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    Shelley’s Mythmaking.

    Bloom, Harold

    Shelley’s Mythmaking.

    New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1959.

    First edition of Bloom’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Harold Bloom on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the spine crown and o...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-5721
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    Little Pilgrim: A Novel.

    Un, Ko

    Little Pilgrim: A Novel.

    Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press, 2005.

    First edition of this story of Sudhana’s passage to enlightenment. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by Ko Un in English and in Korean. In fine condition. Translated by Brother...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-62021
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    The Passenger and Stella Maris Original Publisher’s Presentation Box.

    McCarthy, Cormac. [Chip Kidd]

    The Passenger and Stella Maris Original Publisher’s Presentation Box.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.

    Original publisher’s presentation box designed to house the first editions of McCarthy’s two-volume masterpiece: The Passenger and Stella Maris. Folio, folding cardboard box designed by Ch...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-149238
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    Queer.

    Burroughs, William S

    Queer.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1985.

    First edition of the sequel to Junkie, basis for the 2024 film starring Daniel Craig. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William S. Burroughs on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacke...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-150161
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    The Circle of Reason.

    Ghosh, Amitav

    The Circle of Reason.

    New York: Viking, 1986.

    First edition of the author’s classic first novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldly signed by Amitav Ghosh on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket de...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-149435
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    Five Fates.

    Herbert, Frank; Harlan Ellison; Keith Laumer; Poul Anderson; Gordon Dickson

    Five Fates.

    New York: Paperback Library, 1971.

    Paperback Library edition of this science fiction anthology extravaganza by five legendary authors. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert above his name on page 58 wh...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-150256
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    Mary Poppins Returns.

    Travers, P.L. [Lin-Manuel Miranda]

    Mary Poppins Returns.

    London: A Centum Book, 2018.

    First illustrated edition of the sequel to Mary Poppins. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nomina...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-151046
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    The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.

    Jonasson, Jonas

    The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.

    London: Hesperus Press, 2012.

    First British edition of this comedic, picaresque international bestselling novel. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page,...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-151513
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    The Works and Life of Walter Savage Landor.

    Forster, John

    The Works and Life of Walter Savage Landor.

    London: Chapman and Hall, 1876.

    Finely bound set of Forster’s famed biography of the English poet. Octavo, 8 volumes bound in full crushed levant morocco by Riviere & Son with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six co...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-139019
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    Fiddler on the Roof.

    Stein, Joseph, Book by, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

    Fiddler on the Roof.

    New York: Crown Publishers, 1964.

    Original playbill of this classic play. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the lyricist Sheldon Harnick on the front panel, “For Peter: Sheldon Harn...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-112721
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    Theatro.

    Kazantzakis, Nikos

    Theatro.

    Athena: Difros, 1955.

    First Greek edition of this work by Kazantzakis. Octavo, original wrappers. In good condition. Scarce, especially in the original wrappers.
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-116473
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    Lie Down With Lions.

    Follett, Ken

    Lie Down With Lions.

    New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1986.

    First edition of Follett’s riveting New York Times Best Seller. Octavo, original half-cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-142243
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    The Great Horizon.

    Costner, Kevin; Cale Glendening

    The Great Horizon.

    : Weldon Owen, 2024.

    First edition of this work through Cale Glendening’s intimate cast portraits and behind-the-scenes photography of Costner’s epic film The Great Horizon. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throu...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-148218
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    Cassell’s French-English English-French Dictionary.

    Edited by Ernest A. Baker. [John Steinbeck; Elaine Steinbeck]

    Cassell’s French-English English-French Dictionary.

    London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1953.

    Early printing of Cassell’s French-English English-French Dictionary from the library of American literary master John Steinbeck and his wife Elaine Steinbeck. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-114936
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    A Grain of Wheat.

    Ngugi, James [Ngugi wa Thiongo]

    A Grain of Wheat.

    London: William Heinemann, 1967.

    First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon in this condition.
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-150144
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    Soul Mountain.

    Xingjian, Gao

    Soul Mountain.

    New York: Harper Collins, 2000.

    First edition in English of the author’s magnum opus, which led to him winning the Nobel Prize in literature in 2000. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on t...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-150599
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    A House For Mr. Biswas.

    Naipaul, V.S

    A House For Mr. Biswas.

    London: Andre Deutsch, 1961.

    First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket with chips and wear. Jacket design by Stephen Russ.
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-146208
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    The Circle of Reason.

    Ghosh, Amitav

    The Circle of Reason.

    New York: Viking, 1986.

    First edition of the author’s classic first novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Amitav Ghosh on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ne...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-149436
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    Ringolevio: A Life Played for Keeps.

    Grogan, Emmett. [Peter Coyote]

    Ringolevio: A Life Played for Keeps.

    Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1972.

    First edition of “the best and only authentic book written on the sixties underground” (Dennis Hopper). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Peter Coyote on the half-title page....
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-151075
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    In The Heat of The Night.

    Ball, John

    In The Heat of The Night.

    New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965.

    First edition of the author’s classic mystery drama which was adapted into the Academy Award-winning film of the same name starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger and Lee Grant. Octavo, original ha...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-151369
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    Soul Clap Hands and Sing.

    Marshall, Paule

    Soul Clap Hands and Sing.

    New York: Atheneum, 1961.

    First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Paule Marshall on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Susan...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-129197
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    Jazz.

    Morrison, Toni

    Jazz.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.

    First edition of the author’s classic sixth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-139772
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    The Wapshot Scandal.

    Cheever, John

    The Wapshot Scandal.

    New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1964.

    First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Anita Scott.
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-142313
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    Dearly Beloved.

    Lindbergh, Anne Morrow

    Dearly Beloved.

    New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1962.

    First edition of the author’s classic bestselling novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “For Ruth with love from Anne May, 1962.” The recipient,...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-48732
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