Bayliss Rare Books
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The Earliest Known American Flag Flown on D-Day
$437000ONE OF THE FIRST FLAGS FLOWN DURING OPERATION NEPTUNE AND THE EARLIEST KNOWN FLAG FROM D-DAY TO EVER SURFACE FOR SALE.
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The Gutenberg Bible 1450 – 1455, A LEAF FROM THE FIRST PRINTED WESTERN BOOK.
$125000For the collector, these leaves (called Noble Fragments by the 1920s dealer Gabriel Wells) are as close as one will ever come to owning the world’s first printed Western book.
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Ian Fleming, Casino Royale | 1953, an excellent first edition, first impression with the first state dustjacket.
$47450The all-too rare first edition of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale is key to many a collection and as the first book in the James Bond series, it is one of most in demand books on the market. Interestingly the dustjacket was designed by Ian Fleming himself. To have a first edition, first impression of the text with a first issue of said dustjacket is a notorious rarity and a serious investment piece.
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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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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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