Fine Press Books & Livres d'Artiste | Lots 46-106

Lots 46-106

46 [ALLEN PRESS]. ALLEN, Harris Stearns. The Trail of Beauty. San Francisco: Allen Press, 1940. 47 [ALLEN PRESS]. POE, Edgar Allen (1809-1849). The Murders in the Rue Morgue. Antibes, France: Allen Press, 1958.

8vo. ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR by William Gaskin tipped in. Original mustard cloth-backed decorative paper covered boards, printed paper label on spine, uncut.

LIMITED EDITION, number 61 of 100 copies SIGNED BY HARRIS STEARNS ALLEN. THE ALLEN PRESS’S FIRST BOOK: “It was especially suitable that for our fi rst book we should select a text by my father, the catalyst of our printing ambitions” (Allen Press 1).

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $500 - 600

48 [ALLEN PRESS]. BYRON, George Gordon Noel, Lord (1788-1824). Beppo, a Venetian story. Kentfi eld, CA: The Allen Press, 1963.

Oblong folio. 35 illustrations reproduced from copperplate engravings from 18th-century Venetian books from Philip Hofer’s collection. Text and plates loose as issued in original tan cloth-backed Fortuny print cloth boards (some very slight wrinkling to cloth backing on upper board); original cloth portfolio (minor stain on top edge).

LIMITED EDITION, one of 150 unnumbered copies. 8vo. Title printed in red, blue and black; illustrated (one or two tiny spots to a few leaves). Original black, red and tan paper-covered boards, upper cover lettered in black, uncut (very slight rubbing to bottom of lower corners); glassine.

LIMITED EDITION, one of 150 unnumbered copies. Allen Press 22.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $300 - 400

49 [ALLEN PRESS]. Dialogues of Creatures Moralised. Preface by Joseph Haslewood. Kentfi eld: Allen Press, 1967.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $300 - 400 Folio. Title printed in red and black; 122 illustrations, decorations printed in blue, red and green. Original decorated tan cloth, spine lettered in orange, uncut; matching slipcase.

LIMITED EDITION, one of 130 unnumbered copies, with illustrations after the woodcuts of the 1480 fi rst edition. Allen Press 31.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $300 - 400

50 [ALLEN PRESS]. DRYDEN, John (1631-1700). All For Love: Antony-Cleopatra, a Romantic Tragedy. Kentfi eld: Allen Press, 1976.

Folio. Half-title and title printed on tan paper; frontispiece portrait of Cleopatra handpainted on papyrus by artists at Cairo; hand-colored chapter head-pieces by Dorothy Allen; marginal hieroglyphs. Original light brown cloth uncut; matching slipcase.

LIMITED EDITION, one of 140 unnumbered copies. Original prospectus laid in. Allen Press 42.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $300 - 400

51 [ALLEN PRESS]. The Allen Press Bibliography. Greenbrae: Allen Press, 1981.

Folio. Numerous illustrations and decorations; sample pages bound in as issued. Original tan-cloth backed hand-blocked Richelieu, uncut; original slipcase.

LIMITED EDITION, one of 140 unnumbered copies. Original prospectus laid in. Allen Press 46.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $700 - 900

52 [ALLEN PRESS]. SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Romeo and Juliet Greenbrae: Allen Press, 1988.

4to. Illustrated pen and ink drawings by Michèle Forgeois, calligraphy by Mark Livingston. HAND-BOUND IN ORIGINAL FULL VELLUM, stitching on sides, spine hand-lettered, uncut, by Jenifer Lindsay, London.

LIMITED EDITION, one of 10 unnumbered copies specially bound, of a total edition of 115.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $1,000 - 1,500

53 [ARION PRESS]. TOOMER, Jean (1894-1967). Cane. San Francisco: Arion Press, 2000.

Oblong 4to. Woodcuts by Martin Puryear. Original linen boards with ribbon ties, lettered on upper cover and spine (title on upper cover very slightly rubbed).

LIMITED EDITION, one of 400 unnumbered copies.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $500 - 700

55 [ARION PRESS]. WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). Orlando, a Biography. [ARION PRESS]. WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). Orlando, a Biography San Francisco: Arion Press, 2005. Small folio. Photographs by Diana Michener. Original gold cloth with photographic onlay; original slipcase. LIMITED EDITION, one of 400 unnumbered copies. Original prospectus laid in.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $200 - 300 54 [ARION PRESS]. FERLINGHETTI, Lawrence (1919-2021). A Coney Island of the Mind. San Francisco: Arion Press, 2005.

Small folio. Illustrations by R. B. Kitaj. Original cloth-backed decorated papercovered boards, printed paper label on spine; original slipcase.

LIMITED EDITION, one of 300 unnumbered copies. Original prospectus and subscriber’s letter from Andrew Hoyem laid in.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $200 - 300

56 [ARUNDEL PRESS]. MOSER, Barry (b.1940). Gold Rush. Los Angeles: Arundel Press, 1985.

Small folio. 25 plates after Moser. Text and plates loose as issued in original black morocco-backed portfolio, spine gilt-lettered.

LIMITED EDITION, number 18 of 350 copies SIGNED BY MOSER.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $400 - 600

57 [BLACK SUN PRESS]. LAURENCIN, Marie (1883-1956), illustrator. DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-1898). Alice in Wonderland. Paris: The Black Sun Press, 1930.

Oblong 4to. Title-page in red and black, chapter headings, initial letters and pagination in red; 6 color lithographs by Laurencin. Loose as issued in original publisher’s wrappers (a few tiny spots); original glassine (some light chipping); original slipcase and chemise (some minor wear).

LIMITED EDITION, number 250 of 300 copies on Rives paper printed for distribution in Europe of a total edition of 790. $600 - 800 58 [BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA]. HARLOW, Neal (1908-2000). The Maps of San Francisco Bay from the Spanish Discovery in 1769 to the American Occupation. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1950.

Folio. 21 facsimile maps on 19 sheets, some folding, printed in red and black. Original red leather-backed decorated boards, spine giltlettered. Provenance: R.C. Van Houten (bookplate).

LIMITED EDITION, one of 375 unnumbered copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. BCC 77; GB 501; Graff 1784; Howes H-202.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $300 - 400

59 [BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA / ANDREW HOYEM]. ANGELO, Valenti (1897-1982). Valenti Angelo: Author, Illustrator, Printer. San Francisco: Andrew Hoyem for the Book Club of California, 1976.

Folio. Numerous illustrations after Angelo’s designs with hand-coloring. Original red cloth-backed orange paper covered boards, printed paper label on spine, uncut.

LIMITED EDITION, one of 400 unnumbered copies hand-colored by the artist and SIGNED BY ANGELO. Original prospectus laid in.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $200 - 300 60 [BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA]. MAGEE, David (1905-1977). The Hundredth Book. A Bibliography of the [BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA]. MAGEE, David (1905-1977). The Hundredth Book. A Bibliography of the Publications of the Book Club of California & A History of the Club. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press for the Book Club of California, 1958.

Folio. Numerous facsimile title-pages, printed in red and black throughout. Original tan cloth-backed decorative boards printed paper spine label. Provenance: Robert Grabhorn (bookplate).

LIMITED EDITION, one of 400 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. BCC 100. PRESS FOUNDER ROBERT GRABHORN’S COPY with his bookplate.

[With:]

HARLAN, Robert D. (1929-2014). The Two Hundredth Book. A Bibliography of the Books Published by the Book Club of California 1958-1993. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1993. Folio. Numerous facsimile woodcuts and title-pages, printed in red and black. Original tan cloth-backed decorative boards, printed paper spine label. Publisher’s prospectus laid in. Provenance: Harold Berliners (bookplate). LIMITED EDITION, one of 500 unnumbered copies printed by Mastercraft Press for the Book Club of California. BCC 200.

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61 CHAGALL, Marc (1887-1985). The Jerusalem Windows. New York: George Braziller, 1962. The Jerusalem Windows. New York: George Braziller, 1962. 62

4to. 2 original color lithographs by Chagall, numerous illustrations. Publisher’s red cloth; original printed dust jacket (very slight rubbing); clear acetate jacket.

FIRST EDITION, illustrating Chagall’s designs for 12 stained glass windows for the synagogue at Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem.

$400 - 600 63

62 [CHAGALL, Marc (1887-1985)]. – [DA SILVA, Vieira (1908-1992)]. DI SAN LAZARRO, Gualtieri, editor. XXe Siècle. Quatre Thèmes. No. 26. Paris: XXe Siècle, 1966.

Folio. Original color lithograph by Chagall, original color lithograph by Da Silva, numerous illustrations. Original printed glossy boards, cover design by Chagall.

FIRST EDITION of the 26th issue of the “Nouvelle Série” of XXe Siècle.

$300 - 400

63 CHAGALL, Marc (1887-1985). The Lithographs of Chagall. Vol.I: Monte Carlo and New York: André Sauret and George Braziller, 1960; Vol.II: Monte Carlo and Boston: André Sauret and Boston Book and Art Shop, Inc., 1963; Vol.III: Boston: Boston Book and Art Shop, Inc., 1969.

3 volumes, 4to. 25 original lithographs (including dust jackets), numerous reproductions of Chagall’s lithographs. Original publisher’s cloth; original lithographed dust jackets (very slight rubbing to spine ends); original glassines; original shipping box vol.I; original board slipcases vols.II-III.

FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH of the fi rst three volumes of the catalogue raisonné of Chagall’s lithographs. $600 - 800

64 [DERRIÈRE LE MIROIR - CHAGALL]. A group of 4 Marc Chagall issues, comprising:

CHAGALL. No. 27/28. March/April 1950. -- CHAGALL. No. 225. October 1977. -- CHAGALL. No. 235. October 1979. -- CHAGALL. No. 246. May 1981.

All published Paris: Maeght Éditeur. Each with numerous lithographs and illustrations, loose as issued in original lithographed wrappers. First trade editions, condition generally fi ne. $400 - 500

65 [DERRIÈRE LE MIROIR - MIRÓ]. A group of 5 Joan Miró issues, comprising:

MIRÓ. No. 87/88/89. June/July/August 1956. -- MIRÓ. No. 139/140. June/July 1963. -- MIRÓ. No. 193/194. October/November 1971. -- MIRÓ. No. 203. April 1973. -- MIRÓ. No. 231. November 1978.

All published Paris: Maeght Éditeur. Each with numerous lithographs and illustrations, loose as issued in original lithographed wrappers. First trade editions, condition generally fi ne.

$600 - 800

66 [FLEURON]. SIMON, Oliver and Stanley MORISON, editors. The Fleuron: A Journal of Typography. Vols.I-IV: London: The Fleuron, 1923- 1925. Vols.V-VII: Cambridge: University Press and Garden City, NY: Doubleday Doran & Co., 1926, 1928, 1930.

7 volumes, 4to. Numerous plates, specimen leaves and facsimiles, many in color, many mounted, some folding. Original cloth or cloth-backed boards (slight rubbing, slight fading or soiling vol.IV); vol.II with original printed dust jacket (minor soiling and losses). Provenance: Ward Ritchie (bookplates, vols. II-III).

Volumes V-VII LIMITED EDITIONS, the rest FIRST EDITION. Original prospectus laid in to vol. V. WARD RITCHIE’S COPY of Vols. II and III with his bookplate.

[With:] SOMERS, Jeanne. Index to The Dolphin and The Fleuron. New York: Greenwood Press, 1986. Original publisher’s light blue cloth stamped in white.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $600 - 800

67 [GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]. Chanticleer. A Bibliography of the Golden Cockerel Press. April 1921-1936 August. London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1936.

8vo. Title printed in black and gold, wood engraved illustrations by Robert Gibbings, David Jones, Eric Ravilious, and others. Original green morocco-backed decorated cloth, spine giltlettered, top edge gilt, others uncut, stamp-signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (spine slightly sunned, very light rubbing to spine ends). Provenance: Alice and Justin Hanaw (bookplate). LIMITED EDITION, number 90 of 300 copies SIGNED by partners Christopher Sandford, Anthony Sandford, Owen Rutter, and F.J. Newbery.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $300 - 400

68 [GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]. [KEATS, John (1795-1821)]. Endymion. London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1947.

4to. 58 Wood-engraved illustrations by John Buckland-Wright. Original quarter vellum over brown cloth, fi gure of Cynthia in gilt on upper cover, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, stamp-signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Provenance: Morris J. Cohen (bookplate).

LIMITED EDITION, number 356 of 500 copies. Described by Cave and Manson in their History of the Golden Cockerel Press 1920-1960 as “the most important Cockerel of its time, and Buckland-Wright’s greatest book.”

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $500 - 700

69 [GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]. LUCAS, F. L., editor. The Golden Cockerel Greek Anthology. London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1937.

Folio. Illustrations by Lettice Sanford. Half black leather gilt. LIMITED EDITION, number 187 of 206 copies.

[With:]

Pertelote. A Sequel to Canticleer. Being a Bibliography of the Golden Cockerel Press October 1938-1943 April. London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1943. 8vo. Red quarter morocco. LIMITED EDITION, number 2 of 200 copies SIGNED BY Owen Rutter.

Property from Historic Sengen House, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York $300 - 400

70 [GRABHORN PRESS -- BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA]. POWELL, H.M.T. (b.1824). – WATSON, Douglas S., editor. The Santa Fé Trail to California, 1849-1852: The Journal and Drawings of H.M.T. Powell. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press for The Book Club of California, 1931.

Folio. Folding frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 15 plates. Text printed in red and black. Original orange leather-backed tan cloth boards, spine lettered in blind, 4 raised bands, uncut (very light sunning or rubbing to spine).

LIMITED EDITION, one of 300 unnumbered copies of this work which “ranks as one of the most important and highly celebrated overland narratives. Its superb narrative combined with the elegant presentation of the Grabhorn Press make this a cornerstone of any Western travel collection” (Kurutz The California Gold Rush 515). Eberstadt, Modern Narratives of the Plains and the Rockies 390; GB 158; Howes P-525.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $400 - 600

72 [GRABHORN PRESS]. SCHULZ, H. C. A Monograph on the Italian Choir Book…with an original illuminated initial from an Italian Gradual of the Sixteenth Century. San Francisco: Printed for David Magee at the Grabhorn Press, 1941.

Folio. Vellum leaf with illuminated initial from a sixteenth-century Italian Gradual bound in, hand-illuminated initials throughout by Valenti Angelo. Original two-toned red and beige cloth, upper cover lettered in red (light rubbing and soiling, a few minor scuffs).

LIMITED EDITION, number 19 of 27 copies SIGNED BY MAGEE. GB 363

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $600 - 800 71 [GRABHORN PRESS]. HELLER, Elinor Rass. -- MAGEE, David. Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press, 1915-1940. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1940.

Folio. Text printed in red and black, illustrated with numerous facsimile leaves and plates from various Grabhorn publications. Quarter light brown calf over linen covered boards, 5 raised bands, spine lettered in blind, uncut (rubbing to spine and edges, slight soiling and light wear to spine ends).

LIMITED EDITION, one of 210 unnumbered copies of the fi rst Grabhorn bibliography. GB 340.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $800 - 1,200

73 [GRABHORN PRESS / BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA]. WHEAT, Carl Irving (1892-1966). The Maps of the California Gold Region 1848-1857. A BiblioCartography of an Important Decade. San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1942.

Folio. 26 reproductions of maps (17 folding). Original tan cloth-backed linen, printed paper label on spine.

LIMITED EDITION, one of 300 unnumbered copies of Wheat’s comprehensive study of early California cartography and Gold Rush maps. GB 368; Howes W-312.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $400 - 600

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74 [GRABHORN PRESS]. MAGEE, Dorothy and David. Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press (1940-1956) [With a Check-List 1916-1940]. Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press (1940-1956) [With a Check-List 1916-1940]. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1957.

Folio. Text printed in red and black. 23 samples of printing and facsimiles of Grabhorn publications. Original half red levant over decorated paper-covered boards, spine gilt-lettered, uncut.

LIMITED EDITION, one of 225 unnumbered copies. GB 586.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $300 - 400

75 [GRABHORN PRESS]. TSA TOKE, Monroe (1904-1937). The Peyote Ritual. Visions and Descriptions of Monroe Tsa Toke. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1957.

Folio. 14 color reproductions of paintings by Toke. Publisher’ cloth-backed decorated boards, original plain dust jacket (slight soiling, tears with losses to spine panel and edges). losses to spine panel and edges). LIMITED EDITION, one of 325 unnumbered copies featuring Tsa Toke’s Native American ceremonial artwork. Publisher’s prospectus laid in. GB 589

LIMITED EDITION, one of 325 unnumbered copies featuring Tsa Toke’s Native American ceremonial artwork. Publisher’s prospectus laid in. GB

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $500 - 700

76 HERITAGE PRESS.

A very comprehensive set of Heritage Press publications through 1995, v.p. [mostly New York], 1935-1995, comprising approximately 220 volumes, various 4to and 8vo sizes. Illustrated. Original bindings (very occasional rubbing, chipping, or fading, some volumes lacking original slipcases). (part lot)

A very comprehensive set of Heritage Press publications through 1995, v.p. [mostly New York], 1935-1995, comprising approximately 220 volumes, various 4to and 8vo sizes. Illustrated. Original bindings (very occasional rubbing, chipping, or fading, some volumes lacking original

Included are: ABBÉ PRÉVOST. The Story of Manon Lescaut. 1935. Pierre Brissaud, illustrator. -- HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. 1935. W.A. Dwiggins, illustrator. -- HOUSMAN, A.E. A Shropshire Lad. 1935. Edward A. Wilson, illustrator. -- CLEMENTS, Samuel. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 1936. Norman Rockwell, illustrator. -- STONE, Irving. Lust for Live. 1936. Vincent Van Gogh, illustrator. -- SHAKESPEARE, William. Romeo and Juliet. 1937. Sylvain Sauvage, illustrator. -- COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. 1938. Gordon Grant, illustrator. -- BALZAC. Droll Stories. 1939. Boris Artzybasheff, illustrator. -- Beowulf. 1939. Lynd Ward, illustrator. -- SWIFT, Jonathan. Gulliver’s Travels. 1940. Fritz Eichenberg, illustrator. -- STERN, Lawrence. A Sentimental Journey. 1941. Sylvan Sauvage, illustrator. -- HOMER. The Odyssey. 1942. John Flaxman, illustrator. -- HOMER. The Iliad. 1943. John Flaxman, illustrator. -- HUDSON, W. H. Green Mansions. 1944. Miguel Covarrubias, illustrator. -- BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. Sonnets from the Portuguese. 1948. Valenti Angelo, illustrator. -- And approximately 205 others. Sandglass pamphlets laid-in to most volumes. Complete list available on request.

77 [HOLBEIN, Hans]. -- FOISTER, Susan (b.1954). Drawings by Holbein From the Royal Library Windsor Castle. London and New York: Johnson Reprint Company Limited, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1983.

Large folio. 85 color facsimile plates of drawings by Holbein loose as issued in original unopened burgundy paper wrapper. Text supplement volume in original maroon cloth, gilt lettered. Housed together in a quarter maroon morocco gilt folding case.

LIMITED EDITION, number 262 of 520 copies.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $200 - 300

78 [JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY]. WOOD, John, editor. 21st: The Journal of Contemporary Photography. Brewster, MA: Leo and Wolfe Photography, Inc., 1999-2003.

6 volumes, folio. Numerous reproductions of photographs by signifi cant contemporary photographers including Bernard Faucon, Adam Fuss, John Dugdale, Cy DeCosse, Sally Mann, Holly Wright, and others. Original cloth with photographic print inset on front boards (vols.I-V); original printed wrappers (vol.VI); original shrink-wrap; original cardboard boxes for vols.II, V, VI.

FIRST TRADE EDITIONS, featuring contemporary photography with criticism, poetry, and fi ction by numerous writers including Pulitzer-Prize winners Edward Albee, Robert Olen Butler, Annie Dillard, Adam Johnson, and Richard Wilbur.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $300 - 400

79 [KLEE, Paul (1879-1940)]. Paul Klee: Ten Colour Collotype Reproductions of his Works. London: Lund Humphries, 1957.

Folio. 10 collotypes tipped-in as issued. Original cloth-backed burlap-covered boards.

FIRST EDITION, featuring reproductions of works from the Richard Doetsch-Benzinger collection.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $200 - 300

80 LAMOTTE, Bernard (1903-1983). Proust Portfolio: The France of Marcel Proust. [New York]: printed by Bernard Lamotte, [1950].

Large folio. 25 original copper plate etchings, each signed and numbered 56/100 in pencil by Bernard Lamotte. Loose as issued in original blue cloth folding case with red morocco label to upper cover (very slight fading and rubbing to covers and extremities). [Laid in:] Two typed letters signed “Bernard Lamotte” to Mr. Lord, 6 February 1950 and “George Macy” Director of the Limited Editions Club, to Captain C.W. Lord, 28 September 1949. Both letters requesting Mr. Lord’s advance subscription for Bernard Lamotte’s Proust Portfolio.

LIMITED EDITION, number 56 of 100 copies.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $500 - 700

81 LICHTENSTEIN, Roy (1923-1997). Landscape Sketches 1984-1985. New York: Abrams, 1986.

Oblong 4to. 24 color reproductions. Loose as issued in original cloth folding case.

LIMITED EDITION, number 12 of 100 copies SIGNED BY LICHTENSTEIN.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $1,000 - 1,500

82 LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB. (part lot)

A very extensive run of The Limited Editions Club publications through 2010, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010, approximately 555 works, comprising all but 59 of the primary publications and one of the special publications listed in Limited Editions Club A Collectors Guide & Checklist 1929-2012 (Bill R. Majure, compiler). Various Folio to 8vo sizes. Illustrated. Original bindings. (Some light occasional wear to a few volumes, but generally in fresh condition).

LIMITED EDITIONS, most one of 1,500 copies signed by the artists. Included are:

• SWIFT, Jonathan. The Travels of Lemuel Gulliver. 1929. Signed by Alexander King. (No. 1) • HUGO, Victor. Notre-Dame de Paris. 1930. Signed by Frans Masereel. In the original European-style paper wraps. (No. 13) • DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. 1932. Signed by Frederick Warde. (No. 36) • ARISTOPHANES. Lysistrata. 1934. Illustrated and signed by Pablo Picasso. (No. 57) • O. HENRY. The Voice of the City. 1935. Signed by George Grosz. (No. 67) • JOYCE, James. Ulysses. 1935. Illustrated and signed by Henri Matisse. (No. 71) • THOREAU, Henry David. Walden. 1936. Illustrated and signed by Edward Steichen. (No. 78) • LEWIS, Sinclair. Main Street. 1937. Illustrated and signed by Grant Wood. (No. 89) • STOWE, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom’s Cabin. 1938. Signed by Miguel Covarrubias. (No. 97) • BAUDELAIRE, Charles. Les Fleurs Du Mal – Flowers of Evil. 1940. With both the English- and French-language editions. (No. 117) • GRAHAME, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. 1940. Signed by Bruce Rogers. (No. S-7) • STEINBECK, John. The Grapes of Wrath. 1940. Signed by Thomas Hart Benton. (No. S-8) • SHAKESPEARE, William. The Comedies, Histories, and tragedies of William Shakespeare. 1939-1940. (No. 118) • COOPER, James Fenimore. The Prairie. 1940. Signed by John Steuart Curry. (No. 119) • WHITMAN, Walt. Leaves of Grass. 1942. Signed by Edward Weston. (No. 141) • TWAIN, Mark. Life on the Mississippi. 1944. Signed by Thomas Hart Benton. (No. 158) • BROWNING, Elizabeth Barret. Sonnets from the Portuguese. 1948. Signed by Valenti Angelo. (No. 186) • SWIFT, Jonathan. A Voyage to Lilliput… -- A Voyage to Brobdingnag. 1950. (No. 204) Beowulf. 1952. Illustrated by Lynd Ward. (No. 225) • DOSTOEVSKY, Feodor. The Idiot. 1956. Illustrated and signed by Fritz Eichenberg. (No. 264) • HARDY, Thomas. Far From the Maddening Crowd. 1958. Signed by Agnes Miller Parker. WITH ORIGINAL ENGRAVING LAID-IN. (No. 287) • STOKER, Bram. Dracula. 1965. Signed by Felix Hoffman. (No. 376) • JEFFERSON, Thomas. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson. 1967. Signed by Lynd Ward. (No. 397) • CRANE, Stephen. Maggie, a Girl on the Streets. 1974. Signed by Sigmund Abeles. WITH THE ORIGINAL SIGNED LIMITED EDITION ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHING OF THE FRONTISPIECE laid-in. (No. 472) • WALCOTT, Derek. Poems of the Carribbean. 1982. Signed by Derek Walcott and Romare Bearden. WITH AN ORIGINAL HAND-NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPH laid-in. (No 525) • POE, Edgar Allen. Fall of the House of Usher. 1985. Illustrated and signed by Raphael Soyer. (No. 534) • JOYCE, James. Dubliners. 1986. Illustrated and signed by Robert Ballagh. (No. 538) • PAZ, Octavio. Three Poems. 1988. Illustrated and signed by Robert Motherwell. (No. 545) • BECKETT, Samuel. Nohow On. 1989. Illustrated and signed by Robert Ryman. (No. 549) • WHITMAN, Walt. Song of the Open Road. 1990. Illustrated and signed by Aaron Siskind. (No. 552) • CONRAD, Joseph. The Heart of Darkness. 1992. Illustrated and signed by Sean Scully. (No. 560) • POUND, Ezra. Cathay. 1992. Illustrated and signed by Francisco Clemente. (No. 561) • KYOKA, Izumi. The Tale of the Wandering Monk. 1995. Illustrated and signed by Setsuko Ideta. 1995. (No. 568) • HUGHES, Langston. Sunrise is Coming After While. 1998. Signed by Maya Angelou, Illustrated and signed by Phoebe Beasley. (No. 576) • HURSTON, Zora Neale. Bookmarks in the Pages of Life. 2001. Signed by Betye Saar. (No. 580) • ANGELOU, Maya. Deep Rivers in My Soul. 2003. Signed by Maya Angelou, Dean Mitchell, and Wynton Marsalis. (No. 584) • CAVAFY, Constantine P. A Tribute to Cavafy… 2003. Signed by Duane Michals. • KING, Martin Luther. Letter from a Birmingham City Jail. 2008. Illustrated and signed by Faith Ringgold. (No. 588) • The Declaration of Independence. 2010. Illustrated and signed by Robert Frank. The Declaration of Independence. 2010. Illustrated and signed by Robert Frank. (No. 589)

[With:] A virtually complete run of all special and promotional publications, including: DWIGGINS. Towards Towards a Reform of the Paper Currency. 1932. (No. S-1). -- The Dolphin, a Journal of the Making of Books. Nos. 1-3. 1933, 1935, 1938. (Nos. S-2, S-3, S-4). -- Bibliography of the Fine Books Published by the Limited Editions Club 1929-1985. (S-9). -- Monthly Letters: The First Fifty Monthly Letters, 1929-1933. (S-10). [Also Also with:] A complete run of Promotional Publications. -- A profusion of ephemera including prospectuses, pre:] A complete run of Promotional Publications. -- A profusion of ephemera including prospectuses, prepublication announcements and holiday greetings. Of the fi rst fi fty-eight series of LEC publications, twenty-four are absolutely complete; sixteen are lacking only one volume. The collection also includes the majority of the publications issued after series numbering was discontinued. of its kind. The present collection includes books from the golden era of the Club, when it was under the

The Limited Editions Club, founded in 1929 by George Macy, sought to publish fi nely illustrated and produced classics of world literature. It was the longest-lasting and most successful publishing venture of its kind. The present collection includes books from the golden era of the Club, when it was under the direction of George Macy, as well as livres d’artiste produced by The Club under the direction of Sidney Shiff.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $50,000 - 70,000

83 [LOGAN ELM PRESS]. JOHNSON, M. Charlotte. Inangaro: A Polynesian Folktale of Love Lost. -- Inangaro: The Legend of the Coconut. Ohio State University: Logan Elm Press, 1987-1988.

4 variations in 4 volumes, various 4to, 8vo, and 12mo sizes. Each volume contains a different version of this Polynesian folktale, each with a different designer: Robert Tauber, Richard Brunell, Ruth Leonard, and Rod Johnson; and each with a different illustrator: Margret Prentice, Sidney Chafetz, David Macaulay, and Eric May. Each of the 4 volumes is hand-bound in original cloth or paper boards or wrappers; the 4 volumes nesting in to original fl ax, abaca and Coir-covered folding case, the upper cover inset with a coconut shell.

LIMITED EDITION, number 38 of 70 copies, EACH VOLUME SIGNED BY THE PRINTER AND ILLUSTRATOR, the fi rst volume SIGNED BY JOHNSON.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $400 - 600

84 [LOGAN ELM PRESS]. CITINO, David (1947-2005). A Letter of Columbus. Ohio State University: Logan Elm Press, 1990.

4to. Monoprints printed from hand-painted zinc plates by Anthony Rice, calligraphy by Ann Alaia Woods. Sewn into paper-covered boards with goatskin spine; original pastepaper-covered slipcase with cast paper bas-relief inset of the title-page illustration.

LIMITED EDITION, number 125 of 130 copies SIGNED BY RICHARD TAUBER, CITINO, and RICE, printed at the Logan Elm Press and Papermill from hand-set Janson types on handmade Spanish fl ax specially-watermarked paper. [Laid in:] an additional bifolum, the text opening with calligraphy and illustration, the integral second leaf blank except for an illustration to the lower corner verso.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $800 - 1,200

85 [LOGAN ELM PRESS]. OZICK, Cynthia (b. 1928). Epodes: First Poems. Ohio State University: Logan Elm Press, 1992.

Folio. Title-page and 3 linoleum-blocked images by Sidney Chafetz; errata slip; the text and images all printed on hand-made paper. Original hand-sewn Russian Hemp fi ber covers, upper cover sheet moulded with negative space hand-shaped form, foil-stamped title on fl y-leaf, willow wood spine; laid-in to original willow wood box.

LIMITED EDITION, number 17 of 124 numbered copies of a total edition of 150 SIGNED BY OZICK, CHAFETZ, and book designers ROBERT TAUBER and RUSSELL McKNIGHT. [With:] An extra suite of prints by Chafetz, each signed and numbered “16/26” lower margin.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $600 - 800

86 [LOGAN ELM PRESS]. GREEN, Louisa Bertch. Solche Sensationen/Such Solche Sensationen/Such Sensations. Food & Philosophical Refl ections of Chef Hubert Seifert. Ohio State University: Logan Elm Press, 2010.

Folio. 12 drypoint monoprint menus printed from copper plates and designed by Anthony Rice, calligraphy by Ann Alaia Woods. Original handsewn CavePaper covers; original Italian linen-covered folding case, the upper cover inset with an original copper intaglio monoprint plate.

LIMITED EDITION, number 11 of 26 copies, SIGNED BY GREEN, RICE, WOODS, book designer ROBERT TAUBER, and chef HUBERT SIEFERT. “The idea for Solche Sensationen... originated with Robert Tauber in the spring of 1990 based on his familiarity with two other books: The Shepheardes Calendar by Edmund Spenser, first published in 1579...and Onze menus de Paul Gaugin by Robert Rey, fi rst published in 1950... Each of the twelve menus in the book recreates a meal that marked a milestone or special occasion in Chef Hubert’s life” (Colophon).

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $800 - 1,200

88 [MASEREEL, Frans (1889-1972)]. A group of 4 works by Masereel, comprising:

Politische Zeichnungen. Berlin: Erich Reiss Verlag, 1924. -- Geschichte Ohne Wrote. 1927. -- Die Sonne. 63 Holzchnitte. 1927. -- Die Idee. 83 Holzschnitte. 1928. -- Together, 4 works in 4 volumes, 12mo or smaller, all published in Munich by Kurt Wolff except where indicated, all FIRST EDITIONS, all in original cloth or boards, condition generally good.

[With:] PATER, Walter. Sebastian Van Stork. London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd. and New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1927. 4to. 8 color illustrations by Alastair. Original publisher’s beige cloth stamped in brown and gilt, top edge gilt others uncut (joints separating, toning to spine ends, slight soiling). LIMITED EDITION, number 774 of 1,050 copies.

Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois $300 - 400 87 [LOGAN ELM PRESS]. HARVEY, Rebecca. Any Number of Things. Ohio State University: The Logan Elm Press, 2013.

Single sheet, a paper scroll. Design, illustrations and collage by Rebecca Harvey on handmade Kozo and Gampi fi ber paper. Rolled into original handblown glass bottle resting on a ceramic saucer made by Harvey with a calligraphic portrait of Captain Cook after Ann Alaia Woods.

LIMITED EDITION, number 9 of 100 copies SIGNED BY HARVEY, who wonders if Cook was “tired, sick or just overwhelmed...Could it have been one thing or another? More likely, it was any number of things.”

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $800 - 1,200

89 MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1974). Joan Miró. Lithographs. Vol.I: New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1972; Vol.II: New York: Léon Amiel Publisher, 1975; Vol. III: Paris: Maeght Éditeur, 1977.

3 volumes (of 6 comprising vols.I-III), 4to. 27 original lithographs, numerous reproductions of Miró’s works. Original publisher’s cloth; original lithographic dust jackets (vol.I price-clipped, minor toning); original wrap-around bands and glassines for vol.II and vol.III.

LIMITED EDITION, each one of 5,000 copies of the (vol.I number 4909, vol.II number 793, vol.III number 1504). $800 - 1,200

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92 Folio. Wood engraved vignettes, title printed in red and black, wood-engraved illustrations by V. Le Campion, 9 maps at end. Original blue-stained vellum-backed cloth gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut (minor spotting to fore-edge, covers very slightly bowed). Provenance: Caspar W. B. Townsend (his sale, Parke Bernet, 17 February 1947, Lot 525, with lot ticket).

LIMITED EDITION, number 365 of 675 copies.

Property from Historic Sengen House, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York $400 - 600

91 [PENNYROYAL PRESS]. DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (“Lewis Carroll”) (1832-1898). -- MOSER, Barry, illustrator. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Berkeley: The Pennyroyal Press for The University of California Press, 1982.

2 volumes, tall 4to. Numerous illustrations by Barry Moser, wood-engraved plate of the Mad Hatter initialled lower margin loose as issued in separate portfolio. Original red cloth; original red cloth slipcase; original shipping carton.

FIRST TRADE EDITION, one of 750 unnumbered copies.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $200 - 300

*92 [PERISHABLE PRESS]. Three works published by The Perishable Press, Mount Hebron, Wisconsin, ALL THE BINDER’S COPIES, comprising:

OLSON, Toby. Depression Dog. 2003. Printed in several colors on various paper stocks. Original printed tan cloth binding by Scott Kellar; custom cloth folding case. LIMITED EDITION, one of 109 unnumbered copies. INSCRIBED BY WALTER HAMADY on the Dedication Page: “This copy is the/ was the work up dummy in discussion re: this binding done so sweetly by Scott Kellar...2003.”

HAMADY, Walter. Hunkering, the last Gabberjabb. 2006. Collaged, rubberstamped and embossed on a variety of handmade and found paper surfaces throughout. Original decorated burnt umbrian cloth binding by Scott Kellar; custom cloth folding case. LIMITED EDITION, one of 108 copies, this being unsigned. [With:] A group of 12 TLSs from Walter Hamady to Scott Kellar, written 22 December 2005-16 July 2008, regarding the printing and binding of the work. 14pp. total, 8vo, on Perishable Press letterhead. In a custom cloth chemise housed in the folding case with the book.

HAMADY, Walter. A Timeline of Sorts. 2010. 20 illustrations by 7 artists; various paper stocks, a few with collage or time-stamped. Original printed tan cloth binding by Scott Kellar; custom cloth folding case. LIMITED EDITION, number 65 of 80 copies. [With:] A group of 14 TLSs from Walter Hamady to Scott Kellar, written 13 January 2011-1 June 2012, regarding the printing and binding of the work. 15pp. total, 8vo, on Perishable Press letterhead. In a custom cloth chemise housed in the folding case with the book.

“Noted for its fi ne handmade paper, distinguished typography and unique colophons, Hamady’s Perishable Press challenged traditional notions of the book. Over the years, his press has produced a body of work highly sought after by collectors -- books prized for their meticulous and complex physical structures, quirkiness and inventive collaborations between typesetter, binder and illustrator” (University of Buffalo, 17 February 2003).

Property from the Collection of Scott Kellar $5,000 - 7,000

93 PICASSO, Pablo (1881-1973). A Suite of 180 Drawings by Picasso November 28, 1953 - February 3, 1954. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1954.

Folio. 12 color lithographs, numerous heliogravures and reproductions. Original pictorial boards, paper spine label (minor scuffs or soiling, a few short tears). Provenance: Alexander Stillman (signature to front free endpaper).

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of the English language issue of the special double issue of Verve Vol. 8 Nos. 29-30 dedicated to Picasso and his work.

$800 - 1,200

94 POE, Edgar Allan (1809-1849). The Raven and the Philosophy of Composition. San Francisco and New York: Paul Elder and Company, 1907.

4to. Photogravure frontispiece and 12 photogravure plates after paintings by Galen J. Perrett, decorations by Will Jenkins, printed in red and black. Later quarter black leather over original grey decorated boards lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut (rebacked).

LIMITED EDITION, one of 1,000 unnumbered copies of the “Quarto Photogravure Edition.”

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $250 - 350

96 RUSCHA, Edward (b. 1937). A group of seven works, comprising:

Various Small Fires and Milk. Los Angeles: Anderson, Ritchie & Simon, 1970. Second edition. -- Some Los Angeles Apartments. Los Angeles: Anderson, Ritchie & Simon, 1965. Second edition. -- Twentysix Gasoline Stations. Alhambra, CA: The Cunningham Press, 1962. Third edition. -- Crackers. Hollywood, CA: Heavy Industry Publications, 1969. Second edition. -- Real Estate Opportunities. N.p.: n.p., 1970. FIRST EDITION. -- Records. Hollywood, CA: Heavy Industry Publications, 1971. FIRST EDITION. -- Colored People. N.p.: n.p., 1972.

Together, 7 works in 7 volumes. The entire group exhibited, Edward Ruscha: Prints and Books, Hamilton College, with upper corners perforated so the books could be hung knee-high at Ruscha’s instruction. $1,000 - 1,500 97 [SATURDAY PRESS]. BOK, Gordon (b. 1939). If I Had your Wings. Minneapolis: The Saturday Press, 1967.

4to. Woodcut engravings by Edward Porter printed in black and grey. Original cloth by Richard Barnes at the Oxford Bindery, Philadelphia.

LIMITED EDITION, number 174 of 200 copies SIGNED BY BOK AND PORTER.

95 [RARACH PRESS]. POPKES, Wendy. Iowa Couplets. Kalamazoo: Rarach Press, 1982.

8vo. 3 relief prints by Ladislav R. Hanka. Original white morocco-backed paper covered boards, upper cover set with dried corn stalk, spine giltlettered, by Jan and Jarmila Sobota.

LIMITED EDITION, number 33 of 70 copies SIGNED BY JAN AND JARMILA SOBOTA. Hanka’s work is inspired by her contemplation of “the abstract repeating sequences of mid-western corn so reminiscent of calligraphic verse or of musical score” (introduction).

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $100 - 200

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $200 - 300

98 [SKELTON’S PRESS]. [GILL, Eric (1982-1940)]. – SKELTON, Christopher (1925-1992). The Engravings of Eric Gill. Wellingborough: Christopher Skelton, 1983.

Folio. Over 1,000 reproductions of wood engravings by Gill including 3 folding plates. Publisher’s prospectus laid in. Original cream cloth-backed black cloth decorated in blind, spine gilt-lettered; original board slipcase.

LIMITED EDITION, one of 1350 unnumbered copies of the “ordinary edition.” A comprehensive survey of Gill’s work as an engraver and typecutter by his nephew, Christopher Skelton.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $200 - 300

100 [VALENTI ANGELO]. LINDEN, James, editor. Con Amore Valenti Angelo: A Bibliography 1971-1982. San Francisco: Linden Editions, 1992.

Folio. Numerous illustrations and decorations, many hand-colored, several printing specimens tipped-in. Original blue linen, upper cover with printed paper label, spine gilt-lettered.

LIMITED EDITION, one of 85 unnumbered copies of a total edition of 100 copies. “Subscriber’s Copy” with a printed folder including a signed eulogy by James Linden and related material laid-in.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $400 - 600 99 [UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS]. MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). Moby Dick; or, The Whale. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1981.

Folio. Numerous woodcut illustrations by Barry Moser. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in silver; original publisher’s slipcase. Photo-facsimile edition, LIMITED ISSUE, one of 750 unnumbered copies SIGNED BY BARRY MOSER of this facsimile reprint of the 1979 edition printed by the Arion Press.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $300 - 400

101 [VERVE]. Verve. Vol.1, nos. 1-4. Paris: Tériade, 1937-1939.

4 volumes, Folio. Lithographed plates by Kandinsky, Masson, Chagall, Miró, Rattner, Klee, Matisse and Derain and numerous reproductions. Original printed wrappers (slight rubbing to spine ends, very minor soiling); original printed board boxes nos.1-3 (overall slight wear to extremities and minor soiling, top edge lacking vol.1 box, top panel of box present but lacking box below). $700 - 900

8vo. Original teal morocco-backed decorative paper-covered boards, uncut and unopened (spine slightly sunned with a few small nicks); original board slipcase.

LIMITED EDITION, number 98 of 500 copies SIGNED BY WOOLF in her characteristic purple ink. Kirkpatrick A13a; Woolmer 215b.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $1,000 - 1,500

103 WITKIN, Joel Peter (b.1939). -- William BLAKE (1757-1827). Songs of Innocence & Experience. South Dennis, MA: 21st, 2004.

2 volumes: comprising one text volume, square folio, and portfolio with original print, folio. 62 photographic plates printed on Arches paper; ORIGINAL PLATINUM PRINT SIGNED BY WITKIN in ink (a few minor mostly marginal spots) laid into cloth portfolio. Text volume: original cloth; original folding case; portfolio: original cloth; original shipping carton.

LIMITED EDITION, number LXVI of LXXV copies SIGNED BY WITKIN, WITH AN ORIGINAL PLATINUM PRINT of a total edition of 85. The original platinum print with pencil annotation verso: “Printed by martin Axon November 2003 1st proof- not fi nal.” 102

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher $500 - 700

104 [FINE PRESS]. A group of 3 fi ne press editions of the Classics, comprising:

VERGILIUS MARO, Publius. Georgics of Virgil. J.W. Mackail, translator. Boston and New York: Riverside Press for Houghton Miffl in & Company, 1904. Number 61 of 330 copies. Provenance: Louis V. Ledoux (bookplate). -- Hamilton, George Rostrevor, editor. The Greek Portrait. London: The Nonesuch Press, 1934. Mariette Lydis, illustrator. Provenance: Allan Browning Lane (bookplate). Number 358 of 425 copies. -- EDMONDS, J.M. Some Greek Love-Poems Gathered and Translated. London: Peter Davies, 1929. Number 290 of 450 copies. -- Together, 3 works in 3 volumes, all in original bindings, ALL LIMITED EDITIONS, condition generally good.

Property from Historic Sengen House, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York $150 - 250

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105 [FINE PRESS]. A group of 5 fi ne press works, comprising:

BERNADIN DE SAINT-PIERRE, Jacques Henri. Paul et Virginie. Boston: Houghton Miffl in, 1906. Number 167 of 280 copies. -- BECK, L. Adams. The Ghost Plays of Japan. New York: The Japan Society, 1933. One of 1,000 copies printed for the Japan Society by the Walpole Printing Offi ce. -- WEBB, Mary. The Chinese Lion. London: Bertram Rota, 1937. -- WILDE, Oscar. Salomé. André Derain, illustrator. Paris: for The Limited Editions Club, 1938. Number 426 of 1,500 copies SIGNED BY DERAIN. Provenance: Francis Bayard Rives. -- LIFAR, Serge. Pensées sur la Danse. Aristide Maillol, illustrator. Paris: Bordas, 1946. Number 458 of 350 copies on vélin de Rives of a total edition of 720 copies. -- Together, 5 works in 5 volumes, all in original cloth, boards or portfolios, LIMITED EDITIONS where indicated, condition generally good.

Property from Historic Sengen House, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York $200 - 300

106 [FINE PRESS]. A group of 7 fi ne press works, comprising:

HEWLETT, Maurice. Quattrocentisteria. How Sandro Botticelli Saw Simonetta in the Spring. New York: The Grolier Club, 1921. One of 300 copies printed by John Henry Nash. Original cloth-backed boards. -- KINNEY, Troy. The Etchings of Troy Kinney. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1929. LIMITED EDITION, one of 990 unnumbered copies SIGNED BY KINNEY. [Laid in:] 2 autograph letters signed (“Troy Kinney”) to Mr. and Mrs. Ledoux, 22 January 1926, New York and 14 April 1936, Falls Village and 9 Christmas cards from Margaret and Troy Kinney ca 1933-1938. -- BECK, L. Adams. The Ghost Plays of Japan. New York: The Japan Society, 1933. One of 1,000 copies. -- NASH, Ray. Philip Hofer as author and publisher. Boston: Harvard College Library, Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1968. Number 79 of 500 copies. -- And 3 others, together, 7 works in 7 volumes, in original bindings, most LIMITED EDITIONS, condition generally good, complete list available on request.

Property from Historic Sengen House, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York $300 - 400 105