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Looking for a unique and personal gift? A rare book is a gift they will treasure for a lifetime. There are few gifts that are as lasting and appreciated as a rare book. They hold within its pages not only historical and cultural significance, but often also a personal significance to the recipient. Whether it is a beloved childhood book that turned them on to the joys of reading or a favorite title they read in high school or college, people treasure these books like a close friend.

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Major, R.H. [Christopher Columbus]

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 voyage to the ‘New World’. Duodecimo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands,Continue reading "The Bibliography of the First Letter of Christopher Columbus, Describing His Discovery of the New World."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149418

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Brosnan, Pierce

Pierce Brosnan Signed Photograph.

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Photograph of actor Pierce Brosnan, as James Bond. Semi-glossy photograph of Brosnan in the iconic black and white tuxedo of the secret agent James Bond with a Walther PPK in his right hand. British Secret Service agent James Bond, often referred to by his code name 007, first appeared in 1953 with the debut ofContinue reading "Pierce Brosnan Signed Photograph."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-149417

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Huntington, Samuel P

Who Are We? The Challenges to America’s National Identity.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2004.

First edition of Samuel P. Huntington’s last work. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “To our favorite Sherpa, This intelligent report on a most bizarre country, yours ever, Sam.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Marc J. Cohen. Books signed byContinue reading "Who Are We? The Challenges to America’s National Identity."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-149454

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Wood, Gordon S

The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2004.

First edition of this fresh vision of Franklin’s life and reputation. Octavo, original pictorial boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Charlie Thomas, with best wishes, Gordon S. Wood 6/4/04.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Evan Gaffney.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-149440

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter Series Complete Deluxe Set. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows.

London : Bloomsbury, 1997-2007.

First editions of the deluxe edition of each book in Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Octavo, 7 volumes, original decorative cloth as issued with gilt titles and pictorial onlay to the front panel, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the half-title page in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. AdditionallyContinue reading "Harry Potter Series Complete Deluxe Set. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147882

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Player, Gary

Positive Golf: Understanding and Applying the Fundamentals of the Game.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967.

First edition of this comprehensive exploration of the mental and technical principles essential to effective golf performance. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth, frontispiece of Gary Player, illustarted throughout. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Colonel Bob Eby, Good golfing. Sincerely, Gary Player.” Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "Positive Golf: Understanding and Applying the Fundamentals of the Game."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149407

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Thigpen, Corbett H.; Hervey M. Cleckley

The Three Faces of Eve.

New York : McGraw-Hill, 1957.

Special edition of this classic work, basis for the 1957 Academy Award-winning film starring Joanne Woodward. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed and inscribed by both authors on the front free endpaper, “For John Persall With all good wishes and our cordial regard Corbett Thigpen Hervey Cleckley.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with theContinue reading "The Three Faces of Eve."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149346

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Schedel, Hartmann

Framed Leaf From The Nuremberg Chronicle.

Nuremberg : Anton Koberger, 1493.

Original leaf from the Nuremberg Chronicle, the most extensively illustrated book of the 15th century. The dates on the leaf fall within the Sixth Age, covering late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. The leaf narrates events concerning the popes of the period, beginning with Joannes Octavus (Pope John VIII, 872-882), Martinus Secundus (Pope MartinContinue reading "Framed Leaf From The Nuremberg Chronicle."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-149397

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Faulkner, William

Pylon.

New York : Harrison Smith and Robert Hass, Inc, 1935.

First edition of Faulkner’s explosive novel about a group of Southern barnstormers. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stained black. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-147408

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Schouler, William [Ulysses S. Grant] [Jesse R. Grant]

A History of Massachusetts in the Civil War.

Boston : E.P. Dutton & Co., Publishers, 1868.

First edition of this detailed account of Massachusetts’s political leadership, military organization, and social contributions during the American Civil War. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, tissue-guarded frontispiece of the author. Association copy, inscribed by the author to General Ulysses S. Grant, “Senate Chamber, Boston June 9th 1868 To GeneralContinue reading "A History of Massachusetts in the Civil War."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149393

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Kazantzakis, Nikos

Christ Recrucified.

Athena 1954.

First Greek edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the copyright page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150226

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Dickens, Charles

A Tale of Two Cities. [with] Charles Dickens Autograph Note.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1859.

First edition, mixed issue of one of Dickens’ most enduring works. Octavo, bound in three quarters modern half calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, illustrated with sixteen plates after H.K. Browne including the frontispiece and title vignette.Continue reading "A Tale of Two Cities. [with] Charles Dickens Autograph Note."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149368

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Wells, H.G

The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1914.

First edition of this Edwardian novel. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with titles stamped in gilt and botanical detailing stamped in blind. In near fine condition. Bookplate to the front pastedown. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and TheContinue reading "The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-149390

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Carnegie, Andrew

James Watt: Famous Scots Series.

Edinburgh and London : Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, c. 1905.

First edition of this biographical work celebrating Watt’s refinement of the steam engine as a symbol of Scottish ingenuity and moral progress. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth stamped in gilt and black, title page vignette. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Mr. David Anderson, Andrew Carnegie.” In very good condition.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-149388

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Grahame, Kenneth

The Wind in the Willows.

London : Methuen and Co, 1908.

First edition of the beloved children’s novel, which author A.A. Milne once referred to as a “household book,” “one of the classic read-aloud books that should not be missed by any family” (Silvey). Octavo, original gilt-stamped pictorial green cloth, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In very good condition. Frontispiece by Graham Robertson. Bookplate to the frontContinue reading "The Wind in the Willows."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149387

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Leigh Fermor, Patrick; Artemis Cooper [Editor]; [Daphne Fielding]

A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road.

London : John Murray, 1977-2013.

First editions of each volume in Leigh Fermor’s trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with maps. A Time of Gifts is signed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the front free endpaper. Between the Woods and the Water is an association copy, lengthily inscribed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the front free endpaper to DaphneContinue reading "A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149386

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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1838-39.

First edition in the original monthly parts, mixed issue of this titular hero’s journey through hardship. Octavo, original blue-green wrappers, 20 parts in 19 volumes, dated April 1838-October 1839. Illustrated with an engraved portrait of Dickens by Finden after Daniel Maclise, and 38 out of 39 black and white etched plates by “Phiz” or HablotContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149369

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Allen, Woody

Don’t Drink The Water.

New York : A Random House , 1967.

First edition of this satire comedic play. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece of a black and white photograph. Laid in is a signed photograph of Woody Allen. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-148922

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Southern, Terry

Texas Summer: A Novel by Terry Southern.

New York : Arcade Publishing/Little Brown And Company, 1991.

First edition of Southern’s powerful critique of cultural and economic forces that shaped America. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting and design by Wendell Minor. Author photograph by William Claxton.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-148446

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Yarrow, David

Wild Encounters: Iconic Photographs of the World’s Vanishing Animals and Cultures.

New York : Rizzoli International Publications, 2016.

First edition of this unparalleled collection of high-art photography of fauna and cultures from around the world with a foreword by HRH the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William. Boldly signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “David Yarrow 8/12/2016.” Quarto, original publisher’s boards, profusely illustrated with overContinue reading "Wild Encounters: Iconic Photographs of the World’s Vanishing Animals and Cultures."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149298

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Ghosh, Amitav

The Circle of Reason.

New York : Viking, 1986.

First edition of the author’s classic first novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Amitav Ghosh on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-149436

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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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Warhol, Andy

Andy Warhol Signed Miniature Facsimile One Dollar Bill.

c. 1980.

Rare Andy Warhol signed miniature facsimile one dollar bill. Dollar bill removed from a novelty PaperBox stationery pad, “Memorandum” printed on the verso with printed ruling. Boldly signed by artist Andy Warhol on the recto above George Washington. From the collection of Toni Genstein Volk, with a signed provenance letter from Volk describing her relationshipContinue reading "Andy Warhol Signed Miniature Facsimile One Dollar Bill."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149335

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James, P.D

Cover Her Face.

London : Faber and Faber, 1962.

First edition of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, original green cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Charles Mozley. An excellent example.

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149382

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