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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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Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale.

Melville, Herman

Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1851.

First edition, first issue binding of Melville’s masterpiece. Octavo, original red variant cloth (BAL’s A grain), covers stamped in blind with Harper’s circular device at the center of the front panel within a heavy blind ruled frame, plain orange endpapers. Issued in a single volume, in black, green, blue, red, purple, slate or brown cloth,Continue reading "Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale."

$42,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150358

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The Works of Daniel Webster.

Webster, Daniel

The Works of Daniel Webster.

Boston : Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1851.

The subscriber’s edition of the works of Daniel Webster, signed by Webster in the first volume. Octavo, 6 volumes, bound in original cloth, frontispiece, and one other plate. In near fine condition.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-141456

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The Works of John Milton in Verse and Prose: Printed From the Original Editions With a Life of the Author by John Mitford.

Milton, John

The Works of John Milton in Verse and Prose: Printed From the Original Editions With a Life of the Author by John Mitford.

London : William Pickering, 1851.

Finely bound collection of the works of John Milton, published by William Pickering. Octavo, 8 volumes bound in full polished calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn ins andContinue reading "The Works of John Milton in Verse and Prose: Printed From the Original Editions With a Life of the Author by John Mitford."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142882

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Moby Dick; Or, The Whale.

Melville, Herman

Moby Dick; Or, The Whale.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1851.

First edition, first issue binding, with the circular Harper’s device of Melville’s masterpiece. Octavo, original purple-brown cloth (BAL’s A grain), covers stamped in blind with the publisher’s circular device at the center within a heavy blind rule frame, original orange-coated endpapers. Of the 2,951 copies printed, 125 were review copies. About 1,500 sold in 11Continue reading "Moby Dick; Or, The Whale."

$65,000.00

Item Number: RRB-99735

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The Works of Lord Byron: His Life and Poems.

Lord Byron; Thomas Moore

The Works of Lord Byron: His Life and Poems.

London : John Murray, 1851.

Finely bound collection of the works of Lord Byron. Octavo, sixteen volumes, contemporary full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, frontispiece to each volume. In very good condition.

$1,050.00

Item Number: RRB-3289

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly.

Boston : John P. Jewett & Company. Cleveland: Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, 1852.

First edition, first issue of Stowe’s classic American novel, widely considered the book that precipitated the American Civil War. Octavo, two volumes in the original publisher’s cloth stamped in blind with gilt titles and vignettes to the front panels, illustrated with title vignettes and six wood-engravings. BAL’s binding B (no priority). Portrait of Stowe tippedContinue reading "Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-142642

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly.

Boston and Cleveland : John P. Jewett & Company, 1852.

First edition, first issue, with “spilt” (rather than “spiled”) in Volume I, 42, line 1; “cathecism” (rather than “catechism”) in volume II, 74, line 5; and all other first issue points of the author’s classic work. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in contemporary three quarters leather over cloth, gilt titles to the spine, volume with titleContinue reading "Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly."

$8,000.00

Item Number: RRB-104745

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly.

Boston and Cleveland : John P. Jewett; Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, 1852.

First edition of Stowe’s classic and vastly influential novel, “the social impact was greater than any book before or since.” Octavo, two volumes bound in mid-20th century three quarter navy morocco over marbled boards by Blackwell with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edgesContinue reading "Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151975

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Autographed Letter Signed Charles Dickens (ALS).

Dickens, Charles

Autographed Letter Signed Charles Dickens (ALS).

: 6/12/2015, 1852.

Two page autograph letter signed by Charles Dickens, addressed to attorney James Thomson. Tastefully matted and framed. “Tavistock House Saturday Evening Twelfth June 1852. My Dear Sir I am very glad that all is going on so well- very glad also, that there is no difference between us in reference to the request of ourContinue reading "Autographed Letter Signed Charles Dickens (ALS)."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-2184

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly.

London : H. G. Bohn, 1852.

Early English printing of Stowe’s enormously influential work, published the same year as the first. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated by Leech, Gilbert, etc. In very good condition. Housed in a custom folding chemise and half morocco slipcase.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-134862

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly.

Boston and Cleveland : John P. Jewett and Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, 1852.

First edition, first issue of the author’s classic work. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full brown morocco with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, striped endpapers, illustrated with title vignettes and sixContinue reading "Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148986

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The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer.

Chaucer, Geoffrey

The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer.

London : William Pickering, 1852.

The Aldine edition of Chaucer’s brilliant poetical works. Duodecimo, six volumes, bound in full contemporary tan calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within gilt raised bands, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer to Vol. I, decorated with botanical headpieces,Continue reading "The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-146338

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Bleak House.

Dickens, Charles

Bleak House.

London : Bradbury Evans, 1853.

First edition of this Dickens’ classic. Octavo, bound in full calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge marbled, marbled endpapers, illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece, engraved title page, and 39 engraved plates by H.K. Browne. With three key typographical errors calledContinue reading "Bleak House."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148214

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Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”

Dickens, Charles

Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”

London : G. Routledge & Co, 1853.

Finely bound example of Dickens’ popular retelling of the memoirs of celebrated English clown Joseph Grimaldi. Octavo, bound in full crimson crushed levant morocco by Baytun with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spin in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt rulings and fleuron cornerpieces to theContinue reading "Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”"

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-119805

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Bleak House.

Dickens, Charles

Bleak House.

London : Bradbury Evans, 1853.

First edition of this Dickens’ classic. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with engraved title page and 39 engraved plates by H.K. Browne. In very good condition.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-141572

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Le Tresor de la Maison, Journal des Femmes Economes.

de Bassanville, Mme

Le Tresor de la Maison, Journal des Femmes Economes.

Paris : de Beau, 1853-1854.

Finely bound collection of the May 1853 – April 1854 issues of Le Tresor de la Maison, Journal des Femmes Economes. Octavo, bound in one quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, index. In good condition. Rare.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-96210

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George Cruikshank’s Fairy Library: Hop-O’My-Thumb and the Seven-League Boots.

Cruikshank, George

George Cruikshank’s Fairy Library: Hop-O’My-Thumb and the Seven-League Boots.

London : David Bogue, 1853.

First edition of this retelling of the classic French fairy tale. Duodecimo, bound in three-quarters morocco by W.J. Mansell with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in three compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, and illustrated with six etchings by GeorgeContinue reading "George Cruikshank’s Fairy Library: Hop-O’My-Thumb and the Seven-League Boots."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-148885

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Bleak House.

Dickens, Charles

Bleak House.

London : Bradbury Evans, 1853.

First edition of this Dickens’ classic. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, marble endpapers. In near fine condition. Illustrated with engraved title page and 39 engraved plates by H.K. Browne.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-136226

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Hard Times. For These Times.

Dickens, Charles

Hard Times. For These Times.

London : Bradbury & Evans, 1854.

First edition in book form of Dickens’ attack on the living conditions of England’s mid-19th century industrial cities. Octavo, bound in full calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge marbled, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. Original cloth covers boundContinue reading "Hard Times. For These Times."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148215

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Nathaniel Hawthorne Signed Document.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Nathaniel Hawthorne Signed Document.

Port of Liverpool 1854.

Rare original Naval “Oath of the Master and Mate” document signed by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Printed “Consul’s Certificate” accomplished in manuscript and signed in ink “Nathaniel Hawthorne Consul,” one page, dated 20 February 1854, with wafer seal. The Scarlet Letter author Nathaniel Hawthorne served as consul to the U.S. in Liverpool, England, from 1853-57. The appointment ofContinue reading "Nathaniel Hawthorne Signed Document."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151822

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The Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe

The Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley.

London : Edward Moxon, 1854.

Finely bound example of the works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Royal octavo, bound in three quarters vellum over marbled boards, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In near fine condition. Armorial bookplate.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-141208

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Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands.

London : Sampson Low, Son, & Co, 1854.

First British author’s edition of this travel narrative that records Stowe’s observations during a tour of Europe in the wake of her international fame from Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Duodecimo, bound in three-quarters morocco with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within gilt bands, engraved frontispiece, with black and white illustrations throughout. In veryContinue reading "Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-149129

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Passion-Flowers.

Howe, Julia Ward

Passion-Flowers.

Boston : Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1854.

First edition of Julia Ward Howe’s first book. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, publisher’s advertisements at rear dated 1853. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper prior to publication, “Lizzie Agassiz from her Julia Howe Dec. 22nd 1853.” The recipient, Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz was an American author,Continue reading "Passion-Flowers."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-109025

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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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