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Youth, Typhoon, and The End of the Tether

Conrad, Joseph; Ward Ritchie [Designer and Printer]; Robert Shore [Illustrator]

Youth: A Narrative; Typhoon; The End of the Tether.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1972.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this collection of three maritime novellas. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe 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, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "Youth: A Narrative; Typhoon; The End of the Tether."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148649

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The Three-Cornered Hat

Alarcon, Pedro Antonio de; Roger Duvoisin [Illustrator]

The Three-Cornered Hat.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1959.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this comically satirical novella. Quarto, 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, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "The Three-Cornered Hat."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-148648

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Auden, W.H

Epistle To A Godson & Other Poems.

London : Faber and Faber, 1972.

First edition of this classic collection of poems. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by W.H. Auden on the front free endpaper with the first three stanzas of “Doggerel by a Senior Citizen” which reads in full: “Our earth in 1969 / Is not the planet I call mine, / The words, I mean, that givesContinue reading "Epistle To A Godson & Other Poems."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147647

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The Modern Library

Maugham, W. Somerset

Of Human Bondage.

New York : The Modern Library, c. 1939.

Modern Library edition of Maugham’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Vincent Starett in an economical mood Chicago 11 February, 1939.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150081

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Golding, William

Lord of the Flies.

London : Faber and Faber, 1954.

First edition of Golding’s first book, one of the best-known works in modern literature. 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 panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbledContinue reading "Lord of the Flies."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150005

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Wilder, Thornton

Our Town: A Play in Three Acts.

New York : Coward McCann, 1938.

First edition of the author’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, 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, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Presentation copy,Continue reading "Our Town: A Play in Three Acts."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149898

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Love and War in the Apennines

Newby, Eric

Love and War in the Apennines.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1971.

First edition of this classic World War II memoir. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Boldly signed by Eric Newby on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Last. Uncommon signed.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150069

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William Faulkner’s Book

Faulkner, William

Hunting Stories.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1988.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of two of Faulkner’s hunting tales: “The Bear” and “The Old People.” Folio, bound in quarter black morocco over linen boards with author’s name in gilt on the spine, illustrated with two color etchings. Boldly signed by illustrator Neil Welliver on the colophon page at the rear. OneContinue reading "Hunting Stories."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-148573

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The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick

Herrick, Robert

The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick.

London : The Cresset Press Ltd, 1928.

The Cresset Press limited edition of Herrick’s collected poems. Octavo, four volumes bound in full publisher’s parchment with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispieces and decorations. One of 750 numbered copies, this is number 51. In very good condition with toning to the panels, spines, and endpapers, and rubbing to the spines.Continue reading "The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-148572

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The Works of Mr. John Milton

Milton, John

The Works of Mr. John Milton.

London : n.p, 1697.

First collected edition of Milton’s prose works, including his timeless Areopagitica, which would become “the first Milton book published in America (1774).” Folio, bound in full paneled calf, first two spine compartments repaired, all edges speckled red, title page printed within double rule border and with woodcut device, this copy with the final blank 4C4Continue reading "The Works of Mr. John Milton."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149811

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Eliot, George

The Works of George Eliot: Scenes of Clerical Life, Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, Romola, Felix Holt the Radical, The Spanish Gypsy, The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems, Daniel Deronda, Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, Theophrastus Such, Essays and Leaves From a Notebook.

Edinburgh and London : Various Publishers, 1858-1885.

Uniformly bound set of twelve first editions of works by George Eliot. Octavo, thirty volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards by Club Bindery with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. The set is comprised of twelve first editions including herContinue reading "The Works of George Eliot: Scenes of Clerical Life, Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, Romola, Felix Holt the Radical, The Spanish Gypsy, The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems, Daniel Deronda, Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, Theophrastus Such, Essays and Leaves From a Notebook."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148530

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The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard

France, Anatole; Sylvain Sauvage [Illustrator]

The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1937.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Anatole France’s first novel. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with water-color illustrations. Boldly signed by illustrator SylvainContinue reading "The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard."

$800.00

Item Number: RRB-148552

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The Fall of House of Usher

Poe, Edgar Allan

The Fall of the House of Usher.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1985.

The Limited Editions Club limited edition of one of Poe’s most famous short stories. Folio, bound in quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with two color lithographs. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 473. In fine condition. Illustrated by Alice Neel. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-148581

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Two-volume set of Pindar’s “Odes of Victory”

Pindar

Odes of Victory: Volume I – The Nemean and Isthmian Odes; Volume II – The Olympian and Pythian Odes.

Oxford : Shakespeare Head Press, 1928-1930.

The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of Pindar’s victory odes. Quarto, two volumes, bound in full red crushed morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf 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, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "Odes of Victory: Volume I – The Nemean and Isthmian Odes; Volume II – The Olympian and Pythian Odes."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148564

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The Marble Faun

Hawthorne, Nathaniel; Carl Strauss [Illustrator]

The Marble Faun: or, the Romance of Monte Beni.

Zurich : Fretz Brothers, 1931.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Hawthorne’s last major work of fiction. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, color illustrations throughout. Signed by illustrator Carl Strauss on the colophonContinue reading "The Marble Faun: or, the Romance of Monte Beni."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148391

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The Tour of the World

Verne, Jules

A Tour of the World in 80 Days. [Around the World in 80 Days].

Boston : James R. Osgood and Company, 1873.

Rare first American edition of the author’s classic work. Duodecimo, bound in green cloth, pictorially decorated in gilt and blind, dark blue endpapers, edges stained red, two color title page. Tissue guarded frontispiece and introduction by Adrien Marx. Taves & Michaluk V011; Myers 54. Christmas 1911 inscription on recto of frontispiece from uncle to nephew;Continue reading "A Tour of the World in 80 Days. [Around the World in 80 Days]."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150041

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The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro

Virgil. Translated by John Ogilby

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro. [Virgil].

London : Printed by Thomas Warren, 1654.

First illustrated edition of Ogilby’s English translation of the works of Virgil, lavishly illustrated with 101 full-page copperplate engravings by famed engravers Pierre Lombart and Wenceslaus Hollar. Folio, bound in full contemporary paneled mottled calf with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, rebacked to style preserving original morocco spine labelContinue reading "The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro. [Virgil]."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149738

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Shakespeare in Harlem

Hughes, Langston

Shakespeare in Harlem.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1942.

First edition of Hughes classic collection of poems. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Olive Johnson, Sincerely, Langston Hughes Howard May 3, 1947.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148169

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The Firm

Cruise, Tom; Jeanne Tripplehorn; Sydney Pollack [Director]; John Grisham [Author]

The Firm Signed Half-Title Page and Theatrical Poster.

: Paramount Pictures Corporation, .

Theatrical release poster for John Grisham’s classic legal thriller, The Firm, basis for the classic film. Framed with a half-title page from Grisham’s novel of the same name and boldly signed by Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Sydney Pollack, and John Grisham. Double matted and framed. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 34 inches byContinue reading "The Firm Signed Half-Title Page and Theatrical Poster."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148623

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Russell, Bertrand

History of the World in Epitome (For Use in Martian Infant Schools).

London : Gaberbocchus Press, 1962.

First edition of Russell’s 21-word summary of human history, issued on the occasion of his 90th birthday and written in reaction to the Cuban missile crisis. 16 mo, original wrappers, illustrated by Franciszka Themerson. Signed by Bertrand Russell on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-149474

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North of Boston

Frost, Robert

North of Boston.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1914.

Later printing of Frost’s second published book. Octavo, original half-cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper above an attached photograph of him, “Robert Frost South Shaftsbury VT.” Frost purchased a farm in South Shaftsbury in 1929 and it served asContinue reading "North of Boston."

$550.00

Item Number: RRB-148618

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Big Sur

Kerouac, Jack

Big Sur.

New York : Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1962.

First edition of Kerouac’s poignant masterpiece of self-reflection. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jack Kerouac on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. Exceptionally rare with no other signed examples traced at auction since publication, while signed copies of On the Road have rarely appearedContinue reading "Big Sur."

$75,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150040

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Being and Nothingness

Sartre, Jean-Paul

Being and Nothingness.

New York : The Philosophical Library, 1956.

First edition of Sartre’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jean-Paul Sartre on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150054

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Percival Christopher Wren’s “Beau Geste”

Wren, Percival Christopher [P.C.}

Beau Geste [with] P.C. Wren Typed Letter Signed.

London : John Murray, 1927.

First limited edition of this classic adventure novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth with paper spine label, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece of the author, illustrated throughout. Association copy, inscribed by P.C. Wren on his personal bookplate, “To Ronald Colman Esq with the author’s homage. P.C. Wren.” In the 1926 silent film of the same name,Continue reading "Beau Geste [with] P.C. Wren Typed Letter Signed."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-148591

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