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Tolkien, J.R.R

The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

London : George Allen and Unwin, 1967.

Second editions of the author’s classic trilogy, signed by Tolkien in each volume. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth, folding maps. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Signed for Ethel May with love J. R. R. Tolkien.” Volumes two and three are signed by J.R.R. Tolkien on the half-title page. The recipient,Continue reading "The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King."

$75,000.00

Item Number: RRB-134590

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Gibson, William

Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive.

London : Victor Gollancz, 1984-1988.

First British editions and true firsts of each of the novels that comprise Gibson’s The Sprawl Trilogy. Octavo, three volumes. Each signed on the title page by William Gibson. Neuromancer is a review copy, with a slip laid into it. Each are fine in fine dust jackets. Rare and desirable signed and in this condition.

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133729

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First Edition of Ian Fleming's Goldfinger; Inscribed by him to his real life Miss MoneyPenny

Fleming, Ian

Goldfinger.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1959.

First edition of the seventh novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Una, who again wrote the whole thing! from Ian Fleming.” The recipient, Una Trueblood, whose surname was later appropriated by Fleming for the character of Mary TruebloodContinue reading "Goldfinger."

$60,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133728

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Moore, Roger

Roger Moore As James Bond: Roger Moore’s Own Account of Filming Live and Let Die.

London : Pan Books, 1973.

First British edition of Moore’s diary regarding the making of Live and Let Die. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Roger Moore on the title page. In near fine condition. Photographs by Luisa Moore.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-133641

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Moore, Roger

Roger Moore’s James Bond Diary.

: Fawcett Publications, 1973.

First edition of Moore’s diary regarding the making of Live and Let Die. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To John from Roger Moore.” In near fine condition. A very sharp example.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-133640

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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."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-120890

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Skinner, B.F

Walden Two.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1948.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by F.G. Kuttner.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-133228

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Turow, Scott

Presumed Innocent.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1987.

First edition of Turow’s first novel and the first book to feature his memorable character Rusty Sabich and basis for the film starring Harrison Ford, Raul Julia and Greta Scacchi. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Fran and Carl Korn Best wishes Scott Turow 1 Nov 87.”Continue reading "Presumed Innocent."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-132465

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Tolkien, J.R.R

The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

London : George Allen and Unwin, 1966.

Finely bound set of each title comprising the The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in full red morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front panels, folding maps. In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. The first printing of the second, revised, edition (with “Second Edition 1966” on theContinue reading "The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133131

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Galbraith, Robert. [J.K. Rowling]

The Silkworm.

London : Sphere, 2014.

First edition of the second novel in Rowling’s Cormoran Strike Series, published under the pen name Robert Galbraith. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sian Wilson.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-137033

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Blaze

King, Stephen [Pseudonym Richard Bachman]

Blaze.

New York : Scribners, 2007.

First edition of the last of the Richard Bachman novels. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Stephen King on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fulbrook III.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-81228

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Deighton, Len

The Ipcress File.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1962.

First British edition of Deighton’s first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Raymond Hawkey.

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-131328

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Forsyth, Frederick

The Day of the Jackal.

London : Hutchinson, 1971.

First British edition of the author’s first novel. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication opposite the title page, “For Dick and Ruth Epps with warmest regards, from Fredie Forsyth 16.6.71.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom Simmonds and Trevor Vertigan.Continue reading "The Day of the Jackal."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-131329

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Greene, Graham

The Heart of the Matter.

New York : The Viking Press, 1948.

First American edition of what many consider the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by Edgard Cirlin.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-131747

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Le Carre, John. [David Cornwell]

John le Carre Signed Postcard.

Wien : Boomerang Cards, .

Austrian postcard signed by great spy novelist John le Carre. Featuring a black and white photograph of Le Carre, the postcard measures 5.75 by 4 inches. In near fine condition.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-131490

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Wells, H.G

The Invisible Man.

London : C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1897.

First edition, first issue, with the title page printed in orange and black and pages 247 and 248 being publisher’s ads. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example.

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-131733

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Greene, Graham

The Comedians.

London : The Bodley Head, 1966.

First edition of this novel set in Haiti under the rule of “Papa Doc” Duvalier, which explores the political suppression and terrorism through the figure of an English hotel owner, Brown. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Charles from Graham Greene.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touchContinue reading "The Comedians."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-131681

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Fleming, Ian

From Russia, With Love.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1957.

First edition, first state of the fifth James Bond novel and what Fleming considered one of his best books and listed in Life magazine as one of US President John F. Kennedy’s top ten favorite books. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt rose and gun emblem to the front panel. PresentationContinue reading "From Russia, With Love."

$48,000.00

Item Number: RRB-131400

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[Ford, Harrison and Paul Blake]

Harrison Ford Signed Star Wars Photograph.

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Rare large format black and white photograph signed by Harrison Ford and lengthily inscribed by Paul Blake, “Going somewhere Solo? You should have paid him when you had the chance. Jabba’s put a price on your head, so large that every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you. I’m lucky I foundContinue reading "Harrison Ford Signed Star Wars Photograph."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-130520

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Greene, Graham

The Power and the Glory.

London : William Heinemann, 1940.

First edition of Greene’s masterpiece. Octavo, original yellow cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with light shelfwear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example.

$27,500.00

Item Number: RRB-130369

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Greene, Graham

The Heart of the Matter.

New York : The Viking Press, 1948.

Limited edition, one of 750 examples given to friends of the publisher of what many consider the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.

$550.00

Item Number: RRB-132711

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Lewis, C.S

Out of the Silent Planet.

London : The Bodley Head, 1938.

First edition of the author’s classic first book in his acclaimed Space Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some professional restoration. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Exceptionally are and desirable in the original dust jacket.

$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-130744

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Verne, Jules

The Mysterious Island: Abandoned.

New York : Scribner, Armstrong, & Co., 1875.

First American edition of the second installment in Verne’s Mysterious Island trilogy. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated. Translated from the French by W.H.G. Kingston. In near fine condition. A very sharp example.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-129044

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Verne, Jules

The Mysterious Island: Wrecked in the Air.

New York : Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1875.

First American edition, first English language edition in book form, and first authorized edition of the first part of the crossover sequel to Verne’s famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas and In Search of the Castaways. Slim octavo, original green cloth decorated in gilt, with forty-eight illustrations. Scribner Armstrong published this slim, double-column volumeContinue reading "The Mysterious Island: Wrecked in the Air."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-128454

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