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Balaustion’s Adventure: Including a Transcript From Euripides.

Browning, Robert

Balaustion’s Adventure: Including a Transcript From Euripides.

London : Smith, Elder & Co, 1871.

First edition of this poetic retelling of Euripides’ ‘Alkestis’ by Victorian poet Robert Browning. Octodecimo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and decorative borders stamped in black to the front and rear panels. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Mrs. Procter — with RB’s affectionate regards.” The recipient wasContinue reading "Balaustion’s Adventure: Including a Transcript From Euripides."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147688

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Dramatis Personae.

Browning, Robert

Dramatis Personae.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1864.

First edition of Browning’s popular poetry collection. Octavo, contemporary tree calf bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within gilt raised bands, gilt ruling to boards, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “Robert Browning wishes all happinessContinue reading "Dramatis Personae."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147759

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Tiresias and Other Poems.

Tennyson, Lord Alfred

Tiresias and Other Poems.

London : Macmillan and Co, 1885.

First edition of this collection of poems by one of the most famous poets of the Victorian era. Duodecimo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Association copy, inscribed by Lord Alfred Tennyson to his niece on the title page, “Cecilia from her affectionate Uncle Tennyson April 15th – 87.” Cecilia Tennyson was theContinue reading "Tiresias and Other Poems."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147858

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The World of William Shakespeare.

Burgess, Anthony [William Shakespeare]

The World of William Shakespeare.

London : The Arcadia Press, 1971.

Signed limited edition of this comprehensive exploration of Shakespeare’s life, works, and lasting cultural influence, blending historical context with literary analysis to highlight his enduring legacy. Quarto, bound in full crushed red morocco by Zaehnsdorf with pictorial inlay of the Globe Theater in gilt, all edges gilt, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations and 42 colored plates. OneContinue reading "The World of William Shakespeare."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-147850

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A Preface to Paradise Lost.

Lewis, C.S

A Preface to Paradise Lost.

London : Oxford University Press, 1942.

First edition of this classic work, which discusses Milton’s Paradise Lost. Octavo, original green cloth. Boldly signed by C.S. Lewis on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. From the library of noted collector William A. Strutz with his small bookplate to the pastedown. House in a custom half moroccoContinue reading "A Preface to Paradise Lost."

$18,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149050

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The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets.

Moyers, Bill. [Madeleine K. Albright]

The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets.

New York : Doubleday, 1995.

First edition of this compelling exploration of poetry’s power. 8vo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy inContinue reading "The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-149002

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Dramatic Idyls.

Browning, Robert

Dramatic Idyls.

London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1879 & 1880.

First edition of this classic work by Robert Browning exploring dramatic monologue and narrative poetry, inscribed by Browning in each volume. Octodecimo, two volumes, bound in full levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within gilt raised bands, triple gilt ruling to boards, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, doubluresContinue reading "Dramatic Idyls."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147760

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The Ring and The Book.

Browning, Robert

The Ring and The Book.

London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1869.

First edition of Robert Browning’s greatest work. Octodecimo, four volumes, contemporary tree calf bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spines in six compartments within gilt raised bands, gilt ruling to boards, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “Robert Browning wishesContinue reading "The Ring and The Book."

$6,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147757

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Harlem Shadows: The Poems of Claude McKay.

McKay, Claude. [Introduction by Max Eastman]

Harlem Shadows: The Poems of Claude McKay.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922.

First edition of McKay’s groundbreaking volume of over 50 poems together in book form for the first time; the first book of poetry to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth with printed paper spine label. In near fine condition.Bookplate to the pastedown. Rare and desirable.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149309

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The Inn Album.

Browning, Robert

The Inn Album.

London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1875.

First edition of this compelling narrative poem. Octodecimo, contemporary tree calf bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within gilt raised bands, gilt ruling to boards, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “My last poem, published aContinue reading "The Inn Album."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147756

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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog.

Thomas, Dylan

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog.

London : J.M. Dent & Sons, 1940.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Dylan Thomas on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.

$12,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148096

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The Lure and The Land: An Idyl of the Pacific.

Widney, J.P. [Eleanor Roosevelt]

The Lure and The Land: An Idyl of the Pacific.

Los Angeles, CA : Pacific Publishing Company, 1932.

Limited first edition, one of one thousand copies of this collection of poems about the Pacific Coast. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front pastedown, “To Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt from the author, J.P. Widney.”Continue reading "The Lure and The Land: An Idyl of the Pacific."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-147697

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North of Boston.

Frost, Robert

North of Boston.

London : David Nutt, 1914.

First edition, second issue (with “Printed in Great Britain” ink-stamped on title verso), of Frost’s second published book. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. One of 200 in the sixth binding state (one of two binding states done for the Dunster House Bookshop in 1923). Presentation copy, this copyContinue reading "North of Boston."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147529

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A Masque of Mercy.

Frost, Robert

A Masque of Mercy.

New York : Henry Holt & Company, 1947.

Signed limited edition of Frost’s play of the purported last chapter in the book of Job. Royal octavo, original half cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. One of 751 numbered copies boldly signed by Robert Frost in black ballpoint on the limitation page, this is number 177. In fine condition inContinue reading "A Masque of Mercy."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-147534

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A Further Range.

Frost, Robert

A Further Range.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1936.

First edition of Frost’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of verse. Octavo, original maroon cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Richard Brooks to make him make some books too Robert Frost Boston 1940”. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-147533

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Epistle To A Godson & Other Poems.

Auden, W.H

Epistle To A Godson & Other Poems.

London : Faber and Faber, 1972.

First edition of this classic collection of poems. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by W.H. Auden on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed as Auden passed away a year after publication.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147744

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Twenty Poems.

Transtromer, Tomas; Translated by Robert Bly

Twenty Poems.

New York : The Seventies Press, 1970.

First edition of the first work in English to be translated by the Nobel Prize-winning poet, one of only 1000 copies. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by both Thomas Transtromer and the translator Robert Bly on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Bilingual edition, Swedish and English.Continue reading "Twenty Poems."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-147497

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Station Island.

Heaney, Seamus

Station Island.

London : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1985.

First edition of this collection of poems by the Nobel Prize-winning poet. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-147448

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Tremor: Selected Poems.

Zagajewski, Adam

Tremor: Selected Poems.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985.

First edition of the poet’s first book to be published in English. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Adrienne- with best wishes, Adam Zagajewski Houseton, May 2004.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Cathy Saksa. Laid in is a black and whiteContinue reading "Tremor: Selected Poems."

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-147466

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Another Beauty.

Zagajewski, Adam

Another Beauty.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.

First edition of the author’s memoirs. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Matthew Adam Zagajewski Boston, October 2004.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marc J. Cohen. Translated by Clare Cavanagh.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-147467

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The Complete Writings of Robert Burns.

Burns, Robert; Introduction by John Buchan

The Complete Writings of Robert Burns.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926.

The Large-Paper edition of the complete works of Robert Burns. Royal octavo, ten volumes bound in three quarter contemporary dark blue crushed morocco by the Riverside Press with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, ribbons bound in, illustrated with tissue-guarded engravings, some in color,Continue reading "The Complete Writings of Robert Burns."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147505

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White Shroud Poems 1980-1985.

Ginsberg, Allen

White Shroud Poems 1980-1985.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987.

First Perennial Library edition of this collection of poems. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his cousin Gene Levy and his wife on title-page, “for Lorraine & Gene Levy from cousin (first) Allen Ginsberg February 4, 1989 Pittsburgh.” Additionally inscribed on the opposite with a large hand-drawn illustration of aContinue reading "White Shroud Poems 1980-1985."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-146471

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The Illustrated Poems of John Betjeman. [WITH] Autograph Letter Signed by David Gentleman.

Betjeman, John; David Gentleman

The Illustrated Poems of John Betjeman. [WITH] Autograph Letter Signed by David Gentleman.

London : John Murray, 1995.

First edition of this humorous collection of intimate poems, illustrated with charming watercolors by one of England’s most familiar artists. Medium octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist, “For Gill Sandilands with all good wishes from David Gentleman.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Accompanied by an autograph letter signedContinue reading "The Illustrated Poems of John Betjeman. [WITH] Autograph Letter Signed by David Gentleman."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-147100

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Falling Up.

Silverstein, Shel

Falling Up.

New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 1996.

Early printing of this classic poetry collection published by Shel Silverstein. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with drawings by the author throughout. Signed by the author opposite the half-title page, “With love, Shel Silverstein,” with a shoe hanging by its laces on the end of the signature, matching the shoe on the title page. Additionally inscribedContinue reading "Falling Up."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147074

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