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Hemingway, Ernest.

The Old Man and the Sea First Publication in Life Magazine.

New York: Time-Life Publications, 1952.

September 1, 1952 Life magazine volume 33, number 9 with a black and white portrait of Ernest Hemingway on the cover. The issue presented for the first time and in full Hemingway’s new novel The Old Man and the Sea in a twenty page spread. Ernest Hemingway maintained a close relationship with Life magazine, whichContinue reading "The Old Man and the Sea First Publication in Life Magazine."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-149119

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Steinbeck, John.

Of Mice and Men.

New York: Covici-Friede, 1937.

First edition, first issue with the word “pendula” present on page 9 and the dot between the 8’s on p. 88 of Steinbeck’s “marvelous picture of the tragedy of loneliness” (Eleanor Roosevelt). Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-115598

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Rand, Ayn.

The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism.

New York: The New American Library, 1964.

First edition of this collection of essays that sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, Ayn Rand’s, groundbreaking philosophy. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Ayn Rand on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. With additional articles by Nathaniel Branden. One of the most uncommon Rand books toContinue reading "The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150815

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Borges, Jorge Luis.

Ficciones.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson,, 1962.

First edition in English of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jorges Borges on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ralph Mabey. Edited and with an introduction by Anthony Kerrigan. Rare and desirable signed.

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150811

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Scott-King's Modern Europe.

Waugh, Evelyn [Daphne Fielding].

Scott-King’s Modern Europe.

London: Chapman & Hal, 1947.

First edition of this classic novella. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Daphne with love from Evelyn Christmas 1947.” The recipient, Daphne Fielding was a fellow British author and dedicatee of Evelyn Waugh’s The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold and a closeContinue reading "Scott-King’s Modern Europe."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150292

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Buchan, John.

The Free Fishers.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1934.

First edition of standalone historical thriller novel. Octavo, bound in three-quarters calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers. In fine condition.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-150779

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Landon, Margaret .

Anna and the King of Siam.

New York: The John Day Company, 1944.

Early printing of this classic work, basis for the famous musical and film The King and I, as well as other adaptations. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Margaret Ayer. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Autographed especially for Maxine F. Smith with sincere appreciation and warm personal regards. MargaretContinue reading "Anna and the King of Siam."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-150803

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Wells, H.G. [Rebecca West].

The Autocracy of Mr. Parham: His Remarkable Adventures in this Changing World.

London: William Heinemann, 1930.

First edition, early printing of this novel which was praised by Bertrand Russell, inscribed by him to lover and fellow writer Rebecca West. Octavo, original cloth, with 10 illustrations by David Low. Association copy, inscribed by the author, “To Rebecca all good wishes H. G.” Rebecca West and H.G. Wells Rebecca West and H.G. WellsContinue reading "The Autocracy of Mr. Parham: His Remarkable Adventures in this Changing World."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150810

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Doyle, Arthur Conan.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

London: George Newnes, Limited, 1892-1894.

First editions of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic stories starring literature’s most famous detective. Octavo, original pictorial black and gilt-stamped light blue and dark blue cloth, illustrated by Sidney Paget, patterned endpapers, all edges gilt. First issues, the first title with the street scene vignette with no text on the street sign and with “Violent” forContinue reading "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150807

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L'Engle, Madeleine.

Camilla Dickinson.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1951.

Rare first edition of the reader’s edition of this early novel by the author of A Wrinkle In Time about the first romance of two teenagers from dysfunctional families in New York City. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. In good condition.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-145768

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Reagan, Ronald .

An American Life.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.

First edition of the 40th President of the United States’ memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Winnie- With Best Wishes. Ronald Reagan Feb. 9- 1991” and signed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa. Lech Wałęsa is a Polish labor leader and statesman whoContinue reading "An American Life."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-144010

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Kingsley, Charles.

Two Years Ago.

Cambridge: Macmillan and Co, 1857.

First edition of the author’s classic work, containing some of his most profound passages of descriptive imagery. Small octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards by Tout & Sons with gilt titles and floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels,Continue reading "Two Years Ago."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-151104

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Herbert, Frank.

The Worlds of Frank Herbert.

New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1977.

Berkley Medallion edition of this collection of nine short stories by the author of Dune. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name. In good condition.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-150258

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Wells, H.G.

Bealby: A Holiday.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1940.

Later edition of this classic children’s book. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with titles to the spine and front panel stamped in black. In near fine condition.

$25.00

Item Number: RRB-150682

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Player, Gary .

Gary Player’s Golf Secrets.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1962.

First edition of Gary Player’s first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear.

$60.00

Item Number: RRB-151415

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Rand, Ayn.

Atlas Shrugged.

New York: Signet, 1985.

Signet edition mass-market paperback of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Duodecimo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers. In near fine condition.

$25.00

Item Number: RRB-151358

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Rand, Ayn.

The Fountainhead.

New York: Signet, 1971.

Signet edition, later printing of Rands’ breakthrough work and her first major literary success. Duodecimo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers, all edges stained yellow. In near fine condition.

$30.00

Item Number: RRB-151408

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Newley, Alexander.

Divining the Human: The Art of Alexander Newley.

London: Unicorn, 2022.

First edition of this illustrated memoir by a master of portraiture. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. In fine condition.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-151275

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Becker, Gary S.

Economic Theory.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971.

First edition, early printing of the economist’s classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards, no dust jacket was issued. In near fine condition.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-151038

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Buchan, John.

The Courts of the Morning.

London: Hodder and Stoughton LTD, 1929.

First edition of this classic adventure thriller. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within gilt bands, illustrated with a map. In near fine condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150851

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Lanning, George; Samuel Couling.

The History of Shanghai.

Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh/ Printed and Published for the Shanghai Municipal Council, 1921.

First edition of this early comprehensive English-language account of Shanghai’s transformation from a regional port into a major international city. Royal octavo, original publisher’s black cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece of a folding plate of “The Bund”, illustrated with numerous black and white plates and folding maps. In nearContinue reading "The History of Shanghai."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-150329

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McGuane, Thomas.

Keep the Change.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989.

First edition of this sharply observed contemporary American novel of the modern West. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket design and illustration by Fred Marcellino. Author photograph by Bruce Weber.

$30.00

Item Number: RRB-150724

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Mendell, David [Barack Obama] .

Obama: From Promise to Power.

New York : Armistad, 2007.

First edition of this early Obama biography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Barack Obama in person in Keene, New Hampshire in full on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. We have never seen another full signature in this title.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150812

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Fitzgerald, Edward [Translator].

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám.

London: Robt. Riviere & Son, LTD, 1928.

Special edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth with paper titles to the spine, printed on Studio hand-made paper, reprinted from Fitzgerald’s translation published in 1859. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-150743

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