Literature Archives

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...

$950.00 Item Number: RRB-1961

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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.

$950.00 Item Number: RRB-145915

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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...

$950.00 Item Number: RRB-146942

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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...

$950.00 Item Number: RRB-148952

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Styron, William

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...

$950.00 Item Number: RRB-143491

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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.

$950.00 Item Number: RRB-3353

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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.

$950.00 Item Number: RRB-120176

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Dickens, Charles

The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1870.

First edition, bound from the original parts of Dickens’ final novel. Octavo, original bound in full calf, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels...

$925.00 Item Number: RRB-131055

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Baum, L. Frank

The Lost Princess of Oz.

Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co, 1917.

First edition of the eleventh book in Baum’s celebrated Oz series. Quarto, original publisher’s light blue cloth with large pictorial paper onlay to the front panel (Bienvenue and Schmidt...

$900.00 Item Number: RRB-151940

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Bolano, Roberto [Natasha Wimmer; Charlotte Strick]

2666.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece published posthumously in English, which was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated en...

$900.00 Item Number: RRB-148774

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Le Clezio, J.M.G

The Interrogation.

New York: Atheneum, 1964.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by J.M.G. Le Clezio on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to t...

$850.00 Item Number: RRB-1709

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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von

Scherz, List und Rache. [Jest, Cunning, and Revenge].

Leipzig: Bey Georg Joachim Göschen, 1790.

First edition of this libretto in the original German. Octodecimo, in wrappers. In near fine condition with very light toning. Housed in a custom folding chemise and half cloth case. Rare.

$850.00 Item Number: RRB-145573

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Gallico, Paul

The Snow Goose.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941.

First edition of this classic story, the moving wartime story of friendship and heroism, set against the dramatic backdrop of the World War II Battle of Dunkirk. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation c...

$850.00 Item Number: RRB-110454

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Highsmith, Patricia

A Dog’s Ransom.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.

First edition of this work by the author of The Talented Mr. Ripley. Octavo original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “For Margaret et Barrett- avec...

$850.00 Item Number: RRB-144489

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Swinnerton, Frank. [Raymond Chandler]

The Cats and Rosemary.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1950.

First edition of Swinnerton’s keen observation to present a nuanced portrayal of human nature, delving into emotional complexities, personal growth, and societal expectations. Octavo, original p...

$850.00 Item Number: RRB-149026

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Kipling, Rudyard

Rudyard Kipling Ephemera Collection.

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Rare collection of Rudyard Kipling ephemera from the collection of William Britton Stitt including his membership card to The Kipling Society, letters of correspondence between him and the President o...

$850.00 Item Number: RRB-122487

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Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]

The American Claimant.

New York: Charles L. Webster, 1892.

First edition of Twain’s comedy of mistaken identities with the publication date on both the title and copyright page. BAL 3434. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooli...

$850.00 Item Number: RRB-127681

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Gluck, Louise

The Triumph of Achilles.

New York: The Ecco Press, 1985.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work, her most anthologized. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “For Meryl with good wishes Louis...

$850.00 Item Number: RRB-138593

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Conrad, Joseph

Under Western Eyes.

New York and London: Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1911.

First American edition of this tale of revolutionaries in czarist Russia, centered about the double-agent Razumov. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Supino A14.8.0; Cagle A14c. Housed in...

$850.00 Item Number: RRB-145907

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Rodocanachi, C.P. [Translated by Patrick Leigh Fermor]

Forever Ulysses.

New York: The Viking Press, 1938.

First edition of the author’s first novel and Patrick Leigh Fermor’s first significant literary contribution. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the translator Patrick Leigh Fermor on...

$850.00 Item Number: RRB-3901

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Shirer, William L

Stranger Come Home.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1954.

First edition of the author’s classic first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Nelia Gardn...

$850.00 Item Number: RRB-147679

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Capote, Truman

One Christmas.

New York: Ladies' Home Journal, 1982.

First separate edition of this work by Capote, an offprint put out by the Ladies’ Home Journal in advance of the story’s appearance in the December 1982 issue. Octavo, original wrappers as...

$850.00 Item Number: RRB-109651

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Solzhenitsyn, Alexander (Solzhenitzyn)

August 1914.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972.

Early printing of the Solzhenitsyn’s epic novel of Russian history. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Alexander Solzhenitsyn on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dus...

$850.00 Item Number: RRB-131734

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Buechner, Frederick

The Book of Bebb: Lion Country, Open Heart, Love Feast, Treasure Hunt.

New York: Atheneum, 1979.

First edition of the compilation of the four books that make up the Bebb Quartet. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Frederick Buechner on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Design...

$850.00 Item Number: RRB-133808

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Rare & Classic, American or English Literature Books for Sale Online

The Victim.

Dusklands.

John le Carré Autograph Letter Signed.

Mr. Blettsworthy On Rampole Island.

Set This House on Fire.

The Spire.

The Ginger Man.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

The Lost Princess of Oz.

2666.

The Interrogation.

Scherz, List und Rache. [Jest, Cunning, and Revenge].

The Snow Goose.

A Dog’s Ransom.

The Cats and Rosemary.

Rudyard Kipling Ephemera Collection.

The American Claimant.

The Triumph of Achilles.

Under Western Eyes.

Forever Ulysses.

Stranger Come Home.

One Christmas.

August 1914.

The Book of Bebb: Lion Country, Open Heart, Love Feast, Treasure Hunt.