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The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938.

First edition, second printing of this famed Hemingway anthology, containing his only published play as well as the first appearance in book form of The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, The Snows...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-145913

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Thompson, Kay; Illustrated by Hilary Knight

Eloise, Eloise in Paris, Eloise At Christmastime, Eloise In Moscow, Eloise Takes a Bawth.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955-2002.

First editions of each of the five Eloise titles. Quarto, 5 volumes. Each are signed by the illustrator, Hilary Knight. Each are near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets. A brilliant set of th...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-5600

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Thomas, Dylan

The Map of Love: Verse and Prose.

London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, 1939.

First edition, first issue of Thomas’s third book with “Dent” blind-stamped on spine. Octavo, original purple cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with the frontispiece portrait...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-139597

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Smith, Adam

Essays on Philosophical Subjects… To Which Is Prefixed, an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author by Dugald Stewart.

London: Printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1795.

First edition of this important collection of Smith’s essays, featuring the important first publication of his History of Astronomy. Quarto, bound in quarter calf with gilt titles to the spine....

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151270

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Craddock, Harry

The Savoy Cocktail Book.

London: Constable & Company, 1930.

First edition of this iconic, definitive text on cocktails. Octavo, original half black cloth, pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Gilbert Rumbold. Presentation copy, inscribed by Harry Craddock on th...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-132103

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Elizabeth II, Queen and Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Photograph.

:, 1954.

Black and white photograph of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with young Prince Charles and Princess Anne waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, signed by Queen Elizabeth II, “Elizab...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-145203

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Baum, L. Frank

The Emerald City of Oz.

Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co. Publishers, 1910.

First edition, second printing of the sixth book in Baum’s cherished Oz series in the exceptionally rare original dust jacket. Quarto, original publisher’s emerald green cloth (binding B)...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-151927

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Bojaxhiu, Mary Teresa. [Mother Teresa]

Mother Teresa Signed Time Magazine Cover.

New York: Time, December 29, 1975.

Rare cover from the December 29, 1975 issue of Time Magazine featuring a portrait of Mother Teresa by Bob Peak and inscribed by her, “God bless you M Teresa MC.” In near fine condition. Do...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-133441

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Don Ramon Zazo of Ortega

Don Ramon Zazo of Ortega Signed Patent of Nobility.

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Rare illuminated patent of Nobility signed by Don Ramon Zazo of Ortega, historian and King of Arms to Charles III, King of Spain. Quarto, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt ruling to the spine,...

$6,500.00 Item Number: RRB-110235

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Wilde, Oscar

The Works of Oscar Wilde.

London : Methuen , 1909-10.

The works of Oscar Wilde. Octavo, 13 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt. In near fine condition.

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-130510

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Wilde, Oscar

The Works of Oscar Wilde.

London: Methuen & Co, Ltd./Paris: Charles Carrington, 1908-1922.

Complete set of the works of Oscar Wilde, including For Love of a King issued in 1922 and often missing from this set. Octavo, 15 volumes in the publisher’s original gilt-decorated full buckram,...

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-139028

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Bojaxhiu, Mary Teresa. [Mother Teresa]

Mother Teresa Autograph Quotation Signed.

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Autograph quotation signed by Mother Teresa, “God is love and he love [sic] you love others as he loves you God bless you M Teresa mc.” One page, on an off-white slip which measures 4.75 i...

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-144060

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Hess, Stephen; James P. Pfiffner [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Organizing the Presidency.

Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2002.

Third edition of this examination of the changing responsibilities of the executive branch jobs and their relationships with one another, from the time of Roosevelt to George W. Bush. Octavo, original...

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-147836

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Schiot, Molly [Lisa Beattie Frelinghuysen] [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2016.

First edition of this inspiring work that highlights the overlooked achievements of female athletes throughout history, showcasing their resilience and impact on the world of sports. Imperial octavo,...

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-147837

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Baring-Gould, Sabine

Onward, Christian Soldiers.

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Rare original autograph manuscript of the famous hymn. Quarto, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and detailing t...

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-147736

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Sholokhov, Mikhail. Translated by Stephen Gary

And Quiet Flows the Don and The Don Flows Home To The Sea.

London: Putnam, 1934-1940.

First edition in English of the major epic of Soviet literature and one of the first works of Soviet literature to be translated into English. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s cloth. An...

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-143722

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Teesdale, Henry

Henry Teesdale Double-Hemispheric Map of the World.

London: Published by Henry Teesdale, 1831.

Detailed engraved 19th century English double-hemispheric maps of the world issued by Henry Teesdale of London in March 1831. Two hand-colored engraved maps of the Eastern and Western hemispheres. In...

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-147632

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Biblia, Das ist: Die ganze Heilige Schrift Des Alten und Neuen Testaments. Bie Foide von Herrnn Doctor Martin Luther. [18th Century German Martin Luther Bible].

Nuremberg: Endter, 1788.

Eighteenth century printing of the Martin Luther Bible; the first Bible in the German language originally translated by Martin Luther in 1534, considered the foundation of the modern German language....

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-142643

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Linclon, Abraham; Designed and written by W.H. Pratt. Lithograph by A. Hageboeck

Abraham Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation Typographic Portrait.

Davenport, Iowa:, 1865.

Original typographic portrait of Abraham Lincoln composed of his Emancipation Proclamation, issued on January 1, 1863. In near fine condition. Double matted and framed, the entire piece measures 26.5...

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-95831

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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...

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-147205

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Major, R.H

The Bibliography of the First Letter of Christopher Columbus, Describing His Discovery of the New World.

London: Ellis & White, 1872.

First limited edition of this comprehensive bibliography cataloging the various editions and translations of Columbus’s first letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella describing his initial v...

$6,000.00 Item Number: RRB-147857

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Frost, Robert

A Boy’s Will.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1915.

First American edition of Frost’s first published work. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, gilt title to the front panel. Boldly signed and dated by the poet on front free endpaper,...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-147558

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Houdini, Harry

Harry Houdini Signed Houdini Picture Corporation Stock Certificate.

New York: The Brown-Green Co., January 23, 1922.

Rare stock certificate signed by the world’s greatest escape artist, master illusionist Harry Houdini. One page, partially printed in brown and black ink with an embossed seal, the document is dated J...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-129031

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Thompson, Kay. Illustrated by Hilary Knight

Eloise; Eloise in Paris; Eloise at Christmastime; Eloise in Moscow.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955-1959.

First editions of the four classic books in Kay Thompson’s beloved Eloise series. Quarto, four volumes, original boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by Hilary Knight. Each volume is near fi...

$5,500.00 Item Number: RRB-138622

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