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New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1954.
First edition of these humorous pieces chosen from all of Robert Benchley’s writings. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with unique drawings by Gluyas Williams. Very good in a very good dust jacket.
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Manchester : Manchester University Press, 1961.
First edition of this later social novel in which Wells examines the divergent lives of two brothers against the backdrop of a changing modern society. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, frontispiece. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Priest’s most famous works include TheContinue reading "The Early H.G. Wells: A Study of the Scientific Romances."
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London : Heinemann, 1963.
First edition of the author’s charming third novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket, lacking free endpaper. Jacket design by Peter Ward.
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Norfolk, Connecticut : New Directions, 1959.
First edition of the reissue of Nabokov’s first novel in English. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ivan Chermayeff. Drawing by Michael Train. A nice example.
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 1972.
First edition of this definitive account of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, an acclaimed historical work named by The Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest non-fiction books of the twentieth century. Octavo, original blue cloth, photographic endpapers, with map and 33 pages of black-and-white illustrations. Very good in a very good dustContinue reading "The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge."
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London : Faber and Faber, 1977.
First edition of this mystery by the author of A Mind to Murder. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Terry Trott. Photograph of the author by Jerry Bauer.
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New York : New Directions, 1946.
First edition of Lowry’s powerful story about a WWII Photo Reconnaissance Wing in Italy. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mrs. Robert Levine Good friend to the Little Man Robert Lowry.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Author photograph by Peter Martin.
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Little Rock : The Incunabula Bookshop, 1920.
Limited edition of this poem, originally printed in the magazine “The Author”, London, July 1, 1891 . Octavo, original publisher’s gray wrappers. One of 100 numbered copies, this is number 73. In near fine condition with light toning and creasing to the top right corner.
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New York : Life Magazine, 1964.
April 3, 1964 issue of Life Magazine signed by legendary musical actress Carol Channing. Folio, original wrappers, illustrated. Inscribed by Channing on the front cover which features a photograph of her performing in the 1964 Broadway musical Hello, Dolly!, “XXX Carol Channing.” In very good condition.
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London : Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1982.
First edition of this Bond novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket painting and design by Bill Botten.
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 1949.
First edition of Perelman’s notion of intellectualism. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with unique drawings by Hirschfeld. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
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New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1894.
First American edition of Henry James’ book of two plays which were never produced. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In very good condition.
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London : The "Boy's Own Paper" Office, 1926.
First edition of this early example of disaster fiction. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations by George Soper. In very good condition. Ownership inscription to the front pastedown.
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New York : Dutton, 2007.
First printing, advance uncopyedited manuscript of Follett’s bestselling historical novel, the sequel to The Pillars of Earth. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. From the library of Erica Jong and her husband Ken Burrows. American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989 and became close personal friends of Follett’s. EricaContinue reading "World Without End."
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New York : Harcourt, 2000.
First American edition of the author’s account of travelogues through his native Portugal. Octavo, original boards. Signed twice by jacket designer Claudine Guerguerian Mansour on the front panel and on the rear jacket flap of the dust jacket. Claudine Guerguerian Mansour is a contemporary book jacket designer known for her visually distinctive and concept-driven coverContinue reading "Journey to Portugal."
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New York : James D. Torrey, Publisher, 1862.
First edition of Victor’s anecdotal history of the Civil War. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.
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New York : The Macmillan Company, 1900.
First edition of this collection of James’ novellas. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition.
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New York : Random House, 1974.
First edition of this collection of Watergate-era cartoons. Oblong duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with cartoons throughout. In near fine condition.
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New York : The Macmillan Company, 1926.
First edition of Masters’ play about Robert E. Lee at the dawn of the American Civil War. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For William W. Pineos with the compliments of Edgar Lee Masters December 3 – 1928.” In very goodContinue reading "Lee: A Dramatic Poem."
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London : Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1916.
First British edition of Wells’ influential First World War novel depicting the moral and emotional upheaval of wartime Britain. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, titles and floral tooling stamped in blind to the front panel. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature toContinue reading "Mr. Britling Sees Through."
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New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1998.
First edition of the author’s moving retelling of his father’s diary penned during an accidental expedition to Tibet. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. From the library of Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the pastedown. American writer Peter Matthiessen remains the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction (TheContinue reading "Tibet: Through the Red Box."
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New York : Scribner, 2011.
First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s magnificent memoir. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Annie Proulx on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rex Bonomelli. Jacket photograph of Bird Cloud by Annie Proulx.
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Leipzig : Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1926.
First Tauchnitz edition of one of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s most sorrowful collections. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition.
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London : Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1951.
First edition of this collection of essays by Graham Greene, two of its four parts, Personal Prologue and Personal Postscript, comprise seven invaluable pieces of autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket.
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