Sale 831: Steinbeck, Ricketts & the Western Flyer: The Ed Ricketts Jr. & Dennis Fry Collections (with additions) (#831) 02/13/2025 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 02/13/2025 11:00 AM PST Auction Info 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 1-59 of 59. Previous|1|Next Lot #1 Four typescript letters related to the publishing of the second edition of Between Pacific Tides View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Between Pacific Tides - Stanford University Press)HeadlineStanford Press delays Between Pacific TidesProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1942-48 Lot #2 Between Pacific Tides: An account of the habits and habitats of some five hundred of the common, conspicuous seashore invertebrates of the Pacific Coast between Sitka, Alaska, and northern Mexico View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(Between Pacific Tides)AuthorRicketts, Edward F. & Jack CalvinHeadlineWith Steinbeck's Foreword, in sharp jacketPublisherStanford University PressDate Published[1948] Lot #3 Between Pacific Tides: An account of the habits and habitats of some five hundred of the common, conspicuous seashore invertebrates of the Pacific Coast between Sitka, Alaska, and northern Mexico View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,375StatusSold Heading(Between Pacific Tides)AuthorRicketts, Edward F. & Jack CalvinHeadlineInscribed by Ritch Lovejoy with photo of Ricketts and ToniPublisherStanford University PressDate Published[1948] Lot #4 Between Pacific Tides - six variants View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(Between Pacific Tides)AuthorRicketts, Edward F. and Jack CalvinHeadlineSix variants of Between Pacific TidesPublisherStanford University PressDate Published1948-1978 Lot #5 Manuscript note on non-teleological thinking on verso of letter to Atlantic Monthly View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Heading(Essays)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineEd comments on his use of "teleology"ProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Publishedc.1930's Lot #6 Non-Teleological Thinking - 3 variants View details Estimate$15,000 - $25,000Sold for$9,375StatusSold Heading(Essays)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineThree versions of Non-Teleological Thinking essayProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1939-1941 Lot #7 The Philosophy of "Breaking Through": A personal interpretation of some modern tendencies, approached from an inductive standpoint View details Estimate$15,000 - $25,000Sold for$22,500StatusSold Heading(Essays)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineThe Philosophy of Breaking Through - several variantsProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1938-40 Lot #8 A Spiritual Morphology of Poetry with some manuscript notes by Ricketts View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold Heading(Essays)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineTypescript of A Spiritual Morphology of PoetryProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1938 Lot #9 Archive of typescripts and notes for the proposed book on the Japanese “Mandated Islands” and the letter correspondence between Steinbeck and Ricketts and the U.S. War Department View details Estimate$12,000 - $18,000Sold for$7,500StatusSold Heading(Mandated Islands)AuthorRicketts, Edward F. and John SteinbeckHeadlineMandated Islands, Ricketts aids the war effortProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1942-1944 Lot #10 Letter to Secretary of the Navy Hon. Frank Knox regarding Ricketts' Mandated Islands research View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Mandated Islands)AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineLetter from Steinbeck to Secretary of Navy, 1942ProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date PublishedMay 5, 1942 Lot #11 Six letters from Mexico City addressed to Ritchie and Tal Lovejoy, et al. View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Heading(Mexico)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineRicketts' 1940 letters from Mexico CityProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1940 Lot #12 Thesis and Materials for a Script on Mexico which shall be motivated oppositely to John's "Forgotten Village" View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold Heading(Mexico)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineEd Ricketts' "anti-script" to Steinbeck's Forgotten VillageProvenanceFrom the collection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published[1941] Lot #13 Contents of Pacific Biological Laboratories destroyed [by fire] Nov '36 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Heading(Pacific Biological Laboratories)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineRicketts' meticulous list of lossesProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1936 Lot #14 E.F. Ricketts Statement of Assets and Liabilities View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,500StatusSold Heading(Pacific Biological Laboratories)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineLab assets and liabilities, 1946ProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1946 Lot #15 Ed Ricketts' post-fire inventory of new books and records View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Heading(Pacific Biological Laboratories)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineEd Ricketts rebuilds his record and book collectionProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1937-39 Lot #16 File of invoices, business correspondence, bills of lading, and packing memos from Pacific Biological Laboratories View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Heading(Pacific Biological Laboratories)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineCollection of business letters, invoices, etc. from PBLProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date PublishedLate 1930's Lot #17 Ricketts shares ownership of Lab with Steinbeck View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$3,750StatusSold Heading(Pacific Biological Laboratories)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineRicketts sells Steinbeck shares in the LabProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1936-39 Lot #19 Recollections View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorRicketts, AnnaHeadlineAnna Ricketts' Memoirs from Ed. Jr.'s collectionProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.PublisherEd Ricketts Jr.Date Published1984 Lot #20 Ed Ricketts' University of Chicago Undergraduate Course Book View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$5,312.50StatusSold Heading(Ricketts, Edward F. - Course Book)HeadlineEd gets A's in Zoology, B's in EnglishProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.PublisherUniversity of ChicagoDate PublishedApril, 1919 Lot #22 Detailed Outline of Book Plan - for intertidal guide to the San Francisco Bay Area View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$5,312.50StatusSold AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineOutline for book with Steinbeck on SF Bay regionProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1939 Lot #23 EFR Letters View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineSigned by Ed Ricketts Jr.ProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.PublisherEd Ricketts Jr.Date Published1995 Lot #24 EFR Letters View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineEd Jr. compiles Ed Sr.'s lettersProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.PublisherEd Ricketts Jr.Date Published1995 Lot #25 The Outer Shores View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineSigned by Hedgpeth, inscribed to Pat HarrisPublisher[Mad River Press, Inc.]Date Published[1978] Lot #26 Note related to Sea of Cortez text and Carol Steinbeck View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,375StatusSold Heading(Sea of Cortez - Carol Steinbeck)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineRicketts thinking in dialogue with Carol SteinbeckProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Publishedc.1940 Lot #27 Deck house main compass from the Western Flyer View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold Heading(Sea of Cortez - Western Flyer)HeadlineWestern Flyer's original deck compassPublisherE.S. Richie & SonsDate Published1927 Lot #28 Flying bridge boxed compass from the Western Flyer View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold Heading(Sea of Cortez - Western Flyer)HeadlineWestern Flyer's original main compassPublisherDirigo Compass and InstrumentDate Publishedc.1920's Lot #29 Flying Bridge Wheel from the original Western Flyer View details Estimate$40,000 - $60,000StatusUnsold Heading(Sea of Cortez - Western Flyer)HeadlineWestern Flyer's original helm wheelDate Published1937 Lot #30 Western Flyer control shifter View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Heading(Sea of Cortez - Western Flyer)HeadlineWestern Flyer's original control shifterDate Publishedc.1937 Lot #31 Mexican Ambassador writes to Steinbeck and Ricketts regarding Sea of Cortez voyage View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Heading(Sea of Cortez)AuthorCastillo Nájera, FranciscoHeadlineSigned by the Mexican Ambassador to the USAProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date PublishedSeptember 27, 1941 Lot #32 Ricketts' correspondence conducting research on species collected during Sea of Cortez voyage View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Heading(Sea of Cortez)AuthorRicketts, Edward F. et al.HeadlineScientific correspondence related to Sea of CortezProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1940-1942 Lot #33 Archive of correspondence on Sea of Cortez manuscript and book - letters between co-author, agent, and publisher View details Estimate$15,000 - $25,000Sold for$34,375StatusSold Heading(Sea of Cortez)AuthorRicketts, Edward F., Pat Covici, Elizabeth Otis, et al.HeadlineSea of Cortez publishing correspondenceProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1941-1942 Lot #34 Letter to John Steinbeck celebrating the scientific significance of their Sea of Cortez expedition View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Heading(Sea of Cortez)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineRicketts celebrates scientific achievementProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date PublishedAug. 22, 1941 Lot #35 Morphology of the Sea of Cortez View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Sea of Cortez)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineEd reflects on the organic structure of the bookProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Publishedc.1940 Lot #36 Notes for a proposition to Stanford University Press on second edition of scientific Appendix to Sea of Cortez View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,375StatusSold Heading(Sea of Cortez)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineEd plans for Second edition of Sea of CortezProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1940's Lot #37 Statement of collecting stations in the Spring 1940 Steinbeck-Ricketts Gulf of California trip View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$2,125StatusSold Heading(Sea of Cortez)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineRicketts' list of collecting sites on Sea of Cortez tripProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1940 Lot #38 Verbatim transcription of notes of Gulf of California trip March April 1940 View details Estimate$15,000 - $25,000Sold for$9,375StatusSold Heading(Sea of Cortez)AuthorRicketts, Edward F.HeadlineTranscript of Ed's notes from Sea of Cortez voyageProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date Published1940 Lot #39 Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Heading(Sea of Cortez)AuthorSteinbeck, John and Edward F. RickettsHeadlineSigned and inscribed by Ed RickettsPublisherViking PressDate Published1941 Lot #40 Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research...Advanced Proof View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Heading(Sea of Cortez)AuthorSteinbeck, John and Edward F. RickettsHeadlineUnrevised proof of Sea of CortezPublisherVikingDate Published1941 Lot #41 Letter from John Steinbeck to the Board of Conscription View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Sea of Cortez)AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSteinbeck asks for reprieve to complete Sea of CortezProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date PublishedApril 20, 1941 Lot #42 Unsent letter from John Steinbeck to the American Ambassador in Mexico City View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Sea of Cortez)AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineUnsent letter from Steinbeck to US Ambassador in MexicoProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date PublishedJanuary 30, 1940 Lot #44 The Green Lady: A Novel View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Heading(Steinbeck, John - To A God Unknown)AuthorSteinbeck, John and Webster StreetHeadlineThe Green Lady becomes To A God UnknownDate Published[1972] but later Lot #46 Steinbeck: A Life in Letters View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Heading(Steinbeck, John)AuthorSteinbeck, Elaine and Robert Wallsten, eds.HeadlineSigned by Elaine Steinbeck and R. WallstenPublisherViking PressDate Published[1975] Lot #47 Cannery Row View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineFirst Edition in jacket, custom casePublisherViking PressDate Published1945 Lot #48 Clipped autograph by John Steinbeck with portrait View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineJohn Steinbeck autograph and portraitDate PublishedNo dates Lot #49 Cup of Gold: A Life of Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000Sold for$13,750StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSigned by John Steinbeck, from Esther's collectionProvenanceEsther Steinbeck collectionPublisherRobert M. McBrideDate Published1929 Lot #50 East of Eden View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSigned by John Steinbeck, limited editionPublisherVikingDate Published1952 Lot #51 East of Eden View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineEast of Eden First Edition in first state jacketPublisherViking PressDate Published1952 Lot #52 Flight View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineYolla Bolly Flight, signed by Stegner & WikströmPublisherYolla Bolly PressDate Published1984 Lot #53 The Grapes of Wrath View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$10,000StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineImmaculate first edition in jacketPublisherVikingDate Published[1939] Lot #54 The Grapes of Wrath View details Estimate$12,000 - $18,000Sold for$15,000StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSigned by John SteinbeckPublisherViking PressDate Published[1939] Lot #55 In Dubious Battle View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$7,500StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSigned by John Steinbeck, Printer's Copy BPublisherCovici-FriedeDate Published[1936] Lot #56 The Moon is Down: Play in Two Parts View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineScarce copy of The Moon is Down playPublisherViking PressDate Published1943 Lot #57 The Red Pony View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineLimited edition signed by SteinbeckPublisherCovici-FriedeDate Published1937 Lot #58 The Red Pony View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSigned by Steinbeck, inscribed to saloon keeperPublisherVikingDate Published1945 Lot #59 A Russian Journal View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSteinbeck's Russian Journal, 1st edition in jacketPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1948 Lot #60 To A God Unknown View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSteinbeck's mythopoeic third bookPublisherCovici FriedeDate Published[1935] Lot #61 Tortilla Flat View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineFirst illustrated edition of Tortilla Flat, in jacketPublisherViking PressDate Published[1947] Lot #62 Zapata: A Narrative, in dramatic form, of the life of Emiliano Zapata View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSigned by Karin WikströmPublisherYolla Bolly PressDate Published[1991] Lot #63 The Western Flyer at harbor View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold Heading(Western Flyer)HeadlineThe Western Flyer at harborProvenanceCollection of Ed Ricketts Jr.Date PublishedNegative c.1940; print date unknown Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next