05-31-201405-31-2014
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2730BBoston
May 31, 2014 11:00 AMCalender
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Donleavy, James Patrick (b. 1926) Five Signed Titles.

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$185$150
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2730BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 31, 2014 11:00AM

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Donleavy, James Patrick (b. 1926) Five Signed Titles.
The Lady Who Liked Clean Rest Rooms, New York: Thornwillow Press, 1995, copy 160 of 175, signed by the author, illustrator, and bookbinder, bound in half black morocco with paste paper boards, in custom clamshell box, very good.
The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B, Boston: Seymour Lawrence/ Delacorte, 1968, stated first printing, inscribed to Seymour Lawrence.
The Plays of J.P. Donleavy, Boston: Seymour Lawrence/ Delacorte, 1972, stated first printing, inscribed to Seymour Lawrence by Donleavy on the dedication page.
A Fairy Tale of New York, Boston: Seymour Lawrence/ Delacorte, 1973, stated first printing, inscribed to Seymour Lawrence.
[and] The Unexpurgated Code, Boston: Seymour Lawrence/ Delacorte, 1975, stated first printing, inscribed to Seymour Lawrence; the last four titles in publisher's cloth bindings with original dust jackets and some minor flaws. (5)
Estimate $300-500


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