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Toronto : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Haruki Murakami on the half-title page and additionally five times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd in the year of publication, on the front jacket panel, on the front panel of the book (large print signature], on the front free endpaper withContinue reading "1Q84."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
First edition of the compilation of Murakami’s first two novels. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Haruki Murakami on the front free endpaper. Additionally signed three times by illustrator Chip Kidd, on the front panel, again on the front free endpaper and on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design byContinue reading "Wind/ Pinball."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
First edition of this “hypnotically eerie, sometimes even funny, but most of all, it’s [a book] that keeps ratcheting up the suspense”(The New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed Haruki Murakami on the title page. Additionally signed three times in the year of publication by jacket designer Chip Kidd: on the front panel,Continue reading "After Dark."
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London : Printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, and J. Osborn in Pater-noster-Row, 1733.
Finely bound eighteenth century example of Godfrey Richards’ English translation of the first book in Palladio’s monumental work. Octavo, bound in full contemporary polished calf with a morocco spine label lettered in gilt, front and rear panels decoratively stamped in blind, title page printed in red and black, additional engraved pictorial title page, illustrated withContinue reading "The First Book of Architecture."
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New York : Dial Books, 1992.
First edition of Parks’ powerful autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing, toning, and a slice to the front panel of the dust jacket. Jacket design by Jane Byers Bierhorst. Written with Jim Haskins.
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.
The novels and other works of Leo Tolstoy. Octavo, 24 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispieces. In near fine condition. An exceptional set.
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New York : Random House, 1957.
First edition of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, spine stamped in black and gilt. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Adelaide Lindemann – with my best wishes – Ayn Rand 4/10/58.” Near fine in a veryContinue reading "Atlas Shrugged."
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New York : Thomas J. Crowell & Co, 1886.
First edition in English of Tolstoy’s masterpiece with all the points of first issue: sheets bulk to 35 mm, floral patterned endpapers, “13 Astor Place” on title page, no front adverts, and 5 pp. of rear adverts not listing Russian titles. Octavo, original cloth, with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel,Continue reading "Anna Karenina."
Read more![The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; The Mayor of Casterbridge; The Trumpet-Major; Tess of the D’Urbervilles; A Pair of Blue Eyes; Two on a Tower; The Return of the Native; Desperate Remedies; Wessex Tales.]](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RRB-147339.jpg?fit=800%2C640&ssl=1 "The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; The Mayor of Casterbridge; The Trumpet-Major; Tess of the D'Urbervilles; A Pair of Blue Eyes; Two on a Tower; The Return of the Native; Desperate Remedies; Wessex Tales.]")
New York : Harper & Brothers, 1899.
The Wessex edition of Thomas Hardy’s works. Octavo, fifteen volumes bound in the original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spines, floral details stamped in blind to the spines and front panels, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with a map of The Wessex at the rear of each volume. InContinue reading "The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; The Mayor of Casterbridge; The Trumpet-Major; Tess of the D’Urbervilles; A Pair of Blue Eyes; Two on a Tower; The Return of the Native; Desperate Remedies; Wessex Tales.]"
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 1972.
First edition of this definitive account of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, an acclaimed historical work named by The Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest non-fiction books of the twentieth century. Octavo, original blue cloth, photographic endpapers, with map and 33 pages of black-and-white illustrations. Very good in a very good dustContinue reading "The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge."
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United Kingdom : Viking an Imprint of Penguin Books, 2022.
First edition of this military history of the prisoners in Colditz Castle during World War II. Octavo, original publisher’s black cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed and dated by Ben Macintyre in the year of publication, “Ben Macintyre 14/9/22.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Paris : Shakespeare and Company, 1922.
First edition, first printing of Joyce’s masterpiece, one of 750 numbered copies printed on handmade paper from a total edition of 1000 copies, this is number 909. Thick quarto, bound in full morocco by Baker Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling toContinue reading "Ulysses."
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1948.
First edition of Paton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Alan Paton on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, contemporary inscription to the front free endpaper. Rare and desirable signed.
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San Diego : Applewood Books, 2017.
Finely bound example of the Constitution of the United States. Small octavo, bound in full leatherette, illustrated endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Charlie Kirk on the front free endpaper. Kirk signed this in Palm Beach in December of 2024. In fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
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New York : The Penguin Press, 2004.
First edition of this landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, basis for the Award-winning Broadway play. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Ron Chernow and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda (who starred in the Broadway adaptation) on the title page. Fine in a very good jacket. Jacket design by Gabriele Wilson.
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London : [Printed by Thomas Dawson] For John Harison and Thomas Man, 1580.
Scarce first edition in English of this collection of John Calvin’s sermons. Octavo, bound in full levant morocco with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling and central gilt arabesques to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, wide typographical borderContinue reading "Two and twentie Sermons of Maister John Calvin. In which Sermons is most religiously handled, the hundredth and nineteenth Psalme of David, by eight verses aparte according to the Hebrewe alphabet."
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962.
First edition of Carson’s landmark work. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Rachel Carson on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. An exceptional example, desirable signed and inscribed.
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941.
First edition with the Scribner’s A and the publisher’s seal on the copyright page. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, 22 karat gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt stamped to the front panel, gilt innerContinue reading "The Last Tycoon. An Unfinished Novel. Together with The Great Gatsby and Selected Stories."
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1989.
First edition, early printing of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Kathleen Thanks for the interview! Michael Lewis.” Fine in a near fineprice-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Andrew M. Newman Graphic Design Inc. Jacket illustration by Vint Lawrence. An exceptionalContinue reading "Liar’s Poker."
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London : Messrs. Fores, 1887.
Finely bound edition of this series of stories, sketches and songs, descriptive of fishing, hunting, golf, yachting, fishing and with experiences in the field and on the course. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. IllustratedContinue reading "All Round Sport with Fish, Fur, and Feather, Also Adventures On The Turf and The Road, In The Hunting and Cricket Fields, and Over Yachting Courses, Links, and Curling Ponds."
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Edinburgh and London : William Blackwood and Sons, 1852.
Early edition of this influential work chronicling European events from the French Revolution to the mid-19th century. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, floral border details stamped in blind. From the library of President Millard Fillmore with his ownership signature to the pastedown of the front panel and dated by him, “MillardContinue reading "History of Europe: From the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII Vol I."
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951.
First edition of the author’s first book, one of the great novels of World War II. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Boldly signed by James Jones. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by SKA. Jacket photograph by Pat Maestro. An exceptionally bright example.
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New York : Bantam Books, 1988.
First edition of Yeager’s second autobiography. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper “To Ed Hershler Good Hunting Chuck Yeager and additionally signed by legendary pilot Bud Anderson. The recipient Ed Hershler was Governor of Wyoming. Near fine in aContinue reading "Press On! Further Adventures in the Good Life."
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Rare Indo-Persian khanjar, a 20th century curved dagger, from the collection of General William T. Sherman preserved in his military trunk. The khanjar has decorative wooden and metal inlays and intricate detailing to the handle and sheath, with etchings to the blade. Ulysses S. Grant, a close friend of Sherman’s, went on a “World Tour”Continue reading "General Sherman’s Indo-Persian Khanjar."
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