2 titles: 1. To the Bright and Shining Sun. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1970]. — BURKE, JAMES LEE. BORN 1936.

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Estimate: $1,000–$2,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books & Rare Manuscripts, Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts · 22 January 2024
Record ID: TB-2026-355611
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Burke, James Lee. Born 1936., 2 titles: 1. To the Bright and Shining Sun. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1970]. Bonhams, 22 Jan 2024, lot 41. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-355611.

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Burke, James Lee. Born 1936., 2 titles: 1. To the Bright and Shining Sun. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1970]. Bonhams, 22 Jan 2024, lot 41. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-355611.

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