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New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899.
Early edition of Thomas Hardy’s twelfth published novel. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations. In near fine condition.
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New York : Random House, 1957.
First edition of this classic collection of short stories. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket, bookplate to the front free endpaper with loss and closed tears to the spine and extremities. Jacket design by Jeanyee Wong.
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London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1909.
Macmillan’s Colonial Library edition of Kipling’s Actions and Reactions, intended for circulation only in India and The British Colonies. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition.
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Berlin-Charlottenburg : Bita Deutsches Berlagshaus, n.d..
Rare German edition of Kipling’s collected Puck stories. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth, illustrated by H.R. Millar. Translated into German by E. Rosenbach. In near fine condition.
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New York : E. P. Dutton & Company, 1922.
First British edition, early printing of Jones’ a spirited series of public letters in which the English dramatist Henry Arthur Jones critiques and debates the political, social, and economic ideas of H. G. Wells in the turbulent years following the First World War. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with a frontispiece by Oliver Herford. FromContinue reading "My Dear Wells: Being a Series of Letters Addressed."
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New York : Columbia University Press, 1998.
First edition of this work about the necessity of drama to make sense of ourselves and our world. Duodecimo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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London : Chatto and Windus, 1928.
First edition of this posthumous collection of short stories, poems, and sketches written by Amy Catherine Wells (“Jane”), the wife of H.G. Wells. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, and tipped-in frontispiece. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature to the frontContinue reading "The Book of Catherine Wells."
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London : Odhams Press Limited, c. 1930.
Odhams Press Limited edition of Wells’ classic work of scientific romance, presented here alongside his later psychological and philosophical writings. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth, ruling and decorations stamped in blind to the front panel, top stain red. In very good condition.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1925.
First trade edition of this commemorative volume that showcases the publishing house’s first decade. Octavo, publisher’s original half-cloth over marbled boards, top stain black, Borzoi Books logo with Russian Wolfhound endpapers, title page vignette, illustrated with portraits of Alfred A. Knopf, Blanche W. Knopf, and of the contributing authors. In very good condition.
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London : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1985.
First edition of this collection of poems by the Nobel Prize-winning poet. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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London : Michael Joseph Limited, n.d..
Publisher’s advance proof and retained file copy of the author’s fine historical novel. Octavo, original wrappers. The publisher’s retained file copy with their stamp to the title page, “File Copy Michael Joseph Ltd.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Nichols.
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London : Robert Hale & Company, 1937.
First edition of MacMunn’s homage to Kipling. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Kipling. In very good condition.
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London : Chatto & Windus, 1969.
First edition of Pritchett’s collection of humorous short stories. Octavo, original light blue cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ionicus.
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Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1952.
First edition of this work on Ernest Hemingway. Octavo, original cloth, top stain red. In fine condition.
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Eugene, OR : Pulphouse, 1991.
First separate edition of this Nebula Award-winning novelette. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Cover illustration by George Barr.
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New York : Moyer Bell Limited, 1985.
First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Jane Human.
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Toronto : S. B. Gundy, 1926.
First Canadian edition of one of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s most sorrowful collections. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, black stamped ship vignette to the front panel. In very good condition.
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New York : The Modern Library, .
First Modern Library edition of Ibsen’s collected plays. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of American actor Zachary Scott, the first husband of Elaine Scott who later married writer John Steinbeck. Scott is best remembered for his many roles as villains and “mystery men” in dozens of musical comedies, film noirs, and psychological thrillers throughoutContinue reading "Eleven Plays of Henrik Ibsen."
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Miami : Southeastern Publishing, 2025.
First edition of this work unveiling the extraordinary stories behind seemingly ordinary books. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes. Jacket design by legendary designer Chip Kidd.
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London : Covent Garden Press, 1973.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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London : Methuen & Co Ltd, 1967.
First edition of these three mid-1960s plays by Nobel Prize-winning British playwright Harold Pinter. Duodecimo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
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New York : HarperCollins, 2026.
First edition of #1 bestselling author, popular Fox News host, and former White House press secretary, Dana Perino’s first novel—a smart, politically and romantically charged story where red meets blue, and love is never black and white. Octavo, original half coth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design and illustration by Mallory Heyer. AuthorContinue reading "Purple State: A Novel."
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New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, 1981.
Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s fifth novel. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition with the review information laid in.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.
First edition in English of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s memoir. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Translated by Edith Grossman.
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