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BELLOW, Saul. A group of 7 works, MANY FIRST EDITIONS, MANY SIGNED.
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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BELLOW, Saul (1915-2005). A group of 8 works by Bellow, MANY FIRST EDITIONS, MANY SIGNED, comprising:

1) Seize the Day. New York: The Viking Press, 1956. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jackets. FIRST EDITION.

2) Seize the Day. New York: The Viking Press, 1956. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jackets. FIRST EDITION.

3) Dangling Man. New York: Meridian Fiction, 1960. Publisher’s printed wraps. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION.

4) The Last Analysis. New York: The Viking Press, 1965. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BELLOW on front free endpaper: “Sorry, no more autographs S.B.”

5) Mr. Sammler's Planet. New York: New York: The Viking Press, 1970. 8vo. Publisher's cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. 

6) Humboldt’s Gift. New York: Viking, 1975. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY BELLOW.

7) The Theft. New York: Penguin Books, 1989. Publisher’s printed wraps. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION.

8) The Actual. New York: Viking, 1997. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY BELLOW.

Together, 7 works in 7 volumes, all 8vo, condition generally fine.

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