Buckingham, Nash. DE SHOOTINEST GENT'MAN. New York: The Derrydale Press, New York, 1934. Limited first edition, No. 573 of 950 copies. 9 1/2" H x 6 1/4" W x 1 1/4" D. CONDITION: Book in good condition with just a touch of rubbing. Rear hinge cracked.
Lot 858: Miniature Book Set: Shakespeare's Complete Works
[Miniature books]. The Works of Shakespeare in Miniature. The Ellen Terry Edition. 40 volumes complete. Glasgow: David Bryce and Son, New York: Stokes,ca. 1905. All volumes approximately 53 x 37 mm, 2 3/16î H x 1 3/8" W. bound in red leather and gilt. Includes wooden book case. CONDITION: Wear to spines, edges, especially tops […]
Lot 855: 7 Signed Poetry Broadsides
1st-4th items: Four poetry broadsides of "Mountain Mystery" signed by Robert Penn Warren, published by Palaemon Press, Winston-Salem, 1981. Numbered 81, 87, 89, and 90 out of a limited edition of 126. Signed lower right under poem.Three unframed, one housed in contemporary black frame. Edition information and number cut from lower section of framed poem, […]
Lot 856: Walker Percy "The Moviegoer," 1st Edition
The Moviegoer. Author: Walker Percy. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. "First Edition" stated on copyright page. "0561" and "$3.95" on front flap of dust jacket. No marks of previous ownership. 8 3/4" H x 5 7/8" W x 1" D. Provenance: Collection of Charles and Ann Wells, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Very good book in […]
Lot 852: 3 Raymond Pettibon Artist Books
Three Raymond Pettibon åzines. Item 1: CAPTIVE CHAINS. Lawndale, CA: SST Pubs, (1978). First Edition assumed. ú68 PGS. 1.50î. 10 1/2" H X 7 1/4" W. Stapled comic with a slick paper wrapper cover. Item 2: MY STRUGGLE FOR LIFE AFTER DEATH. Lawndale, CA: SST Pubs, (October, 1982). First Edition stated. Numbered ú305î in black […]
Lot 853: William Percy "Lanterns on the Levee" signed 1st edition
Lanterns on the Levee, Recollections of a Planter's Son (signed first edition). Author: William Alexander Percy. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1941. Special signed First Edition, so stated, with an extra sheet bound in "Signed by the Author For Friends of Borzoi Books". 8 5/8" H x 6" W x 1 3/4" D. Provenance: Collection […]
Lot 854: Plath "The Bell Jar," 1st American Ed.
The Bell Jar. Author: Plath Sylvia. New York: Harper and Row (1971). "First U.S. Edition" stated on copyright page. Dust jacket has "0471" and $6.95" on front flap of dust jacket. No marks of any kind including ownership. 8 3/8" H x 5 7/8" W x 1 3/8" D. Provenance: Collection of Charles and Ann […]
Lot 851: Cormac McCarthy "Suttree" 1st Ed.
McCarthy, Cormac. "Suttree." New York: Random House, (1979). First Edition stated on copyright page. 8 1/2" H x 5 7/8" W x 1 3/4" D. CONDITION: Book in very good condition with just a touch of rubbing top and bottom of spine, some slight foxing to top edge, but without the remainder mark found on […]
Lot 850: Two Hogarth Press Virginia Woolf First Editions
Book 1: Between the Acts. Author: Virginia Woolf. London: The Hogarth Press, 1941. First Edition. 7 1/2" H x 5" W x 1 1/8" D. Book 2: Monday or Tuesday. Author: Virginia Woolf. Illustrations by Vanessa Bell. Richmond: Hogarth Press 1921. First Edition. 7 5/8" H x 5 1/8" W x 5/8" D. Provenance: Collection […]
Lot 849: Signed Limited Edition "Kew Gardens" by Viginia Woolf
Kew Gardens (Signed Limited Edition) by Viginia Woolf. Decorated throughout by Vanessa Bell. London: Hogarth Press. (1927). Signed Limited Edition #88 of 500 numbered copies. Signed by both Woolf and Bell. 10 3/8" H x 5 1/2" W x 1 5/8" D. Provenance: Collection of Charles and Ann Wells, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Hardback, papercovered boards […]