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Previous|12|Next Lot #1 Two science fiction novels from Abelard Press Heading(Abelard Press)Author**Headline2 sci-fi novels from Abelard PressPublisherAbelard PressDate Published[1953] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #2 Things Fall Apart AuthorAchebe, ChinuaHeadlineThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 1st in djPublisherMcdowell, ObelenskyDate Published[1959] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #4 Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life AuthorAnderson, SherwoodHeadlineWinesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson in fac djPublisherB.W. HuebschDate Published1919 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #5 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings AuthorAngelou, MayaHeadlineI know why the caged bird sings by Angelou,sgndPublisherEaston PressDate Published[1999] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #6 Furioso: A Magazine of Verse AuthorAngleton, James J. and E. Reed Whittemore, Jr., editorsHeadlineFurioso Magazine of Verse - 4 issues 1939-43Date Published1939-1943 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #7 Four novels published by Arkham House Heading(Arkham House)Author**Headline4 novels published by Arkham HousePublisherArkham HouseDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #11 The Dean's December AuthorBellow, SaulHeadlineDean's December by Saul Bellow 1/500 signd copiesPublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1982] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #13 Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep AuthorBemelmans, LudwigHeadlineNow I Lay Me Down to Sleep sigd Bemelmans 1/400PublisherVikingDate Published1943 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #16 Two novels by Paul Bowles AuthorBowles, PaulHeadline2 novels by Paul BowlesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #17 Fahrenheit 451 AuthorBradbury, RayHeadlineFahrenheit 451 8th ptg in dj, signed by BradburyPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published[1967] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #18 The Martian Chronicles AuthorBradbury, RayHeadlineBradbury's Martian Chronicles, 1st ed signed w/djPublisherDoubledayDate Published1950 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot #19 Moncrif's Cats. Les Chats de Francois Augustin Paradis de Moncrif AuthorBretnor, Reginald, trans.HeadlineMoncrif's Cats trans, Golden Cockerel Press 1/400PublisherGolden Cockerel PressDate Published1961 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #20 The Da Vinci Code AuthorBrown, DanHeadlineDa Vinci Code by Dan Brown 1st in dustjacketPublisherDoubledayDate Published[2003] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #23 Now [A New Year's Greeting from Black Sparrow Press] AuthorBukowski, CharlesHeadlineCharles Bukowski Now one of 226 signed copiesPublisherBlack Sparrow PressDate Published1992 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #24 At the Earth's Core AuthorBurroughs, Edgar RiceHeadlineBurroughs' At the Earth's Core in dust jacketPublisherA.C. McClurgDate Published1922 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #25 Tarzan of the Apes AuthorBurroughs, Edgar RiceHeadlineTarzan of the Apes G&D 1940 editionPublisherGrosset & DunlapDate Published[1914, but c.1940] View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #27 Tiger AuthorBynner, WitterHeadlineTiger, signed by author Witter Bynner 1913PublisherMitchell KennerleyDate Published1913 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #28 Breakfast at Tiffany's AuthorCapote, TrumanHeadlineBreakfast at Tiffany's first in dust jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1958] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #29 WITHDRAWNIn Cold Blood AuthorWITHDRAWNCapote, TrumanHeadlineTruman Capote, In Cold Blood, 1st Ed. in djPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1965] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #30 Collection of first edition Truman Capote titles AuthorCapote, TrumanHeadline5 first editions in dj's by Truman CapotePublisherRandom HouseDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #31 Silent Spring AuthorCarson, RachelHeadlineSilent Spring Rachel Carson 1st Ed. 1962 in DJPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1962 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #32 The High Window AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineChandler's The High Window 1st in jacketPublisherKnopfDate Published1942 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #33 The Long Goodbye AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineThe Long Goodbye 1st in dj by Raymond ChandlerPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1954 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #35 Gemini: Poems by John Collier AuthorCollier, JohnHeadlineGemini, poems by John Collier 1/185 signed copiesPublisherUlysses PressDate Published[1931] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #36 Chasing the Dime AuthorConnelly, MichaelHeadlineMichael Connelly Chasing the Dime SignedPublisher[Dennis McMillan]Date Published2002 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #40 New Essays by Oliver Goldsmith: Now First Collected and Edited with an Introduction and notes by... AuthorCrane, Ronald S.HeadlineNew Essays by Oliver Goldsmith, delux lmtd edPublisherUniversity of Chicago PressDate Published1927 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #42 The Lyre of Orpheus AuthorDavies, RobertsonHeadlineLyre of Orpheaus novel by Robertson Davies sngdPublisherVikingDate Published[1988] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #43 Archive of letters from Philip K. Dick to Linda Levy, a "Dark Haired Girl" AuthorDick, Philip K.HeadlineArchive of letters from Philip K. DickDate Published1972-1975 View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold Lot #44 Memoirs of a Midget AuthorDe la Mare, WalterHeadlineMemoirs of a Midget by De la Mare, 1/210 signedPublisherW. Collins Son & Co.Date Published[1921] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #45 Out of Africa HeadingzzcAuthorDinesen, IsakHeadlineOut of Africa by Dinesen first Amer ed in djPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1938] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #46 Two signed limited editions by E.L. Doctorow AuthorDoctorow, E.L.Headline2 signed limtd books by E.L. DoctorowPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1984-85 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #48 The Return of Sherlock Holmes AuthorDoyle, A. ConanHeadlineA.C. Doyle The Return of Sherlock HolmesPublisherGeorge Newnes, Ltd.Date Published1905 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #49 Don't Call Me Clever! [Also included is an archive of letters from the author] AuthorDrake, LawrenceHeadlineArchive of Lawrence Drake letters 1930 and novelPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published1929 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #50 Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories AuthorDreiser, TheodoreHeadlineTheodore Dreiser Chains, signed limited 1927PublisherBoni & LiverightDate Published1927 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #52 Invisible Man AuthorEllison, RalphHeadlineInvisible Man first edition in a dust jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1952] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #53 Absalom, Absalom! AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineAbsalom, Absalom! 1st edition by Wm FaulknerPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1936 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #54 A Fable AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Faulkner, A Fable, 1st Ed. in jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1954] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #55 The Hamlet AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineThe Hamlet trade issue Random House in djPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1948] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #56 Intruder in the Dust AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner Intruder in the Dust 1st Ed. in jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1948] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #57 Notes on a Horsethief AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner, Notes on a Horsethief Sgd Ltd 1st Ed.PublisherLevee PressDate Published1950 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold Lot #58 Pylon AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner's Pylon First EditionPublisherHarrison Smith and Robert HaasDate Published1935 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #59 Requiem for a Nun AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner, Requiem for a Nun Signed Ltd 1st Ed.PublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1951] View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #60 The Sound and the Fury AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner Sound and Fury, 1st ed in djPublisherJonathan Cape and Harrison SmithDate Published[1929] View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #61 The Wild Palms AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Faulkner Wild Palms first editionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1939] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #62 William Faulkner's Speech of Acceptance upon the award of the Nobel Prize for Literature, delivered in Stockholm on the tenth of December, nineteen hundred fifty AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineNobel Prize acceptance speech by Faulkner 1/2500PublisherPrinted at The Spiral Press for Random HouseDate Published1951 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #64 Two works by Eugene Field AuthorField, EugeneHeadline2 books containing works by Eugene FieldDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #66 The Great Gatsby AuthorFitzgerald, F. ScottHeadlineFitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, 1st Ed., 1st IssuePublisherScribner'sDate Published1925 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #67 The Man with the Golden Gun AuthorFleming, IanHeadlineFleming's Man with the Golden Gun 1st in djPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1965] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #68 Moonraker AuthorFleming, IanHeadlineIan Fleming Moonraker slashed by Columbia customsPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1955] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #69 You Only Live Twice AuthorFleming, IanHeadlineFleming's You Only Live Twice 1st in a djPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1964] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #70 Two by Ian Fleming - a first edition and an uncorrected proof AuthorFleming, IanHeadline2 bks by Ian Fleming-1st ed dj, uncorrected proofPublisherJonathan CapeDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #71 The African Queen AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineForester's African Queen in jacketPublisherLittle, BrownDate Published1935 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #72 The Collector - Advance Review Copy AuthorFowles, JohnHeadlineThe Collector Advance Review Copy 1963PublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published[1963] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #73 Signed first editions from The Franklin Library Heading(Franklin Library)AuthorCrichton, Michael; Wolfe, TomHeadline2 signed editions from Franklin LibraryPublisherFranklin LibraryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #74 The Complete Poems of Robert Frost 1949 AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineComplete Poems of Robert Frost 1949, sgnd lmtdPublisherHenry Holt and CompanyDate Published1949 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #75 Songs from Prison: Translations of Indian Lyrics Made in Jail by M.K. Gandhi Heading(Gandhi, M.K)AuthorHoyland, John S., editorHeadlineGandhi Songs from Prison 1934PublisherAllen & UnwinDate Published[1934] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #79 Poems 1926-1930 AuthorGraves, RobertHeadlineRobert Graves Poems 1926-1930-1st ed in djPublisherHeinemannDate Published1931 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #80 The Pilgrim on the Earth AuthorGreen, JulianHeadlinecolor wood engravings Pilgrim on the Earth 1/350PublisherBlackamore Press / HarperDate Published1929 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #81 Two first editions by Graham Greene AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadline2 novels by Graham Greene in dj'sDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #82 Collection of Little Blue Books AuthorHaldeman-Julius, E., editorHeadlineapprox. 75 Little Blue Books Haldeman-JuliusPublisherHaldeman-Julius Co.Date Publishedc.1920s-1930s View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #84 Dia de los Muertos AuthorHarrington, KentHeadlineKent Harrington Dia de los Muertos signedPublisher[Dennis McMillan Publications]Date Published1997 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #88 For Whom the Bell Tolls AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineFor Whom the Bell Tolls Inscribed CopyPublisherScribnersDate Published1940 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$13,750StatusSold Lot #89 For Whom the Bell Tolls AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineFirst Edition For Whom the Bell Tolls in djPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1940 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #90 The Old Man and the Sea AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlinefirst edition Old Man and the Sea in jacketPublisherScribner'sDate Published1952 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #92 Mermaids on the Golf Course AuthorHighsmith, PatriciaHeadlineMermaids on golf course, Pat Highsmith, sgnd1/100PublisherPenzler BooksDate Published[1988] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #93 The Ghostway AuthorHillerman, TonyHeadlineGhostway by Tony Hillerman, signed first ed w/djPublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1984] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #94 A Case of Rape AuthorHimes, ChesterHeadlineA Case of Rape signed, lmtd ed by Chester HimesPublisherTarg EditionsDate Published[1980] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #95 Fields of Wonder AuthorHughes, LangstonHeadlineFields of Wondery by Langston Hughes 1st in djPublisherKnopfDate Published1947 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #96 Brave New World AuthorHuxley, AldousHeadlineAldous Huxley Brave New World 1st Trade Ed. in djPublisherChatto & WindusDate Published1932 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #97 The Anatomy of Bibliomania AuthorJackson, HolbrookHeadline2vols-Anatomy of Bibliomania first ed, 1/1000PublisherSoncino PressDate Published1930-31 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #98 Cover Her Face AuthorJames, P.D.HeadlineCover Her Face by P.D. James 1st Amer. ed in djPublisherScribner'sDate Published[1962] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #99 Give Your Heart to the Hawks and Other Poems AuthorJeffers, RobinsonHeadlineGive Your Heart to the Hawks signed lmtd edPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1933 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #100 The Women at Point Sur AuthorJeffers, RobinsonHeadlineThe Women at Point Sur signed in dj, 1st edPublisherBoni & LiverightDate Published1927 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #101 Seven signed limited editions Heading(Limited Editions)Author**Headlinecollection of signed, limited editions on lit.Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #102 Small collection of limited edition literary works Heading(Limited Editions)Author**Headlinelimited editions publication in literatureDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #103 Collection of works by Vachel Lindsay, most inscribed AuthorLindsay, Nicholas VachelHeadlinecollection of works by Vachel Lindsay signedDate Published1910-1926 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #104 Hyperborea: Two Fantastic Travel Essays AuthorLindsay, NormanHeadlineHyperborea travel essays by Norman Lindsay 1/725PublisherFranfrolico PressDate Published[1928] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #105 Adventure AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London Adventure first editionPublisherMacmillan & Co.Date Published1911 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #106 A Daughter of the Snows AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London A Daughter of the Snows 1st ed.PublisherJ.B. Lippincott & Co.Date Published1902 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #107 John Barleycorn AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London John Barleycorn 1st editionPublisherCentury Co.Date Published1913 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #108 Love of Life AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineLove of Life 1st edition by Jack LondonPublisherMacmillanDate Published1907 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #109 The Sea-Wolf AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineThe Sea-Wolf 1st edition, 2nd issue Jack LondonPublisherMacmillanDate Published1904 View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #110 Smoke Bellew AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineSmoke Bellew by Jack London, 1st editionPublisherThe Century Co.Date Published1912 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #111 The Son of the Wolf: Tales of the Far North AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineSone of the Wolf 1st ed of 1st Jack London bookPublisherHoughton, MifflinDate Published1900 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #112 Two first editions by Jack London AuthorLondon, JackHeadline2 first editions by Jack LondonDate Published1913-1916 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #113 Nine volumes by Haniel Long AuthorLong, HanielHeadline9 books by Haniel LongDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #116 Marginalia AuthorLovecraft, H.P.HeadlineH.P. Lovecraft Marginalia Arkham HousePublisherArkham HouseDate Published1944 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #118 Two Lew Archer first editions AuthorMacdonald, RossHeadline2 Lew Archer Mysteries 1st eds/dj Ross MacdonaldPublisherKnopfDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #122 Barbary Shore - 2 editions, in the first and second issue dust jackets AuthorMailer, NormanHeadline2 first eds of Barbary Shore by Norman MailerPublisherRinehart & Co.Date Published[1951] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #123 The Aloe - 2 limited editions AuthorMansfield, KatherineHeadline2 limited eds of the Aloe by Katherine MansfieldDate Published1930 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #124 One Hundred Years of Solitude AuthorMárquez, Gabriel GarcíaHeadlineOne Hundred Years of Solitude 1st edition,laterdjPublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1970] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #125 Six novels by Gabriel García Márquez AuthorMárquez, Gabriel GarcíaHeadline6 novels by Gabriel García MárquezDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #129 Sons AuthorMcGuane, ThomasHeadlineSons, by Thomas McGuane, Lord John Press sgndPublisherLord John PressDate Published1993 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #130 Measures of Poison AuthorMcMillan, Dennis, editorHeadlineMeasures of PoisonPublisherDennis McMillan PublicationsDate Published2002 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #132 Tales of the South Pacific AuthorMichener, JamesHeadlineTales of the South Pacific 1st edition in djPublisherMacmillanDate Published1947 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #133 Collection of 17 volumes by Edna St. Vincent Millay AuthorMillay, Edna St. VincentHeadline17 books by Edna St. Vincent MillayPublisherHarper & BrothersDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #134 Five signed limited editions by Edna St. Vincent Millay AuthorMillay, Edna St. VincentHeadline5 signed, lmtd editions of Edna St Vincent MillayPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1927-1939 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #135 The Cosmological Eye AuthorMiller, HenryHeadlineCosmological Eye 1st ed inscribed w/letterPublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1939] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #136 Autograph Letter, Signed, from A.A. Milne to Adrian Brunel AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineAL,s from A.A. Milne to Adrian BrunelDate PublishedDec. 2, 1943 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #137 The Christopher Robin Birthday Book AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineThe Christopher Robin Birthday Book 1930PublisherMetheunDate Published[1930] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next