Sale 852: Fine Literature - With Mysteries, Fantasy, & Sci-fi - Bukowski, Beats, & the Counterculture (#852) 12/04/2025 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 12/04/2025 11:00 AM PST Auction Info 852 753 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 314. Previous|1234|Next Lot #1 A Death in the Family AuthorAgee, JamesHeadlineDeath in the Family, 1st issue in unclipped djPublisherMcDowell, ObolenskyDate Published[1957] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #2 Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, Part First [&] Second AuthorAlcott, Louisa M.HeadlineLittle Women by Alcott in two volumesPublisherRoberts BrothersDate Published1869-1870 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #3 The Works of Thomas Bailey Aldrich AuthorAldrich, Thomas BaileyHeadlineAutographed copy of Aldrich's Works, nicely preservedPublisherThe Riverside PressDate Published1897 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #4 Three by Woody Allen AuthorAllen, WoodyHeadlineThree by Woody AllenPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1967-1982 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #5 Bless Me, Ultima AuthorAnaya, Rudolfo A.HeadlineRudolfo A. Anaya Bless Me Ultima inscribedPublisherQuinto Sol PublishersDate Published1972 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #6 Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life AuthorAnderson, SherwoodHeadlineFirst printing, first state w/ map of WinesburgPublisherB.W. HuebschDate Published[1919] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #7 I Ride to Win! AuthorArcaro, EddieHeadlineI Ride to Win! 1st editionPublisherGreenbergDate Published[1951] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #9 The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean AuthorBallantyne, Robert MichaelHeadlineThe Coral Island 1858 - inspiration for Lord of the FliesPublisherT. Nelson and SonsDate Published1858 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #11 Volpone: or The Foxe Heading(Beardsley, Aubrey)AuthorJonson, BenHeadlineBeardsley illustrates Ben Jonson's VolponePublisherLeonard SmithersDate Published1898 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #12 The Big Cage AuthorBeatty, Clyde and Edward AnthonyHeadlineSigned by Edward AnthonyPublisherThe Century Co.Date Published[1933] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #13 The Adventures of Augie March AuthorBellow, SaulHeadlineAugie March In first issue jacketPublisherThe Viking PresDate Published1953 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #14 An Artist in America AuthorBenton, Thomas HartHeadlineAn Artist in America, signed by Thomas BentonPublisherRobert M. McBride & CompanyDate Published[1937] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #15 Let the Band Play Dixie and Other Stories AuthorBradford, RoarkHeadlineLet the Band Play Dixie, first edition in jacketPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1934 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #16 Wuthering Heights AuthorBrontë, EmilyHeadlineWuthering Heights Leighton woodcuts signedPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1931 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #17 The Age of Fable; or, Stories of Gods and Heroes AuthorBulfinch, ThomasHeadlineClassic collection of Greek & Roman mythsPublisherSanborn, Carter, and BazinDate Published1855 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #18 The Secret Garden AuthorBurnett, Francis HodgsonHeadlineBurnett Secret Garden with Kirk illus. 1911PublisherFrederick A. StokesDate Published[1911] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #19 High Sierra AuthorBurnett, W.R.HeadlineW.R. Burnett High Sierra First EditionPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1940 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #20 The Way of All Flesh AuthorButler, SamuelHeadlineThe Way of All Flesh by Butler, 1st EditionPublisherGrant RichardsDate Published1903 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #21 The Outsider AuthorCamus, AlbertHeadlineCamus Outsider 1st in English in JacketPublisherHamish HamiltonDate Published[1946] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #22 When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? AuthorCarlin, GeorgeHeadlineSigned by George CarlinPublisherHyperionDate Published[2004] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #23 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland AuthorCarroll, LewisHeadline4th ed. Carroll's Alice in Wonderland 1867PublisherMacmillanDate Published1867 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #24 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [with] Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There AuthorCarroll, LewisHeadlineFinely bound by RivierePublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1927; 1928 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #25 Alice's Adventures Under Ground AuthorCarroll, LewisHeadlineAlice's Adventures Under Ground 1886PublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1886 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #26 Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There AuthorCarroll, LewisHeadlineFirst Edition of Through the Looking GlassPublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1872 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #27 O Pioneers! AuthorCather, Willa SibertHeadlineCather family copy of O Pioneers!PublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published[1913] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #28 Shadows on the Rock AuthorCather, WillaHeadlineCather's Shadows on the Rock signedPublisherKnopfDate Published1931 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #29 Shelf of Willa Cather AuthorCather, WillaHeadlineWilla Cather shelf of later printingsDate Published1903-1997 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #31 The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale AuthorConrad, JosephHeadlineFirst issue of Conrad's The Secret AgentPublisherMethuen & Co.Date Published[1907] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #35 The Turtle Dove; Or, Cupid's Artillery Levelled Against Human Hearts, Being a New and Original Valentine Writer Heading(Cruikshank, Isaac)AuthorWilkinson, SarahHeadlineThe Turte Dove, w/ Frontispiece by Isaac CruikshankPublisherW. PerksDate PublishedNo date [before 1811] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #36 Danny: The Champion of the World AuthorDahl, RoaldHeadlineRoald Dahl, Danny the Champion, 1st U.S.PublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1975 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #39 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineNicholas Nickleby 1st ed. in book formPublisherChapman and HallDate Published1839 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #45 The Personal History of David Copperfield AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineCharles Dickens David CopperfieldPublisherBradbury & EvansDate Published1850 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #46 The White Album AuthorDidion, JoanHeadlineThe White Album, first edition in jacketPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published[1979] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #47 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$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #48 Welcome to Hard Times AuthorDoctorow, E.L.HeadlineDoctorow's first book, first edition in jacketPublisherSimon & SchusterDate Published1960 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #49 An American Tragedy AuthorDreiser, TheodoreHeadlineTheodore Dreiser An American Tragedy 1st EditionPublisherBoni and LiverightDate Published1925 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #50 Rebecca AuthorDu Maurier, DaphneHeadline1st ed. of Rebecca by Daphne Du MaurierPublisherVictor GollanczDate Published1938 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #55 Dago Red AuthorFante, JohnHeadlineNice copy of Fante's Dago Red 1st ed.PublisherThe Viking PressDate Published1940 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #56 Spartacus AuthorFast, HowardHeadlineSpartacus by Howard Fast, signed in djPublisherPublished by the authorDate Published[1951] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #58 A Fable [with] The Mansion AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineTwo First Editions from William FaulknerPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1954; 1959 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #59 Light in August AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineFaulkner's Light in August, 1st printingPublisherHarrison Smith & Robert HaasDate Published[1932] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #60 The Mansion AuthorFaulkner, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Faulkner The Mansion 1st EditionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1959] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #61 Flappers and Philosophers AuthorFitzgerald, F. ScottHeadlineFitzgerald Flappers and Philosophers 1st Ed.PublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1920 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #63 Collected Poems AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineRobert Frost Collected Poems Signed Limited EditionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1930 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #64 Lord of the Flies AuthorGolding, WilliamHeadlineWm. Golding, Lord of the Flies, 1st U.S.PublisherCoward-McCann, Inc.Date Published[1955] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #65 The Wind in the Willows AuthorGrahame, KennethHeadlineWind in the Willows first U.S. editionPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1908 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #66 Four Graham Greene First Editions AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineFour First Editions by Graham GreeneDate Published1929-1948 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #77 Bang the Drum Slowly AuthorHarris, MarkHeadlineHarris's baseball novel, Bang the Drum SlowlyPublisherKnopfDate Published1956 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #79 Across the River and into the Trees AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineAcross the River and into the Trees, 1st ediPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published[1950] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #80 The Fifth Column - original working script AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineHemingway's Fifth Column - working script with annotationsDate Published[c.1940] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$8,125StatusSold Lot #81 For Whom the Bell Tolls AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineFor Whom the Bell tolls, 1st BritishPublisherJonathan CapeDate Published1941 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #82 Islands in the Stream AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineReview copy of Islands in the Stream in handsome custom boxPublisherScribner'sDate Published[1970] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #83 The Old Man and the Sea AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineThe Old Man and the Sea, 1st in djPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1952 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #84 The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: The First Forty-Nine Stories and the Play The Fifth Column AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineModern Library Giant ed Hemingway short storiesPublisherModern LibraryDate Published[1942] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #85 Five volumes of memoirs by James Herriot AuthorHerriot, JamesHeadlineFour inscribed and signed by James HerriotPublisherMichael Joseph; St. Martin's PressDate Published1970-1992 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #86 Siddhartha AuthorHesse, HermannHeadlineSiddhartha Herman Hesse First U.S. editionPublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1951] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #88 The Ways of White Folks AuthorHughes, LangstonHeadline1st ed. Langston Hughes Ways of White FolksPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1934 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #91 A Pale View of Hills AuthorIshiguro, KazuoHeadlineThe first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, signedPublisherG. P. Putnam's SonsDate Published[1982] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #92 The Wings of the Dove AuthorJames, HenryHeadlineJames The Wings of the Dove 1st EditionPublisherScribner'sDate Published1902 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #93 The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers AuthorJeffers, RobinsonHeadlineCollected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers, 5 VolsPublisherStanford University PressDate Published1988-2001 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #94 Harold and the Purple Crayon AuthorJohnson, CrockettHeadlineHarold and the Purple Crayon First EditionPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1955 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #95 Angels AuthorJohnson, DenisHeadlineDenis Johnson's Angels inscribed 1stPublisherKnopfDate Published1983 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #96 Ulysses AuthorJoyce, JamesHeadlineJoyce's Ulysses 10th printing 1928 in ClothPublisherShakespeare and CompanyDate Published1928 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #97 The Castle AuthorKafka, FranzHeadlineKafka The Castle 1st US in JacketPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1930 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #98 The Castle AuthorKafka, FranzHeadlineFirst edition in english of Kafka's final novelPublisherMartin SeckerDate Published1930 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #99 Lady Chatterley's Lover AuthorLawrence, D.H.HeadlineD.H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover Pop. Ed.PublisherPrivately PrintedDate Published[1930] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #101 Studies in Words AuthorLewis, C.S.HeadlineInscribed C.S. Lewis Studies in WordsPublisherCambridge University PressDate Published1960 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #104 How Green was my Valley AuthorLlewellyn, RichardHeadlineFirst Edition of How Green Was My ValleyPublisherMichael Joseph Ltd.Date Published[1939] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #105 A Daughter of the Snows AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London, Daughter of the Snows, 1st ed.PublisherJ. B. Lippincott Co.Date Published1902 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #106 The Game [with] Burning Daylight AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineTwo First Editions from Jack LondonPublisherThe MacMillan CompanyDate Published1905; 1910 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #107 Hearts of Three AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London Hearts of Three 1st in djPublisherMills & BoonDate Published[1918] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #108 John Barleycorn AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London John Barleycorn in d/jPublisherGrosset & DunlapDate Published1913 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #109 Martin Eden AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineFirst Edition of Jack London's Martin EdenPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1909 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #110 Martin Eden AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineMartin Eden by Jack London 1st ed 1909PublisherMacmillanDate Published1908 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #112 The Road AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineFirst Edition of Jack London's The RoadPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1907 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #113 The Turtles of Tasman AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineLondon's Turtles of Tasman in jacketPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1916 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #114 Typed letter signed by Jack London AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineTLS Jack London letter 1916Date Published1916 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #116 The Natural AuthorMalamud, BernardHeadlineBernard Malamud The Natural 1st editionPublisherHarcourt, Brace & CompanyDate Published1952 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #117 Joseph the Provider AuthorMann, ThomasHeadlineSigned by Thomas MannPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1944 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #118 The Magic Mountain AuthorMann, ThomasHeadlineMann's Magic Mountain 1st U.S.PublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1927 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #119 Groucho and Me AuthorMarx, GrouchoHeadlineGroucho Marx Signed By Groucho MarxPublisherBernard Geis Associates / Random HouseDate Published1959 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #120 Quartet AuthorMaugham, W. Somerset and R.C. SherriffHeadlineW. Somerset Maugham Quartet inscribedPublisherDoubleday & Company, Inc.Date Published1949 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #121 Of Human Bondage AuthorMaugham, W. SomersetHeadlineMaugham, Of Human Bondage, 1st U.K.PublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published[1915] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #122 Of Human Bondage AuthorMaugham, W. SomersetHeadlineInscribed and signed by Somerset MaughamPublisherGeorge H. Doran CompanyDate Published[1915] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #123 Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West AuthorMcCarthy, CormacHeadlineFirst U.K. Blood Meridian, signedPublisherPicadorDate Published1985 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$8,125StatusSold Lot #124 No Country for Old Men AuthorMcCarthy, CormacHeadlineNo Country for Old Men, First EditionPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published2005 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #125 The Road AuthorMcCarthy, CormacHeadlineFirst Edition of Cormac McCarthy's The RoadPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published2006 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #126 Moby Dick or the Whale AuthorMelville, HermanHeadlineRockwell Kent's masterpiece, Moby DickPublisherThe Lakeside PressDate Published1930 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$8,750StatusSold Lot #127 All My Sons: A Play in Three Acts AuthorMiller, ArthurHeadlineSigned by Arthur MillerPublisherReynal & HitchcockDate Published[1947] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #128 The Song of Achilles [with] Circe AuthorMiller, MadelineHeadlineBoth signed by Madeline MillerDate Published2012; 2018 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #129 Now We Are Six AuthorMilne, A.A.HeadlineNow We Are Six, Milne 1st ed. in dust jacketPublisherMethuen & Co.Date Published[1927] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #130 Gone With the Wind AuthorMitchell, MargaretHeadlineMitchell's Gone with the Wind 1st edPublisherMacmillanDate Published1936 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #131 What Are Years AuthorMoore, MarianneHeadlineSigned with inscription by Marianne MoorePublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1941 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #132 Bend Sinister AuthorNabokov, VladimirHeadlineNabokov's Bend Sinister 1st U.S. ed.PublisherHenry Holt and CompanyDate Published[1947] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #133 Lolita AuthorNabokov, VladimirHeadlineLolita 2nd Issue Olympia PressPublisherThe Olympia PressDate Published[1955] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #134 Mother Goose's Relics, Love and Matrimony Tales Heading(Nursery Rhymes)HeadlineScarce Mother Goose's Love and Matrimony TalesPublisherThe Henneberry Company, PublishersDate Published[c.1890-1920s] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #135 Four volumes from the Aubrey series AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadlineFour First Edition Aubrey NovelsPublisherCollinsDate Published1977 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #136 Animal Farm AuthorOrwell, GeorgeHeadlineWell preserved advance review copy of Animal FarmPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published1946 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #137 Animal Farm AuthorOrwell, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Orwell Animal Farm 1st US editionPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published[1946] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #138 Burmese Days AuthorOrwell, GeorgeHeadlineOrwell's Burmese Days 1st EditionPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1934 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1234|Next Previous 1234 Next Previous 1234 Next