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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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Charles Dickens Autograph Envelope Signed.

Dickens, Charles

Charles Dickens Autograph Envelope Signed.

July 3, 1866.

Autograph envelope signed by famed English novelist Charles Dickens. The envelope measures 2.75 inches by 4.75 inches, addressed in the hand of Dickens to the actor Drinkwater Meadows Esquire, Prairie Cottage, Barnes Green, Barnes, SW with Dickens‘ signature at lower left. Postmark London July 3, 1866. The recipient, Drinkwater Meadows, a well-regarded actor, played roles in several theatrical adaptations of Dickens‘ works, includingContinue reading "Charles Dickens Autograph Envelope Signed."

$2,600.00

Item Number: RRB-151901

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Bunyan’s Choice Works: The Pilgrim’s Progress, The Holy War, The Barren Fig-Tree, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, and Heart’s Ease in Heart Trouble.

Bunyan, John

Bunyan’s Choice Works: The Pilgrim’s Progress, The Holy War, The Barren Fig-Tree, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, and Heart’s Ease in Heart Trouble.

Glasgow : James Semple, c.1880.

Finely bound edition of one of the most significant works of religious English literature. Quarto, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt titles and tooling to the front panel, metal rim and double clasp to the boards, all edges gilt, profusely illustratedContinue reading "Bunyan’s Choice Works: The Pilgrim’s Progress, The Holy War, The Barren Fig-Tree, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, and Heart’s Ease in Heart Trouble."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-148101

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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe. [Including: The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Gold Bug, Raven, Eureka].

Poe, Edgar Allan

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe. [Including: The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Gold Bug, Raven, Eureka].

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1884].

The Amontillado edition of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Octavo, 8 volumes bound in full morocco by P.B. Sanford with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in 6 compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece toContinue reading "The Works of Edgar Allan Poe. [Including: The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Gold Bug, Raven, Eureka]."

$9,200.00

Item Number: RRB-118042

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The Holy War.

Kipling, Rudyard

The Holy War.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, [1917].

First separate British edition of Kipling’s homage to John Bunyan which first appeared in Land and Water Magazine, December 1917, printed by Methuen and Co. to secure copyright protection. Small octavo, original wrappers with elaborate woodcut borders to the front panel. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. A superiorContinue reading "The Holy War."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-121059

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Kipling’s Women.

Macmunn, Sir George [Rudyard Kipling]

Kipling’s Women.

London : Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., n.d..

First edition of the former President of the Kipling Society’s study of the women portrayed in Kipling’s song and story. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and central gilt emblem to the front panel. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition.

$30.00

Item Number: RRB-135257

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Spring Fever.

Wodehouse, P.G

Spring Fever.

London : Herbert Jenkins Limited, n.d.

First edition of Wodehouse’s brilliantly comedic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Frank Ford.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-145023

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The Bible, that is the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament: Translated According to the Ebrewe and Greeke, and Conferred with the Best Translations in Divers Languages. [WITH] The Booke of Common Prayer, and the Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England.

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The Bible, that is the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament: Translated According to the Ebrewe and Greeke, and Conferred with the Best Translations in Divers Languages. [WITH] The Booke of Common Prayer, and the Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England.

London : Deputies of Christopher Barker, [1599]; London: Robert Barker, 1636.

Rare “Breeches” Bible, printed by Christopher Barker with the fictitious 1599 publication date. “There are many editions bearing this date, which while agreeing closely are yet distinct … the phenomena of the various editions described under the year 1599, and the very similar edition of 1633, constitute one of the most curious problems in theContinue reading "The Bible, that is the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament: Translated According to the Ebrewe and Greeke, and Conferred with the Best Translations in Divers Languages. [WITH] The Booke of Common Prayer, and the Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-146373

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With Forks and Hope: An African Notebook.

Huxley, Elspeth

With Forks and Hope: An African Notebook.

1964 : William Morrow & Company, New York.

First edition of Huxley’s authoritative report on the rapidly changing political climate of post-colonial East Africa. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with maps and drawings by Jonathan Kingdon. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Joe Ferrier with my best wished Elspeth Huxley.” Laid in is the original typed transmittal letter,Continue reading "With Forks and Hope: An African Notebook."

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-96083

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The Works of Frank E. Smedley. [Lewis Arundel, Frank Fairlegh, Harry Coverdale’s Courtship, The Colville Family]

Smedley, Francis Edward [Frank]

The Works of Frank E. Smedley. [Lewis Arundel, Frank Fairlegh, Harry Coverdale’s Courtship, The Colville Family]

London : George Routledge and Sons, c. 1888.

Rare finely bound set of the complete novels of Francis Edward Smedley. Octavo, 4 volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised gilt bands, red and green morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers and all edges marbled. In near fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-110526

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Those Other Animals.

Henty, George Alfred [G.A.]

Those Other Animals.

London : Henry and Co., [1891].

First edition of one of the more uncommon Henty titles. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth, with twenty two illustrations by Harrison Weir. In very good condition.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-123098

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Ernest and Mary Hemingway Christmas Card Signed by Mary Hemingway.

Hemingway, Ernest; Mary Hemingway [Taylor Williams]

Ernest and Mary Hemingway Christmas Card Signed by Mary Hemingway.

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."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150111

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The Official Set of Copyright Cards of The Jungle Pictures by Stuart Tresilian from All the Mowgli Stories by Rudyard Kipling.

Tresilian, Stuart. [Rudyard Kipling]

The Official Set of Copyright Cards of The Jungle Pictures by Stuart Tresilian from All the Mowgli Stories by Rudyard Kipling.

London : Issued by The Boy Scouts Association, n.d..

Rare official collection of copyright illustration cards from Rudyard Kipling’s All the Mowgli Stories. Octavo, the envelope includes 8 full color illustrations cards. The cards are in near fine condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-126993

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The Whole Works of Homer; Prince of Poetts In his Iliads, and Odysses. Translated according to the Greeke by Geo. Chapman.

Chapman, George. [Homer]

The Whole Works of Homer; Prince of Poetts In his Iliads, and Odysses. Translated according to the Greeke by Geo. Chapman.

London : [Richard Field and William Jaggard] for Nathaniel Butter, [c.1616].

First edition, first issue of the first complete English translation of Homer’s works. Folio, bound in full contemporary English calf with elaborate gilt floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised richly gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt scrolling to the front and rear panels, rebacked, boards restored preserving mostContinue reading "The Whole Works of Homer; Prince of Poetts In his Iliads, and Odysses. Translated according to the Greeke by Geo. Chapman."

$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151341

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Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes.

Rackham, Arthur

Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes.

London : William Heinemann, n.d. [1913].

First edition of Arthur Rackham’s illustrated rendition of the classic nursery rhyme collection. Octavo, bound in full polished calf Zaehnsdorf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt vignette to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 13 full-page color plates with captioned tissueContinue reading "Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes."

$1,150.00

Item Number: RRB-135055

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Blackberry Winter: A Story Illustrated by Wightman Williams.

Warren, Robert Penn

Blackberry Winter: A Story Illustrated by Wightman Williams.

Cummington, Massachusetts : The Cummington Press, July 1946.

Signed limited edition of the author’s highly acclaimed short story. Octavo, original publisher’s quarter leather over paper-covered boards, illustrated by Wightman Williams. One of three hundred thirty copies signed by the author and illustrator on the colophon, this is number thirty one. In very good condition.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-144817

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Uncle Dynamite.

Wodehouse, P.G

Uncle Dynamite.

London : Herbert Jenkins, n.d.

First edition of Wodehouse’s hilarious and nonsensical novel. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Frank Ford.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-145042

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The Text-Book of Ju-Jutsu As Practised in Japan: Being a Simple Treatise on the Japanese Method of Self-Defence.

Uyenishi, S.K. [Raku]; Word Portrait of the author by Percy Longhurst

The Text-Book of Ju-Jutsu As Practised in Japan: Being a Simple Treatise on the Japanese Method of Self-Defence.

London : Athletic Publications Ltd, c. 1940.

Later edition of this comprehensive wrestling text-book. Octavo, original green cloth with black lettering and decoration, illustrated with several black-and-white plates. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-145250

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John le Carré Annotated Page From The Constant Gardener.

LE CARRÉ, John

John le Carré Annotated Page From The Constant Gardener.

November 12, 2020.

Rare annotated page from the author’s classic spy thriller. Octavo, one page on the first page of Chapter 19 of ‘The Constant Gardener,’ annotated by the author around the chapter heading, “John le Carré – on a gorgeous sunny winter’s day in Cornwall, 12 Nov 2020.” In fine condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-146559

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The Story of the Weathercock.

Sharp, Evelyn. Illustrated by Charles Robinson

The Story of the Weathercock.

London : Blackie & Son Limited, n.d..

Early printing of Sharp’s children’s classic. Quarto, original publisher’s decorated cloth, illustrated with sixteen color plates and numerous black-and-white illustrations by Charles Robinson. In good condition.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-135422

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Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories. [Baa, Baa, Black Sheep; His Majesty the King; The Drums of Fore and Aft]

Kipling, Rudyard

Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories. [Baa, Baa, Black Sheep; His Majesty the King; The Drums of Fore and Aft]

Allahabad : Published by Messrs. A. H. Wheeler & Co, n.d.

Later printing of this classic collection of Kipling’s tales for children. Octavo, original cloth. Contains Wee Willie Winkie, Baa Baa Black Sheep, His Majesty the King, and The Drums of Fore and Aft. In very good condition.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-135005

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Tarantula.

Dylan, Bob

Tarantula.

Madison, Wisconsin : Wimp Press, c. 1966.

First pirated edition of Dylan’s first book. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by Bob Dylan in a contemporary hand on the title page. One of the earliest pirated editions of Dylan’s novel, taken from the Macmillan 1966 proofs after production was delayed, pre-dating the 1971 trade edition. In very good condition. Housed in aContinue reading "Tarantula."

$14,500.00

Item Number: RRB-60050

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Herman Melville Autograph Letter Signed.

Melville, Herman

Herman Melville Autograph Letter Signed.

c. 1855.

Rare autograph letter signed and entirely in the hand of great American novelist Herman Melville. One page, the letter reads in full, “Pittsfield Aug 26 Osmond Tiffany Esq. My dear Sir, With pleasure I comply with your request, but hardly think that any letter will further your object; still, if the accompanying one can beContinue reading "Herman Melville Autograph Letter Signed."

$18,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138591

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Pylon.

Faulkner, William

Pylon.

Oxford, Mississippi : N/P, c. 1934.

Rare original carbon typescript of the novel Pylon, with title in ink in the author’s hand on the first page, a few leaves repaginated in the author’s hand, 344 pages, each of the six chapters held together with a paper clip, [Oxford, Mississippi, ca. December 1934]. Newly discovered by the family and one of only twoContinue reading "Pylon."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140100

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Poets from the North of Ireland.

Heaney, Seamus

Poets from the North of Ireland.

1979 : Blackstaff Press, Belfast.

First edition of this collection of poems. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney on the half-title page. In near fine condition. Edited by Frank Ormsby.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-141441

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