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Balzac, Honore de

Eugenie Grandet I.

Paris : Librarie Larousse, n.d.

Finely bound Classiques Larousse edition of Balzac’s short novel, later revised to be included in his ambitious project, La Comédie humaine. Octavo, bound in full crushed green morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to theContinue reading "Eugenie Grandet I."

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-130184
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Huxley, Aldous

Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1956.

First collected edition of Huxley’s biography of French monk François Leclerc du Tremblay. 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 to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, allContinue reading "Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics."

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$1,100.00
Item Number: RRB-130128
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo

The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Cambridge : Riverside Press, 1903.

Autograph Centenary edition with a double sided manuscript in Emerson’s hand bound into volume one. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco, elaborately gilt-decorated spines, raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Numerous mounted photogravure illustrations. One of 600 copies. Emerson discovered Pascal in college and was a lifelong admirer of Pascal’s wisdom. AtContinue reading "The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-13890
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Tarbell, Ida M

The Life of Abraham Lincoln.

New York : Lincoln History Society, 1909.

Bound set of Tarbell’s classic biography of President Lincoln. Octavo, 4 volumes, bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt facsimile signature of Lincoln to the front panel, frontispiece portraits, one in color, illustrated with reproductions of original paintings and photographs, marbled endpapers. In good condition.

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-129092
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Melville, Herman

Herman Melville Autograph Letter Signed.

1888.

Herman Melville autographed letter signed to his wife’s cousin Ellen Marrett Gifford completely in his hand, which reads, “164 E. 26th St. Nov. 6th 1888 My Dear Mrs. Gifford: By mail I send you a small volume, some portions of which, I hope may prove more or less interesting to you- Lissie tells me sheContinue reading "Herman Melville Autograph Letter Signed."

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$25,000.00
Item Number: RRB-129820
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Schiller, Friedrich

The Works of Friedrich Schiller.

Boston : Francis A. Niccolls, c.1900.

Finely bound example of the Connoisseur edition of the works of Schiller, number 34 of only 150 sets printed. Octavo, 10 volumes, bound in full red morocco, ornate gilt tooling to the spine, with pastedowns of red leather borders and central green morocco panel, with floral decorations at the corners and a central gilt sprigContinue reading "The Works of Friedrich Schiller."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-129287
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Hughes, Langston

The First Book of Africa.

New York : Franklin Watts, Inc., 1960.

First edition of Hughes’ concise history of Africa. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For the Richardsons ~ Sincerely ~ Langston New York, July 24, 1960.” Very good in a very good dust jacket.

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-129607
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Dumas, Alexandre [Alexander]

The Count of Monte-Cristo.

London : London: Chapman and Hall, 1846.

First edition in English of the author’s masterpiece, published just one year after the original French edition and before the American first, the Richard Manney copy. Octavo, 2 volumes, original publisher’s terracotta cloth, decoratively blind-embossed, gilt titles to the spine. Twenty wood-engraved plates after Henry Valentin. In near fine condition with only light rubbing toContinue reading "The Count of Monte-Cristo."

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$110,000.00
Item Number: RRB-129384
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Hemingway, Ernest

To Have and Have Not.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937.

First edition of Hemingway’s classic novel about smuggling, intrigue, and love. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-130514
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Miller, Henry

The Colossus of Maroussi.

New York : Colt Press, 1941.

True first edition of the author’s landmark travel book and frequently cited as one of his finest. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Tania and Jimmy, from their good friend, Henry Miller, N.Y., 12/3/41.” The recipients were James and Tania Stern,Continue reading "The Colossus of Maroussi."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-127544
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MacKay, Charles

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.

London : Richard Bentley, 1841.

First edition of this classic study of crowd psychology, a compilation of human folly throughout the ages. Octavo, three volumes, illustrated. Bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands. With an autographed letter signed by Charles MacKay in 1867 laid in. In near fine condition with light rubbingContinue reading "Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds."

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$13,500.00
Item Number: RRB-129387
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Defoe, Daniel

The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Serious Reflections During the Life And Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.

London : Printed for W. Taylor at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row, 1719-1720.

Exceedingly rare complete first edition set of all three books in Defoe’s classic Robinson Crusoe series, including the scarce first and only printing of the third book in the series. Octavo, three volumes bound in full crushed red morocco by Francis Bedford with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raisedContinue reading "The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Serious Reflections During the Life And Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe."

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$150,000.00
Item Number: RRB-129597
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