Sale 836: Fine Literature – Mystery & Science Fiction – Bukowski, Beats & the Counterculture (#836) 04/17/2025 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 04/17/2025 11:00 AM PDT 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 1-100 of 275. Previous|123|Next Lot #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A Play View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorAlbee, EdwardHeadlineFirst Edition in unclipped jacketPublisherAtheneumDate Published1962 Lot #2 The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorAlexander, LloydHeadlineInscribed and signed by Lloyd AlexanderPublisherE.P. DuttonDate Published1978 Lot #5 Two volumes by John Ashbery View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorAshbery, JohnHeadline2 Ashbery volumes belonging to Anthony HechtDate Published1956-1984 Lot #6 The Handmaid's Tale View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorAtwood, MargaretHeadline1st U.S. edition of The Handmaid's TalePublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1986 Lot #7 The Fire Next Time View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold AuthorBaldwin, James and Steve SchapiroHeadlineWith original print signed by SchapiroPublisherTaschenDate Published[2019] Lot #8 Go Tell It On the Mountain View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorBaldwin, JamesHeadlineGo Tell It Mountain James Baldwin Signed ltd edPublisherThe Franklin LibraryDate Published1979 Lot #9 Confessions of an Actor View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorBarrymore, JohnHeadline1st Edition signed by John BarrymorePublisherThe Bobbs-Merrill CompanyDate Published[1926] Lot #10 The Sot-Weed Factor View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorBarth, JohnHeadlineBarth's Sot-Weed Factor 1st editionPublisherDoubledayDate Published1960 Lot #14 Life of Willilam Blake with Selections from his Poems and Other Writings View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Blake, William)AuthorGilchrist, AlexanderHeadlineLife of William Blake by Gilchrist, illustratedPublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1880 Lot #15 Friends and Relations [with] autograph letter signed by the author View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorBowen, ElizabethHeadlineFriends and Relations, Elizabeth Bowen signedPublisherConstable & Co. Ltd.Date Published1931 Lot #16 The Book of Elizabethan Verse View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorBraithwaite, William S., editorHeadlineWilliam Braithwaite, Elizabethan Verse 1908PublisherChatto & WindusDate Published1908 Lot #17 Armed with Madness View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorButts, MaryHeadlineDeluxe edition with Cocteau illustrationsPublisherWishart & CompanyDate Published1928 Lot #18 A Bestiary View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Calder, Alexander)AuthorWilbur, Richard, compilerHeadlineSigned and illustrated by Alexander CalderPublisherPantheon BooksDate Published[1955] Lot #19 Breakfast at Tiffany's View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorCapote, TrumanHeadlineBreakfast at Tiffany's 1st in djPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1958] Lot #20 In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorCapote, TrumanHeadlineIn Cold Blood, 1st ed. in jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1965] Lot #21 Silent Spring View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorCarson, RachelHeadlineRachel Carson Silent Spring First EditionPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1962 Lot #22 The Ox-Bow Incident View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold AuthorClark, Walter van TilburgHeadlineClark The Ox-Bow Incident 1st in djPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1940] Lot #23 The Secret Agent: A Drama in Three Acts View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorConrad, JosephHeadlineSigned by Joseph Conrad, limited editionPublisherPrivately Printed for Subscribers only by T. Werner LaurieDate Published1923 Lot #24 The Works of Joseph Conrad View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold AuthorConrad, JosephHeadlineWorks of Joseph Conrad 24 vols. signedPublisherDoubleday, Page & CompanyDate Published1920-1928 Lot #26 Poems 1923-1954 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorCummings, E. E.HeadlineInscribed by E.E. CummingsPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published[1954] Lot #27 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorDahl, RoaldHeadlineCharlie & the Chocolate Factory, 2nd statePublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published[1964] Lot #28 Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorDahl, RoaldHeadlineCharlie and the Great Glass ElevatorPublisherKnopfDate Published[1972] Lot #29 The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorDalai Lama and Howard C. CutlerHeadlineThe 14th Dalai Lama on happinessPublisherRiverhead BooksDate Published1998 Lot #34 Slouching Towards Bethlehem View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold AuthorDidion, JoanHeadlineSlouching Towards Bethlehem, 1st ed.PublisherFarrar, Straus & GirouxDate Published[1968] Lot #35 Out of Africa View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorDinesen, IsakHeadlineOut of Africa, 1st US edition w/ djPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1938] Lot #36 All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorDoerr, AnthonyHeadlineAll the Light We Cannot See, signed 1stPublisherScribnerDate Published[2014] Lot #37 Three Soldiers View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorDos Passos, JohnHeadlineThree Soldiers, first ed. in jacketPublisherGeorge H. DoranDate Published[1921] Lot #39 American Literature and the American Language View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorEliot, T.S.HeadlineSigned by T.S. Eliot and Arthur H. ComptonPublisher[Committee on Publications, Washington University]Date Published[1953] Lot #41 Absalom, Absalom! View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner, Absalom, Absalom! 1stPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1936 Lot #42 Big Woods View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner Big Woods first edition in jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1955] Lot #43 Four books by William Faulkner View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadline4 Faulkner titles, 2 are first editionsPublisherRandom House/Modern LibraryDate Published1942-1959 Lot #44 Intruder in the Dust View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFirst Edition of Faulkner's Nobel Prize winnerPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1948 Lot #45 Sanctuary View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineSanctuary, first UK editionPublisherChatto & WindusDate Published1931 Lot #46 Two Snopes Family novels - The Town [with] The Mansion View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineTwo from Faulkner's Snopes Family trilogyPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1957]; [1959] Lot #49 The Magus View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold AuthorFowles, JohnHeadlineFowles' The Magus, First Edition in djPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published1965 Lot #51 Collected Poems View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineRobert Frost Collected Poems Signed Limited EditionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1930 Lot #56 A Masque of Mercy View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineSigned by Robert Frost, limited editionPublisherHenry HoltDate Published[1947] Lot #57 Mountain Interval View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineMountain Interval by Robert Frost, First EditionPublisherHenry Hoult and CompanyDate Published[1916] Lot #58 North of Boston View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineNorth of Boston signed by FrostPublisherHenry Holt and CompanyDate Published[1924] Lot #63 Eight works by Graham Greene View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineEight volumes by Graham GreeneDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #64 The Quiet American View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineGreene's Quiet American, first U.S. edition in jacketPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1956 Lot #65 The Third Man View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineThe Third Man First American EditionPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1950 Lot #66 Tommy Thatcher Goes to Sea View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold AuthorHader, Berta & ElmerHeadlineW/ painting inscribed and signed by the HadersPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1937 Lot #67 Roots View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorHaley, AlexHeadlineSigned by Alex HaleyPublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.Date Published1976 Lot #72 Free Grass View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorHaycox, ErnestHeadlineFree Grass by Ernest Haycox, 1st ed. in DJPublisherDoubleday, Doran and Company, Inc.Date Published1929 Lot #73 Catch-22 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorHeller, JosephHeadlineFirst printing in unclipped dust jacketPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published1961 Lot #74 Hemingway's Spain View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Hemingway, Ernest)AuthorConrad, BarnabyHeadlineSigned with drawing and inscription by ConradPublisherChronicle BooksDate Published[1989] Lot #75 Across the River and Into the Trees View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineHemingway Across River 1st U.S. in djPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1950 Lot #76 For Whom the Bell Tolls View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineHemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1st w/ djPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1940 Lot #77 A Moveable Feast: Sketches of the Author's Life in Paris in the Twenties View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineHemingway, A Moveable Feast, 1stPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published[1964] Lot #78 The Old Man and the Sea View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineThe Old Man and the Sea, 1st w/ djPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1952 Lot #79 The Old Man and the Sea View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineInscribed and signed by Ernest HemingwayPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1952] Lot #82 The War Lover View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorHersey, JohnHeadlinewar Lover signed by John HerseyPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1959 Lot #83 We Are Not Alone View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorHilton, JamesHeadlineJames Hilton, We Are Not Alone, 1stPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published[1937] Lot #84 Tex View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorHinton, S.E.HeadlineFourth of Hinton's OK novels, signed by HintonPublisherDelacorte PressDate Published[1979] Lot #85 The House on the Borderland and Other Novels View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorHodgson, William HopeHeadlineThe House on the Borderland Arkham 1st Ed.PublisherArkham HouseDate Published1946 Lot #87 The Langston Hughes Reader View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorHughes, LangstonHeadlineSigned by Langston HughesPublisherGeorge Braziller, Inc.Date Published1958 Lot #93 The Cicadas and Other Poems View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorHuxley, AldousHeadlineHuxley, The Cicadas, signed 1/160PublisherChatto & WindusDate Published1931 Lot #94 Hangsaman View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorJackson, ShirleyHeadlineShirley Jackson's third bookPublisherFarrar, Straus and Young, Inc.Date Published[1951] Lot #95 The Lottery; or, The Adventures of James Harris View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorJackson, ShirleyHeadlineShirley Jackson The Lottery First EditionPublisherFarrar, Straus and CompanyDate Published1949 Lot #98 Biggles Scores a Bull View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorJohns, W.E.HeadlineFirst Edition of Biggles Scores a BullPublisherHodder and StoughtonDate Published[1965] Lot #99 A Song of the English View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorKipling, RudyardHeadlineKipling's Song of the English, W. Heath Robinson Illus.PublisherHodder & StoughtonDate Published[1909] Lot #100 A Circle of Quiet [with] A House Like a Lotus View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorL'Engle, MadeleineHeadlineTwo 1sts signed by Madeleine L'EnglePublisherFarrar, Straus and GirouxDate Published1972-1984 Lot #101 Seven books by D.H. Lawrence View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorLawrence, D.H.HeadlineSeven books by D.H. LawrenceDate Published1916-1925 Lot #104 To Kill a Mockingbird View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$17,500StatusSold AuthorLee, HarperHeadlineHarper Lee's Mockingbird, 1st ed signedPublisherJ.B. Lippincott CompanyDate Published[1960] Lot #105 Five court transcripts and legal briefs relating to a lawsuit brought by the Fidelity Loan and Mortgage Company of Oakland against Jack London for breach of contract View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Heading(London, Jack)HeadlineJack London sued for breach of contractPublisherR.B. Kitchener, printerDate Published1916 Lot #106 Before Adam View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London Before Adam First EditionPublisherMacmillan CompanyDate Published1907 Lot #107 The People of the Abyss View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineThe People of the Abyss 1st Ed.PublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1903 Lot #108 Scarce variant of Burning Daylight with 4 other works by Jack London View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineFive works by Jack LondonDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #109 The Sea-Wolf View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineLondon's Sea Wolf 1st Ed.PublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1904 Lot #110 Tales of the Fish Patrol View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineTales of the Fish Patrol, First EditionPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1905 Lot #111 Typed letter signed by Jack London answering charges of plagiarism View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London repudiates plagiarism accusationDate PublishedDecember 28, 1910 Lot #113 Under the Volcano [with] Ultramarine View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorLowry, MalcolmHeadlineUnder Volcano & Ultramarine, M. LowryDate Published1947-1962 Lot #114 A Malamud Reader View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorMalamud, BernardHeadlineSigned by Bernard MalamudPublisherFarrar, Straus and GirouxDate Published[1967] Lot #115 The Passenger / Stella Maris View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold AuthorMcCarthy, CormacHeadlineEach volume signed by Cormac McCarthyPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published2022 Lot #116 Five volumes by Terry McMillan View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorMcMillan, TerryHeadline5 by Terry McMillan, 2 signedDate Published1987-1996 Lot #117 Lonesome Dove View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorMcMurtry, LarryHeadlineLarry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove, First EditionPublisherSimon & SchusterDate Published[1985] Lot #118 Hawaii View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorMichener, James A.HeadlineJames Michener Hawaii signed limited 1st editionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1959] Lot #119 Tales of the South Pacific View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorMichener, James A.HeadlineFirst printing of the author's first novelPublisherMacmillan CompanyDate Published1947 Lot #121 Three deluxe signed editions of contemporary literature View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Modern First Editions)HeadlineThree signed novelsDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #122 Song of Solomon View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorMorrison, ToniHeadlineToni Morrison Song of Solomon signed 1stPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1977 Lot #123 Sula View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold AuthorMorrison, ToniHeadlineToni Morrison Sula signed 1stPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1974 Lot #124 Two editions of Beloved View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorMorrison, ToniHeadline2 copies of Beloved, 1 inscribedDate Published1987-1988 Lot #125 Bogart View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorNaipaul, V.S.HeadlineSigned by V.S. NaipaulPublisherMcFarlin Library, University of TulsaDate Published1999 Lot #126 Forty-eight issues of The New Republic with articles, poems, and reviews by notable authors View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(New Republic)AuthorWoolf, Virgina; Yeats; Lawrence; Frost; Hemingway; Jeffers; et al.Headline48 notable issues of The New RepublicProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherRepublic Publishing CompanyDate Publishedc.1920-1930 Lot #128 Two editions of With Shuddering Fall View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorOates, Joyce CarolHeadlineSigned 1st Edition w/ review copyPublisherThe Vanguard Press, Inc.Date Published1964 Lot #129 Nine cartoon books by Pat Oliphant View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorOliphant, PatHeadline9 books by Pat Oliphant, 8 of which signedProvenanceWilliam Plumb CollectionDate Published1984 Lot #131 Tales of Mystery and Imagination View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorPoe, Edgar AllanHeadlineThe Tales of Poe, illustrated by Harry ClarkePublisherTudor Publishing Co.Date Published1933 Lot #132 The Godfather View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold AuthorPuzo, MarioHeadlineSigned by Mario Puzo, 1st British editionPublisherWilliam Heinemann Ltd.Date Published1969 Lot #133 English Fairy Tales View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Heading(Rackham, Arthur, illustrator)AuthorSteel, Flora AnnieHeadlineRackham illustrates the English fairy talesPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1918 Lot #135 City of Night View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorRechy, JohnHeadlineFirst Edition of Rechy's City of NightPublisherGrove Press, Inc.Date Published1963 Lot #136 Curious George Rides a Bike View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorRey, H.A.HeadlineSigned by Margaret and H.A. Rey w/ doodlePublisherHoughton Mifflin Company; The Riverside PressDate Published[1952] Lot #139 Nine Stories View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorSalinger, J. D.HeadlineSalinger's Nine Stories 1st ed., jacketPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published[1953] Lot #140 The Catcher in the Rye View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorSalinger, J.D.HeadlineCatcher in the Rye, 1st ed. in first issue jacketPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published1951 Lot #141 The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and other stories View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorSaroyan, WilliamHeadlineSigned by William SaroyanPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1934 Lot #142 Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Author[Sassoon, Siegfried]HeadlineSassoon's Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting ManPublisherFaber & GwyerDate Published[1928] Lot #143 Shane View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorSchaefer, JackHeadlineSigned by Jack SchaeferPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published[1954] but c.1970's Lot #144 Shane View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorSchaefer, JackHeadlineShane by Jack Schaefer, 1st in djPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1949 Lot #145 The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorSeuss, Dr.Headline500 Hats signed by Dr. SeussPublisherThe Vanguard PressDate Published[1938] Lot #146 The Killer Angels View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorShaara, MichaelHeadlineShaara's Killer Angels 1st Ed in jacketPublisherDavid McKayDate Published[1974] Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next