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    The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.

    Murakami, Haruki

    The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.

    First edition of Murakami’s heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets of World War II. Oc...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-125609
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    John Creasey Autograph Letter Signed.

    Creasey, John [John Ball]

    John Creasey Autograph Letter Signed.

    Bodenham:, August 9, 1967.

    Autograph letter signed by English author John Creasey to American novelist John Ball with a review of the film based on Ball’s first ‘Virgil Tibbs’ novel. One page on Cunard Line R....
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-145578
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    Typhoon And Other Stories.

    Conrad, Joseph

    Typhoon And Other Stories.

    London: William Heinemann, 1903.

    First English edition, first printing of this collection of stories, including the thrilling titular novella, “generally thought to inaugurate Conrad’s period of artistic maturity.” Octavo, original C...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-104523
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    a: A novel by Andy Warhol.

    Warhol, Andy

    a: A novel by Andy Warhol.

    New York: Grove Press, Inc, 1968.

    First edition of Warhol’s first novel, an experimental collection of four word-for-word transcriptions of tapes recorded by Warhol and Ondine between 1965 and 1967. Octavo, original cloth. Near...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-137201
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    Him With His Foot In His Mouth and Other Stories.

    Bellow, Saul

    Him With His Foot In His Mouth and Other Stories.

    New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1984.

    Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Octavo, original yellow wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author to friend and fellow high school classmate, “For Abel Savitsky for old times s...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-2038
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    The Betrayal.

    Pinter, Harold

    The Betrayal.

    London: Eyre Methuen, 1978.

    First edition of one of Pinter’s major works. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Harold Pinter on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-89088
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    The Overloaded Ark.

    Durrell, Gerald

    The Overloaded Ark.

    New York : Simon & Schuster, 1953.

    First edition of Durrell’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Gerald Durrell on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-131079
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    The Soldier’s Art.

    Powell, Anthony

    The Soldier’s Art.

    London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1966.

    First edition of the eighth novel in the ‘A Dance to the Music of Time’ series and second volume in the ‘War’ trilogy. Octavo, original red cloth. Near fine in a near fine pric...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-145148
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    The Pic Nic Papers.

    Dickens, Charles

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-147636
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    Odyssey: A Modern Sequel.

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-149191
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    Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity.

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-145963
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    Death With Interruptions.

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-138908
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    Salvador.

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-147964
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    The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-147694
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    The Four Loves.

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-151795
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    Cat Among the Pigeons.

    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.
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-150368
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    Mr. Sammler’s Planet.

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-131478
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    A Prayer For Owen Meany.

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-132114
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    The Tenth Man.

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-152212
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    Crainquebille.

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-148559
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    The Hound of Death and Other Stories.

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-149994
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    The Steep Ascent.

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-120837
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    Mademoiselle de Maupin.

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-138581
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    The Victim.

    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...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-125877
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