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I Am Legend

Matheson, Richard

I Am Legend.

New York : Walker and Company, 1954.

First hardcover edition of Matheson’s “instant classic,” his groundbreaking treatment of “a traditional horror theme in a science-fictional manner” (Horror 100 Best, 162). 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, giltContinue reading "I Am Legend."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149894

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Treasure Island

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Treasure Island.

London : Cassell & Company, Limted, 1883.

First edition, first issue of Stevenson’s timeless tale of adventure which set the gold standard for the pirate genre, following all first issue points, except the ads, which correspond to Beinecke 242. With the following first issue points: “dead man’s chest” not capitalized on pp. 2 or 7; broken type of “vain” in the lastContinue reading "Treasure Island."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149155

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Santa Evita

Martínez, Tomás Eloy [Chip Kidd]

Santa Evita.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.

First American edition of this international bestselling historical novel based, one of the best-selling novels in the Spanish language. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Tomas Eloy Martinez on the title page. Additionally signed three times by legendary designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on the title page and again on the rear flap.Continue reading "Santa Evita."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148508

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Ovid's Metamorphoses

Ovid; Hans Erni [Engraver]; Giovanni Mardersteig [Printer]

Ovid’s Metamorphoses: In Fifteen Books.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1958.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Sir Samuel Garth’s translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, with engraved book pages. Octavo, 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 to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt,Continue reading "Ovid’s Metamorphoses: In Fifteen Books."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-148535

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Imaginary Conversations

Landor, Walter Savage

Imaginary Conversations.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1936.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this distinguished work of literary and philosophical prose. Octavo, 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 to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "Imaginary Conversations."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-148545

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The Twenty-Seventh City

Franzen, Jonathan

The Twenty-Seventh City.

New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1988.

First edition of Jonathan Franzen’s debut novel. Octavo, original half-cloth, with a map. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “New York 1 September 88 To Ken Hubner – Appreciate your appreciation! Jonathan Franzen.” Fine in fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Fred Marcellino. Author photograph byContinue reading "The Twenty-Seventh City."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-148571

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Candide

Voltaire [AROUET, Francois-Marie]

Candide.

New York : Hermitage House, 1949.

Hermitage House limited edition of Voltaire’s satirical masterpiece. Octavo, 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 to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, with blackContinue reading "Candide."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148560

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The Fountainhead

Rand, Ayn

The Fountainhead.

Indianapolis and New York : The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1966.

Early printing of Rands’s breakthrough work and her first major literary success. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Patty Martin- Affectionately, Ayn Rand March 21, 1951.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150039

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Four Centuries of Brazillian Literature

Putnam, Samuel [Otto N. Frankfurter]

Marvelous Journey: A Survey of Four Centuries of Brazilian Writing.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.

First edition of this history of Brazilian literature. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stain black. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by Otto Frankfurter on the front free endpaper, “To Major Benjamin H. Namm but for Brazil I may never have gotten to Ruow my most excellent friend and “godfather,” to whom this last book on BrazilContinue reading "Marvelous Journey: A Survey of Four Centuries of Brazilian Writing."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148586

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Bronte, Charlotte; Edited by Currer Bell

Jane Eyre: An Autobiography.

London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1847.

Rare first edition of this revolutionary feminist romance, of which reportedly only about 500 copies were printed in the first edition. Octavo, three volumes, finely bound in full calf with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "Jane Eyre: An Autobiography."

$72,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146830

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McCarthy, Cormac

The Road.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.

First edition of McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of a post-apocalyptic world, a work of “stunning, savage beauty,” adapted to the screen in 2009 starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on a laid in bookplate. Signed by jacket designer Chip Kidd three times; on the front panel, theContinue reading "The Road."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-139588

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Aesop’s Fables

Aesop; Stephen Gooden [Illustrator]

Aesop’s Fables.

London : George G. Harrap and Company Ltd, 1936.

Signed limited edition of Aesop’s Fables. Royal octavo, bound in full vellum with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, vignette title-page, illustrated with engraved plates and decorations. Boldly signed by illustrator Stephen Gooden on the colophonContinue reading "Aesop’s Fables."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-148561

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A Woman's Life

Maupassant, Henri René Albert Guy de

A Woman’s Life.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1952.

The Limited Editions Club limited edition of Guy de Maupassant’s first full-length novel. Royal octavo, 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, giltContinue reading "A Woman’s Life."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148551

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Consciousness Explained

Dennett, Daniel C

Consciousness Explained.

New York : Little Brown and Company, 1991.

First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Edward with best wishes! Daniel C. Dennett January 2023.” Near fine in a good dust jacket with chips and wear. Jacket design by Steve Snider. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150035

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Crum Elbow Folks

Barnes, P.R. Foreword by Sara D. Roosevelt

Crum Elbow Folks.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1938.

First edition of Barnes’ classic tale of the small Quaker settlement of Crum Elbow with a foreword by Sara D. Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Sara D. Roosevelt on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Sept. 1938 For W. French Cyrus Paris – from Sara D. Roosevelt –Continue reading "Crum Elbow Folks."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-100315

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Petals of Blood

wa Thiong'o, Ngugi [Ngugi, James]

Petals of Blood.

New York : E.P. Dutton, 1978.

First American edition of “the definitive African book of the twentieth century” (Moses Isegawa). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For John Tomorrow….Tomorrow and he knew he was no longer alone Ngugi wa Thiong’o.” The inscription is in reference to the final line of this book.Continue reading "Petals of Blood."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-120878

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Conrad, Joseph

The Works of Joseph Conrad: Almayer’s Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Falk, Youth, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, The Mirror of the Sea, Under Western Eyes, Chance, Victory, The Shadow Line, The Arrow of Gold, The Rescue, The Rover, Suspense.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920-1928.

The Sun-Dial edition of the works of Joseph Conrad. Octavo, 24 volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant navy morocco with gilt titles and nautical stamping to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, frontispiece portrait to Volume I. One of seven hundred and thirty-five numbered copies with the firstContinue reading "The Works of Joseph Conrad: Almayer’s Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Falk, Youth, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, The Mirror of the Sea, Under Western Eyes, Chance, Victory, The Shadow Line, The Arrow of Gold, The Rescue, The Rover, Suspense."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149370

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The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

Ludlum, Robert [Matt Damon]

The Bourne Identity.

New York : Richard Marek Publishers, 1980.

First edition of the first novel in the Bourne Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author, “Best wishes Robert Ludlum” and by Academy Award-winning actor Matt Damon on the front free endpaper. Damon played Jason Bourne in several of the Bourne films. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by RobContinue reading "The Bourne Identity."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150151

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Jude the Obscure

Hardy, Thomas

Jude the Obscure.

London : Osgood, McIlvane and Co, 1896.

First edition, early printing of the last completed novel by Hardy. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt tooling to the front panel, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece, map of Wessex to the rear. In very good condition with a slight lean to the spine, bumping and rubbing, and a couple ofContinue reading "Jude the Obscure."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-148577

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Wells, H.G

H.G. Wells Autograph Letter Signed.

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Autograph letter signed and entirely in the hand of H.G. Wells. One page, hand-written and signed, “Yours sincerely, H.G. Wells.” Matted and doubled framed with a bust portrait and drawing of Wells. The entire piece measures 17.5 inches by 14 inches.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-148534

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Ross, Bernard L. [Ken Follet]; Peter Hyams; Elliot Gould

Capricorn One.

London : Arthur Baker Limited, 1978.

First British edition of Follett’s novelization of the classic 1978 thriller film Capricorn One, based on the screenplay by Peter Hyams. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by director Peter Hyams on the front free endpaper, “To Adrienne Best Wishes Peter Hyams” and signed by actor Elliot Gould on the front pastedown. Near fine inContinue reading "Capricorn One."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148553

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Brosnan, John [Ian Fleming]

James Bond in the Cinema.

London : Tantivy Press, 1972.

First edition of this uncommon book by the Australian author and journalist, a regular columnist with the popular UK film magazine Starburst. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Stefan Dreja.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-149885

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Stephani, Roberti. [Robert Estienne]

Lexicographorum Principis Thesaurus Linguae Latinae in IV. Tomos Divisus.

Basileae : Typis & Impensis E. & J.R. Thurnisiorum, 1740.

Rare 1740 edition of Robert Estienne’s “greatest monument of Latin scholarship.” Folio, four volumes bound in full vellum with spine labels decorated and titled in gilt, woodcut printer’s device portrait of Estienne to each title page. In very good condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149194

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Vargas Llosa, Mario

The Feast of the Goat.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by both Mario Vargas Llosa and translator Edith Grossman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Eric Fuentecilla. Translated by Edith Grossman. Rare and desirable signed.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149663

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