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Lot 286

Sale 1262 - Summer Reading: 20th Century Literature and Biography from a Private Collection
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Jul 6, 2023
Lots Close
Jul 26, 2023
Timed Online / Chicago
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[LITERATURE -- BINDINGS]. A group of 18 finely bound volumes from the Franklin Library, MOST SIGNED, comprising:

1) PERCY, Walker. The Moviegoer. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1980. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY PERCY.

2) POTOK, Chaim. The Gift of Asher Lev. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1990. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY POTOK.

3) ROTH, Philip. Goodbye, Columbus and Other Stories. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY ROTH.

4) ROTH, Philip. The Counterlife. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1986. 8vo. Publisher’s cloth gilt. SIGNED BY ROTH.

5) SINGER, Isaac Bashevis. The Penitent. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1983. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY SINGER.

6) SMITH, Hedrik. The New Russians. Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1990. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY SMITH.

7) STYRON, William. Sophie’s Choice. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt.

8) UPDIKE, John. Marry Me. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1976. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. INSCRIBED BY UPDIKE.

9) UPDIKE, John. The Witches of Eastwick. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1984. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY UPDIKE.

10) UPDIKE, John. Rogers Version. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1986. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY UPDIKE.

11) UPDIKE, John. Brazil. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1994. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY UPDIKE.

12) UPDIKE, John. Gertrude and Claudius. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 2000. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY UPDIKE.

13) VIDAL, Gore. Burr. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY VIDAL.

14) VIDAL, Gore. Lincoln. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1984. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY VIDAL.

15) Another copy. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY VIDAL.

16) VONNEGUT, Kurt, Jr. Galapagos. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1985. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY VONNEGUT.

17) VONNEGUT, Kurt, Jr. Bluebeard. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1987. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY VONNEGUT.

18) VONNEGUT, Kurt, Jr. Hocus Pocus. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1990. 8vo. Publisher’s leather gilt. SIGNED BY VONNEGUT.

Together, 18 works in 18 volumes, condition generally very fine.

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