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    The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman.

    Wells, H.G

    The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman.

    London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1914.

    First edition of this Edwardian novel. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with titles stamped in gilt and botanical detailing stamped in blind. In near fine condition. Bookplate to the fro...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-149390
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    The Skin.

    Malaparte, Curzio

    The Skin.

    London: Alvin Redman Limited, 1952.

    First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the Italian, La Pelle, by David Moore. Very good in the rare original dust jacket.
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-116391
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    Tertsines.

    Kazantzakis, Nikos

    Tertsines.

    Athens: Konstantinidis and Michalas Press, 1960.

    First Greek edition of this collection of poems by the author of Zorba the Greek. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Signed by Helen Kazantzakis.
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-117523
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    The Color Purple.

    Walker, Alice

    The Color Purple.

    New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992.

    First edition of tenth anniversary edition of Walker’s third novel, in which she became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Al...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-151745
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    Miracle Maker: Selected Poems of Fadhil Al-Azzawi.

    Al-Azzawi, Fadhil

    Miracle Maker: Selected Poems of Fadhil Al-Azzawi.

    Rochester: Boa Editions, 2003.

    First edition of this collection of poems by the award-winning author. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “with my Love Fadhil Al-Azzawi and again below in A...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-138262
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    Pierce Brosnan Signed Photograph.

    Brosnan, Pierce

    Pierce Brosnan Signed Photograph.

    :, .

    Photograph of actor Pierce Brosnan, as James Bond. Semi-glossy photograph of Brosnan in the iconic black and white tuxedo of the secret agent James Bond with a Walther PPK in his right hand. British S...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-149417
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    Suspense.

    Conrad, Joseph

    Suspense.

    London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1925.

    First English edition of Conrad’s final, unfinished novel. Octavo, original cloth. Introduction by Richard Curle. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the spine. Jacket art by...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-130717
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    Camilla Dickinson.

    L'Engle, Madeleine

    Camilla Dickinson.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 1951.

    Rare first edition of the reader’s edition of this early novel by the author of A Wrinkle In Time about the first romance of two teenagers from dysfunctional families in New York City. Octavo, o...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-145768
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    The Poetical Works of Lord Byron.

    LORD BYRON. [GEORGE GORDON BYRON]

    The Poetical Works of Lord Byron.

    London: Frederick Warne and Co, c. 1890.

    The Poetical Works of Lord Byron. Octavo, bound in half vellum over cloth, frontispiece, morocco spine label, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers top edge gilt. In ne...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-111329
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    How to Write: Advice and Reflections.

    Rhodes, Richard

    How to Write: Advice and Reflections.

    New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1995.

    First edition of this writing primer from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “T...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-149151
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    A Fable.

    Faulkner, William

    A Fable.

    New York: Random House, 1954.

    First edition of the first novel to win both Pulitzer and National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Riki Levinson. Inscription to the front fr...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-150881
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    All the Names.

    Saramago, Jose

    All the Names.

    New York: Harcourt, 2000.

    First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Doris Jose Saramago 29 October 2008...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-140688
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    Lewis Rand.

    Johnston, Mary

    Lewis Rand.

    Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1908.

    First edition of Mary Johnston’s classic historical romance. Octavo, original cloth, full color frontispiece after a painting by F. L. Yohn. One of 500 copies. Signed by the author. Very good in...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-88023
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    The Fixer.

    Malamud, Bernard

    The Fixer.

    New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966.

    First edition, early printing of the author’s fourth novel, which went on to win the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Bernard Malamud on the h...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-140811
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    The Essex Serpent.

    Perry, Sarah

    The Essex Serpent.

    London: Serpent's Tail, 2016.

    First edition of this modern classic, basis for the miniseries starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Sarah Perry on the title page. Near fine in a near fi...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-142273
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    Gentleman Jim.

    Briggs, Raymond

    Gentleman Jim.

    London: Hamish Hamilton, 1980.

    First edition of Briggs’ somber look into the daily struggles of the working class. Folio, original illustrated boards. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “Raymond...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-92540
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    Life & Times of Michael K.

    Coetzee, J.M

    Life & Times of Michael K.

    South Africa: Ravan Press, 1983.

    First edition of the author’s first Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. Some bleedthrough on the bottom pages, near fine in a near fine...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-100092
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    Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation.

    Paton, Alan

    Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation.

    London: Jonathan Cape, 1948.

    First edition of Paton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-140264
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    English As She Is Taught.

    Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens]; Caroline B. Le Row

    English As She Is Taught.

    London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1887.

    First edition of this humorous essay on hilarious answers from school children’s examination questions. With a commentary by Mark Twain. Duodecimo, original cloth with titles stamped in black, t...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-150660
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    John le Carre Signed Postcard.

    Le Carre, John. [David Cornwell]

    John le Carre Signed Postcard.

    Wien: Boomerang Cards, .

    Austrian postcard signed by great spy novelist John le Carre. Featuring a black and white photograph of Le Carre, the postcard measures 5.75 by 4 inches. In near fine condition.
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-131490
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    The Presence of Grace.

    Powers, J.F

    The Presence of Grace.

    New York: Doubleday & Company, 1956.

    First edition of this classic collection of stories by the National Book Award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper,...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-138075
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    Fudge-A-Mania.

    Blume, Judy

    Fudge-A-Mania.

    New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1990.

    First edition of this work in the author’s classic Fudge series. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Linda Love, Judy Bl...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-144223
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    Soldier in the Rain.

    Goldman, William

    Soldier in the Rain.

    New York: Atheneum Publishers, 1960.

    First edition of this novel which concerns the friendship between an Army Master Sergeant and a young country bumpkin buck sergeant. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William Goldman on the tit...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-78036
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    A High Wind in Jamaica.

    Hughes, Richard

    A High Wind in Jamaica.

    London: Chatto & Windus, 1929.

    First edition of the author’s classic novel, one of Modern Library’s 100 greatest novels of the 20th century and an inspiration for William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Octavo, origi...
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    $375.00 Item Number: RRB-149293
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