Fine Books and Manuscripts
Sat, Apr 18, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 123
Eight Volumes by Joseph Hansen, most signed or inscribed.
Estimate: $100 - $200
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Hansen, Joseph. Eight Volumes by Joseph Hansen, most signed or inscribed. First editions, first printings. Most signed or inscribed on the half-title page by Hansen. Titles include Fadeout (1970; signed; author?s first work); Death Claims (1973); Nightwork (1984; signed); Gravedigger (1982; inscribed and signed); A Country of Old Men (1991; inscribed and signed); The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of (1978; signed); The Boy Who Was Buried This Morning (1990; signed on title-page); and Early Graves (1987; signed). Publisher?s cloth, unclipped dust jackets. 8vos. Fine. Eight titles from the ground-breaking series of crime novels featuring the investigator, Dave Brandstetter; who was one of the first openly gay detective protagonists and was written during a time when homosexuality was still classified as a disease.
