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Browse rare first edition classics in American, English, world literature, poetry, and plays. View our entire collection of rare literature below, search our inventory with advanced search, or use our sorting tools to find exactly what you’re looking for. Please call with any questions you may have on a specific item or order online today.

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Dickens, Charles

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1837.

First edition in book form of Dickens’ first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, bound in full polished calf bound by Bayntun with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-148216

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Mamet, David

3 Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama.

New York : Columbia University Press, 1998.

First edition of this work about the necessity of drama to make sense of ourselves and our world. Duodecimo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-148348

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Stephens, James

The Crock of Gold.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1926.

Finely bound example of this whimsical and philosophical novel. Octavo, bound in full green pictorial morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with illustrations and decorations by Thomas Mackenzie. In near fine condition.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-148370

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Tolkien, J.R.R. Music by Donald Swann

The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967.

First edition of the first appearance in sheet music form of the classic song cycles that appeared throughout The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Quarto, original boards with gilt titles and gilt tooling to the spine and front panel. Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien. Music by Donald Swann. With decorations by J.R.R. Tolkien andContinue reading "The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-147956

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Hughes, Langston

Three Autograph Poems Signed By Langston Hughes.

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Three original autograph poems by Langston Hughes. Quarto, three pages, one typed and two handwritten in green ink for Marshall Bean. Each boldly signed by Langston Hughes. The first, “Personal” is typed and reads in full, “In an envelope marked: Personal God addresses me a letter. In an envelope marked Personal I have given myContinue reading "Three Autograph Poems Signed By Langston Hughes."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148255

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Cetta, Francesca [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Quindici.

Rome : Albatros, 2018.

First edition of this coming-of-age novel. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers, in the original Italian. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “to Madame Justice Ruth Ginsburg, thank you for not only being my role model, but also my friend! Francesca.” American lawyer and jurist, Ruth Bader GinsburgContinue reading "Quindici."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148314

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Nisbet, Robert

Sounds of the Town.

United Kingdom : Alun Books, 1982.

First edition of this collection of short stories about Welsh life and culture. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Ewan, with best wishes, Robert Nisbet 30 Aug. ’82.” In very good condition. Ownership stamp to the top. Books signed by Nisbet are rare.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-148342

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Hurston, Zora Neale; Genevieve West and Henry Louis Gates Jr. [Editors]

You Don’t Know Us Negroes: and Other Essays.

New York : Amistad 35/An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2022.

First edition of this collection of provocative essays. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Boldly signed by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited and with an introduction by Genevieve West and Henry Louis Gates Jr. Jacket design by Stephen Brayda. Jacket art by Jessica Coppet.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-148334

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Rowling, J.K. [Kennelworthy Whisp]

Quidditch: Through the Ages.

London : Bloomsbury/Whizz Hard Books, 2001.

First British edition of this “amazingly imaginative work” (Associated Press). Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. In fine condition. Rare signed.

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148087

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Lawrence, D.H

Lady Chatterley’s Lover: Including My Skirmish with Jolly Roger.

Paris : Privately Printed [LeCram Press], 1929.

The unabridged popular edition was the second authorized edition of D.H. Lawrence’s most ambitious, significant, and explicit work on sex and romance. Octavo, rebound in full cloth with gilt titles to the spine, original mulberry wrappers with white paper spine label and central Phoenix motif to the front panel bound in at the end ofContinue reading "Lady Chatterley’s Lover: Including My Skirmish with Jolly Roger."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-148341

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Butler, Octavia E

Xenogenesis Trilogy: Dawn, Adulthood Rites, Imago.

New York : Warner Books, Grand Central Publishing, 1987-1989.

First editions of each volume in Butler’s acclaimed Xenogenesis trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original half cloth. Each are signed or inscribed by Octavia E. Butler. Each are fine in a fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Don Puckey. Cover illustrations by Enric and Wayne Barlowe. A very sharp set, uncommon signed.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-137805

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Rushdie, Salman

Midnight’s Children.

London : The Folio Society, 2009.

The Folio Society edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, frontispiece, with nine color illustrations. In fine condition. Illustrations by Anna Bhushan. Housed in the original slipcase.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-148340

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Dickens, Charles

Little Dorrit.

London : Bradbury and Evans, 1857.

First edition in book form of one of Dickens’ most outstanding novels with the three line errata on page xiv, “William” for “Frederick” on page 317 line 27, lacking errata on page 467, and “Rigaud” for “Blandois” on pp. 469, 470, 472, and 473. Octavo, bound in full polished calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe withContinue reading "Little Dorrit."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-148221

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Faulkner, William

The Wild Palms.

New York : Random House, 1939.

First edition first printing of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s grandly inventive, heart-stopping classic novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-147414

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Dinesen, Isak. [Karen Blixen]

Out of Africa.

New York : Random House, 1938.

First edition of the author’s classic memoir, which recounts events of the seventeen years when Blixen made her home in Kenya. Octavo, original pictorial half cloth, top stain green. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very sharp example.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148336

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Roth, Philip

Goodbye, Columbus.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959.

First edition of the author’s first book and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sanford Roth. An exceptional example.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148093

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Vargas Llosa, Mario

The War of The End of The World.

New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1984.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A pamphlet from Gergetown University for a symposium featuring Llosa, the author Claudio Magris, and moderated by Charlie Rose on April 18, 2017 laid in. Translated by Helen R.Continue reading "The War of The End of The World."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-148333

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Herbert, Frank; John W. Campbell [Editor]

Analog: Science Fiction and Fact. [Containing the First Appearance of the Dune Novels].

New York : Analog: Science Fiction and Fact, 1963-1965.

First editions of eight issues of Analog: Science Fiction and Fact magazine containing the first appearance of Frank Herbert’s Dune, later published as a novel and adapted into the two blockbuster films of the same name. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, with black and white illustrations. Includes December 1963, January and February 1964, which contain DuneContinue reading "Analog: Science Fiction and Fact. [Containing the First Appearance of the Dune Novels]."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148315

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Butler, Octavia E

Bloodchild: and Other Stories

New York : Four Walls Eight Windows, 1995.

First edition of this collection of speculative fiction from the award-winning author. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Boldly signed by Octavia E. Butler on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Stark Design. Uncommon signed.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148326

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Uris, Leon

Redemption.

New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 1995.

First edition of this sequel to Leon Uris’ epic novel Trinity. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “For Phyllis and Lyonel / Leon Uris.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-148325

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Cisneros, Sandra

The House on Mango Street.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.

First hardcover edition of this modern classic of Chicano literature. Duodecimo, original purple cloth, top edge blue. Near fine in a fine dust jacket, mark to the topstain. Jacket painting by Nivia Gonzalez, Author photograph by Rubén Guzmán.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-146874

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Coxwell, Charles Fillingham [Ivan Krylov]

Krilòff’s Fables.

London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., LTD, c. 1900.

Early edition of this collection of fables by Russian fabulist Ivan Krylov. Duodecimo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with four black and white plates. In near fine condition. Translated from the Russian into English in the original metres by Charles Fillingham Coxwell.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-148323

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Alger, Horatio

The Five Hundred Dollar Check. [$500].

New York : United States Book Company, 1890.

First edition, first state of this rare novel. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. This book was produced by “Porter and Coates” in 1890 but acquired and released by “The American Book Company,” The first state copies were then distributed with the Porter and Coates name purposefully blacked out with dye on the bottom portion ofContinue reading "The Five Hundred Dollar Check. [$500]."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149449

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Saline, Carol; Sharon J. Wohlmuth [photographer] [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Sisters.

Philadelphia : Running Press, 1994.

First edition of this moving portrayal of the relationship between sisters. Rectangular octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the photographer on the front free endpaper to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “To Justice Ginsburg, You are an inspiration to all women! Warmly, Sharon J Wohlmuth.” American lawyer and jurist,Continue reading "Sisters."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148312

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