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Sale 506 May 9, 2013 11:00 AM Pacific Time Fine Literature - Illustrated & Children’s Books Oz - Books in All Fields Auction Preview Tuesday, May 7, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Wednesday, May 8, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Thursday, May 9, 9:00 am to 11:00 am Other showings by appointment 133 Kearny Street 4th Floor : San Francisco, CA 94108 phone : 415.989.2665 toll free : 1.866.999.7224 fax : 415.989.1664 [email protected] : www.pbagalleries.com REAL-TIME BIDDING AVAILABLE PBA Galleries features Real-Time Bidding for its live auctions. This feature allows Internet Users to bid on items instantaneously, as though they were in the room with the auctioneer. If it is an auction day, you may view the Real-Time Bidder at http://www.pbagalleries.com/realtimebidder/ . Instructions for its use can be found by following the link at the top of the Real-Time Bidder page. Please note: you will need to be logged in and have a credit card registered with PBA Galleries to access the Real-Time Bidder area. 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Administration Sharon Gee, President Shannon Kennedy, Vice President, Client Services Angela Jarosz, Administrative Assistant, Catalogue Layout Megan Hipsley, Inventory Manager Consignments, Appraisals & Cataloguing Bruce E. MacMakin, Senior Vice President George K. Fox, Vice President, Market Development & Senior Auctioneer Gregory Jung, Senior Specialist Erin Escobar, Specialist Photography & Design Justin Benttinen, Photographer System Administrator Thomas J. Rosqui Summer Auctions, 2013 May 30, 2013 - South Sea: The Library of Dr. Richard Topel, Part II June 13, 3013 – Fine & Rare Books June 27, 2013 – Literature, Illustrated Books & Books in All Fields July 11, 2013 - Rare Americana with Asian American and African American History July 25, 2013 - Historic Autographs & Manuscripts with Archival Material Schedule is subject to change. Please contact PBA or pbagalleries.com for further information. Consignments are being accepted for the 2013 Auction season. Please contact Bruce MacMakin at [email protected]. Front Cover: Lot 136 Back Cover: Clockwise from upper left: Lots 193, 172, 132, 118 Bond # 14425383 Section I: Fine Literature: Lots 1 - 125 Section II: Oz: Lots 126 - 190 Section III: Illustrated & Children’s Books: Lots 191 - 272 Section IV: Books in All Fields: Lots 273 - 477 Section I: Fine Literature 1. ATWOOD, MARGARET. The Circle Game. 80 pp. (8vo) original wrappers printed in red and black. First Edition. Toronto: Contact Press, [1966] One of only 200 wrapper-bound copies, there were also 50 hardback copies issued. The author’s first regularly published book. Inscription by the author on half title, signed Peggy A. Wrappers browned, light wear at edges; very good. (2000/3000) Lot 1 Page 1 2. BRIGMAN, ANNE. Songs of a Pagan. 90 pp. Illustrated with photographs by the author. (Small 4to) original tan cloth stamped in black and silver. First Edition. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1949 Poems and photographs by Brigman. Scarce. Lacking dust jacket; minor wear; near fine. (300/500) 3. BROUN, HEYWOOD. Three works by Heywood Broun. Includes: * Sitting on the World. Maroon decorative cloth, illustrated dust jacket. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1924. Rare in jacket! * Pieces of Hate and Other Enthusiasms. Cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. George H. Doran, 1922. With bookplate from the library of Bud Johns on front pastedown. * A Shepherd. Boards, glassine dj, two part boards box. One of 250 copies. William Edwin Rudge, n.d. Various places: Various dates Including the rare dust jacket for Broun’s Sitting on the World. Nearly complete with chipping at edges, hole to spine, and some soiling. Moderate wear to jackets of the first two novels; only light wear to A Shepherd which is near fine. (150/250) 4. BUKOWSKI, CHARLES. Crucifix in a Deathhand. 101 pp. With preliminary leaves of various colors and differing widths. Illustrations by Noel Rockmore. (4to), original pictorial wrappers with folding flaps, pages and covers printed on heavy stock paper. One of 3100 copies hand printed on hand- made paper, designed, printed and bound by Louise and Jon Webb. First Edition. [New Orleans] / New York: A Loujon Press Award Book / Lyle Stuart Inc., [1965] Signed by Charles Bukowski and dated 3-20-65 in red on page facing colophon. Remnant of original wrap-around band tipped inside cover. Gypsy Lou series #2. Dorbin A6; Krumhansl 15; Fogel 15. Light wear at edges, corners bumped; very good. (300/500) 5. CHIZMAR, RICHARD T., EDITOR. Cold Blood. (8vo) red leather, dust jacket. No. 344 of 500. First Edition, Deluxe Issue. Shingletown, CA: Mark V. Ziesing, 1991 Signed by the editor and the contributors: Douglas Winter, F.Paul Wilson, Joe R. Lansdale, Andrew Vachss, John Shirley, William F. Nolan, Richard Laymon, Chet Williamson, Ed Gorman, Rick Hautala, Rex Miller, J.N. Williamson, James Kisner, Brian Hodge, Ardath Mayhar, Thomas F. Montelone, David B. Silva, William Relling, Jr., Bentley Little, Ronald Kelly, Tom Elliott, Nancy Collins, Barry Hoffman, Roman Ranieri, Paul Olson, & Ramsey Campbell. Fine. (150/250) 6. COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. 51 pp. Illustrated within text, each illustration with tissue guard. (8vo) reddish-brown cloth, gilt-decorated and lettered cover and spine, blindstamped cloth, all edges gilt. London: Sampson Low, Son & Co., 1857 Likely one of the earliest copies available of this particular edition, as there is a gift inscription dated Christmas, 1856 on the front free endpaper. Spine sunned, rubbed at spine ends and corners; very good. (100/150) Page 2 7. CONNELLY, MICHAEL. Seven novels by Michael Connelly, all inscribed. Includes: * City of Bones. [2002] * The Narrows. [2004]. * Crime Beat. [2004]. * The Closers. [2005]. * Echo Park. [2006]. * Nine Dragons. [2009]. * The Scarecrow. [2009]. Together 7 volumes in the original boards and dust jackets, first editions. New York: Little, Brown, Various dates Each inscribed by the author on the title page. Near fine to fine. (200/300) 8. CONRAD, JOSEPH & FORD MADDOX FORD. The Nature of a Crime. Cloth-backed boards, paper labels on spine and front, dust jacket. First Edition. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1924 Though without evidence, this volume comes from the library Ursula Hemingway, younger sister of author Ernest Hemingway. Provenance: Ursula Hemingway Family. Jacket folded horizontally and vertically; light wear to labels; book and jacket very good. (200/300) 9. CONRAD, JOSEPH. Laughing Anne. (8vo), original full vellum, gilt-lettered spine, original green cloth-covered clamshell box. No. 48 of 200 copies printed on Kelmscott hand-made paper by the Morland Press. First Edition. London: [Morland Press], 1923 Signed by Conrad on the limitation page. A play, adapted from Conrad’s short stories “Because of the Dollars” and “To-morrow” respectively. Ehrsam 2159. Box faded and worn; vellum slightly browned; fine in a very good box. (500/800) 10. CUSSLER, CLIVE. Five volumes by Clive Cussler. Includes: * The Sea Hunters 2. Faux-leather and marbled boards, slipcase. One of 600 copies, signed. 2002. * [Another copy]. * Golden Buddha. Cloth-backed boards, dust jacket, slipcase. One of 300 numbered copies. Signed. 2003. * Mayday! Faux-leather, dust jacket, slipcase. Signed. Gift Edition. 2004. * Iceberg. Faux-leather, dust jacket. One of 448 numbered copies. Signed. 2010. Together five volumes, including one duplicate. Aliso Viejo: James Cahill Publishing, Various dates Fine. (250/350) Absentee bids may be placed directly from the item description in the online version of the catalogue at www.pbagalleries.com Page 3 11.