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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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Enoch Arden, etc. [Fore-Edge Painting].

Tennyson, Alfred

Enoch Arden, etc. [Fore-Edge Painting].

London : Edward Moxon & Co., 1867.

Finely bound example of one of Tennyson’s most famous poems. Duodecimo, bound in full red morocco with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, elaborate gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, decorated with a concealed double fore-edge painting of twoContinue reading "Enoch Arden, etc. [Fore-Edge Painting]."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151178

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The Last Chronicle of Barset.

Trollope, Anthony

The Last Chronicle of Barset.

London : Smith, Elder, 1867.

First edition in original 32 weekly parts of the final novel in Trollope’s acclaimed Barsetshire series. Octavo, original color pictorial wrappers. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. In very good condition. Rare in complete form.

$4,600.00

Item Number: RRB-140447

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Memoirs of William Hazlitt. With Portions of His Correspondence.

Hazlitt, W. Carew. [William Hazlitt]

Memoirs of William Hazlitt. With Portions of His Correspondence.

London : Richard Bentley, 1867.

First edition of W. Carew Hazlitt’s authoritative biography of his grandfather, great English critic and philosopher William Hazlitt. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, engraved frontispiece to each volume. In near fine condition.

$550.00

Item Number: RRB-124128

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Meliboeus-Hipponax: The Biglow Papers. [With] The Biglow Papers Second Series.

Wilbur, Homer. [James Russell Lowell]

Meliboeus-Hipponax: The Biglow Papers. [With] The Biglow Papers Second Series.

Cambridge : Published by George Nichols: 1848/Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867.

First edition, first issue of James Russell Lowell’s first book, a bitter criticism of the Mexican-American War and opposition to the expansion of slavery; named by the Grolier Club as the most influential book of 1848. BAL 13068. First issue, published under the pseudonym, with the preliminary advertisements, and only the Cambridge imprint to theContinue reading "Meliboeus-Hipponax: The Biglow Papers. [With] The Biglow Papers Second Series."

$700.00

Item Number: RRB-139428

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The Claverings.

Trollope, Anthony

The Claverings.

London : Smith, Elder and Co, 1867.

First edition of this work by Trollope. Octavo, two volumes, bound in half leather. In very good condition. With Sixteen Illustrations by M. Ellen Edwards.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-110699

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New Poems.

Arnold, Matthew

New Poems.

London : Macmillan and Co., 1867.

First edition of Arnold’s 1867 book of poems. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, double gilt ruling to the panels. In near fine condition. Rare with only a handful of examples appearing at auction in the last 80 years.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-124039

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Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed.

Dickens, Charles

Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed.

London 1867.

Autograph letter signed by great Victorian novelist Charles Dickens to his biographer. One page, dated Monday 7th October, 1867, on Gad’s Hill Place stationery, and addressed to John Forster. Boldly signed by Dickens with his usual flourish. The letter reads in full, “I have been very much interested and gratified by that pleasant Passage fromContinue reading "Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150124

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London Lyrics.

Locker, Frederick

London Lyrics.

London : John Wilson, 1868.

Rare privately printed edition of Locker’s first book. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “John S. Smith from the author July 28 1868.” In very good condition.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-124134

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Little Women and Little Women, Part the Second.

Alcott, Louisa May

Little Women and Little Women, Part the Second.

Boston : Robert Brothers, 1868-69.

First editions of both volumes of Alcott’s most coveted work. Octavo, two volumes in the original green cloth with gilt titles and decorations to the spine and front panel, each volume illustrated with four plates including frontispiece; those in the first part created by the author’s sister, May. Little Women is first issue with allContinue reading "Little Women and Little Women, Part the Second."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147420

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The May Queen.

Tennyson, Alfred, [Herman Melville]

The May Queen.

London : Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, 1868.

Presentation copy, later printing of Tennyson’s popular Victorian poem. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth elaborately decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper, “To Fanny Melville from her brother Herman April 1876 New York.” Presentation inscription likely in the hand of Melville’s wife. Herman Melville was born in NewContinue reading "The May Queen."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-144277

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Charles Dickens Signed Portrait Photograph.

Dickens, Charles

Charles Dickens Signed Portrait Photograph.

1868.

Large oval portrait photograph measures 20 inches by 16 inches. Matted in a contemporary frame which measures 25.5 inches by 29.5 inches. Signed “Charles Dickens (with a large flourish) Boston Sixth March 1868.” In 1867, Charles Dickens began his second American reading tour at Boston’s Tremont Temple, where an enthusiastic audience delighted in some of hisContinue reading "Charles Dickens Signed Portrait Photograph."

$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-74030

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Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. [with] Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy Part Second. [with] Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys.

Alcott, Louisa May

Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. [with] Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy Part Second. [with] Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys.

Boston : Roberts Brothers, 1868-1871.

First editions of Louisa May Alcott’s “outstanding achievement of 19th-century American literature” together with its sequels. Octavo, three volumes, original publisher’s emerald green gilt decorated cloth, each volume illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece and three plates; those in the first part of Little Women were created by the author’s sister, May. First issue of Little Women with allContinue reading "Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. [with] Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy Part Second. [with] Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151060

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Charles Dickens Signed Portrait Photograph.

Dickens, Charles

Charles Dickens Signed Portrait Photograph.

1868.

Signed “Charles Dickens (with a large flourish) Washington, D.C. Seventh February 1868.” Large oval portrait photograph measures 13 inches by 13 inches. Matted in a walnut frame which measures 24 inches by 27 inches. On his Washington tour Dickens met President Andrew Johnson and signed this photograph on the date of that meeting, February 7, whichContinue reading "Charles Dickens Signed Portrait Photograph."

$42,000.00

Item Number: RRB-5825

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Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. [with] Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy Part Second. [with] Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys.

Alcott, Louisa May

Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. [with] Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy Part Second. [with] Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys.

Boston : Roberts Brothers, 1868-1871.

First editions of Louisa May Alcott’s “outstanding achievement of 19th-century American literature” together with its sequels. Octavo, three volumes, original publisher’s emerald green gilt decorated cloth, each volume illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece and three plates; those in the first part of Little Women were created by the author’s sister, May. First issue of Little Women with allContinue reading "Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. [with] Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy Part Second. [with] Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys."

$26,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149518

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Men of Our Times or Leading Patriots of the Day. Being Narratives of the Lives and Deeds of Statesmen, Generals, and Orators. Including Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of Lincoln, Grant, Garrison, Sumner, Chase, Wilson, Greeley, Farragut, Andrew, Colfax, Stanoton, Douglass, Buckingham, Sherman, Sheridan, Howard, Phillips and Beecher.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Men of Our Times or Leading Patriots of the Day. Being Narratives of the Lives and Deeds of Statesmen, Generals, and Orators. Including Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of Lincoln, Grant, Garrison, Sumner, Chase, Wilson, Greeley, Farragut, Andrew, Colfax, Stanoton, Douglass, Buckingham, Sherman, Sheridan, Howard, Phillips and Beecher.

Hartford, Conn. : Hartford Publishing Co, 1868.

First edition of this work by the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt facsimile signature of Harriet Beecher Stowe to the front panel, illustrated with 18 tissue-guarded steel portraits including frontispiece portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Second state with the title page corrected to “Douglass.” InContinue reading "Men of Our Times or Leading Patriots of the Day. Being Narratives of the Lives and Deeds of Statesmen, Generals, and Orators. Including Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of Lincoln, Grant, Garrison, Sumner, Chase, Wilson, Greeley, Farragut, Andrew, Colfax, Stanoton, Douglass, Buckingham, Sherman, Sheridan, Howard, Phillips and Beecher."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-146452

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Men of Our Times or Leading Patriots of the Day.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Men of Our Times or Leading Patriots of the Day.

Hartford : Hartford Publishing Company, 1868.

First edition of this work by the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Octavo, bound in contemporary calf, raised bands, morocco spine labels, illustrated with 18 engraved plates. In very good condition, rebacked. Second state with the title page corrected to “Douglass.”

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-142076

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The Innocents Abroad, Or The New Pilgrims’ Progress.

Twain, Mark

The Innocents Abroad, Or The New Pilgrims’ Progress.

Hartford : American Publishing Company, 1869.

First edition, third state of the author’s second book with “The History of the Bible advertisement on page 654. BAL 3316. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with two hundred and thirty-four illustrations. From theContinue reading "The Innocents Abroad, Or The New Pilgrims’ Progress."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-127837

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Idylls of the King [Fore-Edge Painting].

Tennyson, Alfred Lord

Idylls of the King [Fore-Edge Painting].

London : Edward Moxon & Co, 1869.

Finely bound example with a fore-edge painting of Tennyson’s “long-meditated great task” which brought him to fame (Baugh, 1388). Octavo, bound in full red pebbled morocco, spine stamped in gilt in compartments, all edges and turn ins gilt, fore-edge painting with view of The Market Place, Cambridge. In very good condition.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-123739

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“Bones and I;” or, The Skeleton at Home.

Whyte-Melville, George J

“Bones and I;” or, The Skeleton at Home.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1869.

Rare second edition of the author’s melancholy novel. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-124179

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Idylls of the King. [Fore-edge Painting].

Tennyson, Alfred

Idylls of the King. [Fore-edge Painting].

London : Strahan and Co., Publishers, 1869.

Finely bound example of Tennyson’s “long-meditated great task” which brought him to fame; decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of the great court of Trinity College (Baugh, 1388). Octavo, bound in full pebbled green morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raise bands, gilt ruling and scrolled cornerpieces toContinue reading "Idylls of the King. [Fore-edge Painting]."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-139645

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The Poets of the Nineteenth Century. [Fore-Edge Painting].

Willmott, Robert Aris [Editor]

The Poets of the Nineteenth Century. [Fore-Edge Painting].

London : Frederick Warne and Co, 1869.

Finely bound example of Willmott’s compilation of the great nineteenth century poets. Octavo, bound in full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, central gilt emblem and fleuron cornerpieces within triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbledContinue reading "The Poets of the Nineteenth Century. [Fore-Edge Painting]."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-140229

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Margaret Ogilvy.

Barrie, J.M

Margaret Ogilvy.

London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1869.

First British edition of the author of Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie’s classic memoir of his mother. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. Rare in this condition.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-109891

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Dickens, Charles

The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

London : Chapman & Hall, 1870.

First edition from the original parts Dickens’ final novel, with them bound in the rear. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards, frontispiece portrait of dickens, 12 wood-engraved plates, original wrappers bound in rear. In near fine condition.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-133997

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The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Revised by William Michael Rossetti.

Bysshe Shelley, Percy

The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Revised by William Michael Rossetti.

London : E. Moxon, Son, & Co, 1870.

Finely bound example of the Poetical Works of Shelley. Octavo, 2 volumes. Bound in full contemporary calf by Zaehnsdorf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels, gilt ruled, raised bands, inner dentelles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece of Shelley to volume one. Folding facsimile manuscript of Shelley’s writing to volume two. CarefullyContinue reading "The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Revised by William Michael Rossetti."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-95863

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