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Untitled

Author
Barthelme, Donald; William Watson
Headline
Barthelme signed broadside
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1980

Sold for$25

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3

Granted Wishes - Three Stories

Author
Berger, Thomas
Headline
Thomas Berger's Granted Wishes specially bound
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1984

Sold for$37.50

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4

Without a Hero

Author
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
Headline
Signed by T.C. Boyle, 1st ed.
Publisher
Viking Press
Date Published
[1994]

Sold for$12.50

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5

Death Has Lost Its Charm for Me - Two Copies

Author
Bradbury, Ray
Headline
Bradbury's Death Has Lost its Charm for Me - Two Copies
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1987

Sold for$200

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6

The Last Circus & the Electrocution

Author
Bradbury, Ray
Headline
Bradbury's The Last Circus & the Electrocution
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1980

Sold for$100

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7

Witness and Celebrate

Author
Bradbury, Ray
Headline
Ray Bradbury celebrates his 80th birthday in Witness and Celebrate
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
2000

Sold for$162.50

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8

Early for the Dance

Author
Carver, Raymond
Headline
Raymond Carver's Early to the Dance
Publisher
William B. Ewert
Date Published
1986

Sold for$187.50

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9

Letters

Author
Chandler, Raymond and James M. Fox
Headline
Literary correspondence between Raymond Chandler and James M. Fox
Publisher
Neville + Yellin
Date Published
1978

Sold for$50

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10

The Day the Pig Fell into the Well

Author
Cheever, John
Headline
Cheever's The Day the Pig Fell into the Well
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1978

Sold for$100

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11

The Old Man

Author
Coover, Robert
Headline
Coover Broadside, signed, illustrated by Vance Gerry
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1982

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12

The Muddy Fork, A Work in Progress

Author
Crumley, James
Headline
James Crumley's A Muddy Fork
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1984

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13

Raise the Titanic!

Author
Cussler, Clive
Headline
Clive Cussler's Raise the Titanic! Inscribed
Publisher
Viking Press
Date Published
1976

Sold for$137.50

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14

The Cat and the Blackbird

Author
Duncan, Robert
Headline
The Cat and the Blackbird by White Rabbit Press.
Publisher
White Rabbit Press
Date Published
1967

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$37.50

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15

Bingo Palace

Author
Erdrich, Louise
Headline
Signed by Louise Erdrich.
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1994

Estimate$150 - $250

Sold for$25

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16

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. To Which is Prefixed The Life of the Author

Author
Fielding, Henry
Headline
A beautifully bound copy of The History of Tom Jones
Publisher
Printed for J. Walker
Date Published
1819

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$125

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17

Conditional

Author
Fowles, John
Headline
John Fowles signed Broadside, William Everson printer
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1979

Sold for$37.50

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18

Scenic Route

Author
Francis, Bruce
Headline
Bruce Francis's Scenic Route Limited Edition
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1990

Sold for$12.50

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19

Nicholas Vergette 1923-1974

Author
Gardner, John
Headline
Broadside by John Gardner
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1978

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20

Fables

Author
Gay, John
Headline
Fables by the Late Mr. John Gay
Publisher
Imprint Society
Date Published
1970

Sold for$75

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21

Wonderful Plant

Author
Goyen, William
Headline
William Goyen's Wonderful Plant beautifully bound in marbled papers
Publisher
Palaemon Press Limited
Date Published
1980

Sold for$25

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22

Kinderlied

Author
Grass, Günther
Headline
Poems and Etching by Günther Grass
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1982

Sold for$87.50

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23

At the Gate: Poems

Author
Graves, Robert
Headline
Robert Graves' At the Gate Poems, signed
Publisher
Privately Printed
Date Published
1974

Sold for$137.50

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24

The Fabric of the Cosmos

Author
Greene, Brian
Headline
Signed by Brian Greene, 1st ed.
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
2004

Sold for$50

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25

The Little Horse Bus

Author
Greene, Graham
Headline
Little Horse Bus Illustrated by Ardizzone, 1st American Ed.
Publisher
Doubleday & Company
Date Published
[1974]

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26

The Little Horse Bus

Author
Greene, Graham
Headline
Little Horse Bus Illustrated by Ardizzone, 1st Ed.
Publisher
The Bodley Head
Date Published
[1974]

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27

Jack Straw's Castle

Author
Gunn, Thom
Headline
Thom Gunn's Jack Straw's Castle, 11 poems
Publisher
Frank Hallman
Date Published
1975

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28

Calendar of The Francis Bret Harte Letters in the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library (University of California at Los Angeles)

Heading
(Harte, Bret)
Headline
WPA Calendar of Harte letters in the UCLA Clark Library
Publisher
The Southern California Historical Records Survey
Date Published
1942

Sold for$12.50

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29

The House of the Seven Gables

Author
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Headline
Imprint Society Edition of The House of the Seven Gables
Publisher
Imprint Society
Date Published
1970

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30

Adam and the Sacred Nine

Author
Hughes, Ted
Headline
Ted Hughes' Adam and the Sacred Nine signed
Publisher
The Rainbow Press
Date Published
1978

Sold for$125

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31

Orts

Author
Hughes, Ted
Headline
Ted Hughes' Orts, signed
Publisher
Rainbow Press
Date Published
1978

Sold for$137.50

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32

Prometheus on his Crag

Author
Hughes, Ted
Headline
Ted Hughes's Prometheus on his Crag
Publisher
Rainbow Press
Date Published
1973

Sold for$200

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33

Christopher and his Kind 1929-1939

Author
Isherwood, Christopher
Headline
Christopher Isherwood's Memoir about gay lilfe in Europe before WWII
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Date Published
1976

Sold for$462.50

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34

A Poem

Author
Jackson, Laura (Riding)
Headline
Laura (Riding) Jackson Broadside
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1980

Sold for$25

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35

Abacus

Author
Karr, Mary
Headline
First book by author of The Liars' Club
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Date Published
1987

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$50

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36

On The Road Facsimile Edition

Author
Kerouac, Jack
Headline
Kerouac, On The Road - facsimile reproduction of the 1st Edition
Date Published
ca. 1990

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$25

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37

Sailor Song

Author
Kesey, Ken
Headline
Signed by Ken Kesey, 1st ed.
Publisher
Viking Press
Date Published
[1992]

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38

Torrey Pines Reserve

Author
Le Guin, Ursula K.; Vance Gerry (Illustrator)
Headline
Ursula K. Le Guin Broadside signed
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1980

Sold for$112.50

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39

in the red zone

Author
Le Guin, Ursula K.
Headline
Ursula Le Guin's in the red zone
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1983

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40

Nineteen books signed by their respective authors

Heading
(Literature)
Headline
Nineteen signed volumes
Date Published
Various dates

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41

Seventeen volumes signed by their respective authors

Heading
(Literature)
Headline
Seventeen signed volumes
Date Published
Various dates

Sold for$150

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42

Sign of the Wolf - double sheet size movie poster on one sheet

Heading
(London, Jack)
Headline
Sign of the Wolf double size movie poster
Publisher
Monogram Pictures
Date Published
[1941]

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$12.50

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43

Of a Small and Modest Malignancy, Wicked and Bristling with Dots

Author
Mailer, Norman
Headline
Norman Mailer writes about his television appearances
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1980

Sold for$62.50

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44

Cities of the Plain

Author
McCarthy, Cormac
Headline
Cormac McCarthy Cities of the Plain 1st Edition
Publisher
Knopf
Date Published
1998

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45

WITHDRAWN The Crossing

Author
McCarthy, Cormac
Headline
Cormac McCarthy The Crossing signed
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
1994

StatusUnsold

46

The Road

Author
McCarthy, Cormac
Headline
First Edition of Cormac McCarthy's The Road
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
2006

Sold for$100

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47

The Shaving of Shagpat. An Arabian Entertainment

Author
Meredith, George
Headline
Variant D 1st edition of Meredith's 1st book
Publisher
Chapman and Hall
Date Published
1856

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$87.50

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48

Centennial

Author
Michener, James A.
Headline
Centennial signed by Michener, 1/500
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1974

Sold for$137.50

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49

The Source

Author
Michener, James A.
Headline
The Source signed by Michener, 1/500
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1965]

Sold for$175

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50

Snowfall

Author
Oates, Joyce Carol; Tom Killian (Artist)
Headline
Oates/Killian signed broadside
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1978

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51

Great Blue Heron, December Morning

Author
Oates, Joyce Carol
Headline
Joyce Carol Oates signed broadside
Publisher
The Tamarack Press
Date Published
1998

Sold for$100

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52

Invisible Woman, New & Selected Poems 1970-1982

Author
Oates, Joyce Carol
Headline
Joyce Carol Oates Invisible Woman collection of poems
Publisher
Ontario Review Press
Date Published
1982

Sold for$25

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53

Homage to Catalonia

Author
Orwell, George
Headline
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
Publisher
The Folio Society
Date Published
1970

Sold for$75

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54

A Spenserian Sonnet

Author
Parker, Robert B.
Headline
Robert B. Parker Signed Broadside
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1983

Sold for$62.50

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55

Questions They Never Asked Me

Author
Percy, Walker
Headline
Deluxe edition of Walker Percy interviewing himself
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1979

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56

The State of the Novel - Dying Art or New Science?

Author
Percy, Walker
Headline
Walker Percy's The State of the Novel
Publisher
Faust Publishing
Date Published
1987

Sold for$162.50

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57

The Booster September 1937 - Easter 1939

Author
Perlès, Alfred, Lawarence Durrell, and Henry Miller (editors)
Headline
1968 reprint of The Booster, an Avant-Garde magazine from the 1930s
Publisher
Johnson Reprint Corporation
Date Published
1968

Sold for$137.50

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58

The Only Penitent

Author
Powys, T.F.
Headline
T.F. Powys The Only Penitent 1/160 copies
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Date Published
1931

Sold for$50

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59

I Will Arrest the Bird That Has No Flight

Author
Purdy, James
Headline
Signed by James Purdy and Irving Block
Publisher
Santa Susana Press
Date Published
1977

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60

WITHDRAWN

Headline
WITHDRAWN

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61

Austerlitz - Advance Reader's Edition

Author
Sebald, W.G.
Headline
Austerlitz - Advance Reader's Edition
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[2001]

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62

Autograph letter signed

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(Signatures)
Author
Bangs, John Kendrick
Headline
John Kendrick Bangs ALS
Date Published
July 19, 1914

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63

Autograph Letter Signed

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(Signatures)
Author
Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle
Headline
Lyton-Bulwer ALS
Date Published
Oct. 27, 1834

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64

Manuscript note signed

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(Signatures)
Author
Galsworthy, John
Headline
Galsworth ANS
Date Published
1924

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65

Two clipped signatures

Heading
(Signatures)
Author
Greeley, Horace
Headline
Horace Greeley Signatures

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66

Signed Quotation

Heading
(Signatures)
Author
Hale, Edward Everett
Headline
E. E. Hale sign quote.
Date Published
Feb. 15, 1883

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67

Type letter signed.

Heading
(Signatures)
Author
Hawthorne, Julian
Headline
Julian Hawthorne tls
Date Published
April 16 [1926]

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68

Note and clipped signature

Heading
(Signatures)
Author
Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Headline
Oliver Wendell Holmes 1881
Date Published
1881

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69

Signed Note

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(Signatures)
Author
Howe, Julia Ward
Headline
Julia Ward Howe Signed note
Date Published
April 11, 1890

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70

Signed holographic quotation

Heading
(Signatures)
Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Jeffers Holographic Quotation

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71

Signed Card

Heading
(Signatures)
Author
Langtry, Lillie
Headline
Lilly Langtry signature

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72

Typed Noted Signed

Heading
(Signatures)
Author
Maugham, W. Somerset
Headline
W. S. Maugham Typed Note Signed
Date Published
1961

Sold for$150

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73

Two handwritten notes

Heading
(Signatures)
Author
Miller, Joaquin
Headline
Two signed letters from Jaoquin Miller

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74

Type note signed

Heading
(Signatures)
Author
Priestley, John Boynton
Headline
ANS by JG Priestly

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75

Blank page signed by both

Heading
(Signatures)
Author
Stowe, Harriet Beecher and Oliver Wendell Holmes
Headline
Stowe and Holmes signatures

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76

Clipped Signature

Heading
(Signatures)
Author
Webster, Daniel
Headline
Daniel Webster clipped signature

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77

Clipped Signature

Heading
(Signatures)
Author
Wharton, Edith
Headline
Edith Warton Signature

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78

The Killing Moon

Author
Spillane, Mickey
Headline
Inscribed by Mickey Spillane
Publisher
E.P. Dutton
Date Published
1989

Sold for$37.50

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79

Books and Bipeds

Author
Starrett, Vincent
Headline
Books and Bipeds inscribed
Publisher
Argus Books, Inc.
Date Published
1947

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80

Born in a Bookshop - Chapters from the Chicago Renascence

Author
Starrett, Vincent
Headline
Born in a Bookshop inscribed
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Date Published
1965

Sold for$62.50

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81

Beyond the Breakers and Other Poems

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
Sterling's Beyond the Breakers and Other Poems, inscribed
Publisher
A. M. Robertson
Date Published
1914

Sold for$325

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Bidding history(14 bids)

82

The Caged Eagle and Other Poems

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
George Sterling's The Caged Eagle and Other Poems
Publisher
A. M. Robertson
Date Published
1916

Sold for$325

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Bidding history(12 bids)

83

Five Poems

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
Five Poems by George Sterling
Publisher
Privately Printed at The Windsor Press
Date Published
1927

Sold for$137.50

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84

Lilith

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
Lilith by George Sterling
Publisher
The Macmillan Company
Date Published
1926

Sold for$150

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85

Lilith: A Dramatic Poem

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
First Edition of Sterling's dramatic poem Lilith
Publisher
A. M. Robertson
Date Published
1919

Sold for$62.50

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86

Ode on the Opening of the Panama-Pacific International exposition San Francisco, February, 1915

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
Sterling's Ode to the PPIE
Publisher
A. M. Robertson
Date Published
1915

Sold for$200

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87

Rosamund, A Dramatic Poem

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
George Sterling's Rosamund inscribed to his sister
Publisher
A. M. Robertson
Date Published
1920

Sold for$100

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88

Sails and Mirage and Other Poems

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
Sterling's Sails and Mirage and Other Poems inscribed twice
Publisher
Robertson, A. M.
Date Published
1921

Sold for$50

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89

Selected Poems

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
George Sterling's Selected Poems, inscribed
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Date Published
1923

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90

The Testimony of the Suns

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
Sterling's The Testimony of the Suns, inscribed to his landlords
Publisher
A. M. Robertson
Date Published
1907

Sold for$25

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91

The Testimony of the Suns and Other Poems

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
Sterling's The Testimony of the Suns Inscribed to his cousin
Publisher
W. E. Wood
Date Published
1903

Sold for$62.50

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92

The Testimony of the Suns and Other Poems

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
First edition of Sterling's first book
Publisher
W. E. Wood
Date Published
1903

Sold for$75

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93

Truth

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
Truth by George Sterling inscribed twice
Publisher
The Bookfellows
Date Published
1923

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94

A Wine of Wizardry and Other Poems

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
George Sterling's A Wine of Wizardry and Other Poems
Publisher
A. M. Robertson
Date Published
1909

Sold for$150

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95

Spies, Thumbsuckers, etc.

Author
Thomas, Ross
Headline
Spies, Thumbsuckers, etc.
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1989

Sold for$12.50

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96

The Sea and the Jungle

Author
Tomlinson, H. M.
Headline
Imprint Society Edition of Tomlinson's The Sea & the Jungle
Publisher
The Imprint Society
Date Published
1971

Sold for$12.50

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97

Un Jardin à Hammamet

Author
Tournier, Michel
Headline
A Garden in Hammamet in French and English
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1986

Sold for$12.50

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98

Rap Master Ronnie

Author
Trudeau, Garry
Headline
Rap Master Ronnie Presentation Copy
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1986

Sold for$100

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99

Getting the Words Out, Two Copies

Author
Updike, John
Headline
Updike's Getting the Words Out Two Copies
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1988

Sold for$87.50

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100

The Same Door

Author
Updike, John
Headline
The Same Door, John Updike's third book
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
1959

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$137.50

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Bidding history(11 bids)