Kerouac, Jack

Jack Kerouac Autograph Manuscript Signed.

February 28,1964.

Autograph manuscript signed, being Kerouac’s answers to twelve typed questions from Robert Dodd, two pages, quarto, 28 February 1964. Kerouac candidly replies to a young man’s questions. Given a ninth-grade classroom assignment to contact his favorite writer, Robert Dodd chose Jack Kerouac. The author provides lengthy answers to the young Dodd’s questions. On the questionContinue reading "Jack Kerouac Autograph Manuscript Signed."

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$75,000.00

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Voltaire (Arouet, François-Marie)

Vie de Moliere.

Lausanne : Chez Francois Grasset & Comp, 1772.

Early edition of Voltaire’s biography of one of the most influential and widely translated writers of all time. Octavo, bound in full sprinkled sheepskin. Gilt titles and tooling to the spine, pictorial endpapers, all edges red, ribbon bound in. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Tasteful period bookplate.

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$350.00

Item Number: RRB-95126

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Nabokov, Vladimir

King, Queen, Knave.

London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1968.

First British edition of this early Nabokov novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Mayhew. Photograph of Nabokov on the rear panel by Philippe Halsman. Translated by Dmitri Nabokov. A nice example.

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$55.00

Item Number: RRB-89070

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Seton-Thompson, Ernest

Lives of the Hunted.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901.

First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original cloth, with over 200 drawings. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To S.D. Green with best wishes of Ernest Seton-Thompson.” Seton Thompson has added a drawing of a bear paw. In near fine condition.

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$350.00

Item Number: RRB-79038

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Goldman, William

Tinsel.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1979.

First edition, second printing of Goldman’s novel regarding Hollywood. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by William Goldman opposite the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Huebner.

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$95.00

Item Number: RRB-81342

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Pinter, Harold

Original The Caretaker Playbill.

London : Proscenium Publications, 1991.

Original Playbill from the May 1991 performance of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker performed at the Alhambra Theatre. Small octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Rehearsal photographs by Ivan Kynci. Signed by Harold Pinter, Colin Firth, and Donald Pleasence. In near fine condition.

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$250.00

Item Number: RRB-88116

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Naipaul, V.S

Collected Short Fiction.

New York : Everyman's Library, 2011.

First edition of this collection of fiction by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. With an introduction by the author.

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$300.00

Item Number: RRB-56745

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Besant, Walter and Henry James

The Art of Fiction.

Boston : Cupples, Upham & Company, 1885.

First edition of this classic essay. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition, contemporary name to the front free endpaper.

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$425.00

Item Number: RRB-78042

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Goldman, William

Soldier in the Rain.

New York : Atheneum Publishers, 1960.

First edition of this novel which concerns the friendship between an Army Master Sergeant and a young country bumpkin buck sergeant. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William Goldman on the title page. Near fine in avery good dust jacket. Jacket design by Guy Fleming.

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$375.00

Item Number: RRB-78036

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Stevenson, Robert Louis

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson [Including Treasure Island; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Kidnapped].

Edinburgh : Printed by T. and A. Constable for Longmans, Green and Company, 1894.

Edinburgh edition of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, often considered the finest edition of Stevenson due to the paper quality used. Octavo,  complete set, 34 volumes, bound in full contemporary morocco, gilt titles to the spine, top edges gilt, gilt turn-ins. In fine condition. An exceptional set.

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$9,500.00

Item Number: RRB-25015

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Neruda, Pablo and Martin Chambi

Alturas de Macchu Picchu.

Chile : Nascimento, 1954.

Signed limited edition of Neruda’s masterpiece. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers as issued, photographs by Martin Chambi. Signed by Pablo Neruda at the colophon as issued. In near fine condition. Laid in is the scarce insert on green paper that was issued with all copies, which is a bibliographic note on the genesis and publication history ofContinue reading "Alturas de Macchu Picchu."

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$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-77014

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Rosen, Michael

Rude Rhymes: Mother Goose Goes Behind the Bike Shed.

London : Andre Deutsch Limited, 1989.

Early printing. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issue. Inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “hello Eileen Michael Rosen was here.” In fine condition.

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$125.00

Item Number: RRB-82141

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Yezierska, Anzia

Bread Givers.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925.

First edition of the author’s classic novel of Jewish immigrants. Octavo, original cloth. In fine condition. An exceptional example.

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-82178

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Muir, John

The Writings of John Muir: The Manuscript Edition. [Including: My First Summer in the Sierra, Travels in Alaska, The Mountains of California, The Story of My Youth and Childhood,Our National Parks, The Cruise of the Corwin, Steep Trails, Life and Letters, Etc.].

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916-24.

The Manuscript edition of The Writings of John Muir. Octavo, 10 volumes, bound in original special deluxe three quarters morocco over marbled boards, leather edges ruled in gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, matching endpapers, top edges gilt. With volumes 1 through 8 of this set each containing an original gelatinContinue reading "The Writings of John Muir: The Manuscript Edition. [Including: My First Summer in the Sierra, Travels in Alaska, The Mountains of California, The Story of My Youth and Childhood,Our National Parks, The Cruise of the Corwin, Steep Trails, Life and Letters, Etc.]."

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$12,000.00

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Dodge, Mary Mapes

Hans Brinker Or, The Silver Skates. A Story of Life in Holland.

New York : James O'Kane, 1866.

First edition of the author’s second and best known work. Octavo, original green cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Presented to Robert Dale Owen by the author January, 1866.” The recipient Robert Dale Owen was responsible for introducing the legislation to establish the Smithsonian. HeContinue reading "Hans Brinker Or, The Silver Skates. A Story of Life in Holland."

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$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-76002

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Pinter, Harold

The Betrayal.

London : Eyre Methuen, 1978.

First edition of one of Pinter’s major works. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Harold Pinter on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$650.00

Item Number: RRB-89088

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Dylan, Bob

Tarantula.

New York : MacMillan & Company, 1966.

First edition of Dylan’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Bob Dylan on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some light wear to the extremities. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed by Dylan.

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$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-75081

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Pushkin, Alexander

Eugene Onéguine. A Romance of Russian Life. In Verse (Eugene Onegin).

London : Macmillan, 1881.

First edition in English of Pushkin’s masterpiece, Eugene Onegin, a cornerstone of Russian literature. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine, gilt tooling to the front panel. Translated by Lieutenant-Colonel Spalding. In near condition with a touch of rubbing. First editions are scarce.

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$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-75078

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Sterne, Laurence

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy.

London : T. Becket, 1777.

Finely bound set of Sterne’s Tristram Shandy. Octavo, 6 volumes, bound in contemporary full polished brown calf, black morocco spine labels, smooth spines with gilt rules and decorations, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece in volume one after Hogarth. In near fine condition.

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$950.00

Item Number: RRB-89417

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Gordimer, Nadine

July’s People.

South Africa : Ravan Press/ Taurus, 1981.

First South African edition and true first 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. Jacket design by One + One Studio.

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$300.00

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Gordimer, Nadine

The Conservationist.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1974.

First edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Craig Dodd.

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$400.00

Item Number: RRB-84277

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Wyndham, Francis

The Other Garden.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1987.

First edition of Wyndham’s first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Rolland Comstock with my very best wishes- Francis Wyndham.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Jane Human.

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$200.00

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Cervantes, Miguel De

The First Part of the Life and Achievements of the Renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha.

London : By William Stansby For Ed: Blounte, 1620.

Rare second edition of the first part of Don Quixote in English. Octavo, bound in contemporary calf, engraved title page, woodcut headpieces and decorative initials. In very good condition with some wear to the binding, portion of upper spine. Translated by Thomas Shelton. Exceptionally rare and desirable.

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$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-74055

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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel (Jose Saramago)

El Otono del Patriarca [The Autumn of the Patriarch].

Barcelona : Plaza & Janes, 1975.

First Spanish edition of this “majestic…superb…a stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant” (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. From the library of Jose Saramago, with his signature on the front free endpaper. Both authors were recipients of the Nobel Prize in literature. A nice associationContinue reading "El Otono del Patriarca [The Autumn of the Patriarch]."

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$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-74033

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