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Clarke, Arthur C. and Stanley Kubrick [Keir Dullea]

2001: A Space Odyssey.

New York: New American Library, 1968.

First edition of the novel of the landmark “proverbial good science fiction movie” created by Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick, starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood. Octavo, original half cloth....

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-150136

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DeMille, Cecil B. [Fortunino Matania]

Cecil DeMille Signed Letter Archive.

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Rare archive of typed letters signed by legendary American film producer and star Cecil B. DeMille to Italian artist Fortunino Matania discussing paintings commissioned to assist in the set design of...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-131466

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Schulberg, Budd [Sammy Davis, Jr.]

Waterfront: A Novel by Budd Schulberg.

New York: Random House, 1955.

First edition of the novelization of Schulberg’s Academy Award–winning screenplay for the classic 1954 film On the Waterfront. Octavo, original publisher’s cream cloth. Association copy, i...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-146924

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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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Rey, H.A. [Ian Fleming]

Zebrology.

London: Chatto & Windus, [n.d.].

First edition, fourth impression of this charming children’s book by the author of Curious George, inscribed by Ian Fleming to his lover Clare Blanshard. Oblong octavo, original illustrated wrap...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-150484

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Vonnegut, Kurt [David Hayman]

Kurt Vonnegut Signed David Hayman Portrait.

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Rare original pastel on paper portrait of the drawing’s recipient, David Hayman. Inscribed by Kurt Vonnegut at the bottom left corner, “Dear David, You said you wanted a picture by me. But...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-148736

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Eliot, George

Daniel Deronda.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1876.

First edition in the publisher’s cloth of Eliot’s final and most controversial work, which essentially predicts the foundation of Israel. Octavo, eight volumes in the rare original publisher...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-137114

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Hemingway, Ernest

A Farewell To Arms.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

First edition of this Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a near fine first state dust jacket with the misspelling “Ka...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-139430

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Dahl, Roald; Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Matilda.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1988.

First British edition of Dahl’s popular story of a young girl, her genius, and her indifferent parents. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the fr...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-143009

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Bronte, Charlotte; Emily Bronte; Anne Bronte. Edited by Temple Scott

Novels of the Sisters Bronte. [The Professor; Jane Eyre; Villette; Shirley; Tenant of Wildfell Hall; Agnes Grey; Wuthering Heights].

Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905.

The Thornton edition of the novels of the Sisters Bronte. Octavo, 12 volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartm...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-147601

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Eliot, T.S

The Cocktail Party.

London: Faber & Faber, 1950.

First edition of Eliot’s most popular play published in his lifetime. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his niece, “Theodora E...

$4,800.00 Item Number: RRB-95677

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