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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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McCullers, Carson [Henry Miller, George Seferis]

Reflections In A Golden Eye.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1941.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For George Seferiades Cordially yours and good luck Carson McCullers from Henry Miller.” The recipient, George Seferiadis, the veteran Greek diplomat and scholar who as George Seferis the poet won the Nobel Prize forContinue reading "Reflections In A Golden Eye."

$9,500.00

Item Number: RRB-127428

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First Edition of A Fable; Signed by William Faulkner

Faulkner, William

A Fable.

New York : Random House, 1954.

First edition of the first novel to win both Pulitzer and National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “William Faulkner 2 March 1961 Oxford, Miss.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Riki Levinson. Rare and desirable signed.

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145440

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Fleming, Ian

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1963.

First edition of the tenth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original brown cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket, contemporary name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. An exceptional example.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148035

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Fleming, Ian

The Spy Who Loved Me.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1962.

First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. An exceptional example.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148037

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Schulz, Charles M

Peanuts Treasury.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968.

First edition of this classic collection of Peanuts. Quarto, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Charles Schulz on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Johnny Hart. Rare and desirable signed.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148034

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Verne, Jules

Jules Verne Autograph Letter Signed.

Amiens 12 July, [no year].

Rare autographed letter signed by the father of science fiction Jules Verne. One page in French, 32mo, addressed “Cher Monsieur,” the letter reads in full (translated), “Amiens, July 12, I was absent when your letter arrived here. I am delighted you are happy with your business and that your French purchases are the most likedContinue reading "Jules Verne Autograph Letter Signed."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147412

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Naha, Ed. [Frank Herbert]

The Making of Dune.

New York : Berkley Books, 1984.

First edition of the fascinating story behind the filming of 1984 American epic space opera film Dune, directed by David Lynch and based on Frank Herbert’s bestselling science fiction masterpiece. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with over 100 photographs and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by Frank Herbert on the half-title page in the year ofContinue reading "The Making of Dune."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147876

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Southern, Terry

The Magic Christian.

New York : Random House, 1960.

First edition of one of the funniest, cruelest, and most savagely revealing books about American life ever written, hailed as Southern’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by William Pene du Bois.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-148030

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Wells, H.G. [Buzz Aldrin]

The First Men in the Moon.

Indianapolis : The Bowen-Merrill Company Publishers, 1901.

First edition of Wells’s classic work of science fiction. Octavo, original publisher’s gilt-decorated blue cloth, illustrated with plates by E. Hering. With a card signed by Buzz Aldrin laid in which reads, “No Dream Is Too High For Those with Their Eyes in the Sky Buzz Aldrin.” In very good condition. Rare and desirable.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148027

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Auel, Jean M

Earth’s Children: The Clan of the Cave Bear; The Valley of Horses; The Mammoth Hunters; The Plains of Passage.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc, 1980-1990.

First editions of the first four volumes of the author’s acclaimed Earth’s Children series, each inscribed by Jean Auel. Octavo, four volumes, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. The Clan of the Cave Bear is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Deloris, Best Wishes Jean M. Auel.” The Valley ofContinue reading "Earth’s Children: The Clan of the Cave Bear; The Valley of Horses; The Mammoth Hunters; The Plains of Passage."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-147750

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott

All the Sad Young Men.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926.

First edition, first issue of Fitzgerald’s third collection of short stories. Octavo, original green cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell case.

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147544

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Steinbeck, John

East of Eden.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1952.

First British edition of Steinbeck’s epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Steinbeck on the half-title page. From the library of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was an actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II.Continue reading "East of Eden."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148006

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Conrad, Joseph

Laughing Anne and One Day More.

London : John Castle, 1924.

First British edition of two plays from prolific writer Joseph Conrad. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Introduction by John Galsworthy. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-147552

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Egan, Pierce

Sporting Anecdotes, Original and Selected; Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits of Persons in Every Walk of Life, Who have acquired Notoriety from their Achievements on the Turf, at the Table, and in the Diversions of the Field.

London : Printed For Sherwood, Jones, and Co, 1825.

First edition with colored plates of Egan’s classic collection of sporting anecdotes. Octavo, bound in full red straight grain morocco by Lloyd with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles stamp-signedContinue reading "Sporting Anecdotes, Original and Selected; Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits of Persons in Every Walk of Life, Who have acquired Notoriety from their Achievements on the Turf, at the Table, and in the Diversions of the Field."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-147752

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Conrad, Joseph

Tales of Hearsay.

London : T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1925.

First British edition of the first and last short stories Joseph Conrad wrote. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, preface by R. B. Cunninghame Graham. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-147553

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Wolfe, Thomas

Look Homeward, Angel.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original dark blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “For R.C. Bush Thomas Wolfe Dec 20, 1929.” Near fine in a near fine first-issue dust jacket with the photograph of Wolfe by Doris Ulmann with someContinue reading "Look Homeward, Angel."

$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148019

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Eliot, George

The Mill On The Floss.

Edinburgh and London : William Blackwood and Sons, 1860.

First edition of Eliot’s most deeply autobiographical work. Octavo, three volumes bound in full polished calf by H. Sotheran & Co. with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels letter in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt-ruled turn-ins and inner dentelles,Continue reading "The Mill On The Floss."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147792

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Maugham, W. Somerset. [Raymond Chandler]

Cakes and Ale.

New York : The Modern Library, 1950.

First Modern Library edition of Maugham’s classic satire. Small octavo, original publisher’s cloth, patterned endpapers. From the library of Raymond Chandler with his library stamp to the title page: Raymond Chandler 6925 Neptune Place La Jolla, California. Subsequently from the library of Chandler’s personal secretary, fiancé, and muse Jean Vounder-Davis, with her ownership inscription oppositeContinue reading "Cakes and Ale."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-148369

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Herbert, Frank

The White Plague.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1982.

Signed limited first edition of this classic novel which explores madness and revenge on a global scale. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert. Fine in a fine slipcase.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-147682

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Roth, Philip

Goodbye, Columbus and Other Stories.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania : The Franklin Library, 1978.

Signed limited edition of the author’s first book and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original publisher’s full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised bands, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, silk ribbon. Boldly signed by Philip RothContinue reading "Goodbye, Columbus and Other Stories."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-147570

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Jean-Aubry, G. [Joseph Conrad]

Joseph Conrad: Life and Letters.

New York : Doubleday, Page & Co, 1927.

First American edition of this work on Conrad. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume. Near fine in the original dust jackets which are in very good condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-147716

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Gunther, John

Inside U.S.A.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1947.

First edition of this classic work, “riveting from start to finish” (Robert Gottlieb, The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, pullout map. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his wife on the half-title page, “With love to Jane John May, 1947.” The recipient, Jane Gunther was the recipient’s wife. She became anContinue reading "Inside U.S.A."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148017

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Winn, Marie

Red-Tails in Love: A Wildlife Drama in Central Park.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1998.

First edition of this “engaging work…Dr. Zhivago with feathers” (The Boston Globe). Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “For Anne and Reed, who were there at the Hawk Bench when it all began, with warmest regards, Marie Winn 7/11/98.”Continue reading "Red-Tails in Love: A Wildlife Drama in Central Park."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-148001

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Cahall, Lois

The Many Lives & Loves of Hazel Lavery.

New York : Historium Press, 2024.

First edition of The Many Lives & Loves of Hazel Lavery. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Signed by author Lois Cahall on title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$60.00

Item Number: RRB-149082

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