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Snow Crash.

Stephenson, Neal

Snow Crash.

New York : Bantam Books, 1992.

First edition of this “brilliantly realized” (The New York Times Book Review) breakthrough novel from visionary author Neal Stephenson, a modern classic that predicted the metaverse and inspired generations of Silicon Valley innovators. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Neal Stephenson on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Snow Crash."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-151163
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The Murder at the Vicarage.

Christie, Agatha

The Murder at the Vicarage.

New York : Dodd, Mead and Company, 1930.

First American edition of this classic detective novel introducing one of Christie’s most enduring and influential detectives, Miss Marple. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth, cartographic endpapers, with a clipping of the book summary adhered to the front free endpaper. In very good condition. From the collection of Dr. John Talbot Gernon.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-149981
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The Tale of the Body Thief: The Vampire Chronicles.

Rice, Anne

The Tale of the Body Thief: The Vampire Chronicles.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.

First edition of this work in the Vampire Chronicles. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Anne Rice on the title page and additionally three signed by Chip Kidd on the title page, the jacket front panel and again on the rear jacket panel.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-151287
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The Shards.

Ellis, Bret Easton

The Shards.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.

First edition of this New York Times bestselling thriller from the author of American Psycho. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Signed by the author on the second free endpaper, “Bret Easton Ellis.” Signed three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd on the front panel (in the year of publication) and second free endpaper, “Chip KiddContinue reading "The Shards."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-151153
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Floor Games.

Wells, H.G

Floor Games.

London : Frank Palmer, 1911.

First edition of Wells’ playful and inventive guide to imaginative floor-based games, a precursor to modern tabletop wargaming. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial cloth, frontispiece, illustrated throughout. In very good condition, inscription on the front free endpaper.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-151150
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Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat. The Vampire Chronicles.

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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Spring Fever.

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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The Book of Were-Wolves: Being an Account of a Terrible Superstition.

Baring-Gould, Sabine

The Book of Were-Wolves: Being an Account of a Terrible Superstition.

London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 1865.

First edition of this pioneering, scholarly study of lycanthropy. Duodecimo, bound in three-quarters leather over marble covered boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In very good condition.

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-151122
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A Sicilian Romance.

Radcliffe, Anne

A Sicilian Romance.

Philadelphia : Printed For Henry and Patrick Rice, 1795.

First American edition of Radcliffe’s classic 18th century gothic novel. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine. In good condition. Chip to the spine label, G1 & 2 tear at head within text, with minor loss, Q1 torn and stained at foot, with loss ofContinue reading "A Sicilian Romance."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151221
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The Looking-Glass War.

le Carre, John

The Looking-Glass War.

London : Heinemann, 1965.

First edition of the author’s fourth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “B. Payne best wishes John le Carré.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with toning to the spine.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-151111
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Colonel Sun.

Amis, Kingsley [Writing as Robert Markham]

Colonel Sun.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1968.

Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the first Bond title published by Kingsley Amis. Duodecimo, original light green pictorial wrappers. In very good condition.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-151095
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The Undying Fire: A Contemporary Novel.

Wells, H.G

The Undying Fire: A Contemporary Novel.

London : Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1919.

First British edition of Wells’ philosophical reimagining of the Book of Job set against the moral and scientific crises of the modern world. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth. In very good condition, signature to the front free endpaper.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-151168
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Twelve Stories and a Dream.

Wells, H.G

Twelve Stories and a Dream.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1903.

First edition, second impression of Wells’ early collection of speculative and satirical stories. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. In very good condition.

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$30.00
Item Number: RRB-151161
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Snow Crash.

Stephenson, Neal

Snow Crash.

New York : Del Rey, 2022.

First edition of the 30th anniversary edition of this “brilliantly realized” (The New York Times Book Review) breakthrough novel from visionary author Neal Stephenson, a modern classic that predicted the metaverse and inspired generations of Silicon Valley innovators. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with decorations. Boldly signed by Neal Stephenson on the titleContinue reading "Snow Crash."

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-150958
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Hoyle’s Hymns and Songs: For Temperance Societies & Bands of Hope.

Hoyle, William [Ian Fleming]

Hoyle’s Hymns and Songs: For Temperance Societies & Bands of Hope.

London : S.W. Partridge and Co./National Temperance Publication, c. 1890.

Early edition of this collection of hymns, inscribed by legendary creator of 007 Ian Fleming. Octavo, bound in the original full black morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within stamped-in-blind bands, yapp edges, all edges gilt, silk ribbon bound in, illustrated with hymn stanzas. Boldly signed by Ian Fleming in pencilContinue reading "Hoyle’s Hymns and Songs: For Temperance Societies & Bands of Hope."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150873
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The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

Tolkien, J.R.R

The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1956-1960.

Complete set of each title in Tolkien’s epic Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Octavo, three volumes bound in full crushed levant scarlet morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt facsimile signature of TolkienContinue reading "The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150964
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The Worlds of Frank Herbert.

Herbert, Frank

The Worlds of Frank Herbert.

New York : Ace Books, 1977.

First mass market edition of this collection of nine short stories by the author of Dune. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, all edges stained orange. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name. In near fine condition.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-150263
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Dr. No.

Fleming, Ian

Dr. No.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1958.

First edition in the first-issue dust jacket with Fleming’s name printed in black on the spine of the sixth Bond thriller, with the desirable silhouette of a dancing girl brown-stamped on the front cover. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by PatContinue reading "Dr. No."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149040
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The Last Unicorn.

Beagle, Peter S

The Last Unicorn.

New York : The Viking Press, 1968.

First edition of Beagle’s classic second book, a landmark work of modern fantasy that blends mythic storytelling with lyrical prose and philosophical depth. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, top stain purple. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author to fellow writer Annie Dillard on the title page, “’The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, andContinue reading "The Last Unicorn."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150852
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The Dosadi Experiment.

Herbert, Frank

The Dosadi Experiment.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1977.

First edition of this standalone science fiction novel from the author of Dune. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-150880
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Analog: Science Fiction and Fact. [Containing the First Appearance of Children of Dune: Part Two.]

Herbert, Frank

Analog: Science Fiction and Fact. [Containing the First Appearance of Children of Dune: Part Two.]

New York : Analog: Science Fiction and Fact, 1976.

First edition of Analog: Science Fiction and Fact magazine containing the first appearance of the second part of Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune, later published as a novel. Octavo, issue February 1976, original pictorial wrappers, with black and white illustrations. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert above his name on page 63 of his contribution. InContinue reading "Analog: Science Fiction and Fact. [Containing the First Appearance of Children of Dune: Part Two.]"

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-150280
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The Pillars of the Earth.

Follett, Ken

The Pillars of the Earth.

London : Macmillan, 1989.

First British edition of Follett’s immensely popular bestseller, widely considered his masterpiece which has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, “with best wishes – Ken Follett.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket illustration by AndrewContinue reading "The Pillars of the Earth."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150763
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Postern of Fate.

Christie, Agatha

Postern of Fate.

London : The Crime Club, 1973.

First edition of Christie’s final novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Margaret Murray.

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-150739
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Whiteout.

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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