Rodocanachi, C.P. [Translated by Patrick Leigh Fermor]

Forever Ulysses.

New York : The Viking Press, 1938.

First edition of the author’s first novel and Patrick Leigh Fermor’s first significant literary contribution. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the translator Patrick Leigh Fermor on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the crown of the spine and a few small closed tears. Leigh Fermor translatedContinue reading "Forever Ulysses."

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$850.00

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Grass, Gunter

The Tin Drum.

New York : Pantheon, 1962.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic first novel. Octavo, bound in full black morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, top edge gilt. Signed by Gunter Grass on the title page. Translated by Ralph Manheim. In fine condition.

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$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-3796

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Heller, Joseph

Harbrace Handbook of English and The Random House Handbook.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1941.

Joseph Heller’s copies of The Handbook of English, with his signature. Octavo, 2 volumes, original boards. From the library of Joseph Heller.

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-3735

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Naipaul, V.S

In A Free State.

London : Andre Deutsch, 1971.

First edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear. Jacket design by Sam Houston.

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$975.00

Item Number: RRB-3701

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Updike, John

A Month of Sundays.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1975.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to his neighbors Ken and Jane Field. A very sharp copy of Updike’s seventh novel.

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$200.00

Item Number: RRB-3600

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Grass, Gunter

The Tin Drum.

New York : Pantheon, 1962.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear to the spine. Association copy, inscribed by the author to poet Robert Lowell in a German inscription, translated into English, which reads: “To Robert Lowell, in admiration and in the hopeContinue reading "The Tin Drum."

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$8,500.00

Item Number: RRB-3526

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Marias, Javier

Manana en la batalla piensa en mi [Tomorrow In the Battle Think On Me].

Barcelona : Editorial Anagrama, 1994.

First edition of the author’s classic novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by Marias on the title page. In near fine condition.

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-3434

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Marias, Javier

Travesìa del Horizonte.

Barcelona : La Gaya Ciencia, 1972.

First edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by Javier Marias on the title page.

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$750.00

Item Number: RRB-3368

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Golding, William

The Spire.

London : Faber & Faber, 1964.

First British edition. Octavo, original cloth.Signed by William Golding on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing. A very bright copy.

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$950.00

Item Number: RRB-3353

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Warren, Robert Penn

All The King’s Men.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Robert Penn Warren on the front free end paper. Light wear to the extremities, near fine in an excellent first issue dust jacket with light wear to the crown and foot of the spine. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

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$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-3339

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Bellow, Saul

More Die of Heartbreak.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1987.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s tenth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author, “For Sidney and Fredda from an old friend Saul Bellow.” The recipient, Sidney Hyman as a fellow writer from Chicago and a close friend of Bellow. He is best know for his work The American President.Continue reading "More Die of Heartbreak."

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$500.00

Item Number: RRB-3138

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Buck, Pearl S

The Good Earth.

London : Methuen & Co., 1931.

First British edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original light brown cloth. Signed by Pearl Buck on the title page. Near fine in the rare dust jacket which shows light wear to the extremities with minute expert restoration. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare signed.

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$9,200.00

Item Number: RRB-2928

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Naipaul, V.S

A House For Mr. Biswas.

London : Andre Deutsch, 1961.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a small chip to the crown and foot of the spine. Jacket design by Stephen Russ.

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$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-2909

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Irving, John

Weary Kingdom In The Boston Review.

Cambridge, MA : Boston Review, 1968.

First edition of this early appearance by the author of The World According to Garp. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition with a small crease to the bottom front panel. Signed twice by John Irving, once on the front free endpaper and at his contribution. An early appearance in print for John Irving, asContinue reading "Weary Kingdom In The Boston Review."

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$400.00

Item Number: RRB-2850

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Waugh, Evelyn

A Handful Of Dust.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1934.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. A near fine copy in the rare dust jacket which shows some wear and tear. Signed by Evelyn Waugh. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare especially in the original dust jacket and signed.

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$28,500.00

Item Number: RRB-2814

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Naipaul, V.S

A House For Mr. Biswas.

New York : McGraw Hill, 1961.

First American edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Very near fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear to the extremities. Jacket design by Stephen Russ. Housed in a custom slipcase.

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$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-2783

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Buechner, Frederick

The Book of Bebb: Lion Country, Open Heart, Love Feast, Treasure Hunt.

New York : Atheneum, 1979.

First edition of the compilation of the four books that make up the Bebb Quartet. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his Aunt and Uncle, “For Aunt Betty, Uncle Jim – a quadruple _____ from Leo Bebb- with love Freddy.” An excellent example in a near fine dust jacket with aContinue reading "The Book of Bebb: Lion Country, Open Heart, Love Feast, Treasure Hunt."

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-2679

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Kennedy, William

The Ink Truck.

New York : The Dial Press, 1969.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original boards. Signed by William Kennedy on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-2622

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Gordimer, Nadine

Livingstone’s Companions.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1972.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket.

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$80.00

Item Number: RRB-2572

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Coetzee, J.M

The Humanities in Africa/ Die Geisteswissenschaften in Afrika.

Munchen : Carl Friedrich von Siemans Stiftung, 2001.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. In near fine condition.

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$150.00

Item Number: RRB-2479

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Stoppard, Tom

The Real Inspector Hound.

London : Faber & Faber, 1968.

First edition of this work by the legendary playwright. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Tom Stoppard on the title page. Very good in wrappers.

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$975.00

Item Number: RRB-2376

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Kazantzakis, Nikos

Odyssey: A Modern Sequel.

Athens : Pyrsos, 1938.

First edition of Kazantzakis’ masterpiece. Folio, brown cloth. One of 277 copies signed by Nikos Kazantzakis, this is number 109. In near fine condition.

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$14,500.00

Item Number: RRB-2209

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Bellow, Saul

Him With His Foot In His Mouth and Other Stories.

New York : Harper & Row Publishers, 1984.

Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Octavo, original yellow wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author to friend and fellow high school classmate, “For Abel Savitsky for old times sake (Tuley gym!) Saul.” In good condition.

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$650.00

Item Number: RRB-2038

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Miller, Arthur

The Creation of the World and Other Business.

New York : Viking Press, 1973.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Arthur Miller on the title page.

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$275.00

Item Number: RRB-2010

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Bellow, Saul

Dangling Man.

New York : Vanguard, 1944.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original beige cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket that shows some chipping to the crown and foot of the spine. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page.

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$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-1962

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Gordimer, Nadine

Burger’s Daughter.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1979.

First edition of this powerful novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$200.00

Item Number: RRB-1964

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Roth, Philip

The Breast.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972.

Uncorrected proof of the author’s comic novella which features David Kapesh’s transformation into a 155 pound breast. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. In very good condition.

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$250.00

Item Number: RRB-1625

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Le Clezio, J.M.G

Desert.

Boston : A Verba Mundi Book, 2009.

First American edition of what many consider the author’s breakthrough novel. Octavo, original boards. Signed by J.M.G. Le Clezio on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ghost. Translated from the French by C. Dickson.

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$300.00

Item Number: RRB-1555

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Coetzee, J.M

Doubling the Point: Essays and Interviews.

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1992.

First edition of this collection of essays and interviews by the Nobel Prize winning author. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. In very good condition. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page.

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$275.00

Item Number: RRB-1497

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Saramago, Jose

Discursos De Estocolmo [Nobel Lecture].

Lisbon : Caminho, 1999.

First edition of the author’s Nobel Prize speech given in 1998. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by Jose Saramago. In fine condition.

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-1503

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Coetzee, J.M

What Is Realism.

Bennington, VT : Bennington College Chapbooks, 1997.

First edition of this essay by J.M. Coetzee. Octavo, original wrappers, as issued. Although not called for, this copy is signed by Coetzee. Fine in wrappers.

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$225.00

Item Number: RRB-1366

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Saramago, Jose

A Bagagem Do Viajante: Cronicas.

Lisboa : Ed. Futura, 1973.

First edition of this early collection of essays by the future Nobel Prize- winning author. Octavo, original wrappers, as issued. Inscribed and dated by Jose Saramago.

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$750.00

Item Number: RRB-1334

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Irving, John

Setting Free the Bears.

New York : Random House, 1968.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed [5 line inscription] by John Irving on the half- title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carl Weiss. Illustration by Robert Dale. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

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$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-1351

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Bellow, Saul

Humboldt’s Gift.

New York : The Viking Press, 1975.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Karyl, with love I could never have done it without your patient help Saul.” The recipient, Karyl Kylie typed the manuscript of this novel. Fine in a near fine dust jacketContinue reading "Humboldt’s Gift."

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$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-1289

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Stone, Robert

A Hall of Mirrors.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Stone who has additionally added the line from this title as follows, “They killed my girl,” Rheinhardt said, walking down the street. “I’m gonna to bust up the bar. Robert Stone.” Laid in a program from a literary festival signed by StoneContinue reading "A Hall of Mirrors."

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$975.00

Item Number: RRB-1108

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Robinson, Marilynne

The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1998.

First edition of this collection of essays by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Warmly inscribed by Marilynne Robinson on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$400.00

Item Number: RRB-1002

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Marias, Javier

Los Dominios del Lobo.

Barcelona : Edhasa, 1971.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by Javier Marias on the title page. In near fine condition.

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-994

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Millhauser, Steven

Edwin Mullhouse: The Life and Death of an American Writer 1943-1954.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Millhauser on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with the lightest of wear. Jacket design by Alice and Martin Provensen.

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$300.00

Item Number: RRB-885

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Mailer, Norman

The Naked and the Dead.

London : Allan Wingate, 1949.

First British edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For ________ ________, Spent a winter once in Jamaica, Vermont, back in 1949, Loved it. Cheers Norman Mailer.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by James Holland.

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-833

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Lessing, Doris

Martha Quest, A Proper Marriage, A Ripple from the Storm, Landlocked, The Four-Gated City.

London : Michael Joseph, 1952-1969.

First editions of the author’s Children of Violence Series. Octavo, 5 volumes. Original cloth. Each of the five volumes are signed by Doris Lessing. Near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets.

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$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-796

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Le Clezio, J.M.G

Desert.

London : Atlantic Books, 2009.

First British edition of what many consider the author’s breakthrough novel. Octavo, original boards. Signed by J.M.G. Le Clezio on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket with the wrap around band. Jacket design by Ghost.

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$400.00

Item Number: RRB-774

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Grass, Gunter

The Tin Drum.

London : Secker and Warburg, 1962.

The uncorrected proof of the first British edition of the author’s first novel. Octavo, original green wrappers as issued. Signed by the author on the title page. In near fine condition showing only light wear. Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim.

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$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-560

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Gordimer, Nadine

The Conservationist.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1974.

Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. In very good condition.

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-540

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Gordimer, Nadine

July’s People.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1981.

First edition of one of the author’s most beloved titles. Octavo, original cloth Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$275.00

Item Number: RRB-543

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Irving, John

A Widow for One Year.

Toronto : Alred A. Knopf, 1998.

First Canadian edition of Irving’s powerful ninth novel. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Irving on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner.

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$125.00

Item Number: RRB-230

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Coetzee, J.M

Dusklands.

Johannesburg : Raven Press, 1974.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket that shows some light soiling to the extremities.

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$975.00

Item Number: RRB-224

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Coetzee, J.M

White Writing: On the Culture of Letters in South Africa.

South Africa : Radix, 1988.

First South African edition, which precedes the American edition. Octavo, illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. In fine condition.

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$300.00

Item Number: RRB-217

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Bellow, Saul

Mr. Sammler’s Planet.

New York : The Viking Press, 1970.

First edition of the author’s third and final National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Review copy, with the slip laid in, fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamsom.

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$750.00

Item Number: RRB-184

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