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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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Shaw, George Bernard

The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism.

London : Constable, 1928.

First edition, first issue, with “were” for “was” on p.442, line 5 of “the world’s most important book since the Bible” (Ramsay MacDonald). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Elzabeth Robins from G. Bernard Shaw.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by EricContinue reading "The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-149623

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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 Alice LeVeen- Sincerely- Langston Hughes.” Near fine in a good dust jacket. Drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer. Uncommon signed and inscribed and in the rare original dust jacket.

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149891

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Kipling, Rudyard; Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.

A Song of the English.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, c. 1909.

Signed limited edition of Kipling’s collection of songs of the seas and cities, elaborately illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. Quarto, original publisher’s full pictorial vellum decorated in gilt, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, illustrated with 30-tipped in plates with captioned tissue guards and numerous in-text illustrations. One of 500 numbered copies signed by theContinue reading "A Song of the English."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148683

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Towles, Amor

A Gentleman In Moscow.

New York : Viking, 2016.

First edition of the New York Times bestselling author’s second novel. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Amor Towles on the title page and with his custom-designed stamp of the Kremlin opposite the title page in red ink. Towles adopted the practice of adding a custom-designed stamp when signing his books as requests for signedContinue reading "A Gentleman In Moscow."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-149445

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Hughes, Langston

The Langston Hughes Reader.

New York : George Braziller, Inc, 1958.

First edition of this compilation of the selected writings of Langston Hughes. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Langston Hughes on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Philip Grushkin. Rare and desirable signed.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149626

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Jones, James

The Thin Red Line.

New York : Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1962.

First edition of Jones’classic sequel to his first novel, From Here to Eternity. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, blind ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-149839

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Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Hartford, Conn : The American Publishing Company, 1876.

First edition, second issue of one of the great masterpieces of American literature and Twain’s best-selling book. Octavo, original blue cloth elaborately stamped in gilt, illustrated with frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations by True Williams and others. Second issue with the half-title and frontispiece printed on the same leaf. The first and second printings wereContinue reading "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149830

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Green, Henry

Loving.

London : The Hogarth Press, 1945.

First edition of the author’s classic work, which was named one of the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century by Modern Library. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some dampstaining to the verso. Edward Robinson name to the front free endpaper, name to the title page. Jacket designContinue reading "Loving."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149845

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Stevenson, Robert Louis

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

London : Longmans, Green, and Co, 1886.

First English edition, cloth issue of Stevenson’s classic work, printed simultaneously in wrappers. Octavo, original publisher’s salmon cloth with black lettering to the front panel, olive green patterned endpapers. From the library of noted book collector William A. Strutz with his small bookplate to the pastedown. In very good condition.

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148204

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Hailey, Arthur [President Gerald R. Ford]

Airport.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1968.

First edition of the author’s New York Times bestselling third novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author to Gerald R. Ford on the second free endpaper, “For Congressman Gerald R. Ford I hope this book may be of interest, and perhaps the one to follow it – set in Detroit, Michigan…WithContinue reading "Airport."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148462

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Marquez, Gabriel Garcia [Chip Kidd]

Until August.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.

First edition of this extraordinary rediscovered novel from the Nobel Prize–winning author of Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude—a moving tale of female desire and abandon. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel in the year of publication, on the title pageContinue reading "Until August."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-149873

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Marquez, Gabriel Garcia [Chip Kidd]

Until August.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.

First edition of this extraordinary rediscovered novel from the Nobel Prize–winning author of Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude—a moving tale of female desire and abandon. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel in the year of publication, on the title pageContinue reading "Until August."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-149873

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Austen, Jane

Emma: A Novel. By the Author of “Pride and Prejudice.”

London : Printed for John Murray, 1816.

First edition of the final novel published during Austen’s lifetime, one of only 2000 copies printed. Small octavo, three volumes finely bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards by Birdsall & Son with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, topContinue reading "Emma: A Novel. By the Author of “Pride and Prejudice.”"

$42,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149280

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Kidd, Chip

Judge This: A Ted Original.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.

First edition of this classic TED Talk original. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed three times Chip Kidd; on the front panel of the dust jacket, on the title page and rear flap of the dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-149742

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Sumner, Charles. Introduction by Hon. George Frisbie Hoar

The Complete Works of Charles Sumner.

Boston : Lee and Shepard, 1900.

The Statesman edition of the complete works of Charles Sumner, with a three-page autograph letter signed by Sumner tipped into Vol. I. Octavo, twenty volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt,Continue reading "The Complete Works of Charles Sumner."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149581

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Hemingway, Ernest

A Farewell To Arms.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

First edition, first issue of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth with gilt labels to the spine and front panel. First issue with Scribner’s seal to title verso and without legal disclaimer. Near fine in a very good first state dust jacket. Jacket priced at $2.50 and with the misspelling “KatharineContinue reading "A Farewell To Arms."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148052

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Capote, Truman

Breakfast At Tiffany’s. A Short Novel and Three Stories.

New York : Random House, 1958.

First edition of Capote’s seductive, wistful masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Truman Capote on the half-title page. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Ismar David. Housed in a custom half morocco box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A sharp example.

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145653

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Clowes, W. Laird

The Great Peril and How It Was Averted.

London : Offices of "Black and White", 1893.

First edition of this scarce science fiction novel. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles to the spine, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with twelve black and white plates. In very good condition.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-148069

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Forsyth, Frederick

The Odessa File. [with] The Biafra Story. [with] Frederick Forsyth Signed Letter Collection.

London : Hutchinson, 1972.

First British edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “For Professor and Mrs Cameron. With all my best wishes, from ‘Deny’ Freddie Forsyth.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket, tape marks to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Michael Brett.Continue reading "The Odessa File. [with] The Biafra Story. [with] Frederick Forsyth Signed Letter Collection."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-147828

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More, Sir Thomas. Translated by Ralph Robinson. Foreword by William Morris. Edited by F.S. Ellis

Utopia.

Hammersmith, in the County of Middlesex : Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, 1893.

The Kelmscott Press limited edition of Sir Thomas More’s “quintessential humanist dialogue” (ODNB), first published in Louvain in 1516. Quarto, original publisher’s limp vellum with gilt titles to the spine, original silk ties, text printed in red and black in Chaucer and Troy types, 2 full-page woodcut borders and initials designed by William Morris. OneContinue reading "Utopia."

$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149538

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Gresham, William Lindsay. [C.S. Lewis]

Limbo Tower.

New York : Rhinehart & Company, Inc, 1949.

First edition of one of Gresham’s most significant works. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “For C.S. Lewis – This is a book of confusions but I think the general direction is right. Two forces set me on the right path –Continue reading "Limbo Tower."

$12,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149537

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Mantel, Hilary

Wolf Hall. WITH: Bring Up the Bodies. WITH: The Mirror and the Light.

London : Fourth Estate, 2009.

First trade editions of Mantel’s acclaimed historical trilogy, each book signed by the author on the title page. Octavo, 3 volumes, original boards, illustrated endpapers. Each volume is signed by Hilary Mantel. Each volume is fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional set, desirable signed.

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149875

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McInerney, Jay [Chip Kidd]

A Hedonist in the Cellar: Adventures in Wine.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.

First edition of this entertaining, irresistible book that is essential for anyone enthralled by the myriad pleasures of wine. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jay McInerney on the title page and additionally signed three times by legendary designer Chip Kidd on the front panel of the jacket, title page, and rear flap of theContinue reading "A Hedonist in the Cellar: Adventures in Wine."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149798

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Rogers, Lebbeus Harding

The Kite Trust (A Romance of Wealth).

New York : Kite Trust Publishing Company, 1900.

First limited author’s edition of this novel critiquing wealth and its societal impact. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece with author’s signature facsimile. One of 250 copies, this copy for Henry S. Wellcome. In very good condition.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-148064

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