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Houston, Charles S. & Robert Bates

K2: The Savage Mountain.

London : Collins, 1955.

First edition of Charles Houston and Robert Bates’ K2: The Savage Mountain. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both Charles Houston and Robert H. Bates on the title page. Also laid in is a short letter written and signed in Houston’s hand. Fine in a very good  price-clipped dust jacket.

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$325.00
Item Number: RRB-645
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Hillary, Edmund

High Adventure.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.

First British edition of Hillary’s account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, original blue cloth, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Boldly signed by the author in a contemporary hand on the half-title page, “E.P. Hillary.” Very good in a very good dust jacket.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-146311
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Hillary, Edmund

High Adventure.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.

First British edition of Hillary’s account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, original blue cloth, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Boldly signed by the author in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper, “E.P. Hillary.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-140292
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Hillary, Edmund

High Adventure.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.

First British edition of Hillary’s account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, bound in full morocco, marbled endpapers, slipcase, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in a contemporary hand, “To Muriel Brent-Smith E.P. Hillary.” In fine condition.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-140999
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Hillary, Edmund

High Adventure.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.

First British edition of Hillary’s account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, original blue cloth, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Boldly signed by the author in a contemporary hand on the title page, “E.P. Hillary.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-132749
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Norgay, Tenzing with James Ramsey Ullman

Man of Everest. The Autobiography of Tenzing.

London : George Harrap & Co, 1955.

First edition, early printing of Norgay’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographic frontispiece and 18 pages of photographs. Boldly signed by Tenzing Norgay on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with two small chips. Written with James Ramsey Ullman. Books signed by Norgay are rare.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-139663
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Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George. Introduction by Edgar Johnson

The Last Days of Pompeii.

The Officina Bodoni Verona : Printed For The Members of the Limited Editions Club, 1956.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Bulwer-Lytton’s most celebrated work, a classic of historical fiction and the basis for the 1935 Hollywood film of the same name directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C. Cooper. Quarto, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and ruling toContinue reading "The Last Days of Pompeii."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149522
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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 good dust jacket with damp-staining to the rear panels of both. Translated by Olga Marx.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-149173
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Newby, Eric

The Last Grain Race.

London : Secker & Warburg, 1956.

First edition of the noted travel writer’s classic first book. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated. Boldly signed by Eric Newby on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-148373
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Morris, James [Jan]

Sultan in Oman: Venture Into The Middle East.

New York : Pantheon, 1957.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-144487
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Fermor, Patrick Leigh

A Time To Keep Silence.

London : John Murray, 1957.

First edition of the author’s third book, regarding his experiences in various monasteries. Octavo, original blue cloth. Illustrated by John Craxton. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Mary Anna with love from Paddy 2.6.88.” The recipient, Mary Anna Marten (with her bookplate to the inside gutter), was the daughter ofContinue reading "A Time To Keep Silence."

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$1,150.00
Item Number: RRB-2641
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Fleming, Ian

The Diamond Smugglers.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1957.

First edition of the thrilling true story behind one of the greatest spy operations in history. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, illustrated. In fine condition. Introduction by John Blaze.

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$700.00
Item Number: RRB-140882
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Fermor, Patrick Leigh

A Time To Keep Silence.

London : John Murray, 1957.

First edition of the author’s third book, detailing his experiences in various monasteries. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated by John Craxton. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Peter Todd Mitchell.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-150725
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Fermor, Patrick Leigh

A Time To Keep Silence.

London : John Murray, 1957.

First edition of the author’s third book, detailing his experiences in various monasteries. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated by John Craxton. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “From [My Mother] AE. Leigh Fermor Fudge with thanks for safe transportation to Regency Sq. Brighton MCMLXIX.” Fermor has crossed out the ‘To’ in theContinue reading "A Time To Keep Silence."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-135041
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Newby, Eric

A Short Walk In the Hindu Kush.

London : Secker & Warburg, 1958.

Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. In good condition.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-146280
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Sikorsky, Igor

The Story of the Winged-S: Late Developments and Recent Photographs of the Helicopter.

New York : Dodd, Meade & Company, 1958.

First edition, early printing of the autobiography of the Russian-American aviation pioneer and designer of the first viable American helicopter. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jack Sloane with kindest personal regards of I. Sikorsky Jan 25 1963.” VeryContinue reading "The Story of the Winged-S: Late Developments and Recent Photographs of the Helicopter."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-148067
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Fermor, Patrick Leigh

Mani: Travels In The Southern Peloponnese.

London : John Murray, 1958.

First edition of the author’s travelogue about the rocky Mani, later complementing it with Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece and title-page vignette by John Craxton, map of the southern Peloponnese by John Woodcock, and illustrated with 26 photographs. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket design byContinue reading "Mani: Travels In The Southern Peloponnese."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-150829
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Sikorsky, Igor

The Story of the Winged-S: Late Developments and Recent Photographs of the Helicopter.

New York : Dodd, Meade & Company, 1958.

First enlarged edition, early printing of the autobiography of the Russian-American aviation pioneer and designer of the first viable American helicopter. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs. In fine condition.

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$40.00
Item Number: RRB-151819
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von Braun, Wernher

Wernher von Braun Signed Time Magazine Cover.

Havana : Time Magazine Latin American Edition, 1958.

Rare Time Magazine Latin American Edition cover signed by legendary German-American aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun. Quarto, the cover is from the February 17, 1958 issue and features a reproduction of a bust portrait of von Braun painted by Boris Chaliapin captioned “Missleman Von Braun.” Signed by von Braun on the lower right corner ofContinue reading "Wernher von Braun Signed Time Magazine Cover."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-138504
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Newby, Eric

A Short Walk In the Hindu Kush.

New York : Doubleday & Company, 1958.

First American edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Eric Newby on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Although not marked this copy is from the library of travel collector, Mary Anna Marten, who was the daughter of theContinue reading "A Short Walk In the Hindu Kush."

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-3413
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Attlee, Clement; [Harry S. Truman]

A Tour of the United States of America.

1959.

The only copy of this beautiful record of the friendship between The Right Honourable Clement ‘Earl’ Attlee and President Harry S. Truman. Folio, original presentation faux leather boards with gilt fascimile lettering and ruling to the front panel, bound with green velvet rope, silver patterned engdpapers, original photographs and news clippings throughout. Inscribed by HarryContinue reading "A Tour of the United States of America."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-145339
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Baker, Charles H

The Esquire Culinary Companion: Being an Exotic Cookery Book Or, Around Europe with Knife, Fork, and Spoon.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc., 1959.

First edition of Baker’s famed Esquire Culinary Companion. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Charles H. Baker Jr.” Near fine in the original slipcase which is in very good condition.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-127386
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Smeeton, Miles; Foreword by Nevil Shute

Once is Enough.

London : Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959.

First edition of this “unique among books of maritime adventure” (New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original cloth. From the library of of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in hisContinue reading "Once is Enough."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-112199
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Huxley, Elspeth

The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1959.

First edition of Huxley’s autobiographical work based on her early life among white settlers on her father’s coffee plantation in Kenya. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Elspeth Huxley on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rosemary Seligman. Uncommon signed.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-110441
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