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    Le Tresor de la Maison, Journal des Femmes Economes.

    de Bassanville, Mme

    Le Tresor de la Maison, Journal des Femmes Economes.

    Paris : de Beau, 1853-1854.

    Finely bound collection of the May 1853 – April 1854 issues of Le Tresor de la Maison, Journal des Femmes Economes. Octavo, bound in one quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-96210
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    Journey in the Dark.

    Flavin, Martin

    Journey in the Dark.

    New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1943.

    Early printing of this classic novel, which won 1943 Harper Prize and the 1944 Pulitzer Prize, which The New York Times called “a story of a boy from Iowa who becomes a business tycoon at the pr...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-121299
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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, length...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-150803
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    The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis.

    Saramago, Jose

    The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis.

    Orlando: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1991.

    First American edition of the Nobel-Prize winning author’s second book to be translated into English. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page,...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-140786
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    A Man Made of Money.

    Jerrold, Douglas

    A Man Made of Money.

    London: Punch, 1848-49.

    First edition of this work. Octavo, original, six volumes, illustrated wrappers. Illustrated with 12 engraved plates by John Leech. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell bo...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-121345
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    Two Fables.

    Dahl, Roald

    Two Fables.

    Middlesex: Viking, 1986.

    Signed limited edition of Dahl’s short fable collection. Octavo, original half leather with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated by Graham Dean. One of a limited edition of 300...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-129318
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    Betty Leicester: A Story For Girls.

    Jewett, Sarah Orne

    Betty Leicester: A Story For Girls.

    Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1889.

    First edition of the author’s classic story for girls. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Sarah O. Jewett 1899.” In near fine...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-138148
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    Revolutionary Road.

    Yates, Richard

    Revolutionary Road.

    Boston: Little, Brown, 1961.

    First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tony Palladino.
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-147181
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    The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy.

    Sterne, Laurence

    The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy.

    London: T. Becket, 1777.

    Finely bound set of Sterne’s Tristram Shandy. Octavo, 6 volumes, bound in contemporary full polished brown calf, black morocco spine labels, smooth spines with gilt rules and decorations, marble...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-89417
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    C.S. Forester Collection.

    Forester, C.S

    C.S. Forester Collection.

    London and New York: Various publishers, .

    Rare collection of 24 first editions and early printings of the novels of C.S. Forester. Octavo, 27 volumes, original cloth, 15 volumes in dust jackets. The collection includes a first English edition...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-131846
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    Paddington Marches On.

    Bond, Michael; Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum

    Paddington Marches On.

    London: Collins, 1964.

    First edition of the sixth book in the Paddington series. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Michael Bond on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-48011
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    The Victim.

    Bellow, Saul

    The Victim.

    New York: The Vanguard Press, 1947.

    First edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed twice by the author. Signed “good wishes Saul Bellow” on the title page and again on a notecard on th...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-1961
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    Dusklands.

    Coetzee, J.M

    Dusklands.

    Johannesburg: Raven Press, 1974.

    First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-145915
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    John le Carré Autograph Letter Signed.

    le CARRÉ, John

    John le Carré Autograph Letter Signed.

    Cornwall:, 2006.

    Autograph letter signed by British author John le Carré. Quarto, two pages on John le Carré’s personal stationary, the letter reads in full, “Dear Stacy, Thanks for your letter. Mine will...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-146942
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    Mr. Blettsworthy On Rampole Island.

    Wells, H.G. [Christopher Priest]

    Mr. Blettsworthy On Rampole Island.

    London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1928.

    First British edition of perhaps Wells’ most psychopathological work. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condi...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-148952
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    Set This House on Fire.

    Styron, William

    Set This House on Fire.

    New York: Random House, 1960.

    First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William Styron on the title page. Fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Housed in a custom half morocco...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-143491
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    The Spire.

    Golding, William

    The Spire.

    London: Faber & Faber, 1964.

    First British edition. Octavo, original cloth.Signed by William Golding on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing. A very bright copy.
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-3353
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    The Ginger Man.

    Donleavy, J.P

    The Ginger Man.

    New York: McDowell, Obelensky, 1958.

    Rare uncorrected proof of the first American edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box.
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-120176
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    The Vassall Affair.

    West, Rebecca

    The Vassall Affair.

    London: Sunday Telegraph, 1963.

    First edition of this work by the author of Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “M...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-145882
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    The Science Fiction Weight-Loss Book.

    Edited by Isaac Asimov, George R.R. Martin and Martin H. Greenberg [Frederik Pohl; Robert Silverberg]

    The Science Fiction Weight-Loss Book.

    New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1983.

    First edition of this anthology of fifteen short stories and novellas from legendary science-fiction authors. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldly signed by Frederik Pohl on the half-...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-151965
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    Le Puits de Sainte Claire.

    France, Anatole

    Le Puits de Sainte Claire.

    Paris: Calmann Levy, 1895.

    First edition of this novel by the Nobel Prize-winning French writer regarding tales based on Italian historical characters and events. Octavo, original printed wrappers and glassine wrapper, Presenta...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-82311
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    The French Lieutenant’s Woman.

    Fowles, John

    The French Lieutenant’s Woman.

    London: Jonathan Cape, 1969.

    First edition of Fowles’ classic third novel. Octavo, original brown cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by John Fowles on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Endpaper drawing by Tom...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-132106
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    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

    Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens]

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

    London: Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly, 1885.

    New English edition of one of the great masterpieces of American literature and Twain’s best-selling book, first printed in England in 1876. Octavo, original publisher’s bright red cloth stamped...
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-150795
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    Last Exit To Brooklyn.

    Selby, Jr., Hubert

    Last Exit To Brooklyn.

    New York: The Grove Press , 1964.

    First edition of Selby’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Glenn With All Best Wishes H. Selby Jr 6/22/91....
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    $950.00 Item Number: RRB-51892
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