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London : Jonathan Cape, 1979.
First edition of this bestelling interactive picture book that had sparked a real life treasure hunt. Imperial octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated throughout by the author. In near fine.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
First edition of “one of Morrison’s most haunting works yet” (The New York Times). Octavo, original half-cloth. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barbara de Wilde.
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New York : The Macmillan Company, 1925.
First American edition of this collection of Wells’ syndicated newspaper column from 1923-24. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995), which was adapted into the 2006 AcademyContinue reading "A Year of Prophesying."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1990 and 1995.
First editions of Crichton’s gripping, bestselling scientific thriller and its sequel The Lost World. Octavo, two volumes, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers in The Lost World. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper of Jurassic Park with his official stamp of a T-Rex below, “For MabryContinue reading "Jurassic Park and The Lost World."
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New York : The Philosophical Library, 1956.
First edition of Sartre’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth with titles and vignette stamped in black. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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New York : Viking, 1994.
First edition of this collection of quotes from Rogers‘ writings throughout his career. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Steven with kindest regards. Fred Rogers 1995.” Additionally signed by Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks on the half-title page. Hanks played Fred Rogers in the 2019 filmContinue reading "You Are Special: Words of Wisdom from America’s Most Beloved Neighbor."
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 1985-1997.
First editions of each novel in the author’s Pulitzer-Prize Lonesome Dove series. Octavo, four volumes, original half cloth. Each are signed or inscribed by Larry McMurtry. Each are near fine to fine in near fine dust jackets. Jacket design by George Corsillo. Jacket painting by Shannon Stirnweis. An exceptional set, rare and desirable signed andContinue reading "Lonesome Dove; Streets of Laredo; Dead Man’s Walk; Comanche Moon."
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London : British Literary Society, n.d.
The extra-illustrated Crown edition of the poems of Samuel Butler, limited to ten numbered and registered sets. Duodecimo, two volumes, publisher’s exquisite deluxe full morocco binding with gilt titles and elaborate botanical gilt tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and elaborate botanical gilt decorations to the front andContinue reading "The British Poets: Samuel Butler."
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New York : A Del Rey Book / Ballantine Books, 1988.
First edition of the third book in the author’s acclaimed Odyssey Series. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldly signed by Arthur C. Clarke and actor Keir Dullea on the half-title page. Keir Dullea is an actor whose career spans film, television, and stage, though he is most closely associated with his role as astronaut Dr. DavidContinue reading "2061: Odyssey Three."
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New York : Newmarket Press, 1991.
First hardcover edition of this classic novel, basis for the Academy Award-winning film. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Michael Blake, Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Costner, and Wes Studi on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
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Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1935.
First edition of Lewis’ later masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Tom Cracroft who had to build Ft. Beulah. Sinclair Lewis Oct. 27, 1936.” Good in a good dust jacket. Rare in the original dust jacket and signed.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.
First edition of the second book in Anne Rice’s best-selling Vampire Chronicles. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldly signed by Anne Rice on the title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Sara Eisenman.
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New York : Signet, 1969.
First edition of the complete script, with a selection of black white and color stills, interviews and articles. Octavo, original wrappers as issued, illustrated. Boldly signed by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper on the title page. Edited by Nancy Hardin and Marilyn Schlossberg. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed by the two starsContinue reading "Easy Rider."
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1961.
First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Richard Chopping. A bright example.
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New York : George H. Doran Company, 1924.
First edition of this work analyzing modern authors and their literary characters through a psychological lens. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth, illustrated with tipped in plates. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer James Joyce on the front free endpaper, “James Joyce with the writers compliments Joseph Collins.” The recipient, James Joyce wasContinue reading "Taking the Literary Pulse: Psychological Studies of Life and Letters."
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London : Hesperus Press, 2012.
First British edition of this comedic, picaresque international bestselling novel. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Richard with love! Jonas Jonasson!” In near fine condition. Jacket design by Jonathan Pelham.
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Athens : Δίφρος [Difros Press], 1955.
First edition in Greek of one of Kazantzakis’ most famous and controversial works, first published in a French translation in 1954. Octavo, bound in full cloth with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the second free endpaper and dated 12-2-56. In very good condition. Very rareContinue reading "Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός. [The Last Temptation]."
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New York : Pantheon Books, 1993.
First edition of this fictional, philosophical novel where a young Albert Einstein imagines 35 different, fantastical worlds, each with a unique perception of time. Duodecimo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Ruth with good wishes Alan Lightman February 1998.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacketContinue reading "Einstein’s Dreams."
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New York : E.P. Dutton, Inc.; Alfred A. Knopf, 1982-1997.
First editions of this classic trilogy tracing the coming-of-age story of a gay man across mid-to-late 20th-century America. Octavo, three volumes, original half cloth. A Boy’s Own Story is a first edition, review copy with the original publisher’s slip laid in along with a pre-release article from Dutton News. Each volume is signed by EdmundContinue reading "A Boy’s Own Story; The Beautiful Room is Empty; The Farewell Symphony."
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Hopewell, NJ : The Ecco Press, 1994.
First edition of this expansively imagined drama about four generations of an American family. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on the front free endpaper. Additionally signed and dated three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd in the year of publication: on the front panel, on the front free endpaper, andContinue reading "The Stonemason: A Play In Five Acts."
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Chicago : A.C. McClurg & Co., 1927.
First edition of the first book in the ‘Apache’ series. Octavo, original orange cloth. In very good condition, ownership signature to the front free endpaper.
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Chicago : A. C. McClurg & Co, 1923.
First edition of the second book in the ‘Pellucidar’ series, following ‘At the Earth’s Core.’ Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece and three illustrations by J. Allen St. John. In very good condition.
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New York : Atheneum, 1966.
First edition, early printing of this Southern Gothic novel. Octavo, original cloth, top stain red, bookplate to the front pastedown from ‘The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright’. Madeleine K. Albright, was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leadingContinue reading "A Generous Man."
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London : William Pickering, 1832.
Rare second edition of this early and important collection of the lore of English literature’s most famous outlaw, first published in 1795. Octavo, bound in full contemporary crushed levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, allContinue reading "Robin Hood: A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, Now Extant Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw."
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