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    Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.

    Rowling, J.K

    Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.

    London: Bloombsbury, 2000.

    First edition of Rowling’s fourth book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the dedication page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cove...
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    $2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-147802
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    The Jungle.

    Sinclair, Upton

    The Jungle.

    New York: Doubleday, Page, & Company, 1906.

    First edition of this classic political work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to t...
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    $2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-150046
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    Pollyanna.

    Porter, Eleanor H. [Hayley Mills]

    Pollyanna.

    Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1913.

    First edition of Eleanor H. Porter’s classic of children’s literature. Octavo, original cloth, engraved frontispiece, illustrated by Stockton Mulford. Inscribed by actress Hayley Mills. Mi...
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    $2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-138834
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    Omoo.

    Melville, Herman

    Omoo.

    London: John Murray, 1847.

    First British edition, which precedes the American edition of this classic Melville work Omoo. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. BAL 13656. Uncommon in...
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    $2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-144152
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    El Otono del Patriarca [The Autumn of the Patriarch].

    Garcia Marquez, Gabriel (Jose Saramago)

    El Otono del Patriarca [The Autumn of the Patriarch].

    Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 1975.

    First Spanish edition of this “majestic…superb…a stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant” (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated wrapper...
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    $2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-74033
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    The Giving Tree.

    Silverstein, Shel

    The Giving Tree.

    New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1964.

    First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, bound in full green morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt r...
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    $2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-150802
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    The Merchant of Yonkers.

    Wilder, Thornton

    The Merchant of Yonkers.

    New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1939.

    First edition, inscribed by Wilder in the year of publication, the year after he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Our Town. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed...
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    $2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-137443
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    Joseph and His Brothers.

    Mann, Thomas

    Joseph and His Brothers.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934.

    First American edition of Mann’s first novel in his acclaimed tetralogy. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Lengthily inscribed in the year of publication by Thomas Mann. Near fine in...
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    $2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-83578
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    The Exorcist.

    Blatty, William Peter

    The Exorcist.

    New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971.

    First edition of Blatty’s landmark horror novel, basis for the 1973 film. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William Peter Blatty and actress Kitty Winn, who starred in the film on the fro...
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    $2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-147119
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    The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.

    Wolfe, Tom [Ken Babbs]

    The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.

    New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968.

    First edition of the classic account of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters during their bus trip across America in the late 1960’s. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Ken Kesey and fellow merry Pran...
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    $2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-149900
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    For Virginians Only: What I Did With My Fifty Millions.

    Bagby, George W. [Moses Adams]

    For Virginians Only: What I Did With My Fifty Millions.

    Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1874.

    Rare first edition of this satirical novel from popular Virginia physician, essayist, and author George W. Bagby. Sextodecimo, original wrappers. In very good condition. Toning to the wrappers with ru...
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    $2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-147740
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    The Wind and The Rain: An Easter Book For 1962.

    Braybrooke, Neville. [J.D. Salinger]

    The Wind and The Rain: An Easter Book For 1962.

    London: Seeker & Warburg, 1962.

    First edition of Braybrooke’s “Easter book” of modern literature. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the editor on the front free endpaper, “To: J.D. Saling...
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    $2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-139746
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    The Five Hundred Dollar Check. [0].

    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 “...
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    $2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-149449
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    To Have and Have Not.

    Hemingway, Ernest. [Lauren Bacall]

    To Have and Have Not.

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937.

    First edition of Ernest Hemingway’s fourth novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gi...
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    $2,800.00 Item Number: RRB-151967
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    Stuart Little.

    White, E.B.; Illustrated by Garth Williams

    Stuart Little.

    New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945.

    First edition, first printing, with code “I-U” on copyright page of the author’s classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the s...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-147118
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    The Missing Piece Meets the Big O.

    Silverstein, Shel

    The Missing Piece Meets the Big O.

    New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1981.

    First edition of this work of poetry by the author on The Giving Tree. Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Shel Silverstein on the front free endpaper. Fine in a nea...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-148195
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    Cien Años de Soledad. [En Revista De La Cultura De Occidente. Febrero De 1967].

    Marquez, Gabriel Garcia

    Cien Años de Soledad. [En Revista De La Cultura De Occidente. Febrero De 1967].

    Bogota, Colombia: Librería Buchholz, 1967.

    First edition of the February 1967 issue of Revista De La Cultura De Occidente containing the first appearance of a fragment of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Cien Años de Soledad. Octavo, original pi...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-138401
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    Invisible Man.

    Ellison, Ralph

    Invisible Man.

    New York: Random House, 1952.

    Association copy of the author’s landmark first novel, which went on to win the National Book Award. Octavo, original black and tan cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on title page...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-147961
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    To Kill a Mockingbird.

    Lee, Harper

    To Kill a Mockingbird.

    New York: Harper Collins, 2010.

    First edition of the 50th anniversary edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Harper Lee on the front free endpaper, “With best wish...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-149938
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    En Attendant Godot. Pièce en Deux Actes.

    Beckett, Samuel

    En Attendant Godot. Pièce en Deux Actes.

    Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1952.

    First edition, one of 2500 copies printed of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original wrappers printed in blue and black. In excellent condition with light rubbing to the extremities.
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-109378
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    The Red Pony.

    Steinbeck, John

    The Red Pony.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1945.

    Signed limited first edition of Steinbeck’s classic novel, one of 699 copies. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, with illustrations by Wesley Dennis. Fine in the rare original slipcase...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-150085
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    The Broom of the System.

    Wallace, David Foster

    The Broom of the System.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1987.

    First paperback edition (issued simultaneously with the hardcover edition) of the author’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace on the title p...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-124672
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    A House For Mr. Biswas.

    Naipaul, V.S

    A House For Mr. Biswas.

    New York: McGraw Hill, 1961.

    First American edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Very near fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear to the e...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-2783
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    Lonesome Dove.

    McMurtry, Larry

    Lonesome Dove.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985.

    First edition of the author’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Larry McMurtry on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-151090
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