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Bellow, Saul [Christopher Hitchens]

Henderson the Rain King.

New York : The Viking Press, 1959.

First edition of Bellow’s classic fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow writer Christopher Hitchens, “For Christopher with good wishes Saul Bellow.” Hitchens wrote, “When I think of Bellow, I think not just of a man whose genius for the vernacular could seem toContinue reading "Henderson the Rain King."

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$12,800.00
Item Number: RRB-39004

Churchill, Winston S

Painting As A Pastime.

London : Oldham Press Limited/Ernest Benn Limited, 1949.

First edition of this collection of Churchill’s brilliant essays on hobbies and painting. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with eighteen reproductions of Churchill’s paintings in full color. Presentation copy, inscribed by Churchill on the front free endpaper, “To Anita from Winston S. Churchill 1949 Queen Mary.” Near fine in the original dust jacket which isContinue reading "Painting As A Pastime."

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$12,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150148

Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]

The Innocents Abroad, Or The New Pilgrims’ Progress.

New York : The Heritage Press, 1962.

The Heritage Press edition of the author’s second book, one of the best-selling travel books of all-time. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco by Morrell with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, title page vignette, with color illustrations throughout. In near fine condition with sunning toContinue reading "The Innocents Abroad, Or The New Pilgrims’ Progress."

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-148723

Burton, Virginia Lee

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1939.

First edition of this children’s classic with the date of 1939 on the title page. Oblong quarto, original tan cloth, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by Virginia Lee Burton on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed, this is only the second example we have seen.

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$25,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150088

London, Jack

The Sea-Wolf.

New York : The Heritage Press, 1961.

The Heritage Press edition of London’s famous and enduring fifth novel. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco by Morrell with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with color illustrations throughout. In near fine condition. Introduction by Edmund Gilligan. Illustrated by famous illustrator Fletcher Martin. FletcherContinue reading "The Sea-Wolf."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-148725

Virgil; Translated by Robert Fagles

The Aeneid of Virgil.

New York : Viking, 2006.

First edition of Fagel’s translation of Virgil’s masterpiece and widely considered the finest piece of Latin literature. Quarto, original boards, illustrated endpapers. Signed by Robert Fagles with his traditional initials. Translated by Robert Fagles. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gregory Mollica. Introduction by Bernard Knox.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-150141

Kerouac, Jack [Bob Dylan]

On The Road.

New York : The Viking Press, 1957.

First edition of Kerouac’s classic novel. Octavo, original black cloth, top stain red. Boldly signed on the front free endpaper by one of the greatest songwriters of all-time, Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan was heavily influenced by Jack Kerouac and the broader Beat Generation, whose literary innovations helped shape Dylan’s early lyrical and aesthetic sensibilities. DylanContinue reading "On The Road."

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$40,000.00
Item Number: RRB-148707

Clarke, Arthur C. and Stanley Kubrick [Keir Dullea]

2001: A Space Odyssey.

New York : New American Library, 1968.

First edition of the novel of the landmark “proverbial good science fiction movie” created by Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick, starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood. Octavo, original half cloth. Lengthily signed by Keir Dullea on the title page, “Open the pod bay door, Hal Keir Dullea.” Additionally signed by Keir Dullea on theContinue reading "2001: A Space Odyssey."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150136

Beard, Peter

Zara’s Tales: Perilous Escapades in Equatorial Africa.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

First edition of this classic photobook. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed and with his writing and handprint on the front jacket panel, his writing on the front free endpaper, pre-title page and title page. “Xtra Special Delivery to the wonderful….Jo “May Heavens Choices Blessing be showers upon you (found in VoiContinue reading "Zara’s Tales: Perilous Escapades in Equatorial Africa."

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$800.00
Item Number: RRB-150129

Fleming, Ian [Milton Glaser]

Thrilling Cities.

New York : New American Library, 1964.

First American edition of Fleming’s volume of travel journalism, with the first publication in book form of his short story “007 in New York,” not present in the London edition. Octavo, original half cloth, drawings by Milton Glaser. Boldly signed by the illustrator Milton Glaser on the front panel of the dust jacket. Near fineContinue reading "Thrilling Cities."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150105

Kerouac, Jack

The Novels of Jack Kerouac: The Town and the City, On the Road, The Subterraneans, The Dharma Bums, Doctor Sax, Maggie Cassidy, Tristessa, Book of Dreams, Big Sur, Visions of Gerard, Desolation Angels, Satori in Paris, Vanity of Duluoz.

New York/San Francisco : Harcourt, Brace and Company/The Viking Press/Grove Press, Inc./Avon Book Division/City Lights Books/Farrar, Straus and Cudahy/Farrar, Straus and Company/Coward-McCann, Inc, 1950-1967.

First editions of each of Jack Kerouac’s novels. Octavo, thirteen volumes bound in full black levant 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 panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbledContinue reading "The Novels of Jack Kerouac: The Town and the City, On the Road, The Subterraneans, The Dharma Bums, Doctor Sax, Maggie Cassidy, Tristessa, Book of Dreams, Big Sur, Visions of Gerard, Desolation Angels, Satori in Paris, Vanity of Duluoz."

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$19,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149820

Dahl, Roald

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.

First edition of the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. Boldly signed by Roald Dahl on the front free endpaper and the illustrator on the titleContinue reading "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150100

Stephens, James [Harrison K. Ford]

The Crock of Gold.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1912.

First edition of this whimsical and philosophical novel. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles to the front panel and spine. In near fine condition. Ownership plate of Harrison K. Ford to the front pastedown. Harrison K. Ford was a prominent American stage and silent film actor in the early 20th century, appearing inContinue reading "The Crock of Gold."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-148691

Wharton, Edith

Ethan Frome.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911.

First edition, first issue with “wearily” in perfect type on penultimate line of page 135 and with four pages of publisher’s advertisements at rear, of Wharton’s greatest tragic story, a “grim tale of a bud of romance ice-bound and turned into a frozen horror in the frigid setting of a New England winter landscape” (The NewContinue reading "Ethan Frome."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-150097

Chekhov, Anton; Lajos Szalay [Illustrator]

Two Plays of Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard; Three Sisters.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1966.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of these two groundbreaking  plays by famous Russian writer Anton Chekhov. 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,Continue reading "Two Plays of Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard; Three Sisters."

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-148693

Bierce, Ambrose

The Monk and the Hangman’s Daughter.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1967.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this gothic novella. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with color illustrations. Boldly signed by illustrator Michel Ciry on the colophon page at theContinue reading "The Monk and the Hangman’s Daughter."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-148686

Conrad, Joseph

Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard.

New York : The Heritage Press, 1961.

The Heritage Press edition of what many consider to be Conrad’s masterpiece. Quarto, bound in three-quarter modern morocco by Morrell with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece and title page vignette, illustrated throughout. In near fine condition. Introduction by Rupert Croft-Cooke. Illustrated by LimaContinue reading "Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-148681
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