : Printed by Thomas Warren, 1654.

First illustrated edition of Ogilby’s English translation of the works of Virgil, lavishly illustrated with 101 full-page copperplate engravings by famed engravers Pierre Lombart and Wenceslaus Hollar. Folio, bound in full contemporary paneled mottled calf with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, rebacked to style preserving original morocco spine labelContinue reading "The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro. [Virgil]."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149738

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Another World: 1897-1917.

Eden, Anthony

Another World: 1897-1917.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1977.

First edition of this memoir of prominent British politician Anthony Eden. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with black and white illustrations and photographs. In near fine condition with slight bowing to the rear panel.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-148617

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The Great Crash 1929.

Galbraith, John Kenneth

The Great Crash 1929.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955.

First edition of this classic work. 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, all edgesContinue reading "The Great Crash 1929."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150045

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The Jungle.

Sinclair, Upton

The Jungle.

New York : Doubleday, Page, & Company, 1906.

First edition of this classic political work. 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 inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by theContinue reading "The Jungle."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150046

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Études Sur le Vinaigre, sa Fabrication, ses Maladies, Moyens de Les Prévenir; Nouvelles Observations Sur la Conservation des Vins par la Chaleur.

Pasteur, Louis

Études Sur le Vinaigre, sa Fabrication, ses Maladies, Moyens de Les Prévenir; Nouvelles Observations Sur la Conservation des Vins par la Chaleur.

Paris : Gauthier-Villars, 1868.

First edition of this classic work of Pasteur’s process of pasteurization. Octavo, modern black half-cloth over marbled boards with black leather label and gilt titles to the spine, all edges speckled, with black and white illustrations. In near fine condition, embossed Franklin Institute stamp to the half-title page, title page, and one text leaf.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-148604

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Mademoiselle de Maupin.

Gautier, Théophile; André Dugo [Illustrator]

Mademoiselle de Maupin.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1943.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Gautier’s retelling of the infamous legend of Mademoiselle de Maupin. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels,Continue reading "Mademoiselle de Maupin."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-148550

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I Am Legend.

Matheson, Richard

I Am Legend.

New York : Walker and Company, 1954.

First hardcover edition of Matheson’s “instant classic,” his groundbreaking treatment of “a traditional horror theme in a science-fictional manner” (Horror 100 Best, 162). 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, giltContinue reading "I Am Legend."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149894

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Ovid’s Metamorphoses: In Fifteen Books.

Ovid; Hans Erni [Engraver]; Giovanni Mardersteig [Printer]

Ovid’s Metamorphoses: In Fifteen Books.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1958.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Sir Samuel Garth’s translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, with engraved book pages. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt,Continue reading "Ovid’s Metamorphoses: In Fifteen Books."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-148535

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Imaginary Conversations.

Landor, Walter Savage

Imaginary Conversations.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1936.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this distinguished work of literary and philosophical prose. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "Imaginary Conversations."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-148545

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Candide.

Voltaire [AROUET, Francois-Marie]

Candide.

New York : Hermitage House, 1949.

Hermitage House limited edition of Voltaire’s satirical masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, with blackContinue reading "Candide."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148560

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Jane Eyre: An Autobiography.

Bronte, Charlotte; Edited by Currer Bell

Jane Eyre: An Autobiography.

London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1847.

Rare first edition of this revolutionary feminist romance, of which reportedly only about 500 copies were printed in the first edition. Octavo, three volumes, finely bound in full calf with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "Jane Eyre: An Autobiography."

$72,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146830

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Aesop’s Fables.

Aesop; Stephen Gooden [Illustrator]

Aesop’s Fables.

London : George G. Harrap and Company Ltd, 1936.

Signed limited edition of Aesop’s Fables. Royal octavo, bound in full vellum with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, vignette title-page, illustrated with engraved plates and decorations. Boldly signed by illustrator Stephen Gooden on the colophonContinue reading "Aesop’s Fables."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-148561

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A Woman’s Life.

Maupassant, Henri René Albert Guy de

A Woman’s Life.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1952.

The Limited Editions Club limited edition of Guy de Maupassant’s first full-length novel. Royal octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, giltContinue reading "A Woman’s Life."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148551

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The Works of Joseph Conrad: Almayer’s Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Falk, Youth, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, The Mirror of the Sea, Under Western Eyes, Chance, Victory, The Shadow Line, The Arrow of Gold, The Rescue, The Rover, Suspense.

Conrad, Joseph

The Works of Joseph Conrad: Almayer’s Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Falk, Youth, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, The Mirror of the Sea, Under Western Eyes, Chance, Victory, The Shadow Line, The Arrow of Gold, The Rescue, The Rover, Suspense.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920-1928.

The Sun-Dial edition of the works of Joseph Conrad. Octavo, 24 volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant navy morocco with gilt titles and nautical stamping to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, frontispiece portrait to Volume I. One of seven hundred and thirty-five numbered copies with the firstContinue reading "The Works of Joseph Conrad: Almayer’s Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Falk, Youth, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, The Mirror of the Sea, Under Western Eyes, Chance, Victory, The Shadow Line, The Arrow of Gold, The Rescue, The Rover, Suspense."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149370

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The Toilers of the Sea.

Hugo, Victor; Tranquillo Marangoni [Engraver]; Giovanni Mardersteig [Printer]

The Toilers of the Sea.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1960.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Victor Hugo’s third major prose novel. Royal octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, gilt turn-insContinue reading "The Toilers of the Sea."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-148554

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Carmen.

MÉrimÉe, Prosper; Jean Charlot [Illustrator]

Carmen.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1941.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this novella that inspired Georges Bizet’s famous opera of the same name. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece of Prosper Mérimée, illustrated with color lithographs. Boldly signed byContinue reading "Carmen."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148549

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Lord of the Flies.

Golding, William

Lord of the Flies.

New York : Coward-McCann, 1955.

First American edition of Golding’s classic first book, one of the best-known works in modern literature. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the HarcourtContinue reading "Lord of the Flies."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150004

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