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HUNTER, Evan (“Ed McBain”). A group of 16 works, MOST FIRST EDITIONS, MANY SIGNED OR INSCRIBED.
Sale 1262 - Summer Reading: 20th Century Literature and Biography from a Private Collection
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Jul 6, 2023
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Jul 26, 2023
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 HUNTER, Evan (“Ed McBain”) (1926-2005). A group of 16 works by Hunter, MOST FIRST EDITIONS, MANY SIGNED OR INSCRIBED, comprising:

1) Where There’s Smoke. New York: Random House, 1975. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY HUNTER AS ED MCBAIN.

2) Guns. New York: Random House, 1976. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HUNTER AS ED MCBAIN: “Best wishes.”

3) Goldilocks. New York: Arbor House, 1977. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY HUNTER AS ED MCBAIN.

4) Rumpelstiltskin. New York: The Viking Press, 1981. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY HUNTER AS ED MCBAIN.

5) Beauty and the Beast. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1982. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY HUNTER AS ED MCBAIN.

6) Jack & the Beanstalk. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1984. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HUNTER AS ED MCBAIN: “Best wishes.”

7) Snow White Rose Red. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1985. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY HUNTER AS ED MCBAIN.

8) Cinderella. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1986. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HUNTER AS ED: “Best wishes.”

9) Another Part of the City. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1986. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HUNTER AS ED MCBAIN: “Best wishes.”

10) Puss In Boots. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1987. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HUNTER AS ED: “Best wishes.”

11) The House That Jack Built. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1988FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HUNTER AS ED MCBAIN: “Best wishes.”

12) Three Blind Mice. New York: Arcade Publishing, 1990. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HUNTER AS ED MCBAIN: “Best wishes.”

13) Downtown. New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1991. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HUNTER AS ED MCBAIN: “Best regards.”

14) Mary, Mary. New York: Warner Books, 1992. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HUNTER AS ED MCBAIN: “Best wishes.”

15) Privileged Conversation. New York: Warner Books, 1996. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY HUNTER.

16) The Last Best Hope. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1998. FIRST BRITISH EDITION. SIGNED BY HUNTER AS ED MCBAIN.

Together, 16 works in 16 volumes, all 8vo, all in original cloth and publisher’s dust jackets,  condition generally fine.

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