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Murphy, Richard

The Last Galway Hooker.

[Dublin] : The Dolmen Press, 1961.

First and signed limited edition of the Irish poet’s classic poem. Octavo, original quarter parchment. One of 200 copies signed by the author. In near fine condition.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-128143
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Symonds, John Addington

The Escorial. A Prize Poem. Recited in the Theatre, Oxford, June 20, 1860.

Oxford : T. and G. Shrimpton, 1860.

First edition of Symonds’ first book, published when he was 20 years old. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-125596
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Kipling, Rudyard

Soldiers Three.

New York : The Minerva Publishing Company, 1892.

Rare early separate edition of Kipling’s second collection of short stories. Octavo, original wrappers. The Marco-Botsaris Series No. 10. In very good condition.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-126908
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Sassoon, Siegfried

The Heart’s Journey.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1927.

First edition of Sassoon’s classic poetry collection. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good condition.

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-126713
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Calverley, Charles Stuart

Verses and Translations.

Cambridge : Deighton, Bell, and Co., 1862.

First edition of Calverley’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. In good condition. Ownership inscription. Rare.

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$40.00
Item Number: RRB-124130
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Kipling, Rudyard

The Holy War.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, [1917].

First separate British edition of Kipling’s homage to John Bunyan which first appeared in Land and Water Magazine, December 1917, printed by Methuen and Co. to secure copyright protection. Small octavo, original wrappers with elaborate woodcut borders to the front panel. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. A superiorContinue reading "The Holy War."

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-121059
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Kipling, Rudyard

Kipling Handbook.

San Francisco : The Examiner, 1899.

Scarce first edition and only appearance of the Kipling Handbook issued as a single sheet in the San Francisco Examiner to be folded into 32 pages; the contents were all previously published. 16mo, original wrappers. Housed in a custom clamshell and chemise case.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-121255
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Gluck, Louise

Ararat.

New York : The Ecco Press, 1990.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s collection of poetry, prompted by the death of her father. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the poet opposite the half-title page, “For Stuart I look forward to your new work, I wish you all good fortune – Louise.” The recipient, Stuart Dischell is a fellowContinue reading "Ararat."

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-124951
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Enright, D. J

Selected Poems 1990.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1990.

First edition of this collection containing many of Enright’s finest poems. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the poet on the title page, “For Sally Soames (& cameras) – Dennis Enright.” The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusivelyContinue reading "Selected Poems 1990."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-124389
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Kipling, Rudyard

Stalky & Co.

Toronto : George N. Morang & Company, 1899.

First Canadian edition of Kipling’s collection of school stories. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. In very good condition. Ownership inscriptions.

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$40.00
Item Number: RRB-123055
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Kipling, Rudyard

Rudyard Kipling Liberty Magazine Poetry Collection.

New York : McCormick-Patterson, 1928.

Scarce collection of 1928 issues of Liberty Magazine containing early appearances of many of Kipling’s rarest poems. Folio, five issues, original illustrated wrappers. The collection includes issues featuring the appearance of: Rio (January 7, 1928), Light and Power (January 28, 1928), A Drop in Traffic (February 18, 1928), A City and a Silence (March 17,Continue reading "Rudyard Kipling Liberty Magazine Poetry Collection."

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-119441
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Kipling, Rudyard

Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses Together With Departmental Ditties.

New York : United States Book Company, 1892.

Scarce early printing of perhaps Kipling’s most popular poetry collection. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. In near fine condition. Exceptionally rare.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-119266
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Kipling, Rudyard

Barrack-Room Ballads.

1892.

Scarce unauthorized edition of perhaps Kipling’s most popular poetry collection. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition. This collection was so popular upon publication in 1892 it was pirated in a small number of unauthorized editions which were sold on the streets of London and quickly suppressed. Housed in a custom chemise case. Scarce.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-120604
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Kipling, Rudyard

A Patrol Song.

New York : Doubleday, Page & Co, 1909.

Scarce separate edition of Kipling’s song for the Boy Scouts. Octavo, original wrappers. One of only 20 copies printed by Doubleday for copyright purposes. In near fine condition. Bookplate. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. Scarce.

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-120708
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Kipling, Rudyard

The Five Nations.

London : Methuen and Co, 1903.

Large paper edition of Kipling’s notable poetry collection. Large octavo, original quarter parchment over paper-covered boards. One of 200 copies on handmade paper. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-120150
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Kipling, Rudyard with Wolcott Balestier

The Naulahka: A Story of West and East.

London : William Heinemann, 1892.

First British edition of Kipling’s ambitious narrative. Octavo, original publisher’s decorative cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise slipcase.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-120549
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Kipling, Rudyard

With Number Three, Surgical & Medical and New Poems. Also Letters from Julian Ralph, Charles E. Hands and Douglas Story.

Santiago : Hume & Co, 1900.

First edition of this unauthorized collection of seven Kipling poems and two articles. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise slipcase. Rare.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-120640
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Kipling, Rudyard

France At War. On The Frontier Of Civilization.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1915.

First American edition of Kipling’s second collection of military poems and short stories. Octavo, original boards with paper spine label and large paper label to the front panel decorated with the British Admiralty and French Flags. In fine condition. Small bookplate to the pastedown. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise slipcase.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-120244
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Kipling, Rudyard

Traffics and Discoveries.

New York : Doubleday, Page and Company, 1904.

First American edition of this collection of twenty-four poems and short stories. Octavo, original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt. In near fine condition.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-120541
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Leland, Charles G

The Breitmann Ballads.

London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1902.

Early printing of Leland’s classic collection of poems, including several of Rudyard Kipling’s personal favorites. 12mo, original cloth, top edge gilt. In very good condition.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-123543
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Byron, Lord George Gordon and Samuel Rogers

Lara, A Tale. Jacqueline, A Tale.

London : Printed for John Murray, 1814.

First edition of Byron’s tragic narrative poem, Lara, published in conjunction with Samuel Rogers’ Jacqueline. Octavo, original boards with paper spine label. Bookplate and three generations of ownership signatures.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-120644
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Byron, Lord George Gordon

Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice. An Historical Tragedy. In Five Acts. With Notes. The Prophecy of Dante, a Poem.

London : John Murray, 1821.

First edition, first issue of Byron’s posthumously published tragedy with the Doge’s speech on p. 151 that begins “What crimes ?” Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with a black morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine and panels, marbled endpapers. In very good condition.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-120688
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Byron, Lord George Gordon

The Giaour, A Fragment of a Turkish Tale; The Bride of Abydos; The Corsair.

London : John Murray, 1813.

First trade edition, first issue of Byron’s The Giaour; bound with a second edition of The Bride of Abydos and a rare first edition, first issue of The Corsair. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels. In near fine condition.Continue reading "The Giaour, A Fragment of a Turkish Tale; The Bride of Abydos; The Corsair."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-120498
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Sassoon, Siegfried

Satirical Poems.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1933.

Early printing of Sassoon’s classic collection. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-124681
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