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Browse rare first edition classics in American, English, world literature, poetry, and plays. View our entire collection of rare literature below, search our inventory with advanced search, or use our sorting tools to find exactly what you’re looking for. Please call with any questions you may have on a specific item or order online today.

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Matters of Fact and of Fiction (Essays 1973-1976).

Vidal, Gore

Matters of Fact and of Fiction (Essays 1973-1976).

New York : Random House, 1977.

First edition of this collection of essays by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Gore Vidal all love to Kit.” The recipient, Katherine “Kit” Vidal was Eugene Vidal’s second wife; he married her in 1939 when she was a 20 year old model withContinue reading "Matters of Fact and of Fiction (Essays 1973-1976)."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-126757

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Secondhand is Better (2H=B).

Matthews, Douglas; Suzanne Wymelenberg; and Susan Cheever Cowley [Erica Jong]

Secondhand is Better (2H=B).

New York : Arbor House, 1975.

First edition of this unique handbook to secondhand buying. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Susan Cheever Cowley on the front free endpaper, “To Burrows, without whose diverse and grateful help this book – and a lot of other things – would not have been possible. Susan.” The recipient, American litigator Kenneth DavidContinue reading "Secondhand is Better (2H=B)."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-142533

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The Water-Method Man.

Irving, John

The Water-Method Man.

New York : Random House, 1972.

First edition of Irving’s second book. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by Hal Seigal. An exceptional example.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-145987

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The Small House at Allington.

Trollope, Anthony

The Small House at Allington.

London : Smith, Elder, and Co, 1864.

Finely bound edition the fifth novel in Trollope’s Chronicles of Barsetshire series. Octavo, two volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, gilt topstain, with eighteen illustrations by J.E. Millais including tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece to volume one. In veryContinue reading "The Small House at Allington."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-112301

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Old-New Land [Altneuland].

Herzl, Theodor

Old-New Land [Altneuland].

Haifa : Haifa Publishing Company, 1961.

Second edition in English of Herzl’s classic work, by the founder of political Zionism. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Translated by Paula Arnold. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing and wear.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-68046

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Laughing Anne and One Day More.

Conrad, Joseph

Laughing Anne and One Day More.

London : John Castle, 1924.

First British edition of two plays from prolific writer Joseph Conrad. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Introduction by John Galsworthy. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-147552

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Les Quarante-Cinq. [The Forty-Five Guardsmen].

Dumas, Alexandre

Les Quarante-Cinq. [The Forty-Five Guardsmen].

Paris : A. Le Vasseur et Cie, Editeurs, nd.

Le Vasseur’s “Alexandre Dumas Illustré” edition of third and final work in Dumas’ Valois trilogy. Quarto, original wrappers, frontispiece, illustrations by d’Alphonse de Neuville. In very good condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-117946

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Facing East.

Michener, James A. and Jack Levine

Facing East.

New York : Maecenas Press/Random House, 1970.

Signed limited edition of this work by the award-winning author, signed by James Michener and illustrator Jack Levine. Folio, original cloth. lithographs and woodcuts by Jack Levine enclosed in a silk covered clamshell box with a large belt-like closure on the front cover. Fine in a near fine slipcase.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-118821

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You Can’t be Too Careful: A Sample of Life 1901-1951.

Wells, H.G

You Can’t be Too Careful: A Sample of Life 1901-1951.

London : Secker & Warburg, 1941.

First edition of H.G. Wells’ late social novel, a wide-ranging examination of English life and social change in the first half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Priest’s most famous works include The InvertedContinue reading "You Can’t be Too Careful: A Sample of Life 1901-1951."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-151118

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Auguste Vacquerie.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles

Auguste Vacquerie.

Paris : Librarie Nouvelle, 1875.

First separate edition of this rare Swinburne title. Octavo, original wrappers. Wise 87. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and folding chemise slipcase.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-141049

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The Giant Horse of Oz.

Thompson, Ruth Plumly; Founded on and continuing the Famous Oz Stories by L. Frank Baum

The Giant Horse of Oz.

Chicago : The Reilly & Lee Co, 1928.

First edition, first printing of Thompson’s eighth fantastical continuation of Frank Baum’s Oz stories. Octavo, original red cloth with color pictorial paper onlay, illustrations by John R. Neill. In good condition. Slight rubbing to the extremities. Watercolor to the illustration on the front pastedown by a previous owner. Ownership signature in black crayon to theContinue reading "The Giant Horse of Oz."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-145082

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Enough Rope: Poems.

Parker, Dorothy

Enough Rope: Poems.

New York : Boni & Liveright, 1927.

Early printing of Parker’s poignant collection of poetry exploring the complexities of human nature. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth over marbled paper covered boards. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the foot of the dust jacket spine and a closed tear, name to the front free endpaper. Uncommon inContinue reading "Enough Rope: Poems."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-148065

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Ralph the Heir.

Trollope, Anthony

Ralph the Heir.

London : Strahan & Co. Publishers, 1871.

First illustrated edition of Trollope’s account of a corrupt Parliamentary election, based on his own experiences as a candidate. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, wood-engraved illustrations by F.B. Fraser.Continue reading "Ralph the Heir."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-110321

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America is Worth Saving.

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."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-112359

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The Emperor Jones.

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.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-117631

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The Power-House.

Buchan, John

The Power-House.

Edinburgh & London : William Blackwood and Sons, 1916.

First edition of this fast-paced thriller. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-151375

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Die Vorzüge der Windhühner.

Grass, Gunter

Die Vorzüge der Windhühner.

Berlin : Luchterhand, 1956.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Fine in illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by Gunter Grass on the title page.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-574

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Good-bye, Mr. Chips.

Hilton, James. Illustrations by H.M. Brock

Good-bye, Mr. Chips.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1940.

Early printing of Hilton’s novella about a beloved schoolteacher. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Ernest Lintschish, with warmest regards and admiration from James Hilton Christmas 1944.” In near fine condition. A sharp example.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-95886

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North of Boston.

Frost, Robert

North of Boston.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1926.

Early printing of Frost’s second published book. Octavo, original cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Aroldo Du Chene’s plaster bust of Frost. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition with chipping to the extremities. Bookplate to the pastedown.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-115403

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Westward Ho!

Kingsley, Charles

Westward Ho!

Cambridge : Macmillan and Co., 1855.

First edition of Kingsley’s historical novel based on the Preston Somers Expedition of 1595. Small octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards by Tout & Sons with gilt titles and floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt,Continue reading "Westward Ho!"

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-151107

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The Works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate.

Tennyson, Alfred

The Works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate.

London : Macmillan and Co, 1884.

Finely bound example of the works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Octavo, bound in a full contemporary polished emerald green calf prize-binding, gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In very good condition. Presentation inscription.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-141528

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How to Write A Play.

Hull, Raymond

How to Write A Play.

Cincinnati, OH : Writer's Digest Books, 1983.

First edition of this work on how to write a play. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Mary Greetings and best wishes for success with all your writing Raymond Hull Vancouver, B.C. October, 1983.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "How to Write A Play."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-142459

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Tales of Hearsay.

Conrad, Joseph

Tales of Hearsay.

London : T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1925.

First British edition of the first and last short stories Joseph Conrad wrote. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, preface by R. B. Cunninghame Graham. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-147553

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Henderson the Rain King.

Bellow, Saul

Henderson the Rain King.

New York : The Viking Press, 1959.

First edition of the author’s fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine first issue dust jacket. Jacket painting by Bill Preston.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-108921

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