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[Americana].
A Mess of Allsorts, or, Bob Logic Outdone, for the Laughing Philosophers...
Philadelphia: Printed S. W. corner of Callowhill & Marshall Sts., 1837. Profusely illustrated with woodcuts. Near contemporary leather over paper boards. Heavy wear to binding. A few tears to fore-edge, affecting some text. Very good.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94171 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$437.50
[Hand-Coloring].
Codice Bodley.
Libreria Anticauria, 1947.
Limited to 25 numbered and signed copies. Images are hand-colored throughout.
Minor rubbing and bumping to boards. Toning to page edges. Text in Spanish. Very good.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94187 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$350.00
Ray Bradbury and Ralph Stedman. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION.
Fahrenheit 451.
Los Angeles: Graham, 2005.
Illustrated 50th Anniversary Edition, one of 451 copies signed by Bradbury and Stedman.
Publisher's binding, dust jacket, slipcase. Fine.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94039 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$325.00
N. C. Wyeth, illustrator. SIGNED
Robin Hood
.
David McKay, 1917. Illustrated edition. Signed by Wyeth on the half-title page. Covers worn and soiled; hinges broken, else near very good condition.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94167 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$275.00
Make Offer to Owner
$425 or more
Alfonso Caso.
Interpretacion del Codice Selden 3135 (A. 2).
Sociedad Mexicana de Antropologia, 1964. Limited to 1200 copies. Book and reproduction codex held in publisher's wooden box. Text in English and Spanish. Fine.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94203 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$275.00
H. P. Lovecraft.
Selected Letters.
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1965-1976. First editions. Complete in five octavo volumes. Publisher's bindings, dust jackets. Jacket spines sunned, jackets wrinkled and worn, some rubbing to bindings. Generally very good.
From the collection of first fan, Jack Cordes.
(Total: 5 Items)
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94267 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$275.00
Make Offer to Owner
$425 or more
John Wyndham.
Re-Birth.
New York: Ballantine, [1955]. First edition (the true first edition of
The Chrysalids
). Publisher's hardcover binding, dust jacket. Jacket a bit sunned and soiled, some rubbing to jacket. Fine.
From the collection of first fan, Jack Cordes.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94168 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$225.00
Alfonso Caso.
Interpretacion del Codice Colombino.
Sociedad Mexicana de Antropologia, 1966.
Limited to 1200 copies.
Book and reproduction codex held in publisher's wooden box. Text in English and Spanish. Fine.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94202 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$212.50
George R. R. Martin. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION.
Songs the Dead Men Sing.
Niles: Dark Harvest, 1983.
First edition, one of 500 copies signed by Martin.
Publisher's binding, dust jacket. slipcase. Some sunning to slipcase and jacket spine. Still, fine.
From the collection of first fan, Jack Cordes.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94112 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$200.00
Ian Fleming.
Octopussy and the Living Daylights.
London: Jonathan Cape, [1966]. First edition of the final James Bond book written by Fleming. Publisher's binding, dust jacket. Price sticker on jacket flap, else fine.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94066 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$200.00
Ian Fleming.
You Only Live Twice.
London: Jonathan Cape, [1964]. First edition. Publisher's binding, dust jacket. Jacket worn, dampstained and chipped, front flap creased, some wear to binding. Skewed. Fair.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94067 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$200.00
Robert R. McCammon. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION.
Swan Song.
Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest, 1989.
First edition, one of 650 copies signed by McCammon and the illustrator.
Publisher's binding, dust jacket, slipcase. Some sunning to slipcase and jacket spine. Fine.
From the collection of first fan, Jack Cordes.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94115 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$200.00
[Alexander Pope, translator]. Homer.
The Iliad
[and]:
The Odyssey.
London: London: Du Roveray, 1806, 1813. New Edition. Six octavo volumes. Illustrated. Near contemporary full burgundy straight-grain morocco, gilt. Some wear to volumes, plates foxed.
Odyssey
volumes mis-numbered on spine. Still, very good. (Total: 6 Items)
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94132 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$200.00
Matthew Arnold.
The Works.
London: Macmillan, 1903. De Luxe Edition. Fifteen octavo volumes. Finely bound in full brown morocco, gilt. Some wear to bindings, bookplates. Near fine. (Total: 15 Items)
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94173 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$200.00
[Political Cartoon]. Lithographed Political Cartoon.
[N.p., n.d.]. Approximately 10.25 x 15.25 inches. Toned, foxed, mounted onto thick paper, other cartoons mounted on verso. Good.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94386 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$200.00
[Napoleon, subject]. The Count de las Cases.
Journal of the Private Life and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon at Saint Helena.
London: Colburn, 1824. New edition. Four octavo volumes. Illustrated with plates, some hand-colored. Contemporary half burgundy morocco, gilt, over marbled boards, spines stamped in gilt. Spines a bit darkened, some wear to bindings (especially at joints), a frontispiece of volume I torn at inner margin, some plates browned. Good. (Total: 4 Items)
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94281 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$187.50
Ray Bradbury. SIGNED WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING.
Fever Dream.
New York: St. Martin's, [1987]. First illustrated edition, with glow-in-the-dark pages.
Signed by Bradbury on the front free endpaper with a drawing of a demon by him.
Publisher's binding, dust jacket. Fine.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94040 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$175.00
Carl H. Claudy.
The Land of No Shadow.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1933]. First edition. Publisher's binding, dust jacket. Jacket restored at spine and front corners. Jacket spine a bit toned, some rubbing and minor wear to jacket, mild rubbing to binding, else fine.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94052 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$162.50
[Books About Books]. Hans Lenz.
Cosas del Papel en Mesoamerica.
Editorial Libros de Mexico, 1984.
Limited to 300 numbered copies.
Minor rubbing to cloth. Bumping and wear to acetate dj. Text in Spanish. Near fine.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94194 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$162.50
Earl Derr Biggers.
Keeper of the Keys.
A Charlie Chan Story.
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, [1932]. First edition. Publisher's binding,
the rare dust jacket.
Jacket worn, torn and chipped, some creasing and toning to jacket, some rubbing to binding, a crease on the front board, gift inscription on second blank. Fair. Rare in jacket.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94034 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$150.00
[Anne McCaffrey, contributor]. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. R. A. MacAvoy.
Tea with the Black Dragon.
Eugene: Hypatia Press, 1987.
First edition, one of 750 copies signed by McCaffrey, MacAvoy and the publisher.
Publisher's special binding, leather-like cloth dust jacket, slipcase. Fine.
From the collection of first fan, Jack Cordes.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94114 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$150.00
Comic Monthly
.
New York: February 1867. Vol. VIII, No. 7. Complete in sixteen pages. Large corner tear to pages 7-8, with some loss of text. Noticeable staining. Some egde chipping and a few tears. Fair.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94212 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$150.00
[Napoleon, subject]. P. Lanfrey.
The History of Napoleon I.
London: Macmillan, 1871-1879. Early English editions. Four octavo volumes. Uniformly bound in contemporary full brown calf, gilt, spines stamped in gilt, with brown gilt morocco lettering labels. Bindings worn, joints cracking (joints of volume I with later amateurish repairs), bookplates. Fair. (Total: 4 Items)
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94280 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$150.00
[Bookends]. Pair of Matching Civil War Generals Bookends.
Metal with painted finish. A few small surface rubs and a bit dusty. Each measures 7.5" tall x 3" wide x 2.25" deep. Felt bottoms. Very good. (Total: 2 Items)
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94396 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$150.00
George R. R. Martin. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION.
Portraits of His Children.
Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest, 1987.
First edition, one of 450 copies signed by Martin, Roger Zelazny (who wrote the Introduction) and the illustrators.
Publisher's binding, dust jacket, slipcase. Some sunning to slipcase, jacket spine sunned. Still, fine.
From the collection of first fan, Jack Cordes.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94111 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$137.50
Willie Morris. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION.
My Dog Skip.
New York: Random House, [1995].
First edition, one of 500 copies signed by Morris.
Publisher's binding, slipcase. Fine.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94125 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$137.50
Willie Morris. SIGNED.
My Dog Skip.
New York: Random House, [1995]. First edition.
Signed by Morris on the title-page.
Publisher's binding, dust jacket. Fine.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94126 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$137.50
James Anthony Froude.
History of England.
London: Parker, 1858-1870. Second edition. Twelve octavo volumes. Contemporary full tan calf, gilt, red and green gilt morocco lettering labels. Some wear to bindings. Good. (Total: 12 Items)
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94231 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$137.50
John S. Hittell. SIGNED.
The Resources of California
.
A. Roman and Company, 1867. Third printing. Signed by the author on an affidavit inserted in front. Contemporary leather binding. Boards worn, crazed and almost detached. Contents toned along the edges, else very good.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94253 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$137.50
A. Stubel and M. Uhle.
Die Ruinenstaette von Tiahuanaco im Hochlande des Alten Peru.
Hersemann, 1892. Light rubbing and wear with scattered foxing throughout. Illustrated with maps and plates, some folding. Held in publisher's portfolio. Text in German. Very good.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94308 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$137.50
The Duke of Sully.
Memoirs of the Duke of Sully, Prime Minister of Henry the Great...
Edinburgh: Stirling and Slade, 1819. New Edition. Five octavo volumes. Contemporary half brown calf, gilt over brown cloth boards, spines stamped in blind, burgundy gilt morocco lettering labels. Mild rubbing to bindings, foxing in text and plates. Very good. (Total: 5 Items)
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94309 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$137.50
Anne McCaffrey. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION.
The Coelura.
San Francisco: Underwood-Miller, 1983.
First edition, one of 250 copies signed by McCaffrey and illustrator Kevin Johnson.
Publisher's binding, dust jacket. Minor rubbing, else fine.
From the collection of first fan, Jack Cordes.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94113 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$127.50
[Jerry Weist]. Keith Laumer. Group of Four First Edition Books.
Various, 1964-1971. Very good. (Total: 4 Items)
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94090 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$125.00
Robert C. McCammon. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION.
They Thirst.
Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest, 1991.
First edition, one of 500 copies signed by McCammon and the illustrators.
Publisher's binding, dust jacket, slipcase. Jacket spine sunned, else fine.
From the collection of first fan, Jack Cordes.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94116 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$125.00
D. T. Egerton.
Egerton en Mexico 1830-1842.
Carton y Papel de Mexico, 1976.
Limited to 2500 numbered and copies.
Some minor rubbing and soiling to cloth, else fine.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94221 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$125.00
Make Offer to Owner
$300 or more
Peter Hurd.
Portfolio of Landscapes and Portraits.
Univ. of New Mexico, 1950. 8 color reproduction prints and 2 text leaves. Rubbing and toning to portfolio. Very good.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94254 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$125.00
[British-Irish Feud].
The Irish Bull
. Hand-colored British Political Cartoon.
[Np, nd, circa 1880-1900]. Measures 15.25 x 10 inches on heavy paper stock. Some toning and foxing. Very good condition.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94255 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$125.00
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes.
New York: Norton, [2005-2006]. First edition of this new version with notes by Leslie S. Klinger. Three quarto volumes. Publisher's bindings, dust jackets, slipcases. Fine. (Total: 3 Items)
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94056 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$118.75
Philip Jose Farmer. INSCRIBED.
The Adventure of the Peerless Peer.
Boulder: Aspen, 1974. First edition.
Inscribed on the half-title: "For Jack Cordes, the/Peerless Peer of Pekin, from/Philip Jose Farmer/the Lord Greystoke/of Peoria (wherever/that is)."
Publisher's binding, dust jacket. Jacket spine a bit toned, else fine. An excellent Sherlock Holmes/Tarzan pastiche.
From the collection of first fan, Jack Cordes.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94065 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$118.75
Elihu Vedder, illustrator.
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
.
Houghton Mifflin, 1886. Illustrated edition. Boards worn at the edges; contents toned; gift inscription and bookplate, else very good.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94159 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$118.75
Henry Kane. INSCRIBED.
Armchair in Hell.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948. First edition.
Warmly inscribed to "Stella, the Lovely" on the front free endpaper.
Publisher's binding, dust jacket. jacket spine sunned, some tears to jacket (with tape repairs to verso), some chipping and wear to jacket, some rubbing to binding, text a bit toned. Overall, good.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94086 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$112.50
Dame Juliana Berners.
The Boke of Saint Albans
.
Elliot Stock, 1881. Facsimile of the 1486 edition. Bookplates on the front pastedown. Very good.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94182 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$112.50
Teresa Castello Yturbide [illustrator]. Carlotta Mapelli Mozzi.
El Traje Indigena en Mexico.
Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, 1965-1966. First edition, first printing. Two versions of book, one in English and one in Spanish, both limited to 2000 copies. With 6 photographic plates of jewelry, 48 plates of patterns, and 30 color silkscreen plates of costumes. Held in publisher's elephant folio box with some split edges. Very good.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94278 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$112.50
Make Offer to Owner
$300 or more
[James Bond]. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Dave Worrall.
The Most Famous Car in the World.
The Complete History of the James Bond Aston Martin DB5.
Christchurch: Solo, [1993].
First softcover edition, one of 500 copies signed (and limited) by Worrall on the title-page.
Quarto. Original wrappers. Mild rubbing, upper corner bumped. Very good.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94325 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$112.50
Frederick Kohner. INSCRIBED.
Gidget.
New York: Putnam's, [1957]. First edition.
Warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper.
Publisher's binding, dust jacket. Jacket spine a bit sunned and chipped, some rubbing, mild dampstaining to jacket, one small chip on jacket rear panel, some rubbing to binding. Near fine.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94089 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$106.25
Vicenta Cortes Alonso [translator].
Pintura del Gobernador, Alcaldes y Regidores de Mexico.
Vol. I & II.
Servicio de Publicaciones del Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia, 1976. First edition, first printing. Slipcase. Text in Spanish. Fine. (Total: 2 Items)
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94170 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$106.25
Anna Katharine Green.
Cynthia Wakeham's Money.
New York: Putnam's, 1892. First edition, wrappers issue. Original printed wrappers. Spine toned, worn and chipped, some toning, wear to binding. Skewed. Still, a good copy of this rare and fragile mystery.
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94072 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$100.00
[Jerry Weist]. Ursula K. Le Guin. Group of Four Books, Three Being First Editions.
Harper & Row, 1975-1981.
Planet of Exile
is a second edition. Very good or better condition. (Total: 4 Items)
Auction 201237
| Lot: 94091 | Sep 13, 2012
Sold For:
$100.00
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