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Lot 587: Cormac McCarthy, Signed 1st Editions, The Passenger plus Stella Maris

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1st Item: THE PASSENGER, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2022, 8 vo., First Edition stated with no additional printings. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed on the ffep (front free end paper) to McCarthy's long-time friend: "For Lanelle / My darlin / Tons of Love / Cormac". VG/VG, Very Good book in unread condition, in blue cloth […]

Lot 584: Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, 1st Edition, Signed

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BLOOD MERIDIAN or THE EVENING REDNESS IN THE WEST, by Cormac McCarthy, Random House, New York, 1985. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed on the ffep (front free end paper) to McCarthy’s long-time friends, “For John & Lanelle / With much love / Cormac”. 1st/1st, Stated First Edition on copyright page with correct Random House number line […]

Lot 583: Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, 1st Edition, Signed

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SUTTREE by Cormac McCarthy, Random House, New York, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed on the ffep (front free end paper) to McCarthy’s long-time friends, “For John & Lanelle / With lots of love / Cormac”. G/G, Good book in Good Dust Jacket. Stated First Edition on copyright page with correct Random […]

Lot 581: Cormac McCarthy, The Orchard Keeper, 1st Edition, Signed

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THE ORCHARD KEEPER, Cormac McCarthy, Random House, New York, 1965. First Edition, stated “First Printing” on copyright page; McCarthy’s first book, this is a presentation copy, warmly inscribed on the ffep (front free end paper) to McCarthy’s long-time friends, “To John & Lanelle […] / Best Wishes Always / Cormac McCarthy”. Book in Good condition, […]

Lot 582: Cormac McCarthy, Outer Dark, 1st Edition, Signed

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OUTER DARK, Cormac McCarthy, Random House, New York, 1968. First Edition, stated “First Printing” on copyright page; McCarthy’s second book, this is a presentation copy, warmly inscribed on the half-title page to McCarthy’s long-time friends, “To John & Lanelle with love / Cormac McCarthy”. Good condition book, original light blue 1/4 cloth and gray paper […]

Lot 579: Unwritten History of Slavery, 1945, Fisk University

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SOCIAL SCIENCES SOURCE DOCUMENTS NO. 1: UNWRITTEN HISTORY OF SLAVERY, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF NEGRO EX-SLAVES", Social Science Institute, Fisk University, Nashville TN, 1945. Contributing editors Ophelia Settle Egypt, Jitsuichi Masuoka, and Charles S. Johnson. 1st Edition, approx. 330 one-sided typewritten copied (mimeographed) pages; paper wraps in perfect binding, spine reinforcement. Original printing of No. 1 […]

Lot 580: Carl Sandburg Abraham Lincoln Collection, Signed, plus Letter

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Nine (9) books by Carl Sandburg on Abraham Lincoln. 1st-2nd Items: 1st Trade edition (after 260 Deluxe Copies) of ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE PRAIRIE YEARS by Carl Sandburg, New York, Harcourt Brace & Co. 1926, in two volumes, in dark blue cloth boards; signed by Sandburg on pasted-in flyleaf, with accompanying 1940 signed letter from Sandburg […]

Lot 578: The Kentucky Revival by Richard M'Nemar, 1808 and 1845 Editions, Shaker History

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2 books regarding the beginnings of the Shaker religion, detailing the group of revivals held in the early 19th Century that led to the expansion of Shaker ideology. 1st Item: Scarce, early printing of Richard M'Nemar's (McNemar) THE KENTUCKY REVIVAL … Albany (NY), E. and E. Hosford, 1808. 12mo, 119pp, sewn through the fold binding, […]

Lot 576: Harper's Weekly Civil War Years – 6 bound Volumes, 1861-1866

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Six bound folio volumes of Harper's Weekly, Journal of Civilization spanning the years of the Civil War and its aftermath; with articles, reports and editorials on the war accompanied by numerous engravings and drawings by notable illustrators such as Winslow Homer, Thomas Nast and Granville Perkins. Included are: Vol. V, January 5 – December 28, […]