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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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The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn.

Hearn, Lafcadio. Edited by Elizabeth Bisland

The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922.

The Large Paper Edition of Lafcadio Hearn’s collected writings. Octavo, 16 volumes bound in full blue levant morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, elaborately gilt citron levant morocco doublures, watered silk endleaves, top edge gilt withContinue reading "The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-118027

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The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare, William. With Memoir, Introductions, and Notes by Richard Grant White

The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William Shakespeare.

Boston : Little, Brown, and Company, 1912.

The Old Stratford edition of the Grant White Shakespeare. Octavo, eighteen volumes in the publisher’s deluxe three quarter morocco binding with gilt titles and elaborate botanical gilt tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands with red morocco rose inlays, gilt coat of arms to each front panel, marbled endpapers, top edgeContinue reading "The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William Shakespeare."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151501

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly.

Boston and Cleveland : John P. Jewett; Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, 1852.

First edition of Stowe’s classic and vastly influential novel, “the social impact was greater than any book before or since.” Octavo, two volumes bound in mid-20th century three quarter navy morocco over marbled boards by Blackwell with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edgesContinue reading "Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151975

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The Quiet American.

Greene, Graham

The Quiet American.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1955.

First edition of Greene’s classic novel of exploration of love, innocence, and morality in Vietnam. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Joseph from Graham Greene.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear. Housed in a custom clamshell box.

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-98538

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Stray Birds.

Tagore, Rabindranath

Stray Birds.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1916.

First edition of this classic collection of 320 poems by Tagore. Small octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, frontispiece in color by Willy Pogany, gilt decorative borders to each page. Signed by Rabindranath Tagore on the front free endpaper. Near fine in the originalContinue reading "Stray Birds."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151789

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Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy’s Progress.

Dickens, Charles

Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy’s Progress.

London : Richard Bentley, 1838.

First edition of one of Dickens’ most recognizable works, with “By Boz” to each title page and the corrected “Church” plate. Octavo, three volumes bound in full levant red morocco by Bayntun Riviere with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and central giltContinue reading "Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy’s Progress."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150707

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The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters.

Bronte, Charlotte; Emily Bronte; Anne Bronte

The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters.

London : John Murray, 1920-1926.

The Haworth edition of the works of the sisters Bronte. Octavo, 7 volumes bound in full crushed levant scarlet morocco by Riviere & Son, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles stamp-signed by RiviereContinue reading "The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-143434

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The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories.

Hemingway, Ernest. [John Steinbeck]

The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938.

First edition, second printing of this famed Hemingway anthology, containing his only published play as well as the first appearance in book form of The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, and Night Before Battle. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed on the pastedown by Carol Brown Steinbeck to herContinue reading "The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145913

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Tropic of Capricorn.

Miller, Henry

Tropic of Capricorn.

Paris : Obelisk Press, 1939.

First edition, one of only 1000 copies printed in Paris, to avoid obscenity laws in the United States. Octavo, original red and white wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Henry Church with best wishes, Henry Miller 5/5/39.” Henry Church and his wife BarbaraContinue reading "Tropic of Capricorn."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-110655

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The Night Traveler.

Oliver, Mary

The Night Traveler.

: A Bits Chapbook, 1978.

First edition of this early collection by Mary Oliver. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed twice by Mary Oliver, once on the front free endpaper and on the title page. In fine condition. Rare.

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-133671

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Revolutionary Road.

Yates, Richard

Revolutionary Road.

Boston : Little, Brown, 1961.

First edition of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by Yates on the front free endpaper, “For Jim Brady With best wishes always, Dick Yates Feb 1, 87.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tony Palladino. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshellContinue reading "Revolutionary Road."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-2784

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The Vegetable: Or, From President To Postman.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott

The Vegetable: Or, From President To Postman.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.

First edition of what Fitzgerald called, “undoubtedly the best thing I have ever written.” Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Jacket illustration by John Held, Jr. A nice example.

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-123473

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Kew Gardens.

Woolf, Virginia

Kew Gardens.

London : The Hogarth Press, 1927.

Signed limited edition, number 172 of 500 numbered copies, signed by Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell in purple ink. Quarto, original illustrated paper boards, text printed within woodcut borders designed by Woolf’s sister Vanessa Bell. From the library of publisher, editor, and literary agent Donald Friede, and with his Miguel Covarrubias-designed book-plate on front paste-down.Continue reading "Kew Gardens."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-143769

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The Works of Joseph Conrad: Signed Limited Edition [Including Almayer’s Folly; An Outcast of the Islands; The Nigger of the Narcissus; Heart of Darkness; Lord Jim; Nostromo; The Secret Agent; Under Western Eyes].

Conrad, Joseph

The Works of Joseph Conrad: Signed Limited Edition [Including Almayer’s Folly; An Outcast of the Islands; The Nigger of the Narcissus; Heart of Darkness; Lord Jim; Nostromo; The Secret Agent; Under Western Eyes].

London : William Heinemann, 1921-1927.

Signed limited edition of the complete works of Joseph Conrad, signed by Joseph Conrad on the limitation-page of Volume I. Octavo, 20 volumes, finely bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. One of 780 copies signed by Conrad. In near fine condition. AContinue reading "The Works of Joseph Conrad: Signed Limited Edition [Including Almayer’s Folly; An Outcast of the Islands; The Nigger of the Narcissus; Heart of Darkness; Lord Jim; Nostromo; The Secret Agent; Under Western Eyes]."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-10004

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Death of a Lady’s Man.

Cohen, Leonard

Death of a Lady’s Man.

Toronto : McClelland and Stewart, 1978.

First Canadian edition (and true first), first state with “Lie down.” on page 94. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “For Michael, Like a bird on a wire like a drunk on a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free Leonard 29 Sept 1980.” Fine in a nearContinue reading "Death of a Lady’s Man."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-128929

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Hoyle’s Hymns and Songs: For Temperance Societies & Bands of Hope.

Hoyle, William [Ian Fleming]

Hoyle’s Hymns and Songs: For Temperance Societies & Bands of Hope.

London : S.W. Partridge and Co./National Temperance Publication, c. 1890.

Early edition of this collection of hymns, inscribed by legendary creator of 007 Ian Fleming. Octavo, bound in the original full black morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within stamped-in-blind bands, yapp edges, all edges gilt, silk ribbon bound in, illustrated with hymn stanzas. Boldly signed by Ian Fleming in pencilContinue reading "Hoyle’s Hymns and Songs: For Temperance Societies & Bands of Hope."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150873

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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

Flagg, Fannie. [Philip Roth]

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

New York : Random House, 1987.

First edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on to fellow writer and fellow Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Philip Roth on the half-title page, “For Philip – Much Love – Fannie Flagg.” Roth and Flagg spent their careers writing about the same thing from opposite corners of theContinue reading "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151781

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East of Eden.

Steinbeck, John

East of Eden.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1952.

First British edition of Steinbeck’s epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Steinbeck on the half-title page. From the library of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was an actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II.Continue reading "East of Eden."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148006

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The History of Charlotte Temple. Founded on Fact.

Rowson, Susanna Haswell

The History of Charlotte Temple. Founded on Fact.

Hartford : Printed by John Babcock, 1801.

Early American printing of the first American bestseller, first published in 1794. 16mo, bound in one quarter contemporary leather over paper-covered boards. In good condition. Period ownership inscription, “Mary More Her Book Bought in the year 1802 Price 2/0 If this Book you Chance to Borrow and it should get lost it would fill myContinue reading "The History of Charlotte Temple. Founded on Fact."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138507

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Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners.

Flaubert, Gustave

Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners.

Paris : Michel Lévy frères, 1857.

True first edition, first printing with the mistake in the name of the dedicatee, “Sénart” written with T and not a D, “nor of your dedication” on the same page, which will become “and of your dedication”, and the double space between two words p. 7 (23rd line) of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, two volumes,Continue reading "Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-144079

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Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life. During a Four Months’ Residence in A Valley of the Marquesas.

Melville, Herman

Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life. During a Four Months’ Residence in A Valley of the Marquesas.

New York : Wiley and Putnam, 1846.

First edition of Melville’s first book and his most popular during his lifetime. Octavo, two volumes bound into one in the original cloth stamped in blind with gilt titles to the spine, frontispiece map, both half-titles and 6 pages of publisher’s advertisements at rear. BAL 13653. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown.Continue reading "Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life. During a Four Months’ Residence in A Valley of the Marquesas."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-144151

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Le Pléiade. Ballads, Fabliaux, Nouvelles et Legends.

Homere, Veda-Vyasa, Marie de France, Burger, Hoffman, Ludwig Tieck, Ch. Dickens, Gavarni, H. Blaze

Le Pléiade. Ballads, Fabliaux, Nouvelles et Legends.

Paris : L. Curmer, 1842.

First edition of this collection which Carteret considers to be one of the most important illustrated books of the 19th century. Octavo, elaborately bound in full red morocco with elaborate gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling and stamping to the front and rear panels,Continue reading "Le Pléiade. Ballads, Fabliaux, Nouvelles et Legends."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-123046

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A Tale of Two Cities.

Dickens, Charles

A Tale of Two Cities.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1859.

First edition, first issue of one of Dickens’ most enduring works. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Sixteen plates after H.K. Browne including frontispiece and title vignette.

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-130399

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The Emerald City of Oz.

Baum, L. Frank

The Emerald City of Oz.

Chicago : The Reilly & Britton Co. Publishers, 1910.

First edition, second printing of the sixth book in Baum’s cherished Oz series in the exceptionally rare original dust jacket. Quarto, original publisher’s emerald green cloth (binding B) with large pictorial paper onlay to the front panel, spine stamped in black with vignette of rabbit soldier embellished with silver and the imprint reading Reilly &Continue reading "The Emerald City of Oz."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151927

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