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AUCTION ® Heritage Auctions@Auction guide RARE BOOKS SIGNATURE AUCTION SPRING 2021 June 9-10, 2021 | Dallas | Live & Online first mayor of New Haven, Continental Congress from Connecticut, as a Justice Pennsylvania; and Richard of the Superior Court of Rush, the eighth U.S. attorney Consign alongside these fi ne books Connecticut, and as a U.S. general, the eighth Secretary ® Significant representative and senator of the Treasury, running mate being offered in our June Signature auction from Connecticut.” to John Quincey Adams in Signatures The third volume con- 1828, ambassador to Britain tains signatures from John and France, and son of prom- Heritage Auctions to sell signed Langdon, a member of inent founding father, Dr. Journals of Congress in June sale. the second Continental Benjamin Rush. Congress from New The set last sold for $7,500 Hampshire, delegate of the in 1977, but as values and infla- Constitutional Convention tion have risen, bidding for eritage Auctions will Hhold its first Rare Books Signature sale of 2021, June 9–10. Among a wide range of books and works on paper, one of the most significant lots to come to auction dur- ing this sale is the complete 13-volume set of the Journals of Congress, which cover pro- ceedings from 1774 to 1788. “This set covers the first 13 United States congresses, including the two Continental Congresses and the Constitutional Convention,” said James Gannon, Director [Continental Congress]. Journals of Volume III of the Journals of Congress, with the signatures of John Langdon and Gunning Bedford, of Rare Books at Heritage Jr. Bidding begins at $10,000. Congress. Complete series of thirteen Auctions. “It was put together volumes, 1777-1788. With volumes from by someone who was able to year 1776, is signed by emi- from New Hampshire, the the volumes will begin at the libraries of, and with the signatures of, track down volumes from the nent founding statesman first President pro tempore $10,000 in a live and online important early American statesmen John private collections and per- Roger Sherman. of the Senate, governor of auction, though no bidders Sullivan, Roger Sherman, John Langdon, sonal libraries of Founding “Sherman was a mem- New Hampshire, and Senator will be present in the room. Gunning Bedford, Jr., Peter du Ponceau, Fathers and Revolutionary ber of the Committee of from New Hampshire; “To find so many signa- Samuel John Atlee, and Richard Rush. War statesmen.” Five, along with Benjamin and Gunning Bedford, Jr., tures of this caliber in one set The first volume, which Franklin, John Adams, aide to Washington, del- is exceedingly rare,” Gannon begins with the first Robert Livingston and, most egate to the Continental says. “Something like this Continental Congress on famously, Thomas Jefferson, Congress, Attorney General only comes along once every September 5, 1774, is signed tasked by the Second of Delaware, delegate to the three or four decades and it is Consign by April 12, 2021 | View Online Catalog and Bid at HA.com/6232 by General John Sullivan, Continental Congress with Constitutional Convention gratifying to be able to show a member of the New drafting the Declaration of from Delaware, and signer of it to our bidders. It is essential INQUIRIES: 877-HERITAGE (437-4824) Hampshire delegation to that Independence. He was the the Constitution. for them to know that impor- James Gannon | Director, Rare Books | ext. 1609 | [email protected] first Continental Congress. only person to sign all four Other volumes include tant primary materials are still Also, a brigadier general dur- founding documents of the signatures from other notable available for private collec- DALLAS | NEW YORK | BEVERLY HILLS | SAN FRANCISCO | CHICAGO | PALM BEACH

ing the Revolutionary War, nation—the Continental early American figures such tions. Not all are housed deep . LONDON | PARIS | GENEVA | AMSTERDAM | HONG KONG ns Sullivan commanded troops Association, the Declaration as Peter du Ponceau, secre- in the holdings of major insti- o ucti Always Accepting Quality Consignments in 40+ Categories A both at the Battle of Trenton of Independence, the Articles tary and aide to Baron von tutions.” l Immediate Cash Advances Available eritage

and the Battle of Brandywine. of Confederation, and the Steuben; Samuel John Atlee, a H f 1.25 Million+ Online Bidder-Members The second volume, which Constitution,” Gannon colonel in the Revolutionary Peggy Carouthers lives in y o Paul R. Minshull #16591. BP 12-25%; see HA.com. 60888 Washington and is the director of urtes

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tion was amassed very care- rare at auction. I know of only fully by a Midwestern collec- two sets offered in the last 20 tor who knew the material years, and the collector put very well,” said Gretchen the books together with an Something for Hause, director and senior eye toward fine condition.” specialist of the Books and This collection also Everyone Manuscripts department at includes fine examples of Hindman. “These prints are in books from the Allen Press, Hindman Auctions’ 2021 sales kick off with great condition, and some of Logan Elm Press, Grabhorn fascinating finds in every price range. them are rarities at auction.” Press, Arion Press, Golden Themes for the Currier Cockerel Press, Bird and Bull and Ives prints include rail- Press, Pennyroyal Press, and roads, trains, and steamboats, Westgate Press. Books from this collection will be offered in both the live May 13 auc- tion, and in an online auction of Fine Press Books, which will run concurrently with the live auction. The sale will also include a collection of Bibles, which range from the incunable period through the 19th cen- tury in America, printed in a variety of locations and lan- guages, estimated between a few hundred and several thousand dollars. Though not available in person, bidding will take place through traditional Currier & Ives View of San Francisco, California by N. Currier and Wm. B. McMurtie (1851, estimated $6,000–8,000). channels, such as absentee The Rocky Mountains. Emigrants Crossing the Plains. and telephone bidding, as Upcoming Auctions 1866 well as through Hindman’s indman Auction’s 2021 rate; the November auction as well as winter, night, and new online bidding platform, Property from a Distinguished Midwestern Collection Sale 873 $10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Hsales schedule is shap- achieved a 91 percent sell- Western scenes. Individual called the Digital Bid Room, ing up to generate impres- through rate; and the October estimates vary, but begin at which includes a new app. Books & Manuscripts sive results. This comes on the single-owner auction gener- $800 and go up to $15,000. “We’re going to have a heels of a banner year for the ated $1.2 million in sales. Fine press books will strong first half of 2021,” Hause May 12, 2021 | 10am CT house in 2020. Following these results, also be well-represented said. “In addition to a sin- Last year, Hindman Hindman has its sights set on in the sale. One notable lot gle-owner sale of fine litera- reported an impressive $5.48 ambitious goals for 2021. A is a nearly complete set of ture to be held in March, the Sale 904 million in sales, and out single-owner literature sale Limited Editions Club books May sale will feature interest- Fine Press Books, Online Only of 1,100 lots offered in the on March 19 will kick off this dated through 2010 from a ing finds fresh to market from house’s Chicago salesroom, year’s sale season. This will be fine private collection. private collections and wide May 13, 2021 | 10am CT 995 were sold, achieving a followed by Hindman’s Fine “This very fine collection selections of printed books 90.5 percent sell-through rate Books and Manuscripts sale— of fine press books includes and Americana in a variety

for 2020. Meanwhile, individ- including Americana—which a virtually complete run of of price ranges. There will be . ns ual book sales also achieved will be hosted May 12–13. Limited Editions Club books, something for every collec- o ucti INQUIRIES A strong results: Hindman’s One highlight of the May which we’ll offer as a sin- tor.” l Gretchen Hause, Director & Senior Specialist ndman

June Fine Printed Books and sale will be a large collection gle lot of about 600 vol- HI f 312.334.4229 Manuscripts sale achieved of Currier and Ives prints. umes,” Hause said. “Complete Peggy Carouthers lives in y o Washington and is the director of [email protected] HINDMANAUCTIONS.COM urtes

a 94 percent sell-through “This large, very fine collec- Limited Editions Club sets are custom content at Journalistic Inc. Co

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contain a strong selection of 2,000) from the Kelmscott modern first editions, includ- Press highlight in Potter & ing a substantial Edgar Rice Potter’s Fine Press section; Burroughs collection, which and a presentation copy of FINE BOOKS & A Sale of Literary features several presentation Ray Bradbury’s first novel, Importance copies from the author to his Dark Carnival, inscribed to MANUSCRIPTS DEPT. Potter & Potter Auctions’ March sale will include a wide range of significant books and letters. UPCOMING n March 13, Potter & lights of this portion of OPotter Auctions will host the sale is a first edition of AUCTION: its first rare book auction of iconic crime writer Raymond 2021, which it has dubbed “A Chandler’s The Big Sleep (1939, Sale of Literary Importance.” estimated $4,000–6,000), March 13th, 2021 “The main focus of the which introduces his wise- Fine Books & Manuscripts sale will be on literary titles, cracking protagonist, Philip Marlowe, who Brink says “redefined the Potter & Potter noir genre.” Also in the detec- Syr Ysambrace, edited by F. S. Ellis, with full-page woodcuts from Edward Burne-Jones (1897, estimated at $1,200–2,000). tive portion of the FUTURE SALES: sale are several Arthur page 7 Conan Doyle items, brother–in–law, Eddie Gilbert. William Targ, G. P. Putnam’s August 28th, 2021 including all major Brink says one of his personal former editor–in–chief (esti- works relating to favorites from this section is mated $1,000–1,500). Featuring Americana, travel, Sherlock Holmes and a “pristine copy of The Call of Previews are available by a fine set signed by the Wild in the scarce origi- appointment only. The sale natural history and fine press the author, as well as nal dust jacket” (estimated will be conducted online, but an autograph letter $3,000–5,000). the platform will include a by Dashiell Hammett Finally, several other high video livestream of the sale. Fall 2021 written in the spots of the sale include an “This past year has really Aleutians in 1945 (esti- artful binding of Sir John proven that we have solidi- mated $1,500–2,500). Skelton’s Charles I from the fied ourselves in the Midwest LONDON, Jack. The Call of the Wild. Now accepting consignments There will also be an Hampstead Bindery (1898, as a predominant auction New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903. important collection estimated $1,200–1,600) ; house known for its fine book FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE in the scarce for all forthcoming sales of letters including an undoc- a first issue ofUncle Tom’s sales,” Brink said. “This is prob- original dust jacket. Est. $3,000/5,000 umented autograph let- Cabin with an autograph ably the most important sale Sir John Skelton’s Charles I in a Hampstead Bindery ter signed by James Baldwin note signed by author Harriet I’ve had the pleasure of curat- At auction March 13, 2021 binding (1898, estimated with an unpublished essay Beecher Stowe (1852, esti- ing, and we’re very excited $1,200–1,600). (estimated $2,000–3,000), mated $3,500–5,000); a copy about the quality and scarcity both modern and early,” said which will be highlighted in of William Shakespeare’s son- of the items we’re bringing to Christopher Brink, director of the Civil Rights section, and nets from the Shakespeare the market.” the Fine Book department. an autograph letter signed Head Press printed on To view the catalog, visit

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hard-boiled fiction and the state of democracy (esti- mated $2,000–3,000), and Syr Po f CHRISTOPHER BRINK, Director & Specialist crime items.” mated $4,000–6,000). Ysambrace, edited by F.S. Ellis, Peggy Carouthers lives in o y Washington and is the director of 773.472.1442 urtes One of the main high- Additionally, the sale will (1897, estimated at $1,200– custom content at Journalistic Inc. Co [email protected]

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engravings of the Battle Antonio Colmenero de of Bunker Hill based on an Ledesma’s Curioso Tratado actual eyewitness view of a de la Naturaleza y Calidad del battle which was a seminal Chocolate, which hasn’t been Fascinating Finds moment in the creation of seen at auction since 1949. the nation,” Stattler said. “The Published in Madrid in 1631, Swann’s April sale promises a wide engraving is also extremely Stattler says this volume is selection of items rarely seen at auction. scarce. Only one other exam- the first edition of the earliest ple has been traced at auc- publication solely about choc- tion since 1973. olate and includes notes on Another highlight is a pair the medicinal use of the plant of hand-colored etchings of and how to prepare choco- George Washington. The first, late in beverage or tablet form G. Washington in his Last Illness, (estimated $10,000–15,000). Attended by Doc’rs Craik and The most timely highlight Brown depicts Washington from the sale is a collection of on his deathbed surrounded more than 160 letters written by doctors and his wife, by Dr. Harlow Brooks, chief con- Martha. The second, Lived sultant in medicine to the First Respected and Fear’d—Died and Second Armies in France in Lamentd and Rever’d, shows World War I (1917–1919 and 1936, Washington’s portrait on a estimated $1,200–1,800). funeral urn with mourners. “During the time Brooks Both images were published was writing these letters, he in Philadelphia in 1800 (esti- was dealing with the influ- mated $6,000–9,000). enza pandemic, and in his letters home to his wife, he delicately danced between telling her to take precautions, such as social distancing, but also trying to keep her from panicking,” Stattler said. In one letter from G. Washington in his Last Illness, Attended by Doc’rs Craik and October 1918, Brooks wrote, Brown (1800, estimated $6,000–9,000). “Pneumonia and influenza are to be my problems, at n April 15, Swann Civil War, and includes items least I propose what should Auction Galleries will referencing the American be done, but that is not all April & May Auctions O A set of letters by Dr. Harlow host its Printed Manuscript Revolutionary War, portraits Brooks regarding the 1918 in this game by any means, and Americana sale, which of the founding fathers, alle- influenza pandemic are up for and most of all we must APR 8 Early Printed Books MAY 6 Old Master Through Modern Prints auction (1917–1919 and 1936, will feature a noteworthy col- gorial pieces about the ris- estimated $1,200–1,800). keep pounding the Boche Rick Stattler • [email protected] Todd Weyman • [email protected] lection of American historical ing stature of America in the [Germans] night and day.” prints, as well as a variety of world, and examples of early In the afternoon por- The sale will begin at 10:30 APR 15 Printed & Manuscript Americana MAY 13 & 14 Graphic Design books and manuscripts. American engraving.” tion of the sale, Stattler says a.m. Eastern and will con- Rick Stattler • [email protected] Featuring Selections from the Letterform Archive “We will begin with a spe- One of the sale high- Swann will feature works tinue for most of the day with Nicholas D. Lowry • [email protected] cial collection of prints cov- lights is an engraving of a mapping the history of the roughly 50 items auctioned APR 22 African American Art MAY 20 Modern & Post-War Art ering the early period of sketch by Bernard Romans, An Americas, including Canada per hour. Live bidding will Nigel Freeman • [email protected] Harold Porcher • [email protected] American history,” said Rick Exact View of the Late Battle and Latin America, materials be conducted online and by . Stattler, director of printed at Charlestown, June 17th, 1775, from the Revolutionary and phone, and previews are avail-

alleries MAY 27 Photographs & Photobooks and manuscript Americana at which was printed in London Civil Wars, American Judaica, able by appointment only. l G Deborah Rogal • [email protected] wann

Swann. “It traces the national in 1776 (estimated $40,000– and a large selection of mate- S f narrative from the Colonial 60,000). rials on the American West. Peggy Carouthers lives in y o Washington and is the director of Download the App urtes

years through the start of the “It’s one of the very few One prominent lot is custom content at Journalistic Inc. Co Richmond Barthé, African Boy Dancing, cast bronze, 1937. Estimate $150,000 to $250,000. At auction April 22. 104 E 25th Street, NYC • 212 254 4710 • SWANNGALLERIES.COM 8 | F ine B ooks & C ollections | s p o n s o r e d s e c t i o n

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