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Hughes, Langston

The First Book of Negroes.

New York : Franklin Watts, Inc, 1952.

First edition of this first work in a series aimed to educate children on the history of African people and the accomplishments of African Americans. Square octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout by Ursula Koering. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front freeContinue reading "The First Book of Negroes."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147830

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Rare first edition of A Preface to Paradise Lost; signed by C.S. Lewis

Lewis, C.S

A Preface to Paradise Lost.

London : Oxford University Press, 1942.

First edition of this classic work, which discusses Milton’s Paradise Lost. Octavo, original green cloth. Boldly signed by C.S. Lewis on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. From the library of noted collector William A. Strutz with his small bookplate to the pastedown. House in a custom half moroccoContinue reading "A Preface to Paradise Lost."

$18,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149050

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Greene, Graham

The Comedians.

London : The Bodley Head, 1966.

First edition of this novel set in Haiti under the rule of “Papa Doc” Duvalier, which explores the political suppression and terrorism through the figure of an English hotel owner, Brown. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author prior to publication on the front free endpaper, “For Charlie affectionately from Graham. ChristmasContinue reading "The Comedians."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149206

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Abolition of Man; inscribed by C.S. Lewis

Lewis, C.S

The Abolition of Man or Reflections on Education with Special Reference to the Teaching of English in the Upper Forms of Schools.

London : Oxford University Press, 1943.

First edition of Lewis’s powerful essay, original delivered as three speeches in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1943 in which he “defends the objectivity of values such as goodness and beauty over against the modern view that these qualities are in the mind of the beholder.” Octavo, original publisher’s printed wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author onContinue reading "The Abolition of Man or Reflections on Education with Special Reference to the Teaching of English in the Upper Forms of Schools."

$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149260

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Sheet Music for Jurassic Park; Signed by Director Steven Spielberg and by Chip Kidd with an original drawing

Williams, John; Michael Crichton [Steven Spielberg]

Steven Spielberg and Chip Kidd Signed Sheet Music for Jurassic Park.

Milwaukee, WI : Universal Music Publishing Group, .

Rare official Songs of Universal sheet music for the ‘Jurassic Park’ theme composed by John Williams. Boldly signed by the film’s director Steven Spielberg on the front panel and signed by illustrator Chip Kidd with an original drawing of a dinosaur and with the the words J.P! In near fine condition. An exceptional piece, mostContinue reading "Steven Spielberg and Chip Kidd Signed Sheet Music for Jurassic Park."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146532

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Caldwell, Erskine

Original Typescript for The Man Who Looked Like Himself. [with] Kneel to the Rising Sun: and Other Stories.

New York : The Viking Press, 1935.

Rare original typescript of Erskine Caldwell’s The Man Who Looked Like Himself with a first edition of Kneel to the Rising Sun: and Other Stories. Octavo, original typescript with holograph emendations in eight sheets. In very good condition. Accompanied by a first edition of Kneel to the Rising Sun. Octavo, original cloth. Very good inContinue reading "Original Typescript for The Man Who Looked Like Himself. [with] Kneel to the Rising Sun: and Other Stories."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-147684

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Herlihy, James Leo. [Eva Marie Saint]

All Fall Down.

New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, 1960.

First edition of this classic work, basis for the 1962 film directed by John Frankenheimer with the screenplay adapted by playwright William Inge starring Eva Marie Saint and Warren Beatty. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed, “To John- All my wishes for the best in life: Love and work, And peace in both. Love,Continue reading "All Fall Down."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147761

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First Edition of Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire; Signed by J. K. Rowling

Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.

London : Bloombsbury, 2000.

First edition of Rowling’s fourth book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the dedication page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Giles Greenfield. Cover design by Richard Horne.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147802

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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1844.

First edition, later printing of the last of Dickens’ picaresque novels. Octavo, half calf bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, frontispiece with an additional illustrated title page, all edges sprayed green, with black and white illustrations by Phiz. In very goodContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-147694

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Eliot, George

Felix Holt: The Radical.

Edinburgh and London : William Blackwood and Sons, 1866.

First editions of this classic work. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth, half-title to each volume, 4 pp publisher’s ads at rear of volume 3. Publisher’s orange-brown cloth, spines lettered in gilt, yellow endleaves. A mixed set, volume 1 Carter variant A, volumes 2 and 3 Carter variant B. In fine condition. Housed in a customContinue reading "Felix Holt: The Radical."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-148184

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James, Henry

The Portrait of a Lady.

London : Macmillan and Co, 1881.

First edition, first issue, one of only 750 copies of the last and most accomplished work of fiction during James’ apprentice years. Octavo, three volumes, bound in three quarters morrocco over marbled boards, spines lettered in gilt. In very good condition, bookplates to the front pastedown. Rare.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148186

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McCarthy, Cormac

Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West.

New York : Random House, 1985.

First edition of Cormac McCarthy’s fifth novel, widely considered his masterpiece and among the greatest novels of the 20th century. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Anne With Love Cormac.” The recipient, Anne DeLisle was McCarthy’s second wife. McCarthy published his debut novel, The OrchardContinue reading "Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West."

$55,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149734

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Browning, Robert

Dramatic Idyls.

London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1879 & 1880.

First edition of this classic work by Robert Browning exploring dramatic monologue and narrative poetry, inscribed by Browning in each volume. Octodecimo, two volumes, bound in full levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within gilt raised bands, triple gilt ruling to boards, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, doubluresContinue reading "Dramatic Idyls."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147760

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Eliot, T.S

The Cocktail Party.

London : Faber and Faber Ltd, 1950.

First edition of the most popular of Eliot’s seven plays published during his lifetime. First issue with “here” for “her” on page 29, line 1. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author before publication on the front free endpaper, “To Christopher Sykes With the author’s humble compliments. T.S. Eliot 27.II.50.” The recipient, ChristopherContinue reading "The Cocktail Party."

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148139

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Bunyan, John

The Holy War, made by Shaddai upon Diabolus.

London : Printed for Dorman Newman and Benjamin Alsop, 1682.

Exceptionally rare first edition of this allegorical epic, which Macaulay said “if The Pilgrim’s Progress had not been written, The Holy War would have been the greatest English allegory” (Cambridge History of English Literature). Octavo, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White. In very good condition, final advertisement leaf present, sig.B damp-stained at lower outer corners, cornerContinue reading "The Holy War, made by Shaddai upon Diabolus."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148135

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McKay, Claude. [Introduction by Max Eastman]

Harlem Shadows: The Poems of Claude McKay.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922.

First edition of McKay’s groundbreaking volume of over 50 poems together in book form for the first time; the first book of poetry to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth with printed paper spine label. In near fine condition.Bookplate to the pastedown. Rare and desirable.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149309

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Ellison, Ralph

Invisible Man.

New York : Random House, 1952.

First edition of the author’s landmark first novel, which went on to win the National Book Award. 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 HarcourtContinue reading "Invisible Man."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148165

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Doyle, Arthur Conan

Arthur Conan Doyle Autograph Letter Signed.

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Rare handwritten letter signed by Arthur Conan Doyle to lecture manager James B. Pond, Jr. Octavo, one page on Windlesham letterhead, the letter reads in full, “Dear Mr. Pond It is pleasant to see that you follow in the steps of your father, for whom I retain affection and regard. Should I think of comingContinue reading "Arthur Conan Doyle Autograph Letter Signed."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147770

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First edition of Rehabilitations and Other Essays; signed by C.S. Lewis

Lewis, C.S

Rehabilitations and Other Essays.

London : Oxford University Press, 1939.

First edition of one of Lewis’ earliest and most substantial books of essays. Octavo, original cloth, top edge black. Boldly by C.S. Lewis on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Provenance: Bookseller’s description laid in noting that this copy was signed by Lewis for K.P. Storer. Kenneth Peter StorerContinue reading "Rehabilitations and Other Essays."

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149316

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The Complete Works of Margaret Atwood. [The Edible Woman, Surfacing, Lady Oracle, Life Before Man, Bodily Harm, The Handmaid’s Tale, Cat’s Eye, The Robber Bride, Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin, Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood, MaddAddam, The Heart Goes Last, Hag-Seed, and The Testaments].

Atwood, Margaret

The Complete Works of Margaret Atwood. [The Edible Woman, Surfacing, Lady Oracle, Life Before Man, Bodily Harm, The Handmaid’s Tale, Cat’s Eye, The Robber Bride, Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin, Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood, MaddAddam, The Heart Goes Last, Hag-Seed, and The Testaments].

Toronto : McClelland and Stewart Limited/Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 1969-2019.

Complete true first edition set of the novels of Margaret Atwood, finely bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery. Octavo, 16 volumes bound in full red crushed levant morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front andContinue reading "The Complete Works of Margaret Atwood. [The Edible Woman, Surfacing, Lady Oracle, Life Before Man, Bodily Harm, The Handmaid’s Tale, Cat’s Eye, The Robber Bride, Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin, Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood, MaddAddam, The Heart Goes Last, Hag-Seed, and The Testaments]."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149507

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Wallace, David Foster

Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2003.

First edition of this work which examines the history of infinity, focusing primarily on the work of Georg Cantor, the 19th-century German mathematician who created set theory. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by David Foster Wallace on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Base Art Co./Terry Rohrbach.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-145963

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Remington, Frederic

John Ermine of the Yellowstone.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1902.

First edition of this thought-provoking work of a young Native American man who is torn between his traditional way of life and the rapidly changing world around him. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, top edge gilt, black and white illustrations by Frederic Remington. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To R.S.Continue reading "John Ermine of the Yellowstone."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147725

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Hugo, Victor

The Works of Victor Hugo.

New York : The Nottingham Society, c. 1900.

The Nottingham Society Edition De Luxe of the Works of Victor Hugo. Octavo, 10 volumes bound in three quarter contemporary royal blue crushed levant morocco over watered silk covered boards with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling with red fleur-de-lis gilt onlays to the spine in two compartments, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt with othersContinue reading "The Works of Victor Hugo."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149034

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Bunyan, John

Bunyan’s Choice Works: The Pilgrim’s Progress, The Holy War, The Barren Fig-Tree, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, and Heart’s Ease in Heart Trouble.

Glasgow : James Semple, c.1880.

Finely bound edition of one of the most significant works of religious English literature. Quarto, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt titles and tooling to the front panel, metal rim and double clasp to the boards, all edges gilt, profusely illustratedContinue reading "Bunyan’s Choice Works: The Pilgrim’s Progress, The Holy War, The Barren Fig-Tree, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, and Heart’s Ease in Heart Trouble."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-148101

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