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Lot 218
Sale 6370 - The Collected Library
Lots Open
Nov 26, 2025
Lots Close
Dec 11, 2025
Timed Online / Philadelphia
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$200 -
300
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$130
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Lot Description
[Literature] Crane, Stephen. Pair of Titles
War is Kind.
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1899. First edition. 8vo. Grey pictorial boards printed in black (rubbing, two-inch split along front hinge, corners lightly rubbed). BAL 4083; Stallman, 20.
Crane's second book of poetry, published shortly before his death the following year.
Together with:
The Monster and Other Stories.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899. Original red cloth gilt, darkening to spine, light rubbing.. BAL 4085; Stallman. 23.
The Monster is considered, along with The Red Badge of Courage, to be one of Crane's best works, with William Dean Howells calling it "the greatest short story ever written by an American."
This lot is located in Chicago.
