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    Dusklands.

    Coetzee, J.M

    Dusklands.

    London: Vintage Books, 2004.

    Early printing of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. In fine condition.
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    Son.

    Lowry, Lois

    Son.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2012.

    First edition of the thrilling conclusion to ‘The Giver’ quartet. Octavo, original half-cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “with best wishes Lois Lowry.” Fine in a...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-145163
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    Infernal Devices.

    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...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-126739
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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...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-12057
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    Hard Lessons: The Promise of an Inner City Charter School.

    Schorr, Jonathan [William Safire]

    Hard Lessons: The Promise of an Inner City Charter School.

    New York: Ballantine Books, 2002.

    First edition of this journalistic analysis of charter school life from the library of American journalist William Safire. Octavo, original half cloth. Autographed letter to American journalist Willia...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-145238
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    Great Balls of Fire.

    Padgett, Ron

    Great Balls of Fire.

    Chicago: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.

    First American edition of the poet’s 1969 collection. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Shelly a [Great] idea… Gary C...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-129719
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    Seasons At Eagle Pond.

    Hall, Donald

    Seasons At Eagle Pond.

    New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1987.

    First edition of Hall’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “For Betsy seasonally! with pleasure Donald Hall 18...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-587
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    New Worlds to Conquer.

    Halliburton, Richard

    New Worlds to Conquer.

    Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929.

    First edition of the third legendary travel-adventure book from this author. Medium octavo, original olive green cloth with gilt titles, beveled edges, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece of the auth...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-145248
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    To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin.

    Irwin, James B. with William A. Emerson Jr

    To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin.

    Philadelphia: A. J. Holman Company, 1973.

    First edition, early printing of the autobiography of Jim Irwin, who served as the Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-titl...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-147173
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    Going to Miami: Exiles, Tourists, and Refugees in the New America.

    Rieff, David. [Peter Matthiessen]

    Going to Miami: Exiles, Tourists, and Refugees in the New America.

    Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1987.

    First edition of Rieff’s classic work on the complex history of Miami, Florida. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, “For Maria,...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-135144
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    Whiteout.

    Follett, Ken

    Whiteout.

    London: Macmillan, 2004.

    First edition of Follett’s internationally bestselling novel, a high-stakes thriller of human betrayal, medical peril, and a race against time. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-150758
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    Human Relations in Railroading.

    Robbins, Hayes [John Philip Frey]

    Human Relations in Railroading.

    New York: General Publishing Company, 1927.

    First edition of Robbins’ work on labor relations on the railroads. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of John Philip Frey with his ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. John Philip...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-142524
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    Unreceived Opinions: Thoughts on Writers and Writing.

    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 H...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-126853
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    Theatre World: Season 1962-1963.

    Blum, Daniel [Alan Schneider]

    Theatre World: Season 1962-1963.

    Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1963.

    First edition of the 1962-1963 volume of Daniel Blum’s annual pictorial record of the American theater. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated throughout with photographs. From the libr...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-152244
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    Luka and the Fire of Life.

    Rushdie, Salman

    Luka and the Fire of Life.

    New York: Random House, 2010.

    First edition of the Booker Prize-winning author’s dazzling modern classic. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Salman Rushdie on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-150730
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    Suddenly Sixty: And Other Shocks of Later Life.

    Viorst, Judith

    Suddenly Sixty: And Other Shocks of Later Life.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000.

    First edition of this comical work by the author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Small octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Laurie Rosenwald. Presentation copy, inscr...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-142476
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    Arnold Schoenberg’s Journey

    Shawn, Allen [Charles Strouse]

    Arnold Schoenberg’s Journey

    New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.

    First edition of this acclaimed portrait of the composer Arnold Schoenberg by composer and pianist Allen Shawn. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with music stanzas and black-...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-152214
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    No Other Life.

    Moore, Brian

    No Other Life.

    London: Bloomsbury, 1993.

    First edition of the award-winning novelist’s gripping drama. Octavo, original cloth, ribbon bound in. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Sally Soames L...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-126419
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    Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen.

    Nadel, Ira B. [Leonard Cohen]

    Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen.

    New York: Pantheon Books, 1996.

    Uncorrected proof of the first authorized biography of author, poet, and singer song-writer Leonard Cohen. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by the author...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-147094
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    Casualty.

    Lowry, Robert

    Casualty.

    New York: New Directions, 1946.

    First edition of Lowry’s powerful story about a WWII Photo Reconnaissance Wing in Italy. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-115068
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    Democracies In Regions Of Crisis: Botswana, Costa Rica, Israel.

    National Democratic Institute for International Affairs [Madeleine Albright]

    Democracies In Regions Of Crisis: Botswana, Costa Rica, Israel.

    Washington, D.C: National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, 1990.

    First edition of this study of democratic systems in regions that are prone to political instability and conflict. Octavo, original publisher’s wrapper, bookplate to the front pastedown from, “T...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-149262
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    The Enchantress of Florence.

    Rushdie, Salman

    The Enchantress of Florence.

    New York : Random House Inc., 2008.

    First edition of Salman Rushdie’s richly imagined historical novel linking Renaissance Florence and the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar through the legend of a mysterious and captivating woman known...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-151308
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    Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat. The Vampire Chronicles.

    Rice, Anne

    Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat. The Vampire Chronicles.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.

    First edition of the final installment in Anne Rice’s best-selling Vampire Chronicles. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, pictorial endpapers, with ten illustrations. Boldly signed by An...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-151483
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    The Affluent Society.

    Galbraith, John Kenneth

    The Affluent Society.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.

    First edition of the 40th anniversary of the economist’s landmark work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the half-title page. In near fine condit...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-118388
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