Books and Ephemera - Connecticut, Woolf, Bookcases, etc.
Catalog Information: 297 lots with images | View lots
Date: June 6, 2010
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Sale Notes:
This auction will offer a wide selection of highly desirable rare books and antique bookcases. Among the items on the block are a group of antique books accompanied by original signed letters by the authors, including American artist Rockwell Kent, British sexologist Havelock Ellis and utopian fiction writer Morrison I Swift. Additional offerings include a number of author-inscribed first editions from the likes of Theodore Dreiser, B L Farjeon, Gertrude Atherton and woodcut artist Gwendolen Raverat. We are also pleased to present a rare first American edition of Albert Einstein's "Relativity."
In addition, there will be a number of rare editions and first printings from many literary greats including three hard-to-find volumes by Virginia Woolf, a first edition of "The Voyage Out", her first novel which featured the debut of the character Mrs. Dalloway, who would become the focus of one of Woolf's most beloved novels, A rare early edition of "Monday or Tuesday", her only collection of short stories with a very uncommon dustjacket and a first edition of "To the Lighthouse" with a very rare dustjacket featuring art by Woolf's sister, Vanessa Bell. Two rare printings by James Joyce as well as a most scarce first edition of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" will be included in this catalog. Other highlights include a first edition of Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper", a rarely printing of the 1901 revised edition of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" and more from Andre Gide, Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad, Jack London and others.
Also featured in this auction is a sizeable collection of antique titles dealing with Connecticut history. There are original editions of a number of rare county histories, historical sketches, genealogies and accounts of various communities. Prime examples are "Standard's History of Bridgeport" (1897), "Biographical Record of Fairfield County" (1899) and "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor" (1891) by Henry R Stiles.
This auction also features a selection of antique bookcases in a variety of woods, styles and sizes including stacking sectionals, glass-fronted pieces and rotating racks. Complementary to these lots, we will be offering several groups of vintage and antique bookends with various themes.
Lot 1001: Rockwell Kent WILDERNESS A JOURNAL OF QUIET ADVENTURE IN ALASKA 1920 Signed Letter Woodblock Plates
Title: Wilderness: A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska Author: Rockwell KentPublisher: G. P. Putnam's SonsPrinting Year: 1920 First Edition, First State with signed letterCondition/Details: Bound in cloth with gilt debossing on spine and front boa [...more]
Lot 1002: Albert Einstein RELATIVITY: THE SPECIAL AND GENERAL THEORY Gravity Space Theory Physics Absolute Time
Title: Relativity: The Special and General Theory Author: Albert Einstein, Ph.D.Publisher: Henry Holt and CompanyPrinting Year: 1920 First U.S. EditionCondition/Details: Bound in navy cloth with bright gilt debossing on the front board, this antique [...more]
Lot 1003: Elfriede Abbe AESOP'S FABLES RETOLD ILLUSTRATED WITH WOODCUTS 1950 Inscribed Limited Edition
Title: Aesop's Fables: Retold, Illustrated with Woodcuts, and Printed by Elfriede Publisher: Elfriede Abbe (Ithaca, New York)Printing Year: 1950 Limited Edition Signed and Inscribed by Elfriede AbbeCondition/Details: Bound in brown and black decorate [...more]
Lot 1004: Havelock Ellis 3V + ORIGINAL HAND WRITTEN SIGNED LETTER Autograph Dance of Life Edith Lees Sympathy Philosophy of Conflict Love and Virtue
This auction lot includes the following group of titles with an autographed letter from Havelock Ellis:- Hand Written Signed Letter by Havelock Ellis - Dated 15 Nov. 1916 - Written to "Mr. Berkowitz" thanking him for a sympathy letter regarding the [...more]
Lot 1005: Elliot Storke COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE GREAT REBELLION 1863 Salesman's Sample Intact Foldout Maps & Broadside
Title: A Complete History of the Great Rebellion (Salesman's Sample)Author: Elliot G. StorkePublisher: Auburn Publishing Printing Year: 1863Condition/Details: Bound in black cloth with decorative gilt boards and marbled page edges. This antique vol [...more]
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