Sale 813: Fine Literature - Science Fiction, Fantasy & Mysteries - Robinson Jeffers - Beats & the Counterculture w/Hunter S. Thompson & Bukowski

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(Borges, Jorge Luis)
Author
Domecq, H. Buston [i.e. Bustos; pseud. for Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares]
Headline
Borges/Casares work sdg. trans. Yates
Publisher
The Texas Quarterly
Date Published
1960

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The Sheltering Sky

Author
Bowles, Paul
Headline
Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky, first edition
Publisher
John Lehmann
Date Published
1949

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Three titles by Erskine Caldwell

Author
Caldwell, Erskine
Headline
Three 1st eds. by Erskine Caldwell
Date Published
1935-1943

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16

The Silent Mr. Palomar

Author
Calvino, Italo
Headline
Signed by Italo Calvino, one of 250 produced
Publisher
Targ Editions
Date Published
1981

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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17

The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Author
Campbell, Joseph
Headline
Joseph Campbell signed Hero 1000 Faces
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Date Published
[1949]

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In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences

Author
Capote, Truman
Headline
In Cold Blood, 1st ed. w/ 1st issue dj
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1965]

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In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences

Author
Capote, Truman
Headline
Scorpion Press spec Rebind Cold Blood
Publisher
New York
Date Published
1965

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20

Silent Spring

Author
Carson, Rachel
Headline
Rachel Carson Silent Spring First Edition signed
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
1962

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21

Catullus (Gai Valeri Catulli Veronensis Liber)

Author
Catullus
Headline
Catullus translation signed by translators
Publisher
Cape Goliard Press
Date Published
1969

Estimate$200 - $300

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22

Skazki Mel'pomeny. Shest' razskazov [The Tales of Melpomene. Six Short Stories]

Author
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich [as 'Antosha Chekhonte']
Headline
Anton Chekhov's Rare First Published Book 1884
Publisher
A. Levenson
Date Published
1884

Estimate$20,000 - $30,000

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23

The Wonderful Adventures of Little Prince Toofat

Author
Chester, George Randolph
Headline
Little Prince Toofat by Chester, ill. Lawson 1st ed.
Publisher
The James A. McCann Company
Date Published
1922

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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24

The Rover [with] Tales of Hearsay

Author
Conrad, Joseph
Headline
Two 1st U.S. trade eds. Joseph Conrad
Publisher
Doubleday
Date Published
1923-1925

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25

The Collected Poems of Hart Crane

Author
Crane, Hart
Headline
Collected Poems of Hart Crane - Sam Loveman's copy
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon.
Publisher
Liveright Inc.
Date Published
[1933]

Estimate$300 - $500

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26

White Buildings

Author
Crane, Hart
Headline
Hart Crane's 1st book
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon.
Publisher
Boni and Liveright
Date Published
1926

Estimate$300 - $500

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27

Men, Women and Boats

Author
Crane, Stephen
Headline
Modern Library Men, Women and Boats
Publisher
Boni and Liveright
Date Published
[1921]

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28

The Third Violet

Author
Crane, Stephen
Headline
The Third Violet by Stephen Crane
Publisher
D. Appleton and Company
Date Published
1897

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29

Boy: Tales of Childhood

Author
Dahl, Roald
Headline
Boy: Tales of Childhood Dahl signed ltd. ed.
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Date Published
[1984]

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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30

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Author
Dahl, Roald
Headline
Dahl Charlie Chocolate Factory early printing
Publisher
Knopf
Date Published
[1964]

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31

Matilda

Author
Dahl, Roald
Headline
First American edition of Roald Dahl's Matilda
Publisher
Viking Kestrel
Date Published
1988

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32

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

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(Dali, Salvador)
Author
Cellini, Benvenuto
Headline
Dali illustrates Cellini autobiography 1/1000 sgd
Publisher
Doubleday & Co.
Date Published
1946

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33

Wine, Women and Words

Heading
(Dali, Salvador)
Author
Rose, Billy
Headline
Signed by Billy Rose, Illust. by Salvador Dali
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Date Published
[1948]

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34

The Post-Humourous Notes of the Pickwickian Club, Edited by "Bos" [The Penny Pickwick]

Heading
(Dickens, Charles)
Author
Prest, Thomas Peckett
Headline
Sweeny Todd author rips off Dickens' Pickwick
Publisher
Printed and published by E. Lloyd for J. Graves
Date Published
1837-1839

Estimate$2,000 - $3,000

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35

The Adventures of Oliver Twist; Or, The Parish Boy's Progress

Author
Dickens, Charles
Headline
Oliver Twist 1846 Edition, illus. by Cruikshank
Publisher
Bradbury & Evans
Date Published
1846

Estimate$400 - $600

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36

Bleak House

Author
Dickens, Charles
Headline
Bleak House first edition in book form
Publisher
Bradbury and Evans
Date Published
1853

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37

Little Dorritt

Author
Dickens, Charles
Headline
Charles Dickens Little Dorritt original parts
Publisher
Bradbury & Evans
Date Published
1855-1857

Estimate$500 - $800

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38

Deliverance

Author
Dickey, James
Headline
James Dickey's Deliverance, 1st edition in dj
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
1970

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39

Free and Other Stories

Author
Dreiser, Theodore
Headline
Theodore Dreiser Free 1918 1st ed. in DJ
Publisher
Boni and Liveright
Date Published
1918

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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40

Daniel Deronda

Author
Eliot, George
Headline
Eliot's Daniel Deronda in original wrappers
Publisher
William Blackwood and Sons
Date Published
1876

Estimate$1,500 - $2,500

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41

Anabasis: A Poem by St. J. Perse

Author
Eliot, T.S., translator
Headline
Signed by T.S. Eliot and William Everson
Provenance
William Everson
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Date Published
1930

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42

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Author
Eliot, T.S.
Headline
Book of Practical Cats inscribed by T.S. Eliot
Publisher
Faber and Faber Limited
Date Published
[1960]

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43

Who is She that Looketh Forth as the Morning

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(Everson, William)
Author
Brother Antoninus
Headline
Signed by Brother Antoninus
Publisher
Capricorn Press
Date Published
1972

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44

A Man Who Writes

Author
Everson, William
Headline
Publisher's copy signed by William Everson
Publisher
Shadows Press
Date Published
1980

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45

These Are the Ravens

Author
Everson, William
Headline
Wm. Everson's 1st book signed
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon.
Publisher
Greater West Publishing Co.
Date Published
1935

Estimate$300 - $500

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46

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

Author
Fariña, Richard
Headline
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up 1st
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1966]

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47

Big Woods

Author
Faulkner, William
Headline
Faulkner Big Woods first edition in jacket
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1955]

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48

A Fable

Author
Faulkner, William
Headline
Faulkner Fable: Nat'l Book Award & Pulitzer winner
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1954

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49

Pylon

Author
Faulkner, William
Headline
William Faulkner Pylon, 1st trade Ed.
Publisher
Harrison Smith and Robert Haas
Date Published
1935

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50

Requiem for a Nun

Author
Faulkner, William
Headline
Requiem for a Nun Signed Limited Edition
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1951]

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51

These Thirteen

Author
Faulkner, William
Headline
Faulkner's first short story collection
Publisher
Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith
Date Published
[1931]

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52

Tender is the Night

Author
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Headline
Tender is the Night, with final revisions
Publisher
The Grey Walls Press
Date Published
[1953]

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53

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Author
Fowles, John
Headline
First Edition of the French Lieutenant's Woman
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Date Published
1969

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54

From Snow to Snow

Author
Frost, Robert
Headline
Robert Frost, Snow to Snow, 1936
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Date Published
[1936]

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55

Grendel

Author
Gardner, John
Headline
John Gardner's Grendel inscribed
Publisher
Alfred A.. Knopf
Date Published
1971

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56

Six titles by Kahlil Gibran

Author
Gibran, Kahlil
Headline
The Prophet & 5 others by Kahlil Gibran
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
1920

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57

Gems of Art for the Home and Fireside

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(Gilman, Charlotte Perkins)
Author
Stetson, Mrs. Charles Walter [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]
Headline
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's rare 1st book
Publisher
J.A. & R.A. Reid, Publishers
Date Published
1888

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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58

The Heart of the Matter

Author
Greene, Graham
Headline
The Heart of the Matter, First Edition
Publisher
The Viking Press
Date Published
1948

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59

Ebb and Flood

Author
Hanley, James
Headline
Ebb & Flood signed by James Hanley
Publisher
John Lane and the Bodley Head Ltd.
Date Published
1932

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60

Under the Greenwood Tree: Or, The Mellstock Quire

Author
Hardy, Thomas
Headline
Hardy's Greenwood Tree, ill. Clare Leighton
Publisher
Macmillan & Co. Ltd.
Date Published
1949

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61

The Tar-Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus

Author
Harris, Joel Chandler
Headline
Uncle Remus' Tar-Baby, First Edition
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon.
Publisher
D. Appleton and Company
Date Published
[1904]

Estimate$300 - $500

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62

Uncle Remus His Songs and Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation

Author
Harris, Joel Chandler
Headline
J.C. Harris, Uncle Remus 1881
Publisher
D. Appleton & Co.
Date Published
1881

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Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings. The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation

Author
Harris, Joel Chandler
Headline
Uncle Remus 1st Ed
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon.
Publisher
D. Appleton and Company
Date Published
1881

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64

The Writings of Bret Harte

Author
Harte, Bret
Headline
The Works of Bret Harte, handsomely bound
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Date Published
[1896]-1914

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65

Three titles by John Hersey

Author
Hersey, John
Headline
3 titles by John Hersey
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf

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66

Harold and Maude

Author
Higgins, Colin
Headline
Harold and Maude 1st ed
Publisher
Lippincott
Date Published
[1971]

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67

A New Song: [A Collection of Poems]

Author
Hughes, Langston
Headline
Langston Hughes poems published by IWO
Publisher
International Workers Order
Date Published
1938

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68

Works by Henrik Ibsen

Author
Ibsen, Henrik
Headline
4 works by Ibsen in 2 volumes
Date Published
1890-1900

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69

The Ingoldsby Legends; Or Mirth & Marvels

Author
Ingoldsby, Thomas, pseudonym
Headline
Ingoldsby's Legends, bound by Riviere & Son
Publisher
Henry Frowde
Date Published
1911

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70

Bracebridge Hall, or the Humourists. A Medley

Author
[Irving, Washington] Crayon, Geoffrey
Headline
Bracebridge Hall; Humourists 1822 fine binding
Publisher
C. S. Van Winkle
Date Published
1822

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71

Hangsaman

Author
Jackson, Shirley
Headline
Two Editions of Shirley Jackson's Third book
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Young; Victor Gollancz, Ltd.
Date Published
1951

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72

The Road Through the Wall

Author
Jackson, Shirley
Headline
Shirley Jackson The Road Through the Wall 1st ed.
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Company
Date Published
1948

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73

The Spoils of Poynton

Author
James, Henry
Headline
Spoils of Poynton Henry James 1st ed.
Publisher
William Heinemann
Date Published
1897

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74

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)

Author
Jerome, Jerome K.
Headline
Three Men in a Boat, Illustrated by A. Frederics
Publisher
J.W. Arrowsmith; Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Company Ltd.
Date Published
1889

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75

Letters to and from the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. To Which are Added Some Poems Never Before Printed. Published from the Original Mss. in Her Possession

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(Johnson, Samuel)
Author
Piozzi. Hester Lynch
Headline
Letters to & from Samuel Johnson Dublin 1788
Publisher
Printed for Messrs. R. Moncrieffe, L. White, P. Byrne [et al.]
Date Published
1788

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76

The Castle

Author
Kafka, Franz
Headline
Kafka's Castle 1st Edition in English
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon.
Publisher
Martin Secker
Date Published
1930

Estimate$300 - $500

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77

Zobra The Greek

Author
Kazantzakis, Nikos
Headline
Zobra the Greek 1st U.S. ed. basis for movie
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Date Published
1953

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78

Three books by George Kelly

Author
Kelly, George
Headline
3 by George Kelly, 2 of which signed
Date Published
1923-1931

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79

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Author
Kesey, Ken
Headline
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Signed 1st ed.
Publisher
Viking Press
Date Published
[1962]

Estimate$6,000 - $9,000

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80

The Sweet Science

Author
Liebling, A.J.
Headline
A.J. Liebling The Sweet Science 1st ed.
Publisher
Victor Gollancz Limited
Date Published
1956

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81

The Spirit of St. Louis

Author
Lindbergh, Charles A.
Headline
Lindbergh's 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1953

Estimate$300 - $500

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82

The Golden Book of Springfield

Author
Lindsay, Vachel
Headline
Inscribed by Rachel Lindsay
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon.
Publisher
Macmillan Company
Date Published
1920

Estimate$200 - $300

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83

A California Cook Book

Heading
(London, Jack)
Author
Williamson, Sarah M.
Headline
With Jack London's recipe for cooking rice
Publisher
Town Talk Press
Date Published
1916

Estimate$300 - $500

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84

Before Adam

Author
London, Jack
Headline
Jack London Before Adam First Edition
Publisher
Macmillan Company
Date Published
1907

Estimate$400 - $600

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85

The Call of the Wild

Author
London, Jack
Headline
Jack London Call of the Wild, First Edition
Publisher
Macmillan Company
Date Published
1903

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86

Poems

Author
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Headline
Longfellow's poems large paper 1850
Publisher
Ticknor, Reed, and Fields
Date Published
1850

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87

The Spanish Student: A Play, in Three Acts

Author
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Headline
Longfellow's Play, The Spanish Student
Publisher
Published by John Owens
Date Published
1843

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88

Shelf of books from Lord John Press

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(Lord John Press)
Headline
27 books from Lord John Press
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
c.1980-1990s

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89

Patrol

Author
MacDonald, Philip
Headline
The basis of John Ford film, The Lost Patrol
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date Published
1928

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90

A Collection of Reviews [with] Self-Portrait

Author
Macdonald, Ross
Headline
Two signed Fine Press works from Ross MacDonald
Publisher
Lord John Press; Capra Press
Date Published
1979; 1981

Estimate$300 - $500

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91

Thursdays and Every Other Sunday Off: A Domestic Rap

Author
Mae, Verta
Headline
Verta Mae, Thursdays & Every Other Sunday Off
Publisher
Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Date Published
1972

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92

WITHDRAWN - One Hundred Years of Solitude

Author
Marquez, Gabriel Garcia
Headline
WITHDRAWN - One Hundred Years of Solitude with unclipped dj
Publisher
Harper & Row
Date Published
[1970]

Estimate$300 - $500

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93

Life of Pi

Author
Martel, Yann
Headline
Life of Pi 1st edition signed by author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Date Published
[2001]

Estimate$200 - $300

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94

No Country for Old Men

Author
McCarthy, Cormac
Headline
First Edition of No Country for Old Men
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
2005

Estimate$200 - $300

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95

In A Narrow Grave: Essays on Texas

Author
McMurtry, Larry
Headline
McMurtry's Narrow Grave - Rare First Printing
Publisher
The Encino Press
Date Published
1968

Estimate$1,500 - $2,500

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96

Lonesome Dove

Author
McMurtry, Larry
Headline
Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove, First Edition
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Date Published
[1985]

Estimate$300 - $500

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97

The Works of Herman Melville: Standard Edition

Author
Melville, Herman
Headline
First printing of Billy Budd
Publisher
Constable
Date Published
1922-24

Estimate$5,000 - $8,000

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98

Winnie-the-Pooh

Author
Milne, A.A.
Headline
Winnie-the-Pooh 1st American Edition
Publisher
Dutton
Date Published
[1926]

Estimate$300 - $500

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99

Mr. Flood's Party

Author
Mitchell, Joseph
Headline
Joseph Mitchell New Yorker story 1945
Publisher
The New Yorker
Date Published
1945

Estimate$200 - $300

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100

Five volumes from the Anne of Green Gables series

Author
Montgomery, L. M.
Headline
5 installments in the Anne of Green Gables series
Date Published
1909-1939

Estimate$400 - $600

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