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Previous|123|Next Lot #2 The Ability to Kill AuthorAmbler, EricHeadlineEric Ambler The Ability to Kill Supressed 1st EdnPublisherBodley HeadDate Published1962 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #3 The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov AuthorAsimov, IsaacHeadlineThe Asimov Chronicles Signed Limited EditionPublisherDark HarvestDate Published1989 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #4 Sylvia Beach 1887-1962 Heading(Beach, Sylvia)HeadlineSylvia Beach 1887-1962 lmtd editionPublisherMercvre de FranceDate Published1963 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #5 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. A Savannah Story AuthorBerendt, JohnHeadlineMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 1st ednPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1994] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #6 The Shadow on the Dial and Other Essays AuthorBierce, AmbroseHeadlineShadow on the Dial by Ambrose Bierce 1st edPublisherA.M. RobertsonDate Published1909 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #7 The Martian Chronicles AuthorBradbury, RayHeadlineBradbury's Martian Chronicles, 1st ed with djPublisherDoubledayDate Published1950 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #8 The Tides of Kithrup AuthorBrin, DavidHeadlineDavid Brin The Tides of Kithrup Advance CopyPublisherBantamDate Published[1983] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #9 The Lost Get-Back Boogie AuthorBurke, James LeeHeadlineJames Lee Burke The Lost Get-Back Boogie SignedPublisherLouisiana State University PressDate Published1986 View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #10 Four letters from William S. Burroughs to Gregory Corso AuthorBurroughs, William S.Headline4 letters William S. Burroughs to Gregory CorsoDate Publishedc. 1984 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #11 Typed Letter, signed From Billy Burroughs to Gregory Corso AuthorBurroughs, William S., Jr.HeadlineWiliam S. Burroughs Jr. to Gregory CorsoDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #12 Cobble Stone Gardens AuthorBurroughs, William S.HeadlineWilliam S. Burroughs Cobble Stone Gardens SignedPublisherCherry Valley EditionsDate Published[1976] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #17 In Cold Blood AuthorCapote, TrumanHeadlineTruman Capote, In Cold Blood, 1st Ed. in djPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1965] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #18 The Grass Harp AuthorCapote, TrumanHeadlineGrass Harp by Truman Capote 1st ed in dustjacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1951] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #19 A Tree of Night and Other Stories AuthorCapote, TrumanHeadlineCapote A Tree of Night and Other Stories SignedPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1949] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #25 Enter the Saint AuthorCharteris, LeslieHeadline1st ed rare dj, Enter the Saint, Leslie CharterisPublisherHodder and StoughtonDate Published[1930] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$2,375StatusSold Lot #26 The Happy Highwayman AuthorCharteris, LeslieHeadlineHappy Highwayman 1st Amer Ed in dust jacketPublisherThe Crime ClubDate Published1939 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #27 Meet the Tiger AuthorCharteris, LeslieHeadlineMeet the Tiger, 1st American Ed. Leslie CharterisPublisherThe Crime ClubDate Published1929 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #28 Meet the Tiger AuthorCharteris, LeslieHeadlineMeet the Tiger, first ed by Leslie CharterisPublisherWard, Lock & Co.Date Published[1928] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #29 The Saint Goes West AuthorCharteris, LeslieHeadlineSaint Goes West, 1st ed in dust jacketPublisherHodder and StoughtonDate Published[1942] View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #30 The Saint Goes West AuthorCharteris, LeslieHeadlineSaint Goes West, 1st Amer ed in dust jacketPublisherThe Crime ClubDate Published1942 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #31 Thieves' Picnic AuthorCharteris, LeslieHeadlineCrime Club edition of Thieves' Picnic in djPublisherThe Crime ClubDate Published1937 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #32 Twenty first editions from The Saint series AuthorCharteris, LeslieHeadline20 books from the Saint series - Leslie CharterisPublisherHodder and StoughtonDate Published1937-1965 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #33 Eighteen first American editions from The Saint series AuthorCharteris, LeslieHeadline18 The Saint books by Leslie CharterisPublisherThe Crime ClubDate Published1930-1963 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #34 Sparkling Cyanide AuthorChristie, AgathaHeadlineSparkling Cyanide by A Christie first in jacketPublisherCrime ClubDate Published[1945] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #36 Lord Jim AuthorConrad, JosephHeadlineJoseph Conrad Lord Jim First American EditionPublisherDoubleday & McClureDate Published1900 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #37 Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard AuthorConrad, JosephHeadlineJoseph Conrad Nostromo First American EditionPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1904 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #38 The Prince of Tides - Typescript copy AuthorConroy, PatHeadlineThe Prince of Tides - Typescript copyDate Published[c. 1985] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #40 Sharpe's Company AuthorCornwell, BernardHeadlinesigned copy of Sharpe's Company 1st in djPublisherCollinsDate Published1982 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #41 Sharpe's Sword AuthorCornwell, BernardHeadlineBernard Cornwell-Sharpe's Sword 1st in djPublisherCollinsDate Published1983 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #42 Sharpe's Tiger AuthorCornwell, BernardHeadlinelmtd signed edition of Sharpe's TigerPublisherScorpion PressDate Published[1997] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #43 Sharpe's Waterloo AuthorCornwell, BernardHeadlineSharpe's Waterloo signed 1st ed in a djPublisherCollinsDate Published1990 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #44 Five first edition Richard Sharpe novels AuthorCornwell, BernardHeadline5 Richard Sharpe 1st editions in djs, by CornwellPublisherCollinsDate Published1984-1989 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #45 Thirteen first editions, eight signed by Bernard Cornwell AuthorCornwell, BernardHeadline13-1st eds w/djs, 8 signed by Bernard CornwellDate Published1992-2004 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #46 Two notebooks of writings by Gregory Corso, including poetry and autobiographical notes AuthorCorso, GregoryHeadlineGregory Corso's notebooks Paris 1983Date PublishedOctober & November 1983 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #47 "Drafts - Proofs - Changes of Poems for Herald of the Autochthonic Spirit" AuthorCorso, GregoryHeadlineGregory Corso - Corrected Drafts of PoetryDate Publishedc. 1981 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #48 The Day After Humankind - An unpublished poem AuthorCorso, GregoryHeadlineUnpublished Gregory Corso PoemDate Publishedc. 1983 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #49 Six original drawings by Gregory Corso AuthorCorso, GregoryHeadlineSix original drawings by Gregory CorsoDate Published[c. 1982] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #50 Drafts of six poems by Gregory Corso AuthorCorso, GregoryHeadlineDrafts of six poems by Gregory CorsoDate Publishedc. 1980-85 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #51 Small archive of material relating to Gregory Corso Heading(Corso, Gregory)Author**HeadlineSmall archive relating to Gregory CorsoDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #52 Original poem by Corso assembled from cut-out words AuthorCorso, GregoryHeadlineGregory Corso poem in Cut-out wordsDate Published1974 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #53 Three letters to Corso from New Directions Publishing Heading(Corso, Gregory)Author**Headline3 letters to Corso from New Directions PublishingDate Published1968 & 1978 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #54 Two postcards from Corso to Allen Ginsberg AuthorCorso, GregoryHeadlineTwo postcards from Corso to Allen GinsbergDate PublishedNo dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #55 On Nixon, Chain Poem AuthorCorso, Gregory with Jack Kerouac and Allen GinsbergHeadlinePoem by Corso, Kerouac, and GinsbergDate Published1979 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #56 Two postcards from Corso to Nathan May AuthorCorso, GregoryHeadlineTwo postcards from Gregory Corso to Nathan MayDate Published[c. 1984] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #57 Four photographs of Gregory Corso and other Beat Authors Heading(Corso, Gregory)Author**HeadlinePhotos of Corso, Ginsberg and othersDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #58 Herald of the Autochthonic Spirit AuthorCorso, GregoryHeadlineHerald of the Autochthonic Spirit Signed by CorsoPublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1981] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #59 Hitting the Big 5-0 AuthorCorso, GregoryHeadlineGregory Corso Hitting the Big 5-0 SignedPublisherCatchword PapersDate Published1983 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #60 The Geometric Poem AuthorCorso, GregoryHeadlineGregory Corso The Geometric Poem SignedPublisherEast 128Date Published1966 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #61 10 Times a Poem AuthorCorso, GregoryHeadlineGregory Corso 10 Times a Poem SignedDate Published1967 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #62 Six titles by Gregory Corso - All signed or inscribed AuthorCorso, GregoryHeadlineSix titles by Gregory Corso - signed or inscribedDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #63 Westworld - Original Shooting Script for the 1973 MGM Movie AuthorCrichton, MichaelHeadlineOriginal Script for Westworld by Michael CrichtonPublisherMGMDate Published1973 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #64 Little, Big AuthorCrowley, JohnHeadlineJohn Crowley Little, Big Signed ProofsPublisherBantam BooksDate Published1981 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #65 Three signed volumes AuthorCussler, CliveHeadline3 signed books by Clive Cussler, 2 lmtd edsPublisherJames Cahill PublishingDate Published2002-2004 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #67 Autograph Letter signed by W.H. Davies AuthorDavies, William HenryHeadlineAutograph Letter signed by W.H. DaviesDate PublishedNov. 28th, 1909 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #71 Out of Africa AuthorDinesen, IsakHeadlineIsak Dinesen Out of Africa 1st American EditionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1938] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #72 Two works by Hilda Doolittle [H.D.] AuthorD[oolittle], H[ilda]HeadlineTwo Works by Hilda DoolittleDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #73 The Hound of the Baskervilles AuthorDoyle, Arthur ConanHeadlineA.C. Doyle Hound of the Baskervilles 1st EdnPublisherGeorge NewnesDate Published1902 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #74 Geek Love AuthorDunn, KatherineHeadlineKatherine Dunn Geek Love Uncorrected ProofPublisherKnopfDate Published1989 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #75 Poetry - four volumes of poems AuthorDurrell, LawrenceHeadline4 volumes of Poetry by Lawrence DurrellDate Published1946-1980 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #76 Collected Poems, 1909-1935 AuthorEliot, T.S.HeadlineT.S. Eliot Collected Poems, 1909-1935PublisherFaber & FaberDate Published[1936] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #77 Four Quartets AuthorEliot, T.S.HeadlineFour Quartets by Eliot, 1st ed & printing w/djPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published[1943] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #78 [Four Quartets] - Original Separate Pamphlets AuthorEliot, T.S.HeadlineEliot, T.S. Four Quartets original separate partsPublisherFaber and FaberDate Published[1941-42] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #79 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats AuthorEliot, T.S.HeadlineT.S. Eliot Old Possum's Book of Practical CatsPublisherHarcourt, BraceDate Published[1939] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #80 Four T.S. Eliot First Editions AuthorEliot, T.S.HeadlineFour T.S. Eliot First EditionsPublisherFaber & FaberDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #81 Six volumes by or about T.S. Eliot AuthorEliot, T.S.HeadlineSix volumes by or about T.S. EliotDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #82 Invisible Man AuthorEllison, RalphHeadlineRalph Ellison Invisible Man first edition jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1952] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #84 Iphidamas - Manuscript Poem signed AuthorErskine, JohnHeadlineMs. Poem by John ErskineDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #85 Blame it on the Jet Stream! AuthorEverson, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Everson Blame it on the Jet Stream!PublisherLime Kiln PressDate Published1978 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #87 Absalom, Absalom! AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineAbsalom, Absalom! signed limited editionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1936 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Lot #88 Big Woods-WITHDRAWN AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Faulkner Big Woods Signed 1st EditionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1955] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #89 Go Down, Moses AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Faulkner Go Down, Moses 1st EdnPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1942] View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #90 Idyll in the Desert AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineIdyll in the Desert 1st edition 1931PublisherRandom HouseDate Published1931 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #91 Intruder in the Dust AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner Intruder in the Dust 1st Ed. in jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1948] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #92 Intruder in the Dust Heading(Faulkner, William)Author**HeadlineIntruder in the Dust 1949 movie posterPublisherLoew's IncorporatedDate Published1949 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #93 Intruder in the Dust - eight lobby cards Heading(Faulkner, William)Author**Headline8 lobby cards 1949 Intruder inthe Dust FaulknerPublisherLoew's IncorporatedDate Published1949 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #94 New Orleans Sketches-WITHDRAWN AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Faulkner New Orleans Sketches SignedPublisherRutgers University PressDate Published1958 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #95 The Town-WITHDRAWN AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Faulkner The Town Signed First EditionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1957] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #96 28 black and white stills from Sanctuary, the movie Heading(Faulkner, William)Author**Headline28 photo stills from movie Sanctuary FaulknerPublisher20th Century FoxDate Published1960 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #98 Five volumes of literature published by fine presses Heading(Fine Press)Author**Headline5 fine press volumes of literatureDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #99 The Great Gatsby AuthorFitzgerald, F. ScottHeadlineFitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, 1st Ed., 1st IssuePublisherScribner'sDate Published1925 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #100 Safety First! AuthorFitzgerald, F. Scott, lyricsHeadlineSafety First! Lyrics by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1916PublisherJohn Church CompanyDate Published[1916] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #101 Diamonds Are Forever AuthorFleming, IanHeadlineDiamonds Are Forever 1st in jacketPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1956] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #102 The Man with the Golden Gun AuthorFleming, IanHeadlineFleming, Man with the Golden Gun, James Bond 007PublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1965] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #103 Octopussy and the Living Daylights AuthorFleming, IanHeadlineFleming's Octopussy 1st in djPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1966] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #104 On Her Majesty's Secret Service AuthorFleming, IanHeadlineFleming On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1st Ed.PublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1963] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #105 Thunderball AuthorFleming, IanHeadlineIan Fleming Thunderball, First Edition in jacketPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1961] View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #106 You Only Live Twice AuthorFleming, IanHeadlineIan Fleming You Only Live Twice 1st Edition in djPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1964] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #107 The Gun AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineC.S. Forester The Gun First Edition with JacketPublisherJohn Lane The Bodley Head Ltd.Date Published[1933] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #108 A Passage to India AuthorForster, E.M.HeadlineE.M. Forster A Passage to India 1st EditionPublisherEdward ArnoldDate Published1924 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #109 Eight novels by C.S. Forester (non-Hornblower) AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineEight novels by C.S. Forester (non-Hornblower)PublisherVarious publishersDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #110 Eight works of non-fiction by C.S. Forester AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineEight works of non-fiction by C.S. ForesterDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #111 24 volumes from Forester's Hornblower series AuthorForester, C.S.Headline24 volumes from C.S. Forester's Hornblower seriesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #112 Cold Mountain AuthorFrazier, CharlesHeadlineCharles Frazier Cold Mountain Signed 1st EditionPublisherAtlantic MonthlyDate Published[1997] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #113 Licence to Kill AuthorGardner, JohnHeadlineLicence to Kill-armchair detective library in djPublisher[Armchair Detective Library]Date Published[1990] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #114 Two jacketed first editions from the James Bond series AuthorGardner, JohnHeadline2 James Bond bks by John Gardner, 1st in djsPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published1981; 1983 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #115 Riding Out the Tropical Depression: Selected Poems, 1975-1985 - 2 signed, limited editions AuthorGilchrist, EllenHeadline2 limited eds of Ellen Gilchrist collection poemsPublisherFaust PublishingDate Published1986 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #116 Archive of 10 letters and postcards from Ginsberg to Gregory Corso AuthorGinsberg, AllenHeadlineLetters from Allen Ginsberg to Gregory CorsoDate PublishedEarly 1980s View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #117 Autograph Letter, Signed, from Ginsberg to Gregory Corso AuthorGinsberg, AllenHeadlineALs from Allen Ginsberg to Gregory CorsoDate PublishedFeb. 9, 1982 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #118 Two Autograph Letters, Signed to Francois Legros AuthorGinsberg, AllenHeadline2 Allen Ginsberg Letters To Francois LegrosDate Published1974 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #119 Typed Letter, Signed, to Gregory Corso AuthorGinsberg, AllenHeadlineAllen Ginsberg Letter to Gregory CorsoDate PublishedNovember 1, 1983 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next