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Wallace, David Foster [Steve Snider]

Infinite Jest: A Novel.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s magnum opus. Thick octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace with his added smiley face on the front free endpaper and three times by jacket designer Steve Snider: on the front panel, the front free endpaper beneath Wallace, and on the rear panel. SteveContinue reading "Infinite Jest: A Novel."

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$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152258

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Wallace, David Foster [Peter Matthiessen]

Infinite Jest: A Novel.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus from the library of fellow novelist Peter Matthiessen. Thick octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the title page, “David Foster Wallace 2/96.” Additionally signed twice by jacket designer Steve Snider: on the jacket front panel and onContinue reading "Infinite Jest: A Novel."

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$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152259

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Joyce, James

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

New York : B.W. Huebsch, 1916.

First American edition of Joyce’s classic stream-of-consciousness work, his first novel. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth, titles stamped in blind to the front panel. In very good condition. Housed in a custom hand-painted board slipcase in good condition.

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$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152253

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Bradbury, Ray

The Illustrated Man.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1951.

First edition of Bradbury’s classic third book. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper with a large drawing of the illustrated man, “3/21/64 For Gunther Swain! Best Wishes From the Illustrated Man! Ray Bradbury.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Syndney Butchkes.Continue reading "The Illustrated Man."

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$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152252

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Miller, Henry

Henry Miller Original Watercolor Painting.

1969.

Rare original watercolor painting by American writer and artist Henry Miller. Signed and dated by the artist, “Henry Miller 8/69.” In near fine condition. Matted and framed, the entire piece measures 31 inches by 27 inches. To read Miller without his watercolors is to miss something essential. The two practices were never separate compartments ofContinue reading "Henry Miller Original Watercolor Painting."

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$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-130551

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Chernow, Ron [Lin-Manuel Miranda]

Alexander Hamilton.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2004.

First edition, early printing of this landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, basis for the Award-winning Broadway play. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Ron Chernow on a bookplate to the half-title page and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda (who starred in the Broadway adaptation). Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by GabrieleContinue reading "Alexander Hamilton."

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$950.00

Item Number: RRB-150345

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Wiesel, Elie

The Night Trilogy: Night; Dawn; The Accident.

New York : Hill and Wang, 2001.

First edition, first printing of the 2001 edition of this compilation of the author’s classic Night Trilogy. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$750.00

Item Number: RRB-152123

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Doyle, Arthur Conan

Arthur Conan Doyle Autograph Note Signed.

c. 1919.

Rare handwritten note signed by Arthur Conan Doyle concerning spiritualism. One page on plain paper, not date. The letter reads, “Such cases are unhappily not very rare. For this reason people should go into the literature of this subject before they practise it so that they may not be taken aback or compromise themselves byContinue reading "Arthur Conan Doyle Autograph Note Signed."

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$1,760.00

Item Number: RRB-152085

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

London : Bloomsbury, 2003.

First edition of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket with light toning to the text block. Jacket design by Jason Cockcroft.

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-152070

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.

London : Bloombsbury, 2000.

First edition of Rowling’s fourth book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Giles Greenfield. Cover design by Richard Horne.

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-152071

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Rand, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged.

New York : Random House, 1957.

First edition, first printing of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, frontispiece stamped in gilt, spine stamped in black and gilt. Boldly signed by Ayn Rand on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter.

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$18,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150856

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Wiesel, Elie

The Night Trilogy: Night; Dawn; The Accident.

New York : Hill and Wang, 2004.

First edition of this compilation of the author’s classic Night Trilogy. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dean Nicastro.

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-152099

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

London : Bloomsbury, 2005.

First edition of the sixth and penultimate novel in Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Jason Cockcroft.

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-152033

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Rand, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged.

New York : Random House, 1957.

First edition, first printing of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the HarcourtContinue reading "Atlas Shrugged."

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$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151876

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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition, first issue in book form of one of Dickens’ most popular novels. Octavo, bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards by Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers gilt topstain, with 39 engraved plates by Phiz, frontispiece portrait of Dickens. First issueContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby."

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-121563

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Lewis, C.S

Transposition and Other Addresses.

London : Geoffrey Bles, 1949.

First edition of this compilation of addresses by Lewis. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition with light rubbing.

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$375.00

Item Number: RRB-151859

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Frost, Robert

A Further Range.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1936.

First edition of Frost’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of verse. Octavo, original maroon cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper with a handwritten poem, “It takes all sorts of in and outdoor schooling To get adapted to my kind of fooling. Robert Frost WashingtonContinue reading "A Further Range."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151924

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

London : Bloomsbury, 2005.

First edition of the sixth and penultimate novel in Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Jason Cockcroft.

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$450.00

Item Number: RRB-152069

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McCarthy, Cormac

All the Pretty Horses.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.

Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the first novel in McCarthy’s acclaimed Border Trilogy and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on the half-title page and additionally by legendary designer Chip Kidd in the year of publication on the front panel. Kidd would later designContinue reading "All the Pretty Horses."

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$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150014

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Kennedy Onassis, Jacqueline [John Kennedy, Jr.]

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Autograph Manuscript Notes for John Jr.’s Birthday Party and Household Instructions.

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A rare collection of autograph notes by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis providing instructions for a birthday party for her son, John F. Kennedy Jr., along with additional housekeeping directions. The collection comprises one 8.5 by 11-inch sheet of lined paper and two smaller white notes addressed to “Charley” containing instructions for “John’s party,” together with aContinue reading "Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Autograph Manuscript Notes for John Jr.’s Birthday Party and Household Instructions."

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$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151906

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Rushdie, Salman

Midnight’s Children.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.

First American edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. BoldlyContinue reading "Midnight’s Children."

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$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151813

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Kerr, Judith

The Tiger Who Came To Tea.

London : Collins, 1968.

First edition of this classic, one of the best selling children’s book of all-time. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.

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$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151775

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Coelho, Paulo

The Alchemist.

San Francisco : Harper Collins, 1993.

First edition in English of Coelho’s classic work, which has been translated into over 70 languages. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Henry, love is the guide and the road, Paulo Coelho.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michele Wetherbee. Translated by AlanContinue reading "The Alchemist."

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$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151792

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Steinbeck, John

The Moon Is Down.

New York : The Viking Press, 1942.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. The first edition has a large period between “talk” and “this” on page 112, line 11. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "The Moon Is Down."

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-151684

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