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)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 109. Previous|12|Next Lot #1 The Brave Cowboy. An Old Tale in a New Time AuthorAbbey, EdwardHeadlineThe Brave Cowboy, signed by Kirk DouglasPublisherDream Garden Press; Santa Teresa PressDate Published1993 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #6 Typed letter signed by Woody Allen AuthorAllen, WoodyHeadlineSigned, typed letter by Woody AllenDate Published1976 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #9 A Story Teller's Story AuthorAnderson, SherwoodHeadlineAnderson's A Story Teller's Story, inscribedPublisherB.W. HuebschDate Published1924 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #10 The Fire Next Time AuthorBaldwin, James and Steve SchapiroHeadlineWith original print signed by SchapiroPublisherTaschenDate Published[2019] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #12 Confessions of an Actor AuthorBarrymore, JohnHeadline1st Edition signed by John BarrymorePublisherThe Bobbs-Merrill CompanyDate Published[1926] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #19 There is a Happy Land AuthorBezzerides, A.I.Headline1st Edition, inscribed and signed by the authorPublisherHenry Holt and CompanyDate Published[1942] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #22 Room At The Top AuthorBraine, JohnHeadlineWith card inscribed and signed by John BrainePublisherEyre & SpottiswoodeDate Published[1957] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #32 Dostoevsky: A Screenplay [and] King Dog: A Screenplay AuthorCarver, Raymond, Tess Gallagher & Ursula K. LeGuinHeadlineDostoevsky and King Dog signed 1/200PublisherCapra PressDate Published1985 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #33 Cathedral: Stories AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineCathedral signed by Raymond CarverPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1983 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #34 Elephant: A Story AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineElephant signed by Raymond Carver 1/200PublisherJungle Garden PressDate Published1988 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #35 If It Please You AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineRaymond Carver signed 1/200PublisherLord John PressDate Published1984 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #36 Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineCarver's Where I'm Calling From signedPublisherThe Franklin LibraryDate Published1988 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #37 Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineCarver's Where I'm Calling From signed 1/250PublisherThe Atlantic Monthly PressDate Published[1988] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #38 Winter Insomnia AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineRaymond Carver Winter Insomnia signedPublisher[Kayak Books]Date Published[1970] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #41 The Secret Agent: A Drama in Three Acts AuthorConrad, JosephHeadlineSigned by Joseph Conrad, limited editionPublisherPrivately Printed for Subscribers only by T. Werner LaurieDate Published1923 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #42 The Works of Joseph Conrad AuthorConrad, JosephHeadlineSigned Sun-Dial edition of Joseph Conrad's worksPublisherDoubleday, Page & CompanyDate Published1920-1926 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #43 The Boo AuthorConroy, PatHeadlinePat Conroy, The Boo, First Edition, in djPublisherMcClure PressDate Published[1970] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #50 Welcome to Hard Times AuthorDoctorow, E.L.HeadlineSigned copy of Doctorow's first book, inscribedPublisherSimon & SchusterDate Published1960 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #51 1919 AuthorDos Passos, JohnHeadline1919 inscribed by Dos PassosPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published[1932] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #55 Plays of the Natural and the Supernatural AuthorDreiser, TheodoreHeadlinePlays, inscribed and signed by Theodore DreiserPublisherJohn Lane Company; John Lane, the Bodley HeadDate Published[1919] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #56 The Years Between: A Play in Two Acts AuthorDu Maurier, DaphneHeadlineYears Between signed by du MaurierPublisherVictor Gollancz LtdDate Published1945 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #62 A Green Bough AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineA Green Bough signed by Faulkner 1/360PublisherHarrison Smith and Robert HaasDate Published1933 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #65 Idyll in the Desert AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner Idyll in the Desert signed 1/400PublisherRandom HouseDate Published1931 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #68 The Mansion AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineThe Mansion signed by Faulkner, limited editionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1959] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #69 Pylon AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner's Pylon signed limited editionPublisherHarrison Smith & Robert HaasDate Published1935 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #70 Requiem for a Nun AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineSigned by Faulkner, limited editionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1951] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #74 These 13 AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner signed limited These Thirteen, 1931PublisherJonathan Cape & Harrison SmithDate Published[1931] View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #85 A Witness Tree AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineA Witness Tree, Signed by Robert Frost 1/735PublisherHenry Holt & CompanyDate Published1942 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #88 A Day in the Life of Henry the Second AuthorGoldman, JamesHeadlineEarly Version of Goldman's The Lion in WinterDate Published1964 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #93 Tommy Thatcher Goes to Sea AuthorHader, Berta & ElmerHeadlineW/ painting inscribed and signed by the HadersPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1937 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #99 Typed letter and postcard signed by Lillian Hellman AuthorHellman, LillianHeadlineLetter and postcard signed by Lillian HellmanDate Published1951 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #111 Six autograph letters signed by James Leo Herlihy AuthorHerlihy, James LeoHeadlineSix autograph letters by the author of Midnight CowboyDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #112 A Bell for Adano AuthorHersey, JohnHeadlineInscribed and signed by John HerseyPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1944 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #114 Good-bye, Mr. Chips AuthorHilton, JamesHeadlineInscribed by James Hilton to Hedda HopperPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published1935 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #119 Science, Liberty and Peace AuthorHuxley, AldousHeadlineHuxley's ideas on politics and science, signedPublisherHarper & Brothers PublishersDate Published1946 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #120 Picnic: A Summer Romance in Three Acts AuthorInge, WilliamHeadlineInscribed by William IngePublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1953] View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #123 The Water-Method Man AuthorIrving, JohnHeadlineIrving, Water-Method Man, 1st Ed. Signed in djPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1972] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #138 Being There AuthorKosinski, JerzyHeadlineBeing There, signed inscribed First EditionPublisherHarcourt Brace JovanovichDate Published1970 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #139 Koufax AuthorKoufax, Sandy with Ed LinnHeadlineKoufax, signed by Sandy KoufaxPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published[1966] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #140 A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: A Life in Hollywood AuthorKramer, Stanley with Thomas M. CoffeyHeadlineInscribed and signed by Stanley KramerPublisherHarcourt Brace & CompanyDate Published[1997] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #150 Arrowsmith AuthorLewis, SinclairHeadlineOne of 500 copies signed by Sinclair LewisPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published[1925] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #152 Elmer Gantry AuthorLewis, SinclairHeadlineElmer Gantry inscribed by Sinclair LewisPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published[1927] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #153 Kingsblood Royal AuthorLewis, SinclairHeadlineSigned by Sinclair LewisPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1947] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #154 Three typed letters signed by Sinclair Lewis AuthorLewis, SinclairHeadlineThree typed letters signed by Sinclair LewisDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #157 Letters, cards and a photograph signed by Anita Loos AuthorLoos, AnitaHeadlineEphemera signed by Anita LoosDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #163 Three Children's Plays AuthorMamet, DavidHeadlineSigned and stamped by David MametPublisherGrove Press, Inc.Date Published[1986] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #165 Four signed letters by Alan Searle, and a check signed by W. Somerset Maugham Heading(Maugham, W. Somerset)AuthorSearle, AlanHeadline4 signed letters from W. Somerset Maugham's secretary, and a check signed by himDate PublishedVarious places View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #167 The Book-Bag AuthorMaugham, W. SomersetHeadlineW. Somerset Maugham The Book-Bag signed 1/750PublisherG. OrioliDate Published1932 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #173 Contract signed by W. Somerset Maugham granting film rights AuthorMaugham, W. SomersetHeadlineContract signed by W. Somerset Maugham for Rita Hayworth filmDate Published1952 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$156.25StatusSold Lot #184 Of Human Bondage. With a Digression on the Art of Fiction: An Address by W. Somerset Maugham AuthorMaugham, W. SomersetHeadlineW. Somerset Maugham Library of Congress addressPublisher[U.S. Government Printing Office]Date Published1946 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #187 The Painted Veil AuthorMaugham, W. SomersetHeadlineThe Painted Veil, signed by W.S. MaughamPublisherGeorge H. DoranDate Published[1925] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #192 Two typed notes signed by W. Somerset Maugham AuthorMaugham, W. SomersetHeadlineTwo type notes signed by W. Somerset MaughamDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #193 Up At the Villa AuthorMaugham, W. SomersetHeadlineInscribed and signed by W. Somerset MaughamPublisherDoubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.Date Published1941 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #196 WITHDRAWN - The Crossing [with] Cities of the Plain AuthorMcCarthy, CormacHeadlineWITHDRAWN - Cities of the Plain signed by Cormac McCarthyPublisherKnopfDate Published1994-1998 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #200 It's Always We Rambled: An Essay on Rodeo AuthorMcMurtry. LarryHeadlineLarry McMurtry on the rodeo 1/300 signedPublisherFrank HallmanDate Published1974 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #201 All My Sons AuthorMiller, ArthurHeadlineArthuer Miller All My Sons - signed first ed.PublisherReynal & HitchcockDate Published1947 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #202 Autograph letter signed by Arthur Miller AuthorMiller, ArthurHeadlineAutograph letter signed by Arthur Miller 1971Date Published1971 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #206 Three typed letters from Macmillan Co. regarding the first edition of "Gone with the Wind" Heading(Mitchell, Margaret)AuthorMacmillan CompanyHeadline3 letters from Macmillan Co. regarding the first edition of "Gone with the Wind"PublisherMacmillan CompanyDate Published1936 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #213 Bogart AuthorNaipaul, V.S.HeadlineSigned by V.S. NaipaulPublisherMcFarlin Library, University of TulsaDate Published1999 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #215 Suite Française AuthorNémirovsky, IrèneHeadlineSuite Française signed by the translatorPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published2006 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #222 Days Without End AuthorO'Neill, EugeneHeadlineEugene O'Neill, Days Without End signed 1st Ed.PublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1934] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #223 The Plays of Eugene O'Neill AuthorO'Neill, EugeneHeadlineEugene O'Neill Plays Wilderness Edition SignedPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published[1934-35] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #225 The World of Paul Slickey AuthorOsborne, JohnHeadlineJohn Osbourne's disaster of a musical, with inscribed slipDate Published1958 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #232 The Godfather AuthorPuzo, MarioHeadlineSigned by Mario Puzo, 1st British editionPublisherWilliam Heinemann Ltd.Date Published1969 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #247 Fourteen volumes by Jack Schaefer AuthorSchaefer, JackHeadline14 Jack Schaefer volumes, 6 are signedDate Published1953-1883 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #271 La Flamme (Burning Bright) AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineLe Flamme Inscribed by Steinbeck to Arthur ElliotPublisherDel Duca les Editions MondialesDate Published[1951] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #276 The Red Pony AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineLimited edition Red Pony, signed by SteinbeckPublisherCovici FriedeDate Published1937 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #284 The Winter of Our Discontent AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlinePre-Publication 2nd Printing, signed by SteinbeckPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1961 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$2,125StatusSold Lot #285 Zapata: A Narrative, in dramatic form, of the life of Emiliano Zapata AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSigned by Karin WikströmPublisherYolla Bolly PressDate Published[1991] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #288 Handwritten thank-you card signed by Tom Stoppard AuthorStoppard, TomHeadlineThank-you card signed by Tom StoppardDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #295 Williwaw: A Novel AuthorVidal, GoreHeadlineGore Vidal's first book signedPublisherE.P. Dutton & Company, Inc.Date Published1946 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #310 Fiorello! AuthorWeidman, Jerome and George AbbottHeadlineFiorello! with card signed by both authorsPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1960] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #312 Leaves of Grass Heading(Weston, Edward)AuthorWhitman, WaltHeadlineSigned by Edward Weston, LEC WhitmanPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1942 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #315 Three volumes by Elie Wiesel AuthorWiesel, ElieHeadlineThree by Elie Wiesel, two signed by the authorPublisherHill and Wang; Summit BooksDate Published1960-1981 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold 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 #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 #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 #330 The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha AuthorAlexander, LloydHeadlineInscribed and signed by Lloyd AlexanderPublisherE.P. DuttonDate Published1978 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold 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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #395 People of Darkness AuthorHillerman, TonyHeadlineSigned by Hillerman with additional signed cardPublisherVictor GollanczDate Published1982 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold 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 #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 Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next