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Lot 342
Sale 6331 - The Collected Library: Summer Reading
Lots Open
Jul 31, 2025
Lots Close
Aug 13, 2025
Timed Online / Chicago
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$200 -
300
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$390
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Lot Description
RICE, Craig (1908-1957). A group of 3 FIRST EDITIONS comprising:
1) Trial By Jury. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1941.
2) The Big Midget Murders. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1942.
3) The Lucky Stiff. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1945.
Together, 3 works in 3 volumes, all 8vo and all in original publisher's cloth and dust jackets. Condition generally very fine.
[With]: RICE. Typed letter signed dated 16 October 1948 to "Dr. Bradley" discussing future publishing prospects. 1 pp., 8vo.
[With]: RICE. Typed letter signed dated 4 October 1949 to "Van," detailing a suicide attempt and future projects. 1 pp., 8vo.
Selections from the Library of Dr. John Talbot Gernon
This lot is located in Chicago.