Sale 442 Thursday, December 2, 2010 1:00 PM
Rare Books & Manuscripts Americana Archives - Rock Art
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NOTE: MOST LOTS OFFERED IN THIS SALE HAVE A MINIMUM RESERVE OF ONE HALF OF THE PRESALE LOW ESTIMATE. SOME LOTS HAVE HIGHER RESERVES, BUT ALWAYS BELOW THE LOW ESTIMATE. Administration Roger Wagner, Chairman Scott Evans, President Shannon Kennedy, Vice President, Client Services Angela Jarosz, Receptionist Dan Sweetnam, Shipping Clerk
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Fall - Winter Auctions, 2010 - 2011
December 2, 2010 - Rare Books & Manuscripts - Americana Archives - Rock Art
December 16, 2010 - The Geology Library of David H. Polanshek, with Natural History Books & Prints
January 6, 2011 - Literature - Children’s Books - Fine Books in All Fields
January 20, 2011 - Fine Americana - Maps & Atlases
February 3, 2011 - Fine Golf Books & Memorabilia
February 14, 2011 - Rare Books & Manuscripts - Monday after the California International Antiquarion Book Fair
Schedule is subject to change. Please contact PBA or pbagalleries.com for further information. Consignments are being accepted for the 2010 Auction season. Please contact Bruce MacMakin at [email protected].
Front Cover: Lot 137 Back Cover: Clockwise from upper left: Lots 170, 187, 60, 101 Bond # 14425383
Section I: Rare Books & Manuscripts & Americana Archives, Lots 1-177
Section II: Rock Posters, Handbills and Related Art, Lots 178-222
Section I: Rare Books & Manuscripts & Americana Archives
1. A., T. Religio Clerici. [x], 231, [5] ad pp. Engraved frontispiece (trimmed and mounted). (12mo) 12.2x7.6 cm. (4¾x3”) later half calf and boards. First Edition. London: Henry Brome, 1681 Reflections on the role of clergymen, critical of the rational scientific approach of Thomas Browne. Joints splits, edges worn, early owner’s name of rear of title page; good. (400/700)
SCARCE WORK ON CREDITORS’ RIGHTS, 1670 2. Acosta, Nonio. De Privilegiis Creditorum Tractatus Absolutissimus, in quo Celebriores, et in usu Forensi Frequentiores. [xii], 348, [20] pp. (Folio) 33.5x20.4 cm. (13¼x8”) later calf-backed boards, spine gilt. First Edition. Geneva: Samuelis Chouet, 1670 Scarce work regarding debtor’s obligations and creditor’s rights. OCLC WorldCat locates only 3 copies in American institutional holdings. Extremities rubbed, hinges cracking; some worm tunneling to approximately 10 leaves at front, foxing; very good. (1500/2500)
3. (Allen Press) Hyginus, Gaius Julius. The Poeticon Astronomicon. Reproduces the woodcut illustrations from Ratdolt’s edition of 1482. 28.4x18cm. (11x6¾”), decorative linen; linen slipcase. 1 of 140 copies. Greenbrae, CA: Allen Press, 1985 Printed damp on handmade paper by the Barcham Green Mill. Allen Press Biblio. 51. Fine. (300/500)
4. Alvarez de Paz, P. Jacobi; P. Ioannem Camacho ed. De Vita Spirituali Perfecte Institutenda Compendium. Ex Operibus V.P. Iacobi Alvarez de Paz, Societatis Jesu, extractum Subauspiciis Augustissimae Deiparae, Eorundem Operum Suffectricis. [4], 135, 12, [6] ff. (*4, A-Z4 Aa-Ll4, ¶-¶¶¶4, 4¶2), (4to) 20x13.5 cm. (7¾x5¼”) period full limp vellum. Text in Latin. Second Edition Thus. Valentia: Ex Typographia Claudii Antonio Mace, 1655 Second edition (first was 1650) of Juan Camacho’s abridgment of the works of the 16th- century Spanish Jesuit mystic Alvarez de Paz. Nicely printed on good paper. Palau #9802 Spine blackened; vellum lightly soiled; ties lacking; lower half of front free endpaper torn away; old ink note to title page; faint old dampstain to lower corner of text block; text block nearly separated from covers; text is overall quite clean and else very good. (400/600)
5. Arbuckle, Roscoe “Fatty”. Typed Letter Signed, with photograph. Typed letter signed, 8x5”, on personalized stationery. Original envelope present. New York: April 13, 1916 Letter signed “Roscoe Arbuckle”. Accompanied by an unsigned 8x10 black & white photograph of “Fatty” dancing. Letter creased at center; fine. (400/600)
Page 1 6. (Architecture) American Country Houses of Today. 2 volumes, for 1912 & 1913. Profusely illustrated from photographs, measured drawings, etc. 11½x9¼, gilt-lettered green buckram, top edges gilt. New York: Architectural Book Publishing Company, 1912 & 1913 Two yearly volumes of this influential architectural publication. Extremity rubbing to covers, 2nd front cover stained; 1st with front hinge cracked, both about very good. (400/600)
7. Arnold, Edwin. Autograph Letter Signed. 2 page ALS, 7x4½”. West Brighton: 1887 Edwin Arnold mentions to a friend: “My books continue to sell extremely well in America - the last accts(?) from Mssr Roberts are very flattering in regard of my popularity with the reading public of the States.” Arnold is perhaps best remembered for his “The Light of Asia”. Horizontal crease at center, some foxing; very good. (150/250)
8. Arthur, Chester A. Autograph Letter Signed. Autograph Letter Signed, 9x6”, on Custom House stationery. New York: April 2, 1873 The future 21st President of The United States addresses the U.S. Consul at Toronto, Col. A.D. Shaw, referring to an unspecified situation: “I fully appreciate the importance of the matter concerning which you write & I will give it my attention whenever I see that a proper opportunity occurs.” Horizontal and vertical center creases; near fine. (1000/1500)
SIGNED BY ATOMIC BOMB SCIENTISTS 9. (Atomic Bomb) Smyth, Henry D. Atomic Energy for Military Purposes. ix, [3], 264 pp. Illustrated with plates from photos, etc. (8vo) salmon cloth, dust jacket. First Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1945 Signed by 18 members of the Berkeley Lab, where the fuel for the atomic bomb was created, to be mated with the casing devised at Los Alamos. On the half-title it is signed by Berkeley Lab Director Ernest O. Lawrence, and on the facing leaf (front endpaper verso) by 17 other scientists - most from the Berkeley Lab - involved in the Manhattan Project, including Donald Cooksey; W.B. Reynolds; Wm. Parkins; Ted Finkelstein; Frank Oppenheimer; K.R. McKenzie; E.J. Lofgren; Edwin McMillan; A.C. Helmholz; and a few others. Taped to the front pastedown is a photograph, reduced, of an award certificate that was signed by Secretary of War Henry Stimson, awarded to the University of California for “valuable service rendered to the Nation on work essential to the production of the Atomic Bomb, thereby contributing materially to the successful conclusion of World War II.” The date on the certificate is 6 August 1945, the day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. A very significant copy of the first official report on the atomic bomb project, which not only hastened the end of the second world war, but materially altered the paradigm of international relations. Very Rare in such inscribed format, and of especial California interest. A bit of extremity wear to jacket, spine head and a corner chipped; very good or better. Lot 9 (4000/6000)
Page 2 10. (Autographs - Civil War) Four Autograph Letters Signed by men who were later to be generals in the Civil War, all to future New Mexico Territorial Governor L. Bradford Prince. The writers include: Felix K. Zollicoffer (1812-1862), writing as United States Congressman from Tennessee - he became a brigadier general in the CSA and was killed in action at the Battle of Mill Springs. * Robert Toombs (1810-1885), then serving as United States Senator from Georgia, later first Confederate States Secretary of State before quitting to join the CSA, rising to brigadier general. * Nathaniel P. Banks, Jr. (1816-1804), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts, later as general in the Union Army served with distinction in many campaigns. His calling card is affixed to the letter. * Henry A. Wise (1806- 1876), then governor of Virginia, served as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army. Together, 4 autograph letters. Neatly affixed to backing sheets at edge, with writers’ names decoratively lettered in ink on the sheet. Various places: 1856 Responses to requests for autographs. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. All in fine condition. (500/800)
11. (Autographs - Political, Military, etc.) Ten Autograph Letters Signed or signatures from eight American soldiers, politicians and statesmen. Includes: From John. A. Washington, nephew of George Washington, written from Mount Vernon, about a “Chinese Alenthus [i.e. Ailanthus] or Tree of Heaven.” 12 March 1831. * From John A Quitman, governor of and representative from Mississippi, and general in Mexican-America War, responding to request for an autograph. Dec. 21, 1856. * From Henry A.S. Dearborn, physician, statesman and veteran of both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812,about French cherries. Sept. 1831. * Clipped signature of Thomas Gage, British commander in chief during Revolutionary War. * Clipped signature of William L. Dayton, ran as Fremont’s vice president in 1856. * Portion of envelope signed by Thomas J. Rusk, signed of Texas Declaration of Independence, along with Sam Houston one of the first two Texas U.S. Senators. * Three letters from Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, one of them discussing the “plan of organization of the Smithsonian Institution...” 1847 & 1856. * From Horatio Seymour, governor of New York and presidential candidate, a letter of introduction. Neatly affixed to backing sheets at edge, with writers’ names decoratively lettered in ink on the sheet. Various places: Various dates Most of the letters are to William R. Prince, horticulturalist. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Very good or better condition. (500/800)
12. (Autographs - Slavery) Autograph Letters Signed from two abolitionists and one pro-slavery writer. Includes: Letter from Theodore Parker, reformer and abolitionist, to W.R. Prince, referring to a Dr. Foster, “I do not wonder that he looks on me with such eyes, for I am trying to destroy all the things which he considers most valuable - he has a notion of God which to me is a Devil...” 2 pp. March 15, 1855. * From Gerrit Smith, social reformer, abolitionist, and unsuccessful presidential candidate, to W.R. Prince. 2 pp. July 22, 1862. * From W. Gilmore Sims, poet, novelist and historian from the American South, remembered for his strong support of slavery and for his opposition to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, to L.B. Prince, responding to a request for an autograph. 1 page. May 22, 1857. Neatly affixed to backing sheets at edge, with writers’ names decoratively lettered in ink on the sheet. Various places: Various dates Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Fine. (300/500)
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Page 3 13. (Autographs - U.S. Authors & Editors) Twelve Autograph Letters Signed from seven American authors and editors. Includes letters from Charles G. Leland, editor of Graham’s Magazine, July 8, 1857. * William Cullen Bryant, poet and man of letters, Aug. 15, 1862. * Nathaniel P. Willis, Jan. 2, 1854. * Richard Adams Locke, author of the “Moon Hoax,” referring to astronomical matters. June 29, 1842. * George W. Curtis, editor of Harper’s Weekly, three letters. 1860-62. * Henry J. Raymond, founder of the New York Times. Oct. 3, 1857. * Charles A. Dana, owner/editor of the New York Sun, two letters. 1859 & 1864. * Erastus Brooks of the New York Express, two letters. 1859 & 1864. Neatly affixed to backing sheets at edge, with writers’ names decoratively lettered in ink on the sheet. Various places: Various dates A number of the letters are to Wm. Prince & Co. about seeds. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Very good or better condition. (400/600)
14. (Autographs - U.S. Cabinet Officers) Twelve Autograph Letters Signed or signatures by nine U.S. Cabinet Officers. Includes: Joel R. Poinsett, Secretary of War under Van Buren - the poinsettia is named after him, and in these two letters, one from Mexico, 1829, and one from Charleston, 1832, he refers to sending seeds and cutting to horticulturalist William Prince from Mexico, perhaps the poinsettia among them. * Thomas Ewing, Secretary of the Treasury under Harrison and Tyler, and Secretary of the Interior under Taylor and Fillmore, regarding appointment of a U.S. Marshal. April 29, 1841. * James Guthrie, Secretary of the Treasury under Franklin Pierce, also Senator from Kentucky, responding to request for an autograph. Oct. 25, 1856. * John J. Crittenden, Attorney General under Harrison, Tyler and Fillmore, also U.S. Representative; Senator; Governor of Kentucky, etc., responding to request for an autograph. Oct. 31, 1856. * George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy under Polk, also noted historian, requesting a catalog of strawberries. Sept. 5, 1864. * Jacob Collamer, Postmaster General under Taylor, two autographs. [1856]. * George Dallas, Vice President under Polk, and the man for whom Dallas, Texas is named, clipped signature. No date. * Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Treasury under Jackson and Van Buren, writing here as Secretary of the Navy, responding to a request from William Prince for some teak seeds. Nov. 22, 1832. * Amos Kendall, Postmaster General under Jackson, a clipped signature and two letters to Wm. Prince & Sons regarding a catalog of grapes. N.d. & 1863. Most neatly affixed to backing sheets at edge, with writers’ names decoratively lettered in ink on the sheet. Various places: Various dates Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Very good to fine condition (400/600)
15. Bancroft, George. Autograph Letter Signed. Autograph Letter Signed, 7¼x4½”. New York: July 11, 1850 The noted statesman and historian reserves a room at an unspecified location: “Be pleased to reserve for me on Saturday Night the 13th a bedroom with a single bed.” Separations at folds with archival repairs, signature unaffected. (100/150)
16. Barlow, Joel. The Political Writings of Joel Barlow. 258 pp. (12mo) period full calf. New Edition, Corrected. New York: Mott & Lyon, 1796 Contains: Advice to the Privileged Orders, Letter to the National Convention, Letter to the People of Piedmont, The Conspiracy of Kings. Evans 30026; Howes B143. Edges rubbed, hinges cracked; foxing; very good. (250/350)
Page 4 THE FIRST ATLAS OF DERMATOLOGY 17. Bateman, Thomas. Delineations of Cutaneous Diseases: Exhibiting the Characteristic Appearances of the Principal Genera and Species Comprised in the Classification of the Late Dr. Willan and Completing the Series of Engravings Begun by that Author. viii, xvi, (17)-556, [2] pp. 72 stipple-engraved color plates enhanced with hand-coloring, those after plate XXX interleaved with explanatory letterpress. [Bound following]: Willan, Robert. A Practical Treatise on Porrigo, or Scalled Head, and on Impetigo, the Humid, or Renning Tetter. Edited by Ashby Smith. London: E. Cox and Son, 1814. (iii)-viii, 48 pp. 5 stipple-engraved color plates enhanced with hand-coloring. Bound together in a quarto volume, 26x21 cm. (10¼x8¼”), modern half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece. London: Longman, Hurst, et al, 1817 First Edition in book form of “the first atlas of dermatology” (Garrison-Morton). Bateman completed the system of classifying skin diseases which his teacher, Robert Willan, left half finished at his death. In 1814 Bateman obtained the copyright to the 34 plates for Willan’s On Cutaneous Diseases. To these plates, which he had refurbished, he added a new set of 38 plates depicting the later genera of dermatoses, which had never before been illustrated. An ex-library copy from the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty Library of Maryland with their oval inkstamp on title leaves and on the rear of each plate; very good. (2500/3500)
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18. Beaumont, William. Experiments and observations on the gastric juice, and the physiology of digestion. 280 pp. With 3 wood-engraved illustrations. 22.3x14 cm. (8¾x5½”), original boards, rebacked with later cloth. First Edition. Plattsburgh [NY]: F.P. Allen, 1833 Key work by the surgeon in the U.S. Army who became known as the “Father of Gastric Physiology” following his research on human digestion. With inscription on dedication-page, “B.T. Wells, M.D., with the respects of M..B. Patterson, Decatur, Mich. 21st Sept. 1852.” Signed by Wells and Patterson at the top of the-title-page, and signed by Patterson on the front board. At the end of the section on hunger and thirst is written in an early hand, “The most sensible definitions of hunger & thirst I have yet read.” Boards rubbed, worn; front hinge cracked with inadequate cloth tape repair, lacking front free endpaper, removed bookplate, foxing to contents, good to very good. (800/1200)
Page 5 19. Berlin, Irving. Signed card. Signature in ink on 5x3” index card. No place: No date Also included are a small reproduction photograph of Berlin at the piano and a block of 4 unused U.S. postage stamps featuring Berlin. Fine. (150/250)
FOUR GOSPELS FROM KING JAMES BIBLE, 1613 20. (Bible in English) The Four Gospels - 1613 King James Bible New Testament. Engraved title + 42 leaves signed Vvv-Zzz6, Aaaa-Cccc6, Dddd1-2. 72 lines in two columns; Elaborate woodcut title-page border; woodcut headpieces & initials. (folio) 39.5x27 cm. (15½x10½”), disbound but a cohesive unit, remains of stitching on spine. London: Robert Barker, 1613 Complete text of the Four Gospels from the “true” 1613 folio edition of the King James Bible, distinguished by the smaller type, resulting in 72 lines instead of 59 to the full column. The printed title, surrounded by elaborate historiated woodcut border, reads “The Newe Testament of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ...Appointed to be read in Churches.” Darlow & Moule 249; Herbert 322; STC 2226. Corners somewhat bent with some slight loss, a few short marginal tears, very good. (2000/3000)
21. (Bible in English) The Holie Bible Faithfully Translated into English, Out of the Authentical Latin [With] The New Testament of Jesus Christ Faithfully Translated Into English Out of the Authentical Latin. 3 volumes. [18], 998; 1018, [36]; [22 (of 26)], 693, [43] pp. Engraved title page in each of the Old Testament volumes, 6 engraved plates in the New Testament. (4to) 23x17 cm. (9x6¾”) later full calf stamped in gilt with the initials C.A.T. and “Traquair House”, spines gilt. Second Edition of the Old Testament Volumes, Fourth Edition of the New Testament. [Rouen]: John Cousturier, 1635-33 Second edition of the Roman Catholic version of the Old Testament in English, the Douai- Rheims Bible. Engraved armorial bookplates of Charles, Earl of Traquair in each volume, modern (1932) bookplate of Wallace Parham on rear pastedowns. Bindings rubbed and worn, lacking free endpapers in first volume; printed title page of Volume 1 lacking upper half, final leaf (pp 997/998) supplied in manuscript; title page of New Testament defective and with crude repairs, 2 leaves of preliminary matter lacking (signed I 1,2), a few other leaves with chips or tears; very good. (500/800)
22. (Bible in English) The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New. Unpaginated. New Testament with separate title page, dated 1641. General title and New Testament title with elaborate woodcut border featuring portraits of the Apostles, etc. (4to) 21.6x16.7 cm (8½x6½”), old full calf. London: Printed by Robert Barker, 1640-41 Herbert 561. [Bound with] A Briefe Concordance, Or Table to the Bible of the Last Translation. London: Assignes of Clement Cotton, [1631]. [Bound With] The Whole Book of Psalmes, Collected in English Meeter. London: Printed by E.G. for the Company of Stationers, 1647 Binding worn, front joint and hinge cracked, lacking front endpapers; underlining in red ink; very good. (500/800)
23. (Bible in English) The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated Out of the Originall Tongues. Unpaginated. Title within elaborate woodcut border, New Testament with separate title page. (8vo) 17x11 cm. (6¾x4¼”), later full calf. London: Company of Stationers, 1648 Herbert 608. Binding worn, front cover detached; light foxing; internally very good. (500/800)
Page 6 1545 BIBLE PRINTED BY ROBERT ESTIENNE 24. (Bible in Latin) Biblia Quid in hac editione praestitum sit, vide in ea quam operi praeposuimus, ad lectorem epistola. [12], 156; 172; 116; 148, [4], 149-180; 128, [40] pp. (8vo) 18.8x12.7 cm (7¼x5”), early full calf. Lutetiae [Paris]: Roberti Stephani [Estienne], 1545 Estienne’s second octavo edition of the Latin bible (first was 1534). Text of the Vulgate and Zurich versions in parallel columns with flanked with notes. Notes in an early hand on front blank. Engraved armorial bookplate of Arthur Dillon on front pastedown, later (1932) bookplate of Wallace Parham on front free endpaper. Rare. Spine ends chipped, boards worn at edges, joints and hinges cracked; some underlining; very good. (2000/3000)
TWO VOLUMES OF RARE 1502 FRÖBEN BIBLE 25. (Bible in Latin) [Biblie iampridem renouate pars [secunda et quinta], vna cu[m] glosa ordinaria, et litterali moraliq[ue] expositione Nicolai de Lyra, necno[n] additio[n]ibus Burge[n]sis, ac replicis Thoringi, nouisq[ue] distinctionib[us] et marginalib[us] su[m]marijsq[ue] annotatio[n]ib[us]]. Volumes II & V (of 6) only. 311 leaves (of 316) & 244 leaves. Vol. II with 10 woodcuts, 2 of them full-page; Vol. V with initials hand- colored in red or blue or both. (folio) approx. 34.5x23.5 cm. (13½x9”), full blindstamped pigskin over boards, raised spine bands, metal clasps. [Basel]: [Johannes Fröben, et al.], [1502] Two volumes of the rare and highly important Bible printed by Johann Fröben and his associates. Comprises the Bible text interlined with the gloss of Anselm of Laon and surrounded by the glosses of Walafridus Strabo and others, the Postillae and Moralitates of Nicolaus de Lyra. The imprint, taken from the colophon of Vol. VI, reads: “Cura [et] impensis prouido[rum] d[omi]no[rum] magistri Johannis de Amerbach, Joha[n]nis Petri de Langendorff et Joha[n]nis Fröben de Ha[m]melburg ciues Basilen[sis] : Arte vero [et] industria ipsius Joha[n] nis Fröben magna cu[m] dilige[n]tia [et] labore, Basilee impressum”. The two volumes offered here are a mixed pair, both in blindstamped pigskin bindings of the period but differing slightly in design and color, the type of clasps, the number of ribs, etc. Vol. II lacking leaves 262- 265 and the final blank. Some rubbing and wear to covers, Vol. II lacking a clasp, Vol. V with worming; Vol. II with old rubberstamp and in ownership notations on title-page, light, mostly marginal dampstains within; Vol. V with worming, through the text at beginning and, mostly marginal at center, with lower corners of last several leaves perished (not affecting text); with a few instances of ink marginalia, good to very good condition, an important edition of the Bible of great rarity. (10000/15000)
Lot 24 Lot 25 Page 7 26. [Biblio Latina]. Five circa-13th Century Manuscript Bible Leaves on Vellum. 5 vellum leaves. 18x12.5 cm. (7x5”), recently bound to style in full calf, gilt and blind embossed, bevel-edged boards. Each leaf with 46 lines in minuscule Gothic hand in black and red inks. Two 7-line and three 6-line decorative initial letters, fifteen 2-line initials alternately in red and blue with marginal extensions, running titles lettered alternately in red and blue. [Paris?]: circa late 13th c. Beautiful full-margined illuminated leaves from an early manuscript bible. First leaf from II Esdras; second and third from the book of Psalms; fourth leaf from the book of Jonah; fifth leaf from II Corinthians and Galatians. Faint ink smear to margin of third leaf, else fine. (1500/2000)
FIRST FEMALE MEDICAL DOCTOR IN AMERICA 27. Blackwell, Elizabeth. The Laws of Life, With Special Reference to the Physical Education of Girls. 180 pp. (8vo) original dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. New York: George P. Putnam, 1852 The first edition of the first book by the first woman in America to earn a medical degree. Elizabeth Blackwell was rejected by all the leading medical schools to which she applied, and almost all the other schools as well. When her application arrived at Geneva Medical College at Geneva, New York, the administration asked the students to decide whether to admit her or not. The students, reportedly believing it to be only a practical joke, endorsed her admission. Blackwell graduated first in her class in January, 1849, becoming the first woman to graduate from medical school, and the first woman doctor of medicine in the modern era. While well represented in institutional collections this title rarely appears on the auction block, with this being only the fourth copy recorded at auction in at least 30 years. 1852 gift inscription on front free endpaper, later embossed ownership mark on half title. Spine faded, light wear to cloth; long closed tear across page 77/78, foxing; very good. (8000/12000) Lot 27
SIGNED BY 105 MEMBERS OF THE BOHEMIAN CLUB 28. (Bohemian Club) Original painted menu/broadside for “A Bon Voyage Dinner to ‘Ralph’ Weill, Bohemian Club, June 7, 1910” signed by 105 members. Hand-calligraphed menu above with is a painting of Raphael “Ralph” Weill on a primitive airplane flying both American and French flags, an owl (symbol of the Bohemian Club) seated on a trunk. 51x71 cm. (20x28”), matted and framed under glass, overall 69x89 cm. (27x35”). [San Francisco]: 1910 Unique hand-painted menu signed by some 105 members of the Bohemian Club in tribute to the departing Raphael Weill, who came to San Francisco from France in 1855, and came to own the famed “White House” department store. He was a founding member of the Bohemian Club. Among the members who signed by menur are Edward Robeson Taylor, Arnold Genthe, Edgar Peixotto, George Sterling, A.M. Robertson, Will Sparks, Harry B. Blatchly, and others. Blatchly was the artist of the color illustration. Some minor soiling, glass cracked with repair, soiling to mat, very good, not examined out of frame. (3000/5000)
Page 8 29. Brakel, Wilhelmus. Logike latreia, dat is Redelyke godts-dienst, in welke de goddelijke waarheden des genaden- verbondts worden verklaart, tegen allerleye partyen beschermt, ende tot de practijke aangedrongen. Als mede De bedeelinge des Verbondts ende handelingen ... in het Oude Testament onder de schaduwen: ende in het Nieuwe Testament onder de vervullinge, vertoont in een verklaringe van de Openbaringe Joannis. [vi], 1032, [16] pp. Engraved frontispiece. (4to) 19x15.5 cm. (7½x6¼”), period full vellum. Second Edition. In’s Gravenhage: Cornelis van Dyck, 1701 First published the prior year. Signed by Brakel at the close of the preface. Wilhelmus à Brakel (1635–1711) was a Reformed minister from the Netherlands. He is arguably the most esteemed representative of Middle Period of the Dutch Further Reformation (1600–1750) (also known as the Dutch Second Reformation). The Dutch Further Reformation is similar to, and coincides closely in time with, English Puritanism. Vellum darkened, lacks front free endpaper; first signature detached and lacking the fourth leaf (*4), index leaves at rear worn at edges; good. (1000/1500)
30. Bryan, William Jennings. Autograph Letter Signed. 2 page autograph letter signed, in his typical scrawling pencil. 11x8½” on Villa Serena letterhead. Feb. 8. [after 1913] William Jennings Bryan, statesman, author and seemingly perpetual Presidential candidate outlines his travel plans and speaking engagements for a portion of an automobile trip to the west coast. Year not specified but after 1913, the year the Bryan’s built their Miami home, Villa Serena. Accompanied by an early 20th century postcard proclaiming Bryan “Our Next President”. Creased from folding, some wear; very good. (250/350)
31. Buchanan, James. Autograph Letter Signed. 2 page autograph letter signed on both sides of a single sheet, 8x5”. Wheatland [Lancaster, PA]: September 5, 1863 The 15th President of the United States writes a Mr. Kennedy: “I have received yours of the 3rd Inst. & have found & read your answer to Mr. Maynard. It is sound, able & well put; but it contains too much good sense & sober argument to produce any sensible effect, in the present violent & revolutionary condition of the public mind.” Also discuss financial arrangements relating to a loan of $3000. A small engraved portrait of Mr. Buchanan is also included. Creased, light wear; near fine. (700/1000)
32. (Business & Finance) Autograph of notable figures in American business. Includes: ANS from John Wanamaker (autograph of Ellen Terry on reverse). * Clipped signature C.C. Washburn. * Signed card of Cyrus W. Field * Typed Letter Signed from Malcolm Forbes. * Stock certificate for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company signed by Chauncey Depew (punch cancellations affecting signature). * Clipped signature of inventor and automobile manufacturer Charles Duryea. * Also, an unsigned mourning card for department store magnate Marshall Field. Lot 31 Various places: Various dates Fine. (150/250)
Page 9 33. Butler, Benjamin F. Autograph Letter Signed. Autograph letter signed, 10¼x8”. New York: Sept. 5, 1845 Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795 – 1858) was a lawyer, legislator and Attorney General of the United States under Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. Letter submitting legal papers (not present here) to fellow attorney, Elijah F. Purdy. Engraved portrait included. Some light wear; very good. (100/150)
CAMPBELL’S BRITISH ARCHITECT WITH ENGRAVED PLATES THROUGHOUT 34. Campbell, Colen. Vitruvius Britannicus: Or, The British Architect. Containing the Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the Regular Buildings, Both Publick and Private in Great Britain. 3 volumes bound in 2. 10; 8; 12 pp. 2 engraved title pages (Vols. 1 & 2), 1 engraved dedication (Vol. 1), 1 letterpress title page (Vol. 3), 1 letterpress dedication (Vol. 3), 231 copperplate engravings (including 49 double-page or folding plates each comprising 2 plate numbers and 5 folding plates each comprising 4 plate numbers). (Folio) 41.5x28 cm. (16¼x11”), Volumes 1 & 2 bound together in period full calf; Volume 3 period half calf and marbled boards. First Editions. London: By the author, 1715, 1717, 1725 Large engraved exteriors, plans and sections of palaces, country houses, government offices and churches designed by architects from Inigo Jones onwards. Campbell’s Vitruvius Britannicus remains an indispensable showcase of British domestic architecture of the 17th and early 18th century. Bindings well worn; title and dedication leaves in Vol. 1 irregularly creased; 2 folding plates in Volume 1-2 with splits along folds and with old paper repairs on versos; 1 plate in Volume 3 irregularly creased; some dampstaining (mostly marginal); light foxing; plates overall very good. (4000/6000)
Lot 34
35. Carter, James Earl. Signed photograph. Color photograph, 9¾x8”. No place: No date Photo from a speech in New Jersey, banner proclaiming “Benvenuti President Carter and Governor Byrne” behind the President. Inscribed: “Best Wishes to Lena Schwartz, Jimmy Carter”. A bit of wear at edges; near fine. (100/150)
Page 10 36. Carème, [Marie]-Antonin. Le Patissier Pittoresque. [4], v, [3], 56 pp. 125 engraved plates; additional engraved title page. (8vo) 24.2x16 cm. (9½x6¼”), later pigskin backed marbled boards. Fifth Edition. Paris: Au Dèpot de Librairie, 1854 First published in 1815 and rare in all editions. Plates of magnificent cakes created by M.A. Carème in the forms of palaces, clock towers, pavilions, ancient ruins, etc. Some wear to spine, endleaves not retained when binding repaired; light foxing; very good. (1000/1500)
SECOND ALDUS PRINTING OF CASTIGLIONE’S COURTIER, 1533 37. Castglione, Baldassare, conte. Il libro del cortegiano del conte Baldesar Castiglione. 7, [1], 215 [i.e. 211], [1] leaves. (a-z8, A-D8, E4). With woodcut dolphin & anchor printer’s device on title-page and verso of final leaf. (8vo) 15x9.5 cm. (6x3¾”), old vellum, leather spine label, later endpapers & flyleaves. Second Aldus Edition. Venice: Aldus, 1533 Rare edition of this famous Renaissance text - the first edition was printed by the Aldine Press in 1528; there were several editions printed (perhaps surreptitiously) by others prior to this 1533 edition. Describing the 1528 edition, Printing and the Mind of Man 59 notes: “The Courtier depicts the ideal aristocrat, and it has remained the perfect definition of a gentleman ever since. It is an epitome of the highest moral and social ideals of the Italian Renaissance, many of them inspired by classical examples.” Numerals 185-188 omitted in foliation. The colophon reads: “Nelle case delli heredi d’Aldo Romano, et d’Andrea d’Asola suo suocero.” Ink ownership signature of J.V.A. MacMurray on front free endpaper, dated 1905, with notation on pastedown indicating he purchased in Florence from Dr. Marinis & Co. Spine label lightly chipped; light marginal staining to last dozen or so leaves, near fine. (4000/6000)
38. Chagall, Marc. Signed card. Signature on 3x5” index card. No place: No date Chagall was among the leading artists of the 20th century. Fine. Lot 37 (150/250)
39. Chamberlain, Austen. Autograph Letter Signed. 4 page autograph letter signed, 7x5½”. London: July 23, 1912 Letter to Lord Inchape asking for his assistance in raising funds from the great shipping lines to benefit the London School of Technical Medicine. Vertical crease, small punch hole at head of each leaf; very good. (100/150)
Page 11 40. Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Compared with the Former Editions, and Many Valuable MSS. Out of Which, Three Tales are Added Which Were Never Before Printed. [lii], 626, 81, [1 errata] pp. 2 copper engraved portrait frontispieces, engraved title page vignette and 27 engraved illustrations. (Folio) 38.7x24.5 cm. (15¼x9½”) period full paneled calf, old rebacking, red morocco lettering piece. First Urry Edition. London: Bernard Lintot, 1721 The first Chaucer printed in roman type rather than Gothic black-letter. A handsome edition of Chaucer with frontispiece portraits of Urry and Chaucer and illustrations in the text of the Canterbury pilgrims. Urry began editing this edition of Chaucer in 1711, somewhat reluctantly, at the behest of the dean of Christ Church; he died in 1715, with the project being transferred to Thomas Ainsworth, who died in 1719, and finally to Timothy Thomas, who completed it and provided the first glossary of Chaucer appended to this edition. Lowndes says only 1000 copies of this regular issue were printed (there as a large paper issue of 250 copies issued simultaneously). Includes first appearance of three previously unpublished Canterbury “Tales”: The Pardoner, The Merchant’s Second Tale, and the Coke’s Tale of Gamelyn. Text includes early translation of Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy. Binding worn at edges and extremities, rear cover detached; small bit of worming in lower margin of several leaves at rear (not affecting text); occasional foxing; internally very good. (600/900)
41. Chevalier, Maurice. Signed studio still. Signed 8x10” studio still photograph. No place: No date Image from “The Beloved Vagabond”. Crease to upper right corner; very good. (100/150)
SUPERB PLATES OF CHINESE PAINTING THROUGH THE AGES 42. (Chinese Painting) Wang Shih-chieh, Na Chih-lian and Chang Wan-li. A Garland of Chinese Paintings. 5 volumes. Profusely illustrated with color plates. Text and captions in Chinese and English. 53x37.5 cm. (21x14¾”), blue cloth, spines lettered in gilt. First Edition. Hong Kong: Cafa Company Limited, 1967 Superbly printed compilation of Chinese art through the centuries, with excellent reproductions. Wang Shih-chieh, Na Chih-liang and Chang Wan-li compiled the book. Ch’ien Hsuan, Kao K’o- Kung, Ni Tsan, Wu Chan are among the artists Spines slightly sunned, near fine condition. (3000/5000)
Lot 42
Page 12 43. (Civil War) Bruce, Geo. W. Manuscript statement by George W. Bruce, Asst. Surgeon of the 1st Indiana Cavalry, regarding a stash of Rebel Cotton of which he had heard. 35 lines, in ink, on 1st page of 4-page lettersheet 32.2x20.2 cm. (12¾x8”). Little Rock, Arkansas: Feb. 27, 1864 Interesting statement in which an Army Surgeon plays the intelligence game, have heard of a stash of cotton that would be useful to the Union war effort: “...During my stay at Pine Bluff Wm. Johnson, a relative of Senator Johnson of said state who went into the Confiderate (sic) Army told me that Rebel Planters in and around said Bluff, had, before leaving for the Rebel Army, sold their cotton to Rodgers a merchant of same Bluff, at ten cents per pound. All of said cotton is still at Point Bluff. From what Johnson had told me I learned that Rodgers was not to pay them for said cotton until he had sold the same. Those Rebel Planters had gone south before the arrival of the Federal Troops here... I shall develop this, and the case of 400 bales of cotton more fully in a few days...” Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Fine condition. (300/500)
44. Cize, [Emanuel de]. Histoire du Whigisme et du Torisme. [xiv], 367 pp. (8vo) 15.6x9.6 cm (6¼x3¾”), period full calf. First Edition. The Hague: Adrian Moetjens, 1718 Scarce early history of the British political parties. Spine ends chipped, some rubbing to extremities; worming in lower margin of approximately 30 leaves at rear; good. (300/500)
45. Claudianus, Cl(audius). Cl. Claudianus, ex optimorum codicum fide. 240 pp. Engraved title page. (16mo) 5x10.5 cm. (4¼ x2”), period full vellum. First Blaeu Edition. Amsterdam: Apud Guiljelmum Blaeuw, 1630 Nicely printed pocket edition of the Roman poet’s works. Claudian, a Greek-speaking Alexandrian, arrived in Rome around 395 and made such a success with his Latin verses that he became court poet under Emperor Honorius. Vellum faintly soiled and lightly worn; turn-ins released from boards; top 1/2 inch of blank leaf facing title page cropped, else very good. (200/300)
46. Cleveland, Frances. Autographed Executive Mansion Card. Autograph on Executive Mansion card, 2¾x4½”. Washington: No date Autograph of the youngest First Lady of the United States. The Clevelands were married at the White House on June 2, 1886 when Frances was but 21 years old, 27 years younger than President Grover Cleveland. Fine (150/250)
47. Cleveland, Grover. Autographed Executive Mansion Card. Autograph on Executive Mansion card, 2¾x4½”. Washington: 1893 Autograph from the second term of the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms in the White House. Ink date of 1893 in another hand on both sides of card; near fine (300/500)
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Page 13 48. Clias, Peter Heinrich. An Elementary Course of Gymnastic Exercises; intended to develope and improve the physical powers of man; with the report made to the Medical faculty of Paris on the subject; and a new and complete treatise on the art of swimming. xvii, [2], 184 pp. With 9 folding copper-engraved plates. 21.2x13.5 cm. (8¼x5¼”), later half calf & marbled boards, new endpapers. Fourth Edition. London: Sherwood, Gilbert, et al., 1825 An influential work on physical fitness, perhaps most notable for the section on swimming. Foxing to the plates and some wear at their folds; very good. (400/700)
PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY MONTGOMERY CLIFT 49. Clift, Montgomery. Signed photograph. Signed photo portrait, 10x8½”. New York: [c. 1960s] A note on the rear relates that the photograph was signed by Clift at the Brown Derby in the 1960s. Some soiling, tape residue and red ink stamp on rear, not affecting image or autograph; very good. (800/1200)
50. Clinton, Dewitt. Autograph letter signed. Autograph letter signed, 10x8”. Addressed on verso in Clinton’s hand, with free frank. Albany, NY: August 22, 1827 Clinton requests of a Dr. Smith two copies of David Cusick’s “History of the Five Nations” [actually titled: Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations...]. Repaired tear, just touching signature; very good. (150/250)
Lot 49
SCANDALOUS NOVELS BY COLETTE 51. Colette. Chéri. 251, [2] pp. (8vo), three-quarter green morocco and marbled boards, untrimmed sheets with the first and fourth leaf of each signature significantly larger than the remaining leaves, original wrappers bound in, top edge gilt. No. 89 of 175 copies on ‘papier du Hollande’. Paris: Artheme Fayard & Cie, 1920 One of the best known works of the scandalous French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. Chéri tells a story of the end of a six-year affair between an aging retired courtesan, Léa, and a pampered young man, Chéri. Chéri has been adapted for the stage, television and film, most recently in 2009 starring Michelle Pfeiffer as Léa and Rupert Friend as Chéri. Spine ends chipped, edges worn; internally fine. (700/1000)
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Page 14 52. Colette. Mitsou ou comment l’esprit vient aux filles. 251, [2] pp. (8vo) full black morocco, untrimmed sheets with the first and fourth leaf of each signature significantly larger than the remaining leaves, original wrappers bound in, top edge gilt. No. 17 of 25 copies on ‘papier du Japan’. Paris: Artheme Fayard & Cie, 1919 French war-time novella by the scandalous author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. The main characters are believed to be based on her second husband’s brother, Robert de Jouvenel, and his mistress, Zou, but may also reflect a young Colette in her early relationship with her future first husband Henry Gauthier-Villars. Binding worn at extremities; some light edge wear to wrappers and a few leaves; very good. (1000/1500)
53. (Commonplace Book - 19th century) Manuscript commonplace book compiling drawings, poetry, essays, and sentimental musings. Approx. 144 leaves. About half them are blank, the others written on one or both sides, or with original drawings some colored, plus a few mounted engravings. 23x18 cm. (9x7”), period full straight-grain morocco tooled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt “Le Livre de Mes Amis,” all edges gilt. Great Britain: c.1830 Charming and attractive little commonplace gathering poetry, wisdom, sentiment and some historical comment from the first half of the 19th century, with a notable selection of original drawings, some mounted, by various artists. Among the drawings are several of birds, vibrantly colored; a mounted color “View on the Lake of Como,” signed on the reverse by E.A. Walford; a hound chasing a hare, with suitable verse below; a color drawing of Badby School dated 1821; cats and kittens playing; and more. Rubbing to joints and extremities; very good or better. (400/700)
54. (Composers) Autographs of three noted composers and conductors. Includes: Brief typed letter signed from Walter Damrosch (founder of the New York Institute of Musical Art, conductor of the NY Symphony and Metropolitan Opera). * Embossed ASCAP card with autograph of Sigmund Romberg. * Clipped signature of composer Rudolf Friml. Various places: Various dates Fine. (150/250)
55. Coolidge, Calvin. Autographed Executive Mansion Card. Autograph on Executive Mansion card, 2¾x4½”. Washington: [1920s] Autograph of the 30th President of the United States. Residue from prior album mounting on rear; very good. (300/500)
56. Coret, Jacques. Le Bonheur de Cette Vie Jesus Adore au S. Sacrement de l’Autel. [xl], 254, [8] pp. (8vo) 15.5x9.5 cm. (6x3¾”), full calf, spine gilt. Douay: Michel Mairesse, 1684 Little is know of the author, who was born at Valenciennes in 1631 and died at Liege in 1721. Binding well worn, ends pulled; foxing, a few ink markings internally; good. (300/500)
57. (Corpus Omnium Veterum) Corpus Omnium Veterum Poetarum Latinorum, Secundum Seriem Temporum, in Quinque Libros Distributum. [viii], 2131 pp. (Thick 4to) 23.5x16.3 cm (9¼x6½”), period full vellum, large gilt device on covers, spine lettered in an early hand. Geneva: Jacobi Crispini, 1627 A massive compendium of Latin poetry. Vellum soiled, lower edge of rear cover chipped (nibbled?), front hinge cracked; foxing; very good. (500/800)
Page 15 58. Crowquill, Alfred (pseud. Alfred Henry Forrester). Autograph Letter Signed with original sketch. Autograph letter signed, 8x5”. With a small original sketch of a gentleman standing beneath an open umbrella. Norwich: December 27, 1858 A charming small sketch and autograph from the noted illustrator and author. Remnants of paper from prior album mounting on rear of blank second leaf; very good. (150/250)
59. Curtius Rufus, Quintus. De la Vida, y Acciones de Alexandro el Grande. [xxxiv], 336, [9] pp. Translated by Matheo Ibanez de Segovia. (Folio) 29.7x19.5 cm. (11¾x7¾”), period full calf, spine gilt, morocco label. Third Edition. Madrid: Antonio Perez de Soto, 1749 Contemporary ownership signature of Señor Don Antonio Albarez de Toledo Osorio, Duque de Fernandina. Bookplate of Julio Berzunza. Joints and hinges cracked, corners bumped; internally clean and near fine. (300/500)
THE DALI ALICE, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST 60. (Dali, Salvador) Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Illustrated by Salvador Dali with 12 color plates, each overprinted with original “remarque” by Dali; original color etching as frontispiece, signed in the plate. (Folio) 17x11½, signatures loose in cloth folder (as issued), with straight-grain morocco & linen drop-back box, ivory clasps (one lacking). No. 1006 of 2500 copies printed on Mandeure paper. New York: Maecenas Press / Random House, 1969 Signed in pencil by Dali on the title page. Typography, etching and remarques printed by Ateliers Rigal. The twelve illustrations printed by M. Nourisson. Backstrip worn, chipped at ends, joints cracking, corners rubbed, one strap and ivory clasp lacking, box lining beginning to peel; text and prints fine. (4000/6000)
Lot 60 Page 16 AMERICAN EDITION OF ORIGIN OF SPECIES 61. Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. 432 pp. 7¾x4¾, original green blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First American Edition, First Issue. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1860 First American edition of one of the most important and influential books of the 19th century, echoing into the 20th century and beyond, called by the Darwin bibliographer, “certainly the most important biological book ever written.” This is the first issue of the American edition, with two quotations on the page facing the title. Freeman 377. Spine a touch sunned, light wear to corners, early ownership signature on front fly leaf; light foxing; near fine. (5000/8000)
Lot 61
62. [De la Folie, Louis Guillaume]. Le Philosophe Sans Pretention ou l’Homme Rare. Ouvrage Physique, Chymique, Politique et Moral. 349, [1] pp. Engraved frontispiece, vignette title page, engraved headpiece at start of text. (8vo) 19.2x12.2 cm (7½x4¾”), period full mottled calf, spine gilt, black morocco lettering piece, all edges marbled. First Edition. Paris: Chez Clousier, 1775 One of the first works to feature a vehicle designed for interplanetary travel operating on scientific (or pseudo-scientific) principles. This is used by a visitor from an advanced civilization on Mercury who arrives on earth to explain such miscellaneous topics as electricity, gravity, chemistry, geology, medicine, etc. The traveling device, apparently electrical in design, is pictured in the engraved frontispiece. Light wear at edges, lower corner of front cover bumped, rear hinge repaired; occasional foxing; very good. (800/1200)
Page 17 63. Dryden, John. Secret-Love: Or, the Maiden-Queen: As it is Acted by Their Majesties Servants. [8], 52, [2] pp. (4to), 21x14 cm. (8¼x5½”), half maroon morocco and cloth boards. Fourth Edition. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, 1691 Dryden’s tragicomedy was first published in 1668, following the successful stage performance the previous year with Nell Gwyn in the lead role. ESTC R13725; MacDonald 70d; Wing D2356. Top edge trimmed rather close; leaves fairly browned; scattered foxing, else very good. (200/300)
64. Dryden, John. The Kind Keeper; or Mr. Limberham: A Comedy; As it was Acted at the Duke’s Theatre by His Royal Highnesses Servants. [6], 65, [1] pp. (4to) 22x16 cm. (8½x6¼”), modern half red morocco and marbled boards. Second Edition. London: Printed for R. Bentley and M. Magnes, 1690 A moral play, intended to show the folly of keeping a mistress. The first edition was published in 1680. ESTC R29815; MacDonald 85b; Wing D2298. Mild rubbing to edges of boards; leaves uniformly browned; spotting to a few leaves, else very good. (200/300)
65. (Early California - Association Copy) Andres, Antonio. Septenario Doloroso de Maria SS.ma. Con un Sermon (Al Fin) de Gracias Por el Hallazgo de la Imagen de N. S.ra de la Asumpcion. lvi, 220 pp. (4to) 20 x 14 cm. (8 x 5½”), period full limp vellum with hand-lettered spine title. Text in Spanish. Third edition. Valencia: Por Benito Monfort, 1785 With ownership inscription of Isabel del Valle, signed by her in pencil on front free endpaper: “Propriedad de Isabel del Valle, 17 de Novembre de 1888.” With her small printed label to front pastedown “Sra Isabel del Valle. Ventura Co. Camulos Cal.” Laid in is the calling card of Mrs. J. (Josefa) del Valle Forster. Isabel del Valle (1837-1905) was the wife of Ygnacio Ramon de Jesus del Valle (1808-1880), an important officer in the Mexican army who in 1843 was given part ownership of the Rancho El Tejon land grant for his services. He also inherited the 13,000-acre Rancho Camulos from his father’s estate. At one time he was Alcalde of Los Angeles, and after statehood he served in the California State Assembly. Daughter Josefa married John Forster, son of John (Don Juan) Forster (1814-1882). An Englishman and early settler in Southern California, Don Juan Forster arrived from Mexico in 1833. In 1836 he married Ysidora Pico (sister of Pio Pico, twice governor of Alta California). By 1864 Forster was one of the largest landowners in California, his land grants in what are now Orange County and San Diego County encompassed more than 200,000 acres. A compelling association copy intersecting two of the most powerful families of early Southern California. Ex-libris Estelle Doheny with her leather bookplate to verso of front free endpaper. Text explores the Seven Sorrows of Mary, Mother of Christ. Palau 12144 Old stains to vellum; turn-ins beginning to spring; fore-edge ties lacking; last 2 leaves stained at bottom outside corner; rear hinge beginning to separate, still sturdy and clean and near very good. (700/1000)
66. (Egypt) Maspero, G[aston], et al. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria. 13 volumes. Edited by A.H. Sayce. Translated by M.L. McClure. Containing over 1200 plates & other illustrations, including maps, facsimiles, etc. (8vo) black half morocco and marbled boards, spines gilt, top edges gilt. London: Grolier Society, [c. 1905] Vols. I-IX: History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria by Maspero; Vols. X-XII: History of Egypt from 330 B.C. to the Present Time by S. Rappoport; Vol. XIII: History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria in the Light of Recent Discovery by L.W. King and H.R. Hall. A monumental history on ancient Egypt and neighboring countries, written by the leading scholars of the day. Bindings rubbed and with edge wear; good. (400/600)
Page 18 67. (Egypt) Pyramides de Memphis. Vue générale des Pyramides, prise du sud-est. Copper-engraving. Engraved by Baugean after Dutertre. 43x85 cm. (17x33½”) plus margins, matted and framed under plexiglass, overall 79x115 cm. (31x45¼”). Paris: c.1809-1830 Splendid engraving of the pyramids at Memphis, from the massive La Description de l’Egypte, the result of Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt, when French scientists and archeologists started to unlock the ancient secrets of the kingdom. A few minor creases visible, fine, not examined out of the archival frame. (500/800)
68. Eisenhower, Dwight. Typed Letter Signed, on White House Stationery. Typed letter signed, 9x6¾”, neatly mounted to slightly larger stiff backing. Washington: October 21, 1957 Letter to Richard Spencer regarding a bust of the President to be transferred from the American Embassy in Paris to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship in Philadelphia. Mounted, very good. (400/600)
69. Fisher, Ham. Autograph with small comic sketch of Joe Palooka. Inscribed sketch, 5½x5”. No place: 1932 With a small sketch of Joe Palooka. Vertical creases; very good. (200/300)
70. Fonda, Henry. Signed photograph. 8x10” photograph, signed at left. [c. 1935] Studio photo still with Fonda and co-star Lily Pons from RKO pictures “I Dream Too Much” Pin holes, some creasing including diagonal crease at upper left corner touching signature; good. (150/250)
71. Ford, Gerald R. Typed Letter Signed. Typed letter signed on Ford’s stationery with gilt Presidential seal at top, 8½x6¼”. No place: August 1, 1988 Brief letter thanking recipient for contribution to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation. Crease from mailing; fine. (150/250)
LETTER SIGNED BY GARFIELD AS REPUBLICAN NOMINEE 72. Garfield, James A. Autograph Letter Signed as Republican Nominee. One page autograph letter signed, 8x5”. Mentor, Ohio: June 25, 1880 The Republican Presidential Nominee writes a Hamilton A. Hill of Boston: “Your kind letter of the 10th was duly recd. Till now have had no time to answer and even at this late date have only time to thank you. Vy Truly Yours, J.A. Garfield.” Garfield was the 20th President of the United States and served only 4 months before being fatally wounded by assassin Charles J. Guiteau. Accompanied by an engraved portrait. Fine. (1200/1800)
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Page 19 ROBERT GODDARD ON ROCKET FUEL 73. Goddard, Robert H. Liquid-Propellant Rocket Development. [ii], 10 pp. 11 plates of photographs. Original printed wrappers. Pages mostly unopened. First Edition. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1936 First edition of a fundamental scientific paper. Goddard flew the first liquid-fuel rocket on 16 March 1926. The ten-foot rocket, nicknamed “Nell” reached an altitude of 41 feet, traveled a distance of 184 feet and landed 2.5 seconds after lift-off. “By temperament and training Goddard was not a team worker, yet he laid the foundation from which team workers could launch men to the moon” (DSB). Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections Volume 71, Number 3, Publication 3381. Light wear to wrapper edges, ink date stamp of the Royal Statistical Society on front wrapper; near fine. (2500/3500)
Lot 73
74. (Golf) Autographs of four golfing greats. Includes: Lee Trevino signed 3x5” index card. * Inscribed 8x10” black & white photograph of Tom Watson. * Inscribed photo (removed from a book or magazine) of Gene Sarazen. * Signed color 8x10” photograph of Fuzzy Zoeller. Various places: Various dates Fine. (150/250)
75. Guarini, Battista. Il Pastor Fido, Tragicommedia Pastoral. 285 pp. Engraved title page. (24mo) 8.7x5.2 cm. (3½x2”), period full vellum. Amsterdam: Elzevier, 1640 Rare Elzevir printing (possibly by Willem Blaeu) of Guarini’s best known work, first published in 1590. Willems 969 (rare). Some light wear to vellum, free endpapers and front flyleaf trimmed at out edge, blank leaf at front with some loss; very good. (500/800)
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Page 20 76. [Guarini, Giambattista]. Il Segretario Perfetto Ovvero Modelli di Lettere di Vario Argomento. xii, 455 pp. (8vo) 16.5x9.5 cm. (6½x3¾”), period paper wrappers. Third edition. Venice: Antonio Canziani, 1799 First published in Venice, 1504. Wear and soiling to wrappers, binding shaken, a few signatures loose; very good. (250/350)
PRESENTATION COPY OF HEMINGWAY’S BREAKTHROUGH NOVEL 77. Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises. Black cloth, gilt paper cover and spine labels. First Edition, Second issue. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1926 Presentation copy inscribed and signed by Ernest Hemingway on the front free endpaper, “To ______, with affection, Ernest Hemingway.” Hemingway’s breakthrough novel. Second issue with “stopped” (instead of “stoppped”) on p. 181, line 26. Hanneman A6A. Rubbing to the labels and the volume extremities; light foxing/offset to front free endpaper, neat repair to front hinge, overall very good. (8000/12000)
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78. Henie, Sonja. Signed photograph. 10x8” photograph, inscribed in pink ink. No place: No date Full length pose in ice skates of the ten time world champion figure skater and actress. Fine. (100/150)
Page 21 WYNKYN DE WORDE PRINTING OF THE POLYCRONICON, 1595 79. Higden, Ranulf. Polycronicon. 393 leaves (of 398, 5 leaves supplied in facsimile; 2 supplied from another copy). 41 lines and headline, double column, woodcut initials, paragraph marks and side- notes. (folio) 25x18.5 cm. (10x7¼”), armorial binding of eighteenth century calf over thick boards, upper cover with gilt lettering “Mr. John Berridge to Christ’s Hospital” above the school’s gilt arms, rebacked, edges restored or worn. Second Edition. Westminster: Wynkyn de Worde, 13 April 1495 Second edition of Higden’s universal history, printed by Wynkyn de Worde in the precincts of Westminster Abbey, at the press which he had inherited from William Caxton in 1491. The translation, by John Trevisa for Lord Berkeley in 1387, had first been printed in 1482 by Caxton, who modernized the prose, added an alphabetical table, and brought it up to date with a continuation drawn from various contemporary chronicles. The present edition is notable for the first appearance of printed musical notation in an English book. Occasional early ink marginalia and underlining in two or three English hands. Provenance: binding with stamp of John Berridge (1716-1793, Calvinist Vicar of Everton and author of sermons and tracts, much admired by Wesley), recording gift by Berridge to Christ’s Hospital, London; Viscount Mersey, Bignor Park; collation note of Bernard Quaritch; bookplate of Walter Goldwater (died 1985, veteran New York bookseller, specialising in incunabula, chess, black studies and radical literature); Walter Goldwater Collection of Incunabula, Swann Galleries, December 1, 1983 (lot 182); Ned J. Nakles Collection of Incunabula, Christie’s New York, April 17 2000 (lot 181). Some minor soiling and staining, slight worming affecting first 8 and last 30 leaves; bb2 and q1 supplied from another copy (the latter with side-note cropped), aa1, v3, x2, x7 and x8 supplied in facsimile; X1 rehinged, gutters of X3-6 strengthened, repaired tears to a5, g4,A1 & B1; aa8 remargined & repaired causing loss of several letters (supplied in facsimile); very good copy. Lot 79 (30000/50000)
80. Hokinson, Helen. Original watercolor rendering for a New Yorker magazine cover. Original watercolor and pencil rendering, approximately 12x9” on 12x15½” sheet. No date Image of two matrons deciding on purchase of a pennant from Yale or Harvard. Apparently intended for the cover of New Yorker magazine. A search of the New Yorker website shows 66 of the 68 covers she did for the magazine, the present image is not among those pictured. Signed in pencil in lower margin. Fine. (1200/1800)
81. (Hollywood) Five signed photographs of actresses. Five 8x10” black & white photographs including: Billy Dove, Janet Gaynor, Constance Talmadge, Helen Morgan, and Lillian Gish. Various places: Various dates All signed or inscribed by the picture actress. Very good or better. (250/350)
Page 22 82. Hoover, Herbert. Typed Letter Signed. Typed letter signed on Hoover’s personal letterhead, 10¾x7¼”. Miami, Florida: January 28, 1929 The President-Elect writes to Hamilton Holt of Rollins College declining an invitation. A block of 4 U.S. postage stamps featuring President Hoover is included. Creased from mailing; very good. (250/350)
83. Houdini, [Harry]. A Magician Among the Spirits. [xxiv], 294 pp. Illustrations from photographs, etc. (8vo) original blue cloth lettered and bordered in gilt, dust jacket. First Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1924 The famous magician offers his opinions on the Spiritualists of his day. Includes chapters on Spirit Photography, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, etc. Very scarce in the original dust jacket. Some light chipping to jacket edges; light wear to volume; very good in a very good or better jacket. (800/1200)
MASSIVE SPANISH GRADUAL FROM THE 15TH CENTURY 84. (Illuminated Manuscript Gradual) Manuscript Gradual on paper, in medieval calf & wood binding. 190 leaves of thick paper, 189 of which contain musical notes and liturgical text in black, with 4-line staves in red (the 190th leaf with the staves unused). Foliated in red on the outer margin of the recto of each leaf. With 46 3-inch multi-colored initials, and numerous 2-inch initials in red or blue. 47x25 cm. (18½x13¾”), early 16th century thick wooden boards, subtly and intricately stamped in blind, spine and marginal portions of covers replenished or overlaid with contemporary leather, 5 large brass bosses on each cover, brass corner protectors, portion of original vellum label present on front board. Spain?: c.1475 Rare complete manuscript gradual on very thick paper, in striking medieval binding - most surviving graduals of the period are on vellum, those on paper are very uncommon. On an unnumbered leaf at the front is an index, penned in Latin in a later hand. Elsewhere on the text are a few notations in Spanish. The pastedowns are vellum leaves from a later, probably 16th century, liturgical manuscript with musical notations incorporating five-line staves. Some worming and other minor wear to the covers; worming to the earlier and later leaves, some soiling to earlier leaves, but contents generally clean and well preserved, a very nice example overall. (15000/25000)
Lot 84 Page 23 85. Innocent XIII, Pope. Bula de Nuestro Santisimo Padre Inocencio Papa XIII. Que Empieza Apostolici Ministerii sobre la disciplina eclesiástica en los Reynos de España. [4], 76 pp. Text in Spanish and Latin. (folio) 29.5x20.5 cm. (11½x8”), period boards backed with leather. Madrid: Andres Ortega, 1771 Rare edition of the Papal Bulls of Pope Innocent XIII with text in Spanish as well as the usual Latin. OCLC/WorldCat lists only one copy of this edition, at the Biblioteca Nacional in Madrid. Covers rubbed; internally very good. (250/400)
86. Jacobson, J.Z. Thirty-Five Saints and Emil Armin. Introduction by Llewellyn Jones. 158 pp. Illustrated. (4to) black boards, dust jacket. One of 205 copies. First Edition. Chicago: L.M. Stein, 1929 Signed by the author and artist at the limitation statement. The first monograph on the art of Emil Armin. Armin was a Russian-Jewish artist who worked out of Chicago in the 1920’s-30’s. Jacket heavily chipped, split along spine folds; volume with only light wear; very good. (250/350)
87. Jones, D[avid]. The Secret History of White-Hall, from the Restoration of Charles II. Down to the Late K. James. [xiv], 80, 80, 80, 64, 80, 110 pp. (8vo) 16.5x10.5 cm. (6½x4”), paneled calf spine gilt. First Edition. London: R. Baldwin, 1697 “A scandalous work” - Lowndes. Jones (fl. 1676-1720), a captain in the Horse Guards, wrote a number of historical works of which this is the most well-known. Composed as a series of letters purporting to have been written to an English peer between 1676 and 1689. Little reliance can be placed on the accuracy of the “secret diplomatic transactions” between the English and the French which it claims to divulge. Wing J9347 Covers detached, bookplate of the Trelissick Library on front pastedown and armorial plates of Algernon Capell on rear of title page; internally very good. (300/500)
SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF FINNEGANS WAKE 88. Joyce, James. Finnegans Wake. [6], 628 pp. 25.5x16 cm. (10x6¼”), original red buckram, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. No. 252 of 425 copies. First Edition. London & New York: Faber & Faber/Viking, 1939 Signed by Joyce on the limitation-page. This is one of 300 copies for the United States of America; the other 125 were for Great Britain. Accompanied by the rare 16-page booklet “Corrections of Misprints in Finnegans Wake by James Joyce, as prepared by the Author after Publication of the First Edition,” published by Viking in 1945. It has the rubberstamp of Gotham Book Mart in the lower margin of the title-page. Slocum & Cahoon A49. Sticker of bookseller Philip C. Duschnes to rear pastedown. Very slight fading to spine, a bit of rubbing to spine ends and corners; slight cracking to hinge at pp. 2-3 (as is often the case); else fine. (7000/10000)
Lot 88 Page 24 TWO FINE PRINTINGS FROM THE KELMSCOTT PRESS 89. (Kelmscott Press) More, Thomas. Utopia. With woodcut initials; shoulder notes printed in red. 20.8x14 cm. (8x5½”), original vellum, ribbon ties. Limited to 300 copies printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1893 Handsomely printed edition of More’s classic speculative political essay, first published in Latin in 1516, and in English in 1551. Natural discoloration to vellum; else very good to fine, internally clean and fine, complete with all four ribbon ties. (3000/5000)
90. (Kelmscott Press) Shakespeare, William. The Poems of William Shakespeare Printed after the Original Copies of Venus and Adonis, 1593. The Rape of Lucrece, 1594. Sonnets, 1609. The Lover’s Complaint. With 7 woodcut initials, 3 pages with woodcut borders; shoulder headings printed in red. 7¾x5¼, original full limp vellum, spine lettered in gilt, recased with endpapers renewed, modern metallic gilt ribbon ties replacing the original silk ribbons. One of 500 copies printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press. [Hammersmith]: [Kelmscott Press], [1893] Ownership signature of Sydney Ansell Gimson on front flyleaf, his bookplate laid in. Gimson was President of the Leicester Secular Society and author of two articles on William Morris published by the Society in 1932. Peterson 11. Some light soiling to vellum; near fine. (3000/5000)
THE ROCKWELL KENT MOBY DICK WITH ALUMINUM SLIPCASE 91. (Kent, Rockwell) Melville, Herman. Moby Dick or the Whale. 3 volumes. Illustrated with 280 reproductions of pen, brush and ink illustrations by Rockwell Kent. 11x8, original black cloth stamped decoratively in silver, top edges stained black, pages unopened and untrimmed, original acetate covers, housed in the publisher’s aluminum slipcase. First Kent Illustrated Edition. One of 1000 sets printed under the supervision of William A. Kittredge for R. R. Donnelley & Sons. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930 Inscribed by Rockwell Kent in the first volume. Magnificent Rockwell Kent renderings for this major American novel. Includes the often-lacking original publisher’s aluminum slipcase. Rockwellkentiana p. 62. Provenance: From a private collection. Aluminum case with some light wear and scratching, top of case a bit out of square; acetate jackets heavily chipped (as is often the case), paper flaps present but detached; volumes faded on spines; else near fine. (6000/9000)
Lot 90 Lot 91 Page 25 92. Kirchner, Timotheus. Deudscher Thesaurus Des Hochgelerten Weitberumbten Und Theuren Mans D. Mart. Luthers. [14], 516 ff. (Folio) 33.5x21.5 cm. (13¼x8½”) period blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards. First Edition. Frankfurt: 1570 Binding well worn, front cover detached, lacking front free endpaper; first four leaves detached and worn at edges, 2 leaves detached internally, foxing; fair. (3000/5000)
93. Leigh, Vivien and Peter Sellers. Autographs from album. Autographs mounted on opposing sides of an irregular scrap removed from an autograph album. No place: No date Very good. (300/500)
94. Leone a S. Laurentio, F. Conciones Quadragesimales seu Dominicales de Christianismo Labascente. [18], 852, [36] pp. Added page of manuscript at rear (an “Index Scripturae Pentateueum”). (4to) 20.5x15.5 cm. (8x6½”), period full vellum, title hand-lettered on spine. Early edition of an oft-printed work. Coloniae Agrippinae [i.e. Cologne]: Apud Franciscum Metternich, Bibliopolam, 1717 Sermons and biblical readings for the Christian year, including the major feasts. Minor stains to vellum; ink ex-libris stamp to title page (Seminario Menor de S. Luis, Quito); some leaves quite browned; a few inoffensive stains to text, very good. (250/400)
95. (Long Island Times) Field, William H. The Second Annual Address of the Carrier of the Long-Island Times to His Patrons. January 1, 1857. Printed broadside. 46x21.5 cm. (17¾x8½”). Long Island, NY: 1857 Rather witty poem the ultimate goal of which is the renewal of a subscription to the newspaper, touching on many national and international events, politics, and more. Quite scarce. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Some wrinkling and other minor wear, very good. (400/600)
96. Maimbourg, [Louis]. The History of the Crusade; or, The Expeditions of the Christian Princes for the Conquest of the Holy Land. [xx], 410 pp. Translated from the French by John Nalson. (Folio) 32x19 cm. (12½x7½”), period full calf. First Edition in English. London: Printed by R.H. for Thomas Dring, 1685 First published in French in 1676. Louis Maimbourg, “French church historian, b. at Nancy, 10 January, 1610; d. at Paris, 13 August, 1686. In 1626 he entered the Society of Jesus, taught rhetoric and humanities for six years, and subsequently won considerable fame as a preacher. He is now known, however, more particularly as a prolific historical writer, an opponent of Jansenism and Protestantism, and a defender of “the Liberties of the Gallican Church” against the Apostolic See. Owing to his defence of Gallicanism, Pope Innocent XI ordered his expulsion from the Society of Jesus (1681). When he left the order, in 1682, Louis XIV granted him a pension, and until his death he continued his literary pursuits in the Abbey of St. Victor, Paris. His works, remarkable for their elegant diction, are of little value, because somewhat untrustworthy.” (Catholic Encyclopedia). Some wear to binding, edges rubbed, joints and hinges cracking; some light foxing and browning; very good. (500/800)
97. (Manship, Paul) Vitry, Paul. Paul Manship: Sculpteur Americain. 46, [2] pp. 80 plates. (4to) original linen-backed boards, paper label on front cover. First Edition. Paris: Editions de la Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 1927 A scarce monograph on this American Sculptor. Inscribed and signed by Manship on front free endpaper. Some light wear and soiling to binding; very good. (400/700)
Page 26 98. Medina, Balthasar de. Vida, martyrio, y beatificación del invicto proto-martyr de el Japon, san Felipe de Jesus, patron de Mexico, su patria, imperial corte de Nueva España, en el nuevo mundo: que escriviò fray Balthasar de Medina. [28], 176 pp. Copper-engraved plate. (4to) 20.2x15.5 cm. (8x6”), period limp vellum. Second Edition (“Segunda Impression”). Madrid: En la imprenta de los herederos de la viuda de Juan Garcia Infanzon, 1751 Account of the martyrdom of the Franciscan priest Philip of Jesus, who was on his way from Manila to Mexico to be ordained when his ship blew off course and was wrecked on the coast of Japan. Because of the presence of arms aboard the ship, the Japanese interpreted it as an invasion force, or at least an advance party, and after a brief imprisonment, on February 5, 1597, crucified Philip and 25 others, including other friars and Japanese tertiaries, who became known as the “Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan.” The first edition was published in Mexico in 1683, and is even scarcer than this one. Sabin 47337. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Vellum wrinkled; front hinge split with endpaper torn, lacking leaf H3 (pp. 61-2), title-page and leaf ¶¶¶¶2 torn horizontally, a few other tears of chips, corners dog-eared; good condition. (500/800)
99. Milton, John. Literae Pseudo-Senatus Anglicani Cromwellii. [iv], 234 pp. (12mo) 13.5x8 cm. (5¼x3”), modern full calf, spine gilt, endpapers replaced. Second Edition. [Brussels]: [E. Frick], 1676 Posthumously published dispatches written by Milton as Secretary to the Council of State under Cromwell. Some rubbing to extremities; title page splitting along gutter edge; very good. (300/500)
100. Milton, John. Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio, Contra Claudii Anonymi, Alias Salmasii, Defensionem Regiam. 283 pp. (12mo) 13x7.5 cm. (5x3”), period full vellum. First Edition. London [i.e. Amsterdam]: Typus du Gardianis [L. Elzevir], 1651 After the execution of Charles I, a defense of the King was prepared by a foreign writer, Salmasius (Claude de Saumaise, 1588-1653). Milton charged repeatedly that the work was undertaken at the solicitation and under the pay of Charles II. Milton’s Defensio was his reply to Salmasius. Soiling to vellum, library and deaccession stamps on title page; very good. (400/600)
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Page 27 FIRST EDITION OF THE BOOK OF MORMON 101. (Mormon) Smith, Joseph, Jr. The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, Upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi. 588, [2] pp. 18.7x11.5 cm. (7½x4½”), original sheep, rebacked with original spine strip laid on, black leather spine label lettered in gilt. First Edition. Palmyra, [NY]: Printed by E. B. Grandin, for the Author, 1830 First edition of the cornerstone text of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, complete with the rare leaf of testimonials at the end. Whether actually written by Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or translated by him from the text engraved on the gold “Plates of Nephi” that were presented to Smith by Moroni, son of the prophet Mormon, the Book of Mormon remains the most important of the writings of one of America’s most successful theocracies and most enduring communal movements. In the first edition only was Smith named as author; in all subsequent ones he is designated as translator. The first edition was also the only one carrying his two-page preface. Flake 595; Howes S623; Sabin 83038; Streeter 2262. With contemporary ink inscription on the front free endpapers, which appears to be “Dear Cousin Clea,” and below that, in the same hand, “Routs”(?). On the rear free endpaper, in the same hand, is written “Dear Cousin Cousin,” perhaps practicing the inscription. A later, neat pencil signature of John A. Hull is on the front flyleaf. The spine label on this copy appears to have been refurbished, and the gilt restamped, when the book was rebacked. Moderate scuffing and wear to covers, dampstain to lower corners of last 15 or so pages affecting text, contents foxed, mostly light to moderate but heavy at Lot 101 times, a very good copy, in modern custom- made folding morocco box. (50000/70000)
102. Nebrissensis, Ælius Antonius. Dictionarium Emendatum, Auctum, Locupletatum...Continens Dioctionarium Latinum cum Hispanicis... 2 volumes. [6], 851; 672 pp. In two columns. (folio) 30.2x20.7 cm. (12x8”), period mottled sheep, raised spine bands, morocco lettering pieces, marbled endpapers. Madrid: Josephum de Urrutia, 1790 Scarce edition of the Spanish-Latin dictionary by Antonio de Nebrija, first published in the 16th century. No copies of this edition are listed in OCLC/WorldCat. Some scuffs to the binding, very good or better, a nice copy. (250/400)
103. (New England Primer) The New England Primer, Improved for the More Easy Attaining the True Reading of English. To Which is Added, The Assembly of Divines’ Catechism. [79] pp. Woodcut illustrations. (24mo) 10.3x7.2 cm. (4x2¾”) early full calf over wood boards. Northampton, [Mass.]: Printed by T.M. Pomroy for S. & E. Butler, 1806 Scarce. First printed between 1687 and 1690 by Benjamin Harris the New England Primer would remain the standard for reading instruction in America for more than a century. Shaw & Shoemaker 10610. Some chipping and pulls to leather; worming to first three leaves, early owner’s name on half title; very good. (300/500)
Page 28 NEW MEXICO HISTORICAL ARCHIVES FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR 104. (New Mexico) Archive of approx. 50 manuscript documents and letters from New Mexico, in Spanish, a few 18th century, most from the first half of the 19th century. Various sizes, ranging from small pieces of paper that are obviously incomplete to documents of several pages. With transcriptions of most of the items. New Mexico: 18th-19th centuries Rare gathering of Spanish and Mexican era documents from present New Mexico, of spiritual, legal, political, literary, and historical nature. Among the various items: The mayor of Rio Arriba agreeing to carry out the will of Francisco Martin, 1847 – since no public scribe is available he will take on this task. * Letter from 1725 from Don Juan Joseph de Equiara to Domingo de Quiroga, regarding church matters. * A confessional-spiritual will and material will from Oct. 1841. * A receipt for flour from 1821. * A will, giving ranch and stock to writer’s children. And more. Transcriptions of many of the items available on request. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Good to fine condition. (2000/3000)
Lot 104
105. (New Mexico) Archive of photographs, letters and other material relating to L. Bradford Prince, sometime Governor of the Territory of New Mexico. Includes: Two photographs of the interior of the Governor’s Palace in Santa Fe, New Mexico, when occupied by L.B. Prince. 19x24.5 cm., on original mounts. * Two photographs of the 1905 Memorial Day celebration at Flushing, NY, where native son Prince gave a speech. 20x24.5 cm.* Two cabinet cards and 1 carte-de-visite portraits of Prince. * Metal printing block with engraved portrait of Prince. * 5 letters and 5 postcards addressed to Prince. * 29 checks signed by Prince, on the First National Bank of Santa Fe, 1904-06. * Issue of the Santa Fe New Mexican, announcing Prince’s death, Dec. 6, 1922. * Small black leather ms. memorial book for Prince. * Plus a few other items. Various places: Various dates Material relating to one of the leading figures in the history of New Mexico. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory, and heirs. Generally very good. (500/800)
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Page 29 106. (New Mexico) Archive of several hundred newspaper clippings relating to New Mexico, the Santa Fe Trail, etc. Most of the clippings are loose in binder sleeves with black paper. Various places: c.1880-1920 Significant newspaper archive of articles relating to New Mexico and her history, compiled by L. Bradford Prince, variously Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court, delegate to Congress, and territorial governor. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Very good or better. (200/300)
107. (New Mexico) Collection of approx. 400 clipped signatures of early New Mexicans from the Spanish and Mexican era. Signatures clipped from letters, documents, etc., sometimes more than 1 signature per fragment; glued to 23 album leaves, which are now loose. New Mexico: c.18th-19th century Significant collection of original signatures of early officials, religious leaders, landowners, and other pioneer New Mexicans, compiled by the Territorial Governor of New Mexico, L. Bradford Prince, who was an inveterate autograph collector. Among the many names: Antonio Pacheco; Juan Cervantes y Padilla; Fr. Joseph Martinez; Jose de Bustamante; Luis Quintana; Juan Navarro; Don Velasco; and many others. Accompanied by the book, Origins of New Mexico Families by Fray Angelico Chavex, 1973. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Wear to album leaves, some discoloration and stains from glue used for mounting; good to very good. (1000/1500)
108. (New Mexico) Small archive of maps, documents and related material concerning New Mexico Land Claims. Includes: Certified carbon typescript copy of a patent issued to Jose Leandro Perea for land on the Pecos River. 6 pp. on rectos only, signed by the probate clerk, with seal. In cover sheet titled “Copy of Abstract of Title to the Perea Grant.” 1893. * Ink and color ms. “Plat of Land Surveyed for E.L. Wheeler and Rufus Whipple by E.G. Davis, C.E.” showing the junction of Cedar and Pecos Rivers, and adjacent areas. 48x62 cm., on linen. 1880-[86?]. * 3 additional ms. plat maps on linen, unidentified locales. c.1900-1910. * Color ms. map on paper showing land claimed by Santiago Montoya , Demeriad, John Dold, etc., with various disputed boundaries. On the verso it is described as “Exhibit F.” 28x56 cm. N.d. * 4 deeds for land homesteaded in New Mexico during the terms of William McKinley (1) and Theodore Roosevelt (3). All made out to persons with Hispanic names. 1898-1906. * Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, Transmitting…the plats and papers in the following private land claims in the Territory of New Mexico… 2 copies. Each 87 pp. With folding maps and plans. Disbound, worn and stained, some loss from mildew and paper deterioration. Senate Ex. Doc. 63, 46th Congress, 3d Session. 1881. * Carbon typescript “Lista e Mercedes de Terrenos No-Confirmadas Protocolizada en la Officina del Agremenzor General de Nuevo Mejico en 1891.” 17 leaves. (Mildew stained). * Large color lithographed map “Territory of New Mexico” from the General Land Office, 1896. (Worming along a fold with minor loss.) * 4 long galley pages for an article by Dr. Harold H. Dunham, “Brand Book… The Four-Fold Heritage of New Mexican Records.” With ms. corrections. Various places: c.1880-1910 Interesting gathering of manuscript and printed material relating to land claims in New Mexico. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Fair to very good condition. (400/600)
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Page 30 109. (New Mexico) Two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings relating to the career of L. Bradford Prince, Chief Justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, later Territorial Governor. Two scrapbooks filled with mounted newspaper clippings. 30x23.5 cm. (11¾x9¼”), marbled boards backed with cloth or leather. Various places: 1878-1881 Fascinating overview of the career of L. Bradford Prince from 1878 to 1881, though clippings from newspaper from New York to New Mexico, and hence of New Mexico itself. Prince, a New York politician and statesman, was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Mexico in December, 1878, and held that post until 1882, when he became delegate to Congress for the territory. He served as governor of the territory from 1889 to 1893. The present scrapbooks, which seem to contain every article from New York and New Mexico newspapers containing the words “T. Bradford Prince” (the 19th century equivalent of Googling oneself), begin in January 1878, and the first year is primarily concerned with New York politics. Following his New Mexico appointment, the scene shifts west, and the newsclippings offer a vivid picture of life and law on the frontier, with many of the newspapers in Spanish. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Normal wear, one with spine deteriorated and taped, else good to very good. (500/800)
110. (New Mexico) Prince, L. Bradford. Collection of manuscript writings by L. Bradford Prince, one- time Governor of New Mexico Territory, many pertaining to New Mexico. Includes: Approx. 100 pp. of translations of early New Mexico documents from the Spanish. * Description of ceremonial Indian dances. 8 pp. * Approx. 60 pp. of notes and narrative on early New Mexico history. * 12 pp. of notes on Spanish occupation of New Mexico. * 16 pp. of narrative (numbered 13-28), on the expedition into New Mexico of Antonio Espejo, including the account of Father Beltran. * 13 pp. of notes, likely translation from an early Spanish account, of occupation of New Mexico. * Notepad with 22 pp. of translations of early New Mexico documents from the Spanish. * 6 pp. of a description of “The annual festival at Isleta.” * 2 pp. of notes describing Indian dance. * 31-page manuscript, a revision using printed portions surrounded by ink ms. notes, on the expedition of Cabeza de Vaca, etc. * Plus a few other writings. Written in ink or pencil, on various sizes and types of paper. Various places: Various dates Important collection of manuscripts, notes and translations by L. Bradford Prince, at various times Chief Justice, delegate to Congress, and Governor of the Territory of New Mexico. The writings are primarily historical and ethnological in nature, and reflect a keen and inquisitive mind steeped in New Mexico history and culture. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Generally very good condition. (1000/1500)
111. (New Mexico) Prince, L. Bradford. Five volume written by or relating to L. Bradford Prince, onetime Territorial Governor of New Mexico. Includes: Rules of the Supreme Court of the Territory of New Mexico, for the Regulation of Practice in the Supreme and District Court as Revised in the January Term, 1880. L. Bradford Prince, Chief Justice... Original front wrapper (with ink name; lacking rear wrapper.) Kansas City, MO: Ramsay, Millett & Hudson, [1880]. * Historical Sketches of New Mexico from the Earliest Records to the American Occupation. 2nd Ed. (Covers stained, worn; contents shaken, front hinge cracked). Kansas City, MO: Ramsay, Millett & Hudson, 1883 * Bound volume of 4 reports of Governor Prince to the Secretary of the Interior, 1889-1882, and 4 messages of Prince to the New Mexico Legislature, 2 in English and 2 in Spanish, 1891-1893, plus several other addresses by Prince. The reports and messages with original front wrappers present. Half leather and boards. 1889-1893. * Santa Fe County, New Mexico: Magnificent and Health Giving Climate... Promotional brochure of unknown authorship. Original wrappers (partially unopened). Santa Fe: New Mexico Printing Company, 1901. * A Concise History of New Mexico. Cedar Rapids, IA: Torch Press, 1912. Together, 5 volumes. Various places: 1880-1912 Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Good to fine condition. (400/600)
Page 31 112. (New Mexico) Read, Benjamin M. Illustrated History of New Mexico. 812 pp. Translated from the original Spanish by Eleuterio Baca. Illustrated from photographs, facsimiles and paintings. 25x16.5 cm. (9¾x6½”), decoratively blind-stamped purple cloth, lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. No. 314 of 500 copies. First Edition in English. [Santa Fe, NM]: [New Mexican Printing Co.], 1912 Presentation copy inscribed and signed by Read to Dr. Henry S.A. Alexander on the portrait. Originally published in a Spanish edition in 1911. The scarce errata slip is laid in loose. Howes R90; Saunders 4545; Rader 2765; Graff 3420. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Shaken; very good. (400/700)
113. Newman, Paul. Signed photograph. 10x8” photograph, signed at bottom. No place: No date Boldly signed photograph of Newman in racing jacket. Fine (300/500)
RARE LARGE PAPER COPY 114. Newton, Isaac. The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended. To Which is Prefix’d, A Short Chronicle from the First Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great. xiv, [2], 376 pp. Three engraved folding plates. (4to) 28.5x22 cm. (11¼x8¾”), early diced calf with gilt border, rebacked in later gilt-tooled calf, morocco lettering piece, gilt inner dentelles, later marbled endpapers & edges. First Edition, large paper issue. London: J. Tonson, et al., 1728 Rare large paper issue. “Newton attempts to determine the dates of ancient events from astronomical considerations and indicates the manner in which astronomy might be used to verify the views on the chronological points derived in the main from Ptolemy, which were held in his time” - Babson 214. Formerly in the library of the Classical Center, Los Angeles, with rubberstamp to flyleaf, blind and inkstamps to A2 (dedication), blindstamp to O3, all in margins or blank areas not affecting text. Some very light scattered foxing, ½” marginal tears to A1-2, a nice copy. (3000/6000)
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KAY NIELSEN’S GRIMM BROTHERS, SIGNED/LIMITED 115. (Nielsen, Kay) Grimm Brothers. Hansel and Gretel and Other Stories. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen, including 12 tipped-in color plates, printed guards; plus black and white plates. Initials printed in red. Title-page printed in black and red. (4to) 31x24.5 cm. (11¾x9½”), original batik boards backed with cloth, spine lettered in gilt, decorative endpapers, top edge gilt. Number 508 of 600 copies. First Nielsen Illustrated Edition. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1925] Signed by Kay Nielsen on the limitation page. Near fine with just a little wear to spine end and corners, a bit of soiling to spine, slight rubbing to board edges. (2000/3000)
Page 32 116. Octavianus Mirandula. Illustrium Poetarum Flores per Octavianum Mirandulam collecti, & in locos communes digesti. 735, [17] pp. (a-z8, aa-zz8, A7), engraved title page vignette, engraved vignette on verso of last leaf (A7), (16mo) 12x7 cm. (4¾x2¾”) period full calf embossed in gilt and blind, all edges gilt and gauffered. First de Tournes Edition. Ludguni [i.e. Lyon]: Apud Ioan. Tornaesium, et Guil. Gazeium, 1553 A fine copy of Octavian Mirandula’s popular anthology of Latin poetry, first published in 1513. Nicely printed with italic and roman types. Adams M 1475 Bit of restoration to spine foot; rubbing to front joint just exposing binding cords; front free endpaper replaced; occasional light spotting to text, else fine. (400/600)
117. Otis, James. Document Signed. Manuscript Document Signed, 7¼x12¼”. Massachusetts: December 17, 1759 An accounting of balance due James Russell. James Otis, Jr. (1725-1783) was a colonial Massachusetts lawyer, a member of the Massachusetts Legislature, and an early advocate of the political views that led to the American Revolution. The phrase “Taxation without Representation is Tyranny” is usually attributed to him. Otis died suddenly in May 1783 at the age of 58 when, as he stood in the doorway of a friend’s home, he was struck by lightning. Vertical creasing, wear along right edge; very good. (500/800)
118. Ovid. Edited by Georg Sabinus [Schuler]. P. Ovidii Metamorphosis, Seu Fabulae Poticae: Earumque Interpretatio Ethica, Physica, et Historica Georgii Sabini, poetae nostri seculi fere principis. Opus omnibus poetices studiosis necessarium. [32], 550 pp. [)(-2)(, A-Z Aa-Ll8, Mm3], engraved title page vignette, engraved head and tailpieces, text printed in italic and roman types, (16mo) 11.5x7.5 cm. (4½x3”) period full mottled calf with gilt spine. First Edition Frankfort: Ex officina typographica Joannis Wecheli, 1589 Rare edition of Ovid edited by the German poet, diplomat and scholar Georg Sabin (né Schuler) (1508-1560). OCLC locates only later printings. Mild rubbing to covers, small worm holes to spine, worm tracks in text, though mostly in margins and with no loss of text, occasional inoffensive stains; lacking blank final leaf (Mm4), else very good. (400/600)
119. [Pfanner, Tobias]. Historia Pacis Germano-Gallo-Svecicae. [lviii], 778, [26] pp. (12mo) 13.7x7.4 cm. (5½x3”) period full vellum. Irenopoli [i.e. Gotha]: A.O.R., 1681 Scarce volume on the Treaty of Westphalia, which ended the 30 Year’s War and marked the formal beginning of the modern nation-state system. Vellum soiled; foxing; very good. (300/500)
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Page 33 FIRST PRINTING OF THE OPERA OF PHILO OF ALEXANDRIA, IN THE ORIGINAL GREEK, 1552 120. Philo, of Alexandria [Philo Judaeus]. [Opera, i.e.] Philonis Iudaei in libros Mosis: De mundi opificio, Historicos, De legibus. Eiusdem libri singulares. Ex bibliotheca regia [title also in Greek]. [12], 736 [i.e. 720], [48] pp. (alpha6, A-Z8, a-y8, z4, 2A-2C6, 2D2). Text in Greek, index in Latin. Printer’s device on title- page. (folio) 34x21.5 cm. (13½x8½”), period full vellum. Editio Princeps. Paris: Adrien Turnebe, 1552 First printing of the Opera of the Hellenistic Jewish Biblical philosopher Philo Judaeus (20 BC- 50 AD), who blended Greek philosophy and Judaism. In the original Greek, many of the texts printed here for the first time. A handsome book with beautiful Greek typography. Numerous errors in pagination, including omission of numbers 705-720. Adams P1033. Ownership signature of “Joan. Shipton, Chirurg. Lond.” to top of title-page; armorial bookplate of Fr. Dickins dated 1795.” Normal discoloration to vellum; light marginal dampstain to top of title- page and on a few occasions within; near fine. (3000/5000)
Lot 120 121. (Photograph Album - Ranching, etc.) Album of approx. 170 photographs and 26 postcards, with scenes of a ranch in Montana; life and scenery in New Mexico; ranching and rodeos in Wyoming; and perhaps other, unidentified, locales. Most photographs approx. 8.5x14 cm. (3¼x5½”), loose in corner mounts, many with captions either on the album leaves or in lower image, a few in the negative. Album is 23x35 cm. (9x13¾”), cloth. Various places: c.1920-1930 About a quarter of the photographs are of the Bones Bros. Ranch in Birney, Montana, including ranching scenes, roundups, rodeos, rope tricks, family photos, ranch buildings, and more; later are views in New Mexico, then Eaton’s Ranch in Wyoming, rodeo action, and more. The postcards, both color and real photo, are of New Mexico. Later are more New Mexico photographs, then some that seem to be Southern California. There is a name at the front, “Ruth Watson, Covina, California,” and Ruth is featured in a number of the photographs. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory, and heirs. Very good or better condition. (500/800)
Page 34 122. (Photographs) Boissonnas, Frederic. A Travers le Village Suisse. 18 original albumen photographs on card stock mounts, signed by photographer in the negatives, also the publisher and print numbers. Images approx. 14.5x22 cm. (6¼x8¾”) or reverse, loose in red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt, caption list tipped to inside front cover. Geneva, Switzerland: Sadag Cie., 1896 Charming Swiss village scenes by the photographer Frederic Boissonnas. OCLC/Worldcat lists only four copies, at the Wissenschaftliche Stadtbibliothek Mainz, EPFL in Switzerland, Eth-Bibliothek Zurich, and the University of Texas. Some rubbing to covers; mounts a little darkened, very good or better. (1000/1500)
123. (Photographs - Holy Land) Twenty-nine albumen photographs of sights and scenes in the Holy Land, Jerusalem, etc., by various photogaphers. Approx. 18x25 cm. (7x9¾”), mounted on boards, many of which have been neatly split, others still have images on both sides. Various places: c.1880s & 1890s Palestine and the Holy Land, Jerusalem, interiors of churches, scenic views, people, etc., by Bonfils, Langaki [Zangaki], Fiorillo, and a few unattributed. Some fading, a few corner chips, generally very good. (700/1000)
124. Pichardo Vinuesa, Antonio. Iustiniane Iq Codicis, apud Salmãticenses, antecessor, Commentaria in tres, priores, Institutionum, Imperatoris, Iustiniani libros. Engraved title, 16 pp., 1192 columns. 29.5x18 cm. (11x7”), period limp vellum, ink spine title. Salamanca, Spain: Andreas Renault, & Ioannes Ferdinandus, 1600 Rare commentaries on the Justinian Code. This is only the first volume, of apparently two. The copy at the Bibloteca Nacional in Madrid, the only copy listed in OCLC/WorldCat, calls for a total of 2176 columns, followed by 53 additional columns. Sold as is. Vellum worn, spine torn; title-page soiled, creased and chipped with 3” tear; some marginal staining to contents; good. (250/400)
125. Pickering, Timothy. Autograph Letter Signed to Regarding Arms Procured. One page autograph letter signed, 12¼x8”. Philadelphia: November 20, 1797 Pickering, as Secretary of State, addresses General Matthew Clarkson and James Watson, Esq. In full: “Gentleman, I believe I have already forwarded to you the original and duplicate of the inclosed letter from Mr. King, relative to the five thousand stands of arms which he has procured in London for the State of New York. This triplicate arrived to-day. I am very respectfully Gentlemen, your obt. servt., Timothy Pickering.” dated at Philadelphia, Nov. 20, 1797. Further research may reveal that this arms purchase possibly relates to the then ongoing “XYZ Affair”. Small repairs on verso, light wear; very good. (700/1000)
126. Polk, James K. Autograph letter, initialed twice, on verso of letter received by him. Autograph letter, initial twice, 10x8”. No place: April 15, 1847 Polk’s letter appears on the verso of a letter received by him from a Thomas Ritchie asking the favor of forwarding another letter (not present here) to the Secretary of War requesting an Army commission for a the son of ex-Governor of Georgia Charles McDonald. Polk, as President, forwarded the letter to Secretary of War William Marcy. An engraving of Polk is also included. Short closed tear at one edge, mailing folds; very good. (600/900)
Page 35 127. Ramsay, William. Autograph Letter Signed. 2 page autograph letter signed, 7x4½”. London: November 25, 1912 Letter from the 1904 Nobel Prize winner to his colleague Professor Adam Sedgwick, thanking him for a pleasant visit, etc. Ramsay is credited with the discovery of the inert gasses argon, helium, neon, krypton and xenon. Creased from mailing; fine. (300/500)
128. (Raphael) I Freschi Delle Loggie Vaticane Dipinti da Raffaele Sanzio Disegnati Novamente e Intagliati a Contorno in Rame da Becchio e Camilli. Engraved title page with portrait vignette, dedication leaf, 26 text pages and 42 engraved plates. (Folio) 45x31.5 cm (17¾x12½”) period calf-backed marbled boards. Rome: 1850 Wonderful line engravings of the Vatican artwork of Raphael. Some scuffing and pulls to leather, boards worn at edges; light foxing; very good. (400/600)
129. Robinson, Jackie. Signed photograph. 10x8” black & white photograph, signed at right. No place: No date Photograph of Robinson, in uniform, giving his autograph to three young boys. Fine. (1200/1800)
130. Rockefeller, John D. Stock certificate signed by John D. Rockefeller. Stock certificate to John D. Rockefeller for 100 shares in the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway company, signed in full by Rockefeller on verso. September 21, 1891 Browned at edges, some surface loss in company name on front, several punch holes canceling signatures on face of certificate, Rockefeller’s signature on rear unaffected; very good. (800/1200)
AUTOGRAPH NOTE FROM THEODORE ROOSEVELT 131. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Autograph Note Signed. Short note, in pencil on lined paper 10½x8”. Signed “Roosevelt”. No place: No date Marked “Restricted” at head, Roosevelt sends a message to Secretary of the Treasury (Henry Morgenthau): “Think I approve your suggestion about Lockheed but in view of fact nomination cannot possible go in till my return please hold everything.” Message apparently intended to be radioed from shipboard while Roosevelt was in the Caribbean. Fine. (2000/3000)
132. Russell, Lillian. Autograph Letter Signed. Autograph letter signed on her monogram note paper, 6¼x5”. No place: No date A short and intriguing note from the famed actress to scandal-ridden actor Charles Playfair, in full: “My dear Playfair, Please come up to dinner at five thirty tomorrow and we can have the little chat. Hastily, Lillian Russell.” Fine. (250/350)
Lot 131
Page 36 133. (Russian) Balieff, Nikita. Le Chauve-Souris: Theatre de Nikita Balieff. 20 pp. Illustrated from photographs, drawings, etc., including designs by Serge Sudeikine and Nicolai Remisoff. 31x23.5 cm. (12¼x9¼”), original color pictorial wrappers designed by Sudeikine. New York: 1927 Rare program for a touring revue originating in the early 1900s in Europe and directed by Nikita Balieff. The revue toured the United States and Europe, and was very well received by the public. This program is for the fifth season of the American tour. It is especially notable for the set designs by famous artists Serge Soudeikine and Nicolai Remisoff. Some rust from staples at spine, scattered soiling to covers; some rust at top edge of first 2 leaves from paperclip; very good. (400/600)
134. (Russian) Kerchief pictorially printed in red and green on cotton, commemorating the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II. 55x57 cm. (21¾x22½”). Moscow: 1896 Rare artifact of the last Tsar of Russia. Nicholas assumed the throne in 1894 following the death of Alexander III, but was not formally crowned until 14 May 1896. The lettering translates to “1896. In Memory of the People’s Holiday.” It was made by Danilovskaya Manufacture, established in 1867. A few very faint and small yellow spots at margins; else fine. (500/800)
LENZ’ GUIDE TO PHYSICS, IN RUSSIAN 135. (Russian) Lenz, Heinrich Friedrich Emil. [Guide to Physics, in Russian]. iv, [8], 606 pp. Text in Russian. With 11 engraved plates. (8vo) 19.8x12 cm. (8x4¾”), period calf-backed marbled boards. First Edition. [St. Petersburg]: 1839 Rare work on physics by the Russian-German-Estonian physicist Heinrich Friedrich Emil Lenz (1804-1865), most noted for formulating Lenz’s law in electrodynamics in 1833. Besides the law named in his honor, Lenz also independently discovered Joule’s law in 1842; to honor his efforts on the problem, it is also given the name the “Joule–Lenz law,” named also for James Prescott Joule. Lenz was member of Russian Academy of Science, head of St.Petersburg University. Some rubbing to covers, spine head chipped; some internal darkening, lower ¾” of title-page clipped off, overall very good. (2000/3000)
TWO RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH BOOKS 136. (Russian) Russian Orthodox Church Book in Slavonic language. Unpaginated. 22.5x17.5 cm. (9x7”), full embossed brown calf, metal clasps. Cvetnik: Pochaevskaya publisher house, 1907 Rare Old Belief obverse edition in Church Slavonic language, in original full leather intricately embossed binding. Come rubbing to the binging; very good. (1500/2500)
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Page 37 137. (Russian) Russian Orthodox Church Book in Slavonic language, with color lithograph plates. Unpaginated. With 45 chromolithographed plates, some with gilt highlights. 24x20 cm. (9½x7¾”), original blindstamped cloth backed with leather. Moscow: [Christian Printing House at Preobrazhensky Almshouse], 1912 Old Belief obverse edition in Church Slavonic language, with striking chromolithographs. The caption title roughly translates as “The book of life and partly miracles of Saint Vasily Noviy and visions of his disciple Grigory.” Spine rubbed, corners showing, clasps lacking; some foxing and soiling to contents, a number of hinges and gutters repaired with paper, a few hinges split, good condition overall. (2500/3500)
Lot 137 SCARCE BIOGRAPHIES OF RUSSIAN ROYALTY 138. (Russian) Valishevskiy, K. [Peter the Great: Raising Personality Actions]. 832, 437-433 pp. Text in Russian, translated from the French. With numerous plates, some tipped in and in color; decorative borders throughout. 26x19 cm. (10¼x7½”), later half cloth & boards, spine lettered in gilt. [St. Petersburg?]: Publisher House Sphinx, c.1910 Scarce biography of the Tsar who brought Russian into the modern age. The final 7 pp. seem to be the index/contents pp. from Valishevskiy’s work on Tsarinas. Fine (2000/3000)
139. (Russian) Valishevskiy, K. [Reign of the Women Ekaterina I. Anna. Their Intimate Life]. 436 pp. Text in Russian, translated from the French. With tipped-in portrait plates; decorative borders throughout. 26x19 cm. (10¼x7½”), later half cloth & boards, spine lettered in gilt. [St. Petersburg?]: Publisher House Sphinx, c.1910 Rare biographical work on the lives of Russian Tsarinas. Polish historian Kazimierz Waliszewski (1849-1935) devoted more than thirty yeares to studying Russian history. He worked in archives of Paris and London, Berlin and Vienna, as well as St.Petersburg, where he used patronage of Grand duke Nikolay Mihajlovicha. His last book, devoted to Alexander I, was published in Paris in 1925.He died in 1935 in Paris. Fine. (2000/3000)
Page 38 FIRST WORK ON PHYSIOLOGY WRITTEN AND PRINTED IN NORTH AMERICA 140. Salgado, Marco Jose. Cursus Medicus Mexicanus Iuxta Sanguinis Circulationem, & Alia Recentiorum Inventa. [xxiv], 344 pp. (4to) 19.5x14.5 cm (7¾x5¾”) contemporary limp vellum, recased with endpaper replaced. First Edition. Mexico: Heirs of the Widow of Miguel de Rivera, 1727 First Edition of the first work on physiology written and printed on the North American Continent. “The present work, of which only this first part was apparently published, describes contemporary physiology for students; it is the first monograph to have been published in New Spain on this subject, and the first to describe, however imprecisely, the circulation of the blood. According to Izquierdo . . . it is unlikely that Salgado had read Harvey” - Wellcome Americana M.190. Vellum soiled; first 2 blanks, title leaf, final text leaf and rear blank with marginal repairs, leaf I3 cleanly torn across page, closed repair at outer margin, same leaf also with short clean tear at top, light dampstaining at beginning and end, mainly marginal soiling and spotting; very good. (3000/5000)
Lot 140 RARE ENGLISH EDITION OF SERLIO’S ARCHITECTURE 141. [Serlio, Sebastiano]. The first [-fift] booke of architecture, made by Sebastian Serly, entreating of geometrie. Translated out of Italian into Dutch, and out of Dutch into English. 5 books, separately foliated, each with its own title-page. With woodcut illustrations throughout. (folio) 33x24 cm. (13x9½”), modern cloth. First Edition in English. London: Printed [by Simon Stafford and Thomas Snodham] for Robert Peake, 1611 Very Rare English edition of Serlio’s “Tutte l’opere d’architettura.” A work distinctive among early English imprints for its extensive and vigorous illustration. Illustrated English works of such early date are very rare. The five volume work is considered the first great illustrated architectural treatise of the Renaissance, of great influence to architectural styles around Europe. First published in Italian from 1537 to 1545, this 1611 English edition is one of the earliest, and rarest, architectural works in the vernacular language. If complete, it would be foliated [3], 13, [1]; [2], 26, [1]; [1], 73; 71, [1]; 16 leaves. In this copy, however book one is lacking the title, next leaf and final blank; book two lacking folio 26; book three with folios 26 & 27 misbound; book five lacking folios 9 -12. The contents are mounted on stubs throughout, and the work has been interleaved with the text and illustrations of the 1804 second edition of Ottavio Bartoli-Scamozzi’s “Il forestiere istrutto nelle cose piu’ rare di architettura... della citta di Vicenza,” the folding copper-engravings of that work being of considerable interest when juxtaposed to the woodcuts in Serlio’s work. The first 80 or so leaves are silked, as are some others later on, 1st two leaves with marginal loss, some leaves trimmed [touching headlines], staining and browning throughout, some worm damage; still a rare and highly important work. Lot 141 (5000/8000)
Page 39 ORIGINAL POOH DRAWING BY E.H. SHEPARD 142. Shepard, Ernest H. “Pooh and the Windy Day” - preliminary pencil sketch. Pencil sketch on paper, signed and dated in ink at lower left. 23x17 cm. (9x6½”), framed. No place: 1927 Preliminary sketch for The House at Pooh Corner. A rare example on the open market of one of Shepard’s preliminary drawings for one of the Christopher Robin books - in 1969 he donated 300 of his preliminary sketches for the Pooh drawings to the Victoria and Albert Museum. This example is said to have been presented to the director of a documentary about Shepard in the 1970s. It is slightly variant from the published version. Fine. (18000/25000)
Lot 142
143. Smith, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. 3 volumes. x, 499; vi, 518, [5]; v, 465, [50] pp. (8vo) 21.12.5 cm. (8¼x5¼”), period calf, morocco lettering pieces. Sixth Edition. London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1791 Printing and the Mind of Man describes this works as “the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought”. PMM 221 (1776 edition). Each volume with the in ownership signature of John M. Marble, 1927, to the front pastedown. Spines and corners rubbed, joints tender or cracking; very good, clean and fine internally. (1000/1500)
144. Solis [y Ribadeneyra], Antonio de. Historia de la Conquista de Mexico Poblacion, y Progressos de la America Septentrional, Conocida por el Nombre de Nueva España. [xxiv], 352, [15] index pp. In 2 columns. Title page printed in black and red. 29.5x20.5 cm. (11¾x8”), period full vellum, inked spine title, later leather spine label. Madrid: Antonio Gonçales de Reyes, 1704 First published in 1684, this is considered the most important work of Solis y Ribadeneyra (1610-1686), a Spanish historian, dramatist, statesman, and Philip IV’s private secretary. This is the second Madrid edition. Palau 318606; Sabin 86449. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Spine darkened and chipped; very good condition. (600/900)
Page 40 145. Solis [y Ribadeneyra], Antonio de. Histoire de la conquite du Mexique. Traduite de l’Espagnol d’Antonio de Solis (caption title). Ink manuscript, unpaginated. 33.5x21.5 cm. (13¼x8½”), later quarter morocco & cloth, spine lettered in gilt. No place: Late 18th century Manuscript copy of a French translation of Solis’ important history of the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish. On the verso of the front free endpaper is written, roughly translated from French, “This book belongs to Armand Dubersaud (?) who had this bound in Marseilles April 30 1867, J. Govey. This book formerly belonged to my grandfather...” Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Very good condition. (500/800)
146. Solis, Antonio de. The History of the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards. Done into English from the original Spanish of Don Antonio de Solis...By Thomas Townsend, Esq. 2 volumes. [36], [25]-455, [1]; [2], [457]-970 pp. With copper-engraved frontispiece portrait plus 5 folding copper-engraved maps, plans & views. (12mo) 16.3x9.5 cm. (6½x3¾”), late 19th/early 20th century quarter cloth & boards, gilt spine labels, new endpapers. Dublin: Printed by S. Powell, for G. Risk, G. Ewing and W. Smith, 1727 Dublin edition of Solis’ seminal history of the Spanish takeover of Mexico. Armorial bookplates of Henry John Sperling. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Top page edges darkened from smoke; very good. (300/500)
MS. HISTORY WITH COLOR RENDERINGS OF SPANISH AND EUROPEAN ARMORIAL SHIELDS, C.1656 147. (Spain) La Corona de Hespana: Histora, que trata de los Reinos, Senorios, i Estados de el Rei de Hespana, con sus origines, succession, i blasones. Escribese primero e la invencion, i significacion de las armas, i leies de armeria. 112, [4] leaves, handwritten in brown in. With approx. 46 armorial shields drawn in colors, nearly 40 preliminary designs showing how the shields are created, and 2 color drawings of noblemen wearing emblazoned clothing and holding scepters. 30.5x21.5 cm. (12x8½”), period full limp vellum. Spain: c.1656 Marvelous manuscript history of the kings and states of Spain and Europe, emphasizing the origin and design of their armorial shields. Of note are the many hand-painted shields, accompanying the histories of the various kingdoms, dukedoms, city-states, etc., including Rei de Aragon; Rey de Napoles; Rei de Hierosalen; Rei de Navarra; Rei de Portugal; Rei de Cordoba; Rei de Sevilla; Rei de Gibraltar; Indias Occidentales [i.e. West Indies], and more. Definitely 17th century, but the second part of the date on the title-page is partially eradicated. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Vellum darkened, stained and rubbed; some soiling to contents, mildew staining primarily in latter part of the book, a few margins darkened; still very good overall. (2000/3000)
Lot 147
Page 41 FIRST EDITION OF SPINOZA’S COMBINED WORKS, 1677 148. Spinoza, Baruch de. Opera Posthuma: Quorum series post Praefationem exhibetur. [40], 614, [34], 112, [8] pp. *-5*4, A-4M4, A-P4. Text mostly in Latin. Edited by J. Jellis; his preface, originally written in Dutch, translated by L. Meijer. (4to) 20.3x15.5 cm. (8x6¼”), period blindstamped vellum. First Edition. [Amsterdam]: [J. Rieuwertsz], 1677 First edition of Spinoza’s combined works, published the year of his death, containing the first printing of Ethica, more geometrico demonstrata (pp.1- 264). Also, first printings of Tractatus politicus (pp. 265-354); Tractatus de intellectus emendatione (pp. 355-392); Epistolae, & ad eas responsiones (pp. 393- 614); and Compendium grammatices linguae hebrææ (the final 112 pp.). Baruch, or Benedictus, de Spinoza (1632-1677), was one of the most important and influential philosophers of the early modern period, whose radical (for the time) naturalistic concepts of God, the world, the human being and knowledge contrasted with the strictures of sectarian religion. Vellum split along front joint, surface scratched and with some spotting; ink notes on front blank and ownership markings on title page; light foxing; very good. (4000/6000) Lot 148
149. Stanley, Thomas. The History of Philosophy: Containing The Lives, Opinions, Actions and Discourses of the Philosophers of Every Sect. [xxiv], 228, 351-445, 452-587, [1], 737-960, [16], 1029-1091, [1] pp. Engraved portrait frontispiece of the author; 26 additional engravings of noted philosophers in text. (Folio) 36x23 cm. (14¼x9”) early full calf. Second Edition. London: Thomas Bassett, 1687 The final section, “The History of the Chaldaick Philosophy” has a separate title page, also dated 1687. Originally published in four parts from 1855-1862. Wing S5239. Binding well worn, covers detached; dampstain to upper corner throughout, early owners names on title; binding poor, internally good and worthy of restoration. (800/1200)
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Page 42 SEA OF CORTEZ INSCRIBED BY STEINBECK TO CAPTAIN OF THE “WESTERN FLYER” ABOARD WHICH EXPEDITION WAS MADE 150. Steinbeck, John & Edward F. Ricketts. Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research. Illustrations from color and black and white photographs, drawings and charts; map endpapers. 8vo. Green cloth lettered in silver on front cover and spine, jacket. First Edition, cloth issue. New York: Viking, 1941 Presentation copy inscribed on the half-title, “For Tony, a good master and a good guy, John Steinbeck.” Tony is Tony Berry, the skipper of the Western Flyer, the purse seiner which ferried John and Carol Steinbeck, and Ed Rickets, along with a crew of four (including Berry), through the waters of the Gulf of California in March and April of 1940, collecting specimens and making observations. Sea of Cortez is the story of the expedition, along with a section of the scientific findings. It is regarded as one of Steinbeck’s most important works of non-fiction chiefly because of the involvement of Ricketts, who shaped Steinbeck’s thinking and provided the prototype for many of the pivotal characters in his fiction, and the insights it gives into the philosophies of the two men. The inscription to the skipper of the expedition boat makes this a prime association copy. Provenance: the family of Tony Berry. Jacket tattered, chipped, separated in two pieces along rear joints, piece missing from spine; volume with rubbing to spine ends and corners, damage to top of rear hinge, else very good in fair jacket. (3000/5000)
Lot 150
Page 43 TONY BERRY’S ORIGINAL LOG BOOK OF “WESTERN FLYER” EXPEDITION 151. (Steinbeck, John) Berry, Tony. Original log book kept by Tony Berry, skipper of the Western Flyer, during the month-long expedition in the Gulf of California that resulted in the book Sea of Cortez by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts. 16 pp. cover the Sea of Cortez voyage, March 14 to April 18, 1940, the entries made in pencil. The entire logbook numbers approx. 174 pages, with 5 of the pages covering other voyages, and 1 a list of repairs needed to be made to the boat; the remaining pages are unused. . It is a standard Pilot House Log Book from the Pacific Marine Supply Co. in Seattle, Washington, cloth-backed boards, measuring 23.5x16 cm. (9¼x6½”). The lot also includes: Photocopy of Ed Ricketts’ typed “Verbatim transcription of notes of Gulf of California trip March April 1940”, 49 pp. * 4 pages of photocopies of articles in the Monterey Peninsula-Herald from March and April of 1940 on the expedition. * Typed note from Audry Lynch to “Sparky” Enea (one of the crew members), asking for him to get permission from Tony Berry to use his log for a book they were writing, dated Nov. 14, 1990. * Unsigned copy of a letter giving permission for Lynch and Enea “to use my log and that of Ed ‘Doc’ Ricketts who gave it to me for their book, With Steinbeck in the Sea of Cortez. * Captain’s Hat worn by Tony Berry aboard the Western Flyer. Various places: March-April, 1940 The original log book kept by the captain of the boat on which John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts made their famous voyage aboard the “Western Flyer,” a 76-foot purser seiner built in Tacoma, Washington in 1937, to collect marine invertebrates. Tony Berry made daily, and sometimes hourly, entries, recording the progress and commenting on events. The log begins on March 14, 1940, at 2:10 P.M., “Left San Diego.” On March 17, they “Changed course for Cape Lucas… Slowed down and proceeded slowly, all of a sudden shore looms ahead, dropped sounding line 14 fathoms but boy you could throw a rock on shore. A close call I calls it.” On March 20, at 11:45 A.M., “Arrived at Espiritu Santo Island. They collected quite a few specimens and are well satisfied. On the way to this island we passed the Miss California, and also a big black yacht, could not see the name…” On March 26, “Laid at Puerto Escondito on anchor. Not much doing today. The boys had a celebration last night. Quite a few hangovers today…” On April 9, “Left anchorage for shrimp fishing boats. There are 12 gape boats here all big boats, they are sure killing a lot of other fish. John and Ricketts wend aboard.” And on April 16, “Tied up alongside of quarantine wharf in San Diego.” A fascinating and important record of one of the highly significant episodes in John Steinbeck’s great literary career. Provenance: the Tony Berry family. Normal wear, a stain to front cover, very good. Lot 151 (2000/3000)
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Page 44 152. (Steinbeck, John) Hawksbill Turtle specimen acquired by Tony Berry, skipper of the Western Flyer, on the John Steinbeck/Ed Ricketts expedition to the Gulf of California that resulted in the book Sea of Cortez. Stuffed specimen of the sea turtle, with shells for eyes. Approx. 52 cm. long, 36 cm. wide, and 17 cm. high. (20½x14¼x10½”). Baja California: c.1940 Hawksbill turtle acquired by Tony Berry while the master of the Western Flyer on the expedition to the Gulf of California undertaken by John and Carol Steinbeck and Ed Rickets in March and April of 1940. The Hawksbill turtle is today considered critically endangered, their shells being the primary source of tortoise shell material, used for decorative purposes. Accompanied by a small snapshot photograph taken on the expedition, of a hawksbill turtle on the deck of the boat, recently wrested from the sea. However, it may not be the same turtle - a newspaper article about Berry’s experiences on the expedition, published in 1992, quotes the 86-year-old as saying he traded two packs of cigarettes for it in Guaymas. At any rate, it comes from the expedition, a rare memento of a key episode in Steinbeck’s life and literary career. Provenance: The Tony Berry family. Skin starting to Lot 152 split in a few places, else very good or better. (1000/1500)
153. (Steinbeck, John) Nineteen photographs and two framed newsclippings relating to the Western Flyer, skippered by Tony Berry on the expedition of John Steinbeck, Ed Ricketts, and others aboard the boat in the Sea of Cortez. Includes: Photograph of the Western Flyer docked by a Tacoma warehouse, an enlargement of one of the snapshots in the lot. 27x35 cm., framed. (A few creased and a short tear). 1937. * Sepia photograph of the Western Flyer plying the waters, several crew and passengers visible. 25.5x20 cm., framed. * Copy photograph of preceding. 34.5x27 cm., framed. * Enlarged copy photograph of the Western Flyer. 18.5x24 cm. * 4 snapshot photographs of the Western Flyer docked and at sea, with rubberstamp date 1937 on verso, the year she was launched. 9x15 cm. or smaller. * Photograph of Tony Berry holding a shark jaw open. 14.4x9 cm. * Two photographs of 3 crew members, one of them Toby Berry, plus 8 other photographs. 20x25 cm. or smaller. * Newspaper article, “Steinbeck, Ricketts Embark on Cruise,” undoubtedly from a Monterey paper. Framed. 1940. * Newspaper article, “Sailing with Steinbeck: Former captain recalls trip with Salinas author that formed ‘Sea of Cortez.’” With photo illustration of Tony Berry. Various places: 1937-1992, Photographs that belonged to Tony Berry, skipper of the Western Flyer, the boat that carried John and Carol Steinbeck, and Ed Ricketts, on their expedition to the Gulf of California that resulted in the book Sea of Cortez. Most of the photographs are of the boat; some are copy photographs or enlargements. Provenance: The Tony Berry family. Generally very good. (500/800)
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Page 45 154. Stillingfleet, Edward. Origines Britannicae, or, the Antiquities of the British Churches. [2], lxxiii, [9], 364 pp. (folio) 31.7x20 cm. (12½x8”), period full calf. First Edition. London: Printed by M. Flesher for Henry Mortlock, 1685 Significant work of antiquarian scholarship by the British theologian and scholar and staunch defender of Anglicanism. Wing S-5615. Covers well; rubbed and worn, about half of spine strip perished; some marginal staining within, overall very good. (300/500)
155. Stratten, Dorothy. Signed Photograph. Black & white photograph, 6½x4½”, signed in red. No place: No date The 1980 Playboy Playmate of the Year was murdered by her estranged boyfriend Paul Snider while involved with film director Peter Bogdanovich. Fine. (250/350)
156. Szukalski, Stanislaw. Projects in Design: Sculpture and Architecture - with original woodblock signed by Szukalski. 53 pp. + many photograph plates, reproducing his artwork. 12x10½, blue cloth with orange cloth spine, lettered in gilt, all edges gilt. One out of 150 copies printed at the Lakeside Press. First Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, [1929] Includes an original woodblock on tissue-paper, tipped in as frontispiece, signed in pencil by the artist. Stanislaw Szukalski (1893-1987) was a Polish born painter and sculptor whose works were as unorthodox as his concept of world history, Zermatism. Zermatism postulates that all human culture was derived from post-deluge Easter Island and that mankind was locked in an eternal struggle with the Sons of Yeti. Szukalski’s works are on permanent display at the Polish Museum of America in Chicago, as well as the Polish National Museum in Warsaw. His sculptures reveal a Mayan influence, many are pictured in this book in addition to city plans, plans for sculptures that were never executed, and many drawings of architectural elements. One drawing of a sculpture that is particularly captivating is that of a project for a monument to Mussolini, conceived on the day of departure of the minister of foreign affairs Zalewski, of Poland, for Rome. Mussolini is depicted nude and serpentine, with a tail and a scaly spine and horns, two hounds stand guard with him. An interesting series of illustrations from the pre-war era of this artist’s career. In 1934 he was proclaimed as the “Greatest Living Artist” by the Polish government. In 1939, the Nazi siege of Warsaw resulted in the destruction of the Szukalski National Museum built in his honor just five years before. Contemporary interest in his work remains, notable admirers include actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who sponsored a retrospective exhibition titled, “Struggle,” at the Laguna Art Museum in 2000. Lightly sunned extremities, a few spots of soiling, slightly rubbed; tiny piece of paper lifted from margin of Mussolini plate; else plates are fine; overall very good. (1000/1500)
157. Tharaud, Jerome & Jean. Un Royaume de Dieu. [265] pp. Illustrated with 91 full-page and smaller etchings by Lucien Madrassi. (4to) original wrappers. One of 20 lettered copies from a total edition of 455 copies. Paris: Aux Editions Lapina, 1925 An account of elderly rural and urban Jews in Poland and Russia following World War I. The lettered copies contain 5 etchings not included in the ordinary limited edition of 400. Wrappers worn, partially detached, and with tape repairs; internally clean, the etchings sharp. (500/800)
Page 46 158. Thomas Aquinas, Saint. Diui Thomae Aquinatis, ordinis praedicatorum, viri & vitae sanctimonia, ae sacrarum literarum peritia praeclari, in omnes beatu Pauli Apostoli commentaria adnotationibus illustrata, quibus ante nunqua labore F. Jacobi Alberti Castern. [14], 292 [i.e. 294 (leaf numbers 99 & 100 repeated)] ff. Title page in red and black; device of Poncet le Preux on title. Numerous errors in foliation; folio 286 bound following folio 292. (Folio in 8s) 33.6x21.5 cm. (13¼x8½”), modern full black leather, red leather spine labels, pastedown endpapers from an early unidentified manuscript. Paris: Poncet le Preux, 1541 No copies found on OCLC WorldCat. Copac locates 3 copies of the same date but with the imprints of either Jehan Petit or A. Girault, no copies located with the Poncet le Preux imprint. Scarce. Worming throughout, mostly in the inner margin but also affecting some text, some evidence of smoke damage; good. (1000/1500)
159. (Three Stooges) Card signed by the Three Stooges. 3¼x5½” post card inscribed by Shemp and also signed by Larry and Moe. No place: No date Light crease at left, even toning to card; very good. (700/1000)
160. Truman, Harry S. Typed Letter Signed. Typed letter signed, on Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank letterhead, 10½x7¼”. Kansas City: September 10, 1956 Truman writes Lawrence Spivak of NBC’s “Meet the Press” declining an invitation to appear on the program. A block of 6 U.S. postage stamps featuring Truman is also included. Creased from mailing; fine. (250/350)
AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM MARK TWAIN TO HIS LONDON PUBLISHER 161. Twain, Mark. Autograph Letter Signed by Mark Twain as S[amuel] L[anghorne] Clemens, to his English publisher. 23 lines, in ink. On single sheet of paper 21x14 cm. (8¼x5½). Hartford: March 10, 1890 Clemens writes to his publisher in London, Andrew Chatto, about his works being translated into Italian, providing insight into both his relationship with Chatto and his feelings about some of his early writings: “Dear Mr. Chatto, Mr. Romasso has made translations of some of my sketches, and wishes to publish them in Italy, but I necessarily refer him to you, because the authority to grant or withhold permission rests solely with you. But in any case, to send him your editions of my several books & charge to my account, for I would rather he should read my modern works than my ancient ones. Don’t send him anything earlier than the ‘Gilded Age.’ The sketches which he mentions to me are heavy antiquities, & I had forgotten that they existed. Sincerely yours, SL Clemens.” Archival mounting tape on verso along left edge, ½” split along one fold; very good or better. (1500/2000)
Lot 161
Page 47 162. Valerius Maximus, [Gaius]. Factorum ac dictorum memoralium. 273, [14] ff. (Small 8vo) 11.5x7 cm. (4½x2¾”), early full calf stamped in blind and gilt. Paris: Simon de Colines, 1543 “Valerius Maximus flourished in the reign of Tiberius. Nothing is known of his personal history except that his family was poor and undistinguished, and that he owed everything to Sextus Pompeius (consul A.D. 14), proconsul of Asia, whom he accompanied to the East in 27...The style of Valerius’s writings seems to indicate that he was a professional rhetorician.” (Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition). Some wear and old repairs to binding, front cover and free endpaper detached; very good. (600/900)
163. Van Buren, Martin. Autograph Letter Signed. Two-page autograph letter signed, 10x7¾”. Washington: January 20, 1835 Van Buren writes to Benjamin Tappan: “ My Dear Sir, I have recd. your letter informing me that a story had got into circulation that John A. Bryan Esquire had threatened me that if he did not get an office under the Gen;. Government he would defeat my election in Ohio, & requesting my permission to contradict the report, if that can with truth be done. I cheerfully authorize you to do so. Mr. Bryan has made no such treat to my knowledge. I have an indistinct impression of having some conversation with him upon the subject of appointments in Ohio, but have not been able to call to mind the particulars of it, nor whether it related to himself or others. Such a circumstance as that to which you allude could not however have escaped my recollection. I am Dr Sir Very Respectfully your friend & Obedient Servt., M. Van Buren”. Dated at Washington, Jan. 20, 1835. An engraving of Van Buren is also included. Fine. (800/1200)
164. Vlaminck, Maurice de. Illustrations pour Le Diable au Corps de Raymond Radiguet. 1 dry point etching and 10 original lithographs. 29.5x23.7 cm (11½x9¼”), loose in gray paper wrappers, as issued. House in a custom full black calf portfolio. One of 25 copies on Chine paper. [Paris]: Marcel Seheur Edit., [1926] Presumably intended to be accompanied by the edition of 25 copies on Japan paper of Radiguet’s novel Le Diable au Corps [The Devil in the Flesh]. Leather portfolio worn; some light edge wear to wrappers and small ink stain at lower edge; ink stain from wrapper bleeding through to the lower edge of the etching (image not affected), this leaf also with some wrinkling; other plates near fine. (1000/1500)
ANDY WHAROL’S ICONIC SOUP CAN 165. Warhol, Andy. Original sketch of Campbell’s Soup Can. Original sketch in black felt-marker, signed below, 10¾x8”. No place: No date Warhol’s iconic soup-can image, boldly signed. Fine (5000/8000)
166. Warhol, Andy & Truman Capote. Interview Magazine, Vol. IX, No. 7 - Signed by Warhol and Capote. 72 pp. 16¾x11”. New York: 1979 Signed on the front cover by both the publisher Andy Warhol and Truman Capote whose interview appears in this issue. Accompanied by a small flyer for a autograph party for this issue of the magazine at Robert Keene’s Southampton Book Co. Printed on newsprint, the paper is evenly toned throughout, short tear at edge of front cover; else very good. (1000/1500)
Lot 165 Page 48 167. (Washington, D.C.) Program for festivities at the National Capital Centennial. 6 leaves of card stock, lithographed with color and some gilt on rectos only with embossing, all tied together with red, white & blue ribbon, all edges gilt. 24x19 cm. (9½x7½”). Accompanied by an engrave invitation, on slightly thinner stock. Washington, D.C.: 1900 Extravagantly designed program to the festivities planned for the American elite invited to the festivities celebrating the 100th anniversary of our nation’s capital, with a reception at the White House, a parade, reception at Corcoran Gallery, etc. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory. Small nick at the ribbon hole of the first card; near fine. (300/500)
168. Wayne, John. Lobby Card for “The Sea Chase” signed by John Wayne. Color lobby card for the film “The Sea Chase” starring John Wayne and Lana Turner. 11x14”. 1955 Signed by John Wayne. Some light wear and soiling; very good. (500/800)
169. Webster, Daniel. Autograph Note Signed. Autograph note signed, 4x6½”. No place: August 11, 1851 Webster, with considerable reputation as a tippler, is said to have had a secret pass-through from the bar to his usual Massachusetts hotel room. This note, apparently written while elsewhere, requests: “My Dear Sir, Pray send me up a demijohn of good cider vinegar.” Fine. (400/600)
LARGE PAPER PRESENTATION COPY OF WEBSTER’S WITCHCRAFT 170. Webster, John. The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft: wherein is affirmed that there are many sorts of deceivers and impostors, and divers persons under a passive delusion of melancholy and fancy but that there is a corporeal league made betwixt the devil and the witch, or that he sucks on the witches body, has carnal copulation, or that witches are turned into cats, dogs, raise tempests or the like, is utterly denied and disproved... [16], 346, [4] pp. ([A]4, a4, B-2Y4). (folio) 34.5x23 cm. (13¾x9¼”), period full calf stamped in gilt with the arms of Richard Samuel White, rebacked with modern calf, raised bands, morocco lettering piece. First Edition, large paper copy. London: Printed by J.M. [Jonas Moore], 1677 Rare large paper copy, with presentation inscription by the author, apparently to the dedicatee Henry Marsden or his son, signed JW, mounted on the verso of the front free endpaper, six lines of verse reading: “Right worthy friend this piece to you I send/ Peruse it well & read it to the end/ And though nor law, nor gold therein you find/ Treasure and greater that inrich the mind/ And though small pleasure therein you may take/ Accept it kindly for the Authors sake.” Beneath the inscription, in what is probably the presentee’s hand: “Experience from this learned piece I take/ And love to read it, for ye Author’s sake.” On the recto of the free endpaper is mounted the large signature of Charles Marsden, Esq. White has signed the blank recto of the imprimatur leaf, along with notation “Purch’d at Fenton’s Sale, Dec. 1798, 5/- RSW.” It is evident he had his arms stamped on the front cover following his purchase. There are also a few early ink notations on title-page, and a correction to the spelling of name of another of the dedicatees. John Webster (1610-1682) was an English clergyman, physician and chemist with occult interests, a proponent of astrology and a skeptic about witchcraft. In this book, there is implication that deceptive techniques, such as sleight of hand, might be responsible for supposed supernatural occurrences, as in the title of Chap. XII, “If the Devil, or Witches have power to perform strange things, whether the do not bring them to pass by meer natural means, or otherwise...” This work is a very great rarity in presentation format. Some scuffing & wear to covers; bookseller’s catalog entry mounted on the blank recto of the imprimatur leaf (well below White’s signature), occasional minor soiling; very good. (5000/8000)
Page 49 171. Whitman, Walt. Walt Whitman in Camden: A Selection of Prose from Specimen Days. [14], 45, [2] pp. Preface by Christopher Morley. Illustrated with photographs by Arnold Genthe. (4to) original cloth, paper label on front. One of 1100 copies. Camden: Haddon Craftsmen, 1938 Laid in is a letterpress Christmas Greeting from publisher’s The Haddon Craftsmen, signed by printer and binder Richard Ellis. Cloth a bit browned, light foxing; very good. (200/300)
172. Whittier, John Greenleaf. Autograph Note Signed. Autograph note signed, 4x5”. Amesbury: January 16, 1870 The Quaker poet writes: “Dear Friend, I have no copies of the early book ‘Legends of N.E.’ referred to in thy kind letter. I am very truly thy friend. John G. Whittier.” Fine. (150/250)
173. [Wicquefort, A. de]. Memoirs touchant les ambassadeurs et les ministres publics par L.M.P. [xii], 600 pp. (12mo) 13.8x7.7 cm. (5½x3”) period full calf, repairs to spine and corners. First Edition. Cologne: P. Marteau, 1676 OCLC WorldCat locates no copies of this edition and only 2 copies of the 1677 edition. Some edge wear; occasional foxing; very good. (500/800)
OSCAR WILDE’S WORKS, ONE OF 80 COPIES ON JAPAN VELLUM 174. Wilde, Oscar. [Works]. 14 volumes. (8vo) original limp vellum, spines lettered in gilt, front covers lettered in gilt and with three circular gilt devices, top edges gilt. One of 80 copies on Japan Vellum. London: Methuen (mostly), 1908 Picture of Dorian Gray with the Paris imprint of Charles Carrington all others with Methuen imprint (as issued). The rarest and most desirable edition of Wilde’s collected works, this set consigned by the family of the original purchaser. Some spotting to vellum (chiefly to spines); a bit of foxing to endleaves; near fine. (8000/12000)
Lot 174
175. Willing, Thomas & Henry Nixon. Document Signed. 3 page manuscript document on 2 sheets, 13x8”. Signed at the close by both Thomas Willing and Henry Nixon. Philadelphia: June 1, 1811 The document lists the assets of John Nixon who had the honor of doing the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. Willing and Nixon both served as president of Robert Morris’ Bank of North America. Nixon married Morris’ daughter. John Nixon, revolutionary patriot and general was also a founder of the Bank of America. Some wear at edges, separations along folds; very good. Page 50 (200/300) 176. Wilson, Brian with Todd Gold. Wouldn’t It Be Nice. Cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. First Edition. [New York]: Harper Collins, [1991] Signed by Beach Boy Brian Wilson on half title. Light wear to jacket; near fine. (200/300)
177. Wright, Orville. Signed Bank Check. Bank check, 3¼x8½”. Dayton, Ohio: June 14, 1945 Check to secretary Mabel Beck for $64.86 drawn on Winters National Bank & Trust Co., signed by Orville Wright. Accompanied by a sheet of 10 U.S. postage stamps commemorating the Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk. Check with perforated canceling, well away from signature; very good. (700/1000) Section II: Rock Posters, Handbills and Related Art
178. (Bill Graham) Bread, D. and Randy Tuten. Janis Joplin & Her Band, Savoy Brown, Aum, Brotherhood of Light. Original color poster with photograph of Janis Joplin at center by Jim Mabbhell. 53.5x35.7 cm. (21x14”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1969 First printing with the white inner band of the juke box around the Janis Joplin image. The second printing had a yellow inner band. Great original poster for this concert held in March 1969 at Winterland and Fillmore West. This concert marked Joplin’s emergence into a successful solo career. BG165. Very small and faint crease at two corners; else near fine. (200/300)
179. (Bill Graham) Byrd, David. Jefferson Airplane, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Joshua Light Show [at] Fillmore East. Original color poster. 56.7x33 cm. (22¼x13”). First Printing. New York, NY: 1968 With a border in red, orange and green with a black outline. The first printing with “fantasy unlimited c[opyright] 1968, bill graham, n.y., no.6” printed in black below the final line of the poster, to the left (instead of to the middle). FME006. Touch rubbed at corners; very good. (150/250)
180. (Bill Graham) Chuck Berry, Buddy Miles, Loading Zone, Lights by Abercrombie...Eric Burdon and War, Seals and Crofts Clover, The San Francisco Light Show. Archivally matted and framed original concert poster. With frame measures 73.5x88 cm. (29x35”). San Francisco: 1970 Triptych design poster for this concert which took place on October 1-4, 1970 at Fillmore West. BG250. A few faint dampstains near edges of poster, a few closed tears at edges, the largest is approximately 3” at top edge; else very good. (200/300)
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Page 51 FOUR DAYS OF ENTERTAINMENT HEADED BY CREAM 181. (Bill Graham) Conklin, Lee. Cream, Big Black, Loading Zone [at] Fillmore. Original color poster. 53.5x35.5 cm. (21x14”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1968 The very rare first printing of this concert poster for the 4 days of entertainment headed by the band, Cream. Performing at Winterland and Fillmore in February and March of 1968. Conklin’s artwork of the band members face’s shows them atop the heap of letters below, a yellow sun set against an orange sky behind them. On plain uncoated paper, displaying dull flat colors, as per the first printing. BG109. Many pin holes, multiples at each corner, a few within edges of illustration, some yellowing at edges and rubbing; good. (500/800)
182. (Bill Graham) Conklin, Lee. Jefferson Airplane [at] Fillmore West. Original concert poster. 54x36 cm. (21¼x14”). San Francisco: 1968 Psychedelic poster featuring an airplane with a woman’s head and breasts which serve as propellers. For their 1968 concert at Fillmore West on Oct. 24-26. BG142. One or two pin holes at each corner, a crease or a touch rubbed at corners; very good. Lot 181 (150/250)
183. (Bill Graham) Conklin, Lee. Quicksilver Messenger Service, Grateful Dead [at] Fillmore West. Original color poster. 54x35.5 cm. (21¼x14”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1968 Does not display the “W” after the ticket outlets strip, as is called for in the second printing. A human head made up of animal and other human forms is set against a blue background. Illustrated in silver, dark blue and red. BG144. Long and faint crease at top right corner, pin holes at each corner; else very good. (150/250)
184. (Bill Graham) Grateful Dead, Pentangle, Sir Douglas Quintet [at] Fillmore West. Original color poster, archivally matted and framed. With frame measures 67.5x48.3 cm. (26½x19”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1969 First printing of the poster, on glossy stock paper and without the “W” after the ticket outlet strip. A psychedelic pink and orange image of the band, with many faces in the smoke. A great original poster (printed before the concert) for this event held on Feb. 27, 28 and March 1, 2 in 1969 at Fillmore West. BG162. Multiple pin holes in each corner, some surface nicks near edges; very good. (200/300)
185. (Bill Graham) Griffin, Rick. Big Brother and the Holding Company [at] Fillmore West. Original color poster. 56x35.5 cm. (22x14”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1968 Hand holding a torch pops out at you from a heart in this brightly colored Rick Griffin-designed poster. BG136. A few pin holes at top middle edge, a bit of very light creasing at top corners; else near fine. (250/350)
Page 52 186. (Bill Graham) Griffin, Rick. Bulls Eye, Alvert King, Creedence Clearwater Revival. Original color poster. 35.5x56.2 cm. (14x22”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1968 Art by Rick Griffin of a smiling bull’s head at the center of a target board. For the September 1968 concert at Fillmore West. An unusual horizontal poster. BG137. Near fine. (150/250)
WHO, GRATEFUL DEAD AND OTHERS AT FILLMORE WEST 187. (Bill Graham) Griffin, Rick and Alton Kelley. The Who, James Cotton, Magic Sam...Grateful Dead, Kaleidoscope, Albert Collins...[at] Fillmore West. Color lithograph original concert poster. In a thin red frame. With frame measures 57x72.7 cm. (22¼x28½”). San Francisco: 1968 Double the size of the usual poster, and featuring a triptych illustration, this poster advertises two concerts, each with a big line up, held at the Fillmore West. The artwork is a collaboration between Griffin and Kelley, and shows a bug like creature holding up the frame (with his legs too) of a three-dimensional illustration within. BG133. A few nicks to surface near edges, some creasing at edges; very good. (500/800)
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188. (Bill Graham) Lofthouse, Patrick and Tom Weir. Big Brother and the Holding Company. Original color poster. 53.7x35.7 cm. (21x14”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1968 Circular photograph features Janis Joplin and was taken by Tom Weir. The design by Lofthouse. The concert took place April 11-13, 1968, just one week after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Because of the circumstances, after Thursday night’s concert, the promoters moved it to another local venue. BG115. A touch creased at corners, other tiny spots of rubbing; very good. (200/300)
Page 53 189. (Bill Graham) Phillips, Jim. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers [at] The Fillmore. Artwork by Jim Phillips. 48.3x33 cm. (19x13”) color poster. Framed. San Francisco: Fillmore Corp., 1997 Poster advertising Tom Petty & the Heartbreaker’s performance in January of 1997 at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Nice framed image of a mermaid sitting upon a rock just beneath Golden Gate Bridge. F253. Appears fine; not examined outside of frame. (100/150)
190. (Bill Graham) Singer, David. Grateful Dead, Miles Davis Quintet, Stone the Crows, Brotherhood of Light. Original lithograph poster. 53.6x35.7 cm. (21x14”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1970 First printing of this rock poster, without the “W” printed next to “Bill Graham 1970 - No 227,” as there is in the second printing. The image on this poster shows an x-ray image of a hand reaching out towards a shell suspended in the starry sky, a red triangle at its center. BG227. Some creasing or very light rubbing at corners, two tiny spots on top edge where paper rubbed off; very good. (400/600)
191. (Bill Graham) Singer, David. Joe Cocker, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Van Morrison, The Stonemans. Original poster. 55.5x35.5 cm. (22x14”). San Francisco: 1970 Original rock poster for the performance held on April 23-26 at Fillmore West. BG229. Some light rubbing at corners, a few spots rubbed within image; very good. (150/250)
192. (Bill Graham) Singer, David. Johnny Winter, Eric Burdon and his Band, Lonni Mack...[at] Fillmore West. Original color poster. 56.1x35.6 cm. (22x14”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1969 Color photograph at center is a visual pun, having little to do with any band on the ticket, shows “Two Lips” and “Tulips.” First Printing with a vertical blue line 2” down from the top in the right-hand margin. BG180. Bit of creasing and surface wear at bottom left corner; very good. (150/250)
193. (Bill Graham) Singer, David. Spirit, Poco, Gypsy [at] Fillmore West. Original color poster. 53.5x35.5 cm. (21x14”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1970 A great image of a cat with the world beneath his two front paws, set against a neon pink background. Rock poster for this concert on May 14-17 at the Fillmore West. BG233. Lightly rubbed at edges, one faint crease at top edge; very good. (150/250)
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Page 54 194. (Bill Graham) Singer, David. Twenty-six concert posters designed by David Singer for concerts in San Francisco. 26 posters, including the following by Bill Graham poster numbers: BG178. * BG181. * BG185. * BG187. * BG205. * BG206. * BG207. * BG208. * BG211. * BG214. * 2 copies of: BG221. * BG223. * BG224. * BG232. * BG235. (Some light creasing). * BG237. * BG240. * BG243 (small pieces of tap on edges, dampstain on lower edge). * BG244. * BG253. * BG255. * BG259. * BG260. * BG279. * BG285. Together 26 posters, including 1 duplicate. Each is approximately 53.5x35.5 cm. (21x14”). San Francisco: 1969-1971 For artists such as Grateful Dead, B.B. King, Miles Davis, Lee Michaels, Bo Diddley, Chicago, and Chambers Brothers. A large and wonderful collection of rock posters for concerts at Fillmore in San Francisco. All are first printings, with the printing of BG205 questionable, as the color does not match first printing description of slate gray, however it does have the horizontal line measuring 1/8 from the right-hand margin. Mostly very good or better. (700/1000)
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195. (Bill Graham) Tuten, Randy. Creedence Clearwater Revival [at] Fillmore West. Original color poster. 53.5x35.5 cm. (21x14”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1969 Original concert poster with an image of a sinking ship at center. For the May 1969 concert, altho featuring Brotherhood of Light, Little Princess #109 and more. BG174. Near fine. (150/250)
196. (Bill Graham) Tuten, Randy. Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Mongo Santamaria. Original poster. 53.2x36 cm. (21x14”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1969 First printing of the original poster for a concert that had both rock and Latin music, incorporating the music Bill Graham loved most. The background of the poster is blue (as opposed to gray in the second printing) and there is no “W” after the ticket outlets strip. BG171. A bit of faint yellow staining on bottom left hand edge; very good. (150/250)
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Page 55 197. (Bill Graham) Tuten, Randy. The Band, Sons of Champlin, Ace of Cups. Original poster. 53x34.9 cm. (20¾x13¾”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1969 First printing with no “W” after the ticket outlets strip. Great original poster for their April 17- 19, 1969 concert at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. A touch of wear at edges; very good. (200/300)
THE DOORS AT THE COW PALACE 198. (Bill Graham) Tuten, Randy. The Doors, Lonnie Mack, Elvin Bishop Group [at] Cow Palace. Original color poster.55.1x35.5 cm. (21¾x14”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1969 First printing without the “W” printed after the ticket outlets strip. A red poster with black and white lettering, and within a floral border is a photograph of lead singer J Morrison, plus his band. By this time, The Doors were too popular to perform in the smaller Fillmore Auditorium, so the venue was the Cow Palace. BG187. Faint crease in two corners, lightly rubbed along extremities; very good. (400/600)
199. (Bill Graham) Tuten, Randy. The Kings, Taj Mahal, Extra Added Attraction, Sha-Na-Na [at] Fillmore West. Original color poster. 53.7x35.5 cm. (21x14”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1969 Great yellow, red and black poster with a green-tinted photograph at center. Design by “Rootin- Tuten.” Original poster for the November 1969 concert. BG204. Small crease at bottom left corner; near fine. (150/250)
200. (Bill Graham) Tuten, Randy. The Rolling Stones, Sunday Nov. 9th 6:30 P.M. [at] Oakland Coliseum. Original black and silver poster with photograph of The Rolling Stones by The Visual Thing, Inc. 56x35.5 cm. (22x14”). Second Printing. Oakland, CA: 1969 This concert marked the first time Bill Graham had booked a space as large as the Oakland Coliseum. The poster is a second printing, lacking both the white stripping errors and indentation in the silver border found in the original printing. This printing was produced on 11/25/1974 in a run of 5,000. BG201. Some light rubbing along edges, silver at margins a touch rubbed away on right margin, a few tiny creases at corners; very good. (150/250)
201. (Bill Graham) Tuten, Randy and Peter Pynchon. Led Zeppelin, Julie Driscoll...[at] Fillmore. Original color poster. 51.9x35.3 cm. (20½x14”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1969 First printing of the poster for this April 1969 rock concert. Of the correct size, and does not have the “W” after the ticket outlets strip. Great all green poster with white and black lettering, a big avocado with eyeballs stares out at you. BG170. Rubbed at extremities, slight creasing at top right corner, some black ink soiling(?) as a very thin strip on right edge (perhaps a printing error?), faint horizontal crease; very good. (200/300)
Page 56 23 BILL GRAHAM HANDBILLS 202. (Bill Graham) Twenty-three handbills for concerts from Bill Graham, plus 2 Bill Graham postcards, and a small collection of rock concert ephemeral items. 23 handbills, including the following by Bill Graham reference number: BG158. * BG165. * BG174. Bit of paper removed from surface at top right corner. * BG191. * BG208. * BG209. * BG223. * BG225. * BG228. * BG231. * BG245. * BG246. * BG247. * BG248. * BG249. * BG252. * 2 copies of: BG253. One is heavily creased. * 2 copies of: BG256. * BG257-258 (one card). * BG264. * BG276A. * Plus, 2 post cards: BG180. * BG029. 3rd printing. Dampstains and soiling. * Also including a small group of ephemera from other rock concerts: Handbill for The Incredible String Band, Dough Kershaw...[in] San Rafael. * 2 handbills for Mason Cass: WIN701016 and WIN710107. * Handbill for Youngbloods. EUP700717. * Postcard for: Golden Star Presents, The Doors. At Santa Rosa Fairgrounds. * Plus a few other items. San Francisco: 1966-1971 A great collection of mainly Bill Graham handbills, including the very nearly mint, and very rare Jefferson Airplane at Fillmore West handbill. Most handbills with some tape residue or other wear to versos; mostly very good. (600/900)
203. (Bill Graham) Twenty-two posters for rock concerts presented by Bill Graham. 21 posters, including the following by Bill Graham poster number: BG64. * BG77. * BG89. * BG101. A tiny tear at bottom edge. * BG114. A few small yellow stains. * BG132. * BG143. * BG160. A few spots of surface lifted off, small piece of tape on left edge. * BG164. * BG199. Moderate creasing. * BG203. * BG251. * BG261. * BG262. * BG264. *BG265. * BG277. * 5 copies of BGP017. Most measure approximately 56x36 cm. (22x14”). Each is a first printing. Together 22 posters, including some duplicates of the last poster. San Francisco: 1967-1971 [and] 1987 Posters for various rock concerts, mostly at the Fillmore. Poster art by Lee Conklin, Bonnie Maclean, Norman Orr, and others. A few with tiny pin holes at corners; mostly very good or better. (700/1000)
204. (Bill Graham) Wilson, Wes. Chuck Berry, Grateful Dead, Johnny Talbot and De Thangs. Original lithograph concert poster. 52.2x34.5 cm. (20½x13½”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1967 First printing with the “Printed by West Coast Lithograph Co., SF.” at bottom right margin. A great poster with a nude lady holding a snake, and psychedelic lettering. The rock poster advertises their concert at the Fillmore Auditorium on March 29, 1967. BG055. Near fine. (200/300)
205. (Bill Graham) Wilson, Wes. The Association, Along Comes Mary, Quicksilver Messenger Service [at] Fillmore. Original green poster, lettered in red and black. 50.1x35 cm. (19¾x13¾”). Second Printing. San Francisco: 1966 The red lettering makes up the flames on this bright original rock poster. This is the second printing of the poster, characterized by a light blue verso (the first had a white verso), and the omission of “#18” after Wes Wilson’s signature alongside the red lettering. BG018. A few small spots of rubbing on edges; very good. (150/250)
Page 57 206. (Bill Graham [and] Family Dog) Wilson, Wes. Eight concert posters designed by Wes Wilson for concerts. 7 posters including by Bill Graham poster numbers: BG010. 2nd printing. A small yellow stain on left edge, near bottom. * BG020. 2nd printing. * BG026. 2nd printing. * 2 copies of: BG061. Unsure of printing. * BG150. * Plus, two posters from Family Dog: FD012. 2nd printing. * “May the Baby Jesus Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Mind” The Tribute to Chet Helms. Featuring appearances by...Saturday, April 30, 1994... Together 8 posters, including 1 duplicate. Each approximately 53x34 cm. (21x13½”). San Francisco: 1966-1968 [and] 1994 For performances by Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Buffalo Springfield. Some extremity wear to each, mostly very mild; very good or better. (200/300)
207. (Bill Hamilton) Cannon. Bill Hamilton Presents in a Light Opera, Rodger Collins... Original color poster with art by Cannon. 56.2x34.9 cm. (22x13¾”). Santa Clara: 1967 Orange and purple poster with large lettering which swirls around (and makes up) the figure of a lady holding a tambourine. Among the performers are The New Delhi River Band, The Light House Light Show, and She’s Looking Good. The concert was at Continental Auditorium on Martin Avenue in Santa Clara, in February 1967. A rare find. Pin holes at each corner, a tiny nick on top left corner and a few tiny creases at corners; very good. (200/300)
208. (Comics) Collection of approximately 101 underground, counter-culture and 3D comic books. Approximately 101 comic books, including several issues of Zap Comix, Rip Off Comix, Yellow Dog, Freak Brothers and Mr. Natural. Also includes approximately 48 comic books in 3D, meant to be read with 3D glasses, of which several include a pair. Each is wrapper bound, and most measure approximately 25.5x17.5 cm. (10x7”) with some variation. 1960s-1980s Among the 3D comics are Betty Boop, The Three Stooges, Krazy Kat, and Dick Tracy. Some wear from handling to most; most are very good. (300/500)
209. (Counter Culture) Counter culture event posters, plus other ephemera from the San Francisco Bay Area - twenty pieces. Includes: 3 items from The San Francisco Mime Troupe. Color post card. 2005; Color broadside/poster: Mister Smith Goes to Obscuristan. 2002; Color broadside/poster: Soul-Suckers from Outer Space. In 3-D Mime-o-Vision. Dampstaining on bottom edge. 1996. * Small glossy color card, advertising West Fest: 40th Anniversary Woodstock. Art of dove flying over Golden Gate Bridge by Dusty Hughston. 2009. * Small color poster for: Mountain Play: Hair. Outdoor Theatre, Mt. Tamalpais. 2007. * Color poster: The Bay Area Celebrates the Rainbow Show. De Young Museum. 21 March to 22 June. * Small poster for an exhibit: 15-50-15, Loma Prieta Quake 15 Years - Phoenix 50 Years - NERT 15 Years, Marina Remembrance & Celebration. 1989. * Small poster: Return of Tut. Art Exhibit at Nine, 399 9th Street. Featuring art by various artists. Signed on bottom margin by exhibiting artist Kalynn Campbell, dated 1986. * Small Poster: Warhol’s Wake, 1987. At Nine, 399 9th Street. Signed by poster artist Kalynn Campbell, 1987. * Small poster: Cal-20 Class Championship, The Corinthian Yacht Club...July 10-15, 1989. * Color poster: Fourth Annual North Beach Photographic Art Fair, May 25, 26, 27 in Washington Square 9am/6pm. Poster art by Gilbert Johnson. Moderately creased from rolling. 1974. * Front page of the San Francisco Examiner, dated Wednesday, November 6, 1968. Mounted to board. Front page of newspaper with photograph of Nixon, trimmed and mounted to board. * Silver and black poster for 3rd Annual Santa Cruz Poetry Festival [at] Civic Auditorium. Poets included Ken Kesey, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Al Young. * 3-D poster, “Look Out.” With illustration of a clown throwing a pie towards the view, meant to be viewed
Page 58 with 3-D glasses. Some soiling. Scholastic Magazines, 1979. * Small color proof: San Francisco’s Problem Child Turns Twenty This Summer. Haight Ashbury. Art by Kalynn Campbell, with her proof stamp on bottom edge, number 15/50 in pencil. 1987. * Black and white poster of Tania. Shows a photograph of Tania (pseud. Patty Hearst) holding a machine gun. * Poster with green and white black line drawing: The Straight Theater is Our Building: Fight for it. Tax Funds for Peoples’ Enterprises! 439 Cole St... A few yellow stains near edges. [c.1973]. * Plus 3 other posters. San Francisco: Various dates An interesting collection of mostly posters from events held in the San Francisco Bay Area. Also includes smaller broadsides/posters and ephemera. Mostly very good. (200/300)
RARE COLLECTION OF 3D GLASSES 210. (3D Glasses) Collection of original 3D glasses from the 1980s. Approximately 130 pairs of 3D glasses. Most date from 1980-1990, and are all of the standard size with a few exceptions. Plus a few other related items, such as an original McDonald’s Happy Meal Box (unused) with 3D cartoon art on the sides, plus the original glasses included with the happy meal box, dated 1981. Also included is a Rolling Stones pair of 3D glasses to be used during a 1990 TV broadcast. 1980-1990 There was a resurgence in the popularity of 3D movies (as there is today) in America in the 1980s. 3D movies first appeared on the scene in the 1950s, but these glasses all date from the 1980s. Such movies as Friday the 13th Part 3 debuted in 3D, and there are several pairs of glasses promoting that movie (and others) in this collection. Most are near fine; some with a bit of wear from handling; only a few with moderate wear (dust, soiling, etc). Mostly near fine. (300/500)
BIG BROTHER AND BLUE CHEER PLAY DENVER 211. (Family Dog) Griffin, Rick. Big Brother and the Holding Company, Blue Cheer. Original color concert poster. Archivally matted and framed. With frame measures 67.5x75.3 cm. (26½x29½”). First Printing B. Denver, Colorado: 1967 This poster is over 19” tall in accordance with the First Printing B. A great original poster for the concert held in Denver Colorado on September 8-9, 1967. FD079. Appears near fine; not examined outside of frame. (500/800)
212. (Family Dog) Kagan, Paul. Tim Buckley, Velvet Underground, All Men Joy, Jerry Abrams Headlights [at] Avalon Ballroom. Original poster with photograph art by Paul Kagan. 51x35.5 cm. (20x14”). San Francisco: 1969 Great photograph combining two images, one of a nude couple, and one of a forest. FD128. Faint and small creases at edges, lightly rubbed at all edges, pin hole at each corner; very good. (150/250)
213. (Family Dog) Mouse, Stanley and Alton Kelley. Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service [at] Avalon Ballroom. Original color poster. 51.2x35.5 cm. (20x14”). Second Printing. San Francisco: 1967 Second printing per exact measurements and coloration. A beautiful Mouse-Kelly collaboration for this poster for a concert on Jan. 27-28, 1967. Illustration of a beautiful woman on a gold background. FD045. Near fine. (250/350)
Page 59 BO DIDDLEY AND QUICKSILVER AT AVALON BALLROOM 214. (Family Dog) Mouse Studios. Bo Diddley, Quicksilver Messenger Service [at] Avalon Ballroom. Original poster, printed on brown “grocery-bag-like” paper. 50.8x35.4 cm. (20x14”). First Printing. San Francisco: 1966 First printing on the paper so described, and of the right size. Red and orange image and lettering on brown paper. Illustrates a dog (think RCA dog) listening to a gramophone, the sounds escaping the other side of his ear form the lettering for the poster. FD018. Some pin holes in each corner, some very light creasing at corners; very good. (500/800)
215. (Family Dog) Thirty-Eight rock concert post cards, from Family Dog Productions. 38 original rock concert post cards, including the following by Family Dog reference number: FD056. * FD060. * FD062. * FD064. * FD068. * FD075. * FD078. * FD079. * FD081. * FD086. * FD087. * FD088. * FD091. * FD092. * FD094. Many tape repairs on verso. * FD095. * FD096. * FD097. * 2 copies of: FD100. * FD101. * FD103. * FD105. * FD107. * FD109. * FD116. * FD119. * FD122. * FD124. * FD129. * FD133. * FD134. * FDD007. * FDD008. * FDD010. * FDD011. * FDD014. * FDD015. * FDD018. First Printing A. Together 38 post cards, each approximately 18x12.7 cm. (7x5”). * Plus, 3 pieces of Family Dog ephemera. San Francisco [and] Denver: 1967-1968 A varied collection of rock concert post cards from Family Dog Productions. Many with some wear to verso such as bits of tape, tape residue, yellowing, or rubbing; mostly very good. (500/800)
216. (Family Dog) Twelve posters for rock concerts presented by Family Dog. 12 posters including the following Family Dog numbers: FDW001. * FD030. 3rd printing. Yellow stain on bottom edge. * FDD014. * FD041. 2nd printing. * FD062. * FD096. * FD105. * FD107. Small yellow stain at bottom edge. * FD111. * FD114. * FD118. * Also, The Kinks, Oceola, Temporary Optics. Concert poster featuring 3-dimensional art (effect to be seen with 3-D glasses). Chip out of bottom right corner, a few very small pieces of tape on front. Most are 51x35.5 cm. (20x14”) with some variation. San Francisco [and] Denver: 1966-1968 Includes the first Family Dog Winterland poster. Artwork by Rick Griffin, Mouse, etc. Most posters for performances at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. Some wear to many, 4 with pin holes at corners (and/or at edges); mostly very good. (200/300)
217. (Bill Graham & Family Dog) Thirteen handbills for rock concerts by Bill Graham and Family Dog. Includes 4 loose handbills, plus 9 laid into corner mounts and archivally matted and framed. Total of 13, each measure approximately 18.5x12 cm. (7¼x4¾”) with some slight variation in size. San Francisco: Various dates Includes handbills from the following performances from Bill Graham: B.B. King / Santana at Fillmore West. July, 1969. * B.B. King / Country Joe and the Fish at Fillmore West. July, 1969. * Led Zeppelin / Bonzo Dog Band at Winterland. November, 1969. * Lee Michaels / Small Faces at Fillmore West. May, 1970. * Creedence Clearwater Revival at Fillmore West. March, 1969. * Jethro Tull at Fillmore West. November, 1969. * Plus, handbills from Family Dog: The Doors / The Sparrow at Avalon Ballroom. May, 1967. * Quicksilver at Avalon Ballroom. March, 1967. * Quicksilver at Avalon Ballroom. October, 1967. * The Electric Flag at Avalon Ballroom. February, 1966. * Quicksilver at Avalon Ballroom. May, 1968. * Taj Mahal / Dave Van Ronk Family at Avalon Ballroom. May, 1968. * Jim Kweskin at Denver Dog in Denver, CO. December, 1967. Some wear to versos of some; many a touch rubbed at extremities; very good. (250/350)
Page 60 218. (Grateful Dead) Collection of nine Grateful Dead handbills, plus nine stickers and one ticket from 1990. Includes the following 9 handbills, by their reference number: BG216. * BG154. * BG227. * 2 copies of: WAR800925. * BG197. * BG263. * Plus 2 more: Tuesday July 14 at 9 pm, Euphoric Enterprises Present an Evening with the Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage...[in] San Rafael. Printed to be viewed with 3-D glasses. * Winterland Presents Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, with Hot Tuna & New Riders of the Purple Sage...4 October 5...1970. Most handbills measure 17.5x11.5 cm. (7x4½”) with two slightly larger. Also, 9 stickers; 8 are 9.3x6.3 cm. (3¾x2½”) color stickers printed on linen. Printed from 1993-1995 for various shows in the U.S. One sticker for their Europe Tour of 1990. 14x8.8 cm. (5½x3½”). * Plus a double-sheet color ticket from a concert on December 31, 1990. BGPO38. 1969-1995 Great little collection for the Grateful Dead fan with original handbills, stickers, and tickets. Together 19 items. Some wear to most handbills, mostly on verso of image side; lightly soiled or rubbed; very good. (300/500)
219. Griffin, Rick. All New Stuff - Grateful Dead - Make of the Flood. Original color poster. 59x43.2 cm. (23x17”). First Printing. 1973 Poster promoting the Make of the Flood record that debuted in November, 1973. Illustration by Rick Griffin shows a black crow holding a picture of a wheat reaper with his scythe (the album cover?). Rare. Creasing from being rolled up, faint yellow spots scattered across entire poster, a pin hole in each corner, small dampstain in lower right corner; good. (150/250)
JIMI HENDRIX IN CONCERT 220. (Hendrix, Jimi) Eight contact sheets with approx. 30 photographic images apiece of Jimi Hendrix performing on stage. Each contact sheet approx. 28x35.5 cm. (11x15”); one is framed. No place: c.1969 The man arguably the greatest electric guitarist in the history of rock music performs live on stage with the other two members of his band. There seems to be water and a fountain in front of the stage. Accompanied by a receipt from The Custom Print Shop, Professional Photo Finishing, Hollywood, Ca., made out to a J. Jones, but not for these contact sheets. Fine condition. (400/600)
221. Hill, Millard. Monterey World Pop Festival. Rock Gulch, Artisan Fair. Original color poster in blue, yellow and white. Art by Millard Hill, and illustrates a hand holding a flower, inside the had is written “Peace Together.” Archivally matted and framed in lovely beveled gold frame. With frame measures 75x62 cm. (29½x24¼”). Monterey, CA: Mediametrics Corporation, 1970 Original poster for an important precursor to Woodstock, the Monterey International (World) Pop Festival, which first appeared in 1967. While Monterey had been host to Jazz and Folk music festivals, it had never hosted a pop or rock music festival. The poster boasts among the entertainment, “60 hours of music. International film festival runs continuously. West coast shows carnival. Camp facilities provided.” A 3-day event from March 20-22, which only cost you $10. Appears fine, although not examined outside of frame. (200/300)
Page 61 222. (San Francisco) Thirteen original posters for rock concerts and other events in San Francisco. 13 posters, including: Initial Shock, Allmen Joy, Indian Head Band, Phoenix [at] The Straight Theatre. Art by Mari Tepper. The Bindweed Press. Many short closed tears at edges, creasing at corners, a few stains at corners, a few pin holes at each corner. SAG680703. * Dr. Sunday’s Medicine Show. Big Brother and the Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service...a Benefit for the Haight Ashbury Medical Clinic..[at] Family Park in San Jose. Art by Mari Tepper. * The Love Conspiracy Commune Presents Psychedelic Happenings with the Peanut Butter Conspiracy, The Doors...568 Sacramento, San Francisco. Double-H Press. WSK670204. Printing unsure. Tape residue and yellowing at edges. * It’s Party Time Again! The Hells Angels...Big Brother and the Holding Co... Later printing. CAH670203. * The Hells Angels M.C. Present Big Brother and the Holding Co. and the Merry Pranksters [at] Sokol Hall. Later printing. * 2 copies of: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers [at] The Fillmore. F367. * The Tribute to Chet Helms [at] Maritime Hall, 450 Harrison Street. Featuring: Members of Credence Clearwater Revival... By Kelley / Family Dog. Ticket stub from event included. * The Tennessee Farm Band on Tour with Stephen, Also Ina May on Spiritual Midwifery [at] Golden Gate Park. Free Concert. Some soiling and wear to bottom edge. * Sound Proof Presents, Rockarama!!! 5 Days of Music at the Avalon Ballroom. Art by Gilbert Shelton. Printed by the Ripoff Press. * A Zenefit. The Grateful Dead, Big Brother and the Holding Co...[at] Avalon Ballroom. Photo by Robert S. Boni. * KSAN, What was That? or Suddenly Lost Summer. Art by Kelley-Mouse. Moderate wear to edges, multiple pin holes at each corner. ZZZ005023. * Winterland Presents Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead with Hot Tuna & New Riders of the Purple Sage...1970. Together 13 posters, including 1 duplicate. Most are approximately 53x35.5 cm. (21x14”) with some variation. Many are first printings. San Francisco: 1967-1976 [and] 1994-1999 Great collection of rock concert posters for mostly late 1960s to early 1970s rock concerts in San Francisco, including two rare posters with art by Mari Tepper. A few with moderate wear, the rest very good or better. (300/500)
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1. All bids are to be per lot as numbered in the catalogue.
2. As used herein the term “bid price” means the price at which a lot is knocked down to the purchaser and the term “purchase price” means the aggregate of (a) the bid price (b) a premium of twenty percent (20%) of the bid price payable by the purchaser, and (c) unless the purchaser is exempt by law from the payment thereof, any California state or local sales tax except where sold to a purchaser outside of California and shipped to the purchaser.The Galleries have been authorized by the consignor to retain, as part of remuneration, the 20% premium payable by the purchaser.
3. Property auctioned by the Galleries is often of some age.Prospective bidders should personally inspect such property to determine its condition and whether it has been repaired or restored.Any information provided by the Galleries or its employees is for the convenience of bidders only and should not be relied upon. ALL PROPERTY IS SOLD “AS IS” AND NEITHER THE GALLERIES NOR THE CONSIGNOR MAKES ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY OR ITS VALUE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR WHETHER THE PURCHASER ACQUIRES ANY COPYRIGHTS.IN NO EVENT SHALL THE GALLERIES OR THE CONSIGNOR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTNESS OF DESCRIPTION, GENUINENESS, ATTRIBUTION, PROVENANCE, AUTHENTICITY, AUTHORSHIP, COMPLETENESS, CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY OR ESTIMATE OF VALUE.NO STATEMENT (ORAL OR WRITTEN) IN THE CATALOGUE, AT THE SALE, OR ELSEWHERE SHALL BE DEEMED SUCH A WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, OR ANY ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY.HOWEVER, notwithstanding this condition and subject to the further provisions of this paragraph as set forth below, property may be returned by the purchaser, the sale rescinded and the purchase price refunded under the following conditions: (1) printed books which prove upon collation to be defective in text or illustration (provided such defects are not indicated within the catalogue or at the sale), and (2) autographs which prove not to be genuine (if this can be demonstrated and if not indicated in the catalogue or at the sale).Printed books are not returnable for defects not affecting text and illustration, including, but not limited to, lack of half-titles, lists of plates, binder’s instructions, errata, blanks, or advertisements.No returns will be accepted unless written notice, by registered mail or receipted courier, is received by the Galleries within fourteen (14) days of the sale of the property and the property is returned in the same condition as it was at the time of sale.NO LOT IS RETURNABLE ON ACCOUNT OF PROPERTY INCLUDED BUT NOT SPECIFICALLY NAMED AND DESCRIBED IN SUCH LOT.LOTS CONTAINING THREE OR MORE TITLES, WHETHER NAMED OR UNNAMED, AND SELLING FOR ONE HUNDRED FIFTY ($150) OR LESS, EXCLUSIVE OF BUYER’S PREMIUM, ARE SOLD NOT SUBJECT TO RETURN FOR ANY REASON.
4.Photographs, prints and other fine art multiples are sold in compliance with California law, and the Galleries’ catalogue descriptions of such multiples conform to the applicable provisions of that law.
5. Any right of the purchaser under this agreement or under the law shall not be assignable and shall be enforceable only by the original purchaser and not by any subsequent owner or any person who shall subsequently acquire any interest. No purchaser shall be entitled to any remedy, relief or damages beyond return of the property, recision of the sale and refund of the purchase price; and, without limitation, no purchaser shall be entitled to damages of any kind.
Page 67 6. If we are prevented by fire, theft or any other reason whatsoever from delivering any property to the purchaser, our liability shall be limited to the sum actually paid by the purchaser.
7. Books and other property purchased are to be removed at the close of each Sale unless shipping instructions are received by the Galleries before such sale.If not removed, property will be held at the sole risk of the purchaser and no responsibility is assumed if such goods are lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed.The Galleries will facilitate shipment of property to out-of-town purchasers at an additional packing charge plus carriage and insurance, but will not be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from the shipping thereof in excess of the amount of the insurance.
8. Payment terms:All items are to be paid for by (a) cash, (b) cashier’s check, (c)credit card, or (d) personal check with approved credit, and all accounts are due when bills are rendered. MERCHANDISE WILL BE SHIPPED AFTER PAYMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
9. We reserve the right to reject a bid from any bidder.The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser.In the event of any dispute between bidders, or in the event the auctioneer doubts the validity of any bid, the auctioneer shall have the sole and final discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer and resell the article in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale, our sales records shall be conclusive in every respect.
10. Unless the Sale is advertised as a sale without reserve, each lot is offered subject to a reserve. MOST LOTS OFFERED BY THE GALLERIES HAVE A MINIMUM RESERVE OF ONE- HALF THE PRESALE LOW ESTIMATE .The Galleries do not accept reserves of more than the low estimate nor allow consignors to bid on their own items.
11. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery or inconvenience in the settlement of a purchase, no lot can be transferred.Each buyer must pay for the whole of his purchases before any lot can be removed.
12. As a service to clients unable to attend the Sale, we will accept absentee bids without charge in advance of the sale by telephone, mail, fax, email or in person.All bids must state the highest bid price the bidder is willing to pay.“Buy” bids are not accepted.Please check bid sheets carefully to make sure you have the correct lot numbers and that the sheet is legible.The Galleries reserve the right to refuse to undertake absentee bids, and shall in no event be responsible for failure to execute such bids or for any error that may occur when executing them.Unsuccessful absentee bids will not be acknowledged.
ALL SALES HELD BY PBA GALLERIES ARE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2328 OF THE COMMERCIAL CODE AND SECTION 535 OF THE PENAL CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CONSIGNING BOOKS TO PBA GALLERIES The first step in consigning to PBA is to contact the Galleries, either by phone, fax, email or letter. It can then be determined whether the item or items under consideration would do well at auction. Following this, arrangements can be made for the delivery of the material to PBA. In the case of large consignments or libraries, a member of the staff may be able to view the books on location, and make arrangements for its transportation to PBA Galleries. Because of the costs involved, PBA discourages consignments with a total value of less than $1500. The frequency of auctions, and variety of subject matter, allows PBA Galleries to ensure quick turn-around time for items consigned. Books can appear at auction as quickly as 30 days and generally not more than 90 days following consignment. Commissions vary between 10% and 15%, depending on the selling price of an item.These commissions encompass all related costs including insurance, storage, cataloguing, illustrations, etc., except shipping. Payment is sent within 20 banking days of an auction.
Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 BId Sheet 133 Kearny Street, 4th Floor Sale #:______San Francisco, CA 94108 Sale Date:______Phone: (415) 989-2665 Fax: (415) 989-1664 www.pbagalleries.com
Name:______Bidder#:______Cust Id#______Company:______Shipping address (if different from mailing address) Address:______Address:______City:______State:______Zip:______City:______State:______Zip:_____
Is either a new address? Yes No
Day Phone:______Home Phone:______Cell:______
Email:______Fax:______
Are you a dealer purchasing for resale? Yes No (if yes) I hereby certify that all tangible personal property purchased by me will be for resale and is not subject to California Sales Tax, and that I hold Sellers Permit #______
1. PBA Galleries is hereby authorized to bid on the following lots up to the price stated. 2. All bids shall be treated as offers made subject to the Conditions of Sale. 3. These bids will not be executed unless this form is signed. 4. A 20% Buyer’s Premium will be charged on all lots sold.
PLEASE EXECUTE THESE BIDS ON MY BEHALF. ______SIGNATURE
CHECK HERE TO INCREASE BIDS BY ONE INCREMENT IN CASE OF TIE______
Please charge my credit card for my purchase: Visa Mastercard Discover Credit Card #:______Exp. Date:______Signature______Please use this card for all future purchases
LOT NUMBER LOT NUMBER LOT NUMBER In numerical order BID AMOUNT In numerical order BID AMOUNT In numerical order BID AMOUNT
Bid Increments $00 to $200...... $10 $2000 to $5000...... $250 $200 to $500...... $25 $5000 to $10,000. . . . . $500 $500 to $1000...... $50 $10,000 to $20,000. . . $1000 $1000 to $2000. . . . $100 $20,000 to $50,000. . . $2500 Note: Bids not matching the above increments will be rounded down to the nearest increment.
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