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THB10 Ross Macdonald / Kenneth Millar Books, Signed
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJul 6, 2024
Our July 6-7 Live Auction in Knoxville features more than 1,000 lots of Fine Art, Antiques and Jewelry from the founding family of Rogersville, TN, and from the historic Pinckney family of Charleston, SC; from the estate of William J. Eskind of Nashville; the living estate of Jerry Waters, Maryville, the estate of U.S. Ambassador Ron Schlicher of Brentwood, and from other fine estates and private and museum collections. Sale starts 9 AM Eastern Time on Saturday, July 6 (lots #1-671) and continues at 1 PM Sunday, July 7 (lots #672-1086) at our Knoxville Gallery, 4310 Papermill Drive. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
A collection of 10 books by or about Ross Macdonald (Kenneth Millar), (1915-1983), best known for his Lew Archer detective novels. 1st Item: SELF-PORTRAIT: Ceaselessly Into The Past, by Ross Macdonald, with foreword by Eudora Welty; Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1981. Hardcover limited edition, signed and numbered by both Macdonald and Welty on rear limitation page, #237/250. 2nd Item: A COLLECTION OF REVIEWS, by Ross Macdonald; Northridge: Lord John Press, 1979. Limited edition, signed and numbered 283/300 on rear limitation page. Hardcover, gray boards with red cloth spine, red and gold stamping. 3rd Item: EARLY MILLAR, THE FIRST STORIES OF ROSS MACDONALD & MARGARET MILLAR, Santa Barbara: Cordelia Editions, 1982. Numbered, limited edition hand-bound 8vo, numbered 92/150. 10 pp. in blue paper wraps with stitch binding and applied paper title block. 4th Item: ON CRIME WRITING, Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1973. Signed, numbered handbound 12mo chapbook, signed by Macdonald on rear limitation page, #88/250. 5th Item: THE IVORY GRIN, John Ross Macdonald, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. Hardcover second printing of the 4th Lew Archer novel. 6th Item: FIND A VICTIM, John Ross Macdonald, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. Hardcover first printing of 7th Lew Archer novel. 7th Item: THE WYCHERLY WOMAN, by Ross Macdonald, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Hardcover 1st printing in unclipped DJ, 9th Lew Archer novel. 8th Item: LEW ARCHER, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, by Ross Macdonald; New York: The Mysterious Press, 1977. The First Complete Collection of Lew Archer Stories. Hardcover 1st Trade Edition, brown cloth boards in publishers clear and stamped jacket. 9th Item: KENNETH MILLAR/ROSS MACDONALD, A CHECKLIST, compiled by Matthew J. Bruccoli with introduction by Kenneth Millar. Hardbound, 84 pp. 10th Item: DREAMERS WHO LIVE THEIR DREAMS: the World of Ross Macdonald's Novels, by Peter Wolfe; Bowling Green (OH): Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1976.
PROVENANCE: Private Nashville collection.
Condition
1st Item (Portrait): Very good condition, slight rubbing to boards. 2nd Item (Reviews): Very Good condition. 3rd Item: (Early): Slight toning to cover, light pencil notation rfep. 4th Item (Crime Writing): Good condition, sunning to spine. 5th Item (Ivory): good condition, no DJ, sunning to spine, small pencil writing ffep. 6th Item (Victim): good condition, no DJ, slightly loose spine. 7th Item (Wycherly): Good condition, previous owner's name ffep, unclipped DJ in mylar with chips to spine, corners. 8th Item (Archer): Very good with slight scuffs to DJ. 9th Item (Checklist): previous owner's name ffep. 10th Item (Dreamers): Sun toning to front cover, previous owner's name ffep.
- Provenance
Private Nashville collection.
- Shipping Info
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