Lot 457: Eleven First Edition Books

Eleven First Edition Books
to include seven Robert Louis Stevenson books first editions of The Black Arrow, The Master of Ballantrae, Vailima Letters, Weir of Hermiston, St. Ives, Songs of Travel,and Underworld; Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters cloth uncut having dust jacket first edition first issue seldom found with dust jacket one of the Merle Johnson’s “High Spots of American Literature”, The Rise of Silas Lapham by Howells William D. Boston 1885 first edition blue cloth fine copy opposite title page is advertisement headed “Mr. Howell’s Latest Novels” the type is broken in the words “thick” and “sojourner” at the bottom of page 176, Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life by Herman Melville map New York 1846 original blue cloth having minute tear in backstrip first edition of the author’s first book having very slight foxing on a few pages and is otherwise a very desirable copy of a work seldom found in good state, She-Shanties by A.P. (Alan Patrick) Herbert and illustrated by A.K. Zinkeisen T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. 1926 with author inscription and signature

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Estimate: $800- $1000

Auction Date: April 26, 2025