Sale 805: Fine Literature - with Science Fiction, Fantasy & Mysteries - Children's Books - Beats & the Counterculture (#805) 01/25/2024 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 01/25/2024 11:00 AM PST Auction Info 805 675 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 1-100 of 169. Previous|12|Next Lot #2 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorAngelou, MayaHeadlineWhy the Caged Bird Sings signed by AngelouPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1969 Lot #3 Flatland. A Romance of Many Dimensions View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Heading(Arion Press)AuthorAbbott, Edwin A.HeadlineSigned by Ray BradburyPublisherArion PressDate Published1980 Lot #4 The Great Gatsby View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,500StatusSold Heading(Arion Press)AuthorFitzgerald, F. ScottHeadlineArion Press edition signed by GravesPublisherArion PressDate Published1984 Lot #7 Nine literary autographs View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Heading(Autographs)Headline9 literary autographs - Huxley, Hardy, etc.Date PublishedVarious dates Lot #9 The Emerald View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorBarthelme, DonaldHeadlineDonald Barthelme The Emerald Signed LimitedPublisherSylvester & OrphanosDate Published1980 Lot #10 Ill Seen, Ill Said View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorBeckett, SamuelHeadlineBeckett's Ill Seen Ill Said, one copy signedPublisherLord John PressDate Published1982 Lot #11 The Nasty Bits View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorBourdain, AnthonyHeadlineSigned by Anthony BourdainPublisherBloomsburyDate Published[2006] Lot #12 Seven titles by Gwendolyn Brooks View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorBrooks, GwendolynHeadline7 by Gwendolyn Brooks, incl. Annie AllenDate Published1953-1991 Lot #14 The Chinese Novel: Nobel Lecture Delivered before the Swedish Academy at Stockholm December 12, 1938 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorBuck, Pearl S.HeadlineSigned by Pearl S. BuckPublisherThe John Day CompanyDate Published[1939] Lot #17 Black and White View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorByars, J.C. Jr., compilerHeadlineEarly 20th century African American poetryPublisherThe Crane PressDate Published[1927] Lot #18 The Masks of God: Creative Mythology View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorCampbell, JosephHeadlineSigned by Joseph CampbellPublisherViking PressDate Published[1968] Lot #20 A Christmas Memory View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorCapote, TrumanHeadlineTruman Capote signed A Christmas MemoryPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1956 Lot #22 If It Please You View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineRaymond Carver signed 1/200PublisherLord John PressDate Published1984 Lot #24 Expelled View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorCheever, JohnHeadline3 copies: John Cheever Expelled mini bookPublisherSylvester & OrphanosDate Published[1987] Lot #25 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorClarke, SusannaHeadlineJonathan Strange, signed by Susanna ClarkePublisherBloomsburyDate Published[2004] Lot #26 The Secret Agent: A Drama in Three Acts View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorConrad, JosephHeadlineThe Secret Agent, signed by Joseph ConradPublisherT. Werner Laurie Ltd.Date Published1923 Lot #27 2 By Crews View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorCrews, HarryHeadlineHarry Crews, Signed limited editionPublisherLord John PressDate Published1984 Lot #32 Museum View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorDove, RitaHeadlineInscribed and signed by Rita DovePublisherCarnegie-Mellon University Press; Feffer and Simons, Inc.Date Published1983 Lot #33 Ten Poems View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,125StatusSold AuthorDove, RitaHeadlineDove's First poetry book, inscribed and signedPublisherThe Penumbra PressDate Published1977 Lot #34 The Yellow House on the Corner View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold AuthorDove, RitaHeadlineInscribed and signed by poet Rita DovePublisherCarnegie-Mellon University PressDate Published1980 Lot #35 Hassan's Tower View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorDrabble, MargaretHeadlineHassan's Tower, signed by Margaret DrabblePublisherSylvester & OrphanosDate Published1980 Lot #40 From Poe to Valery View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorEliot, T.S.HeadlineSigned by E. McKnight KaufferPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published[1948] Lot #60 New Hampshire View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineFrost's most significant bookPublisherHenry Holt & Co.Date Published1923 Lot #61 Grendel View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorGardner, JohnHeadlineGrendel, signed by John GardnerPublisherAndre DeutschDate Published[1972] Lot #63 Firstborn View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,125StatusSold AuthorGlück, LouiseHeadlineLouise Glück's 1st book inscribedPublisherThe New American LibraryDate Published[1968] Lot #64 Firstborn View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorGlück, LouiseHeadlineLouise Glück's 1st book inscribedPublisherAnvil Press PoetryDate Published1969 Lot #65 Instant Lives View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Gorey, Edward, illustrator)AuthorMoss, HowardHeadlineInstant Lives signed by Gorey plus ephemeraPublisherSaturday Review Press / E.P. DuttonDate Published[1974] Lot #66 The Tempest View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Grabhorn Press)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineIllustrated by Mary GrabhornPublisher[Grabhorn Press]Date Published1951 Lot #69 Field Guide View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorHass, RobertHeadlineHass Field Guide inscribedPublisherYale University PressDate Published1973 Lot #78 The Kon-Tiki Expedition View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorHeyerdahl, ThorHeadlineSigned by Thor HeyerdahlPublisherTheodore Brun; Rand McNallyDate Published[1950]; [1958] Lot #79 Broadsides - First Series View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(hit & run press)AuthorPinsky, Robert, Robert Hass, Sharon Olds et al.Headline17 broadsides from hit & run press 1/10Publisherhit & run pressDate Published[1993-2017] Lot #80 Broadsides: Second Series View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(hit & run press)AuthorRafferty, Larry, editorHeadlineBroadsides Second Series, Hit & Run PressPublisherhit & run pressDate Published1987-2021 Lot #81 Broadsides: Second Series View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(hit & run press)AuthorRafferty, Larry, editorHeadlineBroadsides 2nd Series, Hit & Run Press-signedPublisherhit & run pressDate Published1987-2021 Lot #82 Tales & Fables View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorHjortsberg, WilliamHeadlineHjortsberg Tales & Fables, Sylvester & OrphanosPublisherSylvester & OrphanosDate Published1985 Lot #83 Four volumes from the library of John Hollander View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Hollander, John)Headline4 volumes - two inscribed to John HollanderDate PublishedVarious dates. Lot #86 The Weary Blues View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorHughes, LangstonHeadlineLangston Hughes' 1st bookPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1926 Lot #87 An Artist View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorJeffers, RobinsonHeadlineLikely 1st printing of Jeffers' poem An ArtistPublisherJohn S. MayfieldDate Published[1928] Lot #88 Californians View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorJeffers, RobinsonHeadlineJeffers' Californians advance copy in jacketPublisherMacmillan CompanyDate Published1916 Lot #89 The Loving Shepherdess View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorJeffers, RobinsonHeadlineSigned by Robinson Jeffers and Jean KelloggPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1956 Lot #98 A Bit of Data on the Japanese Question - original carbon typescript View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London typescript On the JapaneseDate Published1909 Lot #100 Lord John Film Festival - One of 26 lettered copies View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$687.50StatusSold Heading(Lord John Press)AuthorYellin, Herb, editorHeadlineLord John Film Festival 1/26 Lettered CopiesPublisherLord John PressDate Published2006 Lot #101 The Anatomy of Tobacco; or Smoking Methodised, Divided, and Considered After a New Fashion by Leolinus Siluriensis View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorMachen, ArthurHeadlineAnatomy of Tobacco - Vince Starrett's copyPublisherGeorge RedwayDate Published1884 Lot #104 The Illustrated Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold AuthorMandela, NelsonHeadlineMandela Long Walk to Freedom signedPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published1996 Lot #105 Heir to a Dream View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorMaravich, Pete and Darrel CampbellHeadlineSigned by "Pistol" Pete MaravichPublisherThomas Nelson PublishersDate Published1987 Lot #109 Samos View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorMerrill, JamesHeadlineMerrill Samos, Sylvester & Orphanos 1980PublisherSylvester & OrphanosDate Published1980 Lot #113 The Things They Carried View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorO'Brien, TimHeadlineInscribed and signed by Tim O'BrienPublisherHoughton Mifflin / Seymour LawrenceDate Published1990 Lot #115 Collected Works of Billy the Kid View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorOndaatje, MichaelHeadlineBilly the Kid - scarce cloth signed by OndaatjePublisherAnansi PressDate Published1970 Lot #116 Coming through Slaughter View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorOndaatje, MichaelHeadlineMichael Ondaatje's 1st prose book signedPublisherAnansi PressDate Published1976 Lot #117 The Man with Seven Toes View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorOndaatje, MichaelHeadlineMichael Ondaatje's 2nd book 1/50Publisher[Coach House Press]Date Published[1969] Lot #118 Tin Roof View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorOndaatje, MichaelHeadlineMichael Ondaatje's scarcest book 1/50PublisherIsland Writing SeriesDate Published1982 Lot #121 The Most of S.J. Perelman View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorPerelman, S.J.HeadlineInscribed and signed by S.J. PerelmanPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published1958 Lot #123 A Final Letter: Robinson Mayfield in Essex, North Carolina to Hutchins Mayfield in Oxford, England June 15 to November 27, 1955 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorPrice, ReynoldsHeadlineReynolds Price A Final Letter Signe Ltd. EdnPublisherSylvester & OrphanosDate Published1980 Lot #128 Die Sonette an Orpheus View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorRilke, Rainer MariaHeadlineRilke's Orpheus Sonnets 1st w/jacketPublisherIm Insel VerlagDate Published1923 Lot #129 Five volumes by Kenneth Roberts View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorRoberts, KennethHeadlineFive by Kenneth Roberts, three signedPublisherVarious publishersDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #131 The God of Small Things View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorRoy, ArundhatiHeadlineGod of Small Things, signed 1st editionPublisherIndiaInkDate Published1997 Lot #141 East of Eden View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineElaine Steinbeck's copy of East of EdenPublisherViking PressDate Published1952 Lot #149 Four first appearances of Wallace Stevens as published in Poetry: A Magazine of Verse View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Stevens, Wallace)HeadlineFour first appearances by Wallace StevensPublisherHarriet MonroeDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #152 Nibbles and Me View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorTaylor, ElizabethHeadlineSigned by Elizabeth TaylorPublisherDuell, Sloan and PearceDate Published[1946] Lot #155 18 Poems View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorThomas, DylanHeadlineDylan Thomas 1st book inscribed by E.J. PrattPublisherSunday Referee and the Parton PressDate Published[1934] Lot #175 Impressions View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorUpdike, JohnHeadlineJohn Updike's Impressions, 1/330PublisherSylvester & OrphanosDate Published1985 Lot #177 Williwaw: A Novel View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorVidal, GoreHeadlineSigned on jacket by Gore VidalPublisherE.P. DuttonDate Published1946 Lot #180 Slaughterhouse Five, or the Children's Crusade View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorVonnegut, KurtHeadlineSlaughterhouse 5, 25th Anniversary ed., signedPublisherDelacorte Press / Seymour LawrenceDate Published[1994] Lot #183 Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorWolfe, ThomasHeadlineLook Homeward, Angel, 2 copies inscribedPublisherCharles Scribner's Sons/William HeinemannDate Published1929-1930 Lot #188 Alla Breve Loving View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorWright, C.D.HeadlineC.D. Wright's 1st book inscribedPublisherMill Mountain PressDate Published1976 Lot #189 Oneness - original manuscript poem View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorWright, C.D.HeadlineCD Wright original manuscript poemDate Published2 June 1996 Lot #192 Beloved Infidel View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorYoung, DeanHeadlineDean Young Beloved Infidel signedPublisherWesleyan University PressDate Published1992 Lot #193 Design With X View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorYoung, DeanHeadlineDean Young's 1st book signedPublisherWesleyan University PressDate Published[1988] Lot #196 The Maltese Falcon View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Arion Press)AuthorHammett, DashiellHeadlineArion Press Maltese Falcon, 1983PublisherThe Arion PressDate Published1983 Lot #198 Three volumes by J.G. Ballard View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorBallard, J.G.HeadlineThree from J.G. Ballard, one signedPublisherVarious publishers Lot #199 Inversions [with] Look to Windward View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorBanks, Iain M.HeadlineOne signed by Iain M, BanksPublisherOrbitDate Published[1998]; [2000] Lot #200 Four books by Iain Banks View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorBanks, IainHeadline4 fine Iain Banks signed firstsPublisherMacmillanDate Published1985-1989 Lot #201 Strange Epiphanies [with] A Certain Slant of Light View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorBell, PeterHeadlineOne signed by Peter BellProvenance.PublisherSwan River Press; Sarob PressDate Published2012 Lot #204 Two story collections from Borderlands Press View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Borderlands Press)HeadlineTwo signed story collections from BorderlandsPublisherBorderlands PressDate Published2003; 2006 Lot #205 Sidney H. Sime, Master of Fantasy View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Bradbury, Ray)AuthorSkeeters, Paul W., compilerHeadlineSigned by Ray Bradbury & Paul SkeetersPublisherWard Ritchie PressDate Published[1978] Lot #206 The Mummies of Guanajuato View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorBradbury, RayHeadlineBook inscribed Ray Bradbury to Herb YellinPublisherHarry N. AbramsDate Published1978 Lot #208 Flying Saucer Rock and Roll View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(Cheap Street)AuthorWaldrop, HowardHeadlineSigned by author and binder Howard WaldropPublisherCheap StreetDate Published2001 Lot #209 Stories of Your Life and Others View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorChiang, TedHeadlineTed Chiang signed ltd. Stories 2018PublisherSubterranean PressDate Published2018 Lot #211 Four Great SF Novels View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorClarke, Arthur C.HeadlineCollected novels signed by Arthur C. ClarkePublisherVictor GollanczDate Published1978 Lot #215 Typescript letter signed by Philip K. Dick View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold AuthorDick, Philip K.Headline1954 Philip K. Dick letter, signedDate PublishedSept. 16, 1954 Lot #216 Four books by Thomas M. Disch View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorDisch, Thomas M.Headline4 by Thomas M. Disch, two signedDate Published1986-2005 Lot #221 The Best of Philip José Farmer View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorFarmer, Philip JoséHeadlineBest of Philip José Farmer, 2006 SubterraneanPublisherSubterranean PressDate Published2006 Lot #232 The Autobiography of Chester Himes [comprising] The Quality of Hurt [and] My Life of Absurdity View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold AuthorHimes, ChesterHeadlineSigned by Chester HimesPublisherDoubleday & CompanyDate Published1972;1976 Lot #241 The Dark Tower series View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500StatusUnsold AuthorKing, StephenHeadlineKing's Dark Tower series, fine setPublisherDonald M. GrantDate Published1984-2012 Lot #244 Bad News View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorLaymon, Richard, editorHeadlineSigned by Richard Laymon and 18 othersPublisherCemetery Dance PublicationsDate Published2000 Lot #245 Call For the Dead View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,375StatusSold AuthorLe Carré, JohnHeadlineJohn Le Carré's first bookPublisherWalker & Co.Date Published[1962] Lot #247 Selected Poems of Gabriela Mistral View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Le Guin, Ursula K., translator)AuthorMistral, GabrielaHeadlineSigned by Ursula K. Le GuinPublisherUniversity of New MexicoDate Published[2003] Lot #248 The Birthday of the World and Other Stories View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorLe Guin, Ursula K.HeadlineFirst Edition, signed by Ursula K. Le GuinPublisherHarperCollins PublishersDate Published[2002] Lot #249 Direction of the Road View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold AuthorLe Guin, Ursula K.HeadlineUrsula K. Le Guin Direction of the RoadPublisherFoolscap PressDate Published2007 Lot #250 Finding My Elegy [with] Late in the Day View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold AuthorLe Guin, Ursula K.HeadlineTwo titles signed by Ursula K. Le GuinPublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt; PM PressDate Published2012; 2016 Lot #251 The Hainish Novels & Stories [with] The Complete Orsina View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorLe Guin, Ursula K.HeadlineEach volume signed by Ursula K. Le GuinPublisherThe Library of AmericaDate Published2017; 2016 Lot #252 The Left Hand of Darkness View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorLe Guin, Ursula K.HeadlineSigned by Ursula K. Le GuinPublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1980] Lot #253 Three signed volumes by Ursula K. Le Guin View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorLe Guin, Ursula K.HeadlineFirst Editions, Signed by Ursula K. Le GuinPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1989-2016 Lot #254 The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorLe Guin, UrsulaHeadlineSigned by Ursula K. Le GuinPublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1974] Lot #255 Don't Bite the Sun View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorLee, TanithHeadlineDon't Bite the Sun signed by Tanith LeePublisherDAW BooksDate Published[1976] Lot #258 GRRM: A Rretrospective View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorMartin, George R.R.HeadlineGeorge R.R. Martin retrospective signed ltd.PublisherSubterranean PressDate Published2003 Lot #261 Ringworld View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorNiven, LarryHeadlineTrue 1st Edition, signed by Larry NivenPublisherBallantineDate Published[1970] Lot #265 Magic Feathers: The Mike & Nick Show View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorResnick, Mike and Nick DiCharioHeadlineWith bookplate signed by both authorsPublisherObscura PressDate Published[2000] Lot #266 An Alien Land View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorResnick, MikeHeadlineMike Resnick An Alien Land deluxe lettered 1/26PublisherDark Regions PressDate Published1997 Lot #267 Three volumes from The Vampire Chronicles View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorRice, AnneHeadlineFirst 3 Vampire Chronicles, no.2 signedPublisherMacdonaldDate Published1976-1988 Lot #270 Children of the Night View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorSimmons, DanHeadlineSigned by Dan Simmons - 2 variantsPublisherLord John PressDate Published1992 Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next