Rare Book Auction in Agoura Hills

GWS Auctions Inc. in Agoura Hills plans to sell 150 rare books and texts sourced from the inventory of the store Mystery Pier Books in Los Angeles on Saturday.Items for the online auction include a U.K. first edition complete set of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic series “Lord of the Rings,” on which bidding started at $5,000; an autographed movie script for Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite”; and signed first edition titles from Bram Stoker, Dr. Seuss and Hunter S. Thompson.Other items include first editions of books by Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, L. Ron Hubbard, Raymond Chandler and Roald Dahl.Dame Brigitte Kruse, owner of the auction house, said early bidding on the items is already open on the GWS Auctions website, with live bidding to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday.