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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
First edition of the second book in the author’s Lives of the Mayfair Witches series. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Anne Rice on the front free endpaper and additionally signed three times by legendary designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on the front free endpaper and on the rear jacket flap. FineContinue reading "Lasher."
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London : Cassell, 1947.
First British edition of Rands’s breakthrough work and her first major literary success. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, allContinue reading "The Fountainhead."
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New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985.
First edition of this classic collection by the author of Giovanni’s Room. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by James Baldwin on the dedication page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New Orleans : B.E. Trice Publishing, 1998.
Signed limited first edition of McCarthy’s classic trilogy. Octavo, original half leather over marbled boards. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on the half-title page and three times by legendary designer Chip Kidd in the year of publication; on the half title page, on the front panel of the book and on the slipcase. Fine in aContinue reading "Cities of the Plain."
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New York : Doubleday, 1995.
First edition of Grisham’s sixth novel, basis for the film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, and Danny Glover. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John Grisham, five-time Academy Award-winning director Francis Ford Coppola, Academy Award-winning actor Matt Damon and jacket designer Whitney Cookman on theContinue reading "The Rainmaker."
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London : [Richard Field and William Jaggard] for Nathaniel Butter, [c.1616].
First edition, first issue of the first complete English translation of Homer’s works. Folio, bound in full contemporary English calf with elaborate gilt floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised richly gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt scrolling to the front and rear panels, rebacked, boards restored preserving mostContinue reading "The Whole Works of Homer; Prince of Poetts In his Iliads, and Odysses. Translated according to the Greeke by Geo. Chapman."
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New York : Grove Press/The Olympia Press, 1959.
First edition of this groundbreaking novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare in this condition.
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Paris : Shakespeare and Company, 1922.
First edition, first printing of Joyce’s masterpiece, one of 750 numbered copies printed on handmade paper from a total edition of 1000 copies, this is number 909. Thick quarto, bound in full morocco by Baker Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling toContinue reading "Ulysses."
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New York : Liveright, 1933.
First edition, first issue of this humorous tale of alienation and advice in Depression era New York which was well-received, but the publisher went bankrupt almost immediately and bookshops were unable to source copies. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Easily one of the nicest examples extant, withContinue reading "Miss Lonelyhearts."
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New York : Bantam Books, 2011.
First deluxe edition of the first book in the author’s acclaimed A Song of Ice and Fire Series. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by George R.R. Martin on the title page. Fine in the original publisher’s blue slipcase which is in fine condition.
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New York : Random House Inc., 2008.
First edition of Salman Rushdie’s richly imagined historical novel linking Renaissance Florence and the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar through the legend of a mysterious and captivating woman known as the “Enchantress.” Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Salman Rushdie on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. DustContinue reading "The Enchantress of Florence."
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Bogota : Ediciones- S.L.B, 1955.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book which introduced the world to magical realism. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers by artist Cecilia Porras. Association copy, inscribed by the author in one of the earliest signatures we have seen on the front free endpaper, “Para Hector; nada más, Gabo -.” Translated as “nothing more.” TheContinue reading "La Hojarasca."
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London : The Bodley Head, 1911.
First edition of Wells’ ambitious political novel tracing the rise and downfall of an idealistic reformer whose personal passions and public ambitions collide in Edwardian England. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series,Continue reading "The New Machiavelli."
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Montreal : McGill Poetry Series by Contact Press, 1956.
First edition of Cohen’s first book, which explores philosophy, sexuality, death, a world of violent contrasts that would define his future literary and musical careers. Octavo, original cloth. With five full-page line illustrations by Freda Guttman. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the month of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Anton Raft,Continue reading "Let Us Compare Mythologies."
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New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950.
First edition of the Jack Kerouac’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Dave Creviston To Scribner’s With Luck To Dave With Luck (f.s) Jack Kerouac.” An interesting inscription as Kerouac submitted this work to Charles Scribner’s Sons twice, and was rejected both timesContinue reading "The Town and the City."
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New York : Avon Books, 1999.
First edition, first printing of this extraordinary first volume in an epoch-making masterpiece. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Neal Stephenson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Amy Halperin. Front cover illustration by Liz Kenyon.
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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 front cover. In very good condition. Preface by Jean Guiguet.
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New York : Holt, Rinehart Winston, 1963.
First edition of Vonnegut’s absurdist satire of the clash between science and religion in the nuclear age. Octavo, original half cloth, top stain green. Boldly signed by Kurt Vonnegut on the front free endpaper with a self-caricature. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder, Inc. Housed in aContinue reading "Cat’s Cradle."
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London : Bloomsbury, 2003.
First adult edition of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling’s enormously popular best-selling Harry Potter Series. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by William Webb. Jacket image by Michael Wildsmith. Author photograph by Bill de la Hey.
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959.
First edition of this classic thriller novel, the basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s film. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Philip José Farmer, a gentleman, and a scholar – with best wishes to all three of you- and hopes that this example will be ofContinue reading "Psycho: An Inner Sanctum Mystery."
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London : Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1935.
First British edition, early printing of the last book in the Dickson McCunn trilogy. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers. In fine condition with a slight lean to the spine.
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1948.
First edition of Paton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Alan Paton on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, contemporary inscription to the front free endpaper. Rare and desirable signed.
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New York : Random House, 1957.
First edition, later printing of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Ayn Rand on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter.
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New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1913.
Early edition of this final collection of short stories by Thomas Hardy exploring themes of fate, love, and social change. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with a black and white map of Wessex to the rear. In very good condition, signature to the front free endpaper. Bookseller’s ticket to the rear pastedown.
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