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Graves, Robert

Beyond Giving, The Green Sailed Vessel, Timeless Meeting, and At The Gate.

London : Privately Printed at the Stellar Press, 1969-1974.

Signed limited editions of four volumes of Graves’ collected verse, written between 1969 and 1974. Octavo, four volumes, original stiff paper wrappers. Each volume is one of 500 numbered copies signed by Robert Graves. In near fine condition. An attractive collection.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-115104
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Anspacher, Louis K

Anspacher

New York : Brentano's, 1904.

Rare signed limited edition of the author’s adaptation of the great chivalric romance. Octavo, original boards. One of one hundred copies printed on Imperial Japanese vellum, this is number 93. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mrs. Henry Seligman, with the cordial greetings of Louis K. Anspacher.” In veryContinue reading "Anspacher"

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-115508
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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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Kipling, Rudyard

The Five Nations.

New York : Doubleday, Page & Co, 1903.

First American edition of Kipling’s notable poetry collection. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, black stamped vignette to the front panel. In very good condition.

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$50.00
Item Number: RRB-121348
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Wharton, Edith

Ethan Frome.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911.

First edition, first issue with “wearily” in perfect type on penultimate line of page 135 and with four pages of publisher’s advertisements at rear, of Wharton’s greatest tragic story, a “grim tale of a bud of romance ice-bound and turned into a frozen horror in the frigid setting of a New England winter landscape” (The NewContinue reading "Ethan Frome."

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$1,350.00
Item Number: RRB-116178
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Ullman, James Ramsey

The Day On Fire: A Novel Suggested by the Life of Arthur Rimbaud.

Cleveland and New York : The World Publishing Company, 1958.

First edition of this masterwork of biographical fiction. Octavo, original cloth. One of 350 presentation copies signed by James Ramsey Ullman. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the spine. Jacket design by George Salter.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-115744
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Klein, William

New York, Rome, Moscow, Tokyo.

Various Places 1956-1964.

First editions of each of the photographers famed city books. Tall quarto, 4 volumes. Each are signed by William Klein, with the caption booklet of New York signed as well. Very good to near fine books in original dust jackets showing some light rubbing and wear. A very sharp set of these volumes.

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$12,800.00
Item Number: RRB-115672
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Blumenthal, Joseph, [Robert Frost]

Robert Frost and His Printers.

Autin : W. Thomas Taylor, 1985.

First edition of this work on Frost’s relationships with his printers. Large octavo, original cloth, illustrated. One of 1000 copies printed at the letterpress of A. Colish with plates made and printed by the Meriden Gravure Company. Typography by Joseph Blumenthal. Fine in a fine slipcase.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-121466
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Lowry, Robert

Casualty.

New York : New Directions, 1946.

First edition of Lowry’s powerful story about a WWII Photo Reconnaissance Wing in Italy. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mrs. Robert Levine Good friend to the Little Man Robert Lowry.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Author photograph by Peter Martin.

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-115068
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Burgess, Anthony

Earthly Powers.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1980.

First edition of this epic masterpiece by the author of A Clockwork Orange, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jose Matos, A man in search of a magician Anthony Burgess.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacketContinue reading "Earthly Powers."

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-115443
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Kipling, Rudyard

Around The World With Kipling.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926.

First edition of this collection of five essays regarding Kipling’s life and work with an extensive index of his works and folding map at rear. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated, frontispiece portrait of Kipling. Very good in the original dust jacket which is in good condition.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-121484
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Matthews, Brander [Zachary Scott]

The Chief European Dramatists: Twenty-One Plays From the Drama of Greece, Rome, Spain, France Italy, Germany, Denmark, and Norway From 500 B.C. to 1879 A.D.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916.

First edition of this compilation of the plays of the great dramatists. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of American actor Zachary Scott, the first husband of Elaine Scott who later married writer John Steinbeck. Scott is best remembered for his many roles as villains and “mystery men” in dozens of musical comedies, film noirs,Continue reading "The Chief European Dramatists: Twenty-One Plays From the Drama of Greece, Rome, Spain, France Italy, Germany, Denmark, and Norway From 500 B.C. to 1879 A.D."

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-115680
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Thompson, Theodora

Underneath The Bough: A Posie of Other Men’s Flowers.

New York : John Lane, 1905.

First edition of Theodora Thompson’s collection of inspirational verse. Octavo, bound in three quarters vellum by Riviere & Sons with green morocco spine label lettered in gilt, botanical gilt tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, engraved frontispiece and decorated title page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable. Ownership inscription.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-114286
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Lucas, St. John

The Oxford Book of French Verse.

Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1908.

First edition of Lucas’ compilation of the verse from the greatest French poets of the 13th and 14th centuries. Octavo, bound in half vellum for Christ’s Hospital boarding school with their armorial crest to the front panel, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt tooling to the spine, gilt topstain. Introduction in English, text inContinue reading "The Oxford Book of French Verse."

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-114537
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Edited by William Oldys

Biographia Britannica: Or, the Lives of the Most Eminent Persons Who Have Flourished In Great Britain and Ireland, From the Earliest Ages, Down to the Present Times: Collected from the Best Authorities, both Printed an Manuscript, and Digested in a Manner of Mr. Bayle’s Historical and Critical Dictionary.

London : Printed for W. Innys, W. Meadows, J. Walthoe, T. Cox, A. Ward, J. and P. Knapton, T. Osborne, et al, 1747.

First edition of the Biographia Britannica. Folio, 7 volumes bound in contemporary full calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, engraved headpieces and tailpieces. In very good condition. Armorial bookplates to the pastedowns.

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$1,350.00
Item Number: RRB-114752
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Faulkner, William

Intruder In The Dust.

New York : Random House, 1948.

First edition of this classic Faulkner novel, which explores the lives of a family of characters in the South. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Sally Burns William Faulkner 16 April.” The recipient Sallie Faulkner Burns was William Faulkner‘s first cousin and was a great friend toContinue reading "Intruder In The Dust."

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$12,500.00
Item Number: RRB-114816
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Dylan, Bob

Bob Dylan Lyrics 1962-1985.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.

First printing of the second edition of this compilation of Dylan’s lyrics. Quarto, original glossy illustrated boards. Association copy, inscribed by Dylan to close friend and fellow legendary musician, George Harrison on the front free endpaper: “To George [surrounded by a sun] You’re Great And Always will be! Best wishes Bob Dylan/3/’86.” George Harrison wroteContinue reading "Bob Dylan Lyrics 1962-1985."

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$50,000.00
Item Number: RRB-80146
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Dylan, Bob

Blonde on Blonde.

1966.

Original pressing of one of the greatest albums of all-time. Boldly signed by Bob Dylan on the front panel. The cover photograph of Blonde on Blonde shows a 12-by-12 inch close-up portrait of Dylan. The double album gatefold sleeve opens to form a 12-by-26 inch photo of the artist, at three quarter length. The artist’s name and theContinue reading "Blonde on Blonde."

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$9,200.00
Item Number: RRB-114175
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Russo, Joseph Louis. [John Steinbeck; Elaine Steinbeck]

Present Day Italian.

Boston : D.C. Heath and Company, 1947.

First edition of Joseph Louis Russo’s Present Day Italian, from the library of John and Elaine Steinbeck with Elaine’s ownership signature and marginal notes throughout. In very good condition. Rare and desirable.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-114534
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Bemelmans, Ludwig

Madeline’s Rescue.

London : Andre Deutsch/Derek Verscholyle, 1957.

First British edition, early printing of the second book in the Madeline series, which went on to win the Caldecott Medal. Thin quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Ludwig Bemelmans on the half-title page. In near fine condition.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-114234
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Kipling, Rudyard

The Works of Rudyard Kipling: The Deluxe Signed Edition. [Including Plain Tales from the Hills; The Phantom Rickshaw; The Light That Failed; Gunga Din; The Jungle Book; The Second Jungle Book; Captains Courageous; Kim; Just So Stories].

London : Macmillan & Company, 1897-1919.

The Bombay edition of Rudyard Kipling’s collected works. Octavo, 30 volumes, bound in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles to the spine, gilt tooling and ruling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, inner dentelles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of 1,050 sets with volume one signed by Rudyard Kipling.Continue reading "The Works of Rudyard Kipling: The Deluxe Signed Edition. [Including Plain Tales from the Hills; The Phantom Rickshaw; The Light That Failed; Gunga Din; The Jungle Book; The Second Jungle Book; Captains Courageous; Kim; Just So Stories]."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-114945
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Frost, Robert

A Further Range.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1936.

First edition of Frost’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of verse. Octavo, original maroon cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper to his publisher, “To Herbert Bristol with an authors acknowledgement to his publisher Robert Frost 1936.” Bristol was the president and publisher at the Henry HoltContinue reading "A Further Range."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-114778
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Farrell, James T

When Boyhood Dreams Come True.

New York : The Vanguard Press, 1946.

First edition of this work by the author of Studs Lonigan. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For JW Miller With best wishes James A. Farrell.” Very good in a very good dust jacket.

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-114731
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Kipling, Rudyard

In Black and White.

New York : Hurst and Company, n.d..

Rare separate edition of this classic Kipling tale, which first appeared in Soldiers Three. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Kipling. In very good condition.

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$50.00
Item Number: RRB-123071
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