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Lot 178
Sale 6331 - The Collected Library: Summer Reading
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Jul 31, 2025
Lots Close
Aug 13, 2025
Timed Online / Chicago
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Lot Description
GREEN, Anna Katharine (1846-1935). A group of 17 works, many FIRST EDITIONS, comprising:
1) The Sword of Damocles. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1881.
2) Hand and Ring. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1883.
3) A Matter of Millions. New York: Robert Bonner's Sons, 1890.
4) Cynthia Wakeham's Money. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1892. SIGNED BY GREEN.
5) The Doctor, His Wife, & the Clock. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1895. Provenance: Vincent Starrett (1886-1974), Canadian writer and bibliophile (bookplate, signature).
6) Lost Man's Lane. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1898. SIGNED BY GREEN.
7) A Difficult Problem. New York: The F.M. Lupton Publishing Company, 1900.
8) The Circular Study. New York: McClure, Phillips & Company, 1900.
9) The Filigree Ball. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1903.
10) The Amethyst Box. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1905.
11) The Chief Legatee. New York and London: The Authors and Newspapers Association, 1906.
12) The Woman in the Alcove. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1906.
13) The House of the Whispering Pines. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1910.
14) Three Thousand Dollars. Boston: The Gorham Press, 1910.
15) Initials Only. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1911.
16) The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1917.
17) The Step on the Stair. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1923.
Together, 17 works in 17 volumes, all 8vo and all in original bindings. Condition generally fine.
Selections from the Library of Dr. John Talbot Gernon
This lot is located in Chicago.

