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Lewis Carroll: Photos and Letters to Child Friends
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From one of our favorite publishers, Franco Maria Ricci of Milan, Italy, comes one of the illustrious volumes from his...
Codex Seraphinianus Signed 2-Volume Limited First Edition
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Scarce 2-volume 1981 Limited First Edition, First Printing of the elusive Codex Seraphinianus by Luigi Serafini, published in Milan, Italy...
Signed booklet “In Good Faith”
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Scarce booklet by Salman Rushdie, In Good Faith, Granta Books, NY, 1990. Signed by the author. 7¾" x 9¾". First...
Salman Rushdie Signed First Edition “The Ground Beneath Her Feet”
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Signed First Edition, First Printing of The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie. In As New condition with fine...
Ayn Rand “The Fountainhead” Signed First UK Edition
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First U.K. edition of Ayn Rand's classic novel The Fountainhead, published in 1947 by Cassell and Company, London, inscribed with signed...
Herb Ritts Limited Edition “Men/Women”
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Unsigned Limited Edition (Fifth printing limited to 5,000 sets) of Herb Ritts masterful collection of male and femal nudes, titled...
Annie Proulx Brokeback Mountain Signed First Edition
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The short story that launched the hugely popular breakthrough film, Brokeback Mountain. First edition, First printing with French flaps as...
Guillermo del Toro Signed Limited Edition “The Strain”
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A lavish, deluxe limited edition of the widely praised vampires vs. humanity trilogy, The Strain, this sumptuous first volume is...
Annie Leibovitz Signed First Edition “Women”
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Annie Leibovitz's fourth collection of photographs, Women, published in 1999 by Random House, is now considered a contemporary photography classic,...
Stephen King Signed First Edition 11/22/63
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Hard-to-find Signed First Edition, first printing of Stephen King's masterful "11/22/63." In As New, Unread condition, signed in blue Sharpie...