Harrison, W.H

The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside.

London : Published by R. Ackermann, 1831.

First edition of Harrison’s popular Christmas miscellany. Duodecimo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, frontispiece, illustrated with fifty black and white engravings. In very good condition with some rubbing. Illustrated from designs by Thomas Rowlandson.

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Item Number: RRB-148881

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Coelho, Paulo

The Spy.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.

First American edition of this historical novel that reimagines the life of the exotic dancer and courtesan Mata Hari. Boldly signed by Paulo Coelho on the second front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Zoë Perry. Jacket design by Stephanie Ross. Author photograph by Xavier Gonzales.

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Item Number: RRB-151607

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Parker, Dorothy

Death and Taxes.

New York : The Viking Press, 1931.

First edition, early printing, of Parker’s third collection of poetry. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in the uncommon original dust jacket which is in good condition.

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Item Number: RRB-148061

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Rackham, Arthur

The Land of Enchantment.

London : Cassell and Company, Limited, 1905.

First edition of Rackham’s beautifully illustrated work. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth decorated in gilt, rebacked, illustrated with 36 full-page and vignette line drawings by Arthur Rackham. Neat ownership name. In very good condition.

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Item Number: RRB-142761

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Hongo, Garrett Kaoru

Yellow Light.

Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, 1982.

First Wesleyan University Press edition of Japanese American poet Garrett Hongo’s first collection of poems. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Association copy, inscribed to fellow American poet Annie Dillard on the half-title page, “for Annie Dillard, my admiration from Garrett 29 May ’84.” From the library of Annie Dillard with her bookplate below the inscription. CoverContinue reading "Yellow Light."

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Item Number: RRB-88098

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Gordimer, Nadine

July’s People.

New York : The Viking Press, 1981.

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

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Item Number: RRB-110161

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Klein, William

William Klein. Photographe Etc.

Paris : Centre Georges Pompidou, 1983.

First edition. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. In fine condition.

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Item Number: RRB-121329

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Wells, H.G

The Croquet Player.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1936.

First British edition of this allegorical novella in which Wells explores the psychology of fear and collective anxiety in the troubled years between the world wars. 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 TheContinue reading "The Croquet Player."

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Item Number: RRB-151280

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Kennedy, William

The Ink Truck.

New York : The Dial Press, 1969.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original boards. Signed by William Kennedy on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear.

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Item Number: RRB-2622

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Hardy, Thomas

Parts One and Two of The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars, in Three Parts, Nineteen Acts, & One Hundred and Thirty Scenes.

New York and London : The Macmillan Company/Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1904 and 1906.

First editions of Thomas Hardy’s only major dramatic work. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles. First American edition, first issue of part one. First British edition, second issue of part two. In very good condition with light bumping and rubbing, and light toning.

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Item Number: RRB-148182

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Lurie, Alison

The Truth About Lorin Jones.

London : Michael Joseph, 1988.

First edition of the author’s artistic detective story. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication to photographer Sally Soames, “For Sally Soames Alison Lurie 21 June ’88.” The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 andContinue reading "The Truth About Lorin Jones."

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Item Number: RRB-119500

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Huxley, Elspeth

With Forks and Hope: An African Notebook.

1964 : William Morrow & Company, New York.

First edition of Huxley’s authoritative report on the rapidly changing political climate of post-colonial East Africa. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with maps and drawings by Jonathan Kingdon. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Joe Ferrier with my best wished Elspeth Huxley.” Laid in is the original typed transmittal letter,Continue reading "With Forks and Hope: An African Notebook."

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Item Number: RRB-96083

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Asimov, Isaac

Puzzles of the Black Widowers: 12 More of the Master’s Best-Loved Mysteries.

New York : Doubleday, 1990.

First edition of the fifth book in Asimov’s Black Widowers series. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by James Steinberg.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-142339

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King, Stephen

Needful Things.

New York : The Viking Press, 1991.

First edition of King’s critically praised “horror ride… where all hell breaks loose.” Octavo, original half cloth. Fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Jacket illustration by Rob Wood/Stansbury.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-150460

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Naipaul, V.S

The Mystic Masseur.

New York : The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1959.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Robert Micklewright. Author photograph by Eddie Fong.

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Item Number: RRB-150736

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Lucas, St. John

The Oxford Book of French Verse.

Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1908.

First edition of Lucas’ compilation of the verse from the greatest French poets of the 13th and 14th centuries. Octavo, bound in half vellum for Christ’s Hospital boarding school with their armorial crest to the front panel, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt tooling to the spine, gilt topstain. Introduction in English, text inContinue reading "The Oxford Book of French Verse."

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Item Number: RRB-114537

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

Pirates in Oz.

Chicago : The Reilly & Lee Co., 1931.

Early printing of Thompson’s eleventh fantastical continuation of Frank Baum’s world of Oz. Octavo, original cloth with color pictorial paper onlay, illustrated plates by John R. Neill. In good condition, signature to the ownership page.

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Item Number: RRB-145098

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Wells, H.G

The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution.

London : Hutchinson & Co, 1933.

First British edition of Wells’ prophetic science fiction classic. Octavo, original cloth. In good condition with toning and splitting to the front panel hinge.

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Item Number: RRB-149246

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Green, Henry

Back.

London : The Hogarth Press, 1946.

First edition of this novel by the author whom V.S. Pritchett called, “belongs to the mad tradition in English literature—Sterne, Carroll, Firbank, and Mrs. Woolf.” Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with toning, chipping, and a couple of closed tears to the front panel of the dust jacket.Continue reading "Back."

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Item Number: RRB-150650

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Irving, John

Trying to Save Piggy Sneed.

New York : Arcade Publishing, 1996.

First edition of this collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by John Irving on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jeffrey Fisher. Author photographs by Mary Ellen Mark and Isolde Ohlbaum.

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Item Number: RRB-138144

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McDonald, Gregory

Fletch Won.

New York : Warner Books, 1985.

First edition of this work in the author’s classic Fletch series. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Gregory McDonald on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, mark to the bottom.

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Item Number: RRB-143771

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Gordimer, Nadine

Burger’s Daughter.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1979.

First edition of this powerful novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities, name.

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Item Number: RRB-3983

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Atwood, Margaret

Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts.

New York : Doubleday, 2025.

First edition of “the most spectacular, hilarious, and generous autobiography of the last quarter century–or ever” (The Boston Globe). Octavo, original boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Margaret Atwood. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Suzanne Dean, Kelly Hill, and Emily Mahan.

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Item Number: RRB-150971

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[Kipling, Rudyard]

The Salvation Army British Empire Exhibition Handbook.

New York : St. Albans, 1924.

First edition of this article with this title. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. Appearing on pp. 17-18 is a first appearance article by Rudyard Kipling titled Empire Building. It appeared in 1909 with no title and in 1913 with the title Give the Second Eleven a Chance. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.Continue reading "The Salvation Army British Empire Exhibition Handbook."

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Item Number: RRB-132448

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