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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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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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“The Lord of the Rings” by JRR Tolkien – 1st Editions
$7500Complete three volume set of “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien, all first editions in varying impressions and with original dust jackets. All in red buckram boards with gilt spine titling, red topstain, and foldout maps in rear.
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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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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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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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Ceramic Tile made by Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf’s sister
$90000ORIGINAL CERAMIC TILE Presented to Virginia Woolf by Vanessa Bell her sister. The multi-coloured tile inscribed with: “Virginia, December 25, 1926”. One of a kind.
