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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 Proper Lessons for Sundays and Other Holy-Days, and a New Version of the Psalms of David.

Oxford: Printed at the Oxford University Press, 1861.

Finely bound Oxford University printing of the Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments. Duodecimo, bound in full pebbled morocco richly decorated in gilt with gilt tooling to the sp...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-148987

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Palm Leaf Manuscript.

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Very attractive palm leaf book in East Asian script (possibly Burmese). Approximately 159 palm leaves between two wooden covers with beveled edges, loosely bound with a cord, with a medallion at each...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-52015

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Fast, Howard

Spartacus.

New York: Published by the Author, 1951.

First edition of this work, basis for the classic 1960 film starring Kirk Douglas. Boldly signed by Howard Fast on a page bound-in. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titl...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-150338

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Gretzky, Walter; Jim Taylor [Wayne Gretzky]

Gretzky: From the Back Yard Rink to the Stanley Cup.

Toronto, Ontario: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1984.

First edition of this biography of the greatest hockey player of all-time told through the eyes of his father, Walter Gretzky, to respected columnist, Jim Taylor. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated w...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-148212

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Dickens, Charles

Hard Times. For These Times.

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854.

First edition in book form of Dickens’ attack on the living conditions of England’s mid-19th century industrial cities. Octavo, bound in full calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and too...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-148215

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Charles, Prince

Prince Charles Signed Photograph.

:, 1994.

Rare photograph of Prince Charles and his staff taken during the 1994 Royal Tour. Signed and dated by Prince Charles, “Charles 1994.” One of eleven original photographs presented by Prince...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-95805

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Burroughs, John

The Writings of John Burroughs: Accepting the Universe.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1921.

Volume XXI of the Autograph edition of Burroughs’ collected writings. Octavo, elaborately bound in full crushed levant morocco by H. R. Johnson with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-149746

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Thompson, Kay; Illustrated by Hilary Knight

Eloise in Paris.

New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc, 1957.

First edition of the second book in Kay Thompson’s cherished Eloise series. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout by Hilary Knight. Signed by the illustrator on the front free endpaper,...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-140791

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Walton, Izaak and Charles Cotton

The Complete Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation: Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish, and Fishing.

London: Printed only for Thomas Hope; sold by him and Sackville Parker, Richard Matthews, and Samuel Trimmer, 1760.

First Hawkins edition of Walton’s classic work. Octavo, original full speckled tan calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to t...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-146335

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Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel]

The Seven Lady Godivas.

New York: Random House, 1987.

Signed limited commemorative edition of this classic Dr. Seuss title. Folio, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. One of 300 numbered copies of the first printing of the...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-149719

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Fast, Howard

Spartacus.

New York: Published by the Author, 1951.

First edition of this work, basis for the classic 1960 film starring Kirk Douglas. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author bound-in, “For Jerry Mayro Gratefully Howard Fast.” Octavo, bo...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-149899

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Smith, William

A Concise Dictionary of the Bible, For the Use of Families and Students.

London: John Murray, 1865.

First edition of Smith’s Concise Dictionary of the Bible. Octavo, bound in full dark green leather with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt inner dentelles, al...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-147247

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The Macallan [Ian Fleming]

The Macallan James Bond 60th Anniversary Limited Edition Giclée Print Collection.

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Limited edition 60th anniversary Giclée print collection marking the six decades of James Bond films with a collaboration between The Macallan and EON Productions. Square folio, pictorial boards, six...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-147855

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Chagall, Marc & Jean Laymarie

Jerusalem Windows.

New York: Braziller, 1962.

First edition. Folio, original red cloth, with two original color lithographs specially prepared by Chagall for this edition, illustrated throughout. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very sharp exam...

$1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-1376

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Rabin, Yitzhak

The Rabin Memoirs.

Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1979.

First edition in English of the memoirs of Yitzhak Rabin. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by...

$1,150.00 Item Number: RRB-148522

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Burns, Robert

Poems and Songs of Robert Burns. [Fore-edge Painting]

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1867.

Finely bound example of the poetical works of Robert Burns decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six...

$1,150.00 Item Number: RRB-138654

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Tibbets, Paul; Theodore Van Kirk

Paul Tibbets and Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk Signed Photographic Print.

:, 1945.

Distinctive photograph of the Hiroshima mushroom cloud signed by two crew members of the Enola Gay. Black and white photographic print of the Hiroshima mushroom cloud captured just after the release o...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-147781

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Eliot, T.S

The Cocktail Party.

London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1950.

First edition of the most popular of Eliot’s seven plays published during his lifetime. First issue with “here” for “her” on page 29, line 1. Octavo, bound in full morocc...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-152121

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Lindbergh, Charles A

Of Flight and Life.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons , 1948.

First edition of this prophetic discourse on weapons of mass destruction. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Elizabeth Bartky with m...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-144539

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Churchill, Winston S

Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania.

New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1900.

First American edition (which precedes the British first) of Churchill’s singular attempt at full-length fiction. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. In near fi...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-129733

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Bryant, William Cullen

A Forest Hymn [Bound with] In The Woods With Bryant, Longfellow, and Halleck. [Fore-edge Painting].

New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1860-1862.

Finely bound collection of two classic American poems; decorated with a rare double fore-edge painting. Quarto, bound in full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt turn-ins a...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-139346

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Select Poetry. Chiefly on Subjects Connected with Religion. [Fore-Edge Painting].

London: Printed for L. B. Seeley and Son, 1825.

Finely bound poetry collection decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. 18mo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gi...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-141053

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Burgess, Anthony [William Shakespeare]

The World of William Shakespeare.

London: The Arcadia Press, 1971.

Signed limited edition of this comprehensive exploration of Shakespeare’s life, works, and lasting cultural influence, blending historical context with literary analysis to highlight his endurin...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-147850

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Goldsmith, Oliver

The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. and Professor of Ancient History in the Royal Academy of the Arts. [Fore-edge Painting].

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1846.

Finely bound example of Goldsmith’s complete poetical works, decorated with a fore-edge painting of a golfing scene. Octavo, bound in full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spi...

$1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-140226

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