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 301-393 of 393. Previous|1234|Next Lot #309 The Graduate View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorWebb, CharlesHeadlineThe Graduate, First Edition in unclipped jacketPublisherNew American LibraryDate Published[1963] Lot #310 Fiorello! View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorWeidman, Jerome and George AbbottHeadlineFiorello! with card signed by both authorsPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1960] Lot #311 A Curtain of Green View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorWelty, EudoraHeadlineWelty's first short story collection, 1st editionPublisherDoubleday, Doran and Company, Inc.Date Published1941 Lot #313 Ethan Frome View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorWharton, EdithHeadlineEdith Wharton's Ethan Frome 1st IssuePublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1911 Lot #314 Snow-Bound. A Winter Idyl View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorWhittier, John GreenleafHeadlineJohn Greenleaf Whittier's Snow-Bound 1st statePublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1866 Lot #315 Three volumes by Elie Wiesel View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorWiesel, ElieHeadlineThree by Elie Wiesel, two signed by the authorPublisherHill and Wang; Summit BooksDate Published1960-1981 Lot #316 The Picture of Dorian Gray View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorWilde, OscarHeadlinePicture of Dorian Gray illustrated by Keen w/jacketPublisherJohn Lane the Bodley Head Limited and Dodd, Mead and CompanyDate Published[1929] Lot #317 The Cabala View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorWilder, Thornton NivenHeadlineThornton Wilder's first book, 1st ed. in jacketPublisherAlbert & Charles BoniDate Published1926 Lot #318 Autograph letter signed by Thornton Wilder View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorWilder, ThorntonHeadlineAutograph letter signed by Thornton Wilder 1927Date Published1927 Lot #319 Battle of Angels: A Play [in] Pharos: Numbers 1 & 2. View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorWilliams, TennesseeHeadlineTennessee Williams' first published workPublisherPharosDate Published1945 Lot #320 In the Winter of Cities View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorWilliams, TennesseeHeadlineTenessee Williams poetry, signed limited ed.PublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1956] Lot #321 Suddenly Last Summer View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold AuthorWilliams, TennesseeHeadlineSuddenly Last Summer, First EditionPublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1958] Lot #322 But He Doesn't Know the Territory View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorWillson, MeredithHeadlineInscribed and signed by Meredith WillsonPublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published[1959] Lot #323 The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorWolfe, TomHeadlineWolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, 1st UKPublisherWeidenfeld & NicolsonDate Published[1969] Lot #324 Monday or Tuesday View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorWoolf, VirginiaHeadlineVirginia Woolf Monday or Tuesday 1st US editionPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published1921 Lot #325 The Waves View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorWoolf, VirginiaHeadlineVirginia Woolf Waves 1st U.S. in jacketPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published[1931] Lot #326 The Years View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorWoolf, VirginiaHeadlineVirginia Woolf The Years 1st in jacketPublisherLeonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth PressDate Published1937 Lot #327 The Caine Mutiny: A Novel of World War II View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold AuthorWouk, HermanHeadlineIllustrated edition, signed by Herman WoukPublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.Date Published1952 Lot #328 Revolutionary Road View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorYates, RichardHeadlineRichard Yates' Revolutionary Road, 1st ed in djPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published[1961] Lot #329 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold AuthorAdams, DouglasHeadline1st U.S. edition of Adams' Hitchhiker's GuidePublisherHarmony BooksDate Published[1980] Lot #330 The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorAlexander, LloydHeadlineInscribed and signed by Lloyd AlexanderPublisherE.P. DuttonDate Published1978 Lot #331 The Rim of the Unknown [with] The Horror in the Museum View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Arkham House)HeadlineTwo published by Arkham HousePublisherArkham HouseDate Published1972; 1989 Lot #332 The Last Unicorn View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorBeagle, Peter S.HeadlineThe Last Unicorn signed by Peter S. BeaglePublisherBallantine BooksDate Published[1969] Lot #334 Thieves' Market View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorBezzerides, A.I.Headline1st Edition of Thieves' Market in unclipped djPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1949 Lot #335 Faces in the Dark View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorBoileau, Pierre and Thomas NarcejacHeadlineFaces in the Dark inscribed by translatorPublisherHutchinsonDate Published[1955] Lot #336 The Living and the Dead View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorBoileau, Pierre and Thomas NarcejacHeadlineThe Living and the Dead, 1st US editionPublisherIves Washburn, Inc.Date Published1957 Lot #338 The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorBurroughs, Edgar RiceHeadlineBurroughs Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County 1stPublisherEdgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.Date Published1940 Lot #339 A Princess of Mars View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorBurroughs, Edgar RiceHeadlineBurroughs Princess of Mars 1st DJPublisherA. C. McClurg & Co.Date Published1917 Lot #340 Swords of Mars View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorBurroughs, Edgar RiceHeadlineSword of Mars 1st BurroughsPublisherEdgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.Date Published[1936] Lot #341 Tarzan and the Forbidden City View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorBurroughs, Edgar RiceHeadlineRare survivor of Edgar Rice Burroughs firePublisherEdgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.Date Published[1948] Lot #343 Double Indemnity and Two Other Short Novels View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorCain, James M.HeadlineDouble Indemnity Armed Forces EditionPublisherEditions for the Armed Services, Inc.Date Published[1943] Lot #344 Mildred Pierce View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorCain, James M.HeadlineJames M. Cain Mildred PiercePublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1941 Lot #345 Our Government View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorCain, James M.HeadlineFirst Edition of James M. Cain's first bookPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1930 Lot #346 The Postman Always Rings Twice View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$8,750StatusSold AuthorCain, James M.HeadlinePostman Always Rings twice 1st ed. signedPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1934 Lot #349 Backfire: Story for the Screen - 2 copies View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineRaymond Chandler Backfire - 2 copiesPublisherSanta Teresa PressDate Published1984 Lot #350 The Big Sleep View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineThe Big Sleep First EditionPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1939 Lot #351 Farewell, My Lovely View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineFarewell My Lovely first ed. in jacketPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1940 Lot #352 The Lady in the Lake View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadline1st UK edition of Chandler's Lady in the LakePublisherHamish HamiltonDate Published[1944] Lot #353 The Lady in the Lake View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,125StatusSold AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineFirst Edition of Chandler's Lady in the LakePublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1943 Lot #354 The Little Sister View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineFirst U.S. edition of this Philip Marlowe novelPublisherHoughton Mifflin Company; The Riverside PressDate Published1949 Lot #356 The Long Good-Bye View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineThe Long Good-Bye 1st in unclipped djPublisherHamish HamiltonDate Published[1953] Lot #358 The Simple Art of Murder View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineRaymond Chandler Simple Art of Murder, 1st in djPublisherHoughton Mifflin Company; The Riverside PressDate Published1950 Lot #359 The Simple Art of Murder View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineRaymond Chandler The Simple Art of MurderPublisherHamish HamiltonDate Published[1950] Lot #360 The Witness for the Prosecution View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorChristie, AgathaHeadlineChristie's Witness for the Prosecution, 1st in djPublisherDodd, Mead & CompanyDate Published[1948] Lot #361 The Hunt for Red October View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorClancy, TomHeadlineHunt For Red October 1st Edition in djPublisherNaval Institute PressDate Published[1984] Lot #362 2001: A Space Odyssey View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold AuthorClarke, Arthur C.Headline2001: A Space Odyssey signed by film's starsPublisherThe New American LibraryDate Published[1968] Lot #367 Moonraker View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold AuthorFleming, IanHeadlineIan Fleming's Moonraker 1st issue in jacketPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1955] Lot #371 The D.A. Holds a Candle View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorGardner, Erle StanleyHeadlineGardner, The D.A. Holds a Candle 1stPublisherWilliam Morrow and CompanyDate Published1938 Lot #372 Licence to Kill View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorGardner, JohnHeadlineLicence to Kill-armchair detective library in djPublisher[Armchair Detective Library]Date Published[1990] Lot #373 The Inheritors View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorGolding, WilliamHeadlineWith card signed by William GoldingPublisherFaber and Fabert Ltd.Date Published[1955] Lot #374 Dark Passage View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorGoodis, DavidHeadlineFirst Edition of Dark Passage in dust jacketPublisherJulian Messner, Inc.Date Published[1946] Lot #375 "A" is for Alibi View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$562.50StatusSold AuthorGrafton, SueHeadlineA is for Alibi, 1st signed by Sue GraftonPublisherHolt, Rinehart and WinstonDate Published[1982] Lot #376 Brighton Rock View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,125StatusSold AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineFirst Edition of Brighton RockPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1938 Lot #377 The Third Man View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineThe Third Man First American EditionPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1950 Lot #378 Murders at Moon Dance View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorGuthrie, A. B., Jr.HeadlineMurders at Moon Dance, 1st in djPublisherE. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.Date Published1943 Lot #379 The Maltese Falcon View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$562.50StatusSold AuthorHammett, DashiellHeadlineArion Press Maltese Falcon, 1983PublisherThe Arion PressDate Published1983 Lot #380 The Maltese Falcon View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorHammett, DashiellHeadlineMaltese Falcon, First EditionPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1930 Lot #381 The Thin Man View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorHammett, DashiellHeadlineFirst Edition of Dashiell Hammett's final novelPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1934 Lot #382 The Flickering Torch Mystery. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Hardy Boys)AuthorDixon, Franklin W.HeadlineHardy Boys #22 Flickering Torch 1st edPublisherGrosset & DunlapDate Published[1943] Lot #389 The Dragon in the Sea View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorHerbert, FrankHeadlineThe Dragon in the Sea 1st UKPublisherVictor Gollancz LimitedDate Published1960 Lot #390 East of Desolation View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorHiggins, JackHeadlineJack Higgins, East of Desolation 1st editionPublisherHodder & StoughtonDate Published[1968] Lot #391 The Talented Mr. Ripley View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold AuthorHighsmith, PatriciaHeadlineP. Highsmith Talented Mr. Ripley 1stPublisherCoward-McCann, Inc.Date Published[1955] Lot #394 The Blessing Way View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorHillerman, TonyHeadlineFirst edition of Hillerman's first bookPublisherHarper & RowDate Published1970 Lot #395 People of Darkness View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorHillerman, TonyHeadlineSigned by Hillerman with additional signed cardPublisherVictor GollanczDate Published1982 Lot #396 The Haunting of Hill House View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorJackson, ShirleyHeadlineHaunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson 1stPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1959 Lot #397 WITHDRAWN The Dead Zone View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorKing, StephenHeadlineWITHDRAWN Stephen King The Dead Zone inscribedPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published[1979] Lot #398 WITHDRAWN Dolores Claiborne View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold AuthorKing, StephenHeadlineWITHDRAWN Dolores Claiborne signed by Stephen KingPublisherVikingDate Published[1993] Lot #399 WITHDRAWN Four Past Midnight View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorKing, StephenHeadlineWITHDRAWN Four Past Midnight signed by Stephen KingPublisherVikingDate Published[1990] Lot #400 WITHDRAWN Misery View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold AuthorKing, StephenHeadlineWITHDRAWN 1st Edition of Misery by Stephen King, signedPublisherVikingDate Published[1987] Lot #401 WITHDRAWN Needful Things View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorKing, StephenHeadlineWITHDRAWN Needful Things inscribed by Stephen KingPublisherVikingDate Published[1991] Lot #402 'Salem's Lot View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorKing, StephenHeadline'Salem's Lot 1st ed.PublisherDoubleday & CompanyDate Published1975 Lot #403 The Shining View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,750StatusSold AuthorKing, StephenHeadlineFirst of Stephen King's The ShiningPublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.Date Published1977 Lot #406 And the Darkness Falls View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Heading(Lovecraft, H.P.)AuthorKarloff, Boris, editorHeadlineBoris Karloff edits And the Darkness FallsPublisherWorld Publishing Co.Date Published1946 Lot #407 King Kong View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorLovelace, Delos W.HeadlineFirst Edition of King KongPublisherGrosset & DunlapDate Published[1932] Lot #408 Self-Portrait: Ceaselessly Into The Past View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorMacDonald, RossHeadlineSigned by Ross MacDonald and Eudora WeltyPublisherCapra PressDate Published1981 Lot #412 I Should Have Stayed Home View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorMcCoy, HoraceHeadlineHorace McCoy I Should Have Stayed Home first ed.PublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1938 Lot #413 Kiss Tomorrow Good-bye View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorMcCoy, HoraceHeadlineKiss Tomorrow Good-bye inscribedPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1948] Lot #414 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorMcCoy, HoraceHeadlineThey Shoot Horses Don't They? 1st UKPublisherArthur Barker Ltd.Date Published[1935] Lot #415 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorMcCoy, HoraceHeadlineThey Shoot Horses Don't They? 1st in djPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published1935 Lot #416 Five works signed by David Morrell View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorMorrell, David et al.HeadlineFive books signed by David MorrellDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #424 Dracula View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorStoker, BramHeadlineDracula 1st Grosset & Dunlap edition in dust jacketPublisherGrosset & DunlapDate Published[c.1927] Lot #425 Father Raven [with] Strangers and Pilgrims View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(Tartarus Press)AuthorCoppard, A.E. and Walter de la MareHeadline2 Tartarus Press short story collectionsPublisherTartarus PressDate Published2006-2007 Lot #426 Four volumes from Tartarus View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Tartarus Press)HeadlineFour volumes of biography from Tartarus PressPublisherTartarus PressDate Published2001-2014 Lot #428 The Master of the World: A Tale of Mystery and Marvel View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorVerne, JulesHeadlineOne of Jules Verne's last novelsPublisherSampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.Date Published[1914] Lot #429 The Steam House. (Part I.): The Demon of Cawnpore View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorVerne, JulesHeadlineVerne's Steam House Vol. 1PublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1881 Lot #430 Texar's Revenge or North Against South; A Tale of the American Civil War View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorVerne, JulesHeadlineTexar's Revenge by Verne, with all 14 platesPublisherRand, McNally & CompanyDate Published1888 Lot #431 Death Likes It Hot View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Vidal, Gore)AuthorBox, EdgarHeadlineGore Vidal as Edgar Box, Death Likes It HotPublisherE.P. Dutton & Company, Inc.Date Published1954 Lot #432 The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorWells, H.G.HeadlineH.G. Wells The Shape of Things to Come 1stPublisherHutchinson & Co., Ltd.Date Published1933 Lot #435 The Black Angel View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorWoolrich, CornellHeadlineThe Black Angel, a Crime Club classic by WoolrichPublisherDoubleday, Doran and Company, Inc.; The Crime ClubDate Published1943 Lot #437 Children of the Ritz View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorWoolrich, CornellHeadlineCornell Woolrich, Children of the RitzPublisherBoni and LiverightDate Published1927 Lot #440 Phantom Lady View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Author[Woolrich, Cornell] Irish, WilliamHeadlineA British war time edition of Phantom LadyPublisherRobert HaleDate Publishedn.d. Lot #444 Typed Letter, signed by Cornell Woolrich to literary agent H. N. Swanson View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorWoolrich, CornelHeadlineTyped Letter, signed by Cornell Woolrich to agent 1944Date Published1944 Lot #448 The Day of the Triffids View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorWyndham, JohnHeadlineScience Fiction classic by WyndhamPublisherMichael JosephDate Published[1951] Items per page 102550100 Previous|1234|Next Previous 1234 Next Previous 1234 Next