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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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A Hunter’s Wanderings In Africa.

Selous, Frederick Courteney

A Hunter’s Wanderings In Africa.

London : Richard Bentley & Son, 1881.

First edition of this classic firsthand account “perhaps the most famous of all hunting books” of Frederick Courteney Selous’ hunting expeditions across southern and central Africa. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles to the spine, tissue-guarded wood engraved frontispiece, a folding map, with 19 black and white full-page illustrations. Association copy, inscribed by theContinue reading "A Hunter’s Wanderings In Africa."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148068

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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition, first issue in book form of one of Dickens’ most popular novels. Octavo, bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, with 39 engraved plates by Phiz, frontispiece portrait of Dickens. First issue withContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147628

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Organizing the Presidency.

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 cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “For Kiki & Marty – With love &Continue reading "Organizing the Presidency."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147836

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Revelation: A Romance.

Wyndham, Eric

Revelation: A Romance.

London : Digby, Long & Co., Publishers, 1897.

First edition of this fantastical reinterpretation of the legend of the Wandering Jew. Octavo, original cloth, floral endpapers. In very good condition.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-147990

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Inland Deep.

Tooker, Richard

Inland Deep.

Philadelphia : The Penn Publishing Company, 1936.

First edition of this science fiction novel about two explorers discovering a hidden subterranean world. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare in the original dust jacket.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-147985

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South Africa in Mars.

Lamont, Archibald

South Africa in Mars.

London : Grant Richards LTD, 1923.

First edition of this satirical science fiction novel. Octavo, original cloth. In good condition. Rare.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147982

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Re-Birth: A Romantic Novel.

Wilson, Rathmell

Re-Birth: A Romantic Novel.

London : Greening & Co. LTD, 1909.

First edition of this early romance novel. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles. In very good condition. Greening’s Catalogue from 1908 to rear of text block. Ownership signature to the front pastedown. Rare.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147981

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When The Earth Swung Over.

Colbeck, Alfred

When The Earth Swung Over.

London : The "Boy's Own Paper" Office, 1926.

First edition of this early example of disaster fiction. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations by George Soper. In very good condition. Ownership inscription to the front pastedown.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-147978

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My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.

King, Coretta Scott

My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.

First edition of Coretta Scott King’s autobiography, which recounts the history of the Civil Rights Movement and offers an inside look at Dr. King, his sermons and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. + Mrs. Charles Martin With deepest appreciation and personal regardsContinue reading "My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-149789

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Cats’ A.B.C.

Nichols, Beverley

Cats’ A.B.C.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1960.

First British edition of this charming children’s book about the lives, personalities, and quirks of cats. Royal octavo, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout by Derrick Sayer. Boldly signed by Beverley Nichols on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-147943

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The Art Of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children: A Tim Burton Film.

Gallo, Leah; [Designed by] Holly C. Kempf; Tim Burton; Ransom Riggs

The Art Of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children: A Tim Burton Film.

Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, 2016.

First edition of this lavishly illustrated companion of Tim Burton’s adaptation of the Ransom Riggs novel ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout with color photographs, foreword by Ransom Riggs, introduction by Tim Burton. In fine condition.

$60.00

Item Number: RRB-147941

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New York: An Illustrated History.

Burns, Ric; James Sanders; Lisa Ades

New York: An Illustrated History.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.

First edition of this landmark illustrated history of the city that never sleeps. Quarto, original half cloth, heavily illustrated with 500 images in color and black and white. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.

$95.00

Item Number: RRB-147936

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Electrosurgery in Dentistry.

Oringer, Maurice J

Electrosurgery in Dentistry.

Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders Company, 1968.

Early edition of this work on the use of electrosurgery in modern dentistry. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustarted with black and white photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “To Dr. Walter Kindiak With sincere great wishes of the author. Maurice J. Oringer.” InContinue reading "Electrosurgery in Dentistry."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-147798

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Sketches By Boz.

Dickens, Charles

Sketches By Boz.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition of the new edition of one of Dickens’ collection of short pieces. Octavo, bound in full red calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, with forty illustrations by George Cruikshank. In near fine condition.Continue reading "Sketches By Boz."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-147629

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David Yarrow: Storytelling.

Yarrow, David

David Yarrow: Storytelling.

New York : Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, 2022.

First edition of this collection of tales of adventure and misadventure told through Yarrow’s magnificent high-art photography, with a foreword by Cindy Crawford. Quarto, original publisher’s boards, profusely illustrated with a mix of over 125 photographs of Yarrow’s most iconic work and previously unpublished photographs. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “All theContinue reading "David Yarrow: Storytelling."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147931

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Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895.

Shanley, Mary Lyndon [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1989.

First edition of this comprehensive study of Victorian reforms in marriage law and how it reshapes our understanding of the feminist movement of that period. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by Bill Bader on the front free endpaper, “2 June 1997, For Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The veryContinue reading "Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147831

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The Spanish Letter of Columbus to Luis de Sant’ Angel: Escribano de Racion of the Kingdom of Aragon Dated 15 February 1493.

Columbus, Christopher

The Spanish Letter of Columbus to Luis de Sant’ Angel: Escribano de Racion of the Kingdom of Aragon Dated 15 February 1493.

London : Bernard Quaritch, 1891.

First edition of the facsimile edition of Christopher Columbus’ letter to Luis de Santángel about his initial voyage to the Americas. Folio, half morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, folding facsimile of letters at center. In very good condition, rebacked. An exceptional example, rare in this condition.

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147790

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Winston S. Churchill Signed 1953 Meeting of Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference Photograph.

Churchill, Winston S.; Jawaharlal Nehru

Winston S. Churchill Signed 1953 Meeting of Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference Photograph.

London June 1953.

Large original photograph of the 1953 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference. The large silver gelatin print is signed below signed by UK Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, India Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and every other sitter. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 34.5 inches by 24 inches. Rare and desirable signed by these two twentiethContinue reading "Winston S. Churchill Signed 1953 Meeting of Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference Photograph."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147883

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Some Came Running.

Jones, James

Some Came Running.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957.

First edition of the author’s major second novel about an aspiring Army veteran writer. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Jacket design by Greta Franzen. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-147568

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The Midshipman: or Twelve Years at Sea.

Mant, Rev. Frederick W

The Midshipman: or Twelve Years at Sea.

London : G. Routledge & Co, 1854.

First and only edition of this nautical memoir. Octavo, half calf bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, edges sprinkled red. In very good condition. Ownership plates to the front pastedown and front panel of the Norfolk & Norwich Library, donated there from the library of George FrederickContinue reading "The Midshipman: or Twelve Years at Sea."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-147865

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The Bridge on the River Kwai: The Story of the Film.

Houghton, Claude; Pierre Boulle; Alec Guinness; Jack Hawkins

The Bridge on the River Kwai: The Story of the Film.

England : Moore & Matthes Ltd., 1957.

Original brochure celebrating the David Lean war film ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’ with the story of the film by Claude Houghton, based on the screenplay written by Pierre Boulle. Real wood block measuring 4.75 inches by 2.75 inches affixed to front cover, inscribed, “This bridge was designed and constructed by soldiers of the BritishContinue reading "The Bridge on the River Kwai: The Story of the Film."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147872

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Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?

Jr Martin, Bill. Eric Carle

Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?

New York : Henry and Holt Company, 2007.

First edition of this classic colorful children’s interactive book. Quarto, original publisher’s pictorial boards, patterned endpapers, illustrated, original poster tipped in at rear. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Grrrr For Dr. J. Robert Dornish Eric Carle.” Carle had added an original drawing of a bear to the left of hisContinue reading "Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?"

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149041

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

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. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Kelly and Michael Enjoy your own Wild Encounters!! David Yarrow 17/12/2016.” Quarto, original publisher’s boards, profuselyContinue reading "Wild Encounters: Iconic Photographs of the World’s Vanishing Animals and Cultures."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147871

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Digital Diplomacy: U.S. Foreign Policy In The Information Age.

Jr. Dizard, Wilson [Madeleine K. Albright]

Digital Diplomacy: U.S. Foreign Policy In The Information Age.

Washington, D.C : Library of Congress, 2001.

First edition of how the digital revolution has fundamentally reshaped U.S. foreign policy and diplomacy. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “July 2001 to Dr. Madeleine Albright with best regards, Wilson Dizard” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. SecretaryContinue reading "Digital Diplomacy: U.S. Foreign Policy In The Information Age."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-141104

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