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Collection of early edition books, many of them first editions of 20th century classics. Lot of 18 includes: (1) ''East of Eden'' by John Steinbeck. First edition. New York: Viking Press: 1952. Book and dustjacket (with original $4.50 price) in very good condition. (2) ''The Long Valley'' by John Steinbeck. First edition. New York: Viking Press: 1938. Cracked front hinge, overall book and unclipped dustjacket in very good condition. (3) ''The Wayward Bus'' by John Steinbeck. First edition. New York: Viking Press: 1947. Both book and unclipped dustjacket in very good plus condition. (4) ''Taps at Reveille'' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons: 1935. First edition, second printing book in near fine condition. In facsimile first edition dustjacket. (5) ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' by Lewis Carroll. First U.S. edition. New York: D. Appleton: 1866. In very good to near fine condition. (6) ''A Double Barrelled Detective Story'' by Mark Twain. First edition. New York: Harper & Brothers: 1902. Cracked front hinge and circular spot on cover, else near fine. (7) ''Scarlet Sister Mary'' by Julia Peterkin. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co.: 1928. Book and unclipped dustjacket in very good plus condition. (8) ''Deep Water'' by Patricia Highsmith. First edition. New York: Harper & Brothers: 1957. Book and original price-clipped dustjacket in very good condition. (9) ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' by Tennessee Williams. First edition. New York: New Directions Books: 1955. Book and price-clipped dustjacket in near fine condition. (10) ''Round Up: The Stories of Ring W. Lardner'' by Ring Lardner. First edition. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons: 1929. Book and price-clipped dustjacket in near fine condition. (11) ''Simple Stakes a Claim'' by Langston Hughes. First edition. New York: Rinehart & Co.: 1957. Book and unclipped dustjacket in very good plus condition. (12) ''The Quiller Memorandum'' by Adam Hall. First edition. New York: Simon & Schuster: 1965. Book and unclipped dustjacket in near fine condition. (13) ''Mayday!'' by Clive Cussler. Aliso Viejo: James Cahill Publishing: 2004. Gift edition signed by Clive Cussler. Fine condition. (14) ''The Sea Hunters 2'' by Clive Cussler. Aliso Viejo: James Cahill Publishing: 2002. Limited edition #312 of 600 signed by Clive Cussler. Fine condition. (15) ''At Heaven's Gate'' by Robert Penn Warren. First edition. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co.: 1943. Signed by the author on the title page, ''To Jeff / best wishes / Robert Penn Warren'' in red ink. Book and dustjacket in very good condition. (16) ''Twelve Mile Limit'' by Randy Wayne White. Aliso Viejo: James Cahill Publishing: 2002. Limited edition #97 of 600 signed by the author. Fine condition. (17) ''The Trail to Buddha's Mirror'' by Don Winslow. First edition. New York: St. Martin's Press: 1992. Book and unclipped dustjacket in near fine condition. (18) ''Lolita'' by Vladimir Nabokov. Paris: Olympia Press: 1983. Paperback reprinted by The First Edition Library. Fine.
Collection of First Edition Books -- Lot of 18 Includes Classics ''East of Eden,'' ''Cat On A Hot Tin Roof'' and ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''
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