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Marlborough: His Life and Times.

Churchill, Winston S

Marlborough: His Life and Times.

London : George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1933-38.

First edition of Churchill’s magisterial biography of his notable ancestor John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Octavo, 4 volumes, original cloth, top edge gilt, illustrated with hundreds of maps and plans (many folding), plates and document facsimiles. Association copy, inscribed by Winston Churchill on the front free endpaper of volume IV, “To Maurice Ashley fromContinue reading "Marlborough: His Life and Times."

$14,800.00

Item Number: RRB-144914

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Marlborough: His Life and Times.

Churchill, Winston S

Marlborough: His Life and Times.

London : George G. Harrap & Company, 1933-36.

Rare original publisher’s advance proofs of the first edition of the first three volumes of Churchill’s important biography of his notable ancestor, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Octavo, 3 volumes, original wrappers, illustrated with, maps, plans, plates and document facsimiles. In very good condition with Vol. II in a good dust jacket, possibly aContinue reading "Marlborough: His Life and Times."

$2,400.00

Item Number: RRB-145482

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Jonah’s Gourd Vine.

Neale Hurston, Zora

Jonah’s Gourd Vine.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1934.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In near fine condition, name to the title page. With an introduction by Fanny Hurst. Rare andContinue reading "Jonah’s Gourd Vine."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-141711

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Mary Poppins.

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.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-144179

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Ulysses.

Joyce, James

Ulysses.

New York : Random House, 1934.

First American edition of Joyce’s masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt signature of Joyce to the front panel, gilt ruled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery,Continue reading "Ulysses."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149451

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The Postman Always Rings Twice.

Cain, James M

The Postman Always Rings Twice.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1934.

First edition of one of the most important crime novels of the twentieth century, adapted as a motion picture seven times. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt ruled innerContinue reading "The Postman Always Rings Twice."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-146083

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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.

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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The Free Fishers.

Buchan, John

The Free Fishers.

London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1934.

First edition of standalone historical thriller novel. Octavo, bound in three-quarters calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers. In fine condition.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-150779

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Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis Icones Anatomicae.

Vesalius, Andreas; Illustrated by Jan Stephan van Calcar

Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis Icones Anatomicae.

New York and Munich : Printed by the Bremer Presse for the New York Academy of Medicine and the University of Munich, 1934.

The Bremer Press edition and final edition of the Fabrica and Epitome, printed from the original Vesalian woodblocks which were subsequently destroyed in the bombing of Munich in 1943. Folio, original publisher’s half pigskin over cloth with gilt titles to the front panel, illustrated with two woodcut title-pages by Jos. Lehnacker, leaf with woodcut portraitContinue reading "Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis Icones Anatomicae."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147205

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Montrose.

Buchan, John

Montrose.

London : Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., 1935.

First edition of Buchan’s fascinating biography of James Graham, first Marquess of Montrose. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco over marbled boards by Bayntun 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, marbled endpapers, illustrated with portraits andContinue reading "Montrose."

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-150770

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Ulysses.

Joyce, James; Henri Matisse

Ulysses.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1935.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Joyce’s landmark Ulysses, widely recognized as the first illustrated edition. Large quarto, original gilt-stamped pictorial brown cloth, with 26 illustrations. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 1,476. Boldly signed by Henri Matisse in pencil on the colophon page at the rear. In near fine condition.Continue reading "Ulysses."

$9,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151736

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The Babylonian Talmud.

Translated by Rabbi Isidore Epstein

The Babylonian Talmud.

London : The Soncino Press, 1935-1952.

First complete English translation and first Soncino edition of the Babylonian Talmud, a revered and significant work of Jewish scholarship. Octavo, 52 volumes in the original publisher’s deluxe full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and raised bands to the spine, gilt Soncino Press insignia to each front panel, gilt-ruled turn-ins and inner dentelles, top edgeContinue reading "The Babylonian Talmud."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149544

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Mules and Men.

Hurston, Zora Neale

Mules and Men.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1935.

First edition of Hurston’s classic work, “the most engaging, genuine, and skillfully written book in the field of folklore” (Alan Lomax). Octavo, original cloth, with 10 illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, innerContinue reading "Mules and Men."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-141719

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The House of the Four Winds.

Buchan, John

The House of the Four Winds.

London : Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1935.

First British edition, early printing of the last book in the Dickson McCunn trilogy. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers. In fine condition with a slight lean to the spine.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-151379

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The Story of Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier Des Grieux.

Prévost, Antoine François. [The Abbe Prévost D'Exiles]

The Story of Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier Des Grieux.

New York : The Heritage Press, 1935.

First edition thus of Helen Wadell’s translation of the seventh and final volume of Mémoires et aventures d’un homme de qualité which was adapted into the famous opera in four acts composed by Giacomo Puccini. Quarto, bound in half morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartmentsContinue reading "The Story of Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier Des Grieux."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-147343

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Men and Deeds.

Buchan, John

Men and Deeds.

London : Peter Davies, 1935.

First edition of this collection of historical essays and biographical sketches highlighting influential figures and pivotal events. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within stamped in blind bands, top edge gilt. In very good condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150847

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Ulysses.

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 desirable illustrated books, combining the work of two great modern artists. Large quarto, original gilt-stamped pictorial brown cloth, original slipcase. In fineContinue reading "Ulysses."

$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140072

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My Early Life; Thoughts and Adventures; Great Contemporaries; Step by Step.

Churchill, Winston S

My Early Life; Thoughts and Adventures; Great Contemporaries; Step by Step.

London : Odhams Press Limited, 1936-1939.

First Odhams press edition of four of Churchill’s best-known works. Octavo, 4 volumes, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in My Early Life, “To E.T. Vassallo from Winston S. Churchill, 1948. ” With a typed letter signed by Nina Edith Sturdee, Churchill‘s privateContinue reading "My Early Life; Thoughts and Adventures; Great Contemporaries; Step by Step."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150502

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The Story of Ferdinand.

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."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147987

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My Early Life; Thoughts and Adventures; Great Contemporaries; Step by Step.

Churchill, Winston S

My Early Life; Thoughts and Adventures; Great Contemporaries; Step by Step.

London : Odhams Press Limited, 1936-1939.

First Odhams press edition of four of Churchill’s best-known works. Octavo, 4 volumes, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation set, inscribed by Churchill to his financial adviser on the front free endpaper of My Early Life, “To T.E.R. Harris from Winston S. Churchill Christmas 1947” and initialed by ChurchillContinue reading "My Early Life; Thoughts and Adventures; Great Contemporaries; Step by Step."

$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-131601

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We the Living.

Rand, Ayn

We the Living.

New York : The MacMillan Company, 1936.

First edition of Rand’s debut novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, 22 karat 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 "We the Living."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151216

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Oeuvres de Pierre Loti: Aziyadé, Le Mariage de Loti, Le Roman D’Un Enfant, Mon Frère Yves, Pêcheur d’Islande, Madame Chrysanthème, Les Désenchantées, La Troisième Jeunesse de Madame Prune, Un Pèlerin d’Angkor, Ramuntcho. [The Works of Pierre Loti].

Loti, Pierre. [Louis Marie-Julien Viaud]

Oeuvres de Pierre Loti: Aziyadé, Le Mariage de Loti, Le Roman D’Un Enfant, Mon Frère Yves, Pêcheur d’Islande, Madame Chrysanthème, Les Désenchantées, La Troisième Jeunesse de Madame Prune, Un Pèlerin d’Angkor, Ramuntcho. [The Works of Pierre Loti].

Paris : Calman-Levy, 1936 -1937.

The Calmann-Lévy limited illustrated edition of the works of Pierre Loti. Octavo, thirteen volumes uniformly bound in three quarter pebbled blue morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in three compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbons bound in, profusely illustrated with colored engravings by Pierre Brissaud, J.G.Continue reading "Oeuvres de Pierre Loti: Aziyadé, Le Mariage de Loti, Le Roman D’Un Enfant, Mon Frère Yves, Pêcheur d’Islande, Madame Chrysanthème, Les Désenchantées, La Troisième Jeunesse de Madame Prune, Un Pèlerin d’Angkor, Ramuntcho. [The Works of Pierre Loti]."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-149542

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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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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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