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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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Masefield, John

A Play of St. George.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1948.

First edition, first printing of this inspiring play by England’s 37-year Poet Laureate. Octavo, original red cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Graphic House Associates. Author photograph by Keystone Pictures, Inc.

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$20.00
Item Number: RRB-145274
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Carpenter, Lucile Russell

Rudyard Kipling: A Friendly Profile.

Chicago : Argus Books, 1942.

First edition of Lucile and William Carpenter’s work on Kipling’s life in Vermont, his travels around the world, and school days. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$20.00
Item Number: RRB-123558
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Stewart, J.I.M

Rudyard Kipling.

London : Victor Gollancz, 1966.

First edition of Stewart’s homage to Rudyard Kipling. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket.

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$20.00
Item Number: RRB-135245
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Moore, Brian

Cold Heaven.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1983.

First edition of Moore’s supernatural thriller. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Hans Wendler. Author photograph by Jerry Bauer.

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$20.00
Item Number: RRB-126409
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O'Neill, Eugene

The Hairy Ape and Other Plays.

London : Johnathan Cape, 1930.

Early printing of this collection of three plays by the Nobel Prize-winning playwright. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.

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$20.00
Item Number: RRB-111321
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O'Hara, John

Lovey Childs: A Philadelphian’s Story.

New York : Random House, 1969.

First edition of this novel by the author of Appointment in Samarra. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Muriel Nassar.

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$20.00
Item Number: RRB-126114
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De Madariaga, Salvador

Essays with a Purpose.

London : Hollis & Carter, 1954.

First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$20.00
Item Number: RRB-141323
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Kipling, Rudyard

Schooldays With Kipling.

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1936.

First edition of Beresford’s homage to the legendary man of letters. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. In near fine condition.

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$15.00
Item Number: RRB-135197
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Roth, Philip

The Professor of Desire.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977.

First edition of Roth’s second book in a series portraying the life of the fictional professor David Kapesh. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nannette Stevenson. A very sharp example.

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Item Number: RRB-152144
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