In der Strafkolonie [In the Penal Colony]
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL BINDING OF ONE OF THE ONLY WORKS KAFKA PUBLISHED IN HIS LIFETIME. More about In der Strafkolonie [In the Penal Colony
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FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL BINDING OF ONE OF THE ONLY WORKS KAFKA PUBLISHED IN HIS LIFETIME. More about In der Strafkolonie [In the Penal Colony
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SIGNED LETTER FROM KEROUAC FEATURING RARE DRAWING AND DISCUSSIONS OF FELLOW WRITERS. More about Typed Letter Signed [TLS] to Philip Whalen (7 February 1963
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FIRST EDITION of Kipling's popular nautical tale, with vivid descriptions of the Massachusetts fishing industry. The basis for the 1937 film starring Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, and Mickey Rooney. More about Captains Courageous
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A MASTERPIECE OF BOOK DESIGN: T.E. LAWRENCE’S TRANSLATION OF THE ODYSSEY, DESIGNED BY BRUCE ROGERS. LIMITED EDITION, ONE OF ONLY 530 COPIES. IN MAGNIFICENT CUSTOM BOX BY ZAEHNSDORF WITH BEAUTIFUL 1928 PHOTOGRAPH OF LAWRENCE IN THE RAF. More about The Odyssey of Homer
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ONE OF THE FINEST C.S. LEWIS LETTERS TO APPEAR ON THE MARKET, OFFERING INSIGHT INTO THE CREATION OF THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA. WITH MENTION OF TOLKIEN’S “THE HOBBIT” AS A FAVORITE BOOK. More about Autograph Letter Signed
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WONDERFUL C.S. LEWIS LETTER RESPONDING TO A YOUNG FAN ABOUT THE NARNIA SERIES. More about Autograph Letter Signed [ALS
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THE MAGNIFICENT FIRST TONSON EDITION OF LUCRETIUS’S CLASSIC; COMPLETE WITH SEVEN FULL-PAGE ENGRAVINGS (ONE A LARGE FOLD-OUT). More about De Rerum Natura libri sex. Ad optimorum Exemplarium fidem recensiti. [On the Nature of Things
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FIRST PRINTING IN EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS of arguably Thomas Mann’s most celebrated work. More about Der Tod in Venedig [Death in Venice
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FIRST EDITIONS, with All the Pretty Horses and The Crossing signed and inscribed by McCarthy. More about All the Pretty Horses; The Crossing; Cities of the Plain [The Border Trilogy
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FIRST EDITION, the basis for the 1983 Academy Award winning film starring Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson. More about Terms Of Endearment
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FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of Melville's third book, containing the first glimpses of the rich symbolism and allegorical style that would later be more fully developed in Moby Dick. More about Mardi: and a Voyage Hither
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FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY O'BRIEN on title page: "To David, Peace, Tim O'Brien." The winner of the 1979 National Book Award. More about Going After Cacciato
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FIRST UKRAINIAN EDITION OF ORWELL’S CLASSIC POLITICAL ALLEGORY. More about Kolgosp Tvarin [Animal Farm
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FIRST EDITION, containing the FIRST APPEARANCE of Pope's The Rape of the Lock. More about Miscellaneous Poems and Translations
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The Czech translation of Proust’s masterpiece, complete in original wrappers, with book design by Karel Teige. More about Dilo Marcela Prousta. Hledani Ztraceneho Casu [A la recherche du temps perdu / Remembrance of...
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FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE of Rand’s masterpiece; INSCRIBED BY RAND TO LUDWIG VON MISES: “To Dr. and Mrs. Ludwig von Mieses- / -Cordially- / Ayn Rand / 8/22/57”. A spectacular association copy linking two of the most influential economic figures of the twentieth century. More about Atlas Shrugged
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LARGE (8 x 10 in ) PHOTOGRAPH OF RAND, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED in ink in the bottom margin: “To Carl Davis - / -Cordially - Ayn Rand / 8-25-78”. More about Photograph Signed
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EARLIEST KNOWN COPY OF HARRY POTTER; NO OTHER COPIES LOCATED. More about Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
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Extremely rare first edition of this far-reaching exposé that provoked King James, inspired Shakespeare and was the first significant work to document the secrets of illusion and the occult. A magnificent copy from the Biblioteca Lindesiana. More about <b><p style="color:FireBrick;">The Discoverie of Witchcraft</b></p>
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FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND DATED BY MAURICE SENDAK (1981). A delightful collaboration between Sendak and Keeshan, better known for his role as Captain Kangaroo. More about She Loves Me... She Loves Me Not
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FIRST EDITION of Michael Shaara's Pulitzer-prize winning novel about the battle of Gettysburg. More about The Killer Angels
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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...
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A collection of unpublished letters with outstanding content and inscribed books establishing the close friendship John Steinbeck and his wife Elaine shared with theater director John Fearnley. The correspondence is lengthy, writerly, and warm, and the inscriptions humorous and joyful. The letters, largely undated, map primarily to their time in..... More about Archive Including Autograph Letters Signed; East of Eden; The Red Pony; Travels with Charley; et al
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FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND DATED BY WALLACE STEVENS on front free endpaper: “Wallace Stevens, Hartford, Nov. 6, 1954.”. More about The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens
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FIRST EDITION of Roche’s surreal, dadaist roman à clef exposing the misogynistic world of the French avant-garde. With annotations likely in Roche’s hand. More about La Minéralisation de Dudley Craving Mac’Adam
Price: $3,900 .