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Twain, Mark [Samuel Clemens] and Charles Dudley Warner.

The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day.

Hartford : American Publishing Company, 1878.

Early printing of Twain and Dudley’s satirical work on greed and political corruption in post-Civil War America which has appeared in more than 100 editions since its original publication. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled,Continue reading "The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-127448

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Tolkien, J.R.R.

The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

London : George Allen and Unwin, 1966.

Finely bound set of each title comprising the The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in full red morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front panels, folding maps. In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. The first printing of the second, revised, edition (with “Second Edition 1966” on theContinue reading "The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133131

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Ellis, Leonard Bolles.

History of New Bedford and its Vicinity 1602-1892.

Syracuse : D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1892.

First edition of Ellis’ profusely illustrated history of New Bedford. Large octavo, 2 volumes bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with a profusion of fine tissue-guarded steel-engraved portraits. In near fine condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-131249

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Kipling, Rudyard.

Kim.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1901.

First English edition of what many consider Kipling’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated with photographs of clay reliefs by John Lockwood Kipling including tissue-guarded frontispiece, two pages of advertisements at rear. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box. An exceptional example.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135312

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Maurois, Andre. [Lord Byron].

Byron.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1930.

First edition of Maurois’ appreciation of Byron. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt tooling to the spine, quadruple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Byron. In veryContinue reading "Byron."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-136270

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Storke, Elliot G.

A Complete History of the Great American Rebellion Embracing Its Causes, Events, and Consequences, with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of its Principal Actors, and Thrilling Incidents of Land and Naval Heroes.

Auburn, N.Y : The Auburn Publishing Company, 1863-1865.

First edition of Storke’s history of the American Civil War. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s deluxe full morocco, illustrated with maps, plans of battles, and portraits. In good condition. Rebacked. Rare.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-133070

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Kipling, Rudyard with Wolcott Balestier.

The Naulahka: A Story of West and East.

London : William Heinemann, 1892.

First British edition of Kipling’s ambitious narrative. Octavo, original publisher’s decorative cloth. In very good condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-135051

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Brantome [Pierre de Bourdeille].

Les Vies Des Dames Galantes. [Lives of the Gallant Ladies].

Paris : Éditions de la Belle Etoile, 1938.

First edition of Brantôme’s sensational work on 17th century Parisian court life. Quarto, 2 volumes, original wrappers, illustrations in color by Jacques Touchet. One of 1250 numbered copies. this is number 940. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare, particularly so in the original wrappers.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-132808

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Twain, Mark and Charles Dudley Warner. [Samuel L. Clemens].

The Gilded Age: A Novel.

London : George Routledge and Sons, 1874.

First English edition of the rarest of Mark Twain’s works: the only novel he wrote with a collaborator and the book that gave the era its name in history. Octavo, three volumes, original publishers green cloth, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated. The only multi-volume work Clemens produced, except for the two-volume Tramp Abroad (London,Continue reading "The Gilded Age: A Novel."

$65,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133018

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Aristotle. Translated by Theodoro Gaza.

Aristotelis De Historia Animalium Libri. IX. [Bound with] De Partibus Animalium, & Earu Causis, Libri IIII; De Generatione Animalium Libri V; Hoc Volumine Continentur.

Parisiis : Ex officina Prigentii Caluarini ad Geminas Cyppas in Clauso Brunello, 1542.

Rare 16th century French printing of Aristotle’s pioneering work on zoology which had a powerful influence on zoology for over two thousand years. Octavo, bound in full polished calf, engraved title pages. Rebacked. In very good condition.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133014

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Lord Byron. [George Gordon Byron] .

Hebrew Melodies.

London : John Murray, 1815.

First edition of Byron’s book of poetry written at the request of the Hon. D. Kinnaird. Octavo, bound in half cloth over paper-covered boards. In near fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-120805

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James, William.

A Full and Correct Account of the Chief Naval Occurrences of the Late War Between Great Britain and The United States of America; Preceded by a Cursory Examination of the American Accounts of Their Naval Actions Fought Previous to That Period.

London : Printed for T. Egerton, 1817.

First edition of James’ naval history of the War of 1812, which inspired Theodore Roosevelt’s account from the American perspective: The Naval War of 1812. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt ruling to the spine and panels, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, rebacked. In very good condition.

$900.00

Item Number: RRB-132919

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Forester, C.S.

C.S. Forester Collection.

London and New York : Various publishers, .

Rare collection of 24 first editions and early printings of the novels of C.S. Forester. Octavo, 27 volumes, original cloth, 15 volumes in dust jackets. The collection includes a first English edition of Napoleon and His Court, a first English edition of Annie Marble in Germany, a first American edition of The Man in theContinue reading "C.S. Forester Collection."

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-131846

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McCrary, Tex and Jinx Falkenberg. [William Safire].

New York Close-Up.

New York : New York Herald Tribune, 1949-1951.

Bound collection of New York Close Up columns, from the library of American Journalist William Safire. Folio, original boards with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. From the library of American journalist William Safire with his bookplate to the pastedown. William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. HeContinue reading "New York Close-Up."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-132199

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Du Maurier, Daphne.

The Scapegoat.

London : Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1957.

First edition of du Maurier’s classic work, adapted into the 1959 film of the same name starring Sir Alec Guinness. Octavo, bound in full morocco to mimic a gentleman’s coat with five buttons. In near fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-132445

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Trollope, Frances.

The Barnabys in America; or, Adventures of the Widow Wedded.

London : Henry Colburn, Publisher, 1843.

First edition of the third installment in Frances Trollope’s greatest work, The Widow Barnaby Trilogy. Octavo, three volumes bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards, tissue-guarded frontispieces and 6 plates by John Leech. In very good condition. Bookplates and blindstamps of Bowdoin College.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-132860

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Perez, Antoni.

Institutiones Imperiales Erotematibus Distinctae.

Amstelodami [Amsterdam] : Danielem Elzevirium, 1669.

Scarce 17th century printing of Perez’s early legal treatise. 12mo, bound in full contemporary vellum, engraved pictorial title page. In near fine condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-132642

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Dickens, Charles.

Master Humphrey’s Clock.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1840-1841.

First edition of this collection of short stories. Large octavo, 3 volumes bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece to each volume, illustratedContinue reading "Master Humphrey’s Clock."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-132470

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Kipling, Rudyard.

Kim.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1901.

First English edition of what many consider Kipling’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated with photographs of clay reliefs by John Lockwood Kipling including tissue-guarded frontispiece, two pages of advertisements at rear. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-134755

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Greeley, Horace.

The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America.

Hartford : O.D. Case & Company, 1865.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in three quarters calf, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated. In near fine condition. Uncommon in this condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-131811

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Moliere. [Poquelin, Jean-Baptiste].

The Dramatic Works of Moliere.

Edinburgh : William Paterson, 1875-1876.

Finely bound example of Henri Van Laun’s important translation of Moliere’s complete dramatic works. Quarto, 6 volumes, bound in full straight-grain royal blue morocco, gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling and miniature fleuron cornerpeices to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-insContinue reading "The Dramatic Works of Moliere."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-130194

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Tocqueville, Alexis Charles Henri Clérel. Translated by Henry Reeve.

Democracy in America.

London : Saunders and Otley, 1835.

First edition in English of Tocqueville’s magnum opus. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in three quarters period calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, half-titles, folding engraved map. In very good condition. An attractive contemporary binding.

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-132164

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Yan, Liu (Liu Dezhi). [Ye Zipei].

Complete Map of the World with All Nations.

China : Wanguo Dadi Quantu, 1851 [Xianfeng period].

Exceptionally rare second edition of Ye Zipei’s complete map of the world, one of only two known copies produced by terrestrial globe expert Liu Yan. The terrestrial map is comprised of six accordion-style albums bound in handmade paper with white titular labels lettered in hand to each front panel. A woodblock print in red andContinue reading "Complete Map of the World with All Nations."

$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-131424

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Trollope, Anthony.

The Prime Minister.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1876.

First edition of this classic work, which examines one of the most enduring questions in government; whether a morally scrupulous gentleman can make an effective leader. Octavo, original cloth, four volumes. In near fine condition. An exceptional example, one of the nicest examples we have seen.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-131836

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