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Waugh, Evelyn; Illustrated by Reynolds Stone

The Holy Places. With Wood Engravings by Reynolds Stone.

New York and London : The Queen Anne Press; The British Book Centre, 1953.

Signed limited issue, number 23 of 50 specially bound copies, signed by both the author and illustrator Reynolds Stone, from a total edition of 1,000 copies. Quarto, original red morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gray endpapers, top edge gilt. Frontispiece woodcut and title page printed in brown, 3 further woodcuts in text printed in black.Continue reading "The Holy Places. With Wood Engravings by Reynolds Stone."

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-71894
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Wilson, Angus

Late Call.

London : Seeker & Warburg, 1964.

First edition of Wilson’s satirical comedy. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ralph Mabey. A sharp example.

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$65.00
Item Number: RRB-96194
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Voltaire (Arouet, Francois-Marie)

Oeuvres Completes De Voltaire avec des Remarques et des Notes Historiques, Scientifiques, et Literaires Par Mm. Auguis, Clogenson, Daunou, Etc. [The Works of Voltaire].

Paris : Deslangle Frères, 1828-34.

Finely bound set of the complete works of Voltaire with historic, scientific and literary notes. Octavo, 97 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, frontispieces with tissues guards and half titles as issued. In very good condition.Continue reading "Oeuvres Completes De Voltaire avec des Remarques et des Notes Historiques, Scientifiques, et Literaires Par Mm. Auguis, Clogenson, Daunou, Etc. [The Works of Voltaire]."

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-96178
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Lerner, Alan Jay. Music by Frederick Loewe

Original My Fair Lady Tour Program.

New York : Kal Efron, .

Original program from the 1961 U.S. tour of My Fair Lady starring Ronald Drake and Caroline Dixon. Quarto, illustrated with photographs. Signed and inscribed by Ronald Drake, Margaret Bannerman, Marie Paxton, Charles Vistory, Hugh Dempster, and Katharine Hynes. In very good condition. A unique example.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-95285
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Roth, Philip

Deception.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1990.

First edition of this “extraordinary, elegant novel” (Fay Weldon, The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-106538
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Malamud, Bernard

Assistant.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957.

First edition of Malamud’s second novel, which went on to win the Daroff Fiction Award from the Jewish Book Council of America and the  Award of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Bernard Malamud on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with aContinue reading "Assistant."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-100488
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Roth, Philip

Indignation.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.

First edition of Roth’s twenty-ninth book. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page and by legendary designer Milton Glaser on the front panel of the dust jacket. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-102836
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Flanagan, Thomas

The End of the Hunt.

New York : Dutton, 1994.

First edition of the final novel in the author’s acclaimed trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “For Karl- with the very good wishes of Rob’s friend, Tom Flanagan June 1994.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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Item Number: RRB-104779
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Waugh, Evelyn

Scoop.

London : Chapman & Hall, 1964.

First revised edition of Waugh’s satire of sensationalist journalism. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Patrick, with regards from Evelyn.” The recipient, Scottish author-journalist Patrick Balfour,(Lord Kinross), was a life-long friend of Waugh’s. Balfour was serving as a correspondent for The Evening Standard and Daily Sketch in EastContinue reading "Scoop."

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Waugh, Evelyn

Black Mischief.

London : Chapman & Hall, 1962.

First revised edition of Waugh’s third novel. Octavo, original cloth, with 9 line-drawings by the author. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Patrick with regards from Evelyn.” The recipient, Scottish author-journalist Patrick Balfour, was a life-long friend of Waugh’s. Balfour was serving as a correspondent for The Evening StandardContinue reading "Black Mischief."

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$1,650.00
Item Number: RRB-95269
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Larsen, Nella

Quicksand.

New York & London : Alfred A. Knopf, 1928.

First edition of Nella Larsen’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To my friend Harriet S. Wright, this tale of pride, prejudice and passion Nella Larsen.” First editions of any of Larsen’s works are rare, as she disappeared from Harlem’s interracial literary and arts community after herContinue reading "Quicksand."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-95263
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O'Neill, Eugene. Introduction by Lawrence Gellert

Lost Plays (1913-1915).

New York : New Fathoms Press Ltd, 1950.

First edition of this collection of the playwright’s early plays, written as a young man. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$50.00
Item Number: RRB-100014
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Saramago, Jose

Baltasar and Blimunda.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1987.

First American edition of Saramago’s first book to be translated into English. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page, “To Harold Jose Saramago 29.10.2008.” Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket art by Giotto. Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero.

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-100019
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Faulkner, William

These Thirteen (13).

New York : Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1931.

First edition of Faulkner’s first collection of stories. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, blue topstain. Near fine in a good dust jacket with loss to the spine. Jacket design by Arthur Hawkins.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-100021
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Bellow, Saul

Seize the Day.

New York : The Viking Press, 1956.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s fourth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Name to the front free endpaper, near fine in a good dust jacket with some wear. Jacket design by Bill English.

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$65.00
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Coetzee, J.M

Life & Times of Michael K.

South Africa : Ravan Press, 1983.

First edition of the author’s first Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. Some bleedthrough on the bottom pages, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Marcus Wilson- Smith. Photograph of the author by Geraldine Farley.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-100092
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Wallace, David Foster

Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays.

New York : Little Brown & Company, 2005.

First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace on the title page.  Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Yoori Kim. Jacket photograph by Kelly Campbell. Author photograph by Marion Ettlinger.

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$1,500.00
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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion, Corregida Por La Real Academia Española.

Madrid : Don Joaquin Ibarra, 1780.

The deluxe illustrated Ibarra edition of Cervantes’ masterpiece. Quartos, 4 volumes. Bound in full 19th century green morocco with central motif and cornerpieces stamped in blind to the panels, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, elaborate double-ruled gilt borders, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, engraved frontispiece to each volume and 31 engraved plates throughout,Continue reading "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha: Nueva Edicion, Corregida Por La Real Academia Española."

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$22,000.00
Item Number: RRB-97654
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Carnegey (Carnegie), Dale and J. Berg Esenwein

The Art of Public Speaking: An Inspirational Working Handbook of Instruction For All Who Would Become Efficient Public Speakers.

Springfield : Home Correspondence School, 1915.

First edition of Carnegie’s pioneering work which would become the predecessor to countless self-improvement books. Octavo, original cloth, top edge gilt. Co-author Dale Carnegy would later change the spelling of his surname to Carnegie to associate himself in the eyes of the public with American business tycoon Andrew Carnegie, to whom he was not related.Continue reading "The Art of Public Speaking: An Inspirational Working Handbook of Instruction For All Who Would Become Efficient Public Speakers."

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$3,000.00
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Crowley, John

Little, Big.

London : Victor Gollancz, 1981.

First British edition and first hardcover edition of this landmark of modern fantasy. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “For _____- John Crowley ‘One by one the bulbs burned out, like long lives come to their expected ends.'” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "Little, Big."

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Item Number: RRB-79887
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Dubus III, Andre

The Cage Keeper and Other Stories.

New York : E.P. Dutton, 1989.

Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s first book, a well-received collection of stories. Octavo, original orange wrappers. Signed by Andre Dubus III on the title page. In fine condition.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-37658
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Canetti, Elias

Auto-Da-Fe.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1946.

First edition in English of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s most well-known work. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by Elias Canetti on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light shelfwear. Translated by from the German by C. V. Wedgwood. Rare and desirable signed.

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-48755
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O'Neill, Eugene

The Emperor Jones.

New York : Boni & Liveright, 1928.

Signed limited first edition, one of 750 examples, this is number 472. Signed by Eugene O’Neill. Illustrated by Alexander King. In fine condition.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-43896
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Vidal, Gore

Myra Breckinridge.

Boston : Little, Brown, & Company, 1968.

First edition of this satirical novel by written in the form of a diary. Octavo, black cloth. Signed by Gore Vidal on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the half-title page. Photo courtesy of the Hotel Sahara. A very nice example.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-98977
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Dos Passos, John

Chosen Country.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1951.

First edition of this work by Dos Passos. Octavo, original cloth. Advanced review copy with the slip laid in, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Samuel H. Bryant.

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$35.00
Item Number: RRB-101669
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Ford, Hilary

Felix Walking.

London : Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1958.

First edition of the first book published under Youd’s pseudonym Hilary Ford. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Contemporary inscription to the front free endpaper.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-96197
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Coyle, Kathleen

There is a Door.

Paris : Edward W. Titus, 1931.

First signed limited subscriber’s edition of Coyle’s short novella. Octavo, original boards. One of five hundred twenty-five numbered copies signed by the author, this is number 506. Very good in the scarce original glassine which shows chipping and wear.

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$80.00
Item Number: RRB-96774
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Oz, Amos

My Michael.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.

First American edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Amos Oz on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities. Jacket art by Muriel Nasser. Translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange.

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$700.00
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Hemingway, Ernest

Ernest Hemingway Autograph Letter Excerpt Signed.

Chicago : The Walden Book Shop, 1930.

Rare letter excerpt boldly signed by Ernest Hemingway. Published by the Walden Book Shop in 1930, the introduction begins “The following notes are excerpts from a Hemingway letter in answer to questions concerning editions and numbers of copies.” It goes on to provide a long italicized quote from the letter in which Hemingway describes theContinue reading "Ernest Hemingway Autograph Letter Excerpt Signed."

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$9,800.00
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Kipling, Rudyard

Rudyard Kipling Autograph Note Signed.

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Rare autograph note inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling. The note reads, in part: “but it is a chapter about…theatrical. They are always great fun. Very sincerely yours Rudyard Kipling.” Double matted and framed with an engraving of Kipling. The entire piece measures 14.75 inches by 10.25 inches. A handsome example.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-95201
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Meyrink, Gustav

The Golem.

Boston & New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928.

First American edition of the English translation of Meyrink’s masterpiece of mysticism. Octavo, original stamped purple cloth, engraved frontispiece. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket with some rubbing and wear. Jacket design by McKnight Kauffer. Translated by Madge Pemberton. A very nice example.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-95179
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Tennyson, Alfred Lord

Queen Mary: A Drama.

London : Henry S. King and Co, 1875.

First edition, first issue of the first book in Tennyson’s historical trilogy with “behled” on page 126. Small octavo, bound in full red morocco, gilt titles to the spine, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine and panels, double gilt ruled, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Association copy, signed by Alfred Tennyson on the title pageContinue reading "Queen Mary: A Drama."

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$3,250.00
Item Number: RRB-95173
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Thoreau, Henry David

The Manuscript Edition of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1906.

The manuscript edition of the writings of Henry David Thoreau. With the original manuscript sheet by Thoreau from his journal tipped-in to volume 1. The two page manuscript fragment comprises 58 lines from “Autumnal Tints,” in altered form, published in the Atlantic Monthly, October 1862, and collected in Excursions the following year. The fragment concludesContinue reading "The Manuscript Edition of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau."

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$18,500.00
Item Number: RRB-97590
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Potok, Chaim

The Promise.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1969.

First edition of the author’s sequel to The Chosen. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Hugh and Marilyn Nissenson, Thanks for a beautiful evening! Chaim Potok Nov. 20, 1973.” Review copy with the slip laid in, near fine in a very good dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "The Promise."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-79898
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Deighton, Len

The Ipcress File.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1963.

First American edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Harry Tomb Len Deighton.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Raymond Hawkey. Housed in an elaborate half morocco clamshell box mimicking the front panel of the dust jacket.Continue reading "The Ipcress File."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-96914
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Angelou, Maya

A Song Flung Up To Heaven.

New York : Random House, 2002.

First edition of the final volume in Angelou’s autobiography series. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Ann Sherry, Joy! from Wendy and Maya Angelou.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Andy Carpenter. Jacket photograph by Dwight Carter.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-88974
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James, P.D

A Mind To Murder.

London : Faber and Faber, 1963.

First edition of the author’s second book. Octavo, original green cloth. Signed by the author on the title page with a transcription from the novel as follows, “The invitation would commit him to nothing more crucial than seeing that she had a pleasant evening and paying the bill. And a man was surely entitled toContinue reading "A Mind To Murder."

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$11,500.00
Item Number: RRB-96896
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Tolstoy, Leo

The Works of Leo Tolstoy. Including: War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Resurrection.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903.

Limited edition of the works of Leo Tolstoy, one of one hundred and fifty copies printed on Ruisdael paper, this is number sixty-eight. Octavo, 25 volumes. Bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, two frontispiecesContinue reading "The Works of Leo Tolstoy. Including: War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Resurrection."

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$6,000.00
Item Number: RRB-97546
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Frost, Robert

A Masque of Reason.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1945.

First edition of this work by Frost. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Robert Frost to Samuel Plotkin.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$550.00
Item Number: RRB-97478
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Kilmer, Joyce

Summer of Love.

New York : The Baker & Taylor Company, 1911.

First edition, first issue of Joyce Kilmer’s first book of verse. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to fellow poet and literary critic Thomas Walsh, “To Thomas Walsh, With appreciation of his roast of this book, and the sincere admiration of Joyce Kilmer, June 20, 1913, Brooklyn, NY.” A scholar of LatinContinue reading "Summer of Love."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-92792
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Dickens, Charles

Master Humphrey’s Clock.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1840.

First edition of this collection of short stories which originally appeared as a weekly periodical of the same name. Large octavo, 3 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised gilt bands top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, engraved frontispiece in each volume, illustrated by George Cattermole and HablotContinue reading "Master Humphrey’s Clock."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-95116
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Hilton, James. Illustrations by H.M. Brock

Good-bye, Mr. Chips.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1940.

Early printing of Hilton’s novella about a beloved schoolteacher. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Ernest Lintschish, with warmest regards and admiration from James Hilton Christmas 1944.” In near fine condition. A sharp example.

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$300.00
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Zola, Emile

Le Capitaine Burle: Comment on Meurt pour une Nuit d’Amour aux Champs la Fete a Coqueville L’Inondation.

Paris : G. Charpentier, 1883.

Rare first edition of Zola’s novel exploring human weakness and desire, written at the height of his career. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “a Edouard Noel mon de’voue confrereContinue reading "Le Capitaine Burle: Comment on Meurt pour une Nuit d’Amour aux Champs la Fete a Coqueville L’Inondation."

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$1,750.00
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Travers, P.L

Mary Poppins.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934.

First American edition of this children’s classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 27 line cuts (13 full-page) and chapter tailpieces by Mary Shepard. Boldly signed by P.L. Travers on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some light rubbing and wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.Continue reading "Mary Poppins."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-96590
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Dick, Philip K

Time Out of Joint.

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

First edition of Philip K. Dick’s first novel published in hardcover format. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip K. Dick on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and a few small closed tears. Jacket design by Arthur Hawkins. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell boxContinue reading "Time Out of Joint."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-95875
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Lord Byron. Drawings by Chalon, Leslie, Harding, Herbert, Meadows, Stephanoff, E. Corbould, Fanny Corbaux, Jenkins & Westall. Engraved under the Superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath

Heath’s Illustrations to the Works of Lord Byron, From Drawings by The First Artists.

London : A. Fullarton, And Co, c.1830.

Finely bound example of the poems of Lord Byron, each accompanied by a period engraving. Quarto, bound in three quarters morocco over decorative boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised gilt bands, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, frontispiece engraved portrait of Lord Byron. Illustrated with 36 full page engraved plates. In very goodContinue reading "Heath’s Illustrations to the Works of Lord Byron, From Drawings by The First Artists."

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$750.00
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Bysshe Shelley, Percy

The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Revised by William Michael Rossetti.

London : E. Moxon, Son, & Co, 1870.

Finely bound example of the Poetical Works of Shelley. Octavo, 2 volumes. Bound in full contemporary calf by Zaehnsdorf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels, gilt ruled, raised bands, inner dentelles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece of Shelley to volume one. Folding facsimile manuscript of Shelley’s writing to volume two. CarefullyContinue reading "The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Revised by William Michael Rossetti."

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$1,100.00
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Dickens, Charles

Master Humphrey’s Clock.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1840.

First edition of this collection of short stories. Large octavo, 3 volumes, original blindstamped pictorial cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, engraved frontispiece with tissue guard in each volume, illustrated by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. In very good condition with a few chips to theContinue reading "Master Humphrey’s Clock."

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-95854
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Moliere, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin

Les Oeuvres De Monsieur De Moliere, Reveues, Corrigees & Augmentees (Tartuffe).

Paris : Chez Denys Thierry, 1682.

First complete and first illustrated collected edition, including 6 previously unpublished plays of the works of Moliere. Small octavo, 8 volumes. Finely bound in full crushed red morocco by Pouillet, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated with engravings throughout. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.

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$12,500.00
Item Number: RRB-95843
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Solzhenitsyn, Alexander. [Solzhenitzyn]

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.

New York : E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1963.

First edition in English, preceding the first British edition, of the Nobel Prize-winner’s first published work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Mr. Jon Fox A. Solzhenitsyn June 8, 1991.” Accompanied by a photograph of the author signing this book with a business card on which SolzhenitsynContinue reading "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich."

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$11,000.00
Item Number: RRB-95841
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Bellow, Saul

Dangling Man.

New York : The Vanguard Press, 1944.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original beige cloth. Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket that shows some chipping to the crown and foot of the spine.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-96384
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Dos Passos, John

Manhattan Transfer.

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1925.

First edition of Dos Passos’ “novel of the very first importance…the dawn of a whole new school of writing” (Sinclair Lewis). Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with chips to the extremities. Scarce in the original dust jacket.

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-95815
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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 elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, burgundy spine labels, triple gilt ruled, marbled endpapers, all edges red, ribbons bound in, with numerous engravings after the drawings of Antoine Coypel, renowned forContinue 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."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-92807
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Holinshed, Raphael

The First and Second Volumes of Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland With: The Third volume of Chronicles, beginning at Duke William the Norman [Holinshed Chronicles].

London : John Harrison, George Bishop, Rafe Newberie, Henrie Denham, and Thomas Woodcocke, 1587.

Preferred second edition of the greatest Elizabethan repository of English history which served as an important source for Shakespeare’s plays. Folios, 3 volumes bound into 2, bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, red morocco spine labels, gilt ruled, woodcut initials and title pages. Separate title pages and pagination forContinue reading "The First and Second Volumes of Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland With: The Third volume of Chronicles, beginning at Duke William the Norman [Holinshed Chronicles]."

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Hilton, James

So Well Remembered.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1945.

First edition of James Hilton’s later novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Sincerely, James Hilton.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips to the spine. Jacket illustration by George Picken.

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$250.00
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Dickens, Charles

Charles Dickens Gilt Bronze Relief Portrait.

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Original gilt bronze relief portrait of Charles Dickens. Framed. The entire piece measures 14.5 inches by 12 inches. In near fine condition. A unique example.

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$850.00
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Briggs, Raymond

Gentleman Jim.

London : Hamish Hamilton, 1980.

First edition of Briggs’ somber look into the daily struggles of the working class. Folio, original illustrated boards. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “Raymond Briggs 21 April 1981.” In near fine condition.

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$375.00
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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 Eliot Smith from T.S. Eliot.” Near fine in near fine dust jacket. A nice association.

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-95677
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Thackeray, William

The Virginians.

London : Bradbury and Evans, 1858-59.

First edition of Thackeray’s memorable historical novel. Octavos, 2 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards,  raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-92535
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Bellow, Saul

Dangling Man.

New York : The Vanguard Press, 1944.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original beige cloth. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.

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Le Carre, John

Call For The Dead.

London : Victor Gollancz, 1961.

First edition of the author’s first book, which introduced the world to the recurring protagonist, George Smiley. Octavo, original red cloth. Signed by the author on the title page in a contemporary hand, “John le Carre David Cornwell.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. An exceptional example,Continue reading "Call For The Dead."

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Buechner, Frederick

The Seasons’ Difference.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1952.

First edition of Frederick Buechner’s second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, with a full page inscription by the author on the front free endpaper, “This was the most insincere of all of my books. Following hard on the heels of my most successful. I wrote a good deal of it in the small villageContinue reading "The Seasons’ Difference."

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$550.00
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Goddard, Robert

Past Caring.

London : Robert Hale Limited, 1986.

First edition of Robert Goddard’s first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Jacket design by Wendy Taylor.

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$250.00
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Butterfield, Frederic William Louis [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]

The Battle of Maldon, and Other Renderings from the Anglo-Saxon; Together with Original Verse.

Oxford : James Parker and Co, 1900.

First edition of this collection of English verse published to raise contributions for the Widows’ and Orphans’ Branch of the Transvaal War Fund. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Arthur Conan Doyle on the half-title page. Near fine in the scarce original glassine.

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$1,800.00
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Rushdie, Salman

Midnight’s Children.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1981.

First British edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bill Botten.

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$1,350.00
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Wharton, Edith

The Age of Innocence.

New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1920.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. Octavo, original red cloth. In very good with some light toning to the spine. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

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$3,250.00
Item Number: RRB-92355
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Cohen, Leonard

Beautiful Losers.

New York : The Viking Press, 1966.

First edition of Cohen’s second and final novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Matthew all the best Leonard Cohen 2008.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Gilda Kuhlman.

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$2,500.00
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Edited by Will Blythe (David Foster Wallace)

Why I Write: Thoughts on the Craft of Fiction.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1998.

First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by contributor David Foster Wallace on the front free endpaper. The essay contributed to this volume is one of his finest, titled, “The Nature of the Fun”, which is a meditation on why writers write, encrusted in Wallace’s signature blend of self-conscious despondency. Near fine in aContinue reading "Why I Write: Thoughts on the Craft of Fiction."

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Dickens, Charles

The Personal History of David Copperfield.

London : Bradbury and Evans, May 1849-November 1850.

First edition in parts of “the most perfect of all the Dickens novels” (Virginia Woolf). Original serial issue. Twenty parts in nineteen, octavo four to thirty-two pages of preliminary advertisements; text continuously paginated 1-624; eight leaves of preliminaries follow text in final part. Frontispiece, vignette title-page and thirty-eight additional inserted plates, the majority with tissueContinue reading "The Personal History of David Copperfield."

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$9,800.00
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Fowles, John [Harold Pinter]

The French Lieutenant’s Woman.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1969.

First edition of Fowles’ classic third novel. Octavo, original brown cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by both John Fowles and Harold Pinter on the title page. Pinter wrote the screenplay for the 1981 film bearing the same name. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. An excellent near fine example in aContinue reading "The French Lieutenant’s Woman."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-91873
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Verne, Jules

Michael Strogoff, the Courier of the Czar.

New York : Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1877.

First American edition of this historical tale of adventure taking place during a Siberian revolt by the Tartars and what many consider one of Verne’s finest novels. Octavo, original cloth, with Ninety Full-Page Illustrations. Translated by W. H. G. Kingston. Revised by Julius Chambers. In near fine condition. A nice example.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-89346
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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 some light wear. Jacket design by Stephen Russ.

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Item Number: RRB-92563
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