Sale 2462 - 19th & 20th Century Literature, November 24, 2017

1 2 Images of each lot can be found at swanngalleries.com 1 c   ALGER,HORATIO. Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks. 8vo,publisher’s green blind- stamped cloth, spine gilt, minimal spine lean, fine; partial split to rear hinge but still firm, front flyleaf neatly excised, retain- ing following blank, contents free from foxing and any markings; custom cloth chemise and matching 1 / 4 morocco slip- case. Boston: Loring, (1868) [500/750] first edition , first state with “Fame and Fortune” announced for December and Dick alone on the decorative title page. A superlative copy of a title frequently found in inferior condi- tion. A bright, fresh example, rare thus. Peter Parley to Penrod, p. 29. 2 c   AMBLER, ERIC. A Coffin for Dimitrios. 8vo, publisher’s green cloth, light rubbing to spine ends and joints; front and rear hinges discolored from old binders glue. first black widow edition , inscribed by the author . London: Knopf, (1945) [400/600]