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Previous|12345|Next Lot #1 Photographic portraits of six nineteenth-century American authors View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(American Authors)HeadlineMemento of famous New England authorsDate Publishedc.1870 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 #5 Mansfield Park View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorAusten, JaneHeadlineHugh Thomson's Mansfield ParkPublisherMacmillan and CompanyDate Published1897 Lot #6 Pride and Prejudice View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorAusten, JaneHeadlineHugh Thomson's Peacock EditionPublisherMacmillan & Co.; George AllenDate Published1894 Lot #7 Nine literary autographs View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Heading(Autographs)Headline9 literary autographs - Huxley, Hardy, etc.Date PublishedVarious dates Lot #8 Seven works by James Baldwin View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorBaldwin, JamesHeadlineSeven works by James BaldwinDate 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 #13 The Lighted Match View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorBuck, Charles NevilleHeadlineSigned with inscription by C.N. BuckPublisherW.J. Watt & CompanyDate Published[1911] 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 #15 The Good Earth View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorBuck, Pearl S.HeadlineFirst Edition of Buck's Pulitzer Prize winnerPublisherThe John Day CompanyDate Published[1931] Lot #16 The Lark. Book I & Book II, Numbers 1-24, plus the Epi-Lark View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Author[Burgess, Gelett, et al.]HeadlineThe Lark complete, fin-de-siècle magazinePublisherWilliam DoxeyDate Published1896-97 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 #19 The Plague View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorCamus, AlbertHeadlineFirst American Edition of The PlaguePublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1948 Lot #20 A Christmas Memory View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorCapote, TrumanHeadlineTruman Capote signed A Christmas MemoryPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1956 Lot #21 In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorCapote, TrumanHeadlineIn Cold Blood, 1st ed. w/ 1st issue djPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1965] Lot #22 If It Please You View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineRaymond Carver signed 1/200PublisherLord John PressDate Published1984 Lot #23 Lucy Gayheart View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorCather, WillaHeadlineSigned by Willa CatherPublisherKnopfDate Published1935 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 #28 Collection of fifteen titles of literary criticism and biography View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Criticism)Headline15 books on literary criticism and biographyDate Published1928-1978 Lot #29 American Notes for General Circulation View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineFirst issue of the first editionPublisherChapman and HallDate Published1842 Lot #30 A Tale of Two Cities View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineDickens Tale of Two Cities 1st issuePublisherChapman and HallDate Published1859 Lot #31 Out of Africa View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorDinesen, IsakHeadlineFirst American Edition, in dust jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1938] 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 #36 The Count of Monte-Cristo [with] Edmond Dantes... A Sequel to the Count of Monte Cristo View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorDumas, Alexander and Edmund FlaggHeadlineCount of Monte-Cristo w/ spurious sequelPublisherT.B. Peterson and BrothersDate Published1869-1878 Lot #37 The Strength of Gideon [with] The Life and Works of Paul Laurence Dunbar View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorDunbar, Paul LaurenceHeadlineTwo works by Paul Laurence DunbarPublisherDodd, Mead & Co.; J.L. Nichols & Co.Date Published[1900]; [1907] Lot #38 The Name of the Rose View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorEco, UmbertoHeadlineUmberto Eco, Name of the Rose 1st U.S. ed.PublisherHarcourt Brace Jovanovich, PublishersDate Published[1983] Lot #39 Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorEliot, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Eliot's Silas Marner, bound by MorrellPublisherWilliam Blackwood and SonsDate Published[1861] 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 #41 Four early eighteenth-century English comedies View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(England - Comedies)Headline4 early 18th c. English comediesDate Published1703-1713 Lot #42 Collected Stories of William Faulkner View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadline1st Printing of Faulkner's Collected StoriesPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1950] Lot #43 Light in August View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner Light in August, 1st PrintingPublisherHarrison Smith & Robert HaasDate Published[1932] Lot #44 Pylon View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Faulkner PylonPublisherHarrison Smith and Robert HaasDate Published1935 Lot #45 The Conjure-Man Dies View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorFisher, RudolphHeadlineFirst black detective in literary historyPublisherCovici-FriedeDate Published[1932] Lot #46 The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. With Remarks on His Life and Writings, by Thomas Campbell View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Fore-edge Paintings)HeadlineLarge fore-edge paintingPublisherRoutledge, Warne, and RoutledgeDate Published1859 Lot #47 Waverley Novels Volume V View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Fore-edge Paintings)HeadlineFore-edge paintingPublisherRobert CadellDate Published1848 Lot #48 The African Queen View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineForester African Queen, 1st U.K. ed.PublisherWilliam Heinemann Ltd.Date Published1935 Lot #49 C.S. Forester's Hornblower One More Time View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineTribute to C.S. Forester's Hornblower 1/350PublisherPublished for the Richard Bolitho AssociationDate Published[1976] Lot #50 Five Horatio Hornblower volumes View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineFive volumes of Horatio HornblowerPublisherMichael JosephDate Published1946-1962 Lot #51 Five novels by C.S. Forester View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineFive maritime novels by C.S. ForesterPublisherLittle, BrownDate Published1933- Lot #52 Flying Colours View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineTrue First Edition of third Hornblower novelPublisherMichael Joseph Ltd.Date Published[1938] Lot #53 Josephine: Napoleon's Empress View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineC.S. Forester biography of Empress JosephinePublisherMethuen & Co. Ltd.Date Published[1925] Lot #54 Lord Nelson View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineC.S. Forester Lord Nelson 1st U.S. Ed.PublisherBobbs-MerrillDate Published[1929] Lot #55 Marionettes at Home View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineC.S. Forester's Marionettes at Home, 1st ed.PublisherMichael JosephDate Published[1936] Lot #56 Payment Deferred View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineForester's Payment Deferred in jacketPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published1942 Lot #57 Seven Horatio Hornblower novels View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold AuthorForester, C.S.Headline7 volumes from the Horatio Hornblower seriesPublisherLittle, BrownDate Published1945-67 Lot #58 U 97: A Play in Three Acts View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineC.S. Forester U 97 signed & inscribedPublisherJohn Lane, The Bodley HeadDate Published[1931] Lot #59 The Magus View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorFowles, JohnHeadlineFowles' The Magus, First Edition in djPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published1965 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 #62 The Distress'd Wife. A Comedy View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorGay, JohnHeadlineThomas Gay, Distress'd Wife 1st editionPublisherPrinted for Thomas AstleyDate Published1743 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 #67 A Weed Among the Flowers View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineGraham Green A Weed Among the Flowers, 3 copiesPublisherSylvester & OrphanosDate Published1990 Lot #68 Forrest Gump View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold AuthorGroom, WinstonHeadlineFirst Edition of Forrest GumpPublisherDoubleday & CompanyDate Published1986 Lot #69 Field Guide View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorHass, RobertHeadlineHass Field Guide inscribedPublisherYale University PressDate Published1973 Lot #70 The Blithedale Romance View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorHawthorne, NathanielHeadlineNathaniel Hawthorne, Blithedale RomancePublisherTicknor, Reed, and FieldsDate Published1952 Lot #71 The Marble Faun, or, The Romance of Monte Beni View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorHawthorne, NathanielHeadlineHawthorne Marble Faun 1st Ed.PublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1860 Lot #72 Across the River and Into the Trees View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineFirst edition in first issue jacketPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1950 Lot #73 Death in the Afternoon View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,625StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineFirst Edition of Death in the AfternoonPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1932 Lot #74 A Farewell to Arms View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineFarewell to Arms first edition in djPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1929 Lot #75 In Our Time View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineFirst Printing of Hemingway's In Our TimePublisherBoni & LiverightDate Published1925 Lot #76 Twelve works by Ernest Hemingway from Easton Press "Collector's Edition". View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineEaston Press Works of Ernest HemingwayPublisherEaston PressDate Published[1990] Lot #77 Winner Take Nothing View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineErnest Hemingway Winner Take NothingPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1933 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 #84 The Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorHolmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr.HeadlineWritings of Oliver W. Holmes Large Paper Ed.ProvenanceFrom the collection of Dr. Elmer BeltPublisherRiverside PressDate Published1891 Lot #85 Seven works by Langston Hughes View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorHughes, LangstonHeadlineSeven works by Langston HughesDate 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 #90 The Literary World: A Monthly Survey of International Letters - No. 3 July 1934 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Kafka, Franz)AuthorFores, Angel, editorHeadlineKafka homage 1934PublisherThe Froben PressDate PublishedJuly 1934 Lot #91 Moby Dick View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Kent, Rockwell, illustrator)AuthorMelville, HermanHeadlineMoby Dick illus by Rockwell Kent 1930PublisherRandom HouseDate Published1930 Lot #92 Salamina View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorKent, RockwellHeadlineFirst Edition, signed by Rockwell KentPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published1935 Lot #93 Youngblood [with] And Then We Heard the Thunder [and] 'Sippi View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorKillens, John O.HeadlineThree first editions from John Oliver KillensPublisherThe Dial Press; Alfred A. Knopf; Trident PressDate Published1954; 1963; 1967 Lot #94 The Searchers View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorLe May, AlanHeadlineFirst edition in jacket, The SearchersPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1954] Lot #95 Dodsworth View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorLewis, SinclairHeadlinePublished the year before his Nobel PrizePublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published[1929] Lot #96 Elmer Gantry View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorLewis, SinclairHeadlineSinclair Lewis, Elmer Gantry 1st Ed.PublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published[1927] Lot #97 It Can't Happen Here View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorLewis, SinclairHeadlineSinclair Lewis on fascism in the USAPublisherDoubleday, Doran & CompanyDate Published1935 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 #99 John Barleycorn View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJohn Barleycorn in scarce jacketPublisherCentury Co.Date Published1913 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 Items per page 102550100 Previous|12345|Next Previous 12345 Next Previous 12345 Next