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Sahara.

Palin, Michael. Photographs by Basil Pao

Sahara.

New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2003.

First edition of Palin’s incredible retelling of his journey across the Sahara Desert. Quarto, original boards, patterned endpapers, photographs by Basil Pao. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Glenn – Don’t eat the camel! Michael Palin.” The recipient, Glenn Goldman founded Book Soup in 1975, an independently owned bookstore onContinue reading "Sahara."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-119797

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Two Years Ago.

Kingsley, Charles

Two Years Ago.

Cambridge : Macmillan and Co, 1857.

First edition of the author’s classic work, containing some of his most profound passages of descriptive imagery. Small octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards by Tout & Sons with gilt titles and floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels,Continue reading "Two Years Ago."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-151104

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Fanny in France: Travel Adventures of a Chef’s Daughter, with Recipes.

Waters, Alice with Bob Carrau; Illustrations by Ann Arnold

Fanny in France: Travel Adventures of a Chef’s Daughter, with Recipes.

New York : The Viking Press, 2016.

First edition of this work for anyone who loves France, food and adventure. Quarto, illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Alexis with love, Alice Waters.” Fine in a fine dust jacket, gift inscription on the verso of the front free endpaper. Illustrated by Ann Arnold.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-45672

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Six Years in the Malay Jungle.

Wells, Carveth

Six Years in the Malay Jungle.

Garden City, NY : Garden City Publishing, 1925.

First edition of Wells’ work on the Malay jungle. Octavo, original orange cloth, frontispiece. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket,

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-1921

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The Wilderness of Zin.

Woolley, C. Leonard and T. E. Lawrence

The Wilderness of Zin.

London : Stacey International, 2003.

Revised edition of the authors comprehensive account of their daring 1914 military mapping expedition in southern Palestine. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Preface by Jonathan Tubb. Introduction by T. Sam N. Moorehead. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-124354

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Three Letters From the Andes.

Leigh Fermor, Patrick

Three Letters From the Andes.

London : John Murray, 1991.

First British edition of this work by the author of A Time of Gifts. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white sketches. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Craxton.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-150719

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New Worlds to Conquer.

Halliburton, Richard

New Worlds to Conquer.

Indianapolis : The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929.

First edition of the third legendary travel-adventure book from this author. Medium octavo, original olive green cloth with gilt titles, beveled edges, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece of the author at the summit of Popocatepetl, illustrated with photographs throughout. Boldly signed by Richard Halliburton on the front free endpaper. In very good condition, owner signature to theContinue reading "New Worlds to Conquer."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-145248

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To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin.

Irwin, James B. with William A. Emerson Jr

To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin.

Philadelphia : A. J. Holman Company, 1973.

First edition, early printing of the autobiography of Jim Irwin, who served as the Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Diana. James Irwin.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Bender.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-147173

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Arabian Sands.

Thesiger, Wilfred

Arabian Sands.

New York : E.P. Dutton and Company, 1959.

First American edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, map on the rear pastedown. Very good in a very good dust jacket.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-143506

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Sultan in Oman: Venture Into The Middle East.

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.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-144487

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Alone Across The Atlantic.

Chichester, Francis

Alone Across The Atlantic.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1961.

First edition of this work by the famed explorer. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. From the library 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 his 10-story high balloon SpiritContinue reading "Alone Across The Atlantic."

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-112552

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American Places.

Porter, Eliot; Wallace Stegner; Page Stegner [Peter Mathiessen]

American Places.

New York : E.P. Dutton, 1981.

First edition of collection of musings and photographs of the American landscape, depicting all aspects of American life from the Rocky Mountains to the state of Maine. Square quarto, original publisher’s cloth, profusely illustrated with color photographs. From the library of writer Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Peter Matthiessen remains theContinue reading "American Places."

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-151565

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An Iconography of the Portraits of T. E. Lawrence.

Grosvenor, Charles

An Iconography of the Portraits of T. E. Lawrence.

Pasadena : The Otterden Press, 1988.

Signed limited edition of Grosvenor’s catalogue of the portraits of T. E. Lawrence. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the author, this is number 255. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover portrait by William Rothenstein. Cover photograph by Vladmir Popovic.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-126800

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The Places In Between.

Stewart, Rory

The Places In Between.

Orlando : Harcourt, 2006.

Early printing of the author’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “To Heather, with very best wishes Rory August 2006.” In fine condition.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-93219

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Where Giants Trod: The Saga of Kenya’s Desert Lake.

Brown, Monty. Foreword by Vivian Fuchs

Where Giants Trod: The Saga of Kenya’s Desert Lake.

London : Quiller Press, 1989.

Special limited edition of Brown’s elaborately illustrated history of Kenya’s northern desert region and the 13 expeditions to Lake Rudolf. Quarto, original publisher’s three quarters pebbled morocco over leatherette boards, marbled endpapers, with 75 color and 50 black and white illustrations, folding map in pocket affixed to rear pastedown. One of 250 numbered copies signedContinue reading "Where Giants Trod: The Saga of Kenya’s Desert Lake."

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-110678

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Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece.

Fermor, Patrick Leigh

Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece.

New York : New York Review of Books, 2006.

First edition of The New York Times Review of Books edition. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the title page. In fine condition. Introduction by Patricia Storace.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-54

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The Book of South Wales, the Wye, and the Coast.

Hall, Mr. and Mrs. S. C

The Book of South Wales, the Wye, and the Coast.

London : Arthur Hall, 1861.

First edition of Hall’s description of a tour through South Wales which originally appeared in the Art Journal. Octavo, bound in full polished calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles,Continue reading "The Book of South Wales, the Wye, and the Coast."

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-138426

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The New Golf.

Vaile, P. A

The New Golf.

New York : E. P. Dutton & Company, 1916.

First edition of P. A. Vaile’s authoritative manual of the game of golf. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece engraving of Jerome D. Travers with tissue guard, illustrated with forty engravings from photographs. In near fine condition. A nice example.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-88077

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River: One Man’s Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea.

Fletcher, Colin

River: One Man’s Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.

First edition of this epic adventure by Fletcher, a renowned traveler and writer. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 15 maps and 42 photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Alan and Lotte with best wishes Colin Carmel Valley, California 4/30/97.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dustContinue reading "River: One Man’s Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea."

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-54787

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Bordeaux: A Consumer’s Guide to the World’s Finest Wines.

Parker, Robert M.

Bordeaux: A Consumer’s Guide to the World’s Finest Wines.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003.

First printing of the fourth edition of Robert M. Parker’s first book and definitive classic in the field. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed with a star by Robert M. Parker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Beth Middleworth. Author photograph by the author’sContinue reading "Bordeaux: A Consumer’s Guide to the World’s Finest Wines."

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-150771

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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 good dust jacket with damp-staining to the rear panels of both. Translated by Olga Marx.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-149173

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The Romance of Plant Hunting.

Kingdon Ward, Frank

The Romance of Plant Hunting.

London : Edward Arnold & Co, 1924.

First edition of Kingdon-Ward’s work on the love of flowers and plant hunting. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated. In good condition.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-139818

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With Forks and Hope: An African Notebook.

Huxley, Elspeth

With Forks and Hope: An African Notebook.

1964 : William Morrow & Company, New York.

First edition of Huxley’s authoritative report on the rapidly changing political climate of post-colonial East Africa. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with maps and drawings by Jonathan Kingdon. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Joe Ferrier with my best wished Elspeth Huxley.” Laid in is the original typed transmittal letter,Continue reading "With Forks and Hope: An African Notebook."

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-96083

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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 condition with a small area of discoloration to Borman‘s left arm. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-151660

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