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Homer

Homeri Opera. [The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer].

Glasgow : Robert & Andrew Foulis, 1756-1758.

First edition of the Foulis Homer; the typographic masterpiece of the Foulis Press, and one of the finest editions of Homer. Folio, 4 volumes bound in full tree calf, rebacked with gilt titles and Greek key ruling to the spine, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, Greek key ruling to the front and rear panels,Continue reading "Homeri Opera. [The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer]."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-143357

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Bronte, Charlotte; Emily Bronte; Anne Bronte

The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters.

London : John Murray, 1920-1926.

The Haworth edition of the works of the sisters Bronte. Octavo, 7 volumes bound in full crushed levant scarlet morocco by Riviere & Son, 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 stamp-signed by RiviereContinue reading "The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-143434

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Amis, Kingsley

Lucky Jim.

London : Victor Gollancz, 1953.

First edition of this hilarious satire about college life and high class manners, a classic of postwar English literature. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell and chemise box.

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142819

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Dunning, John

Two O’Clock, Eastern Wartime.

New York : Scribner, 2001.

The Binder’s Copy of the author’s manuscript signed limited edition of John Dunning’s classic work, with two pages of the original typed manuscript tipped in and inscribed by the author, “Original working draft ms. page for Two O’Clock, Eastern Wartime John Dunning.” Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards by the Harcourt Bindery,Continue reading "Two O’Clock, Eastern Wartime."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-142781

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Muir, John

The Writings of John Muir: The Manuscript Edition.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916-24.

The Manuscript Edition of The Writings of John Muir, one of 750 numbered sets produced with an original autograph manuscript page bound into the first volume. Octavo, 10 volumes in the publisher’s deluxe three quarter crushed levant morocco over cloth boards with gilt titles and tulip stamping to the spine in five compartments within raisedContinue reading "The Writings of John Muir: The Manuscript Edition."

$10,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143457

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Stevens, Wallace

The Auroras of Autumn.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1950.

First edition of this classic National Book Award winning collection. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell and chemise box. An exceptional presentation, rare in this condition.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-142950

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Maupassant, Guy De

Bel-Ami.

New York : The Heritage Press, 1968.

First edition of the Heritage Press edition of this classic work. Quarto, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands. illustrations by Bernard Lamotte. Introduction by Alec Waugh. In fine condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-142808

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Du Bois, W.E.B. [DuBois]

The Souls of Black Folk.

New York : The Blue Heron Press, 1953.

Fiftieth anniversary edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original black cloth over patterned boards, illustrated with musical notations. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, “W.E.B. Du Bois March 18, 1957.” In fine condition.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-142344

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Bellow, Saul

Herzog.

New York : The Viking Press, 1964.

First edition of the author’s second of three National Book Award winning novels, which was and remains an unprecedented literary accomplishment. 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 dentellesContinue reading "Herzog."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-142269

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Bellow, Saul

Seize The Day.

New York : The Viking Press, 1956.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s fourth book. 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 Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fineContinue reading "Seize The Day."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-142270

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Warren, Robert Penn

World Enough and Time.

New York : Random House, 1950.

First edition of this classic novel; one of the big sleepers in 20th century American fiction and the “richest of [Warren’s] novels” (New York Herald Tribune). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Frank Sutherland regards Robert Penn Warren.” Near fine in a very good price-clipped dustContinue reading "World Enough and Time."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-142272

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Perry, Sarah

The Essex Serpent.

London : Serpent's Tail, 2016.

First edition of this modern classic, basis for the miniseries starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Sarah Perry on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Peter Dyer.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-142273

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Kennedy, William

Ironweed.

New York : The Viking Press, 1983.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half gray cloth. Boldly signed William Kennedy on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a fine dust jacket, offsetting to the title page. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-140796

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Cather, Willa

The Troll Garden.

New-York : McClure Phillips, 1905.

First edition, first issue of this classic collection of stories. Octavo, original publisher’s dark red cloth. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box. In near fine condition. Crane A4a.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-142277

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Roth, Philip

American Pastoral.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania : The Franklin Library, 1997.

First signed limited edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original publisher’s full leather elaborately stamped in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in, illustrated. Signed by Philip Roth on the limitation page. In fine condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-143164

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Cheever, John

The Wapshot Chronicle and the Wapshot Scandal.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1979.

First edition of the collected reissue of Cheever’s National Book Award and William Dean Howells Medal-winning Wapshot novels. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mark Zimmer with the Hope of enjoying him as a Friend as I enjoy his brother John Cheever.” The recipient wasContinue reading "The Wapshot Chronicle and the Wapshot Scandal."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-143273

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Rowson [Susanna Haswell]

Charlotte Temple: A Tale of Truth.

Hartford : Published by Silas Andrus, 1827.

Early American printing of the first American bestseller, first published in 1794. 16mo, half calf over wooden boards, gilt-lettered spine, woodcut frontispiece. In good condition, assuming boards were once paper-covered, the paper has since entirely perished; shallow loss along top edge of both covers, lacking rear endpaper, 20th century rubberstamp to front pastedown. Rare.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-142082

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Asimov, Isaac. Illustrated by Bernard Colonna

The Heavenly Host.

New York : Walker and Company, 1975.

First edition of Asimov’s classic juvenile science fiction adventure. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Bernard Colonna. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Steve Isaac Asimov.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-142300

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Vargas Llosa, Mario

Captain Pantoja and the Special Service.

New York : Harper & Row Publishers, 1978.

First edition of this early novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Anita Lovitt. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Translated by George Kolovakos and Ronald Christ.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-142083

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Prabhavananda, Swami, Gerald Heard, Aldous Huxley, Christopher Isherwood, and John van Druten.

Vedanta for Modern Man.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1951.

First edition of this collection of philosophical and religious essays. Signed by contributors Swami Prabhavananda, Gerald Heard, Aldous Huxley, Christopher Isherwood, and John van Druten on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-143094

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Kerouac, Jack

The Subterraneans.

New York : Grove Press, 1958.

First trade edition of this work, published simultaneously with a wrapper bound edition. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-143095

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Kerouac, Jack

The Town and the City.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950.

Advance Review Copy of the first edition of Kerouac’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth. many of his works. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition. Uncommon in this condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-143084

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Huxley, Aldous

Brief Candles.

New York : The Fountain Press, 1930.

First edition and signed limited edition of Huxley’s fifth collection of short fiction. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by Aldous Huxley on the half-title page. In very good condition.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-143082

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Wilson, William [Bill W.]

Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism.

New York : Alcoholics Anonymous, 1939.

First edition of Bill Wilson’s classic work, one of the best-selling books of all time, having sold 30 million copies. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with the spine lightly toned, contemporary name to the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the HarcourtContinue reading "Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism."

$55,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143075

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