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Murakami, Haruki

The Elephant Vanishes.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.

First edition of this classic collection of stories, one of which was the basis for the 2018 acclaimed film Burning. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Karen Haruki Murakami (in both Japanese and English) 5/6/93 Princeton, NJ.” Additionally signed three times byContinue reading "The Elephant Vanishes."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138128

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Frank, Pat

Hold Back the Night.

Philadelphia and New York : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1952.

First edition of this classic account of The Korean War. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-139414

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Paterson, Katherine

Bridge To Terabithia.

New York : Thomas Crowell, 1977.

Early printing of the author’s first Newbery-Award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Donna Diamond. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Kay, Katherine Paterson 10/16/93.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-138127

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DeLillo, Don

White Noise.

New York : The Viking Press, 1985.

First edition of the author’s National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Joe Don DeLillo.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. A very sharp example.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-138126

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Gaddis, Thomas E

Birdman of Alcatraz: The Story of Robert Stroud.

New York : Random House, 1955.

First edition of this work, basis for the classic film starring Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden and Thelma Ritter. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, ” Best- Thomas E. Gaddis August 7, 1958.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket, with the Ingo Perminger Agency stamp to the frontContinue reading "Birdman of Alcatraz: The Story of Robert Stroud."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-138123

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Stevenson, Robert Louis

Kidnapped: Being the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751.

London : Humphrey Milford/ Oxford University Press, 1930.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated edition. Quarto, original cloth, slipcase, illustrated by Rowland Hilder. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. The slipcase is in near fine condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-138086

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Keller, Helen

We Bereaved.

New York : Leslie Fulenwider, Inc, 1929.

First edition of this small book of wisdom by Helen Keller. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mrs Warren Monk, whose sweet faith is a bond between us. Affectionately, Helen Keller, July 24th, 1940.” In near fine condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-138074

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Rand, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged.

New York : Random House, 1957.

First edition of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, frontispiece stamped in gilt, spine stamped in black and gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Lillian Davison- with my best wishes- Cordially, Ayn Rand December 19, 1960.” Fine in aContinue reading "Atlas Shrugged."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138060

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Joyce, James

Finnegans Wake.

London : Faber & Faber, 1939.

First signed limited edition, number 115 of only 425 large-paper copies signed by Joyce. Large octavo, original red cloth, titles to spine in gilt, top edge gilt, original publisher’s yellow cloth slipcase. Signed by James Joyce on the limitation page. In near fine condition.

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-137512

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Faulkner, William

Sanctuary.

New York : Johnathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1931.

First edition of the novel that established Faulkner’s literary reputation. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some professional restoration. Housed in a custom clamshell box.

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138101

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Huxley, Aldous

Time Must Have A Stop.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1945.

First British edition of Huxley’s complex and powerful novel. Octavo, original light blue cloth. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-138775

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Shakespeare, William. Edited by John Payne Collier

The Works of William Shakespeare. The Text Formed from an Entirely New Collation of the Old Editions: with the Various Readings, Notes, A Life of the Poet, and a History of the Early English Stage.

London : Whittaker & Co, 1842-1844.

The large-type edition of Collier’s Shakespeare. Octavo, three of nine original volumes bound in three quarters morocco, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare engraved from the Folio edition of 1623. Mixed editions. In good condition. Uncommon.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-138774

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Atwood, Margaret

Cat’s Eye.

Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 1988.

First Canadian edition and true first of this “brilliant, three-dimensional mosaic… the story of Elaine’s childhood is so real and heartbreaking you want to stand up in your seat and cheer” (Boston Sunday Globe). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Melanie- best wishes- Margaret Atwood.” Fine inContinue reading "Cat’s Eye."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-138067

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Lederer, William J. and Eugene Burdick

The Ugly American.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1958.

First edition, early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed W.J. Lederer on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Alan Haemer.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-139901

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Camus, Albert

L’État de Siège. [The State of Siege].

Paris : Gallimard, 1948.

First edition, early printing of Camus’ fourth play, a political allegory about resistance to the plague of authoritarian rule. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “A Jean de Bosschère assiege sure anso mars insoumais [L’Etat de Siege] are Esperes a plus cordials Albert Camus.” The recipient, Jean deContinue reading "L’État de Siège. [The State of Siege]."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-137545

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Camus, Albert

Les Justes: Piece en Cinq Actes. [The Just Assassins: A Play in Five Acts].

Paris : Gallimard, 1950.

First edition, early printing of Camus’ classic examination of the moral issues associated with murder and terrorism. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “A Jean de Bosschère [crossing through “Les”] an nom des que vous no sommes sens tes cordialement Albert Camus.” The recipient, Jean de Bosschère livedContinue reading "Les Justes: Piece en Cinq Actes. [The Just Assassins: A Play in Five Acts]."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-137191

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Schnitzler, Arthur

Casanova’s Homecoming.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1947.

First edition of of Schnitzler’s famous novella. Quarto, original boards. In near fine condition. Numbered 96 of 1499 examples. Artwork by Rockwell Kent.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-137532

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Kushner, Harold S. [Norman Vincent Peale]

When Bad Things Happen To Good People.

New York : Schocken Books, 1981.

Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Norman Vincent Peale on the front free endpaper, “To Norman With my prayers for a speedy recovery Harold Kushner.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Edward Smith. An excellent association.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-135474

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Gordimer, Nadine [V.S. Naipaul]

Burger’s Daughter.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1979.

First edition of this powerful novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author, from the library of fellow Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul, with his signature to the front free endpaper. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional association linking to of theContinue reading "Burger’s Daughter."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138017

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Xingjian, Gao

Soul Mountain.

New York : Harper Collins, 2000.

First edition in English of the author’s magnum opus, which led to him winning the Nobel Prize in literature in 2000. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Gao Xingjian on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Mabel Lee.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-138016

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Johnson, Paul

Left of Centre.

London : MacGibbon & Kee, 1959.

First edition of the historian’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Sylvia and Martin Secker with best wishes from an Aspiring Author Paul Johnson.” The recipient, Martin Secker was London publisher who was responsible for producing the work of a distinguished group of literaryContinue reading "Left of Centre."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-136466

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Book with clamshell cover, Cien Anos de Soledad by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

Cien Anos de Soledad [One Hundred Years of Solitude].

Buenos Aires : Editorial Sudamericana, 1967.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece which is recognized as one of the most significant works in the Spanish literary canon. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Para Susi, con la amistad de Gabo 1967.” In near fine condition. Housed in aContinue reading "Cien Anos de Soledad [One Hundred Years of Solitude]."

$42,000.00

Item Number: RRB-137469

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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.

London : London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full calf by Root and Son, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 40 plates. In near fine condition, remnant of a bookplate to the front freeContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-137984

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Marias, Javier

Your Face Tomorrow: Poison, Shadow, and Farewell.

New York : New Directions, 2009.

First edition of the author’s final volume in his brilliant trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Javier Marias on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Hans Geel. Translated by Margaret Jull Costa.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-138885

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