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July’s People.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1981.

First edition of one of the author’s most beloved titles. Octavo, original cloth Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-543

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Herbert, Frank

The Santaroga Barrier.

New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1968.

Berkley Medallion edition of this standalone science fiction novel from the author of Dune. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name....

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-150249

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Nabokov, Vladimir

Notes on Prosody.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1964.

First edition of Nabokov’s analysis of poetic prosody from the commentary of his translation of Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-88174

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Woolf, Virginia

Contemporary Writers.

London: The Hogarth Press, 1965.

Rare proof copy of the first edition of collection of 46 essays and book reviews by Virginia Woolf, published posthumously. Small octavo, original wrappers with publication date written in ink to the...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-151263

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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel; Edith Grossman

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 Edith Grossman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Caro...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-133748

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Knopf, Alfred A. [Blanche W. Knopf]

The Borzoi 1925: Being a Sort of Record of Ten Years of Publishing.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925.

First edition of this commemorative volume that showcases the publishing house’s first decade. Octavo, publisher’s original cream half-cloth over marbled boards, Borzoi Books logo with Rus...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-149169

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James, Henry

Portraits of Places.

Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1884.

First edition of James’ later collection of travel accounts throughout Europe and the United States. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition.

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-81257

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Murakami, Haruki

Men Without Women.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.

First edition of this collection of seven tales about men who have lost women by internationally best-selling author Haruki Murakami. Octavo, original cloth. Signed three times by dust jacket designer...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-123764

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Xingjian, Gao

One Man’s Bible.

New York: Harper Collins, 2002.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s second novel published in English. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Gao Xingjian on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. J...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-1236

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Norton, Charles Eliot. [Rudyard Kipling]

Rudyard Kipling A Biographical Sketch.

New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1899.

First separate edition of Charles Eliot Norton’s concise sketch of Kipling’s early life, written for the new popular edition of his writings and prepared with his approval. Octavo, origina...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-123761

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Vidal, Gore

Kalki.

New York: Random House, 1978.

First book club edition of this work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Valerie love Gore.” Th...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-126712

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Dix, Maurice B

Emily Coulton Dies.

London: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, 1936.

First edition of this tale of poison. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Nina Miller Davidson. Scarce in the rare original dust jack...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-151755

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Wodehouse, P.G

Full Moon.

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1947.

First edition of Wodehouse’s hilarious comedy novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, signature to the front free endpaper, ‘D. Steeds’. Jacket illustrat...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-145049

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Kipling, Rudyard

Justice.

London: Methuen & Co, 1919.

First British edition of this broadside poem in six stanzas with two on front and remaining four on back. Octavo, stiff cream paper printed in black on both sides with exterior double frame rule and i...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-150552

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Lowry, Lois

Gathering Blue.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.

First edition of this work by the Newbury Award-winning novelist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “With best wishes Lois Lowry.” Fine in a near fine dust ja...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-139213

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Pelecanos, George

Nick’s Trip: A Nick Stefanos Mystery.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.

First edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by George Pelecanos on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Accordino. Jack...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-144169

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Stone, Robert

Outerbridge Reach.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1992.

First edition of Stone’s fifth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Sally recalling a lovely, morning in London – wi...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-123971

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Gray, Alasdair. [Sally Soames]

Something Leather.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1990.

First edition of Alasdair Gray’s sensational novel. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Sally from Alasdair...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-124163

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Sartre, Jean-Paul

Le Mur. [The Wall].

Paris: Gallimard, 1939.

Limited edition of Sartre’s 1939 short story collection, containing one of his greatest existentialist works of fiction, The Wall. Octavo, original boards. One of 1,000 numbered copies, this is...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-137275

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Sartre, Jean-Paul

Existentialism.

New York: The Philosophical Library, 1947.

First edition of the philosopher’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Bernard Frechtman. An exceptional example.

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-144092

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Camus, Albert

The Fall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957.

Early printing of the first American edition of Camus’ last complete work of fiction. Octavo, original cloth, top edge red. Translated by Justin O’Brien. Near fine in a near fine dust jack...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-150926

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Lindbergh, Anne Morrow

Gift From The Sea: An Answer to the Conflicts In Our Lives.

New York: Pantheon, 1955.

First edition, early printing of this modern inspirational classic. Octavo, original half blue cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Illustrations by George W. Thompson.

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-138202

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Kazantzakis, Nikos. Translated by Peter A. Bien

Zorba The Greek.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014.

Early printing of of this new translation of Kazantzakis’ masterpiece and basis for the beloved Oscar-winning film. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by translator Peter Bien with the opening li...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-141461

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Lardner Jr., Ring

The Ecstasy of Owen Muir.

Berlin: Seven Seas Publishers, 1966.

Paperback edition of Ring Lardner Jr.’s witty Candide-like satire. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. The recipient, Vera Caspary was a novelist, most well known for Laura, which was scripte...

$275.00 Item Number: RRB-125577

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