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Fri, May 12, 2017 06:00PM EDT - Sat, May 13, 2017 06:00PM EDT
Lot 281

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), Harper Lee (1926-2016), John Masefield (1878-1967), F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940), and Paul

Estimate: $400 - $500
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The Sign of Four, A. Conan Doyle. George Newnes, 1893. Third Edition. Original color-pictorial maroon cloth, spine a bit wrinkled, "second issue". Both board cracked. VG. (Refer to laid-in previous bookseller's notes regarding "second issue".) Swann Galleries Lot #221, Sale Number 1332, April 19, 1984. Full leather slipcase. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee. Heinemann,1960, Book Society Choice. Previous owner's name, red cloth clean, bright silver spine titles. Dust jacket is VG+, not price-clipped, edges lightly chipped. Red cloth slipcase. The Wanderer of Liverpool, John Masefield. Heinemann, 1930. First English edition. 16 illustrations. Dark green full leather binding, gilt titles, top edge gilt, 1" split to upper right spine, boards weak. Red slipcase. Tender is the Night, F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Grey Walls Press, 1953. First UK Edition of the Revised Edition. Preface by Malcolm Cowley. Endpapers age-toned, contents clean, tight binding. Boards clean, no bumping. VG+. Dust jacket is not price-clipped, no chips, tears or creases. NF. Leather and cloth slipcase. Mrs. Harris goes to New York, Paul Gallico. Michael Joseph, 1960. First UK Edition, 1st printing. Book is VG+, previous owner's name, board clean. Dust jacket is dust spotted, stained and chipped, price-clipped. In a green/red leather/cloth slipcase.,