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Twenty Days: A Narrative in Text and Pictures of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the Twenty Days and Nights that Followed – The Nation in Mourning, the Long Trip Home to Springfield.

Kunhardt, Dorothy Meserve; Bruce Catton

Twenty Days: A Narrative in Text and Pictures of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the Twenty Days and Nights that Followed – The Nation in Mourning, the Long Trip Home to Springfield.

Secaucus, NJ : Castle Books, 1977.

Later edition of this incredibly detailed snapshot of American history based on eyewitness accounts. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout with over three hundred black and white drawings, paintings, and photographs from the photographic collection of Frederick Hill Meserve. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Brendan F. Mulvey.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-146571

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Brief Lives.

Johnson, Paul

Brief Lives.

Hutchinson : London, 2010.

First edition of this personal portrait of the twentieth century. Octavo, original black boards. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Author portrait by Catrina Bovill.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-145153

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Blind Love and Other Stories.

Pritchett, V.S

Blind Love and Other Stories.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1969.

First edition of Pritchett’s collection of humorous short stories. Octavo, original light blue cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ionicus.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-120358

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The Crucible of War: Western Desert 1941.

Pitt, Barrie

The Crucible of War: Western Desert 1941.

London : Book Club Associates, 1980.

First edition of the first volume in Pitt’s masterful history of the war in the Western Desert. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mon Mohan.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-124377

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My Dear Wells: Being a Series of Letters Addressed.

Arthur Jones, Henry [H.G. Wells]

My Dear Wells: Being a Series of Letters Addressed.

New York : E. P. Dutton & Company, 1922.

First British edition, early printing of Jones’ a spirited series of public letters in which the English dramatist Henry Arthur Jones critiques and debates the political, social, and economic ideas of H. G. Wells in the turbulent years following the First World War. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with a frontispiece by Oliver Herford. FromContinue reading "My Dear Wells: Being a Series of Letters Addressed."

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-151253

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A Matter of Diplomacy.

Tute, Warren

A Matter of Diplomacy.

London : J. M. Dent & Sons. Ltd., 1969.

First British edition of this sophisticated “post-Philby” spy novel, set against the political tension of Greece under the Colonels, in which loyalty, desire, and diplomacy prove difficult to tell apart. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Terry James.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-151954

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Eleven Plays of Henrik Ibsen.

Ibsen, Henrick. Introduction by H. L. Mencken

Eleven Plays of Henrik Ibsen.

New York : The Modern Library, .

First Modern Library edition of Ibsen’s collected plays. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of American actor Zachary Scott, the first husband of Elaine Scott who later married writer John Steinbeck. Scott is best remembered for his many roles as villains and “mystery men” in dozens of musical comedies, film noirs, and psychological thrillers throughoutContinue reading "Eleven Plays of Henrik Ibsen."

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-114678

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Actions and Reactions.

Kipling, Rudyard

Actions and Reactions.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1909.

Macmillan’s Colonial Library edition of Kipling’s Actions and Reactions, intended for circulation only in India and The British Colonies. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-121490

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Mamet, David

3 Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama.

New York : Columbia University Press, 1998.

First edition of this work about the necessity of drama to make sense of ourselves and our world. Duodecimo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-148348

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Provenance.

Raptis, Matthew. Foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes; Jacket Design by Chip Kidd

Provenance.

Miami : Southeastern Publishing, 2025.

First edition of this work unveiling the extraordinary stories behind seemingly ordinary books. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes. Jacket design by legendary designer Chip Kidd.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-150057

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Count Karlstein, or The Ride of the Demon Huntsman.

Pullman, Philip

Count Karlstein, or The Ride of the Demon Huntsman.

London : Corgi Yearling Books, 1998.

First Corgi Yearling edition of Pullman’s first children’s novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “Greetings to Eileen – Philip Pullman.” Cover illustration by Peter Bailey. Illustrations by Patrice Aggs. In near fine condition.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-88117

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Puck: Geschichten aus alten Sagen. Ein Buch fur groke und heine Leute.

Kipling, Rudyard

Puck: Geschichten aus alten Sagen. Ein Buch fur groke und heine Leute.

Berlin-Charlottenburg : Bita Deutsches Berlagshaus, n.d..

Rare German edition of Kipling’s collected Puck stories. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth, illustrated by H.R. Millar. Translated into German by E. Rosenbach. In near fine condition.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-123493

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The Art of Rudyard Kipling.

Kipling, Rudyard

The Art of Rudyard Kipling.

London : Methuen & Co Ltd, 1959.

First edition of Tompkins’ work on Kipling. Octavo, original cloth. Good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Stamps and tape remnants to the front and rear pastedowns.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-135772

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Sideman: In Pursuit of the Next Gig.

Rivera, Mark with Mike Poncy. Foreword by Ringo Starr

Sideman: In Pursuit of the Next Gig.

Dallas, Texas : Matt Holt Books, 2023.

First edition of renowned musician, musical director, and rock star Mark Rivera’s revealing memoir. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Signed by Mark Rivera on the half-title page with a modern peace sign. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brigid Pearson.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-151801

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Lenin In Zurich.

Solzhenitsyn, Alexander [Solzhenitzyn]

Lenin In Zurich.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976.

First edition of Solzhenitsyn’s account of Russian revolutionary history. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser. Translated from the Russian by H.T. Willetts.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-147489

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Mrs Henderson.

Wyndham, Francis

Mrs Henderson.

New York : Moyer Bell Limited, 1985.

First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Jane Human.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-152135

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Hemingway: The Writer as Artist.

Baker, Carlos [Ernest Hemingway]

Hemingway: The Writer as Artist.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1952.

First edition of this work on Ernest Hemingway. Octavo, original cloth, top stain red. In fine condition.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-149326

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Verses and Translations.

Calverley, Charles Stuart

Verses and Translations.

Cambridge : Deighton, Bell, and Co., 1862.

First edition of Calverley’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. In good condition. Ownership inscription. Rare.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-124130

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Self-Management: Economic Theory and Yugoslav Practice.

Estrin, Saul

Self-Management: Economic Theory and Yugoslav Practice.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1983.

First edition of Estrin’s work on self-management in Yugoslavia. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-128151

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Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

Hardy, Thomas

Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899.

Early edition of Thomas Hardy’s twelfth published novel. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations. In near fine condition.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-148193

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Henry Irving: The Actor and His World.

Irving, Laurence

Henry Irving: The Actor and His World.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1952.

First edition of the author’s major biography of his grandfather, Henry Irving. Octavo, original boards, frontispiece portrait of Henry Irving in color by Jules Bastien-Lepage. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket lettering by Charlotte Young. Small ownership inscription. Housed in the original slipcase which is in good condition.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-115678

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The Borzoi 1925: Being a Sort of Record of Ten Years of Publishing.

Knopf, Alfred A

The Borzoi 1925: Being a Sort of Record of Ten Years of Publishing.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1925.

First trade edition of this commemorative volume that showcases the publishing house’s first decade. Octavo, publisher’s original half-cloth over marbled boards, top stain black, Borzoi Books logo with Russian Wolfhound endpapers, title page vignette, illustrated with portraits of Alfred A. Knopf, Blanche W. Knopf, and of the contributing authors. In very good condition.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-149170

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A Fearful Joy.

Cary, Joyce

A Fearful Joy.

London : Michael Joseph Limited, n.d..

Publisher’s advance proof and retained file copy of the author’s fine historical novel. Octavo, original wrappers. The publisher’s retained file copy with their stamp to the title page, “File Copy Michael Joseph Ltd.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Nichols.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-127443

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The Invisible Man, The Secret Places of the Heart, and God the Invisible King.

Wells, H.G

The Invisible Man, The Secret Places of the Heart, and God the Invisible King.

London : Odhams Press Limited, c. 1930.

Odhams Press Limited edition of Wells’ classic work of scientific romance, presented here alongside his later psychological and philosophical writings. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth, ruling and decorations stamped in blind to the front panel, top stain red. In very good condition.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-151468

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