Science Fiction author. The items in this auction are from his residence near Ottsville PA. When he passed away this residence and its contents were left to his caregiver who recently passed away. Bester was born in NYC and educated in both the humanities and sciences. In addition to being a sci-fi author he worked on DC Comics including Superman, The Green Lantern & Batman. In the late 1950s he was taken on by Holiday magazine as a feature writer, becoming senior literary editor until they ceased publication in the 1970s. He and his wife Rolly traveled extensively as is evidenced by some of the items in this auction.

advertising executive. She performed on Broadway before World War II, had numerous roles on radio including Lois Lane in The Adventures of Superman and others. She appeared in the film With These Hands and the 1954-55 Sherlock Holmes television series. She became a vice president, casting director and supervisor at the Ted Bates & Co. Advertising Agency on 5th Ave in NYC.

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In Ebony and Boxwood, London, 19th century, in dovetailed chest with chessboard.

etc. and 3 glass oil light chimneys

Horseback, 18" x 13.5", "In Memory of My Service 1875, Strong, Powerful and Free Through Unity, Germany Honors Glory and Holds Holy We Soldiers" AND 1950's magazine illustration - possibly Saturday Evening Post

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Early engraving of a Hot Air Balloon; Old Mill - - Covered Bridge

The Eleven Executioners by Serapion Grab AND "Cries of London" etching, AND "Momkat" print by B. Kliban

AND Enameline Stove Polish print (some staining), AND Norman Rockwell - Golden Rule print

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1844 AND The "Fighting Temeraire" Tugged To Her Last Berth, 1838

repairs; AND brass finger loop candle holder

Framed prints and Christmas House print

by V. Rasines.

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Open Escapement, Porcelain face

(has corrosion at battery connection) Anniversary Clock: Wall Thermometer, Barometer, Hygrometer

syringes, flasks, bottles, etc.

1933, 24" x 20". Louis Lupas is widely acclaimed for his pastel portraits of Presidents, politicians and other historical or high profile individuals. Many of Lupas portraits were drawn from life, during portrait sittings.

Personalized "To our dearest friends - - -" 6/1933 L. Lupas, 24.5" x 18", clean shaven

20.5" x 16.75"

with 50 full page drawings by Louis Lupas, the book is signed by Lupas and 2 of the illustrations are signed by the subject: Ossip Gabrilowitsch and Lotte Lehmann.

and 2 framed male portrait photo & print. Framed photo is of Red Smith, famous sports columnist; two of his autographed books are included in this auction.

by Keisai Eisen, 19th C.; Wood Block print: Matasugu Kurinoki Koshiro Matasumoto by Toyokuni Utagawa Painting on silk: Court Ladies of the Former Shu, Ming by Tang Yin, Chinese Freehand Brushwork of tree branch with berries. Indian Art: Basohli minia. painting; AND Fan in shadow box frame, 19th C showing 17th C scene

1989, framed. Along with the original teapot and candle holder shown in painting. Alfie is Alfred Bester Sci-fi author who was in residence in this farm.

Hair, on green ground, 19.5" x 15"; AND framed Tulip fabric - 2 tears, 28" x 38"

of Fencing (Escrime) positions possibly by Robert Benard. Alfred Bester was the New York City Fencing Champion in 1930-1931.

musicians - all titles as pictured.

head shots, scenes from productions and news articles

optics 0.7X and additional pcs as shown. All in wooden case which may not be original.

appears to be for eyepieces. One contains pen tips, art gum erasers and label. Other has 2 compartments

missing a handle and has various chips along bottom edges.

have chips on back or edge; (4) are 11" (1 chipped). Also large platter John Maddock & Sons England with chip as pictured

shown including Rolly Bester's monogrammed jewelry box. Some pcs monogrammed.

2 weighted sterling toothpick holders, infant birth record spoon and serving spoon- both sterling All as pictured. 20.1 troy ounces plus the 2 weighted toothpick holders.

approximately 12" long x 6" wide

coffee pot by D.W. Haber & Son NY . Hallmarks pictured on reverse of pieces

measuring approx 40" in diameter

other is side chair

approx 65" x 25" deep x 36" high at back

write his novels and assorted pens in a Holiday Magazine mug, the stands for these typewriters are selling in lot #226 in this auction.

foreign languages as pictured

others - Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy

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glassware including decanter, pitchers & covered dishes

covered dish; Commodore Perry mugs, Avon goblet; Seagram's Gin covered dishes, reamer and more as pictured

dishes as pictures. Some pieces have chips and cracks

Horchow Collection, Adams Cries of London, Figa's & others as shown.

Old bottle in back is William Neis Doylestown and is cracked. Small pair in front labeled Made in England.

Vat 69 Gold, Beans & Berries Royal Crownford Staffordshire Ironstone measuring cup, Estee Lauder 1978 pc; and others as pictured. Tallest is approx 6.5".

and others. Tallest is approx 9.75".

St. George Doll Co. Limited Edition of 500.

Teapot is approx 6.75" tall.

Woodland; spiral bound with handle; appear to be unused

for markings on bottom of pieces. Tallest is approx 11.75"

Ritz-Carlton, Sardi's & others as pictured. May be a few chips.

leather dice cup with die; Lemarire Fab Paris opera glasses (some missing pcs); Harry Kalas statue Citizens Bank Park Exclusive; wooden box decorated with Santa containing playing cards and games

on bottom as pictured

5" high; some show cracking as pictured

including Zippo, Continental, Colvair, Firefly, Mastercraft, & others.

brass; Steven Knight Wildlife and others.

"Rolly". 1.67 troy ounces

American Bald Eagle by Al Agnew pocket watch in orig case, Timex, Vicence, Quintel and others as pictured.

New York City Transit tokens; coin cufflinks; ladies watch & other pcs as shown

missing tails as shown

One pound Bank of England and 1956 six pence coin

posters appear to be in good condition but overall book is not; Sheet of Elvis 29 cent USPS postage stamps; postcard sent in 1954 from England to NYC; and (3) framed pcs

stitch, crochet, Christmas and more as pictured.

hen on nest and other pcs as pictured

AND Copper 6" dia. & 7" dia. sauce pots (7" has considerable scale from hard water buildup in interior) ALL have iron handles fastened with copper rivets.

AND other copper teapot w/porcelain handle and other copper warmer/burner. ALSO copper sauce pot 8.5" dia. with iron handle (Heavy scale buildup)

repro broom stick butter churn; AND silverplate & copper/brass candle snuffers

French Chassepot - 27"L; AND US Civil War - 25"L marked 21 V V

30.5" dia. x 14" H. Built on cast iron water trough stand with EAGLES on the sides

cast iron jaws with teeth, has chain. Weighs approx 50 lbs. Excellent condition.

small area at bottom - see photo

AND milk glass table light with mushroom shade

w/pull out writing surface, dovetailed drawers, bracket feet, 33" x 18" x 31"H

Work Stand-Side End Table, flip up storage top, bottom book shelf. 22" x 16" x 24.5"H

AND 24.5" x 29"

Perelman's piece "Mad About the Girl" in November 1970 Holiday magazine, signed on rear-Alfi Bester. Books autographed to Alfie Bester by Sid Perelman are included in this auction.

and marked for use in Redbook, Cosmopolitan and others. 18" x 14"; attributed to Grace Drayton (1877 to 1936) she was one of the first women to draw newspaper comic strips and contributed the monthly "Dolly Dingle" paper dolls in Pictorial Review.

marked on reverse for Holiday Magazine. Showing Don Quixote with his lance on a buffalo and Teddy Roosevelt with an American Flag on an antelope both opposing construction machines. 16" x 20"

by Irene V. Bowers, 35/650; 26.5" x 22"

"Four Faces or Masks" 18" x 22" AND "6 People figures (2 are possibly soldiers) both framed.

19.5" x 15.5"

by Michel Delacroix, 28" x 34"

American Artist and Noted Lithographer, framed, 21.25" x 25.5"

Hewison

fossilized dinosaur tooth (Poss. T-Rex); AND piece of Red Calcite

Award Plaques for 50 years of advertising in Saturday Evening Post And 2 Solid Brass "R's"

AND Dark Pine End Table 25" x 18.5" x 25"H

highly figured book matched veneers, fitted interior, four long drawers, French feet, several areas of veneer loss-see photos.

2 Raised Panel Doors, 33" W x 85" H

(2) 1/2 drawers over 3 full drawers in top section and 3 full drawers in bottom section. Drawers are dovetailed. 48"W x 22"D x 73"H

and personalized to: Alfie Bester, framed, 16.5" x 14.5". There are books autographed to Alfie Bester later in this auction.

LaPoint, "Birds on Dogwood" by William Whiteside, Two "Blue" Mountain Lake Scenery by Nora DeBolt

by Andre Derain, Untitled, Unsigned early 20th C. Chinese; "City Hotel-Cafe de Nuit", 1950's by Margaret Layton; "The Rib Room" New Orleans, French Quarter by R. Rucker; "Portrait of a Young Lady" by Piero del Pollaiuolo

by Will Barnet, framed, 27" x 42"

by Corinne Hartley; 27" x 35" AND "Waldenthorpe Stream" by Michael Scofield 40" x 25"

framed print, 27.5" x 39.5"

with art by Neal Adams - 1980's Held on May 19th & May 20th with Stanley Smith, Alfred Bester and Jerry Pournelle

oil painting on canvas board, Framed,

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charcoal sketch of a Courtroom Scene, Autographed and Personalized "To Alfie & Rolly" (Bester) 1948. Probably prepared for the New Yorker Magazine - see photo of reverse. 15" x 12"

AND unframed mirror - 24" x 36"

AND Realistic Stereo Mixer - working condition unknown but told by owner it works

4 way - 6 speakers each: 15" woofer - cone (2) 5" midrange cones 15" x 4/75" midrange horn (2) 2.25" Tweeter horns working condition unknown but told by owner they work

AND pair of Sansui SP 1700 Speakers: 3 way 5 speakers, 70 Watts ea. 12" Woofer; (2) 4" Squawker cones (2) 2" Tweeter cones; working condition unknown but told by owner they work

Turntables, working condition unknown but told by owner they work

including "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"

brass & iron, with accessories as shown in photos

It is not fully extended, it does not collapse or extend, needs some maintenance. The lenses appear to be intact.

Telescope w/ A.W. Haydon D.C. Timing motor packed into 3 wooden cases plus iron base. Main scope tube is 4' long and 5" in diameter, 56" long overall. Appears clean and believed to be complete, however there is no one affiliated with the Bester Estate that has ever seen the scope assembled and used - 50+ years. Believed to be 1930s and possibly from Harvard Univ. where Alfred attended and was introduced to science fiction. Buyer or their hauler, can have up to 1 month from close of auction to pick up this telescope.

and up to 35" wide by 2" thick

97"L x 44: W when fully extended and 27" x 44" when leaves both dropped and both extension board removed.

seats; AND Ladder back chair w/woven seat that needs repair; AND footstool with woven top that needs repair

AND 2 brace back Windsor side chairs with woven seats AND Bent Back Windsor arm chair with quarter sawn oak seat.

and 3 drawers over 3 doors in base, 49"W x 18" x 75"H

working order, 24"W x 36"H

monogram; ebony shoe buttoner; asstd scissors and ruler. One glass insert is chipped.

Alfred Bester; statue; door hardware; Bucks County tiles; and other pcs as pictured

fry pan marked 5 SK

wine carafe, white enamel pots & bean pot (crack on base); minia settee and doll

of lamp oil (back bottle only 1/4 full)

11" x 11" x 31"H at the wheel

Grape & Vine pattern, 20.5" dia.

Windmill & Dutch Lady pattern, 23" dia

"Fine Arts" "Southern Colonial" pattern: service for 4: Teaspoons, Soup Spoons, Dinner Forks, Salad Forks, Table Knives. 19.6 Troy Ounces plus the 4 table knife handles

steel flatware in chest 14 table knives - - - - 12 dessert forks 12 table spoons - - -18 teaspoons 13 dinner forks - - butter knife - - sugar spoon 2 slotted & 2 solid serving sppons - serving fork ALSO Soligen, Germany 9 iced teaspooons- stainless steel; AND 8 other stainless pcs: pie server-forks-spoons; Silver plated pie server & pierced bon-bon spoon

12 dinner forks, 12 salad forks, 12 iced teaspoons, 6 teaspoons, 4 table spoons - Most are still in plastic

Poinsettia & Ribbon gravy boat, LNIB; compote Wood & Sons, England: "YUAN" platter, 2 plates, Gravy

Wilton Pewter plate-1980; 4 small Haviland, Bavarian plates; Crossfork, PA plate; Davenport Pottery England "Toby Fillpot" hand painted plate

dinner plates

and divided serving bowl

and "Sculptured Fruit" bowl

6 dinner plates, 6 luncheon plates, 6 dessert plates, 5 saucers, 5 cups, oval veg. bowl, gravy boat, butter plates; This set shows signs of light use and there are a few small chips

"R" porcelain over cast iron pot with lid

Ottsville, PA

3 hand painted snifters; 2 crystal cocktail glasses; wooden rolling pin; pearlized handle cake knife

4 vintage alu. coffee pots; Stainless steel coffee boiler/percolator; copper bottom percolator

set of 4 Bird's of Britain plates

Uncle Sam Rotates atop of monuments; music box plays "America The Beautiful"

"Welcome Spring" & "Signs of Springtime" & 4 eggs; ALSO "Purrfect Day for an Egg Hunt" cat figure with Easter basket

"Tisket A-Tasket Easter Basket" OB AND "Glorious Things of Spring" OB and 4 eggs; ALSO "Kitty So Pretty" cat with Easter basket, OB

wooden rabet or router plane; Stanley Handyman jack plane

AND dresser mirror - 38" x 33"

crack in side panel

26" x 7" x 32"H

several veneer losses

30" x 24" x 30"H

Pull out shelf, 25" x 16' x 26" AND "Cumberland" round table, 20" dia. x 20"H

19" x 17" x 32"H

both need joints to be reglued

table

typewriters are lot 57

and 42" x 30"x 15.5"H

basket

runs and builds pressure but has a small hole in the bottom of the tank.

bring boxes, help and packing materials as needed to remove your items. There will be no one to bring your books downstairs for you. There are 2 staircases to the second floor so one will be up and one will be down. Please follow signs.

or, an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ... by E. Chambers. Includes 4 volumes A-Z and book 5 which is Index and Plates. Some binding damage as shown. Each volume measures 17.25" x 11". Entire set measures 14.5" wide.

Complete in Eight Volumes; edited by His Sister Lady Trevelyan. Bindings are not in good shape

including Robert Heinlein, Charles Platt, Alexei Panshin, Jeff Smith, Michael Moorcock, Brian Aldiss and others as pictured.

1956 - with article by Alfred Bester Inside TV; Science Fiction Writers by E. F. Bleiler with a chapter on Alfred Bester and small Alfie Bester's notebook

(11) of them are Edition de Luxe limited to 500 copies, not numbered.

Edition by Sidgwick and Jackson London; and, paperback copy in German

Alfred Bester

Graphic Story Adaptation with illustrations by Howard Chaykin - signed and numbered with silver cover & slip cover; paperback copy of Graphic adaptation; 6 card portfolio by Howard Chaykin c1979; and 2 paperback copies of the novel.

non-fiction, atlases, one volume encyclopedias and more as pictured.

24 volumes

Treasure Island and Kidnapped in one book c1924; and (8) volumes of Arcadia House publications. Spines on 2 earliest volumes are in need of repair

Agencies' Service Company Inc. Creative Typographers - binder

Kipling - 26 volumes - 1890s - some bindings damaged.

New and Revised Edition; The Diary of George Templeton Strong - 4 volumes in slip cover; and, Travels in New England and New York 4 volumes by Dwight in slip cover.

Face is Familiar - both inscribed to Alfred Bester from Ogden Nash inside front covers.

2 volumes The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster.

J. M. Barrie - 11 volumes - Author's Edition

of Edgar Allan Poe - Ten Volumes - Edition De Luxe limited to one thousand sets, this set number 528; Our Times - 6 vols by Mark Sullivan; Hans Brinker; Emily Post; Henry James; many Fairy Tales books; Ellison; 4 vol The Ency of Philosophy; and many more as pictured.

retail store. Everything is pre-owned and may contain defects, flaws, and use and handling marks. We try to describe to the best of our ability the condition of the items, however, sometimes flaws are missed. If you have any questions about condition, contact us BEFORE BIDDING. All items sell AS IS, NO returns or refunds. Read all Terms and Conditions listed under the “Auction Details” as bidding is a legally binding contract.

Samuel Pepys - 11 vol set; The Rover Boys; The Boy Allies; and many more as pictured

Psychology of Sex - 4 vol set; Folklore; Bernard Shaw; Hemingway; Jung; paperbacks and many more as pictured

29 volumes, volume 16 is not in photo but was located on another shelf and added to the set; also, Van Nostrands Scientific Encyclopedia & Webster's New International Dictionary

3 supplements and one volume History of Cartography

Edition; London Postal Area Telephone Directory 1978-1979; Historical Atlas; Chekhov; R.A.C. Jubilee Book 1897-1947; Major British Writers and many other books on England and London; and many others as pictured.

some inscribed to the Besters and others including Vincent Price; Nancy Mitford; Cleveland Amory; Vivian Mercier & David Greene; Stewart Holbrook; Max Wilk; Barbara Bova; Clemence Dane.

inscribed to Rolly Bester by Eve Curie

The Light Fantastic, The Deceivers, Extro, Omnibus, Golem, Demolition, The Stars My Destination, The Science Fiction Novel.

Gay Talese; Brian Aldiss; E. F. Benson; An Atomic Phantasy - Krakatit by Karel Capek; Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White and The Moonstone; Stories of Bernard Malamud; Thomas Mann; Sinclair Lewis; Ring Lardner; Kon-Tiki; Steinbeck; Tolstoy; and many others as pictured.

Garrison Kellor; Michener; Christopher Morley; John O'Hara; Orwell; Karl Marx; Huxley; Maugham; Works of Guy de Maupassant; The Spectator multiple volumes; Dostoyevsky; The Works of Rabelais; and many others as pictured.

Tale of a Tub (& in same book - Sentimental Journey by Sterne); and 4 vol set The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets by Samuel Johnson

gifts to Alfie Bester & others as pictured -- Red Smith; Arthur Kober; W. Somerset Maugham; Robert S. Gallagher; Vladimir Grinioff; Stephen Birmingham; Caskie Stinnett; Don Gold; Brian Aldiss; Martin Roogna & others.

the Besters.

Manual, one with writing and signature inside; Santa Claus, a present for good little boys and girls, 1847, a gift for Rolly; A hastily thrown-together bit of zork, poems by John Brunner - signed and with added illustrations; and, The Ballet Lover's Pocket-Book by Kay Ambrose.

and Asian booklets & card

AND Oriental Block Print "Hiroshige", 23" x 33"

Federation Application for Membership; Rebel Song Book (no cover); and IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) Songs

Novel imagination and social criticism including Bester, Heinlein & others. Novels are in several foreign languages and English - The Stars My Destination, The Demolished Man, Tiger Tiger, & others.

foreign languages - The Stars My Destination, Starburst, Deceivers, Computer Connection & others.

& other items as pictured. Books include foreign language/English dictionaries, Creative Home Decorating binders, The Joys of Yiddish, Chess, Slang & others. Bells, weight, Chinese stamp & other items.

place names; Psychiatric dictionary; mythology, inventions, Doylestown 150 years; Printers Progress 1851-1951; Art of the Printed Book; Picture Makers of the Old West; & others as pictured.

board - Pixie Game by Steven; Elvis cassette tapes; and, Building Set Gears! Gears! Gears! appears to still be sealed. Checker pieces & marbles are not present.

War books; 6 volume set Abraham Lincoln by Sandburg; 4 volumes London Labour and the London Poor; 3 volumes The life and work of Sigmund Freud; Edgar Allan Poe, Frederick Pohl, many biographies & many others.

(62) titles as shown, most still sealed including Bradbury, Herbert, LeGuin, Gunn, Silverberg, Clarke, Verne, Wells & others. From the Easton Press website - Each volume includes a specially commissioned full-color frontispiece; 22kt gold deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine; Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper; Sewn pages — not just glued like ordinary books; Satin-ribbon page marker; Gilded page ends; Printed and bound in the USA. Imported materials.

Masterpieces of Science Fiction with letter from Easton Press to Bester & Collector Notes. From the Easton Press website - Each volume includes a specially commissioned full-color frontispiece; 22kt gold deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine; Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper; Sewn pages — not just glued like ordinary books; Satin-ribbon page marker; Gilded page ends; Printed and bound in the USA. Imported materials.

by Alfred Bester

languages including Computer Connection, The Deceivers, The Stars my destination & many others as pictured.

languages including The Demolished man; Tiger Tiger; Demolition; The Dark side of the earth and many others as pictured.

languages including The Demolished Man, The Deceivers, Tiger Tiger, Who He?; The Dark side of the earth and many others including duplicates of some titles.

sent to Rolly Bester in New York. Reverse side of postcard is pictured.

c1953; The Rat Race, a merciless novel of the TV business by Bester, paperback, not in best condition in plastic bag; and a journal with three items glued in it as pictured along with a cut out article from the Los Angeles Times Sunday July 11, 1976 by Harlan Ellison titled "Best of Bester" stapled to a sheet of paper from Ted Bates new york / advertising.