Sale 663: Literature of the 19th & 20th Centuries, with the Glenn Todd Collection of Arion Press

Author
Everson, William
Headline
William Everson's Rattlesnake August - signed proof sheets and ephemera
Publisher
Santa Susana Press
Date Published
1978

Estimate$200 - $300

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78

The Door Stands Open: Czeslaw Milosz 1911-2004

Author
Heaney, Seamus
Headline
Seamus Heaney The Door Stands Open 1/250 inscribed
Publisher
Irish Writers Center
Date Published
2005

Estimate$1,200 - $1,800

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80

Rim-Rock and Sage: The Collected Poems of Maynard Dixon

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(Hoyem, Andrew, printer)
Author
Dixon, Maynard
Headline
Poems of Maynard Dixon, 1977
Publisher
California Historical Society
Date Published
[1977]

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83

Five volumes from the Limited Editions Club

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(Limited Editions Club)
Headline
Five volumes from the Limited Editions Club
Publisher
Limited Editions Club
Date Published
Various dates

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90

Big As Life

Author
Doctorow, E.L.
Headline
Doctorow's Big as Life 1st ed
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Date Published
1966

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91

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A Play

Author
Albee, Edward
Headline
First Edition of Famed Albee Play
Publisher
Atheneum
Date Published
1963

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92

Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism

Heading
(Alcoholics Anonymous)
Author
[Wilson, William (Bill W.)]
Headline
2nd ed 1st printing of AA Big Book
Publisher
Alcoholics Anonymous Publishing, Inc.
Date Published
1955

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95

Somebody in Boots

Author
Algren, Nelson
Headline
Nelson Algren Somebody in Boots in rare dust jacket
Publisher
The Vanguard Press
Date Published
[1935]

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96

Dark Laughter

Author
Anderson, Sherwood
Headline
Sherwood Anderson Dark Laughter One of 350 signed and numbered copies
Publisher
Boni & Liveright
Date Published
1925

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103

In the Heat of the Night

Author
Ball, John
Headline
They Call Me Mr. Tibbs!
Publisher
Harper & Row
Date Published
[1965]

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105

Lot of 4 titles by Heinrich Böll

Author
Böll, Heinrich
Headline
Heinrich Böll, four First American Editions
Date Published
Various dates

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110

Three titles from The Bibliophilist's Library

Heading
(Bibliophilist's Library)
Headline
Three titles from The Bibliophilist's Library
Publisher
Printed for subscribers only by George Barrie
Date Published
[c.1900]

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115

The Shadow on the Dial and Other Essays

Author
Bierce, Ambrose
Headline
Shadow on the Dial by Ambrose Bierce 1st ed.
Publisher
A.M. Robertson
Date Published
1909

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119

Dandelion Wine - signed

Author
Bradbury, Ray
Headline
Bradbury's Dandelion Wine - signed 1st
Publisher
Doubleday
Date Published
1957

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120

The Martian Chronicles

Author
Bradbury, Ray
Headline
Bradbury's Martian Chronicles, 1st ed with dj
Publisher
Doubleday
Date Published
1950

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121

A Medicine for Melancholy - signed

Author
Bradbury, Ray
Headline
Bradbury's Medicine for Melancholy signed
Publisher
Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Date Published
1959

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122

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Author
Bradbury, Ray
Headline
Bradbury Something Wicked This Way Comes 1st ed.
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Date Published
1962

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123

June 30th, June 30th

Author
Brautigan, Richard
Headline
Brautigan's June 30th, June 30th 1st Ed.
Publisher
Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence
Date Published
[1978]

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125

Betting on the Muse: Poems & Stories

Author
Bukowski, Charles
Headline
Bukowski Betting on the Muse 1/26 copies
Publisher
Black Sparrow Press
Date Published
1996

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126

The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have taken Over the Ship

Author
Bukowski, Charles
Headline
Captain is Out to Lunch, Bukowski - signed by Crumb
Publisher
Black Sparrow Press
Date Published
1998

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127

The Roominghouse Madrigals

Author
Bukowski, Charles
Headline
The Roominghouse Madrigals 1/150 signed with print
Publisher
Black Sparrow Press
Date Published
1988

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130

Large collection of Roy Campbell titles

Author
Campbell, Roy
Headline
Large collection of Roy Campbell titles
Date Published
Various dates

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131

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Author
Capote, Truman
Headline
Truman Capote Breakfast at Tiffany's
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1958]

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132

Minnie and Moskowitz

Author
Cassavetes, John
Headline
John Cassavetes Minnie and Moskowitz 1 of 200
Publisher
Black Sparrow Press
Date Published
1973

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133

Obscure Destinies - signed

Author
Cather, Willa
Headline
Obscure Destinies signed limited by Willa Cather, still in dust wrapper
Publisher
Knopf
Date Published
1932

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134

Alexander Hamilton

Author
Chernow, Ron
Headline
Hamilton biography that inspired the musical, signed by author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Date Published
2004

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138

Ready Player One

Author
Cline, Ernest
Headline
Ready Player One 1st ed.
Publisher
Crown
Date Published
2011

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140

The Spice-Box of Earth

Author
Cohen, Leonard
Headline
Leonard Cohen's The Spice-Box of Earth 1st w/jacket
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Date Published
1961

Estimate$300 - $500

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142

The Green Pastures: A Fable Suggested by Roark Bradford's Southern Sketches, "Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun"

Author
Connelly, Marc
Headline
Connelly & Jones, The Green Pastures, Sgd Ltd Ed.
Publisher
Farrar & Rinehart
Date Published
[1929]

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148

Work #4

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(Detroit Artists' Workshop)
Author
Sinclair, John ed.
Headline
Love + Energy = Work/4, poetry periodical from DAW
Publisher
Artists' Workshop Press
Date Published
1966

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154

Welcome to Hard Times

Author
Doctorow, E.L.
Headline
Doctorow's first book, signed
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Date Published
1960

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156

Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept

Author
DuBois, W.E.Burghardt
Headline
W.E.B. DuBois Dusk of Dawn an autobiography
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace and Company
Date Published
[1940]

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157

Fourteen volumes of literature from the Easton Press

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(Easton Press)
Headline
Thirteen volumes of literature from the Easton Press
Publisher
Easton Press
Date Published
1977

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158

Thirteen volumes of Literature from the Easton Press

Heading
(Easton Press)
Headline
Thirteen volumes of literature from the Easton Press
Publisher
Easton Press
Date Published
Various dates

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161

Proof sheets for the Black Sparrow Press edition of Ask The Dust

Author
Fante, John
Headline
Proof sheets for the Black Sparrow Press edition of Ask The Dust
Publisher
Black Sparrow Press
Date Published
1979

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162

A Book For Jane

Author
Farnol, Jeffery
Headline
A Book For Jane 1st w/jacket
Publisher
Sampson, Low, Marston & Co.
Date Published
[1937]

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163

A New Book for Jane

Author
Farnol, Jeffery
Headline
Jeffery Farnol's scarcest book
Publisher
Sampson Low, Marston & Co.
Date Published
[1940]

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164

The Hamlet

Author
Faulkner, William
Headline
William Faulkner The Hamlet
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1940

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165

Intruder in the Dust

Author
Faulkner, William
Headline
The novel that helped Faulkner win the Nobel Prize
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1948

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166

The Mansion

Author
Faulkner, William
Headline
Faulkner The Mansion Signed Limited edition
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1959]

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167

The Town

Author
Faulkner, William
Headline
William Faulkner The Town SIgned Limited Edition
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1957]

Estimate$1,200 - $1,800

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168

The Beautiful and the Damned

Author
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Headline
First Canadian edition of Fitzgerald's semi-autobiographical 2nd novel
Publisher
The Copp Clark Co.
Date Published
1922

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169

The Last Tycoon. An Unfinished Novel...Together with the Great Gatsby and Selected Stories

Author
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Headline
Fitzgerald's The Last Tycoon w/correspondence from Charles Warren
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1941

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170

Nine volumes published by the Franklin Library, all signed

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(Franklin Library)
Headline
Nine Franklin Press signed editions
Publisher
Franklin Library
Date Published
Various dates

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171

Signed First Editions published by the Franklin Library - Six volumes

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(Franklin Library)
Headline
Signed First Editions Franklin Library 6 vols
Publisher
Franklin Library
Date Published
Various dates

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173

Howl and Other Poems

Author
Ginsberg, Allen
Headline
Ginsberg Howl signed Robert La Vigne copy 3rd ptg
Publisher
City Lights Pocket Bookshop
Date Published
[1956]

Estimate$500 - $800

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174

"A" is for Alibi - two signed editions

Author
Grafton, Sue
Headline
Grafton's "A" is for Alibi - two signed editions
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc,
Date Published
[1982]

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175

Complete collection of Sue Grafton's Alphabet series books, most inscribed, plus correspondence, ephemera, and a copy of her first book

Author
Grafton, Sue
Headline
Sue Grafton's complete Alphabet series - nearly all inscribed 1st eds.
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company, etc.
Date Published
1967- 2017

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177

The Heart of the Matter

Author
Greene, Graham
Headline
Heart of the Matter 1st. U.S. trade ed.
Publisher
The Viking Press
Date Published
1948

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178

The Dain Curse

Author
Hammett, Dashiell
Headline
Dashiell Hammett The Dain Curse 1st US
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
1929

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179

The Thin Man

Author
Hammett, Dashiell
Headline
Hammett's The Thin Man Finely Bound
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
1934

Estimate$400 - $600

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189

The New Worlds Of Robert A. Heinlein: Expanded Universe - inscribed

Author
Heinlein, Robert A.
Headline
The New Worlds Of Robert A. Heinlein inscribed
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Date Published
[1980]

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190

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Author
Hemingway, Ernest
Headline
Hemingway For Whom the Bell Tolls
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1940

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191

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Author
Hemingway, Ernest
Headline
Hemingway For Whom the Bell Tolls
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1940

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192

The Old Man and the Sea

Author
Hemingway, Ernest
Headline
Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1952

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193

The Blessing Way

Author
Hillerman, Tony
Headline
Hillerman's The Blessing Way 1st ed signed
Publisher
Harper & Row
Date Published
[1970]

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194

The Fly on the Wall

Author
Hillerman, Tony
Headline
Hillerman's The Fly on the Wall 1st ed.
Publisher
Harper & Row
Date Published
[1971]

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195

Three first editions by Tony Hillerman

Author
Hillerman, Tony
Headline
Three first editions by Tony Hillerman
Publisher
Harper & Row
Date Published
Various dates

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196

The Story of Dr. Wassell

Author
Hilton, James
Headline
Signed by James Hilton and Dr. Wassell, 1st. Ed.
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Date Published
1943

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197

God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything - inscribed

Author
Hitchens, Christopher
Headline
Christopher Hitchens God is Not Great inscribed
Publisher
Twelve
Date Published
2007

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203

Collection of Biggles adventures

Author
Johns, Captain W.E.
Headline
22 volumes of Biggles adventures
Date Published
Various dates

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204

On the Road

Author
Kerouac, Jack
Headline
On the Road, printed in year of publication
Publisher
The Viking Press
Date Published
1958

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205

Spit in the Ocean - Numbers 1-6

Author
Kesey, Ken, editor
Headline
Kesey's Spit in the Ocean - Nos. 1-6
Publisher
Intrepid Trips Information Service
Date Published
1974-1981

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206

Sailor Song

Author
Kesey, Ken
Headline
Ken Kesey Sailor Song signed
Publisher
Viking Press
Date Published
[1992]

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208

Baby Reindeer and Silver Fox

Author
Kilbourne, C. E.
Headline
Baby Reindeer and Silver Fox 1920 rare
Publisher
Penn Publishing Company
Date Published
1920

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210

The Talisman

Author
King, Stephen & Peter Straub
Headline
Stephen King & Peter Straub The Talisman signed limited
Publisher
Donald M. Grant
Date Published
1984

Estimate$400 - $700

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211

Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror with Stephen King

Heading
(King, Stephen)
Author
Underwood, Tim & Chuck Miller, (eds.)
Headline
Stephen King Bare Bones Limited Edition
Publisher
Underwood-Miller
Date Published
1988

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212

Carrie

Author
King, Stephen
Headline
Stephen King's First Book Carrie signed paperback
Publisher
Signet
Date Published
1974

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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213

Christine

Author
King, Stephen
Headline
Stephen King Christine signed limited first Ed.
Publisher
Donald M. Grant
Date Published
[1983]

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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214

Cujo

Author
King, Stephen
Headline
Stephen King Cujo Signed Limited Edition
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Date Published
[1981]

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215

The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands

Author
King, Stephen
Headline
Stephen King's The Dark Tower III - signed
Publisher
Donald M. Grant
Date Published
[1991]

Estimate$600 - $900

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216

The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger

Author
King, Stephen
Headline
Stephen King The Gunslinger 1st Trade Edition
Publisher
Donald M. Grant
Date Published
[1982]

Estimate$300 - $500

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217

Desperation

Author
King, Stephen
Headline
Desperation, signed by Stephen King and illustrator
Publisher
Donald M. Grant
Date Published
[1996]

Estimate$400 - $700

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218

Firestarter

Author
King, Stephen
Headline
Stephen King Firestarter 1st edition
Publisher
Viking Press
Date Published
[1980]

Estimate$200 - $300

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219

Five titles from the Dark Tower series

Author
King, Stephen
Headline
Stephen King, 5 Dark Tower titles
Publisher
Donald M. Grant
Date Published
Various dates

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220

The Stand

Author
King, Stephen
Headline
Stephen King The Stand First Edition
Publisher
Doubleday & Company
Date Published
1978

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222

Laughing Boy

Author
La Farge, Oliver
Headline
Oliver La Farge Laughing Boy 1st Ed.
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Date Published
1929

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223

The Millennium Trilogy

Author
Larsson, Stieg
Headline
Stieg Larsson Millennium Trilogy 1st American Editions
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$300 - $500

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225

Six first editions by John Le Carré - one signed

Author
Le Carré, John
Headline
Six first editions by John Le Carré - one signed
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$500 - $800

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227

Dodsworth

Author
Lewis, Sinclair
Headline
Sinclair Lewis Dodsworth 1st in jacket
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace and Company
Date Published
[1929]

Estimate$500 - $800

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228

Kingsblood Royal

Author
Lewis, Sinclair
Headline
Kingsblood Royal, limited edition, 1st ptg, signed
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1947]

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229

Poemas - inscribed

Author
Lima, Jorge De
Headline
Jorge De Lima Poemas 1939 inscribed
Publisher
Of. Gráficas de A Noite
Date Published
1939

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230

Three volumes of literature written by women

Heading
(Literature by Women)
Headline
Three works of literature written by women
Date Published
Various dates

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235

The Iron Heel

Author
London, Jack
Headline
Iron Heel inscribed by Charmian London to 1931 Dracula screenwriters!
Publisher
The Macmillan Company
Date Published
1922

Estimate$200 - $300

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242

The Scarlatti Inheritance - galley proofs

Author
Ludlum, Robert
Headline
Ludlum Scarlatti Inheritance proofs
Publisher
The World Publishing Company
Date Published
[1970]

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243

Four titles by Thomas Mann

Author
Mann, Thomas
Headline
Four titles by Thomas Mann
Date Published
Various dates

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245

A Game of Thrones; A Clash of Kings; A Storm of Swords; A Feast For Crows; A Dance With Dragons

Author
Martin, George R.R.
Headline
Game of Thrones set First Editions
Publisher
Bantam Books
Date Published
1996-2011

Estimate$600 - $900

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246

The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain

Author
McCarthy, Cormac
Headline
McCarthy's Border Crossing with a review copy
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$200 - $300

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247

The Orchard Keeper

Author
McCarthy, Cormac
Headline
Corman McCarthy The Orchard Keeper 1st ed.
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1965]

Estimate$300 - $500

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248

Suttree

Author
McCarthy, Cormac
Headline
Cormac McCarthy Suttree
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1979]

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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