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Rare print of Rudyard Kipling’s poem Being a Man, more commonly referred to as “If-“. One page, typed. Boldly signed by author Cormac McCarthy at the bottom right corner. Cormac McCarthy (1933–2023) was an American novelist whose stark prose and often violent themes earned him recognition as one of the most influential literary voices ofContinue reading "Being a Man [If-]."
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London : A Centum Book, 2018.
First illustrated edition of the sequel to Mary Poppins. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor Lin-Manuel Miranda on the front free endpaper. Miranda starred alongside Emily Blunt in the sequel Mary Poppins Returns to the 1964 film Mary Poppins, and stars Emily Blunt asContinue reading "Mary Poppins Returns."
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London : The Hogarth Press, 1952.
First edition, second printing of this self-portrait. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket and a couple of small losses to the crown of the spine and front panel of the dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper.
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London : Book Club Associates with Arthur Baker Limited, 1981.
Book club edition of Adams’ sequel to the The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Octavo, original green boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Best wishes Douglas Adams.” Additionally signed by four members of the original BBC radio cast (Mark Wing-Davey, Sandra Dickinson, Stephen Moore and David Tate) on rear pastedownContinue reading "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: Sequel to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy."
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Alpine & Houston : John M. Hardy Publishing, 2002.
First edition of the sequel to The Bridges of Madison County. Duodecimo, original publisher’s boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Leisha Israel. Author photograph by Linda Solomon.
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New York : The Viking Press, 1991.
First edition of King’s critically praised “horror ride… where all hell breaks loose.” Octavo, original half cloth. Fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Jacket illustration by Rob Wood/Stansbury.
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New York : Penguin Books, 1987.
First edition of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and author’s initials to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Boldly signed byContinue reading "The Broom of the System."
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1962.
Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original light green pictorial wrappers. In very good condition.
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New York : The Viking Press, 1992.
First edition of this suspense novel by King. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.
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London : Printed by A. Strahan for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, in the Strand, 1802.
First edition of the first full translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy into English, translated with preliminary essays, notes, and illustrations by the Rev. Henry Boyd. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full diced calf with gilt titles and stamping to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt scrolling and central motif to theContinue reading "The Divina Commedia of Dante Alighieri: Consisting of the Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso. [The Divine Comedy]."
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925.
First edition, first state of Fitzgerald’s masterpiece with “chatter” p.60, “northern” p.119, “sick in tired” p.205, and “Union Street station” p.211. Octavo, original dark green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom pictorial clamshell box hand made by The Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and an onlayContinue reading "The Great Gatsby."
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1964.
Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the final James Bond novel published during Fleming’s lifetime and the eleventh in the series. Octavo, original light green pictorial wrappers. In good condition.
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1965.
Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the twelfth novel of Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original light green pictorial wrappers. In very good condition, stamp of the Edgeware Hospital Red Cross to the front pastedown and half-title page. A very sharp example.
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New York : Newmarket Press, 1992.
First edition of this work basis for the film, starring Gary Oldman, Wynona Ryder and Anthony Hopkins. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the the author on the half-title page, “To Tony- On his first adventure in Hollywood! It took the Count 400 years to make his comeback- It took me 15Continue reading "Bram Stoker’s Dracula: the Film and the Legend."
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London : Thomas Radcliffe and Nathaniel Thompson, 1672.
First edition in English of Nostradamus famous prophetical work. Folio, contemporary calf, title page printed in red and black. In very good condition. Rare and desirable in contemporary calf.
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1955.
First edition of the third novel in the James Bond series and what many critics to be his finest. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed on the title page by Roger Moore, who played 007 in the film adaptation. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Housed in a customContinue reading "Moonraker."
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London : Ernest Benn Limited, 1926.
First edition, third impression of this collection of poetry showcasing Humbert Wolfe’s characteristic blend of wit, elegance, and reflective irony, from the library of James Bond creator Ian Fleming. Octavo, original publisher’s black cloth with paper titles to the spine. Ownership signature of the 17-18-year-old Ian Fleming dated 1926, giving a tantalizing insight into hisContinue reading "Humoresque."
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New York : Ace Books, 1980.
First mass market edition of this standalone novella from the author of Dune. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, with black and white illustrations throughout. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name. In near fine condition. Illustrated by Garcia. Rare and desirable signed.
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London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1919.
First edition of this classic WWI spy thriller novel, the third to follow Richard Hannay. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over cloth covered boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition.
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c. 1953.
Rare Christmas card of Ernest and Mary Hemingway, inscribed by Mary to Taylor Williams. A circa 1953 folding Christmas card depicting Ernest Hemingway holding a cat and Mary Hemingway sitting on the porch of Finca Vigia holding another cat with a dog at her side. The inside of the card is printed, “Merry Christmas ErnestContinue reading "Ernest and Mary Hemingway Christmas Card Signed by Mary Hemingway."
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London : Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., .
Finely bound edition of classic adventure novel. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, cartographic frontispiece. In near fine condition.
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London : Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1940.
Nelson’s Library edition of Wells’ first major fictional work outside the science fiction genre, an early social novel that explores youthful ambition, education, class mobility, and the emotional complications of love through the experiences of the idealistic young schoolmaster Mr. Lewisham. Duodecimo, original publisher’s red cloth, frontispiece. In very good condition.
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New York : Viking, 2019.
First edition of le Carre’s spy thriller. Octavo, original half-cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Buckley. Jacket illustrator by Matthew Taylor.
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First edition, first printing of Hemingway’s third novel, a tragic exploration of love, duty, and the futility of war. Octavo, original publisher’s tan cloth. With the first printing issue point of Scribner’s “A” on the copyright page. Near fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket without the photographer name on the rear panel.Continue reading "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
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Dante Alighieri; Translated by Henry Boyd
Hart, James V. and Francis Ford Coppola [Gary Oldman] [Bram Stoker]
Hemingway, Ernest; Mary Hemingway [Taylor Williams]
