Sale 438: Fine Literature; Peter Parley to Penrod Children's Books; Toledano Collection of Edward Gorey

Author
Eliot, T.S.
Headline
Eliot's Waste Land 1st English edition
Publisher
Printed and Published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press
Date Published
1923

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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Four science fiction novels published by Fantasy Press

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(Fantasy Press)
Author
**
Headline
4 Fantasy Press SciFi Books
Publisher
Fantasy Press
Date Published
Various dates

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34

The Dark Design - Uncorrected copy of the typescript

Author
Farmer, Philip Jose
Headline
Philip Jose Farmer Proofs for The Dark Design
Publisher
Scott Meredith Literary Agency
Date Published
[1977]

Estimate$400 - $700

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35

Flesh - Original typescript carbon copy

Author
Farmer, Philip Jose
Headline
Original typescript carbon copy of 'Flesh'
Date Published
[1967]

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The Gates of Creation - Original typescript

Author
Farmer, Philip Jose
Headline
Original typescript for The Gates of Creation
Date Published
[1966]

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The Suicide Express - Original typescript with corrections & final carbon draft

Author
Farmer, Philip Jose
Headline
Philip Jose Farmer Original Typescript
Date Published
[1966]

Estimate$1,500 - $2,000

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38

City Lights Journal - Number One

Author
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence, editor
Headline
City Lights Journal, #1 signd by Ginsberg, Burrou
Publisher
City Lights Books
Date Published
[1963]

Estimate$200 - $300

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39

The Great Gatsby

Author
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Headline
The Great Gatsby First Edition Finely Bound
Publisher
Scribner's
Date Published
1925

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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40

Spare Parts

Author
Ford, Charles Henri
Headline
Spare Parts signed by author, 1/100 copies in dj
Publisher
[Vassily Papachrysanthou]
Date Published
[1966]

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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41

Six volumes by John Gardner - All signed, plus two broadsides, one signed

Author
Gardner, John
Headline
6 sgnd vols, 2 broadsides by John Gardner
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$300 - $500

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42

Nine volumes by John Gardner - All signed

Author
Gardner, John
Headline
Nine volumes, signed by John Gardner
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$400 - $600

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43

Thirteen volumes by John Gardner

Author
Gardner, John
Headline
13 volumes by John Gardner
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$250 - $350

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Thirteen volumes by John Gardner

Author
Gardner, John
Headline
13 volumes by John Gardner
Date Published
Various dates

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45

Archive of manuscript and proofs from "With a Finger in My I"

Author
Gerrold, David
Headline
David Gerrold With a Finger in My I manuscripts
Date Published
[c. 1972]

Estimate$200 - $300

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46

Autograph Letter, signed, to Francois Legros declining collaboration

Author
Ginsberg, Allen
Headline
Allen Ginsberg ALS
Date Published
1970

Estimate$100 - $150

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47

Typed copy of Howl - signed by Ginsberg

Author
Ginsberg, Allen
Headline
Typed copy of Ginsberg's Howl Signed
Date Published
[c. 1985]

Estimate$300 - $500

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48

Typed copy of Kaddish, signed by Ginsberg

Author
Ginsberg, Allen
Headline
Typed copy of Kaddish, signed by Ginsberg
Date Published
[c. 1987]

Estimate$100 - $150

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49

Who Be Kind To

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(Posters)
Author
Ginsberg, Allen
Headline
Who Be Kind To Allen Ginsberg poster 1965
Publisher
Cranium Press
Date Published
1965

Estimate$150 - $250

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Two Pocket Poet volumes, signed by Allen Ginsberg

Author
Ginsberg, Allen
Headline
Two signed works by Allen Ginsberg
Publisher
City Lights Books
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$200 - $300

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51

Six novels by Graham Greene

Author
Greene, Graham
Headline
Six novels by Graham Greene
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$10 - $100

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52

Objects of Pity; Or, Self and Company. By A Gentleman of Quality

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(Stevenson, Robert Louis)
Author
[Haggard, Bazzett M.]
Headline
Rare response to R.L.Stevenson Pamphlet
Date Published
[1892]

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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53

Three titles by Lafcadio Hearn

Author
Hearn, Lafcadio
Headline
Three titles by Lafcadio Hearn
Date Published
Various dates

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54

The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories

Author
Hemingway, Ernest
Headline
Ernest Hemingway Fifth Column First Edition
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1938

Estimate$300 - $500

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55

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Author
Hemingway, Ernest
Headline
For Whom the Bell Tolls 1st in dust jackeet
Publisher
Scribner's
Date Published
1940

Estimate$200 - $300

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56

The Old Man and the Sea

Author
Hemingway, Ernest
Headline
Old Man and the Sea 1st ed in dj Hemingway
Publisher
Scribner's
Date Published
1952

Estimate$500 - $800

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57

Winner Take Nothing

Author
Hemingway, Ernest
Headline
Hemingway Winner Take Nothing 1st Edition
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1933

Estimate$300 - $500

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58

The Three Black Pennys

Author
Hergesheimer, Joseph
Headline
Joseph Hergesheimer The Three Black Pennys
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
1930

Estimate$100 - $150

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59

The Return of the Weed

Author
Horgan, Paul
Headline
Paul Horgan The Return of the Weed Signed Ltd
Publisher
Harper & Bros.
Date Published
1936

Estimate$200 - $300

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60

Dianetics

Author
Hubbard, L. Ron
Headline
L. Ron Hubbard Dianetics First Edition
Publisher
Hermitage House
Date Published
[1950]

Estimate$400 - $600

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61

Redwall

Author
Jacques, Brian
Headline
Brian Jacques Redwall 1st Edition
Publisher
Hutchinson
Date Published
[1986]

Estimate$100 - $150

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62

Jack the Ripper - Rehearsal scripts from the 1973 BBC mini-series

Author
Jones, Elwyn & John Lloyd
Headline
Jack the Ripper BBC Mini-series scripts
Date Published
1973

Estimate$100 - $150

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63

Pomes Penyeach

Author
Joyce, James
Headline
Pomes Penyeach by James Joyce 1/100 2nd ed
Publisher
Privately Printed
Date Published
1931

Estimate$1,500 - $2,500

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64

Nine volumes by Rudyard Kipling

Author
Kipling, Rudyard
Headline
Nine volumes by Rudyard Kipling
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$200 - $300

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65

The Jungle Book [&] The Second Jungle Book

Author
Kipling, Rudyard
Headline
The Jungle Book [&] The Second Jungle Book
Publisher
Macmillan and Co.
Date Published
1894 & 1895

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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66

Books and correspondence from the estate of Douglas Lawder

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(Lawder, Douglas)
Author
**
Headline
books & correspondence from Douglas Lawder
Date Published
Various dates

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67

Eight titles by Robert Laxalt

Author
Laxalt, Robert
Headline
Ten titles by Robert Laxalt
Date Published
Various dates

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68

The Abolition of Man

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Author
Lewis, C.S.
Headline
C.S. Lewis The Abolition of Man 1943
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Date Published
1943

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69

That Hideous Strength

Author
Lewis, C.S.
Headline
C.S. Lewis That Hideous Strength First Edition
Publisher
John Lane
Date Published
[1945]

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Perelandra

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Author
Lewis, C.S.
Headline
C.S. Lewis Perelandra First American Edition
Publisher
Macmillan
Date Published
1944

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71

Rehabilitations and Other Essays

Author
Lewis, C.S.
Headline
C.S. Lewis Rehabilitations and Other Essays
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Date Published
1939

Estimate$300 - $500

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72

The Screwtape Letters

Author
Lewis, C.S.
Headline
C.S. Lewis The Screwtape Letters First Edition
Publisher
Geoffrey Bles
Date Published
[1942]

Estimate$1,200 - $1,800

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73

Hamlet, The Prince or The Poem?

Author
Lewis, C.S.
Headline
C.S. Lewis Hamlet, The Prince or The Poem?
Publisher
Humphrey Milford
Date Published
[1942]

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74

A Grief Observed

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Author
Clerk, N.W. [pseud of C.S. Lewis]
Headline
A Grief Observed C.S. Lewis as N.W. Clerk
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Date Published
[1961]

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75

Three C.S. Lewis First Editions

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Author
Lewis, C.S.
Headline
Three C.S. Lewis First Editions
Publisher
Geoffrey Bles
Date Published
Various dates

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76

The Call of the Wild

Author
London, Jack
Headline
Jack London The Call of the Wild First Edition
Publisher
Macmillan
Date Published
1903

Estimate$400 - $700

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77

Large collection of books by Arthur Machen

Author
Machen, Arthur
Headline
Large collection of books by Arthur Machen
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$1,500 - $2,000

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78

The Romany Stain

Author
Morley, Christopher
Headline
Kit Morley The Romany Stain Signed Ltd Edn
Publisher
Doubleday, Page & Co.
Date Published
1926

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79

This Hunger...

Author
Nin, Anaïs
Headline
This Hunger... by Anais Nin w/signed woodblocks
Publisher
Gemor Press
Date Published
[1945]

Estimate$400 - $600

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80

The Plays of Eugene O'Neill

Author
O'Neill, Eugene
Headline
The Plays of Eugene O'Neill Wilderness Edition
Publisher
Scribners
Date Published
[1934-35]

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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81

Four titles by Eugene O'Neill - First Editions

Author
O'Neill, Eugene
Headline
Four titles by Eugene O'Neill - First Editions
Date Published
Various dates

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82

A Surprise for the Bagpipe Player, and Other Pages, by Kenneth Patchen - original holograph draft for the publication prosepectus

Author
Patchen, Kenneth
Headline
mss by Kenneth Patchen for Surprise for Bagpipe
Date Published
[c. 1955]

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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83

The Detective Short Story: A Bibliography

Author
Queen, Ellery [pseud. of Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee]
Headline
Ellery Queen The Detective Short Story
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Date Published
1942

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84

Four titles by Anne Rice

Author
Rice, Anne
Headline
Four titles by Anne Rice incl. 2 signed, limited
Date Published
Various dates

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85

Five limited editions or first editions of works by Kenneth Roberts

Author
Roberts, Kenneth
Headline
5 limited edition works by Kenneth Roberst, signd
Publisher
Doubleday
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$250 - $350

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86

Five titles from the Harry Potter series

Author
Rowling, J.K.
Headline
Five titles from the Harry Potter series
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$1,500 - $2,000

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87

What is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell

Author
Schrodinger, Erwin
Headline
Erwin Schrodinger What is Life?
Publisher
University Press
Date Published
1944

Estimate$200 - $300

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88

Thirteen Science Fiction Novels

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(Science Fiction)
Author
**
Headline
Thirteen Science Fiction Novels
Date Published
Various dates

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Fourteen Science Fiction Novels

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(Science Fiction)
Author
**
Headline
Fourteen Science Fiction Novels
Date Published
Various dates

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90

Edison's Conquest of Mars

Author
Serviss, Garrett Putman
Headline
G.P. Serviss Edison's Conquest of Mars
Publisher
Carcosa House
Date Published
1947

Estimate$300 - $500

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91

Laguna Woman

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Author
Silko, Leslie
Headline
Laguna Woman signed w/correction within 1974
Publisher
Greenfield Review Press
Date Published
[1974]

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92

Original typescript for 'Tower of Glass' and working notes for 'This is the Road'

Author
Silverberg, Robert
Headline
Original typescript 'Tower of Glass' Silverberg
Date Published
1969 & 1973

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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93

The Goose-Step: A Study of American Education

Author
Sinclair, Upton
Headline
Upton Sinclair The Goose-Step
Publisher
Upton Sinclair
Date Published
[1923]

Estimate$200 - $300

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94

I, The Jury

Author
Spillane, Mickey
Headline
Mickey Spillane I, The Jury Inscribed 1st Edition
Publisher
E.P. Dutton & Company
Date Published
1947

Estimate$2,000 - $3,000

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My Gun Is Quick

Author
Spillane, Mickey
Headline
Mickey Spillane My Gun Is Quick 1st Edn Signed
Publisher
E.P. Dutton & Company
Date Published
1950

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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96

Four novels by Mickey Spillane

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Author
Spillane, Mickey
Headline
Four novels by Mickey Spillane
Publisher
E.P. Dutton
Date Published
Various dates

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97

Typed letter signed, responding to a reader's query

Author
Stegner, Wallace
Headline
TLs from Wallace Stegner to a reader/fan
Date Published
Feb. 22, 1968

Estimate$300 - $500

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98

On a Darkling Plain

Author
Stegner, Wallace
Headline
On a Darkling Plain 1st ed w/dj sgnd by Stegner
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace
Date Published
[1940]

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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99

The Grapes of Wrath

Author
Steinbeck, John
Headline
Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath First Edition
Publisher
Viking
Date Published
[1939]

Estimate$400 - $700

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100

Of Mice and Men and Cannery Row

Author
Steinbeck, John
Headline
Inscribed by John Steinbeck
Publisher
Penguin
Date Published
[1967]

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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