Bishop, Michael
The Quickening.
Eugene, OR : Pulphouse, 1991.
First separate edition of this Nebula Award-winning novelette. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Cover illustration by George Barr.
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Item Number: RRB-144173
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Whitehead, Colson
The Nickel Boys.
New York : Doubleday, 2019.
Signed limited first edition from the Powell’s series. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Colson Whitehead on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom slipcase with the original booklet laid in. Jacket design by Oliver Munday.
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Item Number: RRB-144172
Lefschetz, Solomon; S. P. Diliberto; L. L. Rauch; F. H. Brownell; M. L. Cartwright; J. G. Wendel; C. E. Langenhop; A. B. Farnell; W. Wasow
Contributions to the Theory of Nonlinear Oscillations.
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1950.
First edition of this collection of seven mathematical research papers on the topic of nonlinear oscillations. Medium octavo, original orange wrappers, illustrated with equations and graphs. In very good condition. Accompanied by a typed list of errata printed circa publication.
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Item Number: RRB-147030
Blume, Judy
Places I Never Meant To Be: Original Stories By Censored Writers.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 1999.
First edition of this collection of censored writings. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the editor in the year of publication on the title page, “To Lorrie Love, Judy Blume Sept. 1999.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lily Malcolm.
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Item Number: RRB-144168
Fowles, John
The Collector.
Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1963.
First edition of Fowles’ debut novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed and dated by John Fowles on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the half-title page. Jacket design by Tom Adams. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box.
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Item Number: RRB-139294
Cohen, Leonard
On Tour With Leonard Cohen.
New York : Powerhouse Books, 2014.
First edition, early printing of this work on Leonard Cohen. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Signed by Leonard Cohen on the title page. Photographs by Sharon Robinson. Essay by Larry Sloman. In good condition.
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Item Number: RRB-144188
Gore, Al
Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit.
New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992.
First edition, first printing of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For my friend and colleague Larry Pressler, with respect + best wishes, Al Gore.” The recipient, Senator Larry Pressler served in the United States SenateContinue reading "Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit."
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Item Number: RRB-144920
Isaacson, Walter
Einstein: His Life and Universe.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2007.
First edition of the definitive biography of Albert Einstein. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Signed by Walter Isaacson on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by David Ter-Avanesyan.
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Item Number: RRB-144608
Powell, Anthony
The Valley of Bones.
London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1964.
First edition of this classic work in the author’s Dance to the Music of Time series. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Broom-Lynne. Housed in a custom half morocco and folding chemise slipcase.
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Item Number: RRB-144231
Stewart, Rory
Politics on the Edge: A Memoir from Within.
London : Jonathan Cape, 2023.
First edition, early printing of this “instant classic” (Marina Hyde). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Rory Stewart on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Matt Broughton.
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Item Number: RRB-144165
Segal, Erich
Oliver’s Story.
New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1977.
First edition of the dramatic sequel to Love Story, the basis for the 1978 film starring Ryan O’Neal, this time opposite Candice Bergen. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Regards- Erich Segal 9 June 1978.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Anita Scott.
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Item Number: RRB-143618
Melville, Herman
White Jacket; or the World in a Man-Of-War.
New York : Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1850.
First edition, first printing with 6pp. of publisher’s advertisements, brown cloth with Harper and Brothers New York stamped at center. In very good condition, previous ownership inscription, bookplates.
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Item Number: RRB-144154
Melville, Herman
Omoo.
London : John Murray, 1847.
First British edition, which precedes the American edition of this classic Melville work Omoo. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. BAL 13656. Uncommon in the original cloth.
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Item Number: RRB-144152
Dahl, Roald; Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert
James and the Giant Peach.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1961.
First edition of this Dahl classic. Octavo, original cloth, beautifully illustrated, many full-page and in color. Boldly signed by Roald Dahl on the front free endpaper and also signed by the illustrator, Nancy Ekholm Burkert on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Housed in a customContinue reading "James and the Giant Peach."
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Item Number: RRB-144130
Vargas Llosa, Mario
The Green House.
New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968.
First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To John Mario Vargas Llosa.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Guy Fleming. Translated by Gregory Rabassa.
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Item Number: RRB-144690
Grafton, Sue
A Is For Alibi.
New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982.
First edition of the author’s first book in her acclaimed series. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Sue Grafton on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Kathie A. McGinty.
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Item Number: RRB-144170
Pelecanos, George
Nick’s Trip: A Nick Stefanos Mystery.
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1993.
First edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by George Pelecanos on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Accordino. Jacket design by John Dawson. Review copy, with the publication from the publisher laid in.
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Item Number: RRB-144169
Lefevre, Edwin
Sampson Rock of Wall Street.
New York : Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1907.
First edition of the author’s first full-length novel and third literary work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In near fine condition. A very sharp example.
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Item Number: RRB-144149
Heller, Joseph
Something Happened.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.
First edition of this classic work by the author of Catch-22. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Ted Solotaroff, With good wishes (It may read better in print than it did in manuscript.) Joseph Heller.” The recipient, Ted Solotaroff was an editor and literary critic. SolotaroffContinue reading "Something Happened."
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Item Number: RRB-142998
Halberstam, David
The Best and the Brightest.
New York : Random House, 1972.
First edition, early printing of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Rik and Margaret with esteem and admiration- for what they do, and the way they do it- and the community they create David Halberstam May 16, 1996.” Fine in a nearContinue reading "The Best and the Brightest."
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Item Number: RRB-144036
Kipling, Rudyard
Captains Courageous. A Story of the Grand Banks.
London : Macmillan, 1897.
First edition of Kipling’s richly detailed tale of American deep-sea fishing, with frontispiece and 21 illustrations by I.W. Taber. Octavo, original blue cloth elegantly stamped in gilt. In near fine condition with light shelfwear. Pictorial bookplate of L.A. Shilcof to the pastedown. A sharp example.
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Item Number: RRB-144073
Krakauer, Jon
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster.
New York : Villard, 1997.
First edition, early printing of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers by Anita Karl, illustrations by Randy Rackliff. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his teacher on the half-title page, “For Loretta Smith- With Lasting Gratitude For All You Taught Me, And For Planting The Seeds Of My Literary Career.Continue reading "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster."
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Item Number: RRB-144146
Blume, Judy
Just as Long as We’re Together.
New York : Orchard Books, 1987.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Jessica Love, Judy Blume December 1987.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, sticker to the front free endpaper. Jacket painting by Peter Catalanotto.
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Item Number: RRB-144145
Blume, Judy
Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One.
New York : Delacorte Press, 2007.
First edition of this collection of seven warm-hearted stories which give readers a peek at how a brother and sister relate to each other. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “Love Judy Blume.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Illustrations by James Stevenson.
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Item Number: RRB-144144
Lefschetz, Solomon; S. P. Diliberto; L. L. Rauch; F. H. Brownell; M. L. Cartwright; J. G. Wendel; C. E. Langenhop; A. B. Farnell; W. Wasow
Contributions to the Theory of Nonlinear Oscillations.
$50.00
RRB-147030