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War Service Record 1939-1945: The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited.

Edinburgh: Printed for the Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, 1952.

First edition of the Commercial Bank of Scotland’s War Service Record 1939-1945. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-124208

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Kipling, Rudyard

“Teem”- A Treasure-Hunter.

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1938.

First edition of Kipling’s beloved dog story. Octavo, original cloth. Frontispiece illustration by Marguerite Kirmse. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket.

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-121883

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Hardy, Thomas

Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

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

Early edition of Thomas Hardy’s twelfth published novel. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations. In good condition with light rubb...

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-148194

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Sharp, Evelyn. Illustrated by Charles Robinson

The Story of the Weathercock.

London: Blackie & Son Limited, n.d..

Early printing of Sharp’s children’s classic. Quarto, original publisher’s decorated cloth, illustrated with sixteen color plates and numerous black-and-white illustrations by Charle...

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-135422

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Nichols, George Ward

The Story of the Great March. From the Diary of a Staff Officer.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1866.

Early printing of Nichols’ account of the Savannah Campaign. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with charts and maps, one folding. In good condition.

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-133029

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Galbraith, Robert. [J.K. Rowling]

The Silkworm.

London: Sphere, 2014.

First edition of the second novel in Rowling’s Cormoran Strike Series, published under the pen name Robert Galbraith. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sian Wilson.

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-137033

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Scott, Paul

A Male Child.

London : Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Ltd, 1956.

First edition of Paul Scott’s third novel. Octavo, original boards. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-138732

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Nasar, Sylvia

Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011.

First edition of this sweeping narrative. Octavo, original boards. Signed and dated by Sylvia Nasar on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-47016

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Smith, Rupert. [Madeleine Albright]

The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World.

London: Penguin Books, 2006.

Second edition of this critical analysis of how warfare has evolved from traditional industrial-age conflicts to modern “war amongst the people.” Octavo, original publisher’s wrapper...

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-149066

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Maugham, W. Somerset

The Moon and Sixpence.

New York: The Heritage Press, 1941.

The Heritage Press illustrated edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, floral stamped detailing to the front panel, top stain brown, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece...

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-149773

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Kennedy, William

The Ink Truck.

New York: Viking, 1985.

First printing of the re-issue of the author’s first book. Octavo, original publisher’s full cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by William Kennedy on the title page, “For Joel, Will...

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-149751

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Yogananda, Paramhansa

Autobiography of a Yogi.

New York: The Philosophical Library, 2005.

Reprint of one of the most important spiritual books of the twentieth century, Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition.

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-135452

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Greene, Graham

First edition of this Greene novel set in a leproserie on the upper reaches of a tributary of the Congo River in Africa. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Dust jacket desig...

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-115799

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Hibi, Yuichi. [Robert Frank]

A Weekend With Mr. Frank: A Book of Five Reproductions and One Original Print.

Tuscon, Arizona: Nazarelli Press, 2006.

Signed limited edition of the companion book to Yuichi Hibi’s 2001 documentary on the life and work of Robert Frank. Small octavo, original boards, containing five reproductions of black and whi...

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-122098

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Huxley, Aldous

Brief Candles.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1930.

First English edition of the author’s fifth collection of short fiction. Octavo, original red boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine, top stain red. Near fine in a very good dust jacket...

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-145277

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Wells, H.G

Men Like Gods.

London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1923.

First edition of Wells’ speculative work exploring the political and social direction of the modern world. Octavo, original cloth with titles and floral ruling stamped in blind to the spine and front...

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-151147

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Bush, Jeb

Jeb Bush Signed Everglades National Park First Day Cover.

Florida:, 1947.

Rare 1947 first day cover produced to celebrate the founding of Everglades National Park signed by Jeb Bush. Dedication of Everglades National Park Florida envelope depicting a classic scene of the Ev...

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-151817

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Asimov, Isaac

Banquets of the Black Widowers.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1984.

First edition of the fourth book in Asimov’s Black Widowers series. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Al Nagy.

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-142875

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Kesey, Ken

The Sea Lion: A Story of the Sea Cliff People.

New York: Viking, 1991.

First edition of this beautiful piece of children’s literature. Super octavo, original half cloth, lavender endpapers, fully illustrated by Neil Waldman. Boldly signed and dated by the author in...

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-145361

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Fast, Juian

The Beatles: The Real Story.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1968.

First edition of this early work on The Beatles Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-144376

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Kipling, Rudyard

The Fringes of the Fleet.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1915.

First edition of this collection of nautical essays and poems. 12mo, original illustrated wrappers. In near fine condition. A very sharp example.

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-122463

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McCartney, Paul; John Lennon; George Harrison; Ringo Starr

Original Beatles Help Stamp Out People Who Want to Help Stamp Out Beatles Fan Letter Template.

:, c. 1960s.

A well-preserved piece of Beatles memorabilia from the fans of the Fab Four. Octavo, two pages, ‘Help Stamp Out People Who Want to Help Stamp Out Beatles’ (HSOPWTHSOB) typed folding letter...

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-147066

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Hopkins, R. Thurston. [Rudyard Kipling]

The Kipling Country.

London: Cecil Palmer, 1924.

First edition of Hopkins’ illustrated homage to Kipling’s home in rural Burwash and its surrounds. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with drawings by Captain Irvine B. Bately and Gordon...

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-135263

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Hutchinson, John

The Families of Flowering Plants. Arranged According to a New System Based on Their Probable Phylogeny.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1926.

First edition of Hutchinson’s classic work on the classification of flowering plants. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth, with illustrations by W.E. Trevithick and the author. In very good cond...

$75.00 Item Number: RRB-137296

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First Edition Books for Sale Online

War Service Record 1939-1945: The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited.

“Teem”- A Treasure-Hunter.

Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

The Story of the Weathercock.

The Story of the Great March. From the Diary of a Staff Officer.

The Silkworm.

A Male Child.

Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius.

The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World.

The Moon and Sixpence.

The Ink Truck.

Autobiography of a Yogi.

A Burnt-Out Case.

A Weekend With Mr. Frank: A Book of Five Reproductions and One Original Print.

Brief Candles.

Men Like Gods.

Jeb Bush Signed Everglades National Park First Day Cover.

Banquets of the Black Widowers.

The Sea Lion: A Story of the Sea Cliff People.

The Beatles: The Real Story.

The Fringes of the Fleet.

Original Beatles Help Stamp Out People Who Want to Help Stamp Out Beatles Fan Letter Template.

The Kipling Country.

The Families of Flowering Plants. Arranged According to a New System Based on Their Probable Phylogeny.