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Dark Hazard and 5 others

Lot 315
29.09.2023 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 2 520
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 315 | Dark Hazard and 5 others
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£ 2 000 – 3 000
A group of six volumes, comprising:

BURNETT, W. R. (1899-1982). Dark Hazard. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1933.
Rare first edition, first issue in a fine dust-jacket. Octavo. With F-H on copyright page (occasional marginal mark). Original green cloth, titles to spine and upper board in red and black (small burn mark on upper board); original dust-jacket without the price on the front flap (lightly rubbed dust-jacket, one minor closed tear).

— The Silver Eagle. New York: The Dial Press, 1931.
First edition. Octavo. (Lightly toned.) Original black boards, titles to spine in silver, blindstamped rondel to upper board (spine ends very faintly bruised, endpapers a little browned); original dust-jacket (somewhat rubbed, with a few nicks and short closed tears, one small hole in spine panel).

— Saint Johnson. New York: The Dial Press, 1930.
First edition of the author’s third book in the dust-jacket. Octavo. Original red cloth with publisher’s blind stamp to upper board, titles to spine in gilt; original pictorial dust-jacket (lightly tanned and faded, a couple of minor chips and closed tears). Provenance: McClelland & Co., Booksellers, Columbus — contemporary ownership inscription to endpaper.

— Goodbye To The Past. Scenes from the Life of William Meadows. New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1934.
First edition, signed by the author. Octavo. Title printed in red and black (dampstain to fore-edge). Original red cloth, titles to upper board and spine in red and black (endpapers faintly browned, lower portion of boards dampstained); original pictorial dust-jacket (somewhat rubbed and stained, strengthened on verso).

— The Asphalt Jungle. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949.
First edition. Octavo. Original mauve and white patterned boards, titles to spine in black, silhouette to upper board in black (spine ends faintly tanned and bruised); original dust-jacket (light wear).

— Iron Man. New York: The Dial Press, 1930.
First edition of the author’s second book. Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine in gilt, blindstamped rondel to upper board (spine faintly rubbed); original dust-jacket (lightly rubbed and nicked, minor chips to spine ends).
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