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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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Wallace, David Foster

The David Foster Wallace Reader.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

Deluxe signed limited edition of this compilation of Foster Wallace’s work. Octavo, original boards. Signed by artist Karen Green, the widow of Foster Wallace. The limited edition contains one piece of the original painting, “signed on verso with the artist’s fingerprint.” Fine in a fine slipcase.

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-138151
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Cohen, Leonard

On Tour With Leonard Cohen.

New York : Powerhouse Books, 2014.

First edition, early printing of this work on Leonard Cohen. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Signed by Leonard Cohen on the title page. Photographs by Sharon Robinson. Essay by Larry Sloman. In good condition.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-144188
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Mandel, Emily St. John

Station Eleven.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

First edition of this iconic novel, basis for the post-apocalyptic dystopian fiction television miniseries created by Patrick Somerville. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Emily St. John Mandel on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket Jacket design by Abby Weintraub.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-147032
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Zafon, Carlos Ruiz

The Prisoner of Heaven.

Burton : Subterranean Press, 2014.

Signed limited edition of the third book in the ‘Cemetery of Forgotten Books’ series. Octavo, original cloth. One of 500 numbered and 26 lettered copies signed by Carlos Ruiz Zafon on the limitation page, this is number 381. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Dust jacket illustration and interior illustrations by Vincent Chong. Translated byContinue reading "The Prisoner of Heaven."

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-145036
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King, Stephen

Carrie.

England : PS Publishing, 2014.

First edition of the 40th Anniversary edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated glossy boards, original slipcase. Although not called for signed by Stephen King on the title page. Signed by Glenn Chadbourne, James Lovegrove and Kim Newman. Fine in a fine dust jacket. The slipcase is in fine condition. Illustrated by GlennContinue reading "Carrie."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-123034
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Blume, Judy

In the Unlikely Event.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

First edition of one of only four adult books written in Blume’s career. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Judy Blume. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kelly Blair.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-144301
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Lee, Harper

Go Set A Watchman.

New York : Harper Collins, 2015.

First trade edition of Lee’s second novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Harper Lee on the half-title page. This copy was a gift from Lee’s attorney Tonja Brooks Carter to a clerk of the court in Monroeville, Alabama. Brooks Carter was responsible for rediscovering the manuscript of this novel and instrumental to its publication.Continue reading "Go Set A Watchman."

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$11,500.00
Item Number: RRB-62082
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Lee, Harper

Go Set A Watchman.

New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2015.

Signed limited Special Collector’s edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo, original publisher’s full gilt-decorated leather, patterned endpapers. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Harper Lee. Housed in the original publisher’s custom clamshell box and enclosing cardboard box. In fine condition.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149692
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Lee, Harper

Go Set A Watchman.

London : William Heinemann, 2015.

Signed limited edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco. One of a 100 numbered copies, signed by Harper Lee. Housed in a custom clamshell box. In fine condition.

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-5503
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Kundera, Milan

The Festival of Insignificance: A Novel.

New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 2015.

First edition of Kundera’s eleventh fictional work. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed and dated by Milan Kundera in the the year of publication. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the French by Linda Asher.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-26003
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Koppelman, Amy. [Joan Didion]

Hesitation Wounds: A Novel.

New York : The Overlook Press, 2015.

First edition of the author’s third book. Octavo, original half cloth. With an autograph note signed by the author tipped in which reads in full, “Dear Ms. Didion, You probably won’t remember me – about fifteen years ago I dropped off my MFA thesis and asked you if I was a real writer. You respondedContinue reading "Hesitation Wounds: A Novel."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-141063
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Robinson, Marilynne

The Givenness of Things: Essays.

New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2015.

First edition of this collection of essays from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Marilynne Robinson on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Strick and Williams.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-12057
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Lee, Harper

Go Set A Watchman.

New York : Harper Collins, 2015.

First trade edition of Lee’s second novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Harper Lee on a bookplate to the front free endpaper. Lee gave signed bookplates attached to this book upon publication to friends. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jarrod Taylor. Rare and desirable signed.

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-150002
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Morrison, Toni

God Help the Child.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

First edition this powerful novel which explores themes of race, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood trauma. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kelly Blair.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-150665
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Morrison, Toni

God Help the Child.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

First edition this powerful novel which  explores themes of race, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood trauma. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kelly Blair.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-151593
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Haig, Matt

A Boy Called Christmas.

London : Canongate, 2015.

First edition of this modern Christmas classic. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Matt Haig on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rafaela Romaya. Illustrations by Chris Mould.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-125921
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Fuller, Alexandra

Leaving Before the Rains Come.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2015.

First edition of the author’s fifth work. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Suzanne Dean.

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$50.00
Item Number: RRB-149727
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Murakami, Haruki

Wind/ Pinball.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

First edition of the compilation of Murakami’s first two novels. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Haruki Murakami on the front free endpaper. Additionally signed three times by illustrator Chip Kidd, on the front panel, again on the front free endpaper and on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design byContinue reading "Wind/ Pinball."

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-151715
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Lee, Harper

Go Set A Watchman.

New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2015.

Signed limited edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo. One of 500 numbered copies, signed by Harper Lee. Housed in a custom clamshell box. In fine condition with the original shipping carton.

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-7352
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Modiano, Patrick [Philip Roth]

So You Don’t Get Lost in the Neighborhood.

Boston/ New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.

First edition in English of this haunting novel of suspense. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to fellow writer Philip Roth, “Pour Philip, avec toute mon amitie Patrick Modiano.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brian Moore. Translated from the French by Euan Cameron. FromContinue reading "So You Don’t Get Lost in the Neighborhood."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-117832
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