Books and Ephemera - NYS, Travel, Signed, Obama, etc.
Catalog Information: 449 lots with images | View lots
Date: November 7, 2010
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Sale Notes:
This catalog features an outstanding collection of antique books spanning across a variety of topics, including travel and exploration and New York State history. This auction also contains a number of small-press, limited edition books and signed first editions - including a unique copy of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's "Profiles in Courage" signed by President Barack Obama.
The antique travel and exploration volumes feature the 1817 printing of "A Narrative of Voyages and Travels, in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres;" a four-volume first edition of Washington Irving's "Life & Voyages of Christopher Columbus," printed in 1828 and containing the original fold-out maps; and a very scarce 1836 printing of the "History of the Lives & Bloody Exploits of Pirates." Additionally included are an 1897 volume on Japan and an 1892 first edition of "A Princess of Fiji." The travel volumes also cover early American history, with an 1872 printing of "Picturesque America," several mid-nineteenth century reports of railroad explorations and surveys, and a 1913 story of homesteading, "The Conquest - The Story of a Negro Pioneer" by Oscar Devereaux Micheaux.
The New York State historical volumes featured in this catalog include genealogical and county histories, historical atlases of counties and much more. Featured in this collection is a very scarce complete collection of the 100 prints from the Fish & Game of New York in 1902, featuring classic prints of fish by S. F. Denton and birds painted by Louis Agassiz Fuertes.
Also included in this catalog are a number of limited editions published by small-press houses, including Janus Press and Riverside Press. Most of these are hand-signed by the author or artist, including "A Fable of Bidpai" signed by artist Helen Siegl; Benjamin Franklin's "The Old Mistresses' Apologue" printed in 1975 with engravings by Claire Van Vliet; a 1974 printing of "Brazilian Miniatures" by Axl Leskoschek; and an accordion-style "Alphabeta Concertina" by Ronald King.
This catalog also features several important, scarce volumes such as the 1785 first edition of "The Art of Teaching Sport" by Fenn, a rare early work on teaching children to play. Also, a complete 34-volume "Autograph Edition" of "The Work of Rafael Sabatini," with the author's signature in the first volume. Additionally, this catalog contains first editions of the American classics "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "Gone With the Wind."
Lot 9001: Jacob Studer BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA 1888 Color Plates Large Ornithological Work Painter
Title: The Birds of North America Author: Jacob H. StuderPublisher: The Natural Science Association of AmericaPrinting Year: 1888Condition/Details: Bound in oversized brown pebbled cloth with three quarter leather, gilt embossing and raised spine ban [...more]
Lot 9002: 34V Rafael Sabatini AUTOGRAPH EDITION OF THE WRITINGS 1924-1937 Limited Edition Author-Signed Dust Jackets
Title: The Writings of Rafael Sabatini Author: Rafael SabatiniPublisher: Riverside PressPrinting Year: 1924-1937, Limited EditionNumber of Volumes: Complete 34-volume setNotes: This very scarce, complete limited edition set of Sabatini's work is boun [...more]
Lot 9003: Abel Chapman SAVAGE SUDAN 1921 Maps Illustrations Photographs Journey Through Sudan People Wildlife
Title: Savage Sudan Its Wild Tribes, Big-Game and Bird-Life Author: Abel ChapmanPublisher: Gurney and JacksonPrinting Year: 1921Condition/Details: Bound in green cloth-covered boards with bright gilt designs of animals on its boards, bright gilt lett [...more]
Lot 9004: HISTORY OF SENECA COUNTY 1876 Illustrations Finger Lakes Region Scenery Public Buildings Sketches
Title: History of Seneca Co., New York, 1786 - 1876, with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Palatial Residences, Public Buildings, Fine Blocks and Important Manufactories Author: uncreditedPublisher: Everts, Ensign & Everts (Philadelphia)Prin [...more]
Lot 9005: Frederick Douglass MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM 1855 First Edition Illustrations Frontispiece Portrait
Title: My Bondage and My Freedom Author: Frederick DouglassPublisher: Miller, Orton and MulliganPrinting Year: 1855Condition/Details: Bound in brown cloth-covered boards with bright gilt embossing to the spine, this antique volume is the second autob [...more]
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