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Muir, John

A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916.

First trade edition of this travelogue chronicling the renowned naturalist’s 1867 journey on foot from Indiana to Florida. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with titles stamped in white, color pictorial cover label, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of John Muir, illustrated with several plates from photographs and a map. In very good condition. EditedContinue reading "A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-151030

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Armstrong, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Photograph.

c. 1969.

Glossy black and white photograph signed by NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Apollo 11 crew members Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins are pictured waving for photographers from the Lunar Lander Ladder on Earth at an exhibit in Bombay, India, as part of the Apollo 11 “Giant Step” World Tour in 1969. BoldlyContinue reading "Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Photograph."

$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150543

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Armstrong, Neil

Neil Armstrong Twice Signed Clark Anniversary Celebration Program.

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Rare original 75th Anniversary Celebration program of the Clark Equipment Company signed by astronaut Neil Armstrong. Square duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs, sixteen pages, golden bookmark tassel, dated May 7-9, 1978. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong in blue felt tip on his biographical page and on a back “Notes” page.Continue reading "Neil Armstrong Twice Signed Clark Anniversary Celebration Program."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150916

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Kane, Elisha Kent

Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, In the Years 1853,’54,’55.

Philadelphia : Childs and Peterson, 1856.

First edition of this firsthand account to search for the lost British explorer Sir John Franklin. Octavo, two volumes, bound in contemporary three quarters close-grain green morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispieces, separate title page vignettes,Continue reading "Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, In the Years 1853,’54,’55."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150953

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Kaplan, Joseph; Wernher Von Braun; Heinz Haber; Willy Ley; Oscar Schachter; Fred L. Whipple

Across the Space Frontier.

London : Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, 1953.

First edition of this early collaborative exploration of the scientific, technical, and legal possibilities of space travel. Royal octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in three compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and the motif for the Royal Air Force St. Athan stamped in gilt toContinue reading "Across the Space Frontier."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150974

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Leigh Fermor, Patrick; Artemis Cooper and Colin Thubron [Editors]; [Daphne Fielding]

A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road.

London : John Murray, 1977-2013.

First editions of each volume in Leigh Fermor’s trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with maps. A Time of Gifts is an association copy, warmly inscribed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the front free endpaper to Daphne Fielding with with a large ink sketch of a coastal scene with church bell tower, castle tower,Continue reading "A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road."

$12,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150875

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Thesiger, Wilfred

My Kenya Days.

London : Harper Collins, 1994.

First edition of Wilfred Thesiger’s memoir, the famous explorer’s account of living among the Northern tribes of Kenya. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Wilfred Thesiger on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-150955

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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."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150829

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Fermor, Patrick Leigh

Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece.

London : John Murray, 1966.

First edition of the author’s travelogue companion piece to Mani. Octavo, original cloth, a map, and illustrated with black and white photographs. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a couple of small closed tears. Jacket design by John Craxton. Photographs by author’s wife Joan Eyres Monsell. A very sharp example.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150828

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Crantz, David

The History of Greenland: Containing a Description of the Country, and Its Inhabitants.

London : Printed for the Brethren's Society, 1767.

First edition in English of Crantz’s elaborate account of the history of Greenland. first published in German in 1765. Octavo, two volumes bound in full period-style full speckled calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt stamping to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, illustrated with two folding maps and sevenContinue reading "The History of Greenland: Containing a Description of the Country, and Its Inhabitants."

$2,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150760

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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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Barrington, Daines

The Possibility of Approaching the North Pole Asserted.

New York : James Eastburn & Co, 1818.

First separate American edition of this work arguing that reaching the North Pole was possible. Octavo, bound in modern half brown calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, black calf spine labels, title page vignette, with a folding frontispiece map of the North Pole.Continue reading "The Possibility of Approaching the North Pole Asserted."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150764

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Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de

Wind, Sand and Stars.

New York : Reynal and Hitchcock, 1939.

First British edition of Saint-Exupery’s philosophical memoir of flight. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Decorations in color by John O’Hara Cosgrave, II. Translated from the French by Lewis Galantière. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket which has been laminated. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150742

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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.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150725

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Fermor, Patrick Leigh

The Traveller’s Tree: A Journey Through the Caribbean Islands.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1950.

First edition of Leigh Fermor’s first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by A. Costa. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-150727

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Maugham, W. Somerset

Don Fernando.

London : William Heinemann LTD, 1935.

Signed limited edition of this exploration and celebration of Spain’s Golden Age. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, silk ribbon bound in. One of 175 numbered copies, this is number 18. Boldly signed by W. Somerset Maugham on the limitations page. In near fine condition, bookplate to theContinue reading "Don Fernando."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150505

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Lawrence, T.E

Seven Pillars of Wisdom.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1935.

First English deluxe edition of the author’s classic work. Quarto, original publisher’s pigskin-backed buckram with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, marbled endpapers, illustrated with photogravures and folding maps. One of 750 numbered copies, this is number 93. In very good condition. A sharp example.

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150783

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Saint-Exupery, Antoine de

Wind, Sand and Stars.

New York : Reynal and Hitchcock, 1939.

First edition of Saint-Exupery’s philosophical memoir of flight. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Decorations in color by John O’Hara Cosgrave II. Translated from the French by Lewis Galantiere. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150722

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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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Lawrence, T. E.

Revolt in the Desert.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1927.

First edition, first impression with the publisher’s device to the rear board of T. E. Lawrence’s own abridgment of Seven Pillars of Wisdom, which achieved immediate popular success. Quarto, original publisher’s brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with portrait frontispiece and 15 additional plates from portraits, folding map at rear. In nearContinue reading "Revolt in the Desert."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-150793

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Rosendahl, Commander C.E

What About the Airship? The Challenge to the United States.

New York : Charles Scribners Sons, 1938.

First edition of this spirited defense of the airship that calls for America to secure and maintain airship superiority. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top stain red, illustrated with 16 black and white photographic plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “WithContinue reading "What About the Airship? The Challenge to the United States."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-150526

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Wolfe, Tom

The Right Stuff.

New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.

First edition of Wolfe’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth with titles to the spine in silver. Presentation copy, lengthily and warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the second free endpaper, “For Nancy with thanks for such splendid hospitality and marvelous company Tom Wolfe September 15 1979.” Fine in a nearContinue reading "The Right Stuff."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-151079

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Hemingway, Ernest; Taylor Williams; Mary Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway, Mary Hemingway, and Taylor Williams Photograph Collection.

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Rare original black and white photograph collection of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway with his wife Mary Hemingway and fishing guide Taylor Williams in Cuba. Collection of five black and white vintage photographs including: a photograph of Hemingway most likely in a bar in Cuba wearing a white button-up Taylor Williams in a striped button-upContinue reading "Ernest Hemingway, Mary Hemingway, and Taylor Williams Photograph Collection."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150109

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Hemingway, Ernest; Taylor Williams [Martha Gellhorn]

Taylor Williams Typed Letter Recollecting About Ernest Hemingway. [with] Ernest Hemingway Photographs.

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Rare original typed letter from guide Taylor Williams recollecting about hunting antelope with Ernest Hemingway. One page, single typed sheet. The letter reads in full, “Hemingway Box by Taylor Williams. Our party, (consisting of Hemingway, Lloyd Arnold, Ellis Chapin, our packer, and myself) had ridden into the first fringe of foothills above the plains alongContinue reading "Taylor Williams Typed Letter Recollecting About Ernest Hemingway. [with] Ernest Hemingway Photographs."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150090

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