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 1-100 of 412. Previous|12345|Next Lot #1 The Brave Cowboy. An Old Tale in a New Time View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorAbbey, EdwardHeadlineThe Brave Cowboy, signed by Kirk DouglasPublisherDream Garden Press; Santa Teresa PressDate Published1993 Lot #2 A Death in the Family View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorAgee, JamesHeadlineAdvance reading copy of the Pulitzer-Prize winnerPublisherMcDowell, ObolenskyDate Published[1957] Lot #3 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf or Edward Albee View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorAlbee, Edward, and e.e. cummingsHeadlineBroadside signed by Edward Albee 1/100PublisherThe Parchment GalleryDate Published1980 Lot #4 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A Play View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorAlbee, EdwardHeadlineAlbee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf in jacketPublisherAtheneumDate Published1962 Lot #5 Don't Drink the Water View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorAllen, WoodyHeadlineWoody Allen's First BookPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1967 Lot #6 Typed letter signed by Woody Allen View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorAllen, WoodyHeadlineSigned, typed letter by Woody AllenDate Published1976 Lot #7 Lucky Jim View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorAmis, KingsleyHeadlineKingsley Amis' 1st book, Lucky JimPublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.Date Published1954 Lot #9 A Story Teller's Story View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorAnderson, SherwoodHeadlineAnderson's A Story Teller's Story, inscribedPublisherB.W. HuebschDate Published1924 Lot #10 The Fire Next Time View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorBaldwin, James and Steve SchapiroHeadlineWith original print signed by SchapiroPublisherTaschenDate Published[2019] Lot #11 The Philadelphia Story View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorBarry, PhilipHeadline1st Edition of Philadelphia Story in unclipped djPublisherCoward-McCann, Inc.Date Published[1939] Lot #12 Confessions of an Actor View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorBarrymore, JohnHeadline1st Edition signed by John BarrymorePublisherThe Bobbs-Merrill CompanyDate Published[1926] Lot #13 Eh Joe and Other Writings View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorBeckett, SamuelHeadlineBeckett's Eh Joe, 1st Ed. signedPublisherFaber and FaberDate Published[1967] Lot #14 En attendant Godot View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold AuthorBeckett, SamuelHeadlineFirst Edition of Beckett's most famous workPublisherLes Éditions de MinuitDate Published1952 Lot #15 Ends and Odds, Plays and Sketches View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorBeckett, SamuelHeadlineBeckett's Edns and Odds,1st Ed. signedPublisherFaber and FaberDate Published[1977] Lot #16 Waiting for Godot View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorBeckett, SamuelHeadlineWaiting for Godot 1st ed in jacketPublisherFaber and FaberDate Published[1956] Lot #17 Waiting for Godot View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorBeckett, SamuelHeadlineBeckett's GODOT First Edition in EnglishPublisherGrove PressDate Published[1954] Lot #18 Dangling Man View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorBellow, SaulHeadlineFirst edition of Bellow's Dangling Man in djPublisherThe Vanguard PressDate Published[1944] Lot #19 There is a Happy Land View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorBezzerides, A.I.Headline1st Edition, inscribed and signed by the authorPublisherHenry Holt and CompanyDate Published[1942] Lot #20 Let It Come Down View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorBowles, PaulHeadlineFirst edition in an unclipped dust jacketPublisherJohn LehmannDate Published[1952] Lot #21 The Sheltering Sky View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorBowles, PaulHeadlinePaul Bowles The Sheltering Sky 1st US EditionPublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1949] Lot #22 Room At The Top View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorBraine, JohnHeadlineWith card inscribed and signed by John BrainePublisherEyre & SpottiswoodeDate Published[1957] Lot #23 The Great Escape View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorBrickhill, PaulHeadlineFirst edition of The Great Escape in djPublisherW.W. Norton & Company, Inc.Date Published[1950] Lot #24 The Master and Margarita View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorBulgakov, MikhailHeadlineBulgakov's Master and Margarita, 1st U.S. edPublisherHarper & Row, PublishersDate Published[1967] Lot #25 The Dark Command [with] High Sierra View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorBurnett, W. R.Headline2 Burnett books that were the basis for filmsPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1938-1940 Lot #26 Three titles by W.R. Burnett View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorBurnett, W. R.Headline3 titles by author of LIttle CaesarDate Published1932-1942 Lot #27 Saint Johnson View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorBurnett, W.R.HeadlineW.R. Burnett Saint JohnsonPublisherThe Dial PressDate Published1930 Lot #28 Such Is My Beloved View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorCallaghan, MorleyHeadlineSuch Is My Beloved 1stPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1934 Lot #29 House of Flowers View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorCapote, Truman and Harold ArlenHeadlineCapote's House of Flowers review copyPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1968] Lot #30 In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorCapote, TrumanHeadlineIn Cold Blood, 1st ed. in jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1965] Lot #31 Other Voices Other Rooms View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorCapote, TrumanHeadlineCapote's first book, U.K. ed.PublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1948 Lot #32 Dostoevsky: A Screenplay [and] King Dog: A Screenplay View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorCarver, Raymond, Tess Gallagher & Ursula K. LeGuinHeadlineDostoevsky and King Dog signed 1/200PublisherCapra PressDate Published1985 Lot #33 Cathedral: Stories View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineCathedral signed by Raymond CarverPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1983 Lot #34 Elephant: A Story View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineElephant signed by Raymond Carver 1/200PublisherJungle Garden PressDate Published1988 Lot #35 If It Please You View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineRaymond Carver signed 1/200PublisherLord John PressDate Published1984 Lot #36 Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineCarver's Where I'm Calling From signedPublisherThe Franklin LibraryDate Published1988 Lot #37 Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineCarver's Where I'm Calling From signed 1/250PublisherThe Atlantic Monthly PressDate Published[1988] Lot #38 Winter Insomnia View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineRaymond Carver Winter Insomnia signedPublisher[Kayak Books]Date Published[1970] Lot #39 The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorCastaneda, CarlosHeadlineCastaneda's Teachings of Don Juan 1stPublisherUniversity of CaliforniaDate Published1968 Lot #40 Dusklands View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorCoetzee, J.M.Headline1st Edition of J.M. Coetzee's 1st book signedPublisherRavan PressDate Published1974 Lot #41 The Secret Agent: A Drama in Three Acts View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorConrad, JosephHeadlineSigned by Joseph Conrad, limited editionPublisherPrivately Printed for Subscribers only by T. Werner LaurieDate Published1923 Lot #42 The Works of Joseph Conrad View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorConrad, JosephHeadlineSigned Sun-Dial edition of Joseph Conrad's worksPublisherDoubleday, Page & CompanyDate Published1920-1926 Lot #43 The Boo View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorConroy, PatHeadlinePat Conroy, The Boo, First Edition, in djPublisherMcClure PressDate Published[1970] Lot #44 The Great Santini View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorConroy, PatHeadlineThe Great Santini 1st ed in djPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1976 Lot #45 Blithe Spirit: An Improbably Farce in Three Acts View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorCoward, NoelHeadlineFirst U.K. edition of Coward's Blithe SpiritPublisherWilliam Heinemann Ltd.Date Published[1942] Lot #47 Puella Mea [with] One Times One View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorCummings, E. E.HeadlineTwo works by E.E. CummingsDate Published1923; 1944 Lot #48 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorDahl, RoaldHeadlineFirst issue Charlie & Chocolate Factory in djPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published[1964] Lot #49 Great Jones Street View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorDeLillo, DonHeadlineGreat Jones Street 1st. InscribedPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1973 Lot #50 Welcome to Hard Times View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorDoctorow, E.L.HeadlineSigned copy of Doctorow's first book, inscribedPublisherSimon & SchusterDate Published1960 Lot #51 1919 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorDos Passos, JohnHeadline1919 inscribed by Dos PassosPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published[1932] Lot #52 The Commitments View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorDoyle, RoddyHeadlineDoyle's The Commitments, First Ed. signedPublisherKing FaroukDate Published1987 Lot #53 The Financier View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$2,000StatusSold AuthorDreiser, TheodoreHeadlineTheodore Dreiser The Financier in rare DJPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1912 Lot #54 Free and Other Stories View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorDreiser, TheodoreHeadlineTheodore Dreiser Free 1918 1st ed. in DJPublisherBoni and LiverightDate Published1918 Lot #55 Plays of the Natural and the Supernatural View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorDreiser, TheodoreHeadlinePlays, inscribed and signed by Theodore DreiserPublisherJohn Lane Company; John Lane, the Bodley HeadDate Published[1919] Lot #56 The Years Between: A Play in Two Acts View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorDu Maurier, DaphneHeadlineYears Between signed by du MaurierPublisherVictor Gollancz LtdDate Published1945 Lot #57 Broadway: A Play View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorDunning, Philip and George AbbottHeadlineSigned by the authors and Jed HarrisPublisherGeorge H. Doran CompanyDate Published[1927] Lot #59 Absalom, Absalom! View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner, Absalom, Absalom! 1stPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1936 Lot #60 Doctor Martino and Other Stories View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Faulkner Doctor Martino & Other StoriesPublisherHarrison Smith and Robert HaasDate Published1934 Lot #61 Go Down, Moses View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$562.50StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner's Go Down, Moses 1st Ed. in DJPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1942] Lot #62 A Green Bough View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineA Green Bough signed by Faulkner 1/360PublisherHarrison Smith and Robert HaasDate Published1933 Lot #63 The Hamlet View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineThe Hamlet in DJ, 1st UK editionPublisherChatto and WindusDate Published1940 Lot #64 The Hamlet View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineThe Hamlet by Faulkner in 1st issue jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1940 Lot #65 Idyll in the Desert View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner Idyll in the Desert signed 1/400PublisherRandom HouseDate Published1931 Lot #66 Intruder in the Dust View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFirst Edition of Faulkner's Nobel Prize winnerPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1948 Lot #67 Light in August View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,125StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineSharp copy in jacket of Faulkner's Light in AugustPublisherHarrison Smith & Robert HaasDate Published[1932] Lot #68 The Mansion View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineThe Mansion signed by Faulkner, limited editionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1959] Lot #69 Pylon View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner's Pylon signed limited editionPublisherHarrison Smith & Robert HaasDate Published1935 Lot #70 Requiem for a Nun View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineSigned by Faulkner, limited editionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1951] Lot #71 Sanctuary View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineSharp copy of Faulkner's Sanctuary in jacketPublisherJonathan Cape and Harrison SmithDate Published[1931] Lot #72 Sanctuary View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineWm. Faulkner Sanctuary, 1st Modern Library ed.PublisherThe Modern LibraryDate Published[1932] Lot #73 Sartoris View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner's Sartoris - H.G. Well's copyPublisherChatto & WindusDate Published1932 Lot #74 These 13 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner signed limited These Thirteen, 1931PublisherJonathan Cape & Harrison SmithDate Published[1931] Lot #75 The Wild Palms View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner's Wild Palms, 1st in jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1939] Lot #76 A Book of Princeton Verse II 1919 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Fitzgerald, F. Scott)HeadlineFeaturing early poems by F. Scott FitzgeraldPublisherPrinceton University PressDate Published1919 Lot #77 All the Sad Young Men View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold AuthorFitzgerald, F. ScottHeadlineFitzgerald All the Sad Young Men in jacketPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1926 Lot #78 The Great Gatsby View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$7,500StatusSold AuthorFitzgerald, F. ScottHeadlineHandsome first issue copy of The Great GatsbyPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1925 Lot #79 The Last Tycoon. An Unfinished Novel...Together with the Great Gatsby and Selected Stories View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorFitzgerald, F. ScottHeadlineFitzgerald's Last Tycoon 1st ed. in jacketPublisherScribner'sDate Published1941 Lot #80 Taps at Reveille View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorFitzgerald, F. ScottHeadlineFitzgerald's Taps at Reveille, 1st Ed. in djPublisherScribner'sDate Published1935 Lot #81 Tender is the Night: A Romance View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$5,937.50StatusSold AuthorFitzgerald, F. ScottHeadlineFitzgerald's Tender is the Night 1st w/1st issue jacketPublisherScribner'sDate Published1934 Lot #82 The Vegetable View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorFitzgerald, F. ScottHeadlineFitzgerald's Vegetable, 1st Ed. in djPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1923 Lot #83 Save Me the Waltz View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,625StatusSold AuthorFitzgerald, ZeldaHeadlineFitzgerald's scarce Jazz Age tale, first editionPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1932 Lot #84 The African Queen View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,375StatusSold AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineC.S. Forester The African Queen 1st U.S. ed.PublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published1935 Lot #85 A Witness Tree View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineA Witness Tree, Signed by Robert Frost 1/735PublisherHenry Holt & CompanyDate Published1942 Lot #87 The Recognitions View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorGaddis, WilliamHeadlineThe Recognitions William Gaddis 1st statePublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published1955 Lot #88 A Day in the Life of Henry the Second View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorGoldman, JamesHeadlineEarly Version of Goldman's The Lion in WinterDate Published1964 Lot #89 Le Mélange Funeste (cover title) View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorGorey, EdwardHeadlineFlipbook Signed by Edward Gorey, 1/500Publisher[Gotham Book Mart]Date Published[1981] Lot #90 Good-Bye to All That View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorGraves, RobertHeadlineUncorrected first issue of Good-Bye to All ThatPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1929] Lot #91 I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Emperor of the Romans... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorGraves, RobertHeadlineGraves' I Claudius, 1st U.S.PublisherHarrison Smith & Robert HaasDate Published1934 Lot #92 The Night of the Hunter View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold AuthorGrubb, DavisHeadlineNight of the Hunter signed by Davis GrubbPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1953] Lot #93 Tommy Thatcher Goes to Sea View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorHader, Berta & ElmerHeadlineW/ painting inscribed and signed by the HadersPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1937 Lot #96 The Professional View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorHeinz, W. C.HeadlineW.C. Heinz The Professional 1stPublisherHarper and BrothersDate Published[1958] Lot #97 The Children's Hour View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorHellman, LillianHeadlineFirst edition of Lillian Hellman's first playPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1934 Lot #98 The Little Foxes View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorHellman, LillianHeadlineHellman's most successful play, signedPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1939 Lot #99 Typed letter and postcard signed by Lillian Hellman View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold AuthorHellman, LillianHeadlineLetter and postcard signed by Lillian HellmanDate Published1951 Lot #100 Death in the Afternoon View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineFirst U.K. edition of Death in the AfternoonPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1935] Lot #101 A Farewell to Arms View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineFarewell to Arms 1st with DJPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1929 Lot #102 The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineFirst printing of Hemingway's first full playPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1938 Lot #103 For Whom the Bell Tolls View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineFor Whom the Bell tolls, 1st BritishPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published1941 Lot #104 God Rest You Merry Gentlemen View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineHemingway's God Rest You Merry Gentlemen 1/300PublisherHouse of Books, Ltd.Date Published1933 Lot #105 In Our Time View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineHemingway In Our Time UKPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published1926 Lot #106 Introduction to Kiki of Montparnasse View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$5,312.50StatusSold AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineHemingway's Intro. to Kiki of Montparnasse - rarePublisherEdward W. 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