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Previous|1|Next Lot #3 The Poems of Thomas Bailey Aldrich View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorAldrich, Thomas BaileyHeadlineThe Poems of Thomas Bailey Aldrich with signaturePublisherHoughton, MifflinDate Published[1890] Lot #8 Three volumes by Gertrude Atherton - one signed View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorAtherton, GertrudeHeadline3 books (2 duplicates) by Gertrude Atherton 1sgndDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #9 Archive of approx. 125 autograph letters and notes signed by various British authors View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Heading(Autograph Letters)Author**Headline125 Autograph notes of British AuthorsDate Published18th-19th centuries Lot #10 Archive of approx. 44 Autograph Letters & Notes signed by various American & Canadian authors View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Autographs - American Authors)Author**HeadlineA.L.s. of American authorsDate Published19th century Lot #12 The Sexagenarian; or, The Recollections of a Literary Life View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Author[Beloe, William]HeadlineSexagenarian reflections literary life 1818-2volsPublisherF.C. and J. RivingtonDate Published1818 Lot #14 Auguries of Innocence View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorBlake, WilliamHeadlineValenti Angelo sgnd, Blake's Auguries of InnocencPublisherValenti AngeloDate Published[1968] Lot #15 Collection of bibliographies and literature references View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Books On Books)Author**HeadlineBibliographies or reference booksDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #19 Moncrif's Cats. Les Chats de Francois Augustin Paradis de Moncrif View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorBretnor, Reginald, trans.HeadlineMoncrif's Cats trans, Golden Cockerel Press 1/400PublisherGolden Cockerel PressDate Published1961 Lot #21 Robert Browning: Chief Poet of the Age View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(Browning, Robert)AuthorKingsland, William G.HeadlineChief Poet of the Age, Robert Browning 1887PublisherJ.W. Jarvis & SonDate Published1887 Lot #22 Poems View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorBryant, William CullenHeadlinePoems by William Cullen Bryant 1st ed 1821PublisherHilliard and MetcalfDate Published1821 Lot #25 Tarzan of the Apes View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold AuthorBurroughs, Edgar RiceHeadlineTarzan of the Apes G&D 1940 editionPublisherGrosset & DunlapDate Published[1914, but c.1940] Lot #26 Indoor Studies View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorBurroughs, JohnHeadlineIndoor Studies by J. Burroughs, signed 1889PublisherHoughton, MifflinDate Published1889 Lot #27 Tiger View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorBynner, WitterHeadlineTiger, signed by author Witter Bynner 1913PublisherMitchell KennerleyDate Published1913 Lot #34 Social Life and Literature Fifty Years Ago View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Author[Cleveland, Horace William Shaler]HeadlineSocial Life and Literature Fifty Years Ago 1888PublisherCupples and HurdDate Published1888 Lot #37 Three works by Joseph Conrad View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorConrad, JosephHeadline3 books by Joseph ConradDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #38 The Pathfinder; or, The Inland Sea View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Author[Cooper, James Fenimore]Headline3vols, 1st edition Cooper's Pathfinder 1840PublisherRichard BentleyDate Published1840 Lot #39 Tales of the Hall View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorCrabbe, GeorgeHeadline2 vol. Tales of the Hall by Rev. George CrabbePublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1819 Lot #40 New Essays by Oliver Goldsmith: Now First Collected and Edited with an Introduction and notes by... View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorCrane, Ronald S.HeadlineNew Essays by Oliver Goldsmith, delux lmtd edPublisherUniversity of Chicago PressDate Published1927 Lot #41 Illustrations of Smollett, Fielding, and Goldsmith, In a Series of Forty-One Plates View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorCruikshank, GeorgeHeadlineCruikshank literary illustrations 1832-41 platesPublisherCharles TiltDate Published1832 Lot #47 The Hound of the Baskervilles View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorDoyle, Arthur ConanHeadlineA.C. Doyle Hound of the Baskervilles 1st EdnPublisherGeorge NewnesDate Published1902 Lot #48 The Return of Sherlock Holmes View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorDoyle, A. ConanHeadlineA.C. Doyle The Return of Sherlock HolmesPublisherGeorge Newnes, Ltd.Date Published1905 Lot #51 The Collected Poems of John Drinkwater View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorDrinkwater, JohnHeadlineCollected poems of John Drinkwater 2vols 1923PublisherSidgwick and JacksonDate Published1923 Lot #63 Sunday or, A Working Girls Lament View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorFellowes, DaisyHeadlineSunday or, A Working Girls Lament lmtd ed signedPublisherA. CheneDate Published1930 Lot #64 Two works by Eugene Field View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorField, EugeneHeadline2 books containing works by Eugene FieldDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #66 The Great Gatsby View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorFitzgerald, F. ScottHeadlineFitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, 1st Ed., 1st IssuePublisherScribner'sDate Published1925 Lot #77 Leonidas, A Poem View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Author[Glover, Richard]HeadlineLeonidas, A Poem by Richard Glover 1737PublisherR. DodsleyDate Published1737 Lot #78 The Deserted Village, A Poem View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorGoldsmith, OliverHeadlineThe Deserted Village John Henry Nash PrintingPublisherWilliam Andrews Clark, Jr.Date Published1926 Lot #82 Collection of Little Blue Books View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorHaldeman-Julius, E., editorHeadlineapprox. 75 Little Blue Books Haldeman-JuliusPublisherHaldeman-Julius Co.Date Publishedc.1920s-1930s Lot #83 The Peterkin Papers View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorHale, Lucretia P[eabody].HeadlinePeterkin Papers by Lucretia Hale 1st ed 1880PublisherJames R. OsgoodDate Published1880 Lot #85 The Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorHawthorne, NathanielHeadlineWonder-Book for Girls and Boys London 1852 edPublisherHenry G. BohnDate Published1852 Lot #86 [Works] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorHawthorne, NathanielHeadline8 vols from Thomas Crowell's Works of HawthornePublisherThomas Y. CrowellDate Published[c. 1906] Lot #87 Gleanings in Old Garden Literature View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorHazlitt, W. CarewHeadlineGleanings in Old Garden Literature 1887PublisherElliot StockDate Published1887 Lot #91 Hawthorn and Lavender With Other Verses View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorHenley, William ErnestHeadlineHawthorn and Lavender by Wm Ernest Henley 1901PublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1901 Lot #97 The Anatomy of Bibliomania View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorJackson, HolbrookHeadline2vols-Anatomy of Bibliomania first ed, 1/1000PublisherSoncino PressDate Published1930-31 Lot #101 Seven signed limited editions View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Limited Editions)Author**Headlinecollection of signed, limited editions on lit.Date PublishedVarious dates Lot #102 Small collection of limited edition literary works View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold Heading(Limited Editions)Author**Headlinelimited editions publication in literatureDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #105 Adventure View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London Adventure first editionPublisherMacmillan & Co.Date Published1911 Lot #106 A Daughter of the Snows View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London A Daughter of the Snows 1st ed.PublisherJ.B. Lippincott & Co.Date Published1902 Lot #107 John Barleycorn View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London John Barleycorn 1st editionPublisherCentury Co.Date Published1913 Lot #108 Love of Life View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineLove of Life 1st edition by Jack LondonPublisherMacmillanDate Published1907 Lot #109 The Sea-Wolf View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineThe Sea-Wolf 1st edition, 2nd issue Jack LondonPublisherMacmillanDate Published1904 Lot #110 Smoke Bellew View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineSmoke Bellew by Jack London, 1st editionPublisherThe Century Co.Date Published1912 Lot #111 The Son of the Wolf: Tales of the Far North View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineSone of the Wolf 1st ed of 1st Jack London bookPublisherHoughton, MifflinDate Published1900 Lot #112 Two first editions by Jack London View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorLondon, JackHeadline2 first editions by Jack LondonDate Published1913-1916 Lot #114 The Song of Hiawatha View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorLongfellow, Henry WadsworthHeadlineThe Song of Hiawatha first Am. Ed, 1st ptgPublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1855 Lot #115 Three volumes by Longfellow View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold AuthorLongfellow, Henry WadsworthHeadline3 books by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #117 Lot of two Autograph Letters signed by fantasy author George MacDonald, plus 1 with signature clipped off View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$562.50StatusSold AuthorMacDonald, GeorgeHeadlineLetters signed by fantasy author George MacDonaldDate Published1872, 1879 & 1890 Lot #119 Archive of Autograph Letters and Poems by Eric Mackay View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorMackay, EricHeadlineAutograph Letters and Poems by Eric MackayDate Published1880's Lot #120 Four autograph letters signed by James Mackintosh View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorMackintosh, JamesHeadlineFour autograph letters signed by James MackintoshDate Publishedc.1800-1815 Lot #121 Twelve Songs View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorMaeterlinck, MauriceHeadline12 Songs by Maurice Maeterlinck illustrated 1/400PublisherRalph Fletcher SeymourDate Published1902 Lot #126 Five Autograph Letters signed by T.J. Mathias View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorMathias, Thomas JamesHeadlineFive Autograph Letters signed by T.J. MathiasDate Publishedc.1825 Lot #127 Les Danaïdes. Contes View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorMauclair, CamilleHeadlineLes Danaides by Camille Mauclair 1/250 copiesPublisherSociété d'Édition d'ArtDate Published[1903] Lot #128 11 Autograph Letters & Notes signed by Justin McCarthy View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorMcCarthy, JustinHeadlineLetters from Irish Nationalist Justin McCarthyDate Publishedc.1881-1904 Lot #129 Sons View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorMcGuane, ThomasHeadlineSons, by Thomas McGuane, Lord John Press sgndPublisherLord John PressDate Published1993 Lot #131 Two limited editions of works by Herman Melville View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold AuthorMelville, HermanHeadline2 Princeton Univ lmtd edition Herman Melville bksPublisherPrinceton University PressDate Published1922 Lot #147 True and False Society View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorMorris, WilliamHeadlineTrue and False Society William Morris socialismPublisherSocialist League OfficeDate Published1888 Lot #150 The Octopus View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorNorris, FrankHeadlineFrank Norris The Octopus 1st EditionPublisherDoubleday, PageDate Published1901 Lot #155 Advice to a Friend View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorPatrick, SimonHeadlineAdvice to a Friend by Bishop of Ely Simon PatrickPublisherSociety for Promoting Christian KnowledgeDate Published1839 Lot #157 Collection of nine volumes of 19th Century poetry View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Poetry - 19th Century)Author**Headline9 books of 19th cent. poetryDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #158 Five volumes of 20th Century poetry View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(Poetry - 20th Century)Author**Headline20th century poetry - 5 booksDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #159 Two limited editions by O. Henry View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Author[Porter, William Sidney]Headlinetwo O. Henry Books in limited editions DoubledayPublisherDoubledayDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #161 Poems on Several Occasion View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Author[Prior, Matthew (1664-1721)]Headlinebook of poetry by Matthew Prior published 1721PublisherPrinted for J. Tonson in the Strand, and J. Barber upon Lambeth-HillDate Published[1721] Lot #166 The Giant Judge: or the Story of Samson, the Hebrew Hercules View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorScott, W.A.HeadlineGiant Judge by W.A. Scott illustrated 1858PublisherWhitton, Towne & Co.Date Published1858 Lot #168 Three volumes by Bernard Shaw View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorShaw, BernardHeadline3 books by Bernard ShawDate Published1891-1930 Lot #169 The Centre Table View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(Shelley, Mary)Author**Headline50 engravings, Mary Shelley's Parvenue 1st appearPublisherLeavitt & AllenDate Published1860 Lot #170 Three first editions by Upton Sinclair View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorSinclair, UptonHeadline3 books by Upton SinclairDate Published1907-1936 Lot #174 Oberon, A Poem. From the German of Wieland View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorSotheby, William, trans.HeadlineOberon, second English edition trans by SothebyPublisherW. BulmerDate Published1805 Lot #175 Anecdotes, Observations, and Characters, of Books and Men. Collected From the Conversation of Mr. Pope, and Other Eminent Persons of His Time View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorSpence, JosephHeadlineAnecdotes, Observations from Mr. Pope 1820PublisherW.H. CarpenterDate Published1820 Lot #181 The Testimony of the Suns and Other Poems View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorSterling, GeorgeHeadlineTestimony of the Suns George Sterling 1/650PublisherW.E. WoodDate Published1903 Lot #184 Catalogue of an Exhibition Commemorating the Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(Thackeray, William Makepeace)Author**HeadlineGrolier Club Catalogue of Thackeray 1912-1/260PublisherGrolier ClubDate Published1912 Lot #185 Lovel the Widower View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorThackeray, W[illiam] M[akepeace]HeadlineLovel the Widower by WM Thackeray 1st editionPublisherSmith, Elder and Co.Date Published1861 Lot #186 The Tragedy of Mr. Punch: A Fantastic Play in Prologue and One Act View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorThorndike, Russell and Reginald ArkellHeadlineTragedy of Mr. Punch Duckworth 1923PublisherDuckworth & Co.Date Published[1923] Lot #187 Three volumes by Leo Tolstoi View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorTolstoi, Count LeoHeadline3 books by Count Leo TolstoiDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #188 Collection of volumes on or by Mark Twain View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Heading(Twain, Mark)Author**HeadlineCollection of volumes on or by Mark TwainDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #190 Sundry Ballades View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorVillon, FrançoisHeadlineSundry Ballades pub. by Grabhorn Press lmtd edPublisher[Grabhorn]Date Published[1922] Lot #195 A Train of Powder View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorWest, RebeccaHeadlineTrain of Powder by Rebecca West, signd 1955PublisherMacmillanDate Published1955 Lot #197 The Valley of Decision: A Novel View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorWharton, EdithHeadlineValley of Decision by Edith Wharton 2vols 1902PublisherScribner'sDate Published1902 Lot #198 The Gathering of the Forces. Editorials, Essays, Literary and Dramatic Reviews and other Material Written by Walt Whitman as Editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle in 1846 and 1847 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorWhitman, WaltHeadlineWalt Whitmans Gathering of the Forces 2vols 1920PublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons / Knickerbocker PressDate Published1920 Lot #199 Walt Whitman's Blue Book View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorWhitman, WaltHeadlineWalt Whitman's Blue Book 2 vols in slipcase 1968PublisherThe New York Public LibraryDate Published1968 Lot #200 Five volumes of poetry View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorWhittier, John GreenleafHeadline5 bks of poetry by John Greenleaf WhittierDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #201 A Woman of No Importance View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorWilde, OscarHeadlineWoman of No Importance-Oscar Wilde 1/250 copiesDate Published1903 Lot #202 Tennessee Williams' Letters to Donald Windham 1940-65 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold Heading(Williams, Tennessee)AuthorWindham, Donald, EditorHeadlineTennessee Williams' Letters to Donald WindhamDate Published1976 Lot #203 Intimations of Immortality. An Ode by William Wordsworth View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorWordsworth, WilliamHeadlineIntimations of Immortality by Wm Wordsworth 1903PublisherThomas B. MosherDate Published1903 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next