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Previous|1|Next Lot #9 A Book of Fifty Drawings [and] A Second Book of Fifty Drawings - from the library of Martin Secker AuthorBeardsley, AubreyHeadlineBeardsley's Books of Fifty Drawings - Martin Secker's copyPublisherLeonard SmithersDate Published1897, 1899 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #38 Goodnight Moon AuthorBrown, Margaret WiseHeadlineGoodnight Moon First EditionPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1947 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #45 Little Lord Fauntleroy AuthorBurnett, Frances HodgsonHeadlineLittle Lord Fauntleroy 1886 - 2 copiesPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1886 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #67 Antonina; or The Fall of Rome. A Romance of the Fifth Century AuthorCollins, WilkieHeadlineWilkie Collins' First NovelPublisherRichard BentleyDate Published1850 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #68 One Day More AuthorConrad, JosephHeadlineOne Day More by Joseph Conrad, signedPublisherDoubleday, Page & CompanyDate Published1920 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #70 Olde Tayles Newly Relayted AuthorCrawhall, JosephHeadlineCrawhall, Olde Tayles Newly Relayted 1883PublisherThe Leadenhall PressDate Published1883 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #71 Paul and Virginia - with signed manuscript page AuthorDe Saint-Pierre, BernardinHeadlineSaint-Pierre's Paul and Virginia w/manuscript page 1888PublisherGeorge Routledge and SonsDate Published1888 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #73 Bleak House AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineDickens Bleak House First EditionPublisherBradbury and EvansDate Published1853 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #74 The Extra Christmas Numbers of All The Year Round, conducted by Charles Dickens 1859-1867 AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineThe Extra Christmas Numbers of All The Year Round, 1st Ed.Publisher[Office of All The Year Round / Chapman & Hall]Date Published[1859-1867] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #80 Six volumes from The Strand Magazine - some with first appearances of [The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes] Heading(Doyle, Arthur Conan)AuthorNewnes, George, editorHeadlineSix from The Strand many featuring Sherlock HolmesPublisher[The Strand Magazine]Date Published1891-1902 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #82 The Hound of the Baskervilles AuthorDoyle, Arthur ConanHeadlineHound of the Baskervilles 1st Canadian EditionPublisherGeorge N. MorangDate Published1902 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #83 The Hound of the Baskervilles AuthorDoyle, Arthur ConanHeadlineA.C. Doyle Hound of the Baskervilles 1st EdnPublisherGeorge NewnesDate Published1902 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #84 The Return of Sherlock Holmes AuthorDoyle, Arthur ConanHeadlineThe Return of Sherlock Holmes 1st ed.PublisherMcClure, Phillips & Co.Date Published1905 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #85 A Study in Scarlet AuthorDoyle, Arthur ConanHeadlineConan Doyle A Study in Scarlet 1st American ed.PublisherLippincottDate Published1890 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #90 Henri III et sa Cour AuthorDumas, AlexandreHeadlineFirst edition in book form of Dumas's first playPublisherVezard et Cie.Date Published1829 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #91 The Lady of the Camellias AuthorDumas, AlexandreHeadlineThe Lady of the Camellias, with two states of etchingsPublisherPrinted only for subscribers of George Barrie & SonDate Published[c.1900] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #93 The Adventures of a Bear and a Great Bear Too AuthorElwes, AlfredHeadlineThe Adventures of a Bear, 1853PublisherAddey and Co.Date Published1853 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #102 At La Puerta Escondida AuthorFerlinghetti, Lawrence with Bertrand BracavalHeadlineFerlinghetti & Bracaval, At La Puerta Escondida 1/35PublisherPré NianDate Published[2005] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #120 Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, The Magical Car AuthorFleming, IanHeadlineIan Fleming's Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, 1st. UK Ed.PublisherJonathan CapeDate Published1964-65 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #128 The Tyranny of the Dark AuthorGarland, HamlinHeadlineFirst Edition signed by Hamlin GarlandPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1905 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #134 The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray [&] The Poetical Works of William Collins AuthorGray, Thomas & Collins, WilliamHeadlinePoetical Works of Gray & Collins 1787PublisherAndrew FoulisDate Published1786-87 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #135 Poems by Mr. Gray Author(Gray, Thomas)HeadlineFirst authorized printed appearance of "Elegy in a Country Churchyard"PublisherJ. DodsleyDate Published1768 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #136 Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray AuthorGray, ThomasHeadlineDesigns by Mr. R. Bentley for Poems by Gray 1753PublisherR. DodsleyDate Published1753 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #141 Twice-Told Tales AuthorHawthorne, NathanielHeadlineHawthorne's Twice-Told Tales 1st EditionPublisherAmerican Stationers Co.Date Published1837 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #145 Washington Irving, Esq.: Ambassador at Large from the New World to the Old AuthorHellman, George S.HeadlineWashington Irving, Esq. biography galley proofsPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published[1925] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #155 Scanlan's Monthly, Five issues AuthorHinkle, Warren and Sidney Zion, editorsHeadlineScanlan's Monthly, 5 issuesPublisherScanlan's Literary HouseDate Published1970 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #166 The Drama AuthorIrving, HenryHeadlineHenry Irving, The Drama, 1 of 300 signedPublisherTait, Sons & CompanyDate Published1893 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #167 The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq. Author[Irving, Washington]HeadlineThe Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Washington IrvingPublisherJohn MillerDate Published1838 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #168 The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Author[Irving, Washington]HeadlineThe Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon inscribed by Ugo FoscoloPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1821 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #172 Cowboy in the Making AuthorJames, WillHeadlineCowboy in the Making, 1st Ed. in dust jacketPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1937 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #177 Moby Dick; Or, The Whale Heading(Kent, Rockwell, illustrator)AuthorMelville, HermanHeadlineRockwell Kent Moby Dick with dust jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1930 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #181 A Wrinkle In Time AuthorL'Engle, MadeleineHeadlineL'Engle A Wrinkle in Time 1st ed in djPublisherAriel Books / Farrar, Straus and CudahyDate Published[1962] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #190 Two works, in three volumes, by or about Jack London Heading(London, Jack)AuthorVarious authorsHeadlineBurning Daylight and The Book of Jack LondonDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #191 The Call of the Wild AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London The Call of the Wild, 1st Ed.PublisherMacmillan CompanyDate Published1903 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #192 The Faith of Men AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London, The Faith of MenPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1904 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #194 The Scarlet Plague AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineScarlet Plague First EditionPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1915 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #195 White Fang AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineFirst Edition of London's White FangPublisherMacmillanDate Published1906 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #196 The Song of Hiawatha AuthorLongfellow, Henry WadsworthHeadlineThe Song of Hiawatha first American issuePublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published[1855] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #218 Six signed works by Michael Moorcock AuthorMoorcock, MichaelHeadlineSix signed works by Michael MoorcockDate Publishedvarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #230 One Special Summer Heading(Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy)AuthorBouvier, Jacqueline and LeeHeadlineOne Special Summer, signed by Jacqueline and Lee BouvierPublisherDelacourte PressDate Published1974 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #233 Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine Vols. XVIII and XIX Heading(Poe, Edgar Allen)HeadlineScarce Poe magazine appearancesPublisherGeorge R. GrahamDate Published1841 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #234 The Ladies' Companion; A Monthly Magazine Embracing Every Department of Literature. Volumes XVII - XVIII. Heading(Poe, Edgar Allen)HeadlineScarce first appearance of Poe short storyPublisherWilliam W. SnowdenDate Published1842-3 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #235 The Literary Emporium; A Compendium of Religious, Literary, and Philosophical Knowledge vol. I & II Heading(Poe, Edgar Allen)HeadlineEarly appearance of Poe's "The Raven"PublisherJ.K. WellmanDate Published1845 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #255 Rossetti and His Circle Heading(Rossetti, Dante Gabriel)AuthorBeerbohm, MaxHeadlineMax Beerbohm, Rossetti and His CirclePublisherWilliam HeinemanDate Published1922 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #258 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - First American Edition AuthorRowling, J.K.HeadlineHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 1st American EdnPublisherArthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic PressDate Published[1999] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #287 Nine first and early editions of works of George Sterling, six of them inscribed and/or signed by Sterling, one with typed poem tipped in, and two in dust jackets AuthorSterling, GeorgeHeadlineNine by George Sterling, most inscribedDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$2,125StatusSold Lot #291 Seventeen AuthorTarkington, BoothHeadlineBooth Tarkington Seventeen, 1st Ed. in dust jacketPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1916] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #293 The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century AuthorThackeray, William MakepeaceHeadlineThackeray's Virginians in Original PartsPublisherBradbury and EvansDate Published1857-59 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #297 Barchester Towers AuthorTrollope, AnthonyHeadlineTrollope Barchester Towers First EditionPublisherLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & RobertsDate Published1857 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Lot #298 The Gilded Age AuthorTwain, Mark and Charles Dudley WarnerHeadlineMark Twain The Gilded Age 1874PublisherAmerican Publishing CompanyDate Published1874 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #299 The £1,000,000 Bank-Note and Other New Stories AuthorTwain, MarkHeadline£1,000,000 Bank-Note by Twain, 1893 First EditionPublisherCharles L. WebsterDate Published1893 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #300 The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and other Sketches AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineThe Celebrated Jumping Frog, later editionPublisherC.H. WebbDate Published1869 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #301 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineConnecticut Yankee 1st statePublisherCharles L. WebsterDate Published1889 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #302 Roughing It AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineRoughing It, Mark Twain 1st AmericanPublisherAmerican Publishing Co.Date Published1872 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #316 The Complete Angler... AuthorWalton, Izaak & Charles CottonHeadlineThe Complete AnglerPublisherJohn MajorDate Published1824 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #323 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm AuthorWiggin, Kate DouglasHeadlineRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, second state bindingPublisherHoughton, MifflinDate Published1903 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #324 Cabinet card studio photograph of Oscar Wilde Heading(Wilde, Oscar)HeadlineCabinet photograph of Oscar WildePublisherAlfred Ellis & WaleryDate Published1890s View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #339 The Comic Almanack: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities by Thackeray, Albert Smith, Gilbert a Beckett, the Brothers Mayhew AuthorCruikshank, GeorgeHeadlineWith many hundreds of illustrations by Cruikshank and othersPublisherChatto & WIndusDate Published1889 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #342 The Chase of the Golden Plate AuthorFutrelle, JaquesHeadlineJacques Futrelle's The Chase of the Golden Plate 1st EdPublisherDodd, Mead & CompanyDate Published1906 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$12.50StatusSold Lot #345 Elsie Venner: A Romance Of Destiny AuthorHolmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr.HeadlineFirst Edition of Oliver Wendell Holmes' first novelPublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1861 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #348 Before Adam AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London Before Adam 1st EditionPublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1907 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #349 The Call of the Wild - with variant binding AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineThe Call of the Wild 1903 - with variant bindingPublisherMacmillan CompanyDate Published1903 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #350 The Game AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London The Game First EditionPublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1905 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #351 Voices of the Night AuthorLongfellow, Henry WadsworthHeadlineLongfellow's first published book of poetryPublisherJohn OwenDate Published1840 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #353 The Boat Club; Or, The Bunkers of Rippleton AuthorOptic, Oliver [pseud. William Taylor Adams]HeadlineOliver Optic The Boat Club 1855 scarcePublisherBrown, Bazin, and CompanyDate Published1855 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$37.50StatusSold Lot #355 Queen Mab AuthorShelley, Percy ByssheHeadlinePirated edition of Shelley's Queen MabPublisherJohn BrooksDate Published1829 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #356 Merry Tales AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain's Merry Tales 1stPublisherCharles L. WebsterDate Published1892 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #357 Seven literary volumes Heading(Literature)HeadlineSeven literary volumesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #358 Twelve miscellaneous volumes Heading(Miscellaneous)HeadlineTwelve miscellaneous volumesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #361 Fifteen volumes of poetry Heading(Poetry)HeadlineFifteen volumes of poetryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #362 Nineteen miscellaneous volumes, mostly poetry Heading(Poetry)Headline19 miscellaneous volumes, mostly poetryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$100StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next