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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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The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; Two on a Tower; The Return of the Native.]

Hardy, Thomas

The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; Two on a Tower; The Return of the Native.]

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1895].

The Thin Paper Edition of Books by Thomas Hardy. Duodecimo, six volumes bound in the original publisher’s sheepskin with gilt titles and elaborate botanical tooling to the spines, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities, book plate to the front pastedown of ‘Jude theContinue reading "The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; Two on a Tower; The Return of the Native.]"

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-147346

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The Works of Samuel Johnson.

Johnson, Samuel

The Works of Samuel Johnson.

London : Henry G. Bohn, 1850.

Finely bound edition of the works of Samuel Johnson, with an essay on his life and genius by Arthur Murphy. 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, all edges marbled, engraved frontispiece portrait of Johnson toContinue reading "The Works of Samuel Johnson."

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-141081

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The General of the Dead Army.

Kadare, Ismail

The General of the Dead Army.

New York : Grossman, 1972.

First American edition of the author’s classic first book to be translated into English. Octavo, original cloth, top stain black. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by McKean, Kleeger.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-152111

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I Am Charlotte Simmons.

Wolfe, Tom

I Am Charlotte Simmons.

New York : Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2004.

First edition of this “hilarious, exclamation-point filled novel” (John Freeman). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To the Michaels Charlotte Simmons c’est Moi! Tom Wolfe.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Susan Mitchell.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-143989

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The Diaries Of Jane Somers.

Lessing, Doris

The Diaries Of Jane Somers.

London : Michael Joseph, 1984.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Phil Kay.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-50071

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The Great Peril and How It Was Averted.

Clowes, W. Laird

The Great Peril and How It Was Averted.

London : Offices of "Black and White", 1893.

First edition of this scarce science fiction novel. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles to the spine, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with twelve black and white plates. In very good condition.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-148069

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Intruder In The Dust.

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.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-118002

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Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer.

Millhauser, Steven

Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer.

New York : Crown, 1996.

Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize- winning novel. Octavo, original beige wrappers. Signed by Steven Millhauser on the title page. In fine condition.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-887

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The Private Life, Lord Beaupre, The Visits.

James, Henry

The Private Life, Lord Beaupre, The Visits.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1893.

First edition of this collection of novellas published at the height of James’ career. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, in near fine condition.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-80104

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A Jacobite Exile: Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles XIL of Sweden.

Henty, George A. [G.A.]

A Jacobite Exile: Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles XIL of Sweden.

London : Blackie & Son, Limited, 1894.

First edition of Henty’s classic historical tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with eight illustrations by Paul Hardy and a map of Central Europe. In near fine condition.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-122080

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Stable Secrets; and Puffy Doddles, His Saying and Sympathies.

Mills, John

Stable Secrets; and Puffy Doddles, His Saying and Sympathies.

London : Ward and Lock, 1863.

First edition of Mills’ humorous work on horse racing. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt vignette to the front panel, frontispiece and two additional plates by Phiz, publishers advertisements. In very good condition.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-124083

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Memory Hold-the-Door.

Buchan, John

Memory Hold-the-Door.

London : Hodder and Stoughton LTD, 1943.

Finely bound edition of this reflective autobiography of John Buchan. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated. In near fine condition.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-150773

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Your Face Tomorrow: Poison, Shadow, and Farewell.

Marias, Javier

Your Face Tomorrow: Poison, Shadow, and Farewell.

New York : New Directions, 2009.

First edition of the author’s final volume in his brilliant trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Javier Marias on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Hans Geel. Translated by Margaret Jull Costa.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-138885

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Riprap and Cold Mountain Poems.

Snyder, Gary

Riprap and Cold Mountain Poems.

Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint Press, 2009.

First edition, second printing of the 50th anniversary edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Gary Snyder on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Bullen. Accompanied by an autograph note initialed by the author on their personalized stationery laid in.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-151645

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Voss.

White, Patrick

Voss.

London : Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1957.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s fifth novel and what many consider to be his finest. Octavo, original blue cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by famed Australian artist Sydney Nolan.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-131223

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The Adventures of Sir Edward Leithen.

Buchan, John

The Adventures of Sir Edward Leithen.

London : Hodder and Stoughton LTD, .

Finely bound edition of this collection of stories about recurring protagonist and distinguished Scottish barrister Sir Edward Leithen. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over cloth covered boards by Asprey with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-150855

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A Judgement in Stone.

Rendell, Ruth

A Judgement in Stone.

London : Hutchinson, 1977.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a fine dust jacket.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-4619

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Pictures of Fidelman: An Exhibition.

Malamud, Bernard

Pictures of Fidelman: An Exhibition.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1969.

First edition of Malamud’s fifth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Susie and Paul Old dear good friends with affection Bern.” The recipients, Suzanne and Paul Shrag were close friends of Malamud and brother of printmaker Karl Schrag. Near fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "Pictures of Fidelman: An Exhibition."

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-93878

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Terrorist.

Updike, John

Terrorist.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.

First edition of this novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by John Updike on the title page and additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd, on the front panel, on the title page and the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by ChipContinue reading "Terrorist."

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-123402

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Landscape with Rowers: Poetry from the Netherlands.

Coetzee, J.M. [Translated and Introduced by]

Landscape with Rowers: Poetry from the Netherlands.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2003.

First edition of this collection of poetry translated and introduced by Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by J.M. Coeztee on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Maria Lindenfeldar.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-129194

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Liquidation.

Kertesz, Imre

Liquidation.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.

First edition of this novel by the 2002 Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated by Tim Wilkinson. Dust jacket design by John Gall.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-72016

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What Is Realism.

Coetzee, J.M

What Is Realism.

Bennington, VT : Bennington College Chapbooks, 1997.

First edition of this essay by J.M. Coetzee. Octavo, original wrappers, as issued. Although not called for, this copy is signed by Coetzee. Fine in wrappers.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-1366

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Fever.

Le Clezio, J.M.G

Fever.

New York : Atheneum, 1973.

First American edition of this collection of nine stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by J.M.G. Le Clezio on the title page Very good in a very good dust jacket with a small chip from the foot of the spine. Jacket design by Harry Ford. Translated from the French by Daphne Woodward.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-776

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Cuisine de Nuit. [In the Night Kitchen.]

Sendak, Maurice

Cuisine de Nuit. [In the Night Kitchen.]

Paris, France : L'Ecole des Loisirs, 1972.

First French edition of Sendak’s classic work. Quarto, original pictorial boards, illustrated. In fine condition.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-151773

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