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Lee, Harper

Go Set A Watchman.

New York : Harper Collins, 2015.

First trade edition of Lee’s second novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Harper Lee on the half-title page. This copy was a gift from Lee’s attorney Tonja Brooks Carter to a clerk of the court in Monroeville, Alabama. Brooks Carter was responsible for rediscovering the manuscript of this novel and instrumental to its publication.Continue reading "Go Set A Watchman."

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$11,500.00
Item Number: RRB-62082
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Princess Chumbhot of Nagara Svarga [John Steinbeck]

The Lacquer Pavilion at Suan Pakkad Palace.

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First edition of this work, inscribed by Chumbhot to Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed opposite the title page, “To Mr. and Mrs John Steinbeck with compliments by Pantip Chumbhot Bangkok 27/1/67.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. From the library of John Steinbeck.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-111531
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Dahl, Roald; Walt Disney [Bill Justice]

The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story.

New York : Random House, 1943.

First edition of Dahl’s rare first book, with 14 vibrant full-page illustrations by Walt Disney Productions. Quarto, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Disney animator Bill Justice on the half-title page with a large drawing of a Gremlin, “Sorry Ray That’s a lousy Gremlin Bill Justice.” Justice joined Walt Disney Studios asContinue reading "The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story."

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-111721
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O'Neill, Eugene

The Hairy Ape and Other Plays.

London : Johnathan Cape, 1930.

Early printing of this collection of three plays by the Nobel Prize-winning playwright. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.

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$20.00
Item Number: RRB-111321
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Hellman, Lillian

The Children’s Hour.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1934.

First edition of the author’s first and most well-known work. Octavo, original cloth. Review copy with publisher’s slip tipped to front free endpaper, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Examples in the original jacket are rare.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-111712
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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. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by E. McKnight Kauffer.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-118002
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Hayes, J. Gordon

Antarctica: A Treatise on the Southern Continent.

London : The Richards Press, 1928.

First edition of Hayes’ seminal work on Antarctica. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with plates after photographs, charts and maps, many folding. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around theContinue reading "Antarctica: A Treatise on the Southern Continent."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-111268
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Yule, Colonel Henry

The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East.

London : John Murray, 1871.

First edition of Yule’s important work which correlated Polo’s travels with their present-day locations. Octavo, two volumes. Bound in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruling and vignettes to the front panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, patterned endpapers, with maps and engravedContinue reading "The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East."

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-111068
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Calvino, Italo

Difficult Loves.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1984.

First edition of this classic collection of short stories by Calvino. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to editor Irene Skolnick in the year of publication, “For Irene Italo Calvino N.Y., Nov. 14. 1984.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Louise Fili. TranslatedContinue reading "Difficult Loves."

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-111048
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Roberts, Lord Frederick Sleigh

Forty-One Years in India: From Subaltern to Commander in Chief.

London : Richard Bentley and Son, 1898.

First edition of Commander-in-Chief of the British Army Lord Robert’s memoirs. Octavo, 2 volumes bound in full vellum with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt and gilt tooling to the spines, double gilt ruling and gilt coats of arms to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges red, illustrated with tissue-guarded engravings andContinue reading "Forty-One Years in India: From Subaltern to Commander in Chief."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-111058
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Byron, Robert

The Road to Oxiana.

London : Macmillan & Company, 1937.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, 15 plates and a map. From the library of Henry Alexander Nesbitt Medd. Medd, who was an architect and best-known for his collaboration with fellow architects, Edwin Luytens and Herbert Baker, in designing New Delhi. He remained in India and in 1939-47 held the roleContinue reading "The Road to Oxiana."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-111765
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Menand, Louis

The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America.

New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow Pulitzer Prize award winning author Edward O. Wilson, “For Edward with best wishes Louis Menand.” Wilson’s signature to the front free endpaper, near fine in a near dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-111949
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Huxley, Elspeth

The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1959.

First edition of Huxley’s autobiographical work based on her early life among white settlers on her father’s coffee plantation in Kenya. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Elspeth Huxley on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rosemary Seligman. Uncommon signed.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-110441
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Wouk, Herman

Marjorie Morningstar.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1955.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Herman Wouk on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by John Scotford. Jacket photograph by Richard Avedon.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-110555
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Greene, Graham

It’s A Battlefield.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1934.

First edition of this early novel by Greene. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. 

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-119772
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Brautigan, Richard

A Confederate General from Big Sur.

New York : Grove Press, Inc., 1964.

First edition of Brautigan’s first published novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Richard Brautigan on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Larry Rivers. Jacket photograph by Erik Weber. A very nice example.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-110462
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Hulme, Keri

The Bone People.

Wellington : Spiral, 1983.

First New Zealand edition (and true first) of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. In very good condition.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-112441
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Wilde, Oscar

The Works of Oscar Wilde.

London and Paris : Methuen Charles Carrington, 1907-22.

The works of Oscar Wilde, bound in the original cloth, one of 1000 sets made on handmade paper. Octavo, 14 volumes, original cream cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt, top edges gilt. One of 1000 sets of this edition on handmade paper. In near fine condition.

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-111362
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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 near fine condition. An attractive set.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-111329
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Bellow, Saul

The Adventures of Augie March.

New York : The Viking Press, 1953.

First edition of Bellow’s first National Book Award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, salmon topstain. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Ann Englander whom I protected from the angry wolves Saul Bellow.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped first-issue dust jacket with the John Steinbeck ad on the rearContinue reading "The Adventures of Augie March."

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-111689
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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

Living To Tell the Tale.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.

First edition in English of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s memoir. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Translated by Edith Grossman.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-110799
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Malamud, Bernard

The Fixer.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966.

First edition of the author’s fourth novel, which went on to win the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Ida and Marshall With all good wishes Bern.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows some light wear. JacketContinue reading "The Fixer."

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-111937
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Malamud, Bernard

The Magic Barrel.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1958.

First edition of Malamud’s first collection of short stories, which went on to win the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Marshall and Min Everything good- Bernie.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser. Housed inContinue reading "The Magic Barrel."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-111744
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Merton, Thomas

The Waters of Siloe.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949.

First edition of Merton’s companion volume to his famed The Seven Storey Mountain. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated, frontispiece. Signed by Thomas Merton on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$6,200.00
Item Number: RRB-110762
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