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New York : Macmillan, 1972.
First American edition of the author’s first and most beloved work. 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, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "Watership Down."
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New York : The Heritage Press, 1941.
Finely bound Heritage Press illustrated edition of this classic novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges gilt, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece self-portrait of Paul Gauguin, illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele and Paul Gauguin. In fine condition.
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London : Heinemann, 1963.
First edition of the author’s charming third novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to her Aunt in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Auntie Elsie with love from Dodie. 1963.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Peter Ward.
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New York : Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, 1932.
First edition, first issue, with first printing statement on copyright page, and “Jefferson” for “Mottstown” on page 340, line 1; first-issue binding, lettered in blue and orange. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with the rare original glassine. Petersen A13a; Howard A13.1a; Massey 103. Housed in a custom clamshell box. AnContinue reading "Light In August."
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New York : The Viking Press, 1939.
First edition, with “First Published in April 1939” on copyright page and first edition notice on the front flap of the dust jacket. 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,Continue reading "The Grapes of Wrath."
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London : John Lane/The Bodley Head LTD, 1928.
The Bodley Head edition of a seminal novel in literary realism, renowned for its psychological depth and critique of bourgeois society. Octavo, bound in full pictorial morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, withContinue reading "Madame Bovary: A Story of Provincial Life."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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!"
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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