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Boston: S. Kneeland, 1754. First edition. Rebound to style in full sheep, blind rules, raised bands and a red morocco spine label. Octavo (pages 195 x 114 m), collating: [ii]... (Item #1843)
As I Lay Dying
New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1930. First edition. First printing, with misaligned "I" on page 11. From an initial printing of 2,522 copies, of which this is one... (Item #1766)
GO DOWN MOSES (Signed, Limited)
New York: Random House, 1942. First edition. One of 100 copies, signed by the author, his smallest limitation. A lovely, about Fine copy of the book with minor wear along... (Item #786)
ALL THE SAD YOUNG MEN...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. First edition. A wonderful association copy of Fitzgerald's third collection of short stories. A Very Good copy of the book with spine gilt dulled... (Item #448)
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FLAPPERS AND PHILOSOPHERS (INSCRIBED FIRST...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. First edition. Hardcover. First printing with "Published September, 1920" and the Scribner's seal on the copyright page. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 inches; 190... (Item #185)
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The Man With the Golden...
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition. A bright, Near Fine copy of the book with the spine ends pushed, otherwise in excellent condition. Light foxing to closed text-block and small... (Item #1729)
His firste fruites: which yeelde...
London: THOMAS WOODCOCKE, 1578. First editions. Rare first edition of Florio's first fruites: Small quarto (7 x 5 1/8 inches; 180 x 130 mm). [12], 163 leaves. Verso of final... (Item #1737)
New Hampshire (Inscribed First Edition)
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1923. First edition. A Fine copy of the book in like dust jacket, inscribed and signed by the author with four lines from the... (Item #1291)
THE MADMAN: His Parables and...
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1918. First edition. Gibran's very rare first published work in English. Complete with 71 pages of text and 3 plates made from original drawings by... (Item #1556)
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THE PROPHET (Presentation Copy)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. First edition. 8vo, 107 pp., complete with 12 illustrations after the author's own drawings; black cloth stamped in gilt, black topstain, lacking the dust... (Item #1367)
Twenty Drawings (Signed limited edition)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1919. First edition. Folio, original white Japanese paper spine, gold Japanese paper boards, top edge gilt. Number 54 of 100 copies of the signed limited... (Item #1488)
HOWL (Signed, First Edition)
San Francisco: City Lights, 1956. First edition. First issue, with Lucien Carr noted in the dedication, 2-page introduction by William Carlos Williams, and no mention of printing on the copyright... (Item #546)
THE SORROWS OF WERTER [WERTHER]...
London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1779. First English language edition. 2 vols. in 1. 1st edition in English, translated by Daniel Malthus, father of the celebrated economist. 19th century 3/4... (Item #867)
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Faust: a dramatic poem (Translator's...
London: [Privately Printed by C. Roworth and Sons], 1833. First edition thus. Privately printed edition, similar to the Edward Moxon edition of 1833. Presentation copy from the translator, Abraham Hayward... (Item #891)
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A....
Salisbury: B. Collins for F. Newbury, 1766. First edition. In a charming full crushed morocco binding by Bedford with gilt detailing in the spine compartments, all edges gilt, inner gilt... (Item #1118)
The Intelligent Investor. A Book...
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949. First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth, original dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. First-issue dust jacket, with $3.50 price and “Editor of... (Item #892)
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GERMAN POPULAR STORIES: Translated from...
London: C. Baldwyn; James Robins, 1823; 1826. First English language editions. First issue. Two 12mo volumes (pages 172 x 102 mm): xii (but xiv with half-title), 240; iv (but vi... (Item #762)
HUNGER
London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. First English language edition. Publisher’s original grey cloth, stamped in black. Octavo, collating: x, 312, 15 (ads), [1] (publisher's device), complete. Very Good or... (Item #1044)
The Road to Serfdom
London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd., 1944. First edition. Octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With the dust jacket. Extremities gently rubbed with a few minor knocks, contents... (Item #1889)
A FAREWELL TO ARMS (Signed...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First edition. In an exquisite contemporary binding by a Riviere exhibition binder, L. Mounteney. One of 500 copies signed by the author, and Hemingway's... (Item #751)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First edition. A Fine copy, the first on the market since 2009 when Ken Lopez offered Bruce Kahn's copy for $12,500. Book Fine, bright... (Item #954)
Green Hills of Africa (Family...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. First edition. Inscribed by Hemingway to the cousin of Pauline Pfeiffer, his second wife: "To C. Leonard Pfeiffer with very best wishes from an... (Item #1024)
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Men Without Women (Inscribed First...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. First edition. Inscribed "To Richard W. Day with all best wishes Ernest Hemingway." Believed to be signed for the Hollywood art director, nominated for... (Item #1106)
THE OLD MAN AND THE...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First edition. A pristine copy of this American classic. Book Fine with the spine gilt bright and complete, binding sharp and unread. In a.... (Item #1356)
DUNE (Signed First Edition)
Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Books, 1965. First edition. A lovely copy of this science fiction high-spot, signed by the author on the title page. Book Near Fine with a.... (Item #836)