Lot 4010231: Collection of Rod McKuen albums & first edition book

Collection of 15 first edition books and 4 record albums by Rod McKuen, some signed by the artist. Includes 1) “Come to Me in Silence,” first regular edition with dust jacket, signed. Slight abrasions to upper fore edge. 2) “Beyond the Boardwalk,” first edition, fourth printing of trade paperback, signed. Unbroken, slight denting of front cover at lower edge near spine. 3) “Beyond the Boardwalk,” limited edition #638 in slipcase, signed. Unbroken, 1/2″ circular stain on upper left corner of slipcase, 1/2″ x 1/8″ chip in paper covering slipcase at seam verso. 4) “Pastures Green,” 33 rpm record album with pictorial cover inscribed, “Sleep warm / Rod McKuen / 75.” Album cover slightly dented at all four corners, chip 1/8″ deep in edge at upper right corner. 5) “And Autumn Came,” first Cheval edition (large format) signed and numbered “H2-413.” Box absent. 6)”Listen to the Warm,” 33 rpm double album with abstract cover. All four corners of cover are moderately dented. 7)”Goodtime Music,” 33 rpm album with portrait cover. Lower right corner of the cover is moderately dented, other three corners are slightly dented. 8) “Back to Carnegie Hall,” 33 rpm double album with triple portrait cover and paper liners. All four corners are slightly dented or scuffed. There are two shallow chips in the right edge of the front cover. 9)”And To Each Season,” first edition, first printing with dust jacket. Slight fixing of upper fore edge, slight denting of upper edge of dust jacket. 10)”The Carols of Christmas,” first edition, first printing with dust jacket. Clear coating on dust jacket is wrinkled horizontally (but not the paper). 11)”Caught In the Quiet,” first edition, twelfth printing with dust jacket. Unbroken, two soft creases near edges of dust jacket. 12) “Come to Me In Silence,” first edition, printing not stated, with dust jacket. Slight toning of upper edges of cover and dust jacket. 13) “Coming Close to the Earth,” first edition, printing not stated, with dust jacket. As new, rectangular inventory sticker on dust jacket verso. 14)”Finding My Father,” first edition, printing not stated, with dust jacket. Upper and lower edges of dust jacket are moderately creased. 15) “Grand Tour,” first edition, printing not stated, with dust jacket. The lower quarter of the dust jacket is moderately chipped, creased and torn recto. 16) “In Someone’s Shadow,” first edition, sixth printing with dust jacket. Price clipped from dust jacket, slight denting of upper edge of dust jacket. 17) “Listen to the Warm,” first edition, sixteenth printing, with dust jacket. Price clipped from dust jacket, which has one slight dent in its upper edge. 18) “Moment to Moment,” first trade paperback edition. All four corners are slightly bumped, and there are two shallow dents in the front cover. 19) “We Touch the Sky,” first edition, printing not stated, with dust jacket. Rectangular inventory sticker on dust jacket verso.