Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(5) Franklin Signed 1st-Edition Leather-Bound Library Shelf Books
- Price realized
- $523
- Pre-sale estimate
- $150 – $350
- Hammer price
- $425
- Category
- Books, Manuscripts & Archives
- Sold
- February 21, 2026
- Sale
- DAY 2 - FEBRUARY 2026 SELECTED WORKS & ESTATES AUCTION
Lot description
(lot of 5) Books: The Franklin Library, all signed limited first editions, leather binding with gold tooling, gilt page ends, raised spine bands and sewn-in bookmarks, each including notes from the editor booklet, including: (1) "Slaughterhouse Five," by Kurt Vonnegut, copyright 1978, 173 pages, (1) "Catch-22," by Joseph Heller, copyright 1978, 551 pages, (1) "Go Tell it on the Mountain," by James Baldwin, copyright 1979, 232 pages, (1) "The French Lieutenant's Woman," by John Fowles, copyright 1979, 489 pages, (1) "Five Plays," by Jean-Paul Sartre, copyright 1978, 484 pages, largest: approx 9.5"h, 6.25"w, 2.25"d, 10.5lbs total Provenance: A local Austin family's Durham, United Kingdom heirloom collection
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.