PBA Galleries: Steinbeck, Ricketts & The Western Flyer: The Ed Ricketts Jr. & Dennis Fry Collections (with additions), 831, Berkeley
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 13, 2025 - February 13, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ricketts, Edward F. | Note related to Sea of Cortez text and Carol Steinbeck |
c.1940 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 27 | Deck house main compass from the Western Flyer |
Boston | 1927 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 28 | Flying bridge boxed compass from the Western Flyer |
Auburn, WA | c.1920's | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 29 | Flying Bridge Wheel from the original Western Flyer |
1937 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 30 | Western Flyer control shifter |
c.1937 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 31 | Castillo Najera, Francisco | Mexican Ambassador writes to Steinbeck and Ricketts regarding Sea of Cortez voyage |
Washington, D.C. | 15246 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,437.50 |
| 32 | Ricketts, Edward F. et al. | Ricketts' correspondence conducting research on species collected during Sea of Cortez voyage |
Various places | 1940-1942 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,812.50 |
| 33 | Ricketts, Edward F., Pat Covici, Elizabeth Otis, et al. | Archive of correspondence on Sea of Cortez manuscript and book - letters between co-author, agent, and publisher |
Monterey; New York | 1941-1942 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 34,375.00 |
| 34 | Ricketts, Edward F. | Letter to John Steinbeck celebrating the scientific significance of their Sea of Cortez expedition |
Aug. 22, 1941 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 | |
| 35 | Ricketts, Edward F. | Morphology of the Sea of Cortez |
c.1940 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 937.50 | |
| 36 | Ricketts, Edward F. | Notes for a proposition to Stanford University Press on second edition of scientific Appendix to Sea of Cortez |
Monterey | 1940's | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 37 | Ricketts, Edward F. | Statement of collecting stations in the Spring 1940 Steinbeck-Ricketts Gulf of California trip |
1940 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,125.00 | |
| 38 | Ricketts, Edward F. | Verbatim transcription of notes of Gulf of California trip March April 1940 |
1940 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 | |
| 39 | Steinbeck, John and Edward F. Ricketts | Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research |
New York | 1941 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
| 40 | Steinbeck, John and Edward F. Ricketts | Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research...Advanced Proof |
New York | 1941 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 41 | Steinbeck, John | Letter from John Steinbeck to the Board of Conscription |
15086 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 625.00 | |
| 42 | Steinbeck, John | Unsent letter from John Steinbeck to the American Ambassador in Mexico City |
14640 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 625.00 | |
| 43 | Three documents securing passage to Mexico for the Western Flyer |
Various places | 1940 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,062.50 | |
| 44 | Steinbeck, John and Webster Street | The Green Lady: A Novel |
[1972] but later | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 225.00 | |
| 45 | Coughlin, Jack | Impressions of Bohemia |
Carmel, CA | 1986 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 46 | Steinbeck, Elaine and Robert Wallsten, eds. | Steinbeck: A Life in Letters |
New York | [1975] | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 47 | Steinbeck, John | Cannery Row |
New York | 1945 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 48 | Steinbeck, John | Clipped autograph by John Steinbeck with portrait |
No dates | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 687.50 | |
| 49 | Steinbeck, John | Cup of Gold: A Life of Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History |
New York | 1929 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 50 | Steinbeck, John | East of Eden |
New York | 1952 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,687.50 |