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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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Dickens, Charles. Illustrations by H.K. Browne

Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son, Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation.

London : Bradbury & Evans, 1846-48.

First edition in the scarce original parts of Dickens tale of the fortunes of the Dombey shipping firm. Octavo, 20 parts in 19, original wrappers, with 40 etchings by Halbot Knight Brown, containing all advertisements as issued. A mixed state set with the following points: Part I with no ads on inner front wrapper, rearContinue reading "Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son, Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149076

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Kipling, Rudyard

Day By Day.

New York : Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1913.

First edition of this selection of lines from Kipling’s works for each day of the year. Duodecimo, bound in full suede with gilt titles to the front panel, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Kipling. In very good condition, inscription to the second free endpaper.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-149048

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Tennyson, Alfred

Enoch Arden and The Two Locksley Halls.

Boston : D.C. Heath & Co, 1897.

Finely bound example of three of Tennyson’s most famous poems. Duodecimo, original publisher’s cloth, frontispiece of Tennyson. In very good condition. Edited with notes by Calvin S. Brown. Ownership inscriptions to the front free endpaper and rear endpapers.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-149047

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Davies, Valentine; Tomie dePaola [Illustrator]

Miracle On 34th Street.

San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984.

First illustrated edition of this modern Christmas classic with paintings by beloved illustrator Tomie dePaola. Square octavo, original publisher’s red cloth with titles to the spine and front panel stamped in gilt, pictorial blue endpapers, frontispiece, title page vignette, with 18 full color illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the illustrator on the half-title page, “ForContinue reading "Miracle On 34th Street."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-149046

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Davies, Valentine; Tomie dePaola [Illustrator]

Miracle On 34th Street.

San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984.

First illustrated edition of this modern Christmas classic with paintings by beloved illustrator Tomie dePaola. Square octavo, original publisher’s red cloth with titles to the spine and front panel stamped in gilt, pictorial blue endpapers, frontispiece, title page vignette, with 18 full color illustrations. Signed by the illustrator on the half-title page, “Merry Christmas TomieContinue reading "Miracle On 34th Street."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-149018

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Kipling, Rudyard

The Absent-Minded Beggar.

England and The United States : The Daily Mail Publishing Co, 1899.

First illustrated facsimile edition of Kipling’s poem The Absent-Minded Beggar, a souvenir specially printed by The Daily Mail. Quarto, silk moire wrappers, six pages, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with tissue-guards between the two pages of facsimile stanzas, cover portrait of Kipling by John Collier. Originally printed as a single folded sheet forming six printed pages in triptych format. TheContinue reading "The Absent-Minded Beggar."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-149009

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Dickens, Charles

The Personal History of David Copperfield.

London : Bradbury & Evans, 1850.

First edition in book form of “the most perfect of all the Dickens novels” (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards by Henry Sotheran, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Illustrated with 40Continue reading "The Personal History of David Copperfield."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149762

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The Hobbit

Tolkien, J.R.R

The Hobbit.

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1937.

First edition, first issue of Tolkien’s classic tale, “among the very highest achievements of children’s authors during the 20th century” (Carpenter & Pritchard, 530), one of only a handful of presentation copies reserved for Tolkien to give to family members, colleagues and close friends. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece and 9 full-page uncolored illustrationsContinue reading "The Hobbit."

$975,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135801

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Hop-o' my-Thumb and Seven League Boots

Cruikshank, George

George Cruikshank’s Fairy Library: Hop-O’My-Thumb and the Seven-League Boots.

London : David Bogue, 1853.

First edition of this retelling of the classic French fairy tale. Duodecimo, bound in three-quarters morocco by W.J. Mansell with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in three compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, and illustrated with six etchings by GeorgeContinue reading "George Cruikshank’s Fairy Library: Hop-O’My-Thumb and the Seven-League Boots."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-148885

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Stowe, Harriet Beecher

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

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

First edition, first issue of the author’s classic work. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full brown morocco with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, striped endpapers, illustrated with title vignettes and sixContinue reading "Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148986

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Davies, Valentine [Buddy Adler]

Miracle On 34th Street. [with] Valentine Davies Typed Letter Signed.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1947.

First edition of this modern Christmas classic. Octavo, original red cloth. Accompanied by a typed letter signed by Valentine Davies and regarding staging that year’s Academy Awards presentations. Octavo, one page, on Universal-International Pictures letter head, the letter reads in full, “February 5, 1957 Dear Buddy: Thank you very much for the kind words aboutContinue reading "Miracle On 34th Street. [with] Valentine Davies Typed Letter Signed."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148982

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Dumas, Alexandre. [Alexander]

The Works of Alexandre Dumas.

Boston : Estes and Lauriat, 1893-1896.

The Edition De Luxe of the works of Alexandre Dumas, limited to one thousand numbered copies. Octavo, 40 volumes bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece with captioned tissue guard to each volume, illustrated with platesContinue reading "The Works of Alexandre Dumas."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149543

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Boccaccio, Giovanni

Il Decamerone.

Amsterdam : Giovanni Ghiara, 1703.

Early eighteenth century edition of Giovanni Boccaccio’s masterpiece. Duodecimo, original full brown calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges speckled blue, illustrated with engraved headpieces and initials. In very good condition, contemporary ownership signatures to the front and rear flyleaves.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-146400

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Handel, George Frideric and Charles Jennens

Messiah. An Oratorio. As it is Performed at the Theatre Royal in the Hay-Market. Set to Music by Mr. Handel.

[London] : Sold at the Theatre only, [1769].

Rare 18th century printing of the Handel’s Messiah as it was performed at the Theatre Royal in the Hay-Market. Ocravo, bound in contemporary wrappers. Handel composed Messiah in 1741. It was first performed in Dublin in 1742 and received its London premiere a year later. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity,Continue reading "Messiah. An Oratorio. As it is Performed at the Theatre Royal in the Hay-Market. Set to Music by Mr. Handel."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149233

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Yeats, W.B. Edited by Peter Allt and Russel K. Alpach [William Butler]

The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W.B. Yeats.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1957.

The Variorum signed limited edition of this classic collection of poetry by the Nobel Prize-winning author, one of 825 numbered copies signed by the poet. Large octavo, original half cloth, original slipcase. One of 825 copies signed by William Butler Years on the limitation page, this is number 421. Fine in the original slipcase, whichContinue reading "The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W.B. Yeats."

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-149136

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Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West.

McCarthy, Cormac

Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West.

New York : Random House, 1985.

First edition of the author’s classic fifth novel. Octavo, original half red cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Liz with love Cormac.” The recipient was a close friend of the McCarthy’s. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Adelson. Jacket painting by SalvadorContinue reading "Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150422

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Dinesen, Isak [Karen Blixen]; edited by Clara Svendsen

Isak Dinesen: A Memorial.

New York : Random House, 1965.

First edition of this tribute to the life of the brilliant Danish writer Karen Blixen, a collection of essays from her friends compiled by her secretary and companion Clara Svendsen. Octavo, original black cloth, green endpapers. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Bookplate to the front free endpaper of “Glenway Wescott” with aContinue reading "Isak Dinesen: A Memorial."

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-145708

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Boccaccio, Giovanni

Il Decamerone.

Lucca : Giovanni Ghiara, 1761.

Eighteenth century edition of Giovanni Boccaccio’s masterpiece. Quarto, bound in full flexible red calf with gilt titles to the spine, floral endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Boccaccio, illustrated with woodcuts and a folding family tree. In very good condition.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-146436

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Earthlight

Clarke, Arthur C

Earthlight.

New York : Ballantine Books, 1955.

First edition of this early classic Clarke collection. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Arthur C. Clarke on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150274

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Vida Y Hechos Del Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote De La Mancha

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."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148970

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Pamuk, Orhan

My Name Is Red.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.

First edition of this “fabulously rich novel, highly compelling” (The Independent). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Orhan Pamuk and three times by dust jacket designer Chip Kidd, on the front jacket panel, title page and on the jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Translated from theContinue reading "My Name Is Red."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150513

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The Da Vinci Code

Brown, Dan [Tom Hanks]

The Da Vinci Code.

New York : Doubleday, 2003.

First edition of this best-selling work, basis for the 2006 Ron Howard directed film starring Tom Hanks. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Dan Brown and Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150412

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A Personal Record.

Conrad, Joseph

A Personal Record.

London : J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1919.

First British edition, early printing of this autobiographical work of Joseph Conrad with first edition ‘Author’s Note’. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, bookplate to the front pastedown. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-147551

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The Good Solider: A Tale Of Passion.

Ford, Madox Ford

The Good Solider: A Tale Of Passion.

New York : Vintage Books, 1955.

Later printing of this modernist novel that explores the themes of deception. 18 mo, original pictorial wrappers. From the library of Madeleine K. Albright. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy inContinue reading "The Good Solider: A Tale Of Passion."

$80.00

Item Number: RRB-149077

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