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    A Dog’s Tale.

    Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens]

    A Dog’s Tale.

    New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1904.

    First edition of Twain’s “powerful indictment of cruelty to animals.” Octavo, original pictorial cloth, illustrated with four color plates by W.T. Smedley including tissue-guarded frontispiece....
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-150701
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    Talking Birds.

    Knight, Maxwell. Illustrated by David Corwell [John le Carre]

    Talking Birds.

    London: G. Belll & Sons, Ltd, 1961.

    First edition of Knight’s work on the varying capabilities of talking birds; illustrated by David Cornwell (John le Carre) and one of his earliest appearances in print. Octavo, original cloth, i...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-131508
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    Cosmos.

    Sagan, Carl

    Cosmos.

    New York: Random House, 1980.

    First edition of one of the best-selling science books ever published. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Carl Sagan on the title page. Near fine a near fine dust jacket. Jacke...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-147395
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    The Tin Drum.

    Grass, Gunter

    The Tin Drum.

    London: Secker and Warburg, 1962.

    The uncorrected proof of the first British edition of the author’s first novel. Octavo, original green wrappers as issued. Signed by the author on the title page. In near fine condition showing...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-560
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    The Hogan Mystique.

    Alexander, Jules. [Ben Hogan]

    The Hogan Mystique.

    Greenwich, Connecticut: The American Golfer, 1994.

    First edition of this photographic tribute to the golfing legend. Folio, original cloth, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs by Jules Alexander. Signed by Ben Hogan on the title pa...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-152269
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    Warlock.

    Hall, Oakley

    Warlock.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1958.

    First edition of this classic of American West literature. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gil...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-143509
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    Cat’s Cradle.

    Vonnegut, Kurt

    Cat’s Cradle.

    New York: Holt, Rinehart Winston, 1963.

    First edition of Vonnegut’s classic satire of the clash between science and religion in the nuclear age. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-146009
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    Rosemary’s Baby and Son of Rosemary.

    Levin, Ira

    Rosemary’s Baby and Son of Rosemary.

    New York: Random House and E/P. Dutton & Company, 1967 & 1997.

    First edition and of its sequel of this influential horror classic, which helped launch the “horror boom.” Octavo, 2 volumes, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by th...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-150117
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    “The President” Muhammad Ali Signed Manuscript Poem.

    Ali, Muhammad

    “The President” Muhammad Ali Signed Manuscript Poem.

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    Manuscript poem signed by famed American boxer Muhammad Ali. One page, the poem is titled, “The President” and reads in part, “The face of the Pres is open, The eyes of the Pres are...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-143204
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    The Informer.

    O'Flaherty, Liam

    The Informer.

    Jonathan Cape Ltd: London, 1925.

    First edition of this classic novel set in the aftermath of the Irish Civil War, which was adapted numerous times, most famously by John Ford for RKO Pictures in 1935. Octavo, original cloth. Near fin...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-143809
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    Robert T. (Bobby) Jones Signed Portrait.

    Jones, Robert Tyre (Bobby)

    Robert T. (Bobby) Jones Signed Portrait.

    :, 1954.

    Attractive signed large color portrait of golfer Bobby Jones swinging his driver. Boldly inscribed by Bobby Jones, “For Will Grimsley with best regards, Bob Jones.” Annotated below the por...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-100047
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    Lady and the Tramp: The Story of Two Dogs.

    Disney, Walt; Ward Greene

    Lady and the Tramp: The Story of Two Dogs.

    New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953.

    First edition of this classic work, basis for the Walt Disney film. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gi...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-149702
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    Into The Woods.

    Sondheim, Stephen; James Lapine; Adapted and Illustrated by Hudson Talbott

    Into The Woods.

    New York: Crown Publishers, 1989.

    First edition of this classic work, the basis for the Broadway musical and subsequent film. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Stephen Sondheim o...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-124779
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    The Lost World.

    Crichton, Michael

    The Lost World.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.

    First edition of Crichton’s sequel to Jurassic Park. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Michael Crichton on the half-title page, “To Mrs....
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-146453
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    Les Justes: Piece en Cinq Actes. [The Just Assassins: A Play in Five Acts].

    Camus, Albert

    Les Justes: Piece en Cinq Actes. [The Just Assassins: A Play in Five Acts].

    Paris: Gallimard, 1950.

    First edition, early printing of Camus’ classic examination of the moral issues associated with murder and terrorism. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-137191
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    Death and Entrances.

    Thomas, Dylan

    Death and Entrances.

    London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1946.

    First edition of Thomas’ most well-known collection of poetry. Small octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Charles Fox from Dyl...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-144289
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    The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag.

    Heinlein, Robert A

    The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag.

    Hicksville, New York: The Gnome Press, Inc, 1959.

    First edition of this thrilling collection of science fiction stories. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Robert A. Heinlein on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some rub...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-145369
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    All the Pretty Horses.

    McCarthy, Cormac

    All the Pretty Horses.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.

    Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the first novel in McCarthy’s acclaimed Border Trilogy and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Cormac Mc...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-150014
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    For the Love of the Game.

    Jordan, Michael

    For the Love of the Game.

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    Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front panel, “To Bill Happy 50th Birthday Hope you make it to 50 more Michael Jordan.” From the collection of Bill Zwecker, the former lon...
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    $3,200.00 Item Number: RRB-131781
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    Howl for Carl Solomon.

    Ginsberg, Allen

    Howl for Carl Solomon.

    San Francisco: Grabhorn-Hoyem, 1971.

    First signed limited edition of Ginsberg’s Howl with new additions and corrections. Quarto, original illustrated linen designed by Robert La Vigne. One of 275 copies printed by Robert Grabhorn a...
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    $3,000.00 Item Number: RRB-95298
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    The Dharma Bums.

    Kerouac, Jack

    The Dharma Bums.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1958.

    First edition of this classic work which introduced writer Gary Snyder to the world as Japhy Ryder. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by fellow Beat writer and character in this novel, Gary Snyder...
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    $3,000.00 Item Number: RRB-109244
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    Gift From The Sea: An Answer to the Conflicts In Our Lives.

    Lindbergh, Anne Morrow

    Gift From The Sea: An Answer to the Conflicts In Our Lives.

    New York: Pantheon, 1955.

    First edition of this modern inspirational classic. Octavo, original half blue cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Elizab...
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    $3,000.00 Item Number: RRB-144533
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    Going to Meet the Man.

    Baldwin, James

    Going to Meet the Man.

    New Yrok: The Dial Press, 1965.

    First edition of Baldwin’s singular collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the second free endpaper, “God bless, James Baldwin.” Near fine...
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    $3,000.00 Item Number: RRB-129388
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    Analog: Science Fiction and Fact. [Containing the First Appearance of the Dune Novels].

    Herbert, Frank; John W. Campbell [Editor]

    Analog: Science Fiction and Fact. [Containing the First Appearance of the Dune Novels].

    New York: Analog: Science Fiction and Fact, 1963-1965.

    First editions of eight issues of Analog: Science Fiction and Fact magazine containing the first appearance of Frank Herbert’s Dune, later published as a  novel and adapted into the two blockbus...
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    $3,000.00 Item Number: RRB-148315
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