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Cours Gastronomique, ou Les Diners de Manant-Ville, Ouvrage Anecdotique, Philosophique et Literature.

Cadet de Gassicourt, Charles-Louis

Cours Gastronomique, ou Les Diners de Manant-Ville, Ouvrage Anecdotique, Philosophique et Literature.

Paris : Imprimerie de Brasseur Aine, 1809.

Second edition of this work on French Gastronomy, containing its history throughout the country’s various regions. Octavo, bound in full calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers, ribbon bound in, lacking the folding engraved plate of the gastronomic areas of France. In very good condition. Rare.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-96186

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Romantic California.

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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Forty-One Years in India: From Subaltern to Commander in Chief.

Roberts, Lord Frederick Sleigh

Forty-One Years in India: From Subaltern to Commander in Chief.

London : Richard Bentley and Son, 1898.

First edition of Commander-in-Chief of the British Army Lord Robert’s memoirs. Octavo, 2 volumes bound in full vellum with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt and gilt tooling to the spines, double gilt ruling and gilt coats of arms to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges red, illustrated with tissue-guarded engravings andContinue reading "Forty-One Years in India: From Subaltern to Commander in Chief."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-111058

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Cases of Cholera Collected at Paris, in the Month of April, 1832, in the Wards of MM. Andral and Louis at the Hospital La Pitie.

Jackson, James

Cases of Cholera Collected at Paris, in the Month of April, 1832, in the Wards of MM. Andral and Louis at the Hospital La Pitie.

Boston : Carter, Hendee, and Co, 1832.

First edition of Jackson’s work detailing six cases of Cholera collected at the Hospital de la Pitie at Paris. Octavo, original publisher’s boards and paper spine label. In very good condition. Ownership inscription.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-137121

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A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome.

Burton, Captain Sir Richard F

A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome.

London : Tylston and Edwards, 1893.

Memorial edition of this mid-19th-century travel narrative by British explorer Richard Burton. Octavo, two volumes, bound in three-quarters morocco over cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with appendices. In near fine condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148409

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History of Armenia.

Chamich, Father Michael; Johannes Avdall [Translator]

History of Armenia.

Calcutta : Printed at Bishop's College Press, 1827.

First edition of the English translation of the history of Armenia from B.C. 2247 to A.D. 1780. Octavo, volume one only out of two, bound in full tree calf with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, morocco spineContinue reading "History of Armenia."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-151169

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Tess of the d’Urbervilles. [and] The Woodlanders. [and] The Well-Beloved.

Hardy, Thomas

Tess of the d’Urbervilles. [and] The Woodlanders. [and] The Well-Beloved.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, c. 1904-1905.

Finely bound editions of Thomas Hardy’s famous works. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, tissue-guarded frontispieces, with black and white illustrations in Tess of the d’Urbervilles, and a map of Wessex to the rear of The Well-Beloved. In very good condition, ownership signatures to the front free endpapers of Tess of the d’Urbervilles and The Woodlanders, bookplateContinue reading "Tess of the d’Urbervilles. [and] The Woodlanders. [and] The Well-Beloved."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148159

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Observations on the Geology and Zoology of Abyssinia: Made During the Progress of the British Expedition to That Country in 1867-68.

Blanford, W.T

Observations on the Geology and Zoology of Abyssinia: Made During the Progress of the British Expedition to That Country in 1867-68.

London : Macmillan and Co, 1870.

First edition of this work dedicated to the geology and zoology of Northern Abyssinia. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, illustrated with a folding color frontispiece of the view of Amba, or Hill-Fort of Duga and the neighboring mountainsContinue reading "Observations on the Geology and Zoology of Abyssinia: Made During the Progress of the British Expedition to That Country in 1867-68."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-145447

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Heath’s Illustrations to the Works of Lord Byron, From Drawings by The First Artists.

Lord Byron. Drawings by Chalon, Leslie, Harding, Herbert, Meadows, Stephanoff, E. Corbould, Fanny Corbaux, Jenkins & Westall. Engraved under the Superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath

Heath’s Illustrations to the Works of Lord Byron, From Drawings by The First Artists.

London : A. Fullarton, And Co, c.1830.

Finely bound example of the poems of Lord Byron, each accompanied by a period engraving. Quarto, bound in three quarters morocco over decorative boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised gilt bands, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, frontispiece engraved portrait of Lord Byron. Illustrated with 36 full page engraved plates. In very goodContinue reading "Heath’s Illustrations to the Works of Lord Byron, From Drawings by The First Artists."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-95864

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South Wind.

Douglas, Norman

South Wind.

London : Martin Secker, 1917.

First edition of the author’s classic work based on the island of Capri. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-142093

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Twenty Sermons, on Various Subjects.

Edwards, Jonathan

Twenty Sermons, on Various Subjects.

Edinburgh : Printed for M. Gray, 1789.

Rare early Edinburgh printing of Jonathan Edwards theological collection of sermons. Octodecimo, bound in full contemporary calf. In good condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-147927

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The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall of Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St Alban.

Bacon, Francis

The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall of Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St Alban.

London : Cresset Press/ Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press, 1928.

The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of this collection of Francis Bacon’s reflective writings. Folio, printed on Batchelor’s Kelmscott hand-made paper, bound in the original publisher’s full vellum by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the front panel and spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt. One of 250 numbered copies,Continue reading "The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall of Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St Alban."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148453

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Oeuvres Poétiques de Guillaume Apollinaire.

Apollinaire, Guillaume

Oeuvres Poétiques de Guillaume Apollinaire.

Paris : André Sauret , 1965.

Deluxe illustrated Sauret edition of the works of Guillaume Apollinaire. Quartos, 5 volumes, bound in full black pebbled morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with colored engravings. Limited edition, one of 95 sets produced, this is number 88. Each volume housed in theContinue reading "Oeuvres Poétiques de Guillaume Apollinaire."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-94694

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The Day of the Locust.

West, Nathanael

The Day of the Locust.

New York : Random House, 1939.

First edition of West’s masterpiece. Octavo, original bound in full leather, raised bands, title to the spine and front panel. In near fine condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-140694

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Far from the Madding Crowd. [and] The WoodLanders. [and] Two on a Tower.

Hardy, Thomas

Far from the Madding Crowd. [and] The WoodLanders. [and] Two on a Tower.

New York : R.F. Fenno & Company, .

Finely bound editions of Hardy’s classic novels filled with themes of love and social constraints. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles, top edges gilt. In very good condition. Ownership signature to the front pastedown.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-149977

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Now We Are Six.

Milne, A. A. Decorations by Ernest Shepard

Now We Are Six.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1927.

First edition of the third book in Milne’s beloved Pooh series. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt decorations to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with decorations by Ernest Shepard. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Gift inscription to the front free endpaper.

$700.00

Item Number: RRB-143951

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The Five Nations.

Kipling, Rudyard

The Five Nations.

London : Methuen and Co, 1903.

First edition, one of 30 copies printed on Japanese vellum. Octavo, bound in full vellum, gilt titles to the spine, gilt topstain. In near fine condition.

$700.00

Item Number: RRB-110468

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Pygmalion and Candida.

Shaw, George Bernard; Clarke Hutton [Illustrator]

Pygmalion and Candida.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1974.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of two of George Bernard Shaw’s classic plays. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, title page vignette, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by illustrator Clarke Hutton on the colophon page atContinue reading "Pygmalion and Candida."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-148812

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Mr. Scarborough’s Family and An Old Man’s Love.

Trollope, Anthony

Mr. Scarborough’s Family and An Old Man’s Love.

London : Chatto & Windus; Edinburgh and William Blackwood and Sons, 1883-1884.

Finely bound collection of Trollope’s Mr. Scarborough’s Family and An Old Man’s Love. Octavo, five volumes uniformly bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine. In good condition. Bookplates.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-110623

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The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke.

Brooke, Rupert

The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke.

London : Philip Lee Warner Publisher to The Medici Society, 1919.

The Medici Society limited edition collection of Rupert Brooke’s classic poems. Octavo, bound in full vellum with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, woodcut frontispiece portrait of Rupert Brooke and title page vignette. One of 1,000 paper copies, this is number 546. In very good condition. Woodcuts byContinue reading "The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-148850

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The Assassination of Winston Churchill.

Thompson, Carlos. [Sir Winston Churchill]

The Assassination of Winston Churchill.

Buckinghamshire : Colin Smythe, 1969.

First edition, signed limited issue of the author’s in-depth investigation into the allegations put forth in Rolf Hochhuth’s ‘Soldiers, An obituary for Geneva’ (1967). Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One ofContinue reading "The Assassination of Winston Churchill."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-139267

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Two Plays of Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard; Three Sisters.

Chekhov, Anton; Lajos Szalay [Illustrator]

Two Plays of Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard; Three Sisters.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1966.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of these two groundbreaking plays by famous Russian writer Anton Chekhov. 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,Continue reading "Two Plays of Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard; Three Sisters."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-148693

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The Virginians.

Thackeray, William

The Virginians.

London : Bradbury and Evans, 1858-59.

First edition of Thackeray’s memorable historical novel. Octavos, 2 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-92535

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The Pirates of the New England Coast 1630-1730.

Dow, George Francis and John Henry Edmonds. Introduction by Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost

The Pirates of the New England Coast 1630-1730.

Salem, Massachusetts : Marine Research Society, 1923.

First edition of the second book published by the Marine Research Society of Salem, Massachusetts. Large octavo, bound in three quarter morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, cartographic endpapers, illustrated, frontispiece. In fine condition.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-130594

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