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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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Tomlinson, H.M

The Sea and the Jungle.

London : Duckworth & Co, 1912.

First edition of this classic of travel literature. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles and detailing, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with ten pages of advertisements to the rear. Signature of H.M. Tomlinson on folded cardstock laid in. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom folding chemise and half morocco slipcase. AnContinue reading "The Sea and the Jungle."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148366

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Sterne, Laurence

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.

London : John Lane/The Bodley Head Limited, 1928.

The Bodley Head Limited edition of one of the greatest comic novels in the English language. Royal octavo, bound in full morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with black and white illustrationsContinue reading "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148365

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Irving, Washington; Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Rip Van Winkle.

London : William Heinemann, 1905.

Rackham edition of this classic story. Royal octavo, bound in full red morocco by Henry Sotheran with gilt titles and ruling 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, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded color frontispiece of Rip VanContinue reading "Rip Van Winkle."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148360

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Kipling, Rudyard

The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1914.

The Bombay editions of both volumes of The Jungle Book. Octavo, two volumes, bound in three-quarters morocco by Morell with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of 1050 copies. In near fine condition. A sharp example.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148359

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Orwell, George

Keep the Aspidistra Flying.

London : Victor Gollancz, 1936.

Frist edition of Orwell’s classic social criticism of money-worship and status. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in the rare original dust jacket with some restoration and flaps restored. First editions in the original jacket are rare.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148358

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Fleming, Ian

Thrilling Cities.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1963.

First edition of Fleming’s classic compelling travelogue. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Jonathan from Ian.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149998

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Grahame, Kenneth

The Wind in the Willows.

London : Methuen and Co, 1908.

First edition of the beloved children’s novel, which author A.A. Milne once referred to as a “household book,” “one of the classic read-aloud books that should not be missed by any family” (Silvey). Octavo, original gilt-stamped pictorial green cloth, top edge gilt. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise slipcase. An exceptionalContinue reading "The Wind in the Willows."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149647

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Faulkner, William [Madeleine Albright]

Absalom, Absalom!

United States of America : Random House, 1951.

Modern Libraray editon of this story that explores the themes of race, identity, and the burden of history. 18 mo, original publisher’s cloth. From the library of Madeleine K. Albright. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading theContinue reading "Absalom, Absalom!"

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-149078

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Dickens, Charles

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1837.

First edition in book form of Dickens’ first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, bound in full polished calf bound by Bayntun with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-148216

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Mamet, David

3 Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama.

New York : Columbia University Press, 1998.

First edition of this work about the necessity of drama to make sense of ourselves and our world. Duodecimo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-148348

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Stephens, James

The Crock of Gold.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1926.

Finely bound example of this whimsical and philosophical novel. Octavo, bound in full green pictorial morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with illustrations and decorations by Thomas Mackenzie. In near fine condition.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-148370

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Tolkien, J.R.R. Music by Donald Swann

The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967.

First edition of the first appearance in sheet music form of the classic song cycles that appeared throughout The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Quarto, original boards with gilt titles and gilt tooling to the spine and front panel. Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien. Music by Donald Swann. With decorations by J.R.R. Tolkien andContinue reading "The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-147956

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Hughes, Langston

Three Autograph Poems Signed By Langston Hughes.

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Three original autograph poems by Langston Hughes. Quarto, three pages, one typed and two handwritten in green ink for Marshall Bean. Each boldly signed by Langston Hughes. The first, “Personal” is typed and reads in full, “In an envelope marked: Personal God addresses me a letter. In an envelope marked Personal I have given myContinue reading "Three Autograph Poems Signed By Langston Hughes."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148255

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Cetta, Francesca [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Quindici.

Rome : Albatros, 2018.

First edition of this coming-of-age novel. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers, in the original Italian. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “to Madame Justice Ruth Ginsburg, thank you for not only being my role model, but also my friend! Francesca.” American lawyer and jurist, Ruth Bader GinsburgContinue reading "Quindici."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148314

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Nisbet, Robert

Sounds of the Town.

United Kingdom : Alun Books, 1982.

First edition of this collection of short stories about Welsh life and culture. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Ewan, with best wishes, Robert Nisbet 30 Aug. ’82.” In very good condition. Ownership stamp to the top. Books signed by Nisbet are rare.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-148342

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Hurston, Zora Neale; Genevieve West and Henry Louis Gates Jr. [Editors]

You Don’t Know Us Negroes: and Other Essays.

New York : Amistad 35/An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2022.

First edition of this collection of provocative essays. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Boldly signed by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited and with an introduction by Genevieve West and Henry Louis Gates Jr. Jacket design by Stephen Brayda. Jacket art by Jessica Coppet.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-148334

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Rowling, J.K. [Kennelworthy Whisp]

Quidditch: Through the Ages.

London : Bloomsbury/Whizz Hard Books, 2001.

First British edition of this “amazingly imaginative work” (Associated Press). Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. In fine condition. Rare signed.

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148087

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Lawrence, D.H

Lady Chatterley’s Lover: Including My Skirmish with Jolly Roger.

Paris : Privately Printed [LeCram Press], 1929.

The unabridged popular edition was the second authorized edition of D.H. Lawrence’s most ambitious, significant, and explicit work on sex and romance. Octavo, rebound in full cloth with gilt titles to the spine, original mulberry wrappers with white paper spine label and central Phoenix motif to the front panel bound in at the end ofContinue reading "Lady Chatterley’s Lover: Including My Skirmish with Jolly Roger."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-148341

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Butler, Octavia E

Xenogenesis Trilogy: Dawn, Adulthood Rites, Imago.

New York : Warner Books, Grand Central Publishing, 1987-1989.

First editions of each volume in Butler’s acclaimed Xenogenesis trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original half cloth. Each are signed or inscribed by Octavia E. Butler. Each are fine in a fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Don Puckey. Cover illustrations by Enric and Wayne Barlowe. A very sharp set, uncommon signed.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-137805

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Rushdie, Salman

Midnight’s Children.

London : The Folio Society, 2009.

The Folio Society edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, frontispiece, with nine color illustrations. In fine condition. Illustrations by Anna Bhushan. Housed in the original slipcase.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-148340

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Dickens, Charles

Little Dorrit.

London : Bradbury and Evans, 1857.

First edition 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, lacking errata on page 467, and “Rigaud” for “Blandois” on pp. 469, 470, 472, and 473. Octavo, bound in full polished calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe withContinue reading "Little Dorrit."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-148221

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Faulkner, William

The Wild Palms.

New York : Random House, 1939.

First edition first printing of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s grandly inventive, heart-stopping classic novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-147414

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Dinesen, Isak. [Karen Blixen]

Out of Africa.

New York : Random House, 1938.

First edition of the author’s classic memoir, which recounts events of the seventeen years when Blixen made her home in Kenya. Octavo, original pictorial half cloth, top stain green. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very sharp example.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148336

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Roth, Philip

Goodbye, Columbus.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959.

First edition of the author’s first book and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sanford Roth. An exceptional example.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148093

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