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2

The Man With the Golden Arm

Author
Algren, Nelson
Headline
Man w/the Golden Arm 1st
Publisher
Doubleday
Date Published
1949

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$12.50

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3

Time's Arrow

Author
Amis, Martin
Headline
Signed by Martin Amis
Publisher
Harmony Books
Date Published
1991

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$25

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4

The Horn of Life

Author
Atherton, Gertrude
Headline
Signed with inscription by Gertrude Atherton
Publisher
D. Appleton-Century Comapny
Date Published
1942

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$37.50

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5

WITHDRAWN - Three Beat titles

Heading
(Beat Literature)
Headline
WITHDRAWN - Three Beat titles
Date Published
1953-1979

Estimate$10 - $100

StatusUnsold

7

Gone Bamboo

Author
Bourdain, Anthony
Headline
Anthony Bourdain's CIA thriller, 1st in jacket
Publisher
Villard
Date Published
[1997]

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$75

StatusSold

8

Cosmopolis

Author
DeLillo, Don
Headline
Signed by Don DeLillo
Publisher
Scribner
Date Published
[2003]

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$37.50

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9

The Libertine

Author
Desmond, Robert
Headline
The Libertine rare hardcover
Publisher
Keimeisha
Date Published
[No date, 1955-60?]

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$37.50

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10

S.

Author
Dorst, Doug
Headline
Two copies of Doug Dorst's S.
Publisher
Mulholland Books

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$12.50

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11

The Count of Monte-Cristo

Author
Dumas, Alexandre
Headline
Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo vol. 1
Publisher
The John C. Winston Co.
Date Published
n.d.

Estimate$10 - $100

StatusUnsold

12

The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling

Author
Fielding, Henry
Headline
The History of Tom Jones
Publisher
A.L. Burt Company
Date Published
[c.1900]

Estimate$10 - $100

StatusUnsold

13

Cottonwood Commemorative: River City Portfolio 1987

Author
Ginsberg, Allen, Anne Waldman et al.
Headline
Broadsides by Ginsberg & others 1/250
Publisher
Cottonwood Magazine & Press
Date Published
1987

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$112.50

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14

Bang the Drum Slowly - advance reader's copy with publisher's review copy slip

Author
Harris, Mark
Headline
Bang the Drum Slowly with advance reader slip
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
1956

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$162.50

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Bidding history(11 bids)

15

WITHDRAWN - The Autocrat [with] the Professor at the Breakfast-Table

Author
Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Headline
WITHDRAWN - Professor and Autocrat at the Breakfast-Table
Date Published
1858, 1860

Estimate$200 - $300

StatusUnsold

16

Three Works by Robert E. Howard, with The Howard Collector

Author
Howard, Robert E.
Headline
Five Works by Robert E. Howard - 1st Eds.
Date Published
1968-1979

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$137.50

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Bidding history(9 bids)

17

Ramona: A Story

Author
Jackson, Helen Hunt
Headline
Ramona illus. by Henry Sandham 1900 2 vols.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Co.
Date Published
1900

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$37.50

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18

Exiles: A Play in Three Acts, including Hitherto Unpublished Notes by the Author, Discovered After his Death

Author
Joyce, James.
Headline
James Joyce Exiles Limited Edition
Publisher
The Viking Press
Date Published
1951

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$75

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19

Five Young Adult War Adventure Stories

Heading
(Juvenile)
Headline
Five WWII era adventure stories for young adults.
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Date Published
1942-1945

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$37.50

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20

Last Poems

Author
Lawrence, D.H.
Headline
D.H. Lawrence's Last Poems, 1/750, in rare jacket
Publisher
G. Orioli
Date Published
1932

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$150

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Bidding history(13 bids)

21

The Son of the Wolf - in Overland Monthly magazine

Author
London, Jack
Headline
The Son of the Wolf in Overland Monthly
Publisher
Overland Monthly
Date Published
1899

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$62.50

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22

The Moon Pool

Author
Merritt, Abraham
Headline
A. Merritt's Moon Pool 1st Ed.
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Date Published
1919

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$37.50

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23

The Ship of Ishtar

Author
Merritt, Abraham
Headline
A. Merritt's Ship of Ishtar 1st Ed.
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Date Published
1926

Sold for$37.50

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25

Seven titles by Wright Morris

Author
Morris, Wright
Headline
Seven titles by Wright Morris
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$12.50

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26

White Butterfly

Author
Mosley, Walter
Headline
White Butterfly signed by Walter Mosley
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Date Published
[1992]

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$25

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28

Two titles from the Pocket Poets Series

Heading
(Pocket Poets Series)
Headline
Two titles from the Pocket Poets Series
Publisher
City Lights Books
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$12.50

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29

The Sonnets of William Shakespeare With A Latin Translation By Alfred Thomas Barton

Author
Shakespeare, William
Publisher
Martin Hopkinson
Date Published
1923

Estimate$10 - $10

Sold for$62.50

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30

Dix Portraits: Texte Anglais Accompagne de la Traduction le G. Hugnet et de V. Thomson

Author
Stein, Gertrude
Headline
Gertrude Stein, Dix Portraits, 1 of 400
Publisher
Éditions de la Montagne
Date Published
[1930]

Sold for$62.50

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31

Lucy Church Amiably

Author
Stein, Gertrude
Headline
Gertrude Stein Lucy Church Amiably
Publisher
Imprimerie Union
Date Published
1930

Sold for$12.50

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32

The Moon is Down - film tie-in edition

Author
Steinbeck, John
Headline
Film tie-in edition of The Moon is Down, 1943
Publisher
The Sun Dial Press
Date Published
[1943]

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$12.50

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33

The Wayward Bus

Author
Steinbeck, John
Headline
John Steinbeck The Wayward Bus
Publisher
Viking Press
Date Published
1947

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$75

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34

The Mysterious Island: The Modern Robinson Crusoe...

Author
Verne, Jules
Headline
Verne's complete Mysterious Island
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1914

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$50

StatusSold

35

Reuben [with] Fever

Author
Wideman, John Edgar
Headline
Two volumes signed by John Edgar Wideman
Publisher
Henry Holt
Date Published
1987; 1989

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$25

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36

Western America in 1846-1847: The Original Travel Diary of Lieutenant J. W. Abert

Author
Abert, Lieutenant J.W. ; John Galvin editor
Headline
Overland Journey Travel Diary
Publisher
John Howell-Books
Date Published
1966

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$37.50

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43

A Journey to California: With Observations about the Country, Climate and The Route to this Country

Author
Bidwell, John
Headline
Journey to California-J Bidwell-John Henry Nash
Publisher
John Henry Nash
Date Published
1937

Estimate$10 - $100

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46

On the Border with Crook

Author
Bourke, John G.
Headline
Bourke with Crook on the Border 1891
Publisher
Scribner's
Date Published
1891

Estimate$10 - $100

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54

San Francisco, California: Facts regarding the City of Courage and its transition into the City of Destiny will be found inside

Heading
(California - San Francisco)
Headline
San Francisco rebuilds after earthquake
Publisher
Western Folder Co.
Date Published
[1909]

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$187.50

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69

Colorado Springs, Colorado and its Famous Scenic Environs

Heading
(Colorado)
Author
Buckman, Geo. Rex
Headline
1892 Colorado Springs travel brochure
Publisher
Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce
Date Published
1892

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71

Geology of the Aspen Mining District, Colorado

Heading
(Colorado)
Author
Spurr, Josiah Edward
Headline
Geology of the Important Aspen Mining District
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Date Published
1898

Estimate$10 - $100

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93

Seeking the Elephant, 1849. James Mason Hutchings' Journal of his Overland Trek to California

Author
Hutchings, James Mason
Headline
Rare limited edition of Seeking the Elephant, 1849
Publisher
Arthur H. Clark Company
Date Published
1980

Estimate$10 - $100

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123

The Life and Adventures of James W. Marshall: The Discoverer of Gold in California

Author
Parsons, George F.
Headline
Life and Adventures of James W. Marshall
Publisher
George Fields
Date Published
1935

Estimate$10 - $100

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127

Songs Poems of "Black Hawk" the Poet Ranger

Heading
(Poetry)
Headline
Songs and poetry from "Black Hawk"
Publisher
George H. Connor
Date Published
1929

Sold for$12.50

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152

The Plains and the Rockies: A Critical Bibliography of Exploration, Adventure and Travel in the American West, 1800-1865

Author
Wagner, Henry R. & Charles L. Camp
Headline
The Plains and the Rockies: A Critical Bibliography
Publisher
John Howell - Books
Date Published
1982

Sold for$50

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158

The Pacific Tourist: Williams' Illustrated Trans-Continental Guide of Travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean...A Complete Traveler's Guide of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads...

Author
Williams, Henry T.
Headline
Pacific R.R. Tourist guide w/ Winnemucca postcard
Publisher
Henry T. Williams, Publisher
Date Published
1878

Estimate$10 - $100

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203

The Ghost Ship

Heading
(Aries Press)
Author
Middleton, Richard
Headline
One of 300 copies printed at the Aries Press
Publisher
Aries Press
Date Published
1926

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$87.50

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214

Paul et Virginie La Chaumière Indienne

Heading
(Charavel, Paul, illustrator)
Author
St. Pierre, Bernardin de
Headline
With watercolors by P. Charavel
Publisher
[Editions Nilsson]
Date Published
[1928]

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$25

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220

Six Facsimile Editions of Early English Literature

Heading
(Early English Literature)
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$10 - $10

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221

Three Works on Early English Literature

Heading
(Early English Literature)
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$10 - $10

Sold for$62.50

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225

Poems and Letters

Heading
(Fine Binding - Riviere)
Author
Gray, Thomas
Headline
Poems and Letters by T. Gray w/photographs
Publisher
Chiswick Press
Date Published
1867

Estimate$10 - $100

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229

The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine, Volume I only

Heading
(Gooden, Stephen)
Author
La Fontaine, Jean de
Headline
The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine Limited Edition
Publisher
Heinemann & Random House
Date Published
1931

Sold for$50

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232

The Journey of Francisco Vazquez de Coronado 1540-1542

Heading
(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Castaneda, Pedro de and Vazquez de Coronado, Francisco
Headline
Journey of Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
Publisher
Grabhorn Press
Date Published
1933

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$25

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237

A Descriptive & Priced Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, and Maps Relating Directly or Indirectly to the History, Literature, and Printing of California and the Far West, Formerly the Collection of Thomas Wayne Norris, Livermore, Calif.

Heading
(Grabhorn Press)
Headline
Catalogue of Books of Thomas Wayne Norris 1948
Publisher
The Holmes Book Co.
Date Published
1948

Estimate$10 - $100

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238

The Diary of Philip Leget Edwards: The Great Cattle Drive from California to Oregon in 1837

Heading
(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Edwards, Philip Leget
Headline
Grabhorn's The Great Cattle Drive
Publisher
Grabhorn Press
Date Published
1932

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$50

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245

The Spanish Occupation of California: Plan for the Establishment of a Government; Junta or Council Held at San Blas, May 16, 1768; Diario of the Expeditions Made to California

Heading
(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Watson, Douglas S., comp.
Headline
The Spanish Occupation of California
Publisher
Grabhorn Press
Date Published
1934

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$12.50

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263

A Plurality of Worlds

Heading
(Nonesuch Press)
Author
Fontenelle, Bernard de
Headline
Nonesuch Press A Plurality of Worlds 1/1200
Publisher
Nonesuch Press
Date Published
1929

Sold for$62.50

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266

The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Heading
(Riverside Press)
Author
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Headline
12 Vols. of Emerson's Works 1/600
Publisher
Riverside Press
Date Published
1903

Estimate$10 - $10

Sold for$281.25

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267

Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson 1820-1876

Heading
(Riverside Press)
Author
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Headline
10 Vols. of Emerson's Journals 1/600
Publisher
Riverside Press
Date Published
1909

Estimate$10 - $10

Sold for$162.50

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268

Thaïs

Heading
(Rochegrosse, Georges, illustrator)
Author
France, Anatole
Headline
With illustrations by Georges Rochegrosse
Publisher
A. Ferroud
Date Published
1909

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$87.50

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271

Four Works on the Shakespeare-Bacon Controversy

Heading
(Shakespeare-Bacon Controversy)
Date Published
Various dates, mostly early 20th century

Estimate$10 - $10

Sold for$50

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274

Quality Street, a Comedy in Four Acts

Heading
(Thomson, Hugh, illustrator)
Author
Barrie, J. M.
Headline
Quality Street illustrated by Hugh Thomson
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Date Published
[1913]

Estimate$10 - $100

Sold for$112.50

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277

Letter to Carl Sandburg After Reading His Autobiography "Always the Young Strangers" Published on His 75th Birthday, January 6, 1953

Author
Weigel, John C
Headline
Letter to Carl Sandburg 1/50
Publisher
Joseph Hall Schaffner
Date Published
1968

Sold for$25

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308

Todo Verdor Perecera

Heading
(Editorial Dos Amigos)
Author
Mallea, Eduardo
Headline
With eight original etchings by Susana Negri
Publisher
Sociedad de Bibliofilos Argentinos
Date Published
1989

Estimate$200 - $300

Sold for$125

StatusSold