Literature and Modern Firsts 2008-06-19 Auction - 298 Price Results - Bloomsbury Auctions in NY
262A: STEINBECK, John. An autograph manuscript, an inco274A: THOREAU, Henry David. The Maine Woods. first edit117A: FANTE, John. Wait Until Spring, Bandini. first ed
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Literature and Modern Firsts

A fine private collection of inscribed T.S. Eliot titles including Prufrock, The Waste Land, and Four Quartets. A desirable collection of early V.S. Naipaul including many books signed to his publisher. Inscribed copies of Robert Graves titles and other high spots from English and American 19th and 20th Century Literature.
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ALGREN, Nelson. Somebody in Boots. first edition.: ALGREN, Nelson. Somebody in Boots.New York: Vanguard, 1935. 8vo. Original brown cloth in dust jacket. Condition: intermittent wear to cloth recolored on spine; moderate restoration to spine panel and
0001A: ALGREN, Nelson. Somebody in Boots. first edition.Est. $2,000-$3,000
AMIS, Martin. Dead Babies.: AMIS, Martin. Dead Babies.London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. 8vo. Original yellow cloth and blue boards, titled in gilt, in dust jacket. first american edition. Amis' darkly comic and caustic second
0003A: AMIS, Martin. Dead Babies.Est. $300-$500Lot Passed
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BECKETT, Samuel. Murphy: BECKETT, Samuel. MurphyNew York: Grove Press, [N.d. but 1957]. 8vo. Original cloth-backed paper-covered boards. Condition: very slight discoloration to covers and spine. limited edition of 100
0006A: BECKETT, Samuel. MurphyEst. $600-$800
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BECKETT, Samuel Proust: BECKETT, Samuel ProustNew York: Grove Press, [N.d but 1957]. 8vo. Original cloth-backed paper-covered boards. Condition: very slight discoloration to covers and spine. limited edition of 250 copies,
0007A: BECKETT, Samuel ProustEst. $500-$800
BLOCH, Robert. Psycho. first edition.: BLOCH, Robert. Psycho. New York: Simin and Schuster, 1959. 8vo. Original half cloth in dust jacket. Condition: cheap paper browned in margins as usual; small spot of rubbing to top of jacket spine
0009A: BLOCH, Robert. Psycho. first edition.Est. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
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CAIN, James M. Mildred Pierce. first edition.: CAIN, James M. Mildred Pierce.New York: Knopf, 1941. 8vo. Original green cloth in original dust jacket. Condition: rear panel slightly toned. first edition. Basis for Joan Crawford's classic turn
0019A: CAIN, James M. Mildred Pierce. first edition.Est. $400-$600
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CARSON, Rachel. The Sea Around Us.: CARSON, Rachel. The Sea Around Us.New York: Oxford Press, 1951. 8vo. Original photo-illustrated boards in dust jacket. [With:] Silent Spring. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962. 8vo. Original green
0021A: CARSON, Rachel. The Sea Around Us.Est. $600-$800
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CATHER, Willa. April Twilights. first edition.: CATHER, Willa. April Twilights.Boston: Richard G. Badger, 1903. 8vo. Title printed in red and green. Original gray boards, printed paper labels to spine and upper cover; custom gray cloth chemise
0022A: CATHER, Willa. April Twilights. first edition.Est. $1,000-$1,500