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Brown, Kenneth

The Medchester Club.

New York : The Derrydale Press, 1938.

First edition of the author’s collection of hunting reminiscences and tales of horsemanship. Octavo, original cloth with labels to the spine and front panel lettered in gilt, illustrated by Smithson Broadhead. One of 950 numbered copies, this is number 814. In near fine condition.

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$35.00
Item Number: RRB-116384
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Simon, Andre L

Star Chamber Revels (Or, The Fountayne of Justice). A Satyre Acted on Friday the eleventh day of June, in the yeare 1602 by the then Lords of the Queen Elizabeth’s most honourable Council.

Peekskill : Printed by Crosby Gaige, 1937.

First edition of Andre L. Simon’s retelling of a day in the life of the Lords of the Star Chamber. Octavo, original boards, engraved headpiece and tailpiece. Signed by the author at the conclusion of his introduction. Very good in the rare original glassine.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-115807
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Bernstein, Aline

Masterpieces of Women’s Costume of the 18th and 19th Centuries.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc, 1959.

First edition of Aline Bernstein’s great work on the history of costume design, published posthumously. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with 32 color plates and 51 correlated line drawings. In fine condition. From the library of actress Vivien Leigh.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-110285
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Danielson, Richard E

Martha Doyle and Other Sporting Memories.

New York : The Derrydale Press, 1938.

First edition of Danielson’s collection of sporting memories. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated by Edwin Megargee. One of 1250 numbered copies, this is number 775. In near fine condition.

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$30.00
Item Number: RRB-116031
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Moss, Stirling

In the Track of Speed.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1957.

First edition of this early work by the legendary driver. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Stirling Moss on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-110914
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Brown, John J

The American Angler’s Guide.

New York : Burgess, Stringer & Co, 1845.

First edition of the first angling book written in America. Small octavo, original brown cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spin and front panel. In very good condition. Period name to the front free end paper. A rare piece of American angling literature.

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$2,150.00
Item Number: RRB-88015
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Seton, Ernest Thompson

Lives of Game Animals.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Page, 1925-28.

Signed limited first edition, number 95 of only 177 sets, of Seton’s illustrated zoology of “land animals in America, north of the Mexican border,” with 1,500 illustrations and 50 maps showing distribution, signed by Seton on the frontispiece of Volume I. Large Quarto, four volumes, original brown and tan gilt-stamped cloth, top edges gilt. In very goodContinue reading "Lives of Game Animals."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-109233
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Ingram, Mrs. H.K

Florida: Beauties of the East Coast.

St. Augustine : Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway Company, 1893.

Scarce first edition of this early brochure for the state of Florida. Oblong octavo, original illustrated wrappers, gilt titles, with color illustrated frontispiece. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates from photographs. With text by Helen K. Ingram.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-103179
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Darwin, Bernard

Green Memories.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1928.

First edition of the first volume of the author’s autobiographical trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece portrait of the author. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. From the library of Albert W. Tillinghast, with his  handwritten inventory card laid in. Murdoch 184; D&M 14090; D&J D5290.

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-108739
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Player, Gary

Gary Player’s Golf Secrets.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice Hall, 1962.

First edition of Gary Player’s first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Inscribed by Gary Player on the title page and additionally signed by Player on the front panel of the dust jacket. Fine in a good dust jacket with a large chip to the rear panel.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-109227
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Di Maggio, Joe [DiMaggio]

Lucky To Be A Yankee.

New York : Rudolph Field, 1946.

First edition of this early autobiography by Joltin Joe Di Maggio. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in a contemporary hand, “To Dick- Hope the start of a good Pic Book! Best alwasy Joe Di Maggio.” Foreword by Grantland Rice. Introduction by James A. Farley. Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "Lucky To Be A Yankee."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-107322
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Tilden, William T

Singles and Doubles.

New York : George H. Doran Company, 1923.

First edition of Tilden’s masterwork on the sport of tennis. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with engravings after photographs of noted players including frontispiece. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket which is in near fine condition.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-104052
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Kotter, John

The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations.

Cambridge : Harvard Business School, 2002.

Early printing of this organizational work by Kotter. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Tim John Kotter.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Fender.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-107819
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Burnaby, Frederick Gustavus

On Horseback Through Asia Minor.

London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1877.

Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in original publisher’s green cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, spine vignettes in black, illustrated with 3 folding maps and a mounted photographic portrait frontispiece. In near fine condition.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-105843
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Shackleton, Ernest; James Murray and George Marston

Antarctic Days. Sketches of the Homely Side of Polar Life by Two of Shackleton’s Men: Introduced by Sir Ernest Shackleton.

London : Andrew Melrose, 1913.

Limited edition de luxe, numbered 85 of 280 copies signed on the recto of the limitation leaf by E.H. Shackleton, James Murray and George Marston. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel with a mounted color illustration, top edge gilt, 4 mounted color plates after watercolors by C. Day, 34Continue reading "Antarctic Days. Sketches of the Homely Side of Polar Life by Two of Shackleton’s Men: Introduced by Sir Ernest Shackleton."

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$15,000.00
Item Number: RRB-103746
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Spooner, Alden

The Cultivation of American Grape Vines and Making of Wine.

Brooklyn : A Spooner & Co, 1846.

First edition of one of the earliest American books on wine making. Small octavo, original cloth. In very goo condition condition with 12 page corners torn. Rare; the last example at auction was in 1984.

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-102334
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Dietrich, Marlene. [Joe DiMaggio]

Marlene Dietrich Autograph Note Signed to Joe DiMaggio.

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Rare autograph note signed by German-American actress Marlene Dietrich to baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. The note accompanied an 18-page Astrological Horoscope report by Hollywood astrologer Carroll Righter which Dietrich arranged to have made for DiMaggio. Signed by Righter at the conclusion of the report and with an additional inscription by Dietrich which reads, “M. RighterContinue reading "Marlene Dietrich Autograph Note Signed to Joe DiMaggio."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-102561
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David, Elizabeth

Summer Cooking.

London : Dorling Kindersley, 1985.

First edition of the re-issue of this classic work. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Elizabeth David on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Line drawings by Adrian Daintrey. Photograph of Elizabeth David by Cecil Beaton.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-105488
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Tilden, William

William Tilden Photograph Signed.

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Rare photograph of American tennis legend William Tilden. Boldly signed by Tilden, “Wm T. Tilden 2nd.” Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 11.5 inches by 10 inches. In fine condition.

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-100124
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Jones, Robert Tyre (Bobby)

Robert T. (Bobby) Jones Signed Portrait.

1954.

Attractive signed large color portrait of golfer Bobby Jones swinging his driver. Boldly inscribed by Bobby Jones, “For Will Grimsley with best regards, Bob Jones.” Annotated below the portrait, “Reproduced from a painting by Thomas E. Stephens and presented by ninety-nine members of the Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta Georgia. Number 282 of a limitedContinue reading "Robert T. (Bobby) Jones Signed Portrait."

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$3,200.00
Item Number: RRB-100047
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Vardon, Harry) Edgar Guest

The Time I Played With Vardon.

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Rare original broadside poem by Edgar Guest on golfer Harry Vardon. A photograph of Vardon with a putter and the poem by Edgar Albert Guest is below. Guest who was popular poet in the 20th century and became known as the “People’s Poet”. Matted and framed.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-100920
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Knight, Hilary. [Coco Chanel]

Hilary Knight Original Chanel Watercolor Illustration.

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Rare original watercolor fashion illustration by American artist Hilary Knight for Chanel. In an envelope affixed to the rear of the framed piece is the original tissue guard featuring an inscription in Knight’s hand, “A Chanel School Girl stops for a spring sniff of the camelia trees outside of the Place Vendome Step” and “A constructionContinue reading "Hilary Knight Original Chanel Watercolor Illustration."

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-95329
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Simon, Andre L

The History of the Wine Trade in England.

London : Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.

First editions of Simon’s landmark work. Octavo, original cloth, three volumes. Volumes I and III are signed Andre Simon, Volume II is  inscribed by him, “With the author’s Compliments Andre L. Simon 12 Nov 08 To Austin Bellow.” In very good condition with rubbing and wear to volume II.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-90384
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Vardon, Harry

My Golfing Life.

London : Hutchinson & Co, 1933.

First edition of Vardon’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. From the library of golf architect A.W. Tillinghast with his handwritten library index card laid in. A.W. Tillinghast was one of the most prolific architects in the history of golf; he worked on more than 265 different courses and was inducted into the World Golf HallContinue reading "My Golfing Life."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-96787
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