Nabokov, Vladimir
The Eye.
New York : Phaedra, 1965.
First edition of this novel by the author of Lolita. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Dmitri Nabokov.
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Item Number: RRB-117561
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Baron, Peter [Pseudonym of Leonard Worswick Clyde]
The Opium Murders.
New York : The Macaulay Company, 1930.
First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some light expert restoration to the spine tips. Jacket design by Beth Krebs Morris.
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Item Number: RRB-112463
O'Neill, Eugene
The Emperor Jones.
New York : Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Signed limited first edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author, this is number 274. Quarto, original boards. Signed by Eugene O’Neill. Illustrated by Alexander King. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-117631
Marryat, Frederick
The Novels of Captain Marryat.
London : J.M. Dent, 1895-96.
Finely bound set of the works of Captain Marryat, one of 750 copies printed on handmade paper. Octavo, complete in 24 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with tissue-guarded frontispieces and plates. In fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-110464
Smeeton, Miles; Foreword by Nevil Shute
Once is Enough.
London : Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959.
First edition of this “unique among books of maritime adventure” (New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original cloth. From the library of of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in hisContinue reading "Once is Enough."
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Item Number: RRB-112199
Monroe, Marilyn and Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller Signed Financial Statement.
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Rare original 1957 Woodbury Savings Bank financial statement signed by both Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller in the beginning of their five-year marriage. One page, partially printed, the statement is dated September 9, 1957 and lists the couple’s joint annual income as $50,000+, total expenses as $30,000+ or -, and amount of life insurance asContinue reading "Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller Signed Financial Statement."
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Item Number: RRB-114025
Hale, Edward Everett
The Man Without a Country.
Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1898.
Early printing of Hale’s classic short story. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, stamped bald eagle vignette to the front panel, illustrated with engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the free endpaper, “My Dear Julius I hope you will never liveContinue reading "The Man Without a Country."
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Item Number: RRB-112426
Stein, Joseph, Book by, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Fiddler on the Roof.
New York : Crown Publishers, 1964.
Original playbill of this classic play. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the lyricist Sheldon Harnick on the front panel, “For Peter: Sheldon Harnick 12/16/15.” In near fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-112721
King, Stephen
Carrie.
England : PS Publishing, 2014.
First edition of the 40th Anniversary edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated glossy boards, original slipcase. Although not called for signed by Stephen King on the title page. Signed by Glenn Chadbourne, James Lovegrove and Kim Newman. Fine in a fine dust jacket. The slipcase is in fine condition. Illustrated by GlennContinue reading "Carrie."
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Item Number: RRB-123034
Roberts, Kenneth
Kenneth Roberts Signed Letter Collection.
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Collection of typed letters signed by American author Kenneth Roberts. The collection includes two typed letters signed by Roberts and addressed to Malcolm Decker dated May 21, 1937 and May 16, 1946. Additionally included are two signed postcards signed by Roberts. In near fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-114028
Saramago, Jose
O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo. [The Gospel According To Jesus Christ].
Lisboa : Caminho, 1991.
First Portuguese edition and true first of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by Jose Saramago on the title page. In near fine condition, with the original publisher’s bookmark laid in.
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Item Number: RRB-114809
Trollope, Anothony
Selected Works of Anthony Trollope. [Miss Mackenzie, Rachel Ray, Castle Richmond, The Eustace Diamonds, The Kellys and the O’Kellys, The Macdermots of Ballcloran, Tales of All Countries, and Ralph The Heir.
London : Chapman and Hall, 1872-1875.
Finely bound collection of the selected works of Trollope. Octavo, eight volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges marbled. In very good condition.
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Item Number: RRB-110324
Irving, Laurence
Henry Irving: The Actor and His World.
New York : The Macmillan Company, 1952.
First edition of the author’s major biography of his grandfather, Henry Irving. Octavo, original boards, frontispiece portrait of Henry Irving in color by Jules Bastien-Lepage. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket lettering by Charlotte Young. Small ownership inscription. Housed in the original slipcase which is in good condition.
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Item Number: RRB-115678
Dreiser, Theodore
America is Worth Saving.
New York : Modern Age Books, 1941.
First edition, second printing of this work by the author of Carrie. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Signed for whoever buys this book to aid the cause of peace by Theodore Dreiser Hollywood. April- 1941.” Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "America is Worth Saving."
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Item Number: RRB-112359
Hemingway, Ernest
The Torrents of Spring.
New York : Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1926.
First edition of Hemingway’s first novel, one of 1250 printed. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the crown. An exceptional example.
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Item Number: RRB-112442
Burgess, Gelett
The Maxims of Methuselah: Being the Advice Given by the Patriarch in his Nine Hundred Sixty and Ninth Year to his Great Grandson at Shem’s Coming of Age in Regard to Women.
New York : Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1907.
First edition of the humorist’s colorful take on the Battle of the Sexes. Octavo, original half cloth, with illustrations, decorations, and cover design by Louis D. Fancher. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
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Item Number: RRB-119078
Thomas, Dylan
Eighteen Poems.
London : Sunday Referee and the Parton Press, 1936.
First edition, first issue of Thomas’ first book, one of 250 copies. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Desmond Hawkins, who was Dylan’s literary editor and close friend, with a playful (and perhaps drunken) inscription which attempts to conflate their names, maybe in an effort to create a new single personaContinue reading "Eighteen Poems."
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Item Number: RRB-111544
Whymper, Edward
Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator.
London : John Murray, 1891-92.
First edition of this work by the mountaineer and explorer. Octavo, 2 volumes, original publisher’s cloth, with 34 engraved plates and 4 maps (one folding, one large folding route map in rear cover pocket). From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. American businessman and record-settingContinue reading "Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator."
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Item Number: RRB-111798
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
The Possessed.
London : William Heinemann, 1913.
First edition in English of Dostoevsky’s classic novel. Octavo, original red cloth. Translated into English by Constance Garnett. In near fine condition. With a two-page letter signed and entirely in the hand of the translator, Constance Garnett, laid in. Dated May 23, 1929 and sent from The Cearne, Edenbridge Kent, the letter reads, “Dear Mr.Continue reading "The Possessed."
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Item Number: RRB-111316
Wassilewska, Wanda [Wasilewska]
Rainbow. The Story of a Ukrainian Village Under German Occupation.
London : Hutchinson & Co, 1945.
First edition of this work by Wassilewska. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Wanda Wassilewska Kiev. XI.63.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some chips and tears. Translated by Edith Bone. Although not marked in anyway, this is from the library of John and ElaineContinue reading "Rainbow. The Story of a Ukrainian Village Under German Occupation."
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Item Number: RRB-112421
Roth, Philip
When She Was Good.
New York : Random House, 1967.
First edition of Roth’s second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Sept. 7, 1967 NYC To Jack Keeney- For the testimonial baquet- Philip Roth.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Roy Kuhlman.
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Item Number: RRB-115622
Kazantzakis, Nikos
Christos.
Athens 1938.
First edition of this early work by the author of Zorba the Greek. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition.
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Item Number: RRB-112627
Susan, Jacqueline
The Love Machine.
New York : Simon and Schuster, 1969.
First edition of this work by the author of Valley of the Dolls. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Winifred Apt Best Wishes Jacqueline Susan.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Charles.
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Item Number: RRB-114561
Ferber, Edna
Giant.
Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1952.
First edition of this “powerful story…truly as big as its subject” (Los Angeles Times). Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Edna Ferber. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Jacket design by Fred McCarroll.
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Item Number: RRB-114531
Monroe, Marilyn and Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller Signed Financial Statement.
$7,500.00
RRB-114025
Stein, Joseph, Book by, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Fiddler on the Roof.
$600.00
RRB-112721
Saramago, Jose
O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo. [The Gospel According To Jesus Christ].
$2,000.00
RRB-114809
Wassilewska, Wanda [Wasilewska]
Rainbow. The Story of a Ukrainian Village Under German Occupation.
$2,000.00
RRB-112421