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This sale features some of the rarest Ernest Hemingway items to come to market in recent years, along with rare and important newspapers, a closely-curated selection of works by African-American authors, and some of the finest early printed books to come to market in recent memory. Purchase Catalog
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Lot 622

[LITERATURE]. Group of Nearly 40 Assorted Titles of Literature and Related Topics. [V.p., ca. 19th - 20th centuries].

Estimate: $200 - $400
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$100

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[LITERATURE]. Group of Nearly 40 Assorted Titles of Literature and Related Topics. [V.p., ca. 19th - 20th centuries]. 12mos to 4tos. Many in publisher's bindings, some are rebound. Some titles include: Imaginary Conversations (5 volumes), The Christian Philosopher, Shakespeare's Comedies... (facsimile), The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers (missing ffep.), Amusements Serious and Comical and Other Works, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Bucknill and Tuke on Insanity, Martial Epigrams, Confessions and Experiences of a Novel Reader, The Mansion (Faukner), Finnegan's Wake (later American printing), and more. VARIOUS EDITIONS. 

Condition

Generally worn, soiled, a few titles with loose boards, some ownership or bookseller's markings. Generally good or better. 

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