Lot 137 · Books & Manuscripts
Slow Learner. Early Stories. Boston: Little Brown, 1984
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Books & Manuscripts, New York · 3 June 2014
- Dimensions
- 8vo (9 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.; 235 x 133mm). Publisher's gilt-lettered ivory buckram. Original pictorial dust-jacket
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4268606
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Pynchon, Thomas. B. 1937., Slow Learner. Early Stories. Boston: Little Brown, 1984. Sotheby's, 3 Jun 2014, lot 137. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4268606.
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Pynchon, Thomas. B. 1937., Slow Learner. Early Stories. Boston: Little Brown, 1984. Sotheby's, 3 Jun 2014, lot 137. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4268606.
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| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | Ulysses. Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1924. | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | Dickens Charles: (1812-1870) | International Autograph Auctions, Jun 2025 | ||
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