Nov 10, 2015 - Sale 2397

Sale 2397 - Lot 267

Price Realized: $ 1,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
[PORTER, WILLIAM SYDNEY.] O. HENRY. The Gentle Grafter. Illustrated. 8vo, publisher's gilt-stamped red cloth; dust jacket, front flap separated along fold, 2 closed tears to rear panel, edgewear with chips affecting a few letters, light spotting and shelfwear, unclipped; rear hinge partly cracked, Eugene C. & William D. Drumbaugh bookplate mounted to front pastedown with early ownership signature below, LMS bookplate laid-in; housed in cloth chemise and 1/4 morocco slipcase. New York: McClure, 1908

Additional Details

first edition, first issue with "of" misprint on line 2, p. 226, and with p. 1 indication present. Exceptionally fresh and clean binding, in the extremely rare dust jacket not seen at auction since the Lackritz copy (Christie's NY, Apr 17, 2002, lot 149); and that example described as having significant loss. BAL 16276. Queen's Quorum 40; Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone.