31. Argosy -- June 1938 and April 1. for Paul DiFlippo.
32. Clair Blank, Beverly Gray, Reporter (Grosset, 1940). Allan's price: $15. For K.C.
34. Heywood Broun, Pieces of Hate (Doran, 1922). First book? Collection of newspaper essays, scarce in jacket. Better than the best online copy, which goes for $125. Unpriced by Allan. A bit of offsetting on endpapers, a store stamp and a store sticker, otherwise quite nice. Our price: $100.
35. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World (Modern Library, 1956). With a special foreword by the author. First Modern library edition, so stated on copyright page. Scarce in this fine condition and, because of the new material, modestly valuable. A weaker copy is online for $110. Unpriced by Allan, who would doubtless let it go for $25. Let's try $125.
36. Tennessee Williams, 27 Wagons Full of Cotton (New Directions, 1945). This is the second edition of Williams' second book, which has an added introduction, "Something Wild." (The third edition added two new plays.) Yellow cloth without jacket. Inscribed, "For Ruth Dutton, who has the happy distinction of being the sister of Lois," and signed simply "Tennessee." Apparently bought by a friend of Allan's for $200 and consigned to Allan, who priced at $300.
37. P.G. Wodehouse, Young Men in Spats (Doubleday Doran, 1936). First U.S., with three stories not in the U.K. edition. Green cloth faded on spine and extremities, in a nice but later jacket marked at top of the flap, "Third Edition." Allan priced this at $200.
40. Ernest Bramah, Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat (Doubleday Doran, 1928). First in pictorial boards, lacking the jacket. The illustration and design are so pleasing that I'm suprised this isn't a valuable book, but Allan's price of $30 seems about on target.
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