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People Like Us.

Dunne, Dominick [Erica Jong]

People Like Us.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc, 1988.

First edition of Dunne’s richly textured novel of New York society in the eighties. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Erica & Ken Best regards, Dominic Dunne.” The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica JongContinue reading "People Like Us."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-142904

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Choices.

Ullmann, Liv [Erica Jong]

Choices.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.

First edition of Liv Ullmann’s quietly and beautifully written autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Dear Erica Here is mine. Happy New Year with love to you and your. Hug – Liv. December – 84.” The recipient, Erica Jong remains bestContinue reading "Choices."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-142818

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Don Juan.

Byron, George Gordon Noel. [Lord Byron]

Don Juan.

London : Thomas Davison [i.e., John Murray], 1819-1821 (Cantos I-V, Volumes I-II)/John Hunt, 1823-24 (Cantos VI-XVI, Volumes III-VI).

Scarce complete first edition set of Byron’s great work which was widely criticized as immoral upon publication and is now considered one of the greatest poems of the Romantics; from the library of American writer Erica Jong. Volume one was produced in quarto format and the subsequent 5 volumes in octavo (Davison abandoned the quartoContinue reading "Don Juan."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142573

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The Blind Assassin.

Atwood, Margaret

The Blind Assassin.

New York : Nan A. Talese, 2000.

First American edition of Atwood’s Booker and Hammett Prize-winning work, named by Time Magazine as the best novel of 2000. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Erica with all best wishes – Peggy A. 2000.” The recipient, Erica Jong remains bestContinue reading "The Blind Assassin."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-142419

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The White House Gardens: A History and Pictorial Record.

Nixon, Patricia. [Preface]; [Jacqueline Kennedy; Rose Kennedy]

The White House Gardens: A History and Pictorial Record.

New York : Great American Editions, 1973.

First edition of the first book to trace the history of and fully illustrate the grounds of the White House gardens. Oblong quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with color plates by Harold Sterner. Association copy, inscribed by Jacqueline Kennedy on the half-title page, “For Grandma with love Jackie.” The recipient, Rose Kennedy, was theContinue reading "The White House Gardens: A History and Pictorial Record."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142435

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Little Folks: A Magazine For Young People.

[Rackham, Arthur]

Little Folks: A Magazine For Young People.

London : Cassell and Company Limited, 1899.

Finley bound collection in book form of stories and poems from Little Folks Magazine, featuring Arthur “Rackham’s 1st printed colour plate” (Riall, p. 212), Up a Tree, used as the frontispiece. Quarto, Vol. II, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated with numerous full page and in-text illustrationsContinue reading "Little Folks: A Magazine For Young People."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-142843

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The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine. Volume II. February – July, 1899.

[Rackham, Arthur]

The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine. Volume II. February – July, 1899.

London : Published by Harmsworth Bros., Limited, 1899.

The second volume of the collected issues of the Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine. Quarto, Vol. II, original publisher’s cloth decorated in gilt, profusely illustrated with photographs and illustrations by numerous artists including six by Arthur Rackham for The Manoeuvres of Jerry on pages 71-77. In near fine condition.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-142672

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Feats on the Fiord.

Martineau, Harriet. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Feats on the Fiord.

London : J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, n.d.

Early printing of Martineau’s classic collection. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth elaborately decorated in gilt, color pictorial onlay to the front panel, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with eight lithographic plates in color. In very good condition.

$95.00

Item Number: RRB-142418

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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.

Barrie, J.M. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.

London : Hodder & Stoughton Limited, n.d.

New edition of Rackham’s highly-sought-after masterpiece, which established his reputation as one of England’s premier illustrators. Quarto, original publisher’s green cloth elaborately decorated in gilt, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 50 mounted color plates complete with captioned tissue guards including frontispiece. Association copy, signed by author J.M. Barrie on the verso of the front freeContinue reading "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens."

$18,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142267

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Our Charley, and What to Do With Him.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Our Charley, and What to Do With Him.

Boston : Phillips, Sampson & Company, 1858.

First edition of this classic novella by the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. 12mo, original publisher’s cloth elaborately stamped in blind with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, illustrated, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece. In very good condition.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-142502

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The Novels of Jane Austen [Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma].

Austen, Jane

The Novels of Jane Austen [Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma].

London : Grant Richards, 1898.

The Winchester edition of the novels of Jane Austen containing each of her major works. Octavo, 10 volumes bound in three quarters crushed levant morocco with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Austen to the first volume, top edge gilt. Contains Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion,Continue reading "The Novels of Jane Austen [Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma]."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-141674

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Great Expectations.

Dickens, Charles

Great Expectations.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1861.

First edition, first impression of Dickens’ rarest novel. Octavo, three volumes bound in full royal blue crushed levant morocco by Bayntun Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and wide gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by Bayntun,Continue reading "Great Expectations."

$45,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142357

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I Married Adventure: The Life and Adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson.

Johnson, Osa

I Married Adventure: The Life and Adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1940.

Signed limited first edition of Johnson’s classic work, number 167 of 520 copies. Octavo, original half cloth, photographic endpapers illustrated with 83 aquatone illustrations. Boldly signed by the author, “Best African wishes Osa Johnson.” In near fine condition, contemporary name to the front free endpaper.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-142059

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The Works of Jane Austen [Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma].

Austen, Jane

The Works of Jane Austen [Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma].

Edinburgh : John Grant, 1911-12.

The Winchester edition of the works of Jane Austen containing each of her major novels. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in three quarters calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt. Contains Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion, LadyContinue reading "The Works of Jane Austen [Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma]."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142080

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Mary Poppins.

Travers, P.L. [Dick Van Dyke]

Mary Poppins.

New York : Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1997.

Signed limited edition of this children’s classic, one of 100 numbered copies, this is number 37. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Mary Shepard. In fine condition. Additionally signed “God bless! Dick Van Dyke” on the front free endpaper, who starred in the 1964 film adaptation. A unique example.

$5,800.00

Item Number: RRB-142005

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Mules and Men.

Hurston, Zora Neale

Mules and Men.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1935.

First edition of Hurston’s classic work, “the most engaging, genuine, and skillfully written book in the field of folklore” (Alan Lomax). Octavo, original cloth, with 10 illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, innerContinue reading "Mules and Men."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-141719

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Okja: The Art and Making of the Film.

Ward, Simon

Okja: The Art and Making of the Film.

London : Titan Books, 2017.

First edition of the in-depth companion volume to 2017 science-fantasy action-adventure film. Quarto, original pictorial boards, illustrated. From the collection of Bill Zwecker. A member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother, Peg Zwecker, was the fashion editorContinue reading "Okja: The Art and Making of the Film."

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-142880

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Pollyanna.

Porter, Eleanor H. [Hayley Mills]

Pollyanna.

Boston : L.C. Page & Company, 1913.

First edition of Eleanor H. Porter’s classic of children’s literature. Octavo, original cloth, engraved frontispiece, illustrated by Stockton Mulford. Inscribed by actress Hayley Mills. Mills starred in the 1960 movie adaptation Pollyanna, alongside Jane Wyman, Karl Malden, and Richard Egan in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town. TheContinue reading "Pollyanna."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138834

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Fear of Flying.

Jong, Erica

Fear of Flying.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.

First edition of the author’s controversial, gound-breaking second-wave feminist classic which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Octavo, original cloth, red endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “For Katherine Kasten – from Erica Jong October 1973.” Near fine in a very good dust jacketContinue reading "Fear of Flying."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-141273

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The Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe

The Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley.

London : Edward Moxon, 1854.

Finely bound example of the works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Royal octavo, bound in three quarters vellum over marbled boards, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In near fine condition. Armorial bookplate.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-141208

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Cecil Beaton’s Fair Lady.

Beaton, Cecil

Cecil Beaton’s Fair Lady.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964.

First edition of Beaton’s Fair Lady, a witty compilation of his personal diary entries recorded while managing the costume and set design of the 1957 Warner Brothers film starring Audrey Hepburn. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Elaine and Arthur Cohen my favoriteContinue reading "Cecil Beaton’s Fair Lady."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-141409

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One Special Summer.

Bouvier, Jacqueline and Lee [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]

One Special Summer.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1974.

First edition of this delightful memoir written by the Bouvier sisters about their summer in Europe. Folio, original marbled blue paper boards, illustrated with drawings and decorations by both authors. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-141411

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To Make a House a Home: Four Generations of American Women and the Houses They Lived In.

Davison, Jane and Lesley Davison. [Joan Didion]

To Make a House a Home: Four Generations of American Women and the Houses They Lived In.

New York : Random House, 1994.

First edition of Jane and Lesley Davison’s timeless work. Quarto, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Lesley Davison on a bookplate adhered to the second free endpaper, “For Joan Didion. Many thanks for your encouragement. Lesley Davison.” The recipient, American journalist and novelist Joan Didion gained a reputation in the 1960s and 70s asContinue reading "To Make a House a Home: Four Generations of American Women and the Houses They Lived In."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-141054

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The Years.

Woolf, Virginia

The Years.

London : Hogarth Press, 1937.

First edition of the most successful of Woolf’s later novels, often viewed as her masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. InContinue reading "The Years."

$1,650.00

Item Number: RRB-140038

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