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Bronte, Charlotte; Edited by Currer Bell

Jane Eyre: An Autobiography.

London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1847.

Rare first edition of this revolutionary feminist romance, of which reportedly only about 500 copies were printed in the first edition. Octavo, three volumes, finely bound in full calf with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "Jane Eyre: An Autobiography."

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$72,000.00
Item Number: RRB-146830
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Aesop; Stephen Gooden [Illustrator]

Aesop’s Fables.

London : George G. Harrap and Company Ltd, 1936.

Signed limited edition of Aesop’s Fables. Royal octavo, bound in full vellum with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, vignette title-page, illustrated with engraved plates and decorations. Boldly signed by illustrator Stephen Gooden on the colophonContinue reading "Aesop’s Fables."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-148561
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Maupassant, Henri René Albert Guy de

A Woman’s Life.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1952.

The Limited Editions Club limited edition of Guy de Maupassant’s first full-length novel. Royal octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, giltContinue reading "A Woman’s Life."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-148551
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Conrad, Joseph

The Works of Joseph Conrad: Almayer’s Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Falk, Youth, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, The Mirror of the Sea, Under Western Eyes, Chance, Victory, The Shadow Line, The Arrow of Gold, The Rescue, The Rover, Suspense.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920-1928.

The Sun-Dial edition of the works of Joseph Conrad. Octavo, 24 volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant navy morocco with gilt titles and nautical stamping to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, frontispiece portrait to Volume I. One of seven hundred and thirty-five numbered copies with the firstContinue reading "The Works of Joseph Conrad: Almayer’s Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Falk, Youth, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, The Mirror of the Sea, Under Western Eyes, Chance, Victory, The Shadow Line, The Arrow of Gold, The Rescue, The Rover, Suspense."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-149370
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Hugo, Victor; Tranquillo Marangoni [Engraver]; Giovanni Mardersteig [Printer]

The Toilers of the Sea.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1960.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Victor Hugo’s third major prose novel. Royal octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, gilt turn-insContinue reading "The Toilers of the Sea."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-148554
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MÉrimÉe, Prosper; Jean Charlot [Illustrator]

Carmen.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1941.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this novella that inspired Georges Bizet’s famous opera of the same name. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece of Prosper Mérimée, illustrated with color lithographs. Boldly signed byContinue reading "Carmen."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-148549
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Golding, William

Lord of the Flies.

New York : Coward-McCann, 1955.

First American edition of Golding’s classic first book, one of the best-known works in modern literature. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the HarcourtContinue reading "Lord of the Flies."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150004
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Wells, H.G

The Works of H.G. Wells Including [The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, Etc].

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924-27.

The Atlantic edition, one of only 1050 copies, signed by H.G. Wells in volume one, this is number 684. Octavo, 28 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco by Stikeman & Co., gilt titles and tooling to the spine with floral detailing, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece illustrations including the author portrait in volume one. InContinue reading "The Works of H.G. Wells Including [The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, Etc]."

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$11,000.00
Item Number: RRB-147627
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Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George. Introduction by Edgar Johnson

The Last Days of Pompeii.

The Officina Bodoni Verona : Printed For The Members of the Limited Editions Club, 1956.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Bulwer-Lytton’s most celebrated work, a classic of historical fiction and the basis for the 1935 Hollywood film of the same name directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C. Cooper. Quarto, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and ruling toContinue reading "The Last Days of Pompeii."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149522
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Einstein, Albert

About Zionism: Speeches and Letters.

New York : The MacMillan Company, 1931.

First edition of this volume of Einstein’s speeches and letters concerning his views on Zionism. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt signature to the front panel, gilt innerContinue reading "About Zionism: Speeches and Letters."

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-150006
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Bloch, Robert

Psycho: An Inner Sanctum Mystery.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959.

First edition of this classic thriller novel, the basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s film. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, allContinue reading "Psycho: An Inner Sanctum Mystery."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149895
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Boswell, James. Edited by Frank Brady and Frederick A. Pottle

The Private Papers of James Boswell: Boswell’s London Journal 1762-1763; Boswell in Holland 1763-1764; Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland 1764; Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica, and France 1765-1766; Boswell In Search of a Wife 1766-1769; Boswell For The Defence 1769-1774.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1951-1960.

The De Luxe Yale edition of the private papers of James Boswell. Tall octavo, 6 volumes, original publisher’s half vellum with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt coat of arms to each front panel, top edge gilt, ribbons bound in, frontispiece to each volume, illustrated, folding maps. In fine condition. A very attractive set.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-149552
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Thornton, Alfred

Don Juan. Volume the First and Don Juan; Volume the Second: Containing His Life in London, Or, A True Picture of the British Metropolis.

London : Printed for Thomas Kelly, 1821-1822.

First edition of Thornton’s satirical reinterpretation of the famous libertine legend. Octavo, two volumes bound in full crushed levant morocco by Lloyd with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt scrolling and cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles stamp-signed by Lloyd,Continue reading "Don Juan. Volume the First and Don Juan; Volume the Second: Containing His Life in London, Or, A True Picture of the British Metropolis."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-149525
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Churchill, Winston S

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.

New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1966.

Finely bound example of Churchill’s classic work. Octavo, four volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, ribbons bound in. In near fine condition.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149638
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Fielding, Henry

The Novels of Henry Fielding: The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams; The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great; The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling; Amelia.

Oxford : Basil Blackwell Publisher to the Shakespeare Head Press, 1926.

The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of the novels of Henry Fielding, limited to one thousand and thirty copies. Octavo, ten volumes bound in full red morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt decorated inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. In fine condition.

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$2,600.00
Item Number: RRB-149372
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Sienkiewicz, Henryk; Salvatore Fiume [Illustrator]; Giovanni Mardersteig [Printer]

Quo Vadis?

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1959.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Sienkiewicz’s international best-selling historical novel. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, with black and white illustrations. Boldly signedContinue reading "Quo Vadis?"

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-148528
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Pepys, Samuel; Henry B. Wheatley [Editor]

The Diary of Samuel Pepys.

London : George Bell & Sons, 1928.

Finely bound example of this famous firsthand account of the Restoration period. Octavo, 10 volumes, bound in three-quarters contemporary calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece. With Lord Braybrooke’s notes, edited with additions by Henry B. Wheatley. In veryContinue reading "The Diary of Samuel Pepys."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-148423
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Williams, Tennessee

The Night of the Iguana.

New York : New Directions, 1962.

First edition of this powerfully compassionate play. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by TennesseeContinue reading "The Night of the Iguana."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149896
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Cellini, Benvenuto; Fritz Kredel [Illustrator]

The Life of Benvenuto Cellini: Written By Himself.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1937.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this autobiographical account by the Italian Renaissance sculptor, goldsmith, and writer Benvenuto Cellini. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rearContinue reading "The Life of Benvenuto Cellini: Written By Himself."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-148544
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Publius Vergilius Maro [Virgil]; Bruno Bramanti [Illustrator]; Giovanni Mardersteig [Printer]

The Georgics.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1952.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Virgil’s classic didactic poem. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles,Continue reading "The Georgics."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-148543
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Plato; Eugene Karlin [Illustrator]

Dialogues On Love and Friendship: Lysis, or Friendship; The Symposium; Phaedrus.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1968.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Plato’s dialogues on love and friendship. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, with blackContinue reading "Dialogues On Love and Friendship: Lysis, or Friendship; The Symposium; Phaedrus."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-148529
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Milton, John

Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books.

London : Printed by S. Simmons next door to the Golden Lion in Aldersgate-Street, 1674.

Rare second edition of Milton’s masterpiece, “one of the greatest works of the human imagination” (DNB). Small octavo, bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards with gilt titles and stamping to the spine in six compartments within raised bands. Revised and augmented by the author, the number of books has been extended from tenContinue reading "Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149837
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Dickens, Charles

The Personal History of David Copperfield.

London : Bradbury & Evans, 1850.

First edition in book form of “the most perfect of all the Dickens novels” (Virginia Woolf) with the first state engraved title page with date and all first issue points noted by Smith except for ‘screamed’ corrected to ‘screwed’ on p.132, line 20 (as usual). Octavo, bound in full polished calf by Bumpus with moroccoContinue reading "The Personal History of David Copperfield."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-149359
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Maugham, W. Somerset; John Sloan [Illustrator]

Of Human Bondage.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1938.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Maugham’s masterpiece and one of the most important novels of the 20th century. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt numbers to the spine, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "Of Human Bondage."

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-148515
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