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The Pic Nic Papers.

London: Henry Colburn, 1841.

First edition, first issue of this anthology edited by Charles Dickens. Small octavo, three volumes, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-147636

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Kazantzakis, Nikos

Odyssey: A Modern Sequel.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1958.

First edition, first printing of Kazantzakis’ masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Translated into English by Kimon Friar; illustrations by Ghika. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, inscripti...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-149191

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Wallace, David Foster

Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2003.

First edition of this work which examines the history of infinity, focusing primarily on the work of Georg Cantor, the 19th-century German mathematician who created set theory. Octavo, original half c...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-145963

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Didion, Joan

Salvador.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983.

First edition of this classic work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawre...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-147964

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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1844.

First edition, later printing of the last of Dickens’ picaresque novels. Octavo, half calf bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within rai...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-147694

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Lewis, C.S

The Four Loves.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1960.

First edition of this influential theological work in which C. S. Lewis examines the nature of human affection, friendship, eros, and charity, exploring their distinctions and their relation to divine...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-151795

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Saramago, Jose

Death With Interruptions.

Orlando: Harcourt, 2008.

First edition of Saramago’s philosophical page-turner, which hinges on death taking a holiday. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author in the year of public...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-138908

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Christie, Agatha

Cat Among the Pigeons.

London: Collins Crime Club, 1959.

First edition of this classic novel by the Queen of crime. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper. A very nice example.

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-150368

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Bellow, Saul

Mr. Sammler’s Planet.

New York: The Viking Press, 1970.

First edition of the author’s third and final National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front f...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-131478

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Irving, John

A Prayer For Owen Meany.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1989.

Signed limited first edition of the author’s seventh novel and what many consider his finest. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, all edge...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-132114

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Chayefsky, Paddy. [Mark Brokaw]

The Tenth Man.

New York: Random House, 1960.

First edition of Chayefsky’s celebrated play. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs from the original production. Presentation copy, inscribed by Mark Brokaw on the front free endpaper...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-152212

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France, Anatole; Bernard Lamotte [Illustrator]

Crainquebille.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1949.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Anatole France’s satirical novel. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-148559

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Christie, Agatha

The Hound of Death and Other Stories.

London: Odhams Press Limited, 1933.

First edition of this collection of short stories, which includes the classic Witness for the Prosecution which was adapted to the 1957 film starring Marlene Dietrich. Octavo, original cloth. In very...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-149994

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The Steep Ascent.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1944.

First edition of this work which chronicles Lindbergh’s travels to the Alps, with the engaging philosophical observations which made her Listen, the Wind! so popular. Octavo, original cloth. Pre...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-120837

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Bellow, Saul

The Victim.

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1947.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s second book. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket dust jacket. H...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-125877

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Trollope, Frances

The Barnabys in America; or, Adventures of the Widow Wedded.

London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, 1843.

First edition of the third installment in Frances Trollope’s greatest work, The Widow Barnaby Trilogy. Octavo, three volumes bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards, tissue-guarded fr...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-132860

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Gautier, Théophile

Mademoiselle de Maupin.

Paris: L. Conquet; G. Charpentier, 1883.

Finley bound example of Gautier’s retelling of the infamous legend of Mademoiselle de Maupin. Quarto, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Riviere & Son, gilt titles and tooling to the sp...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-138581

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Kundera, Milan

The Festival of Insignificance: A Novel.

New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2015.

First edition of Kundera’s eleventh fictional work. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed and dated by Milan Kundera in the the year of publication. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-26003

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Diamant, Anita

The Red Tent.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997.

First edition, later printing of this historical reimagining of the biblical story of Dinah. Octavo, original half-cloth. Boldly signed by Anita Diamant on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket....

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-148513

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Geoffrion, Alan [Robert Duvall, Scott Cooper, Olivia Cheng]

Broken Trail.

Golden, Colorodo: Fulcrum, .

First edition of the paperback original. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Alan Geoffrion on the title page, additionally signed by Scott Cooper and Olivia Cheng a...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-117349

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Marquez, Gabriel Garcia

One Hundred Years of Solitude.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1970.

First English edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Toni Evora.

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-137048

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Falconer, Ian

Olivia.

New York: Atheneum Books, 2000.

First edition, early printing of the author’s first book. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, ” To He...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-140970

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Weegee

Weegee by Weegee: An Autobiography.

New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1961.

First edition of the famed photographer’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Frances...

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-2292

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Waugh, Evelyn

Brideshead Revisited.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1946.

First American trade edition of Waugh’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket drawing by Lester M. Peterson.

$650.00 Item Number: RRB-124337

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