May 11, 2023 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
116
Estate / Collection: The Collection of Erica Jong and Ken Burrows
[ERICA JONG]
A collection of twenty-five first editions signed and inscribed to Erica Jong and Ken Burrows. Includes: ANGELOU, MAYA. Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? New York: Random House, 1983. First edition, warmly inscribed by Angelou to Jong on the dedication page, and with a laid-in autograph note from Angelou to Jong, both dated in 1987. Publisher's cloth backed boards, dust jacket. 8 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches (20.75 x 13.75 cm). Small stain to front board, otherwise nearly fine; RUSHDIE, SALMAN. East, West. London: Jonathan Cape, 1994. First edition, inscribed by Rushdie to Jong on the title page. Publisher's cloth, dust jacket. Spine faded; ATWOOD, MARGARET. [Two titles:] Alias Grace [and:] The Blind Assassin. First edition and first American edition, both inscribed. Publisher's cloth, dust jacket. Very light shelfwear, one jacket spine slightly faded; ECO, UMBERTO. Baudolino. New York: Baudolino, 2000. First edition, inscribed to Erica and Ken. Fine; CHEEVER, JOHN. The Stories of... New York: Knopf, 1978. First edition, signed. Publisher's cloth. Worn and waterstained, without dust jacket; CHEEVER, SUSAN. [A group of eight books]. First editions, inscribed, some to Ken Burrows and some to both Burrows and Jong. Some small imperfections but generally near fine; O'BRIEN, EDNA. [Two titles:] The Country Girls Trilogy and Epilogue [and:] House of Splendid Isolation. First editions, the first signed on the title, the second inscribed on the title and with a heartfelt autograph letter thanking Jong for "being so kind to me the evening I called for help"; And others including books by: JOHN BERENDT (2), DANIEL SILVA (2), LIV ULLMAN (1), ROBERT LOWELL (1), ANITA SHREEVE (1), DOMINICK DUNNE (1), and ERICA JONG (1). First editions, all signed or inscribed. Generally near fine condition, with a few minor imperfections, light shelfwear and sun-fading. Offered with a paperback volume by Pablo Neruda and an issue of the periodical Monocle. Altogether twenty-seven pieces in the lot, sold as is.
Sold for $3,750
Estimated at $200 - $300
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Estate / Collection: The Collection of Erica Jong and Ken Burrows
[ERICA JONG]
A collection of twenty-five first editions signed and inscribed to Erica Jong and Ken Burrows. Includes: ANGELOU, MAYA. Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? New York: Random House, 1983. First edition, warmly inscribed by Angelou to Jong on the dedication page, and with a laid-in autograph note from Angelou to Jong, both dated in 1987. Publisher's cloth backed boards, dust jacket. 8 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches (20.75 x 13.75 cm). Small stain to front board, otherwise nearly fine; RUSHDIE, SALMAN. East, West. London: Jonathan Cape, 1994. First edition, inscribed by Rushdie to Jong on the title page. Publisher's cloth, dust jacket. Spine faded; ATWOOD, MARGARET. [Two titles:] Alias Grace [and:] The Blind Assassin. First edition and first American edition, both inscribed. Publisher's cloth, dust jacket. Very light shelfwear, one jacket spine slightly faded; ECO, UMBERTO. Baudolino. New York: Baudolino, 2000. First edition, inscribed to Erica and Ken. Fine; CHEEVER, JOHN. The Stories of... New York: Knopf, 1978. First edition, signed. Publisher's cloth. Worn and waterstained, without dust jacket; CHEEVER, SUSAN. [A group of eight books]. First editions, inscribed, some to Ken Burrows and some to both Burrows and Jong. Some small imperfections but generally near fine; O'BRIEN, EDNA. [Two titles:] The Country Girls Trilogy and Epilogue [and:] House of Splendid Isolation. First editions, the first signed on the title, the second inscribed on the title and with a heartfelt autograph letter thanking Jong for "being so kind to me the evening I called for help"; And others including books by: JOHN BERENDT (2), DANIEL SILVA (2), LIV ULLMAN (1), ROBERT LOWELL (1), ANITA SHREEVE (1), DOMINICK DUNNE (1), and ERICA JONG (1). First editions, all signed or inscribed. Generally near fine condition, with a few minor imperfections, light shelfwear and sun-fading. Offered with a paperback volume by Pablo Neruda and an issue of the periodical Monocle. Altogether twenty-seven pieces in the lot, sold as is.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, May 11, 2023
