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1550 The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Third Collected Edition (Scarce Variant)
$40000The definitive edition of Chaucer’s collected works, edited by William Thynne, Henry VIII’s custodian and hunter of Chaucerian manuscripts. Chaucer is often referred to as the Father of English Literature and Poetry. 1 of 12 surviving copies.
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PRODUCTION OF THE HOBBIT | JAN 4TH 1968, ORIGINAL TOLKIEN LETTER, HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED.
$19500A fine handwritten and signed letter to Ken Jackson, technical director of Humphrey Carpenter’s musical adaptation of The Hobbit. 1 ½ pages.
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TOLKIEN, J.R.R. “The Hobbit” [George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1942] 1st Edition
“The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien [George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1942]. First Edition, Third Printing. 310pp. Illustrated endpapers featuring maps of Middle-earth, frontispiece “The Hill: Hobbiton-across-the-Water” in color, and additional black-and-white illustrations throughout. Bound in green cloth with black lettering to spine and mountain and dragon motifs to boards. Ex-library copy lacking dust jacket. Moderate rubbing and soiling to spine with a couple of small ink stains; light bruising to corners and extremities; moderate sun-fading to spine and boards slightly cocked. Cracking to the cloth along the outer edges of the spine, with light fraying to spine ends. Two preliminary pages with closed tears near spine causing slight looseness. Light foxing and discoloration to pages and edges throughout. Library stamps and markings to endpapers, prelims, colophon, top of first page of text, and spine. Two fragments of original dust jacket pasted into blank prelims. Good.
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Fine First Printing Inscribed by Bradbury and illustrator Mugnaini
$17500The finest signed first printing on the market with its original unrestored jacket. The only known copy inscribed by both Ray Bradbury and the illustrator Joe Mugnaini. Housed in a custom clamshell case by master binder James Tapley
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THE LORD OF THE RINGS | 1954-55, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION SET.
$99000First edition, first impression set, 3 vols, 8vo, original publishers red cloth throughout, each one in fine condition. The red top stain on each is vibrant which is now rare as most are faded. All maps are in pristine condition. All dustjackets are near fine-fine with the odd nick here and there.
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Moby Dick 1930 First Trade Edition Illustrated by Rockwell Kent Original Jacket
$1500The original dust jacket is present, unclipped, and unrestored, maintaining near fine condition.
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On The Origin Of Species by Charles Darwin First Issue W/ Signed Letter
$75000Includes a signed letter from Darwin to his property manager on December 4, 1865. Also included is a cut signature of Captain Robert Fitzroy, under whom Darwin served on the HMS Beagle.
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The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin. Sixth Edition, 1878.
$1750The sixth edition of The Origin of Species is the final and most extensively revised version of Darwin’s magnum opus. It marks the first appearance of the word “evolution” and reflects Darwin’s refinement of his theory.
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95 Hand-Colored Plates: The peoples of Russia, or description of the customs and costumes of the various nations of the Russian Empire. 2 Volume Folio Set.
$400001348 First edition. Fine condition filled with absolutely stunning hand colored plates (95/96), richly colored and providing a rich view of the different people of the Russian Empire at that time- a true work of art. Printed in Paris 1813, 2 Folio Volumes.
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1st Account of Lewis & Clark – Journal of the Voyages and Travels of a Corps of Discovery by Patrick Gass. First Edition 1807.
$12500This earliest published firsthand account of the Lewis and Clark expedition
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1716. Palaestina, ex Monumentis Veteribus Illustrata. First Edition. – Mapping the Ancient Holy Land
$1600This work is a milestone in biblical archaeology and comparative Semitic toponymy, laying the groundwork for 18th- and 19th-century studies.
