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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Prester John.

    Buchan, John

    Prester John.

    London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., .

    Finely bound edition of classic adventure novel. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, c...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-150839
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    A Kudarc.

    Kertesz, Imre

    A Kudarc.

    Budapest: Magveto, 1988.

    First Hungarian edition and true first. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page.
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-1489
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    Eugénie Grandet.

    Balzac, Honoré de

    Eugénie Grandet.

    New York: The Heritage Press, 1961.

    The Heritage Press edition of Balzac’s short novel, later revised to be included in his ambitious project, La Comédie humaine. Royal octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco by Morrell with gilt titles...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-148792
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    Good Morning America.

    Sandburg, Carl. [William Safire]

    Good Morning America.

    New York: Crosby Gaige, 1928.

    Signed limited first edition of Sandburg’s classic poem, originally delivered at Harvard as a Phi Beta Kappa poem. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-127368
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    The Last Galway Hooker.

    Murphy, Richard

    The Last Galway Hooker.

    [Dublin]: The Dolmen Press, 1961.

    First and signed limited edition of the Irish poet’s classic poem. Octavo, original quarter parchment. One of 200 copies signed by the author. In near fine condition.
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-128143
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    Something in Common and Other Stories.

    Hughes, Langston

    Something in Common and Other Stories.

    New York: Hill and Wang, 1963.

    First edition, advance reading copy of this collection of thirty-seven of Hughes’ tales, eleven of them appearing in book form for the first time. Octavo, paperback issue, original pictorial wra...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-139752
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    Christ in Concrete.

    Di Donato, Pietro

    Christ in Concrete.

    New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1939.

    First edition of this classic portrait of Lower East Side of Manhattan in the 1920s. Octavo, original black cloth. Warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a good dust j...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-1871
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    The House on Mango Street.

    Cisneros, Sandra

    The House on Mango Street.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.

    First hardcover edition of this modern classic of Chicano literature. Duodecimo, original purple cloth, top edge blue. Near fine in a fine dust jacket, mark to the topstain. Jacket painting by Nivia G...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-146874
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    Vie de Moliere.

    Voltaire (Arouet, François-Marie)

    Vie de Moliere.

    Lausanne: Chez Francois Grasset & Comp, 1772.

    Early edition of Voltaire’s biography of one of the most influential and widely translated writers of all time. Octavo, bound in full sprinkled sheepskin. Gilt titles and tooling to the spine, p...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-95126
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