Gifts
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.
    The Absent-Minded Beggar.

    Kipling, Rudyard

    The Absent-Minded Beggar.

    England and The United States: The Daily Mail Publishing Co, 1899.

    First illustrated facsimile edition of Kipling’s poem The Absent-Minded Beggar, a souvenir specially printed by The Daily Mail. Quarto, silk moire wrappers, six pages, tissue-guarded frontispiec...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-149009
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    Predator’s Gold.

    Reeve, Philip

    Predator’s Gold.

    London: Scholastic Press, 2003.

    First edition of the second volume in Philip Reeve’s award-winning Mortal Engines Quartet. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, pictorial endpapers. Boldly sig...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-152137
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    Where I’m Calling From: New & Selected Stories.

    Carver, Raymond

    Where I’m Calling From: New & Selected Stories.

    Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1988.

    Signed limited first edition of this classic collection of short stories. Octavo, bound in full publisher’s morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised b...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-146628
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    Homebodies.

    Addams, Charles. [Chas Addams]

    Homebodies.

    New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954.

    First edition of this classic collection of Addams’ cartoons. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Near fin in a near fine dust jacket.
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-147272
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    Plant Hunting.

    Wilson, Ernest H

    Plant Hunting.

    Boston, Massachusetts: The Stratford Company, 1927.

    Special autographed first edition of this autobiographical account of Ernest H. Wilson’s adventures and discoveries as a renowned British plant collector. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full gree...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-151387
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    Ronald Reagan Photograph.

    Reagan, Ronald

    Ronald Reagan Photograph.

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    Large poster/ photograph of President Ronald Reagan with his horse at Rancho del Cielo. Semi-glossy board print of Ronald Reagan standing next to one of his horses, possibly Little Man, and feeding th...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-150208
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    Deep Flight.

    Carpenter, Scott

    Deep Flight.

    New York: Pocket Books, 1994.

    First Pocket Books edition of the second novel written by astronaut Scott Carpenter, the sequel to his 1990 debut underwater techno-thriller, The Steel Albatross. Duodecimo, original pictorial wrapper...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-150595
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    The Gift.

    Nabokov, Vladimir

    The Gift.

    New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1963.

    First edition in English of the “the most original, unusual and interesting piece of prose writing of Russian emigre writing” (Simon Karlinsky). Octavo, original boards. Near fine in a very good dust...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-152261
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    The Important Book.

    Brown, Margaret Wise; Illustrated By Leonard Weisgard

    The Important Book.

    New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949.

    First edition of this charming early work by Margaret Wise Brown. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.  Illustrated By Leonard Weisgard...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-12038
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    A Song Flung Up To Heaven.

    Angelou, Maya

    A Song Flung Up To Heaven.

    New York: Random House, 2002.

    First edition of the final volume in Angelou’s autobiography series. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Ann Sherry, Joy! from...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-88974
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    De’ Vizj De’ Letterati. [On the Vices of Men of Letters].

    Manno, Don Giuseppe

    De’ Vizj De’ Letterati. [On the Vices of Men of Letters].

    Naples: R. Marotta and Vanspandoch, 1830.

    Finely bound example of this literary and moral critique of scholars, writers, intellectuals, and academic culture. Tricesimo-secondo, written in Italian, bound in three-quarters later morocco over ma...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-151949
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    Redemption.

    Uris, Leon

    Redemption.

    New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995.

    First edition of this sequel to Leon Uris’ epic novel Trinity. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “For P...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-148325
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    Saramago, Jose

    Blindness.

    New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1997.

    First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed twice by jacket designer Claudine G. Mansour on the front jacket panel and the rear flap. Translated from the Po...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-147085
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    Goodbye, Columbus and Other Stories.

    Roth, Philip

    Goodbye, Columbus and Other Stories.

    Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1978.

    Signed limited edition of the author’s first book and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original publisher’s full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four compart...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-147570
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    The Lady and the Saints: In Three Cantos.

    Cruikshank, Isaac Robert

    The Lady and the Saints: In Three Cantos.

    London: Edward Bull, 1839.

    First edition of this poetic narrative. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, title...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-148889
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    The Bookman Portfolio: Three Illustrations in Colour From Sea and Sussex From Rudyard Kipling’s Verse.

    Kipling, Rudyard

    The Bookman Portfolio: Three Illustrations in Colour From Sea and Sussex From Rudyard Kipling’s Verse.

    London: Macmillian and Co. Limited, 1926.

    The Bookman Portfolio 1926 Christmas issue containing three color illustrations inspired by Kipling’s collection of poems “Sea and Sussex.” Quarto, original wrappers, three colored p...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-149579
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    Back.

    Green, Henry

    Back.

    London: The Hogarth Press, 1946.

    First edition of this novel by the author whom V.S. Pritchett called, “belongs to the mad tradition in English literature—Sterne, Carroll, Firbank, and Mrs. Woolf.” Octavo, original publisher’s...
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    $175.00 Item Number: RRB-150650
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    Parts One and Two of The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars, in Three Parts, Nineteen Acts, & One Hundred and Thirty Scenes.

    Hardy, Thomas

    Parts One and Two of The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars, in Three Parts, Nineteen Acts, & One Hundred and Thirty Scenes.

    New York and London: The Macmillan Company/Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1904 and 1906.

    First editions of Thomas Hardy’s only major dramatic work. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles. First American edition, first issue of part one. First British edition, second issue of part t...
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    $175.00 Item Number: RRB-148182
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    A Passover Haggadah.

    Wiesel, Elie; Mark Podwal

    A Passover Haggadah.

    New York: A Touchstone Book / Simon & Schuter Inc, 1993.

    First edition of this traditional Passover text paired with Wiesel’s poetic commentary. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by ill...
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    $175.00 Item Number: RRB-151725
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    The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution.

    Wells, H.G

    The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution.

    London: Hutchinson & Co, 1933.

    First British edition of Wells’ prophetic science fiction classic. Octavo, original cloth. In good condition with toning and splitting to the front panel hinge.
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    $175.00 Item Number: RRB-149246
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    The Spy.

    Coelho, Paulo

    The Spy.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.

    First American edition of this historical novel that reimagines the life of the exotic dancer and courtesan Mata Hari. Boldly signed by Paulo Coelho on the second front free endpaper. Fine in a fine d...
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    $175.00 Item Number: RRB-151607
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    Disney War.

    Stewart, James B

    Disney War.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.

    Early printing of this incredibly enthralling exposé on one of America’s most powerful entertainment companies. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Present...
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    $175.00 Item Number: RRB-147019
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    Frank Borman Signed Photograph.

    Borman, Frank

    Frank Borman Signed Photograph.

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    Crew portrait of astronaut Frank Borman. Semi-glossy photograph of Borman wearing a suit and posing next to a model United States spacecraft. Boldly signed by Borman in black felt tip. In near fine co...
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    $175.00 Item Number: RRB-151660
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    Tales of the Hasidim: The Early Masters.

    Buber, Martin

    Tales of the Hasidim: The Early Masters.

    London: Thames and Hudson, 1956.

    Early edition of this seminal work of the Hasidic movement. Octavo, publisher’s original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, front panel vignette of whales stamped in gilt. Very good in a...
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    $175.00 Item Number: RRB-149173
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