Conran, Terence
Terence Conran on London.
London : Conran Octopus Ltd, 2000.
First edition. Oblong quarto, original boards. Signed by Terence Conran on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-5373
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Arthur, Anthony (John Updike)
Literary Feuds.
New York : St. Martins Press, 2002.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page, “For John Updike, with admiration- Anthony Arthur.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Updike is featured in this volume of feuds.
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Item Number: RRB-5767
Kazantzakis, Nikos
The Last Temptation of Christ [First Edition in Greek].
Athena : Thiphros, 1955.
First edition in Greek, preceding the English translation of this historical novel, basis for the 1988 Academy nominated film. Octavo, bound in green cloth. Boldly signed by Nikos Kazantzakis. In near fine condition. First editions of The Last Temptation of Christ are rare.
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Item Number: RRB-5748
Kazantzakis, Nikos
Captain Michalis or Freedom and Death.
Athens 1953.
First Greek edition of Kazantzakis’ classic novel. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First editions are rare, signed examples exceptionally so.
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Item Number: RRB-5746
Mankiewicz, Frank
The U.S. V Richard M. Nixon: The Final Crisis.
New York : Quadrangle/ The New York Times Book Co., 1975.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page, “To ____ ______, with best wishes- Frank Mankiewicz Mar. ’75.” Additionally inscribed by Bill Safire below, “Dear Jeff- Don’t believe everything my friend Frank says! Bill Safire.” Safire was an American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. Fine in aContinue reading "The U.S. V Richard M. Nixon: The Final Crisis."
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Item Number: RRB-57001
Hurtado, Osvaldo [Henry A. Kissinger]
Political Power in Ecuador.
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1980.
First edition of this political history of Ecuador. Association copy, inscribed by the author to former Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Henry Kissinger, “A Henry Kissinger, con admiracion, Osvaldo Hurtado 9.4.83.” Osvaldo Hurtado, was the President of Ecuador from 1981-1984 and inscribed this book to Kissinger while in office to the chiefContinue reading "Political Power in Ecuador."
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Item Number: RRB-5742
Bellow, Saul
Dangling Man.
New York : The Vanguard Press, 1944.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original beige cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket that shows some wear and toning to the spine.
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Item Number: RRB-12039
Bellow, Saul
Bellow: Novels 1944-1953: Dangling Man, The Victim, The Adventures of Augie March.
New York : The Library of America, 2003.
First edition of the Library of America release of the author’s first three novels. Octavo, original maroon cloth. Signed by both Saul Bellow and James Wood on the title page. James Wood served as editor. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare signed as the author was aged at this point and did not attendContinue reading "Bellow: Novels 1944-1953: Dangling Man, The Victim, The Adventures of Augie March."
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Item Number: RRB-12036
Roth, Philip
The Ghost Writer.
New York : Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux, 1979.
First edition of the author’s first book in his acclaimed Zuckerman series. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sigrid Spaeth.
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Item Number: RRB-12037
Bloom, Harold
Shelley’s Mythmaking.
New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 1959.
First edition of Bloom’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Harold Bloom on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the spine crown and overall light wear. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-5721
Burroughs, William S
The Ticket That Exploded.
London : The Olympia Press, 1962.
First edition, first printing. Octavo, original green wrappers. Signed by William Burroughs on the title page. In fine condition. A superior example.
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Item Number: RRB-5719
Nooteboom, Cees
Roads to Santiago: Detours and Riddles in the Lands and History of Spain.
New York : Harcourt Brace and Company, 1997.
First edition. Octavo, original boards. Signed and dated in the year of publication by Cees Nooteboom on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Dutch by Ina Rilke.
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Item Number: RRB-5715
Cortazar, Julio
Hopscotch.
New York : Pantheon Books, 1966.
First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the translator Gregory Rabassa, who has written the opening line of this title, “Would I find La Maga?” Fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the front panel. Jacket designed by George Salter.
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Item Number: RRB-5713
Herr, Michael
Dispatches.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1977.
First edition of “the best book to have been written about the Vietnam War” (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to a Syracuse University fraternity brother and classmate, “Al It was amazing and wonderful to see you after so many years-Continue reading "Dispatches."
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Item Number: RRB-5609
Koestler, Arthur
Arrival and Departure.
London : Jonathan Cape, 1943.
First edition of the third novel in the author’s classic trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the month of publication on the half-title page, “Elisa Mann from Arthur Koestler London, 24.XI.43.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-5695
Viorst, Judith; Illustrated by Ray Cruz
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday.
New York : Atheneum Publishers, 1978.
First edition of the second book in the author’s acclaimed Alexander series. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, “Save your money! Judith Viorst.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-5685
Roth, Philip
Prague Orgy.
London : Jonathan Cape, 1985.
First edition of this novella by the Pulitzer-Prize winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Lilly Lee.
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Item Number: RRB-12005
Schulz, Charles M
Young Pillars.
Anderson, IN : The Warner Press, 1958.
First edition of this early work by the legendary creator of Peanuts. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Charles Schulz on the title page. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Uncommon signed.
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Item Number: RRB-5620
Mailer, Norman [Noam Chomsky]
The Armies of the Night.
New York : The New American Library, 1968.
First edition of this nonfiction novel, which went on to win both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Chris Lawford remembering our good conversation last summer Norman Mailer March 1983.” Additionally signed by one of the subjects, Noam Chomsky. The recipient,Continue reading "The Armies of the Night."
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Item Number: RRB-5790
Robinson, Marilynne
The Givenness of Things: Essays.
New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2015.
First edition of this collection of essays from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Marilynne Robinson on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Strick and Williams.
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Item Number: RRB-12057
Lessing, Doris
Martha Quest.
London : Michael Joseph, 1952.
First edition of the author’s first book in the Children of Violence series. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Name on the front pastedown, near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some chips and wear. Jacket design by Peter Rudland.
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Item Number: RRB-16012
Oz, Amos
My Michael.
London : Chatto & Windus, 1972.
First English edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in a contemporary hand, “For Gania, with my best wishes and warmest shalom, Amos Oz.” Bookplate, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small closed tears and wear toContinue reading "My Michael."
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Item Number: RRB-5723
Clews, Henry
Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street.
New York : Irving Publishing Company, 1888.
First edition of Clews’ classic work. Thick octavo, original green cloth, with titles to the spine in gilt and engraved frontispiece and nearly 50 portrait plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “___ ______ with the compliments of Henry Clews N.Y. May 3rd, 95.” In very good condition with some of the usual rubbing toContinue reading "Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street."
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Item Number: RRB-46042
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel
La Hojarasca.
Bogota : Ediciones- S.L.B., 1955.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers by artist Cecilia Porras. Signed by the translator Gregory Rabassa on the half-title page, with the opening sentence transcribed, “Nada en este mundo debe ser mas tremendo que los escombros de un hombre. Gregory Rabassa.” Rabassa was the translator of La HojaracaContinue reading "La Hojarasca."
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Item Number: RRB-5052
Bellow, Saul
Bellow: Novels 1944-1953: Dangling Man, The Victim, The Adventures of Augie March.
$850.00
RRB-12036
Nooteboom, Cees
Roads to Santiago: Detours and Riddles in the Lands and History of Spain.
$200.00
RRB-5715
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Viorst, Judith; Illustrated by Ray Cruz
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday.
$1,250.00
RRB-5685