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Bellow: Novels 1944-1953: Dangling Man, The Victim, The Adventures of Augie March.

Bellow, Saul

Bellow: Novels 1944-1953: Dangling Man, The Victim, The Adventures of Augie March.

New York : The Library of America, 2003.

First edition of the Library of America release of the author’s first three novels. Octavo, original maroon cloth. Signed by both Saul Bellow and James Wood on the title page. James Wood served as editor. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare signed as the author was aged at this point and did not attendContinue reading "Bellow: Novels 1944-1953: Dangling Man, The Victim, The Adventures of Augie March."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-12036

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The Ghost Writer.

Roth, Philip

The Ghost Writer.

New York : Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux, 1979.

First edition of the author’s first book in his acclaimed Zuckerman series. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sigrid Spaeth.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-12037

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Shelley’s Mythmaking.

Bloom, Harold

Shelley’s Mythmaking.

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 1959.

First edition of Bloom’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Harold Bloom on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the spine crown and overall light wear. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-5721

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The Ticket That Exploded.

Burroughs, William S

The Ticket That Exploded.

London : The Olympia Press, 1962.

First edition, first printing. Octavo, original green wrappers. Signed by William Burroughs on the title page. In fine condition. A superior example.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-5719

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Roads to Santiago: Detours and Riddles in the Lands and History of Spain.

Nooteboom, Cees

Roads to Santiago: Detours and Riddles in the Lands and History of Spain.

New York : Harcourt Brace and Company, 1997.

First edition. Octavo, original boards. Signed and dated in the year of publication by Cees Nooteboom on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Dutch by Ina Rilke.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-5715

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Cortazar, Julio

Hopscotch.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1966.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the translator Gregory Rabassa, who has written the opening line of this title, “Would I find La Maga?” Fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the front panel. Jacket designed by George Salter.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-5713

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Dispatches.

Herr, Michael

Dispatches.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1977.

First edition of “the best book to have been written about the Vietnam War” (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to a Syracuse University fraternity brother and classmate, “Al It was amazing and wonderful to see you after so many years-Continue reading "Dispatches."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-5609

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Arrival and Departure.

Koestler, Arthur

Arrival and Departure.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1943.

First edition of the third novel in the author’s classic trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the month of publication on the half-title page, “Elisa Mann from Arthur Koestler London, 24.XI.43.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-5695

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Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday.

Viorst, Judith; Illustrated by Ray Cruz

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday.

New York : Atheneum Publishers, 1978.

First edition of the second book in the author’s acclaimed Alexander series. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, “Save your money! Judith Viorst.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-5685

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Prague Orgy.

Roth, Philip

Prague Orgy.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1985.

First edition of this novella by the Pulitzer-Prize winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Lilly Lee.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-12005

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Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange.

Burgess, Anthony; Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange.

Burbank, CA : Warner Brothers, 1972.

Original LP of Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange. Signed by Anthony Burgess on the front cover. In near fine condition. This is the first record we have seen signed by the creator of the classic novel.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-5645

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Young Pillars.

Schulz, Charles M

Young Pillars.

Anderson, IN : The Warner Press, 1958.

First edition of this early work by the legendary creator of Peanuts. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Charles Schulz on the title page. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Uncommon signed.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-5620

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The Armies of the Night.

Mailer, Norman [Noam Chomsky]

The Armies of the Night.

New York : The New American Library, 1968.

First edition of this nonfiction novel, which went on to win both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Chris Lawford remembering our good conversation last summer Norman Mailer March 1983.” Additionally signed by one of the subjects, Noam Chomsky. The recipient,Continue reading "The Armies of the Night."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-5790

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Johnny Reb and Billy Yank.

Hunter, Alexander

Johnny Reb and Billy Yank.

New York : The Neale Publishing Company, 1905.

First edition of this epic Civil War novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the dust jacket with some chips and inner strengthening. First editions are rare, examples with the original dust jacket are exceptionally so.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-5588

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The Givenness of Things: Essays.

Robinson, Marilynne

The Givenness of Things: Essays.

New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2015.

First edition of this collection of essays from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Marilynne Robinson on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Strick and Williams.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-12057

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Monetary Trends in the United States and the United Kingdom: Their Relation to Income, Prices, and Interest Rates, 1867 – 1975.

Friedman, Milton & Anna Jacobson Schwartz

Monetary Trends in the United States and the United Kingdom: Their Relation to Income, Prices, and Interest Rates, 1867 – 1975.

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1982.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-5200

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Martha Quest.

Lessing, Doris

Martha Quest.

London : Michael Joseph, 1952.

First edition of the author’s first book in the Children of Violence series. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Name on the front pastedown, near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some chips and wear. Jacket design by Peter Rudland.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-16012

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El Caso.

Boltanski, Christian

El Caso.

Madrid : Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 1988.

First edition. Oblong quarto, original stiff cardboard. In near fine condition. Introduction by Juan Miguel Hernandez Leon. Exhibition of the artist Christian Boltanski at Centro de Arte Reina Sofia 1988.

$85.00

Item Number: RRB-15056

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My Michael.

Oz, Amos

My Michael.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1972.

First English edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in a contemporary hand, “For Gania, with my best wishes and warmest shalom, Amos Oz.” Bookplate, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small closed tears and wear toContinue reading "My Michael."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-5723

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Die Gemeinwirtschaft: Untersuchungen uber den Sozialismus.

von Mises, Ludwig

Die Gemeinwirtschaft: Untersuchungen uber den Sozialismus.

Verlag von Gustav Fischer : Jena, 1922.

First German edition of this early work by von Mises. Octavo, bound in cloth. In near fine condition. The English translation appeared in 1936, as Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-6001

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Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street.

Clews, Henry

Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street.

New York : Irving Publishing Company, 1888.

First edition of Clews’ classic work. Thick octavo, original green cloth, with titles to the spine in gilt and engraved frontispiece and nearly 50 portrait plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “___ ______ with the compliments of Henry Clews N.Y. May 3rd, 95.” In very good condition with some of the usual rubbing toContinue reading "Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street."

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-46042

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La Hojarasca.

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

La Hojarasca.

Bogota : Ediciones- S.L.B., 1955.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers by artist Cecilia Porras. Signed by the translator Gregory Rabassa on the half-title page, with the opening sentence transcribed, “Nada en este mundo debe ser mas tremendo que los escombros de un hombre. Gregory Rabassa.” Rabassa was the translator of La HojaracaContinue reading "La Hojarasca."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-5052

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The Margaret Sanger Story.

Lader, Lawrence [Margaret Sanger]

The Margaret Sanger Story.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1955.

First edition of the biography of the founder of the American birth-control movement. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by Margaret Sanger on the half-title page in the year of publication, “For Alice Adams one of our Planned Parenthood Mother of four lovely children my congratulations and admiration Margaret Sanger April 17 55.”TheContinue reading "The Margaret Sanger Story."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-5040

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A Child’s Calendar.

Updike, John

A Child’s Calendar.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.

First edition. Octavo, original red cloth. Signed by the illustrator, Nancy Ekholm Burkert on the half title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-5035

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