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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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Berryman, John

The Dispossessed.

New York : William Sloane Associates, Inc., 1948.

First edition of the first general collection of the poems of John Berryman. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of renowned American poet, critic, and Princeton professor, Theodore (Ted) Weiss and his wife Reneé Weiss, who collectively edited the well-known Quarterly Review of Literature Magazine for sixty years. Near fine in a very good dustContinue reading "The Dispossessed."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-143526

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Trail, Armitage. [Al Pacino]

Scarface.

New York : Dell Publishing Co., Inc, 1959.

First Dell paperback edition of Trail’s sensational American organized crime novel, the basis for one of the greatest gangster films ever made directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed twice by Al Pacino, on the front panel and again on the title page.Continue reading "Scarface."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149364

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Trail, Armitage. [Al Pacino]

Scarface.

New York : Dell Publishing Co., Inc, 1959.

First Dell paperback edition of Trail’s sensational American organized crime novel, the basis for one of the greatest gangster films ever made directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed twice by Al Pacino, on the front panel and again on the title page.Continue reading "Scarface."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149364

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Eliot, T.S

Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.

London : Faber and Faber Limited, 1939.

First British edition of Eliot’s beloved collection of whimsical feline poems which served as the basis for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1981 megamusical phenomenon Cats. Octavo, original pictorial cloth. One of 3,005 copies (Gallup A35a). Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by T.S. Eliot. Signature to the front free endpaper and datedContinue reading "Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149333

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Drexler, Rosalyn

To Smithereens.

New York : The New American Library, 1972.

First edition of this “extraordinarily good book, but then so is everything Rosalyn Drexler ever wrote” (The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “3/9/2016 To Tim and Patty Thank You Rosalyn Drexler.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Books signed by Drexler areContinue reading "To Smithereens."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-150537

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Reiss, Johanna

The Upstairs Room.

New York : Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1972.

First edition, early printing of this poignant autobiographical novel that recounts the author’s experiences as a Jewish child. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Corrie with best wishes. Joanna Reiss June 27 ’73 Las Vegas.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Bookplate to theContinue reading "The Upstairs Room."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150561

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Dickens, Charles

The Personal History of David Copperfield.

London : Bradbury & Evans, 1850.

First edition of “the most perfect of all the Dickens novels” (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, original publisher’s variant olive green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, panels and spine with stamped in blind decorations, illustrated with 40 plates designed & etched on steel by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz), including frontispiece and additional pictorial title. InContinue reading "The Personal History of David Copperfield."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149344

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Dickens, Charles

Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”

London : Richard Bentley, 1838.

First edition of Dickens’ popular retelling of the memoirs of celebrated English clown Joseph Grimaldi. Octavo, two volumes bound in full polished calf by Root with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spin in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt rulings to the panels, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”"

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148217

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Schulz, Charles M

You Don’t Look 35, Charlie Brown.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author with a large drawing of Snoopy with a heart on the front free endpaper, “For Rosa Audrey, Laurie and Juris with love and friendship – Charles M. Schulz (Sparky).” Near Fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "You Don’t Look 35, Charlie Brown."

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-149337

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Allen, Woody

The Floating Light Bulb.

New York : Random House, 1982.

First edition of this comedic play that explores the complexities of relationships. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-148911

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Carroll, Lewis. [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

London : Macmillan and Co, 1885.

Finely bound early printing of Carroll’s beloved children’s classic. Octavo, bound in full dark green crushed levant morocco by Kelliegram with gilt titles and elaborate gilt 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, all edges gilt, yellow silkContinue reading "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland."

$9,200.00

Item Number: RRB-149332

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Ko Un

Traveler Maps: Poems by Ko Un.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Tamal Vista Publications, 2004.

First edition of this prolific South Korean poet’s collection of poems. Octodecimo, original publisher’s wrappers, publisher’s printed paper sleeve, frontispiece, with twelve double-page sheets that unfold into 12 inch by 12 inch pages. Boldly signed by the author twice, once on the title page and once on the inside of the publisher’s printed paper sleeveContinue reading "Traveler Maps: Poems by Ko Un."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-149331

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Wells, H.G

The Autocracy of Mr. Parham: His Remarkable Adventures in this Changing World.

London : William Heinemann, 1930.

First edition of this novel which was praised by Bertrand Russell. Octavo, original cloth, with 10 illustrations by David Low. In near fine condition. 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 2006Continue reading "The Autocracy of Mr. Parham: His Remarkable Adventures in this Changing World."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-149398

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Dickens, Charles

Bleak House.

London : Bradbury Evans, 1853.

First edition of this Dickens’ classic. Octavo, bound in full calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge marbled, marbled endpapers, illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece, engraved title page, and 39 engraved plates by H.K. Browne. With three key typographical errors calledContinue reading "Bleak House."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148214

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Williams, Tennessee

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.

New York : New Directions, 1955.

First edition, first issue of one of Williams’s best-known works and his personal favorite. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Tennessee Williams on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Alvin Lustig. An exceptional example, uncommon signed.

$6,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150533

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Williams, Tennessee

A Streetcar Named Desire.

New York : New Directions, 1947.

First edition of Williams’ classic play, which won Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Tennessee Williams on the front free endpaper. Near fine in an excellent near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Alvin Lustig. An exceptional example, rare in this condition and signed.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150529

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Herzl, Theodor. Translated by Lotta Levensohn. Preface by Stephen S. Wise [David Ben-Gurion]

Old-New Land [“Altneuland”].

New York : Bloch Publishing Co, 1941.

First edition in English of Herzl’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. A gifted copy accompanied by a slip from the first prime minister of the State of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, laid in, “With Compliments from D. Ben-Gurion.” David Ben-Gurion (1886–1973) and Theodor Herzl (1860–1904) were two of the most significant figures in the history ofContinue reading "Old-New Land [“Altneuland”]."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149223

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White, E.B.; Illustrated by Edward Frascino

The Trumpet of the Swan.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970.

First edition of White’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Isabel Russell with my best wishes and a loud ko hoh! EB White June 1970.” The recipient, Isabel Russell, was the longtime personal secretary and assistant to E. B.Continue reading "The Trumpet of the Swan."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149322

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David Copperfield

Dickens, Charles

The Personal History of David Copperfield.

London : Bradbury and Evans, May 1849-November 1850.

First edition in the original parts of “the most perfect of all the Dickens novels” (Virginia Woolf). Complete set of the original parts, with all of the etched plates and most of the advertisements. Octavo, original blue-green illustrated serial issue wrappers being twenty parts in nineteen, 624 pp. plus xiv pp. of preliminaries, errata leafContinue reading "The Personal History of David Copperfield."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149546

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Mailer, Norman

Advertisements for Myself.

New York : Putnam and Sons, 1959.

First edition of this classic collection of essays. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For David Cheers Norman Mailer Feb. ’81.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover photograph by Judy Scheftel.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-142397

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Godey, Louis Antoine

Godey’s Lady’s Book for 1850.

Philadelphia : L.A. Godey, 1850.

Finely bound example of this 19th-century American magazine known for its collection of poetry, illustrations, and articles by prominent female authors and artists. Octavo, volume 40, bound in three quarters contemporary calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, profusely illustrated with engraving, music sheets, and embroidery and costume plans. In very good condition.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-149127

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Faulkner, William

Unvanquished.

New York : Random House, 1938.

First edition of this novel which tells the story of the Sartoris family, who first appeared in the novel Sartoris. Octavo, original cloth, top stained red, illustrated by Edward Shenton. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-147394

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Dickens, Charles

A Tale of Two Cities.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1859.

First edition, first issue of one of Dickens’ most enduring works. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges gilt, illustrated with sixteen plates after H.K. Browne including the frontispiece and title vignette. In very good condition.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149304

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Maguire, Gregory

The Lightning Time.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1978.

First edition of the author’s classic first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “June 1979 for Valera, with best wishes on these Kansas bright summer days – Gregory Maguire.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Suzanne Haldane.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150508

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