Nov 10, 2015 - Sale 2397

Sale 2397 - Lot 370

Price Realized: $ 406
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
WOOLRICH, CORNELL. IRISH, WILLIAM. Group of 9 First Editions. 8vo, publisher's cloth; dust jackets; condition varies, see notes below. Vp, vd

Additional Details

Irish. The Blue Ribbon. Ink stains along top and bottom edges; dust jacket, heavily repaired, flaps abraded with yellowed tape from removed library labels; prelims and endmatter abraded with adhesive residue from removed library labels, stamps. Ex-library copy. Philadelphia/NY, (1939) Woolrich. Bride Wore Black. Small water spots; dust jacket, extensively repaired, soiled; shaken, library stamps, front hinge split, scattered soiling. Ex-library copy. HQ. NY, 1940. Irish. Somebody on the Phone. Minor edgewear; dust jacket, small chips, tears; LMS and additional bookseller's label. Philadelphia/NY, (1940) Woolrich. The Black Curtain. Spine darkened; dust jacket, chipped, few stains. NY, 1941 Irish. Phantom Lady. Spine faded; later issue dust jacket, spine panel faded, tape repairs on verso, LMS booklabel, p. 143 chipped in bottom margin, not affecting text. NY, (1942) Irish. After-Dinner Stories. Dust jacket, spine panel faded, small chips and tears, tape repairs on verso; ownership inscription. QQ 97. Philadelphia/NY, (1944) Irish. I Married a Dead Man. Ink stain on spine; dust jacket, tape repairs on verso; ownership inscription. Philadelphia/NY, (1948) Woolrich. Rendezvous in Black. Dust jacket, tape and abrasions on flaps from removed library labels; similar wear to endleaves, library stamps, occasional soiling. Ex-library copy. NY, (1948) Woolrich. Violence. Dust jacket, spine panel faded, tape ghost on rear panel and verso. NY, (1958). Should be seen.