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Clavell, James

Noble House.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1981.

Signed limited first edition of “Clavell’s biggest triumph yet . . . storytelling done with dash and panache . . . a rousing read” (Washington Post). Octavo, original leather, all edges gilt, original slipcase. Boldly signed by James Clavell, with a note above, “signed but not numbered.” Fine in a fine slipcase.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-152851
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Greene, Graham. [Michael Caine]

The Quiet American.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1955.

First edition of Greene’s classic novel of exploration of love, innocence, and morality in Vietnam, basis for the 2002 film directed by Philip Noyce, starring Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser. Octavo, original blue cloth. Boldly signed by Academy Award-winning actor Michael Caine on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "The Quiet American."

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-152954
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Forsyth, Frederick. [Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan]

The Fourth Protocol.

San Francisco : Brandywyne Books, 1984.

Signed limited edition of this classic work, basis for the film bearing the same name starring Academy Award-winning actor Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Frederick Forsyth, Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan. Fine in a fine dust jacket in the original slipcase. Jacket artwork by Ned Dameron.

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$2,250.00
Item Number: 152955
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Doyle, Arthur Conan

The Adventures, The Later Adventures, and The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1950-1952.

The Limited Editions Club edition of the celebrated tales of Sherlock Holmes, literature’s most famous detective. Octavo, eight volumes, bound in the original black cloth-backed patterned boards with gilt-lettered spine labels, all edges speckled, illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget, and others. Each set is one of 1,500 numbered copies, The Adventures is numberContinue reading "The Adventures, The Later Adventures, and The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes."

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-152343
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Bradbury, Ray [Joe Mugnaini]

The Martian Chronicles.

Connecticut : The Connecticut Printers for the Members of the Limited Editions Club, 1974.

The Limited Editions Club edition of the book that established Bradbury’s literary reputation. Royal octavo, bound in the original publisher’s silver speckled black cloth, speckled endpapers, all edges speckled, illustrated with lithographs and prints throughout. One of 2,000 numbered copies, this is number 770. Boldly signed by Ray Bradbury and illustrator Joe Mugnaini on theContinue reading "The Martian Chronicles."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-152342
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Huxley, Aldous

Brave New World.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1932.

First edition of Huxley’s masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt ruled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, hand-made Italian marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. InContinue reading "Brave New World."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-152334
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Deaver, Jeffrey [Denzel Washington]

The Bone Collector.

New York : Viking, 1997.

First edition of the first novel in the series featuring forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme, basis for the film starring Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Jeffrey Deaver and Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington on the title page. Fine in fine dust jacket. 

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-152959
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Crichton, Michael

Sphere.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.

First edition of Crichton’s sixth book, a sci-fi psychological thriller about a team of scientists who discover a massive, ancient spacecraft resting on the Pacific Ocean floor, basis for the film starring Dustin Hoffman. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Michael Crichton on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fineContinue reading "Sphere."

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-152979
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Orwell, George

Nineteen Eighty-Four.

London : Secker & Warburg, 1949.

First edition of Orwell’s classic dystopian novel. 312 pages ; 19 cm. Octavo. Original light green cloth, spine lettered in red. Fenwick records two variant states of the dust jacket, one green and one red, with no priority. Bibliographic note: Orwell’s last novel, published in 1949, a year before his death. Cyril Connolly described itContinue reading "Nineteen Eighty-Four."

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$14,000.00
Item Number: RRB-152264
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Bradbury, Ray

The Illustrated Man.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1951.

First edition of Bradbury’s classic third book. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper with a large drawing of the illustrated man, “3/21/64 For Gunther Swain! Best Wishes From the Illustrated Man! Ray Bradbury.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Syndney Butchkes.Continue reading "The Illustrated Man."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-152252
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Clancy, Tom. [Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Steve Zallian]

Clear and Present Danger.

New York : G. P. Putnam's Son's, 1989.

First edition of this classic work, basis for the 1994 film directed by Philip Noyce, starring Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, and James Earl Jones. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Tom Clancy, Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, and screenwriter Steve Zallian on the half- title page. Each signature was obtained in person. Near fine inContinue reading "Clear and Present Danger."

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$8,200.00
Item Number: RRB-152987
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Crichton, Michael and Daniel H. Wilson

The Andromeda Strain and Andromeda Enemy.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf and Harper Collins, 1969 & 2019.

First editions of the author’s classic work. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. Boldly signed by Michael Crichton on the half-title page of The Andromeda Strain and signed by Daniel H. Wilson on the title page of The Andromeda Evolution, which was published posthumously. Andromeda Strain is fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "The Andromeda Strain and Andromeda Enemy."

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$4,200.00
Item Number: RRB-152091
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Conan Doyle, Arthur

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

London : George Newnes, 1892.

First edition, first issue of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic work starring literature’s most famous detective with the misprint of “Violent Hunter” for “Violet Hunter” on page 317. Octavo, original pictorial black and gilt-stamped light blue cloth, patterned endpapers, all edges gilt. With numerous in-text illustrations by Sidney Paget. In very good condition.

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$4,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150680
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Fleming, Ian [Cubby Broccoli]

Complete Set of 14 First Edition James Bond Novels: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia with Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only (short stories including A View to a Kill and Quantum of Solace), Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy and The Living Daylights.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1953-66.

First editions of each volume in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, 14 volumes, original publisher’s cloth-covered boards. Each volume in a first-issue dust jacket. Casino Royale is near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with chipping to the extremities including the crown of the spine and upper right corner of the frontContinue reading "Complete Set of 14 First Edition James Bond Novels: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia with Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only (short stories including A View to a Kill and Quantum of Solace), Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy and The Living Daylights."

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$150,000.00
Item Number: RRB-145438
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Vonnegut, Kurt

Cat’s Cradle.

Norwalk, Connecticut : The Easton Press, 2000.

The Easton Press Collector’s edition of Vonnegut’s classic work. Octavo, original publisher’s full gilt-decorated leather, silk-watered endleaves, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by Kurt Vonnegut on the limitation page. With the original Easton Press note about the book and author and Certificate of Authenticity laid in. In fine condition.

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-152080
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King, Stephen

Dolores Claiborne.

New York : Viking, 1993.

First edition of one of King’s most psychologically-driven novels. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-152049
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Ellroy, James. [Russell Crowe]

L.A. Confidential.

New York : The Mysterious Press, 1990.

First edition of Ellroy’s neo-noir classic, adapted into the 1997 film of the same name starring Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, and Danny DeVito. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by James Ellroy and Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Stephen Peringer.Continue reading "L.A. Confidential."

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$1,100.00
Item Number: RRB-152098
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Leonard, Elmore

Be Cool.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1999.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Elmore Leonard on the title page. Additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd on the front panel, on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Jacket photograph by Douglas Brooker.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-151996
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Wells, H.G

The Croquet Player.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1936.

First British edition of this allegorical novella in which Wells explores the psychology of fear and collective anxiety in the troubled years between the world wars. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Priest’s most famous works include TheContinue reading "The Croquet Player."

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-151280
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Straub, Peter

Ghost Story.

New York : Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, 1979.

First edition of this classic novel, the basis for the 1981 film directed by John Irvin – widely regarded as Peter Straub’s masterpiece and one of the foundational works of the modern American horror novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Susan – thanks for theContinue reading "Ghost Story."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-152000
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Crichton, Michael [Sam Neill; Laura Dern; Chip Kidd]

Jurassic Park.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.

First edition of Crichton’s gripping, bestselling scientific thriller, basis for the film directed by Steven Spielberg. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Michael Crichton, actor Sam Neill, and actress Laura Dern on the front free endpaper. Additionally signed and dated in the year of publication with an original drawing of the iconic dust jacketContinue reading "Jurassic Park."

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$15,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151969
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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, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling 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 "Call For The Dead."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151968
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Doyle, Arthur Conan

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

London : George Newnes, Limited, 1892-1894.

First editions, first issues of both volumes of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic short story collections, starring literature’s most famous detective. Royal octavo, two volumes in the publisher’s original pictorial black and gilt-stamped light blue and dark blue cloth, patterned endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated by Sidney Paget. First issues, Adventures with the street scene vignetteContinue reading "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes."

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$11,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151935
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Burgess, Anthony

A Clockwork Orange.

London : Heinemann, 1962.

First edition of Burgess’ landmark novel. Octavo, original black boards, titles to spine in gilt. Boldly signed by Anthony Burgess on the second free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with the wide flaps with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Barry Trengrove. Housed in a custom half moroccoContinue reading "A Clockwork Orange."

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$14,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151383
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