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Browse rare first edition classics in American, English, world literature, poetry, and plays. View our entire collection of rare literature below, search our inventory with advanced search, or use our sorting tools to find exactly what you’re looking for. Please call with any questions you may have on a specific item or order online today.

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The Holy Terror.

Wells, H.G

The Holy Terror.

London : Michael Joseph Ltd., 1939.

First British edition of Wells’ dark political satire depicting the rise of an ordinary man into a ruthless dictator, written as a warning against the growing threats of authoritarianism in the years preceding the Second World War. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous worksContinue reading "The Holy Terror."

$50.00

Item Number: RRB-151303

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Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

Hardy, Thomas

Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899.

Early edition of Thomas Hardy’s twelfth published novel. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations. In near fine condition.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-148193

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Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

Hardy, Thomas

Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, .

Early edition of Thomas Hardy’s twelfth published novel. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations. In very good condition, ownership signature to the front free endpaper.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-148192

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All My Friends Are Going To Be Strangers.

McMurtry, Larry

All My Friends Are Going To Be Strangers.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1972.

First edition of this early work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Larry McMurtry on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-150861

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The Princess Bride. S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure.

Goldman, William

The Princess Bride. S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973.

First edition of Goldman’s classic novel, basis for the cult classic directed by Rob Reiner, starring Cary Elwes. Octavo, original gray cloth. Boldly signed William Goldman on the title page at Yale University and additionally signed by director Rob Reiner and Cary Elwes on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "The Princess Bride. S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150806

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Lord John Signatures.

King, Stephen [Ray Bradbury; Gerald Ford; Jim Harrison; Norman Mailer; Joyce Carol Oates; John Updike; Eudora Welty; et al]

Lord John Signatures.

Northridge, California : Lord John Press, 1991.

First deluxe limited edition of this collection of author photographs and signatures. Oblong octavo, original half cloth with faux navy morocco spine, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, facsimile signature endpapers, illustrated throughout with photographs. Signed by Stephen King at the conclusion of his introduction in addition toContinue reading "Lord John Signatures."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-150137

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The Giving Tree.

Silverstein, Shel

The Giving Tree.

New York : Harper & Row Publishers, 1964.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, bound in full green 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 dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt signature to the front panel, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The Giving Tree."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150802

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The Great American Novel.

Roth, Philip

The Great American Novel.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-151347

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The Works of Alexandre Dumas, Including: The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later.

Dumas, Alexandre [Alexander]

The Works of Alexandre Dumas, Including: The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later.

Boston : Little, Brown, and Company, 1893-98.

Rare limited edition of the works of Dumas, one of only 50 copies of the Illustrated Library Edition of the complete works of Alexandre Dumas. Octavo, 60 volumes bound in three quarter blue morocco by Bumpus over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in four compartments within raised gilt bands, topContinue reading "The Works of Alexandre Dumas, Including: The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150854

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The Illustrated Dune.

Herbert, Frank

The Illustrated Dune.

New York : Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1978.

First illustrated edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, fully illustrated by John Schoenherr. In near fine condition, bookplate to the verso of the front panel. Uncommon in this condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150361

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Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale.

Melville, Herman

Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1851.

First edition, first issue binding of Melville’s masterpiece. Octavo, original red variant cloth (BAL’s A grain), covers stamped in blind with Harper’s circular device at the center of the front panel within a heavy blind ruled frame, plain orange endpapers. Issued in a single volume, in black, green, blue, red, purple, slate or brown cloth,Continue reading "Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale."

$42,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150358

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Taking the Literary Pulse: Psychological Studies of Life and Letters.

Collins, Joseph

Taking the Literary Pulse: Psychological Studies of Life and Letters.

New York : George H. Doran Company, 1924.

First edition of this work analyzing modern authors and their literary characters through a psychological lens. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth, illustrated with tipped in plates. In near fine condition, bookplate to the front pastedown.

$50.00

Item Number: RRB-151569

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Saw Music Broadside.

Heaney, Seamus

Saw Music Broadside.

Northfield, Massachusetts : Swamp Press, 2006.

Original broadside by the Nobel Prize-winning poet, one of 200 numbered examples, signed by Seamus Heaney, designed by Shawna Parker and Wyn Cooper of Green River Press and printed with Ed Rayher at Swamp Press. The poem, which first appeared in AGNI 61, was written in memory of Czeslaw Milosz. OCLC locates only four copiesContinue reading "Saw Music Broadside."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150814

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Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights.

Rushdie, Salman

Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights.

New York : Random House, 2015.

First edition of this New York Times best selling magical realism novel. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design and illustration by Kelly Blair.

$25.00

Item Number: RRB-151136

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Termination Shock.

Stephenson, Neal

Termination Shock.

New York : William Morrow, 2021.

First edition of this speculative science fiction novel by New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Owen Corrigan. Author photograph by Brady Hall.

$30.00

Item Number: RRB-150689

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A Pocket Full of Rye.

Christie, Agatha

A Pocket Full of Rye.

London : The Crime Club by Collins, 1953.

First edition of Christie’s ingenious murder mystery. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket, in good condition with losses to the spine and front panel. From the collection of Dr. John Talbot Gernon.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-149982

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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 stain blue. Near fine in a good dust jacket, losses to the front panel and spine, bookplate and inscription to the front pastedown.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-151158

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Anatomy of a Murder.

Traver, Robert [John D. Voelker]

Anatomy of a Murder.

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1959.

First book club edition of this classic work, basis for the film produced and directed by Otto Preminger, starring James Stewart and Lee Remick. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best wishes to Rick Bohy, a fellow writer. Robert Traver (John Volker) Ishpeming May 31, 1985. ”Continue reading "Anatomy of a Murder."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150824

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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction.

Salinger, J.D

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1963.

First edition of this collection of two novellas by the author of The Catcher in the Rye. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very sharp example.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150818

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Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero.

Thackeray, William Makepeace

Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero.

London : Bradbury and Evans, 1848.

First edition, first issue of Thackeray’s masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full green morocco elaborately bound by Bayntun in Cosway-style with a portrait of Thackeray inset on the front cover, elaborate gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, inner dentelles, raised bands, green ribbon marker, green silk moiré endpapers, all edges gilt.Continue reading "Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150809

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The Grapes of Wrath.

Steinbeck, John

The Grapes of Wrath.

New York : The Viking Press, 1939.

First edition of this pivotal Pulitzer prize-winning novel, with “First Published in April 1939” on the copyright page and first edition notice on the front flap of the dust jacket. Octavo, original pictorial beige cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacketContinue reading "The Grapes of Wrath."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148747

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Castle Gay.

Buchan, John

Castle Gay.

London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1930.

First edition of this gripping adventure novel, the second to include Dickson McCunn. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within gilt bands. In near fine condition.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-150775

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The Old Man and the Sea First Publication in Life Magazine.

Hemingway, Ernest

The Old Man and the Sea First Publication in Life Magazine.

New York : Time-Life Publications, 1952.

September 1, 1952 Life magazine volume 33, number 9 with a black and white portrait of Ernest Hemingway on the cover. The issue presented for the first time and in full Hemingway’s new novel The Old Man and the Sea in a twenty page spread. Ernest Hemingway maintained a close relationship with Life magazine, whichContinue reading "The Old Man and the Sea First Publication in Life Magazine."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-149119

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Of Mice and Men.

Steinbeck, John

Of Mice and Men.

New York : Covici-Friede, 1937.

First edition, first issue with the word “pendula” present on page 9 and the dot between the 8’s on p. 88 of Steinbeck’s “marvelous picture of the tragedy of loneliness” (Eleanor Roosevelt). Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-115598

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Ficciones.

Borges, Jorge Luis

Ficciones.

London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson,, 1962.

First edition in English of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jorges Borges on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ralph Mabey. Edited and with an introduction by Anthony Kerrigan. Rare and desirable signed.

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150811

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Scott-King’s Modern Europe.

Waugh, Evelyn [Daphne Fielding]

Scott-King’s Modern Europe.

London : Chapman & Hal, 1947.

First edition of this classic novella. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Daphne with love from Evelyn Christmas 1947.” The recipient, Daphne Fielding was a fellow British author and dedicatee of Evelyn Waugh’s The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold and a closeContinue reading "Scott-King’s Modern Europe."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150292

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Christie, Agatha

4.50 from Paddington.

London : The Crime Club by Collins, 1957.

First edition of Christie’s classic murder mystery, adapted several times for television and film. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. A very bright example. From the collection of Dr. John Talbot Gernon.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-149976

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The Free Fishers.

Buchan, John

The Free Fishers.

London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1934.

First edition of standalone historical thriller novel. 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.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-150779

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Anna and the King of Siam.

Landon, Margaret

Anna and the King of Siam.

New York : The John Day Company, 1944.

Early printing of this classic work, basis for the famous musical and film The King and I, as well as other adaptations. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Margaret Ayer. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Autographed especially for Maxine F. Smith with sincere appreciation and warm personal regards. MargaretContinue reading "Anna and the King of Siam."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-150803

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The Autocracy of Mr. Parham: His Remarkable Adventures in this Changing World.

Wells, H.G. [Rebecca West]

The Autocracy of Mr. Parham: His Remarkable Adventures in this Changing World.

London : William Heinemann, 1930.

First edition, early printing of this novel which was praised by Bertrand Russell, inscribed by him to lover and fellow writer Rebecca West. Octavo, original cloth, with 10 illustrations by David Low. Association copy, inscribed by the author, “To Rebecca all good wishes H. G.” Rebecca West and H.G. Wells Rebecca West and H.G. WellsContinue reading "The Autocracy of Mr. Parham: His Remarkable Adventures in this Changing World."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150810

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

Doyle, Arthur Conan

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

London : George Newnes, Limited, 1892-1894.

First editions of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic stories starring literature’s most famous detective. Octavo, original pictorial black and gilt-stamped light blue and dark blue cloth, illustrated by Sidney Paget, patterned endpapers, all edges gilt. First issues, the first title with the street scene vignette with no text on the street sign and with “Violent” forContinue reading "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150807

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Camilla Dickinson.

L'Engle, Madeleine

Camilla Dickinson.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1951.

Rare first edition of the reader’s edition of this early novel by the author of A Wrinkle In Time about the first romance of two teenagers from dysfunctional families in New York City. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. In good condition.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-145768

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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 & Sons with gilt titles and floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels,Continue reading "Two Years Ago."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-151104

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The Worlds of Frank Herbert.

Herbert, Frank

The Worlds of Frank Herbert.

New York : Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1977.

Berkley Medallion edition of this collection of nine short stories by the author of Dune. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name. In good condition.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-150258

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Bealby: A Holiday.

Wells, H.G

Bealby: A Holiday.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1940.

Later edition of this classic children’s book. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with titles to the spine and front panel stamped in black. In near fine condition.

$25.00

Item Number: RRB-150682

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Atlas Shrugged.

Rand, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged.

New York : Signet, 1985.

Signet edition mass-market paperback of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Duodecimo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers. In near fine condition.

$25.00

Item Number: RRB-151358

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The Fountainhead.

Rand, Ayn

The Fountainhead.

New York : Signet, 1971.

Signet edition, later printing of Rands’ breakthrough work and her first major literary success. Duodecimo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers, all edges stained yellow. In near fine condition.

$30.00

Item Number: RRB-151408

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The Courts of the Morning.

Buchan, John

The Courts of the Morning.

London : Hodder and Stoughton LTD, 1929.

First edition of this classic adventure thriller. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within gilt bands, illustrated with a map. In near fine condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150851

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Lisey’s Story.

King, Stephen

Lisey’s Story.

New York : Scribner, 2006.

First edition of this novel by the author of Carrie. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fulbrook III.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-150457

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Keep the Change.

McGuane, Thomas

Keep the Change.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989.

First edition of this sharply observed contemporary American novel of the modern West. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket design and illustration by Fred Marcellino. Author photograph by Bruce Weber.

$30.00

Item Number: RRB-150724

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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-made paper, reprinted from Fitzgerald’s translation published in 1859. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-150743

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We Can’t Pay? We Won’t Pay!

Fo, Dario

We Can’t Pay? We Won’t Pay!

London : Pluto Press, 1978.

First edition of this satirical work by the Nobel Prize-winning playwright. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Dario Fo on the half-title page. In good condition, with notes and highlighting. Adapted Robert Walker and Bill Colvill. Translated by Lino Pertile.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-151003

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Jack Kerouac’s Personally Owned Hermes 3000 Typewriter Manual and Repair Slip.

Kerouac, Jack

Jack Kerouac’s Personally Owned Hermes 3000 Typewriter Manual and Repair Slip.

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Jack Kerouac’s personally owned Hermes 3000 typewriter user’s manual and repair slip, which he used to compose most of his 1968 autobiographical novel Vanity of Duluoz. The manual is rectangular duodecimo, nine pages with a fold-out specification diagram, detailing machine preparation, general typing rules, maintenance, changing the ribbon, and the tabulator. The repair slip, issuedContinue reading "Jack Kerouac’s Personally Owned Hermes 3000 Typewriter Manual and Repair Slip."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150210

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Mary Poppins.

Travers, P.L

Mary Poppins.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934.

First American edition of this children’s classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 27 line cuts (13 full-page) and chapter tailpieces by Mary Shepard. Boldly signed by P.L. Travers on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket with a small repair to the spine. Rare and desirable signed.

$22,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150871

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Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings.

Silverstein, Shel

Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.

First edition of the author’s first collection of children’s poetry. Small quarto, original brown cloth, illustrated. With a signed slip of paper boldly signed by Shel Silverstein laid in. Fine in a very good dust jacket.

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150892

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Bear And His Daughters.

Stone, Robert

Bear And His Daughters.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997.

First edition of this collection of short stories by the National Book-Award winning novelist. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Robert Stone on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michaela Sullivan.

$45.00

Item Number: RRB-151069

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The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America.

Menand, Louis [Peter Matthiessen]

The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America.

New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow author Peter Matthiessen, “For Peter Thank you! with warm regards Louis Menand.” From the library of National Book Award-winning author Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the front free endpaper. TheContinue reading "The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150975

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The Life of Johnson.

Boswell, James

The Life of Johnson.

London : Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in The Poultry, 1791.

First edition, first issue of both volumes of the most celebrated biography in the English language, which was published on May 16, 1791 in a print run of only 1,750 copies. Quarto, bound in full calf, gilt titles to the spine, morocco spine labels. Frontispiece portrait of Samuel Johnson, engraved by J. Heath after the Sir Joshua ReynoldsContinue reading "The Life of Johnson."

$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-124524

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Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed.

Dickens, Charles

Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed.

London 1867.

Autograph letter signed by great Victorian novelist Charles Dickens to his biographer. One page, dated Monday 7th October, 1867, on Gad’s Hill Place stationery, and addressed to John Forster. Boldly signed by Dickens with his usual flourish. The letter reads in full, “I have been very much interested and gratified by that pleasant Passage fromContinue reading "Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150124

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Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare’s Love-life.

Burgess, Anthony

Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare’s Love-life.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1964.

First edition of this fictionalized, stylistically experimental reimagining of William Shakespeare’s life. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to literary critic and fellow author Walter Sullivan, “with fondest possible regards Anthonie Burgesse.” The recipient, Walter Sullivan was an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on SouthernContinue reading "Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare’s Love-life."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150047

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Provenance.

Raptis, Matthew. Foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes; Jacket Design by Chip Kidd

Provenance.

Miami : Southeastern Publishing, 2025.

First edition of this work unveiling the extraordinary stories behind seemingly ordinary books. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes. Jacket design by legendary designer Chip Kidd.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-150057

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The Left Hand of Darkness.

Le Guin, Ursula K. [LeGuin]

The Left Hand of Darkness.

Norwalk, Connecticut : The Easton Press, 1992.

Signed collector’s edition of the author’s classic Nebula and Hugo award-winning novel. Octavo, original publisher’s full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Ursula K. Le Guin on the limitation page. In near fine condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150178

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Pizza.

Stoppard, Tom

Pizza.

London : The Cuckoo Press for John Sandoe Books, 2010.

First edition, one of only 200 copies printed given as a Christmas gift of this sketch was written for The Laws of War, a Cries from the Heart production in support of the charity Human Rights Watch, which took place at the Royal Court Theatre on 16th May 2010, which was performed by Bill NighyContinue reading "Pizza."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150927

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The Fall.

Camus, Albert

The Fall.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1957.

Early printing of the first American edition of Camus’ last complete work of fiction. Octavo, original cloth, top edge red. Translated by Justin O’Brien. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph of Camus by Henri Cartier-Bresson.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-150926

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The Stranger.

Camus, Albert

The Stranger.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.

First American edition of Camus’ first novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original beige cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket with a single closed tear. Jacket design by Warren Chappell. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. The nicest example we have ever seen.

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150923

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Kramer Versus Kramer.

Corman, Avery [Dustin Hoffman]

Kramer Versus Kramer.

New York : Random House, 1977.

First edition of Avery Corman’s powerful classic novel about the end of a marriage and the bond between a father and child, basis for the Academy Award-winning film starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Jeff! With My Thanks, Avery Corman”Continue reading "Kramer Versus Kramer."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-131089

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Ernest Hemingway Signed Photograph. [with] Mary Hemingway Typed Letter Signed.

Hemingway, Ernest; Mary Hemingway [Taylor Williams]

Ernest Hemingway Signed Photograph. [with] Mary Hemingway Typed Letter Signed.

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Rare original black and white photograph of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway. Black and white matte photograph of Hemingway with his wife Mary and fishing guide Taylor Williams in the trophy room of a club or private home after a day on the water. Inscribed by Ernest Hemingway in black ballpoint at the bottom rightContinue reading "Ernest Hemingway Signed Photograph. [with] Mary Hemingway Typed Letter Signed."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150055

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The Godfather.

Puzo, Mario [Francis Ford Coppola]

The Godfather.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969.

Finely bound edition of Puzo’s definitive novel of the Mafia underworld, boldly signed by director Francis Ford Coppola. Octavo, bound in full leather, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by Francis Ford Coppola on the half-title page. In fine condition. Cover art by S. Neil Fujita.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150897

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

London : Bloomsbury, 1997.

First edition, first printing of the rarest book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. First printing with “First published in Great Britain in 1997”, the full number line “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”, “Joanne Rowling” forContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone."

$600,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150920

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For the Brotherhood of Man, Under the Fatherhood of God: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Her Missionaries of Charity & Her Co-Workers.

Spink, Kathryn. [Mother Teresa]

For the Brotherhood of Man, Under the Fatherhood of God: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Her Missionaries of Charity & Her Co-Workers.

Surrey : Colour Library International, 1981.

First edition of this work regarding Mother Teresa. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Lengthily inscribed by Mother Teresa in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “My dear Sisters, Let us love Jesus with undivided love and others as He loves each one of us. God bless you, M. Teresa mc, 6/7/81.” Near fineContinue reading "For the Brotherhood of Man, Under the Fatherhood of God: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Her Missionaries of Charity & Her Co-Workers."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150928

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Infinite Jest: A Novel.

Wallace, David Foster

Infinite Jest: A Novel.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Thick octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace on the title page. Fine in a fine first state dust jacket with Vollmann misspelled on the back panel. Jacket design by Steve Snider.

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-146160

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The Clocks.

Christie, Agatha

The Clocks.

London : The Crime Club by Collins, 1963.

First edition of this classic murder mystery. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Harvey. From the collection of Dr. John Talbot Gernon.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-149993

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Dead Man’s Float.

Harrison, Jim

Dead Man’s Float.

Port Townsend, Washington : Copper Canyon Press, 2016.

First limited edition of Harrison’s last published work. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with the title stamped in blind on the front panel. One of 150 numbered copies, this is number 36. Boldly signed by Jim Harrison on the third free endpaper. In fine condition. Accompanied by an inscribed note laid in, “10/16 Thanks for yourContinue reading "Dead Man’s Float."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150162

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Gone With the Wind.

Mitchell, Margaret

Gone With the Wind.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1936.

First edition of Margaret Mitchell’s masterpiece which remains one of the fastest selling novels in the history of American publishing, with 50,000 copies sold in a single day. Octavo, original cloth. First printing, with “Published May 1936” on the copyright page and no mention of other printings. Boldly signed by Margaret Mitchell on the frontContinue reading "Gone With the Wind."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149717

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Breakfast At Tiffany’s. A Short Novel and Three Stories.

Capote, Truman

Breakfast At Tiffany’s. A Short Novel and Three Stories.

New York : Random House, 1958.

First edition of Capote’s seductive, wistful masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Truman Capote on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ismar David.

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150922

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Ramona Forever.

Clearly, Beverly

Ramona Forever.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1984.

First edition of the seventh book in the Ramona Quimby series. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Alan Tiegreen. Laid in is a notecard signed by Beverly Cleary on her Ramona postcard. Very good in a very good dust jacket.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-150876

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Panic Spring.

Durrell, Lawrence [Charles Norden]

Panic Spring.

New York : Covici Friede, 1937.

First edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Heil Anthony, from Larry Durrell, ‘old hat new look’ 1973.” In very good condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150921

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Dog Songs: Poems.

Oliver, Mary

Dog Songs: Poems.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.

First edition of this collection of poems by Mary Oliver. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Mary Oliver and illustrator John Burgoyne on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket, inscription to the half-title page. Jacket design by Darren Haggar. Illustrations by John Burgoyne.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150919

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The Peradventures of Private Pagett.

Drury, W. P. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

The Peradventures of Private Pagett.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1911.

New edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with pictorial onlay to the front panel, illustrated with frontispiece and 7 plates by Arthur Rackham. In very good condition.

$80.00

Item Number: RRB-142319

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The Hollow.

Christie, Agatha

The Hollow.

London : The Crime Club by Collins, 1946.

First edition of this classic country-house mystery. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. From the collection of Dr. John Talbot Gernon. A sharp example.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-149968

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Chapterhouse: Dune.

Herbert, Frank

Chapterhouse: Dune.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1985.

Signed limited first edition of the final volume in the magnificent Dune Chronicles—the bestselling science fiction adventure of all-time. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert. Fine in a fine slipcase. Frontispiece by John Schoenherr.

$1,950.00

Item Number: RRB-150914

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The Year of Magical Thinking.

Didion, Joan

The Year of Magical Thinking.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.

First edition of the account of the year following the death of the author’s husband. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150913

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