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Browse rare first edition classics in American, English, world literature, poetry, and plays. View our entire collection of rare literature below, search our inventory with advanced search, or use our sorting tools to find exactly what you’re looking for. Please call with any questions you may have on a specific item or order online today.

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter Series Complete Deluxe Set. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows.

London : Bloomsbury, 1997-2007.

First editions of the deluxe edition of each book in Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Octavo, 7 volumes, original decorative cloth as issued with gilt titles and pictorial onlay to the front panel, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the half-title page in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. AdditionallyContinue reading "Harry Potter Series Complete Deluxe Set. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147882

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Frost, Robert

A Way Out: A One Act Play.

New York : The Harbor Press, 1929.

Signed limited edition and first separate edition of this one act play by Frost. Octavo, original half cloth. One of four hundred and eighty-five numbered copies signed by Robert Frost at the conclusion of the preface. In fine condition.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-150563

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Vargas Llosa, Mario

La ciudad y los perros. [The Time of the Hero].

Barcelona : Editorial Seix Barral, 1963.

First edition of Nobel Prize-winning author’s first novel and what many consider his finest. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Oriol Maspons. Laid in is a paper regarding the book signing. Uncommon signed.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-150564

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Austen, Jane

The Works of Jane Austen.

London : Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, 1927.

The Georgian edition of the works of Jane Austen. Octavo, five volumes bound in three quarter contemporary calf by Riviere & Son with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, title pages in red and black. In very good condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149351

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Thigpen, Corbett H.; Hervey M. Cleckley

The Three Faces of Eve.

New York : McGraw-Hill, 1957.

Special edition of this classic work, basis for the 1957 Academy Award-winning film starring Joanne Woodward. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed and inscribed by both authors on the front free endpaper, “For John Persall With all good wishes and our cordial regard Corbett Thigpen Hervey Cleckley.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with theContinue reading "The Three Faces of Eve."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149346

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Murakami, Haruki

Norwegian Wood.

Tokyo : Kodansha, 1987.

First Japanese edition and true first of the author’s most well-known work. Octavo, two volumes, original boards. Both volumes are boldly signed by Haruki Murakami in Japanese on the rear endpaper as Japanese reads right to left. Each volume is fine in a near fine dust jackets, with the rare wrap around band to each.Continue reading "Norwegian Wood."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150317

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Wells, H.G

The World Set Free: A Story of Mankind.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1914.

First edition of Wells’ prophetic novel predicting the arrival of atomic weaponry. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth with titles stamped in gilt and botanical detailing stamped in black. 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), whichContinue reading "The World Set Free: A Story of Mankind."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-149400

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Faulkner, William

Pylon.

New York : Harrison Smith and Robert Hass, Inc, 1935.

First edition of Faulkner’s explosive novel about a group of Southern barnstormers. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stained black. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-147408

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Kazantzakis, Nikos

Christ Recrucified.

Athena 1954.

First Greek edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the copyright page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150226

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Groom, Winston [Tom Hanks]

Forrest Gump.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 2014.

First commemorative edition of this modern classic, basis for the 1994 film starring Tom Hanks, with the screenplay by Eric Roth. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Winston Groom and additionally signed by Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Bill Creevy. Rare and desirable signed.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150570

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Smith, Betty

Maggie-Now.

New York 1958.

First edition of this unforgettable masterpiece from one of the twentieth century’s greatest talents and author of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Betty Smith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo Manso. Uncommon signed.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150549

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Smith, Betty

Maggie-Now.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.

First edition of this unforgettable masterpiece from one of the twentieth century’s greatest talents and author of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Betty Smith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo Manso. Uncommon signed.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150549

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Dickens, Charles

A Tale of Two Cities. [with] Charles Dickens Autograph Note.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1859.

First edition, mixed issue of one of Dickens’ most enduring works. Octavo, bound in three quarters modern half calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, illustrated with sixteen plates after H.K. Browne including the frontispiece and title vignette.Continue reading "A Tale of Two Cities. [with] Charles Dickens Autograph Note."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149368

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Travers, P.L. [Lin Manuel Miranda]

Mary Poppins Comes Back.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1935.

First edition of the sequel to Mary Poppins. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated by Mary Shepard. Boldly signed by Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor Lin-Manuel Miranda on the half-title page. Miranda starred alongside Emily Blunt in the sequel Mary Poppins Returns to the 1964 film Mary Poppins, and stars Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins, with supportingContinue reading "Mary Poppins Comes Back."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150072

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Wells, H.G

The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1914.

First edition of this Edwardian novel. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with titles stamped in gilt and botanical detailing stamped in blind. In near fine condition. Bookplate to the front pastedown. 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 TheContinue reading "The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-149390

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Chosen and Edited by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch

The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900.

London : Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1926.

Finely bound edition of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch’s The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900. Duodecimo, bound in full contemporary dark green levant morocco by Bayntun with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, front panel with morocco inlays depicting aContinue reading "The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149271

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Grahame, Kenneth

The Wind in the Willows.

London : Methuen and Co, 1908.

First edition of the beloved children’s novel, which author A.A. Milne once referred to as a “household book,” “one of the classic read-aloud books that should not be missed by any family” (Silvey). Octavo, original gilt-stamped pictorial green cloth, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In very good condition. Frontispiece by Graham Robertson. Bookplate to the frontContinue reading "The Wind in the Willows."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149387

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Leigh Fermor, Patrick; Artemis Cooper [Editor]; [Daphne Fielding]

A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road.

London : John Murray, 1977-2013.

First editions of each volume in Leigh Fermor’s trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with maps. A Time of Gifts is signed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the front free endpaper. Between the Woods and the Water is an association copy, lengthily inscribed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the front free endpaper to DaphneContinue reading "A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149386

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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1838-39.

First edition in the original monthly parts, mixed issue of this titular hero’s journey through hardship. Octavo, original blue-green wrappers, 20 parts in 19 volumes, dated April 1838-October 1839. Illustrated with an engraved portrait of Dickens by Finden after Daniel Maclise, and 38 out of 39 black and white etched plates by “Phiz” or HablotContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149369

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Nolan, Christopher [Cillian Murphy]

Unleashing Oppenheimer: Inside Christopher Nolan’s Explosive Atomic-Age Thriller.

: Insight Editions, 2023.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on the Academy Award-winning film. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Christopher Nolan and Academy Award-winning actor Cillian Murphy on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150518

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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, topstain brown. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “For Poetry and for Van Allen Bradley with very best wishes Saul Bellow.” The recipient, Van Allen Bradley was an influential American literary critic, editor, and author. He gained prominenceContinue reading "Dangling Man."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147721

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Allen, Woody

Don’t Drink The Water.

New York : A Random House, 1967.

First edition of this satire comedic play. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece of a black and white photograph. Laid in is a signed photograph of Woody Allen. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-148922

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Southern, Terry

Texas Summer: A Novel by Terry Southern.

New York : Arcade Publishing/Little Brown And Company, 1991.

First edition of Southern’s powerful critique of cultural and economic forces that shaped America. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting and design by Wendell Minor. Author photograph by William Claxton.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-148446

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Ghosh, Amitav

The Circle of Reason.

New York : Viking, 1986.

First edition of the author’s classic first novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Amitav Ghosh on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-149436

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