Lot 1210 · Property from Serendipity Books
Typed Manuscript with annotations in various hands, 46 pp, 4to, n.p., [1945], being the original draft of "The Pearl of the World" as published in Woman's Home Companion,
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Property from Serendipity Books, Los Angeles · 12 February 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2238522
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968., Typed Manuscript with annotations in various hands, 46 pp, 4to, n.p., [1945], being the original draft of "The Pearl of the World" as published in Woman's Home Companion,. Bonhams, 12 Feb 2012, lot 1210. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2238522.
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Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968., Typed Manuscript with annotations in various hands, 46 pp, 4to, n.p., [1945], being the original draft of "The Pearl of the World" as published in Woman's Home Companion,. Bonhams, 12 Feb 2012, lot 1210. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2238522.
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| Disegni e scritti d'architettura. Vincenza: Paroni, 1808-[1817]. | Calderari, Ottone. 1730-1803. | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| La Royalle Chymie. Lyons: Pierre Drobet, 1624. | Croll, Oswald. 1563-1609. | $700–$900 | |
| Opus in evangelium Joannis. Paris: Wolfgang Hopyl for himself, Jean P… | Cyril Of Alexandria, Saint, C.375-444. | $800–$1,200 | |
| Geographicorum lib. xvii. Basel: [Joannes Walder, 1539]. | STRABO. 63 B.C.E.-24 C.E. | $700–$900 | |
| Lyrical Ballads. London: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800. | Wordsworth, William. 1770-1850. | $3,000–$5,000 |
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| Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968. | Cup of Gold. New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1929. | Bonhams, Dec 2018 | ||
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