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Chapman, George. [Homer]

The Whole Works of Homer; Prince of Poetts In his Iliads, and Odysses. Translated according to the Greeke by Geo. Chapman.

London : [Richard Field and William Jaggard] for Nathaniel Butter, [c.1616].

First edition, first issue of the first complete English translation of Homer’s works. Folio, bound in full contemporary English calf with elaborate gilt floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised richly gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt scrolling to the front and rear panels, rebacked, boards restored preserving mostContinue reading "The Whole Works of Homer; Prince of Poetts In his Iliads, and Odysses. Translated according to the Greeke by Geo. Chapman."

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$30,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151341
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Reage, Pauline [Anne Desclos] Jean Paulhan [Preface]

The Story of O: With A Slaves Revolt an Essay on The Story of O.

New York : Grove Press/The Olympia Press, 1959.

First edition of this groundbreaking novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare in this condition.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151367
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Hemingway, Ernest

The Old Man and the Sea.

New York : Charles Scribner's & Sons, 1952.

First edition, first issue of Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and one of his most famous works. Octavo, original blue cloth, first issue with “A” and publisher’s seal printed on the copyright page and no mention of the Pulitzer Prize he was awarded the following year. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Photograph of Hemingway byContinue reading "The Old Man and the Sea."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151269
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Joyce, James

Ulysses.

Paris : Shakespeare and Company, 1922.

First edition, first printing of Joyce’s masterpiece, one of 750 numbered copies printed on handmade paper from a total edition of 1000 copies, this is number 909. Thick quarto, bound full morocco by Baker Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling to theContinue reading "Ulysses."

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$25,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151271
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Joyce, James

Ulysses.

Paris : Shakespeare and Company, 1922.

First edition, first printing of Joyce’s masterpiece, one of 750 numbered copies printed on handmade paper from a total edition of 1000 copies, this is number 909. Thick quarto, bound in full morocco by Baker Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling toContinue reading "Ulysses."

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$25,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151271
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Gibran, Kahlil

The Prophet.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1926.

The Deluxe Holiday edition of one of the best selling books of the 20th century. Quarto, original publisher’s parchment backed gold foil boards, rebacked with original spine strip laid down, central ornament in red to the front panel, top edge gilt, illustrated with twelve collotype plates after drawings by the author. In good condition.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-151250
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West, Nathanael

Miss Lonelyhearts.

New York : Liveright, 1933.

First edition, first issue of this humorous tale of alienation and advice in Depression era New York which was well-received, but the publisher went bankrupt almost immediately and bookshops were unable to source copies. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Easily one of the nicest examples extant, withContinue reading "Miss Lonelyhearts."

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$55,000.00
Item Number: RRB-140436
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Martin, George R.R

A Game of Thrones.

New York : Bantam Books, 2011.

First deluxe edition of the first book in the author’s acclaimed A Song of Ice and Fire Series. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by George R.R. Martin on the title page. Fine in the original publisher’s blue slipcase which is in fine condition.

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-151381
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Rushdie, Salman

The Enchantress of Florence.

New York : Random House Inc., 2008.

First edition of Salman Rushdie’s richly imagined historical novel linking Renaissance Florence and the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar through the legend of a mysterious and captivating woman known as the “Enchantress.” Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Salman Rushdie on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. DustContinue reading "The Enchantress of Florence."

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-151308
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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

La Hojarasca.

Bogota : Ediciones- S.L.B, 1955.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book which introduced the world to magical realism. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers by artist Cecilia Porras. Association copy, inscribed by the author in one of the earliest signatures we have seen on the front free endpaper, “Para Hector; nada más, Gabo -.” Translated as “nothing more.” TheContinue reading "La Hojarasca."

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$28,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150605
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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

La Hojarasca.

Bogota : Ediciones- S.L.B, 1955.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book which introduced the world to magical realism. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers by artist Cecilia Porras. Association copy, inscribed by the author in one of the earliest signatures we have seen on the front free endpaper, “Para Hector; nada más, Gabo -.” Translated as “nothing more.” TheContinue reading "La Hojarasca."

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$28,000.00
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Cohen, Leonard

Let Us Compare Mythologies.

Montreal : McGill Poetry Series by Contact Press, 1956.

First edition of Cohen’s first book, which explores philosophy, sexuality, death, a world of violent contrasts that would define his future literary and musical careers. Octavo, original cloth. With five full-page line illustrations by Freda Guttman. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the month of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Anton Raft,Continue reading "Let Us Compare Mythologies."

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$13,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151360
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Kerouac, Jack

The Town and the City.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950.

First edition of the Jack Kerouac’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Dave Creviston To Scribner’s With Luck To Dave With Luck (f.s) Jack Kerouac.” An interesting inscription as Kerouac submitted this work to Charles Scribner’s Sons twice, and was rejected both timesContinue reading "The Town and the City."

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$12,500.00
Item Number: RRB-131371
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Stephenson, Neal

Cryptonomicon.

New York : Avon Books, 1999.

First edition, first printing of this extraordinary first volume in an epoch-making masterpiece. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Neal Stephenson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Amy Halperin. Front cover illustration by Liz Kenyon.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-151276
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Woolf, Virginia

Contemporary Writers.

London : The Hogarth Press, 1965.

Rare proof copy of the first edition of collection of 46 essays and book reviews by Virginia Woolf, published posthumously. Small octavo, original wrappers with publication date written in ink to the front cover. In very good condition. Preface by Jean Guiguet.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-151263
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Vonnegut, Kurt

Cat’s Cradle.

New York : Holt, Rinehart Winston, 1963.

First edition of Vonnegut’s absurdist satire of the clash between science and religion in the nuclear age. Octavo, original half cloth, top stain green. Boldly signed by Kurt Vonnegut on the front free endpaper with a self-caricature. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder, Inc. Housed in aContinue reading "Cat’s Cradle."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-146918
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Buchan, John

The House of the Four Winds.

London : Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1935.

First British edition, early printing of the last book in the Dickson McCunn trilogy. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers. In fine condition with a slight lean to the spine.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-151379
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le Carre, John

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1974.

First British edition of the author’s seventh novel and what many consider to be his finest. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by John le Carre on a slip laid in. and additionally boldly signed by Academy Award-winning actor Gary Oldman on the front free endpaper. Oldman played George Smiley in the 2011 film adaptation of theContinue reading "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-146975
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McCarthy, Cormac

The Sunset Limited: A Novel in Dramatic Form.

London : Picador, 2010.

First hardcover edition of this beautifully crafted, consistently thought-provoking, and deceptively intimate work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on the pre-half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Pearson. Rare and desirable signed.

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-151374
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Paton, Alan

Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1948.

First edition of Paton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Alan Paton on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, contemporary inscription to the front free endpaper. Rare and desirable signed.

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151373
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Rand, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged.

New York : Random House, 1957.

First edition, later printing of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Ayn Rand on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter.

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151372
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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. Boldly signed by Arthur C. Clarke and by Keir Dullea on the front free endpaper, “‘Open the pod bay door, Hal.’ Keir Dullea” onContinue reading "2001: A Space Odyssey."

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$15,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151151
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McCarthy, Cormac

Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West.

New York : The Modern Library, 2001.

First Modern Library edition, early printing of the author’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Marion Ettlinger. Introduction by Harold Bloom. Uncommon signed.

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-151197
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Steinbeck, John

The Grapes of Wrath.

New York : The Viking Press, 1939.

First edition of this pivotal Pulitzer prize-winning novel, with “First Published in April 1939” on the copyright page and first edition notice on the front flap of the dust jacket. Octavo, original pictorial beige cloth, pictorial endpapers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Elmer Hader. Housed in a custom halfContinue reading "The Grapes of Wrath."

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$10,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151252
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