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FLEMING, Ian (1908-1964). For Your Eyes Only. London: Jonathan Cape, 1960.8vo. Original black boards stamped in white and silver (some very light soiling to fore-edge, slightly leaned); original pictorial dust jacket (minor chipping and separations to folds, occasionally repaired verso, some minor overall soiling, corners clipped preserving price). Provenance: F.P. Sweeten Ltd. (bookseller's label). FIRST EDITION in Gilbert's "A" binding with gilt-lettering on spine. Gilbert A8a(1.1)For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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FLEMING, Ian (1908-1964). The Spy Who Loved Me. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962.8vo. Original black cloth decorated in blind and silver (corners very slightly bumped, covers slightly bowed); original dust jacket (some minor staining to upper corners, small abrasion to front panel, some very light chipping, some minor soiling to folds, price-clipped).  FIRST EDITION, without quad mark between "E" and "M" of "Fleming" on title page (no priority established). Gilbert A10a(1.2)For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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FORD, Ford Madox (1873-1939). The Good Soldier. New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1927. 8vo. Half-title. Original blue cloth-backed green boards, top edge stained green, others uncut; original glassine (lacking spine panel, some overall chipping); original publisher's slipcase, printed label on spine (some light wear).LIMITED EDITION, number 13 of 300 copies SIGNED BY FORD, printed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the publication of the first edition. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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FORESTER, Cecil Scott (1899-1966). The African Queen. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1935.8vo. Half-title. Original palm-patterned cloth lettered in green (some light wear to spine ends); original pictorial dust jacket (separated along lower joint with 1/2 in. tear to spine panel, some chipping with losses to spine ends and edges, spine panel darkened)FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with "Published February, 1935" on the copyright page, one of only 2,500 copies of the first American edition printed. Forester's novel, the basis for the 1951 film directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928). Tess of the D'Urbervilles. A Faithful Woman. London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1891-1892.3 volumes, 8vo (174 x 114 mm). Half-titles. 20th century green crushed levant gilt, edges gilt, STAMP SIGNED BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE; cloth slipcase. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with text points present as follows: Volume I: p.[iv] "1891" present, p.[v] "have it said" (later "have said"), p.45 "her skin is | as sumple" (later "her skin is as | sumple"), p.[264] final full-stop present; Volume II: p.[iv] "1891" present, p.58 "Valasquez" (later "Velasquez"), p.155 "seampstress" (later "sempstress"), p.199 "XXV" (later "XXXV"), and p.234 "it's husband's" (later "its husband's"); Volume III: p.[vi] "1891" present, p.14 line endings comprise "towards", "but", "On", "al-", "hitherto" and "a", and p.112 "are ye doing" (later "are you doing"), p.160 line endings comprise "than", "deviations", "domesticity,", "vale", "curve.", "light" and "was", p.198 "summit of the road" (later "summit of the load"), p.252 line endings comprise "and", "foul", "bear" and "And", p.270 "sisters-in-law" (later "sister-laws"), p.275 "piteously" (later "pitilessly"), p.277 no page number present, and p.[278] no final full-stop.  Purdy, pp.67-78; Sadleir 1114. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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HARRIS, Joel Chandler (1848-1908). Uncle Remus. His Songs and His Sayings. New York: Appleton, 1881.8vo (190 x 125 mm). Frontispiece and 7 plates and numerous illustrations in text. Original publisher's pictorial mustard cloth gilt (lower hinge starting, some minor soiling, some light wear to spine ends with small losses, corners slightly rubbed).   FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with "presumptive" on page 9, and no mention of this title in ads at end, of Harris's popular retelling of African-American folk-tales and myths.  BAL 7100; Grolier American 83; Peter Parley to Penrod, pp. 56-57. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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HARRIS, Joel Chandler (1848-1908). Nights with Uncle Remus. Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883. 8vo (122 x 190 mm). Frontispiece, 19 plates. Original publisher's pictorial gray-green cloth gilt (spine darkened, some minor wear to extremities, lower hinge starting). Provenance: Marietta Wood (gift inscription, 1888)FIRST EDITION. BAL 7109. [With:] HARRIS, Joel Chandler (1848-1908). Uncle Remus and His Friends. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1892. 8vo (192 x 122 mm). Frontispiece and 11 plates Original publisher's pictorial gray-green cloth gilt (leaned, some light rubbing or soiling). Provenance: Miss Whitney (gift inscription, 1863). FIRST EDITION. BAL 7125. --  BANNERMAN, Helen (1862-1946). The Story of Little Black Sambo. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, [1900]. 16mo. 27 illustrations. Cloth-backed pictorial boards (some minor soiling and rubbing); folding case. Provenance: Mary Merwin Melcher (gift inscription, 14 February 1904). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter, A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. 8vo (178 x 110 mm). Title printed in red and black. 4-page publisher's advertisements dated 1 March 1850 bound in at front. (A few gatherings becoming loose.) Original publisher's brown cloth blocked in blind, spine gilt (repairs and minor losses to spine ends, some light rubbing or wear); slipcase.FIRST EDITION with 4-page publisher's ads dated 1 March 1850. Hawthorne's work was an immediate success, selling 2,500 copies in its first week of publication, giving Hawthorne his first literary success.  BAL 7600; Grolier American 59.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Blithedale Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1852.8vo. 4pp. publisher's ads dated July 1852. (Some minor spotting.) Original brown blind-blocked cloth gilt (spine ends and corners repaired, lower portion of upper joint starting with vertical tear across spine). FIRST EDITION, BAL binding A. BAL 7611. [With:] HAWTHORNE. The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. 8vo. 4pp. publisher's ads dated January 1852. Original brown blind-blocked cloth gilt (small losses to spine ends, some light overall wear). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. BAL 7607. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952.8vo. Original light blue silver-stamped cloth; original dust jacket (slight rubbing to corners, a few very short tears to folds, 1/2-in. closed tear rear panel). Provenance: Dixie Hartman (signature); Levinson's (bookseller's label rear pastedown).FIRST EDITION, A BRIGHT COPY. Hanneman A24a. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986). Dune. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965.8vo. Original publisher's blue cloth (slight discoloration to spine, tiny separation to cloth along top edge, minor abrasion to fore-edge, light spotting to top edge); pictorial dust jacket (verso lined with Japanese tissue, separations to folds repaired verso, repairs to edges verso, some restoration and minor recoloring, some soiling).FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, in FIRST ISSUE dust jacket priced $5.95 on the front flap and the 4 lines in the Chilton address on the rear flap.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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JOYCE, James (1882-1941). Finnegans Wake. New York: The Viking Press, 1939.8vo. Original black gilt-lettered cloth, top edge stained blue (upper hinge starting, some fading to stain on top edge); original printed dust jacket (minor dampstaining to verso on top edge restored with portions recolored, a few soft creases, some light soiling). Provenance: Ruth Cordish (blindstamp on front free endpaper and title-page); Avon Bookshop (bookseller's label lower pastedown).FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, offset from proofs supplied by the English publisher, Faber and Faber (see previous lot). Slocum and Calhoun A48.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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KESEY, Ken (1935-2001). Sometimes a Great Notion. New York: The Viking Press, 1964.8vo. Half-title. Original publisher's cloth; original dust jacket (some light rubbing or chipping with minor losses). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with Viking's logo on the half-title. IN A FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET with Hand Krangler's photographer credit on rear flap. SIGNED BY KESEY on front free endpaper, 1993. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln...Expressions of Condolence and Sympathy Inspired by These Events. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867.  4to (295 x 225 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece. Original black gilt-decorated morocco, edges gilt (some light rubbing to joints, corners and edges, hinges starting).  FIRST EDITION, one of 100 copies bound in morocco gilt of this compilation of reprints and translations of diplomatic correspondence expressing condolences and sympathy following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Monaghan 881.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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LIVINGSTONE, David (1813-1873). Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. London: John Murray, 1857.8vo (212 x 135 mm). With folding hand-colored engraved frontispiece, engraved portrait, 22 wood-engraved plates (plates facing p.66 and p.225 hand-colored), one folding diagram, 2 folding engraved maps (one detached), numerous illustrations. (Minor mostly marginal spotting to a few leaves.) Contemporary gilt-decorated brown leather, edges gilt (hinges separating, some light rubbing or wear to extremities). Provenance: Hyde Pullen (morocco presentation bookplate, 1858).FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with plates 1 and 8 wood-engraved. Livingstone's first and most important major expedition in 1849-1856, during which he crossed the Kalahari Desert, discovered the source of the Upper Zambezi River in 1851, and in 1853-56 made the first west-east crossing of the continent, via the Zambezi, and discovered Victoria Falls. Abbey Travel 347; PMM 341; Mendelssohn I, p.908.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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MCMURTRY, Larry (b. 1936). Terms of Endearment. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975.8vo. Original brown cloth-backed boards (bottom edge of boards bumped, some light rubbing); original dust jacket (some light chipping, a few short tears, some minor soiling).  FIRST EDITION of McMurtry's novel. James L. Brooks adapted the novel to film in 1983 starring Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, and John Lithgow, which won five academy awards in 1984.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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BURROUGHS, William S. (1914-1997). Naked Lunch. New York: Grove Press Inc., 1959 [but 1962].8vo. Original cloth-backed black boards gilt, top edge stained black; original pictorial dust jacket (a few very tiny chips or tears along top edge, small crease at foot of rear panel, some other very minor creasing to rear panel, some light staining); folding case.FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, one of 3,500 copies, in FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET with price "$6.00" and no zip code in the publisher's address on rear panel. Maynard & Miles A2b.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas. London: John Murray, 1847.8vo. Frontispiece map. (Lacking 16pp. publisher's advertisements at end, a few leaves with light spotting). 19th-century half calf, marbled boards, smooth spine gilt, edges marbled (some light rubbing or wear). Provenance: Joan Emlyn (armorial bookplate).FIRST EDITION, published in the same year as the first American edition (see next lot). BAL 13655 (State A of signature 'P' [no priority]).For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). Pierre; or, the Ambiguities. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1852.8vo. (Some spotting, mostly marginal dampstain to several leaves.) Original publisher's slate blind-stamped cloth, gilt-lettered on spine, brown coated endpapers (some light wear to spine ends and corners, spine slightly browned, tiny hole to cloth lower cover, hinges starting, some paper remnants and scuffing on flyleaves);  morocco slipcase.FIRST EDITION. A large portion of the first edition of Pierre was destroyed in the 1853 fire at Harper & Brothers. BAL 13666.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866.8vo. (Some light chipping or short marginal tears to first few leaves.) Original publisher's green blind-stamped cloth gilt (rebacked preserving original spine, endpapers renewed, some bubbling to cloth on sides); morocco folding case. FIRST EDITION of Melville's first book of poetry. BAL 13673. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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CAIN, James Mallahan (1892-1977). The Postman Always Rings Twice. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934.8vo. Original publisher's orange cloth (spine slightly soiled); original pictorial dust jacket (small hole on front panel near spine fold, some minor soiling, some light wear to corners and top edge). FIRST EDITION OF CAIN'S FIRST NOVEL, one of the most important crime novels of the 20th century, adapted for the 1946 film of the same name starting Lana Turner. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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[PHOTOBOOKS]. MANN, Sally (b. 1951).  At Twelve. Portraits of Young Women. New York: Aperture, 1988.Folio. Numerous photographic reproductions. Original beige cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY MANN. [With:]MANN, Sally. Immediate Family. New York: Aperture, 1992. Folio. Numerous photographic reproductions. Original light gray cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY MANN. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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PYNCHON, Thomas (b. 1937). V. Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1963.8vo. Half-title. Original publisher's blind- and silver-stamped lavender cloth (very minor fading to spine ends and board edges, small stain to fore-edge); original pictorial dust jacket (ca 6-in. closed tear to lower flap repaired verso, a few very short tears to spine ends and folds, some light rubbing); folding case. FIRST EDITION without "First Edition" note on copyright page, FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET without the review blurbs added in later editions. Mead A1a. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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SILLITOE, Alan (1928-2010). Saturday Night & Sunday Morning. London: W. H. Allen, 1958.8vo. Original red cloth, gilt-lettered spine; original pictorial dust jacket (discreet restoration to top portion of upper and lower joints and head of spine, some light overall soiling).  Provenance: City Book Shop (bookseller's label). FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY SILLITOE of his first novel adapted into a 1960 film directed by Karel Reisz and starring Albert Finney. [Laid in:] 2 autograph letters signed ("Alan Sillitoe") to A. Azzini, 1 August 1989, n.d. 2 pages, 8vo.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937.8vo. Original beige cloth (bumped along top edge front board, some minor staining, slightly leaned); pictorial dust jacket [issue unknown] (price-clipped, tearing to lower joint and panel repaired verso, some light chipping at edges, some minor soiling). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, including the line "...and only moved because the heavy hands were pendula." on page 9, as well as the bullet between the 8s on page 88, but this copy with the top edge unstained rather than stained blue. Goldstone & Payne A7a.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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TOLSTOY, Count Lev Nikolaevich (1828-1910). Anna Karenina. Translated by Nathan Haskell Dole. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1886.8vo. 1p. publisher's advertisements at front, 4p. publisher's advertisements at end. Original brown cloth, gilt-stamped on spine and upper cover, floral endpapers (some light rubbing or wear to spine ends and extremities). FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, EARLY PRINTING with Anna Karenina listed first on the advertisement leaf at front.  Tolstoy's work was first published in book form in Moscow in 1878. The present edition was issued in blonde, brown, blue and green cloth, with no established priority. [With:] TOLSTOY. War and Peace. Translated by Clara Bell. New York: William S. Gottsberger, 1886-1887. 4 volumes, comprising Vols. I & II, each in two parts (of 6, lacking Vol. II in two parts), 8vo. Publisher's advertisements at end of 3 volumes. Original publisher's brown cloth blocked in black and gilt. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH of Vol. I parts I and II. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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WELLS, H.G. (1866-1946). The Island of Dr. Moreau. London: William Heinemann, 1896.8vo. Preliminary blank; half-title; frontispiece; 1-page publisher's advertisements at rear. Original variant binding of green cloth, sides with single-rule blind border, spine gilt (upper hinge starting, some light wear to extremities). Provenance: Larry McMurtry (b. 1936), American Novelist (bookplate, his sale, Heritage, 9 April 2015).FIRST EDITION, IN AN UNRECORDED VARIANT BINDING without the publisher's catalogue at the end, not mentioned in Hammond; the Richard Manney copy (sold Sotheby's, 11 October 1991, Lot 306) was bound in the same variant binding. The spine design includes an all-over motif of roses and monograms of the author's initials.  Currey p.520; Hammond B3. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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WILDER, Thornton (1897-1975). The Bridge of San Luis Rey. New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1927. 8vo. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations by Amy Drevenstedt. Publisher's green- and black-stamped grey cloth, top edge green (spine slightly darkened, some light wear to extremities, minor bubbling to top of front board); original pictorial dust-jacket (spine panel darkened, a few chips or short tears repaired verso, some minor soiling); quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: two news-clipped images of Wilder tipped to preliminary leaves. FIRST TRADE EDITION, SIGNED BY WILDER in Philadelphia, 1931. The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Wilder's second novel, won the Pulitzer in 1928 and was the best-selling work of fiction that year. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911-1983). A Streetcar Named Desire. New York: New Directions, 1947.Tall 8vo.  Original pictorial lavender boards designed by Alvin Lustig (touch of wear to spine ends and corners); pictorial dust jacket (spine panel lightly faded, small areas of light wear to spine ends and corners, a few short tears, one repaired verso). FIRST EDITION of Williams's second major play and a cornerstone of the modern American theatre. A Streetcar Named Desire was first performed at the Barrymore Theatre in New York on December 3, 1947 under the direction of Elia Kazan. Crandell A5.1.a. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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CHANDLER, Raymond (1888-1959). Farewell, My Lovely. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.8vo. Original publisher's orange cloth lettered in blue, top edge stained blue; original pictorial dust jacket (spine panel darkened and with a few scuffs with small losses, some soiling to edges, rubbing and a few tears with losses to spine ends, some minor soiling to pastedowns along gutter); folding case. FIRST EDITION of Chandler's second novel, which was adapted for the detective film noir classic of the same name starring Dick Powell as hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe. Bruccoli A2.1a. [With:] CHANDLER. The Little Sister. Boston: Riverside Press, 1949. 8vo. Original orange cloth; original pictorial dust jacket (some light rubbing or minor chipping to extremities).  FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Bruccoli A8.2.a.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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CLEMENS, Samuel ("Mark Twain") (1835-1910). The Prince and the Pauper. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1882.8vo (214 x 165mm). Wood-engraved frontispiece, numerous illustrations in text. (A few tiny stains.) Original publisher's half calf gilt, marbled boards, marbled edges (some light rubbing or wear). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of the author's first historical novel. Mixed state: BAL's first state printing, with Franklin Press imprint on copyright, but this copy with text on p.124 in corrected state, line 1 reading 'canopy of state' as in captioned illustration (instead of 'canopy of estate' in earlier state). BAL 3402; Johnson, pp. 39-41.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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CLEMENS, Samuel ("Mark Twain") (1835-1910). Mark Twain's Sketches, New and Old. Hartford and Chicago: The American Publishing Company, 1875.8vo (215 x 165 mm). Engraved frontispiece, numerous in-text illustrations. (Some minor staining.) Original publisher's blue cloth stamped in black and gold (spine slightly dulled, minor losses to spine end, corners rubbed). Provenance: Mary W. Mason (gift inscription, 5 December 1895). FIRST EDITION, second state with the footnote on p.119, but lacking both the footnote on p.120 and the 11-line skit "From Hospital Days" on p.99. BAL 3364. [With:]A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1889. 8vo (210 x 162 mm). 44 wood-engraved plates and numerous illustrations in text by Dan Beard, 2 pp. publisher's advertisements at end. Original publisher's olive green pictorial cloth stamped in blue, gray, black and gilt (rebacked preserving original spine and endpapers, some light wear). Provenance: William Drown Phelps (signature; bookplate). FIRST EDITION, second state, without the S-like ornament between the two words in the caption on p. [59]. BAL 3429; Johnson High Spots pp. 50-52.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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COBB, Humphrey (1899-1944). [Paths of Glory]. "Advance Copy of A Novel (As Yet Untitled)." New York: The Viking Press, 1935.   8vo. Original printed wrappers (some very minor soiling, some light spotting to edges).  Advance uncorrected proofs of Cobb's Paths of Glory. RARE: according to online records, only two other advance proof copies have sold at auction in the last 40 years.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman & Hall, 1839. A second copy.8vo (210 x 130 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece in the first state with publisher's imprint, 39 engraved plates. (Lacking half-title, some browning to a few plates, some light spotting.) 19th-century half red morocco gilt, edges gilt (lower hinge repaired, upper hinge starting, some light rubbing).  FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, plates 1-4 in later states lacking publisher's imprint, with "sister" on p.123 and "letter" on p.160. Hatton & Cleaver pp.131-160; Smith I:5; Gimbel A41.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Master Humphrey's Clock. London: Chapman & Hall, 1840-1841.3 volumes, 8vo., 250 x 165 mm. Engraved frontispieces and numerous in-text illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot K. Browne ['Phiz']. (Some very minor spotting to a few leaves.) 19th-century half black calf gilt (some light rubbing). Provenance: S. Sanders (bookplate); Robert Scott (signature, 1947). FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, first published serially from 4 April 1840 to 4 December 1841. The work includes short stories and two novels, The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge. Gimbel A51; Smith I:6.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846 [but 1845].8vo (164 x 102 mm). Half-title, engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 12 illustrations by Leech, Doyle, Stanfield, Maclise and Landseer, 2-pp. publisher's advertisement at end (second state). 20th-century red calf gilt, tan morocco lettering-pieces gilt, edges gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for J.W. Robinson Company (spine slightly sunned, some light wear to joints and corners); original cloth bound in. Provenance: J.W. Robinson Co. (bookseller's label). FIRST EDITION, second state, with the publisher's advertisement leaf for a new edition of Oliver Twist at end in the second state. Although the title-page is dated 1846, The Cricket on the Hearth was published on December 20, 1845. Eckel, p.119; Sadleir 685; Smith I:6.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Bleak House. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1853.8vo (210 x 134 mm). Engraved frontispiece, vignette title-page and 38 illustrations by J.K. Browne ('Phiz'), with the 10 'dark' plates. (Some minor browning primarily to plate margins, some very minor spotting.) Later half green morocco gilt, edges marbled (spine darkened, some light wear). Provenance: Hovingham Hall Library (library stamp). FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM published on 12 September 1853. Eckel, pp.64-66; Gimbel A154; Smith I:10.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Little Dorrit. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857.8vo (218 x 140 mm). Engraved frontispiece, vignette title, and 38 plates by Hablot K. Browne "Phiz", including 8 'dark' plates. (Some minor marginal darkening to a few plates, some light spotting.) Later half red calf gilt stamp-signed by Henry Young & Sons, top edge gilt (spine faded, some light rubbing); original front wrapper of part No.II bound in at end. Provenance: Samuel Field (bookplate).  FIRST EDITION bound from the original parts (with sewing holes present), with "Rigaud" for "Blandois" on pp. 469-474, but without the additional 9-line errata slip at p.481 of Part 16, Book II. Eckel, p. 82; Gimbel A140; Hatton & Cleaver 305-330; Sadler 691; Smith I: 12.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Mystery of Edwin Drood. London: Chapman & Hall, 1870.8vo (212 x 135 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of Dickens by J.H. Baker, engraved vignette title-page and 12 plates by Luke Fildes. (Lacking the advertisements dated August 31, 1870, as often, some light spotting.) Later half red morocco gilt, edges marbled (some light wear). FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM of "one of the best unfinished mystery stories in literature" (Eckel pp.96-98). Smith I:16.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge ("Lewis Carroll") (1832-1898). Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There. London: Macmillan and Co., 1872 [but 1871].8vo (182 x 125 mm). Half-title and one-page publisher's advertisement for Dodgson's works on Q1v; frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel. (Some very light spotting to a few leaves.) Original publisher's red cloth gilt, edges gilt (lower joint separated, a few separations to upper joint, some staining, soiling, or rubbing). Provenance: Gertrude Mostyn (signatures).  FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE with the misprint 'wade' for 'wabe' in the second line of the poem 'Jabberwocky' on p.21 and with the pagination for page 95, but lacking the pagination for page 98 (no priority). Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 84.500-700For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge ("Lewis Carroll") (1832-1898). Alice's Adventures Under Ground. Being A Facsimile Of The Original MS. Book Afterwards Developed Into "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland." London: Macmillan and Co., 1886. 8vo (185 x 125 mm). Half-title, 37 illustrations by Dodgson, 2pp. publisher's advertisement at end. (A few tiny spots.) Original publisher's red cloth gilt, edges gilt (spine darkened, some light wear to spine ends, corners and board edges bumped). Provenance: W.H. Barrett (bookseller's label).FIRST EDITION, a facsimile of the manuscript of Dodgson's first draft of Alice's Adventure's. Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 194.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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DOS PASSOS, John (1896-1970). A set of FIRST EDITIONS of Dos Passos's U.S.A. trilogy, comprising: The 42nd Parallel. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1930. 8vo. Original quarter-cloth and orange boards; pictorial dust jacket (some chipping to edges, minor soiling). -- 1919. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1932. 8vo. Original cloth lettered in silver; dust jacket (light chipping with minor losses to spine panel and corners). -- The Big Money. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936. 8vo. Original cloth; dust jacket (some minor chipping to spine ends, a few short tears, some minor soiling). For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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DOS PASSOS, John (1896-1970). [The U.S.A. Trilogy]. Comprising: The 42nd Parallel. -- 1919. -- The Big Money. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1946.3 works in 3 volumes, 8vo. Illustrated by Reginald Marsh. Original cream buckram, beveled boards, morocco lettering-pieces gilt on upper covers and spines (some browning and light wear to spines, lacking original dust jackets); original board slipcase (some chipping and light wear). LIMITED EDITION, number 350 of 365 copies SIGNED BY DOS PASSOS AND MARSH. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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DREISER, Theodore (1871-1945). Sister Carrie. New York: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1900.8vo. Original red cloth, lettered and ruled in black (hinges repaired, headbands renewed, some light rubbing, a touch of wear to extremities; cloth folding case. FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, published on 8 November 1900.  After Harper and Brothers declined to print Sister Carrie, Dreiser approached Doubleday, Page, and Co., who had recently published Frank Norris's McTeague to some controversy (see lot 213). Johnson High Spots, p.151; McDonald 1.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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ELIOT, George (1819-1880). Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe. Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1861. 8vo. (190 x 122 mm). Half-title, undated 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end, with additional 4pp. advertisements of Dr. Alexander Carlyle's autobiography dated January 1861. (Some minor spotting and soiling.) Red-orange ripple-grain blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt-lettered, by Burn with their ticket (slightly leaned, hinges with old repairs and starting, some overall soiling or light wear).  FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE in Carter's variant 'A' binding with 4pp. advertisements (dated January 1861) inserted after the publisher's 16pp. catalogue. Baker & Ross A6.1a; Sadleir 819; Wolff 2063[With:]A second copy. (Lacking half-title and advertisements at end, dampstaining to lower margin.) Later half calf gilt (some light wear).For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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FAULKNER, William (1897-1962). Soldiers' Pay. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926. 8vo. (Marginal spot on a few leaves.) Original blue cloth, lettered in yellow (lacking dust jacket, spine and hinges repaired, some light rubbing); folding case.FIRST EDITION OF FAULKNER'S FIRST NOVEL, published through his association with Sherwood Anderson, who intervened with his publisher, Boni & Liveright. Petersen A2a.[With:]FAULKNER, William. Soldiers' Pay. London: Chatto and Windus, 1930. 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth; original printed dust jacket (spine panel browned, a few short tears, some minor soiling). FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of the first of Faulkner's titles printed in England, one of 2,000 copies printed. Petersen A2.14.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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FAULKNER, William (1897-1962). Light in August. New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1932.8vo. Original publisher's coarse-grained beige cloth, stamped in orange on the front cover and in blue and orange on the spine [first binding]; original pictorial dust jacket (a few tears, small loss to rear panel affecting "Books", 2 1/2-in. crease on front panel, some minor chipping or soiling). FRIST EDITION, FIRST BINDING. The novel revolves around three main characters: Lena Grove, Gail Hightower, and Joe Christmas. "As Faulkner weaves together the stories of these three characters, he explores the devastating effects of racism and religious fanaticism" (Napierkowski, "Light in August: Introduction," 1998). Petersen A13a. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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FAULKNER, William (1897-1962). Two works finely bound, comprising:  Light in August. London: Chatto & Windus, 1933. 8vo. Modern brown morocco gilt, top edge gilt. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. -- The Town. New York: Random House, 1957. 8vo. Modern blue morocco gilt, edges gilt, by Zaehnsdorf for Asprey & Co. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 181 of 450 copies SIGNED BY FAULKNER. Together, 2 works in 2 volumes, condition very fine. For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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FITZGERALD, F. Scott (1896-1940). All the Sad Young Men. New York: Scribner's, 1926.8vo. Original green cloth (a few tiny stains, corners slightly rubbed, small bump to fore-edge upper cover, tiny abrasion to cloth lower edge upper cover); pictorial dust jacket (some darkening, particularly to spine panel, some light wear, a few short tears to edges with occasional minor losses, adhesive remnants to front flap). FIRST EDITION of Fitzgerald's third collection of short stories. Of the nine stories, one of the best received, "Absolution," was originally planned to explain the background of The Great Gatsby. Bruccoli A13.1.a.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

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A small early 20th century silver twin handled pedestal trophy cup, undecorated, maker Charles Weale, Birmingham 1911, 3.7oz, h.9.8cm, w.15cm (including handles)Condition report: Stands well.Very light age wear and tarnishing to relief areas.Overall very good throughout.

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An early Art Deco silver ring box by Walker & Hall, of serpentine outline, the hinged engine turned cover enclosing blue velvet lined interior, raised on hoof feet, Birmingham 1921, 11 x 6 x 5.2cmCondition report: Stands well.Cover sits slightly off at right hand edge.Otherwise very light handling wear only.Plush lining good and complete.Inner cover surface with general tarnishing only.5.8oz (weighted and lined interior).

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An Art Deco silver and blue guilloche enamel decorated six-piece dressing table set, comprising; hand-mirror, four brushes and a comb, maker W.I. Broadway & Co, Birmingham 1933, mirror length 24.7cmCondition report: Mirror a little loose within surround.Mirror weight 6.25oz.Light tarnishing to silver areas throughout.Enamel good and complete overall.

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A pair of Art Deco silver dessert servers by Viners Ltd, each of shaped and slightly stylised outline, Sheffield 1936, gross weight 6.7oz, the largest length 23.2cmCondition report: With light handling / age wear throughout.Otherwise good.

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Gianmaria Buccellati - two contemporary silver table lighters, one in the form of an apple and the other in the form of a strawberry, each naturalistically modelled, each incise signed Gianmaria Buccellati Italy 800 verso, apple 9.5 x 12.5 x 9.5cm, strawberry 8.5 x 11.5 x 8.5cmCondition report: Both with light tarnishing only, otherwise very good.

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An Art Deco silver square table cigarette box, the engine turned cover with repeating flower-head outer border, to swept body on bun feet, with cedar lined interior, makers mark rubbed, London 1928, w.11cmCondition report: One corner misshapen from being dropped.Light surface dings/imperfections to engine turned cover.

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An Art Deco silver and ivory handled wine taster, by Henry George Murphy, of circular form with hammered decoration, ribbed and stepped handle, with Falcon Studio mark verso, London 1929, max length 16cmCondition report: Light tarnishing and age related wear to silver.Veining lines to either side surfaces of ivory handle.Slight discolouration to ivory.Overall good and original.

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A 1970s 18ct gold dress ring by Minas Spiridis, of abstract stylised form, indistinctly signed to top edge, stamped 750 to the shank, size M, 18gCondition report: With general age/usage wear.Light scratches to surface on close inspection.

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Georg Jensen - a sterling silver flower brooch, No.295, the round cornered rectangular panel having stylised and pierced floral detail, stamped Georg Jensen 925S Denmark 295 verso, 5.5 x 3.2cmCondition report: Slightly tarnished and with very light age/handling wear only.

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A pair of early 20th century WMF electroplated cutlery rests, each terminating on a standing roe deer, stamped WMF EP, each length 9cmCondition report: One has slightly bent outer legs to roe deer on one side (probably has been dropped).Each stand well.Light tarnishing and age wear only.

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A French gilt metal three-branch hanging ceiling light, with mottled glass inset central dome, having three further conforming shades, with cast acanthus mounts, with ceiling rose suspended on chains, approx dia.60cmCondition report: Glass shades good.Glass plafonnier with several small chips to edge.One acanthus leaf capping is re-glued to border.Metalwork complete but with plenty of wear to gilding.

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