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Previous|123|Next Lot #101 Seven signed limited editions Heading(Limited Editions)Author**Headlinecollection of signed, limited editions on lit.Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #102 Small collection of limited edition literary works Heading(Limited Editions)Author**Headlinelimited editions publication in literatureDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #103 Collection of works by Vachel Lindsay, most inscribed AuthorLindsay, Nicholas VachelHeadlinecollection of works by Vachel Lindsay signedDate Published1910-1926 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #104 Hyperborea: Two Fantastic Travel Essays AuthorLindsay, NormanHeadlineHyperborea travel essays by Norman Lindsay 1/725PublisherFranfrolico PressDate Published[1928] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #105 Adventure AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London Adventure first editionPublisherMacmillan & Co.Date Published1911 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #106 A Daughter of the Snows AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London A Daughter of the Snows 1st ed.PublisherJ.B. Lippincott & Co.Date Published1902 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #107 John Barleycorn AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London John Barleycorn 1st editionPublisherCentury Co.Date Published1913 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #108 Love of Life AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineLove of Life 1st edition by Jack LondonPublisherMacmillanDate Published1907 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #109 The Sea-Wolf AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineThe Sea-Wolf 1st edition, 2nd issue Jack LondonPublisherMacmillanDate Published1904 View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #110 Smoke Bellew AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineSmoke Bellew by Jack London, 1st editionPublisherThe Century Co.Date Published1912 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #111 The Son of the Wolf: Tales of the Far North AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineSone of the Wolf 1st ed of 1st Jack London bookPublisherHoughton, MifflinDate Published1900 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #112 Two first editions by Jack London AuthorLondon, JackHeadline2 first editions by Jack LondonDate Published1913-1916 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #113 Nine volumes by Haniel Long AuthorLong, HanielHeadline9 books by Haniel LongDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #114 The Song of Hiawatha AuthorLongfellow, Henry WadsworthHeadlineThe Song of Hiawatha first Am. Ed, 1st ptgPublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1855 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #115 Three volumes by Longfellow AuthorLongfellow, Henry WadsworthHeadline3 books by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #116 Marginalia AuthorLovecraft, H.P.HeadlineH.P. Lovecraft Marginalia Arkham HousePublisherArkham HouseDate Published1944 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #117 Lot of two Autograph Letters signed by fantasy author George MacDonald, plus 1 with signature clipped off AuthorMacDonald, GeorgeHeadlineLetters signed by fantasy author George MacDonaldDate Published1872, 1879 & 1890 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #118 Two Lew Archer first editions AuthorMacdonald, RossHeadline2 Lew Archer Mysteries 1st eds/dj Ross MacdonaldPublisherKnopfDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #119 Archive of Autograph Letters and Poems by Eric Mackay AuthorMackay, EricHeadlineAutograph Letters and Poems by Eric MackayDate Published1880's View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #120 Four autograph letters signed by James Mackintosh AuthorMackintosh, JamesHeadlineFour autograph letters signed by James MackintoshDate Publishedc.1800-1815 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #121 Twelve Songs AuthorMaeterlinck, MauriceHeadline12 Songs by Maurice Maeterlinck illustrated 1/400PublisherRalph Fletcher SeymourDate Published1902 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #122 Barbary Shore - 2 editions, in the first and second issue dust jackets AuthorMailer, NormanHeadline2 first eds of Barbary Shore by Norman MailerPublisherRinehart & Co.Date Published[1951] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #123 The Aloe - 2 limited editions AuthorMansfield, KatherineHeadline2 limited eds of the Aloe by Katherine MansfieldDate Published1930 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #124 One Hundred Years of Solitude AuthorMárquez, Gabriel GarcíaHeadlineOne Hundred Years of Solitude 1st edition,laterdjPublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1970] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #125 Six novels by Gabriel García Márquez AuthorMárquez, Gabriel GarcíaHeadline6 novels by Gabriel García MárquezDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #126 Five Autograph Letters signed by T.J. Mathias AuthorMathias, Thomas JamesHeadlineFive Autograph Letters signed by T.J. MathiasDate Publishedc.1825 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #127 Les Danaïdes. Contes AuthorMauclair, CamilleHeadlineLes Danaides by Camille Mauclair 1/250 copiesPublisherSociété d'Édition d'ArtDate Published[1903] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #128 11 Autograph Letters & Notes signed by Justin McCarthy AuthorMcCarthy, JustinHeadlineLetters from Irish Nationalist Justin McCarthyDate Publishedc.1881-1904 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #129 Sons AuthorMcGuane, ThomasHeadlineSons, by Thomas McGuane, Lord John Press sgndPublisherLord John PressDate Published1993 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #130 Measures of Poison AuthorMcMillan, Dennis, editorHeadlineMeasures of PoisonPublisherDennis McMillan PublicationsDate Published2002 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #131 Two limited editions of works by Herman Melville AuthorMelville, HermanHeadline2 Princeton Univ lmtd edition Herman Melville bksPublisherPrinceton University PressDate Published1922 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #132 Tales of the South Pacific AuthorMichener, JamesHeadlineTales of the South Pacific 1st edition in djPublisherMacmillanDate Published1947 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #133 Collection of 17 volumes by Edna St. Vincent Millay AuthorMillay, Edna St. VincentHeadline17 books by Edna St. Vincent MillayPublisherHarper & BrothersDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #134 Five signed limited editions by Edna St. Vincent Millay AuthorMillay, Edna St. VincentHeadline5 signed, lmtd editions of Edna St Vincent MillayPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1927-1939 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #135 The Cosmological Eye AuthorMiller, HenryHeadlineCosmological Eye 1st ed inscribed w/letterPublisherNew DirectionsDate Published[1939] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #136 Autograph Letter, Signed, from A.A. Milne to Adrian Brunel AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineAL,s from A.A. Milne to Adrian BrunelDate PublishedDec. 2, 1943 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #137 The Christopher Robin Birthday Book AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineThe Christopher Robin Birthday Book 1930PublisherMetheunDate Published[1930] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #138 The Christopher Robin Birthday Book AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineThe Christopher Robin Birthday Book 1931PublisherDuttonDate Published[1931] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #139 The Christopher Robin Story Book AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineThe Christopher Robin Story Book 1st Trade EdnPublisherMethuen & Co.Date Published[1929] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #140 The House at Pooh Corner - "Dummy Copy" AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineThe House at Pooh Corner - "Dummy Copy"PublisherMetheunDate Published[1928] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #141 Now We Are Six - Large Paper Copy AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineNow We Are Six - Large Paper CopyPublisherDuttonDate Published[1927] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #142 Now We Are Six - Deluxe Issue AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineA.A. Milne Now We Are Six Deluxe issue with boxPublisherMethuenDate Published[1927] View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold Lot #143 Now We Are Six AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineA.A. Milne Now We Are Six 1st EditionPublisherMethuenDate Published[1927] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #144 When We Were Very Young AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineA.A. Milne When We Were Very Young 1924PublisherMethuen & Co.Date Published[1924] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #145 Winnie-the-Pooh AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineWinnie-the-Pooh First Edition in DJPublisherMethuenDate Published[1926] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #146 Winnie-the-Pooh AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineWinnie-the-Pooh First American EditionPublisherDuttonDate Published[1926] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #147 True and False Society AuthorMorris, WilliamHeadlineTrue and False Society William Morris socialismPublisherSocialist League OfficeDate Published1888 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #148 Collection of detective, mystery and crime fiction Heading(Mysteries)Author**Headlinedetective and mystery novels collectionDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #149 Three novels by Vladimir Nabokov AuthorNabokov, VladimirHeadline3 novels by Vladimir NabokovDate Published1959-1966 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #150 The Octopus AuthorNorris, FrankHeadlineFrank Norris The Octopus 1st EditionPublisherDoubleday, PageDate Published1901 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #151 The Far Side of the World AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadlineFar Side of the World 1st ed in jacketPublisherCollinsDate Published1984 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #152 Three first editions from the Jack Aubrey series AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadline3 first editions in djs from Jack Aubrey seriesPublisherCollinsDate Published1988-1991 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #153 Four first editions from the Jack Aubrey series AuthorO'Brian, PatrickHeadline4 first editions in djs from Jack Aubrey seriesPublisherCollinsDate Published1972-1986 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #154 Animal Farm: A Fairy Story AuthorOrwell, GeorgeHeadlineOrwell's Animal Farm English edition in jacketPublisherSecker & WarburgDate Published1945 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #155 Advice to a Friend AuthorPatrick, SimonHeadlineAdvice to a Friend by Bishop of Ely Simon PatrickPublisherSociety for Promoting Christian KnowledgeDate Published1839 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #156 Winter Trees AuthorPlath, SylviaHeadlineWinter Trees by Sylvia Plath, first edition in djPublisherFaber and FaberDate Published[1971] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #157 Collection of nine volumes of 19th Century poetry Heading(Poetry - 19th Century)Author**Headline9 books of 19th cent. poetryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #158 Five volumes of 20th Century poetry Heading(Poetry - 20th Century)Author**Headline20th century poetry - 5 booksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #159 Two limited editions by O. Henry Author[Porter, William Sidney]Headlinetwo O. Henry Books in limited editions DoubledayPublisherDoubledayDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #160 Dear Ez: Letters from William Carlos Williams to Ezra Pound. Commentary and Notes by Mary Ellen Solt Heading(Pound, Ezra)Author**HeadlineDear Ez: from William Carlos Williams-Ezra PoundPublisherThe Private Press of Frederic BrewerDate Published1985 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #161 Poems on Several Occasion Author[Prior, Matthew (1664-1721)]Headlinebook of poetry by Matthew Prior published 1721PublisherPrinted for J. Tonson in the Strand, and J. Barber upon Lambeth-HillDate Published[1721] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #162 Atlas Shrugged AuthorRand, AynHeadlineAyn Rand Atlas Shrugged first edition in jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1957] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #163 Two from the Rather Press AuthorRather, LoisHeadlineGertrude Stein & Ca & Bonanza Rather Press 1/130PublisherRather PressDate Published1974-1977 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #164 Interview With the Vampire AuthorRice, AnneHeadlineAnne Rice Interview With the Vampire 1st Edn djPublisherKnopfDate Published1976 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #165 Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories AuthorRoth, PhilipHeadlineGoodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth 1st in djPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1959 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #166 The Giant Judge: or the Story of Samson, the Hebrew Hercules AuthorScott, W.A.HeadlineGiant Judge by W.A. Scott illustrated 1858PublisherWhitton, Towne & Co.Date Published1858 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #167 Das Siebte Kreuz, Roman aus Hitlerdeutschland AuthorSeghers, AnnaHeadlineAnna Seghers Das Siebte KreuzPublisherEditorial "El Libro Libre"Date Published1942 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #168 Three volumes by Bernard Shaw AuthorShaw, BernardHeadline3 books by Bernard ShawDate Published1891-1930 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #169 The Centre Table Heading(Shelley, Mary)Author**Headline50 engravings, Mary Shelley's Parvenue 1st appearPublisherLeavitt & AllenDate Published1860 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #170 Three first editions by Upton Sinclair AuthorSinclair, UptonHeadline3 books by Upton SinclairDate Published1907-1936 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #171 The Cave AuthorSisson, MarjorieHeadlineengravings, the Cave by Marjorie Sisson 1/200PublisherVine PressDate Published1957 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #172 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn AuthorSmith, BettyHeadlineBetty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1st Ed.PublisherHarperDate Published[1943] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #173 Poetica Erotica: A Collection of Rare and Curious Amatory Verse AuthorSmith, T.R., ed.HeadlinePoetica EroticaPublisherBoni and LiverightDate Published1927 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #174 Oberon, A Poem. From the German of Wieland AuthorSotheby, William, trans.HeadlineOberon, second English edition trans by SothebyPublisherW. BulmerDate Published1805 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #175 Anecdotes, Observations, and Characters, of Books and Men. Collected From the Conversation of Mr. Pope, and Other Eminent Persons of His Time AuthorSpence, JosephHeadlineAnecdotes, Observations from Mr. Pope 1820PublisherW.H. CarpenterDate Published1820 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #176 The Moon is Down AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineSteinbeck, Moon is Down, 1st Ed 1st issue in djPublisherVikingDate Published1942 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #177 Of Mice and Men AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineOf Mice and Men first issue in original jacketPublisherCovici-FriedeDate Published[1937] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot #178 The Pastures of Heaven AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineJohn Steinbeck Pastures of Heaven 1st EditionPublisherBrewer, Warren & PutnamDate Published1932 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #179 Travels with Charley in Search of America AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineTravels w/Charley by Steinbeck signed on ffepPublisherThe Viking PressDate Published[1962] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #180 The Wayward Bus AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineWayward Bus by Steinbeck 1st in djPublisherVikingDate Published1947 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #181 The Testimony of the Suns and Other Poems AuthorSterling, GeorgeHeadlineTestimony of the Suns George Sterling 1/650PublisherW.E. WoodDate Published1903 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #182 Pickaninny AuthorSwearingen, Estelle MargaretHeadlinePickaninny 1st ed by Estelle Swearingen 1925PublisherDuffield and CompanyDate Published1925 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #183 The Hustler AuthorTevis, Walter S.HeadlineThe Hustler by Walter S. Tevis 1st in djPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1959] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #184 Catalogue of an Exhibition Commemorating the Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) Heading(Thackeray, William Makepeace)Author**HeadlineGrolier Club Catalogue of Thackeray 1912-1/260PublisherGrolier ClubDate Published1912 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #185 Lovel the Widower AuthorThackeray, W[illiam] M[akepeace]HeadlineLovel the Widower by WM Thackeray 1st editionPublisherSmith, Elder and Co.Date Published1861 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #186 The Tragedy of Mr. Punch: A Fantastic Play in Prologue and One Act AuthorThorndike, Russell and Reginald ArkellHeadlineTragedy of Mr. Punch Duckworth 1923PublisherDuckworth & Co.Date Published[1923] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #187 Three volumes by Leo Tolstoi AuthorTolstoi, Count LeoHeadline3 books by Count Leo TolstoiDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #188 Collection of volumes on or by Mark Twain Heading(Twain, Mark)Author**HeadlineCollection of volumes on or by Mark TwainDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #189 Two signed, limited editions by John Updike AuthorUpdike, JohnHeadline2 books by John Updike, signed and limited edsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #190 Sundry Ballades AuthorVillon, FrançoisHeadlineSundry Ballades pub. by Grabhorn Press lmtd edPublisher[Grabhorn]Date Published[1922] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #191 Timequake AuthorVonnegut, KurtHeadlineTimequake signed 1st ed in dj, Kurt VonnegutPublisherPutnam'sDate Published[1997] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #192 The Color Purple AuthorWalker, AliceHeadlineThe Color Purple first edition in dj w/signd cardPublisherHarcourt Brace JovanovichDate Published[1982] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #193 Two first editions by Alice Walker AuthorWalker, AliceHeadline2 first editions in dj's by Alice WalkerPublisherHarcourt Brace JovanovichDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #194 Two first editions by Evelyn Waugh AuthorWaugh, EvelynHeadline2 first editions novels by Evelyn Waugh in dj'sPublisherChapman & HallDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #195 A Train of Powder AuthorWest, RebeccaHeadlineTrain of Powder by Rebecca West, signd 1955PublisherMacmillanDate Published1955 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #196 Collection of Cowboy and Wild West novels Heading(Western Fiction)Author**HeadlineCowboy and Wild West novelsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #197 The Valley of Decision: A Novel AuthorWharton, EdithHeadlineValley of Decision by Edith Wharton 2vols 1902PublisherScribner'sDate Published1902 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #198 The Gathering of the Forces. Editorials, Essays, Literary and Dramatic Reviews and other Material Written by Walt Whitman as Editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle in 1846 and 1847 AuthorWhitman, WaltHeadlineWalt Whitmans Gathering of the Forces 2vols 1920PublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons / Knickerbocker PressDate Published1920 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #199 Walt Whitman's Blue Book AuthorWhitman, WaltHeadlineWalt Whitman's Blue Book 2 vols in slipcase 1968PublisherThe New York Public LibraryDate Published1968 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #200 Five volumes of poetry AuthorWhittier, John GreenleafHeadline5 bks of poetry by John Greenleaf WhittierDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next