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Sedaris, David

When You Are Engulfed in Flames.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2008.

First edition of this collection of 22 autobiographical essays by humorist David Sedaris. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldly signed by David Sedaris on the title page. Boldly signed three times in the year of publication by jacket designer Chip Kidd: on the front panel, on the title page, and the rear jacket flap. Fine inContinue reading "When You Are Engulfed in Flames."

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-151621
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Wodehouse, P. G

Money in the Bank.

London : Herbert Jenkins, n.d.

First edition of the author’s delightful and entertaining comedic mystery. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Frank Ford.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-145015
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Roth, Philip [Milton Glaser]

Exit Ghost.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007.

First edition of the author’s final novel in his acclaimed Zuckerman series. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page and additionally signed by legendary artist and designer Milton Glaser on the front panel of the jacket. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-151729
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Lewis, Sinclair

Arrowsmith.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1925.

First trade edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth stamped in orange. In near fine condition with light rubbing.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-151552
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Thompson, Ruth Plumly; Founded on and continuing the Famous Oz Stories by L. Frank Baum

Pirates in Oz.

Chicago : The Reilly & Lee Co, 1931.

Early printing of Thompson’s eleventh fantastical continuation of Frank Baum’s world of Oz. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Illustrated plates by John R. Neill.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-145099
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Clarke, Arthur C

3001: The Final Odyssey.

London : HarperCollins Publishers, 1997.

First British edition of the fourth and final book in the author’s acclaimed Odyssey Series. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by Arthur C. Clarke on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Chris Moore.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-151630
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Sedaris, David

Naked.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1997.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Annette So sorry I missed you in person. love David Sedaris.” Additionally signed three times by jacket illustrator Chip Kidd in the year of publication: once on the front jacket panel, onContinue reading "Naked."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-151628
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Keats, Ezra Jack

The Snowy Day.

New York : The Viking Press, 1962.

First edition of The Snowy Day, which is considered “one of the most important American books of the 20th century” (Diefendorf, ed. The New York Public Library’s Books of the Century). Oblong octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised giltContinue reading "The Snowy Day."

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-151626
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Frank, Anne

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

London : Constellation Books, 1952.

Rare first British edition of “one of the wisest and most moving commentaries on war” (Eleanor Roosevelt). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by theContinue reading "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151624
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Murakami, Haruki

After Dark.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.

First edition of this “hypnotically eerie, sometimes even funny, but most of all, it’s [a book] that keeps ratcheting up the suspense”(The New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed Haruki Murakami on the title page. Additionally signed three times in the year of publication by jacket designer Chip Kidd: on the front panel,Continue reading "After Dark."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-151622
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Fleming, Ian

The Spy Who Loved Me.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1962.

First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. A sharp example.

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$2,200.00
Item Number: RRB-151588
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Trenc, Milan [Robin Williams; Chip Kidd]

The Night at the Museum.

New York : Barron's, 1993.

First edition of this work, basis for the 2006 film directed by Shawn Levy starring Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, and Bill Cobbs. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author with an original drawing, signed by Robin Williams and signed by legendary designer Chip Kidd with a drawing ofContinue reading "The Night at the Museum."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151707
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Murakami, Haruki

Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.

First edition of this work by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original illustrated boards by Chip Kidd. Boldly signed by Haruki Murakami on the half-title page and three times by Chip Kidd, on the half-title page, on the front panel and again on the rear panel. In near fine condition. Translated by Philip Gabriel. Rare andContinue reading "Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-131851
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Fleming, Ian

You Only Live Twice.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1964.

First edition of the final James Bond novel published during Fleming’s lifetime and the eleventh in the series. Octavo, original black cloth, patterned endpapers. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151591
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Neale Hurston, Zora

Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Urbana and Chicago : University of Illinois Press, 1991.

University of Illinois Press edition of this seminal work of African American and feminist literature that explores themes of love, self-discovery, and voice. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, with black and white illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the illustrator in the year of publication on the title page, “To Helen From Jerry Pinkney 1991.” Fine inContinue reading "Their Eyes Were Watching God."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-151619
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Priestley, J.B. [Raymond Chandler]

Bright Day.

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1946.

First edition of Priestley’s profound take on nostalgia and social commentary. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the library of Raymond Chandler with his library stamp to the front free endpaper: Raymond Chandler 6005 Camino de la Costa La Jolla, California OCT 13 1949. Raymond Chandler was a pivotal figure in 20th-century American literature, renowned forContinue reading "Bright Day."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-149019
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Lewis, Sinclair

It Can’t Happen Here.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1935.

First edition of Lewis’ later masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to novelist Alison Lurie, “To Alison with love Sinclair Lewis.” The recipient, Alison Lurie was a novelist, critic, and professor whose work occupied a distinctive niche in postwar literary culture — sharp, satirical, and quietlyContinue reading "It Can’t Happen Here."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-151701
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Heller, Joseph

Catch-22.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1961.

First edition of Heller’s classic first book. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by the author on the title page and additionally signed by dust jacket designer Paul Bacon on the rare jacket flap. Very good in a good price-clipped dust jacket with a small chip to the front panel, light chipping to the spine extremitiesContinue reading "Catch-22."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151640
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Eliot, T.S

The Three Voices of Poetry.

New York : Cambridge University Press, 1954.

First edition of Eliot’s essay on the modes of poetic composition delivered as the annual lecture of England’s National Book League. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To John Lehmann with cordial wishes T.S. Eliot 19.10.54.” The recipient, John Lehmann was an English publisher, poet and man ofContinue reading "The Three Voices of Poetry."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151598
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wa Thiong'o, Ngugi [Ngugi, James]

Petals of Blood.

New York : E.P. Dutton, 1978.

First American edition of “the definitive African book of the twentieth century” (Moses Isegawa). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Paul ‘Tomorrow….and he knew he was no longer alone Ngugi wa Thiong’o.” The inscription is in reference to the final line of the book. NearContinue reading "Petals of Blood."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151617
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Coelho, Paulo

The Spy.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.

First American edition of this historical novel that reimagines the life of the exotic dancer and courtesan Mata Hari. Boldly signed by Paulo Coelho on the second front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Zoë Perry. Jacket design by Stephanie Ross. Author photograph by Xavier Gonzales.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-151607
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Maguire, Gregory

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.

New York : HarperCollins Publishers, Inc, 1995.

First edition of Gregory Maguire’s immensely popular reinvention of Oz. Octavo, original illustrated boards, cartographic endpapers. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “Wickedly yours, Gregory Maguire.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Illustrations by Douglas Smith. Jacket design by Joel Avirom.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151603
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Crichton, Michael

Rising Sun.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.

First edition of this work, basis for the film starring Sean Connery. Octavo, original half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Michael Crichton in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Pat – How great to see you again! Let’s do lunch! Best wishes – Michael Crichton LA 4/8/92.” Boldly signed three times byContinue reading "Rising Sun."

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-151596
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Morrison, Toni

God Help the Child.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

First edition this powerful novel which  explores themes of race, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood trauma. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kelly Blair.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-151593
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le CarrÉ, John

Our Game.

Franklin Center, PA : The Franklin Library, 1995.

The Franklin Library limited edition of this novel by the author of The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, privately printed exclusively for the members of The Signed First Edition Society. Octavo, bound in full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling and toolingContinue reading "Our Game."

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-151592
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Blake, Michael [Kevin Costner]

Dances with Wolves.

New York : Fawcett Gold Medal, 1988.

First edition of this classic novel, basis for the Academy Award-winning film starring Kevin Costner. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, all edges stained yellow. Boldly signed by Michael Blake and Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Costner on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-151587
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Nabokov, Vladimir

Transparent Things.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1972.

First edition of this complex novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stain red. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a small closed tear to the rear panel. Author photograph by Halsman.

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$25.00
Item Number: RRB-151864
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Fleming, Ian [Roger Moore; John Glen; Maryam D'Abo; Maud Adams; Virginia Hey; et al.]

Octopussy and the Living Daylights.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1966.

First edition of the fourteenth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original brown cloth with silver titles. Signed by eighteen cast members of the 1983 film adaptation of Octopussy on the half-title page and facing page, including: Roger Moore, director John Glen, Maud Adams, Kristina Wayborn, Vijay Armitraj, Eva Rueber-Staier, Andy Bradford, Jeremy Bulloch,Continue reading "Octopussy and the Living Daylights."

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$14,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151451
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Du Maurier, Daphne. [Alfred Hitchcock and Joan Fontaine]

Rebecca.

New York : Garden City Publishing Co., Inc, 1940.

Finely bound example of Du Maurier’s most popular novel, the basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s Academy Award-winning 1940 film, signed by Alfred Hitchcock and the film’s heroine Joan Fontaine. Octavo, bound in full polished calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double ruling stamped in blind toContinue reading "Rebecca."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151590
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Ball, John

In The Heat of The Night.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965.

First edition of the author’s classic mystery drama which was adapted into the Academy Award-winning film of the same name starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger and Lee Grant. Octavo, original half cloth, patterned endpapers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the title page. Jacket design by Luis Woods. Rare and desirable.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-151369
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Wallace, David Foster

The Broom of the System.

New York : The Viking Press, 1987.

First edition of the author’s first book, which had an initial print run of only 1300 copies. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace on the front free endpaper and with an original illustration by the illustrator Lon Kirschner. Additionally signed by dust jacket illustrator Lon Kirschner three times: on the titleContinue reading "The Broom of the System."

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$6,800.00
Item Number: RRB-151589
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Arthur Jones, Henry [H.G. Wells]

My Dear Wells: Being a Series of Letters Addressed.

New York : E. P. Dutton & Company, 1922.

First British edition, early printing of Jones’ a spirited series of public letters in which the English dramatist Henry Arthur Jones critiques and debates the political, social, and economic ideas of H. G. Wells in the turbulent years following the First World War. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with a frontispiece by Oliver Herford. FromContinue reading "My Dear Wells: Being a Series of Letters Addressed."

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$40.00
Item Number: RRB-151253
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Wells, H.G

The World of William Clissold: A Novel at a New Angle.

London : Ernest Benn Ltd., 1926.

First editions of each volume in Wells’ longest novel. Octavo, three volumes, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spines. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995), which was adapted into the 2006 Academy Award nomineeContinue reading "The World of William Clissold: A Novel at a New Angle."

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-151020
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Wells, H.G

The Sea Lady: A Tissue of Moonshine.

London : Methuen & Co., 1902.

First edition of this whimsical tale about the mermaid Miranda. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995), which was adapted into theContinue reading "The Sea Lady: A Tissue of Moonshine."

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-151010
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Doyle, Arthur Conan

Our African Winter.

London : John Murray, 1929.

First edition of this classic travelogue by the author of Sherlock Holmes. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with light shelfwear. We have never seen another signed example.

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151579
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Wiesel, Elie

The Jews of Silence: A Personal Report on Soviet Jewry.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966.

First edition of this powerful work by the Nobel Laureate. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Neal Kozodoy. Uncommon signed.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-151704
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Lucas, George; Alan Dean Foster

Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker.

New York : Del Rey, 1977.

True first hardcover edition of Star Wars, signed by George Lucas and by ghostwriter Alan Dean Foster. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by George Lucas on the front free endpaper and by Alan Dean Foster on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Cover art by John Berkey. With the letter codeContinue reading "Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151096
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Benchley, Robert; Dorothy Parker; Edna Ferber; Alexander Woollcott. Edited by Robert E. Drennan

The Algonquin Wits.

New York : The Citadel Press, 1968.

First edition of The Algonquin Wits. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with a portrait photograph of each author. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Cowan.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-148532
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Graves, Robert

I, Claudius [and] Claudius The God and His Wife Messalina.

London : Arthur Barker, 1934.

First editions of Graves’ classic “autobiography” of Claudius and its sequel. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth. Both volumes are near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets. Rare in the dust jackets and particularly so in such nice condition.

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-151576
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Lee, Harper

To Kill A Mockingbird.

Philadelphia & New York : J. B. Lippincott Company, 1960.

First edition, ninth impression of one of the most important American novels of the 20th century which had an initial first printing of only 5,000 copies and went on to earn Harper Lee the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket with wear toContinue reading "To Kill A Mockingbird."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-151584
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Selby Jr., Hubert. [Darren Aronofsky]

Requiem For A Dream.

London : Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 1979.

First edition of this work, which served as the basis for the 2000 film directed by Darren Aronofsky starring Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans and Ellen Burstyn. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “H. Selby Jr. 6/22/91” and additionally signed by the director of the 2000 film adaptation,Continue reading "Requiem For A Dream."

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-151581
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Hurston, Zora Neale

Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica.

Philadelphia : J.P. Lippincott Company, 1938.

First edition of Hurston’s classic work offering a vivid, firsthand account of her experiences in Haiti and Jamaica. Octavo, original cloth, top edge red, pictorial endpapers, with 26 illustrations. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Norma Gould — one of God’s best angels from right ’round the throne —Continue reading "Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica."

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$35,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151570
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Shipley, Joseph T. [James Joyce]

King John.

New York : Greenberg, Publisher, Inc, 1925.

First limited edition of this classic work inspired by King John. Octavo, original half-cloth. One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 8. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer James Joyce on the limitations page, “To James Joyce in admiration Joseph Shipley.” The recipient, James Joyce was an Irish modernist writer whoseContinue reading "King John."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151568
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Schulz, Charles M

Christmas Is Together-Time.

London : Paul Hamlyn, 1966.

First British edition of this early work by the creator of Peanuts. Duodecimo, original pictorial boards, illustrated throughout. Fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-152142
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Harriman Case, Margaret

This Vicious Circle: The Story of the Algonquin Round Table.

New York : Rinehart & Co. Inc, 1951.

First edition of the lively entertaining work of Harriman. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper. Illustrated by Al Hirschfeld. Photograph by Robert Frank.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-149023
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King, Stephen

Carrie.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1974.

First edition of the novel that launched King’s career, with ‘First Edition’ stated on the copyright page and ‘P6’ in the gutter of page 199. Octavo, original maroon cloth. Association copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the second endpaper in the month of publication, “For Burt Hatten – the first real thinker I encounteredContinue reading "Carrie."

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$50,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149230
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Lucas, George; Donald F. Glut

The Empire Strikes Back: Star Wars.

New York : Ballantine Books, 1980.

First edition of the sequel to Star Wars. Octavo, illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by George Lucas in person on the front free endpaper and signed by Donald Glut on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151559
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Fleming, Ian

Dr. No.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1958.

First edition in the first-issue dust jacket with Fleming’s name printed in black on the spine of the sixth Bond thriller, with the desirable silhouette of a dancing girl brown-stamped on the front cover. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Pat Marriott.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151532
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