Sale 839: Modern Literature – Mysteries, Thrillers, Sci-fi & Fantasy (#839) 05/29/2025 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 05/29/2025 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)AuthorProvenancePublisherDate 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 301-400 of 412. Previous|12345|Next Lot #318 Autograph letter signed by Thornton Wilder AuthorWilder, ThorntonHeadlineAutograph letter signed by Thornton Wilder 1927Date Published1927 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #319 Battle of Angels: A Play [in] Pharos: Numbers 1 & 2. AuthorWilliams, TennesseeHeadlineTennessee Williams' first published workPublisherPharosDate Published1945 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #320 In the Winter of Cities AuthorWilliams, TennesseeHeadlineTenessee Williams poetry, signed limited ed.PublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1956] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #321 Suddenly Last Summer AuthorWilliams, TennesseeHeadlineSuddenly Last Summer, First EditionPublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1958] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #322 But He Doesn't Know the Territory AuthorWillson, MeredithHeadlineInscribed and signed by Meredith WillsonPublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published[1959] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #323 The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test AuthorWolfe, TomHeadlineWolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, 1st UKPublisherWeidenfeld & NicolsonDate Published[1969] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #324 Monday or Tuesday AuthorWoolf, VirginiaHeadlineVirginia Woolf Monday or Tuesday 1st US editionPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published1921 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #325 The Waves AuthorWoolf, VirginiaHeadlineVirginia Woolf Waves 1st U.S. in jacketPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published[1931] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #326 The Years AuthorWoolf, VirginiaHeadlineVirginia Woolf The Years 1st in jacketPublisherLeonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth PressDate Published1937 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #327 The Caine Mutiny: A Novel of World War II AuthorWouk, HermanHeadlineIllustrated edition, signed by Herman WoukPublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.Date Published1952 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #328 Revolutionary Road AuthorYates, RichardHeadlineRichard Yates' Revolutionary Road, 1st ed in djPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published[1961] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #329 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy AuthorAdams, DouglasHeadline1st U.S. edition of Adams' Hitchhiker's GuidePublisherHarmony BooksDate Published[1980] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #330 The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha AuthorAlexander, LloydHeadlineInscribed and signed by Lloyd AlexanderPublisherE.P. DuttonDate Published1978 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #331 The Rim of the Unknown [with] The Horror in the Museum Heading(Arkham House)HeadlineTwo published by Arkham HousePublisherArkham HouseDate Published1972; 1989 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #332 The Last Unicorn AuthorBeagle, Peter S.HeadlineThe Last Unicorn signed by Peter S. BeaglePublisherBallantine BooksDate Published[1969] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #333 Tomorrow Never Dies AuthorBenson, RaymondHeadlineInscribed to Teri Hatcher and signed by the authorPublisherHodder & StoughtonDate Published[1997] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #334 Thieves' Market AuthorBezzerides, A.I.Headline1st Edition of Thieves' Market in unclipped djPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1949 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #335 Faces in the Dark AuthorBoileau, Pierre and Thomas NarcejacHeadlineFaces in the Dark inscribed by translatorPublisherHutchinsonDate Published[1955] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #336 The Living and the Dead AuthorBoileau, Pierre and Thomas NarcejacHeadlineThe Living and the Dead, 1st US editionPublisherIves Washburn, Inc.Date Published1957 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #338 The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County AuthorBurroughs, Edgar RiceHeadlineBurroughs Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County 1stPublisherEdgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.Date Published1940 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #339 A Princess of Mars AuthorBurroughs, Edgar RiceHeadlineBurroughs Princess of Mars 1st DJPublisherA. C. McClurg & Co.Date Published1917 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #340 Swords of Mars AuthorBurroughs, Edgar RiceHeadlineSword of Mars 1st BurroughsPublisherEdgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.Date Published[1936] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #341 Tarzan and the Forbidden City AuthorBurroughs, Edgar RiceHeadlineRare survivor of Edgar Rice Burroughs firePublisherEdgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.Date Published[1948] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #342 Thuvia, Maid of Mars AuthorBurroughs, Edgar RiceHeadlineBurroughs Thuvia, Maid of Mars in djPublisherA.C. McClurg & Co.Date Published1920 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #343 Double Indemnity and Two Other Short Novels AuthorCain, James M.HeadlineDouble Indemnity Armed Forces EditionPublisherEditions for the Armed Services, Inc.Date Published[1943] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #344 Mildred Pierce AuthorCain, James M.HeadlineJames M. Cain Mildred PiercePublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1941 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #345 Our Government AuthorCain, James M.HeadlineFirst Edition of James M. Cain's first bookPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1930 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #346 The Postman Always Rings Twice AuthorCain, James M.HeadlinePostman Always Rings twice 1st ed. signedPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1934 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$8,750StatusSold Lot #347 Typed Letter signed by James M. Cain to his literary agent AuthorCain, James M.HeadlineSigned letter by James M. Cain to his literary agentDate Published1975 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #348 Speaker for the Dead AuthorCard, Orson ScottHeadlineSpeaker for the Dead Orson Scott Card signedPublisherTorDate Published[1986] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #349 Backfire: Story for the Screen - 2 copies AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineRaymond Chandler Backfire - 2 copiesPublisherSanta Teresa PressDate Published1984 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #350 The Big Sleep AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineThe Big Sleep First EditionPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1939 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Lot #351 Farewell, My Lovely AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineFarewell My Lovely first ed. in jacketPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1940 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #352 The Lady in the Lake AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadline1st UK edition of Chandler's Lady in the LakePublisherHamish HamiltonDate Published[1944] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #353 The Lady in the Lake AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineFirst Edition of Chandler's Lady in the LakePublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1943 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #354 The Little Sister AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineFirst U.S. edition of this Philip Marlowe novelPublisherHoughton Mifflin Company; The Riverside PressDate Published1949 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #356 The Long Good-Bye AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineThe Long Good-Bye 1st in unclipped djPublisherHamish HamiltonDate Published[1953] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #357 Signed typed letter from Raymond Chandler to literary agent H. N. Swanson AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineSigned letter from Raymond Chandler to his agentDate Published1947 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #358 The Simple Art of Murder AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineRaymond Chandler Simple Art of Murder, 1st in djPublisherHoughton Mifflin Company; The Riverside PressDate Published1950 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #359 The Simple Art of Murder AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineRaymond Chandler The Simple Art of MurderPublisherHamish HamiltonDate Published[1950] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #360 The Witness for the Prosecution AuthorChristie, AgathaHeadlineChristie's Witness for the Prosecution, 1st in djPublisherDodd, Mead & CompanyDate Published[1948] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #361 The Hunt for Red October AuthorClancy, TomHeadlineHunt For Red October 1st Edition in djPublisherNaval Institute PressDate Published[1984] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #362 2001: A Space Odyssey AuthorClarke, Arthur C.Headline2001: A Space Odyssey signed by film's starsPublisherThe New American LibraryDate Published[1968] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #363 Ready Player One AuthorCline, ErnestHeadlineReady Player One signedPublisherCrown PublishersDate Published[2011] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #364 Variety - two variants featuring short story The Most Dangerous Game AuthorConnell, RichardHeadlineThe Most Dangerous Game inscribed by ConnellPublisherMinton Balch & CompanyDate Published1925 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #367 Moonraker AuthorFleming, IanHeadlineIan Fleming's Moonraker 1st issue in jacketPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1955] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Lot #369 Anansi Boys AuthorGaiman, NeilHeadlineSigned by Neil Gaiman and Dagmara MatuszakPublisherHill HouseDate Published2007 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #370 The Ocean at the End of the Lane AuthorGaiman, NeilHeadlineLimited edition, Signed by Neil GaimanPublisherHeadlineDate Published2014 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #371 The D.A. Holds a Candle AuthorGardner, Erle StanleyHeadlineGardner, The D.A. Holds a Candle 1stPublisherWilliam Morrow and CompanyDate Published1938 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #372 Licence to Kill AuthorGardner, JohnHeadlineLicence to Kill-armchair detective library in djPublisher[Armchair Detective Library]Date Published[1990] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #373 The Inheritors AuthorGolding, WilliamHeadlineWith card signed by William GoldingPublisherFaber and Fabert Ltd.Date Published[1955] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #374 Dark Passage AuthorGoodis, DavidHeadlineFirst Edition of Dark Passage in dust jacketPublisherJulian Messner, Inc.Date Published[1946] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #375 "A" is for Alibi AuthorGrafton, SueHeadlineA is for Alibi, 1st signed by Sue GraftonPublisherHolt, Rinehart and WinstonDate Published[1982] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #376 Brighton Rock AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineFirst Edition of Brighton RockPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1938 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,125StatusSold Lot #377 The Third Man AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineThe Third Man First American EditionPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1950 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #378 Murders at Moon Dance AuthorGuthrie, A. B., Jr.HeadlineMurders at Moon Dance, 1st in djPublisherE. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.Date Published1943 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #379 The Maltese Falcon AuthorHammett, DashiellHeadlineArion Press Maltese Falcon, 1983PublisherThe Arion PressDate Published1983 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #380 The Maltese Falcon AuthorHammett, DashiellHeadlineMaltese Falcon, First EditionPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1930 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #381 The Thin Man AuthorHammett, DashiellHeadlineFirst Edition of Dashiell Hammett's final novelPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1934 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #382 The Flickering Torch Mystery. Heading(Hardy Boys)AuthorDixon, Franklin W.HeadlineHardy Boys #22 Flickering Torch 1st edPublisherGrosset & DunlapDate Published[1943] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #383 Things That Never Happen [with] The Course of the Heart AuthorHarrison, M. JohnHeadlineTwo signed by M. John HarrisonPublisherNight Shade BooksDate Published2004 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #384 Between Planets AuthorHeinlein, Robert A.HeadlineRobert Heinlein Between PlanetsPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1951 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #385 Rocket Ship Galileo AuthorHeinlein, Robert A.HeadlineHeinlein's 1st published novel, 1st ed.PublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1947 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #386 Sixth Column: A Science Fiction Novel of a Strange Intrigue AuthorHeinlein, Robert A.HeadlineRobert Heinlein Sixth Column in jacketPublisherGnome PressDate Published[1949] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #387 Space Cadet AuthorHeinlein, Robert A.HeadlineHeinlein, Space Cadet in jacketPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1950 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #388 Starman Jones AuthorHeinlein, Robert A.HeadlineHeinlein's Starman Jones, 1st ed. in djPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published[1953] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #389 The Dragon in the Sea AuthorHerbert, FrankHeadlineThe Dragon in the Sea 1st UKPublisherVictor Gollancz LimitedDate Published1960 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #390 East of Desolation AuthorHiggins, JackHeadlineJack Higgins, East of Desolation 1st editionPublisherHodder & StoughtonDate Published[1968] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #391 The Talented Mr. Ripley AuthorHighsmith, PatriciaHeadlineP. Highsmith Talented Mr. Ripley 1stPublisherCoward-McCann, Inc.Date Published[1955] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #392 20th Century Ghosts AuthorHill, JoeHeadline20th Century Ghosts signed 1/500PublisherPS PublishingDate Published2005 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #393 The Blessing Way AuthorHillerman, TonyHeadlineTony Hillerman's first book, signed by HillermanPublisherMacMillanDate Published[1970] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #394 The Blessing Way AuthorHillerman, TonyHeadlineFirst edition of Hillerman's first bookPublisherHarper & RowDate Published1970 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #395 People of Darkness AuthorHillerman, TonyHeadlineSigned by Hillerman with additional signed cardPublisherVictor GollanczDate Published1982 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #396 The Haunting of Hill House AuthorJackson, ShirleyHeadlineHaunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson 1stPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1959 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #397 WITHDRAWN The Dead Zone AuthorKing, StephenHeadlineWITHDRAWN Stephen King The Dead Zone inscribedPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published[1979] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #398 WITHDRAWN Dolores Claiborne AuthorKing, StephenHeadlineWITHDRAWN Dolores Claiborne signed by Stephen KingPublisherVikingDate Published[1993] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #399 WITHDRAWN Four Past Midnight AuthorKing, StephenHeadlineWITHDRAWN Four Past Midnight signed by Stephen KingPublisherVikingDate Published[1990] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #400 WITHDRAWN Misery AuthorKing, StephenHeadlineWITHDRAWN 1st Edition of Misery by Stephen King, signedPublisherVikingDate Published[1987] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #401 WITHDRAWN Needful Things AuthorKing, StephenHeadlineWITHDRAWN Needful Things inscribed by Stephen KingPublisherVikingDate Published[1991] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #402 'Salem's Lot AuthorKing, StephenHeadline'Salem's Lot 1st ed.PublisherDoubleday & CompanyDate Published1975 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #403 The Shining AuthorKing, StephenHeadlineFirst of Stephen King's The ShiningPublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.Date Published1977 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #404 A Wizard of Earthsea AuthorLe Guin, Ursula K.HeadlineLe Guin, Wizard of Earthsea signedPublisherAce Publishing CorporationDate Published[1968] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #405 Picnic At Hanging Rock AuthorLindsay, JoanHeadlinePicnic at Hanging Rock, 1st edition signedPublisherF.W. CheshireDate Published[1967] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #406 And the Darkness Falls Heading(Lovecraft, H.P.)AuthorKarloff, Boris, editorHeadlineBoris Karloff edits And the Darkness FallsPublisherWorld Publishing Co.Date Published1946 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #407 King Kong AuthorLovelace, Delos W.HeadlineFirst Edition of King KongPublisherGrosset & DunlapDate Published[1932] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #408 Self-Portrait: Ceaselessly Into The Past AuthorMacDonald, RossHeadlineSigned by Ross MacDonald and Eudora WeltyPublisherCapra PressDate Published1981 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #410 WITHDRAWN: Dragonflight AuthorMcCaffrey, AnneHeadlineWITHDRAWNPublisherBallantine BooksDate Published[1978] View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #411 WITHDRAWN: Dragonquest AuthorMcCaffrey, AnneHeadlineWITHDRAWNPublisherBallantine BooksDate Published[1979] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #412 I Should Have Stayed Home AuthorMcCoy, HoraceHeadlineHorace McCoy I Should Have Stayed Home first ed.PublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1938 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #413 Kiss Tomorrow Good-bye AuthorMcCoy, HoraceHeadlineKiss Tomorrow Good-bye inscribedPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1948] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #414 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? AuthorMcCoy, HoraceHeadlineThey Shoot Horses Don't They? 1st UKPublisherArthur Barker Ltd.Date Published[1935] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #415 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? AuthorMcCoy, HoraceHeadlineThey Shoot Horses Don't They? 1st in djPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published1935 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #416 Five works signed by David Morrell AuthorMorrell, David et al.HeadlineFive books signed by David MorrellDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #417 Deadlock AuthorParetsky, SaraHeadlineSecond Warshawski book signed by Sara ParetskyPublisherThe Dial PressDate Published1984 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #418 Indemnity Only AuthorParetsky, SaraHeadlineAuthor's debut novel, signed first editionPublisherThe Dial PressDate Published[1982] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #419 Aldringham's Last Chance AuthorRees, Arthur J.HeadlineWith publisher's contract signed by authorPublisherDodd, Mead, & CompanyDate Published1933 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #423 Cryptonomicon AuthorStephenson, NealHeadlineFirst Edition, signed by Neal StephensonPublisherAvon BooksDate Published[1999] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #424 Dracula AuthorStoker, BramHeadlineDracula 1st Grosset & Dunlap edition in dust jacketPublisherGrosset & DunlapDate Published[c.1927] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #426 Four volumes from Tartarus Heading(Tartarus Press)HeadlineFour volumes of biography from Tartarus PressPublisherTartarus PressDate Published2001-2014 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #428 The Master of the World: A Tale of Mystery and Marvel AuthorVerne, JulesHeadlineOne of Jules Verne's last novelsPublisherSampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.Date Published[1914] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12345|Next Previous 12345 Next Previous 12345 Next