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Previous|123|Next 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 #103 Collection of works by Vachel Lindsay, most inscribed View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorLindsay, Nicholas VachelHeadlinecollection of works by Vachel Lindsay signedDate Published1910-1926 Lot #104 Hyperborea: Two Fantastic Travel Essays View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorLindsay, NormanHeadlineHyperborea travel essays by Norman Lindsay 1/725PublisherFranfrolico PressDate Published[1928] 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 #113 Nine volumes by Haniel Long View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorLong, HanielHeadline9 books by Haniel LongDate PublishedVarious dates 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 #116 Marginalia View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorLovecraft, H.P.HeadlineH.P. Lovecraft Marginalia Arkham HousePublisherArkham HouseDate Published1944 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 #118 Two Lew Archer first editions View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorMacdonald, RossHeadline2 Lew Archer Mysteries 1st eds/dj Ross MacdonaldPublisherKnopfDate PublishedVarious dates 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 #122 Barbary Shore - 2 editions, in the first and second issue dust jackets View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorMailer, NormanHeadline2 first eds of Barbary Shore by Norman MailerPublisherRinehart & Co.Date Published[1951] Lot #123 The Aloe - 2 limited editions View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorMansfield, KatherineHeadline2 limited eds of the Aloe by Katherine MansfieldDate Published1930 Lot #124 One Hundred Years of Solitude View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorMárquez, Gabriel GarcíaHeadlineOne Hundred Years of Solitude 1st edition,laterdjPublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1970] Lot #125 Six novels by Gabriel García Márquez View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorMárquez, Gabriel GarcíaHeadline6 novels by Gabriel García MárquezDate PublishedVarious dates 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 #130 Measures of Poison View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorMcMillan, Dennis, editorHeadlineMeasures of PoisonPublisherDennis McMillan PublicationsDate Published2002 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 #132 Tales of the South Pacific View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorMichener, JamesHeadlineTales of the South Pacific 1st edition in djPublisherMacmillanDate Published1947 Lot #133 Collection of 17 volumes by Edna St. Vincent Millay View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorMillay, Edna St. VincentHeadline17 books by Edna St. Vincent MillayPublisherHarper & BrothersDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #134 Five signed limited editions by Edna St. Vincent Millay View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorMillay, Edna St. VincentHeadline5 signed, lmtd editions of Edna St Vincent MillayPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1927-1939 Lot #135 The Cosmological Eye View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorMiller, HenryHeadlineCosmological Eye 1st ed inscribed w/letterPublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1939] Lot #136 Autograph Letter, Signed, from A.A. Milne to Adrian Brunel View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineAL,s from A.A. Milne to Adrian BrunelDate PublishedDec. 2, 1943 Lot #137 The Christopher Robin Birthday Book View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineThe Christopher Robin Birthday Book 1930PublisherMetheunDate Published[1930] Lot #138 The Christopher Robin Birthday Book View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineThe Christopher Robin Birthday Book 1931PublisherDuttonDate Published[1931] Lot #139 The Christopher Robin Story Book View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineThe Christopher Robin Story Book 1st Trade EdnPublisherMethuen & Co.Date Published[1929] Lot #140 The House at Pooh Corner - "Dummy Copy" View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineThe House at Pooh Corner - "Dummy Copy"PublisherMetheunDate Published[1928] Lot #141 Now We Are Six - Large Paper Copy View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineNow We Are Six - Large Paper CopyPublisherDuttonDate Published[1927] Lot #142 Now We Are Six - Deluxe Issue View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineA.A. Milne Now We Are Six Deluxe issue with boxPublisherMethuenDate Published[1927] Lot #143 Now We Are Six View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineA.A. Milne Now We Are Six 1st EditionPublisherMethuenDate Published[1927] Lot #144 When We Were Very Young View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineA.A. Milne When We Were Very Young 1924PublisherMethuen & Co.Date Published[1924] Lot #145 Winnie-the-Pooh View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineWinnie-the-Pooh First Edition in DJPublisherMethuenDate Published[1926] Lot #146 Winnie-the-Pooh View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineWinnie-the-Pooh First American EditionPublisherDuttonDate Published[1926] Lot #147 True and False Society View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorMorris, WilliamHeadlineTrue and False Society William Morris socialismPublisherSocialist League OfficeDate Published1888 Lot #148 Collection of detective, mystery and crime fiction View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(Mysteries)Author**Headlinedetective and mystery novels collectionDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #149 Three novels by Vladimir Nabokov View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorNabokov, VladimirHeadline3 novels by Vladimir NabokovDate Published1959-1966 Lot #150 The Octopus View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorNorris, FrankHeadlineFrank Norris The Octopus 1st EditionPublisherDoubleday, PageDate Published1901 Lot #151 The Far Side of the World View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadlineFar Side of the World 1st ed in jacketPublisherCollinsDate Published1984 Lot #152 Three first editions from the Jack Aubrey series View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadline3 first editions in djs from Jack Aubrey seriesPublisherCollinsDate Published1988-1991 Lot #153 Four first editions from the Jack Aubrey series View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadline4 first editions in djs from Jack Aubrey seriesPublisherCollinsDate Published1972-1986 Lot #154 Animal Farm: A Fairy Story View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorOrwell, GeorgeHeadlineOrwell's Animal Farm English edition in jacketPublisherSecker & WarburgDate Published1945 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 #156 Winter Trees View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorPlath, SylviaHeadlineWinter Trees by Sylvia Plath, first edition in djPublisherFaber and FaberDate Published[1971] 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 #160 Dear Ez: Letters from William Carlos Williams to Ezra Pound. Commentary and Notes by Mary Ellen Solt View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Heading(Pound, Ezra)Author**HeadlineDear Ez: from William Carlos Williams-Ezra PoundPublisherThe Private Press of Frederic BrewerDate Published1985 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 #162 Atlas Shrugged View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorRand, AynHeadlineAyn Rand Atlas Shrugged first edition in jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1957] Lot #163 Two from the Rather Press View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorRather, LoisHeadlineGertrude Stein & Ca & Bonanza Rather Press 1/130PublisherRather PressDate Published1974-1977 Lot #164 Interview With the Vampire View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorRice, AnneHeadlineAnne Rice Interview With the Vampire 1st Edn djPublisherKnopfDate Published1976 Lot #165 Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorRoth, PhilipHeadlineGoodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth 1st in djPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1959 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 #167 Das Siebte Kreuz, Roman aus Hitlerdeutschland View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorSeghers, AnnaHeadlineAnna Seghers Das Siebte KreuzPublisherEditorial "El Libro Libre"Date Published1942 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 #171 The Cave View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorSisson, MarjorieHeadlineengravings, the Cave by Marjorie Sisson 1/200PublisherVine PressDate Published1957 Lot #172 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold AuthorSmith, BettyHeadlineBetty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1st Ed.PublisherHarperDate Published[1943] Lot #173 Poetica Erotica: A Collection of Rare and Curious Amatory Verse View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorSmith, T.R., ed.HeadlinePoetica EroticaPublisherBoni and LiverightDate Published1927 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 #176 The Moon is Down View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSteinbeck, Moon is Down, 1st Ed 1st issue in djPublisherVikingDate Published1942 Lot #177 Of Mice and Men View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineOf Mice and Men first issue in original jacketPublisherCovici-FriedeDate Published[1937] Lot #178 The Pastures of Heaven View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineJohn Steinbeck Pastures of Heaven 1st EditionPublisherBrewer, Warren & PutnamDate Published1932 Lot #179 Travels with Charley in Search of America View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineTravels w/Charley by Steinbeck signed on ffepPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published[1962] Lot #180 The Wayward Bus View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineWayward Bus by Steinbeck 1st in djPublisherVikingDate Published1947 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 #182 Pickaninny View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorSwearingen, Estelle MargaretHeadlinePickaninny 1st ed by Estelle Swearingen 1925PublisherDuffield and CompanyDate Published1925 Lot #183 The Hustler View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorTevis, Walter S.HeadlineThe Hustler by Walter S. Tevis 1st in djPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1959] 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 #189 Two signed, limited editions by John Updike View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorUpdike, JohnHeadline2 books by John Updike, signed and limited edsDate 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 #191 Timequake View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorVonnegut, KurtHeadlineTimequake signed 1st ed in dj, Kurt VonnegutPublisherPutnam'sDate Published[1997] Lot #192 The Color Purple View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold AuthorWalker, AliceHeadlineThe Color Purple first edition in dj w/signd cardPublisherHarcourt Brace JovanovichDate Published[1982] Lot #193 Two first editions by Alice Walker View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorWalker, AliceHeadline2 first editions in dj's by Alice WalkerPublisherHarcourt Brace JovanovichDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #194 Two first editions by Evelyn Waugh View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorWaugh, EvelynHeadline2 first editions novels by Evelyn Waugh in dj'sPublisherChapman & HallDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #195 A Train of Powder View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorWest, RebeccaHeadlineTrain of Powder by Rebecca West, signd 1955PublisherMacmillanDate Published1955 Lot #196 Collection of Cowboy and Wild West novels View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$175StatusSold Heading(Western Fiction)Author**HeadlineCowboy and Wild West novelsDate PublishedVarious dates 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 Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next