Sale 401: Literature of the 19th & 20th Centuries (#401) 04/16/2009 1:00 PM PDT Closed Starts Ending 04/16/2009 1:00 PM PDT Auction Info 401 135 PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)RelevanceAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 101-180 of 180. Previous|12|Next Lot #220 The Waif: A Collection of Poems Author[Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, editor]HeadlineH.W. Longfellow edits The Waif 1845PublisherJohn OwenDate Published1845 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #221 Tales of a Wayside Inn AuthorLongfellow, Henry WadsworthHeadlineTales of a Wayside Inn Publisher's Full MoroccoPublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1866 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #222 Five volumes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow AuthorLongfellow, Henry WadsworthHeadlineFive volumes by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #224 Fifteen titles from the Lord John Press Heading(Lord John Press)Author**Headline15 volumes published at Lord John PressPublisherLord John PressDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #226 [Works] Headingzzf(Fine Bindings)AuthorLytton, Edward BulwerHeadlineWorks of Edward Bulwer Lytton Finely BoundPublisherEstes and LauriatDate Published1892 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #227 Lot of six Autograph Letters or Notes signed by fantasy author George MacDonald AuthorMacDonald, GeorgeHeadlineLetters from fantasy author George MacDonaldDate Publishedc.1873-1885 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #231 The Plays of Philip Massinger Headingzzf(Fine Bindings)AuthorMassinger, PhilipHeadlinePlays of Philip Massinger Full Leather BindingPublisherG. and W. Nicol, et alDate Published1813 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #237 Lot of 22 A.L.s. and 10 T.L.s. from Irish historian, novelist and politician Justin McCarthy AuthorMcCarthy, JustinHeadlineLetters from Irish novelist Justin McCarthyDate Publishedc.1857-1907 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #238 Moby Dick AuthorMelville, HermanHeadlineMoby Dick - Rockwell Kent IllustrationsPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1930 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #239 Tales of the South Pacific AuthorMichener, James A.HeadlineTales of the South Pacific signed 1st in djPublisherMacmillanDate Published1947 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #240 Ventures in Editing AuthorMichener, James A.HeadlineVentures in Editing signed limited ed J. MichenerPublisherJames Cahill PublishingDate Published1995 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #242 Scenario (A Film With Sound) AuthorMiller, HenryHeadlineScenario by Henry Miller signed edition of 200PublisherObelisk PressDate Published1937 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #243 4 T.L.s. from George Moore to Julian Hawthorne, and 1 carbon T.L.s. from Julian Hawthorne to George Moore AuthorMoore, George and Julian HawthorneHeadlineLetters from George Moore to Julian HawthorneDate Published1925-1932 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #247 The Far Side of the World AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadlineFar Side of the World 1st ed in jacketPublisherCollinsDate Published1984 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #248 Master and Commander AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadline1st ed Master and Commander by O'Brian in djPublisherCollinsDate Published1970 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #249 Master and Commander AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadlineMaster and Commander 1st ed 1969 in jacketPublisherJ.B. LippincottDate Published[1969] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #250 The Surgeon's Mate AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadlineSurgeon's Mate first in fine jacket by O'BrianPublisherCollinsDate Published1980 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #251 Three first editions from the Jack Aubrey series AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadline3 first editions in djs from Jack Aubrey seriesPublisherCollinsDate Published1988-1991 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #252 Ten volumes by or about Patrick O'Brian AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadlineTen volumes by or about Patrick O'BrianDate Published1972-2003 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #253 Eight first editions from the Jack Aubrey series AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadline8 1st eds from Jack Aubrey series in djs, LondonPublisherHarperCollinsDate Published1992-2004 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #254 Ten first editions from the Jack Aubrey series AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadline10 books Jack Aubrey series, London 1steds in djsPublisherCollinsDate Published1972-1986 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$2,125StatusSold Lot #258 Two by Walker Percy AuthorPercy, WalkerHeadline2 books by Walker Percy fine press pubsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #259 Saint-John Perse, A Study of His Poetry. With 3 page TLs Heading(Perse, Saint-John [pseudonym of Alexis Leger])AuthorKnodel, ArthurHeadlineLetter from Saint-John Perse to S.E. MorisonPublisherUniversity PressDate Published[1966] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #260 Tales of Mystery and Imagination AuthorPoe, Edgar AllanHeadlinePoe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination Fine BindiPublisherTudor Publishing Co.Date Published1933 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #262 Exultations of Ezra Pound AuthorPound, EzraHeadlineExultations of Ezra Pound first 1909PublisherElkins MathewsDate Published1909 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #263 Heart Songs AuthorProulx, E. AnnieHeadlineHeart Songs uncorrected proof signed by ProulxPublisher4th EstateDate Published1995 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #269 In the Gateway of Nations - Autograph Manuscript AuthorRiis, Jacob A.HeadlineJacob Riis Gateway of Nations manuscriptDate Publishedc.1900 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #270 Heroes in the Fire Department - Autograph Manuscript AuthorRiis, JacobHeadlineJacob Riis MS. Heroes in the Fire DepartmentDate Publishedc.1897 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #275 Three first editions, one signed AuthorRushdie, SalmanHeadline3 first eds in djs by Salman Rushdie, one signedDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #277 Good Morning, America AuthorSandburg, CarlHeadlineCarl Sandburg Good Morning, America SignedPublisherCrosby GaigeDate Published1928 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #279 Queen Mab AuthorShelley, Percy ByssheHeadlineShelley's Queen Mab 1829 EditionPublisherJohn BrooksDate Published1829 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #280 Rosalind and Helen, a Modern Eclogue; with Other Poems AuthorShelley, Percy ByssheHeadlineRosalind and Helen with other poems 1819PublisherC. and J. OllierDate Published1819 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #281 The Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley AuthorShelley, Percy ByssheHeadlineVale Press Edition of Shelley's PoemsPublisherVale PressDate Published1901-02 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #282 The Revolt of Islam; A Poem, In Twelve Cantos AuthorShelley, Percy ByssheHeadlineRevolt of Islam 1818 second issuePublisherC. and J. OllierDate Published1818 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #283 Shelley AuthorShelley, [Percy Bysshe]HeadlineDoves Press Shelley One of 200 copiesPublisherDoves PressDate Published1914 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #285 Typed Letter, signed, to Erskine Caldwell AuthorStegner, WallaceHeadlineWallace Stegner letter to Erskine CaldwellDate PublishedJanuary 28, 1947 View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #289 The Forgotten Village AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSteinbeck The Forgotten Village Signed 1st EditioPublisherVikingDate Published1941 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #299 Travels With Charley In Search of America AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSteinbeck Travels with Charley InscribedPublisherVikingDate Published[1964] View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500StatusUnsold Lot #303 The Caged Eagle and Other Poems AuthorSterling, GeorgeHeadlineCaged Eagle and Other Poems presentation copyPublisherA.M. RobertsonDate Published1916 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #304 The Testimony of the Suns...Including Comments, Suggestions, and Annotations by Ambrose Bierce. A Facsimile of the Original Typewritten Manuscript with the Marginal Notes by George Sterling... AuthorSterling, GeorgeHeadlineBCC Testimony of the Suns by Geo Sterling 1927PublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1927 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #305 Truth AuthorSterling, GeorgeHeadlineTruth inscribed by George Sterling 1923PublisherThe BookfellowsDate Published1923 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #307 Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde AuthorStevenson, Robert LouisHeadlineStevenson's Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde 1st English Ed.PublisherLongmans, Green & Co.Date Published1886 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #313 Nocturne AuthorSwinnerton, FrankHeadlineSigned edition of Nocturne w/ephemeraPublisherMartin SeckerDate Published[1917] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #314 Six titles from the Sylvester & Orphanos Press Heading(Sylvester & Orphanos Press)Author**Headline6 volumes from Sylvester & Orphanuse fine pressPublisherSylvester & OrphanosDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #315 Walden; Or, Life in the Woods AuthorThoreau, Henry D[avid]HeadlineFirst Edition of Thoreau's Walden 1854PublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1854 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Lot #316 The Writings of Henry David Thoreau AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineThoreau's Writings Manuscript EditionPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1906 View details Estimate$12,000 - $18,000Sold for$10,000StatusSold Lot #319 War and Peace AuthorTolstoi, Lyof N.HeadlineEarly English Edition of War and PeacePublisherVizetelly & Co.Date Published[c. 1889] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #320 The Innocents Abroad AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain Innocents Abroad 1st Edition 3rd IssuePublisherAmerican Publishing CompanyDate Published1869 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #321 Life on the Mississippi AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain Life on the Mississippi 1st IssuePublisherJames R. OsgoodDate Published1883 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #322 Merry Tales AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain Merry Tales First Edition Issue BPublisherCharles L. WebsterDate Published1892 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #323 The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain Prince and the Pauper 1st EditionPublisherJames R. OsgoodDate Published1882 View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #324 Roughing It AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain Roughing It First Edition, First IssuePublisherAmerican Publishing Co.Date Published1872 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #325 The Stolen White Elephant, Etc. AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain The Stolen White Elephant 1st EditionPublisherJames R. OsgoodDate Published1882 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #326 Tom Sawyer Abroad by Huck Finn. Edited by Mark Twain AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineTom Sawer Abroad 1st Edition 1894PublisherCharles WebsterDate Published1894 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #327 The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson And the Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain Pudd'nhead Wilson First EditionPublisherAmerican Publishing CompanyDate Published1894 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #328 A Tramp Abroad AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, 1st EditionPublisherAmerican Publishing Co.Date Published1880 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #329 A Yankee in King Arthur's Court AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineA Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1st EditionPublisherCharles L. WebsterDate Published1889 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #330 Three titles by Mark Twain AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineThree titles by Mark TwainDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #331 Baby's First Step AuthorUpdike, JohnHeadlineBaby's First Step byUpdike 1993 signed limited edPublisherJames Cahill PublishingDate Published[1993] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #332 Rabbit at Rest AuthorUpdike, JohnHeadlineRabbit at Rest, signed advance copy in slipcasePublisherKnopfDate Published1990 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #333 Rabbit Redux and Rabbit at Rest, signed AuthorUpdike, JohnHeadline2 Rabbit novels by John Updike signed firsts w/djPublisherKnopfDate Published1971; 1990 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #335 Two signed volumes AuthorUpfield, ArthurHeadline2 sgnd Napoleon Bonaparte 'Bony' detective novelPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published[1956] and [1960] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #339 Five Weeks in a Balloon; or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen AuthorVerne, JulesHeadlineJule Verne Five Weeks in a BalloonPublisherJames R. Osgood & Co.Date Published1873 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #340 From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: And a Trip Round It AuthorVerne, JulesHeadlineFrom the Earth to the Moon Jules Vern first illusPublisherScribner, Armstrong & Co.Date Published1874 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #341 Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery AuthorVerne, JulesHeadlineJules Verne Godfrey Morgan: A Californian MysteryPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published[1883] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #342 A Journey to the Centre of the Earth AuthorVerne, JulesHeadlineJourney Centre of Earth 1874 American edPublisherScribner, Armstrong & Co.Date Published[1874] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #343 In Search of the Castaways AuthorVerne, JulesHeadlineJules Verne In Search of the CastawaysPublisherJ.B. LippincottDate Published1874 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #347 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ AuthorWallace, LewHeadlineBen-Hur with Lew Wallace autographPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1880] but after 1884 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #349 In the Days of the Comet AuthorWells, H.G.HeadlineH.G. Wells In the Days of the CometPublisherCenturyDate Published1906 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #350 The Dream AuthorWells, H.G.HeadlineH.G. Wells The Dream 1st Edition With Dust JacketPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1924] View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #351 The First Men in the Moon AuthorWells, H.G.HeadlineH.G. Wells The First Men in the Moon 1st Eng. EdnPublisherGeorge NewnesDate Published1901 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #352 The Time Machine: An Invention AuthorWells, H.G.HeadlineH.G. Wells The Time Machine 1st American EditionPublisherHenry HoltDate Published1895 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #353 The War in the Air, and Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While it Lasted AuthorWells, H.G.HeadlineH.G. Wells The War in the Air First EditionPublisherGeorge Bell and SonsDate Published1908 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #354 The War of the Worlds AuthorWells, H.G.HeadlineH.G. Wells War of the Worlds 1st EditionPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1898 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #355 Four works by H.G. Wells AuthorWells, H.G.HeadlineFour works by H.G. Wells 2 in JacketsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #357 The Picture of Dorian Gray, printed in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, July, 1890 Heading(Wilde, Oscar)Author**HeadlineWilde's Picture of Dorian Gray, Lippincott's 1890PublisherWard, Lock & Co.Date Published1890 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #359 The Virginian AuthorWister, OwenHeadlineOwen Wister The Virginian First EditionPublisherMacmillanDate Published1902 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #360 Monday or Tuesday AuthorWoolf, VirginiaHeadlineVirginia Woolf Modern Literature Fiction IllustPublisherThe Hogarth PressDate Published1921 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot #361 Series of 5 Autograph Letters signed by Woolsey, & 1 authograph quote signed by her AuthorWoolsey, Sarah Chauncey ["Susan Coolidge"]HeadlineLetters from Sarah Woolsey/Susan CoolidgeDate Publishedc.1878-1893 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #362 The White Doe of Rylstone; or, The Fate of the Nortons. A Poem AuthorWordsworth, WilliamHeadlineWhite doe of Rylstone by Wordsworth 1st ed 1815PublisherLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and BrownDate Published1815 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next