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Butler, Octavia E

Kindred.

Garden City : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1979.

First edition of Butler’s bestselling novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with loss to the rear panel. Jacket illustration by Larry Schwinger. Jacket typography by Elizabeth Levine. First editions of this classic Butler novel are difficult to find.

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-125900
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Schuyler, George S

Slaves Today: A Story of Liberia.

New York : Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931.

First edition of “the first novel about Africa written by an African American” (Aric Putnam). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To William M. Stein from George S. Schuyler January 10,1932.” In very good condition. Laid in is an original program from 1938 Charter Day at Howard University.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-125792
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Martin, George R.R

A Dance with Dragons.

New York : Bantam, 2011.

First edition of the fifth novel in the author’s classic series. Octavo, original half boards, illustrated endpapers. Signed by the George R.R. Martin on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Stevenson. Jacket illustration by Larry Rostant.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-125854
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Haig, Matt

A Boy Called Christmas.

London : Canongate, 2015.

First edition of this modern Christmas classic. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Matt Haig on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rafaela Romaya. Illustrations by Chris Mould.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-125921
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Hughes, Langston

The Dream Keeper.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1949.

First edition of this classic collection of poems. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations by Helen Sewell. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Helen Sewell. First editions are uncommon.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-125808
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Herge

The Adventures of Tintin: Destination Moon.

London : Methuen & Co, 1959.

First edition in English of Herge’s classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. In near fine condition. Uncommon in this condition.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-125499
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Rowson, Susanna Haswell

Charlotte. A Tale of Truth.

Philadelphia : Printed by D. Humphreys for M. Carey, 1794.

Exceedingly rare first American edition (and the earliest obtainable example) of the first American bestseller. Octavo, two volumes bound into one in three quarter calf over marbled boards, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. Although the first American edition was preceded by the first English edition published in 1791, no examples of theContinue reading "Charlotte. A Tale of Truth."

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$50,000.00
Item Number: RRB-125183
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Vidal, Gore

Dark Green, Bright Red.

New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, 1950.

First edition of this “[w]ell-written work” (Kirkus). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Valerie from Gore, June 1954.” The recipient Valerie Gore was the author’s sister. Vidal’s father remarried in 1939 and had two children with his second wife; Valerie was born in 1946. The two remainedContinue reading "Dark Green, Bright Red."

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-126599
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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. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase. A Burgess 99 title.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-125877
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Baldwin, James

Go Tell It On The Mountain.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1953.

First edition of Baldwin’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by James Baldwin on the front free endpaper to his mother, “Mama from Rizzy from Jimmy – August 21st!” The recipient, Baldwin’s mother Emma Berdis Jones, left Baldwin’s biological father before moving to Harlem where Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924. WhenContinue reading "Go Tell It On The Mountain."

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$40,000.00
Item Number: RRB-125755
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O'Brien, Edna

The Country Girls.

London : Hutchinson & Co, 1960.

First edition of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to her father on the front free endpaper, “To Marianna and Father with love. Edna.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jillian Willett. An exceptional association.

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-124592
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Boyd, William

A Good Man in Africa.

London : Hamish Hamilton, 1981.

First edition of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Annette, with all good wishes from the author.” Additionally signed in full by the author on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Michael MacManus.

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-124801
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Yezierska, Anzia

Bread Givers: A Novel.

Doubleday, Page & Company : Garden City, NY, 1925.

Signed limited first edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. One of 500 examples signed by Anzia Yezierska. In very good condition.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-125779
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Marshall, Paule

Brown Girl, Brownstones.

New York : Random House, 1959.

First edition of Marshall’s classic coming-of-age tale and a vivid portrait of one family’s struggle to achieve the American Dream. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To Norma McEwen from Paule Marshall 1959.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John O’Hara CosgroveContinue reading "Brown Girl, Brownstones."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-128761
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Roth, Philip

Goodbye, Columbus.

London : Andre Deutsch, 1959.

First British edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth, actor Richard Benjamin and by actress Ali MacGraw on the title page, “Best wishes and peace Ali MacGraw.” Benjamin and MacGraw starred in the novel’s 1969 film adaptation. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Adrian Bailey.Continue reading "Goodbye, Columbus."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-124770
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Rhinehart, Luke [George Cockcroft]

The Dice Man.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1971.

First edition of this cult classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John- ‘Uptown or downtown? I am…’ Luke Rhinehart Nov 9, 2015.” The inscription refers to the final line of this novel. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket designContinue reading "The Dice Man."

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$2,250.00
Item Number: RRB-124924
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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.  

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-124337
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Sondheim, Stephen; James Lapine; Adapted and Illustrated by Hudson Talbott

Into The Woods.

New York : Crown Publishers, 1989.

First edition of this classic work, the basis for the Broadway musical and subsequent film. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Stephen Sondheim on the half-title page, “To Harold Merry, with best wishes from Stephen Sondheim 1/12/89.” Sondheim has also added a drawing of a musical notation with the lyrics, “MotherContinue reading "Into The Woods."

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$3,200.00
Item Number: RRB-124779
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Moore, Brian

No Other Life.

London : Bloomsbury, 1993.

First edition of the award-winning novelist’s gripping drama. Octavo, original cloth, ribbon bound in. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Sally Soames L’Image B S Moore.” The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black andContinue reading "No Other Life."

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-126419
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Kipling, Rudyard

Letters of Marque.

Allahabad : A. H. Wheeler & Co, 1891.

Rare first edition of this collection of letters published without Kipling’s permission and so quickly suppressed. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth. One of one thousand copies, many of which were destroyed at Kipling’s behest. In near fine condition. Ownership stamp. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-124119
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Milne, A.A.; Illustrated by Ernest Shepard

The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner.

London : Methuen & Co., Ltd, 1924-1928.

First editions of each work in Milne’s wonderful Pooh quartet. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. Each book is fine in a very good dust jacket with some loss and wear to the crown and foot of the spine, as is typically seen. Housed in aContinue reading "The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner."

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$10,500.00
Item Number: RRB-124859
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Hyams, Peter

Capricorn One Original Shooting Script.

: ITC Entertainment, Inc., 1976.

Rare original shooting script from from the 1978 science fiction thriller Capricorn One. Quarto, original leatherette wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the writer/director on the title page, “To ____ Many thanks. Peter Hyams. P.S. Where did you find this?” In very good condition.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-124688
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Baldwin, James

The Fire Next Time.

New York : The Dial Press, 1963.

First edition of one of the most influential works on race relations published in the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. An exceptional example.

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$800.00
Item Number: RRB-124915
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Sassoon, Siegfried

Satirical Poems.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1926.

First edition of Sassoon’s classic collection. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Edmund Blunden on the front free endpaper, “A.F.W. with E.B.’s undying affection, Cowlinge, Nov. 10, 1927.” English poet, author and critic Edmund Blunden was one of Sassoon’s closest friends and, like him, wrote of his experiences in World War I in bothContinue reading "Satirical Poems."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-128255
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