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Walton, Izaak. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing no unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers.

London: George C. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1931.

Deluxe signed limited edition of Arthur Rackham’s wonderfully illustrated rendition of The Compleat Angler. Quarto, original publisher’s full vellum decorated in gilt, pictorial endpapers,...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-140933

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Churchill, Winston S

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1966.

Finely bound example of Churchill’s classic work. Octavo, four volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149638

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The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church. According to the Use of the Church of England. Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches: And the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.

Oxford: Printed by the University Printers, 1701.

Rare early 18th century Book of Common Prayer in a royal binding bearing the ciphers of Queen Anne. Folio, bound in full contemporary green calf with gilt royal ciphers of Queen Anne to the spine in s...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149561

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Shakespeare, William

The Poems of William Shakespeare.

London: Paradine Publications, 1975.

Paradine Publications limited edition facsimile reprint of the Kelmscott Press edition of The Poems of William Shakespeare written in the original 16th and 17th century spelling. Octavo, bound in full...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-148849

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By a Loyal Subject

A Letter to the Right Honorable the Earl of Warwick, Upon the Subject of Opposition, in Consequence of the Speeches of His Lordship in the House of Peers, on the 23d and 27th of March, 1797, in Opposition to the Motions of the Earls of Oxford and Suffolk, to Address His Majesty for Peace, and for the Dismissal of the Right Honorable William Pitt.

[London]: Printed for the Author, 1798.

First edition of this appeal to the King of Great Britain and Ireland, King George III, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Duodecimo, bound in full contemporary straight-grain red morocco with elab...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149128

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Frank, Anne

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

London: Constellation Books, 1952.

Rare first British edition of “one of the wisest and most moving commentaries on war” (Eleanor Roosevelt). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spi...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-151624

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Baum, L. Frank

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.

Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1902.

First edition of this Christmas classic with the first state headings “Book First, Book Second and Book Third.” Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery wit gilt titles and t...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-142836

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Linnaeus, Carl

Flora Zeylanica. [The Flora of Ceylon: Being a Description of the Indian plants of the Island of Ceylon].

Amsterdam: J. Wetstenium, 1748.

Early edition of this cornerstone in the history of early modern botany and colonial natural history. Octavo, written in Latin, bound in full speckled calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine i...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149468

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Missale Romanum, ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum S.PIIV. Pontificis Maximi Jussu Editum: Clementis VII. Et Urbani PP. VII.

Augsburg: Philippi Jacobi Veith, 1739.

Rare 18th century printing of the Roman Missal. Folio, bound in full contemporary black morocco with gilt tooling to the spine in seven compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate triple gilt rul...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-103526

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James, William

The Naval History of Great Britain, From the Declaration of War by France, in February 1793; to the Accession of George IV. In January 1820; With An Account of the Origin and Progressive Increase of The British Navy; Illustrated, From the Commencement of the Year 1793, by A Series of Tabular Abstracts, Contained in a Separate Quarto Volume.

London: Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1822.

First edition of James’ naval history of Great Britain. Five octavo volumes and one quarto volume of tables bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards with morocco spine labels lettered in...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-130581

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Illustrated by Romeyn De Hooghe

Biblia, Dat is, De gantsche H. Schriftuure vervattende alle de Boeken des Ouden ende Nieuwen Testaments; Nu Van nieuws uyt D.M. Luthers Hoogduitse Bybel in onze Nederlandsche Taale getrouwelyk overgezet, Tot dienst van de Christelyke Gemeynten, d’Onveranderde Augsburgsche Confessie toegedaan in deeze Nederlanden. [Biblia Neerlandica].

Amsterdam: Jacob Lindenberg, 1702.

Rare early 18th century Dutch Luther Bible illustrated with exquisite engravings by renowned Dutch Baroque artist Romeyn de Hooghe. Folio, original full calf with ruling and central motifs to the pane...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-116383

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Hesketh, Henry

Piety the Best Rule of Orthodoxy. Or, an Essay Upon this Proposition: That the Conduciveness of Doctrines to Holiness or Vice, is the best Rule for private Christians to judge the Truth or Falshood of them by.

London: Printed by Walter Kettilby, at the Bishops-Head in S. Paul's Church-yard, 1680.

Rare first edition of Hesketh’s classic essay. 12mo, bound in full contemporary mottled calf with gilt tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt turn-ins, all edges mar...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-140234

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Hurston, Zora Neale

Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica.

Philadelphia : J.P. Lippincott Company, 1938.

First edition of Hurston’s personal experiences in Haiti and Jamaica. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, ra...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-141718

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Dryden, John

Fables Ancient and Modern; Translated into Verse, From Homer, Ovid, Boccace, & Chaucer: With Original Poems.

London: Jacob Tonson, 1700.

First edition of this collection of fables with nearly 12,000 verses translated or paraphrased from various including Homer, Chaucer and Ovid. Quarto, bound in contemporary calf Cambridge binding, too...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-104852

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Lamb, Charles

A Book Explaining the Ranks and Dignities of British Society: Intended Chiefly for the Instruction of Young Persons.

London: Tabart and Co., 1809.

Second edition of this satirical work, with beautiful color plates. Octodecimo, contemporary calf bound in three-quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt ruling to the spine, with 23 of 24 hand-...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-147994

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Marryat, Frederick

The Novels of Captain Marryat.

London: J.M. Dent, 1895-96.

Finely bound set of the works of Captain Marryat, one of 750 copies printed on handmade paper. Octavo, complete in 24 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt t...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-110464

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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

La Hojarasca.

Bogota: Ediciones- S.L.B., 1955.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers by artist Cecilia Porras. In very good condition. A very sharp example.

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-138058

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Brothers Grimm

Household Stories from the Collection of the Brothers Grimm.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1882.

Finely bound edition of this collection of classic fairytales. Octavo, bound in full dark blue morocco by Kelliegram with gilt titles and floral tooling to the spine, floral ruling to the front and re...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149423

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Jerrold, Blanchard. [George Cruikshank]

The Life of George Cruikshank. In Two Epochs.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1882.

First edition of the definitive biography of famed illustrator and satirist George Cruikshank. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt titles and tooling to the...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-137182

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Schulberg, Budd

Waterfront.

New York: Random House, 1955.

First edition of Schulberg’s novel adapted from his Academy Award–winning screenplay. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartme...

$2,000.00 Item Number: RRB-143648

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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 Proudfoo...

$1,950.00 Item Number: RRB-147409

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Edmonds, Harfield H.; Norman N. Lee

Brook and River Trouting.

Otley: Smith Settle, 2003.

Signed limited De Luxe edition of this practical angling book focused on fly fishing for trout in smaller streams and flowing rivers. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full goatskin with gilt titles to th...

$1,950.00 Item Number: RRB-150483

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Stetson, Charlotte Perkins [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]

Women and Economics: A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution.

Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1898.

First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, bound in full leather, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine conditio...

$1,950.00 Item Number: RRB-127602

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Jones, James

From Here to Eternity.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951.

First edition of the author’s first book, one of the great novels of World War II. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and floral tooling to the spine in five comp...

$1,850.00 Item Number: RRB-150656

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