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Atkins, Robert. [Robert Atkyns]

Parliamentary and Political Tracts, Written by Sir Robert Atkins, Knight of the Bath, and late One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas.

London : Printed for R. Gosling, at the Crown and Mitre, against Fetter-Lane, in Fleet-street, 1734.

First edition of this exceptionally rare collection of Atkyn’s political tracts. Octavo, bound in full paneled calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt turn-ins, all edges speckled red. In near fine condition. Scarce.

$50,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151226

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Woolf, Virginia

The Common Reader. [and] The Common Reader Second Series.

London : The Hogarth Press, 1925 & 1932.

First British editions of these classic collections of Woolf’s critical essays. Octavo, volume one in the original publisher’s pictorial half-cloth boards, volume two in the original publisher’s green cloth. Volume one in very good condition dust jacket. Volume two is very good in a very good dust jacket. Volume two jacket design is by VanessaContinue reading "The Common Reader. [and] The Common Reader Second Series."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151114

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Petty, Sir William

The Political Anatomy of Ireland…To Which is Added Verbum Sapienti.

London : Printed for D. Brown and W. Rogers, 1691.

First edition of this seminal, early statistical survey that analyzes 17th-century Irish land, people, and government to propose improvements for efficiency, taxation, and union with England. Duodecimo, bound in full speckled calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within double ruled gilt bands, morocco spine label, and gilt turn-ins. In very goodContinue reading "The Political Anatomy of Ireland…To Which is Added Verbum Sapienti."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151139

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Henry, Marguerite; Illustrated by Wesley Dennis

Misty of Chincoteague.

New York : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 1997.

Signed limited edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original publisher’s maroon cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by Wesley Dennis. One of two hundred and fifty numbered copies signed by the author, this is number 77. Fine in the original publisher’s matching slipcase which is in fineContinue reading "Misty of Chincoteague."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-151225

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Kingsley, Charles

The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby.

London and Cambridge : Macmillan and Co., 1863.

First edition of this Victorian moral fantasy. Octavo, bound in three-quarter crushed levant over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, with two illustrations by J. Noel Paton. In near fine condition. BookplatesContinue reading "The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-151121

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Calvin, John. Translated from the French by Thomas Stocker

Two and twentie Sermons of Maister John Calvin. In which Sermons is most religiously handled, the hundredth and nineteenth Psalme of David, by eight verses aparte according to the Hebrewe alphabet.

London : [Printed by Thomas Dawson] For John Harison and Thomas Man, 1580.

Scarce first edition in English of this collection of John Calvin’s sermons. Octavo, bound in full levant morocco with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling and central gilt arabesques to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, wide typographical borderContinue reading "Two and twentie Sermons of Maister John Calvin. In which Sermons is most religiously handled, the hundredth and nineteenth Psalme of David, by eight verses aparte according to the Hebrewe alphabet."

$82,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149640

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Kipling, Rudyard

The Day’s Work.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1914.

The Bombay edition of this collection of 13 Kipling short stories mainly written between 1893 and 1896 while Kipling was living in Vermont. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco over cloth covered boards by Morrell with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "The Day’s Work."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-151116

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Kipling, Rudyard

Many Inventions.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1913.

The Bombay edition of this collection of Kipling poems and tales. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco over cloth covered boards by Morrell with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-151115

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Sydenham, Thomas

Thomae Sydenham Med Doct Ac Practici Londinensis Celeberrimi, Opera Medica. [Medical Works of Thomas Sydenham].

Geneva : Printed by Gabriel de Tournes & Sons, 1723.

The collected medical works of Thomas Sydenham. Royal octavo, written in Latin, volume one only, bound in full calf with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, morocco spine label, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges stained red, engraved frontispiece of Thomas Sydenham, illustrated.Continue reading "Thomae Sydenham Med Doct Ac Practici Londinensis Celeberrimi, Opera Medica. [Medical Works of Thomas Sydenham]."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151125

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A Sicilian Romance.

Radcliffe, Anne

A Sicilian Romance.

Philadelphia : Printed For Henry and Patrick Rice, 1795.

First American edition of Radcliffe’s classic 18th century gothic novel. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine. In good condition. Chip to the spine label, G1 & 2 tear at head within text, with minor loss, Q1 torn and stained at foot, with loss ofContinue reading "A Sicilian Romance."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151221

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Blixen, Karen [Isak Dinesen]

Den Afrikanske Farm. [Out of Africa].

Copenhagen : Gyldendal, 1937.

First Danish edition of the author’s classic memoir, which recounts events of the seventeen years when Blixen made her home in Kenya. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition. Rare in this condition.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-151113

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Locke, John

A Second Letter Concerning Toleration.

London : Printed for Awnsham and John Churchill, at the Black Swan in Ave-Mary Lane, 1690.

First edition of John Locke’s landmark second Letter of Toleration, a profound influence on Jefferson, Madison and the architecture of the American Constitution on freedom of religion. Octavo, bound in three quarter calf with gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers. In very good condition, paper repair to lower corner D1, faint early ink ownershipContinue reading "A Second Letter Concerning Toleration."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151201

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Blixen, Karen [Isak Dinesen]

Out of Africa.

London : Putnam, 1937.

First British edition of the author’s classic memoir, which recounts events of the seventeen years when Blixen made her home in Kenya. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. An exceptional example, rare in this condition.

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151112

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le Carre, John

The Looking-Glass War.

London : Heinemann, 1965.

First edition of the author’s fourth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “B. Payne best wishes John le Carré.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with toning to the spine.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-151111

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Lanfrey, Pierre [Napoleon]

The History of Napoleon the First.

London and New York : Macmillan and Co., 1871-1879.

First English edition of this critical biography that attempts to demythologize Napoleon Bonaparte. Octavo, four volumes, bound in early twentieth century three-quarters morocco over marble covered boards by Zaensdorf with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In very good condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-151123

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Coolidge, Calvin

Have Faith in Massachusetts: A Collection of Speeches and Messages.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1919.

Second enlarged edition of this collection of speeches. Octavo, original cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Coolidge. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To William F. Prindle With regards, Calvin Coolidge Aug 1920.” Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition with chipping to the extremities. RareContinue reading "Have Faith in Massachusetts: A Collection of Speeches and Messages."

$900.00

Item Number: RRB-151229

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Kingsley, Charles

The Roman and the Teuton: A Series of Lectures Delivered Before the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge and London : Macmillan and Co., 1864.

First edition of this classic collection of Kingsley’s Cambridge lectures. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards by Tout & Sons with gilt titles and floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. In near fineContinue reading "The Roman and the Teuton: A Series of Lectures Delivered Before the University of Cambridge."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-151109

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Rosendahl, Commander C.E

What About the Airship? The Challenge to the United States.

New York : Charles Scribners Sons, 1938.

First edition of this spirited defense of the airship that calls for America to secure and maintain airship superiority. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top stain red, illustrated with 16 black and white photographic plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper,Continue reading "What About the Airship? The Challenge to the United States."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150890

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Smith, D. Murray

Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores from the Earliest Times to the Expedition of 1875-76.

Glasgow, Melbourne, and Sydney : Thomas Liddell, 1877.

Finely bound edition of this history of Arctic exploration. Quarto, bound in full contemporary black morocco with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, elaborate pictorial front and rear panels stamped in blind and gilt, all edges gilt, rebacked with original spine laid down, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Illustrated withContinue reading "Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores from the Earliest Times to the Expedition of 1875-76."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150762

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Kingsley, Charles

Westward Ho!

Cambridge : Macmillan and Co., 1855.

First edition of Kingsley’s historical novel based on the Preston Somers Expedition of 1595. Small octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards by Tout & Sons with gilt titles and floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt,Continue reading "Westward Ho!"

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-151107

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Edward VIII [Duke of Windsor]; Bobby Jones [Robert T.]; Walter Hagan; Gene Sarazen; Tommy Armour

Bobby Jones, Walter Hagan, Gene Sarazen, and Tommy Armour Signed 1941 Bahamas Red Cross Benefit Match Admission Pass. [with] Two Duke of Windsor Typed Letters Signed.

Bahamas : Government House, 1941-1942.

Exceptionally rare 1941 Bahamas Red Cross Benefit Match Admission Pass signed by Bobby Jones, Walter Hagan, Gene Sarazen, and Tommy Armour handsomely framed with a typed letter signed by the Duke of Windsor, “Edward” to Gene Sarazen thanking him for a fine set of golf clubs and anticipating his visit and participation in the benefitContinue reading "Bobby Jones, Walter Hagan, Gene Sarazen, and Tommy Armour Signed 1941 Bahamas Red Cross Benefit Match Admission Pass. [with] Two Duke of Windsor Typed Letters Signed."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151082

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Smeeton, George; Illustrated by George Cruikshank

Doings in London: or Day and Night Scenes of the Frauds, Frolics, Manners, and Depravities of the Metropolis.

London : Orlando Hodgson, c. 1830.

Finely bound example of this spirited survey of London life. Octavo, bound in three-quarters modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, frontispiece and title page vignette, illustrated with thirty-three black and white engravings. InContinue reading "Doings in London: or Day and Night Scenes of the Frauds, Frolics, Manners, and Depravities of the Metropolis."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-148883

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Amis, Kingsley [Writing as Robert Markham]

Colonel Sun.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1968.

Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the first Bond title published by Kingsley Amis. Duodecimo, original light green pictorial wrappers. In very good condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-151095

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Muir, John

A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916.

First trade edition of this travelogue chronicling the renowned naturalist’s 1867 journey on foot from Indiana to Florida. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with titles stamped in white, color pictorial cover label, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of John Muir, illustrated with several plates from photographs and a map. In very good condition. EditedContinue reading "A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-151030

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