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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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Valperga: or, the Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca. By the Author of ‘Frankenstein’.

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft

Valperga: or, the Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca. By the Author of ‘Frankenstein’.

London : G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823.

Rare first edition of Shelley’s second novel, which has been called “a meditation on political, psychological, and sexual power” and is considered by many to be her finest work. 12mo., bound in 19th century three quarter calf over marbled boards by Bumpus, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels, raised bands. InContinue reading "Valperga: or, the Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca. By the Author of ‘Frankenstein’."

$9,200.00

Item Number: RRB-117880

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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 Works of Edgar Allan Poe. [Including: The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Gold Bug, Raven, Eureka].

Poe, Edgar Allan

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe. [Including: The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Gold Bug, Raven, Eureka].

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1884].

The Amontillado edition of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Octavo, 8 volumes bound in full morocco by P.B. Sanford with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in 6 compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece toContinue reading "The Works of Edgar Allan Poe. [Including: The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Gold Bug, Raven, Eureka]."

$9,200.00

Item Number: RRB-118042

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My First Book.

Kipling, Rudyard; Arthur Conan Doyle, H. Rider Haggard, Bret Harte, Robert Louis Stevenson, et al.

My First Book.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1897.

The New Edition of My First Book with contributions by Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. Rider Haggard, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, frontispiece. Introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. In very good condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-121438

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Angle of Repose.

Stegner, Wallace

Angle of Repose.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1971.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To John with best wishes Wallace Stegner November 9, 1972.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by E.D.N. Designs. Photograph of the author by Alex Gotfryd.Continue reading "Angle of Repose."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-118652

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The New Army in Training.

Kipling, Rudyard

The New Army in Training.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1915.

First collected edition, first issue of this anthology which first appeared in 6 separate pamphlets in America of which only a few of each were printed. 16mo, original wrappers. With The Service Kipling on the rear panel. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-121084

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Broken Trail.

Geoffrion, Alan [Robert Duvall, Scott Cooper, Olivia Cheng]

Broken Trail.

Golden, Colorodo : Fulcrum, .

First edition of the paperback original. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Alan Geoffrion on the title page, additionally signed by Scott Cooper and Olivia Cheng above and Robert Duvall opposite the title page. Duvall, Cooper, and Cheng acted in the 2006 miniseries adaptation, directed by Walter Hill and went on to winContinue reading "Broken Trail."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-117349

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Silent House.

Pamuk, Orhan

Silent House.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.

First edition of this “superb novel, which grips the reader and refuses to let go” (The New Yorker). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by dated in the year of publication by Orhan Pamuk on the title page. Additionally signed three times by the jacket illustrator Chip Kidd, once on the front panel, once on the titleContinue reading "Silent House."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-122479

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Eyeless In Gaza.

Huxley, Aldous

Eyeless In Gaza.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1927.

Signed limited edition of what is considered by many to be Huxley’s definitive work of fiction. Octavo, original cloth. Number 108 of 200 numbered copies, signed by Aldous Huxley. In near fine condition. A very sharp example.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-117342

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The Tower of Babel [Auto-Da-Fe].

Canetti, Elias

The Tower of Babel [Auto-Da-Fe].

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s most well-known work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Gertrud Kraus in very old friendship from Elias Canetti October 1947.” The recipient Gertrud Kraus was an Israeli pioneer of modern dance in Israel and close friendContinue reading "The Tower of Babel [Auto-Da-Fe]."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-117372

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The Mint: A Day-Book of the R.A.F. Depot Between August and December 1922 with Later Notes by 352087 A/C Ross.

Lawrence, T.E. [A.W. Lawrence]

The Mint: A Day-Book of the R.A.F. Depot Between August and December 1922 with Later Notes by 352087 A/C Ross.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1955.

First edition, limited issue of Lawrence’s semi-autobiographical account of his R.A.F. training days. Quarto, original quarter morocco, patterned endpapers, top edge gilt with others uncut. One of 2000 numbered copies, this is number 1039. Although not called for this example is signed by A.W. Lawrence on the limitation page (T.E. Lawrence’s brother who edited andContinue reading "The Mint: A Day-Book of the R.A.F. Depot Between August and December 1922 with Later Notes by 352087 A/C Ross."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-117566

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Jack Kerouac Autograph Questionnaire Signed.

Kerouac, Jack

Jack Kerouac Autograph Questionnaire Signed.

1960.

Rare mimeographed questionnaire sent by a graduate student of City College of New York to Jack Kerouac; completed and signed twice by him with a lengthy inscription in conclusion. Two pages, partially printed the questionnaire begins with a typed letter signed by James A. Sherlock politely requesting Kerouac’s response which reads in part: “Dear Mr.Continue reading "Jack Kerouac Autograph Questionnaire Signed."

$38,000.00

Item Number: RRB-117950

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The Death of the Heart.

Bowen, Elizabeth

The Death of the Heart.

London : Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1938.

First edition of Bowen’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the month of publication, “William from Elizabeth October 1938.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed as most examples are signed on a bookplate.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-117614

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Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs.

Cohen, Leonard

Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs.

New York : Pantheon, 1993.

First edition of this collection of poems and songs. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “To Mort and Judy warm regards on Christmas Day Leonard Los Angeles 1993.” Cohen has include his trademark entwined heart stamp. The recipients were composer Mort Lindsey andContinue reading "Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-117464

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Les Quarante-Cinq. [The Forty-Five Guardsmen].

Dumas, Alexandre

Les Quarante-Cinq. [The Forty-Five Guardsmen].

Paris : A. Le Vasseur et Cie, Editeurs, nd.

Le Vasseur’s “Alexandre Dumas Illustré” edition of third and final work in Dumas’ Valois trilogy. Quarto, original wrappers, frontispiece, illustrations by d’Alphonse de Neuville. In very good condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-117946

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Sister Carrie.

Dreiser, Theodore

Sister Carrie.

New York : Doubleday, Page & Co, 1900.

First edition of the author’s scarce first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For F.W. Skiff, with good wishes, from Theodore Dreiser, Portland, June 7, 1930.” Bookplate of noted book collector Frederick W. Skiff on the front pastedown. Laid in is an envelope addressed toContinue reading "Sister Carrie."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-117238

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Two Russian Books From the Library of John Steinbeck.

[Steinbeck, John]

Two Russian Books From the Library of John Steinbeck.

Moscow : Various, c. 1960.

Two volumes in Russian from the library of American literary master John Steinbeck. Quarto, two volumes including a book of early Russian Orthodox paintings with many in color and a folio of loose plates featuring artwork from the Hermitage Museum. From the library of John Steinbeck. In very good condition.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-117588

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Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own.

Glaude, Jr., Eddie [James Baldwin]

Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own.

New York : Crown, 2020.

First edition, early printing of this “unparalleled masterpiece of social criticism” (Imani Perry). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Eddie Glaude on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-117519

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Holy Deadlock.

Herbert, A.P

Holy Deadlock.

London : Methuen and Co, 1934.

First edition of this novel of two young people in search of a divorce after seven years of marriage. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in very good dust jacket.

$65.00

Item Number: RRB-117239

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Rudyard Kipling: The Story of a Genius.

Hopkins, R. Thurston. [Rudyard Kipling]

Rudyard Kipling: The Story of a Genius.

London : Cecil Palmer, 1930.

First edition of Hopkins’ biography of Rudyard Kipling. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Very good in a very good dust jacket.

$50.00

Item Number: RRB-122049

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The Art of Fiction.

Kipling, Rudyard

The Art of Fiction.

London : J. A. Allen & Co, 1926.

First separate edition, first issue of this report issued on the occasion of Kipling’s acceptance of the gold medal of the Royal Society of Literature. Octavo, original wrappers. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise slipcase.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-120430

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Maurice Sendak “So Sue Me” Signed Original Costume Design.

Sendak, Maurice

Maurice Sendak “So Sue Me” Signed Original Costume Design.

1993.

Rare original Maurice Sendak watercolor costume design for Arthur Yorinks’ 1993 play “So Sue Me”. One page, watercolor and ink on cardstock, Sendak has signed and annotated the design, “So, Sue me. Costume design M. Sendak Feb. 93.” In fine condition. The piece measures 6 inches by 4.75 inches. With a custom piece of glassineContinue reading "Maurice Sendak “So Sue Me” Signed Original Costume Design."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-117308

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When She Was Good.

Roth, Philip

When She Was Good.

New York : Random House, 1967.

First edition of Roth’s second novel. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of Christopher Lasch, with his name to the front free endpaper. Lasch was a historian, moralist, and social critic who was a history professor at the University of Rochester. Lasch sought to use history as a tool to awaken American society to theContinue reading "When She Was Good."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-117571

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J.D. Salinger Autograph Letter Signed.

Salinger, J.D

J.D. Salinger Autograph Letter Signed.

1944.

Scarce autograph note signed by J.D. Salinger on April 4, 1944, two months and two days before he saw combat at Utah Beach on D-Day. One page from an oblong octavo autograph album bound in full leather, the note is dated 4/4/44 and reads, “Dear Molly – I just don’t have anything bright to say.Continue reading "J.D. Salinger Autograph Letter Signed."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-117208

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The Cider House Rules.

Irving, John

The Cider House Rules.

Franklin Center, PA : The Franklin Library, 1985.

Signed limited first edition of Irving’s sixth novel. Octavo, original leather, gilt titles and tooling, raised bands, all edges gilt, frontispiece by Scott Reynolds. Boldly signed by John Irving. In fine condition.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-117269

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The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell

The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table.

Boston : Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1858.

First edition of the first book in the the series that gained Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. international fame. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and four gilt rings to the spine and elaborate stamping to the front and rear panels, engraved tissue-guarded title page, publisher’s advertisement to the front and rear endpapers (BAL bindingContinue reading "The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-119502

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Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Dahl, Roald

Fantastic Mr. Fox.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.

First edition, early printing of Dahl’s classic children’s work in the tradition of The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, this is a “garden tale” of farmer versus vermin, or vice versa. Octavo, original beige cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Ryan Love Roald Dahl.” Illustrated by Donald Chaffin. Jacket designContinue reading "Fantastic Mr. Fox."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-117828

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Philip Pullman Collection.

Pullman, Philip

Philip Pullman Collection.

London : Various Publishers, 2000-2004.

Fine collection of first editions by children’s book author Philip Pullman. Quarto, 3 volumes, original boards and wrappers, illustrated. The collection includes a two first edition of Puss in Boots (London: Doubleday: 2000), a first Picture Corgi edition of Puss in Boots (London: Picture Corgi Books, 2000), and a first edition of Aladdin and theContinue reading "Philip Pullman Collection."

$65.00

Item Number: RRB-117733

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Songs For Youth From Collected Verse.

Kipling, Rudyard

Songs For Youth From Collected Verse.

London : Hodder and Stoughton Limited, [1924].

First edition this selection of Kipling’s songs for children. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations by Leo Bates. In near fine condition. Bookplate to the pastedown.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-121607

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly and A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly and A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1892.

Finely bound example of the author’s classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, volume with title vignettes and six wood-engravings. Lengthily signed by the author as follows, “There is no death to such as thou dear Eva,Continue reading "Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly and A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-117857

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The Adventures of Augie March.

Bellow, Saul

The Adventures of Augie March.

New York : The Viking Press, 1953.

First edition of Bellow’s first National Book Award winning novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, handmade Italian marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Saul Bellow. In fine condition.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-117859

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A Redbird Christmas.

Flagg, Fannie

A Redbird Christmas.

New York : Random House, 2004.

First edition of this enchanting Christmas classic. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Sweet Marilyn Perry- Much Love Fannie Flagg.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Aleta Rafton.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-118788

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One Day.

Douglas, Norman

One Day.

Chapelle-Réanville : The Hours Press, 1929.

Signed limited edition, deluxe issue, one of 200 signed examples of this work by the author of South Wind, this is number 106. Octavo, original cloth, photographic portrait of the author, photographic endpapers. In near fine condition.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-121543

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Nerinda.

Douglas, Norman

Nerinda.

Florence : G. Orioli, 1929.

Signed limited edition of this work, one of 475 numbered copies, this is number 272. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-121677

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Intruder In The Dust.

Faulkner, William

Intruder In The Dust.

New York : Random House, 1948.

First edition of this classic Faulkner novel, which explores the lives of a family of characters in the South. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a vry good dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by E. McKnight Kauffer.

$800.00

Item Number: RRB-121493

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The King of the Golden River.

Ruskin, John. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

The King of the Golden River.

London : George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1932.

Signed limited edition. Octavo, original limp vellum, gilt titles and decoration to front cover, illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt, color frontispiece and three plates, illustrations in the text, all by Rackham. Signed by Arthur Rackham, one of 570 copies of which 550 were for sale, this is number 549. Near fine in the the rareContinue reading "The King of the Golden River."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-117643

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The Owl Service.

Garner, Alan

The Owl Service.

London : 1967, Collins.

First edition of this classic work, winner of the Guardian Award and Carnegie Medal. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his niece and goddaughter on the half-title page, “For Brenda from Alan.” Also signed in full on the title page by Alan Garner. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "The Owl Service."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-117475

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Rudyard Kipling with The British Fleet.

Kipling, Rudyard

Rudyard Kipling with The British Fleet.

Boston : For the Boston American, 1915.

The Boston American’s complimentary reprint of Kipling’s Fringes of the Fleet which first appeared in England in The Daily Telegraph, and in the United States in the Hearst newspapers. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. Rare.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-120584

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The Personal History of David Copperfield.

Dickens, Charles

The Personal History of David Copperfield.

London : Bradbury and Evans, 1850.

First edition in book form of “the most perfect of all the Dickens novels” (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards with black morocco spine label lettered in gilt tooling to the spine and raised gilt bands, frontispiece, pictorial title page and 38 etched plates by H. K. Browne. In veryContinue reading "The Personal History of David Copperfield."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-117844

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The Great Santini.

Conroy, Pat

The Great Santini.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1976.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page, “To Virginia Norwood, Merry Christmas to Betty B’s sister and Jean’s aunt (Conroy has crossed this out) Please count the silver when brother Mike comes over for Christmas dinner Pat Conroy Dec.Continue reading "The Great Santini."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-117671

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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition in book form of one of Dickens’ most popular novels. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over boards, gilt titles to the spine. First issue points with “visiter” for “sister” on p. 123, “latter” for “letter” p.160, “flys” for flies on p. 245, and “visiters” for “visitors” on p. 272. First issue pointsContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby."

$1,050.00

Item Number: RRB-117498

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The Years Between.

Kipling, Rudyard

The Years Between.

London : Methuen and Co., Ltd, 1919.

First edition of this collection of 45 poems, often considered Kipling’s darkest work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good condition.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-120774

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The History of Don-Quixote. The First Parte. The Second Part of the History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant, Don Quixote of the Mancha. Written in Spanish by Michael Cervantes: and now translated into English.

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

The History of Don-Quixote. The First Parte. The Second Part of the History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant, Don Quixote of the Mancha. Written in Spanish by Michael Cervantes: and now translated into English.

London : Edward Blount, 1620.

Exceedingly rare first complete edition in English of Cervantes’ masterpiece comprising the second edition of the first part and the first edition of the second part. Small octavo, 2 volumes bound in full calf with red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt turn-ins, frontispiece portrait of the author to Vol. I, engraved headpieces, tailpieces and initials. Translated from the original SpanishContinue reading "The History of Don-Quixote. The First Parte. The Second Part of the History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant, Don Quixote of the Mancha. Written in Spanish by Michael Cervantes: and now translated into English."

$125,000.00

Item Number: RRB-117895

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The Metropolitan Magazine, September 1904.

Kipling, Rudyard; Max Beerbohm; Lloyd Osbourne; Charles Sarka; Carolyn Wells; et al

The Metropolitan Magazine, September 1904.

New York : The Metropolitan Magazine Company, 1904.

The September 1904 issue of The Metropolitan Magazine which includes Rudyard Kipling’s most popular short story Mrs. Bathurst. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. In very good condition.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-122140

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A Weekend With Mr. Frank: A Book of Five Reproductions and One Original Print.

Hibi, Yuichi. [Robert Frank]

A Weekend With Mr. Frank: A Book of Five Reproductions and One Original Print.

Tuscon, Arizona : Nazarelli Press, 2006.

Signed limited edition of the companion book to Yuichi Hibi’s 2001 documentary on the life and work of Robert Frank. Small octavo, original boards, containing five reproductions of black and white photographs and one original print. One of 500 numbered copies signed on the verso of the original print by Yuichi Hibi, this is numberContinue reading "A Weekend With Mr. Frank: A Book of Five Reproductions and One Original Print."

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-122098

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So You Don’t Get Lost in the Neighborhood.

Modiano, Patrick [Philip Roth]

So You Don’t Get Lost in the Neighborhood.

Boston/ New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.

First edition in English of this haunting novel of suspense. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to fellow writer Philip Roth, “Pour Philip, avec toute mon amitie Patrick Modiano.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brian Moore. Translated from the French by Euan Cameron. FromContinue reading "So You Don’t Get Lost in the Neighborhood."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-117832

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Kipling Calendar: A Quotation from Kipling’s Writings for Every Day in the Year.

Kipling, Rudyard

Kipling Calendar: A Quotation from Kipling’s Writings for Every Day in the Year.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923.

First edition of the Kipling Calendar, containing a Kipling verse for each day of the year. Octavo, original half cloth. Very good in a good dust jacket.

$50.00

Item Number: RRB-122065

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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

Dickens. Charles

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition in book form of one of Dickens’ most popular novels. Octavo, bound in contemporary three quarters calf, morocco spine label, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, steel-engraved frontispiece portrait of Dickens after the painting by David Maclise, illustrated with 39 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne (“Phiz”). In very good condition.

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-120414

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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

London : Longmans, Green & Co, 1886.

First English edition of Stevenson’s classic book. Octavo, original cloth, olive green floral endpapers. In near fine condition. Armorial bookplate to the pastedown.

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-117203

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Werner. A Tragedy.

Byron, Lord George Gordon

Werner. A Tragedy.

London : John Murray, 1823.

First edition, first state of Byron’s retelling of Kruitzner, or the German’s Tale in Harriet Lee’s Canterbury Tales without “the end” and the imprint on page 188 and with 7 pages of advertisements at rear dated November, 1822. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards, marbled endpapers. From the library of English astronomer,Continue reading "Werner. A Tragedy."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-120540

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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen.

Garner, Alan

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen.

London : Collins, 1960.

First edition of one of the greatest fantasies of all-time. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers by Charles Green. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication to his cousin and goddaughter, “For Brenda Alan. 10.x.60.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by George Adamson.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-117102

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The Hills Beyond.

Wolfe, Thomas

The Hills Beyond.

New York and London : Harper & Brothers, 1941.

First edition of Wolfe’s acclaimed posthumously published short story collection. Octavo, original dark blue cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, embossed stamps.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-120308

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“Thy Servant A Dog” Told by Boots.

Kipling, Rudyard

“Thy Servant A Dog” Told by Boots.

Garden City : Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1930.

First edition of Kipling’s beloved children’s classic, as told by Boots the dog. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Marguerite Kirmse, frontispiece. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-121841

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Wildlife.

Ford, Richard

Wildlife.

New York : Collins Harvill, 1990.

First British edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Sally So finally with love. From R. January 8, 1992 London.” The recipient Sally Soames worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusivelyContinue reading "Wildlife."

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-121321

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

Spark, Muriel

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

London : Macmillan, 1961.

First edition of Muriel Sparks’ eighth and best-loved novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Victor Reinganum. An exceptional example.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-116307

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The Mandelbaum Gate.

Spark, Muriel

The Mandelbaum Gate.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.

First edition of Spark’s complex, suspenseful novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication to her American agent, Dorothy Golding, “Dorothy – happy remembrances & love – Mariel 4 October 1965.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Typography, binding and jacket design by George Salter.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-116375

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Original Wall Street Shooting Script.

Stone, Oliver. [Sylvia Miles]

Original Wall Street Shooting Script.

: Oaxatal Productions, Inc, 1987.

Rare original shooting script from the classic 1987 film Wall Street with an autograph note signed by Oliver Stone and boldly signed by Stone on the title page. Quarto, bound in a spiral-bound folder. Third draft, second revision dated 4/15/87. Bound with an additional fifth revision. From the collection of Sylvia Miles with an autographContinue reading "Original Wall Street Shooting Script."

$9,500.00

Item Number: RRB-116582

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Waiting for the Barbarians.

Coetzee, J.M

Waiting for the Barbarians.

Johannesburg : Ravan Press, 1981.

First South African edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “Charles Barry with very best wishes J.M. Coetzee 23/4/81.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some toning to the spine, bookplate of the recipient.

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-116489

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Tobacco Road.

Caldwell, Erskine

Tobacco Road.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932.

First edition of Caldwell’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Harry Behn with the best wishes of Erskine Caldwell M.G.M. Culver City June 10th 1933.” The recipient, Harry Behn was a screenwriter who wrote classics such as The Big Parade and Hell’s Angels. BehnContinue reading "Tobacco Road."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-116873

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Songs From Books.

Kipling, Rudyard

Songs From Books.

Garden City : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1912.

First edition of this selection of songs from Kipling’s children’s stories. Octavo, original illustrated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. In near fine condition.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-121421

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Life’s Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People.

Kipling, Rudyard

Life’s Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People.

London : Macmillan and Co, 1891.

First edition of Kipling’s collection of short stories on the British in India. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt. In very good condition.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-121804

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The Skin.

Malaparte, Curzio

The Skin.

London : Alvin Redman Limited, 1952.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the Italian, La Pelle, by David Moore. Very good in the rare original dust jacket.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-116391

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To the Lighthouse.

Woolf, Virginia

To the Lighthouse.

London : Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1927.

First edition of one of Woolf’s most popular and acclaimed major novels, in the extremely rare original dust jacket designed by Vanessa Bell, Woolf’s sister. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with light rubbing and wear to the crown of the spine. Jacket design by Vanessa Bell. From the libraryContinue reading "To the Lighthouse."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-116345

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William Klein. Photographe Etc.

Klein, William

William Klein. Photographe Etc.

Paris : Centre Georges Pompidou, 1983.

First edition. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. In fine condition.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-121329

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The Studio.

Dunne, John Gregory

The Studio.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the front free endpaper, “John G. Dunne 1968.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Stephen Dunne. Uncommon signed.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-116567

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Slaves Today: A Story of Liberia.

Schuyler, George S

Slaves Today: A Story of Liberia.

New York : Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931.

First edition of “the first novel about Africa written by an African American” (Aric Putnam). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Dan John from George S. Schuyler.” In very good condition. Books signed and inscribed by Schuyler are rare.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-116439

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Taxidevontas Aglia [England: A Travel Journal].

Kazantzakis, Nikos

Taxidevontas Aglia [England: A Travel Journal].

Athens : Pyrsos, 1941.

Rare first edition in Greek of Kazantzakis’ travelogue of England. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition with light rubbing.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-116453

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On A Chinese Screen.

Maugham, W. Somerset

On A Chinese Screen.

London : William Heinemann, 1922.

First edition of this classic travel book by the author of The Razor’s Edge. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Edward Wassermann these notes made in boats, on the road, and in strange towns W. Somerset Maugham.” In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-116152

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The Problem of Arnold Bennett.

West, Geoffrey [H.G. Wells]

The Problem of Arnold Bennett.

London : Joiner and Steele, 1932.

First edition of this work, inscribed to H.G. Wells. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to H. G. Wells by the author on the front endpaper in the year of publication, “H. G. Wells, gratefully from the author, Geoffrey West. November 1932.” West was also the author of H. G. Wells: AContinue reading "The Problem of Arnold Bennett."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-116936

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The Bread of Life.

Laxness, Halldor

The Bread of Life.

Reykjavik : Vaka-Helgafell, 1987.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the illustrator to actress Julie Andrews on the front free endpaper, “August 1988 To Julie Andrews with thanks and appreciations Snorri Sveinn Fridriksson.” Additionally signed by Halldor Laxness on the half-title page. Illustrated by Snorri Sveinn Fridriksson.”Continue reading "The Bread of Life."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-116748

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Debits and Credits.

Kipling, Rudyard

Debits and Credits.

Garden City : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926.

First American edition of one of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s finest collections. Octavo, original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, black stamped ship vignette to the front panel. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.

$100.00

Item Number: RRB-122446

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The Bold Cavaliers: Morgan’s 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Raiders.

Brown, Dee Alexander. [Harper Lee]

The Bold Cavaliers: Morgan’s 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Raiders.

Philadelphia and New York : J. B. Lippincott Company, 1959.

First edition of the author’s Civil War classic. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee on the front free endpaper to close University of Alabama college friend, Charles Weldon Carruth, “To Charles with love, Nelle.” In the fall term of 1945, Lee andContinue reading "The Bold Cavaliers: Morgan’s 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Raiders."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-116234

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