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Kipling, Rudyard

The Art of Fiction.

London : J. A. Allen & Co, 1926.

First separate edition, first issue of this report issued on the occasion of Kipling’s acceptance of the gold medal of the Royal Society of Literature. Octavo, original wrappers. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise slipcase.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-120430
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Kipling, Rudyard

Rudyard Kipling with The British Fleet.

Boston : For the Boston American, 1915.

The Boston American’s complimentary reprint of Kipling’s Fringes of the Fleet which first appeared in England in The Daily Telegraph, and in the United States in the Hearst newspapers. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. Rare.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-120584
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Byron, Lord George Gordon

Werner. A Tragedy.

London : John Murray, 1823.

First edition, first state of Byron’s retelling of Kruitzner, or the German’s Tale in Harriet Lee’s Canterbury Tales without “the end” and the imprint on page 188 and with 7 pages of advertisements at rear dated November, 1822. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards, marbled endpapers. From the library of English astronomer,Continue reading "Werner. A Tragedy."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-120540
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M'Naughton, Peter [Ossian]

The Poems of Ossian: Literally Translated from the Gaelic in the Original Measure of Verse.

Edinburgh and London : William Blackwood and Sons, 1887.

First edition of Peter M’Naughton’s translation of the poems of Ossian. Small octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition. Uncommon.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-116541
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O'Hara, Frank

Meditations In An Emergency.

New York : Grove Press, 1957.

Number 25 of the rare first edition O’Hara’s classic work of poetry, published in an edition of 75 hardbound copies. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Mike- Happy Birthday and I hope the Houses and Odes go on and on into 1262- Frank.” Near fine inContinue reading "Meditations In An Emergency."

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$8,500.00
Item Number: RRB-115298
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Goldbeck, Sedrick Arlington

I Sing Sonnets & Other Forms: About Things Everywhere.

Bronx, NY : The Bird Press, 1996.

First edition of the poet’s collection of sonnets. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “1996 to Gary, Regards Sedrick A. Goldbeck.” In fine condition.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-115382
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Thomson, James

The Complete Poetical Works of James Thomson.

London : Henry Frowde, 1908.

The Oxford edition of Thomson’s complete poetical works. Octavo, bound in full contemporary tree calf with elaborate gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "The Complete Poetical Works of James Thomson."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-122647
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Graves, Robert

Beyond Giving, The Green Sailed Vessel, Timeless Meeting, and At The Gate.

London : Privately Printed at the Stellar Press, 1969-1974.

Signed limited editions of four volumes of Graves’ collected verse, written between 1969 and 1974. Octavo, four volumes, original stiff paper wrappers. Each volume is one of 500 numbered copies signed by Robert Graves. In near fine condition. An attractive collection.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-115104
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Blumenthal, Joseph, [Robert Frost]

Robert Frost and His Printers.

Autin : W. Thomas Taylor, 1985.

First edition of this work on Frost’s relationships with his printers. Large octavo, original cloth, illustrated. One of 1000 copies printed at the letterpress of A. Colish with plates made and printed by the Meriden Gravure Company. Typography by Joseph Blumenthal. Fine in a fine slipcase.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-121466
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Frost, Robert

A Further Range.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1936.

First edition of Frost’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of verse. Octavo, original maroon cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper to his publisher, “To Herbert Bristol with an authors acknowledgement to his publisher Robert Frost 1936.” Bristol was the president and publisher at the Henry HoltContinue reading "A Further Range."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-114778
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Whitman, Walt

Two Rivulets: Including Democratic Vistas, Centennial Songs, and Passage to India.

Camden, New Jersey : Author's Edition, 1876.

Scarce first edition, first issue with the blank leaf between ‘As a Strong Bird’ and ‘Memoranda’ and single leaf of advertisements for Whitman’s books inserted between the back flyleaves. One of only 100 copies. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised giltContinue reading "Two Rivulets: Including Democratic Vistas, Centennial Songs, and Passage to India."

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$9,200.00
Item Number: RRB-114654
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Aiken, Conrad

Selected Poems.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of poetry and verse. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. With a partial rare original wrap around band.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-112323
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Thomas, Dylan

Eighteen Poems.

London : Sunday Referee and the Parton Press, 1936.

First edition, first issue of Thomas’ first book, one of 250 copies. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Desmond Hawkins, who was Dylan’s literary editor and close friend, with a playful (and perhaps drunken) inscription which attempts to conflate their names, maybe in an effort to create a new single personaContinue reading "Eighteen Poems."

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$15,000.00
Item Number: RRB-111544
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LORD BYRON. [GEORGE GORDON BYRON]

The Poetical Works of Lord Byron.

London : Frederick Warne and Co, c. 1890.

The Poetical Works of Lord Byron. Octavo, bound in half vellum over cloth, frontispiece, morocco spine label, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers top edge gilt. In near fine condition. An attractive set.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-111329
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Frost, Robert

A Masque of Mercy.

New York : Henry Holt, 1947.

Signed limited first edition, one of 751 numbered copies, this is number 690. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition and the original slipcase which is in near fine condition.

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$1,150.00
Item Number: RRB-110648
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Kipling, Rudyard

The Five Nations.

London : Methuen and Co, 1903.

First edition, one of 30 copies printed on Japanese vellum. Octavo, bound in full vellum, gilt titles to the spine, gilt topstain. In near fine condition.

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$700.00
Item Number: RRB-110468
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Frost, Robert

Steeple Bush.

New York : Henry Holt & Company, 1947.

First edition, first printing of this spiritually-themed Frost collection. Octavo, original half cloth over boards, front panel decorated in gilt. One of 751 copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 167. Fine in the rare original glassine which is in very good condition and slipcase which is in near fineContinue reading "Steeple Bush."

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$1,100.00
Item Number: RRB-110271
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Frost, Robert

North of Boston.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1926.

Early printing of Frost’s second published book. Octavo, original cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Aroldo Du Chene’s plaster bust of Frost. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition with chipping to the extremities. Bookplate to the pastedown.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-115403
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King, Ethel

The Calendar In Rime.

Portland, Maine : Falmouth Publishing House, 1947.

First edition of this collection of poems. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “With my compliments- Ethel King.” Near fine in the rare original glassine.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-114523
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Lorca, Federico Garcia [Leonard Cohen]

The Poet In New York and Other Poems.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1940.

First edition of Lorca’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by fellow poet Leonard Cohen on the front free endpaper. Cohen was deeply influenced by the work of Lorca for the duration of his poetic and musical career. “Now, you know of my deep association and confraternity with the poet Federico Garcia Lorca. I could sayContinue reading "The Poet In New York and Other Poems."

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$15,000.00
Item Number: RRB-110825
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Tasso, Torqato

La Gerusalemme Liberata di Torquato Tasso. [Jerusalem Delivered].

Milano : Nicolo Bettoni, 1824.

Finely bound example of Torquato Tasso’s epic poem La Gerusalemme Liberata, or Jerusalem Delivered. Octavo, two volumes bound into one in three quarters vellum over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In very good condition.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-111064
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LORD BYRON. [GEORGE GORDON BYRON]

The Works of Lord Byron.

Boston : Francis A. Nicolls and Co, 1900.

The Edition des Amateurs, one of 100 copies signed by the editor of the complete works of Lord Byron. Octavo, 16 volumes. Bound in full contemporary morocco, elaborate tooling to the front and rear panels with central arms, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, frontispieces and plates each inContinue reading "The Works of Lord Byron."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-109282
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Pickard, Samuel T. [John Greenleaf Whittier]

The Writings of John Greenleaf Whittier.

Boston and New York : Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1895.

Riverside edition of the collected writings of abolition advocate John Greenleaf Whittier. Octavos, nine volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded engraved frontipieces. In fine condition.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-109568
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Frost, Robert

North of Boston.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1929.

Early printing of Frost’s second published book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper with an excerpt from his poem, The Wood Pile, “I thought that only Someone who lived in turning to fresh tasks Could so forget his handiwork on which He spent himself, the laborContinue reading "North of Boston."

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$3,200.00
Item Number: RRB-109521
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