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NOTE: Items numbers are now included in this article. They are in the individual auction comments section below the author and title. Click the links to see the listings.
Alcoholics Anonymous monopolized the non-fiction top 10 list in July, filling 8 of the 10 positions. Selling prices ranged
from a high of $12,100 to $2,010. One US seller had a winning month on eBay, selling 3 of the copies. In case you wonder, #11 for the
month was yet another copy of Alcoholics Anonymous. In addition, it showed up as #5 (tie) on the Antiquarian & Collectible list. The fiction list counted its repeat winners as well. Ian Fleming's James Bond titles came in at #1, #2 and #3.
In an unusual twist, the Antiquarian and Collectible category included 4 buy-it-now (BIN) purchases among the 6 listed
(tie for #5).
#1
A signed 1st UK edition Goldfinger brought in the top fiction dollar in July. Described as in near fine condition with a very good dust jacket,
the book came with a invoice from Christies "as provenance for the signature." It was listed by a UK seller.
#2
Selling his grandfather's 1st edition, another UK seller noted that, unlike other 1st editions he had sold, this copy has a golden gun on the cover.
"The jacket is an original with chipping and tears. After 30 bids, it sold for $2,643.52.
#3
Another 1st edition copy of The Man With the Golden Gun was listed by an Australian seller. The book is described as having
slight wear and the dust jacket is in very good condition. It received 33 bids.
#4
The 1950 1st hardcover in dust jacket was among the 553 copies printed by Arkham House. It sold as a BIN for $2,000.
#5
Noting that the book "appears to be in unread condition," the US seller saw this 1985 1st edition with dust jacket receive 21 bids.
#6
Described as "mint in a mint handmade custom traycase," the limited edition is the letter "T" of the 52 lettered copies and was signed by
King and illustrator Berni Wrightson.
#7
An Australian seller listed the 1st edition in maroon dust jacket, a less common color than green. It sold for $1,200 with a
single bid. The same seller sold #10 (tie)
#8
20 bids took the 1st edition to $1,055. The seller called it "a very rare book in MINT condition." The same seller sold #10.
#9
Part of the limited edition of just under 1000 copies, this 1st edition had its "shrink wrap removed to substantiate first edition
first printing status," and is described as in "Fine unused condition, as new." It was published without a dust jacket and
sold after 14 bids.
#10 tie
Sold by the seller of #8, the 1902 1st edition without dust jacket attracted 5 bids.
#10 tie
The seller of #7 also sold this 1st edition of The Spy Who Loved Me. Listed in good condition, the book and dust jcket attracted
8 bids to sell for $1,025.
Atop the non-fiction top 10 at $12,100, this 1st edition, 1st printing 1939 copy of Alcoholics Anonymous is 1 of 4730.
Sold with the original dust jacket, the book is described as a gift "to an AA member with 38 years sobriety by one of the
original 100 members." The US seller described one flaw - "one mark on top of dust cover." It sold after 5 bids.
The US seller described this 1st edition book as in fair condition with a reproduction dust jacket. "It was signed by
Clarence H Snyder, one of the 1st one hundred."
After 24 bids, it sold for $8,600. The seller also sold #3 and #5.
Listing a 2nd printing 1941, the seller of #2 and #5 graded it as in good condition with an original dust jacket in poor condition.
It was signed by
Clarence H Snyder. After 14 bids, it sold for $5,800.
A red 1st edition 2nd printing was listed by another US seller, who called it "Rarest of rare red cover with lazar jacket."
The seller added,
"The jacket appears authentic. However upon closer inspection it is my opinion that it is a nearly perfect copy of an original 2nd
printing dust jacket." The auction received 6 bids and closed at $3,650.
Sold as a BIN, the 2008 Taschen publication was still sealed in its original double box.
A 1st edition 5th printing in baby blue came in at #8. It was a very good hardcover in a reproduction dust jacket, 1 of 5,000 copies.
The 1st edition 6th printing in very good condition with a reproduction dust jacket sold after 15 bids.
A 1st edition 3rd printing 1942 is described as in very good condition and lacking a dust jacket.
15 sellers were from the USA
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Sold as a BIN for $25,000, the English Bible was described by the US seller as "PROFOUNDLY ASTRONOMICALLY INCREDIBLY RARE AND LIGHT YEARS BEYOND SCARCE." The same US seller sold #5 (tie).
Described a bit confusedly as "#180 of 125 to 250 in the Limited Edition with '965 Elephants,'" the Taschen title sold for $14,000
as a BIN.
The 1957 Crown Publishers' 1st edition with 24 signed posters attracted 31 bids. Listed by a Belgium seller, the book was
accompanied by two appraisals. It sold as is for $11,330. The same seller sold #4.
From the Belgian seller of #3, another Picasso title took 4th place. After 62 bids, it sold for $10,100.
Sold by the seller of #1, the Rhemes Catholic New Testament was printed in Antwerp in 1600 and is in its original binding
professionally rebacked." The seller
described it as "signed on the title page and once owned by John Gelibrond!" It sold as a BIN for $9,500.
Tied for #5, the 1st edition red book was among the 4730 published. Listed by a US seller, it is described as in "solid
Good condition."
It sold as a BIN for $9,500.
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