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Queen Mary: A Drama.

Tennyson, Alfred Lord

Queen Mary: A Drama.

London : Henry S. King and Co, 1875.

First edition of the first book in Tennyson’s historical trilogy. Small octavo, original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his son on the title page, “Hallam from A.” Tennyson’s eldest son Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson served as his father’s personal secretary and served as hisContinue reading "Queen Mary: A Drama."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-109503

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Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress.

Beckett, Samuel; Marcel Brion; Frank Budgen; Stuart Gilbert; Eugene Jolas; Victor Llona; Robert McAlmon; Thomas McGreevy; Elliot Paul; John Rodker; Robert Sage; William Carlos Williams; G.V.L. Slingsby; Vladimir Dixon [James Joyce]

Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress.

London : Faber and Faber Limited, 1929.

First limited British edition of this collection of critical essays and two letters on James Joyce’s book Finnegans Wake. Small octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by Samuel Beckett and Marcel Brion on the half-title page, and additionally signed by Beckett above the title of his essay. Samuel Beckett and Marcel Brion both personally knewContinue reading "Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148668

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Jane Eyre: An Autobiography.

Bronte, Charlotte; Edited by Currer Bell

Jane Eyre: An Autobiography.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1848.

First American edition of this revolutionary feminist romance, issued as number 109 in Harper’s Library of Select Novels. Octavo, finely bound in half calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, printed in to columns throughout, single leaf of publisher’s ads dated October 1847 advertisingContinue reading "Jane Eyre: An Autobiography."

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Item Number: RRB-145709

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The Heights of Macchu Picchu.

Neruda, Pablo. Translated by Nathaniel Tarn. Preface by Robert Pring-Mill.

The Heights of Macchu Picchu.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1966.

First edition in English of Neruda’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Pablo Neruda on the half-title page. Translated by Nathaniel Tarn. Preface by Robert Pring-Mill. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very sharp example, rare and desirable signed.

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150452

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Look Homeward, Angel.

Wolfe, Thomas

Look Homeward, Angel.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original dark blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “To Mrs. Dorothy Mencher with kindest regards Thomas Wolfe Nov 8, 1929.” In very good condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

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Item Number: RRB-136222

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The Broom of the System.

Wallace, David Foster

The Broom of the System.

New York : The Viking Press, 1987.

First edition of the author’s first book, which had an initial print run of only 1300 copies. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by David Foster Wallace on the title page, “For Michael with all best wishes David Foster Wallace 2-96.” Additionally signed by dust jacket illustrator Lon Kirschner three times: on the titleContinue reading "The Broom of the System."

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Item Number: RRB-151611

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Norwegian Wood.

Murakami, Haruki

Norwegian Wood.

Tokyo : Kodansha, 1987.

First Japanese edition and true first of the author’s most well-known work. Octavo, two volumes, original boards. Both volumes are boldly signed by Haruki Murakami in Japanese on the rear endpaper as Japanese reads right to left. Each volume is fine in a near fine dust jackets, with the rare wrap around band to each.Continue reading "Norwegian Wood."

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Item Number: RRB-150317

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The Red Badge of Courage.

Crane, Stephen

The Red Badge of Courage.

New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1895.

First edition, first printing with page [235] advertising the three works of Gilbert Parker’s Best Books, and the last page of advertisements (page 238) ending with The Land of the Sun, by Christian Reid; last gathering, including ads on laid paper. Octavo, original publisher’s tan cloth. In very good condition. From the library of Jean Hersholt, actor andContinue reading "The Red Badge of Courage."

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Item Number: RRB-127362

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The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling.

Fielding, Henry

The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling.

London : Printed for A. Millar, 1749.

First edition, first issue, one of a first printing run of only 2,000 copies with errata leaf in volume one, the errata uncorrected, and all cancels and final blanks, K12 in volume one and R12 in volume three (Rothschild 850). Octavo, 6 volumes, bound in full crushed morocco by Bayntun, red and black morocco spineContinue reading "The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling."

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Item Number: RRB-3894

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The Game of Logic.

Carroll, Lewis (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)

The Game of Logic.

London : MacMillan and Co, 1887.

First trade edition of Lewis Carroll’s game, with scarce original card and several original markers. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Lewis Carroll to his nephew, on the half-title in purple ink in the year of publication, “Bertram J. Collingwood with the Author’s love Mar. 87.” The volume contains the original envelope containingContinue reading "The Game of Logic."

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Item Number: RRB-26048

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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."

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Item Number: RRB-146373

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East of Eden.

Steinbeck, John

East of Eden.

New York : The Viking Press, 1952.

First edition, first printing of Steinbeck’s epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, original cloth. First issue with the word “bite” present on page 281, line 38. With a small notecard signed by John Steinbeck laid in. Near fine in a very good first issue dust jacket with the portrait ofContinue reading "East of Eden."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148721

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Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Latin and English Translated by the Most Eminent Hands.

Ovid

Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Latin and English Translated by the Most Eminent Hands.

Amsterdam : Printed for the Wetsteins and Smith, 1732.

First English edition of Ovid’s Metamorphoses with Picart’s illustrations. Folio, two volumes in one, bound in full in early mottled calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in seven compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, engraved title vignette. Illustrated with a copper-engraved frontispiece, 130Continue reading "Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Latin and English Translated by the Most Eminent Hands."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-149005

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Hartford : American Publishing Company, 1876.

First edition, first printing, mixed state of the apotheosis of American boyhood. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over cloth, gilt topstain. In near fine condition with half-title and frontispiece on the same leaf, with 1875 on the copyright page and 1876 on the title page, and with the 10-point type to the word “THE”Continue reading "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-119453

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The Road Back.

Remarque, Erich Maria

The Road Back.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1931.

First American edition of the sequel to Remarque’s masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Wenck. We have never seen another signed example of this title.

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-129730

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El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion.

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de; D. Juan Antonio Pellicer

El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion.

Madrid : Gabriel de Sancha, 1797-98.

First large paper edition of Juan Antonio Pellicer’s new edition of Don Quixote. Octavo, five volumes, bound in full red morocco by Clarke & Bedford with gilt titles and ornately tooled floral detailing to the spines in six compartments within raised bands, elaborate floral ruling to the front and rear panels, top edges gilt, giltContinue reading "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion."

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Item Number: RRB-148969

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Lord of the Flies.

Golding, William

Lord of the Flies.

London : Faber and Faber, 1954.

First edition of Golding’s first book, one of the best-known works in modern literature. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbledContinue reading "Lord of the Flies."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150005

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The Giving Tree.

Silverstein, Shel

The Giving Tree.

New York : Harper & Row Publishers, 1964.

Later printing of this classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Shel Silverstein with an original drawing on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-144497

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The Possessed.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

The Possessed.

London : William Heinemann, 1913.

First edition in English of Dostoevsky’s classic novel. Octavo, original red cloth. Translated into English by Constance Garnett. In near fine condition. With a two-page letter signed and entirely in the hand of the translator, Constance Garnett, laid in. Dated May 23, 1929 and sent from The Cearne, Edenbridge Kent, the letter reads, “Dear Mr.Continue reading "The Possessed."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-111316

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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

London : Longmans, Green & Co, 1886.

First English edition of Stevenson’s classic book. Octavo, original cloth, olive green floral endpapers. In near fine condition. Armorial bookplate to the pastedown.

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-117203

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The Natural.

Malamud, Bernard

The Natural.

New York : Harcourt, Brace, and Company, 1952.

First edition of the author’s first book, and one of the greatest baseball novels of all time. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Richard L. Neuberger for daring to lead with sincere best wishes Bernard Malamud Corvallis Oregon 1954.” The recipient, Richard L. Neuberger (1912-1960) wasContinue reading "The Natural."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150456

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The Christmas Books: A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain.

Dickens, Charles

The Christmas Books: A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain.

London : Chapman and Hall/Bradbury & Evans, 1845-48.

Complete set of Charles Dickens’ Christmas Books. Octavo, 5 volumes, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panels, all edges gilt. A Christmas Carol is an eleventh edition, plates hand-colored, recased by Morrell [1845]; The Chimes: A Goblin Story is a sixth edition, recased [1845]; first edition of The CricketContinue reading "The Christmas Books: A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-141512

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Louisa May Alcott Manuscript Leaf.

Alcott, Louisa May

Louisa May Alcott Manuscript Leaf.

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Autograph manuscript page from Louisa May Alcott’s Jack and Jill, Chapter VIII, page 129. One page. The manuscript page reads, “up no capers with that child! The idea of a hot bath in the middle of the day, and him full of dinner, and croupy into the bargain! Wet a corner of a towel atContinue reading "Louisa May Alcott Manuscript Leaf."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-65051

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Vida Y Hechos Del Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote De La Mancha: Con Muy Bellas Estampas Gravadas Sobre Los Dibujos de Coypel, Primer Pinto de el Rey de Francia.

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

Vida Y Hechos Del Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote De La Mancha: Con Muy Bellas Estampas Gravadas Sobre Los Dibujos de Coypel, Primer Pinto de el Rey de Francia.

En Haia [The Hague] : Por P. Gosse y A. Moetjens, 1744.

Rare early printing and one of the most highly coveted editions of Cervantes’ masterpiece. Octavo, 4 volumes, bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, burgundy spine labels, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "Vida Y Hechos Del Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote De La Mancha: Con Muy Bellas Estampas Gravadas Sobre Los Dibujos de Coypel, Primer Pinto de el Rey de Francia."

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Item Number: RRB-148970

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