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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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Silverstein, Shel; [Paulette Breen]

The Giving Tree.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1964.

Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front pastedown with a large original drawing of a tree which has been carved to read the name ‘Paulette’ and inscribed on the half-title page at the bottom left corner, “With Love ~ Shel Silverstein.” TheContinue reading "The Giving Tree."

$18,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149402

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Dickens, Charles

The Christmas Books: The Chimes; The Battle of Life; Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain.

London : Chapman and Hall/Bradbury & Evans, 1845-1848.

First editions of the four final novellas in Charles Dickens’ Christmas Book series. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panels, all edges gilt, frontispiece, title page vignettes. The set contains: First edition, second issue of The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old YearContinue reading "The Christmas Books: The Chimes; The Battle of Life; Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149771

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Lee, Harper

To Kill A Mockingbird. 1309 romina 2220

Philadelphia & New York : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960.

First edition, the finest association copy of one of the most important American novels of the 20th century which had an initial first printing of 5,000 copies and went on to earn Harper Lee the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaperContinue reading "To Kill A Mockingbird. 1309 romina 2220"

$250,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149590

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Greene, Graham

Brighton Rock.

London : William Heinemann LTD, 1938.

First British edition of Greene’s chilling expose of violence and gang warfare in the pre-war underworld is a classic of its kind. Octavo, bound in half goatskin over cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels. In near fine condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149699

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Irving, John

The World According to Garp.

New York : E.P. Dutton, 1978.

First edition of the author’s fourth breakthrough novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Hilary John Irving.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo Manso.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-149614

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de Balzac, Honoré [Czar Alexander II]

La Dernière Incarnation de Vautrin. [The Last Incarnation of Vautrin].

Paris : Chez Louis Chlendowski, 1848.

Finely bound edition of the final volume of ‘La Comédie Humaine’, from the library of Czar Alexander II of Russia. Octavo, three volumes bound in half crushed morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spines in five compartments. In very condition with some rubbing to the spines and bookplates to theContinue reading "La Dernière Incarnation de Vautrin. [The Last Incarnation of Vautrin]."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-145572

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Greene, Graham

England Made Me.

London : William Heinemann LTD, 1935.

First British edition of this early novel by Greene, which would later be republished as The Shipwrecked in 1953. Octavo, bound by Brian Hall in three quarters morocco over cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments with raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels. In fine condition.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-149698

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Greene, Graham

It’s A Battlefield.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1934.

First edition of this early novel by Greene. Octavo, bound in three quarters goatskin over cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments with raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels. In near fine condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-149696

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Eliot, T.S

Ash-Wednesday.

New York : The Fountain Press Inc./London Faber & Faber Ltd, 1930.

Signed limited edition of T. S. Eliot’s classic “conversion poem.” Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt. One of six hundred numbered copies, this is number 329. Boldly signed by T.S. Eliot on the colophon. In near fine condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. A very sharp example.

$2,600.00

Item Number: RRB-149679

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Canfield, Arthur. Chosen by St John Lucas [Raymond Chandler]

The Oxford Book of French Verse: xiiith Century-xxth Century.

London : Clarendon Press, 1946.

First edition of this comprehensive anthology that showcases the richness of French poetry. 16mo, original wrappers. From the library of Raymond Chandler with his library stamp to the front free endpaper: Raymond Chandler 6005 Camino de la Costa La Jolla, California OCT 13 1949. Raymond Chandler was a pivotal figure in 20th-century American literature, renownedContinue reading "The Oxford Book of French Verse: xiiith Century-xxth Century."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149032

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Disney, Walt; Ward Greene

Lady and the Tramp: The Story of Two Dogs.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1953.

First edition of this classic work, basis for the Walt Disney film. 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 panels, gilt illustration to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed byContinue reading "Lady and the Tramp: The Story of Two Dogs."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-149702

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Eliot, T.S. [Allen Tate]

The Waste Land.

New York : Boni & Liveright, 1922.

First edition, first issue of one of the most influential works of the 20th century, from the library of poet Allen Tate. Octavo, original black flexible cloth, lettered in gilt. One of one thousand copies, this is number 373. Contains the word “mountain” spelled correctly on page 41, “water” without the ‘a’ on page 22,Continue reading "The Waste Land."

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149678

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Dickens, Charles

Little Dorrit.

London : Bradbury and Evans, 1857.

First edition, first issue in book form of one of Dickens’ most outstanding novels with the three line errata on page xiv, “William” for “Frederick” on page 317 line 27, B2 instead of BB2 on pp. 371, lacking errata on page 467, and “Rigaud” for “Blandois” on pp. 469, 470, 472, and 473. Octavo, bound inContinue reading "Little Dorrit."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-149676

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Groom, Winston [Tom Hanks; Eric Roth; Dick Cavett]

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 on the title page and additionally signed by Academy-Award winning actor Tom Hanks, Dick Cavett (who appeared in the film) and screenwriter Eric Roth. FineContinue reading "Forrest Gump."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143899

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Wodehouse, P.G

Uncle Dynamite.

London : Herbert Jenkins, n.d.

First edition of Wodehouse’s hilarious and nonsensical novel. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Frank Ford.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-145042

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

New York : Arthur A. Levine Books: An Imprint of Scholastic Press, 1999.

First American edition, early printing of the second book in Rowling’s best-selling Harry Potter series. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Mary Grandpré. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Thea (yet again!) J.K. Rowling.” Very good in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket art by Mary Grandpré. Jacket designContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149252

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Schedel, Hartmann

Liber Chronicarum. [The Nuremberg Chronicle].

Nuremberg : Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 1493.

First edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle, the most extensively illustrated book of the 15th century, from the St. Petersburg library of William Tooke. Imperial folio, bound in three quarter calf over paper-covered boards, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, five gilt-tooled raised bands, rebacked, decorated with 1809 woodcut illustrationsContinue reading "Liber Chronicarum. [The Nuremberg Chronicle]."

$125,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149818

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Davies, Valentine

Miracle On 34th Street.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1947.

First edition of this modern Christmas classic. Octavo, original red cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with the first edition point of “Double Your Enjoyment” on the rear panel. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional example.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149673

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Seuss, Dr

Green Eggs and Ham.

New York : Random House, 1960.

First edition, early printing of this Dr. Seuss classic. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “With Best Wishes to Chuck Meeks! Dr. Seuss.” In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed by Dr. Seuss.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-149462

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Dumas, Alexandre [Alexander]

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo [The Count of Monte-Cristo].

Paris : Bureaux du Journal Le Siecle, 1846.

One of the earliest known editions of The Count of Monte Cristo. Quarto, bound in contemporary half leather over marbled boards, illustrated with the frontispiece portrait and 29 plates on thicker paper by Gavarni, Johannot and others, each with a tissue guard. This copy includes plates, rarely found in this scarce edition. In very goodContinue reading "Le Comte de Monte-Cristo [The Count of Monte-Cristo]."

$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150655

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Steinbeck, John

East of Eden.

New York : The Viking Press, 1952.

First edition of Steinbeck’s epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. 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 panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbledContinue reading "East of Eden."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149726

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Morrison, Toni

A Mercy.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.

First edition of “one of Morrison’s most haunting works yet” (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barbara de Wilde.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-150556

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Hill, Napoleon

Think and Grow Rich.

Meriden, Conn. : The Ralston Society, 1937.

Rare first edition of this classic bestseller, which has sold over 100 million copies. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Napoleon Hill on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with various original ephemera relating to the original release of this title. Rare and desirable in the original dust jacketContinue reading "Think and Grow Rich."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150615

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Irving, John

The 158-Pound Marriage.

New York : Random House, 1974.

First edition of Irving’s third book. Octavo. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Merry Christmas, to Colin’s Teacher, Mr. Gallivan…1975 John Irving.” The recipient was John Irving’s son Colin’s teacher. Near fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150632

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