Heritage Auctions: Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part III, Rare Books Signature® Auction, 6321, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 10, 2025 - September 11, 2025
Page Size: 384 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
45026 Bible in English.

The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal Books, in the Earliest English Versions made from the Latin Vulgate by John Wycliffe and his Followers.

Oxford 1850 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,250.00
45027 [Books into Film].

A group of 9 first editions which were the basis for screen or stage adaptations, including 4 works signed by their respective author.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,000.00
45028 Ray Bradbury.

Group of 5 First Editions, including 3 limited signed issues.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,250.00
45029 Robert Browning.

Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau. Saviour of Society.

London 1871 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,250.00
45030 Robert Browning.

Fifine at the Fair.

London 1872 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,625.00
45031 Robert Browning.

Red Cotton Night-Cap Country.

London 1873 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,625.00
45032 William Cullen Bryant.

Autograph manuscript signed of the final stanza of "Thanatopsis." One page, 5 1/4 x 7 inches,

no place; June 5 1868 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,875.00
45033 William Cullen Bryant.

Group of 4 first editions, including one with a clipped signature.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 375.00
45034 [Robert Burns, contributor]. James Johnson.

The Scots Musical Museum in six volumes.

Edinburgh 1787-1803, but 1803. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 375.00
45035 [Robert Burns].

George Thomson, editor.

A Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs for the Voice, with... USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 250.00
45036 Richard E. Byrd.

Alone.

New York 1938 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,000.00
45037 Albert Camus.

The Plague.

London 1948 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,312.50
45038 Truman Capote.

A pair of limited signed first editions.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,125.00
45039 [Children's Literature].

Group of four volumes, all presentation copies.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 375.00
45040 Agatha Christie.

Group of 4 First Editions.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 687.50
45041 Frances Cornford.

A group of 3 First Editions, including 2 presentation copies.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
45042 Michael Crichton.

The Andromeda Strain.

New York 1969 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,125.00
45043 Emily Dickinson.

A group of 4 First Editions in 5 volumes, including an early contribution.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,500.00
45044 J. Frank Dobie.

Apache Gold & Yaqui Silver.

Boston 1939 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,250.00
45045 Theodore Dreiser.

Group of three works in 5 volumes, each work signed.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 375.00
45046 John Drinkwater.

A group of 4 First Editions in 5 volumes, including 3 signed or inscribed.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 375.00
45047 Ralph Waldo Emerson.

2 First Editions of his addresses.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,687.50
45048 Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Group of 3 First Editions.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 687.50
45049 [English Literature -- Late 19th Century].

Group of 6 First Editions in 8 volumes.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 375.00
45050 C. S. Forester.

A group of 4 First Editions, including a presentation copy and an advance proof.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 937.50
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