NOTE: Items numbers are now included in this article. They are in the individual auction comments section below the author and title. Click the links to see the listings.
The Antiquarian & Collectible category is often notable for its international sellers and high bids. Not so in October 2010. The sellers were from
diverse locales -
Coweta, OK; Nashville; Boston; and Austin, TX. These sellers were joined by a Canadian who sold the single US focused title. Wonder what November will bring?
eBay
Fiction Top 10
October 2010
| #1 |
$2,999.99 |
IAN FLEMING - LIVE AND LET DIE - RARE UK 1ST 1954 W/dj |
| #2 |
$1,799.99 |
Stephen King THE STAND SIGNED LIMITED LEATHER 806/1250 |
| #3 |
$1,500.00 |
Flowers in the Attic |
| #4 |
$1,476.00 |
Blood Meridian Stated first 1985 Cormac McCarthy HC DJ |
| #5 |
$1,200.00 |
THE STAND by Stephen King signed limited edition! |
| #6 |
$1,151.78 |
Before Adam by Jack London (Signed) |
| #7 |
$1148.50 |
Jack London: Smoke Bellew Inscribed and Signed |
| #8 |
$1,026.26 |
Philip Pullman *The Northern Light* 1st ed 1995 SIGNED |
| #9 |
$999.99 |
John Grisham / A Time to Kill: SIGNED TRUE 1ST WYNWOOD |
| #10 |
$840.00 |
A Killing Kindness by Reginald Hill/1st /ed.UK/1980 HCDJ |
The VG+ 1954 UK 1st ed. in a fine, unrestored dust jacket sold for $2,999.99 after a single bid. Item specifics, however, refer to a 1997 reprint. Wonder how that happened?
Signed by Steven King and Bernie Wrightson, the limited edition leather book is #806 of 1250 printed. It was in new condition and sold after a single bid.
Llsted with no description, the 1st edition, like new book sold as a best offer.
The 1st edition in very good condition with near fine dust jacket sold after 20 bids.
The near fine limited edition is #122 of 1250 signed and numbered copies. It came in a wood display box. It sold after 1 bid.
The 1907 signed limited edition attracted 9 bids. It was listed in near fine condition.
The 1912 signed limited edition was sold by the seller of #6. It sold after 6 bids.
23 bids took the signed 1st edition to $1,026.26. It was listed by a British seller. A "official signed raven bookplace" was included.
The signed 1st edition was described as in very good condition.
After 7 bids, the 1st UK edition sold for $840.
eBay
Non-Fiction Top 10
October 2010
| #1 |
$3,000.00 |
Propagation Hazard WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS Signed Prints!* |
| #2 |
$2,998.00 |
Disney World Haunted Mansion Reference Manual + Map |
| #3 |
$2,500.00 |
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela, signed
|
| #4 |
$2,125.01 |
1ST EDITION DREAMS FROM MY FATHER BARACK OBAMA MINT |
| #5 |
$1,895.00 |
OPERATION DARK HEART 1ST ED BY ANTHONY SHAFFER 2010 |
| #6 |
$1,850.00 |
Ed Ruscha: Real Estate Opportunities |
| #7 |
$1,592.89 |
Narcotics Anonymous 1st edition red |
| #8 |
$1,580.55 |
Fifty Years Adrift - Derek Taylor and George Harrison |
| #9 |
$1,500.00 |
Literature of Papermaking Dard Hunter SIGNED 1925 |
| #10 |
$1,350.00 |
EDWARD STEICHEN THE PHOTOGRAPHER 1929 1/925 SIGNED |
#1
Propagation Hazard
William S. Burroughs and David Bradshaw
110500023421
1 of 10 copies of the folio of 8 prints in a solid metal case. Listed as like new, it sold best offer.
#2
Walt Disney World Haunted Mansion Reference Manual
180574632076
The "official Disney reference manual" came with maps. it sold as a BIN.
New and signed, the unread book sold after a single bid.
The 1st edition in mint condition attracted 13 bids before slling for $2,125.01.
Selling as a BIN, the "rare first edition, uncensored and unredacted" copy in new condition sold for $1,895.
The 1970 like new 1st edition signed by the author sold as a BIN.
Listed in acceptable condition, the 1st edition received 16 bids to sell for $1,598.89. It is #210 of the 1st edition.
#8
Fifty Years Adrift
Derek Taylor and George Harrison
300484763285
Signed by the authors and by Legs Larry Smith, this is #74 of the 1st edition. It sold after 8 bids.
#9
Literature of Paper Making, 1390-1800
Dard Hunter
170554596762
The signed 1943 th printing sold for $975.
#10
Steichen The Photographer
Edward: photographs
Carl Sandburg, Alexander Leberman, and R. Steichen: Text
160494598355
Published in 1929, the signed 1st edition in very good condition is among the 925 in that edition. It sold as a Best Offer.
eBay
Antiquarian & Collectible Top 5
October 2010
| #1 |
$18,500.00 |
1634 HOLY BIBLE: PULPIT FOLIO RARE KING JAMES VERSION!! |
| #2 |
$15,800.00 |
1527 THE GOLDEN LEGEND+WOODCUTS Bible 16 Holy Antique |
| #3 |
$12,800.00 |
George Orwell RARE TRUE 1st UK ANIMAL FARM + DJ Book |
| #4 |
$9,000.00 |
AMERICAN ARCHIVES FIFTH SERIES Vol. 2 Peter Force 1776 |
| #5 |
$8,300.00 |
Helmut Newton's SUMO Book w/Stand #9909 - signed |
The "59 Line folio edition," sold as a BIN.
The 1527 "black-letter printing in early English" was printed by Wynkyn de Worde. It sold as a Best Offer.
The 1st edition sold as a Best Offer.
#4
The American Archives Fifth Series
Volume I: 1776-1783
190456167750
Published by M. St. Clair Clark and Peter Force, the 1848 book was listed with no description. It was listed by a Canadian seller and sold as a BIN.
Still in the original carton, the book with stand attracted 2 bids.
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