Sale 842: Fine Literature - Mysteries & Sci-fi - Bukowski, Beats & the Counterculture (#842) 07/17/2025 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 07/17/2025 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 201-300 of 537. Previous|123456|Next Lot #201 The Satanic Verses AuthorRushdie, SalmanHeadlineSalman Rushdie, Satanic Verses signed 1st U.S.PublisherVikingDate Published[1989] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #202 Shane AuthorSchaefer, JackHeadlineFirst illustrated edition of Shane in djPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1954 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #203 Back Bog Beast Bait [bound with] Forensic and the Navigators AuthorShepard, SamHeadline2 one-act plays by Sam Shepard, 1969Date Published1969 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #204 Four short story collections by English authors Heading(Short story collections)Headline4 short story collections, 3 signedDate Published1997-2004 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #205 Five titles from obscure small presses Heading(Small Presses)Headline5 titles from obscure small pressesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #206 Portrait of Mabel Dodge at the Villa Curonia AuthorStein, GertrudeHeadlineGertrude Stein Portrait of Mabel DodgePublisher[Privately Printed]Date Published[1912] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #207 John Emery AuthorSteinbeck, John and Zachary ScottHeadlineSteinbeck, John Emery - 1/200PublisherPrivately PrintedDate Published1964 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #208 Cannery Row AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineAdvance Reading Copy of Cannery RowPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1945 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #209 Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSteinbeck's Cup of Gold, 1st U.K. Ed. in scarce jacketPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published[1937] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #210 East of Eden AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineEast of Eden 1st Edition in 1st state jacketPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1952 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #211 The Grapes of Wrath AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineWell-preserved first edition in excellent djPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published[1939] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #212 In Dubious Battle AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSteinbeck's In Dubious Battle, first editionPublisherCovici FriedeDate Published[1936] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #213 La Flamme (Burning Bright) AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineLe Flamme Inscribed by Steinbeck to Arthur ElliotPublisherDel Duca les Editions MondialesDate Published[1951] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #214 The Moon is Down AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineFirst Edition of Moon is Down in unclipped djPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1942 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #215 Positano AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineJohn Steinbeck's PositanoPublisherEnte Provinciale per il TurismoDate Published[1959] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #216 Saint Katy the Virgin AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineJohn Steinbeck Saint Katy the Virgin SignedPublisher[Covici Friede]Date Published[1936] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #217 To A God Unknown AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineTo a God Unknown First issue from Ballou in djPublisherRobert BallouDate Published[1933] View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,562.50StatusSold Lot #218 To a God Unknown AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSteinbeck To a God Unknown 1st British w/jacketPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1935 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #219 To a God Unknown AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSteinbeck To a God Unknown - rare 2nd state British jacketPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1935 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #220 Zapata: A Narrative, in dramatic form, of the life of Emiliano Zapata AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSigned by Karin WikströmPublisherYolla Bolly PressDate Published[1991] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #221 Strange Waters AuthorSterling, GeorgeHeadlineStrange Waters, scarce George Sterling chapbookDate Published[c.1926] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #222 I am a Lover AuthorStoll, Jerry and Evan S. Connell, Jr.HeadlineInscribed by both Connell and StollPublisherContact EditionsDate Published1961 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #223 Leopoldstadt AuthorStoppard, TomHeadlineOne of 100 signed copies, limited editionPublisherFaber & FaberDate Published[2020] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #224 The Confessions of Nat Turner AuthorStyron, WilliamHeadlineFirst edition, signed by William StyronPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1967] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #225 Lie Down in Darkness AuthorStyron, WilliamHeadlineFirst edition of William Styron's first bookPublisherThe Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.Date Published[1951] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #226 Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain Following the Equator 1st EditionPublisherAmerican Publishing CompanyDate Published1897 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #227 Life on the Mississippi AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain Life on the Mississippi 1st EditionPublisherJames R. OsgoodDate Published1883 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #228 Mark Twain's Sketches, New and Old AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain's Sketches 1875 1st Edn, 2nd StatePublisherThe American Publishing Co.Date Published1875 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #229 The Writings of Mark Twain AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineWorks of Twain Stormfield Edition 37 vols.PublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1929 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #230 The Tin Can Tree [with] Saint Maybe AuthorTyler, AnneHeadline2 volumes by Anne Tyler, 1 signedPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1965; 1991 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #231 Fêtes Galantes AuthorVerlaine, PaulHeadlinePaul Verlaine Fetes GalantesPublisherH. PiazzaDate Published1928 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #232 Player Piano AuthorVonnegut, KurtHeadlinePlayer Piano signed by VonnegutPublisherEaston PressDate Published[2004] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #233 Once AuthorWalker, AliceHeadlineAlice Walker First Book of PoemsPublisherHarcourt, Brace and World, Inc.Date Published[1968] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #234 WITHDRAWN - The Outline of History AuthorWells, H.G.HeadlineWITHDRAWN - H.G. Wells The Outline of History in 24 partsPublisherGeorge NewnesDate Published[1919-20] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #235 The Works of H.G. Wells AuthorWells, H.G.HeadlineWorks of H.G. Wells 28 vols. signedPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1924-1927 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #236 The Bride of the Innisfallen AuthorWelty, EudoraHeadlineInscribed by Eudora WeltyPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published[1955] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #237 The Day of the Locust AuthorWest, NathanaelHeadlineWest's Day of the Locust, 1st Ed.PublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1939] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #238 The House of Mirth AuthorWharton, EdithHeadlineWharton's House of MirthPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1905 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #239 Correspondence from one of Walt Whitman's literary executors Heading(Whitman, Walt)AuthorTraubel, Horace L.Headline3 letters from one of Whitman's executorsDate Published1897-1912 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #240 Leaves of Grass AuthorWhitman, WaltHeadlineWhitman's Leaves of Grass, deathbed editionPublisherDavid McKayDate Published1891-1892 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #241 The Picture of Dorian Gray AuthorWilde, OscarHeadlineOscar Wilde Picture of Dorian GrayPublisherBrentano'sDate Published1906 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #242 Poems AuthorWilde, OscarHeadlineOscar Wilde's Poems, 1881PublisherRoberts BrothersDate Published1881 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #243 Heaven's My Destination AuthorWilder, ThorntonHeadlineWilder Heaven's My Destination inscr. to Elder OlsonPublisherHarper & Bros.Date Published1935 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #244 Our Town AuthorWilder, ThorntonHeadlineWilder's Our Town, 1st ed. jacketPublisherCoward McCann, IncDate Published[1938] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #245 Mrs. Dalloway AuthorWoolf, VirginiaHeadlineMrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, 1st editionPublisherPublished by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth PressDate Published1925 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #246 Three Guineas AuthorWoolf, VirginiaHeadlineFirst Edition of Virginia Woolf's Three GuineasPublisherThe Hogarth PressDate Published1938 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #247 The Midwich Cuckoos AuthorWyndham, John [pseud. of John Benyon Harris]HeadlineWyndham's The Midwich Cuckoos, 1st ed, jacketPublisherMichael JosephDate Published[1957] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #248 Shark! Shark!: The Thirty-Year Odyssey of a Pioneer Shark Hunter AuthorYoung, Captain William E., as told to Horace S. MazetHeadlineSharkskin leather edition signed by authorsPublisherGotham HouseDate Published1933 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #249 The Shark-Hunter or The Life and Adventures of Richard Harman, Master Mariner AuthorYoung, CharlesHeadlineFirst Edition of The Shark Hunter, 1898PublisherChapman & Hall, Ltd.Date Published1898 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #250 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$312.50StatusSold Lot #251 The Damnation Game AuthorBarker, CliveHeadlineDeluxe signed edition of Barker's first novelPublisherCemetary Dance PublicationsDate Published2017 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #252 Faces in the Dark AuthorBoileau, Pierre and Thomas NarcejacHeadlineFaces in the Dark inscribed by translatorPublisherHutchinsonDate Published[1955] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #253 The Living and the Dead AuthorBoileau, Pierre and Thomas NarcejacHeadlineThe Living and the Dead, 1st US editionPublisherIves Washburn, Inc.Date Published1957 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #254 Fahrenheit 451: 40th Anniversary Edition AuthorBradbury, RayHeadlineInscribed and signed by Ray BradburyPublisherSimon & SchusterDate Published[1993] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #255 The Martian Chronicles w/ signed photograph AuthorBradbury, RayHeadlineSigned, with additional signed photographPublisherAvon BooksDate Published[1997] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #256 The Darkover Series AuthorBradley, Marion ZimmerHeadlineBradley's Darkover Series, first hardcovers signedPublisherGregg PressDate Published1977-1979 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,375StatusSold Lot #257 Two Science Fiction writing symposiums AuthorBretner, Reginald, editorHeadline2 writing symposiums signed by Reginald BretnerPublisherHarper & Row, PublishersDate Published1974; 1976 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #258 The Big Sleep AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineThe Big Sleep First EditionPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1939 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #259 The Big Sleep [with] The Long Goodbye AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineTwo Raymond Chandlers Signed by Stars View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #260 The Lady in the Lake AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadline1st UK edition of Chandler's Lady in the LakePublisherHamish HamiltonDate Published[1944] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #261 The Little Sister AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineFirst U.S. edition of this Philip Marlowe novelPublisherHoughton Mifflin Company; The Riverside PressDate Published1949 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #262 The Simple Art of Murder AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineRaymond Chandler The Simple Art of MurderPublisherHamish HamiltonDate Published[1950] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #263 The Witness for the Prosecution AuthorChristie, AgathaHeadlineChristie's Witness for the Prosecution, 1st in djPublisherDodd, Mead & CompanyDate Published[1948] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #264 2001: A Space Odyssey AuthorClarke, Arthur C.HeadlineSigned by actors Keir Dullea and Gary LockwoodPublisherNew American LibraryDate Published[1968] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #265 Four detective novels by GDH & M Cole AuthorCole, G. D. H. & M.Headline4 detective novels by GDH & M Cole View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #266 Iceberg AuthorCussler, CliveHeadlineIceberg in unclipped first issue dust jacketPublisherDodd, Mead, & CompanyDate Published[1975] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #267 Collection of books and pamphlets from Dead letter Press Heading(Dead Letter Press)Headlinebooks and pamphlets from Dead letter PressPublisherDead Letter PressDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #268 Two signed volumes by or edited by August Derleth Heading(Derleth, August)HeadlineTwo volumes signed by August DerlethDate Published1947; 1962 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #269 The Universal Sherlock Holmes Five Volume Set Heading(Doyle, Arthur Conan)AuthorDe Waal, Ronald B.HeadlineFive Volume Sherlock Holmes Reference SetPublisherMetropolitan Toronto Reference LibraryDate Published1994-1995 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #270 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes AuthorDoyle, Arthur ConanHeadlineHolmes' Adventures & Memoirs in first edition.PublisherGeorge Newnes, LimitedDate Published1892; 1894 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #271 The Complete Sherlock Holmes: The A. Conan Doyle Memorial Edition AuthorDoyle, Arthur ConanHeadlineRiviere & Son binding, Complete Sherlock HolmesPublisherDoubleday, Doran and Company, Inc.Date Published1933 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #272 There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch AuthorFriedman, MiltonHeadlineFriedman Public Policy EssaysPublisherOpen CourtDate Published[1975] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #273 Sue Grafton's Alphabet series books, A-J, signed AuthorGrafton, SueHeadlineGrafton's Alphabet series A-J, signedPublisherMacmillanDate Published1982-93 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #274 The Client AuthorGrisham, JohnHeadlineFirst edition of The Client, signedPublisherDoubledayDate Published1993 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #275 The Firm AuthorGrisham, JohnHeadlineJohn Grisham's The Firm, signed 1st editionPublisherDoubledayDate Published[1991] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #276 Murders at Moon Dance AuthorGuthrie, A. B., Jr.HeadlineMurders at Moon Dance, 1st in djPublisherE. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.Date Published1943 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #277 Eleven Ellery Queen selections of Dashiell Hammett AuthorHammett, DashiellHeadline11 Hammett titles introduced by Ellery QueenDate Publishedc.1940s View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #278 The Maltese Falcon AuthorHammett, DashiellHeadlineThe Maltese Falcon, Madison Square ed.PublisherGrosset & DunlapDate Published[1930] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #279 Red Harvest AuthorHammett, DashiellHeadlineHammett's First Book, Red HarvestPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1929 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #280 The Thin Man [with] The Maltese Falcon AuthorHammett, DashiellHeadlineTwo classics by Dashiell HammettPublisherGrosset & Dunlap; Modern LibraryDate Published[1934] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #281 The Silence of the Lambs AuthorHarris, ThomasHeadlineSilence of the Lambs 1st ed. in jacketPublisherSt. Martin's PressDate Published[1988] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #282 Three mysteries by Harry Stephen Keeler AuthorKeeler, Harry StephenHeadline3 by eccentric writer Harry Stephen KeelerDate Published1928-1939 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #283 The Man Who Was London AuthorKeith, J. Kilmeny [pseud. of Lucy Beatrice Malleson]HeadlineScarce golden age of mystery novelPublisherW. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.Date Published[1925] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #284 Arrogant Alibi AuthorKing, C. DalyHeadlineArrogant Alibi signed by C. Daly KingPublisherD. Appleton-Century CompanyDate Published1939 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #285 The Shining AuthorKing, StephenHeadline1st ed. Stephen King's The Shining, in BCE jacketPublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.Date Published1977 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #286 Death Poems AuthorLigotti, ThomasHeadlineDeath Poems, signed by Thomas Ligotti 1/300PublisherBad Moon BooksDate Published2013 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #287 Self-Portrait: Ceaselessly Into The Past AuthorMacDonald, RossHeadlineSigned by Ross MacDonald and Eudora WeltyPublisherCapra PressDate Published1981 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #288 Three Ross Macdonald First Editions AuthorMacdonald, RossHeadlineThree Ross Macdonald Firsts in Jackets View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #289 Three Ross Macdonald Lew Archer Firsts AuthorMacdonald, RossHeadlineThree Ross Macdonald Firsts, Two Signed View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #290 Faunus: The Journal of The Friends of Arthur Machen Heading(Machen, Arthur)AuthorValentine, Mark, editorHeadlineFriends of Arthur Machen Journal - 32 issuesPublisherThe Friends of Arthur MachenDate Published2002-2017 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #291 I Should Have Stayed Home AuthorMcCoy, HoraceHeadlineHorace McCoy I Should Have Stayed Home first ed.PublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1938 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #292 Kiss Tomorrow Good-bye AuthorMcCoy, HoraceHeadlineKiss Tomorrow Good-bye inscribedPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1948] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #293 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? AuthorMcCoy, HoraceHeadlineThey Shoot Horses Don't They? 1st UKPublisherArthur Barker Ltd.Date Published[1935] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #294 Four Bulldog Drummond titles AuthorMcNeile, H.C. and Gerard FairlieHeadline4 Bulldog Drummond storiesDate Published1926-1939 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #295 The Dune Encyclopedia AuthorMcNelly, Willis E., compilerHeadlineThe Dune EncylcopediaPublisherBerkley BooksDate Published[1984] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #296 Black God's Shadow AuthorMoore, Catherine LucilleHeadlineBlack God's Shadow, signed by illustratorPublisherDonald M. GrantDate Published1977 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #297 Night Visions, Volumes 1 to 11 Heading(Night Visions Series)Headline11 horror anthologies, 3 signedDate Published1984-2004 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #298 Logan's Run AuthorNolan, William F. and George Clayton JohnsonHeadlineFirst edition of Logan's Run in unclipped djPublisherThe Dial PressDate Published1967 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #299 Collection of scripts and promo material for the 60’s Television legal drama “Sam Benedict” Heading(Roddenberry, Gene)HeadlineEarly unproduced Gene Roddenberry script 1961PublisherMetro-Goldwyn-MayerDate Published1961-62 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #300 The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu AuthorRohmer, SaxHeadline1st American edition of 1st Fu Manchu bookPublisherMcBride, Nast & CompanyDate Published1913 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|123456|Next Previous 123456 Next Previous 123456 Next