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 1-71 of 71. Previous|1|Next 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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #63 Collected Poems AuthorFrost, RobertHeadlineRobert Frost Collected Poems Signed Limited EditionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1930 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold 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 #87 A Shropshire Lad AuthorHouseman, A.E.HeadlineHouseman, A Shropshire LadPublisherJohn LaneDate Published1897 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold 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 #115 The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems AuthorLongfellow, Henry WadsworthHeadlineLongfellow's Miles Standish with double fore-edge paintingPublisherW. Kent & Co.Date Published1858 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold 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 #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 #131 What Are Years AuthorMoore, MarianneHeadlineSigned with inscription by Marianne MoorePublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1941 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold 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 #156 The Tempest AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineIllustrated Shakespeare's Tempest Woodroffe ed.PublisherChapman & HallDate Published1908 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #176 Deaths and Entrances AuthorThomas, DylanHeadlineDeaths and Entrances - Dylan Thomas Poems in DJPublisherJ.M. Dent and Sons Ltd.Date Published1946 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #185 Mary Poppins AuthorTravers, P.L.HeadlineMary Poppins 1st U.S. Edition in DJPublisherReynal & HitchcockDate Published[1934] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #191 Stuart Little AuthorWhite, E.B.HeadlineWell preserved 1st edition of Stuart Little with jacketPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1945] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #192 Leaves of Grass Author[Whitman, Walt]HeadlineWhitman's Leaves of Grass 1867 4th Ed.Date Published1867 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #259 The Awdrey-Gore Legacy AuthorGorey, EdwardHeadlineAwdrey-Gore Legacy signed by Edward GoreyPublisherDodd, Mead & CompanyDate Published[1972] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #260 The Unstrung Harp [with] The Jumblies [and] The Water Flowers AuthorGorey, EdwardHeadlineEdward Gorey titles, w/ one signedDate Published1953-1982 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #280 The Chronicles of Narnia AuthorLewis, C.S.HeadlineThe Chronicles of Narnia complete set of 1st editions in original jacketsPublisherGeoffrey Bles or Bodley HeadDate Published[1950-56] View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000Sold for$37,500StatusSold Lot #300 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets AuthorRowling, J.K.HeadlineChamber of Secrets 1st US editionPublisherArthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic PressDate Published[1999] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #309 The Adventures Of Superman Heading(Superman)AuthorLowther, GeorgeHeadlineAdventures Of Superman 1st w/ jacket 1942PublisherRandom HouseDate Published1942 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #328 Sparrow 1-72 - Autograph Edition Heading(Black Sparrow Press)HeadlineComplete run of Sparrow Autograph EditionPublisherBlack Sparrow PressDate Published1973-78 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #329 Olé Magazine - complete run Heading(Bukowski, Charles - Ephemera)AuthorBlazek, Douglas, editorHeadlineComplete run of Olé MagazinePublisherMimeo PressDate Published1964-67 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #330 Night Work Heading(Bukowski, Charles - Ephemera)AuthorBukowski, CharlesHeadlineSigned Bukowski Night Work broadsidePublisherToothpaste PressDate Published[1981] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #331 Play the Piano Drunk like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit promotional broadside/flyer No. 8 Heading(Bukowski, Charles - Ephemera)AuthorBukowski, CharlesHeadlineSigned Bukowski promotional broadsidePublisherBlack Sparrow PressDate Published[1979] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #332 Six Black Sparrow Press Broadsides and Flyers Heading(Bukowski, Charles - Ephemera)AuthorBukowski, CharlesHeadline6 Bukowski promotional flyersPublisherBlack Sparrow PressDate Published1975-1984 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #337 Two early Bukowski appearances in journals Heading(Bukowski, Charles - ephemera)HeadlineTwo early Bukowski appearances 1962Date Published1962 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #338 Autograph letter signed from Charles Bukowski to Lou and Jon Webb Heading(Bukowski, Charles - Letters)AuthorBukowski, CharlesHeadlineBukowski letter to Lou & Jon Webb w/envelopeDate Published1966 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #340 Signed letter from Charles Bukowski with mailing envelope Heading(Bukowski, Charles - Letters)AuthorBukowski, CharlesHeadlineBukowski signed letter w/envelopeDate Published1991 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #363 The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship AuthorBukowski, Charles and R. CrumbHeadlineBuk The Captain is Out to Lunch signed by Crumb & John MartinPublisherBlack Sparrow Graphic ArtsDate Published1997 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #367 2 Poems AuthorBukowski, CharlesHeadlineSigned by Bukowski and MartinPublisher[Black Sparrow Press]Date Published[1967] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #372 Crucifix in a Deathhand AuthorBukowski, CharlesHeadlineSigned by Bukowski and the WebbsPublisherA Loujon Press Award Book / Lyle Stuart Inc.Date Published[1965] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$268.75StatusSold Lot #375 The Day It Snowed in L.A. AuthorBukowski, CharlesHeadlineSigned by Bukowski, lettered copyPublisherPaget PressDate Published[1986] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #377 In the Shadow of the Rose AuthorBukowski, CharlesHeadlineShadow of the Rose Signed by Charles BukowskiPublisherBlack Sparrow PressDate Published1991 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #378 The Last Night of the Earth Poems AuthorBukowski, CharlesHeadlineSigned with original silkscreen printPublisherBlack Sparrow PressDate Published1992 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #380 The Roominghouse Madrigals AuthorBukowski, CharlesHeadlineSigned by Charles BukowskiPublisherBlack Sparrow PressDate Published1988 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #383 Septuagenarian Stew: Stories & Poems AuthorBukowski, CharlesHeadlineSigned by Charles Bukowski, first trade editionPublisherBlack Sparrow PressDate Published1990 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #386 Two Editions of Bukowski's Shakespeare Never Did This AuthorBukowski, CharlesHeadlineTwo Bukowski Shakespeare Never Did ThisDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #395 Three signed Beat poetry titles Heading(Beat Literature)Headline3 signed Beat poetry titlesDate Published1980-2013 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #396 Three LP recordings of Beat authors and performers, two signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti Heading(Beat)Headline3 Poetry LPs, 2 signed by FerlinghettiPublisherFantasy/Atco RecordsDate Published1957-1982 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #397 The Black Mountain Review 7: Autumn 1957 Heading(Black Mountain Review)AuthorCreeley, Robert, editorHeadlineBlack Mountain 7 - signed by Snyder & McClurePublisherBlack Mountain College / Jonathan Williams (distributor)Date Published1957 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #408 Three music & poetry LPs featuring Leonard Cohen Heading(Cohen, Leonard)Headline3 LPs poetry/music featuring CohenDate Published1957-2012 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #411 Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs AuthorCohen, LeonardHeadlineStranger Music, inscribed by Leonard CohenPublisherPantheon BooksDate Published[1993] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #413 Three versions of Leonard Cohen's New Skin for the Old Ceremony AuthorCohen, LeonardHeadline3 issues, Cohen's New Skin for the Old CompanyDate Published1974 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #421 Three Diane di Prima titles Authordi Prima, DianeHeadline3 signed di Prima broadsides and bookDate Published2001-2007 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #423 Ground Work: Before the War AuthorDuncan, RobertHeadlineSigned by Robert Duncan, one of 150 copiesPublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1984] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #424 Heavenly City, Earthly City AuthorDuncan, RobertHeadlineDuncan's first book, Heavenly City, Earthly Cit, 1st ed.Publisher[Bern Porter]Date Published1947 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #430 Ferlinghetti Portrait [with] Americus: Book I AuthorFerlinghetti, LawrenceHeadline2 titles signed by FerlinghettiDate Published1998; 2004 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #431 Four Ferlinghetti titles, three signed AuthorFerlinghetti, LawrenceHeadline4 Ferlinghetti titles, 3 signedDate Published1958-2004 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #432 Four Lawrence Ferlinghetti broadsides AuthorFerlinghetti, LawrenceHeadline4 signed Ferlinghetti broadsidesDate Published2005-2012 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #433 I Am the Blind Poet Who Sees Everything AuthorFerlinghetti, LawrenceHeadlineFerlinghetti's personal copy of Blind PoetPublisherNicola Viviani EdizioniDate Published2010 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #434 Letter to Time AuthorFerlinghetti, LawrenceHeadlineFerlinghetti's Letter to Time signed 1/30PublisherSore Dove PressDate Published2014 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #437 You're a Hook: The 15 Year Anniversary of Dial-A-Poem [with] Grasping at Emptiness AuthorGiorno, John, et alHeadline2 John Giorno items, with 1 signed bookDate Published1983; 1985 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #443 Allen Ginsberg photograph [with] Jazz Poetry Trio reproduction flyer Heading(Kerouac, Jack)AuthorGinsberg, AllenHeadlineBeat Ephemera 1 Photograph 1 Rare FlyerProvenanceFrom the library of Harold NorseDate Publishedc. 1990s View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #447 Earth & Sky [with] 33 Poems AuthorLax, RobertHeadline2 Robert Lax minimalist poetryDate Published2000; 2019 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #457 Hallelujah Anyway AuthorPatchen, KennethHeadlineInscribed by Kenneth PatchenPublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1967] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #466 My Shit and My Love: 10 Poems AuthorTing, WalasseHeadlineTing, My Shit and my Love inscribedPublisherGalerie SmithDate Published1961 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #470 Yugen 5-8 Heading(Yugen)HeadlineYugen issues 5-8, w/ Kerouac's RimbaudPublisherTotem PressDate Published1959-1962 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #471 Zero: Contemporary Buddhist Life and Thought 1-5 Heading(Zero)HeadlineComplete run of Zero, poetry & Buddhist journalPublisherZero PressDate Published1978-1980 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next