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London : Collins, 1960.
First edition of one of the greatest fantasies of all-time. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers by Charles Green. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication to his cousin and goddaughter, “For Brenda Alan. 10.x.60.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by George Adamson.
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Stuttgart : Bluchert-Verlag, 1951.
First German edition of the classic retelling of one of the most celebrated Disney films. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Walt Disney on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Laid in is a business card of the publisher with a note referencing this wasContinue reading "Walt Disney’s Cinderella."
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London : Chatto & Windus, 1954.
First edition of Murdoch’s first novel which announced “the emergence of a brilliant talent” (Times Literary Supplement). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Iris Murdoch on the title page. Additionally laid in is a signed postcard, which reads, “Merry Christmas! Iris” postdated December 19, 1953. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name toContinue reading "Under the Net."
Read more![Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers. [with] Letters to Dead Authors.](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RRB-147617.jpg?fit=1000%2C800&ssl=1 "Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers. [with] Letters to Dead Authors.")
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1893.
Limited editions of Stevenson’s Virginibus Puerisque and Lang’s Letters to Dead Authors, presented by Stevenson with three inscriptions to close friend in Samoa, Bazett Michael Haggard. Octavo, two volumes in the publisher’s original white parchment-backed blue boards with gilt-lettered blue paper spine labels, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece to each volume, untrimmed and partially uncut. This edition, printedContinue reading "Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers. [with] Letters to Dead Authors."
Read more![The Works of George Eliot [Including Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Romola, Middlemarch, and Daniel Deronda].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/RRB-100111.jpg?fit=1000%2C644&ssl=1 "The Works of George Eliot [Including Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Romola, Middlemarch, and Daniel Deronda].")
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1908.
Large paper edition of the works of George Eliot, with an autographed signed letter tipped in. Octavo, 25 volumes, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, elaborate tooling to the front and rear panels, raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, elaborately illustrated withContinue reading "The Works of George Eliot [Including Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Romola, Middlemarch, and Daniel Deronda]."
Read more![The Last Temptation of Christ [First Edition in Greek].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RRB-150434.jpg?fit=1000%2C800&ssl=1 "The Last Temptation of Christ [First Edition in Greek].")
Athena : Thiphros, 1955.
First edition in Greek of the author’s masterpiece, preceding the English translation of this historical novel, basis for the 1988 Academy Award nominated film. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the half-title page. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and wear. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed andContinue reading "The Last Temptation of Christ [First Edition in Greek]."
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Sylvia Miles’ personal collection of over 50 working shooting and play scripts used by her, with her ownership signatures, and with her annotations throughout. Approximately 50 volumes, scripts include: Into It: A Screenplay by Edward Pomerantz, The Deathwatcher: A Screenplay by Robin Miller, Play That On Your Old Piano: A Comedy in Three Acts byContinue reading "Sylvia Miles Original Working Script Collection."
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London : Chapman and Hall, 1843-60.
Early printings of all five of Charles Dickens’ Christmas Books, finely bound. Octavo, 5 volumes, bound in full calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, black and green morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruled panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbledContinue reading "The Christmas Books: A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Battle of Life; Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain."
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New York : The Dial Press, 1956.
First edition of this landmark novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by James Baldwin on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear to the extremities. Jacket design by Seymour Chwast. Rare and desirable signed.
Read more![L’Imagination. [The Imaginary].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/RRB-139855.jpg?fit=1024%2C819&ssl=1 "L'Imagination. [The Imaginary].")
Paris : Librairie Felix Alcan, 1936.
First edition of Sartre’s first book, published as volume 10 of the Nouvelle Encyclopedie Philosophique and commissioned by the editor, Henri Delacroix. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “A Brice Parain en tout amitie! JP Sartre.” The recipient, Brice Parain was a fellow French philosopher and friend ofContinue reading "L’Imagination. [The Imaginary]."
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New York : Carleton, Publisher, 1862.
First American edition and first edition in English of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece. Octavo, bound in contemporary three quarters calf over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, five volumes complete in one volume. Translated by Charles E. Wilbour. In near condition, previous owners names. Uncommon in this condition.
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London : Longmans, Green and Company, 1907.
First edition, first issue with drawings of a dung beetle pushing his load with his front legs rather than his back on pages 65, 337 and 457. Octavo, original green cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Percy Fitzpatrick on the title page. In excellent conditionContinue reading "Jock of the Bushveld."
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Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1961.
First edition, early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrations by Andy Warhol. Signed three times by Warhol, inscribed on the front free endpaper, “To Rickey Andy Warhol”, on the title page using his full name, “Andrew Warhol” and again at the introduction, “To Rickey Andy Warhol.” Drawings by Andrew Warhol. NearContinue reading "Amy Vanderbilt’s Complete Cookbook."
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1893.
First edition of the author’s charming collection of children’s stories. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “My dear Field: As you have made me a millionaire, it is an easy matter to present you this book, which was already yours. It is also easyContinue reading "Evening Tales: Done Into English from the French of Frederic Ortoli."
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London : Secker & Warburg, 1970.
First edition of the author’s deeply autobiographical account of living with cerebral palsy in mid-twentieth-century Ireland. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, from the library of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. As a writer deeply concerned with marginalization, violence, endurance, and the realities of working-class life, CormacContinue reading "Down All The Days."
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New York : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1931.
First collected edition of this foundational work in Australian literature. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt author’s initials to the front panel. Association copy, inscribed by Ernest Hemingway to his cousin on the front free endpaper, “Dear Ruth: This one, or three really since it is three novels –Continue reading "The Fortunes of Richard Mahony."
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London : Chapman and Hall, 1859.
First edition, first issue of one of Dickens’ most enduring works. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges gilt, illustrated with sixteen plates after H.K. Browne including the frontispiece and title vignette. In very good condition.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1927.
Signed limited edition of the author’s classic work. Number 75 of 95 copies, signed by Kahlil Gibran. Illustrated with seven drawings by the author. In near fine condition, two small names to the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom made slipcase. A very sharp example.
Read more![Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός. [The Last Temptation].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RRB-151530.jpg?fit=800%2C640&ssl=1 "Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός. [The Last Temptation].")
Athens : Δίφρος [Difros Press], 1955.
First edition in Greek of one of Kazantzakis’ most famous and controversial works, first published in a French translation in 1954. Octavo, bound in full cloth with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the second free endpaper and dated 12-2-56. In very good condition. Very rareContinue reading "Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός. [The Last Temptation]."
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1948.
First edition of Paton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Alan Paton November 2, 1948.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a small closed tear. Laid into this copy is an original bookmark for the screening of theContinue reading "Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation."
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London : Michael Joseph, 1963.
First edition of Baldwin’s classic work, nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “All the best. To you and yours. James Baldwin.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Ownership inscription. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
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Boston : Francis A. Niccolls, c.1900.
Finely bound example of the Connoisseur edition of the works of Schiller, number 34 of only 150 sets printed. Octavo, 10 volumes, bound in full red morocco, ornate gilt tooling to the spine, with pastedowns of red leather borders and central green morocco panel, with floral decorations at the corners and a central gilt sprigContinue reading "The Works of Friedrich Schiller."
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New York : The Viking Press, 1957.
First edition of Kerouac’s classic novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a bright very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Bill English. With the original New York Times article for On the Road laid in. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A sharp example.
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New York : Harper & Brothers, 1905.
Uniform edition of the author’s second book, one of the best-selling travel books of all-time. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine, engraved frontispiece and photographic portrait with facsimile signature. Signed by the author “Truly yours Mark Twain” to the front pastedown. In very good condition, name to the front free endpaper. Housed inContinue reading "The Innocents Abroad, Or The New Pilgrims’ Progress."
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