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