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The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Former Tongues; And With the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By His Majesty’s Special Command.

London: The British & Foreign Bible Society/Cambridge University Press, 1928.

Early 20th century Bible. Octavo, original publisher’s limp black crushed morocco-textured wraps, all edges gilt. Signed and dated by the masterful writer and novelist Pearl S. Buck on the verso...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-146078

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Cervantes, Miguel De

El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha.

Madrid: Gabriel de Sancha, 1797-98.

First edition of the first annotated edition of Don Quixote. Octavo, five volumes, bound in contemporary tree calf, covers with a swashed diagonal cross, edged with a gilt roll, gilt bands and green l...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-62015

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Caldwell, Erskine

Tobacco Road.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932.

First edition of Caldwell’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For with the best wishes of Erskine Caldwell July...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-124588

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Conrad, Joseph

The Works of Joseph Conrad.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920-1928.

The Sun-Dial edition of the works of Joseph Conrad. Octavo, 24 volumes bound in three quarters morocco by Frost & Co., with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised g...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-144388

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.

London: Bloombsbury, 2000.

First edition of Rowling’s fourth book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the dedication page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover illustra...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-146932

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Salten, Felix

Bambi’s Children: The Story of a Forest Family.

Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill, 1939.

First edition of this classic work, the sequel to Bambi. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Erna Pinner. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Charles Fe...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-131302

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Gilman [Stetson], Charlotte Perkins

Concerning Children.

Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1900.

First edition of this book on child rearing. Octavo, original blue pictorial cloth. The dedication copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page to her daughter Katharine, who the book is dedic...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-145600

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Schreiner, Olive [as Ralph Iron]

The Story of an African Farm: A Novel.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1883.

First edition of this highspot of African literature. Octavo, 2 volumes bound in three quarters contemporary morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments w...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-118143

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Huxley, Aldous

The Art of Seeing.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1942.

First edition of this classic work which details Huxley’s experience with and views on the controversial Bates method, which according to him improved his eyesight. Octavo, original cloth. Prese...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-139207

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Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens]

A Tramp Abroad.

Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, 1880.

First edition, first state of Twain’s classic fictionalized account of his walking tour of central and southern Europe. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial gilt-stamped brown cloth, wit...

$5,000.00 Item Number: RRB-136080

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Stevenson, Robert Louis

Robert Louis Stevenson Autographed Signed Letter.

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One page autographed signed letter from Robert Louis Stevenson to his biographer, Louise Imogen Guiney. Matted and framed with a portrait of Stevenson. The letter reads, “Dear Miss Guiney I have...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-43055

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Naha, Ed. [Frank Herbert]

The Making of Dune.

New York: Berkley Books, 1984.

First edition of the fascinating story behind the filming of 1984 American epic space opera film Dune, directed by David Lynch and based on Frank Herbert’s bestselling science fiction masterpiec...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-147876

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O'Brien, Edna

The Country Girls.

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1960.

First edition of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to her father on the front free endpaper, “To Marianna and Father with l...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-124592

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

London: Bloomsbury, 1999.

First deluxe edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original original cloth, all edges gi...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-144093

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Dickens, Charles

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

London: Richard Bentley, 1838.

First edition, first issue of Dickens’ classic work with “Boz” title pages and the “Fireside” plate. Octavo, three volumes bound in three quarter leather over marbled boa...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-133501

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Benson, Arthur Christopher [John Maynard Keynes] [J.M.]

The Leaves of the Tree: Studies in Biography.

London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1911.

First edition of this work on the challenges of writing biography. Octavo, bound in full synthetic leather with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands. Association copy,...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-149266

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Silverstein, Shel

Falling Up.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1996.

Early printing of this classic poetry collection published by Shel Silverstein. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with drawings by the author throughout. Signed by the author opposite the half-title...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-147074

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Naipaul, V.S

A House For Mr. Biswas.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1961.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket with a small chip to the foot of the spine and...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-92563

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McCarthy, Cormac

No Country For Old Men.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.

First edition of this “harrowing, propulsive drama… about a stone-cold killer, a small-town sheriff, and an average Joe” (New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on the...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-152030

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Cervantes, Miguel de

Comedias y Entremeses.

Madrid: En la Imprenta de Antonio Marin, 1749.

Finely bound example of this collection of plays from the author of “Don Quixote”. Octavo, two volumes, written in Spanish, bound in full contemporary Spanish limp parchment with alum-tawe...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-149183

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Wells, H.G

The Invisible Man.

London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1897.

First edition, first issue, with the title page printed in orange and black and pages 247 and 248 being publisher’s ads. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half m...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-131733

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Steinbeck, John

The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication.

New York: The Viking Press, 1957.

First edition of Steinbeck’s only political satire. unrevised proof copy, signed presentation inscription from the author “Dear Elsie Clough: This book was ghost written in the truest sens...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-145697

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Pasternak, Boris

Zemnoi Prostor. [Earthly Space].

Moscow: Sovietskiy Pistatel, 1945.

Rare first edition paperback of this collection of poems. Duodecimo, original wrappers with embossed titles to the front panel. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front pastedown,...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-145453

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Cervantes, Miguel de

Vida Y Hechos del Ingeniso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha.

Tarragona: Joseph Barber, 1757.

Eighteenth century finely bound example of Cervantes’ masterpiece “which is to Spanish literature what Shakespeare is to English” (Bloom). Duodecimo, four volumes, bound in full uniform contemporary l...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-149186

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