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Lowry, Lois

Son.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2012.

First edition of the thrilling conclusion to ‘The Giver’ quartet. Octavo, original half-cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “with best wishes Lois Lowry.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Charles Brock.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-145163
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Lerner, Ben

Leaving the Atocha Station.

London : Granta, 2012.

First hardcover edition of the Lerner’s first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ben Lerner on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$550.00
Item Number: RRB-63022
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Pamuk, Orhan

Silent House.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.

First edition of this “superb novel, which grips the reader and refuses to let go” (The New Yorker). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by dated in the year of publication by Orhan Pamuk on the title page. Additionally signed three times by the jacket illustrator Chip Kidd, once on the front panel, once on the titleContinue reading "Silent House."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-122479
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Johnson, Adam

The Orphan Master’s Son.

New York : Random House, 2012.

First edition of this emotionally rousing novel, which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Johanna, It’s a pleasure to inscribe a book to such an ambassador of literature. You’re welcome in my posse anyday. Yours, Adam Johnson.” Fine inContinue reading "The Orphan Master’s Son."

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-147177
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Rowling, J.K

The Casual Vacancy.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2012.

First edition of this “positively propulsive read” (Wall Street Journal). Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice. Jacket illustration by Joel Holland.

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$50.00
Item Number: RRB-137044
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Kidd, Chip; Dave Taylor

Batman: Death by Design.

Burbank, California : DC Comics, 2012.

First edition of this graphic novel following the Dark Knight as he investigates a string of deadly “accidents” and architectural sabotage hindering a massive construction renaissance in Gotham City. Quarto, original pictorial cloth covered boards, pictorial endpapers, graphically illustrated throughout. Boldly signed twice by legendary designer Chip Kidd on the front panel and on theContinue reading "Batman: Death by Design."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-151986
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Wiesel, Elie

Open Heart.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.

First edition of this profoundly intimate, deeply affecting summing up of life so far, from one of the most cherished moral voices of all time. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Translated from the French by MarionContinue reading "Open Heart."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-152096
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Oliver, Mary

Dog Songs: Poems.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.

First edition of this collection of poems by Mary Oliver. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Mary Oliver and illustrator John Burgoyne on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket, inscription to the half-title page. Jacket design by Darren Haggar. Illustrations by John Burgoyne.

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150919
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Pynchon, Thomas

Bleeding Edge.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.

First edition of this New York Times bestselling detective novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Evan Gaffney.

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-151749
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Weisberger, Lauren

Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.

First edition of this sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Devil Wears Prada. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldly signed by Lauren Weisberger on the colophon page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-150658
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Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Translated by Lucia Graves

The Watcher in the Shadows.

London : Orion Children's Books, 2013.

Exclusive signed first edition of the third novel for younger readers from the author of ‘The Shadow of the Wind’. Octavo, original cloth. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author on the title page with the publisher’s embossed limitation stamp, this is number 82. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. CoverContinue reading "The Watcher in the Shadows."

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-145032
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Kovic, Ron

“The Joy of Color!” Ron Kovic Original Painting.

2013.

Rare original large format acrylic painting signed by Vietnam War Veteran and Golden Globe Award-winning screenwriter Ron Kovic. On thick Aquarell watercolor paper, the painting is signed three times by the artist on the verso, “Ron Kovic Oct 2013”, “‘The Joy of Color’ by Ron Kovic” and with a signed self-caricature. American anti-war activist, writer,Continue reading "“The Joy of Color!” Ron Kovic Original Painting."

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-135265
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Tartt, Donna

The Goldfinch.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013.

First edition of the bestselling author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “especially for John – on Halloween – Donna Tartt.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Keith Hayes. Jacket painting: The Goldfinch (1654) by Carel Fabritius. Author photograph by BeowulfContinue reading "The Goldfinch."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-141045
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le Carre, John

A Delicate Truth.

New York : Viking, 2013.

First American edition of this New York Times bestselling spy thriller. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Buckley and Kulick.

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$30.00
Item Number: RRB-151135
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Martin, George R.R. [Rick Berry]

The Skin Trade.

: WSFA Press, 2013.

Signed limited first edition of this award winning novella by master storyteller George R.R. Martin. Octavo, original cloth, with black and white illustrations by Rick Berry. Boldy signed by the author and artist on the second free endpaper. One of five hundred numbered copies, this is number 27. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-147754
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le Carre, John

A Delicate Truth.

London : Penguin/ Viking, 2013.

First British edition of this New York Times bestselling spy thriller. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the limitations page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-151469
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Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Translated by Lucia Graves

Marina.

London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2013.

Signed limited first edition of Zafón’s gothic tale for all ages. Octavo, original pictorial boards. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 188. In fine condition. Design by kid-ethic.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-145039
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Cline, Ernest

The Importance of Being Ernest.

Austin, TX : Write Bloody Press, 2013.

First edition. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by Ernest Cline on the title page. In fine condition.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-12020
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Murakami, Haruki

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

First edition of this “piercing and compact story about friendship and loneliness” (St. Louis Dispatch). Octavo, original boards. Signed by Haruki Murakami on the half-title page and three times by jacket illustrator Chip Kidd, on the front panel, half-title page and the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Binding and jacket designContinue reading "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-123828
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Beard, Peter

Zara’s Tales: Perilous Escapades in Equatorial Africa.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

First edition of this classic photobook. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed and with his writing and handprint on the front jacket panel, his writing on the front free endpaper, pre-title page and title page. “Xtra Special Delivery to the wonderful….Jo “May Heavens Choices Blessing be showers upon you (found in VoiContinue reading "Zara’s Tales: Perilous Escapades in Equatorial Africa."

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$800.00
Item Number: RRB-150129
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Groom, Winston [Tom Hanks]

Forrest Gump.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 2014.

First commemorative edition of this modern classic, basis for the 1994 film starring Tom Hanks, with the screenplay by Eric Roth. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Winston Groom and additionally signed by Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Bill Creevy. Rare and desirable signed.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150570
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Lowry, Lois

Number The Stars.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

First 25th Anniversary edition of Lowry’s first Newbery Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “With best wishes Lois Lowry.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sheila Smallwood. With an introduction by the author.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-142577
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Galbraith, Robert. [J.K. Rowling]

The Silkworm.

London : Sphere, 2014.

First edition of the second novel in Rowling’s Cormoran Strike Series, published under the pen name Robert Galbraith. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sian Wilson.

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$55.00
Item Number: RRB-151222
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Galbraith, Robert. [J.K. Rowling]

The Silkworm.

London : Sphere, 2014.

First edition of the second novel in Rowling’s Cormoran Strike Series, published under the pen name Robert Galbraith. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sian Wilson.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-137033
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