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Okja: The Art and Making of the Film.

Ward, Simon

Okja: The Art and Making of the Film.

London : Titan Books, 2017.

First edition of the in-depth companion volume to 2017 science-fantasy action-adventure film. Quarto, original pictorial boards, illustrated. From the collection of Bill Zwecker. A member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother, Peg Zwecker, was the fashion editorContinue reading "Okja: The Art and Making of the Film."

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-142880

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Piccadilly Jim.

Wodehouse, P. G

Piccadilly Jim.

London : Herbert Jenkins, n.d.

Later printing of Wodehouse’s lively comedy novel. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket illustration by Frank Ford.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-145044

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A Review of the Causes and Consequences of the Mexican War.

Jay, William

A Review of the Causes and Consequences of the Mexican War.

Boston : Benjamin B. Mussey & Co, 1849.

Second edition of American abolitionist and jurist William Jay’s classic antiwar treatise. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In good condition with some wear to the crown and foot of the spine.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-82412

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Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen.

Nadel, Ira B. [Leonard Cohen]

Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1996.

Uncorrected proof of the first authorized biography of author, poet, and singer song-writer Leonard Cohen. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by the author on the title page. In near fine condition.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-147094

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For Special Services.

Gardner, John

For Special Services.

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.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-28021

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Listen to the Mocking Bird.

Perelman, S.J

Listen to the Mocking Bird.

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.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-149024

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Theatricals: Two Comedies.

James, Henry

Theatricals: Two Comedies.

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.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-81261

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When The Earth Swung Over.

Colbeck, Alfred

When The Earth Swung Over.

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.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-147978

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Casualty.

Lowry, Robert

Casualty.

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.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-115068

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Some Notes on a Bill.

Kipling, Rudyard

Some Notes on a Bill.

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.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-149195

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Carol Channing Hello, Dolly! Signed Life Magazine.

[Channing, Carol]

Carol Channing Hello, Dolly! Signed Life Magazine.

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.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-124841

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World Without End.

Follett, Ken [Erica Jong]

World Without End.

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."

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-142832

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Incidents and Anecdotes of the War: Together with Life Sketches of Eminent Leaders, and Narratives of the Most Memorable Battles for the Union.

Victor, Orville J

Incidents and Anecdotes of the War: Together with Life Sketches of Eminent Leaders, and Narratives of the Most Memorable Battles for the Union.

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.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-133076

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Journey to Portugal.

Saramago, Jose [Claudine Guerguerian Mansour]

Journey to Portugal.

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."

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-151476

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Lee: A Dramatic Poem.

Masters, Edgar Lee

Lee: A Dramatic Poem.

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."

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-96232

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The Soft Side.

James, Henry

The Soft Side.

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.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-101016

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Feiffer on Nixon: The Cartoon Presidency.

Feiffer, Jules

Feiffer on Nixon: The Cartoon Presidency.

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.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-149778

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Tibet: Through the Red Box.

Sis, Peter. [Peter Matthiessen]

Tibet: Through the Red Box.

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."

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-139731

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Bird Cloud: A Memoir.

Proulx, Annie

Bird Cloud: A Memoir.

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.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-140722

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Mr. Britling Sees Through.

Wells, H.G

Mr. Britling Sees Through.

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."

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-151148

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The Story of the Civil War: A Concise Account of the War in the United States of America Between 1861 and 1865: The Campaigns of 1862.

Ropes, John Codman

The Story of the Civil War: A Concise Account of the War in the United States of America Between 1861 and 1865: The Campaigns of 1862.

New York and London : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1898.

First edition of Ropes’ account of the American Civil War. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with maps and plans, with 13 folding maps for Vol II in a pocket affixed to the front pastedown. In good condition. Ex-library.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-133077

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Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World.

Cowan, James

Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World.

New York : George H. Richmond & Co, 1896.

First edition of this utopian science fiction novel. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece, top edge gilt, illustrated with black and white drawings by Walter C. Greenough. In very good condition.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-147980

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Elegy in Manhattan.

Jessel, George. Foreword by Ben Hecht

Elegy in Manhattan.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961.

First edition of the author’s acclaimed collection of Broadway memoirs. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To one I highly regard Barney Beller Best Wishes George Jessel 5/61.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-137351

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Debits and Credits.

Kipling, Rudyard

Debits and Credits.

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.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-126441

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