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London : Paradine, 1976.
Signed limited edition, one of only 250 numbered examples and with an original watercolor, this copy being number presentation copy from the author. Octavo, bound in full morocco bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front panel with gilt stamping of two rabbits, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers.Continue reading "Watership Down."
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New York : Grossman, 1972.
First American edition of the author’s classic first book to be translated into English. Octavo, original cloth, top stain black. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by McKean, Kleeger.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
First edition of this profoundly intimate, deeply affecting summing up of life so far, from one of the most cherished moral voices of all time. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Translated from the French by MarionContinue reading "Open Heart."
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New York : Random House, 2002.
First edition of this novel, basis for the 2003 cult film directed by Ridley Scott starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Bruce Altman and Alison Lohman. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Eric Garcia, actors Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Bruce Altman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by DanielContinue reading "Matchstick Men: A Novel of Petty Crimes."
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New York : Random House, 2000.
First edition of this majestic work of art and poetry. Duodecimo, original pictorial boards, illustrated throughout with paintings by the French Post-impressionist artist Paul Gauguin. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Rare original black and white photograph of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway. Black and white glossy photograph of Hemingway with his wife Mary and fishing guide Taylor Williams in front of a cabin. Hemingway’s friendship with Taylor “Beartracks” Williams, the well-known Sun Valley hunting and fishing guide, dated back to their meeting in Idaho inContinue reading "Ernest Hemingway, Mary Hemingway, and Taylor Williams Photograph."
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New York : The Mysterious Press, 1990.
First edition of Ellroy’s neo-noir classic, adapted into the 1997 film of the same name starring Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, and Danny DeVito. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by James Ellroy and Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Stephen Peringer.Continue reading "L.A. Confidential."
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London : British Literary Society, n.d.
The extra-illustrated Crown edition of the poems of Thomas Chatterton, limited to ten numbered and registered sets. Duodecimo, two volumes, publisher’s exquisite deluxe full morocco binding with gilt titles and elaborate botanical gilt tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and elaborate botanical gilt decorations to the front andContinue reading "The British Poets: Thomas Chatterton."
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London : British Literary Society, n.d.
The extra-illustrated Crown edition of the poems of Matthew Prior, limited to ten numbered and registered sets. Duodecimo, two volumes, publisher’s exquisite deluxe full morocco binding with gilt titles and elaborate botanical gilt tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and elaborate botanical gilt decorations to the front andContinue reading "The British Poets: Matthew Prior."
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New York : Random House, 1957.
First edition, first printing of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, frontispiece stamped in gilt, spine stamped in black and gilt. Boldly signed by Ayn Rand on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter.
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New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970.
First American edition of the author’s magnum opus and one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Mark from his friend Gabriel Garcia Marquez 91.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped first issue dust jacket with theContinue reading "One Hundred Years of Solitude."
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New York : Abrams ComicArts, 2025.
Signed limited first edition of this landmark deluxe anniversary volume celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of Peanuts. Rectangular quarto, pictorial boards and endpapers, illustrated with over 700 iconic comic strips and related ephemera, with included bonus items of eight ready-to-frame prints, eight postcards, vinyl decals, an iron-on patch, and a full-color comic book. Boldly signed and datedContinue reading "The Essential Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz: The Greatest Comic Strip of All Time."
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 1949.
First edition of Perelman’s notion of intellectualism. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with unique drawings by Hirschfeld. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
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New York : The Fountain Press Inc./London Faber & Faber Ltd, 1930.
Signed limited edition of T. S. Eliot’s classic “conversion poem.” Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. One of six hundred numbered copies, this is number 151. Boldly signed by T.S. Eliot on the colophon. In near fine condition. Housed in the publisher’s original cardboard slipcase which is in very good condition. AContinue reading "Ash-Wednesday."
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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.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
First edition of McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of a post-apocalyptic world, a work of “stunning, savage beauty,” adapted to the screen in 2009 starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on a laid in bookplate. Additionally signed three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd: in theContinue reading "The Road."
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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."
Read more![Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle. [with] Original Chip Kidd Cover Art.](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RRB-151984.jpg?fit=800%2C640&ssl=1 "Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle. [with] Original Chip Kidd Cover Art.")
New York : Vintage International , 1990.
First Vintage International edition of Nabokov’s greatest masterpiece. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed and dated by the artist and dust jacket designer Chip Kidd on the front wrapper where he also outlined the “A” and “D” in Ada in black felt tip. Accompanied by Chip Kidd’s original cover art shadow box in which heContinue reading "Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle. [with] Original Chip Kidd Cover Art."
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Colorado Springs : Gauntless Press, 2018.
Signed limited first edition of this screenplay based on the 1976 film ‘Taxi Driver’, including the full shooting script, one of 500 copies. Quarto, original cloth with black and white pictorial onlay, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, silk ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by screenwriter Paul Schrader and Robert De NiroContinue reading "Taxi Driver."
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.
Signed limited edition of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Tall octavo, original white parchment over green boards. One of 510 copies signed by Ernest Hemingway, this copy is number 179. Near fine in the rare original publisher’s slipcase which is in very good condition. A nice bright example, rareContinue reading "A Farewell To Arms."
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New York : Hill and Wang, 2004.
First edition of this compilation of the author’s classic Night Trilogy. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dean Nicastro.
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New York : Random House, 1957.
First edition, early printing of one of the most celebrated and memorable Christmas stories. Thin quarto, original illustrated glossy paper boards, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the page facing the half-title page, “For Georgie Dr. Seuss.” In very good condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from JSA.
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New York : The Mysterious Bookshop, 2008.
Signed limited first edition, one of only 100 copies of this work, basis for the 1982 film starring Sylvestor Stallone. Small octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by David Morrell and Sylvestor Stallone. In fine condition.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 1995.
First edition of Pileggi’s true crime story, basis for the classic Martin Scorsese movie of the same name, starring Robert De Niro. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Bruce Weinberg Enjoy the book best Nick Pileggi” and signed by Academy Award-winning actor Robert De NiroContinue reading "Casino: Love and Honor In Las Vegas."
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