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First edition of The Flag: The Book of the Union Jack Club; with contributions by Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle, Marie Corelli and many others
KIPLING, RUDYARD; MARIE CORELLI; ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE; GEORGE MEREDITH. EDITED BY MAJOR H. TRIPPEL.
The Flag: The Book of the Union Jack Club.
London: Published By The Daily Mail For The Union Jack Club [1907].
First edition of The Flag: The Book of the Union Jack Club with contributions by Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle, Marie Corelli and many others. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. In near fine condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 121408
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Rare George Orwell Typed Letter Signed
ORWELL, GEORGE.
George Orwell Typed Letter Signed.
: June 1945.
Rare typed letter signed “Geo. Orwell“, to Gerry Byrne announcing that “my wife died three months ago, very suddenly and unexpectedly”, writing about the aftermath of her death including his relief that their son Richard was too young to to miss her (“…He is now 13 1/2 months old and is extremely well. He has twelve teeth and is almost able to walk…”), apologising that he cannot come to speak at a Labour Party campaign meeting (“…I am up to the eyes in the election myself, apart from other work. I don’t even know of anyone suitable…”), 1 page, 4to, 27b Canonbury Square, Islington, London, 28 June 1945, “…She was to have an operation which should not have been very serious in itself and was expected to cure the trouble she suffered from, but she appears to have died as soon as the operation began, as a result of the anaesthetic…” Although Orwell here relates the immediate cause of Eileen’s death under anaesthetic for a hysterectomy, “the trouble she suffered from” was advanced cancer. Orwell was in France when she died, on 29 March 1945, reporting on the final stages of the war in Europe, and he here explains to Byrne that he returned as soon as he could after the funeral, escaping his grief through work (“…I felt better when I was moving about…”) and leaving his son Richard “with an aunt in Greenwich”. He was back in England covering the Election, which was just a week away, and explains to Byrne that he had just taken on a housekeeper – Susan Watson – which would make it practical for his son to rejoin him in Islington. Orwell‘s correspondent here is Gerry Byrne, the husband of Amy Charlesworth, with whom he had corresponded since 1937. (The Complete Works of George Orwell: Volume 17 (1998) pp. 198-99).
Price: $19,500.00 Item Number: 142701
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; with 12 remarkably intricate full color plates illustrated by Edmund Dulac
FITZGERALD, EDWARD. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY EDMUND DULAC.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
London: Hodder and Stoughton c. 1920.
Magnificent edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald and with illustrations by Edmund Dulac. Quarto, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, title page on Japanese vellum, with 12 full color plates tipped with tissue guards. In fine condition. A nice presentation.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 126161
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Rare original 1970s Palitoy Star Wars Radio Controlled R2-D2
[LUCAS, GEORGE].
Star Wars Palitoy Radio Controlled R2-D2.
Coalville, Leicester: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp./Palitoy [1977].
Rare Palitoy Star Wars Radio Controlled R2-D2, housed in the original box. Complete with wireless control, original Styrofoam packaging, price tag. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145054
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Rare Japanese Western Fashion Collection
Japanese Western Fashion Collection.
Japan: c. 1800.
Collection of six plates depicting the traditional attire of countries west of Japan including England, Germany, Portugal, Holland, Denmark, and Russia. Folio, each painting housed in a custom mat with a mylar guard. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132604
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Rare 18th Century French Nobility Patent
[DE CARRARA, CAJETAU-LOUIS-ANTOINE].
18th Century French Nobility Patent.
: November 13, 1710.
Rare 18th century French Patent of Nobility for Cajetau-Louis-Antoine de Carrara. Folio, bound in full velvet, the patent is comprised of five vellum leaves, the first with calligraphy within an elaborate engraved border; the third leaf with a gilt-painted armorial miniature, all edges gilt, rope bound in. Dated November 13, 1710, the patent is signed by Marie Therese, J. G. Van de Veld, F. L. Gilbert, and J. DeWitte. In very good condition.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 133430
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"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind": Rare Original July 21st 1969 Delaware Evening Journal Front Page; Signed by legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong
ARMSTRONG, NEIL.
Neil Armstrong Signed Delaware Evening Journal.
Wilmington: Delaware Evening Journal July 21, 1969.
Rare original Delaware Evening Journal featuring the headline “Eagle Jets Safely Off Moon; In Orbit for Rendezvous”, a front page article on the Apollo 11 moon landing, and large photograph of Neil Armstrong collecting dirt on the lunar surface. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong on his photograph. Below the headline is Armstrong’s famous quote, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Articles featured on the front page include, “Neil, Buzz Leave Prints on Moon”, “Kennedy Charged in Crash”, and “Luna 15 Lands On Moon, 500 Miles from LM.” In very good condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 29 inches by 21 inches. Rare a desirable signed by Armstrong.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 100158
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Lord Balfour's Speech In The House of Commons on Women's Suffrage
BALFOUR, ARTHUR JAMES.
Speech In The House of Commons on Women’s Suffrage.
London: Published by The Central Society For Women's Suffrage [c.1892].
Rare printing of Lord Balfour’s speech supporting the Women’s Franchise Bill, which proposed extending the parliamentary vote to women. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 135551
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Magnificent first trade edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; with 20 remarkably intricate full color plates illustrated by Edmund Dulac
FITZGERALD, EDWARD. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY EDMUND DULAC.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
London: Hodder and Stoughton [1909].
First trade edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, with English Verse from Edward Fitzgerald’s second translated edition and illustrations by Edmund Dulac. Quarto, original publisher’s gold-stamped cloth, gilt tltles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, title page on Japanese vellum, with 20 intricate full color plates tipped in to decorated Japaneses vellum mounts with lettered tissue guards. In near fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 138224
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Rare 17th century Jodocus Hondius map of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and Jamaica
MERCATOR, GERARD; HENRICUS HONDIUS.
Cuba Insula. [17th Century Jodocus Hondius Map of Cuba].
Amsterdam: c. 1630.
Rare 17th century Jodocus Hondius map of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and Jamaica. One page, hand-colored, the map shows the islands of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and Jamaica with an inset of Havana and detailed embellishments of ocean waves, sea monsters and ships. In near fine condition. An excellent example of the bold and highly detailed Mercator-Hondius style of engraving.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 138671