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  • SALINGER, J.D. (1919?2010). A group of 3 typescripts for th...
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 191

    SALINGER, J.D. (1919?2010). A group of 3 typescripts for th...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • SAROYAN, William (1908?1981). The Daring Young Man on the F...
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 192

    SAROYAN, William (1908?1981). The Daring Young Man on the F...

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    $200 - $300
  • STEIN, Gertrude (1874?1946). Bee Time Vine and Other Pieces...
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 193

    STEIN, Gertrude (1874?1946). Bee Time Vine and Other Pieces...

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    $300 - $500
  • STEIN, Gertrude (1874?1946). Four Saints in Three Acts. Int...
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 194

    STEIN, Gertrude (1874?1946). Four Saints in Three Acts. Int...

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    $400 - $600
  • STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). East of Eden. New York: The Vi...
    Estimate
    $900 - $1,200
    Lot 195

    STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). East of Eden. New York: The Vi...

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    $900 - $1,200
  • STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). The First Watch. [Los Angeles,...
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    $4,000 - $5,000
    Lot 196

    STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). The First Watch. [Los Angeles,...

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    $4,000 - $5,000
  • STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). The Grapes of Wrath. New York:...
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    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 197

    STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). The Grapes of Wrath. New York:...

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    $4,000 - $6,000
  • STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). A Letter from? Introduction by...
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 198

    STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). A Letter from? Introduction by...

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    $100 - $200
  • STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). Of Mice and Men. New York: Cov...
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 199

    STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). Of Mice and Men. New York: Cov...

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). Sweet Thursday. New York: The ...
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 200

    STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). Sweet Thursday. New York: The ...

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    $200 - $300
  • STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). Typed document signed (?John S...
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    $3,000 - $4,000
    Lot 201

    STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). Typed document signed (?John S...

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    $3,000 - $4,000
  • STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). Typed document signed (?John S...
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Lot 202

    STEINBECK, John (1902?1968). Typed document signed (?John S...

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    $2,500 - $3,500
  • STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850?1894). Kidnapped: Being Memoi...
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 203

    STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850?1894). Kidnapped: Being Memoi...

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    $300 - $400
  • STOKER, Bram (1847?1912). Dracula. Westminster: Archibald C...
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 204

    STOKER, Bram (1847?1912). Dracula. Westminster: Archibald C...

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • STOKER, Bram (1847?1912). Dracula. New York: Grosset & Dunl...
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 205

    STOKER, Bram (1847?1912). Dracula. New York: Grosset & Dunl...

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    $600 - $800
  • TERKEL, Studs (1912?2008). Giants of Jazz. New York: Thomas...
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 206

    TERKEL, Studs (1912?2008). Giants of Jazz. New York: Thomas...

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    $150 - $250
  • TEVIS, Walter (1928?1984). The Hustler. [New York:] Harper ...
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 207

    TEVIS, Walter (1928?1984). The Hustler. [New York:] Harper ...

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    $200 - $300
  • TEVIS, Walter (1928?1984). The Queen?s Gambit. New York: Ra...
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 208

    TEVIS, Walter (1928?1984). The Queen?s Gambit. New York: Ra...

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    $200 - $300
  • THOMPSON, Hunter S. (1937?2005). Hell?s Angels: A Strange a...
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 209

    THOMPSON, Hunter S. (1937?2005). Hell?s Angels: A Strange a...

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    $300 - $500
  • THOMPSON, Jim (1906?1967). Heed the Thunder. New York: Gree...
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 210

    THOMPSON, Jim (1906?1967). Heed the Thunder. New York: Gree...

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    $300 - $400
  • TOOLE, John Kennedy (1937?1969). A Confederacy of Dunces. F...
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    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 211

    TOOLE, John Kennedy (1937?1969). A Confederacy of Dunces. F...

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    $3,000 - $5,000
  • TOOMER, Jean (1894?1967). Cane. With a foreword by Waldo Fr...
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    $5,000 - $6,000
    Lot 212

    TOOMER, Jean (1894?1967). Cane. With a foreword by Waldo Fr...

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    $5,000 - $6,000
  • TOOMER, Jean (1894?1967). Essentials. Chicago: [Lakeside Pr...
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 213

    TOOMER, Jean (1894?1967). Essentials. Chicago: [Lakeside Pr...

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • TROTSKY, Leon (1879?1940). Moia Zhizn [My Life]. Berlin: Iz...
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    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 214

    TROTSKY, Leon (1879?1940). Moia Zhizn [My Life]. Berlin: Iz...

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    $4,000 - $6,000
  • VONNEGUT, Kurt, Jr. (1922?2007). Breakfast of Champions; or...
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 215

    VONNEGUT, Kurt, Jr. (1922?2007). Breakfast of Champions; or...

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    $200 - $300
  • VONNEGUT, Kurt, Jr. (1922?2007). Deadeye Dick. New York: De...
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 216

    VONNEGUT, Kurt, Jr. (1922?2007). Deadeye Dick. New York: De...

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    $400 - $600
  • VON MISES, Ludwig (1881?1973). Planned Chaos. Irvington?on?...
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 217

    VON MISES, Ludwig (1881?1973). Planned Chaos. Irvington?on?...

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • WALLACE, David Foster (1962?2008). Girl with Curious Hair. ...
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 218

    WALLACE, David Foster (1962?2008). Girl with Curious Hair. ...

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    $200 - $300
  • WAUGH, Evelyn (1903?1966). The Loved One: An Anglo?American...
    Estimate
    $700 - $900
    Lot 219

    WAUGH, Evelyn (1903?1966). The Loved One: An Anglo?American...

    Est.
    $700 - $900
  • [WELTY, Eudora (1909?2001)]. For Reynolds Price: 1 February...
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 220

    [WELTY, Eudora (1909?2001)]. For Reynolds Price: 1 February...

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    $100 - $200
  • WILDE, Oscar (1954?1900). The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Royal...
    Estimate
    $7,000 - $10,000
    Lot 221

    WILDE, Oscar (1954?1900). The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Royal...

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    $7,000 - $10,000
  • WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911?1983). The Glass Menagerie. New Y...
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 222

    WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911?1983). The Glass Menagerie. New Y...

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911?1983). The Kingdom of Earth with ...
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    $500 - $700
    Lot 223

    WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911?1983). The Kingdom of Earth with ...

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    $500 - $700
  • WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911?1983). The Remarkable Rooming?Hou...
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 224

    WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911?1983). The Remarkable Rooming?Hou...

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    $100 - $200
  • WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911?1983). The Rose Tattoo. New York:...
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 225

    WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911?1983). The Rose Tattoo. New York:...

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    $200 - $300
  • WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911?1983). A Streetcar Named Desire. ...
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 226

    WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911?1983). A Streetcar Named Desire. ...

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911?1983). A small archive of corresp...
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    $3,400 - $4,000
    Lot 227

    WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911?1983). A small archive of corresp...

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    $3,400 - $4,000
  • WODEHOUSE, Pelham Grenville (1881?1975). A group of 14 FIRST...
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 228

    WODEHOUSE, Pelham Grenville (1881?1975). A group of 14 FIRST...

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • WODEHOUSE, Pelham Grenville (1881?1975). Typed letter signed...
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 229

    WODEHOUSE, Pelham Grenville (1881?1975). Typed letter signed...

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    $150 - $250
  • WOOLF, Virginia (1882?1941). Beau Brummell. New York: Remin...
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    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 230

    WOOLF, Virginia (1882?1941). Beau Brummell. New York: Remin...

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    $1,000 - $1,500
  • WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). Flush: A Biography. London: Th...
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 231

    WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). Flush: A Biography. London: Th...

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    $200 - $400
  • WOOLF, Virginia (1882?1941). Monday or Tuesday. Richmond: T...
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 232

    WOOLF, Virginia (1882?1941). Monday or Tuesday. Richmond: T...

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    $600 - $800
  • WOOLF, Virginia (1882?1941). The Waves. London: Leonard and...
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    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 233

    WOOLF, Virginia (1882?1941). The Waves. London: Leonard and...

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    $1,000 - $1,500
  • WOOLF, Virginia (1882?1941). Typed letter signed (?Virginia...
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    $2,000 - $2,500
    Lot 234

    WOOLF, Virginia (1882?1941). Typed letter signed (?Virginia...

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    $2,000 - $2,500
  • WOOLRICH, Cornell (?William Irish?) (1903?1968). Marihuana. New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1951.
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 234A

    WOOLRICH, Cornell (?William Irish?) (1903?1968). Marihuana. New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1951.

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    $150 - $250
  • WRIGHT, Richard (1908?1960). Uncle Tom?s Children. New York...
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 235

    WRIGHT, Richard (1908?1960). Uncle Tom?s Children. New York...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • YEATS, William Butler (1865?1939). The Wild Swans at Coole. London: Macmillan and Co., 1919.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 236

    YEATS, William Butler (1865?1939). The Wild Swans at Coole. London: Macmillan and Co., 1919.

    Est.
    $200 - $300

Auction Description

Fine Literature & Modern Firsts by Potter & Potter Auctions

This sale features over 200 lots in literary categories spanning both the 19th and 20th centuries. High spots include presentation copies from Fitzgerald, Frost, Hemingway, Steinbeck, and Asimov. Other choice lots include The Ballad of Reading Gaol signed by Oscar Wilde, association copies from Sherwood Anderson and Charles Bukowski, and numerous Truman Capote signed books and documents including a contract for the filming rights to In Cold Blood.

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