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Price, Reynolds [Madeleine Albright]

A Generous Man.

New York : Atheneum, 1966.

First edition, early printing of this Southern Gothic novel. Octavo, original cloth, top stain red, bookplate to the front pastedown from ‘The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright’. Madeleine K. Albright, was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leadingContinue reading "A Generous Man."

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$55.00
Item Number: RRB-147897
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Christie, Agatha

Postern of Fate.

London : The Crime Club, 1973.

First edition of Agatha Christie’s Postern of Fate, the final novel published during her lifetime and the last appearance of her beloved detective duo Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Margaret Murray.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-151304
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Thomson, James

The British Poets: James Thomson.

London : British Literary Society, n.d.

The extra-illustrated Crown edition of the poems of James Thomson, limited to ten numbered and registered sets. Duodecimo, two volumes, publisher’s exquisite deluxe full morocco binding with gilt titles and elaborate botanical gilt tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and elaborate botanical gilt decorations to the front andContinue reading "The British Poets: James Thomson."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-151519
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Churchill, Charles

The British Poets: Charles Churchill.

London : British Literary Society, n.d.

The extra-illustrated Crown edition of the poems of Charles Churchill, limited to ten numbered and registered sets. Duodecimo, two volumes, publisher’s exquisite deluxe full morocco binding with gilt titles and elaborate botanical gilt tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and elaborate botanical gilt decorations to the front andContinue reading "The British Poets: Charles Churchill."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-151512
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Musset, Alfred de

The Complete Writings of Alfred de Musset.

New York : Edwin C. Hill Company, 1905.

The complete writings of Alfred de Musset, extra-illustrated with original miniature watercolor paintings in each volume. Octavo, publisher’s exquisite deluxe full morocco binding with gilt titles and elaborate botanical gilt tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and elaborate botanical gilt decorations to the front and rear panels, ivoryContinue reading "The Complete Writings of Alfred de Musset."

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151503
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Shakespeare, William. With Memoir, Introductions, and Notes by Richard Grant White

The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William Shakespeare.

Boston : Little, Brown, and Company, 1912.

The Old Stratford edition of the Grant White Shakespeare. Octavo, eighteen volumes in the publisher’s deluxe three quarter morocco binding with gilt titles and elaborate botanical gilt tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands with red morocco rose inlays, gilt coat of arms to each front panel, marbled endpapers, top edgeContinue reading "The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William Shakespeare."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151501
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Conrad, Joseph

The Works of Joseph Conrad. [Including Almayer’s Folly; An Outcast of the Islands; Heart of Darkness; Lord Jim; Nostromo; The Secret Agent; Under Western Eyes].

Edinburgh : John Grant, 1925.

The works of Joseph Conrad, elegantly bound, signed by Joseph Conrad. Octavo, twenty volumes bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and nautical stamping to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, frontispiece to each volume, top edge gilt, signed by Joseph Conrad tipped in to Vol. I. In near fine condition.Continue reading "The Works of Joseph Conrad. [Including Almayer’s Folly; An Outcast of the Islands; Heart of Darkness; Lord Jim; Nostromo; The Secret Agent; Under Western Eyes]."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151500
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Perino, Dana

Purple State: A Novel.

New York : HarperCollins, 2026.

First edition of #1 bestselling author, popular Fox News host, and former White House press secretary, Dana Perino’s first novel—a smart, politically and romantically charged story where red meets blue, and love is never black and white. Octavo, original half coth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design and illustration by Mallory Heyer. AuthorContinue reading "Purple State: A Novel."

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$40.00
Item Number: RRB-151652
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Tolstoy, Leo

The Works of Leo Tolstoy. Including: War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Resurrection.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.

The novels and other works of Leo Tolstoy. Octavo, 24 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispieces. In near fine condition. An exceptional set.

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$6,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151604
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Rowling, J.K.; Illustrated by Mary Grandpre

Harry Potter Series: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows.

New York : Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic Press, 1999-2007.

First American editions, mixed printings of six of the seven volumes in the Harry Potter series, excluding Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Octavo, original half cloth, six volumes, illustrated by Mary Grandpre. Each are fine in fine dust jackets. An exceptional set.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-151478
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[Livingstone, David]

The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D. Carefully Compiled From Reliable Sources.

London and Newcastle : The Tyne Publishing Company, Limited, c. 1875.

First edition of this magnificently illustrated and bound compendium of David Livingstone’s life and explorations. Folio, bound in full black morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt titles and elaborate pictorial gilt decorations to the front and rear panels, engraved brass-mounted edges and double clasps toContinue reading "The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D. Carefully Compiled From Reliable Sources."

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-151484
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Rand, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged.

New York : Random House, 1957.

First edition of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, spine stamped in black and gilt. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Adelaide Lindemann – with my best wishes – Ayn Rand 4/10/58.” Near fine in a veryContinue reading "Atlas Shrugged."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151474
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le Carre, John

A Delicate Truth.

London : Penguin/ Viking, 2013.

First British edition of this New York Times bestselling spy thriller. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the limitations page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-151469
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Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens]

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

New York : Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885.

First edition, first issue of Mark Twain’s masterpiece with all of the agreed upon first issue points and including the extraordinary “bulging fly” illustration. Octavo, bound in contemporary three quarter brown morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, patterned endpapers, with 174 illustrations by Edward W. Kemble. Copies of Huckleberry Finn were assembledContinue reading "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."

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$6,200.00
Item Number: RRB-150973
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Ali, Muhammad; Will Smith; Michael Mann

Ali: The Movie and the Man.

New York : Newmarket Press, 2001.

First edition of this work on the biopic film on Muhammad Ali, directed by Michael Mann starring Will Smith. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Muhammad Ali, Will Smith and Michael Mann on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Timothy Shaner. Introduction by Michael Mann. Story byContinue reading "Ali: The Movie and the Man."

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-151602
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Faulkner, William

The Reivers: A Reminiscence.

New York : Random House, 1962.

Signed limited first edition of the author’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, original acetate. One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 407. Fine in the original acetate dust jacket, which is in fine condition.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151601
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Aleman, Matheo

The Rogue: Or The Life of Guzman de Alfarache.

London : Printed for Edward Blount, 1623.

First edition in English of this seminal Spanish picaresque novel. Imperial octavo, written in English with a few leaves in Spanish, bound in full polished calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, ruling to the front and rear panels stamped in blind, all edges speckled red, turn-insContinue reading "The Rogue: Or The Life of Guzman de Alfarache."

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$2,200.00
Item Number: RRB-151266
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Oliver, Mary

No Voyage and Other Poems.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965.

First American edition of the poet’s scarce first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Mary Oliver on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. Author photograph by Molly Malone Cook. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed and in this condition.

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$11,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150935
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Pynchon, Thomas

Bleeding Edge.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.

First edition of this New York Times bestselling detective novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Evan Gaffney.

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-151749
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Gibbon, Lewis Grassic [James Leslie Mitchell] [Ray Mitchell; Seumas Stewart; Bill Craig]

A Scots Hairst: Essays and Short Stories.

London : Hutchinson, 1967.

First edition of this posthumous collection of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s shorter works. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Boldly signed by his wife Ray Mitchell on the front free endpaper. From the library of bibliophile Seumas Stewart, a respected figure in the field of book collecting and bibliophilic writing, bestContinue reading "A Scots Hairst: Essays and Short Stories."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-151457
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Beatty, Scott [Christopher Nolan; Christian Bale]

Batman Begins: The Official Movie Adaptation.

New York : D.C. Comics, 2005.

First edition of the comic movie adaptation. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by director Christopher Nolan and Academy Award-winning actor Christian Bale on the front panel. In fine condition.

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-151368
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Fleming, Ian [Roger Moore; Julian Glover; Eva Rueber-Staier; John Wyman; John Moreno; Alkis Kritikos; Jack Klaff; Stefan Kalipha; Charles Dance; John Glen; et al.]

For Your Eyes Only.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1960.

First edition of the eighth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed and inscribed by fourteen cast members of the 1981 film adaptation of For Your Eyes Only on the title page and facing page, including: Roger Moore, director John Glen, Julian Glover, Eva Rueber-Staier, John Wyman, John Moreno, AlkisContinue reading "For Your Eyes Only."

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$16,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151450
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Galbraith, Robert. [J.K. Rowling]

Troubled Blood: A Strike Novel.

London : Sphere, 2020.

First edition of the fifth novel in the Cormoran Strike series, written by J. K. Rowling and published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “Robert Galbraith.” With Rowling’s hologram sticker to the verso of the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "Troubled Blood: A Strike Novel."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151258
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Steinbeck, John

East of Eden.

New York : The Viking Press, 1952.

First edition, first printing of Steinbeck’s epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, original lime green cloth. First issue with the word “bite” present on page 281, line 38. Fine in a near fine first issue price-clipped dust jacket with the portrait of Steinbeck. An exceptional example.

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151256
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