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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.
    A Judgement in Stone.

    Rendell, Ruth

    A Judgement in Stone.

    London: Hutchinson, 1977.

    First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page with a transcription from the opening line of this work, “Eunice Parchman kill...
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    $1,750.00 Item Number: RRB-44083
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    Black Book: An Agnon.

    Durrell, Lawrence

    Black Book: An Agnon.

    Paris: The Obelisk Press, 1938.

    First edition, first issue of the first volume in the Villa Seurat Series. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition. A very sharp example, uncommon in this condition.
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    $1,750.00 Item Number: RRB-119554
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    To Kill A Mockingbird.

    Lee, Harper

    To Kill A Mockingbird.

    New York: HarperCollins, 1995.

    First edition, early printing of the 35th Anniversary edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title pa...
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    $1,750.00 Item Number: RRB-144177
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    Bleak House.

    Dickens, Charles

    Bleak House.

    London: Bradbury Evans, 1853.

    First edition of this Dickens’ classic. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge g...
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    $1,750.00 Item Number: RRB-141572
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    Beloved.

    Morrison, Toni

    Beloved.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.

    First edition of the author’s fourth novel and considered by many her finest. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacke...
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    $1,750.00 Item Number: RRB-139112
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    Sons and Lovers.

    Lawrence, D.H

    Sons and Lovers.

    London: Duckworth and Co, 1913.

    First edition, first state of Lawrence’s first important novel and today regarded as a masterpiece by many critics and is often regarded as his finest achievement. Octavo, original cloth. In ver...
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    $1,750.00 Item Number: RRB-136001
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    Girkr Astuatsashunchʿi hin ew nor Ktakaranatsʿ. [The Books of the Old and New Testaments in Armenian].

    [Armenian Bible]

    Girkr Astuatsashunchʿi hin ew nor Ktakaranatsʿ. [The Books of the Old and New Testaments in Armenian].

    Venice: Printed at the Mekhitarist Monastery of Saint Lazarus, 1860.

    Later edition of the Bible in classical Armenian. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles to the spine, title page vignette. In good condition with rubbing to the spine and extremitie...
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    $1,750.00 Item Number: RRB-149517
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    A Child’s Christmas In Wales.

    Thomas, Dylan; Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg

    A Child’s Christmas In Wales.

    New York: New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1969.

    Signed limited first edition of Thomas’ beloved Christmas reverie, one of 100 copies signed by illustrator Fritz Eichenberg, accompanied by an extra suite of five plates on large paper, each signed in...
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    $1,700.00 Item Number: RRB-150993
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    You Only Live Twice.

    Fleming, Ian

    You Only Live Twice.

    London: Jonathan Cape, 1964.

    Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the final James Bond novel published during Fleming’s lifetime and the eleventh in the series. Octavo, original light green pictorial wrappers. In...
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    $1,650.00 Item Number: RRB-150439
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    Green Eggs and Ham.

    Seuss, Dr

    Green Eggs and Ham.

    New York: Random House, 1960.

    First edition, early printing of this Dr. Seuss classic. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “Wit...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-149462
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    Count Luckner, The Sea Devil.

    Thomas, Lowell [Count Felix von Luckner]

    Count Luckner, The Sea Devil.

    Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc, 1927.

    First edition of this captivating biography of German nobleman and naval officer Count Felix von Luckner. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stain yellow, cartographic endpapers, frontispie...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-148746
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    Kenny Rogers’ America.

    Rogers, Kenny [Yousuf Karsh]

    Kenny Rogers’ America.

    Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1986.

    First edition of this collection of photographs in celebration of the beauty, the drama, and the diversity of America. Square quarto, original publisher’s red cloth, illustrated with over 100 me...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-151963
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    A Great New Beginning: The 1981 Inaugural Story.

    [Reagan, Ronald; Nancy Reagan]

    A Great New Beginning: The 1981 Inaugural Story.

    Washington, D.C: Created by the 1981 Inaugural Book Committee, 1981.

    First limited edition of this commemorative publication documenting the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan. Quarto, original red leather with gilt titles to the spine, gilt stamped vignette of th...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-150115
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    Problems of Knowledge and Freedom: The Russell Lectures.

    Chomsky, Noam

    Problems of Knowledge and Freedom: The Russell Lectures.

    New York: Pantheon Books, 1971.

    First edition of Chomsky’s Russell lectures in honor of Bertrand Russell. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John Best wishes Noam C...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-148674
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    The Conqueror: Being the True and Romantic Story of Alexander Hamilton.

    Atherton, Gertrude Franklin

    The Conqueror: Being the True and Romantic Story of Alexander Hamilton.

    New York: The Macmillan Company, 1902.

    First edition of this historical novel that blends biographical narrative with romanticized fiction to construct a dramatic portrait of one of America’s founding figures. Octavo, original publisher...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-149217
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    De Land’s Automatic Playing Cards. [with] Mental Pictoria.

    De Land’s Automatic Playing Cards. [with] Mental Pictoria.

    New Jersey/ Ohio: S.S. Adams Co./ S.W. Reilly, 1913/1914.

    Two rare early twentieth century antique magicians card decks. The first deck is De Land’s Automatic Playing Cards, a standard 52-card deck with a De Land’s Card Locator that has an affixe...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-150366
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    Den Afrikanske Farm. [Out of Africa].

    Blixen, Karen [Isak Dinesen]

    Den Afrikanske Farm. [Out of Africa].

    Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1937.

    First Danish edition of the author’s classic memoir, which recounts events of the seventeen years when Blixen made her home in Kenya. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition. Rare in this co...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-151113
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    The Gingham Dog.

    Wilson, Lanford [Alan Schneider]

    The Gingham Dog.

    New York: Hill & Wang, 1969.

    First edition of the play that marked Lanford Wilson’s Broadway debut. Octavo, original publisher’s black cloth, top stain black. Association copy, lengthily and warmly inscribed by the au...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-152237
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    Bust of Albert Einstein.

    [Einstein, Albert]

    Bust of Albert Einstein.

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    Plaster bust of theoretical physicist Albert Einstein mounted on a wood pedestal base, with an incised signature within the plaster. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 8 inches. From the collectio...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-150644
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    The Interpretation of Dreams.

    Freud, Sigmund

    The Interpretation of Dreams.

    New York: The Basic Books, 1955.

    First edition of this translation English of this cornerstone of psychoanalysis. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments with...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-151453
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    Jasper Johns: 17 Monotypes.

    Johns, Jasper

    Jasper Johns: 17 Monotypes.

    New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc., 1982.

    First edition of this exhibition catalog highlighting a series of Johns’ experimental works. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles, illustrated with 17 lithographic monotypes...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-149232
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    Bleak House.

    Dickens, Charles

    Bleak House.

    London: Bradbury Evans, 1853.

    First edition of this Dickens’ classic. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, marble endpapers. In near fin...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-136226
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    You Learn By Living.

    Roosevelt, Eleanor

    You Learn By Living.

    New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1960.

    First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s classic work on how to discover life’s lessons. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt in the year of publicati...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-150596
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    Politics for the People.

    Kingsley, Charles

    Politics for the People.

    London: John W. Parker, 1848.

    First edition of this collection of essays and sermons on political reform in England. Octavo, bound in three quarters turkey morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and floral tooling to the spi...
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    $1,600.00 Item Number: RRB-150134
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