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Item #2180 Arrest memorable, du parlement de Tolose, Content une histoire prodigieuse, de nostre...

Arrest memorable, du parlement de Tolose, Content une histoire prodigieuse, de nostre temps, avec cent belles, & doctes Annotations, de monsieur maistre Jean de Coras, Conseiller en ladite Cour, & rapporteur du process… [The Return of Martin Guerre]

DE CORAS, JEAN.

THE RETURN OF MARTIN GUERRE — THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE JUDGE’S FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF A SENSATIONAL SIXTEENTH-CENTURY TRIAL FOR IDENTITY THEFT; THE BASIS OF NUMEROUS LITERARY, DRAMATIC, AND CINEMATIC ADAPTATIONS. More about Arrest memorable, du parlement de Tolose, Content une histoire prodigieuse, de nostre temps, avec...

Price: $14,000 .

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The Sign of Four

DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN.

RARE FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE of Arthur Conan Doyle’s second-ever Sherlock Holmes novel, from the library of Vincent Starrett, renowned Doyle biographer and charter member of the Baker Street Irregulars. Includes Starrett’s bookplate and ownership signature. More about The Sign of Four

Price: $12,500 .

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Die Verwandlung [The Metamorphosis]; In: Die Weissen Blätter

KAFKA, FRANZ.

FIRST APPEARANCE OF A MASTERPIECE OF WESTERN LITERATURE, PRECEDING THE FIRST BOOK EDITION. More about Die Verwandlung [The Metamorphosis]; In: Die Weissen Blätter

Price: $6,500 .

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Der Tod in Venedig [Death in Venice]

MANN, THOMAS.

FIRST PRINTING IN EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS of arguably Thomas Mann’s most celebrated work. More about Der Tod in Venedig [Death in Venice

Price: $9,500 .

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The Killer Angels

Shaara, Michael.

FIRST EDITION of Michael Shaara's Pulitzer-prize winning novel about the battle of Gettysburg. More about The Killer Angels

Price: $3,000 .

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Item #2142 The First and second volumes of Chronicles, comprising 1 The description and historie...

The First and second volumes of Chronicles, comprising 1 The description and historie of England, 2 The description and historie of Ireland, 3 The description and historie of Scotland... WITH: The Third volume of Chronicles... [The Chronicles]

[SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM]. HOLINSHED, RAPHAEL.

THE SECOND EDITION (1587) OF HOLINSHED’S “CHRONICLES”: THE BOOK AND THE EDITION USED BY SHAKESPEARE AS A SOURCE FOR A DOZEN OF HIS PLAYS. More about The First and second volumes of Chronicles, comprising 1 The description and historie of...

Price: $25,000 .

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The Writings of Henry David Thoreau

THOREAU, HENRY DAVID.

COMPLETE EDITION OF THOREAU’S WORKS WITH TWO-PAGE MANUSCRIPT LEAF IN THOREAU’S HAND. IN ORIGINAL LEATHER BINDINGS. More about The Writings of Henry David Thoreau

Price: $16,000 .

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

TWAIN, MARK. [CLEMENS, SAMUEL].

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE IN ORIGINAL CLOTH OF TWAIN'S MASTERPIECE. WITH TWAIN'S SIGNATURE ON AFFIXED CARD. More about Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Price: $6,000 .

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Early Unpublished Short Stories, including “One for ‘A’”

VONNEGUT, KURT.

UNPUBLISHED SHORT STORY, TYPESCRIPT DRAFT; WITH FRAGMENT OF SECOND STORY. More about Early Unpublished Short Stories, including “One for ‘A’”

Price: $24,000 .

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BROADSIDES, A COLLECTION OF NEW AND OLD SONGS, 1935.

YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER; STEPHENS, JAMES; HIGGINS, F.R.; O'CONNOR, FRANK; DOYLE, LYNN; GUINESS, BRYAN; COLUM, PADRAIC.

SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION OF W.B. YEATS'S BROADSIDES, ONE OF ONLY 100 COPIES SIGNED BY W.B. YEATS AND F.R. HIGGINS AT END OF INTRODUCTORY ESSAY AND ACCOMPANIED BY BREATHTAKING HAND-COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS. More about BROADSIDES, A COLLECTION OF NEW AND OLD SONGS, 1935

Price: $3,900 .

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