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 836 720 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 213. Previous|123|Next 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 #3 Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Ali, Muhammad)AuthorHauser, ThomasHeadlineWith bookplate signed by Muhammad AliPublisherSimon & SchusterDate Published1991 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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #48 Verses Written in Early Youth View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorFletcher, J.S.HeadlineSigned by J.S. Fletcher, Bayntun binding, limited editionPublisherPrivately printedDate Published1931 Lot #50 Aforesaid View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineSigned by Robert Frost, limited editionPublisherHenry Holt and CompanyDate Published[1954] Lot #51 Collected Poems View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineRobert Frost Collected Poems Signed Limited EditionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1930 Lot #52 A Further Range View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineSigned with inscription by Robert FrostPublisherHenry Hold and CompanyDate Published1936 Lot #53 A Further Range View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineSigned by Robert FrostPublisherHenry Holt and CompanyDate Published[1936] Lot #54 Hard not to be King View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineSigned by Robert Frost, limited ed.PublisherHouse of BooksDate Published1951 Lot #55 In the Clearing View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineSigned by Robert Frost, limited editionPublisherHolt, Rinehart and WinstonDate Published[1962] 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 #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 #60 West-Running Brook View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineSigned by Robert Frost and J.J. LankesPublisherHenry Holt and CompanyDate Published[1928] 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 #74 Hemingway's Spain View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Hemingway, Ernest)AuthorConrad, BarnabyHeadlineSigned with drawing and inscription by ConradPublisherChronicle BooksDate Published[1989] 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 #87 The Langston Hughes Reader View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorHughes, LangstonHeadlineSigned by Langston HughesPublisherGeorge Braziller, Inc.Date Published1958 Lot #90 Shakespeare in Harlem View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorHughes, LangstonHeadlineInscribed by Langston HughesPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1942 Lot #92 Arabia Infelix and Other Poems View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorHuxley, AldousHeadlineHuxley's Arabia Infelix and Other Poems signedPublisherThe Fountain Press / Chatto & WindusDate Published1929 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 #96 Five signed works by Robinson Jeffers View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorJeffers, RobinsonHeadlineFive signed works by Robinson JeffersDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #97 Themes in My Poems View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorJeffers, RobinsonHeadlineSigned by Mallette DeanPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1956 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 #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 #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 #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 #120 The Buck in the Snow & Other Poems View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorMillay, Edna St. VincentHeadlineSigned by Edna St. Vincent MillayPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1928 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 #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 #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 #137 Unto This Last: Four Essays on the First Principles of Political Economy View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorRuskin, JohnHeadlineWith ALS by Ruskin to ChesterPublisherSmith, Elder and Co.Date Published1862 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 #143 Shane View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorSchaefer, JackHeadlineSigned by Jack SchaeferPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published[1954] but c.1970's 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 #148 The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorShaw, [George] BernardHeadlineInscribed by George Bernard ShawPublisherConstable and Company Ltd.Date Published1928 Lot #150 I Capture the Castle View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorSmith, DodieHeadlineFirst edition of author's First novelPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published1948 Lot #154 Three letters by Ed Ricketts View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Heading(Steinbeck, John and Ed Ricketts)AuthorRicketts, EdHeadlineThree letters by Ed RickettsDate Published1940 Lot #155 Typed letter signed by Ed Ricketts addressed to literary agent Elizabeth Otis View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$562.50StatusSold Heading(Steinbeck, John and Ed Ricketts)AuthorRicketts, EdHeadlineTLS by Ed Ricketts related to Sea of CortezDate Published1941 Lot #156 The Grapes of Wrath View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineGrapes of Wrath with card signed by SteinbeckPublisherViking PressDate Published[1939] Lot #162 The Confessions of Nat Turner View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorStyron, WilliamHeadlineConfessions of Nat Turner, signed 1stPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1967] Lot #164 The Secret History View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorTartt, DonnaHeadlineTartt's first novel, inscribed and signedPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1992 Lot #176 John Updike proofs and ephemera archive View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorUpdike, JohnHeadlineArchive of John Updike ephemeraDate Published1966-2001 Lot #178 Timequake View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorVonnegut, KurtHeadlineSigned by Kurt Vonnegut, 1st ed.PublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published[1997] Lot #181 Charlotte's Web View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorWhite, E. B.HeadlineCharlotte's Web, first edition in jacketPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1952] Lot #183 The Underground Railroad View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorWhitehead, ColsonHeadlineFirst Edition, signed by Colson WhiteheadPublisherDoubledayDate Published2016 Lot #184 Zone One View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorWhitehead, ColsonHeadlineFirst Edition, signed by Colson WhiteheadPublisherDoubledayDate Published2011 Lot #189 Poems View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$7,500StatusSold AuthorWilde, OscarHeadlineSigned by Oscar WildePublisherElkin Mathews & John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley HeadDate Published1892 Lot #194 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone - 2 variants View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorWilliams, TennesseeHeadlineOne copy signed by Tennessee WilliamsPublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1950] Lot #196 Suddenly Last Summer View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorWilliams, TennesseeHeadlineSigned by Tennessee WilliamsPublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1958] Lot #200 Five works by women writers View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Heading(Women Writers)HeadlineFive works by women writersDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #203 Beau Geste View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorWren, Percival ChristopherHeadlineBeau Geste, association copy w/ Ronald ColmanProvenanceRonald Colman, presentation copyPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1927 Lot #205 The Poems of W.B. Yeats View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorYeats, William ButlerHeadlineSigned by William Butler YeatsPublisherMacmillanDate Published1949 Lot #207 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorAdams, DouglasHeadlineAdams' Hitchhiker's Guide signedPublisherPan BooksDate Published[1979] Lot #208 The Restaurant at the End of the Universe View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold AuthorAdams, DouglasHeadlineThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe signedPublisherPan BooksDate Published[1981] Lot #209 Watership Down View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorAdams, RichardHeadlineFirst American Edition of Watership DownPublisherMacmillan Publishing Co., Inc.Date Published[1972] Lot #211 The Last Unicorn View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorBeagle, Peter S.HeadlineThe Last Unicorn signed by Peter S. BeaglePublisherBallantine BooksDate Published[1969] Lot #212 Three signed first editions from Easton Press View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorBear, GregHeadlineThree signed first editions by Greg BearPublisherEaston PressDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #213 Four collections by Charles Beaumont View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorBeaumont, CharlesHeadlineFour story collections by Charles BeaumontDate Published1958-2000 Lot #214 A collection of Ray Bradbury ephemera View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Bradbury, Ray)HeadlineRay Bradbury ephemera, 7 pieces signedDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #215 Dark Carnival View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorBradbury, RayHeadlineBradbury's Dark Carnival Signed Limited EditionPublisherGauntlet PublicationsDate Published2001 Lot #216 The Martian Chronicles View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorBradbury, RayHeadlineBradbury's Martian Chronicles, SignedPublisherAvon BooksDate Published[1997] Lot #217 The Mists of Avalon View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorBradley, Marion ZimmerHeadlineEaston Press Mists of AvalonPublisherThe Easton PressDate Published[1996] Lot #223 Gardens of the Moon View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorErikson, StevenHeadlineErikson, Gardens of the Moon, signedPublisherTor BooksDate Published[2004] Lot #225 Anansi Boys View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorGaiman, NeilHeadlineSigned by Neil Gaiman and Dagmara MatuszakPublisherHill HouseDate Published2007 Lot #226 The Ocean at the End of the Lane View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorGaiman, NeilHeadlineLimited edition, Signed by Neil GaimanPublisherHeadlineDate Published2014 Lot #228 Neuromancer View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorGibson, WilliamHeadline1st Edition of Gibson's Neuromancer SignedPublisherAce Science Fiction BooksDate Published[1984] Lot #229 The Substance of a Shade View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorGlasby, JohnHeadlineSigned by John Glasby and artist Paul LowePublisherSarob PressDate Published2003 Lot #239 Lies & Ugliness View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorHodge, BrianHeadlineSigned by the author w/ bonus CDPublisherNight Shade BooksDate Published[2002] Lot #240 MetaHorror [with] Skulls Full of Spurs [and] Dark Testament View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(Horror Anthologies)Headline3 signed horror anthologiesDate Published1992-2002 Lot #241 Five volumes of horror View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Horror)Headline5 volumes of horror, 3 signedDate Published2004-2017 Lot #244 From Weird and Distant Shores [with] The Five of Cups [and] To Charles Fort View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorKiernan, Caitlín R.Headline3 volumes signed by Caitlín KiernanPublisherSubterranean PressDate Published2002-2005 Lot #245 Obelists Fly High View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorKing, C. DalyHeadlineSigned by C. Daly KingPublisherHarrison Smith & Robert HaasDate Published1935 Lot #247 Left Hand of Darkness View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorLe Guin, Ursula K.HeadlineLeft Hand of Darkness signed by Le GuinPublisherAce Publishing CorporationDate Published[1969] Lot #248 A Wizard of Earthsea View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorLe Guin, Ursula K.HeadlineLe Guin, Wizard of Earthsea signedPublisherAce Publishing CorporationDate Published[1968] Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next