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Elizabeth [Tonna], Charlotte.

The Works of Charlotte Elizabeth. With an Introduction by H. B. Stowe.

New York : Published by M. W. Dodd, 1849.

Seventh edition of the complete works of English Victorian writer and suffragette Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna. Royal octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s full deluxe morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt decorations to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edgesContinue reading "The Works of Charlotte Elizabeth. With an Introduction by H. B. Stowe."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-142626

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Buck, Pearl S.

The Good Earth.

New York : The John Day Company, 1931.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. First issue with “flees” for “fleas” on page 100, line 17. 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 "The Good Earth."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143999

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Buck, Pearl S.

The Good Earth.

New York : The John Day Company, 1931.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. First issue with “flees” for “fleas” on page 100, line 17. 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 "The Good Earth."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-143665

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Select Poetry: Chiefly on Subjects Connected with Religion. [Fore-Edge Painting].

London : R. B. Seeley, 1830.

Finely bound poetry collection decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. 18mo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of St. Saviour’s church in London. In very goodContinue reading "Select Poetry: Chiefly on Subjects Connected with Religion. [Fore-Edge Painting]."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-142387

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Williams, Tennessee.

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.

New York : New Directions, 1955.

First edition, first issue of one of Williams’s best-known works and his personal favorite. 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,Continue reading "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof."

$2,850.00

Item Number: RRB-143560

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Tan, Amy [Larry McMurtry].

The Joy Luck Club.

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1989.

First edition, advance reading copy of Tan’s masterpiece. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Larry McMurtry with thanks for the pleasure of your company and your good book. Amy 5 Apr ’90.” The recipient, Larry McMurtry remains best known for his 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove which was adaptedContinue reading "The Joy Luck Club."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-143578

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Didion, Joan. [Vanessa Redgrave].

The Year of Magical Thinking: A Play by Joan Didion Signed Theatrical Poster.

New York : Prof. D.R. McClennahan, 2006.

Original theatrical poster from Vanessa Redgrave’s performance of Didion’s 2005 best-selling memoir at the Booth Theatre on Broadway. Signed by Joan Didion and Vanessa Redgrave on the lower portion of the poster. In near fine condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-143250

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Hurston, Zora Neale .

Seraph on the Suwanee: A Novel.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons , 1948.

First edition of this humorous novel set in Florida, a place Hurston knew well, having been born in Eatonville, an entirely black Florida town. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the spine.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-143512

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Grahame, Kenneth.

The Wind in the Willows.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908.

First American edition of Grahame’s beloved children’s novel which preceded the English edition by only four days, with Scribner’s seal on the copyright page. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece by W. Grahame Robertson. In good condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-143829

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Hazan, Marcella.

Marcella Cucina.

New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 1997.

First edition of this collection of recipes by Hazan. Quarto, original glossy boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs by Alison Harris. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Doris best wishes! Marcella Hazan.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Joel Avirom.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-143511

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James, Henry.

The Princess Casamassima: A Novel.

New York : Macmillan and Co, 1886.

First American edition of one of James’s “three formidable novels” published in the 1880s along with The Bostonians and The Tragic Muse. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. In near fine condition, name opposite the half-title page. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell case.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-143493

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Motley, John Lothrop.

The Selected Works of John Lothrop Motley: The Rise of the Dutch Republic; Life and Death of John Barneveld; The United Netherlands.

London : John Murray, 1903-1904.

Finely bound set of the selected works of John Lothrop Motley. Octavo, 9 volumes bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispece to each volume. In near fine condition.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-143815

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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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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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Smith, Julia Evelina [Translator].

The Holy Bible: Containing The Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues.

Hartford, Conn. : American Publishing Company, 1876.

First edition of the first complete translation of the Bible into English done by a woman, Julia E. Smith (1792-1886), of Glastonbury Connecticut. One of 1,000 copies printed. Quarto, bound in full modern calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. An invaluable Bible for its period which remainsContinue reading "The Holy Bible: Containing The Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues."

$8,200.00

Item Number: RRB-142865

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Gray, Thomas.

The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray. [Fore-edge Painting].

London : Bell and Daldy, 1857.

Finely bound collection of the collected poetical works of Thomas Gray decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of Eton College. Octavo, bound in full straight grain morocco with gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of Eton College. In very good condition. Armorial bookplate.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-142194

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Rare original program from the Christmas Party of the Oldsmobile Girls held on December 19th 1928; signed by legendary aviator Amelia Earhart

[Earhart, Amelia].

Amelia Earhart Signed Oldsmobile Girls Club Christmas Party Program.

[Lansing, Michigan] [1928].

Rare original program from the holiday luncheon held for female employees of Olds Motor Works held on December 19th 1928, signed by legendary aviator Amelia Earhart. Octavo, bound in handmade tissue paper with a red ribbon, illustrated with a tipped in portrait of Amelia Earhart. Signed by Earhart in pencil beneath her portrait. In veryContinue reading "Amelia Earhart Signed Oldsmobile Girls Club Christmas Party Program."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-142535

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Plath, Sylvia.

The Colossus and Other Poems.

London : Heinemann, 1960.

First edition of the first complete volume of poetry to be published by Plath and the only volume published in her lifetime. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase. An exceptional example.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-142976

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Bryant, William Cullen.

William Cullen Bryant Autograph “The Voice of Autumn” Poem Signed.

November 21, 1853 .

Rare autograph poem in the hand of William Cullen Bryant sent by him to magazine publisher George R. Graham for inclusion in his literary periodical Graham’s Magazine with the accompanying transmittal letter from Bryant to Graham. Quarto, two pages. Addressed to George R. Graham, the letter reads in part, “New York Monday Nov. 21, 1853Continue reading "William Cullen Bryant Autograph “The Voice of Autumn” Poem Signed."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-142753

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Shakespeare, William.

The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. With A Glossary.

Chiswick : Printed by C. Whittingham, 1825.

Finely bound example of the collected dramatic works of William Shakespeare. 12mo, bound in full pebbled dark green morocco with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels withing triple gilt ruling to the spine and front panels, gilt turn-ins and wide gilt inner dentelles, allContinue reading "The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. With A Glossary."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-142618

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Wharton, Edith.

Ethan Frome.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911.

First edition, first issue with “wearily” in perfect type on penultimate line of page 135 and with four pages of publisher’s advertisements at rear, of Wharton’s greatest tragic story, a “grim tale of a bud of romance ice-bound and turned into a frozen horror in the frigid setting of a New England winter landscape” (The NewContinue reading "Ethan Frome."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-142474

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Rackham, Arthur.

The Land of Enchantment.

London : Cassell and Company, Limited, 1905.

First edition of Rackham’s beautifully illustrated work. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth decorated in gilt, rebacked, illustrated with 36 full-page and vignette line drawings by Arthur Rackham. Neat ownership name. In very good condition.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-142761

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Dunne, Dominick [Erica Jong].

People Like Us.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc, 1988.

First edition of Dunne’s richly textured novel of New York society in the eighties. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Erica & Ken Best regards, Dominic Dunne.” The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica JongContinue reading "People Like Us."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-142904

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Ullmann, Liv [Erica Jong].

Choices.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.

First edition of Liv Ullmann’s quietly and beautifully written autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Dear Erica Here is mine. Happy New Year with love to you and your. Hug – Liv. December – 84.” The recipient, Erica Jong remains bestContinue reading "Choices."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-142818

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