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Browse a selection of volumes and sets bound by the Harcourt Bindery. Founded over a century ago in 1900, the Harcourt Bindery is the oldest and largest traditional bindery in America exclusively devoted to fine traditional leather bookbinding by hand.

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Hurston, Zora Neale.

Moses, Man of the Mountain.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1939.

First edition of this classic retelling of Moses’ exodus. 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. FoundedContinue reading "Moses, Man of the Mountain."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-153090

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Williams, Tennessee.

The Night of the Iguana.

New York: New Directions, 1962.

First edition of this powerfully compassionate play. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling 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, frontispiece. Boldly signedContinue reading "The Night of the Iguana."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-153089

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Kahney, Leander [Jony Ive].

Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products.

New York: Portfolio / Penguin, 2014.

First edition of Leander Kahney’s biography of Jony Ive, the legendary British designer behind the iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad and the guiding force of Apple’s design studio during its most transformative era. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raisedContinue reading "Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-153057

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Greene, Graham.

The Ministry of Fear.

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1943.

First edition of this early Greene work. 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. Founded over aContinue reading "The Ministry of Fear."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-153055

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McCarthy, Cormac.

The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses; The Crossing; Cities of the Plain.

New York: Everyman's Library, 1999.

First edition of McCarthy’s classic trilogy, appearing here in one volume for the first time. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat 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 theContinue reading "The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses; The Crossing; Cities of the Plain."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-153056

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Eliot, T.S.

The Cocktail Party.

London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1950.

First edition of the most popular of Eliot’s seven plays published during his lifetime. First issue with “here” for “her” on page 29, line 1. 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 Cocktail Party."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-152892

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Remarque, Erich Maria.

All Quiet on the Western Front and The Road Back.

London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1929-1931.

First editions in English of Erich Maria Remarque’s two great novels of the First World War and its bitter aftermath. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spines in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, giltContinue reading "All Quiet on the Western Front and The Road Back."

$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-152762

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Eisenhower, Dwight D.

Crusade in Europe.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1948.

First edition of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Crusade in Europe, his acclaimed memoir of the Allied campaign in the Second World War. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt innerContinue reading "Crusade in Europe."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152783

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Lewis, C.S.

The Problem of Pain.

London: The Centenary Press, 1940.

First edition of Lewis’s classic discussion of the nature of good and evil. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt author signature in facsimile to the front panel, giltContinue reading "The Problem of Pain."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-152781

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Roth, Joseph.

Job: The Story of a Simple Man.

New York: The Viking Press, 1931.

First edition of one of the most affecting parables of faith and suffering in modern literature. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the HarcourtContinue reading "Job: The Story of a Simple Man."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152775

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Merton, Thomas.

The Seven Storey Mountain.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1948.

First edition of one of the most influential religious books of the twentieth century. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbledContinue reading "The Seven Storey Mountain."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-152782

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Ford, Worthington Chauncey. [George Washington].

George Washington.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900.

Memorial edition of this biography of Washington from the turn of the 20th century. Quarto, two parts in four volumes, bound in full red morocco with gilt titles and tooling in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, floral tooling and a vignette of an American eagleContinue reading "George Washington."

$9,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151990

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Hillary, Edmund.

High Adventure.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.

First British edition of Hillary’s account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentellesContinue reading "High Adventure."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-144006

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Clarke, Arthur C. and Stanley Kubrick [Keir Dullea].

2001: A Space Odyssey.

New York: New American Library, 1968.

First edition of the novel of the landmark “proverbial good science fiction movie” created by Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick, starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Arthur C. Clarke and lengthily signed by star of the film, Keir Dullea on the front free endpaper, “‘Open theContinue reading "2001: A Space Odyssey."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152629

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Sartre, Jean-Paul.

Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology.

New York: Philosophical Library, 1956.

First edition in English of the foundational text of existentialism, finely bound by the Harcourt Bindery. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed byContinue reading "Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152612

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Gunther, John.

Death Be Not Proud: A Memoir.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949.

First edition of John Gunther’s profoundly moving memoir of his son, finely bound by the Harcourt Bindery. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signedContinue reading "Death Be Not Proud: A Memoir."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152613

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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 22 karat 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 edgesContinue reading "Midnight’s Children."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152479

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Coelho, Paulo.

The Alchemist.

San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.

First edition in English of the enchanting modern fable that became one of the best selling novels of all time. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentellesContinue reading "The Alchemist."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152473

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Thoreau, Henry David.

The Manuscript Edition of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1906.

The manuscript edition of the writings of Henry David Thoreau with an original folding double-sided manuscript fragment from Thoreau’s journal tipped in to Vol. I. Octavo, 20 volumes, original publisher’s three quarter green levant morocco over Morris paper boards, bound for Houghton Mifflin by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and elaborate botanical gilt toolingContinue reading "The Manuscript Edition of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152359

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Bellow, Saul.

Herzog.

New York: The Viking Press, 1964.

First edition of the author’s second of three National Book Award winning novels, which was and remains an unprecedented literary accomplishment. 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 innerContinue reading "Herzog."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152478

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McCarthy, Cormac.

Child of God.

New York: Random House, 1973.

First edition of the author’s classic third 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. Boldly signedContinue reading "Child of God."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152477

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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. 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, illustrated.Continue reading "The Moon Is Down."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152281

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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.].

The Constitution of Liberty.

Chicago: The University of Chicago, 1960.

First edition of Hayek’s classic statement on the ideals of freedom and liberty. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For H.L. Severance with all best wishes May 8, 1975 F.A. Hayek.” Very good in a very good dust jacket, original clipping from the review of this title toContinue reading "The Constitution of Liberty."

$26,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140907

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Wiesel, Elie. [Peter Matthiessen].

Night.

London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1960.

First English edition of Nobel laureate Wiesel’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Paris Review co-founder Peter Matthiessen on the front free endpaper, “for Peter – Shalom, Elie Wiesel.” From the library of Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Peter Matthiessen remains the only writer to haveContinue reading "Night."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152354

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