Lot 687
Raymond Chandler's copy of the first English edition of Farewell, My Lovely
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $4,800
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 688
Chandler's copy of the film edition of Farewell, My Lovely
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $1,792
Estimated at $400 - $600
Lot 689
Chandler's copy of the film edition of The Big Sleep
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $1,408
Estimated at $400 - $600
Lot 690
Chandler mentions Humphrey Bogart and The Big Sleep
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $4,480
Estimated at $600 - $800
Lot 691
Three John Engstead portraits of Raymond Chandler
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $512
Estimated at $200 - $300
Lot 692
A group of items relating to Raymond Chandler’s youth and family
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $3,200
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 693
The original typed manuscript for Chandler's only opera
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Lot 694
A fine association between Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $4,800
Estimated at $500 - $800
Lot 695
Raymond Chandler's list of “Things I Hate.”
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $2,304
Estimated at $600 - $800
Lot 696
In one tense page, Raymond Chandler recounts a nightmare
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $1,024
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 697
Raymond Chandler’s patterned silk scarf
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $288
Estimated at $400 - $600
Lot 698
Chandler's cocktail muddlers and Bartender's Guide with notes on the Gimlet
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $3,200
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 699
Eighteen volumes from Raymond Chandler's library
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $2,880
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 700
A large group of books inscribed between Cissy and Raymond Chandler
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $5,120
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 701
In 1922, Chandler breaks down Chinese poetry
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $608
Estimated at $700 - $1,000
Lot 702
The original autograph manuscript and typescript of Chandler's poem The Magic Shop
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $1,536
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 703
A humorous poem written in a book for Cissy
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $1,408
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 704
Chandler’s story Professor Bingo’s Snuff, serialized in Park East Magazine
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $608
Estimated at $500 - $800
Lot 705
The Edgar Allan Poe Award presented to Raymond Chandler in 1946
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $2,432
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 707
Raymond Chandler's copy of Steinbeck's The Wayward Bus
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $480
Estimated at $300 - $500
Lot 708
John Steinbeck responds to Cannery Row being banned in a school
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $4,160
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 709
John Steinbeck on winning his Nobel Prize
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $1,920
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 710
Steinbeck on Malory, Don Quixote, and Salinas
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $2,048
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 711
A letter from Elaine Steinbeck following the death of her husband, author John Steinbeck
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $480
Estimated at $400 - $600
Lot 712
Raymond Chandler's copy of a Salinger Collection
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $1,216
Estimated at $400 - $600
Lot 713
Charming notes between Jean Fracasse and Raymond Chandler
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $1,280
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 714
A charming group of items relating to the dog Grunion and the cat Carmichael
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 715
Chandler to Jean: an original poem titled “To One I Love.”
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $1,536
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 716
Chandler to Jean: "Je me rends"
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $544
Estimated at $400 - $600
Lot 717
A gold brooch and pendant gifted from Ray to Jean
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,800
Lot 718
Trifari bracelets gifted from Ray to Sybil and Jean
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 719
An inscribed gift for Sybil from Ray
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $640
Estimated at $500 - $800
Lot 720
Typed manuscript poem titled “Sonnet (I hope).”
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 721
An unknown copy of a recently discovered Chandler story
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 722
A large group of interesting fan mail sent to Raymond Chandler
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 723
A five-page autograph letter in French from Raymond Chandler in defense of "The Long Goodbye"
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $2,304
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 724
Raymond Chandler defends the United States in response to a British article
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $640
Estimated at $500 - $800
Lot 725
Chandler discovers the poodle in Palm Springs
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $768
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,800
Lot 726
Two postcards from Chandler in Palm Springs
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $832
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 727
Typed manuscript draft of the poem “To An Unknown Love”
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $896
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,800
Lot 728
An annotated draft and corrected copies of an excellent Chandler love poem
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $1,664
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,800
Lot 729
A rare Chandler contribution
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $384
Estimated at $500 - $800
Lot 730
Three letters to Raymond Chandler from professional figures about his books
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $192
Estimated at $300 - $500
Lot 731
Philip Marlowe moves to television
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Estimated at $300 - $500
Lot 732
Various Scripts for the 1959 Philip Marlowe television program
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $1,024
Estimated at $600 - $800
Lot 733
Chandler's manuscript foreword to "The Pencil," the final Marlowe story
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $1,536
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 734
A Raymond Chandler screenplay and other scripts owned by him
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $1,152
Estimated at $600 - $800
Lot 735
Raymond Chandler’s Daily Reminders Diary for the first days of the last year of his life
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $832
Estimated at $400 - $600
Lot 736
Chandler's final novel, inscribed to the dedicatee's son
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $4,480
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 737
Raymond Chandler's Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Sold for $9,600
Estimated at $10,000 - $20,000
Lot 738
An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler's unpublished drafts of fantasy stories
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
Estimated at $60,000 - $80,000
Lot 747
A proof copy of Chandler's Backfire
Estate / Collection: The Estate of LeGrand Mellon
Sold for $256
Estimated at $200 - $300