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    Hunting Stories.

    Faulkner, William

    Hunting Stories.

    New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1988.

    The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of two of Faulkner’s hunting tales: “The Bear” and “The Old People.” Folio, bound in quarter black morocco over linen boards wi...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-148573
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    The Gentleman in Black.

    [Dalton, James]. Illustrated by George Cruikshank

    The Gentleman in Black.

    London: William Kidd, 1831.

    First edition of Dalton’s The Gentleman in Black. Octavo, bound in three quarter navy morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endp...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-133421
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    Looking For Work.

    Cheever, Susan [Erica Jong]

    Looking For Work.

    New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979.

    First edition of the author’s first novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Burrows with love Susan.” The reci...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-142332
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    Martha Quest.

    Lessing, Doris

    Martha Quest.

    London: Michael Joseph, 1952.

    First edition of the author’s first book in the Children of Violence series. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Name on the front pastedown, near fine in a very g...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-16012
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    The Cruise of the Corwin: Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in Search of De Long and the Jeannette.

    Muir, John

    The Cruise of the Corwin: Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in Search of De Long and the Jeannette.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917.

    First edition of Muir’s account of his expedition aboard the USS Corwin. Octavo, original cream green cloth, color pictorial cover label, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece, illustrated...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-114608-1
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    The Poetic Species: A Conversation With Edward O. Wilson and Robert Haas.

    Wilson, Edward O. & Robert Haas

    The Poetic Species: A Conversation With Edward O. Wilson and Robert Haas.

    New York: Bellevue Literary Press, 2014.

    First edition of this “wonderful read in its entirety, short yet infinitely simulating” (Maria Popova, Brain Pickings). Small octavo, original half cloth. Signed by both Robert Haas and Ed...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-3300
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    Mountains Beyond Mountains.

    Kidder, Tracy

    Mountains Beyond Mountains.

    New York: Random House, 2003.

    First edition of this powerful work, which tells the true story of a gifted man who loves the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscrib...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-147146
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    A Mercy.

    Morrison, Toni

    A Mercy.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.

    First edition of “one of Morrison’s most haunting works yet” (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Ja...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-150556
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    The Free Fishers.

    Buchan, John

    The Free Fishers.

    London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1934.

    First edition of standalone historical thriller novel. Octavo, bound in three-quarters calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-150779
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    Q: The Biography of Desmond Llewelyn.

    Hernu, Sandy. [Desmond Llewelyn]

    Q: The Biography of Desmond Llewelyn.

    East Sussex: S. B. Publications, 1999.

    Signed limited first edition of Hernu’s pictorial biography of the quintessential gadget master to the world’s best loved Secret Agent, James Bond. Octavo, original boards, illustrated wit...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-115097
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    Killing Commendatore.

    Murakami, Haruki

    Killing Commendatore.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.

    First edition of this “expansive and intricate novel” (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated boards. Signed three times by dust jacket designer Chip Kidd, once on the front panel, on...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-125849
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    Home and Exile.

    Achebe, Chinua

    Home and Exile.

    New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

    First edition of this work by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Stephen Chinua Achebe.” Fine i...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-131982
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    Arrival and Departure.

    Koestler, Arthur

    Arrival and Departure.

    London: Hutchinson of London, 1966.

    First Danube edition of the third novel in the author’s classic trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Karl and Diane from Arthu...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-142679
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    Your Face Tomorrow: Poison, Shadow, and Farewell.

    Marias, Javier

    Your Face Tomorrow: Poison, Shadow, and Farewell.

    New York: New Directions, 2009.

    First American edition of the author’s final volume in his brilliant trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “J...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-149285
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    One Special Summer.

    Bouvier, Jacqueline and Lee [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]

    One Special Summer.

    New York: Delacorte Press, 1974.

    First edition of this delightful memoir written by the Bouvier sisters about their summer in Europe. Folio, original marbled blue paper boards, illustrated with drawings and decorations by both author...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-141411
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    The Interrogation.

    Le Clezio, J.M.G

    The Interrogation.

    London: Hamish Hamilton, 1964.

    Uncorrected proof of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by J.M.G. Le Clezio on the title page. In good condition with spotting to the front panel and...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-18044
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    At Home: Essays 1982-1988.

    Vidal, Gore

    At Home: Essays 1982-1988.

    New York: Random House, 1988.

    First edition of this collection of essays by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Valerie love Gore.” The recipient Valerie...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-126590
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    The Rivals; The Critic; The Duenna.

    Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

    The Rivals; The Critic; The Duenna.

    London: Printed for A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater, 1797.

    Finely bound editions of three of Sheridan’s most well known and popular comic plays. Duodecimo, three volumes, bound in full red pebbled morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in thr...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-149481
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    The Outcry.

    James, Henry

    The Outcry.

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911.

    First American edition, published simultaneously with the British edition of James’ final novel. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition, bookplate, library markings in pen to the first t...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-80037
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    La Pista de Hielo. [The Skating Rink].

    Bolaño, Roberto

    La Pista de Hielo. [The Skating Rink].

    Alcalá de Henares: Fundación Colegio Del Rey, 1993.

    First edition of this prize-winning crime novella in the original Spanish. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. In near fine condition. Cover painting by Hilla Schürholz. Accompanied by the original p...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-146928
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    The Innocents Abroad, Or The New Pilgrims’ Progress.

    Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]

    The Innocents Abroad, Or The New Pilgrims’ Progress.

    New York: The Heritage Press, 1962.

    The Heritage Press edition of the author’s second book, one of the best-selling travel books of all-time. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco by Morrell with gilt titles to the spine in six compar...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-148723
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    Duluth.

    Vidal, Gore

    Duluth.

    New York : Random House, 1983.

    First edition of this novel by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Kit – all love – Gore Vidal.” The...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-126272
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    Lady Chatterley’s Lover: Including My Skirmish with Jolly Roger.

    Lawrence, D.H

    Lady Chatterley’s Lover: Including My Skirmish with Jolly Roger.

    Paris: Privately Printed [LeCram Press], 1929.

    The unabridged popular edition was the second authorized edition of D.H. Lawrence’s most ambitious, significant, and explicit work on sex and romance. Octavo, rebound in full cloth with gilt tit...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-148341
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    The Lilies of the Field.

    Barrett, William E

    The Lilies of the Field.

    Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1962.

    First edition of the author’s classic retelling of the true story of the Sisters of Walburga, adapted into the Academy Award winning film of the same name starring Sidney Poitier, his performanc...
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    $350.00 Item Number: RRB-122344
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