Gifts
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.
    Elegy on the Death of Cesar Chavez.

    Anaya, Rudolfo; Gaspar Enriquez

    Elegy on the Death of Cesar Chavez.

    El Paso: Cinco Puntos Press, 2000.

    First edition of this powerful tribute to the labor and civil rights activist César Chávez. Oblong octavo, original pictorial boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-147330
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    Arnold Schoenberg’s Journey

    Shawn, Allen [Charles Strouse]

    Arnold Schoenberg’s Journey

    New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.

    First edition of this acclaimed portrait of the composer Arnold Schoenberg by composer and pianist Allen Shawn. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with music stanzas and black-...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-152214
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    The Derby.

    Levy, Bill

    The Derby.

    Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1967.

    First edition of this entertaining inside look at the greatest horse race in America. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth, top stain orange, illustrated profusely with black and white photo...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-151382
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    Benchley-Or Else!

    Benchley, Robert

    Benchley-Or Else!

    New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947.

    First edition of Benchley’s collection of humorous essays. Octavo, original cloth, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Library of Robert B. Gray.” Illustrated with unique draw...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-141235
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    Marriage.

    Wells, H.G

    Marriage.

    London: W. Collins Sons & Co. LTD., 1923.

    Early edition of Wells’ twentieth novel. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth stamped in black. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most fa...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-151433
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    Wild Lone: The Story of a Pytchley Fox.

    BB [Denys Watkins-Pitchford]

    Wild Lone: The Story of a Pytchley Fox.

    London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1947.

    First edition, early printing of this classic British nature novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, frontispiece, illustrated throughout with wood engravings. Near fine in a very good dust j...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-151919
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    The Cornhill Booklet Volume One, Number Two: Occasional Poems by Rudyard Kipling.

    Kipling, Rudyard

    The Cornhill Booklet Volume One, Number Two: Occasional Poems by Rudyard Kipling.

    Boston: Alfred Bartlett, 1900.

    Rare August 1900 issue of The Cornhill Booklet containing Rudyard Kipling’s “Occasional Poems.” Duodecimo, original wrappers, volume one, number two, printed in red and black, illust...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-149566
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    Christmas Is Together-Time.

    Schulz, Charles M

    Christmas Is Together-Time.

    London: Paul Hamlyn, 1966.

    First British edition of this early work by the creator of Peanuts. Duodecimo, original pictorial boards, illustrated throughout. Fine in a very good dust jacket.
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-152142
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    The Sound I Saw: Improvisation on a Jazz Theme.

    DeCarava, Roy; with essays by Sherry Turner DeCarava and Radiclani Clytus

    The Sound I Saw: Improvisation on a Jazz Theme.

    New York: First Print Press / Davis Zwirner Books, 2019.

    First edition of this expressive celebration of jazz with essays by his wife Sherry Turner DeCarava and American literary historian Radiclani Clytus. Folio, original cloth, illustrated with impressive...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-146968
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    The Sea Lady: A Tissue of Moonshine.

    Wells, H.G

    The Sea Lady: A Tissue of Moonshine.

    London: Methuen & Co., 1902.

    First edition of this whimsical tale about the mermaid Miranda. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. From the collection of British science ficti...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-151010
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    God Knows.

    Heller, Joseph

    God Knows.

    Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1984.

    The Franklin Library signed limited edition of this humorous retelling of King David’s life story from his own perspective, privately printed exclusively for the members of The Signed First Edit...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-151605
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    Theatre World: Season 1962-1963.

    Blum, Daniel [Alan Schneider]

    Theatre World: Season 1962-1963.

    Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1963.

    First edition of the 1962-1963 volume of Daniel Blum’s annual pictorial record of the American theater. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated throughout with photographs. From the libr...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-152244
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    Son.

    Lowry, Lois

    Son.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2012.

    First edition of the thrilling conclusion to ‘The Giver’ quartet. Octavo, original half-cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “with best wishes Lois Lowry.” Fine in a...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-145163
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    Hammett.

    Gores, Joe

    Hammett.

    New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1975.

    First edition of this cult classic detective novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by Joe Gores on the title page beneath his name. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacke...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-148830
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    Two Years Ago.

    Kingsley, Charles

    Two Years Ago.

    Cambridge: Macmillan and Co, 1857.

    First edition of the author’s classic work, containing some of his most profound passages of descriptive imagery. Small octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards by Tout &...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-151104
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    The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám.

    Fitzgerald, Edward [Translator]

    The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám.

    London: Robt. Riviere & Son, LTD, 1928.

    Special edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth with paper titles to the spine, printed on Studio hand-...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-150743
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    A Widow for One Year.

    Irving, John

    A Widow for One Year.

    Toronto: Alred A. Knopf, 1998.

    First Canadian edition of Irving’s powerful ninth novel. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Irving on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner.
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-230
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    Look, I Made a Hat. The Collected Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim.

    Sondheim, Stephen

    Look, I Made a Hat. The Collected Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

    First edition of the collected lyrics of Stephen Sondheim. Quarto, original boards with the author’s name stamped in blind to the front panel, with 195 photographs and illustrated throughout. Ne...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-150305
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    Listen to the Mocking Bird.

    Perelman, S.J

    Listen to the Mocking Bird.

    New York: Simon and Schuster, 1949.

    First edition of Perelman’s notion of intellectualism. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with unique drawings by Hirschfeld. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacke...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-149024
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    Single Handed.

    Forester, C.S

    Single Handed.

    New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1929.

    First American edition of this classic maritime adventure novel that showcases themes of duty, resilience, and individual impact during wartime. Octavo, original publisher’s full cloth, top stai...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-151158
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    Hong Kong.

    Morris, Jan

    Hong Kong.

    Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1988.

    Signed limited first edition of this incredibly vibrant history of Hong Kong, privately printed exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Octavo, Smyth-sewn and bound in full top-gr...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-147058
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    The Road to Miltown: Or Under the Spreading Atrophy.

    Perelman, S.J

    The Road to Miltown: Or Under the Spreading Atrophy.

    New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957.

    First edition of Perelman’s critical examination of mid-20th century American society. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Photograph by Ralph A....
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-149025
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    When The Earth Swung Over.

    Colbeck, Alfred

    When The Earth Swung Over.

    London: The "Boy's Own Paper" Office, 1926.

    First edition of this early example of disaster fiction. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations by George Soper. In very good condition. Ownership inscripti...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-147978
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    Nuts About Nuts.

    Rosen, Michael. Illustrated by Sami Sweeten

    Nuts About Nuts.

    London: Diamond Books, 1999.

    Early printing of British children’s author Michael Rosen’s illustrated book of poetry about nuts. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Signed and dated by Michael Rosen on the verso of th...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-88124
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