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Previous|1|Next Lot #2 The Ability to Kill AuthorAmbler, EricHeadlineThe Ability to Kill 1 of 50 suppressed copiesPublisherBodley HeadDate Published1962 View details Estimate$400 - $700StatusUnsold Lot #3 The Army of the Shadows and other stories AuthorAmbler, EricHeadlineArmy of the Shadows signed by Eric AmblerPublisherEurographicaDate Published[1986] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #4 Cause for Alarm AuthorAmbler, EricHeadlineCause for Alarm inscribed by Ambler to WharmbyPublisherHodder and StoughtonDate Published[1938] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #5 A Coffin for Dimitrios AuthorAmbler, EricHeadlineA Coffin for Dimitrios 1st Amer. ed in djPublisherKnopfDate Published[1939] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #6 The Intercom Conspiracy AuthorAmbler, EricHeadlineThe Intercom Conspiracy signed by AmblerPublisher[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]Date Published[1970] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #7 Journey Into Fear AuthorAmbler, EricHeadlineJourney Into Fear 1st Amer ed in djPublisherKnopfDate Published1940 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #8 Journey Into Fear AuthorAmbler, EricHeadlineJourney Into Fear Advance proof copyPublisherKnopfDate Published1940 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #9 The Man Who...Stories by Detection Club Authors Heading(Ambler, Eric)Author**HeadlineThe Man Who...signed by 13 contributorsPublisherScorpion PressDate Published[1992] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #10 The Mask of Dimitrios AuthorAmbler, EricHeadlineThe Mask of Dimitrios 1st ed 1939PublisherHodder and StoughtonDate Published[1939] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #11 The Night-Comers AuthorAmbler, EricHeadlineThe Night-Comers inscribed by Eric Ambler 1stPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published[1956] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #12 Skytip Heading(Ambler, Eric)AuthorReed, Eliot, pseud.HeadlineSkytip by Eric Ambler under psued. Eliot ReedPublisherHodder and StoughtonDate Published[1951] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #13 Three works by Eric Ambler, signed AuthorAmbler, EricHeadlineThree works by Eric Ambler, signedDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #15 Twenty-four novels by Eric Ambler, plus three collector magazines AuthorAmbler, EricHeadline24 novels by Eric AmblerDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #35 The Thirty-first of February HeadingzzcAuthorBond, NelsonHeadlineBond's 31st of February 1st Edn in dust jacketPublisherGnome PressDate Published[1949] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #47 Mignon - With three letters and a card from Cain AuthorCain, James M.HeadlineJames M. Cain Mignon With letters & Xmas cardPublisherDial PressDate Published1962 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #53 Not Under Forty AuthorCather, WillaHeadlineWilla Cather Not Under Forty Limited EditionPublisherKnopfDate Published1936 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #57 The Big Sleep AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler first editionPublisherKnopfDate Published1939 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #58 The Long Goodbye AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineThe Long Goodbye 1st in dj by Raymond ChandlerPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1954 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #59 Playback AuthorChandler, RaymondHeadlineRaymond Chandler Playback First American EdnPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1958 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #64 Exiles Return: A Literary Odyssey of the 1920's Heading(Photography)AuthorCowley, MalcolmHeadlineExiles Return: A Literary Odyssey of the 1920'sPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1981 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #67 The Mystery of Edwin Drood AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineMystery of Edwin Drood 1st edition by DickensPublisherChapman and HallDate Published1870 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #68 Handwritten notes by A. Conan Doyle, plus "ghost" photograph signed by Doyle in ink on mount verso AuthorDoyle, Arthur ConanHeadlineHandwritten notes by A. Conan DoyleDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #72 Because the Night - uncorrected page proof AuthorEllroy, JamesHeadlineJames Ellroy Because the Night - proofPublisherMysterious PressDate Published[1984] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #73 Clandestine AuthorEllroy, JamesHeadlineInscribed copy of Ellroy's ClandestinePublisherAvon BooksDate Published1982 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #74 Silent Terror AuthorEllroy, JamesHeadlineEllroy Silent Terror 1/26 lettered, signed copiesPublisherBlood & Guts PressDate Published1987 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #75 West to the Water. Six Poets: A Santa Cruz Portfolio. George Hitchcock, Mary Norbert Korte, Peber Veblen, Naomi Clark, John Skinner, William Everson. HeadingzzcAuthorEverson, William, et al.HeadlineWest to the Water 6 Poets A Santa Cruz PortfolioPublisherLime Kiln PressDate Published1972 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #77 Autograph Manuscript Poem - Jes' 'fore Christmas HeadingzzcAuthorField, EugeneHeadlineEugene Field Autograph Manuscript PoemDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #85 The Works of John Galsworthy AuthorGalsworthy, JohnHeadlineThe Works of John Galsworthy 30 vols 1922-36PublisherScribner'sDate Published1922-1936 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #88 Our Man in Havana: An Entertainment AuthorGreene, GrahamHeadlineOur Man in Havana signed by Graham GreenePublisherHeinemannDate Published[1958] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #115 To Kill a Mockingbird AuthorLee, HarperHeadlineHarper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird SignedPublisherHarperCollinsDate Published[1999] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #116 Typed Letter Signed by Jack London, to Margaret Smith Cobb AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineLetter from Jack London to Margaret Smith CobbDate PublishedApril 15, 1913 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #117 Three page Autograph Letter, signed, from Jack London to Ida Winship AuthorLondon, JackHeadline3-page A.L.s. from London to Ida WinshipDate PublishedSept. 17, 1905 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #128 The Valley of the Moon AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineValley of the Moon inscribed by Jack LondonPublisherMacmillan & Co.Date Published1914 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #141 Autograph Letter Signed by Melville, to John H. Gourlie, Esq AuthorMelville, Herman. 1819-1891.HeadlineAutograph Letter Signed by Herman MelvilleDate PublishedDec. 14, 1869 View details Estimate$12,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Lot #145 Tales of the South Pacific AuthorMichener, James A.HeadlineTales of the South Pacific 1/1500 signed copiesPublisherMacmillanDate Published1950 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #146 Death of a Salesman AuthorMiller, ArthurHeadlinesigned Death of a Salesman 1st in jacketPublisherVikingDate Published1949 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #147 True Bear Stories AuthorMiller, JoaquinHeadlineYolla Bolly Press True Bear StoriesPublisherYolla Bolly PressDate Published[1985] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #149 Gone With the Wind AuthorMitchell, MargaretHeadlineGone With the WindPublisherMacmillanDate Published1936 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Lot #161 Crocodile on the Sandbank AuthorPeters, ElizabethHeadlineElizabeth Peters Crocodile on the SandbankPublisherDodd, Mead & CompanyDate Published[1975] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #162 One Corpse Too Many AuthorPeters, EllisHeadlineEllis Peters One Corpse Too ManyPublisherM[acmillan]Date Published[1979] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #165 True Grit AuthorPortis, CharlesHeadlineTrue Grit signed 1st edition in djPublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published[1968] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #170 The Great Crusade AuthorRegler, GustavHeadlineThe Great Crusade inscribed by authorPublisherLongmans, Green and Co.Date Published1940 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #188 Handwritten manuscript of an untitled play by Steinbeck, dating from his month-long visit to the Soviet Union in October and November, 1963 AuthorSteinbeck, John. 1902-1968.HeadlineSteinbeck Handwritten manuscript of untitled playDate Published1963 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000StatusUnsold Lot #189 The Tragedies of Sophocles Heading(Steinbeck, John)AuthorSophoclesHeadlineSteinbeck's copy of Sophocles with many notesPublisherUniversity PressDate Published1917 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Lot #191 Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team HeadingzzfAuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineBombs Away signed by John SteinbeckPublisherVikingDate Published1942 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #197 Tortilla Flat AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineTortilla Flat signed by SteinbeckPublisherCovici-FriedeDate Published[1935] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #203 Death of a Doxy AuthorStout, RexHeadlineRex Stout Death of a Doxy SignedPublisherViking PressDate Published[1966] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #204 Death of a Dude AuthorStout, RexHeadlineRex Stout Death of a Dude SignedPublisherViking PressDate Published[1969] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #205 Double for Death AuthorStout, RexHeadlineRex Stout Double for Death First EditionPublisherFarrar and RinehartDate Published[1939] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #210 Hell's Angels - With original sketch by Ralph Steadman AuthorThompson, Hunter S.HeadlineHunter Thompson Hell's Angels 1st English EditionPublisherAllen LaneDate Published1967 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #214 Presumed Innocent AuthorTurow, ScottHeadlineScott Turow Presumed Innocent Advance ProofPublisherBloomsburyDate Published[1987] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #221 The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again) - inscribed with additional material AuthorWarhol, AndyHeadlineThe Philosophy of Andy Warhol inscribed & signedPublisherHarcourt Brace JovanovichDate Published[1975] View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold Lot #223 Selected Plays AuthorWilliams, TennesseeHeadlineTennessee Williams Plays sgnd Franklin LibPublisherFranklin LibraryDate Published1980 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #332 The Sorrows of Priapus Heading(Shahn, Ben)AuthorDahlberg, EdwardHeadlineDahlberg's Priapus with Shahn illustrationsPublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1957] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #354 A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1940-1945 Headingzzf(Atomic Bomb - Manhattan Project)AuthorSmyth, H[enry] D[eWolf]HeadlineSmyth's Atomic Energy signed by scientistsPublisherAdjutant General's OfficeDate PublishedAugust 1945 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #379 Physiologus: The Very Ancient Book of Beasts, Plants and Stones Headingzzf(Dean, Mallette)AuthorCarmody, Francis J., translatorHeadlinePhysiologus:Ancient Book of Beasts BCC 1953PublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1953 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #398 The Poems of William Shakespeare, According to the Text of the Original Copies, Including the Lyrics, Songs, and Snatches Found in His Dramas Headingzzf(Fine Bindings)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlinePoems Shakespeare Essex House Press Fine BindingPublisher[Essex House Press]Date Published1899 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #404 Signed First Editions published by the Franklin Library - fourteen volumes Headingzzf(Franklin Library)Author**HeadlineSigned First Editions Franklin Lib 14 volsPublisherFranklin LibraryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #405 Signed First Editions published by the Franklin Library - fourteen volumes Headingzzf(Franklin Library)Author**HeadlineSigned First Editions Franklin Lib 14 volsPublisherFranklin LibraryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #406 Signed First Editions published by the Franklin Library - fourteen volumes Headingzzf(Franklin Library)Author**HeadlineSigned First Editions Franklin Lib 14 volsPublisherFranklin LibraryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #407 Signed First Editions published by the Franklin Library - thirteen volumes Headingzzf(Franklin Library)Author**HeadlineSigned First Editions Franklin Lib 13 volsPublisherFranklin LibraryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #408 Signed, Limited Editions published by the Franklin Library - seven volumes Headingzzf(Franklin Library)Author**HeadlineSigned, Limited Editions Franklin Lib 7 volsPublisherFranklin LibraryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #409 Signed, Limited Editions published by the Franklin Library - seven volumes Headingzzf(Franklin Library)Author**HeadlineSigned, Limited Editions Franklin Lib 7 volsPublisherFranklin LibraryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #410 Signed, Limited Editions published by the Franklin Library - seven volumes Headingzzf(Franklin Library)Author**HeadlineSigned, Limited Editions Franklin Lib 7 volsPublisherFranklin LibraryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #411 Signed, Limited Editions published by the Franklin Library - seven volumes Headingzzf(Franklin Library)Author**HeadlineSigned, Limited Editions Franklin Lib 7 volsPublisherFranklin LibraryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #412 Signed, Limited Editions published by the Franklin Library - seven volumes Headingzzf(Franklin Library)Author**HeadlineSigned, Limited Editions Franklin Lib 7 volsPublisherFranklin LibraryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #419 A Study of Communism HeadingzzfAuthorHoover, J. EdgarHeadlineA Study of Communism inscribed by HooverPublisherHolt, Rinehart and WinstonDate Published[1962] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #428 La Divina Commedia or the Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri in Italian & English Headingzzf(Nonesuch Press)AuthorDante AlighieriHeadlineDante's Divine Comedy - Nonesuch PressPublisherNonesuch PressDate Published1928 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #444 Six volumes printed by Adrian Wilson and one in his memory Headingzzf(Wilson, Adrian)Author**Headline6 printed by Adrian Wilson and 1 in his memoryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next