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Cormac McCarthy. Four Different First Editions of
The Road
, One Signed.
Including a first American, first British (
with signed bookplate affixed to the title page
), an uncorrected proof of the first American, and "Yellow Draft Version 1" of a script of
The Road
by Joe Penhall. A few yellow highlighted sections to the script, otherwise all are in fine condition. (Total: 4 Items)
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92055 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$1,025.00
Make Offer to Owner
$1,538 or more
Robert Southey.
The Life of Nelson.
Vol. I & II.
John Murray, 1813. Contemporary leather with light rubbing. Some softly bumped corners and one front board with bio-predation. Endpapers appear renewed. Very good. (Total: 2 Items)
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92160 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$700.00
H. G. Wells.
The War in the Air.
George Bell, 1908. First edition, first printing. Minor rubbing and toning to cloth with a slightly leaning spine. Endpapers toned and offset. Hinges cracked, front at title page. Illustrated. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92101 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$512.50
Stephenie Meyer. SIGNED.
Twilight
.
Little, Brown, 2005. Advance reading copy of the first edition.
Signed and dated by Meyer
in the year of publication on the title page. Publisher's illustrated wrappers. A few small bumps to the edges of the wrappers. Near fine.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92065 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$475.00
Make Offer to Owner
$712 or more
H. G. Wells.
The Plattner Story.
Methuen, 1897. First edition, first printing. Light rubbing and toning to cloth. Hinges starting. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92099 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$400.00
[Ernest Hemingway]. Selznick Studios. Three Scripts Related to Charles Vidor's Film,
A Farewell to Arms
.
Selznick Studios, 1956-1958. Original wrappers, brad-bound. Also includes a brad-bound synopsis of the film by Mervin Houser, director of publicity. The yellow-bound script is designated as script number 7; the example in white is not designated (final?). The red script is for "dialogue continuity." All examples in near fine condition. (Total: 4 Items)
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92044 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$387.50
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$582 or more
H. G. Wells.
The Invisible Man.
Heinemann, 1897. Colonial edition. Custom cloth with original publisher's wrappers bound in. Mild rubbing to cloth. Pages toned. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92165 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$387.50
H. G. Wells. WITH ALS.
The Outlook of Homo Sapiens.
Secker and Warburg, 1942. First edition, first printing.
Autograph Letter Signed laid in.
Held in original envelope affixed to ffep. Mild rubbing to cloth. Minor rubbing and toning to dj. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92168 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$387.50
Ed Ruscha. SIGNED.
Fifty Years of Painting
.
Distributed Art Publishers, 2009. First American edition.
Signed by Ruscha
on the title page. Publisher's decorative paper over boards with matching slipcase. As new condition.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92158 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$336.25
James Anderson.
Essays Relating to Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Edinburgh: Printed for William Creech and T. Cadell, London., 1777. Second edition. Two octavo volumes (8.25 x 5 inches; 210 x 127 mm.). [4], xxii, 500; [2], xxxii, 413, [1] pages. With three engraved folding plates relating to draning and enclosures, and eighteen engraved plates of grasses. (Total: 2 Items)
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92111 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$325.00
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$495 or more
Ronau W. Woiceske. Original Signed Trial Proof Etching Entitled,
Silver Light.
[n. d.]. Approx. 12 x 17.5 inches. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92200 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$312.50
Make Offer to Owner
$478 or more
Peter Heylyn.
Cosmographie
.
London: Macock and Chetwind, 1673. Sixth edition. Contemporary full leather with five raised spine bands. Engraved and printed titles. Four two-page folding maps (one moderately-sized area of loss to the first map). Marginal fraying and chipping to the fore-edge of the first twenty or so leaves. Worn binding. Scattered foxing. Library label to front pastedown. The A gathering ("To the Reader") is bound just after the engraved title and before the letterpress title. Missing the B, C, and D gatherings (introductory material), with the text of book one beginning on E2 after the letterpress title page. Thus, poor condition.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92140 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$300.00
Ernest Hemingway.
Men at War
.
Crown, 1942. First edition. Publisher's binding and dust jacket (with $3.00 price). Minor edge wear to boards. Gilt spine titles a bit faded. Moderate wear, creasing and minimal chipping to dj edges. A nice, clean copy in very good condition.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92045 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$275.00
H. G. Wells.
The Passionate Friends.
Harper & Brothers, 1913. First American edition, first printing. Publisher's promotional bookmark laid in. Minor rubbing and small tears to dj, else fine.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92098 | Jan 31, 2013
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$262.50
Make Offer to Owner
$408 or more
G. Daelli.
A Relic of the Italian Revolution of 1849. Album of Fifty Line Engravings.
Gabici's Music Stores, [n. d.]. Rubbing and soiling to publisher's decorated cloth. Front hinge completely broken and rear splitting. Hand-colored title. About good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92123 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$262.50
First Lieutenant Victor W. Page.
Aviation Engines Design, Construction, Operation and Repair
.
Norman W. Hensley Publishing, 1918. Third impression. Illustrations and diagrams. Publisher's original cloth. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92152 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$262.50
[Rockwell Kent and others].
1939 American Block Print Calendar
.
Milwaukee: Gutenberg Publishing Co., 1938. Publisher's balsa wood covers with cloth top strip and bound together using two metal screws. Minor wear to covers, else fine. An outstanding collection of American Depression-era art.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92190 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$262.50
Thomas Jefferson [subject]. Samuel M. Schmucker.
The Life and Times of Thomas Jefferson.
Keystone, [n. d.]. Light rubbing to cloth with dulled gilt. Foxing to page edges. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92142 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$243.75
[Garth Williams]. Margery Sharp. One Humorous Drawing with Twenty Pages of Notes and Correspondence for
Miss Bianca.
Primarily pencil with some marker or typing on paper.
Drawing is initialed by Garth Williams.
Each sheet measuring approximately 11 x 8.5 inches. Minor smudging and folding with some paperclip crimping. Otherwise, generally near fine.
From the Estate of Garth Williams.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92199 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$237.50
Stephenie Meyer. SIGNED.
Twilight
.
Little, Brown, 2005. First edition, first printing.
Inscribed and signed by Meyer
on the title page. Publisher's binding and dust jacket. Some vertical scratches to the dj. Light soiling to covers. Minor edge wear to boards. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92066 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$218.75
Maxfield Parrish [illustrator]. Edith Wharton.
Italian Villas and Their Gardens.
John Lane: Bodley Head, 1904. First edition, first printing. Ex-library with typical markings and wear. Good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92170 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$218.75
Make Offer to Owner
$346 or more
[Angling]. Henry Andrews Ingraham.
American Trout Streams.
Angler's Club of New York, 1926.
Limited to 350 numbered copies.
Minor rubbing and toning to boards. Bookplate. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92112 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$206.25
H. G. Wells.
The Food of the Gods.
Macmillan, 1904. First edition, first printing. Light rubbing to cloth with a slightly leaning spine. Foxing to endpapers and page edges, and scattered throughout. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92096 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$200.00
Stephenie Meyer. SIGNED.
New Moon
.
Little, Brown, 2006. First edition, first printing.
Signed by Meyer
on the title page. Publisher's binding and dust jacket. Fine. Includes two candid photos and a letter from the original owner giving provenance to the signature.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92063 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$193.75
H. G. Wells. INSCRIBED.
The Outline of History.
Cassell, 1920. Revised edition.
Signed and inscribed by the author on ffep.
Minor rubbing to cloth. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Hinges a little soft. Foxing to endpapers. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92167 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$193.75
[Richard Wagner]. Stephen de Hospodar. SIGNED / LIMITED.
Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung in a Series of Blockprints
.
Foreword by Arthur Miller. Los Angeles: Privately Printed, 1964. Publisher's wrapper housing ten matted woodblock illustrations, each numbered in pencil "92/100" and
signed by de Hospodar
. Some thumb-soiling, else fine.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92189 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$193.75
Ray Bradbury. INSCRIBED TO FORREST J. ACKERMAN.
Gli Anni Della Fenice
[
Fahrenheit 451
].
Milan: Aldo Martello, [1956]. First edition in Italian.
Warmly inscribed and signed by Bradbury to Ackerman and his wife Wendy in
the year of publication
on the ffep. Publisher's wrappers with green printed dust jacket. Noticeable wrinkling to front cover and front of dj. Light, uneven toning to book and jacket. Very good. Includes the business card of a former bookseller with Ackerman's trademark "A" label affixed to the card, likely having fallen off the spine of this book and laid in.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92021 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$162.50
George Cruikshank [subject]. Laman Blanchard [editor].
George Cruikshank's Omnibus.
Tilt and Bogue, 1842. First edition, with the cancelled leaf. Publisher's decorated cloth with minor rubbing and small splits at head of joints. Scattered foxing. Illustrated with steel engravings and woodcuts. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92029 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$162.50
[Almanac]. Cardanus Rider.
Rider's British Merlin: For the Year of Our Lord God 1775.
R. and M. Brown, 1775. 270 pages. Contemporary leather with rubbing and scuffing. Joints split and spine perishing. Toning. Final blank leaf with owner's notations. Good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92109 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$156.25
Stephenie Meyer. SIGNED / LIMITED.
Breaking Dawn
.
Atom Books, 2008. Number 513 of 1,000 copies signed by Meyer on the limitation page bound in front. Publisher's binding and dust jacket. Fine.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92061 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$143.75
Henry Miller. INSCRIBED.
The Cosmological Eye
.
New Directions, 1939.
Interestingly iscribed by Miller
on the front free endpaper. Publisher's binding and dust jacket. Heavy tape reinforcements to the edge of the dust jacket. Large chip to spine head of dj. Good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92068 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$137.50
David Brion Davis. Two First Editions on Slavery, One Inscribed.
Slavery and Human Progress
once belonged to scholar Henry Steele Comager, with his ownership signature and annotations to the first 60 pages.
From Homicide to Salvery
is
inscribed, signed and dated by the author
on the front free endpaper. Very good condition. (Total: 2 Items)
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92124 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$137.50
John Guillim.
A Display of Heraldry...To Which is Added a Treatise of Honour Military and Civil.
Blome, 1679. Fifth edition. Incomplete with 56 leaves of plates, of 75. Contemporary calf, rebacked. Bookplate and ownership notations of Harry Soane. Scattered foxing. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92130 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$137.50
Make Offer to Owner
$300 or more
[George G. Small]. Bricktop.
H - L.
New York: Tousey & Small, 1878. Publisher's illustrated wrappers. Foxing, pencil marks and moderate edge wear to the wrappers. Text unifrmly toned, but clean. Very good.
From the Collection of Zita Books.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92085 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$131.25
Edward Pelham Brenton.
The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Year MDCCLXXXIII to MDCCCXXII.
Vol. I & II.
Rice, 1823. First edition, first printing. Contemporary calf with light rubbing. Joints cracked and splitting. Bookplates. Ownership inscriptions. With 4 copper-engraved portrait plates; 7 lithographed plates of views, 1 folding; 2 folding lithographed charts; 1 diagram plate. Very good. (Total: 2 Items)
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92119 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$131.25
Frederick L. Owen. Original Signed Etching.
1932. Approx. 14.5 x 11.25 inches. Matted. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92196 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$126.25
Henry Miller [contributions]. Group of Five Literary Magazines, Four Signed and Inscribed by Miller.
Various publishers.
Writers at Work
is unsigned. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92072 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$122.50
A. Conan Doyle.
The Great Boer War.
Smith, Elder, 1900. First edition, first printing. 5 color folding maps. Minor rubbing and toning to cloth with scattered soil and a slightly leaning spine.
Mudie's Library
label mounted to front board with no other related marks. Owner's stamped name. Foxing to prelims and page edges. Page 59/60 with four-inch tear. Overall very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92125 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$122.50
[WWI Aviation].
Aviation Book
.
McLoughlin Brothers, 1918. First edition. Illustrated, some color. Original publisher's pictorial boards. Large format. Boards worn at the edges; FFEP a bit tattered; hinges a bit loose but text block sound and in very good condition.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92173 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$120.00
Edgar Rice Burroughs.
The Son of Tarzan.
McClurg, 1917. First edition, first printing. Mild rubbing to cloth. Front hinge a bit soft. Owner's name. Lacking dj. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92023 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$117.50
Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Tarzan and the Lion Man
.
Burroughs, 1934. First edition stated. Publisher's gray decorated cloth and pictorial dust jacket printed in red, black and gold. Noticeable dust-soiling to binding. Paper remnants to both pastedowns from removed dj flap and bookplate, respectively. So, likely a married jacket. Minor thumbsoiling to textblock edges and some text pages. Some wear, noticeable abrading and chipping to dj, especially the spine ends (with some loss of text, with some dust-soiling to panels. Fair. Zeuschner 627.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92025 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$117.50
H. G. Wells.
The Soul of a Bishop.
Cassell, 1917. First edition, first printing. Mild rubbing and bumping to boards. Offsetting to endpapers. Minor toning and rubbing to dj. Overall near fine.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92103 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$115.00
H. G. Wells.
Tales of Space and Time.
Musson, 1899. First Canadian edition, first printing. Mild rubbing to cloth. Front hinge cracked. A few spots of scattered soiling to page edges. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92100 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$112.50
H. G. Wells.
The Outline of History
- Complete 24 Issues of the Original Magazine Series.
The Outline of History, Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind
by H. G. Wells, with the advice and editorial help of Mr. Ernest Barker, Sir H. H. Johnston, Sir E. Ray Lankester, and Professor Gilbert Murray. London: George Newnes Limited, [1919-1920]. First edition, in magazine format. 24 quarto issues (complete series). 780 continuous pages, including index in volume 24. Forty-seven color and miscellaneous black and white illustrations throughout. Original wrappers with full color covers. Minor rubbing and light wear to wrappers and page edges. Held in 3 custom matching slipcases. Very good. (Total: 3 Items)
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92166 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$112.50
Julius Bien [lithographer]. H. L. Stephens [illustrator].
Death and Burial of Poor Cock Robin.
Hurd & Houghton, 1864. First edition, first printing.
Limited to 100 unnumbered proof copies.
Publisher's decorated cloth with rubbing, rebacked with portion of original spine laid down. Foxing. Very good.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92017 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$107.50
Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
.
Grosset and Dunlap, 1927. First Photoplay edition (ads in rear do not mention
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle
and
The Master Mind of Mars
). Publisher's orange cloth and pictorial dust jacket. Light sunning to cloth spine. Minor wear, abrading and chipping to dj, with some dust-soiling to panels. Very good. Zeuschner 585.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92024 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$105.00
Joshua Jedidiah Jinks.
Uncle Josh's Trunk-Full of Fun
.
A Portfolio of First Class Wit and Humor
. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1869. Publisher's illustrated color wrappers. Chipping to most of the spine, with three tape reinforcements. Minor chipping to edges. Minor to severe discoloration to the text, and some pencil notations. Fair.
From the Collection of Zita Books.
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92048 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$102.50
[Science Fiction Fandom]. Harry Warner, Jr. and Sam Moskowitz. Group of Two First Edition, First Printing Books.
Various publishers. Both books in fine condition. (Total: 2 Items)
Auction 201305
| Lot: 92084 | Jan 31, 2013
Sold For:
$102.50
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