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Tolstoy, Leo

Sochinenia Grafa L.N. Tolstogo [Childhood, Boyhood, Youth].

Moscow : Typ. I.N. Kushnerev i Ko, 1893.

Early Russian printing of Tolstoy’s trilogy Childhood, Boyhood, Youth. Quarto, original half leather. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to his doctor, “To Dmitry Vasil’evich Nikitin. Leo Tolstoy. 28 March 1903.” With an original photograph of Tolstoy with Dmitry Nikitin opposite the title page. The recipient, Dmitry Nikitin was Tolstoy’s familyContinue reading "Sochinenia Grafa L.N. Tolstogo [Childhood, Boyhood, Youth]."

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$45,000.00
Item Number: RRB-133583
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Lewis, C.S

The Silver Chair.

London : Geoffrey Bles, 1953.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, contemporary name to the half-title page. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. An exceptional example, as this is the most difficult volume in the series to find in collectible condition.

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$11,000.00
Item Number: RRB-133711
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Dickens, Charles

Bleak House.

London : Bradbury Evans, 1853.

First edition of this Dickens’ classic. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, marble endpapers. In near fine condition. Illustrated with engraved title page and 39 engraved plates by H.K. Browne.

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-136226
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Lewis, C.S. [Anthony Colin Spearing]

C.S. Lewis and Anthony Spearing Autograph Correspondence Collection.

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Rare collection of correspondence between C.S. Lewis and his PhD student Anthony Colin Spearing including an autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of C.S. Lewis. Folio, the collection includes the original composition of Spearing’s 1957 English Tripos essay: “The Translation of English Verse (An Essay with some Specimen Translations)” which he sentContinue reading "C.S. Lewis and Anthony Spearing Autograph Correspondence Collection."

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$27,500.00
Item Number: RRB-134067
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Doyle, Arthur Conan

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

London : George Newnes, Limited, 1892-1894.

First editions of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic stories starring literature’s most famous detective. Octavo, original pictorial black and gilt-stamped light blue and dark blue cloth, patterned endpapers, all edges gilt. First issues, the first title with the street scene vignette with no text on the street sign and with “Violent” for “Violet” on p 317. InContinue reading "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes."

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$12,500.00
Item Number: RRB-120890
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Kipling, Rudyard

Rudyard Kipling Ephemera Collection.

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Rare collection of Rudyard Kipling ephemera from the collection of William Britton Stitt including his membership card to The Kipling Society, letters of correspondence between him and the President of The Kipling Society, newspaper clippings, articles, postcards, pamphlets and separate editions of Kipling stories and poems. In very good condition. A unique collection.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-122487
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Dickens, Charles

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.

London : Oxford University Press, 1967.

Early printing of the Oxford Illustrated edition of Dickens’ first novel. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-129149
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Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens]

Mark Twain’s (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance.

New York : Sheldon & Company, n.d.

First edition, second issue of Twain’s third book with the Ball, Black, & Co. advertisement on verso of the title page (BAL 3326). Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated and extra-illustrated with a tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece of Twain. In good condition.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-138264
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Orwell, George

George Orwell Typed Letter Signed.

January 9, 1946.

Rare typed letter signed by the acclaimed author of Nineteen-Eighty Four, George Orwell; part of a long correspondence with scientist Edward R. Ward regarding his views on science. One page, typescript, the letter reads: ‘9th January 1946 Dear Mr. Ward, Your letter has been passed on to be by “Tribune”. I am sorry that inContinue reading "George Orwell Typed Letter Signed."

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$25,000.00
Item Number: RRB-133445
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Dickens, Charles

Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress.

London : Richard Bentley, 1838.

First edition, first issue of Dickens’ classic work with “Boz” title pages and the “Fireside” plate. Octavo, three volumes bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges speckled red, illustrated with 24 plates by George Cruikshank. In very good condition. Text blocks trimmed, without half-titles or advertisements,Continue reading "Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-133501
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Holmes, John Clellon

Go.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952.

First edition of the novel that launched the Beat Generation’s literary legacy and describes the world of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Neil Cassady and “one of the best novels about the Beat Generation…brilliant and important” (Los Angeles Free Press). Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Helen Borten.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-138914
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Roger, Fred [Mr. McFeely]

You Are Special: Words of Wisdom from America’s Most Beloved Neighbor.

New York : Viking, 1994.

First edition of this collection of quotes from Rogers‘ writings throughout his career. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Mr. McFeely on the half-title page, “To Lori and Brian from Mr. McFeely Speedy Delivery 2009.” Additionally laid in is a signed photograph, “To Brian, from Mr. McFeely Speedy Delivery 2009.” Fine in aContinue reading "You Are Special: Words of Wisdom from America’s Most Beloved Neighbor."

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-133480
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Livy

The Roman History Written in Latine by Titus Livius. With the Supplements Of the Learned John Freinshemius, and John Dujatius. From the Foundation of Rome to the middle of the Reign of Augustus. Faithfully done into English.

London : Awnsham Churchill, 1686.

An exceptional early English edition of Livy’s classic Roman History. Folio, bound in period calf, illustrated with four plates, including frontispiece woodcut portraits of emperors and Hannibal, one two-page plate, and two maps of the early settlement of Rome. In very good condition, rebacked. A very sharp example.

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-133257
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Rossetti, Lucy Madox. [Mary Shelley]

Mrs. Shelley.

London : W. H. Allen & Co, 1890.

First edition of Lucy Madox Rossetti’s biography of Mary Shelley; extra-illustrated and with an autograph letter signed by Mary Shelley laid in. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Bayntun with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, quadruple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels,Continue reading "Mrs. Shelley."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-133425
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[Dalton, James]. Illustrated by George Cruikshank

The Gentleman in Black.

London : William Kidd, 1831.

First edition of Dalton’s The Gentleman in Black. Octavo, bound in three quarter navy morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and four engraved plates by George Cruikshank. In near fine condition. A handsome example.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-133421
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Cruikshank, George

George Cruikshank’s Omnibus.

London : Tilt and Bogue, 1842.

First edition of George Cruikshank‘s Omnibus. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Riviere & Son with elaborate gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, top edge gilt. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and numerous platesContinue reading "George Cruikshank’s Omnibus."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-133420
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Kazantzakis, Nikos; Translated by Peter A. Bien

Report to Greco: An Autobiographical Novel.

Oxford : Bruno Cassirer, 1965.

First edition of Kazantzakis’ deeply personal semi-autobiographical classic testament. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed and dated by the translator on the half-title page with a quote from this title, “For ______ ______ ‘The sole way to save oneself is to save others. Or the struggle to save others.’ Peter Bien.” Translated by PeterContinue reading "Report to Greco: An Autobiographical Novel."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-136597
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