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Byron, Lord George Gordon

The Giaour, A Fragment of a Turkish Tale; The Bride of Abydos; The Corsair.

London : John Murray, 1813.

First trade edition, first issue of Byron’s The Giaour; bound with a second edition of The Bride of Abydos and a rare first edition, first issue of The Corsair. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels. In near fine condition.Continue reading "The Giaour, A Fragment of a Turkish Tale; The Bride of Abydos; The Corsair."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-120498

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Sassoon, Siegfried

Satirical Poems.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1933.

Early printing of Sassoon’s classic collection. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-124681

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Yourcenar, Marguerite

The Abyss.

London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1976.

First English edition of the author’s evocative Prix Femina award-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the French by Grace Frick in collaboration with the author. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with chipping to the crown of the spine. Jacket design by James Campus. Jacket illustration by Eric Fraser. Small name toContinue reading "The Abyss."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-126394

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Lurie, Alison

The Truth About Lorin Jones.

London : Michael Joseph, 1988.

First edition of the author’s artistic detective story. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication to photographer Sally Soames, “For Sally Soames Alison Lurie 21 June ’88.” The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 andContinue reading "The Truth About Lorin Jones."

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-119500

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Gilbart, James William

The History of Banking in Ireland.

London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1836.

First edition of Gilbart’s authoritative history of banking in Ireland. Octavo, original half cloth. In near fine condition. Scarce.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-124708

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Holroyd, Michael

Unreceived Opinions: Thoughts on Writers and Writing.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974.

First edition of the award-winning biographer’s collection of literary essays. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Sally with love M Holroyd.” The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraitsContinue reading "Unreceived Opinions: Thoughts on Writers and Writing."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-126853

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Porter, Henry

Lies, Damned Lies and Some Exclusives.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1984.

First edition of Porter’s revealing exposé of the Fleet Street Press. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Sally Soames who contributed the author photograph to the dust jacket, “To the best photographer that I know with belated love and gratitude. Henry Porter 14.6.91.” The recipient, BritishContinue reading "Lies, Damned Lies and Some Exclusives."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-120450

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Reeve, Philip

Infernal Devices.

London : Scholastic Press, 2005.

First edition of the third novel in Reeve’s award-winning Mortal Engines quartet. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Philip Reeve on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by David Frankland.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-126739

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Cooper, William

From Early Life.

London : Macmillan, 1990.

First edition of Cooper’s collection of early recollections. Octavo, original maroon cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication to Sally Soames, “For Sally It’s fun to be photographed by [the author has drawn an arrow pointing to Sally’s name] – you may now call me HarryContinue reading "From Early Life."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-119505

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Dickens, Charles

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1837.

First edition in book form of Dickens’ first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, bound in three full quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, with 43 engraved plates by Seymour and Browne. In very good condition.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-121789

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Swift, Jonathan [Robert R. Livingstone]

The Works of Jonathan Swift: Including, Gulliver’s Travels.

Edinburgh : Printed by Mrs. Mundell, 1778.

First of 4 issues, Scotch editions, from the library of Robert R. Livingstone, with his bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. Small octavo, bound in contemporary calf, spine compartments ruled with Greek key tooling, morocco spine labels. From the library of founding father Robert R. Livingston. As one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, LivingstonContinue reading "The Works of Jonathan Swift: Including, Gulliver’s Travels."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-119642

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Wells, H.G

The Outline of History Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind, Partial Set in Parts.

London : George Newnes Ltd, 1919-20.

First edition of the original parts of Wells’ classic work. Quarto, original wrappers, 12 volumes, with full-color covers and many illustrations in color throughout. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom case.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-120473

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Hyman, Sydney [Marriner S. Eccles]

Marriner S. Eccles: Private Entrepreneur and Public Servant.

Stanford : Stanford University Graduate School of Business, 1976.

First edition of this work on the former head of the former Federal Reserve. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Gordon Sorensen with highest regards from Marriner Eccles.” Foreword by G.L. Bach. In near fine condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed as Eccles passed away aContinue reading "Marriner S. Eccles: Private Entrepreneur and Public Servant."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-120723

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Linklater, Eric. Decorations by Hans Tisdall

Position at Noon.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1958.

First edition and signed limited edition of Linklater’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. With decorations by Hans Tisdall. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator, this is number 247. Near fine in the original glassine jacket with printed paper flaps which is in good condition.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-128153

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Powys, John Cowper

The Inmates.

London : Macdonald & Co., 1952.

First edition of the author’s astonishing tale, set in a madhouse. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Roy Sanford.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-128106

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Maude, Aylmer. [Leo Tolstoy]

Tolstoy on Art: and its Critics.

London : Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1925.

First edition of this collection of Maude’s essays, including one of “one of the finest pieces of criticism of the nineteenth century”, Tolstoy’s What is Art? (The Empire Review). Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition.

$50.00

Item Number: RRB-128538

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Vidal, Gore

Matters of Fact and of Fiction (Essays 1973-1976).

New York : Random House, 1977.

First edition of this collection of essays by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Gore Vidal all love to Kit.” The recipient, Katherine “Kit” Vidal was Eugene Vidal’s second wife; he married her in 1939 when she was a 20 year old model withContinue reading "Matters of Fact and of Fiction (Essays 1973-1976)."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-126757

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Albert, Marvin

The Riviera Contract.

London : Macmillan, 1992.

First edition of the author’s classic thriller. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Regine & Nadim and their beautiful family, my friends & neighbors, with much affection from Marvin Albert 23 April 1993.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Neil Phillips.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-128164

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Kipling, Rudyard

A Fleet in Being: Notes on Two Trips with the Channel Squadron.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1898.

First edition of this collection of articles written by Kipling when he joined the fleet of the Royal Navy at sea in 1898. Octavo, original illustrated cloth. In very good condition. Cover illustration by Norman Wilkinson.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-121444

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[Kipling, Rudyard]

Something of Rudyard Kipling and His Works [with] The Kipling Index.

London, Edinburgh, and Garden City : Various Publishers, 1914-1917.

Rare collection of four first edition Kipling indexes. Small octavo, four volumes, original wrappers. Contains: The Kipling Index [London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1914], Something of Rudyard Kipling and His Works with an Index to the Volumes Published by Macmillan & Co., Ltd. [Edinburgh: R & R Clark, n.d.], The Kipling Index: Being a GuideContinue reading "Something of Rudyard Kipling and His Works [with] The Kipling Index."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-126447

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Ford, Richard

A Piece of My Heart.

London : Collins Harvill, 1987.

First English edition of Ford’s first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Richard Ford July 2. 1987 London.” From the collection of British photojournalist Sally Soames. Soames worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusivelyContinue reading "A Piece of My Heart."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-124920

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Green, Roger Lancelyn. [Rudyard Kipling]

Kipling: The Critical Heritage.

New York : Barnes & Noble, Inc., 1971.

First edition of Green’s critical history of the great British author. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$30.00

Item Number: RRB-126889

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Gaskell, Elizabeth. [Mrs. Gaskell]

My Lady Ludlow, and Other Tales; Included in “Round the Sofa.”

London : Sampson Low, Son and Co., 1861.

First edition of Elizabeth Gaskell’s 1861 novella which first appeared in Household Words in 1858. Octavo, original cloth elaborately stamped in blind. In good condition. Ownership inscriptions.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-125281

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Whittingham, Jack

Sabu of the Elephants.

London : Hurst & Blackett, 1938.

First edition of Whittingham’s account of the filming of “Toomai of the Elephants.” Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated. In near fine condition.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-126935

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