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Dickens, Charles

Oliver Twist.

London : Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars, 1846.

Early edition of Dickens’s classic second novel. Octavo, bound in full calf, 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 inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, frontispiece, with twenty-four illustrations on steel by George Cruikshank. InContinue reading "Oliver Twist."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-147626

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Waugh, Evelyn

Decline and Fall.

London : Chapman & Hall, 1931.

Pocket edition of Waugh’s first published novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, illustrated, 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. An exceptional presentation.

$800.00

Item Number: RRB-147545

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Eliot, George

Felix Holt: The Radical.

Edinburgh and London : William Blackwood and Sons, 1866.

First edition of this classic political work. Sextodecimo, three volumes, half-calf bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. In very good condition with rubbing to the hinges and extremities, light toning.

$800.00

Item Number: RRB-147727

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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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Daudet, Alphonse

The Novels, Romances and Writings of Alphonse Daudet. [Fromont and Risler, Jack, The Nabob, Kings in Exile, Thirty Years in Paris].

Boston : Little, Brown, and Company, 1900.

The Saint Botolph Edition of the works of Alphonse Daudet, limited to one thousand numbered sets and magnificently bound. Octavo, eighteen volumes elegantly bound in full plum levant morocco with red and gilt morocco fleurs-de-lis inlays to the panels and spine, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands,Continue reading "The Novels, Romances and Writings of Alphonse Daudet. [Fromont and Risler, Jack, The Nabob, Kings in Exile, Thirty Years in Paris]."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147622

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Dickens, Charles

The Pic Nic Papers.

London : Henry Colburn, 1841.

First edition, first issue of this anthology edited by Charles Dickens. Small octavo, three volumes, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, frontispiece to each volume, all edges red, with illustrations by George Cruikshank. In very good condition, bookplatesContinue reading "The Pic Nic Papers."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-147636

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Hardy, Thomas

The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; Desperate Remedies; The Return of the Native.]

Chicago and New York : Rand, McNally & Company, c. 1900.

The Rand, McNally & Company edition of books by Thomas Hardy. Octavo, five volumes bound in the original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spines and front panels, top edge gilt. In very good to good condition, bookplates to the front pastedowns of ‘Desperate Remedies’ and ‘Mayor of Casterbridge’.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-147349

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Egan, Pierce

Sporting Anecdotes, Original and Selected; Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits of Persons in Every Walk of Life, Who have acquired Notoriety from their Achievements on the Turf, at the Table, and in the Diversions of the Field.

London : Printed For Sherwood, Jones, and Co, 1825.

First edition with colored plates of Egan’s classic collection of sporting anecdotes. Octavo, bound in full red straight grain morocco by Lloyd with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles stamp-signedContinue reading "Sporting Anecdotes, Original and Selected; Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits of Persons in Every Walk of Life, Who have acquired Notoriety from their Achievements on the Turf, at the Table, and in the Diversions of the Field."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-147752

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Eliot, George

The Mill On The Floss.

Edinburgh and London : William Blackwood and Sons, 1860.

First edition of Eliot’s most deeply autobiographical work. Octavo, three volumes bound in full polished calf by H. Sotheran & Co. with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels letter in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt-ruled turn-ins and inner dentelles,Continue reading "The Mill On The Floss."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147792

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Scott, Paul

The Raj Quartet. [The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils; Staying On].

London : Heinemann, 1966-1975.

Complete first edition set of “one of the most important landmarks of post-war fiction” (The Times). Octavo, 4 volumes, 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 theContinue reading "The Raj Quartet. [The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils; Staying On]."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148004

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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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Poe, Edgar Allan

The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe.

New York and Pittsburgh : The Colonial Company, Limited, 1903.

Limited manuscript edition of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe. Octavo, ten volumes, bound in full crushed levant morocco by The Monastery Hill Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in four compartments within gilt raised bands, gilt turn-ins, top edge gilt, watered silk endpapers, three tissue guarded frontispieces in each volume,Continue reading "The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147348

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Franklin, Benjamin

Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces; Arranged under the Following Heads and Distinguished by Initial Letters in each Leaf: General Politics; American Politics before the Troubles; American Politics during the Troubles; Provincial or Colony Politics; Miscellaneous and Philosophical Pieces.

London : Printed for J. Johnson, 1779.

First collected edition of “the only edition of Franklin’s writings (other than his scientific) printed during his lifetime” (Ford). Octavo, bound in three quarter olive crushed levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in three compartments within raised bands, all edges speckled blue, engraved frontispiece portrait of Franklin, three engraved plates (oneContinue reading "Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces; Arranged under the Following Heads and Distinguished by Initial Letters in each Leaf: General Politics; American Politics before the Troubles; American Politics during the Troubles; Provincial or Colony Politics; Miscellaneous and Philosophical Pieces."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147735

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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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Orwell, George

The Novels of George Orwell: Including, Burmese Days; A Clergyman’s Daughter; Animal Farm; Nineteen Eighty-Four; Coming Up For Air; Keeping the Aspidistra Flying.

London : Various Publishers, 1934-56.

First editions of the novels of George Orwell. Octavo, 6 volumes, 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. AnContinue reading "The Novels of George Orwell: Including, Burmese Days; A Clergyman’s Daughter; Animal Farm; Nineteen Eighty-Four; Coming Up For Air; Keeping the Aspidistra Flying."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147631

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Waugh, Evelyn

Black Mischief.

London : 1932, Chapman & Hall.

First edition of “one of the century’s great masters of the twentieth century” third novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, frontispiece, 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,Continue reading "Black Mischief."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-147543

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Maugham, W. Somerset

Of Human Bondage: A Novel

London : William Heinemann, 1915.

First edition, first printing of Maugham’s masterpiece and one of the most important novels of the 20th century. First printing with the list of other “Works” by Maugham facing half-title, plus publisher’s ad page for works by other authors on half-title verso, with the misprint on page 257, line 4 (“help”). Octavo, original publisher’s clothContinue reading "Of Human Bondage: A Novel"

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147535

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Gunther, John

Death Be Not Proud.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1949.

First edition of this deeply moving book, a father’s memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy. 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 HarcourtContinue reading "Death Be Not Proud."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146071

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Tucker, George; [Thomas Jefferson]

The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States; With Parts of His Correspondence Never Before Published, and Notices of his Opinions on Questions of Civil Government, National Policy, and Constitutional Law.

London : Charles Knight and Co, 1837.

First British edition of this classic biography of the United States’ third president, published simultaneously with the American edition in Philadelphia. Royal octavo, original publisher’s cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Thomas Jefferson to Vol. I, largely uncut. In very good condition with some sunning to the spine, bookplate to the front free endpaper of bothContinue reading "The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States; With Parts of His Correspondence Never Before Published, and Notices of his Opinions on Questions of Civil Government, National Policy, and Constitutional Law."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147403

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Eliot, George

Daniel Deronda.

Edinburgh & London : William Blackwood and Sons, 1876.

First edition of Eliot’s final and most controversial work, which essentially predicts the foundation of Israel. Octavo, four volumes bound in contemporary half morocco over marbled boards by Proudfoot Binder with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, stamp signed by Proudfoot on the verso of theContinue reading "Daniel Deronda."

$1,950.00

Item Number: RRB-147409

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Hardy, Thomas

The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; Two on a Tower; The Return of the Native.]

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1895].

The Thin Paper Edition of Books by Thomas Hardy. Duodecimo, six volumes bound in the original publisher’s sheepskin with gilt titles and elaborate botanical tooling to the spines, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities, book plate to the front pastedown of ‘Jude theContinue reading "The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; Two on a Tower; The Return of the Native.]"

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-147346

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Burgess, Anthony

A Clockwork Orange.

London : William Heinemann, 1962.

First edition of Burgess’ landmark novel. 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 Anthony BurgessContinue reading "A Clockwork Orange."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146487

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Hardy, Thomas

The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; The Mayor of Casterbridge; The Trumpet-Major; The Hand of Ethelberta; A Pair of Blue Eyes; Two on a Tower; A Laodicean; The Return of the Native; Desperate Remedies; Under the Greenwood Tree; The Woodlanders; Wessex Tales.]

New York : Peter Fenelon Collier, c. 1890.

The P.F. Collier edition of Thomas Hardy’s works. Octavo, twelve volumes bound in the original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, all edges speckled blue, tissue guarded frontispiece to each volume, illustrated. In very good condition.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147337

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