Wells, H.G

All Aboard for Ararat.

London : Secker & Warburg, 1940.

First edition of the last of Wells’ utopian novels. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. 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 The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995),Continue reading "All Aboard for Ararat."

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149249

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Christie, Agatha

They Do It With Mirrors.

London : The Crime Club by Collins, 1952.

First edition of this classic Miss Marple mystery. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with toning, chipping to the spine of the dust jacket, and the top right corner of the front free endpaper clipped. From the library of Dr. John Talbot Gernon with his red leather andContinue reading "They Do It With Mirrors."

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149988

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Tooker, Richard

Inland Deep.

Philadelphia : The Penn Publishing Company, 1936.

First edition of this science fiction novel about two explorers discovering a hidden subterranean world. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare in the original dust jacket.

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-147985

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Martin, George R.R

A Dance with Dragons.

New York : Bantam, 2011.

First edition of the fifth novel in the author’s classic series. Octavo, original half boards, illustrated endpapers. Signed by the George R.R. Martin on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Stevenson. Jacket illustration by Larry Rostant.

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-125854

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Clarke, Arthur C

3001: The Final Odyssey.

London : HarperCollins Publishers, 1997.

First British edition of the fourth and final book in the author’s acclaimed Odyssey Series. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by Arthur C. Clarke on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Chris Moore.

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-151630

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Priestley, J.B. [Raymond Chandler]

Bright Day.

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1946.

First edition of Priestley’s profound take on nostalgia and social commentary. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the library of Raymond Chandler with his library stamp to the front free endpaper: Raymond Chandler 6005 Camino de la Costa La Jolla, California OCT 13 1949. Raymond Chandler was a pivotal figure in 20th-century American literature, renowned forContinue reading "Bright Day."

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149019

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Stephenson, Neal

Cryptonomicon.

New York : Avon Books, 1999.

First edition, first printing of this extraordinary first volume in an epoch-making masterpiece. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Neal Stephenson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Amy Halperin. Front cover illustration by Liz Kenyon.

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-151276

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Follett, Ken [Erica Jong]

A Place Called Freedom.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc., 1995.

First edition of Follett’s New York Times bestseller. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Erica & Ken, with love Ken Follett.” The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica Jong remains best known forContinue reading "A Place Called Freedom."

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-142627

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Stephenson, Neal

Quicksilver, The Confusion, The System of the World.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 2003-2004.

First editions of each novel in the author’s classic Baroque trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth. Each volume is signed by Neal Stephenson on the title page. Fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Richard L. Aquan.

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-144303

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Anthony, Evelyn

Evelyn Anthony First Edition Collection. Including: The Poellenberg Inheritance, The Persian Ransom, The Return, The Company of Saints, and Voices on the Wind.

London : Hutchinson, 1972-1985.

A fine collection of five first editions of Evelyn Anthony novels. Octavo, original cloth, 5 volumes. The collection includes: The Poellenberg Inheritance (1972), The Persian Ransom (1975), The Return (1978), The Company of Saints (1983), and Voices on the Wind (1985). Each volume is near fine to fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-119088

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Meltzer, Brad

The Tenth Justice.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1997.

First edition of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Brad Meltzer on the title page. Additionally signed by legendary designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on the title page and on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.

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$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149889

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Gernsback, Hugo

Ralph 124C 41+.

Boston : The Stratford Company, 1925.

First edition of “arguably the first major work of American science fiction” (The Economist). Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.

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$500.00

Item Number: RRB-108776

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Christie, Agatha

Dead Man’s Folly.

London : Collins Crime Club, 1956.

First edition of this classic Hercule Poirot murder mystery. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$500.00

Item Number: RRB-150694

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Herbert, Frank

The Worlds of Frank Herbert.

New York : Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1977.

Berkley Medallion edition of this collection of nine short stories by the author of Dune. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name. In good condition.

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$500.00

Item Number: RRB-150258

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Asimov, Isaac

Murder at the ABA: A Puzzle in Four Days and Sixty Scenes.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1976.

First edition of Asimov’s wonderfully woven, old-fashioned murder mystery. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Stephen Isaac Asimov.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Al Nagy.

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$500.00

Item Number: RRB-142352

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Greene, Graham

The Heart of the Matter.

New York : The Viking Press, 1948.

Limited edition, one of 750 examples given to friends of the publisher of what many consider the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.

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$550.00

Item Number: RRB-132711

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Greene, Graham

It’s A Battlefield.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1934.

First edition of this early novel by Greene. Octavo, bound in three quarters goatskin over cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments with raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels. In near fine condition. 

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-149696

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Crichton, Michael

Rising Sun.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.

First edition of this work, basis for the film starring Sean Connery. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Michael Crichton on the title page and additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on the title page and the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "Rising Sun."

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-151207

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Christie, Agatha

The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side.

London : The Crime Club by Collins, 1962.

First edition of this classic Miss Marple murder mystery novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. From the collection of Dr. John Talbot Gernon with his red leather and gilt ownership plate to the front pastedown.

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-149985

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Follett, Ken

Lie Down With Lions.

New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1986.

First edition of Follett’s riveting New York Times Best Seller. Octavo, original half-cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Ken, with fond regards from Ken.” The recipient, American litigator Kenneth David Burrows married American novelist Erica Jong in 1989. Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel FearContinue reading "Lie Down With Lions."

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-142243

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Asimov, Isaac

Casebook of the Black Widowers.

Garden City, NY : Published For The Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1980.

First edition of the third book in Asimov’s Black Widowers series with the publisher’s “With Compliments of Doubleday & Company, Inc.” stamp to the pastedown. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Isaac Asimov on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by One Plus One Studio.

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-142881

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Follett, Ken [Erica Jong]

The Third Twin: A Novel.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc., 1996.

First edition of Follett’s New York Times bestseller. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, “To Erica and Ken with love – Ken Follett.” The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica Jong remains best known forContinue reading "The Third Twin: A Novel."

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-142322

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Bayley, Victor

House of Hatred.

London : Robert Hale Limited, 1935.

First edition of this novel of adventure set in Calcutta and the North-West Frontier along the borders of China and Russia. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Laid in are two autographed letters signed by Victor Bayley.

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-122434

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Christie, Agatha

Cat Among the Pigeons.

London : Collins Crime Club, 1959.

First edition of this classic novel by the Queen of crime. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150695

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