I would say no, nor does he want to sell. If he wanted to sell, he'd put them up individually. This is just a "hey, look what I've got" auction as far as I can tell.
I haven't read it, but a freind has read it and seen the movie. Said the book was " a good idea poorly executed" but the film was much better. I'll probably pass on both.
90 degrees today, but low humidity, so it was a fantastic day. 68 now at 11:35 at night.
But the summer heat (and hurricane season) is on the horizon...