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Looking for a unique and personal gift? A rare book is a gift they will treasure for a lifetime. There are few gifts that are as lasting and appreciated as a rare book. They hold within its pages not only historical and cultural significance, but often also a personal significance to the recipient. Whether it is a beloved childhood book that turned them on to the joys of reading or a favorite title they read in high school or college, people treasure these books like a close friend.

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Wells, H.G

Tales of Life and Adventure.

London and Glasgow : Collins Clear-Type Press, 1923.

Library of Classics edition of Wells’ collection of imaginative tales exploring adventure, speculation, and the complexities of human experience through a series of inventive and thought-provoking short stories. Octavo, original publisher’s leather bound black boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece. From the collection of British science fiction author ChristopherContinue reading "Tales of Life and Adventure."

$50.00

Item Number: RRB-151332

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Blake, Michael

Airman Mortensen.

Los Angeles, California : Seven Wolves Publishing, 1991.

Advanced reading copy of the first edition of Michael Blake’s second novel. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. In very good condition.

$25.00

Item Number: RRB-150744

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Azerrad, Michael [Kurt Cobain; Krist Novoselic; Dave Grohl; Pat Smear]

Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana.

New York : Doubleday, 1993.

First edition of this biographical account of the band Nirvana. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed in purple felt tip on the half-title page by Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl and Pat Smear on the verso of the front panel. In very good condition. These signatures wereContinue reading "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150737

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Naipaul, V.S

The Mystic Masseur.

New York : The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1959.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Robert Micklewright. Author photograph by Eddie Fong.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-150736

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Doyle, Richard [John Maynard Keynes] [J.M.]

Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe.

London : Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1876.

Finely bound edition of this satirical collection of 40 humorous sketches and illustrations that parody mid-19th-century Victorian life, from the collection of British economist John Maynard Keynes. Oblong octavo, bound in full red morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, “Keynes Family Library” stamped in gilt to theContinue reading "Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-150643

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Clemens, Clara. [Samuel L. Clemens]

My Father Mark Twain.

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1931.

First edition of this memoir by Mark Twain’s daughter. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, double ruling and a vignette of Mark Twain stamped in blind to the front panel, frontispiece, illustrated with family photographs. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Accompanied by a bookmark with a quote from theContinue reading "My Father Mark Twain."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-150110

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Johnson, Merle [Compiler]

A Bibliography of the Work of Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1910.

First limited edition of this list of first editions in book form and of first printings in periodicals. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with paper titles to the spine, top edge gilt. One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 154. Boldly signed by compiler Merle Johnson and the publisher Harper & Brothers on the limitationsContinue reading "A Bibliography of the Work of Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens."

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-150732

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Trevanian [Rodney William Whitaker]

The Main.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976.

First edition of this gritty detective novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Signature to the front free endpaper.

$50.00

Item Number: RRB-151575

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Buchan, John

The Three Hostages.

London : Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1950.

Finely bound edition of this psychological espionage thriller, the fourth novel following Richard Hannay. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers. In fine condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150778

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Christie, Agatha

The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side.

London : The Crime Club by Collins, 1962.

First edition of this classic Miss Marple murder mystery novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. From the collection of Dr. John Talbot Gernon with his red leather and gilt ownership plate to the front pastedown.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-149985

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Maugham, W. Somerset

The Judgement Seat.

London : The Centaur Press, 1934.

Signed limited edition of this classic short story. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the front panel, top edge gilt, frontispiece. One of 150 numbered copies, this is number 133. Boldly signed by W. Somerset Maugham on the limitations page. In very good condition. From the library of Craig V. ShowwalterContinue reading "The Judgement Seat."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-150525

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Fermor, Patrick Leigh

A Time To Keep Silence.

London : John Murray, 1957.

First edition of the author’s third book, detailing his experiences in various monasteries. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated by John Craxton. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Peter Todd Mitchell.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150725

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Herbert, Frank

Analog: Science Fiction and Fact. [Containing the First Appearance of Children of Dune, The Mind Bomb, Seed Stock, and Come to the Party].

New York : Analog: Science Fiction and Fact, 1969-1978.

First editions of seven issues of Analog: Science Fiction and Fact magazine containing the first appearance of Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune in four parts, later published as a novel, and his short stories The Mind Bomb, Seed Stock, and Come to the Party. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, with black and white illustrations. Includes issueContinue reading "Analog: Science Fiction and Fact. [Containing the First Appearance of Children of Dune, The Mind Bomb, Seed Stock, and Come to the Party]."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150272

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Herbert, Frank

The Dosadi Experiment.

New York : Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1977.

Berkley edition of this standalone science fiction novel from the author of Dune. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name. In very good condition with light rubbing to the extremities.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150245

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le Carre, John

A Delicate Truth.

New York : Viking, 2013.

First American edition of this New York Times bestselling spy thriller. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Buckley and Kulick.

$30.00

Item Number: RRB-151135

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Maugham, W. Somerset

Don Fernando.

London : William Heinemann LTD, 1935.

Signed limited edition of this exploration and celebration of Spain’s Golden Age. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, silk ribbon bound in. One of 175 numbered copies, this is number 18. Boldly signed by W. Somerset Maugham on the limitations page. In near fine condition, bookplate to theContinue reading "Don Fernando."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150505

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Mark Twain's Letters.

Paine, Albert Bigelow [Mark Twain; Samuel L. Clemens]

Mark Twain’s Letters.

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1917.

First limited edition of this seminal documentary collection on Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s half-cloth with paper titles, frontispieces, illustrated throughout, with the original paper dust jackets. One of 350 copies. Each volume is fine in a very good dust jackets. Uncommon in the original jackets.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-150662

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[Kerouac, Jack; Jean-Pierre Lemaire]

RUpTure.

Paris, France : Printed at 21 Rue de Saintonge, 1965.

Rare vintage January 1965 issue of RUpTure, a left-leaning French-language literary magazine, gifted to and personally owned by Beatnik writer Jack Kerouac. Oblong octavo, written in French, original soft red wrappers with brass brad binding, title page vignette, unpaginated, illustrated with three gelatin silver photos. Stamped with the Jack Kerouac Estate stamp and the raised blind sealContinue reading "RUpTure."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150642

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Bonar, J. [Herbert Somerton Foxwell; John Neville Keynes] [J.N.}

H.S. Foxwell. (In Memoriam).

: Printed for Private Circulation, 1937.

First edition of this in memoriam of Herbert Somerton Foxwell. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to John Neville Keynes on the front panel, “To John Neville Keynes for auld lang syne. J. Bonar 16th January 1937.” The recipient, John Neville Keynes, was an English economist and philosopher best known for hisContinue reading "H.S. Foxwell. (In Memoriam)."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150718

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Trouton, Rupert; John Maynard Keynes [J.M.]

Unemployment: Its Causes and Their Remedies.

London : Published by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1931.

Rare first edition of this analysis of the structural origins of unemployment. Duodecimo, original wrappers, Day to Day Pamphlets No. 2. Foreword by famed British economist John Maynard Keynes, whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. In very good condition. In very good condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150714

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Maugham, W. Somerset

A Writer’s Notebook.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1949.

Signed limited edition of Maugham’s semi-autobiographical confessional. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece. One of 1,000 numbered copies, this is number 964. Boldly signed by W. Somerset Maugham on the limitations page. In fine condition, bookplate to the rear pastedown of Craig V. Showalter. HousedContinue reading "A Writer’s Notebook."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-150519

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Dykes, T. [Rockwood]

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.

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."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-147794

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Ronalds, Alfred

The Fly-Fisher’s Entomology: With Directions for Making the Artificial Representation of Each Fly; and a Few Observations and Instructions on Trout and Grayling Fishing.

Liverpool : Henry Young & Sons, 1913.

The de Luxe limited edition of this guide to fly fishing and the making of artificial flies. Imperial octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and lure detailing to the spine in six compartments within gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front panels, vignette inlay of a lure in gilt to theContinue reading "The Fly-Fisher’s Entomology: With Directions for Making the Artificial Representation of Each Fly; and a Few Observations and Instructions on Trout and Grayling Fishing."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150424

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[West, Jerry]

Jerry West Signed Los Angeles Lakers Upper Deck Limited Edition Collector Series 1991-92 Autograph Sheet.

California : The Upper Deck Co, 1992.

Original Upper Deck limited edition collector series 1991-92 autograph sheet remembering the ’71-72 World Champion Los Angeles Lakers. One sheet dated February 26, 1992 in glossy color depicting popular players from the 1971-72 Lakers team including Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Pat Riley, Gail Goodrich, Jim McMillan, and head coach Bill Sharman. Boldly signed by JerryContinue reading "Jerry West Signed Los Angeles Lakers Upper Deck Limited Edition Collector Series 1991-92 Autograph Sheet."

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-150816

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