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Previous|1234|Next Lot #1 No Longer at Ease AuthorAchebe, ChinuaHeadlineAchebe's Second Novel 1st Edition in JacketPublisherHeinemannDate Published[1960] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #2 Things Fall Apart AuthorAchebe, ChinuaHeadlineAchebe's Things Fall Apart First American SignedPublisherMcDowell, OblinskeyDate Published[1959] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #3 The Works of Thomas Bailey Aldrich AuthorAldrich, Thomas BaileyHeadlineAutographed copy of Aldrich's Works, nicely preservedPublisherThe Riverside PressDate Published1897 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #4 Three by Woody Allen AuthorAllen, WoodyHeadlineThree by Woody AllenPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1967-1982 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #5 Three by Woody Allen AuthorAllen, WoodyHeadlineThree signed by Woody AllenPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1975-2007 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #6 The House of the Spirits AuthorAllende, IsabelHeadlineInscribed Allende House of the SpiritsPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1985 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #7 The Kid Who Batted 1,000 AuthorAllison, Bob and Frank Ernest HillHeadlineNicely preserved First Edition of the Kid Who Batted 1,000PublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.Date Published1951 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #8 Bless Me, Ultima AuthorAnaya, Rudolfo A.HeadlineRudolfo A. Anaya Bless Me Ultima inscribedPublisherQuinto Sol PublishersDate Published1972 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #9 A Story Teller's Story AuthorAnderson, SherwoodHeadlineAnderson's A Story Teller's Story, custom chemise & slipcasePublisherB.W. HuebschDate Published1924 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #10 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings AuthorAngelou, MayaHeadlineI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya AngelouPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1969] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #11 The Fire Next Time [with] Going to Meet the Man AuthorBaldwin, JamesHeadlineTwo James Baldwin Firsts in JacketsPublisherThe Dial PressDate Published1963-1965 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #12 Giovanni's Room AuthorBaldwin, JamesHeadlineJames Baldwin's Giovanni's Room 1st in JacketPublisherThe Dial PressDate Published1956 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #13 Go Tell It on the Mountain AuthorBaldwin, JamesHeadlineGo Tell It on the Mountain with Baldwin's signaturePublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1953 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #14 Peter and Wendy AuthorBarrie, J.M.HeadlineJ.M. Barrie Peter and Wendy 1st AmericanPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published[1911] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #15 Waiting for Godot AuthorBeckett, SamuelHeadlineWaiting for Godot 1st ed in jacketPublisherFaber and FaberDate Published[1956] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #16 The Adventures of Augie March AuthorBellow, SaulHeadlineAugie March In first issue jacketPublisherThe Viking PresDate Published1953 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #17 Humboldt's Gift AuthorBellow, SaulHeadlineSaul Bellow Humboldt's Gift Signed FirstPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published[1975] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #18 The Victim AuthorBellow, SaulHeadlineSaul Bellow's second novel, signed by BellowPublisherThe Vanguard PressDate Published[1947] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #20 Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly AuthorBourdain, AnthonyHeadlineBourdain's Kitchen Confidential, 1st Edition in jacketPublisherBloomsburyDate Published[2000] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #23 The Master and Margarita AuthorBulgakov, MikhailHeadlineBulgakov's Master and Margarita, Ginsburg TranslationPublisherGrove Press, Inc.Date Published[1967] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #25 The Outsider AuthorCamus, AlbertHeadlineCamus Outsider 1st in English in JacketPublisherHamish HamiltonDate Published[1946] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #26 The Plague AuthorCamus, AlbertHeadlineCamus The Plague 1st in English in JacketPublisherHamish HamiltonDate Published[1948] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #27 In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences AuthorCapote, TrumanHeadlineIn Cold Blood, First Edition in First issue jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1965] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #28 Five volumes of poetry by Raymond Carver AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineFive volumes of poetry from Raymond CarverDate Published1985-1996 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #29 Four volumes of poetry from Raymond Carver AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineFour volumes of poetry from Raymond CarverDate Published1976-1988 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #30 Three works by Raymond Carver signed by Tess Gallagher and others AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineThree Carver vols. signed by dedicateesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #31 April Twilights AuthorCather, Willa SibertHeadlineFirst Edition of Cather's first bookPublisherRichard C. Badger, The Gorham PressDate Published1903 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #33 O Pioneers! AuthorCather, Willa SibertHeadlineCather family copy of O Pioneers!PublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published[1913] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #34 A Lost Lady AuthorCather, WillaHeadlineWilla Cather A Lost Lady Signed Limited EditionPublisherKnopfDate Published1923 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #35 My Mortal Enemy AuthorCather, WillaHeadlineCather's My Mortal Enemy Ltd Edn SignedPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1926 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #36 Not Under Forty AuthorCather, WillaHeadlineCather's Not under Forty, signedProvenanceJohn Talbot GernonPublisherKnopfDate Published1936 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #37 The Professor's House AuthorCather, WillaHeadlineWilla Cather The Professor's House First Trade Edition.PublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1925 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #38 Shadows on the Rock AuthorCather, WillaHeadlineCather's Shadows on the Rock signedPublisherKnopfDate Published1931 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #39 Shelf of Willa Cather AuthorCather, WillaHeadlineWilla Cather shelf of later printingsDate Published1903-1997 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #40 The Troll Garden AuthorCather, WillaHeadlineCather's first book of prose fictionPublisherMcClure, Phillips & Co.Date Published1905 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #41 The House of Mango Street AuthorCisneros, SandraHeadlineSigned Cisneros House on Mango StreetPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1994 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #42 The Rover AuthorConrad, JosephHeadlineThe Rover in jacket, 1st British editionPublisherT. Fisher Unwin LtdDate Published[1923] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #43 Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories AuthorConrad, JosephHeadlineConrad's Youth with Heart of Darkness, 1st Ed.PublisherWilliam Blackwood and SonsDate Published1902 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #44 The Water is Wide AuthorConroy, PatHeadlineNice copy of Pat Conroy's second bookPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1972 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #46 Exile's Return: A Literary Odyssey of the 1920's AuthorCowley, MalcolmHeadlineMalcolm Cowley Exile's Return Limited Editions ClubPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published[1981] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #49 CIOPW AuthorCummings, E.E.Headlinee.e. cummings CIOPW Signed Limited 1st Ed.PublisherCovici-FriedeDate Published1931 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #50 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory AuthorDahl, RoaldHeadline1st Issue Charlie & Chocolate Factory in JacketPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published[1964] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #51 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory AuthorDahl, RoaldHeadline1st Issue Charlie & Chocolate FactoryPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published[1964] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #53 Captain Corelli's Mandolin Authorde Berniéres, LouisHeadlineFirst Edition of Corelli's MandolinPublisherSecker & WarburgDate Published[1994] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #54 White Noise AuthorDeLillo, DonHeadlineDon DeLillo White Noise 1st edition in jacketPublisherElisabeth Sifton Books/VikingDate Published[1985] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #64 Deliverance AuthorDickey, JamesHeadlineDickey Deliverance 1st Edition in jacketPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1970 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #65 The Last Thing He Wanted AuthorDidion, JoanHeadlineThe Last Thing He Wanted Signed by DidionPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1996 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #66 Big As Life [with] The Book of Daniel AuthorDoctorow, E.L.HeadlineDoctorow's scarcest book, 1st in jacketPublisherSimon & Schuster; Random HouseDate Published1966; 1971 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #67 Billy Bathgate - three variants AuthorDoctorow, E.L.HeadlineWith two signed by E.L. DoctorowPublisherFranklin Library; Random HouseDate Published1989 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #68 Four signed limited editions by E.L. Doctorow AuthorDoctorow, E.L.HeadlineFour signed limited editions by E.L. DoctorowPublisherRandom HouseDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #69 All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel AuthorDoerr, AnthonyHeadlineSigned by Doerr, 1st ed.PublisherScribnerDate Published[2014] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #70 The 42nd Parallel AuthorDos Passos, JohnHeadlineDos Passos 42nd Parallel 1st in JacketPublisherHarper & Bros.Date Published1930 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #71 Plays of the Natural and the Supernatural AuthorDreiser, TheodoreHeadlineDreiser Inscribed Plays of the NaturalPublisherJohn Lane Company; John Lane, the Bodley HeadDate Published[1916] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #72 Geek Love [with] The Barker and signed letter AuthorDunn, KatherineHeadlineGeek Love with signed letter and additional short storiesPublisherAlfred A. Knopf; Dark Carnival BookstoreDate Published1989; 1995 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #78 Ash-Wednesday AuthorEliot, T.S.HeadlineSigned by Eliot, limited editionPublisherFountain Press / Faber & FaberDate Published1930 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #79 Dago Red AuthorFante, JohnHeadlineNice copy of Fante's Dago Red 1st ed.PublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1940 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #80 Dreams from Bunker Hill AuthorFante, JohnHeadlineFante's Dreams for Bunker Hill, Signed LimitedPublisherBlack Sparrow PressDate Published1982 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #81 Three limited editions by John Fante AuthorFante, JohnHeadlineThree limited editions by John FantePublisherBlack Sparrow PressDate Published1982-1988 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #82 Three titles by John Fante AuthorFante, JohnHeadlineThree volumes by John FantePublisherBlack Sparrow PressDate Published1985 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #83 Wait Until Spring, Bandini AuthorFante, JohnHeadlineJohn Fante Wait Until Spring Bandini 1stPublisherStackpole SonsDate Published[1938] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #84 Wait Until Spring, Bandini AuthorFante, JohnHeadlineFante's Wait Until Spring Bandini Signed LimitedPublisherBlack Sparrow PressDate Published1983 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #86 Intruder in the Dust AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineNovel that helped Faulkner win the Nobel PrizePublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1948] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #87 The Mansion AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Faulkner The Mansion 1st EditionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1959] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #88 The Wild Palms AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner's Wild Palms, 1st in jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1939] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #89 I Love Galesburg in the Springtime AuthorFinney, JackHeadlineFirst Edition of Jack Finney's Galesburg in the SpringtimePublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published1963 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #90 The Princeton Bric-A-Brac Heading(Fitzgerald, F. Scott)HeadlineTwo Princeton yearbooks from F. Scott Fitzgerald's yearsPublisher[Press of E. A. Wright]Date Published[1914]; [1916] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #91 Tender is the Night AuthorFitzgerald, F. ScottHeadlineF. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night 1st editionPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1934 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #92 Three Titles from the Folio Society Heading(Folio Society)Headline9 vols. from the Folio SocietyPublisherFolio SocietyDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #93 The African Queen AuthorForester, C.S.HeadlineC.S. Forester The African Queen 1st U.S. Ed.PublisherLittle, BrownDate Published1935 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #94 A Passage to India AuthorForster, E.M.HeadlineForster's Passage to India Signed Limited Ed.PublisherEdward Arnold & Co.Date Published1924 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #95 The Collector AuthorFowles, JohnHeadlineJohn Fowles The CollectorPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published[1963] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #97 Collected Poems of Robert Frost AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineCollected Poems of Robert Frost, Signed 1stPublisherHenry HoltDate Published[1936] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #98 Mountain Interval AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineFrost's Mountain Interval First EditionPublisherHenry Hoult and CompanyDate Published[1916] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #100 I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Emperor of the Romans... AuthorGraves, RobertHeadlineGraves' I Claudius, 1st U.S. in JacketPublisherHarrison Smith & Robert HaasDate Published1934 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #101 Brighton Rock AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineFirst edition of Graham Greene's Brighton Rock, reboundPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published[1938] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #102 Four Graham Greene First Editions AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineFour First Editions by Graham GreeneDate Published1929-1948 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #103 How Father Quixote Became a Monsignor AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineSigned by Graham Greene & the publishersPublisherSylvester & OrphanosDate Published1980 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #104 It's a Battlefield [with] England Made Me AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineTwo Graham Greene first editions, reboundPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published[1934]; [1935] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #105 Rumour at Nightfall AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineGreene's Rumour at Nightfall, 1st US EdPublisherDoubleday, Doran & CompanyDate Published1932 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #106 Snow Falling on Cedars AuthorGuterson, DavidHeadlineSigned copy of the acclaimed novelPublisherHarcourt Brace & Co.Date Published1994 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #107 84, Charing Cross Road AuthorHanff, HeleneHeadlineTwo Editions of 84, Charing Cross RoadPublisherGrossman Publishers/ Andre DeutschDate Published1970-1971 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #110 Sweeney Astray: A Version from the Irish AuthorHeaney, SeamusHeadlineSeamus Heaney 1st Sweeney Astray SignedPublisherA Field Day PublicationDate Published1983 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #111 A Farewell to Arms AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineA Farewell to Arms, second printingPublisherScribner'sDate Published1929 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #112 For Whom the Bell Tolls AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineFor Whom the Bell tolls, 1st BritishPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published1941 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #113 For Whom the Bell Tolls AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineFor Whom the Bell Tolls, 1st in JacketPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1940 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #114 A Moveable Feast AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineA Moveable Feast - First UK EdfitionPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1964] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #115 A Moveable Feast: Sketches of the Author's Life in Paris in the Twenties AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineHemingway, A Moveable Feast, 1stPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published[1964] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #116 The Old Man and the Sea AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineThe Old Man and the Sea, 1st in JacketPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1952 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$2,125StatusSold Lot #117 The Sun Also Rises AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineFirst Edition of The Sun Also RisesPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1926 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #118 Kon-Tiki Ekspedisjonen AuthorHeyerdahl, ThorHeadlineHeyerdahl's Kon-Tiki Norweigan FirstPublisherGyldendal Norsk ForlagDate Published1948 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #119 Goodbye Mr. Chips AuthorHilton, JamesHeadlineTwo First Editions, one inscribed and signed by the authorPublisherLittle, Brown, and CompanyDate Published1934 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #120 The Kite Runner AuthorHosseini, KhaledHeadlineHosseini's debut novel signedPublisherBloomsburyDate Published[2003] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #122 A High Wind in Jamaica AuthorHughes, RichardHeadlineHughes', A High Wind in Jamaica in jacketPublisherChatto & WindusDate Published1929 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #123 We Have Always Lived in the Castle AuthorJackson, ShirleyHeadlineShirley Jackson's last novel, 1st EditionPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1962 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #124 The Wings of the Dove AuthorJames, HenryHeadlineJames The Wings of the Dove 1st EditionPublisherScribner'sDate Published1902 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #125 An Introduction to Robinson Jeffers Heading(Jeffers, Robinson)AuthorPowell, Lawrence ClarkHeadlineLawrence Clark Powell Introduction to Robinson JeffersPublisherImprimerie Bernigaud Privat, University of DijonDate Published1932 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #126 The Philosophy of Despair AuthorJordan, David StarrHeadlineSigned Jordan Philosophy of DespairPublisherPaul Elder and Morgan ShepardDate Published1902 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #127 Finnegans Wake AuthorJoyce, JamesHeadlineJoyce Finnegan's Wake 1st U.S. Trade Ed.PublisherViking PressDate Published1939 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #128 Ulysses AuthorJoyce, JamesHeadlineJoyce's Ulysses 10th printing 1928 in LeatherPublisherShakespeare and CompanyDate Published1928 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #129 Ulysses AuthorJoyce, JamesHeadlineUlysses 4th Printing 1924 Ellsworth Mason's CopyPublisherShakespeare and CompanyDate Published1924 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$875StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1234|Next Previous 1234 Next Previous 1234 Next