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Updike, John

More Matter: Essays and Criticism.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.

First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth, with 46 illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to his friend and golfing partner in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Peter Vermilze matters to be consumed in small tasty bites Merry Christmas John Updike 12/25/99.” UpdikeContinue reading "More Matter: Essays and Criticism."

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$850.00

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Gordimer, Nadine

Sport of Nature.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1987.

First British edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brian Robins.

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$65.00

Item Number: RRB-4160

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Wallace, David Foster & Mark Costello

The Missouri Review : Signifying Rappers, Volume XIII, Number 2.

New York : Ecco Press, 1990.

First edition. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by David Foster Wallace. In near fine condition. The first article is 20 page essay from David Foster Wallace and Mark Costello on Rap music, entitled Signifying Rappers. Rare, especially signed.

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-4117

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Gordimer, Nadine

Burger’s Daughter.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1979.

First edition of this powerful novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities, name.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-3983

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Donleavy, J.P

The Ginger Man.

New York : McDowell, Obelensky, 1958.

First American edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “J.P. Donleavy Washington D.C. March 1994.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Alfred Manso. A bright example.

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$750.00

Item Number: RRB-3965

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Rodocanachi, C.P. [Translated by Patrick Leigh Fermor]

Forever Ulysses.

New York : The Viking Press, 1938.

First edition of the author’s first novel and Patrick Leigh Fermor’s first significant literary contribution. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the translator Patrick Leigh Fermor on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the crown of the spine and a few small closed tears. Leigh Fermor translatedContinue reading "Forever Ulysses."

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-3901

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Grass, Gunter

The Tin Drum.

New York : Pantheon, 1962.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic first novel. Octavo, bound in full black morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, top edge gilt. Signed by Gunter Grass on the title page. Translated by Ralph Manheim. In fine condition.

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$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-3796

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Heller, Joseph

Harbrace Handbook of English and The Random House Handbook.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1941.

Joseph Heller’s copies of The Handbook of English, with his signature. Octavo, 2 volumes, original boards. From the library of Joseph Heller.

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-3735

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Naipaul, V.S

In A Free State.

London : Andre Deutsch, 1971.

First edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear. Jacket design by Sam Houston.

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$975.00

Item Number: RRB-3701

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Updike, John

A Month of Sundays.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1975.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to his neighbors Ken and Jane Field. A very sharp copy of Updike’s seventh novel.

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$200.00

Item Number: RRB-3600

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Grass, Gunter

The Tin Drum.

New York : Pantheon, 1962.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear to the spine. Association copy, inscribed by the author to poet Robert Lowell in a German inscription, translated into English, which reads: “To Robert Lowell, in admiration and in the hopeContinue reading "The Tin Drum."

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$8,500.00

Item Number: RRB-3526

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Marias, Javier

Manana en la batalla piensa en mi [Tomorrow In the Battle Think On Me].

Barcelona : Editorial Anagrama, 1994.

First edition of the author’s classic novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by Marias on the title page. In near fine condition.

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-3434

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Marias, Javier

Travesìa del Horizonte.

Barcelona : La Gaya Ciencia, 1972.

First edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by Javier Marias on the title page.

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$750.00

Item Number: RRB-3368

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Golding, William

The Spire.

London : Faber & Faber, 1964.

First British edition. Octavo, original cloth.Signed by William Golding on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing. A very bright copy.

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$950.00

Item Number: RRB-3353

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Bellow, Saul

More Die of Heartbreak.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1987.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s tenth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author, “For Sidney and Fredda from an old friend Saul Bellow.” The recipient, Sidney Hyman as a fellow writer from Chicago and a close friend of Bellow. He is best know for his work The American President.Continue reading "More Die of Heartbreak."

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$500.00

Item Number: RRB-3138

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Buck, Pearl S

The Good Earth.

London : Methuen & Co., 1931.

First British edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original light brown cloth. Signed by Pearl Buck on the title page. Near fine in the rare dust jacket which shows light wear to the extremities with minute expert restoration. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare signed.

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$9,200.00

Item Number: RRB-2928

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Naipaul, V.S

A House For Mr. Biswas.

London : Andre Deutsch, 1961.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a small chip to the crown and foot of the spine. Jacket design by Stephen Russ.

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$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-2909

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Irving, John

Weary Kingdom In The Boston Review.

Cambridge, MA : Boston Review, 1968.

First edition of this early appearance by the author of The World According to Garp. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition with a small crease to the bottom front panel. Signed twice by John Irving, once on the front free endpaper and at his contribution. An early appearance in print for John Irving, asContinue reading "Weary Kingdom In The Boston Review."

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$400.00

Item Number: RRB-2850

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Welty, Eudora; Introduction by Katherine Ann Porter

A Curtain of Green.

Garden City : Doubleday, 1941.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To Bobbie Sumner Cutler with many good wishes- and good luck Eudora Welty December, 1941.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some light wear to the extremities.

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-2816

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Naipaul, V.S

A House For Mr. Biswas.

New York : McGraw Hill, 1961.

First American edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Very near fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear to the extremities. Jacket design by Stephen Russ. Housed in a custom slipcase.

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$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-2783

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Buechner, Frederick

The Book of Bebb: Lion Country, Open Heart, Love Feast, Treasure Hunt.

New York : Atheneum, 1979.

First edition of the compilation of the four books that make up the Bebb Quartet. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his Aunt and Uncle, “For Aunt Betty, Uncle Jim – a quadruple _____ from Leo Bebb- with love Freddy.” An excellent example in a near fine dust jacket with aContinue reading "The Book of Bebb: Lion Country, Open Heart, Love Feast, Treasure Hunt."

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-2679

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Kazantzakis, Nikos

Nikiforos Fokas.

Athena 1927.

First edition of this early work by the author of Zorba the Greek. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis. In good condition, with the signatures originally bound.

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$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-2646

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Kennedy, William

The Ink Truck.

New York : The Dial Press, 1969.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original boards. Signed by William Kennedy on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-2622

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Saramago, Jose

Manual De Pintura E Caligraphia [Manual of Painting and Calligraphy].

Lisboa : Moraes Editores, 1976.

First Portuguese edition and true first of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Inscribed and dated Jose Saramago. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities.

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$975.00

Item Number: RRB-2630

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