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Lot #555
American Authors

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Eight hardcover books signed by American authors, including Sinclair Lewis, Sherwood Anderson, Louis Bromfield, Booth Tarkington, George Ade (2), and Christopher Morley (2). Includes: a slipcased limited edition of Kingsblood Royal, numbered 1009/1050, signed on the colophon in fountain pen by Sinclair Lewis; a limited edition of Sherwood Anderson's Notebook, numbered 47/225, signed on the colophon in fountain pen by Sherwood Anderson; a limited edition of Twenty-Four Hours, numbered 118/500, signed on the colophon in fountain pen by Louis Bromfield; a later printing of The Gentleman from Indiana, signed on the first free end page in ink by Booth Tarkington; a limited edition of Fables in Slang, numbered 752/1000, signed on the front pastedown in fountain pen by George Ade; a first edition of Artie, signed and inscribed on a free end page by George Ade, opposite a sketch and presentation inscription in another hand; a first edition of Where the Blue Begins, signed on the first free end page in pencil by Christopher Morley; and a first edition of Thunder on the Left, signed on the first free end page in fountain pen by Chrisopher Morley. In overall very good condition. Accompanied by an unsigned first edition of In Babel by George Ade.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #585 - Ended June 10, 2020