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James, P.D

Death of an Expert Witness.

London : Faber and Faber, 1977.

First edition of this mystery by the author of A Mind to Murder. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Terry Trott. Photograph of the author by Jerry Bauer.

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$95.00
Item Number: RRB-147305
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King, Stephen

Gerald’s Game.

New York : The Viking Press, 1992.

First edition of this suspense novel by King. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-150459
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Colbeck, Alfred

When The Earth Swung Over.

London : The "Boy's Own Paper" Office, 1926.

First edition of this early example of disaster fiction. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations by George Soper. In very good condition. Ownership inscription to the front pastedown.

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-147978
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Cowan, James

Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World.

New York : George H. Richmond & Co, 1896.

First edition of this utopian science fiction novel. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece, top edge gilt, illustrated with black and white drawings by Walter C. Greenough. In very good condition.

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-147980
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Wells, H.G

The Autocracy of Mr. Parham: His Remarkable Adventures in this Changing World.

London : William Heinemann, 1930.

First edition of Wells’ satirical political novel, a sharp critique of authoritarianism and interwar political anxieties. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, with 10 illustrations by David Low. 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), whichContinue reading "The Autocracy of Mr. Parham: His Remarkable Adventures in this Changing World."

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-151120
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Rice, Anne

Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat. The Vampire Chronicles.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.

First edition of the final installment in Anne Rice’s best-selling Vampire Chronicles. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, pictorial endpapers, with ten illustrations. Boldly signed by Anne Rice on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Illustrations by Mark Edward Geyer. Jacket design by Abby Weintraub.

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-151483
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Gardner, John

For Special Services.

London : Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1982.

First edition of this Bond novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket painting and design by Bill Botten.

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-28021
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Christopher, John

The World in Winter.

London : Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1962.

First edition of the author’s post-apocalyptic work in which an new Ice Age descends on England. Octavo, original cloth. Good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Stein.

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Item Number: RRB-96196
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Wells, H.G

The Passionate Friends.

London : Macmillan and Co, 1913.

First edition of this novel, which was the first introduction of Wells’ notion of an “open conspiracy” of individuals to achieve a world state through an “open conspiracy against potentates and prejudices and all the separating powers of darkness.” Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with titles stamped in gilt and botanical detailing stamped in blind.Continue reading "The Passionate Friends."

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Item Number: RRB-149399
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Wells, H.G

Mr. Britling Sees Through.

London : Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1916.

First British edition of Wells’ influential First World War novel depicting the moral and emotional upheaval of wartime Britain. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, titles and floral tooling stamped in blind to the front panel. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature toContinue reading "Mr. Britling Sees Through."

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Item Number: RRB-151148
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Wells, H.G

The Research Magnificent.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1915.

First edition of Wells’ philosophical novel of an idea, exploring one man’s lifelong search for moral nobility and his conviction that the conquest of fear is the foundation of the noble life. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago”Continue reading "The Research Magnificent."

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Item Number: RRB-151302
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Durrell, Lawrence

Quinx or The Ripper’s Tale.

London : Faber and Faber, 1985.

First edition of the fifth and final volume in the author’s Avignon Quintet. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “Lawrence Durrell 1985.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket watercolor by David Gentleman. Jacket design by Pentagram.

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Item Number: RRB-115874
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King, Stephen

Lisey’s Story.

New York : Scribner, 2006.

First edition of this novel by the author of Carrie. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fulbrook III.

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Item Number: RRB-150457
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Follett, Ken

Whiteout.

London : Macmillan, 2004.

First edition of Follett’s internationally bestselling novel, a high-stakes thriller of human betrayal, medical peril, and a race against time. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Ken Follett on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Dust Jacket design by Richard Hasselberger. Jacket illustration by John Alvin.Continue reading "Whiteout."

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-150758
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Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Escape on Venus.

Tarzana : Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 1946.

First edition of the fourth book in the ‘Venus’ series. Octavo, original cloth, top edge red, frontispiece and four illustrated plates by John Coleman Burroughs, cartographic endpapers designed by the author. Near fine in a good dust jacket.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-145058
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Mayor, Archer

Borderlines.

New York : Putnam, 1990.

First edition of the author’s second mystery in his acclaimed Joe Gunther series. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, Lengthily inscribed and dated by the author in the year of publication, “To ______- Unofficial booster extraordinaire. May all your reading of my purple prose be white-knuckled affairs. All the best- Archer Mayor Dec. 1990.” FineContinue reading "Borderlines."

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-117
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Frank, Pat

Hold Back the Night.

Philadelphia and New York : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1952.

First edition of this classic account of The Korean War. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket.

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Item Number: RRB-139414
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Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Tarzan the Untamed.

Chicago : A. C. McClurg & Co, 1920.

First edition of the seventh book in the ‘Tarzan’ series. Octavo, original green cloth, frontispiece and eight illustrations by J. Allen St. John. In very good condition.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-145107
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Highsmith, Patricia

A Game For Living.

New York : Harper, 1958.

First Edition of the author’s fifth mystery. Octavo. Light wear to the spine tips, else near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-1522
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Wodehouse, P.G

Spring Fever.

London : Herbert Jenkins Limited, n.d.

First edition of Wodehouse’s brilliantly comedic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Frank Ford.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-145023
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Phillips, Scott

The Ice Harvest.

Tuscon : Dennis McMillan Publications, 2000.

First edition and publisher’s presentation copy of Phillip’s debut novel. Octavo, bound in the original quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine. Dust jacket and interior artwork by Michael Kellner. Signed and dated by the author on the limitation page, “Scott Phillips 11/11/00” and with an original drawing of a meltingContinue reading "The Ice Harvest."

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-101301
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le Carre, John

A Delicate Truth.

London : Penguin/ Viking, 2013.

First British edition of this New York Times bestselling spy thriller. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the limitations page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-151469
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Rogers, Lebbeus Harding

The Kite Trust (A Romance of Wealth).

New York : Kite Trust Publishing Company, 1900.

First limited author’s edition of this novel critiquing wealth and its societal impact. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece with author’s signature facsimile. One of 250 copies, this copy for Henry S. Wellcome. In very good condition.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-148064
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Henty, George Alfred [G.A.]

Condemned As A Nihilist: A Story of Escape From Siberia.

London : Blackie & Son, Limited, 1893.

First edition of Henty’s classic adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, all edges gilt, illustrated by Walter Paget. In near fine condition.

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Item Number: RRB-199244
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