Sale 872: Fine Literature with Jack London - Mysteries, Fantasy & Sci-Fi - Children's - Beats & the Counterculture (#872) 09/17/2026 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 09/17/2026 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info 872 784 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 1-57 of 57. Previous|1|Next Lot #2 National Velvet View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorBagnold, EnidHeadlineBagnold's National Velvet in jacketPublisherWilliam Morrow and CompanyDate Published1935 Lot #9 Finden's Illustrations of the Life and Works of Lord Byron. View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorByron, LordHeadlineFinden's Illustrations for ByronPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1833-34 Lot #12 The Life and Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorCervantes, Miguel de SaavedraHeadlineDon Quixote illustrated by Richard WestallPublisherHurst, Robinson & Co.Date Published1820 Lot #20 Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineDickens Dombey and Son 1848 First EditionPublisherBradbury & EvansDate Published1848 Lot #28 A Tale of Two Cities View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineDickens Tale of Two Cities 1st ed.PublisherChapman and HallDate Published1859 Lot #52 Tappan's Burro View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorGrey, ZaneHeadlineZane Grey's Tappan's Burro signedProvenanceZane GreyPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1923] Lot #57 The Complete Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorHawthorne, NathanielHeadlineAutograph Edition of Hathorne, signed by Howard Pyle, Childe Hassam, Jessie Willcox Smith et al.PublisherHoughton Mifflin and CompanyDate Published1900 Lot #68 Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorIrving, WashingtonHeadline1896 Heyliger edition of Bracebridge HallPublisherG.P. Putnam'sDate Published1896 Lot #84 The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter. Complete and unexpurgated translation by W.C. Firebaugh, in which are incorporated the forgeries of Nodot and Marchena... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Lindsay, Norman, illustrator) (Society for Individual Rights)AuthorPetronius, GaiusHeadlineThe Satyricon, illus. by Norman Lindsay with ownership stamp from The Society for Individual RightsPublisherPublished for private circulation only by Boni and LiverightDate Published1922 Lot #88 Les Poésies de S. Mallarmé View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorMallarmé, StéphaneHeadlineMallarme's poems with frontispiece by Felicien Rops, 1899PublisherChez Edmond DemanDate Published1899 Lot #96 The Paradise Lost of Milton View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorMilton, JohnHeadlineMilton illustrated by John Martin, 1833PublisherCharles TiltDate Published1833 Lot #123 Three novels by James Willard Schultz View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorSchultz, James WillardHeadlineThree novels by James Willard SchultzPublisherHoughton, Mifflin and Company; The Riverside PressDate Published1916-1940 Lot #144 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain Connecticut Yankee 1st ed., 2nd statePublisherCharles L. WebsterDate Published1889 Lot #146 Life on the Mississippi View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineSigned by Thomas Hart Benton with inscriptionPublisherHeritage PressDate Published[1944] Lot #325 Four works by J.R.R. Tolkien View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorTolkien, J.R.R.HeadlineFour works by J.R.R. TolkienDate Published1961-1967 Lot #332 Watership Down View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorAdams, RichardHeadlineFirst US Edition of Watership DownPublisherMacmillan Publishing Co., Inc.Date Published[1972] Lot #333 The Fables of Aesop, and Others, with Designs on Wood, by Thomas Bewick View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorAesopHeadlineBewick's Aesop 1818, signed w/ facsimile inscriptionPublisherPrinted by E. Walker, for T. Bewick and SonDate Published1818 Lot #334 The Boys Book of Inventions: Stories of the Wonders of Modern Science View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorBaker, Ray StannardHeadlineInventions of the 19th c., for boysPublisherDoubleday & McClure CoDate Published1899 Lot #335 The Little White Bird. Or Adventures in Kensington Gardens View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorBarrie, J.M.HeadlineFirst appearance of Peter PanPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1902 Lot #336 Dot and Tot of Merryland View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorBaum, L. FrankHeadlineLast Baum & Denslow collaborationPublisherM.A. Donohue & Co.Date Published[1913] Lot #337 Collection of 15 Big Little Books & Better Little Books - Westerns View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Big Little Books & Better Little Books)HeadlineFifteen Big Little Books & Better Little Books - WesternsPublisherWhitman Publishing Co.; Saalfield Publishing Co.Date Published1934-39 Lot #338 Collection of 16 Big Little Books & Better Little Books View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Big Little Books & Better Little Books)HeadlineSixteen Big Little Books & Better Little BooksPublisherWhitman Publishing Co.; Saalfield Publishing Co.Date Published1929-43 Lot #339 Three titles in the Freddy the Pig series View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorBrooks, Walter R.HeadlineThree 1st edition Freddy the Pig titlesPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1932-1953 Lot #340 Two American Boys in Hawaii View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorBrowne, G. WaldoHeadlineScarce Browne's 2 Americans Boys in HawaiiPublisherDana Estes & CompanyDate Published[1899] Lot #341 The Very Hungry Caterpillar [with] La Oruga Muy Hambrienta View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorCarle, EricHeadlineEric Carle's Very Hungry Caterpillar, English & Spanish eds. both signedPublisherPhilomel BooksDate Published[c. 1987]; 1989 Lot #342 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and Through the Looking-Glass View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorCarroll, LewisHeadlineAlice illustrated by John TennielPublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1881 Lot #343 Lewis Carroll's The Hunting Of The Snark View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorCarroll, LewisHeadlineLewis Carroll's The Hunting of The Snark CentennialPublisherWilliam Kaufmann, IncDate Published1981 Lot #344 Four children's books from the 1930's View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Children's Books)HeadlineFour children's books from the era of the Big Little BookDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #345 Typed letter signed from Roald Dahl to a grade school class View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorDahl, RoaldHeadlineRoald Dahl signed typed letter to grade school class 1984Date Published1984 Lot #346 The Story of Babar and The Travels of Babar View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorDe Brunhoff, JeanHeadlineTwo Babar American First EditionsPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1933 and 1934 Lot #347 Uncle Wiggily's Laughing Gas Balloons and 4 other titles View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Drugs)AuthorGaris, Howard R.HeadlineUncle Wiggily's Laughing Gas Balloons and four others.PublisherCharles E. Graham & Co.Date Published(1924-1929) Lot #348 Two small volumes illustrated by Edward Gorey View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(Gorey, Edward)HeadlineTwo illustrated by Edward Gorey, one signed by GoreyDate Published1975; 1983 Lot #349 Rhymes for Kindly Children View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Gruelle, Johnny, Illustrator)AuthorSnyder, Fairmont and Gruelle, John B.HeadlineEarly illustrations by Johnny Gruelle of Raggedy Ann fame.PublisherP.F. Volland & Co.Date Published1916 Lot #350 The first eleven Hardy Boys titles View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Heading(Hardy Boys)AuthorDixon, Franklin W.HeadlineThe first eleven Hardy Boys titles w/jacketsPublisherGrosset & Dunlap, PublishersDate Published1929-32 Lot #351 Four Easton Press editions of The Hardy Boys View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Hardy Boys)AuthorDixon, Franklin W.HeadlineEaston Press Hardy Boys, 4 vols.PublisherThe Easton PressDate Published[c. 1987] Lot #352 Twenty-four titles from the Hardy Boys mysteries series View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(Hardy Boys)AuthorDixon, Franklin W.Headline24 Hardy Boys titles w/jackets.PublisherGrosset & DunlapDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #353 Three illustrated story books View details Estimate$200 - $3,600Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Illustrated Books)HeadlineThree illustrated story booksPublisherErnest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co. Lot #354 The Little Colonel's Good Times Book View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorJohnston, Annie FellowsHeadlineThe Little Colonel's Good Times BookPublisherL.C. Page & CompanyDate Published1909 Lot #355 Eleven Nancy Drew titles View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorKeene, CarolynHeadline11 Nancy Drew titles w/jacketsPublisherGrosset & Dunlap, PublishersDate Published1930s-50s Lot #356 Four early Nancy Drew titles View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorKeene, CarolynHeadlineEarly Nancy Drew w/jacketsPublisherGrosset & Dunlap, PublishersDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #357 Nancy's Mysterious Letter View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorKeene, CarolynHeadlineNancy's Mysterious Letter in 1st issue jacket.PublisherGrosset & Dunlap PublishersDate Published[1933] Lot #358 Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorKesey, KenHeadlineSigned by Ken Kesey and Barry MoserPublisherVikingDate Published1990 Lot #359 Collection of works by W.H.G. Kingston uniformly bound View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorKingston, W.H.G.HeadlineTen works by W.H.G. Kingston uniformly bound by MudiePublisherT. Nelson and SonsDate Published1879-85 Lot #360 A Wrinkle In Time View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,125StatusSold AuthorL'Engle, MadeleineHeadlineL'Engle A Wrinkle in Time 1st UK in djPublisherConstable Young Books Ltd.Date Published[1963] Lot #361 Now We Are Six View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorMilne, A.A.HeadlineA.A. Milne Now We Are Six, 1st ed.PublisherMethuen & Co. Ltd.Date Published[1927] Lot #363 When I Was Very Young View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorMilne, A.A.HeadlineA.A. Milne When I Was Very Young Ltd EdnPublisherFountain PressDate Published1930 Lot #364 East of the Sun and West of the Moon View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$812.50StatusSold Heading(Nielsen, Kay, illustrator)Author[Asbjornsen, P.C. and J.I. Moe]HeadlineKay Nielsen's East of the Sun & West of the MoonPublisherHodder & StoughtonDate Published[1914] Lot #365 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorRowling, J.K.HeadlineChamber of Secrets 1st US editionPublisherArthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic PressDate Published[1999] Lot #366 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorRowling, J.K.HeadlineFirst and second Harry Potter booksPublisherArthur A. Levine / Scholastic PressDate Published1999 Lot #367 Where the Wild Things Are View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorSendak, MauriceHeadlineWhere the Wild Things ArePublisherHarper & RowDate Published1963 Lot #368 The Cat in the Hat View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold AuthorSeuss, Dr.HeadlineCat in the Hat - 1st Ed signed & inscribedPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1957] Lot #370 Shrek! View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,000StatusSold AuthorSteig, WilliamHeadlineShrek! signed first editionPublisherFarrar, Straus, GirouxDate Published[1990] Lot #372 Becky's Birthday View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorTudor, TashaHeadlineTasha Tudor's Becky's ChristmasPublisherViking PressDate Published1961 Lot #373 Twelve illustrated books from the P.F. Volland Company View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Volland Publishing Company)Headline12 beautifully color illustrated children's booksPublisherP.F. Volland CompanyDate Publishedc. 1910s Lot #374 Stuart Little View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorWhite, E.B.HeadlineStuart Little 1st ed. in jacketPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1945] Lot #375 Drums View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Wyeth, N.C.)AuthorBoyd, JamesHeadlineJames Boyd's Drums w/ N.C. Wyeth IllustrationsPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published[1928] Lot #387 The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorBukowski, Charles and R. CrumbHeadlineBuk The Captain is Out to Lunch w/ serigraphs signed by CrumbPublisherBlack Sparrow Graphic ArtsDate Published1997 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next