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Lot: 1 - Edmund Spenser "Faerie Queene", 1895-97
Spenser, Edmund, illus.: Crane, Walter, "Faerie Queene", London: George Allen, 1895-1897, 6 volume set. Each approx.: 11.25" L x 9" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a West Village Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustrated, English Literature, Epic poems, Knights, Limited edition books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 2 - "The Novels of Jane Austen", 10 Vols., 1898
Austen, Jane, illus.: Brock, C. E. and H. M. Brock, ed.: Johnson, R. Brimley, "The Novels of Jane Austen (in 10 Volumes)", London: J. M. Dent & Co, 1898, 10 volume set. Each approx.: 7" L x 4.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiction, English writer, Georgia era, Regency, Literature, Illustrated books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 3 - Sir Walter Scott "Waverley Novels", 42 Vols.
Scott, Sir Walter, "The Waverley Novels", Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1893-1894, International Limited Edition, no. 749 of 1,000 copies, 42 volumes. Each approx.: 8.75" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Literature, Fiction, Novel, Writing, Author, Gilt-lettering, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 4 - "The Works of Charles Dickens", 34 Vols., 1911
Collection of 34 Volumes of "The Works of Charles Dickens in 36 Volumes", New York: Charles Scribner's Sons", 1911, comprising: volumes II-XX, XXII-XXXVI. Each approx.: 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Reading, Library, Fiction, Victorian literature, English writer, Author, Novel, Novella, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 5 - "The Complete Writings of Lord Macaulay", 20 Vols.
Complete 20 Volume Set of "The Complete Writings of Lord Macaulay", Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1899-1900, comprising: "History of England", volumes I-X, "Miscellanies", volumes I-IV, "Critical and Historical Essays", volumes I-VI. Each approx.: 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, England, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 6 - William Makepeace Thackeray Books, 10
Group of Ten William Makepeace Thackeray Books, Boston: DeWolfe, Fiske and Company: "The Newcomes", "The History of Pendennis", "Vanity Fair and Lovell the Widower", "The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. and the Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.", "The Paris Sketchbook of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh and Eastern Sketches A Journey from Cornhill to Cairo", "Roundabout Papers", "Burlesques", "The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond", "The Adventures of Philip on his Way Through the World", and "The Virginians: a Tale of the Last Century". Each approx.: 7.5" H x 5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antiquarian Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Collectables, Collectibles, English author, British novelist, Polymath, History, Antique Books
Lot: 7 - Thomas Mosher "The Bibelot" Complete Set, 21 Vols.
Bird Mosher, Thomas, Complete Collection of "The Bibelot", 20 Volumes and Index, Testimonial Edition No. 347, published by William H. Wise & Co., 1925. 6.25" H x 5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From an Upper West Side estate located at the Ansonia. Keywords: Books, Novels, Antique, American Literature, Classics, Reading, Library, Green leather-bound, Gilt lettering, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 8 - "The Works of Washington Irving", 14 Vols., 1851
Irving, Washington, "The Works of Washington Irving", New York: George P. Putnam, 1851, 14 volumes. Each approx.: 7.5" L x 5.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, American Literature, Short story, Biographer, History, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 9 - Marc Chagall Metropolitan Opera Poster, 1966
Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), "Carmen" Metropolitan Opera Lincoln Center, Lithographic Poster in Colors, 1966, printed by Mourlot, Paris, gold-tone frame. Image: 38.75" H x 24.75" W; frame: 46.75" H x 32" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Vintage Posters, Prints, Multiples, Figural, Figurative, Cityscape, Surrealist, Surrealism, 20th Century Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 10 - Maira Kalman and Rick Meyerowitz "New Yorkistan"
Maira Kalman (Israeli/American, b. 1949) and Rick Meyerowitz (American, b. 1943), "New Yorkistan", Offset Lithograph in Colors, cover artwork for "The New Yorker" 10 December 2001, signed in pencil lower right, numbered edition "5/750" lower left, black frame. Image: 21.5" H x 15.5" W; frame: 31.25" H x 25.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, New York City, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island, Five Boroughs, New York Memorabilia, Satirical Map, Illustration, Illustrators, Women Artists, Contemporary Art
Lot: 11 - Kiki Smith & Mei-mei Berssenbrugge "Fog", 2010
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge (Chinese, b. 1947), illus.: Kiki Smith (German/American, b. 1954), "Fog", Lithography and Letterpress on Paper, 2010, signed and dated lower right, numbered edition "50/60", unframed. 14" L x 19" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Poetry, Poem, Collaboration, Limited editions, Women Artists, Contemporary Art
Lot: 12 - Mikhail Fedorovich Larionov "La Paon", ca. 1919
Mikhail Fedorovich Larionov (Russian/French, 1881-1964), "La Paon" [The Peacock], Pochoir in Colors, circa 1919, from "L'Art Decoratif Theatral Moderne" [Modern Theatrical Decorative Art], printed signature lower right, numbered edition "20/150", unframed. 20.5" L x 12.75" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Limited editions, Cubism, Geometric, Birds, Animalier, 20th Century Art, Modern Art
Lot: 13 - Sister Mary Corita Kent "Butterfly" Screenprint
Sister Mary Corita Kent (American, 1918-1986), "Butterfly", Screenprint in Colors, signed lower right, titled lower left, black frame. Image: 25.5" H x 30.25" W; frame: 32.25" H x 37.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Sister Corita, Prints, Multiples, Animalier, Insect, Abstraction, Abstract, Polychrome, Nun artist, Women Artists, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 14 - After Alexander Calder "3 Legged Man" Lithograph
After Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976), "Three Legged Man", Lithograph in Colors, unsigned, ebonized wood frame. Image: 14.5" H x 10.5" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, French Modernism, A Patriot, Figural, Male Figure, Phallus, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 15 - Andy Warhol Signed "Portrait of Andy Warhol" Page
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Signed "Portrait of Andy Warhol by Christopher Makos" Magazine Page, silver-tone frame. Image: 9.75" H x 7.5" W; frame: 15.25" H x 13" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Autograph, Signatures, Ephemera, Icon, Drag, Black and white photograph, Portraiture, Collectibles, Collectables, Contemporary Art
Lot: 16 - Josef Albers "Nacre" Screenprint, 1965
Josef Albers (German/American, 1888-1976), "Nacre", Screenprint in Colors on Rives BFK Wove Paper, 1965, from the "Homage to the Square" series, blind stamped for Ives-Stillman lower right, unframed. Image: 11" H x 11" W; sheet: 17" H x 17" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Literature: Danilowitz 2010, no. 165.3. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Serigraph, Color Field, Hard Edge, Geometric, Minimalism, Minimalist, Polychrome, Op Art, Optical Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 17 - Signed "Snowblind: A Brief Career ...", 1998
Sabbag, Robert, introduction by Howard Marks, designed by Damien Hirst, "Snowblind: A Brief Career in the Cocaine Trade", signed on title page by Robert Sabbag, Damien Hirst, and Howard Mark, no. 477 of 1000 copies. 9" L x 5.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Signatures, Autographs, Limited Editions, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 18 - Margaret Bourke-White "Eyes on Russia", 1931
Bourke-White, Margaret, "Eyes on Russia", New York: Simon and Schuster, 1931, First Edition. 11.25" L x 8" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Photography, Soviet Union, Russia, 1st edition books, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 19 - Rockwell Kent "Beowulf", 1932
Trans.: Leonard, William Ellery, illus.: Kent, Rockwell, "Beowulf", New York: Random House, 1932, no. 490 of 950 copies, thumbprint of Rockwell Kent on colophon. 13.5" L x 10.75" W x 1" D. Keywords: Library, Reading, American Artists, Book illustrator, Limited edition books, Lithograph, Illustration, Drawing, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 20 - Thornton Wilder "The Bridge of San Luis Rey", 1927
Wilder, Thornton, illus.: Drevenstedt, Amy, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey", New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1927, First Edition. 8.25" L x 5.25" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustrated books, Novel, Pulitzer prize,1st edition books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 21 - Signed, Etc. Books on Fashion Designers, 3
Collection of Three Books on Fashion Designers, comprising: "Yves Saint Laurent", Lowit, Roxanne, "Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla", 2 volumes in slipcase, numbered 283 of 1000 copies signed by artists. Largest: 13.25" L x 10.25" W x 3" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fashion books, Coffee table books, Illustration, Artist, Photography, Signature, Autograph, Collectibles, Collectables, Luxury goods, Style, Fashion designers
Lot: 22 - Signed "Fashion Designers A-Z" Etro Edition, 2012
Introduction by Suzy Menkes, ed.: Weiner, Nina, "Fashion Designers A-Z", Cologne, Germany: Taschen, 2012, Etro Edition, no. 462 of 2000 copies, bound in Paisley fabric personally selected by Veronica Etro, illegibly signed, possibly by Veronica Etro. 14.25" L x 10.75" W x 3" D. Provenance: From a One Central Park West Estate. Keywords: Taschen, Monograph, Fashion, FIT, Fashion Institute of Technology, Art Books, New York, Manhattan, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Limited edition books, Signature, Autograph
Lot: 23 - Studio 54 Gala Reopening Invitation, 1981
Studio 54 Gala Reopening Invitation, 1981, black confetti in cleaar acrylic box, marked "AMAC Plastic Products Corp. Sausalito. Calif." to underside. 6.25" H x 2.25" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: From a Central Park West Estate. Keywords: Disco, Iconic nightclub, New York City, NYC Memorabilia, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 24 - Harriet Beecher Stowe "Uncle Tom's Cabin", 2 Vols.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, "Uncle Tom's Cabin; or Life Among the Lowly", Boston: John P. Jewett and Company, 1852, 2 volume set. Each approx.: 7.75" L x 5.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Women Authors, Abolitionist, Literature, Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Novels, Fiction, Literature, Author, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 25 - John Steinbeck "The Grapes of Wrath", 1939
Steinbeck, John, "The Grapes of Wrath", New York: Viking Press, 1939, First Edition. 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: 1st Edition Books, Reading, Library, Fiction, Novel, Writer, American Literature, Realism, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Collectables, Collectibles, Limited Edition Books, Collectables
Lot: 26 - Nathaniel Hawthorne "The Scarlet Letter", 1850
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, "The Scarlet Letter, a Romance", Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850, First Edition, one of only 2500 copies printed, original cloth binding. 7.25" L x 4.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: First Edition Books, 1st edition, American Literature, Novel, Fiction, Author, Writer, Collectibles, Collectables, Reading, Library
Lot: 27 - Dorothy Parker "Laments for the Living", 1930
Parker, Dorothy, "Laments for the Living", New York: The Viking Press, 1930. 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, American Literature, Novel, Fiction, Author, Writer, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 28 - Ho Chi Minh "On Revolution", 1967
Ho, Chi Minh, ed.: Fall, Bernard B., "On Revolutions: Selected Writings, 1920-66", New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1967. 8.5" L x 6" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Reference, Politics, Speeches, History, Vietnam, President, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 29 - Albert Einstein "Out of My Later Years", 1950
Einstein, Albert, "Out of My Later Years", New York: Philosophical Library, 1950, First Edition. 8.25" L x 5.5" W x o.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, 1st edition books, Theoretical Physics, Scientist, Collectible, Collectable, Quantum Theory, Relativity, History
Lot: 30 - Pierre Bonnard Signed "Notes Sur L' Amour", 1922
Anet, Claude, illus.: Bonnard, Pierre, "Notee Sur L'Amour" [Notes on Love], Paris: Editions G. CRES et Cie, 1922, no. 31 of 50 copies signed by Claude Anet and Pierre Bonnard. 11" L x 8.75" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, History, Illustrated books, Signatures, Autographs, Limited edition, French, France, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 31 - E. L. Doctorow Signed First Edition Books, 2
Doctorow, E. L., "Billy Bathgate", Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1989, First Edition, signed by author; and Doctorow, E. L., "The Waterworks", Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1994, First Edition, signed by author. Larger: 9.75" L x 6.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: 1st Edition Books, Library, Reading, Novel, Fiction, Signatures, Autographs, Author, Writer, Novelist, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 32 - Ferdinand E. Marcos Signed Books, 2
Collection of Two Signed Signed Ferdinand E. Marcos Books, comprising: "Today's Revolution: Democracy", Marcos, Ferdinand E., signed and inscribed on flyleaf, "Notes on the New Society of the Philippines", signed and inscribed on flyleaf. Larger: 9.25" L x 7" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Politics, History, President, Kleptocracy, Corruption, Martial law, Dictator, Signature, Autograph, Collectibles, Collectable
Lot: 33 - Hiroaki Takahashi "Thunderstorm at Tateishi", 1936
Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki, Japanese, 1871-1945), "Thunderstorm at Tateishi", Shin-hanga Woodblock Print in Colors on Paper, 1936, published by Shozaburo Watanabe, artist's chop seal mark lower right, ebonized wood frame. Image: 14.75" H x 6.5" Wl frame: 18.25" H x 9.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e technique, Storm, Lightning, Figural, Nature, Polychrome, Watanbe Color Print Company, Landscape scene, Early 20th Century Art
Lot: 34 - Utagawa Toyokuni Kimono Shop Triptych Woodblock
Utagawa Toyokuni (Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769-1825), Kimono Shop Triptych, Woodblock in Colors on Paper, artist's chop seal mark, cerused wood frame. Image: 13.25" H x 27.75" W; frame: 20.5" H x 35" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Nishiki-e, Figurative, Male figures, Female, Noblewomen, Courtesans, Textiles, Fashion, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 35 - Utagawa Kuniyoshi Kabuki Scenes Woodblock Triptych
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Three Kabuki Actor Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, from "Imaginary Scene of the Display of a Secret Image at Kinryuzan Temple", 1847-1852, red-painted wood frames. Image: 13.75" H x 9.5" W; frame: 21.25" H x 16.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Figurative, Kabuki scene, Sumo Wrestler, Genji Symbols, Pigeons, Birds, Edo Period, Asian Artists, 19th Century Art
Lot: 36 - Utagawa Kunisada Kabuki Actors Diptych Woodblock
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Akabori Mizuemon and Ishii Heisuke, Diptych Woodblock Print in Colors on Paper, 1855, depicting two men in conflict, artist's chop seal mark, cerused wood frame. Image: 14" H x 19.5" W; frame: 21.25" H x 27.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e, Akahori Mizuemon, Figurative, Male figures, Blood, Samurai, Warriors, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 37 - Utagawa Kunisada Bijin-ga Woodblock Prints, 2
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Two Bijin-ga Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: "Princess Sarashina" from the series "Biographies of Famous Women of Ancient and Modern Times", circa 1860, and "The Tale of Genji; Chapter 5", 1847, each with artist's chop seal mark, giltwood frames. Larger image: 13.75" H x 9.75" W; frame: 21.5" H x 16.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Figurative, Courtesans, Garden, Birds, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 38 - Utagawa Kunisada Kabuki Actor Woodblocks, 2
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Group of Two Kabuki Actor Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: Nakamura Fukusuke I as Miyamoto Musashi, 1859, actor as Komuso, or a traveling monk, and "Mutsuki" [January] panel from Five Seasonal Festivals, each with artist's chop seal mark, ebonized and giltwood frames. Larger image: 12.75" H x 9.75" W; frame: 19.5" H x 17" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e, Nishiki-e, Figurative, Male figures, Samurai, Warriors, Five Komosu, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 39 - Utagawa Kunisada Bijin-ga Woodblock Prints, 2
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Two Bijin-ga Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, each depicting two women in a landscape scene with cherry blossom trees, with artist's chop seal mark, ebonized faux-bamboo frames. Image: 13.5" H x 9.25" W; frame: 20" H x 14" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Bijin-ga, Figurative, Courtesans, Garden, Birds, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 40 - Toyohara Kunichika Kabuki Actor Triptych Woodblock
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900), Kabuki Actor Triptych, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, 1867, depicting Bando Taro as Shimobe Shikazo, Bando Hikosaburo as Fuwa Banzaemon, and Sawamura Tossho as Nagoya Sanza, artist's chop seal mark, wood frame. Image: 13.75" H x 28.5" W; frame: 21" H x 36" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e, Nishiki-e, Figurative, Male figures, Polychrome, Edo Period, Meiji Era, 19th Century Art
Lot: 41 - Books on Modern Art and Abstract Expressionism, 10
Collection of Ten Books on Modern Art and Abstract Expressionism, comprising: "Willem de Kooning: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture", Cummings, Paul, et al., "Willem de Kooning 1981-1986", "Secret Knowledge: Recovering the Lost Techniques of Old Masters", Hockney, David, "Lucian Freud", Feaver, William, "David Hockney: A Bigger Picture", Barringer, Tim, et al., "David Hockney: Recent Painting", "Robert Motherwell: Etchings, Lithographs, Livres Illustres 1986-1989", "Unknown Terrain: the Landscapes of Andrew Wyeth", Venn, Beth, et al., "Two Worlds of Andrew Wyeth: Kuerners and Olsons", "Arshille Gorky: a Retrospective of Drawings", Lee, Janie C. and Melvin P. Lader. Largest: 13.25" L x 12" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art books, Reading, Library, Modern art, Abstract Expressionism, Exhibit catalog, Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 42 - Books on Modernism and Art Movements, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Modernism and Other Art Movements, comprising: "The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson", Silcox, David P., "David Park", Armstrong, Richard, "Fairfield Porter: An American Painter", Agee, William C., et al., "Oscar Bluemner: A Passion for Color", Haskell, Barbara, "Milton Avery", Haskell, Barbara, "Blanche Lazzell: American Modernist", "Joseph Stella", Haskell, Barbara, "Charles Demuth", Haskell, Barbara. Largest: 11.5" L x 10" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Modernism, Modern Art, Art history, Painter, Canadian, American, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 43 - Books on the Modernist Art Movement, 7
Collections of Seven Books on the Modernist Art Movement,, comprising: "Modern Art 1890-1918", Clay, Jean, "The Shock of the New", Hughes, Robert, "What is Art?", Canaday, John, "The Kiss: A Celebration of Love in Art", Bramly, Serge and Jean Coulon, "Landscape Into Art", Clark, Kenneth, "Icons of Art: the 20th Century", ed.: Tesch, Jurgen and Eckhard Hollmann, "Expressionism: German Painting 1905-1920", Vogt, Paul. Largest: 12.5" L x 11" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Bibliophile, Reading, Library, Coffee table books, Art History, Modern Art, Expressionism, Abstraction, Monographs, Visual Art, Art Books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 44 - Books on Modern Art and Artists, 5
Collection of Five Books on Modern Art and Artists, comprising: "Roy Lichtenstein 1923-1997", Henrickson, Janis, "Kandinsky at the Guggenheim", Barnett, Vivian Endicott, "Joan Miro", Lanchner, Carolyn, "The Museum of Modern Art, New York: The History and the Collection", introduction by Sam Hunter, "Henri Matisse: A Retrospective", Elderfield, John. Largest: 11.75" L x 10" W x 2" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art history, Painter, Post-War and Contemporary Art, NYC, Museum collections, Reference, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, 20th Century Art
Lot: 45 - Books on Modern Art and Impressionism, 6
Collection of Six Books on Modern Art and Impressionism, comprising: "Magritte: the Mystery of the Ordinary 1926-1938", ed.: Umland, Anne, "Henri Matisse the Cut-Outs", ed.: Buchberg, Karl, et al., "Felix Feneon: the Anarchist and the Avant-Garde", Figura, Starr, et al., "The Lure of the Exotic: Gauguin in New York Collections", "Modigliani and his Models", "Georges Seurat 1859-1891", Herbert, Robert L. Largest: 12.25" L x 10.25" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Reading, Library, Painting, Drawings, Art History, Modern Art, French Impressionism, Surrealism, Dada, Portraits, Reference, Coffee Table Books, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Books
Lot: 46 - Books on Impressionist Art, 6
Collection of Six Books on Impressionist Art, comprising: "Impressionism: Selections from Five American Museums", Gerstein, Marc S., "French Painting: Second Half of the 19th to Early 20th Century", "Degas the Dancers", Shackleford, George T. M., "Degas: A Strange New Beauty", Hauptman, Jodi, "Cezanne Drawing", ed.: Hauptman, Jodi and Samantha Friedman, "Henri Toulouse-Lautrac 1864-1901", Neret, Gilles, ed.: Walther, Ingo F. Largest: 12.75" L x 10.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From an Upper West Side, New York City Estate. Keywords: Art Books, Art History, Artists, Coffee table books, Library, Reading, Collectibles, Collectables, Modern Art
Lot: 47 - Books on Artists and Art Movements, 10
Collection ofTen Books on Artists and Art Movements, comprising: "Edward Hopper", Goodrich, Lloyd, "John Singer Sargent", Ratcliff, Carter, "The Hudson River School and its Painters", Howat, John K., "James McNeill Whistler", Dorment, Richard and Margaret F. Macdonald, "Edward Hopper the Watercolors", Mecklenburg, Virginia M., "Maurice Pendergast", Mathews, Nancy Mowll, "John Singer Sargent Watercolors", Hirschler, Erica E. and Teresa A. Carbone, "Sargent and Venice", Adelson, Warren, et al., "The Watercolors of John Singer Sargent", Little, Carl, "Leave Tomorrow Behind", Miller, John. Largest: 13.25" L x 16.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Art Books, Art History, Artist Books, Coffee table books, Exhibition catalog, Library, Reading, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 48 - Books on European Art and Artists, 8
Collection of Eight Books on European Art and Artists, comprising: "Painters of Amsterdam: Four Centuries of Cityscapes", Denninger-Schreuder, Carole, "Pierre Bonnard the Graphic Art", Ives, Colta, et al., "Velazquez", Ortiz, Antonio Dominguez, et al., "The Golden Age of Danish Painting", Monrad, Kasper, et al., "Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863): Paintings, Drawings, and Prints from North American Collections", "Balthus", Rewald, Sabine, "Claud Monet", Seitz, William C., "Degas", Sutherland Boggs, Jean. Largest: 13" L x 10" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art history, Painting, Drawing, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books, French Impressionism
Lot: 49 - Books on Artist Monographs & Museum Collections, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Artist Monographs and Museum Collections, comprising: "Sophie Calle: Double Game", Calle, Sophie, and Auster Paul, "Life on Mars: 55th Carnegie International", Fogle, Douglas, "Jun Kaneko", Peterson, Susan, "Millares", Franca, Jose-Augusto, "Daivd Hockney: A Retrospective", Tuchman, Maurice and Barron, Stephanie, "Andy Warhol: A Retrospective", ed: McShine, Kynaston, and "Christo and Jeanne-Claude", Goldberger, Paul, et. al. Largest: 15.75" L x 12" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Library, Reading, Bibliophile, Abstract Art, Sculpture, Conceptual Art, Installation Art, Postmodernism, Artist Monographs, Exhibitions, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 50 - Georges Braque "Derniers Messages", 1967
Braque, Georges, "Derniers Messages", Paris: Maeght, 1967, Derriere le Miroir no. 166, one of 150 copies [with] "Maeght Editeur: 1964-1955: Eaux-Fortes et Lithographies Originales Derriere Le Miroir Affiches", Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1965. Larger: 15" L x 11" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Magazines, Illustration, Art books, Modern Artists, Prints, Multiples, Lithograph, Modern Art, Limited Edition, French Painter, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 51 - Books on Modern Art and Artist, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Modern Art and Artists, comprising: "Robert Rauschenberg", Dickerman, Lea and Achim Borchardt-Hume, "Francis Picabia Our Heads Are Round So Our Thoughts Can Change Direction", Umland, Anne and Catherine Hug, "Alexander Calder: the Paris Years 1926-1933", Simon, Joan and Brigitte Leal, "Alexander Calder Modern from the Start", "Picasso and American Art", Fitzgerald, Michael, "Picasso Guitars 1912-1914", Umland, Anne, "Dissappearing Acts", Nauman, Bruce. Largest: 12.5" x 9.75" x 1.75" D. Keywords: Reading, Library, Painting, Drawings, Art History, Modernist Art, Sculptor, Reference, Coffee Table Books, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Books, 20th Century Art
Lot: 52 - Books on Contemporary & Modern Art and Artists, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Books on Modern and Contemporary Art and Artists, comprising: "An Unfolding Portrait", Bourgeois, Louise, "MoMA Now Highlights from the Museum of Modern Art", "de Kooning: a Retrospective", Elderfield, John, "Andy Warhol From A to B and Back Again", de Salvo, Donna, "The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol", Wilcock, John, ed.: Trela, Christopher, "Georgia O' Keeffe To See Takes Time", Friedman, Samantha, "American Modern Hopper to O' Keeffe", Curry, Kathy and Esther Adler. Largest: 13" L x 10.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Reading, Library, Painting, Drawings, Art History, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Surrealism, Pop Art, Women Artists, Portraits, Reference, Coffee table books, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Books
Lot: 53 - Christopher Makos Signed "Andy", 2001
Makos, Christopher, "Andy", New York: Assouline Publishing, 2001, signed and inscribed by Christopher Makos on title page. 8.75" L x 6.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Andy Warhol, Pop Art, Reading, Library, Collectibles, American, Photographer, Visual art, Artist, Filmmaker, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs
Lot: 54 - David Hockney Signed "Looking at Pictures ..."
Hockney, David, "The Artist's Eye David Hockney: Looking at Pictures in a Book at the National Gallery", London: The National Gallery, 1981, signed and inscribed by David Hockney on title page. 6" L x 4.75" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Books, Reading, England, Museum, Exhibit, Signatures, Autographs, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Art Books, Contemporary Art
Lot: 55 - Books on Abstract Expressionism and Modern Art, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Abstract Expressionism and Modern Art, comprising: "Roy Lichtenstein: Conversations with Surrealism", "Henri Matisse: the Cut-Outs", "The Cut-Outs of Henri Matisse", Elderfield, John, "Matisse: In Search of True Painting", ed.: Aagesen, Dorthe and Rebecca Rabinow", "Betty Parsons: Artist, Dealer, Collector", Hall, Lee, "Mark Rothko: A Retrospective", "The Art of Paul Gauguin", Brettell, Richard, et al., "Late Picasso: Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings, Prints 1953-1972". Largest: 10.25" x 11" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Artist, Visual art, Painter, Art books, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 56 - Books on Dimensional Art and Sculpture, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Dimensional Art and Sculpture, comprising: "Arch", Goldsworthy, Andy and David Craig, "Wall", Goldsworthy, Andy, "Hannelore B. and Rudolph B. Schulhof Collection", ed.: Rylands, Philip, "Claudia DeMonte", Heartney, Eleanor, "Ed McGowin: Name Change One Artist-Twelve Personas-Thirty Five Years", "Jac Leirner in Conversation with Adele Nelson", "Carlos Cruz-Diez in Conversation with Ariel Jiminez", "Gyula Kosice in Conversation with Gabriel Perez-Barreiro". Largest: 11.5" L x 9.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art History, Art Books, Sculpture, Artist, Exhibit, Art Installation, Sculptor, Photographer, Mixed Media, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Coffee table books
Lot: 57 - Johann Wilhelm Weinmann Botanical Engravings, Pair
Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (German, 1683-1741), Pair of Botanical Hand-Colored Engravings, 18th century, from the Phytanthoza Iconographia series, comprising: "Acanthus Mollis / Acanthus aculeatus" and "Balsmina foemina", gilt frames. Image: 12.5" H x 8.25" W; frame: 22.25" H x 17.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From an East Village Estate. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Flowers, Floral, Botany, Plants, Hand-painted, 18th Century Art, Decorative Arts
Lot: 58 - Framed Botanical Prints, 5
Collection of Five Botanical Prints, some after Basilius Besler (German, 1561-1629), beige painted wood frames. Image: 22.75" H x 16.75" W; each frame: 33" H x 26.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a Westchester County Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Flora, Flowers, Floral, Plants, Botany, Decorative Arts
Lot: 59 - Nicholas Robert "Helleborous Niger ..." Engraving
Nicholas Robert (French, 1614-1685), "Helleborous Niger Ferulaceus Buphtalmi Flore", Hand-Colored Engraving, giltwood frame. Image: 16.25" H x 10.75" W; frame: 26.5" H x 20.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton Marshall. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Botanical, Flowers, Floral, Plants, Antique prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 60 - Nicholas Robert "Populago Tabiern" Engraving
Nicholas Robert (French, 1614-1685), "Populago Tabiern", Hand-Colored Engraving, wood frame. Image: 16.75" H x 11.5" W; frame: 26" H x 20.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton Marshall. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Botanical prints, Botany, Flowers, Floral, Plants, Antique prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 61 - After J. J. Audubon "Boat-Tailed Grackle" Print
After John James Audubon (French/American, 1785-1851), "Great-Tailed Grackle", Print in Colors, plate 220, no. 4-3, wood frame. Image: 29" H x 22.5" W; frame: 32" H x 26.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Ornithology, Natural History, Black bird, Botany, Botanical print, Decorative Arts
Lot: 62 - Francois-Nicolas Martinet Hand-Colored Prints, 2
Francois-Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731-1800), Two Bird Scenes, Hand-Colored Prints on Wove Paper, "1. le Traquet. 2. le Tarier." [1. The Wheatear. 2. The Stonechat.] and "1. la Gorge-jaune de St. Domingue. 2. La Rouge - queue de Cayenne." [1. 1. Yellow-Throated Warbler of Santo Domingo. 2. The Red Tail of Cayenne.], giltwood frames. Image: 9" H x 6.75" W; frame: 12.25" H x 10.25" x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, Histoire Naturelle des Oiseuax, Antique Prints, Multiples, Natural History, Ornithology, Animalier, Decorative Arts
Lot: 63 - Ornithology Lithographs, 19th C., 2
Two Ornithology Scenes, Lithograph in Colors, 19th century, comprising: John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912), "Lathria Streptophora" [Rose-collared Piha], 1884, for "The Ibis", and Br. Geisler (German, XIX), "Malimbus erythrogaster Rchw. Symplectes dorsomaculatus Rchw." [Red-bellied Malimbe male and female and Yellow-capped Weaver], 1896, for the Journal fur Ornithologie, giltwood frames. Image: 8.25" H x 4.75" W; frame: 15.25" H x 11.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Antique prints, Natural History, Biology, Birds, Animalier, African Weaver birds, Latin, English journal, European, Continental, 19th Century Art
Lot: 64 - David Maass Birds in Flight Offset Lithographs, 2
David A. Maass (American, b. 1929), Two Scenes of Bird in Flight, Offset Lithographs in Colors, comprising: "Willow Point Redheads", signed in print and signed in pencil lower right, numbered edition "105/580" lower left, and "Western Marsh Pintails", signed in print and in pencil lower right and numbered edition "248/580" lower left, wood frames. Image: 16.5" H x 24.25" W; frame: 26.25" H x 34.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Water fowl, Wildlife, Lake landscape scene, Animalier, Ornithology, Ducks, Realist, Realism, Contemporary Art
Lot: 65 - "The Works of Edgar Allen Poe", 7 Vols., 1933
Collection of Seven Volumes of "The Works of Edgar Allen Poe", New York and London: Standard Book Company, 1933, comprising: volumes 1-5, 9-10. Each approx.: 7.5" L x 5.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiction, Literature, American writer, Poet, Gothic Fiction, Centenary Edition, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 66 - The Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, 10 Vols.
Collection of 10 Volume Set of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, New York and London: Standard Book Company, 1931, comprising: "Tanglewood Tales", "The Blithedale Romance", "The Marble Faun", "The Scarlet Letter", "Grandfather's Chair", "The Great Stone Face and Other Stories", "Mosses from an Old Manse", "The House of Seven Gables", "Twice Told Tales", "Wonder Book". Each approx.: 7.75" L x 5.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiction, American Literature, American writer, Short stories, New Wayside Edition, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 67 - "Dickens' Complete Works", 12 Vols.
Collection of 12 Volumes of "Dickens' Complete Works", Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1882: "Barnaby Rudge and the Mystery of Edwiin Drood", "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club", "A Child's History of England, The Holly Tree Inn, and Other Stories", "Martin Chuzzlewit", "The Personal History of David Copperfield", "Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby", "The Adventures of Oliver Twist, American Notes, The Uncommercial Traveler", "Little Dorit", "Great Expectations, Pictures from Italy, Master Humphrey's Clock, No Thoroughfare", "Christmas Stories, and Reprinted Pieces", "Bleak House", "A Tale of Two Cities, Sketches by Boz". Each approx.: 7.5" L x 5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Charles Dickens, Books, Reading, Library, English Literature, England, Author, Social critic, Victorian era, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 68 - Charles Dickens Cleartype Editions, 20 Vols. Set
Dickens, Charles, "The Works of Charles Dickens", New York and Boston: Books, Inc., 1867, Cleartype Editions, 20 volume set, volumes I-XX. Each approx.: 7" L x 5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Novels, Books, Reading, Social critic, Authors, English Writers, Novelists, British Literature, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 69 - "Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke", 12
Burke, Edmund, "The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke", Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1968, volumes I-XII. Each approx.: 8" L x 5.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Politics, History, Parliament, Journalist, Philosopher, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 70 - William Shakespeare Book Set, 18
Collection of 18 William Shakespeare Books, illustrated by Jack Wolfgang Beck and Isadore Seltzer, comprising: "The First & Second Parts of King Henry IV", "The History of Troilus and Cressida", "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Tragedy of Richard the Third", "Hamlet", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "The Taming of the Shrew", "The Tempest", "Julius Caesar", "Cymbeline", "Timon of Athens", "The Winter's Tale", "The Merchant of Venice", "Two Gentleman of Verona", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night", "The Tragedy of Coriolanus", and "The Tragedy of King Lear". Largest: 8.5" L x 8.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: The Bard, Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Prose, Classics, Playwright, English Literature, Tragedies, Romances, Histories, Theatre, Complete set, British, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 71 - "Memoirs of the Prince de Talleyrand", 5, 1891
Duc de Broglie, trans.: Reid, Whitelaw, "Memoirs of the Prince de Talleyrand", New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1891, 5 volume set. Each approx.: 9" L x 6.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Reading, Library, Memoir, History, Translation, France, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 72 - Sir Walter Scott "Waverley Novels", 11 Vols.
Scott, Sir Walter, "Waverley Novels", Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1894, Illustrated Cabinet Edition, 11 volumes. Each approx.: 7.5" L x 5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Literature, Fiction, Novel, Writing, Author, Gilt-lettering, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 73 - Signed, Etc. Photography and Photo Series Books, 8
Collection of 8 Photography and Photo Series Books, comprising: "Minimum", Pawson, John, "Anomalies: Challenging Our Perception of Beauty", Dragon, Carol, signed and inscribed on title page, "A Vanished World", Vishniac, Roman, forward by Elie Wiesel, "Emergence", Macadams, Cynthia, "The King Ranch, 1939-1944", Frissell, Toni and Holland McCombs, "Richard Philip", "Illuminations", Davis, Lynn, signed by photographer on title page, "UdSSR Der Sowjetstaat und Seine Menschen". Largest: 16.25" L x 14.24" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photographs, Photography books, Camera, Photographers, Art History, Black and White, Color photography, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 74 - Photo Series and Photography Books, 13
Collection of 13 Photo Series and Photography Books, comprising: "How to Photograph a Woman", Adams, George, "Beyond Beauty", Penn, Irving, "In Our Time: The World as Seen By Magnum Photographers", Manchester, William, "Scavullo Photographs 50 Years", "The Family of Man: the Photographic Exhibition Created by Edward Steichen for the Museum of Modern Art", "The Great Life Photographers", ed.: Sullivan, Robert, "Day of Destiny: the Photographs of D-Day", "The Vietnam War", Ward, Geoffrey C. and Ken Burns, "Look How a Highly Influencial Magazine Helped Define Mid-Twentieth Century America", Yarrow, Andrew W., "Henri Cartier-Bresson", Assouline, Pierre, "Charlotte Brooks at Look 1951-1971", "Bourke-White", Goldberg, Vicki, "Robert Mapplethorpe", Marshall, Richard. Largest: 13.25" L x10.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Reading, Library, Photography, Photo books, Art books, Black and white photographs, Color photography, Images, Landscape scenes, Cityscape, Photographers, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 75 - Stephen Shore "Uncommon Places", 2004
Shore, Stephen, essay by Stephan Schmidt-Wulffen, conversation with Lynne Tilman, "Uncommon Places: the Complete Works", New York: Aperture, 2004. First Edition. 10.25" L x 13" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Photography, Photograph, Landscape, Cityscape, 1st edition books, America, History, Hardcover, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table book
Lot: 76 - Photography and Photo Series Books, 6
Collection of Six Photography and Photo Series Books, comprising: "Horst Fotografie 1931-1984", "Fifty Years of Style and Fashion", Parkinson, Norman, "Bajac", Shore, Stephen, "Aperture Magazine Anthology - the Minor White Years 1952-1976", ed.: Bunnell, Peter C., "Hurrell: the Kobal Collection", Nourmand, Tony and Phil Moad, "Dreaming in Pictures: the Photography of Lewis Carroll", Nickel, Douglas R. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Photography books, Art books, Reading, Library, Portraits, Photo Series, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 77 - Photography and Photo Series Books, 5
Collection of Five Photography and Photo Series Books, comprising: "In Focus National Geographic Greatest Portraits", "Photography Until Now", Szarkowski, John, "Pittsburgh 1950", Erwitt, Elliot, "Disco Years", Galella, John, "Out", Colacello, Bob. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Photography books, Art books, Reading, Library, Portraits, Cityscape, Photo Series, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 78 - Photo Series and Photography Books, 6
Collection of Six Photo Series and Photography Books, comprising: "Birds of Central Park", Vornberger, Cal, "Bill Cunningham on the Street: Five Decades of Iconic Photography", "Henri Cartier-Bresson: the Modern Century", Galassi, Peter, "Vivian Maier: the Color Work", Westerbeck, Colin, "Vivian Maier: a Photographer Found", Maloof, John, "Central Park", Davidson, Bruce. Largest: 12.75" L x 10.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art books, Reading, Library, Nature photography, Street photography, Portraits, NYC, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 79 - "Aperture" Magazines, 19
Collection of 19 Issues of "Aperture" Magazine, comprising: nos. 210-212, 214-217, 220-223, 225-228, 230, 232-234. Each approx.: 12" L x 9.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art books, Reading, Library, Photography journals, Magazine, New York, NYC, Aperture Foundation, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 80 - Books on Street Photography and Portraits, 5
Collection of Five Books on Street Photography and Portraits, comprising: "Not Fade Away: the Rock and Roll Photography of Jim Marshall", ed.: Fahey, David, signed on flyleaf by Jim Marshall, "New York: Capital of Photography", Kozloff, Max, "Edward Steichen: Lives in Photography", Brandow, Todd and William A. Ewing, "Eye for Elegance George Hoyningen-Huene", "Vivian Maier: Street Photographer", ed.: Maloof, John. Largest: 12.25" L x 10.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art books, Reading, Library, Street photography, Portraits, NYC, Photography books, Signatures, Autographs, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 81 - After Marc Chagall "Reverie" Lithograph
After Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), "Reverie", Lithograph in Colors, apparently unsigned, silver-tone frame. Image: 12" H x 16" W; frame: 20" H x 25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, The Painter and the Donkey, Surrealism, Surrealist, Figural Group, Figurative, Animalier, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 82 - After Marc Chagall "La Danse" Lithograph
After Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), "La Danse" [The Dance], Lithograph in Colors, from "Derriere le Miroir", signed "Marc Chagall 1950" in plate, gold-tone frame. Image: 13.25" H x 10" W; frame: 20.25" H x 17" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Surrealism, Surrealist, Figural Group, Figurative, Animalier, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 83 - Joan Miro "Ronge de Nuit" Lithograph, 1970
Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983), "Ronge de Nuit" [Night Watch], Lithograph in Colors on Paper, for "Derriere le Miroir", 1970, published Maeght Atelier, Paris, silver-tone frame. Image: 14.5" H x 21.75" W; frame: 21.25" H x 28" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Estate. Keywords: Modern Art, Prints, Multiples, Surrealism, Surrealist, Polychrome, Abstract, Abstraction, 20th Century Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 84 - Arnaldo Pomodoro "Grey Study" Screenprint, 1968
Arnaldo Pomodoro (Italian, 1926-2025), "Grey Study", Screenprint in Colors on Paper, 1968, signed in pencil and dated lower right, numbered edition "83/100" lower left, silver-tone frame. Image: 29.5" H x 22" W; frame: 33.5" H x 26" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a 45 Sutton Place South Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Space Age, Victor Vasarely, Geometric, Shape, Pattern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Polychrome, 20th Century Art
Lot: 85 - Gyorgy Kepes Eyes Gelatin Silver Print, 1940
Gyorgy Kepes (Hungarian-born/American, 1906-2001), Eyes, Gelatin Silver Print, 1940, probably printer later, apparently unsigned, silvered wood frame. Image: 8" H x 6.25" W; frame: 13.5" H x 11.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA. From a New York City Area Collection. Keywords: Photograph, Exposure, Aperture, Photography, Abstract, Abstraction, Figural, Mirrors, Illusion, Pattern, Iris, Modern Art, Studio Photography, 20th Century Art, Vintage
Lot: 86 - Raymond Carrance Young Man By the Sea Silver Print
Raymond Carrance (French, 1921-1998), "Young Man By the Sea", Gelatin Silver Print, 1960s, Henry Miller Fine Art label to the reverse, silvered wood frame. Image: 8.5" H x 5.75" W; frame: 20.5" H x 17.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: Henry Miller Fine Art, London. From a New York City Area Collection. Keywords: Photography, Photograph, Czanara, Figural, Figurative, Genre, Male form, Daily life, Black and White, Monochrome, SLR, Film, European, Continental, 20th Century Art, Vintage, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 87 - Perla Krauze Abstract Composition Lithograph, 1995
Perla Krauze Kleimbort (Mexican, b. 1953), Abstract Ladder Composition, Lithograph on Paper, 1995, signed and inscribed in Spanish "Sr. Embazador, / con mis mejores desejos, siempre / para ud y su sra / Perla Krauze 96" lower right, numbered edition "38/50" lower left, silver-tone metal frame. Image: 15" H x 11" W; frame: 25" H x 19.75" W. Provenance: From the Upper East Side Apartment of a Former Ambassador. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Abstraction, Abstract Expressionist, Abstract Expressionism, AbEx, Women Artists, Latin American Artists, 20th Century School, Contemporary Art
Lot: 88 - Susan Stevens "Selma Alabama" Linocut
Susan Stevens (American, XX), "Selma Alabama", Linocut Print, signed in pencil lower right, titled and numbered edition "4/10" lower left, wood frame. Image: 14.75" H x 23.75" W; frame: 25" H x 33.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Civil Rights Movement, Activism, Activist Art, MLK, Martin Luther King, Jr., Nuns, Figural group, Figurative, Expressionist, Expressionism, Women Artists, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 89 - Books on Garden Architecture and Design, 9
Collection of Nine Books on Garden Architecture and Design, comprising: "The Front Garden: New Approaches to Landscape Design", Smith, Mary Riley, "Doing Time in the Garden: Life Lesson Through Prison Architecture", Jilor, James, "Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia", Dirr, Michael A., "The Front Garden: New Approaches to Landscape Design", Smith, Mary Riley, "Gardening for Love: The Market Bulletins", Lawrence, Elizabeth, "Garden Design", Crowe, Silvia, "Architecture in the Garden", Van Sweden, James, "In Your Garden", Sackeville-West, Vita", "Paradise on the Hudson: The Creation, Loss, and Revival of a Great American Garden", Seebohm, Caroline. Largest: 11.25" L 9" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Architecture, Trees, Garden, Flower, Plants, Country, History, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 90 - Books on Landscapes and Gardens, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Landscapes and Gardens, comprising: "New York Images of the Landscape", Clifton, Carr, "The Gardens of Venice", Albrizzi, Alessandro, "Private Gardens of England", Hobhouse, Penelope, "In an Irish House", ed.: Connolly, Sybil, "Nantucket: Gardens and Houses", Lewis, Taylor, "Secret Gardens in Venice", Gardin, Gianni Berengo, "Forever Wild: the Adirondacks", Porter, Eliot. Largest: 14.25" L x 10.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Horticulture, Gardening inspiration, Landscapes, Flower, Country, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Coffee table books
Lot: 91 - Books on Gardens and the Countryside, 5
Collection of Five Books on Gardens and the Countryside, comprising: "Flora Illustrata: Great Works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden", ed.: Fraser, Susan M. and Vanessa Bezemer Sellers, "Roses at the Cape of Good Hope", Fagan, Gwen, photography by Gabriel Fagan, "A Book of Gardening: Ideas, Methods, and Designs", Hobhouse, Penelope, "At Home in Provence", Wells, Patricia, photographs by Robert Fresson, "Gardens in the City: New York in Bloom", Pool, Mary Jane, photography by Schiff, Betsy Pinover. Largest: 13.5" L x 9.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustration, Plants, Flowers, Botany, Landscapes, Country, City, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 92 - Books on Garden Planning and Design, 6
Collection of Six Books on Garden Planning and Design, comprising: "Ganna Walska Lotusland: the Garden and its Creators", Crawford, Sharon, "Groundbreakers: Great American Gardens and the Women Who Designed Them", "Good Planting Plans", Verey, Rosemary", illus.: Sturgis, Jean, photographhy by Andrew Lawson, "Garden Style", Hobhouse, Penelope, "From Art to Landscape: Unleashing Creativity in Garden Design", Smith, Gary W., "Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes Her Gardens & Campuses", Balmori, Diana, et al. Largest: 10.25" L x 10.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Landscapes, Design, Country, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 93 - Books on Gardens, 11
Collection of 11 Books on Gardens, comprising: "According to Season", Parson, Frances Theodora, "Clematis", Lloyd, Christopher, "A Rage for Rock Gardening: The Story of Reginald Farrer Gardener, Writer & Plant Collector", Shulman, Nicola, "An Island Garden", Thaxter, Celia, "Clues to American Gardens", Fogle, David P., et al., "In and Out of the Gardens", Midda, Sara, "Into the Garden", Peltenburg-Brechneff, Christian, "The Gardner's Companion: A Think Book", ed.: Bamforth, Vicky, "Why do Violets Shrink?", Holmes, Caroline, "The American Gardener: A Sampler", ed.: Lacy, Allen, "American Eden: David Hosack, Botany and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic", Johnson, Victoria. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, History, Country, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 94 - Books on Gardens, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Gardens, comprising: "The Muses of Gwinn: Art and Nature in a Garden Designed by Warren H. Manning, Charles A. Platt & Ellen Biddle Shipman", Karson, Robin, "The Principles of Gardening", Johnson, Hugh, "California Gardens: Creating a New Eden", Streatfield, David C., "Visions of Paradise: Themes and Variations on the Garden", Schinz, Marina, "Italian Gardens", Masson, Georgina, "Gardens of France", Pereire, Anita and Gabrielle Van Zuylen, "Gardens in the City: New York in Bloom", photography by Betsy Pinover Schiff, "So Fine a Prospect: Historic New England Gardens", Emmet, Alan. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Roses, Country, City, Italy, California, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 95 - Books on Historic Gardens, 10
Collection on Ten Books on Historic Gardens, comprising: "The Glass Flowers at Harvard", Schultes, Richard Evans and William A. Davis, photographs by Hillel Burger, "The Gardens of Russell Page", Schinz, Marina and Gabrielle van Zuylen, "The Gardens of William Morris", Jill Duchess of Hamilton, et al., Beatrix: The Gardening Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand 1872-1959", Brown, Jane, "Grounds for Change: Major Gardens of the Twentieth Century", Adams, William Howard, "The History of Gardens", Thacker, Christopher, "Emily Dickinson's Gardens", McDowell, Marta, "Rescuing Eden: Preserving America's Historic Gardens", Seebhom, Caroline, photographs by Curtice Taylor, "La Foce" booklet, "La Foce: A Garden and Landscape in Tuscany", Origo, Benedetta, et al. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Plants, Country, Botany, History, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 96 - Books on Nature and Landscape Painting, 8
Collection of 8 Books on Nature and Landscape Painting, comprising: "The Book of the Tree: Trees in Art", Hyland, Angus and Kendra Wilson, "Composition of Outdoor Painting", "A Shetland Notebook", Ackroyd, Norman, "Drawn to Landscape: The Pioneering Work of J.B. Jackson", ed.: Mendelsohn, Janet and Chris Wilson, "William Trost Richards True to Nature: Drawings, Watercolors, and Oil Sketches", Osborne, Carol M., "Edward Hopper's Maine", Salatino, Kevin, "Home Ground Language for an American Landscape", ed.: Lopez, Barry, "Edward Payne: The Scenic Journey", Shields, Scott A. and Patricia Trenton. Largest: 12.25" L x 11" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Art Books, Watercolor, Reading, Library, Landscapes, Plein Air, Painting, Nature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 97 - Utagawa Kunisada Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints, 2
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Group of Two Figural Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: "Autumn", circa 1839, depicting figure amongst a courtyard landscape, and "Kisaragi" [The Second Month], from the series "Genji in the Twelve Months", circa 1855, depicting women at a garden's edge, each with artist's chop seal, cerused wood frames. Image: 13.75" H x 9.25" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Nishiki-e, Figurative, Domestic Scenes, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 98 - Utagawa Kunisada II Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints, 2
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Japanese, 1823-1880), Group of Two Figural Scene, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: final panel of triptych "Twilight Snow at Mount Hira", circa 1850, and "No. 22 Tamakazura" from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards, circa 1857, each with artist's chop seal, cerused wood frames. Image: 13.75" H x 9.25" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Toyokuni IV, Asian Art, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Figurative, Courtesans, Men, Women, Seasons, Domestic Scenes, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 99 - Utagawa Kunisada Kabuki Actor Woodblock Prints, 2
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Group of Two Kabuki Actor Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: "Hakone: The Actor Iwai Hanshiro VI as Hatsuhana", from the "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road" series, 1852, and Kabuki actor as samurai in battle, each with artist's chop seal mark, wood frames. Larger image: 13.5" H x 9" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e, Nishiki-e, Figurative, Male figures, Warriors, Polychrome, Edo Period, Meiji Era, 19th Century Art
Lot: 100 - Kitagawa Utamaro Shunga Woodblock Prints, 2
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806), Group of Two Shunga Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors, circa 1800, each inscribed with Japanese calligraphy, wood frame. Image: 7.5" H x 10.5" W; frame: 15.25" H x 18.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Figural, Interior scenes, Romantic, Erotic, Spring Pictures, Edo Period, Turn-of-the-Century, Late 18th-Early 19th Century Art
Lot: 101 - Utagawa Kunisada Bijin-ga Woodblock Prints, 2
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Group of Two Bijin-ga Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: depiction of a lady in a boat, the other the first panel from the triptych "The Tale of the Eastern Genji in Midsummer", circa 1860, depicting two women at rest, each with artist's chop seal, cerused wood frames. Image: 13.75" H x 9.25" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Figurative, Noblewomen, Courtesans, Domestic Scenes, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 102 - Toyohara Kunichika, Etc. Kabuki Actor Woodblock, 2
Utagawa School, Group of Two Kabuki Actor Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900), Ichikawa Kuzo III as Sakichi Tsuji, circa 1868, and Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Kabuki Actor bent forward, each with artist's chop seal mark, ebonized wood frames. Image: 13.5" H x 9" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e, Nishiki-e, Figurative, Male figures, Polychrome, Edo Period, Meiji Era, 19th Century Art
Lot: 103 - Utagawa Kuniyoshi "Chunagon Yakamochi" Woodblock
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861), "Chunagon Yakamochi", Woodblock Print in Colors on Paper, from the "The Thirty-six Poets" series, an Instructive Mirror of Ethics for Women and Children, 1843, with patterned silk textile panels to sides of print, wood frame. Image: 14" H x 9" W; frame: 17" H x 17.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Bijin-ga, Figurative, Courtesans, Garden, Birds, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 104 - Konishi Kirosada Kabuki Actor Woodblock, 1851
Konishi Kirosada (Japanese, 1819-1864), Kabuki Actor Scene, Woodblock Print in Colors on Paper, 1851, Osaka school, Mimasu Baisha I as Senzaki Yagoro in Act 6 of the Kanadehon Chusingura, artist's mark top right, silvered and ebonized wood frame. Image: 9.5" H x 7.5" W; frame: 10.5" H x 8.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Miniature, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e, Kamigata-e, Figurative, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 105 - Winston Churchill "A History of...", 4 Vols., 1958
Churchill, Winston, "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples", New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1958, 4 volume set. Each: 8.5" L x 5.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Vintage Books, World History, Second World War, Winston S. Churchill, Britain, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Reading
Lot: 106 - Winston Churchill "Second World War", 6 Vols.
Churchill, Winston, "Second World War", Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1948-1953, complete 6 volume set. Each: 8.5" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Winston S. Churchill, Military History, English Statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Research, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 107 - "The Chronicles of America Series", 10 Vols., 1921
Ed.: Johnson, Allen, "The Chronicles of America Series", New Haven: Yale University Press, 1921, volumes 1, 3-10, 42. Each approx.: 8.25" L x 5.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, United States of America, USA, History, Illustrated, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 108 - James Russell Lowell "Literary Essays", 4, 1890
Lowell, James Russell, "Literary Essays", Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1890, volumes I-IV. Each approx.: 7.75" L x 5.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Literature, Essays, American writer, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 109 - Bret Harte Book Set, 6
Collection of Six Brett Harte Books, Boston: The Riverside Press, 1899: "Frontier Stories", "Condensed Novels and Stories", "The Poetical Works of Bret Harte", "Tales of the Argonauts and Eastern Sketches", "Gabriel Conroy", and "The Luck of Roaring Camp". Each: 8" L x 5" W x 1..25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Novels, Books, Reading, Authors, Novelists, Francis Brett Hart, Short stories, American writer, Literature, Collectibles, Collectable
Lot: 110 - French History and Literature Books, 8
Collection of Eight French History and Literature Books, comprising: "Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane", volume 3, "Le Doyen de Killerine, Histoire Morale", "Las Psaumes Traduit en Francais", Berthier, P. F. G., volumes 1 and 2, "Reflexions Chretiennes sur Divers Sujets de Morale", Croiset, Le Pere J., "Histoire de la Pape Pie VII", "Pratique de la Perfection Chretienne", Alphonse Rodriguez, R. P., volumes 3 and 4. Largest: 7 L x 4" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Bibliophile, Library, Reading, French Literature, Novelist, French text, Collectibles, Collectables, Antique Books
Lot: 111 - Antiquarian French Legal Texts, 3
Collection of Three Antiquarian French Legal Texts, comprising: du Perier, Scipion, "Questions Notables du Droit", Toulouse: Guillaume-Louise Colomiez and Posuel, Erome, 1684, printed on laid paper in French, with tan leather binding, de Boutaric, Francois, "Explications de L'Ordonnance de Louis XV", Avignon: Francois Gyrard", 1731, printed slightly later on laid paper in French, with tan leather binding, and Boucher d'Argis, Antoine-Gaspard, "Traite des Gains Nuptiaux et De Survie", Lyon: Duplain, Pere & Fils, 1738, printed on laid paper in French, with tan leather binding. Largest: 10" L x 7.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keyword: Antique Books, France, Monarchy, Louis XIV, Louis XV, Legality, Treatise, Law, Documents, European, Continental, 17th Century, 18th Century, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 112 - Gilt-Tooled Red Leather-Bound Books, 5
Group of Five Gilt-Tooled Red Leather-Bound Books, Everyman's Library, London: J. M. Dent & Co., New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1909, comprising: "The Golden Book of Coleridge", Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, "Unto this Last & Other Essays", Ruskin, John, "Tales from Shakespeare", Lamb, Charles and Mary, "The French Revolutio, Vol. I", Carlyle, Thomas, and "The Crown of Wild Olive, Etc.", Ruskin, John. Each approx: 7" H x 4.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Novels, Books, History, Reading, Poetry, Essayists, Authors, Writers, Novelists, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables, Antique books
Lot: 113 - Signed, Etc. Books on American Artists, 7
Collection of Seven Books on American Artists, comprising: "Marilyn Minter", signed and inscribed by artist on title page, "Wayne Thiebaud: Draftsman", Dervaux, Isabelle, "Used Paintings", Maslansky, Max, "Alice Neel People Come First", Baum, Kelly and Randall Griffey, "Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott", ed.: Platow, Raphaela and Lowery Stokes Sims, "Emilio Sanchez Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Prints", "Hard Light The Work of Emilio Sanchez", ed.: Koll, Ann. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Exhibition catalog, American artist, Visual art, Painter, Art books, Lithograph, Signatures, Autographs, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 114 - Books on American Painters and Photographers, 7
Collection of Seven Books on American Painters and Photographers, comprising: "Chuck Close: Work", Finch, Christopher, "Alex Katz", Marshall, Richard, "James Rosenquist: Paintings 1996-1999", introduction by Judith Goldman, "Refigured Painting: the German Image 1960-88", ed.: Krens, Thomas, et al., "Charles Sheeler: Paintings and Drawings", Troyen, Carol and Erica E. Hirschler, "Charles Sheeler: The Photographs", Stebbins, Jr., Theodore E. and Norman Keyes, Jr., "Fairfield Porter (1907-1975) Realist Painter in the Age of Abstraction", Ashbery, John, et al. Largest: 13.5" L x 11.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Artists, Art Books, Reading, Library, Art history, Painter, Photographer, Reference, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 115 - Books on American Impressionism and Realism, 10
Collection of Ten Books on American Impressionism and Realism, comprising: "American Art 1930-1970", "Watercolors by Winslow Homer: the Color of Light", Tedeschi, Martha, et al., "The Watercolors of Winslow Homer", Unger, Miles, "Awash in Color: Homer, Sargent, and the Great American Watercolor", Reed, Sue Welsh and Carol Troyen, "Paul Cadmus", Kirstein, Lincoln, Imago Imprint, "Paul Cadmus", Kirstein, Lincoln, Pomegranate Artbooks, "Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist", ed.: Powell, Richard J., "Twentieth Century American Drawing: the Figure in Context", Cummings, Paul, "Thomas Hart Benton: An American Original", Adams, Henry, "American Impressionism and Realism: the Painting of Modern Life, 1885-1915", Weinberg, H. Barbara, et al. Largest: 11.75" L x 10" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Artists, Art Books, Reading, Library, Art history, Painter, Watercolour, Magical realism, Reference, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 116 - Books on American Art and Culture, 7
Collection of Seven Books on American Art and Culture, comprising: "The American Century Art & Culture 1950-2000", Phillips, Lisa, "The American Century Art & Culture 1900-1950", Haskell, Barbara, "Art of the Forties", ed.: Castleman, Riva, "Art in Place Fifty Years of Acquisitions", Armstrong, Tom and Susan C. Larsen, "Georgia O' Keeffe Art and Letters", Cowart, Jack and Juan Hamilton, "20th Century Drawings from the Whitney Museum of Art", "Whitney Museum of Art: Selected Works from the Permanent Collection", Sims, Patterson. Largest: 12.5" L x 9.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Artist, Culture, Museum, Drawings, Paintings, Photography, American Modernism, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 117 - Books on Edward Hopper, 3
Collection of Three Books on Edward Hopper, comprising: "Hopper Drawing", Foster, Carter E., "Edward Hopper: the Art and the Artist", Levin, Gail, "Edward Hopper", Goodrich, Lloyd. Largest: 12" L x 15" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art book, Painting, Drawing, American artist, Realism, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Modern Artists
Lot: 118 - Books on American Art and Artists, 8
Collection of Eight Books on American Art and Artists, comprising: "Treasures of American Folk Art from Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center", Rumford, Beatrix T. and Carolyn J. Weekley, "Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America", Driskall, David, et al., "Maxfield Parrish", Ludwig, Coy, "American Paradise: The World of the Hudson River School", introduction by John K. Howat, "Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts: 200 Years of Excellence", "1934: A New Deal for Artists", Wagner, Ann Prentice, "John Storr", Frackman, Noel, "Elizabeth Murray: Paintings and Drawings". Largest: 11.25" L x 10.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art history, Painter, Illustrator, Reference, Folk Art, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 119 - Books from the Diaries of Bernard Berenson, 2
Ed.: Mariano, Nicky, "Sunset and Twilight from the Diaries 1947-1958", New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1963, First Edition; and "The Passionate Sightseer from the Diaries 1947-56", New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1960. Larger: 9.25" L x 7.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Library, Reading, Diaries, Writing, History, Art Historian, Renaissance Art, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 120 - Signed "Archie Rand: Nineteen Diaspora Paintings"
Ed.: Rosensaft, Jean Bloch, " Archie Rand: The Nineteen Diaspora Paintings", N.p: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion", 2004, signed, inscribed with drawing by artist. 11" L x 8.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Artists, Drawings, Works on Paper, Signatures, Autographs, Exhibition catalog, Judaic Iconography, Painter, Muralist, Graphic designer, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 121 - Richard Avedon "Evidence 1944-1994", 1994
Avedon, Richard, "Evidence 1944-1994", New York: Random House: 1994, First Edition.14.25" L x 11.25 "W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Photography Books, Reading, Library, 1st edition books, Photographer, Portraits, Art Books, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 122 - Ansel Adams "Images 1923-1974", 1974
Adams, Ansel, "Images 1923-1974", Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1974, forward by Wallace Stegner. 14.5" L x 17.5" x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Estate. Keywords: Photographer, Photography Books, Black and White Photographs, Art History, History, Collectible, Collectable, National Parks, Landscape scenes, Library, Coffee table books
Lot: 123 - "Peter Beard", 2013
"Peter Beard", Cologne: Taschen, 2013. 13.5" L x 9.5" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Photography Books, Reading, Library, American artist, Photographer, Taschen, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table book
Lot: 124 - Photo Series and Photography Books, 6
Collection of Six Photo Series and Photography Books, comprising: "Audrey 100: A Rare and Intimate Photo Collection Selected by Audrey Hepburn's Family", Fontana, Ellen, "The Century", Jennings, Peter and Todd Brewster, "New Japanese Photography", ed.: Szarkowksi and Shoji Yamagishi, "Walker Evans", "Yosemite and the Range of Light", Adams, Ansel, "Women", Leibovitz, Annie and Susan Sontag. Largest: 12.25" L x 10.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Photography, Portraits, Photo Series, Fashion, Celebrity, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 125 - Photo Series and Photography Books, 5
Collection of Five Photo Series and Photography Books, comprising: "Closer: Seeing the World in Detail", Clinton, Michael, signed and inscribed on title page, "Featuring America's National Parks", Allen, Jamie M., "2020 Unmasked", photography by Susan K. Baggett, et al., "A Photographic Odyssey: Around the World with Alexander W. Dreyfoos", ed.: Steinhauer, Lise M., "Spots Before Your Eyes", forward Jane Goodall, photographs Howard G. Buffett and Ann van Dyk. Largest: 10.25" L x 15.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Photography, Landscapes, Nature, Animals, Travel, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 126 - Books on Photography, 5
Collection of Five Books on Photography, comprising: two copies of "Artists in Photographs", Mones, Arthur, "International Center of Photography Twelfth Year Report", "Annual Report International Center of Photography 1987", "Magnificent Books & Photographs", 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop. Largest: 13.25" L x 8.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photographer, Photography Books, Black and White Photographs, Art Books, Art History, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Coffee table books
Lot: 127 - Photo Series and Photography Books, 7
Collection of Seven Photo Series and Photography Books, comprising: "The National Inquirer: Thirty Years of Unforgettable Images", ed.: Melcher, Charles and Valerie Virga, "Roadworks", McCartney, Linda, "Icons of the 20th Century: 200 Men and Women Who Have Made a Difference", Cady, Barbara, "Scavullo Women", Scavullo, Francesco and Sean Byrnes, "Brut Photo: Collection Bruno Decharme & Compagnie", "Photographer's Paradise: Turbulent America 1960-1990", Laffont, Jean-Pierre, "Veruschka Trans-Figurations", Lehndorff, Vera and Holger Trulzsch, introduction by Susan Sontag. Largest: 13.75" L x 10.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Photography Books, Art Books, History, Portraits, Photo Series, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 128 - Yoshikazu Shirakawa "Himalayas", 1971
Shirakawa, Yoshikazu, Testimonial By Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, The King of Nepal; Preface by Arnold Toynbee; Introduction by Sir Edmund Hillary; Kyuya Fukuda, "Himalayas", New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1971. 17" L x 12.5" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Photography, Photograph, Landscape, 1st edition, History, Asia, Mountain range, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table book
Lot: 129 - Sebastian Walch Portraits of Men Mezzotint, 4
Sebastian Walch (German, 1721-1788), Four Portraits of Men, Mezzotints, from "Mayors of Zurich" series, comprising: no. 47 "Johannes Henri CVS Waserus", no. 50. "Johannes Conradus Grebelius", no. 55 "Ludouvicus Hirzelius, no. 59 "Heinrich Hirzel, each in wood frame with decorative carvings. Each image: 12.75" H x 8.25" W; frame: 17.25" H x 12.5" W. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Engravings, Mezzotint, European art, Intaglio, Portraits, Prints, Multiples, Antiques, 18th Century Art
Lot: 130 - Hans Bergkmair "Triumphzug des Kaiser Maximilians"
Hans Bergkmair (German, 1500-c.1560), "Triumphzug des Kaiser Maximilians" [Triumphal Procession of Emperor Maximilian], Woodcut Print, 1780-1800, 3rd printings, Antiquariat V.A. Heck Certificate to reverse, giltwood frame. Image: 15.25" H x 15" W; frame: 21.25" H x 27.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Woodblock, Figural, Figurative, Equestrian, Horses, Riders, Commemorative, 18th Century Art
Lot: 131 - Simon Watts After Federico Zuccaro Engravings, 2
Simon Watts (English, active 1767-1787) After Federico Zuccaro (Italian, 1542-1609), "Elizabeth Queen of England" and "Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester", Two Hand-Colored Engravings, 18th century, signed in print lower right, Kennedy Galleries label to reverse, giltwood frames. Image: 16.25" H x 11.75" W; frame: 22.5" H x 17.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Figural, Figurative, Aristocracy, Royalty, Soldier, English Monarchy, Portraiture, 18th Century Art
Lot: 132 - "Marie Antoinette" Hand-Colored Etching
After Barthelemy Joseph Fulcran Roger (French, 1770-1841), "Marie Antoinette", Hand-Colored Etching, 19th century, carved wood frame. Image: 19" L x 13.75" W; frame: 24.25" L x 16.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Queen of France, Monarchy, French, Portraiture, Lady, Figural, Figurative, Interior scene, Antique prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 133 - Nathaniel Currier "Gen. George Washington"
Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813-1888), "Gen. George Washington. The Father of His Country", Hand-Colored Lithograph, circa 1850, giltwood frame. Image: 12.25" H x 9.25" W; frame: 18.25" H x 15.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Portraiture, First American President, Mounted horse rider, Equestrian portrait, United States General, U.S.A., Americana, Currier & Ives, Antique prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 134 - William Shakespeare Plays Engravings, 2
Collection of Two William Shakespeare Play Scenes, Two Engravings, one After Charles Robert Leslie (British, 17941859) engraved by William Greatbach "Falstaff and His Friends, The Merry Wives of Windsor", and After William Mulready (Irish, 1786 - 1863) engraved by H. Bourne. "The Seven Ages of Man. (As you like it)", unframed. Each image: 6.75" L x 9.5" W; sheet: 10.5" L x 14.5" W. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: The Bard Prints, Multiples, Figure, Scene, Plays, Performance, Playwright, Decorative Arts
Lot: 135 - Portraits of Men Engravings, 2
Collection of Two Portraits of Men, Engravings, comprising: after George Augustus Baker (American, 1821-1880) engraved by A. H. Ritchie "Rev. John Knox D. D.", and Henry Bryan Hall (English, 1808-1884) "Victor Emmanuel", unframed. Larger image: 12" L x 9.5" W; sheet: 15.75" L x 12.25" W. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, King, Italy, Portrait, Religion, Figural, Figurative, Decorative Arts
Lot: 136 - After Rembrandt van Rijn "The Windmill" Etching
After Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669), "The Windmill", Etching, 19th century, signed and dated in print, unframed. Image: 5.5" L; mat: 11.25" L x 12.75" W. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Mill, Etching, Drypoint, Landscape scene, Restrike, Decorative Arts
Lot: 137 - Books on Art History and Collections, 12
Collection of 12 Books on Art History and Collections, comprising: "The Big Room: Portraits from the Golden Age", Peellaert, Guy and Michael Herr, "Masterpieces of the American West: Selections for the Anschutz Collection", "Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk", "Edward Hopper: The Art and the Artist", Levin, Gail, "Hopper Drawings: 44 Works from the Permanent Collection of the Whitney Museum of Art", "Edward Hopper Night Shadows", "Thomas Hart Benton: Paintings and Works on Paper", "L' Amerique de la Depression: Artistes Engages des Annees 30", "Dox Thrash: An African American Master Printmaker Rediscovered", Ittmann, John, "Landscape of Slavery: The Plantation in American Art", ed.: Mack, Angela D. and Stephen G. Hoffius, "Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series", "Diego Rivera: Murals for the Museum of Modern Art", Dickerman, Lea and Anna Indych-Lopez. Largest: 11.25" L x 11.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art collections, Art series, Painting, Exhibition catalogue, Museum, Drawing, Artist, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 138 - Books on Art Collections, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Art Collections, comprising: "Abstract Expressionism at the Museum of Modern Art", Temkin, Ann, "The Barnes Foundation Masterworks", Dolkart, Judith F. and Martha Lucy, "The House of Barnes: the Man, the Collection, the Controversy", Rudenstine, Neil L., "1913 Armory Show 50th Anniversary Exhibition 1963", "Fifty Years of Collecting: An Anniversary Collection Painting Since World War II", Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, "The David M. Solinger Collection: Masterworks of Twentieth-Century Art", Green, Nancy, et al., "The Shock of the New", Hughes, Robert. Largest: 12" L x 9" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Artist, Art History, Museum, Painting, Exhibition catalog, Coffee table books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 139 - Books on Museum and Art Collections, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Museum and Art Collections, comprising: "John Currin", Boris, Staci and Rochelle Steiner, "Bodys Isek Kingelez", Suzuki, Sarah, "Alice Neel", Temkin, Ann, "David Salle", Kardon, Janet, "David Hockney: A Bigger Exhibition", Benefield, Richard, et al., "Artschwager, Richard", Armstrong, Richard, "Robert Rauschenberg: The Silkscreen Paintings 1962-64", "The Drawings of Jasper Johns", Rosenthal, Nan and Ruth E. Fine. Largest: 12.5" L x 10.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Artist, Art History, Museum, Painting, Exhibition catalog, Coffee table books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 140 - Books on Museum and Art Collections, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Museum and Art Collections, comprising: "American Paintings and Sculpture in the University Art Museum Collections", "100 Masterpieces from the Courtauld Collections Bernardo Daddi to Ben Nicholson", "The Art Institute of Chicago 100 Masterpieces", "Portrait of Murdock Pemberton", Pemberton, Sally, "Summer of Love Art of the Phychedelic Era", ed.: Grunenberg, Christoph, "Whitney Bienniel 2014", "A Selected History of Contemporary Art 1945-1986", ed.: Singerman, Howard. Largest: 13.75" L x 10.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Artist, Art History, Museum, Painting, Coffee table books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 141 - Book Collection Exhibition Catalogs, 9
Collection of Nine Book Collection Exhibition Catalogues, comprising: "A Century for the Century", paperback, "A Century for the Century: Fine Printed Books 1900-1999", Hutner, Martin and Jerry Kelly, "Artists of the Book in Boston 1890-1910", Finlay, Nancy, "But One Use: An Exhibition Commemorating the 450th Anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer", The St. Mark's Library, "The Legacy of James D. Hart at the Bancroft Library 1970-1990", "A Houghton Library Chronicle 1942-1992", "The Philip Hofer Collection in the Houghton Library", "Illuminated & Calligraphic Manuscripts", Harvard College Library, "The Merrymount Press: An Exhibition on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Press", Hutner, Martin. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Grolier Club, Exhibition, Library, Houghton, New York, Cambridge, Paste Paper, Bibliography, Books, Reference materials, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 142 - Books and Exhibit Catalogs on Art and Artists, 6
Collection of Six Books and Exhibition Catalogues on Art and Artists, comprising: "Drawings and Sculpture", Ayrton, Micheal, "Fourteen Americans", ed.: Miller, Dorothy C., "American 1963", ed.: Miller, Dorothy C., "Art in Our Time", Museum of Modern Art, "Albert Gleizes 1881-1953", "Odilon Redon, Gustave Moreau, Rodolphe Bresdin", Rewald, John, et al. Largest: 11" L x 8.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Art Exhibit, Painting, Artist, Painter, Sculptor, Impressionism, Abstract art, Collectible, Collectable, Art Books, Reference materials
Lot: 143 - Art Exhibition Catalogs, 10
Collection of Ten Art Exhibition Catalogs, comprising: "Hannelore Baron Works from 1969 to 1987", Schaffner, Ingrid, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition, "Drawings/Richard Diebenkorn", Stanford University, "Jake Berthot", Rose Art Museum, "Fernando Botero: Drawings on Canvas", Marlborough Gallery, "Fernando Botero: Paintings", Marlborough Gallery, "Brice Marden: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints 1975-80", Whitechapel Art Gallery, "Frieze(d) Out", Chicago, Judy and Donald Goodman, with postcard signed and inscribed by artists, "A Wartime Garden", Finlay, Ian Hamilton, et al., "Mandrake Tango: Sculpture, Photgraphs, Monotypes", Rideal, Liz, "Eric Finzi-Contini Giardino", Sloan Fine Art. Largest: 12" L x 12" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Gallery Exhibitions, Sculpture, Painting, Drawing, Prints, Art History, Collectible, Collectable, Art Books
Lot: 144 - Art Exhibition Catalogs, 2
Collection of Two Art Exhibition Catalogues, comprising: "Buoys: Marking the Place, an exhibit of large scale sculpture curated by Bill Bace", "Paintings, Drawings, and Prints by Paul Klee", Museum of Modern Art. Largest: 8.5" L x 10.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: MoMA, Art Exhibits, Sculpture, Painting, Drawing, Prints, Art History, Collectible, Collectable, Art Books
Lot: 145 - Books on New York City History and Architecture, 5
Collection of Five Books on New York City History and Architecture, comprising: "New York: an Illustrated History", Burns, Ric and James Sanders, "New York 1880: Architecture and Urbanism in the Gilded Age", Stern, Robert A. M., "The Landmarks of New York", Diamonstein, Barbaralee, "The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore", Pennoyer, Peter and Anne Walker, "New York 1960: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Second World War and the Bicentennial", Stern, Robert A. M., et al. Largest: 11.5" L x 8.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Architecture, NYC, Reference, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 146 - Books on NYC History and Architecture, 6
Collection of Six Books on New York City History and Architecture, comprising: "Edwin Booth's Legacy: Treasures from the Hampden-Booth Theatre Collection at The Players", "In the Company of Women: 100 Years at the Cosmopolitan Club", "The Architecture of New York City", Reynolds, Donald Martin, "Monograph of the Work of McKim, Mead & White 1879-1915", "New York's Greenwich Village", Delamey, Edmund T., "The Encyclopedia of New York City", ed.: Jackson, Kenneth T. Largest: 11.5" L x 10.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From an Upper West Side, New York City Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, NYC, New York City, History, Photography, Architecture, Cityscape, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 147 - Books on Architecture and Design, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Architecture and Design, comprising: "Buildings and Projects", Gorlin, Alexander, "Frontier Spirit: Early Churches of the Southwest", Kent Hall, Douglas, "Under the Sun: Desert Style and Architecture", Moore, Suzi, "The Architecture of Luis Barragan", Ambasz, Emilio, "Fallingwater: A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House", Kaufmann, Jr., Edgar, "Greek Revival America", Kennedy, Roger G., "Santa Fe Modern: Contemporary Design in the High Desert", Thompson, Helen. Largest: 13.25" L x 10" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Interior Design, Designer, Architecture, House, Home, Photography, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Library
Lot: 148 - Books on Architecture, 6
Collection of Six Books on Architecture, comprising: "Joseph Urban Architecture, Theatre, Opera, Film", Carter, Randolph and Robert Reed Cole, "Frank Lloyd Wright From Within Outward", Cleary, Richard, et al., "The Architecture of the Yale Center for British Art", Prown, Jules David, signed and inscribed on flyleaf, "The Industrial Heritage of Britain", Bailey, Brian, "Philadelphia USA", Wilson, Robert H., "World Architecture", Anderson, Janice. Largest: 12.75" L x 13" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Reading, Illustration, Drawing, Architecture, Watercolor, Photography books, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Library
Lot: 149 - Books on Architectural Drawings and Paintings, 5
Collection of Five Books on Architectural Drawing and Painting, comprising: "American Shelter: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home", Walker, Lester, "London", Gentleman, David, signed on half-title page, "Paris", Gentleman, David, "Drawing and Painting Buildings", Evans, Ray, "Masterpieces of Architectural Drawing", ed.: Powell, Helen and David Leatherbarrow. Largest: 11.5" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Reading, Illustration, Painting, Drawing, Architecture, Watercolor, Photography books, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Library
Lot: 150 - Architecture and Interior Design Books, 3
Collection of Three Architecture and Interior Design Books, comprising: "Haute Bohemians", Flores-Vianna, Miguel, "Tadao Ando: Living with Light", Jodidio, Philip, "Room Inside Contemporary Interiors", ed.: Terragni, Emilia. Largest: 13.25" L x 10.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Reading, Reference, Interior Design, Designer, Architecture, House, Home, Japanese minimalism, Photography, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Library
Lot: 151 - Books on Historical Interior Design, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Historical Interior Design, comprising: "Classic English Interiors", Spencer-Churchill, Henrietta, "Charleston Entertains: Season by Season", Cotton, Ann Copenhaver, et al., "Antiques for the Table: A Complete Guide to Dining Room Accesories for Collecting and Entertaining", Chefetz, Sheila, photography by Joshua Greene, "The Decoration of Houses", Wharton, Edith and Ogden Codman, Jr., "How They Decorated: Inspiration from Great Women on the Twentieth Century", Tapp, P. Gaye, "A Charmed Couple: The Life and Art of Walter & Matilda Gay", Rieder, William, "Nineteenth-Century Decoration: The Art of the Interior", Gere, Charlotte. Largest: 12" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Interior Design, Architecture, House, Home, Photography books, Collectible, Collectables, Decorative Arts, Coffee table books
Lot: 152 - Books on Decorating and Interior Design, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Decorating and Interior Design, comprising: "House & Garden's Best in Decoration", "Tiffany Taste", Loring, John, "Only the Best", Jacobson, Stuart, "Hampton Style: Houses, Gardens, Artist", Esten, John and Rose Bennett Gilbert, "Treasures from the National Trust", "David Hicks on Home Decoration", Hicks, David, "David Hicks on Decoration - with Fabrics", Hicks, David. Largest: 12" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Interior design, Decorating, Furniture, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 153 - Tomi Ungerer "American Posters of Protest 1966-70"
Tomi Ungerer (French, 1931-2019), " American Posters of Protest 1966-1970", Poster in Colors, unframed. 19.5" L x 15.75" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Vintage Posters, NYC, New York City, 20th Century, Art Exhibition, New School, Protest Art, Activist Art Politics, War, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 154 - Judy Chicago Signed "Bury the Hatchet" Poster
Judy Chicago (American, b. 1939), "Bury the Hatchet", Poster in Colors, 2011, signed, inscribed, and dated in pencil lower left, title and publication information on reverse, unframed. 24" L x 19" W. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Figural, Figurative, Religion, Signatures, Autographs, Women Artists, Contemporary Art
Lot: 155 - Walt Disney's "Pippo Olimpionico" Poster, 1972
Walt Disney Production's "Pippo Olimpionico" [Goofy's All-Star Olympics] Offset Lithographic Poster in Colors, 1972, black frame. Image: 39" H x 35" W; frame: 58.75" H x 44.75" H x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Superstar Goofy, Italian Posters, Vintage Posters, Animation, Cartoons, Movies, Films, Wonderful World of Disney, Sports, Athletes, Collectibles, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 156 - "Jurassic Park" Movie Poster, Summer 1993
"Jurassic Park" Movie, Poster in Colors, Summer 1993, unframed. 16.5" L x 11" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Dinosaurs, Prints, Multiples, Film Poster, Cinema, Michael Crichton, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Vintage Posters, Collectible, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 157 - "Rebel Without a Cause" Movie Poster, 1986
"Rebel Without a Cause" Movie, Poster in Colors, 1986, Portal Productions, unframed. 28" L x 20" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Film, Cinema, James Dean, Natalie Wood, Celebrity, Actors, Icon, Ephemera, Memorabilia, Vintage Posters, Collectibles, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 158 - "Brubaker" Movie Poster, 1980
"Brubaker" Movie, Poster in Colors, 1980, Twentieth-Century Fox, unframed. 41" L x 27" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Film, Cinema, Robert Redford, Actor, Celebrity, Crime, Drama, Collectibles, Collectables, Vintage Posters, Decorative Arts
Lot: 159 - 1979 Columbia Pictures Movie Posters, 2
Collection of Two 1979 Columbia Pictures Movie Posters, comprising: "The Electric Horseman", and "The Villain", unframed. Each: 41" L x 27" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Lithographic posters, Film, Cinema, Columbia Pictures, Vintage Posters, Collectible, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 160 - Margaret Cusack "Shenandoah" Poster
Margaret Cusack (American, XX-XXI), "Shenandoah", Poster in Colors, unframed. 22" L x 14" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Vintage Posters, Musical, Theatre, Art, Artist, Collectibles, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 161 - W.H. Auden "3 Unpublished Poems" Sample Binding
Auden, W. H., "Three Unpublished Poems", New York: New York Public Library, 1986, inscribed on colophon "This is the binder's dummy made from defective sheets as a sample binding. February 87. Not part of the edition. Given to Martin Hutner by the printer 14 May 1987. -Jerry Kelly". 10" L x 6.75" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Wystan Hugh Auden, Books, Literature, Poem, Poetry, Poet, Letterpress, Fine Press, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 162 - Truman Capote "In Cold Blood", 1965
Capote, Truman, "In Cold Blood", New York: Random House, 1965. 8.5" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Non-fiction, True crime, Murder, Novel, Writer, American Literature, Collectables, Collectibles
Lot: 163 - Thomas Mann Books, 2
Mann, Thomas, trans.: Lowe-Porter, H.T., "The Tables of the Law", New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945; and Thomas, Mann, trans.: Lowe-Porter, H.T., "Buddenbrooks", New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. Largest: 8.5" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Literature, Novels, Reading, Translation, German Novelist, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 164 - "Walsungenblut", 1975 and 1976, 2 Editions
Mann, Thomas, illus.: Heine, Th. Th., "Walsungenblut", Frankfurt: S. Fischer Verlag, 1976; and Mann, Thomas, illus.: Heine, Th. Th., "Walsungenblut", Berlin: Aufbau-Verlag, 1975. Larger: 9.75" L x 6.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: The Blood of the Walsungs, Books, Reading, Library, German Novelist, Novella, Writer, Fiction, Literature, Collectables, Collectibles
Lot: 165 - Tony Blair Signed "A Journey", 2010
Blair, Tony, "A Journey", London: Hutchinson, 2010, signed and numbered 283 of 500 on limitation page, signed and inscribed on title page. 9.75" L x 6.5" W x 2" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Politics, History, British politician, Prime Minister, UK, United Kingdom, Signature, Autograph, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 166 - George Gallup Signed "The Pulse of Democracy"
Gallup, George and Saul F. Rae, "The Pulse of Democracy: the Public Opinion Poll and How it Works", New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940, signed and inscribed on flyleaf by George Gallup. 8.25" L x 5.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Politics, History, American inventor, Survey, Statistician, Signatures, Autographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 167 - Claude Lovat Fraser Illustrated Books, 2
Cotton, Charles, "Poems from the Works of Charles Cotton, Newly Decorated by Claud Lovat Fraser", London: The Poetry Bookshop, 1922; and Cotton, Charles, "Poems from the Works of Charles Cotton, Newly Decorated by Claud Lovat Fraser", New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1925. Each: 8.75" L x 5.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Poetry Books, Illustration, Poet, Poems, Artist, Designer, Author, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 168 - Books by the Sitwell Siblings, 2
Sitwell, Edith, "Bath", London: Faber & Faber, 1932; and Sitwell, Sir Osbert, "Left Hand, Right Hand!", Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1947. Larger: 9" L x 5.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Author, Novelist, Literary figures, Literature, Biography, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 169 - Horace Greeley "The American Conflict", 2, 1867
Greeley, Horace, "The American Conflict", Hartford: O. D. Case & Company, 1867, volumes I-II. Each: 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Antique Books, Reading, Library, History, United States, USA, Newspaper editor, Publisher, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 170 - Elbert Hubbard Signed "The Rubaiyat of ...", 1899
Trans.: Fitzgerald, Edward, "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam", New York: Roycroft, 1899, numbered 278 of 920 copies, signed by Elbert Hubbard. 6.25" L x 7.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Reading, Library, Limited edition books, Signature, Autograph, Translation, Poetry, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 171 - Moliere "Tartuffe or the Hypocrite", 1930
Moiliere, illus.: Steiner-Prag, Hugo, trans.: Hidden Page, Curtis, "Tartuffe or the Hypocrite", Leipzig: The Limited Editions Club, 1930. 14.25" L x 8.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Translation, French, Play, Illustrated, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 172 - Fritz Eichenberg Illustrated Bronte Books, 2
Bronte, Charlotte,"Jane Eyre", New York: Random House, 1943, wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg; and Bronte, Emily, "Wuthering Heights", New York: Random House, 1943, wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg. Larger: 10" L x 7.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Charlotte Nicholls, English Novelists, Women Authors, Literature, Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Novels, Fiction, Literature, Author, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 173 - Signed "Taro Okamoto", 1954
Takiguchi, Shuzo, "Taro Okamoto", Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha, 1954, signed and inscribed by Taro Okamoto on title page. 14" L x 10.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Asian Art, Art History, Reading, Library, Japanese Artists, Painter, Sculptor, Signatures, Autographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 174 - Alain Blanc "Couleur du Temps", 1995
Blanc, Alain, illus.: Zenker, Shinta S., "Coleur du Temps", N.p: Voix D' Encre,1995, limited edition of 300 copies. 11.75" L x 8.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Portfolio, Calligraphy, Limited edition books, French, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 175 - Phyllis Mark "Color Meditations", 1973
Mark, Phyllis, "Color Meditations", n.p: Phyllis Mark, 1973. 11" L x 4" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Accordion book, Offset lithograph, American Artists, Women Artists, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables, Art books
Lot: 176 - William Faulkner Spotted Horses Illustrated Novel
Faulkner, William, "Spotted Horses", Illustrated Novella, 1989, with original lithographs by Boyd Saunders, limited edition run printed by University of South Carolina Press, signed by Boyd Saunders and numbered edition 486 out of 600, accompanied by lithograph titled "Harlequin" lower left, numbered edition "486/600", signed in pencil and dated lower right, in box case. 13.5" H x 18" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Prints, Multiples, American Literature, Americana, Mustangs, Wild Horses, Ponies, Animalier, Wild West, Texas, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Flem Snopes, Scribner's Magazine, Embossed Cover, Artwork, Visual Art, Coffee table books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 177 - Granville Perkins "Harper's Ferry by Moonlight"
Granville Perkins (American, 1830-1895), "Harper's Ferry by Moonlight", Hand-Colored Engraving, published by Robert Hinshelwood, giltwood frame. Image: 5.25" H x 9.75" W; frame: 16.5" H x 19.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Landscape scene, Idyllic, Bucolic, Antique Prints, 19th Century Art, Decorative Arts
Lot: 178 - D.T. Valentine's Manual NYC Scene Lithographs, 4
Collection of Four D. T. Valentine's Manual New York City Scenes, Lithographs in Colors, comprising: "View of the Brevvort Estate and Vicinity, Between 54 & 55 Sts. Near 1st Ave.", "The Residence of N.W. Stuyvesant. which formerly stood in 8th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues.", "Delafield Mansion, 77th St. N. Y. 1861", and "Old Landmarks on Manhattan Island: Fort Fish on the Northside of Central Park", gilt frames. Largest image: 6" H x 8" W; frame: 12" H x 14" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Old New York, Prints, Multiples, N.Y.C., Landscape scenes, Cityscape, Architecture, New York Memorabilia, Antique Prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 179 - John A. Rolph "View of Wall Street ..." Etching
John A. Rolph (British,1799-1862), "View of Wall Street From the Corner of Broad", Hand-Colored Etching, circa 1846, silver-tone frame. Image: 6.75" L x 10" W; Frame: 11.5" L x 14.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Works on Paper, New York City, NYC, Architecture, Cityscape, Street scene, Manhattan, 19th Century Art
Lot: 180 - Antoine Yvon Monay Paris Engravings, 2
Antoine Yvon Monay (French, 1922-1954), Two Engravings, comprising: "Les Bouquinistes" [The Book Dealers], signed in pencil lower right and flower seller, signed in pencil lower right and numbered "no. 6" in plate lower right, each unframed. Larger image: 6.75" H x 4.75" W; sheet: 11.25" H x 8.25" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Figural, Figurative, French, Parisian, Cityscape, Architectural, 20th Century Art
Lot: 181 - Cityscape Engravings, 19th C., 3
Group of Three City Landscape Scenes, Engravings, 19th century, comprising: two after Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851) "Tours" and "Marche aux Fleurs and Pont-au-Change", and one after "William Henry Bartlet (English, 1809-1853) "The Tomb of Kosciusko", all unframed. Larger image: 4" L x 5.25" W; sheet: 8.5" L x 11.5" W. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Cityscape Scene, Nature, Works on Paper, Antiques, 19th Century Art
Lot: 182 - "Revue de la Mode" Hand-Colored Engraving, 1886
"Revue de la Mode", Hand-Colored Engraving, Vol XIV, No. 10, 1886, wood frame. Image: 11.5 H x 8.5" W; frame: 17.5" H x 13.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Fashion plate, French, Engraving, Etching, Antiques, 19th Century Art
Lot: 183 - Heloise Lelor "Le Mode Illustre" Engraving, 1870
Helois Lelor (French, 1819-1873), "Le Mode Illustre", Hand-Colored Etching, circa 1870, wood frame with painted details. Image: 14.5" H x 10.5" W; frame: 17.5" H x 13.5" W. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Fashion, French, Women Artists, 19th Century Art
Lot: 184 - Anais Toudouze "Le Follet" Engravings, 2
Anais Toudouze (French, 1822-1899), "Le Follet, Boulevard St. Martin 61", Two Hand-Colored Engravings, comprising: no. 1373 and 1435, each in wood frame. Each image: 9" H x 6" W; frame: 15.5" H x 11.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Fashion plate, French, Engraving, Etching, Antiques, 19th Century Art
Lot: 185 - Books on Botanical Illustration, 9
Collection of Nine Books on Botanical Illustration, comprising: "Arthur Harry Church The Anatomy of Flowers", Mabberly, David, "17th Annual International American Society of Botanical Artists at the Horticultural Society of New York", "The Clutius Botanical Watercolors: Plants and Flowers of the Renaissance", Swan, Claudia, "Classic Garden Plants", Ingwersen, Will, illus.: Stitt, Charles, "A Rare Botanical Legacy: The Contributions of Ruby and Arthur Van Deventer", ed.: Bennett, Rick and Susan Calla, "The Art of Nancy Ekholm Burkert", ed.L Larkin, David, "Botanical Illustration", Oxley, Valerie, "The Wild & Garden Plants of Ireland", Nelson, E. Charles, illus.: Walsh, Wendy F., "An Irish Florilegium: Wild and Garden Plants of Ireland", illus.: Walsh, Wendy. Largest: 14.25" L x 11.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Plants, Botany, Illustration, Country, Watercolor, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 186 - Books on Botanical Illustration Techniques, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Botanical Illustration Techniques, comprising: "A Step by Step Guide Botanical Illustration for Beginners", Thurstan, Meriel and Rosie Martin, "How to Draw Plants: The Techniques of Botanical Illustration", West, Keith, "The Floral Art of Pierre-Joseph Redoute", Roland Michel, Marianne, et al., "Redoute's Fairest Flowers", Rix, Martyn and William T. Stearn, "An Approach to Botanical Painting", Evans, Anne-Marie and Don Evans, "The Botanical Palette: Color for the Botanical Painter", Stevens, Margaret, "Botanical Art Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide to Watercolor, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Vellum, Pen and Ink, Egg Tempura, Oils, Printmaking, and More.", ed.: Woodin, Carol and Robin A. Jess. Largest: 12.25" L x 9" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Plants, Botany, Drawing, Painting, Illustration, Country, Watercolor, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 187 - Botanical Illustration Books, 5
Collection of Five Botanical Illustration Books, comprising: "How to Know the Wild Flowers", Mrs. William Starr Dana, "A Book of Hedgerow Berries", Ward, Dorothy A., illus.: Gillies, Marjorie, "Das Klein Blumenbuch", Koch, Rudolph, illus.: Kredel, Fritz, books 281 and 316, "Baume des Deutschen Waldes", Wegener, Hans. Largest: 8" L x 5.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Plants, Botany, Illustration, Country, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 188 - Illustrated Nature and Botany Reference Books, 6
Collection of Six Illustrated Nature and Botany Reference Books, comprising: "Blumen Gartnere", "How Does Your Garden Grow?", Mary, "Nature Illuminated: Flora and Fauna from the Court of the Emperor Rudolph II", Hendrix, Lee and Thea Vignau-Wilberg, "How to Grow Annual Flowers", Ries, Victor H., "The Language of Flowers", "Flowers", Nyce, Helene. Largest: 7.75" L x 6.75" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Botany, Garden, Flower, Plants, Country, History, Illustrated, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 189 - Books on Botanical and Landscape Painting, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Botanical and Landscape Painting, comprising: "New Botanical Painting", De Winton, Harriet, "Montrose: Life in a Garden", Goodwin, Nancy, illus.: Patterson, Ippy, "Jessica Tcherepnine 1938-2018 Works from the Studio", "Handbook of Plant Forms for Botanical Artists", Clark, Ernest E., "Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice", Albala, Mitchell, "Things in Place: Landscapes and Still Lifes", Lord, Sheridan, "Places of the Mind: British Watercolor Landscapes 1850-1950", Sloan, Kim. Largest: 11.25" L x 9.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Plants, Botany, Illustration, Country, Watercolor, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 190 - Books on Botanical Illustration, 4
Collection of Four Books on Botanical Illustration, comprising: "The Art of Botanical Painting", Stevens, Margaret, "Botanical Illustration Course with the Eden Project", Martin, Rosie and Meriel Thurstan, "Botanical Drawing in Color: A Guide to Mastering Realistic Form and Naturalistic Sale", Hollender, Wendy, "Botanical Portraits with Colored Pencils", Sawn, Ann. Largest: 11.25" L x 9" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Botany, Watercolor, Drawing, Painting, Illustration, Nature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 191 - Botany Reference Books, 9
Collection of Nine Botany Reference Books, comprising: "A Reverie for Wood", Sloane, Eric, "Plant Portraits the California Legacy if A. R. Valentien", "The Language of Flowers", Heilmeyer, Marina, "Language of Flowers", Greenaway, Kate, "Guide to Flowering Plant Families", Zomlefer, Wendy B., "RHS Latin for Gardeners", Harrison, Lorraine, "Out of the Woods: Celebrating Trees in Public Gardens", "Botanical Shakespeare: An Illustrated Compendium", Quealy, Gerit, illus.: Hasegawa-Collins, Sumie, "Jessica Tcherepnine 1938-2018". Largest: 12" L x 9" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Botanical, Garden, Flower, Plants, Country, History, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 192 - Books on Plants and Flowers, 4
Collection of Four Books on Plants and Flowers, comprising: "The Life and Times of the Rose", Cowles, Fleur, "The Royal Horticultural Society Gardeners' Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers", ed.: Brickell, Christopher, "The Bedside Book of Old-Fashioned Roses", Money, Keith, "Flowers Rediscovered", Madderlake. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Roses, Botany, Botanical, Country, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 193 - Books on Constantin Brancusi, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Constantin Brancusi, comprising: "Constantin Brancusi: Sculptures, Peintures, Fresques, Dessins", Zervos, Christian, "Constantin Brancusi", Giedion-Welcker, Carola, "Brancusi in Romania", Brezianu, Barbu, "Constantin Brancusi 1876-1957: A Retrospective Exhibition", Geist, Sidney, "Constantin Brancusi 1876-1957", "Constantin Brancusi: Shifting the Bases of Art", Chave, Anna C., "Brancusi: A Study of Sculpture", Geist, Sidney, "Brancusi", Jianou, Ionel. Largest: 12" L x 9.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Romanian Artists, Sculptor, Painter, Modern Art, Modernism, Photographer, France, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Coffee table books, Art Books
Lot: 194 - Books on French and Spanish Artists, 11
Collection of 11 Books on French and Spanish Artists, comprising: "Cezanne", Wildenstein, "Paul Cezanne", Rewald, John, "Toulous-Lautrec", Wildenstein, "C. Pissaro", Wildenstein, "Henri Rousseau 1844-1910", Wildenstein, "Vuillard", Wildenstein, "Picasso", Sabartes, Jaime, "Pierre Bonnard", Rewald, John, "Bonnard and His Environment", Soby, James Thrall, et al., "Claude Monet Season and Moments", Seitz, William C, "Dali's Mustache", Dali, Salvador and Philippe Halsman. Largest: 10.75" L x 8.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Art History, Art Books, French, Spanish, Exhibit Catalog, Painting, Artist, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Modern Art
Lot: 195 - Books on European Artists, 5
Collection of Five Books on European Artists, comprising: "Rembrandt: The Complete Etchings", Boon, K.G., "Johannes Vermeer", National Gallery of Art, Washington, "The Italian Painters of the Renaissance with 400 Illustrations", Berenson, Bernard, "Titian: The Paintings and Drawings with 300 Illustrations", Tietze, Hans, "Rembrandt and the Italian Renaissance", Clark, Kenneth". Largest: 13.25" L x 10" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Art History, Old Masters, Renaissance, Coffee table books, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 196 - Books on European Art and Artists, 6
Collection of Six Books on European Art and Artists, comprising: "Sturz in die Welt. Die Kunst des Manierismus in Europa", "From Van Eyck to Bruegal Early Netherlandish Painting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art", ed.: Ainsworth, Maryan W. and Keith Christiansen, "Resplendence of the Spanish Monarchy", Ortiz, Antonio Dominguez, et al., "Keeping in the Present: 300 Years at the Dresden", "Petrus Christus: Renaissance Master of Bruges", Ainsworth, Maryan W., "Rembrandt, een jongensdroom De Collectie Kramer". Largest: 12.25" L 9.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art History, Renaissance, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 197 - Books on European Art and Artists, 8
Collection of Eight Books on European Art and Artists, comprising: "Gothic and Renaissance Art in Nuremberg 1300-1550", "Out of Italy", Braudel, Fernand, "Panorama of the Enlightenment", Outram, Dorinda, "I Disegni Italiani della Biblioteca dell' Accademia di Romania a Bucarest", "Views of Rome: From the Thomas Ashby Collection in the Vatican Library", "I Dogi", Benzoni, Gino, "Sculpture in the Age of Donatello", ed.: Verdon, Timothy and Daniel M. Zolli, "Palazzo Spini Feroni and Its Museum", ed.: Ricci, Stefania. Largest: 13.25" L x 9.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Art History, Italian Art, Sculpture, Painting, Museum, Collection, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Coffee table books
Lot: 198 - German Books on Art History, 6
Collection of Six German Books on Art History, comprising: "Das Taubertal", Grater, Carlheinz, "Der Taunus: Hohe Walder, Weite Taler, Warme Quellen", Biehn, Heinz, "Amorbacher Cicerone", Hotz, Walter, "Liebe zu Amorbach", "Romantiker Malen Den Odenwald", Bergstrasser, Gisela, "Darmstadter Biedermeier", Illgen, Volker. Largest: 6" L x 8.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Art Books, History, Landscapes, Gouache, German language, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 199 - Pierre Cabanne "Dictionnaire des petits maitre..."
Cabanne, Pierre and Gerald Schurr, "Dictionnaire des Petits Maitres de la Peinture (1820-1920)", Paris: Les Editions de l' Amateur, 2003. 13" L x 9.75" W x 3" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Reference, Art history, French language edition, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table book
Lot: 200 - "Chaim Soutine: Catalogue Raisonne", 2 Vols.
Tuchman, Maurice, et al., "Chaim Soutine (1893-1943): Catalogue Raisonne", Cologne: Taschen, 1993, 2 volumes in slipcase. 13" L x 10" W x 3.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, French painter, Expressionist, Art History, Taschen, History, Painting, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Coffee table books
Lot: 201 - Nathaniel Currier "Camping Out" Lithograph
Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813-1888), "Camping Out. Some of the Right Sort", Hand-Colored Lithograph, giltwood frame. Image: 21.75" H x 29.25" W; frame: 26.75" H x 34.25" W. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Hand-colouring, Engraving, Intaglio, Hand-painted, Lithograph, Nature, Shooting, Sporting, Sportsman, Hunting, Fishing, Prints, Multiples, American Art, 19th Century Art
Lot: 202 - Henry Thomas Alken "Hunting Incidents", 2
Henry Thomas Alken (British, 1785-1851), Two Scenese from "Hunting Incidents", Hand-Colored Etchings, comprising: plate 3 "Full Cry" and plate 4 "Taking it Cleverly", wood frames. Each image: 10" H x 13.75" W; frame: 18.25" H x 22.25" W. Provenance: From a New York City Estate. Keywords: Aquatint, Engraving, Intaglio, Hand-painted, Nature, Horses, Equestrian, Sporting, Sportsman, Hunting, Prints, Multiples, 19th Century Art
Lot: 203 - Clarence William Anderson Horse Lithographs, 2
Clarence William Anderson (American, 1891-1971), Two Portraits of Horses, Lithographs on Paper, each signed in pencil "C. W. Anderson" lower right and numbered for an edition of 250 lower left, faux burlwood frames. Image: 8.75" H x 11.25" W; frame: 15.5" H x 18" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Equestrian, Animalier, Pastoral landscape scene, 20th Century Art, Modern Art
Lot: 204 - British Equestrian Hand-Colored Lithographs, Pair
British School, Pair of Equestrian Portraits, Hand-Colored Lithographs, 1842, one depicting a lady horse rider, the other a gentleman, published by C. Turner, London, wood frames. Image: 11" H x 15" W; frame: 19.5" H x 22.75" x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Horseback riding, Victorian Period, Antique Prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 205 - Edward Hacker "Mr. Charles Davis on the Traverser"
Edward Hacker (British, 1813-1905), "Mr. Charles Davis on the Traverser", Hand-Colored Engraving, wood frame. Image: 18.75" H x 21.75" W; frame: 30" H x 27.25" W. Provenance: From a New York City Estate. Keywords: Hand-colouring, Engraving, Intaglio, Hand-painted, Nature, Horses, Equestrian, Sporting, Sportsman, Hunting, Prints, Multiples, 19th Century Art
Lot: 206 - Thomas Sutherland "Wild Duck Shooting" Aquatint
Thomas Sutherland (British, 1785-1838), "Wild Duck Shooting", Hand-Colored Aquatint, wood frame. Image: 10.25" H x 28" W; frame: 18.75" H x 36" W. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Hand-colouring, Engraving, Intaglio, Hand-painted, Aquatint, Nature, Shooting, Sporting, Sportsman, Hunting, Prints, Multiples, 19th Century Art
Lot: 207 - Paul Brown Fox Hunting Scene Etching
Paul Desmond Brown (American, 1893-1958), Fox Hunting Scene, Etching, signed lower right, ebonized and giltwood frame. Image: 5.75" H x 15.75" W; frame: 13" H x 22.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Hunting dogs, Mounted horse riders, Equestrian, Hunters, Figural group, Landscape scene, 20th Century Art
Lot: 208 - Thomas Stevens Horse Race Silk Embroidery, Pair
Thomas Stevens (English, 1828-1888) Pair of Horse Race Silk Embroideries, "The Start" and "The Finish", each marked "Woven in silk by Thomas Stevens, Inventor and Manufacturer, Coventry and London, Registered.", paper label verso of "The Finish", wood frames. Image: 2" H x 5.75" W; frame: 7.5" H x 10.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Stevengraph, Textiles, Needlework, Fiber Art, Riders, Figural group, Equestrian, Antiques, 19th Century Art, Decorative Arts
Lot: 209 - Lewis Carroll and Alice in Wonderland, 2
Collection of Two Books on Lewis Carroll and Alice in Wonderland, comprising: "An Exhibition from the Jon A. Lindseth Collection of C. L. Dodgson and Lewis Carroll", Grolier Club, April-May 29, 1998, "The Annotated Alice: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass", Carroll, Lewis, illus.: Tenniel, John. Larger: 11" L x 8.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustrated books, Printing, Exhibition Catalog, Grolier Club, Classics, Children's book, Novel, Fiction, Collectibles, Collectables, Fantasy, Alice in Wonderland
Lot: 210 - Ezra Pound Signed "The Spirit of Romance"
Pound, Ezra, "The Spirit of Romance", New York: New Directions Books, n.d., signed and inscribed by author on flyleaf. 8.5" L x 5.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Library, Reading, American poet, Collectibles, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs
Lot: 211 - Heritage Press Shakespeare Books, 4
Collection of Four Heritage Press Shakespeare Books, comprising: "The Poems of William Shakespeare", ed.: Alexander, Peter, illus.: Parker, Agnes Miller, 3 volume "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" set including "The Comedies", "The Tragedies", and "The Histories", illus.: Ardizzone, Edward, et al. Largest: 10.5" L x 6.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: The Bard, Antiquarian Books, Reading, Library, William Shakespeare, The Bard, Wood engraving, Theater, Prose, Iambic Pentameter, Collectibles, Collectables, Literature
Lot: 212 - William Shakespeare Books, 6
Collection of Six William Shakespeare Books, comprising: "All the Love Poems of Shakespeare", illus.: Gill, Eric, "The Works of Williams Shakespeare", Knight's Pictorial Edition, "Comedies", Histories", "Tragedies", "Shakespere: An Address", Kittredge, George Lyman, "Shakespeare: the Invention of the Human", Bloom, Harold. Largest: 10.25" L x 7.25" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antiquarian Books, Reading, Library, William Shakespeare, The Bard, Theater, Prose, Iambic Pentameter, Collectibles, Collectables, Literature
Lot: 213 - Massimo Listri "Tuscany: Vistas, Churches ..."
Photography by Massimo Listri, "Tuscany: Vistas, Churches, Museums, Art, Villas & Gardens", New York: Rizzoli International, 2010. 17.25" L x 11.25" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Photography, Italy, History, Culture, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 214 - Horst Klemm Signed "An African Journal", 1994
Klemm, Horst and Dennis Smith, "An African Journal", N.p: Horst Alexander Klemm, 1994, signed and numbered edition 853 of 5000 copies by Horst Klemm. 13" L x 10" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Photography, Photograph, Landscape, Culture, Limited edition books, Signature, Autograph, History, Hardcover, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 215 - Photo Series Books on Travel, 5
Collection of Five Photo Series Books on Travel, comprising: "Journey Through Kenya", Amin, Mohamad, et al., "In Sicily", Cotten, Michael, "Living in Morocco", Stoeltie, Barbara and Rene, "London in Colour", Church, Richard, "Stockholm Horizons", Wikestrom, Jeppe. Largest: 12.75" L x 9.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Taschen, Reading, Library, History, Travel, Exploration, Photography Books, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table book
Lot: 216 - Books on Art and Photography, 5
Collection of Five Books on Art and Photography, comprising: "Moments Preserved", Penn, Irving, "U.S. Camera '62", ed.: Maloney, Tom, "As I Remember", Genthe, Arnold, "Moods", Farber, Robert, "The World on Henri Cartier Bresson", Cartier-Bresson, Henri. Largest: 13" L x 9.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photographer, Photography Books, Black and White Photographs, Art History, History, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Coffee table books
Lot: 217 - "The Works of Honore de Balzac", 12 Vols., 1901
Collection of 12 Volumes of "The Works of Honore de Balzac", Philadelphia: Avil Publishing, 1901, comprising: I-II, V, VII-VIII, XI, XIII-XIV, XVI-XVIII, and "At the Sign of the Cat and Racket. Each approx.: 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiction, Literature, French novelist, Playwright, Library Edition, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 218 - Charles Dickens Book Set, 15 Vols., 1922
Group of 15 Charles Dickens Book Set, New York: Riverside Press, 1922: "The Adventures of Oliver Twist and The Old Curiosity Shop", "Bleak House", "Hard Times and Other Stories: The Uncommercial Traveler and Pictures from Italy", "Dombey and Son", "The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit and American Notes", "Our Mutual Friend", "Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby", "The Personal History of David Copperfield", "Christmas Books Tales and Sketches", "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club", "Little Dorrit", "A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations", "A Child's History of England, A Holiday Romance and Other Pieces", "Sketches by Boz", and "Barnaby Rudge: Master Humphrey's Clock and the Mystery of Edwin Drood". Each approx.: 8.5" H x 6" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Novels, Books, Reading, Social critic, Authors, English Writers, Novelists, British Literature, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 219 - Non-Fiction and History Books, 6
Collection of Six Non-Fiction and History Books, comprising: "Character & Opinion in the United States", Santayana, George, "Poplollies and Bellibones", Sperling, Susan Kelz, signed by author on half-title page, "A. Hyatt Mayor: Selected Writings and a Bibliography", "Fenollosa and His Circle With Other Essays in Biography", Brooks, Van Wyck, "Man for Himself: An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics", Fromm, Erich, "Quality Time", Garraty, Gail. Largest: 9.75" L x 6.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: History, Non-fiction, Linguistics, Books, Gardens, Flowers, Plants, Metropolitan Museum of Art, MET, Art history, Curator, American History, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 220 - The Church of Saint Martin at Angers Plates, 16
Sixteen Architectural Plates of The Church of Saint Martin at Angers, monographs, six single sheet plates and five double, in original folio. Larger: 24.75" H x 37.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Architecture, France, French, Plans, Antique, Early 20th Century Art
Lot: 221 - Lester Chadwick "Baseball Joe" Books, 3
Collection of Three Lester Chadwick "Baseball Joe" Books, comprising: "Baseball Joe in the Central League", Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars", "Baseball Joe Around the World". Each: 7.5" L x 5.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Fiction, Novel, Writer, Sports, Illustrated, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Sports
Lot: 222 - Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedias, 28
"Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedia of Universal Knowledge", ed.: Vizetelly, Frank H., New York: Unicorn Press, 1947, deluxe edition, 28 volume set, volumes I-XXVII, and "A Daily Guide to Knowledge". Largest: 7" L x 4.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Reference, Encyclopedia, History, Books, Reading, Library, Embossed covers, Isaac Kaufmann Funk, Collectables, Collectibles
Lot: 223 - Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedias, 16
Collection of 16 Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedias, comprising: "Funk & Wagnalls Standard Reference Encyclopedia 1963", "Funk & Wagnalls Standard Reference Encyclopedia 1964", " Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Yearbook Encyclopedia",ed.: Carew, Virginia, et al., 6 volumes, Events of 1957-1962, "Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedia Yearbook", ed.: Vizetelly, Henry E., et al., 8 volumes, Events of 1948-1956. Largest: 8.5" L x 5.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Reference, Encyclopedia, History, Books, Reading, Library, Isaac Kaufmann Funk, Collectables, Collectibles
Lot: 224 - Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedias, 24
Collection of 24 Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedias, New York and London: Funk & Wagnalls, 1931, comprising: volumes I-XIV, XVI-XXV. Each approx.: 6.25" L x 4.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Encyclopedia, Literature, History, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 225 - "Albi Musee Toulouse-Lautrec" Poster, 1960
"Albi Musee Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Dongen", Poster in Colors, 1960, unframed. 23.5" L x 15.75" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, French, Figure, Portraiture, Kees van Dongen, Exhibition, Le Coquelicot, Vintage Poster, 20th Century Art
Lot: 226 - Armand Van Rompaey "La Loterie Nationale" Poster
Armand Van Rompaey (Belgian,1928 - 2022), "La Loterie Nationale Vous Reste", Poster in Colors, unframed. 23.5" L x 15.75" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, French, Figure, Figural, Portraiture, Vintage Posters, National Lottery, Decorative Arts
Lot: 227 - "Ligue Nationale Contre L'Alcoolisme" Poster, 1914
"Ligue Nationale Contre L'Alcoolisme" [National League Against Alcoholism] Poster, circa 1914, black frame. Image: 12" H x 14.5" W; frame: 16.25" H x 20.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: A 200 West 57th Street Estate. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Vintage Posters, Ephemera, Collectibles, Collectables, History, Prohibition, 20th Century Posters, Decorative Arts
Lot: 228 - Jenness Cortez "Turf Racing at Saratoga" Poster
Jenness Cortez (American, b. 1944), "Turf Racing at Saratoga", Poster in colors, 1983, signed lower right, unframed. 13.5" L x 24.75" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Vintage Posters, Equestrian, Horse racing, Jockey, Sport, 20th Century Art, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 229 - Tina Liu Collage Lithographic Poster
Tina Liu (XX), Collage, Lithographic Poster in Colors, signed lower right, unframed. 28" L x 22" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Collage, Abstraction, Polychrome, Colorful, Contemporary Art
Lot: 230 - Posters Featuring Michael Knigin Art, 4
Collection of Four Posters Featuring Michael Knigin (American, 1942-2011) Art, comprising: "Umaru Suite", "The New York Botanical Garden: The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory", 1983, "The Nippon Club March 28-April 11, 1981", "Japanese Suite The Nippon Club March 28-April 11, 1981". Largest: 36.5" L x 24" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Artist, Printmaker, Lithography, Japan, Collectibles, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 231 - Rene Carcan Horn Editions Poster, 1979
Rene Carcan (Belgian, 1925-1993), Horn Editions 30 Fifth Avenue, New York City / Goethestrasse 11, Frankfurt-am-Main, Lithographic Poster in Colors, 1979, wood frame. Image: 22" H x 26.75" W; frame: 23" H x 27.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Vintage Posters, Prints, Multiples, Abstracted landscape scene, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 232 - Tamar Hirschl Signed "38th New York Film Festival"
Tamar Hirschl (Croatian-American, XX-XXI), "38th New York Film Festival", Poster in Colors, 2000, signed and inscribed to Laura from Tamar, unframed. 30" L x 24" W. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Vintage Posters, Signatures, Autographs, Cinema, Collectibles, Collectables, Women Artists, Contemporary Art
Lot: 233 - James Bond "Birds of the West Indies", 1974
Bond, James, illus.: Poole, Earle L., color illus.: Eckelberry, Don R. and Arthur B. Singer, "Birds of the West Indies", London: Collins, 1974. 8" L x 5.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Ornithologist, Bahamas Islands, Ian Fleming, 007, Collectibles, Collectables, Ornithology
Lot: 234 - Miss Piggy Books, 2
Collection of Two Miss Piggy Books, comprising: "Miss Piggy's Guide to Life", Miss Piggy as told to Henry Beard, New York: Muppet Press / Alfred A. Knopf, 1981; and "Miss Piggy's Treasury of Art Masterpieces from the Kermitage Collection", ed.: Beard, Henry, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985, First Edition. Larger: 11.25" L x 8.75" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Muppets, Jim Henson, Kermit, Library, 1st edition books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 235 - "Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine", Vol. LII
Ed.: Hale, Sarah J. and Louis A. Godey, "Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine Vol. LII From January to June 1856", Philadelphia: Louis A. Godey, 1856. 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Magazine, Women's fashion, Articles, Engravings, Poetry, Music, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 236 - Crosby Gaige "Footlights and Highlights", 1948
Gaige, Crosby, "Footlights and Highlights", New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1948, First Edition. 8.75" L x 6.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: 1st edition books, Theatrical producer, Theater, Performance Art, Writer, Autobiography, Memoir, Collectible, Collectable, Library
Lot: 237 - Sandford Dody Signed "Giving Up the Ghost", 1980
Dody, Sandford, "Giving Up the Ghost", New York: M. Evans and Company, 1980, signed and inscribed by author. 8.5" L x 5.75 W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Biography, Memoir, Autobiography, Writer, Signatures, Autographs, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 238 - David Adamson Signed "The Ruins of Time", 1975
Adamson, David, "The Ruins of Time: Four and a hald centuries of conquest and discovery among the Maya", London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1975, signed and inscribed to Martin Hutner by author on flyleaf. 9" L x 5.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Library, Pre-Columbian History, Mayan civilization, Mesoamerica, Archeology, Central America, Adventure, Travel, Signatures, Autographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 239 - Robert Ellis Thompson "The History of ...", 1914
Thompson, Robert Ellis, "The History of the Dwelling-House and Its Future", Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lipincott Company, 1914. 7.75" L x 5.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Antique Books, Reading, Library, History, Reference, Architecture, Construction, House, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 240 - Signed "Bad Girls Go Everywhere", 2009
Scanlon, Jennifer, "Bad Girls Go Everywhere: The Life of Helen Gurley Brown", New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, signed and inscribed on flyleaf by Helen Gurley Brown. 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Signatures, Autographs, History, Biography, Editor-in-chief, Cosmopolitan, Magazine, Feminist, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 241 - Books on the Founders of Cubism, 3
Collection of Three Books on Cubism, comprising: "Cubism: the Leonard A. Lauder Collection", ed.: Braun, Emily and Rebecca Rabinow, "Georges Braque: Pioneer of Modernism", Buchhart, Dieter, et al., "Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective", ed.: Rubin, William. Largest: 12.25" L x 10.25" x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Culture, Museum, Drawings, Paintings, Cubist Art Books, Cubism, Twentieth Century Art, Spanish Artists, French Artists, Art History, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Modern Art
Lot: 242 - Books by Kenneth Clark on Art, 7
Collection of Seven Books by Kenneth Clark on Art, comprising: "The Nude: A Study in the Ideal Form", "Another Part of the Wood", "The Other Half", "The Nude", paperback, "Looking at Pictures", "Landscape into Art", "The Romantic Rebellion". Largest: 10" L x 7.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Library, Reading, Artist, Sculpture, Painting, Autobiography, Art History, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Books
Lot: 243 - Books on Art and Art History, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Art and Art History, comprising: "A Treasury of Art Masterpieces from the Renaissance to the Present Day", ed.: Craven, Thomas, "European Artists", Mann, Felix H., "Arts Yearbook 1 The Turn of the Century", "Principles of Art History", Wolfflin, Heinrich, "Art", Bell, Clive, "The Story of Art", Gombrich, E. H., "New York World's Fair Masterpieces of Art Official Illustrated Catalogue", "History of Art", Janson, H. W. Largest: 13" L x 10" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, History, Reference, Europe, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 244 - Books on Art and Art History, 6
Collection of Six Books on Art and Art History, comprising: "Michelangelo the Painter", Mariani, Valerio, "The Age of the Renaissance", ed.: Hay, Denys, "Leonardo Davinci", an Artabras Book, "The Eighteenth Century: Europe in the Age of Enlightenment", ed.: Cobban, Alfred, "The Nineteenth Century: the Contradictions of Progess", ed.: Briggs, Asa, "The Age of Expansion: Europe and the World 1559-1660", ed.: Trevor-Roper, Hugh. Largest: 15" L x 11" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Art History, Art Books, Old Masters, Drawing, Painting, Illustration, Artist, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Coffee table books
Lot: 245 - Signed, Etc. Books on James McNeill Whistler, 11
Collection of 11 Books on James McNeill Whistler, comprising: "Whistler", Dorment, Richard and Margaret F. McDonald, "Whistler: Landscapes and Seascapes", Holden, Donald, "Whistler and His Circle in Venice", Denker, Eric, signed and inscribed on title page, "Whistler", Cabanne Pierre, "James McNeill Whistler: Uneasy Pieces", Curry, David Park, "Drawing Near: Whistler Etchings from the Zelman Collection", "James McNeill Whistler: An Exhibition", "Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler", Hobbs, Susan, "Notes Harmonies & Nocturnes: Small Works by James McNeill Whistler", "First Impressions: James McNeill Whistler", Berman, Avis, "Whistler", Spalding, Frances. Largest: 11.75" L x 9" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: American Artists, Art Books, Painter, Etching, Prints, Exhibit Catalog, Library, Museum, Printmaker, Art History, Collectibles, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs, American Gilded Age
Lot: 246 - Books on James McNeill Whistler, 9
Collection of Nine Books on James McNeill Whistler, comprising: "James McNeill Whistler: The Venetian Etchings", "James McNeill Whistler", Sweet, Frederick A., "Whistler's Mother: An American Icon", ed.: MacDonald, Margaret F., "Whistler and His Circle in Venice", Denker, Eric, "James Abbot McNeill Whistler", Walker, John, "Whistler", Cabanne, Pierre, "Palaces in the Night: Whistler in Venice", MacDonald, Margaret F., "Whistler's Venice", Grieve, Alistair, "Whistler", Spencer, Robin. Largest: 12" L x 11.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: American Artists, Painter, Etching, Prints, Exhibit Catalog, Library, Museum, Printmaker, Art History, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Books, American Gilded Age
Lot: 247 - James McNeill Whistler Books and Ephemera, 18
Collection of 18 James McNeill Whistler Books and Ephemera, comprising: "I Maestro de Colore: Whistler", "The Whistler Review: Studies on James McNeill Whistler and Nineteenth-Century Art", ed.: Tedeschi, Martha and Nigel Thorp, "L' Exposition du Musee D' Orsay: Whistler", "Notes Harmonies & Nocturnes: Small Works by James McNeill Whistler", "Whistler: Themes and Variations", "Whistler Impressions of an American Abroad", "Whistler on Art James McNeill Whistler: Selected Letters and Writings", "A Cultivated Taste: Whistler and American Print Collections", Wiehl, M. Lee, "James McNeill Whistler: An Exhibition", "James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), "Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler", "Whistler", Stein, Donna, "Whistleriana: Works by and About James McNeill Whistler from the Collection of Martin Hutner", "A Reply to an Attack", Marchant, William, two copies of "Unpublished Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler", "Paintings in Oil and Pastel", Whistler, James A. McNeill, "Little Journey's to the Homes of Eminent Artists: Whistler", Hubbard, Elbert. Largest: 14" L x 10.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: American Artists, Painter, Etching, Prints, Exhibit Catalog, Library, Museum, Printmaker, Art History, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Books, American Gilded Age, Library
Lot: 248 - Elisabeth Luther Cary "Whistler", 1913
Cary, Elisabeth Luther, "The Works of James McNeill Whistler", New York: Moffat, Yard & Co., 1913. 10" L x 6.75" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Library, American Artists, Painter, Watercolor, Study, Illustration, Collectibles, Collectables, American Gilded Age
Lot: 249 - Collection of Space Memorabilia, 10
Collection of 10 Items of Space Memorabilia, comprising: "Apollo 16 Young Mattingly Duke Command Module Casper" pin, two copies of "The New York Times", July 21, 1969, front page article "Man Walks on the Moon", framed "Department of State Official Recognition and Appreciation are Tendered to A. Reynolds Smith", photograph signed by Alan, Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Ed Mitchell, signed and inscribed photograph of Alan Shepard, "Prime Crew of Tenth Manned Apollo Mission" photograph, signed by Thomas Mattingly, John Young, and Charles Duke, Jr., photograph signed and inscribed by Al Worden, two photographs. Largest: 11.25" L x 15" x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Ephemera, Apollo, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Engineer, Test pilot, Signatures, Autographs, Astronauts, Apollo 14, Space Exploration, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 250 - Goofy Illustration and Ephemera, 3
Group of Three Goofy Illustrations and Ephemera, comprising: "Goof Troop", Cel and Character Pencil Drawings on paper, Certificate of Authencity, framed together, "Walt Disney's Goofy and Wilbur", Serigraph, published by Circle Fine Art Corporation, marked lower left, black frame, and "Sport Goofy Fitness Club", poster. Cel image: 9" H x 11" W; frame: 17.5" H x 46.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Illustration, Posters, Collectibles, Collectables, Disney, Walt Disney, Cartoons, Cartoonist, Humor, Children's show, 20th Century Art
Lot: 251 - Bob Hope Signed Photograph
Signed Bob Hope Photograph, with letter from Kathryn Zubrugg to Emery Davis signed photograph for auction, metal frame. Image: 10" L x 8" W, frame: 10.25" L x 8.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a West End Avenue Collection. Keywords: Photograph, Photography, Portrait, Comedian, Actor, Entertainer, Signatures, Autographs, Ephemera, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 252 - Signed W. Somerset Maugham Written Letter, 1941
Signed William Somerset Maugham Written Letter and Envelope, dated 28 March 1941, with "Bonny Hall Planation / Yemassee, South Carolina" letter head, addressed to Mr. Edward Richmond, together in giltwood frame. Overall: 19.5" H x 11.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Autographs, Signatures, Collectibles, Collectables, Writer, Author, English, British, Snail mail, Correspondence
Lot: 253 - "Pense Moust, Parle Peu, Ecris Rien", 17th C.
"Pense moust, parle peu, ecris rien" [Think Much, Speak Little, Write Nothing], Ornament Print, 17th century, wood frame. Image: 7.25" L x 8" W; frame: 9.25" L x 10" W x 075" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Gerard Stora, Vice President of Wildenstein Gallery. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, France, Ornament, Antique prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 254 - Sheet Music Hand-Colored Engravings, 2
Collection of Two Sheet Music Hand-Colored Engravings, circa 1750, comprising: "Gentle Parthenissa", sung by Mr. Sullivan, "The Northern Lass", set by Mr. Fisher, giltwood frames. Each image: 8" H x 6.25" W; frame: 15" H x 13.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Hand-painted, Musicians, Songs, English, 18th Century Art, Decorative Arts
Lot: 255 - Picha Jesus Walking on Water Comic Strip Ink
Picha (Jean-Paul Walravens, Belgian, b. 1942), Jesus Walking on Water Comic Strip Scenes, Ink on Paper, inscribed and signed "Love, Picha" center left, wood frame. Image: 8" H x 6.5" W; frame: 15" H x 13.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Drawings, Works on Paper, Cartoons, Figural, Figurative, Humorous, Animator, Illustrator, 20th Century Art
Lot: 256 - Ann Mauer Embroidered Food Alphabet Sampler, 1975
Ann Mauer (XX-XXI), Embroidered Food Alphabet Sampler, 1975, signed and dated lower right, wood frame. Image: 17.75" H x 31.75" W; frame: 20" H x 34" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Vintage, Fiber Art, Fabric Art, Needlepoint, Needlework, Women Artists, Decorative Arts, 20th Century Art
Lot: 257 - J. M. Barrie "Peter Pan and Wendy", 1921
Barrie, J. M., illus.: Attwell, Mabel Lucie, "Peter Pan and Wendy", New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. 9.75" L x 7.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustrated, Children's literature, James Matthew Barrie, Novelist, Writer, Playwright, Fiction, Collectable, Collectible
Lot: 258 - Children's Literature Books, 6
Collection of Six Children's Literature Books, comprising: "A Children's Book of Verses", Stevenson, Robert Louis, "Bambi", Salten, Felix, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", Twain, Mark, illus.: Rockwell, Norman, "The Complete Fairy Tales & Stories", Anderson, Hans Christian, trans.: Haugaard, Erik Christian, "Grim's Fairy Tales", illus.: Abbott, Elenore, "Mother Goose", Greenway, Kate. Largest: 9.75" L x 6.5" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiction, Literature, Fairy tales, Stories, Literature, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 259 - N. C. Wyeth Illustrated "Robin Hood", 1917
Creswick, Paul, illus.: Wyeth, N. C., "Robin Hood", Philadelphia: David McRay, 1917, First Edition. 9.5" L x 7.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustrated, 1st edition books, Fiction, Literature, Collectable, Collectible
Lot: 260 - John Hay "Castilian Days", 1903
Hay, John, illus.: Pennell, Joseph, "Castilian Days", Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1903. 8" L x 5.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustrated, American statesman, Diplomat, United States Secretary of State, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 261 - Books on Charles Darwin, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Charles Darwin, comprising: "The Voyage of the Beagle", Darwin, Charles, illustrated edition, "Darwin and the Beagle", Moorehead, Alan, "The Descent of Man", Darwin, Charles, Heritage Club edition, "Darwin's Disciple George John Romanes, a Life in Letters", Schwartz, Joel S., "The Autobiography of Charles Darwin", "The Voyage of the Beagle", Darwin, Charles, "Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle: Unpublished Letters and Notebooks", ed.: Lady Barlow. Largest: 11" L x 9.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Library, Reading, English Naturalist, Geologist, Biographies, Evolutionary Biology, History, Science, Correspondence, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 262 - Books on Edith Wharton, 5
Collection of Five Books on Edith Wharton, comprising: "The Uncollected Critical Writings", ed.: Wegener, Frederick, "Edith Wharton: An Extraordinary Life", Dwight, Eleanor, "Edith Wharton", Lee, Hermione, "The Letters of Edith Wharton", ed. Lewis, R. W. B. and Nancy Lewis, "Edith Wharton", Lewis, R. W. B. Largest: 10.25" L x 8.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Library, Reading, Bibliography, Limited Edition, Writer, Designer, Biography, Writing, Gilded Age, New York Aristocracy, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 263 - Books on Edith Wharton and Henry James, 3
Collection of Three Books on Edith Wharton and Henry James, comprising: "Wharton: Collected Stories 1911-1937", "Henry James: Essays on Literature, American Writers, English Writers", "Henry James and Edith Wharton Letters: 1900-1915", ed.: Powers, Lyall H. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Literature, Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Novels, Fiction, Literature, Correspondence, Author, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 264 - Books on George S. Kaufman and Friends, 3
Collection of Three Books on George S. Kaufman and Friends, comprising: two copies of "Kaufman & Co., Broadway Comedies", Kaufman, George S., et al., "George S. Kaufman and His Friends", Meredith, Scott. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Literature, Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Novels, Fiction, Literature, Biography, Playwright, Theater, Performance arts, Author, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 265 - Matthew Wong "Blue" Exhibition Catalog, 2019
Wong, Matthew, "Blue", New York: Karma, 2019, limited edition of 2,000 copies. 10.5" L x 8.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Exhibition catalog, Canadian Artists, Canada, Painter, Art books, Limited edition books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 266 - F. Hopkins Smith "The Other Fellow", 1899
Smith, F. Hopkins, "The Other Fellow", Cambridge: Printed at The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1899, First Edition, no. 37 of 300 copies. 8.75" L x 5.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Antique books, American, Author, Artist, Limited edition books, 1st edition books, Illustrations, Collectible, Collectable, Library
Lot: 267 - George Moore Signed "The Pastoral Loves ...", 1924
Moore, George, "The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis & Chloe", London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1924, no. 1174 of 1280 copies, signed and numbered on colophon by author. 9.25" L x 5.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Limited Edition Books, Signatures, Autographs, Plates, Engraving, Irish novelist, Writer, Poet, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 268 - Karl Bohrmann Signed "Gedichte des Alberto Caeiro"
Pessoa, Fernando, "Gedichte des Alberto Caeiro aus Der Huter der Herden", Hamburg: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1991, selected and illustrated by Karl Bohrmann, one of 1300 copies, signed by illustrator on colophon. 13.5" L x 9.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Signatures, Autographs, Illustrated, Limited Edition Books, Heteronym, Portugal, Poet, Writer, Philosopher, Collectibles, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs
Lot: 269 - Philip Guedalla Signed "Bonnet and Shawl", 1928
Guedall, Philip, "Bonnet and Shawl. An Album", New York: Crosby Gage, 1928, signed on half-title page by author, First Edition, collector's edition by William Edwin Rudge for Crosby Gage, no. 275 of 571 copies. 9" L x 6" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Essays, Signatures, Autographs, First Edition Books, 1st Edition Books, Album, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 270 - Maria Lowell "The Poems of Maria Lowell", 1907
Lowell, Maria, "The Poems of Maria Lowell", Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1907, no. 42 of 330 copies, bookplate "Ex Libris Henry Otis Harris". 9.25" L x 6.25" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, American Poets, Women Abolitionists, Letterpress, Poetry, Writer, Poet, Limited Editions, Bookplate, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 271 - "Felix on the Bat, Being a Scientific ...", 1855
[Wanostrocht, Nicholas], "Felix on the Bat, Being a Scientific Inquiry into the Use of the Cricket Bat", London: Baily Brothers, 1855. 8.5" L x 6.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Reading, Library, History, Cricket, Batsmen, Sports, Lithograph, Illustrated books, Gilt-lettering, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 272 - Professor A. Smokeball "The British Navy"
Professor A. Smokeball, "The British Navy", n.p.: Long-Green Mxxrolpild, n.d., First Edition. 13" L x 10" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Military, Illustrated, Navy, History, 1st edition books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 273 - Antiphonal Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, 16th C.
Antiphonal Illuminated Manuscript Leaf on Vellum, 16th century, double-sided, written in Latin with captial red letters, giltwood frame. Sheet: 19.5" H x 14" W; frame: 28.5" H x 17" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antiques, Music sheet, Musical notation, Animal skin, Collectibles, Collectables, 1500s, Decorative Arts
Lot: 274 - Jacques Peeters "La Chine" Hand-Colored Engraving
Jacques Peeters (Belgian, 1637-1695), "La Chine", Hand-Colored Engraving, 1692, wood frame. Image: 6.5" H x 5.5" W; frame: 9" H x 10" W. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Cartography, Antique Maps, China, Geography, Asia, 17th Century Art, Decorative Arts
Lot: 275 - "Wellfleet Harbor" Coastal Map, 1968
"United States - East Coast Massachusetts Wellfleet Harbor", 1968, wood frame. Image: 23.75" L x 22.75" W; frame: 29.5" L x 24" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Vintage Maps, Cartography, Geography, Ephemera, Collectibles, Collectables, 20th Century Posters, Decorative Arts
Lot: 276 - After Antoine Watteau Hand-Colored Engraving
After Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721), French Rococo Woman, Hand-Colored Engraving, painted wood frame. Image: 12.75" L x 9.75" W; frame: 20.25" L x 16.75" x 1" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Woman, Fashionable Lady, Fashion, Clothing, Figural, Figurative, Antique prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 277 - Doug Brega Basket of Apples Offset Lithograph
Doug Brega (American, b. 1948), Basket of Apples, Offset Lithograph, 1998, signed in pencil lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 20" H x 29 W; frame: 29" H x 39" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Fruit Still Life Scene, Realism, Picturesque, Apple picking, Farm, Countryside, 20th Century Art, Contemporary Art
Lot: 278 - Sheridan Oman "Young Jackrabbit" Etching
Sheridan Oman (American, 1926-1995), "Young Jackrabbit", Etching on Paper, signed in pencil "Oman" lower right, titled lower left, wood frame. Image: 5" H x 5.5" W; frame: 11" H x 11.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Bunny, Hare, Animalier, Rabbit, 20th Century Art
Lot: 279 - Cassell's Book of the Dog "Basset Hounds", 19th C.
Cassell's Illustrated Book of the Dog, "Basset Hounds - The Property of Mr. George R. Krehl. Jupiter. Fino de Paris. Pallas.", Chromolithograph in Colors on Paper, late 19th century, wood frame. Image: 6.75" H x 8.5" W; frame: 16.25" H x 18.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Animalier, Dog breeds, Man's best friend, Antique prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 280 - Arthur Wardle for Wills's Cigarettes Dog Cards, 9
Arthur Wardle (British, 1864-1949) for Wills's Cigarettes Nine Dog Breed Cards, 1937, comprising: Clumber Spaniel, English Setter, Labrador Retriver, Old English Sheepdog, Samyoed, Golden Retriever, Irish Setter, St. Bernard, and Pug, together in a wood frame. Each image: 1.5" H x 2.5" W; frame: 10.5" H x 16" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: 20th Century Art, Animalier, Vintage, Ephemera, Collectibles, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 281 - Raoul Dufy & Alexander Calder Bestiaries, 2
Collection of Two Bestiaries, comprising: Apollinaire, Guillaume, illus. Dufy, Raoul, "Le Bestiaire ou Cortege D'Orphee", New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1977; and Wilbur, Richard, illus.: Calder, Alexander, "A Bestiary", New York: Pantheon Books, 1955. Larger: 13.75" L x 10.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Woodcut, Compendium of beasts, Illustration, Art book, Stinehour Press, Printing, Collectibles, Collectables, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Modernism
Lot: 282 - Books and Monographs by George Parker Winship, 18
Collection of 18 Books and Monographs by George Parker Winship, comprising: "Luther S. Livingston 1864-1914", "Gutenberg to Plantin", signed on flyleaf, "A Preliminary Checklist of Cambridge, Massachusetts Imprints, 1638-1692", "Newport Newspapers in the Eighteenth Century", two copies of "The Vollbehr Incunabula", "An Offprint for the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America", "Notes on the Invention of Printing", two editions of "Cabot Bibliography", two copies of "The Journey of Coronado", later edition of "The Journey of Coronado", four copies of "George Parker Winship: As Librarian, Typophile and Teacher", Oller, Mariana S., "William Caxton". Largest: 12" L x 8.75" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Printing, History, Frontispiece, Limited Edition Books, Fine Press, Ephemera, Harvard, American librarian, Author, Teacher, Biographer, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 283 - George Parker Winship Books and Pamphlets, 10
Collection of Ten George Parker Winship Books and Pamphlets, comprising: "George Parker Winship as Librarian, Typophile, and Teacher", ed.: Stoddard, Roger, "Rhode Island Imprints: A List of Books, Pamphlets, Newsapers and Broadsides", "One Hundred and Fifty Years of Printing in English America (1640-1790), introduction by George Parker Winship, "Some Poems by George Herbert", no. 334 of 360 copies, signed and inscribed by Pat Winship to Martin Hutner, "Why Coronado Went to New Mexico in 1540", "The Journal of Madam Knight", introduction by George Parker Winship, "An Odd Lot of New England Puritan Personalities with Some Observations on the Bay Psalm Book", "Confessions of a Unionist", Stevenson, Robert Louis, signed and inscribed note from G. P. W. to R.B. M., "Venedig Als Mittlepunkt des Buchgewerbes", "Early South American Newspapers". Largest: 9.25" L x 6" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, American librarian, Author, Teacher, History, Illustrated, Printing, Collectibles, Collectables, Bibliophile, Library, Reading
Lot: 284 - Books on Magazine Art and Graphic Design, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Magazine Art and Graphic Design, comprising: "Home Sweet Home: The Best of Good Housekeeping 1922-1939", "The Home Front: The Best of Good Housekeeping 1939-1945", "The American Magazine", Janello and Brennon Jones, "100 Years of the National Magazine Company", Atkins, Liz, "Paul Rand: A Designer's Art", "Brodovitch", Grundberg, Andy, "The Best of Ogilvy Vol 5", "Rolling Stone Illustrated Portraits". Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Art history, Graphic design, Magazine, Periodical, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 285 - Journals and Monographs on Books and Libraries, 14
Collection of 14 Journals and Monographs on Books and Libraries, comprising: "The Boston Public Library Quarterly October 1949", "The First Ninety Years of the Providence Public Library 1879-1968", "The Dedication of the George Macy Memorial Collection of Books Published by the Limited Editions Club", "Old St. Paul's in Narranganesett", White, Hunter C., four copies of "The Emerson Wulling Library Part VI: Daniel Berkeley Updike and the Merrymount Press", "A Memorial Tribute to Gordon N. Ray 1915-1986", Pierpont Morgan Library, "Wickford and it Old Houses", White, Hunter C., two copies of "Plant Illustration Before 1850: A Catalogue of an Exhibition of Books, Drawings and Prints Held by the Garden Club of America and the Grolier Club From February 20 to March 31, 1941", "Two Strathmore Papers for Books", "The Scholar Adventurer: A Tribute to John D. Gordon (1907-1968)". Largest: 9" L x 6.25" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Library, Reference materials, Librarian, Typophile, Collectibles, Collectables, Reading
Lot: 286 - Books and Pamphlets on Libraries, 8
Collection of Eight Books and Pamphlets on Libraries, comprising: "George Parker Winship as Librarian, Typophile, and Teacher", ed.: Stoddard, Roger, "Harvard Library Bulletin", July 1982, Volume XXX: Number 3, "The Yale University Library Gazette", October 1984, volume 59, numbers 1-2, "Collections of Incunabula and their Value for Scholars with Special Reference to the Vollbehr Collection", Schulz, Ernst, "The Yale University Library Gazette", October 1987, volume 62, numbers 1-2, "The Rare Book Collections at Yale Recollections, 1942-1987", Wynne, Marjorie G., "A Boston Athenaeum Miscellany", Whitehall, Walter Muir, "Redwood Papers", ed.: Dexter, Lorraine and Alan Pryce-Jones. Largest: 10.25" L x 7" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Library, Reference materials, Librarian, Typophile, Collectibles, Collectables, Reading
Lot: 287 - Catalogs for Exhibits and Library Collections, 8
Collection of Eight Catalogues for Exhibits and Library Collections, comprising: "William Morris: The Collector as Creator", "Italian Humanists in Ten Manuscripts from the Houghton Library", "Bibliotheque Nationale", "The Yellow Book: A Centenary Exhibition", The Houghton Library, "Trustees for Harvard University the Dumberton Oaks Research Library Collection", "The Dumberton Oaks Research Library Collection Handbooks", "Dumberton Oaks 1940-1950", "Literary Manuscripts & Archives in the New York Public Library". Largest: 9" L x 6" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Library, New York City, Reference materials, Manuscripts, Exhibit catalog, Library, Ephemera, Collectibles, Collectables, Reading
Lot: 288 - Books on Printing and Typography, 5
Collection of Five Books and Pamphlets on Printing and Typography, comprising: "Typography and the Private Press: An Exhibit 1981", "Typographer Spring 1952: Volume XV Number III", includes "Printer's Credo" by Daniel Berkely Updike, "Print Quarterly March 1997 Volume XIV Number 1", "Jan Van Krimpen A Letter to Philip Hofer on Certain Problems Connected with the Mechanical Cutting of Punches", facsimile reproduction with introduction and commentary by John Dreyfus, "Stephen Daye and His Successor: the Establishment of a Printing Plant in What was Formerly British North America and the Development of the Art of Printing at The University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Largest: 9.75" L x 7.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Reading, Reference, Printing, History, Typography, Harvard College Library, Exhibit, Type, Writing, Type Designer, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Bibliography
Lot: 289 - Books on Antique Silver, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Antique Silver, comprising: "Elegant Plate: Three Centuries of Precious Metal in New York City", ed.: Waters, Deborah Dependahl, 2 volumes in slipcase, "Small Antique Silverware", Hughes, C. Bernard, "Early Connecticut Silver, 1700-1840", Bohan, Peter and Philip Hammerslough, "Sterling Silver Flatware for Dining Elegance", Osterberg, Richard, "Tiffany Silver", Carpenter, Jr., Charles H. and Mary Grace Carpenter, "Three Centuries of Historic Silver", Mrs. Alfred Coxe Prime. Largest: 11.75" L x 9" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Silverware, Objets de Vertu, Flatware, Plate, History, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 290 - Books on Furniture and Decorative Arts, 6
Collection of Six Books on Furniture and Decorative Arts, comprising: "Ceramic Form: Design and Decoration", Lane, Peter, "America's Folk Art: Treasures of American Folk Arts and Crafts", ed.: Polley, Robert L., "Traditions in Wood: A History of Wildfowl Decoys in Canada", ed.: Fleming, Patricia and Thomas Carpenter, "Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Furniture", ed.: Payne, Christopher, "Period Details: A Sourcebook for House Restoration", Miller, Judith and Martin, "House Beautiful: Decorating Style", ed.: Gropp, Louis Oliver. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Woodworking, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 291 - Books on Pewter and Ceramic Tableware, 6
Collection of 6 Books on Pewter and Ceramic Tableware, comprising: "The Old China Book", Moore, N. Hudson, "The Blue-China Book", Camehl, Ada Walker, "The Book of Pottery and Porcelain", Cox, Warren E., "Salt Dishes", Brown, C. W., "Silver by New York Makers", "Old Pewter, Brass, Copper, & Sheffield Plate", Moore, N. Hudson. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Reference books, Wedgwood, Plates, Dishes, Dishware, History, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 292 - Books on Needlepoint, 9
Collection of Nine Books on Needlepoint, comprising: "Needlepoint", Martin, Mary, "Needlepoint Rugs", Hanley, Hope, "Needlepoint Plaids", Paluka, Marion Broome, "Needlepoint by Design: Variations on Chinese Themes", Lane, Maggie, "Celebrity Needlepoint", Scobey, Joan and Lee Parr McGrath, "Needlepoint", Hanely, Hope, "The New World of Needlepoint", Perrone, Lisbeth, "More Needlepoint by Design", Lane, Maggie, "Needlepoint for Everyone", Picken, Mary Brooks and Doris White. Largest: 11.25" L x 8.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiber arts, History, Embroidery, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 293 - Books on Needlepoint History and Design, 4
Collection of Four Books on Needlepoint History and Design, comprising: "Needlepoint Designs from American Indian Art", Cammann, Nora, "Needlepoint in America", Hanley, Hope, "Decorative Victorian Needlework", Bradley, Elizabeth, "A Pageant of Pattern for Needlepoint Canvas", Lantz, Sherlee. Largest: 11.5" L x 10.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiber arts, History, Embroidery, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 294 - Books on Embroidery and Other Fiber Arts, 4
Collection of Four Books on Embroidery and Other Fiber Arts, comprising: "Bargello and Related Stitchery", Barnes, Charles and David P. Blake, "The Complete Book of Rug Hooking", Zarbock, Barbara J., "Four Way Bargello Revised", Kaestner, "Quilting in America", Orlofsky, Patsy and Myron. Largest: 11" L x 9.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiber arts, Fabric, Sewing, History, Embroidery, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 295 - Books on Decorating and Interior Design, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Decorating and Interior Design, comprising: "The Art of Decorating Show Windows and Interiors", "Decoration de France Appartements et Hotels Particuliers", "Gardening with Herbs", Tolley, Emelie and Chris Mead, "Tromp L'Oell at Home: Faux Finishes and Fantasy Settings", Chambers, Karen S., "Wanderlust: Interiors that Bring the World Home", Nussbaumer, Michelle, "Mary Emmerling's American Country Classics", Sheehan, Carol Sama, photographs by Chris Mead, signed and inscribed by photographer on half-title page, "An Illustrated History of Furnishing from the Renaissance to the 20th Century", Praz, Mario, "Scandinavia Living Design", Gaynor, Elizabeth, photographs by Kari Haavisto. Largest: 12.25" L x 10" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Reading, Library, Interior Design, Architecture, House, Home, Photography, Collectible, Collectables, Decorative Arts, Coffee table books
Lot: 296 - Books on Interior Design, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Interior Design, comprising: "Provencal Interiors: French Country Style in America", Phillips, Betty Lou, "Architectural Digest International Interiors", ed.: Rense, Paige, "French Style", Slesin, Suzanne and Stafford Cliff, "Nouvelles Reussited de la Decoration Francoise 1960-1966", "A Year at Clove Brook Farm", Spitzmiller, Christopher, foreward by Martha Stewart, "Great Houses of Italy: The Tuscan Villas", Acton, Harold, photography by Alexander Zielcke, "Summer Places", Gill, Brendan and Dudley Witney, "Pierre Deux's Paris Country", Dannenberg, Linda, et al. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Reading, Library, Interior Design, Architecture, House, Home, French, France, Photography, Collectible, Collectables, Decorative Arts, Coffee table books
Lot: 297 - Avener Moriah "Noah's Ark and Tower of Babel"
Avener Moriah (Israeli, b. 1953) "Noah's Ark and Tower of Babel", Lithograph in Colors, signed in pencil, numbered edition "17/300" lower left, silvered frame. Image: 12.5" H x 9.5" W; frame: 17.25" H x 14" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a 45 Sutton Place South Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Landscape scene, Religious Art, Judaism, Judaica, Bible scene, Biblical, Storytelling, Narrative, Polychrome, 20th Century Art
Lot: 298 - Elfi Schuselka "A Piece of Sky" Mixed Media, 2
Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Two "A Piece of Sky" Compositions, Graphite and Watercolors on Paper, comprising: "A Piece of Sky", signed in pencil lower right and "A Piece of the Pie", signed in pencil lower right, each with printed name verso, uframed. 22.25" H x 30" W. Provenance: From the collection of the artist. Note: Schuselka studied photography, art history, and theater at the University of Vienna. She moved to New York in 1964. Her work has been exhibited internationally in the United States, Italy, France, and Japan, as well as at the Cracovia Biennial, Yugoslavia, Ibiza Biennial, Spain, and the Sao Paulo Biennial. Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, and the International Centre of Graphic Arts, Slovenia. Long a regular exhibitor at the famed 55 Mercer Gallery, Schuselka is well-known in New York art circles together with her husband, Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928). Keywords: Paintings, Drawings, Works on Paper, Exceptional Piece of Rock, Surrealism, Surrealist, Abstraction, AbEx, Pencil, Nature, Clouds, Sky, Women Artists, Second New York School, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 299 - Elfi Schuselka Sky Stone Variations Mixed Media, 2
Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Two Sky Stone Variations, Graphite and Watercolor on Paper, one with all the stones with a sky watercolor, signed lower right, printed name verso, unframed. Each approx.: 22.5" H x 30" W. Provenance: From the collection of the artist. Note: Schuselka studied photography, art history, and theater at the University of Vienna. She moved to New York in 1964. Her work has been exhibited internationally in the United States, Italy, France, and Japan, as well as at the Cracovia Biennial, Yugoslavia, Ibiza Biennial, Spain, and the Sao Paulo Biennial. Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, and the International Centre of Graphic Arts, Slovenia. Long a regular exhibitor at the famed 55 Mercer Gallery, Schuselka is well-known in New York art circles together with her husband, Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928). Keywords: Painting, Drawing, Works on Paper, Exceptional Piece of Rock, Surrealism, Surrealist, Pencil, Nature, Clouds, Sky, Women Artists, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art, Second New York School
Lot: 300 - Elfi Schuselka Landscape Scene Screenprints, 3
Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Three Landscape Scenes, Screenprints in Colors, comprising: Eclipse with Light Green Foliage, signed in pencil lower right and numbered edition "4/9" lower left, Vase of Flowers Still Life, numbered edition "10/10" and signed lower left, and Eclipse with Green Foliage, signed in pencil lower right and marked Artist's Proof edition "A.P." lower left, unframed. Each: 14.25" H x 14" W. Provenance: From the collection of the artist. Note: Schuselka studied photography, art history, and theater at the University of Vienna. She moved to New York in 1964. Her work has been exhibited internationally in the United States, Italy, France, and Japan, as well as at the Cracovia Biennial, Yugoslavia, Ibiza Biennial, Spain, and the Sao Paulo Biennial. Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, and the International Centre of Graphic Arts, Slovenia. Long a regular exhibitor at the famed 55 Mercer Gallery, Schuselka is well-known in New York art circles together with her husband, Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928). Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Serigraph, Graphic Art, Sun, Moon, Geometric, Astronomy, Second New York School, Women Artists, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 301 - Domenick Capobianco Rainbow Silkscreen Prints, 2
Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928), Two Abstract Rainbow Compositions, Silkscreens in Colors, comprising: "Weights", artist proof, signed in pencil lower right, inscribed artist's proof edition "A.P." lower left, titled, signed, and labeled verso, and "Move-A-Ball-Object", signed in pencil, numbered edition "13/50" lower left, titled and signed verso, both unframed. Larger: 29.25" H x 21" W. Provenance: From the collection of the artist. Note: Domenick Capobianco is a graduate of Washington University at St. Louis, a Rutgers Fellow (1979), and a Guggenheim Fellow (1984/85). He was an educator and mentor at Rutgers University. Capobiancos work can be found in collections worldwide, including: The Academie des Beaux-Arts, Ljubjana, Slovenia, The Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria, and The M.V. Nesterov Museum, Ufa, Russia. Alongside his artist wife Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940) he frequently exhibited with the famed 55 Mercer Gallery in New York. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Second New York school, Abstract composition, Abstraction, Surrealist, Geometric, Rainbow, Polychrome, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 302 - Domenick Capobianco Lithograph and Screenprint, 2
Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928), Two Abstract Compositions, Lithograph and Screenprint in Colors, comprising: "Wall", signed in pencil lower right, numbered edition 47/50 lower left, titled and signed verso, and "Target - 6 Color Try", signed in pencil lower right, numbered 46/50 lower left, titled and signed verso, unframed. Larger: 30" H x 22.25" W. Provenance: From the collection of the artist. Note: Domenick Capobianco is a graduate of Washington University at St. Louis, a Rutgers Fellow (1979), and a Guggenheim Fellow (1984/85). He was an educator and mentor at Rutgers University. Capobiancos work can be found in collections worldwide, including: The Academie des Beaux-Arts, Ljubjana, Slovenia, The Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria, and The M.V. Nesterov Museum, Ufa, Russia. Alongside his artist wife Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940) he frequently exhibited with the famed 55 Mercer Gallery in New York. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Second New York school, Abstract Expressionist, Abstract Expressionism, AbEx, Abstraction, Surrealist, Geometric, Rainbow, Polychrome, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 303 - Jack Coughlin "Monkey with Bouquet" Etching, 1968
Jack Coughlin (American, b. 1932), "Monkey with Bouquet", Etching, 1968, signed and dated in pencil lower right, titled lower center, and numbered edition "176/210" lower left, white painted wood frame. Image: 6" H x 4" W; frame: 16.75" H x 12.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Animalier, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 304 - Edna Hibel Little Empress Lithograph
Edna Hibel (American, 1917-2014), Little Empress, Lithograph in Colors, signed in pencil, numbered edition "14/53" lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 15.25" H x 13" W; frame: 25" H x 22.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 45 Sutton Place South Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Figural, Figurative, Portraiture, Child, Crown, Polychrome, Women Artists, 20th Century Art
Lot: 305 - Books on United States History, 12
Collection of 12 Books on United States History, comprising: "FDR His Personal Letters", ed.: Roosevelt, Elliot, two volumes in a slipcase, "Roosevelt and Wilkie", Moscow, Warren, "Abraham Lincoln The War Years", Sandburg, Carl, volumes I, III, IV, "Abraham Lincoln Vol. IV Letters and Telegrams", "An American Reader 1838-1938", "The Rise of American Civilization", Beard, Charles A. and Mary R. Beard, "Grant Takes Command", Catton, Bruce, "Land of Giants: The Drive to the Pacific Northwest 1750-1950", Lavender, David, "U. S. A. I. The 42nd Parallel II. Nineteen Nineteen III. The Big Money", Dos Passos, John. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, American History, Reading, Library, Reference, USA, President, United States, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 306 - Books on United States History, 6
Collection of Six Books on United States History, comprising: "American Indian Art", Federer, Norman, "The American Heritage Book of Indians", ed.: Josephy, Jr., Alvin M., "The American Heritage Book of the Revolution", ed.: Ketchum, Richard M., "The World of the American Indian", "President Obama: A Collection of Newspaper Front Pages", "Miracle at Philadelphia", Bowen, Catherine Drinker. Largest: 11.5" L x 9" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Art, Politics, USA, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 307 - Books on American History, 3
Collection of Three Books on American History, comprising: "Lonely Americans", Brown, Rollo Walter, bookplate "Her Books Rosalie A. Ris", "The Future as History: the Historic Currents of Our Time and the Direction in Which They are Taking America", Heilbroner, Robert L., "Report from Engine Co. 82", Smith, Dennis. Largest: 8.75" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, America, New York, Collectibles, Collectables, Reference
Lot: 308 - American Government and Reference Books, 8
Collection of Eight American Government and Reference Books, comprising: "People's Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge", De Puy, W. H., Volume I and II, 1893, "Annual Reports of the Department of the Interior", Washington: Government Printing Office, 1899, "Report of the Board of Engineers on Deep Waterways", Part II only, Washington: Governemnt Printing Office, 1900, "The Miscellaneous Documents of the House of Representative for the Second Session of the Fifty-Third Congress 1893-1894", Volume 40, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1896, "Journal of the Senate of the United States of America: Sixty-Fourth Congress First Session", Washington: Government Prints Office, 1916, and two leather bound ledger books from 1952 and 1954. Largest: 11.75" L x 9.5" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Bibliophile, Collectible, Collectable, Antiquarian, Historical documents, Bookkeeping, Library, Reading, Antique books, Vintage, Collectibles, Collectables, Americana
Lot: 309 - Books on English History and Law, 7
Collection of Seven Books on English History History and Law, comprising: "Henry VII", Chrimes, S. B., "Edward IV", Ross, Charles, "The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England", Coke, Sir Edward, volumes I and II, "The Tudor Law of Treason", Bellamy, John, "England Under the Tudors", Elton, G. R., "Richard III", Ross, Charles. Largest: 10.25" L x 6.5" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Monarchy, England, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 310 - Books on the Tudors and British History, 10
Collection of Ten Books on the Tudors and British History, comprising: "Henry VII", Chrimes, S. B., "The Tudor Chronicles 1485-1603", Doran, Susan, "England Under the Tudors", Elton, G. R., "Reform and Renewal: Thomas Cromwell and ththe Common Weal", Elton, G. R., "A Historiographic of the Norman Conquest: 1750-1966", Hess, John J., "Henry VII's Relations with Scotland and Ireland 1485-1498", Conway, Agnes, "The Reign of Henry VIII", Starkey, David, "Henry VIII and his Court", Williams, Neville, "Margaret of York: Duchess of Burgundy 1446-1503", Weightman, Christine, "The Life and Times of Henry VII", Williams, Neville. Largest: 11.25" L x 9.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Monarchy, England, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 311 - Books on British History and the Monarchy, 7
Collection of 7 Books on British History and the Monarchy, comprising: "Richard the Third", Kendall, Paul Murray, "Edward Stratford Third Duke of Birmingham, 1478-1521", Harris, Barbara J., "Three Law Tracts", Hawkins, William, "The Religiouse Orders in England Volume III: The Tudor Age", Knowles, Dom David, "The Reign of King Henry VI: the Exercise of Royal Authority, 1422-1461", "The Plantagents: The Kings that Made Britain", Wilson, Derek, "Vivat Rex! Henry VIII", Schwarz, Arthur L. Largest: 11" L x 9.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Reference, Britain, Royalty, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 312 - Books on English and European History, 6
Collection of Six Books on English and European History, comprising: "Present Indicative", Coward, Noel, Garden City & New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1937, "The Thirty Years War", Wedgwood, C.V., London: Jonathan Cape, 1956, Rudolph: The Tragedy of Mayerling", Lonyay, Carl, New York Charles Scribner's & Sons, 1949, "Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey through Yugoslavia", West, Rebecca, New York The Viking Press, 1943, "An Island Story: A History of England", Marshall, H.E., New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1920, and "Marie Tempest", Bolitho, Hector, London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1936. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W. Provenance: The Upper East Side Estate of Anne Kaufman Schneider, the daughter of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright George S. Kaufman. Keywords: Bibliophile, Biographies, Reading, Historical, War, Murder-suicide, Britain, Actress, Playwright, Performance, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 313 - Collection of Issues of "Mad" Magazine, Over 20
Collection of 20+ Issues of "Mad" Magazine, incomplete collection published 1969-1974. Each: 10.5" L x 8" W. Provenance: From an Upper West Side, New York City Estate. Keywords: Vintage, Americana, Humor, Comic, Satire, Magazine, History, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 314 - Flash Gordon 2 Volume Set, 1974
Raymond, Alex, ed.: Gelman, Woody, "Flash Gordon in the Planet Mongo, New York: Nostalgia Press, 1974, volume 1; and Raymond, Alex, ed.: Gelman, Woody, "Flash Gordon into the Water World of Mongo", New York: Nostalgia Press, 1974, volume 2. Each: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Comic strip, Space adventure, American, Science fiction, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 315 - Books on Cartoons and Comics, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Cartoons and Comics, comprising: "Prince Valiant: In the Days of King Arthur", Foster, Harold, volume 1, "Prince Valiant: Companions in Adventure", Foster, Harold, volume 2, "The Best of Eagle", ed.: Morris, Marcus, "Popeye: the 60th Anniversary Collection", ed.: Higgs, Mike, "The Great American Comic Strip: One Hundred Years of Cartoon Art", O' Sullivan, Judith, "The World Encyclopedia of Comics", ed.: Horn, Maurice, "The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics", ed.: Blackbeard, Bill and Martin Williams. Largest: 14.25" L x 10.25" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Comic strip, Art history, Adventure, Newspaper, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 316 - Signed, Etc. Cartoon and Humor Books, 7
Collection of Seven Cartoon and Humor Books, comprising: "The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker", ed.: Mankoff, Robert, "Skippy and Other Humor", Crosby, Percy L., signed and inscribed on flyleaf by Joan Crosby Tibbetts, "A Wealth of Pigeons: A Cartoon Collection by Harry Bliss and Steve Martin", "The Pig in Art", Ryba, Michael, "Krazy Kat: the Comic Art of George Herriman", "Macpherson: World Events Reportage Drawings the Editorial Cartoon 1966 Cartoons", "The New Yorker Album of Drawings 1925-1975". Largest: 13.25" L x 11.25" W x 2" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Literature, Fiction, Humor, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table book
Lot: 317 - Books on Illustrators and Cartoonists, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Illustrators and Cartoonists, comprising: "The Art of the New Yorker 1925-1993", "Cartoon and Coronets: The Genius of Osbert Lancaster", Knox, James, "The Art of William Steig", Nahson, Claudia J., "Opera Guyed", Levy, Newman, "All in Line", Steinberg, Saul, "The Art of Living", Steinberg, Saul, "The Passport", Steinberg, Saul. Largest: 12" L x 9" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Cartoon, Illustration, Comic, Artist, Art Books, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 318 - Signed, Etc. Illustrated Books and Cartoons, 8
Collection of Eight Illustrated Books and Cartoons, comprising: Hirshfeld: On Line", Hirshfeld, Al, signed and inscribed by Hirschfeld, "The Best Cartoons from Punch", "Who's on First", ed.: Anabile, Richard, signed and inscribed, "A Flask of Fields", ed.: Anabile, Richard, signed and inscribed, "Imaginary Promenades in Italy", Berman, Eugene, "This Pretty Pace: a Book of Drawings", Petty, Mary, "Peter Arno's Sizzling Platter", "Peter Arno's Parade". Largest: 12.25" L x 9.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Cartoon, Caricature, Signatures, Autographs, Art Books, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 319 - Brad Holland "That's Not Art, That's Illustration"
Brad Holland (American, 1943-2025), "That's Not Art, That's Illustration", Letterpress Broadside, 1998, signed in pencil lower right, numbered edition "171/180" lower left, unframed. 17.25" L x 12.5" W. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Letterpress, Book Arts, Print, Illustrator, American Artists, Contemporary Art
Lot: 320 - Books Authored by and About Max Beerbohm, 3
Collection of Three Books Authored by and About Max Beerbohm, comprising: "Zuleika Dobson", Beerbohm, Max, "The Incomparable Max: A Collection of Writings of Sir Max Beerbohm", "Portrait of Max", Behrman, S. N. Largest: 9" L x 6.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Bibliophile, Reading, Library, Illustrator, Caricatures, Storyteller, Essayist, Author, British, English, Dandy, Literature, Literary, Humorist, Parody, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 321 - Narazaki Eisho Kingfisher on Snowy Reeds Woodblock
Narazaki Eisho (Japanese, 1864-1936), Kingfisher on Snow Laden Reeds, Shin-hanga Woodblock Print in Colors on Paper, circa 1920, artist's chop seal mark lower right, ebonized wood frame. Image: 14.75" H x 6.5" Wl frame: 18.25" H x 9.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e technique, Nature, Winter scene, Bird, Animalier, Polychrome, Early 20th Century Art
Lot: 322 - Toyohara Chikanobu, Etc. Bijin-ga Woodblocks, 2
Japanese School, Two Bijin-ga Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: Toyohara Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838-1912), Chiyoda no O-oku [Chiyoda Inner Palace], 1895, and Kuniteru Utagawa (Japanese, 1808-1876), interior scene with young women, circa 1850, each with artist's chop seal, wood frames. Larger image: 13.5" H x 9.25" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Sano Kuniteru, Figurative, Noblewomen, Courtesans, Domestic Scenes, Polychrome, Edo Period, Meiji Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 323 - Meiji Period Women's Etiquette Scenes Woodblock
Meiji Period, Women's Etiquette Scenes, Woodblock Print in Colors, four figural scenes within red borders, red painted wood frame. Image: 13.75" H x 9" W; frame: 18.75" H x 13.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Bijin-ga, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Figurative, Noblewomen, Courtesans, Domestic Scenes, Educational, Manners for Women, Polychrome, Utagawa School, 19th Century Art
Lot: 324 - Katsushika Hokusai Tone River in Shimosa Woodblock
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849), Tone River in Shimosa Province [Soshu Tonegawa], Woodblock Print in Colors on Paper, from the series One Thousand Images of the Ocean [Chie no umi], depicting a fisherman casting nets in the water, with leaf-form and calligraphy stamp top left, black frame. Image: 3" H x 4.25" W; frame: 9" H x 10.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Miniature, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Figurative, Fishing, Sailboat, Sheer, Water scene, Landscape, Oceans of Wisdom, Polychrome, Edo Period, Early 19th Century Art
Lot: 325 - Tomonosuke Ogo "Snow Heron" Woodblock Print, 1965
Tomonosuke Ogo (Japanese, 1898-1966), "Snow Heron", Woodblock Print in Colors, 1965, signed in pencil "Mikumo", numbered edition "240/300", and dated lower right, Mikumo's Woodblock Hand Print label verso, green painted wood frame. Image: 11" H x 9.5" W; frame: 20.75" H x 16.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Birds, Crane, Animalier, Watery landscape scene, Asian Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 326 - Anne Sager Will Barnet Chromogenic Print
Anne Sager (American, 1930-2024), Will Barnet and a Woman at a Cafe, Chromogenic Print in Colors, depicting Will Barnet (American, 1911-2012) to left, signed lower right, silver-tone metal frame. Image: 11" H x 13" W; frame: 20.25" H x 21.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 35 East 75th Street Estate. Keywords: Color Photography, Prints, Multiples, C-Print, Portrait, Portraiture, American Artist, C-Print, Women Artists, Contemporary Art
Lot: 327 - Anne Sager "Women Over 50" Chromogenic Print
Anne Sager (American, 1930-2024),"Women Over 50" Series, Chromogenic Print, depicting a standing woman wearing a fedora, black leather jacket, and high heel shoes, stamped "Anne Sager 19" verso, unframed. Image: 8.5" H x 7" W; sheet: 10" H x 8" W. Provenance: From a 35 East 75th Street Estate. Keywords: Color Photography, Prints, Multiples, Portrait, Portraiture, Intimate, Sensual, Vanity, Women Artists, Body Positivity, Feminism, Contemporary Art
Lot: 328 - Anne Sager "Women Over 50" Chromogenic Print
Anne Sager (American, 1930-2024), "Women Over 50" Series, Chromogenic Print in Colors on Kodak Paper, depicting a nude woman brushing her hair, with artist's estate stamp verso, unframed. 36.75" H x 30" W. Provenance: From a 35 East 75th Street Estate. Keywords: Color Photography, Prints, Multiples, C-Print, Portrait, Portraiture, Intimate, Sensual, Vanity, Women Artists, Body Positivity, Feminism, Contemporary Art
Lot: 329 - Fruit and Flowers Children's Literature, 4
Collection of Four Fruit and Flowers Children's Literature Books, comprising: "Brainy Berries: A Night in Crystal Cave", Faucett, T. Benjamin, "The Good and Bad Berries", Head, June, illus.: Morpurgo, Ida Bohatta, "The National Flower Game", Parker Brothers, "Flower Children: The Little Cousins of the Field and Garden", Gordon, Elizabeth, illus.: Ross, M. T. Largest: 8" L x 6.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fruit, Berry, Flowers, Game, Illustration, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 330 - Sarah Whittingham "Fern Fever: The Story of ..."
Whittingham, Sarah, "Fern Fever: The Story of Pteridomania", London: Frances Lincoln Limited, 2012. 11.5" L x 9.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Collecting, Plants, Ferns, Victorian, Botany, Naturalists, History, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 331 - Books on Nature Art and Photography, 4
Collection of Four Books on Nature Art and Photography, comprising: "Flowers", Penn, Irving, "Plant Kingdoms: The Photographs of Charles Jones", Sexton, Sean and Robert Flynn Johnson, introduction by Alice Waters, "Heirloom Treasures: Modern Daguerreotypes of Historic Garden Treasures", Goldman, Amy, photographs by Spagnoli, Jerry, "Still Lifes Giovanna Garzoni", Meloni Trkulja, Silvia and Elena Fumagalli. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Photography books, Reading, Library, Landscapes, Painting, Nature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 332 - Books on Plants and Gardens, 9
Collection of Nine Books on Plants and Gardens, comprising: "The Perennial Gardener", McGourty, Frederick, "The Gardner's Guide to Growing Hellebores", Rice, Graham and Elizabeth Strangeman, "The Kew Five-Year Gardner's Diary", "Gardening with Plants", Oudolf, Piet and Noel Kingsbury, "Flowers and Their Histories", Coates, Alice M., "Perennial Garden Plants or the Modern Florilegium", Thomas, Graham Stuart, "Ferns to Know and Grow", Foster, F. Gordon, "Trellis: The Creative Way to Transform Your Garden", Garnock, Jamie, "Armitage's Garden Perennials: A Color Encyclopedia", Armitage, Allan M. Largest: 11.25" L x 8.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, History, Country, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 333 - Books on Landscape and Botanical Art Techniques, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Landscape and Botanical Art Techniques, comprising: "Local Color Seeing Place Through Watercolor", Robinson, Mimi, "Botanical Illustration in Watercolor", Wunderlich, Eleanor B., "The Art of Botanical Drawing: An Introductory Guide", Ravet-Haevermans, Agathe, "Botanical Sketchbook: A Guide and Inspiration for Any Botanical Artist", Scott, Mary Ann, "Watercolor in Nature: Paint Wildlife and Botanicals with 20 Beginner-Friendly Projects", Haizlett, Rosalie, "Painting in Watercolours", Worth, Leslie, et al., "Drawing and Painting the Landscape", Bartlett, Adrian. Largest: 12" L x 9" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Photography, Reading, Library, Landscapes, Botanical, Botany, Watercolor, Drawing, Painting, Nature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 334 - Elsie de Wolfe "Recipes for Successful Dining"
de Wolfe, Elsie, "Recipes for Successful Dining", New York: The William-Frederick Press, 1947, signed on dedication page. 8.75" L x 5.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Recipe, Cookbook, Lady Mendl, Signatures, Autographs, Menu, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 335 - Books on Food and Wine, 10
Collection of Ten Books on Food and Wine, comprising: "The Perfect Setting", Wolfman, Peri and Charles Gold, "Glorious Food", Idone, Christopher, "Palm Beach Entertains", Junior League of the Palm Beaches", "The Beach Plum Inn Cookbook", Morse, Theresa A. and Fred Feiner, "Guide to the Wines and Vineyards France", Lichine, Alex, "Scandanavian Feasts", Ojakangas, Beatrice, "Wine and Spirits", Waugh, Alex, "The Great Wines of Germany", Simon, Andre L. and S. F. Hallgarten, "La Cuisine: Secrets of Modern French Cooking", Oliver, Raymond, trans.: Hazelton, Nika Standen and Jack van Bibber, "James Beard's American Cookery". Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Cookbooks, Reading, Library, Entertaining, Dining, Photography, Martini, Wine, Food, Cooking, Gastronomy, Oenology, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 336 - Recipes and Cookbooks, 9
Collection of Nine Books on Recipes and Cookbooks, comprising: "Joy of Cooking", Rombauer, Irma S. and Marion Rombauer Becker, "The New York Times Cookbook", Claiborne, Craig and Pierre Franey, "Celebrate the Rain: Cooking with the Fresh & Abundant Flavors of the Pacific Northwest", "Make it Ahead", Garten, Ina, "Quick & Simple", Pepin, Jacques, "Chines Cooking for the American Kitchen", Lee, Karen, "Splendid Soups", Peterson, James, "The Silver Palate Cookbook", Rosso, Julee and Sheila Lukins, "Bakewise ", Corriher, Shirley O. Largest: 9.5" L x 8" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Food Books, Chefs, Recipes, Cooking, Baking, Reference, Non-Fiction, Collectibles, Collectables, Cuisine, Library, Reading
Lot: 337 - A. B. Wenzell "The Passing Show", 1903
Wenzell, A. B., "The Passing Show", New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1903. 16.5" L x 11.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Reading, Library, Art, Artist, Drawing, Art history, Albert Beck Wenzell, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 338 - Haldane Macfall "The Book of Lovat", 1923
Macfall, Haldane, "The Book of Lovat", London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1923. 11" L x 8.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Illustrated, English author, Designer, Artist, Reading, Library, Illustrator, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 339 - Einar Nerman "Darlings of the Gods", 1929
Nerman, Einar, introduction by Ivor Novello, "Darlings of The Gods in Music Hall Revue and Musical Comedy", London: Alston Rivers, [1929], First Edition. 12.25" L x 10" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: 1st edition books, Library, Book, Reading, Bibliophile, Thespian, Playwright, Performing Arts, Story-telling, Caricature, Illustration, Acting, Musical, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 340 - Humberto da Silveira "Bedu", 1994
da Silveira, Humberto, "Bedu", Lausanne: Jean Genoud, 1994. 15" L x 12" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Photography, History, Culture, Middle East, Bedouins, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 341 - Marcel Vertes "Variations", 1961
Vertes, Marcel, "Variations: Drawings, Water Colors, Etchings and Lithographs", Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1961, limited edition number 940 of 1000 numbered copies. 13" L x 10" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Catalogue Raisonne, Reading, Library, Art Books, Artist, Lithograph, Painting, Drawing, Costume designed, Illustrator, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 342 - Max Gerard "Dali", 1968
Ed.: Gerard, Max, trans.: Morse, Eleanor R., "Dali", New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1968. 12.25" x 11.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Salvador Dali, Art Books, Reading, Library, Photography, Surrealism, Spanish Artist, Painter, Sculptor, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table book
Lot: 343 - Konstantin Kakanias "Freedom or Death", 1997
Kakanias, Konstantin, "Freedom or Death", New York: Jane Stubbs, 1997. 11.75" L x 8.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Greek artist, Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Art History, Visual Artists, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 344 - Alexis Carrel "Man, the Unknown", 1935
Carrel, Alexis, "Man, the Unknown", New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1935. 8.75" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Medical history, Eugenics, Euthanasia, Science, Human body, French surgeon, Biologist, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 345 - Gabor Peterdi "Adam & Eve" Etching
Gabor Peterdi (Hungarian/American, 1915-2001), "Adam and Eve", Etching in Colors, marked Artist's Proof edition "Epreuve d'artiste" lower left, signed in pencil lower center, and inscribed "54B" lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 19.25" H x 12.25" W; frame: 28" H x 20" W x 1" D. Provenance: A 200 West 57th Street Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Garden of Eden, Nude figures, Serpents, Snakes, Tree of Knowledge, 20th Century Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 346 - Tuvia Beeri Untitled Etching and Aquatint
Tuvia Beeri (Israeli, born Czechoslovakia, 1929-2022), Untitled, Etching and Aquatint in Colors, signed in pencil lower right, numbered edition "4/50" lower left, wood frame. Image: 9.75" H x 7.75" W; frame: 17.75" H x 14.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Abstraction, Landscape scene, Israeli Modern Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 347 - Shoichi Hasegawa "Toki" Etching
Shoichi Hasegawa (Japanese, 1929-2023), "Toki", Etching, signed in pencil lower right, titled lower center, and numbered edition "66/100" lower left Image: 9.5" H x 11.5" W; frame: 27.5" H x 21" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From an Upper West Side, New York City Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Asian Artists, Figural, Figurative, Time, Abstract, Abstraction, 20th Century Art
Lot: 348 - Paul Jenkins Abstraction Offset Lithograph
Paul Jenkins (American, 1923-2012), Abstract Composition, Offset Lithograph in Colors, signed in print lower right, unframed. Image: 14" L x 10" W; mat: 20" L x 16" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Abstraction, Watercolor effect, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 349 - A. Bautista Geometric Lithograph, 1974
A. Bautista (XX), Geometric Compostion, Lithograph in Colors, 1974, signed and dated in pencil lower right, numbered edition "54/150" lower left, unframed. Image: 9.5" L x 9.25" W; sheet: 12" L x 12" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Geometry, Abstraction, Limited edition, Works on Paper, 20th Century Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 350 - Illegibly Signed "Paderewski" Etching, 1939
20th Century School, "Paderewski", Etching, 1939, depicting a portrait of Ignancy Jan Paderewski (Polish, 1860-1941), the composer, musician, and Prime Minister of Poland, illegibly signed "R.A. Bluner (?)" lower right, titled and dated lower left, wood frame. Image: 6.5" H x 5.25" W; frame: 15.5" H x 13.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Portraiture, Figural, Portrait of a Man, Statesman, Diplomat, 20th Century Art, Modern Art
Lot: 351 - Illegibly Signed Abstract Composition Etching
Abstract Composition, Etching, illegibly signed "Jean Latot (?)" lower right, numbered edition "21/30" lower left, unframed. Image: 3.75" L x 5.5" W; sheet: 11" L x 15" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Limited edition, Abstraction, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 352 - J.B. Thompson "Inkarnation" Lithograph, 1973
J. B. Thompson (XX), "Inkarnation", Lithograph with Copper Elements, 1973, signed in pencil and dated lower right, numbered edition "59/100" lower center, and titled lower left, black frame. Image: 29.75" H x 20.5" W; frame: 40" H x 30" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a 45 Sutton Place South Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Geometric composition, Circles, Abstract Expressionist, Abstract Expressionism, AbEx, Brutalist, Brutalism, 20th Century Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 353 - Joseph Campbell "Atlas of World Mythology", 5
Campbell, Joseph, "Historical Atlas of World Mythology", New York: Harper & Row, 1988-1989, two volumes, 5 parts. Each: 14.25" L x 11" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, World history, Mythology, Hunters, Gathers, Animal, Collectibles, Collectables, Reference
Lot: 354 - Books on French and Italian History, 7
Collection of Seven Books on French and Italian History, comprising: "A History of the Borgias", Corvo, Frederick Baron, "Women of Power: the Life and Times of Catherine de Medici", Strage, Mark, "Ferdinand and Isabella", Prescott, William Hickling, illus.: de Freitas, Lima, "The World of the Italian Renaissance", Chamberlin, E. R., "The History of Italy", Guicciardini, Francesco, ed.: Alexander, Sidney, "The New Cambridge Modern History: Volume I the Renaissance", ed.: Potter, G. R., "The French Descent into Renaissance Italy 1494-95: Antecedents and Effects", ed.: Abulafia, David. Largest: 9.75" L x 6.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Heritage Press, Library, World History, Italy, France, Art, Politics, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 355 - Books on French Life, Aristocracy, & Monarchy, 10
Collection of Ten Books on French Life, Aristocracy, and Monarchy, comprising: "Josephine: Napoleon's Incomparable Empress", Delorme, Eleanor P., "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris", McCullough, David, "The Sun King and His Loves", Norton, Lucy, "Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology", ed: Gopik, Adam, "Grandes HOrizontales: The Lives and Legens of Four Nineteenth-Century Coutesans", Rounding, Virginia, "The World of Proust", ed: Bernard, Anne-Marie, "Camille Claude: A Life", Ayral-Clause, Odile, "Proust: The Early Years", Painter, George D., "Epitaph For Kings", Gramont, Sanche De Gramont, and "Love in Five Temperaments", Herold, J. Christopher. Largest: 10.25" L x 8.25" W x 1" D. Keywords: Bibliophile, Library, Reading, History, Historical accounts, Kings, Queens, Literature, Non-Fiction, Authors, Novelist, Poets, France, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 356 - Books on World History, 9
Collection of Nine Books on World History, comprising: "The Political Tradition of the West", Watkins, Frederick, "The Fall of the Dynasties: The Collapse of the Older Order, 1905-1922", Taylor, Edmond, "The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of the Dutch Golden Age", Schama, Simon, "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", Shirer, William L., "The Life of Greece", Durant, Will, "A Voyage Around the World", Brown, Craig, "The Maharajahs", Lord, John, "A History of Venice", Norwich, John Julius, "Theodora: Portrait in a Byzantine Landscape", Bridge, Antony. Largest: 10" L x 7" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: History, Reading, Library, Reference, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, India, United States, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 357 - Signed, Etc. Books on Wars and Revolution, 4
Collection of Four Books on Wars and Revolutions, comprising: "And They Thought We Wouldn't Fight", Gibbons, Floyd, "Mirabeau", Vallentin, Antonina, trans.: Dickes, E. W., "The Red Knight of Germany: the Story of Baron von Richthofen", Gibbons, Floyd, "The Red Napoleon", Gibbons, Floyd, no. 171 of 250 copies, signed and inscribed by Floyd Gibbons on colophon. Largest: 8.5" L x 5.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustrated, Novel, Non-fiction, Military, War, Revolution, Limited edition, Signatures, Autographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 358 - Military and War Narratives, 4
Collection of Four Military and War Narrative Books, comprising: "The Coming of the French Revolution", Lefebre, Georges, trans.: Palmer, R. R., "The Last Battle", Ryan, Cornelius, "All Quiet on the Western Front", Remarque, Erich Maria, illus.: Groth, John, "The Red Badge of Courage", Crane, Stephen, illus.: Miralles, Jose. Largest: 10.5" L x 7.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Militaria, War, Revolution, Collectibles, Collectables, Reference
Lot: 359 - Books on the Military and War, 8
Collection of Eight Books on the Military and War, comprising: "The Far Side of Home", Davis, Maggie, "The Mission in Sparrow Bush Lane", Stanford, Alfred, "The Watch that Ends the Night", MacLennan, Hugh, "On Active Service In Peace and War", Stimson, Henry L. and McGeorge Bundy, "John C. Calhoun Sectionalist", Wiltse, Charles M., "First Lady of the South: the Life of Mrs. Jefferson Davis", Ross, Ishbel, "The Enchanted", Flavin, Martin, illus.: Baldridge, Cyrus Leroy, "The Traitor and the Spy", Flexnor, James Thomas. Largest: 9.75" L x 6.5" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Militaria, War, Spies, Soldier, Books, Reading, Library, History, Non-fiction, Fiction, Novels, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 360 - "The New York Times" Books and Newspapers, 5
Collection of Five "The New York Times" Books and Newspapers, comprising: "Front Page History of the Second World War", "Page One Major Events 1920-1978 as Presented in the New York Times", "The New York Times", Tuesday, November 8, 1949, "The Times Atlas of the World Comprehensive Edition", "The Times Review 1960-1969", introduction by Clifton Daniel. Largest: 18" L x 12.25" W x 2" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Newspaper, Newsprint, History, Reference, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 361 - "James Bond 50 Years of Movie Posters", 2012
Dougall, Alistair, "James Bond 50 Years of Movie Posters", New York: DK, 2012. 14" L x 10.25" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: 007, Ian Fleming, Books, Reading, Library, Poster Art, Film, Cinema, Graphic design, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 362 - Film History Books, 8
Collection of Eight Film History Books, comprising: "Frederico Fellini: Ringmaster of Dreams 1920-1933", Weigand, Chris, "Fellini's Faces", ed.: Strich, Christian, "Universal Pictures: a Panoramic History in Words, Pictures, and Filmographies", Fitzgerald, Michael G., "The Film-Lover's Annual",1932, "Alfred Hitchcock: Architect of Anxiety 1899-1980", Duncan, Paul, "The Cinema of Federico Fellini", Rosenthal, Stuart, "World Film Directors: Volume One 1890-1945", ed.: Wakeman, John, "World Film Directors: Volume One 1945-1985", ed.: Wakeman, John. Largest: 10.25" L x 7.25" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Taschen, Film, History, Cinema, Film, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Reading, Movies
Lot: 363 - Books on Multimedia, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Multimedia, comprising: "Revolutions in Sound Warner Bros. Records: The First Fifty Years", Zanes, Warren, "Talking Jazz", Sidran, Ben, "Warner Bros. Television Presents: Volume 15", "A Pictorial History of Radio", Settel, Irving, "Jazz: A History of America's Music", Ward, Geoffrey C., "Saturday Night Live", Castle, Alison, "TV Guide: Fifty Years of Television", Lasswell, Mark, "Brought to You in Living Color", Robinson, Marc. Largest: 13.5" L x 13" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Music, Radio, Jazz, Musician, History, Taschen, Television, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Coffee table books
Lot: 364 - Books on Music, 4
Collection of Four Books on Music, comprising: "Bjork Mid-Career Retrospective with New Commissioned Piece for MOMA", "Ludwig van Beethoven Bicentennial Edition 1770-1970", ed.: Schmidt-Gorg, Joseph and Hans Schmidt, "Jazz A Visual Retrospective Compiled by K. Abe", "Grandissimo Pavarotti", Mayer, Martin and Gerald Fitzgerald. Largest: 12.75" L x 12.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Catalogue, Catalog, Exhibit, MOMA, Icelandic singer, Songwriter, Composer, Classical music, Jazz, Library, Reading, Performances, Performing Arts, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 365 - Books on Jazz Music, 18
Collection of 18 Books on Jazz Music, comprising: "You're Sensational: Cole Porter in the '20s, '40s, & '50s", Indiana Historical Society, "Cole", ed: Kimball, Robert, "Noel Coward: The Complete Lyrics" ed: Day, Barry, "Listen Up: The Lives of Quincey Jones", ed: Sale Ross, Courtney, "The Golden Age of Jazz", Gottlieb Willaim P., "Jazz Veterans: A Portrait Gallery", Deffaa, Chip, inscribed and signed by Chip Deffaa to the interior front cover, "Benny Carter: A Life in American Music", Berger, Morroe, Berger, Edward, and Patrick, James, Volume I and II, "Gershwin: His Life and Music: Schwartz, Charles, "Cole Porter: A Biography", McBrien, William, "Noel" Castle, Charles, "Play Parade", Coward, Noel, "The Noel Coward Diaries", ed: Payn, Graham and Morely, Sheridan, "Duke Ellington and His World", Lawrence, A. H., "Jazz: A History of the New York Scene", Charters, Samuel B. and Kunstadt, Leonard, "Louis Armstrong in His Own Words", Armstrong, Lous and ed: Brothers, Thomas, "Jazz: the American Theme Song", Lincoln Collier, James, and "The Jazz Tradition" Williams, Martin. Largest: 11.75" L x 11" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of a Prominent East Coast University President. Keywords: Vintage Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Musicians, Music, Sound, Experimental, Dixieland, Bebop, Blues, Swing, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 366 - Books on Composers and Classical Music, 11
Collection of 11 Books on Composers and Classical Music, comprising: "Mahler: A Documentary Study", ed: Blaukopf, Kurt, "Espressivo: Music and Life at Marlboro", ed: Snyder, J.M., "Gustave Mahler: Un Homme, Une Oeuvre, Une Epoque", Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, "The Mahler Album", ed: Kaplan, Gilbert, "Marlboro Music: Collected Concert Programs",ed: Snyder, J.M. and Delaney, Derek, Volume I-III. "Berlioz and The Romantic Century", Barzun, Jacques, two volume set with slipcase, "First Nights: Five Musical Premieres", Forrest Kelly, Thomas, and "the New Harvard Dictionary of Music", ed: Randel, Don. Largest: 13" L x 9.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of a Prominent East Coast University President. Keywords: Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Orchestra, Music, Composing, Romanticism, Music history, Music theory, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 367 - First Edition Books, 7
Collection of Seven First Edition Books, comprising: "Of Human Bonfage", Maugham, W. Somerset, "My Life", Duncan, Isadora, "The Autobiography of Alice Toklas", "Arrow in the Blue", Koestler, Arthur, "Babbitt", Lewis, Sinclair, "The Irresponsibles", Macleish, Arthur, "Of a Fire on the Moon", Mailer, Norman. Largest: 8.5" L x 5.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Vintage Books, First Editions, Biography, Autobiography, Novel, Fiction, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Reading
Lot: 368 - First Edition Books, 2
Wharton, Edith, "A Son at the Front", New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923, First Edition; and Stowe, Harriet Beecher, "Oldtown Folks", Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1869, First Edition. Largest: 7.75" L x 5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Vintage Books, First Editions, Novel, Fiction, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Reading, Literature
Lot: 369 - Edward S. Curtis "Klickitat Profile", 1910
Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952), "Klickitat Profile", Photogravure, 1910, unframed. Image: 17" L x 11.5"; sheet: 21.75" L x 17.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Black and white photography, Portraiture, Klickitat Indian, Native American People, Ethnologist, America, Film, Early 20th Century Art
Lot: 370 - Edward S. Curtis "Tsatsalatsa - Skokomish", 1912
Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952), "Tsatsalatsa - Skokomish", Photogravure, 1912, unframed. Image: 17" L x 11.5"; sheet: 21.75" L x 17.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Black and white photography, Portrait, Skokomish Indian, Native American People, Ethnologist, Film, Early 20th Century Art
Lot: 371 - Edward S. Curtis "Lelehalt - Quilcene", 1912
Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952), "Lelehalt - Quilcene", Photogravure, 1912, unframed. Image: 17" L x 11.5" W; sheet: 21.75" L x 17.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Black and white photography, Portrait, Seattle, Native American People, Ethnologist, America, Film, Early 20th Century Art
Lot: 372 - Edward S. Curtis "Princess Angeline", 1899
Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952), "Princess Angeline", Photogravure, 1899, unframed. Image: 17" L x 11.5"; sheet: 21.75" L x 17.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Black and white photography, Portrait, Seattle, Native American People, Ethnologist, America, Film
Lot: 373 - Collection of Pellerin's "Fond de Feerie", 4
"Fond de Feerie", no. 1025, 1278, 1648-1649, Epinal, France: Imagerie Pellerin, n.d. 16" L x 21.75" W. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Illustration, French, Woodcut, Prints, Multiples, Decorative Arts
Lot: 374 - Carle Vernet Hand-Colored Lithographs, 2
Carle Vernet (French, 1758 - 1836), Two Hand-Colored Lithographs, circa 1823, comprising: "Marchant de Fagots", "Marchant de Balais de Crin", giltwood frames. Each image approx.: 12.5" H x 9.25" W; frame: 13.5" H x 10.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From an East 74th Street Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Portrait, France, Merchant, Vendor, Antique prints, 19th Century Art
Lot: 375 - Charles Searles Abstract Composition Screenprint
Charles Robert Searles (American, 1937-2004), Abstract Composition, Screenprint in Colors, signed lower right, black frame. Image: 25" H x 21" W; frame: 35.5" W x 31.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Abstraction, Polychrome, Hard-edge, Geometric, Shapes, Form, Polychrome, Contemporary Art
Lot: 376 - Museum and Gallery Exhibition Posters, 6
Collection of Six Museum and Gallery Exhibition Posters, comprising: "Quilt National '83", Nov. 4- Dec. 30, 1983, "Jewelry USA National Tour", 1985, "Samaras: Reconstructions, Boxes, and Photo-transformations", Richard Gray Gallery, May 4-June 6, 1979, "Robert Arneson", Frumkin/Adams Gallery, "Katzman Paintings-Drawings", March 25-April 14, 1978, Terry Dintenfass, "Lewis Carroll Through the Viewfinder", National Portrait Gallery, July 10-Oct. 1988. Largest: 24" L x 18" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Vintage Posters, NYC, New York City, 20th Century, Exhibit, American Craft Museum, Collectibles, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 377 - Books on Museum Art Collections, 10
Collection of Ten Books on Museum Art Collections, comprising: "The Prado Museum: Collection of Paintings", Haskell, Francis and Alfonso E. Perez Sanchez, "The Niarchos Collection of Paintings", "The Frick Collection An Illustrated Catalogue Volume IV: Sculpture, German, Netherlandish, French and British", "The Frick Collection An Illustrated Catalogue Volume III: Sculpture, Italian", "Masterpieces of European Painting, 1800-1920, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art", Tinterow, Gary, et al., "The Adele and Arthur Lehman Collection", Virch, Claus, "Volume 1/1968 Metropolitan Museum Journal", ed.: Preuss, Anne, "Complete Catalogue of the Samuel H. Kress Collection Decorative Art", Dauterman, Carl Christian, et al., "Philippe de Montebello and the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1977-2008", Houghton, James R., et al., "British Art Treasures From Russian Imperial Collections in the Hermitage", ed.: Allen, Brian and Larissa Dukelskaya. Largest: 13.5" x 10" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art History, Painting, Sculpture, MET, Exhibition catalog, Decorative arts, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 378 - Books on Museum Art Collections, 5
Collection of Five Books on Museum Art Collections, comprising: "New and Revised Edition National Gallery of Art Washington", Walker, John, "Masterpieces of the Metropolitan Museum of Art", introduction by Philippe de Montebello, ed.: Burn, Barbara, "Paintings in the Musee D' Orsay", Rosenblum, Robert, "The Wrightsman Collection Volume V: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture", Fahy, Everett and Sir Francis Watson, "North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections", ed.: Kelly, Karen Cochran. Largest: 11.75" L x 10" W x 2.25" D. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art History, Painting, Sculpture, The MET, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 379 - Books on the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 8
Collection of Eight Books and Exhibit Catalogs on the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, comprising: "Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court", Carter, Morris, "Catalogue of the Exhibited Paintings and Drawings", Hendy, Philip, "Drawings Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum", ed.: van N. Hadley, Rollin, "The Art of Scandal: The Life and Times of Isabella Stewart Gardner", Shand-Tucci, Douglass, "Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum", Vermeule, III, Cornelius C., et al., "Isabella Stewart Gardner: The Woman and the Myth", Goldfarb, Hilliard T., "Fenway Court 1986", "Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum IV: Curator's Choice: The Best of Decorative Arts", Alcorn, Ellenor, et al. Largest: 10.25" L x 7.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Art Books, Museum, Photograph, Illustration, Scholarly Journal, Exhibitions, Art History, Boston, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 380 - Books on Art Series and Collections, 5
Collection of Five Books on Art Series and Collections, comprising: "Naomi Siegmann (Serie Artelibro, 1)", Kartofel, Graciela, "The Hampton Album", Johnston, Frances B., "Byways of London: Picturesque Nooks and Corners Sketched and Described by E.E. Briscoe", volumes I and II, "The Metropolitan Museum of Art Measured Drawings of Woodwork Displayed in the American Wing". Largest: 12" L x 17.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Illustration, London, Cityscape, Woodwork, Museum of Modern Art, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 381 - Auction House Photography Catalogs, 11
Collection of 11 Auction House Photography Catalogues, comprising: "Christie's New York 19th and 20th Century Photographs", October 31, 1988, "Sotheby's New York Photographs", November 17-18, 1980, "Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., Photographic Images and Related Material", November 1-2, 1979, "Sotheby's London Photographs", May 20, 2010, "Lempertz Auction Photographie Und Photoarbeiten", November 20, 1989, "Sotheby Parke Bernet Los Angeles Fine 19th and 20th Century Photographs", February 6-7, 1980, "Sotheby's Photographs for Friends in Deed", February 15, 1993, "Doyle New York The Arthur Rothstein Photograph Collection", October 13, 2011, "Sotheby Parke Bernet New York Important Photographs of Landscape & Architecture", December 19, 1979, "Sotheby Park Bernet New York Photographic Images and Other Material From the Beaton Studio", November 18, 1980, "Sotheby Parke Bernet New York Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Photographs", May 19-20, 1980. Largest: 11" L x 8.5" D x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Auctions, Reference materials, Black and white photographs, Color photography, New York, London, Collectibles, Collectables, Auction Catalogue
Lot: 382 - Art Auction Catalogs, 8
Collection of Eight Art Auction Catalogues, comprising: "Christie's Impressionist / Modern", June 24, 2008, "Sotheby's The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis", April 23-26, 1996, "Parke-Bernet Galleries French XVIII Century Furniture", volume II, November 8-9, 1957, "Sotheby Parke Bernet Joseph Mallord William Turner, R. A. (1775-1851) Juliet and Her Nurse", May 29, 1980, "Sotheby Parke Bernet Old Master Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. J. Seward Johnson", January 8, 1981, "Christie's Fine English Furniture and Objects of Art", April 20, 1985, "Sotheby & Co The Rene Fribourg Collection: I European Porcelain: Part 1", June 25, 1963, "Sotheby & Co The Rene Fribourg Collection: III Furniture and Works of Art: Part 1", June 28, 1963, "Sotheby's Important Chinese Porcelain, Enamels and Jade Carving from the Works of Art Collection of the British Rail Pension Fund", May 16, 1989. Largest: 12" L x 9.5" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Catalogues, Lots, Auction House, Catalogs, Antiques, Artwork, Painting, Art History, Collectibles, Collectables, Reference materials, Library
Lot: 383 - Swann Auction Galleries Catalogs, 21
Collection of 21 Swann Auction Galleries Catalogues, comprising: "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel", "Swann Illustrated Art", June 4, 2019, "Swann Vintage Posters", February 5, 2013, "Swann Vintage Posters August 1, 2012, "Swann Graphic Design", May 23, 2019, "Swann Illustration Art", January 22, 2015, "Swann 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings", September 20, 2012, "Swann Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books", June 6, 2019, "Swann Fine Illustrated Books & Graphics", January 29, 2019, "Swann Old Master Through Modern Prints", April 25, 2012, "Swann Art, Press & Illustrated Books 19th & 20th Century Literature", November 29, 2007, "Swann Art, Press & Illustrated Books", November 25, 2015, "Swann Modernist Posters", April 24, 2014, "Swann Fine Books", April 12, 2012, "Swann Vintage Posters", August 5, 2009, "Swann Modernist Posters", May 10, 2012, "Swann Art, Press & Illustrated Books", June 13, 2017, "Swann Vintage Posters", February 7, 2019, "Swann Vintage Posters", August 1, 2018. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From an Upper East Side, New York City Collection. Keywords: Auctions, Reference materials, Books, Posters, Illustrated, New York, Fine books, Vintage posters, Mordernist, Graphic design, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 384 - Galerie Thomas Catalogs, 5
Collection of Five Galerie Thomas Catalogues, comprising: catalogs 1, 5, 8-10. Largest: 6" L x 6.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Art History, German Expressionism, Classic Modernism, Post-War Art and Contemporary Art, Auction catalogue, Art Books, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Coffee table books
Lot: 385 - Books on Egyptian Expeditions, 3
Collection of Three Books on Egyptian Expeditions, comprising: "The Tomb of Senebtisi at Light", Mace, Arthur C. and Winlock, Herbert E., 1973, "Heka-Nefer and the Dynastic Material form Toshka and Arminna", Simpson, William Kelly, 1963, "The Wandering of the Soul", Jacquet-Gordon, Helen, 1974. 13.5" H x 10.75" W. Provenance: From a 50 Madison Avenue Estate. Keywords: Bibliophile, Library, History, Egyptology, Historian, Ancient Civilizations, Reading, Collectibles, Collectables, Vintage Books
Lot: 386 - Books on History and Archeology, 8
Collection of Eight Books on History and Archaeology, comprising: "In the Age of Mankind", Lewin, Roger, "The Pyramids and Sphinx", Stewart, Desmond, "Lost Kingdoms of the Maya", Stuart, Gene S. and George E. Stuart, "Mysteries of the Unknown: Mystic Places", "Fossils: the Evolution and Extinction of Species", Eldridge, Niles, photographs by Murray Alcosser, "The Smithsonian Book of North American Indians Before the Coming of the Europeans", Kopper, Philip, "Tutankhamen: His Tomb and its Treasures", Edwards, I. E. S., "China: A History in Art", Smith, Bradley and Wan-go Weng. Largest: 12.75" L x 9" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Egyptology, History, Bibliophile, Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Egypt, Books, Library, Reading, Archeology, Egyptology, Historian, Fossils, Art history, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 387 - Small History and Literature Books, 4
Collection of Four Small History and Literature Books, comprising: "Wayside Thoughts from Burns", "The Beauties of Friendship", "Calendrier de Dames Francaises Pour l'an de Grace", "Le Mal Qu'on a Dit des Femmes", Deschanel, Emile. Largest: 5.5" L x 4" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Library, Reading, French, Writer, History, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables, Antique Books
Lot: 388 - Poetry and Literature, 7
Collection of Seven Poetry and Literature Books, comprising: "The Coming of Gabrielle: A Comedy", Moore, George, "Let Laughter Ring", Mendelsohn, S. Felix, "Nightwood", Barnes, Djuna, introduction by T. S. Eliot, "Duino Elegies", trans.: Leishman, J. B. and Stephen Spender, "A Letter to the World", Dickinson, Emily, "Picture-Show", Sassoon, Siegfried, "The Rhymes and Runes of the Toad", Schaeffer, Susan Fromburg, illus.: Fleuret, Sebastian, signed and inscribed on flyleaf. Largest: 9.25" L x 6.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reference, History, Fiction, Novel, Plays, Poems, Poetry, Collectible, Collectable, Literature, Library, Reading
Lot: 389 - Biographies and Memoirs, 4
Collection of Four Biographies and Memoirs, comprising: "Leftover Life to Kill", Thomas, Caitlin, "Cheerio, Titan: The Friendship Between George Bernard Shaw and Eileen and Sean O' Casey", O' Casey, Eileen, "Sean", O' Casey, Eileen, "Dance to the Piper", de Mille, Agnes. Largest: 8.5" L x 5.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, History, Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 390 - Memoirs and Biographies on Artist and Poets, 8
Collection of 8 Memoirs and Biographies on Artist and Poets, comprising: "The Secret Sketchbook of a Bloomsbury Lady", Mahood, Kenneth, "Bloomsbury Portraits", Shone, Richard, "The Aesthetic Adventure", Gaunt, William, "At the Pines: Swinburne, Watts-Dunton and Putney", "The Young George du Maurier Letters 1860-67", ed.: du Maurier, Daphne, "In Bohemia with Du Maurier", Moscheles, Felix, "Little Journeys: To the Homes of the Great", Hubbard, Elbert, "Lady Sackville", Alsop, Susan Mary. Largest: 10" L x 8.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Memoir, Biography, Reading, Library, Books, History, Bloomsbury group, Poetry, Writing, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 391 - Don Blanding Books, 4
Collection of Four Don Blanding Books, comprising: "Let Us Dream", "Vagabond House", "The Rest of the Road", "Memory Road". Each: 7.5" L x 5.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: American Poet, Journalist, Cartoonist, Illustration, Fiction, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 392 - Books on Exploration and Travel, 5
Collection of Five Books on Exploration and Travel, comprising: "Iberia: Spanish Travels and Reflections", Michener, James A., "Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese", Fermer, Patrick Leigh, "The Selective Traveller in Portugal", Bridge, Anne and Susan Lowndes, "Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres", Adams, Henry, "Map of Another Town: A Memoir of Provence", Fisher, M.F.K. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Reference, Travelogue, Exploration, History, Travel, Photographs, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Reading
Lot: 393 - Modern & Classic Literature Hardcover Books, 18
Group of Eighteen Modern and Classic Literature Hardcover Books, comprising: two copies of "Ulysses", Joyce, James, "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh", Werfel, Franz, "The Flowers of Evil", Baudelaire, Charles, "Three Novels", Fuchs, Daniel, "Good-bye, Mr. Chips", Hilton, James, "Music and Other Poems", van Dyke, Henry, "The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham", volumes I and II, "Stories of Three Decades", Mann, Thomas, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", Twain, Mark, "The Wind in the Willows", Grahame, Kenneth, "A Treasury of Laughter", New York: Simon and Schuster, "The Face is Familiar", Nash, Ogden, "Cocktail Time: A Novel About a Novel", Wodehouse, P.G., "The Naked and The Dead", Mailer, Norman, "In Cold Blood", Capote, Truman, and "The Pickwick Papers", Dickens, Charles. Largest in case: 9" H x 6.25" W x 4" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Novels, Poetry, Prose, Stories, American Literature, British Literature, Collectibles, Collectables, 20th Century Printings
Lot: 394 - Fiction and Literature Books, 4
Collection of Four Fiction and Literature Books, comprising: "Leaves of Grass Including Sands at Seventy, First Annex, Good-by My Fancy, Second Annex, A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads and Portraits from Life", Whitman, Walt, "Burr", Vidal, Gore, "All Men Are Brothers", Chuan, Shui Hu, trans.: Buck, Pearl, "The Illustrated Leaves of Grass", Whitman, Walt, ed.: Chapnick, Howard. Largest: 11.5" L x 8.5" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Literature, Books, Heritage Press, Illustrated, Translation, Poet, Essayist, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 395 - Poetry and Literature Books, 4
Collection of Four Poetry and Literature Books, comprising: "The Pursuit of Love", Mitford, Nancy, "Jude the Obscure", Hardy, Thomas, "Collected Poems", Thomas, Dylan, "Murder in the Cathedral", Eliot, T. S. Largest: 8.75" L x 5.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Poetry, Heritage Press, Novels, Fiction, Gilt-Stamped Binding, Authors, Library, Reading, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 396 - Poetry and Literature Books, 6
Collection of Six Poetry and Literature Books, comprising: "La Vita Nuova E Il Canzonierre", Aligheri, Dante, "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyan", "The Palfrey: A Love-Story of Old Times", "Love in Old Cloathes and Other Stories", Bunner, H. C., illus.: Smedley, W. T., et al., "The Adventures of Oliver Twist", Dickens, Charles, "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club", Dickens, Charles. Largest: 8.75" L x 6.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Reading, Library, Books, Literature, Poems, Novels, Authors, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 397 - Books on History and Biographies, 4
Collection of Four Books on History and Biographies, comprising: "The Victorian Sunset", Wingfield-Stratford, Esme, "Pages from the Goncourt Journal", ed.: Baldick, Robert, "The Politcal Influence of Queen Victoria 1861-1901", Hardie, Frank, "Horace Walpole", Lewis, Wilmarth Sheldon. Largest: 10.25" L x 7.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Victorian Period, Biography, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables, Reference
Lot: 398 - Tom Stoppard Books, 13
Collection of 13 Tom Stoppard Books, comprising: "Lord Malquist & Mr. Loon", "After Magritte", "Night & Day", "Night & Day" Phoenix Theater Playbill", "On the Razzle", "Jumpers", "Travesties", "Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land", "In the Native State", "Rough Crossing and On the Razzle", "On the Razzle", "Hapgood", "The Real Thing". Largest: 8.5" L x 5.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Literature, Playwright, Screenwriter, Reading, Library, Fiction, Performance, Play, Script, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 399 - Reader's Digest Books, 5
Collection of Five Reader's Digest Books, comprising: "Reader's Digest Condense Books", volumes X-XIII, Summer 1952-Spring 1953, "Keys to Happiness: A Reader's Digest Guide to Successful Living". Largest: 8" L x 5.75" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, American, Magazine, Fiction, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 400 - The World's Popular Classics: Art-Type Edition, 8
Collection of Eight Volumes of The World's Popular Classics: Art-Type Edition, comprising: "The Travels of Marco Polo", "Shakespeare's Masterpieces", Shakespeare, William, "A Tale of Two Cities", Dickens, Charles, "Masterpieces of Mystery", Poe, Edgar Allen, "The House of Seven Gables", Hawthorne, Nathaniel, "Tom Sawyer", Clemens, Samuel, "Silas Marner", Eliot, George, "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin". Each approx: 7.5" L x 5.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Reading, Library, Bibliophile, Classic Literature, Mystery, Mark Twain, Fiction, History, Autobiography, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 401 - Pamphlets and Monographs, 8
Collection of Eight Pamphlets and Monographs, comprising: "Form and Content: The Books of the American Private Presses Today", Lerner, Abe, "The Forms of our Letters", Hammer, Victor, "Types Available", A. Colish, Inc., "Joseph Blumenthal 1897-1990", "A Nineteenth Century English Printing Office", Bennett, Arnold, "The Northwoods Club 1886-1985", Wilson, Leila Fosburgh, "Before God's Eyes", Gibson, Raymond E., "Steven Day's First Type". Largest: 11" L x 8.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Type, Monograph, The Typophiles, Facsimile, History, Letterpress, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 402 - "Papers of Biographical Society of America", 15
Collection of 15 Issues of "The Papers of the Biographical Society of America" comprising: "Volume 93, no. 4", "Volume 94, no. 2", two copies of "Volume 94, no. 4", "Volume 96, no. 1", "Volume 97, no. 1", two copies of "Volume 10, no. 4", two copies of "The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America Volume 96", ed.: Howard-Hill, T.H., "List of Members", 2004 and 2006 [with] "The Book Collector", Winter 1999, Winter 2003, Autumn 2010. Each: 9" L x 7.56"" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Article, Essay, Book History, Bibliography, Manuscripts, Research, Printing press Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 403 - Joseph Blumenthal "Robert Frost and His Printers"
Blumenthal, Joseph, "Robert Frost and His Printers", Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, 1985 one of 1000 copies, signed and inscribed on half-title page. 11.25" L x 7.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Limited Edition Books, Fine Press, Letterpress, Book Arts, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Book, Library, Reading
Lot: 404 - Collection of the "Gazette of the Grolier Club"
Collection of Approximately 40 Issues of the "Gazette of the Grolier Club New Series", including: issues 17-18, 30/31, 35/36, 38, 40/41, 42-61, 63-67, multiple copies of some issues including no. 45 containing article "Daniel Berkeley Updike at the Grolier Club" co-authored by Martin Hutner. Each approx.: 8.75" L x 5.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Grolier Club, Artist, Illustrators, Library, Museum, Typography, Printmaker, Art History, Essays, Articles, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables, Books, Bibliophile
Lot: 405 - Books and Ephemera on Theodore Low de Vinne
Books and Ephemera on Theodore Low de Vinne, comprising: papers and ephemera on general historical information for the De Vinne Press Building, two copies of "The Dean of American Printers: Theodore Low De Vinne and the Art Preservative of All Arts", Tichenor, Irene and Michael Koenig, "A Treatise of Title-Pages", Low De Vinne, Theodore, "No Art Without Craft: The Life of Theodore Low De Vinne, Printer", Tichenor, Irene, "Some Account of the 'Gibbs-Channing' Portrait of George Washington", one of 200 copies, signed by Theodore Low de Vinne. Largest: 9.25" L x 6.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: American Printers, Letterpress, Ephemera, Archive, American, History, Reference, Printing, Typography, Collectibles, Collectables, Bibliophile
Lot: 406 - "Journal of the American Printing Association", 32
Collection of 32 Issues of "Printing History, the Journal of the American Printing History Association", comprising: no. 3-25, 31-35, some duplicate issues, New York, NY: American Printing History Association, 1980-1997. Each: 10.25" L x 7.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Printing History, Stinehour Press, Design, Letterpress, Printing, Binding, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables, Books, Bibliophile, Library
Lot: 407 - "Patrick et Elisabeth Sourget" Catalogs, 5
Collection of Five "Patrick et Elisabeth Sourget' Catalogues, comprising: "no. VI Duy Moyen Age Au Cubisme", 1989, "no. XXX", 1999", "no. XXI Maniscrits Enlumines et Livres Preciex", 2000, "no. XXX De Saint-Augustin a Camus", 2005, "no. XXIX Manuscrits et Livre Precieux", 2004. Largest: 12" L x 9" W x 2" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Book Dealer, Rare Books, Prints, France, Medieval, Reference, History, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 408 - H. P. Krauss Catalogs, 15
Collection of 15 H. P. Krauss Catalogues, comprising: "Catalogue 184 "Trithemius to Proctor", "Catalogue 187 Biography After 1900", "Catalogue 189", "Catalogue 190 Catalogus Catalogorum", "A Catalogue of Publications Printed at the Middle Hill Press", "Catalogue 195 Recent Acquisitions", "Catalogue 191 Rare Books and Manuscripts", "Catalogue 192", "Catalogue 209 Incunabula", "In Memoriam Hans Peter Kraus 1907-1988", "Catalogue 135 Important French Illustrated Books", "Catalogue 153 Sir Thomas Phillipps Mss", "Catalogue 121 Illustrated Books", "Catalogue 117 Mediaeval and Renaissance Manuscripts", "Harry Bober the St. Blasian Psalter. Largest: 14" L x 10" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Book Dealer, Rare Books, Hans Peter Krauss, Incunables, Medieval, Reference, History, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 409 - Books on Performing Arts, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Performing Arts, comprising: "D. W. Griffith American Film Master", Barry, Iris, "Directed by Vincent Minnelli", Harvey, Stephen, "The Films of John Wayne", Ricci, Mark, et al., "The Movie Book", Scheuer, Stephen H., "Mary Poppins: Anything Can Happen if You Let It", Sibley, Brian and Michael Lassell, "Broadway Day & Night: Backstage and Behind the Scenes", Marsolais, Ken, et al., "The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin". Largest: 12.5" L x 9.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Visual Art, Film, Cinema, Performance, Hollywood, Theater, History, Art Books, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Coffee table books
Lot: 410 - Books on Plays and the Performing Arts, 4
Collection of Four Books on Plays and the Performing Arts, comprising: "The Boyfriend", Wilson, Sandy, "The Enchanted", Giraudoux, Jean, "Paint Your Wagon", Barton, James, "The Drunken Sailor", Cary, Joyce. Largest: 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Illustration, Ballet, Comedy, Musical, Play, Performance, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 411 - Books on Broadway and the Performance Arts, 4
Collection of 4 Books on Broadway and the Performance Arts, comprising: "The Marx Bros. Scrapbook", Marx, Groucho and Richard A. Anobile, "Vanity Fair: A Cavalcade of the 1920s and 1930s", ed.: Amory, Cleveland and Frederic Bradlee, "Ring Bells! Sing Songs! Broadway Musicals of the 1930s", Green, Stanley, "The Gershwins", Kimball, Robert and Alfred Simon. Largest: 12.25" L x 9" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Musical, Theater, Performing Arts, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 412 - Theatre Programs and Magazines, 22
Collection of 22 Theatre Programs and Magazines, comprising: "Moulin Rouge", "Porgy and Bess", "The Boy Friend", "Jose Greco", "The Golden Apple", "Song of Norway", "Hans Christian Anderson", "Rodgers & Hammerstein Nights", "Romeo and Juliet", "Proem", "Stage: The Magazine of After Dark Entertainment", March 1937, "California Suite", "Musicals of the 1930s", "Theatre of Monte-Carlo", "Malice in Wonderland", "The Civic Repertory Theatre", "The Azuma Kabuki Dancers and Musicians", "Pygmalion", "Centenary of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 1975", "Renaissance Shakespeare at the Phoenix", "Hasty Pudding Theatricals 110th Production", O' Neill Center's The National Theatre of the Deaf. Largest: 14" L x 10" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Programmes, Magazine, Theatre, Music, Performance, Film, History, Collectibles, Collectables, Ephemera, Performing Arts
Lot: 413 - Books on Music and Opera, 4
Collection of Four Books on Music and Opera, comprising: "The Victrola Book of the Opera: Stories of the Operas with Illustrations & Descriptions of Victor Opera Records", "Young Folks' Picture History of Music", Cooke, James Francis, "Encyclopedia of the Great Composers and Their Music Volume I", Cross, Milton, and David Ewen, "Complete Stories of the Great Operas", Cross, Milton, illus.: Ramos, Delores. Largest: 9.25" L x 6.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Music, Opera, Singing, History, Performance arts, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 414 - Collection of Sheet Music Booklets, 7
Collection of Seven Sheet Music Booklets, comprising: "The Yankee Doodle Boy", Cohan, George M., "I Never Knew", Grant, Bert, "Happy Days at the Hippodrome", Hubbell, Raymond, "Yours Truly with T. Roy Barnes", Stothart, Herbert, "I Want to Meet That Man Who Wrote that Melody", Morrisey, Will and Bert Hanlon, "You Made Me Love You I Didn't Want To Do It", Monaco, James V., "The Beauty Spot", sung by Jefferson DeAngelis. Each: 13.75" L x 10.5" W. Provenance: The West End Avenue brownstone of a retired dancer. Keywords: Musicians, Lyrics, Song, Performance Arts, Play, Musical, History, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 415 - Books on Sheet Music and Musical Theater, 6
Collection of Six Books on Sheet Music and Musical Theater, comprising: "The American Musical Theater: a Consideration", Engel, Lehman, "A Pictorial History of American Theatre 1900-1956", Blum, Daniel, "Harry Warren and the Hollywood Musical", Thomas, Tony, "The Bacharach & David Song Book", introduction by Dionne Warwick, "The Best of Jerome Kern", "Treasury of Beloved Songs: 114 All-Time Family Favorites", ed.: Simon, William L. Largest: 12.5" L x 9.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Library, Reading, Sheet music, Musicals, Performing Arts, Playwright, Songs, Composer, Director, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 416 - Books on Music and Lyrics, 6
Collection of Six Books on Music and Lyrics, comprising: "The Complete Lyrics of Lorenz Hart", ed.: Hart, Dorothy and Robert Kimball, "The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter", ed.: Kimball, Robert, "Harry Warren and the Hollywood Musical", Thomas, Tony, foreward by Bing Crosby, "Frank Sinatra 1915-1998: An American Legend", Sinatra, Nancy, "The Complete Lyrics of Frank Loesser", ed.: Kimball, Robert and Steve Nelson, "Thou Swell Thou Witty: the Life and Lyrics of Lorenz Hart", Hart, Dorothy. Largest: 11.75" L x 11" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Library, Reading, Lyrics, Musicals, Performing Arts, Playwright, Songs, Composer, Director, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 417 - Illustrated Literature Books, 9
Collection of Nine Illustrated Literature Books, comprising: "Westward Ha! Around the World in 80 Cliches", Perelman, S.J., illus. Hirshfeld, Al, "Instant Lives", Moss, Howard, illus.: Gorey, Edward, "Nonsense Songs and Laughable Lyrics", Lear, Edward, "Eight Couisins", Alcott, Louisa M., "Dressings Gowns and Glue", Sieveking, L. de G., illus.: Nash, John, "Alice in Wonderland", Carroll, Lewis, illus.: Tenniel, John and Donald E. Cooke, "The Three Bears Cut Out Book", "Father Christmas and Other Stories", Ewing, Juliana Horatia, "Grimms' Fairy Tales", illus.: Lee, Ella Dolbear. Largest: 10.25" L x 7.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Illustration, Artist, Literature, Fiction, Reading, Library, Books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 418 - Literature Books, 4
Collection of Four Literature Books, comprising: "Mourning Becomes Electra: A Trilogy", O' Neill, Eugene, "Translations and Tom-fooleries", Shaw, Bernard, "Two People", Milne, A. A., "The Son of Man", Ludwig, Emil. Largest: 9" L x 5.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Literature, Books, Plays, Novel, Publisher's binding, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 419 - Fiction and Literature Books, 4
Collection of Four Fiction and Literature Books, comprising: "The Devil's Advocate", West, Morris L., "Something Light", Sharp, Margery, "A Conspiracy of Women", Menen, Aubrey, "Out on a Limerick", Cerf, Bennett. Largest: 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Novels, Fiction, American Literature, Author, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 420 - Political Biographies and Memoirs, 3
Collection of Three Political Biographies and Memoirs, comprising: "The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography", "Disraeli", Blake, Robert, "Unfinished Business James N. Rosenberg Papers", ed.: Geismar, Maxwell. Largest: 9.75" L x 7.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Memoir, Biography, Fine Art, Artist, Historian, Lawyer, Politics, Non-Fiction, Humanitarian, Collectibles, Collectables, History
Lot: 421 - French History and Literature Books, 13
Collection of 13 French History and Literature Books, comprising: "Nouveau RFCUFII ou Melange Litteraire Historique, Dramatique et Poetique", "Messeniennes Chants Populaires et Poesies Diverses", Delavigne, Casimir, "Theatre de Victor Hugo", "Nouveaux Contes Moraux et Nouvelles Historiques", volumes 2-4, 6, Madame de Genlis, "Les Chevaliers du Cygne ou La Cour de Charlemagne, Madame de Genlis, "Le Souvenirs de Felicie L, Madame de Genlis, "Defense du Christianisme ou Conference sur la Religion", Frayssinous, M.D., "Un Recueil Tire Des Autheurs Francois", "The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher", "Chef -D' Oeuvre Oratoire". Largest: 8.5" L x 5.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Bibliophile, Library, Reading, French, Writer, History, Novel, Fiction, Collectibles, Collectables, Antique Books
Lot: 422 - Signed, Etc. Philosophy & Religious Text Books, 5
Collection of Five Books on Philosophy and Religious Texts, comprising: "The Leo Jung Jubilee Volume", ed: Kasher, Menahem M., Lamm, Norman, Rosenfeld, Leonard, signed and inscribed in Hebrew to the front end-page, "Freedom and Culture", Dewey, John, "Escape from Freedom", Fromm, Erich, "The World's Great Scriptures", Browe, Lewis, and "The Mature Mind", Overstreet, H.A. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Bibliophile, Reading, Library, Non-Fiction, Study of existence, Religion, Judaism, Jewish experience, History, Writing, Collectibles, Collectables, Vintage Books
Lot: 423 - Poetry Books, 7
Collection of Seven Poetry Books, comprising: "The Poems of John Donne", selected by Frank Kermode, wood engravings by Imre Reiner, "End and Beginning", Masefield, John, "Recent Poetry from America, England, Ireland and Canada", ed.: French, Roy L., "Poems 1923-1954", Cummings, E. E., "John Keats: the Making of a Poet", Ward, Aileen, "Ariel", Plath, Sylvia, "Complete Poems of Robert Frost". Largest: 10.5" L x 6.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Poetry, Poems, Literature, Writer, Poet, Authors, Heritage Press, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 424 - Exploration and Travel Books, 4
Collection of Four Exploration and Travel Books, comprising: "The Ascent of Everest", Hunt, John, "The Story of San Michele", Munthe, Axel, "Arundel: A Chronicle of the Province of Maine and of the Secret Expedition Against Quebec", Robert, Kenneth, "Storm", Stewart, George R. Largest: 8.75" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Historian, History, Cyclone, Paris, Naples, Reference, Travel, Exploration, Adventure, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 425 - Richard Dreyfus Signed "The Merrymount Press"
Hutner, Martin, "The Merrymount Press. An Exhibition on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Press", Cambridge and New York: Houghton Library and Grolier Club, 1993, presentation inscription from typographic historian John Dreyfus to Sandy and Helen Berger. 12" L x 9" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Exhibition, Signatures, Autographs, Historian, Book designer, History, Printing press, Bibliography, Limited edition, Sanford Berger, Helen Berger, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 426 - Hutner "The Making of the Book of Common Prayer"
Hutner, Martin, "The Making of the Book of Common Prayer of 1928", [New York]: Chiswick Book Shop, 1990, lacking original leaf printed on vellum. 14.5" L x 10.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Book History, Prayer, Letterpress, Collectibles, Collectables, Reading
Lot: 427 - Internationale de Bibliophilie (AIB) Programs, 12
Collection of 12 Internationale de Bibliophilie (AIB) Programs and Ephemera, including: "XVII Congress, Paris", 1991, "Colloquio Roma", 1992, "Some Memories of Congress & Colloquia", Hobson, Anthony, "International Congress of Bibliophiles London 2003", "Transactions of the Seventeenth International Congress of Bibliophiles", "Actes de Communications", Prague 1995, five programs. Largest: 10" L x 8" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Reference materials, Books, Ephemera, Pamphlets, Bibliophile, Conference, Art History, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 428 - "Journal of the American Printing Association", 15
Collection of 15 Issues of "Printing History, the Journal of the American Printing History Association", New Series comprising: no. 2-6, 8, 10-11, 13-16, 20, 22, 30, New York, NY: American Printing History Association, 1980-1997. Each: 10.25" L x 7.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Printing History, Stinehour Press, Design, Letterpress, Printing, Binding, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables, Books, Bibliophile, Library
Lot: 429 - Pamphlets and Monographs, 9
Collection of Nine Pamphlets and Monographs, comprising: "A Representative Massachusetts Puritan", "Rare First Editions Autographs & Beautiful Bindings: From the Collection of Crosby Gage", "The Story of a Dream as it was Told to the Friends of Mr. Walpole at the Club of Odd Volumes", "A Document Concerning the First Anglo-American Press", Winship, George Parker, "Brown University Broadsides", Winship, George Parker, "Some Facts About John and Sebastian Cabot", Winship, George Parker, "A Catalogue for Typophiles with an Introduction Essay", Jackson, Holbrook, "The Letters of Three Dutiful & Affectionate Rhode Island Children to Their Honoured Parents", "Pictorial Posters of the Nineties in America", Gabriel Engel. Largest: 9.75" L x 7" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Type, Auction catalogue, Librarian, Monograph, The Typophiles, Reference, History, Letterpress, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 430 - Pamphlets and Monographs on Books, Etc., 17
Collection of 17 Pamphlets and Monographs on Books, comprising: "Typophiles Monograph New Series - Number 17 A BR Quartet Letters from Bruce Rogers to Thomas Bird Mosher at the Houghton Library", "The Book Collector Summer 1980", "Carl Rollins at Montague, 1903-1918: A Talk by Margaret Rollins at a Meeting of the Columbiad Club 10 December 1963", two copies of "American Propietary Typefaces" ordering booklet, "Art Its Early Inception in Greece", Hendrics, Bard, "Early American Pottery: A Description of the Private Collection of Ceramics of the American Museum of Industry", Hopedale, Francis, "Excerpts for the Postscripts", Morison, Stanley, "Keys to Worship", Russell, Patrick J., "The Making of the Bruce Rogers World Bible", Targ, William, "An Account of the Making of the Oxford Lectern Bible", Rogers, Bruce, "Festina Lente Volume I, Number I February 1980", "The Choates at Naumkeag", Bulkeley, Morgan, "A Selection of American Press Books, 1968-1978: Printer's Choice", Taylor, W. Thomas, "Your Late Lamented Husband: An Unpublished Letter of Frederick Douglass to Mary Todd Lincoln", introduction by David W. Blight, "In His Own Words: Thomas Jefferson on Politics & Principles", introduction by Douglas L. Wilson, "Troubles of a Bibliophile or, Outpourings from the Heart of a Bookloving Wordling", Breslauer, Martin. Largest: 11.75" L x 8.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Typophile, Reading, Library, Monograph, Collecting, Exhibition, Grolier Club, Type, History, Letterpress, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 431 - Books on Libraries and Book Collections, 9
Collection of Nine Books and Catalogs on Libraries and Book Collections, comprising: "The Renaissance in France: Illustrated Books from the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts", "Book of Hours Illuminations by Simon Marmion", Thorpe, James, "A Virginia Gentlemen's Library", "The Philip H. amd A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation Museum", "Rosenbach Abroad: In Pursuit of Books in Private Collections", Morris, Leslie A., "John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller List 30", "The Harvard List of Books on Art", compiled by E. Louise Lucas, "David Garnett C.B.E. A Writer's Library", "James Cummins Bookseller Catalogue 111 Bibles, Early Books & Fine Bindings". Largest: 10.5" L x 8.25" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Library, Book collecting, Special collection, Houghton Library, Huntington Library, Book shop, Reference, Exhibition, Pamphlet, Monograph, Collectibles, Collectables, Reading
Lot: 432 - Books on Book Arts and Book History, 12
Collection of 12 Books on Book Arts and Book History, comprising: "Mr. Eric Gill: Further Thoughts by an Apprentice", Kindersley, David, "The Sunhill Press" name change mailer, "Fine Bindings in America", Thompson, Elbert A. and Lawrence S. Thompson, "All I Know about Book Design I Learned on the Racetrack", Allen, Greer, "Antiquariaat Frits Knuf Catalogue 165 Paper", "Georgia Paper", "The Dard Hunter Paper Museum", "Quill A Journal of the Michigan Association of Calligraphers", "Rare Book and Manuscript Thefts", Jenkins, John A., forward by Terry Belanger, "The Rare Book World Today", Ray, Gordon N., "Glenn Horowitz Bookseller: First Editions, Manuscripts, Letters Catalogue 15", "Posterity's Marketplace: A View of the Rare Book Trade", Rosenthal, Robert. Largest: 11" L x 6.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Bookbinding, Book Arts, History, Paper making, Calligraphy, Type, Typography, Ephemera, Bookseller, Collector, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 433 - Peter Bloch Carved Wood Bookends, 2 Pairs
Peter Bloch (American, XX-XXI) Two Pairs of Carved Wood Bookends, both signed and marked "Handmade in New Hampshire", one pair white birch and one pair black walnut. Each taller: 7.75" H x 2.75" W x 7" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Woodwork, Carvings, Ornaments, Sculpture, Bookcase accessories, Bookshelf accessory, American Art, Decorative Arts
Lot: 434 - Robert Hargrave Figurative Bookends, Pair
Robert Hargrave (American, XX-XXI) Pair of Figurative Carved Wood Bookends, signed "R. Hargrave" to reverses. 9.5" H x 7.5" W x 4.5" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Woodwork, Carvings, Sculpture, Statue, Ornament, Bookcase accessories, Bookshelf accessory, Figural, Interior design, Decorative Arts
Lot: 435 - Mid-Century Modern Curved Wood Bookends, Pair
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Curved Wood Bookends, with rosewood and walnut inlay and brass stands. 7.25" H x 6.5" W x 4.5" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Vintage, Carving, Woodwork, Bookshelf, Inlaid, Parquetry, Geometric, Stripes, Interior design, Decorative Arts
Lot: 436 - Cut Crystal Bookends, 2 Pairs
Two Pairs of Cut Crystal Bookends, comprising: one pair Miller Rogaska geometric, with label and marked to underside, and pair half circle with molded geometric design, unmarked. Taller: 5.5" H x 3.5" W x 3" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Art Glass, Slovenia glass, Vintage, Bookshelf accessories, Interior design, Decorative Arts
Lot: 437 - Cast Iron Parthenon Form Bookends, Pair
Pair of Cast Iron Parthenon Architectural Form Bookends. 4.5" H x 17" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Sculpture, Statue, Bookcase accessories, Neoclassical, Ancient Greece, Acropolis, Athens, Classical, Temple, Columns, Bradley & Hubbard Style, Bronze finish, Decorative Arts
Lot: 438 - French Leather Book Cover Pencil Holder
French Gilt-Tooled Leather Book Pencil Holder, with marbled paper interior, marked "Made in France" to underside. 6.25" H x 6.5" W x 5.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antiquarian Books, Vessel, Container, Bibliophile, Collectible, Collectable, Interior design, Decorative Arts
Lot: 439 - Books on Art Collections and History, 6
Collection of Six Books on Art Collections and History, comprising: "Pioneers of the Possible: Celebrating Visionary Women of the World", Nazarian, Angella M., "Hey! Hey! Hey!", Basquiat, Jean-Michel, "Beach Paintings", Fischl, Eric, "Luna Luna", Heller, Andre, "Canadian Art: the Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario", "Frieze Art Fair New York 2013". Largest: 13" L x 10.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Artist, Art History, Museum, Painting, Assouline, Sculptor, French, Illustrator, Coffee table books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 440 - Books on Painters and Illustrators, 9
Collection of Nine Books on Painters and Illustrators, comprising: "The World of Mary Ellen Best", Davidson, Caroline, "The World of Carl Larsson", "The Maxfield Parrish Poster Book", "The Art of Illustration Original Works of Howard Chandler Christy and J. C. Leyendecker", "Frederick Remington: the Masterworks", "200 Years of American Illustration", "Telling Stories Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Lucas and Stephen Spielberg", Mecklenburg, Virginia M., "Norman Rockwell and the Saturday Evening Post", "Frederick Remington", Ballinger, James K. Largest: 16" L x 11.25" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Artist, Illustrator, Watercolor, Painting, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 441 - Hermione Lee Signed "Edith Wharton's Library"
Ramsden, George, introduction by Hermione Lee, "Edith Wharton's Library", Settrington: Stone Trough Books, 1999, no. 173 of an edition of 350 numbered copies, signed and inscribed to Martin Hutner by Hermione Lee on flyleaf. 10" L x 6.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Biography, American writer, Designer, New York, Limited edition books, Collectibles, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs
Lot: 442 - Wilmarth Lewis "Collector's Progress", 1951
Lewis, Wilmarth, "Collector's Progress", New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1951, First Edition. 8.5" L x 6" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: First edition books, 1st edition books, History, Book, Manuscript, Horace Walpole, Strawberry Hill Press, Library, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 443 - Books on the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, 2
Collection of Two Books on the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, comprising: "Vision of a Collector: the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Library of Congress", "The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection: a Catalog of the Gifts of Lessing J. Rosenwald to the Library of Congress, 1943 to 1975". Larger: 11.75" L x 9.5" D x 1.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Manuscripts, Reading, Reference, Collection, LOC, Rare Books, Art, Collectible, Collectable, Library
Lot: 444 - Kenneth A. Lohf "Red Unto White", 1999
Lohf, Kenneth A., "Red Unto White", New York: Kelly-Winterton Press, 1999, one of 100 copies. 9" L x 6.25" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Limited Edition Books, Fine Press, Letterpress, Book Arts, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Bibliophile
Lot: 445 - "Two Letters Concerning Aldus Manutias", 1992
"Two Letters Concerning Aldus Manutius, Printer of Venice: Aldus to Andrea Navagero & Desiderius Erasmus to Aldus", New York: Kelly-Winterton Press, 1992, one of 100 copies. 9.5" L x 6.75" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Limited Edition Books, Fine Press, Letterpress, Book Arts, Pastepaper, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Book
Lot: 446 - "Eighteenth Century Studies", 1970
Ed.: Bond, W.H., "Eighteenth Century Studies in Honor of Donald F. Hyde", New York: The Grolier Club, 1970, one of 1650 copies, designed by Joseph Blumenthal. 11" L x 7" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Library, Illustration, Photograph, Printing, History, Literature, Memoir, Collectibles, Collectables, 18th Century Study, Reading
Lot: 447 - Signed and Inscribed Books, 3
Collection of Three Signed and Inscribed Books, comprising: "The Erotic Fire of the Unattainable", Walley, Gay, signed and inscribed on title page, "Ghosts of Dreams", Kellerman, Henry, signed and inscribed on flyleaf, "The Montefeltro Conspiracy", Simonetta, Marcello, signed and inscribed on half-title page. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Writer, Signatures, Autographs, Italian Renaissance, Literature, Fiction, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Poetry
Lot: 448 - Bound Issues of "Le Journal pour Tous", 7
Collection of 7 Bound Volumes of "Le Journal pour Tous". Largest: 15" H x 11" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From an Upper East Side, New York City Collection. Keywords: Newspaper, Journal, Magazines, Books, Library, Reading, Ephemera, French, Illustrated, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 449 - Fiction and Literature Books, 10
Collection of Ten Fiction and Literature Books, comprising: "Northanger Abbey", Austen, Jane, "Persuasion", Austen, Jane, "Home-Folks", Riley, James Whitcomb, "The Confession of an English Opium Eater", de Quincy, Thomas, "Adam Bede", Eliot, George, "Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life", Eliot, George, "Critical and Historical Essays", Macauley, Thomas Babington, volumes V and VI, "End of the Chapter", Galsworthy, John, "The Comedies", Shakespeare, William. Largest: 10" L x 6.25" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Heritage Press, Library, Novels, Plays, Stories, Collectibles, Collectables, Vintage Books
Lot: 450 - Fiction and Literature Books, 9
Collection of Nine Fiction and Literature Books, comprising: "The Magic Barrel", Malamud, Bernard, "The Fixer", Malamud, Bernard, "Henderson the Rain King", Bellow, Saul, "The Nice and the Good", Murdoch, Iris, "God's Grace", Malamud, Bernard, "Lady Chatterly's Lover", Lawrence, D.H., "Our Lady of Flowers", Genet, Jean, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy", Le Carre, John, "The Honorable Schoolboy", Le Carre, John. Largest: 8.5" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Novel, Fiction, Collectibles, Collectables, Literature, Reading, Library
Lot: 451 - Fiction and Literature Books, 7
Collection of Seven Fiction and Literature Books, comprising: "Windswept", Chase, Mary Ellen, "Rebecca", Du Maurier, Daphne, "Anatomy of a Murder", Traver, Robert, "The Moonstone", Collins, Wilkie, illus.: Sharp, William, "Selected Tales of Guy de Maupassant", ed.: Commins, Saxe, illus.: Dehn, Adolf, "This is God", Wouk, Herman, "Candide", Voltaire, illus.: Kent, Rockwell. Largest: 11" L x 7.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Literature, Books, Publisher's binding, Illustrated, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 452 - Fiction and Literature Books, 8
Collection of Eight Fiction and Literature Books, comprising: "The Peterkin Papers", Hale, Lucretia P., "The Peterkin Papers Illustrated", Hale, Lucretia P., "The Trial", Kafka, Franz, "Plato Lysis, or Friendship the Symposium Phaedrus", trans.: Jowett, Benjamin, illus.: Karlin, Eugene, "Barchester Towers", Trollope, Anthony, illus.: Kredel, Fritz, "The Personal History of David Copperfield", Dickens, Charles, illus.: Austen, John, "Five Christmas Novels", Dickens, Charles, illus.: Birch, Reginald. Largest: 10.75" L x 7.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Illustrated, Heritage Press, Reading, Library, Literature, Fiction, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 453 - Fiction and Literature Books, 6
Collection Six Fiction and Literature Books, comprising: "Tenants of the Trees", Hawkes, Clarence, "Cyrano de Bergerac", Rostand, Edmond, "Tales from Shakespeare", Lamb, Charles and Mary, "The Portable Woolcott", "Ethan Frome", Wharton, Edith, "Ashenden: or the British Agent", Maughan, W. Somerset. Largest: 7.75" L x 5.25" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Literature, Books, Publisher's binding, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 454 - Rex Stout Books, 30
Collection of 30 Rex Stout Books, comprising: "Justice Ends at Home and Other Stories", "The Father Hunt", "The Doorbell Rang", "Three at Wolfe's Door", "The Black Mountain", "Prisoner's Base", "Too Many Clients", "Trouble in Triplicate", "Some Buried Caesar", "And be a Villain", "Gambit", "Death of a Doxy", "Red Threads", "The Hand in the Glove", "Target Practice", "Death of a Dude", "Homicide Trinity" (2), "Where There's a Will", "Black Orchids" (2), "Too Many Cooks", "Over my Dead Body", "And Four to Go", "The Sound of Murder", "The Mountain Cat Murders" (2), Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Robert Goldsborough series continuation, "The Bloodied Ivy", "Death on Deadline", "Silver Spire". Largest: 8.5" H x 6" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Mystery, Fiction, Literature, Readings, Library, Detective, Novel, Nero Wolfe, Writer, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 455 - Modern Library Edition Books, 8
Collection of Eight Modern Library Edition Books, comprising: "Absolom, Absolom!", Faulkner, William, "Hunchback of Notre Dame", Hugo, Victor, "The Portrait of a Lady", James, Henry, "Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life Among the Lowly", Stowe, Harriet Beecher, "The Odyssey of Homer", trans.: Butcher, S. H. and A. Lang, "The Prince and the Discourses", Machiavelli, Niccolo, "The Complet Essays and Other Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson", ed.: Atkinson, Brooks, "An American Tragedy", Dreiser, Theodore. Largest: 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Novels, Fiction, Gilt-Stamped Cloth Binding, Authors, Library, Reading, Collectibles, Collectables, Vintage Books
Lot: 456 - Poetry and Literature Books, 7
Collection of Seven Poetry and Literature Books, comprising: "Gulliver's Travels", Swift, Jonathan, "Man and Man: the Social Philosophers", ed.: Commins, Saxe and Robert N. Linscott, "Man and the Universe: The Philosophers of Science", ed.: Commins, Saxe and Robert N. Linscott, "Idylls of the King", Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare", "The Book of American Poetry", ed.: Dean, Naomi K. and Joseph Dean, "Magic Casements", Carhart, George S. and Paul A. McGhee. Largest: 8.25" L x 5.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Reading, Library, Bibliophile, Classic Literature, Poetry, Theatre, Theater, Plays, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 457 - Liza Minnelli Vinyl Records, 9
Collection of Nine Liza Minnelli Vinyl Records, comprising: "Liza Minnelli Live at Carnegie Hall", "Liza Minnelli New Feelin'", "Liza Minnelli the Singer You're So Vain", "Liza Minnelli at Carnegie Hall", two copies of "Liza with a "Z" a Concert for Television", "Liza Minelli Tropical Nights", "Cabaret", "Liza Minelli, Robert de Niro New York, York". Each: 12.25" L x 12.25" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Music, Records, Analog audio format, American Icons, Actress, Musical theatre, Theater, Performance arts, Singer, Musician, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 458 - Signed, Etc. Blossom Dearie Vinyl Records, 5
Collection of Five Blossom Dearie Records, comprising: "Blossom Dearie 1975", signed and inscribed by Blossom Dearie, "Blossom Dearie Volume V", "Blossom Dearie Chez Wahlberg Part One", "Blossom Dearie Sings Volume One", "Blossom Dearie Et Tu Bruce Volume VIII". Each: 12.25" L x 12.25" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Music, Records, Analog audio format, Margrethe Blossom Dearie, American, Jazz singer, Pianist, Collectibles, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs
Lot: 459 - Signed, Etc. Bob Floyd Vinyl Records, 2
Collection of Two Bob Floyd Records, comprising: "Watch What Happens", Floyd, Bob and Kim's Group with Kim Martell", signed and inscribed on record sleeve, "Bob Floyd". Each: 12.25" L x 12.25" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Music, Records, Analog audio format, Singer, Musician, Collectibles, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs
Lot: 460 - Carol Escoffier Signed "Kumkwaya" Vinyl Record
Escoffier, Carol, "Kumkwaya", 1985, signed and inscribed on record sleeve. 12.25" L x 12.25" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Music, Records, Analog audio format, Singer, Musician, Collectibles, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs
Spenser, Edmund, illus.: Crane, Walter, "Faerie Queene", London: George Allen, 1895-1897, 6 volume set. Each approx.: 11.25" L x 9" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a West Village Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustrated, English Literature, Epic poems, Knights, Limited edition books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 2 - "The Novels of Jane Austen", 10 Vols., 1898
Austen, Jane, illus.: Brock, C. E. and H. M. Brock, ed.: Johnson, R. Brimley, "The Novels of Jane Austen (in 10 Volumes)", London: J. M. Dent & Co, 1898, 10 volume set. Each approx.: 7" L x 4.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiction, English writer, Georgia era, Regency, Literature, Illustrated books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 3 - Sir Walter Scott "Waverley Novels", 42 Vols.
Scott, Sir Walter, "The Waverley Novels", Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1893-1894, International Limited Edition, no. 749 of 1,000 copies, 42 volumes. Each approx.: 8.75" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Literature, Fiction, Novel, Writing, Author, Gilt-lettering, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 4 - "The Works of Charles Dickens", 34 Vols., 1911
Collection of 34 Volumes of "The Works of Charles Dickens in 36 Volumes", New York: Charles Scribner's Sons", 1911, comprising: volumes II-XX, XXII-XXXVI. Each approx.: 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Reading, Library, Fiction, Victorian literature, English writer, Author, Novel, Novella, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 5 - "The Complete Writings of Lord Macaulay", 20 Vols.
Complete 20 Volume Set of "The Complete Writings of Lord Macaulay", Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1899-1900, comprising: "History of England", volumes I-X, "Miscellanies", volumes I-IV, "Critical and Historical Essays", volumes I-VI. Each approx.: 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, England, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 6 - William Makepeace Thackeray Books, 10
Group of Ten William Makepeace Thackeray Books, Boston: DeWolfe, Fiske and Company: "The Newcomes", "The History of Pendennis", "Vanity Fair and Lovell the Widower", "The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. and the Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.", "The Paris Sketchbook of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh and Eastern Sketches A Journey from Cornhill to Cairo", "Roundabout Papers", "Burlesques", "The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond", "The Adventures of Philip on his Way Through the World", and "The Virginians: a Tale of the Last Century". Each approx.: 7.5" H x 5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antiquarian Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Collectables, Collectibles, English author, British novelist, Polymath, History, Antique Books
Lot: 7 - Thomas Mosher "The Bibelot" Complete Set, 21 Vols.
Bird Mosher, Thomas, Complete Collection of "The Bibelot", 20 Volumes and Index, Testimonial Edition No. 347, published by William H. Wise & Co., 1925. 6.25" H x 5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From an Upper West Side estate located at the Ansonia. Keywords: Books, Novels, Antique, American Literature, Classics, Reading, Library, Green leather-bound, Gilt lettering, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 8 - "The Works of Washington Irving", 14 Vols., 1851
Irving, Washington, "The Works of Washington Irving", New York: George P. Putnam, 1851, 14 volumes. Each approx.: 7.5" L x 5.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, American Literature, Short story, Biographer, History, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 9 - Marc Chagall Metropolitan Opera Poster, 1966
Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), "Carmen" Metropolitan Opera Lincoln Center, Lithographic Poster in Colors, 1966, printed by Mourlot, Paris, gold-tone frame. Image: 38.75" H x 24.75" W; frame: 46.75" H x 32" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Vintage Posters, Prints, Multiples, Figural, Figurative, Cityscape, Surrealist, Surrealism, 20th Century Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 10 - Maira Kalman and Rick Meyerowitz "New Yorkistan"
Maira Kalman (Israeli/American, b. 1949) and Rick Meyerowitz (American, b. 1943), "New Yorkistan", Offset Lithograph in Colors, cover artwork for "The New Yorker" 10 December 2001, signed in pencil lower right, numbered edition "5/750" lower left, black frame. Image: 21.5" H x 15.5" W; frame: 31.25" H x 25.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, New York City, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island, Five Boroughs, New York Memorabilia, Satirical Map, Illustration, Illustrators, Women Artists, Contemporary Art
Lot: 11 - Kiki Smith & Mei-mei Berssenbrugge "Fog", 2010
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge (Chinese, b. 1947), illus.: Kiki Smith (German/American, b. 1954), "Fog", Lithography and Letterpress on Paper, 2010, signed and dated lower right, numbered edition "50/60", unframed. 14" L x 19" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Poetry, Poem, Collaboration, Limited editions, Women Artists, Contemporary Art
Lot: 12 - Mikhail Fedorovich Larionov "La Paon", ca. 1919
Mikhail Fedorovich Larionov (Russian/French, 1881-1964), "La Paon" [The Peacock], Pochoir in Colors, circa 1919, from "L'Art Decoratif Theatral Moderne" [Modern Theatrical Decorative Art], printed signature lower right, numbered edition "20/150", unframed. 20.5" L x 12.75" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Limited editions, Cubism, Geometric, Birds, Animalier, 20th Century Art, Modern Art
Lot: 13 - Sister Mary Corita Kent "Butterfly" Screenprint
Sister Mary Corita Kent (American, 1918-1986), "Butterfly", Screenprint in Colors, signed lower right, titled lower left, black frame. Image: 25.5" H x 30.25" W; frame: 32.25" H x 37.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Sister Corita, Prints, Multiples, Animalier, Insect, Abstraction, Abstract, Polychrome, Nun artist, Women Artists, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 14 - After Alexander Calder "3 Legged Man" Lithograph
After Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976), "Three Legged Man", Lithograph in Colors, unsigned, ebonized wood frame. Image: 14.5" H x 10.5" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, French Modernism, A Patriot, Figural, Male Figure, Phallus, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 15 - Andy Warhol Signed "Portrait of Andy Warhol" Page
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Signed "Portrait of Andy Warhol by Christopher Makos" Magazine Page, silver-tone frame. Image: 9.75" H x 7.5" W; frame: 15.25" H x 13" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Autograph, Signatures, Ephemera, Icon, Drag, Black and white photograph, Portraiture, Collectibles, Collectables, Contemporary Art
Lot: 16 - Josef Albers "Nacre" Screenprint, 1965
Josef Albers (German/American, 1888-1976), "Nacre", Screenprint in Colors on Rives BFK Wove Paper, 1965, from the "Homage to the Square" series, blind stamped for Ives-Stillman lower right, unframed. Image: 11" H x 11" W; sheet: 17" H x 17" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Literature: Danilowitz 2010, no. 165.3. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Serigraph, Color Field, Hard Edge, Geometric, Minimalism, Minimalist, Polychrome, Op Art, Optical Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 17 - Signed "Snowblind: A Brief Career ...", 1998
Sabbag, Robert, introduction by Howard Marks, designed by Damien Hirst, "Snowblind: A Brief Career in the Cocaine Trade", signed on title page by Robert Sabbag, Damien Hirst, and Howard Mark, no. 477 of 1000 copies. 9" L x 5.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Signatures, Autographs, Limited Editions, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 18 - Margaret Bourke-White "Eyes on Russia", 1931
Bourke-White, Margaret, "Eyes on Russia", New York: Simon and Schuster, 1931, First Edition. 11.25" L x 8" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Photography, Soviet Union, Russia, 1st edition books, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 19 - Rockwell Kent "Beowulf", 1932
Trans.: Leonard, William Ellery, illus.: Kent, Rockwell, "Beowulf", New York: Random House, 1932, no. 490 of 950 copies, thumbprint of Rockwell Kent on colophon. 13.5" L x 10.75" W x 1" D. Keywords: Library, Reading, American Artists, Book illustrator, Limited edition books, Lithograph, Illustration, Drawing, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 20 - Thornton Wilder "The Bridge of San Luis Rey", 1927
Wilder, Thornton, illus.: Drevenstedt, Amy, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey", New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1927, First Edition. 8.25" L x 5.25" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustrated books, Novel, Pulitzer prize,1st edition books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 21 - Signed, Etc. Books on Fashion Designers, 3
Collection of Three Books on Fashion Designers, comprising: "Yves Saint Laurent", Lowit, Roxanne, "Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla", 2 volumes in slipcase, numbered 283 of 1000 copies signed by artists. Largest: 13.25" L x 10.25" W x 3" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fashion books, Coffee table books, Illustration, Artist, Photography, Signature, Autograph, Collectibles, Collectables, Luxury goods, Style, Fashion designers
Lot: 22 - Signed "Fashion Designers A-Z" Etro Edition, 2012
Introduction by Suzy Menkes, ed.: Weiner, Nina, "Fashion Designers A-Z", Cologne, Germany: Taschen, 2012, Etro Edition, no. 462 of 2000 copies, bound in Paisley fabric personally selected by Veronica Etro, illegibly signed, possibly by Veronica Etro. 14.25" L x 10.75" W x 3" D. Provenance: From a One Central Park West Estate. Keywords: Taschen, Monograph, Fashion, FIT, Fashion Institute of Technology, Art Books, New York, Manhattan, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Limited edition books, Signature, Autograph
Lot: 23 - Studio 54 Gala Reopening Invitation, 1981
Studio 54 Gala Reopening Invitation, 1981, black confetti in cleaar acrylic box, marked "AMAC Plastic Products Corp. Sausalito. Calif." to underside. 6.25" H x 2.25" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: From a Central Park West Estate. Keywords: Disco, Iconic nightclub, New York City, NYC Memorabilia, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 24 - Harriet Beecher Stowe "Uncle Tom's Cabin", 2 Vols.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, "Uncle Tom's Cabin; or Life Among the Lowly", Boston: John P. Jewett and Company, 1852, 2 volume set. Each approx.: 7.75" L x 5.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Women Authors, Abolitionist, Literature, Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Novels, Fiction, Literature, Author, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 25 - John Steinbeck "The Grapes of Wrath", 1939
Steinbeck, John, "The Grapes of Wrath", New York: Viking Press, 1939, First Edition. 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: 1st Edition Books, Reading, Library, Fiction, Novel, Writer, American Literature, Realism, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Collectables, Collectibles, Limited Edition Books, Collectables
Lot: 26 - Nathaniel Hawthorne "The Scarlet Letter", 1850
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, "The Scarlet Letter, a Romance", Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850, First Edition, one of only 2500 copies printed, original cloth binding. 7.25" L x 4.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: First Edition Books, 1st edition, American Literature, Novel, Fiction, Author, Writer, Collectibles, Collectables, Reading, Library
Lot: 27 - Dorothy Parker "Laments for the Living", 1930
Parker, Dorothy, "Laments for the Living", New York: The Viking Press, 1930. 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, American Literature, Novel, Fiction, Author, Writer, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 28 - Ho Chi Minh "On Revolution", 1967
Ho, Chi Minh, ed.: Fall, Bernard B., "On Revolutions: Selected Writings, 1920-66", New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1967. 8.5" L x 6" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Reference, Politics, Speeches, History, Vietnam, President, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 29 - Albert Einstein "Out of My Later Years", 1950
Einstein, Albert, "Out of My Later Years", New York: Philosophical Library, 1950, First Edition. 8.25" L x 5.5" W x o.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, 1st edition books, Theoretical Physics, Scientist, Collectible, Collectable, Quantum Theory, Relativity, History
Lot: 30 - Pierre Bonnard Signed "Notes Sur L' Amour", 1922
Anet, Claude, illus.: Bonnard, Pierre, "Notee Sur L'Amour" [Notes on Love], Paris: Editions G. CRES et Cie, 1922, no. 31 of 50 copies signed by Claude Anet and Pierre Bonnard. 11" L x 8.75" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, History, Illustrated books, Signatures, Autographs, Limited edition, French, France, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 31 - E. L. Doctorow Signed First Edition Books, 2
Doctorow, E. L., "Billy Bathgate", Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1989, First Edition, signed by author; and Doctorow, E. L., "The Waterworks", Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1994, First Edition, signed by author. Larger: 9.75" L x 6.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: 1st Edition Books, Library, Reading, Novel, Fiction, Signatures, Autographs, Author, Writer, Novelist, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 32 - Ferdinand E. Marcos Signed Books, 2
Collection of Two Signed Signed Ferdinand E. Marcos Books, comprising: "Today's Revolution: Democracy", Marcos, Ferdinand E., signed and inscribed on flyleaf, "Notes on the New Society of the Philippines", signed and inscribed on flyleaf. Larger: 9.25" L x 7" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Politics, History, President, Kleptocracy, Corruption, Martial law, Dictator, Signature, Autograph, Collectibles, Collectable
Lot: 33 - Hiroaki Takahashi "Thunderstorm at Tateishi", 1936
Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki, Japanese, 1871-1945), "Thunderstorm at Tateishi", Shin-hanga Woodblock Print in Colors on Paper, 1936, published by Shozaburo Watanabe, artist's chop seal mark lower right, ebonized wood frame. Image: 14.75" H x 6.5" Wl frame: 18.25" H x 9.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e technique, Storm, Lightning, Figural, Nature, Polychrome, Watanbe Color Print Company, Landscape scene, Early 20th Century Art
Lot: 34 - Utagawa Toyokuni Kimono Shop Triptych Woodblock
Utagawa Toyokuni (Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769-1825), Kimono Shop Triptych, Woodblock in Colors on Paper, artist's chop seal mark, cerused wood frame. Image: 13.25" H x 27.75" W; frame: 20.5" H x 35" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Nishiki-e, Figurative, Male figures, Female, Noblewomen, Courtesans, Textiles, Fashion, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 35 - Utagawa Kuniyoshi Kabuki Scenes Woodblock Triptych
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Three Kabuki Actor Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, from "Imaginary Scene of the Display of a Secret Image at Kinryuzan Temple", 1847-1852, red-painted wood frames. Image: 13.75" H x 9.5" W; frame: 21.25" H x 16.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Figurative, Kabuki scene, Sumo Wrestler, Genji Symbols, Pigeons, Birds, Edo Period, Asian Artists, 19th Century Art
Lot: 36 - Utagawa Kunisada Kabuki Actors Diptych Woodblock
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Akabori Mizuemon and Ishii Heisuke, Diptych Woodblock Print in Colors on Paper, 1855, depicting two men in conflict, artist's chop seal mark, cerused wood frame. Image: 14" H x 19.5" W; frame: 21.25" H x 27.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e, Akahori Mizuemon, Figurative, Male figures, Blood, Samurai, Warriors, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 37 - Utagawa Kunisada Bijin-ga Woodblock Prints, 2
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Two Bijin-ga Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: "Princess Sarashina" from the series "Biographies of Famous Women of Ancient and Modern Times", circa 1860, and "The Tale of Genji; Chapter 5", 1847, each with artist's chop seal mark, giltwood frames. Larger image: 13.75" H x 9.75" W; frame: 21.5" H x 16.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Figurative, Courtesans, Garden, Birds, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 38 - Utagawa Kunisada Kabuki Actor Woodblocks, 2
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Group of Two Kabuki Actor Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: Nakamura Fukusuke I as Miyamoto Musashi, 1859, actor as Komuso, or a traveling monk, and "Mutsuki" [January] panel from Five Seasonal Festivals, each with artist's chop seal mark, ebonized and giltwood frames. Larger image: 12.75" H x 9.75" W; frame: 19.5" H x 17" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e, Nishiki-e, Figurative, Male figures, Samurai, Warriors, Five Komosu, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 39 - Utagawa Kunisada Bijin-ga Woodblock Prints, 2
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Two Bijin-ga Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, each depicting two women in a landscape scene with cherry blossom trees, with artist's chop seal mark, ebonized faux-bamboo frames. Image: 13.5" H x 9.25" W; frame: 20" H x 14" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Bijin-ga, Figurative, Courtesans, Garden, Birds, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 40 - Toyohara Kunichika Kabuki Actor Triptych Woodblock
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900), Kabuki Actor Triptych, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, 1867, depicting Bando Taro as Shimobe Shikazo, Bando Hikosaburo as Fuwa Banzaemon, and Sawamura Tossho as Nagoya Sanza, artist's chop seal mark, wood frame. Image: 13.75" H x 28.5" W; frame: 21" H x 36" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e, Nishiki-e, Figurative, Male figures, Polychrome, Edo Period, Meiji Era, 19th Century Art
Lot: 41 - Books on Modern Art and Abstract Expressionism, 10
Collection of Ten Books on Modern Art and Abstract Expressionism, comprising: "Willem de Kooning: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture", Cummings, Paul, et al., "Willem de Kooning 1981-1986", "Secret Knowledge: Recovering the Lost Techniques of Old Masters", Hockney, David, "Lucian Freud", Feaver, William, "David Hockney: A Bigger Picture", Barringer, Tim, et al., "David Hockney: Recent Painting", "Robert Motherwell: Etchings, Lithographs, Livres Illustres 1986-1989", "Unknown Terrain: the Landscapes of Andrew Wyeth", Venn, Beth, et al., "Two Worlds of Andrew Wyeth: Kuerners and Olsons", "Arshille Gorky: a Retrospective of Drawings", Lee, Janie C. and Melvin P. Lader. Largest: 13.25" L x 12" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art books, Reading, Library, Modern art, Abstract Expressionism, Exhibit catalog, Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 42 - Books on Modernism and Art Movements, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Modernism and Other Art Movements, comprising: "The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson", Silcox, David P., "David Park", Armstrong, Richard, "Fairfield Porter: An American Painter", Agee, William C., et al., "Oscar Bluemner: A Passion for Color", Haskell, Barbara, "Milton Avery", Haskell, Barbara, "Blanche Lazzell: American Modernist", "Joseph Stella", Haskell, Barbara, "Charles Demuth", Haskell, Barbara. Largest: 11.5" L x 10" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Modernism, Modern Art, Art history, Painter, Canadian, American, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 43 - Books on the Modernist Art Movement, 7
Collections of Seven Books on the Modernist Art Movement,, comprising: "Modern Art 1890-1918", Clay, Jean, "The Shock of the New", Hughes, Robert, "What is Art?", Canaday, John, "The Kiss: A Celebration of Love in Art", Bramly, Serge and Jean Coulon, "Landscape Into Art", Clark, Kenneth, "Icons of Art: the 20th Century", ed.: Tesch, Jurgen and Eckhard Hollmann, "Expressionism: German Painting 1905-1920", Vogt, Paul. Largest: 12.5" L x 11" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Bibliophile, Reading, Library, Coffee table books, Art History, Modern Art, Expressionism, Abstraction, Monographs, Visual Art, Art Books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 44 - Books on Modern Art and Artists, 5
Collection of Five Books on Modern Art and Artists, comprising: "Roy Lichtenstein 1923-1997", Henrickson, Janis, "Kandinsky at the Guggenheim", Barnett, Vivian Endicott, "Joan Miro", Lanchner, Carolyn, "The Museum of Modern Art, New York: The History and the Collection", introduction by Sam Hunter, "Henri Matisse: A Retrospective", Elderfield, John. Largest: 11.75" L x 10" W x 2" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art history, Painter, Post-War and Contemporary Art, NYC, Museum collections, Reference, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, 20th Century Art
Lot: 45 - Books on Modern Art and Impressionism, 6
Collection of Six Books on Modern Art and Impressionism, comprising: "Magritte: the Mystery of the Ordinary 1926-1938", ed.: Umland, Anne, "Henri Matisse the Cut-Outs", ed.: Buchberg, Karl, et al., "Felix Feneon: the Anarchist and the Avant-Garde", Figura, Starr, et al., "The Lure of the Exotic: Gauguin in New York Collections", "Modigliani and his Models", "Georges Seurat 1859-1891", Herbert, Robert L. Largest: 12.25" L x 10.25" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Reading, Library, Painting, Drawings, Art History, Modern Art, French Impressionism, Surrealism, Dada, Portraits, Reference, Coffee Table Books, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Books
Lot: 46 - Books on Impressionist Art, 6
Collection of Six Books on Impressionist Art, comprising: "Impressionism: Selections from Five American Museums", Gerstein, Marc S., "French Painting: Second Half of the 19th to Early 20th Century", "Degas the Dancers", Shackleford, George T. M., "Degas: A Strange New Beauty", Hauptman, Jodi, "Cezanne Drawing", ed.: Hauptman, Jodi and Samantha Friedman, "Henri Toulouse-Lautrac 1864-1901", Neret, Gilles, ed.: Walther, Ingo F. Largest: 12.75" L x 10.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From an Upper West Side, New York City Estate. Keywords: Art Books, Art History, Artists, Coffee table books, Library, Reading, Collectibles, Collectables, Modern Art
Lot: 47 - Books on Artists and Art Movements, 10
Collection ofTen Books on Artists and Art Movements, comprising: "Edward Hopper", Goodrich, Lloyd, "John Singer Sargent", Ratcliff, Carter, "The Hudson River School and its Painters", Howat, John K., "James McNeill Whistler", Dorment, Richard and Margaret F. Macdonald, "Edward Hopper the Watercolors", Mecklenburg, Virginia M., "Maurice Pendergast", Mathews, Nancy Mowll, "John Singer Sargent Watercolors", Hirschler, Erica E. and Teresa A. Carbone, "Sargent and Venice", Adelson, Warren, et al., "The Watercolors of John Singer Sargent", Little, Carl, "Leave Tomorrow Behind", Miller, John. Largest: 13.25" L x 16.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Art Books, Art History, Artist Books, Coffee table books, Exhibition catalog, Library, Reading, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 48 - Books on European Art and Artists, 8
Collection of Eight Books on European Art and Artists, comprising: "Painters of Amsterdam: Four Centuries of Cityscapes", Denninger-Schreuder, Carole, "Pierre Bonnard the Graphic Art", Ives, Colta, et al., "Velazquez", Ortiz, Antonio Dominguez, et al., "The Golden Age of Danish Painting", Monrad, Kasper, et al., "Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863): Paintings, Drawings, and Prints from North American Collections", "Balthus", Rewald, Sabine, "Claud Monet", Seitz, William C., "Degas", Sutherland Boggs, Jean. Largest: 13" L x 10" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art history, Painting, Drawing, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books, French Impressionism
Lot: 49 - Books on Artist Monographs & Museum Collections, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Artist Monographs and Museum Collections, comprising: "Sophie Calle: Double Game", Calle, Sophie, and Auster Paul, "Life on Mars: 55th Carnegie International", Fogle, Douglas, "Jun Kaneko", Peterson, Susan, "Millares", Franca, Jose-Augusto, "Daivd Hockney: A Retrospective", Tuchman, Maurice and Barron, Stephanie, "Andy Warhol: A Retrospective", ed: McShine, Kynaston, and "Christo and Jeanne-Claude", Goldberger, Paul, et. al. Largest: 15.75" L x 12" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Library, Reading, Bibliophile, Abstract Art, Sculpture, Conceptual Art, Installation Art, Postmodernism, Artist Monographs, Exhibitions, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 50 - Georges Braque "Derniers Messages", 1967
Braque, Georges, "Derniers Messages", Paris: Maeght, 1967, Derriere le Miroir no. 166, one of 150 copies [with] "Maeght Editeur: 1964-1955: Eaux-Fortes et Lithographies Originales Derriere Le Miroir Affiches", Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1965. Larger: 15" L x 11" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Magazines, Illustration, Art books, Modern Artists, Prints, Multiples, Lithograph, Modern Art, Limited Edition, French Painter, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 51 - Books on Modern Art and Artist, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Modern Art and Artists, comprising: "Robert Rauschenberg", Dickerman, Lea and Achim Borchardt-Hume, "Francis Picabia Our Heads Are Round So Our Thoughts Can Change Direction", Umland, Anne and Catherine Hug, "Alexander Calder: the Paris Years 1926-1933", Simon, Joan and Brigitte Leal, "Alexander Calder Modern from the Start", "Picasso and American Art", Fitzgerald, Michael, "Picasso Guitars 1912-1914", Umland, Anne, "Dissappearing Acts", Nauman, Bruce. Largest: 12.5" x 9.75" x 1.75" D. Keywords: Reading, Library, Painting, Drawings, Art History, Modernist Art, Sculptor, Reference, Coffee Table Books, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Books, 20th Century Art
Lot: 52 - Books on Contemporary & Modern Art and Artists, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Books on Modern and Contemporary Art and Artists, comprising: "An Unfolding Portrait", Bourgeois, Louise, "MoMA Now Highlights from the Museum of Modern Art", "de Kooning: a Retrospective", Elderfield, John, "Andy Warhol From A to B and Back Again", de Salvo, Donna, "The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol", Wilcock, John, ed.: Trela, Christopher, "Georgia O' Keeffe To See Takes Time", Friedman, Samantha, "American Modern Hopper to O' Keeffe", Curry, Kathy and Esther Adler. Largest: 13" L x 10.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Reading, Library, Painting, Drawings, Art History, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Surrealism, Pop Art, Women Artists, Portraits, Reference, Coffee table books, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Books
Lot: 53 - Christopher Makos Signed "Andy", 2001
Makos, Christopher, "Andy", New York: Assouline Publishing, 2001, signed and inscribed by Christopher Makos on title page. 8.75" L x 6.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Andy Warhol, Pop Art, Reading, Library, Collectibles, American, Photographer, Visual art, Artist, Filmmaker, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs
Lot: 54 - David Hockney Signed "Looking at Pictures ..."
Hockney, David, "The Artist's Eye David Hockney: Looking at Pictures in a Book at the National Gallery", London: The National Gallery, 1981, signed and inscribed by David Hockney on title page. 6" L x 4.75" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Books, Reading, England, Museum, Exhibit, Signatures, Autographs, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Art Books, Contemporary Art
Lot: 55 - Books on Abstract Expressionism and Modern Art, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Abstract Expressionism and Modern Art, comprising: "Roy Lichtenstein: Conversations with Surrealism", "Henri Matisse: the Cut-Outs", "The Cut-Outs of Henri Matisse", Elderfield, John, "Matisse: In Search of True Painting", ed.: Aagesen, Dorthe and Rebecca Rabinow", "Betty Parsons: Artist, Dealer, Collector", Hall, Lee, "Mark Rothko: A Retrospective", "The Art of Paul Gauguin", Brettell, Richard, et al., "Late Picasso: Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings, Prints 1953-1972". Largest: 10.25" x 11" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Artist, Visual art, Painter, Art books, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 56 - Books on Dimensional Art and Sculpture, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Dimensional Art and Sculpture, comprising: "Arch", Goldsworthy, Andy and David Craig, "Wall", Goldsworthy, Andy, "Hannelore B. and Rudolph B. Schulhof Collection", ed.: Rylands, Philip, "Claudia DeMonte", Heartney, Eleanor, "Ed McGowin: Name Change One Artist-Twelve Personas-Thirty Five Years", "Jac Leirner in Conversation with Adele Nelson", "Carlos Cruz-Diez in Conversation with Ariel Jiminez", "Gyula Kosice in Conversation with Gabriel Perez-Barreiro". Largest: 11.5" L x 9.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art History, Art Books, Sculpture, Artist, Exhibit, Art Installation, Sculptor, Photographer, Mixed Media, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Coffee table books
Lot: 57 - Johann Wilhelm Weinmann Botanical Engravings, Pair
Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (German, 1683-1741), Pair of Botanical Hand-Colored Engravings, 18th century, from the Phytanthoza Iconographia series, comprising: "Acanthus Mollis / Acanthus aculeatus" and "Balsmina foemina", gilt frames. Image: 12.5" H x 8.25" W; frame: 22.25" H x 17.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From an East Village Estate. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Flowers, Floral, Botany, Plants, Hand-painted, 18th Century Art, Decorative Arts
Lot: 58 - Framed Botanical Prints, 5
Collection of Five Botanical Prints, some after Basilius Besler (German, 1561-1629), beige painted wood frames. Image: 22.75" H x 16.75" W; each frame: 33" H x 26.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a Westchester County Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Flora, Flowers, Floral, Plants, Botany, Decorative Arts
Lot: 59 - Nicholas Robert "Helleborous Niger ..." Engraving
Nicholas Robert (French, 1614-1685), "Helleborous Niger Ferulaceus Buphtalmi Flore", Hand-Colored Engraving, giltwood frame. Image: 16.25" H x 10.75" W; frame: 26.5" H x 20.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton Marshall. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Botanical, Flowers, Floral, Plants, Antique prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 60 - Nicholas Robert "Populago Tabiern" Engraving
Nicholas Robert (French, 1614-1685), "Populago Tabiern", Hand-Colored Engraving, wood frame. Image: 16.75" H x 11.5" W; frame: 26" H x 20.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton Marshall. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Botanical prints, Botany, Flowers, Floral, Plants, Antique prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 61 - After J. J. Audubon "Boat-Tailed Grackle" Print
After John James Audubon (French/American, 1785-1851), "Great-Tailed Grackle", Print in Colors, plate 220, no. 4-3, wood frame. Image: 29" H x 22.5" W; frame: 32" H x 26.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Ornithology, Natural History, Black bird, Botany, Botanical print, Decorative Arts
Lot: 62 - Francois-Nicolas Martinet Hand-Colored Prints, 2
Francois-Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731-1800), Two Bird Scenes, Hand-Colored Prints on Wove Paper, "1. le Traquet. 2. le Tarier." [1. The Wheatear. 2. The Stonechat.] and "1. la Gorge-jaune de St. Domingue. 2. La Rouge - queue de Cayenne." [1. 1. Yellow-Throated Warbler of Santo Domingo. 2. The Red Tail of Cayenne.], giltwood frames. Image: 9" H x 6.75" W; frame: 12.25" H x 10.25" x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, Histoire Naturelle des Oiseuax, Antique Prints, Multiples, Natural History, Ornithology, Animalier, Decorative Arts
Lot: 63 - Ornithology Lithographs, 19th C., 2
Two Ornithology Scenes, Lithograph in Colors, 19th century, comprising: John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912), "Lathria Streptophora" [Rose-collared Piha], 1884, for "The Ibis", and Br. Geisler (German, XIX), "Malimbus erythrogaster Rchw. Symplectes dorsomaculatus Rchw." [Red-bellied Malimbe male and female and Yellow-capped Weaver], 1896, for the Journal fur Ornithologie, giltwood frames. Image: 8.25" H x 4.75" W; frame: 15.25" H x 11.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Antique prints, Natural History, Biology, Birds, Animalier, African Weaver birds, Latin, English journal, European, Continental, 19th Century Art
Lot: 64 - David Maass Birds in Flight Offset Lithographs, 2
David A. Maass (American, b. 1929), Two Scenes of Bird in Flight, Offset Lithographs in Colors, comprising: "Willow Point Redheads", signed in print and signed in pencil lower right, numbered edition "105/580" lower left, and "Western Marsh Pintails", signed in print and in pencil lower right and numbered edition "248/580" lower left, wood frames. Image: 16.5" H x 24.25" W; frame: 26.25" H x 34.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Water fowl, Wildlife, Lake landscape scene, Animalier, Ornithology, Ducks, Realist, Realism, Contemporary Art
Lot: 65 - "The Works of Edgar Allen Poe", 7 Vols., 1933
Collection of Seven Volumes of "The Works of Edgar Allen Poe", New York and London: Standard Book Company, 1933, comprising: volumes 1-5, 9-10. Each approx.: 7.5" L x 5.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiction, Literature, American writer, Poet, Gothic Fiction, Centenary Edition, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 66 - The Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, 10 Vols.
Collection of 10 Volume Set of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, New York and London: Standard Book Company, 1931, comprising: "Tanglewood Tales", "The Blithedale Romance", "The Marble Faun", "The Scarlet Letter", "Grandfather's Chair", "The Great Stone Face and Other Stories", "Mosses from an Old Manse", "The House of Seven Gables", "Twice Told Tales", "Wonder Book". Each approx.: 7.75" L x 5.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiction, American Literature, American writer, Short stories, New Wayside Edition, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 67 - "Dickens' Complete Works", 12 Vols.
Collection of 12 Volumes of "Dickens' Complete Works", Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1882: "Barnaby Rudge and the Mystery of Edwiin Drood", "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club", "A Child's History of England, The Holly Tree Inn, and Other Stories", "Martin Chuzzlewit", "The Personal History of David Copperfield", "Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby", "The Adventures of Oliver Twist, American Notes, The Uncommercial Traveler", "Little Dorit", "Great Expectations, Pictures from Italy, Master Humphrey's Clock, No Thoroughfare", "Christmas Stories, and Reprinted Pieces", "Bleak House", "A Tale of Two Cities, Sketches by Boz". Each approx.: 7.5" L x 5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Charles Dickens, Books, Reading, Library, English Literature, England, Author, Social critic, Victorian era, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 68 - Charles Dickens Cleartype Editions, 20 Vols. Set
Dickens, Charles, "The Works of Charles Dickens", New York and Boston: Books, Inc., 1867, Cleartype Editions, 20 volume set, volumes I-XX. Each approx.: 7" L x 5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Novels, Books, Reading, Social critic, Authors, English Writers, Novelists, British Literature, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 69 - "Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke", 12
Burke, Edmund, "The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke", Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1968, volumes I-XII. Each approx.: 8" L x 5.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Politics, History, Parliament, Journalist, Philosopher, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 70 - William Shakespeare Book Set, 18
Collection of 18 William Shakespeare Books, illustrated by Jack Wolfgang Beck and Isadore Seltzer, comprising: "The First & Second Parts of King Henry IV", "The History of Troilus and Cressida", "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Tragedy of Richard the Third", "Hamlet", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "The Taming of the Shrew", "The Tempest", "Julius Caesar", "Cymbeline", "Timon of Athens", "The Winter's Tale", "The Merchant of Venice", "Two Gentleman of Verona", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night", "The Tragedy of Coriolanus", and "The Tragedy of King Lear". Largest: 8.5" L x 8.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: The Bard, Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Prose, Classics, Playwright, English Literature, Tragedies, Romances, Histories, Theatre, Complete set, British, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 71 - "Memoirs of the Prince de Talleyrand", 5, 1891
Duc de Broglie, trans.: Reid, Whitelaw, "Memoirs of the Prince de Talleyrand", New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1891, 5 volume set. Each approx.: 9" L x 6.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Reading, Library, Memoir, History, Translation, France, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 72 - Sir Walter Scott "Waverley Novels", 11 Vols.
Scott, Sir Walter, "Waverley Novels", Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1894, Illustrated Cabinet Edition, 11 volumes. Each approx.: 7.5" L x 5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Literature, Fiction, Novel, Writing, Author, Gilt-lettering, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 73 - Signed, Etc. Photography and Photo Series Books, 8
Collection of 8 Photography and Photo Series Books, comprising: "Minimum", Pawson, John, "Anomalies: Challenging Our Perception of Beauty", Dragon, Carol, signed and inscribed on title page, "A Vanished World", Vishniac, Roman, forward by Elie Wiesel, "Emergence", Macadams, Cynthia, "The King Ranch, 1939-1944", Frissell, Toni and Holland McCombs, "Richard Philip", "Illuminations", Davis, Lynn, signed by photographer on title page, "UdSSR Der Sowjetstaat und Seine Menschen". Largest: 16.25" L x 14.24" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photographs, Photography books, Camera, Photographers, Art History, Black and White, Color photography, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 74 - Photo Series and Photography Books, 13
Collection of 13 Photo Series and Photography Books, comprising: "How to Photograph a Woman", Adams, George, "Beyond Beauty", Penn, Irving, "In Our Time: The World as Seen By Magnum Photographers", Manchester, William, "Scavullo Photographs 50 Years", "The Family of Man: the Photographic Exhibition Created by Edward Steichen for the Museum of Modern Art", "The Great Life Photographers", ed.: Sullivan, Robert, "Day of Destiny: the Photographs of D-Day", "The Vietnam War", Ward, Geoffrey C. and Ken Burns, "Look How a Highly Influencial Magazine Helped Define Mid-Twentieth Century America", Yarrow, Andrew W., "Henri Cartier-Bresson", Assouline, Pierre, "Charlotte Brooks at Look 1951-1971", "Bourke-White", Goldberg, Vicki, "Robert Mapplethorpe", Marshall, Richard. Largest: 13.25" L x10.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Reading, Library, Photography, Photo books, Art books, Black and white photographs, Color photography, Images, Landscape scenes, Cityscape, Photographers, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 75 - Stephen Shore "Uncommon Places", 2004
Shore, Stephen, essay by Stephan Schmidt-Wulffen, conversation with Lynne Tilman, "Uncommon Places: the Complete Works", New York: Aperture, 2004. First Edition. 10.25" L x 13" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Photography, Photograph, Landscape, Cityscape, 1st edition books, America, History, Hardcover, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table book
Lot: 76 - Photography and Photo Series Books, 6
Collection of Six Photography and Photo Series Books, comprising: "Horst Fotografie 1931-1984", "Fifty Years of Style and Fashion", Parkinson, Norman, "Bajac", Shore, Stephen, "Aperture Magazine Anthology - the Minor White Years 1952-1976", ed.: Bunnell, Peter C., "Hurrell: the Kobal Collection", Nourmand, Tony and Phil Moad, "Dreaming in Pictures: the Photography of Lewis Carroll", Nickel, Douglas R. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Photography books, Art books, Reading, Library, Portraits, Photo Series, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 77 - Photography and Photo Series Books, 5
Collection of Five Photography and Photo Series Books, comprising: "In Focus National Geographic Greatest Portraits", "Photography Until Now", Szarkowski, John, "Pittsburgh 1950", Erwitt, Elliot, "Disco Years", Galella, John, "Out", Colacello, Bob. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Photography books, Art books, Reading, Library, Portraits, Cityscape, Photo Series, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 78 - Photo Series and Photography Books, 6
Collection of Six Photo Series and Photography Books, comprising: "Birds of Central Park", Vornberger, Cal, "Bill Cunningham on the Street: Five Decades of Iconic Photography", "Henri Cartier-Bresson: the Modern Century", Galassi, Peter, "Vivian Maier: the Color Work", Westerbeck, Colin, "Vivian Maier: a Photographer Found", Maloof, John, "Central Park", Davidson, Bruce. Largest: 12.75" L x 10.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art books, Reading, Library, Nature photography, Street photography, Portraits, NYC, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 79 - "Aperture" Magazines, 19
Collection of 19 Issues of "Aperture" Magazine, comprising: nos. 210-212, 214-217, 220-223, 225-228, 230, 232-234. Each approx.: 12" L x 9.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art books, Reading, Library, Photography journals, Magazine, New York, NYC, Aperture Foundation, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 80 - Books on Street Photography and Portraits, 5
Collection of Five Books on Street Photography and Portraits, comprising: "Not Fade Away: the Rock and Roll Photography of Jim Marshall", ed.: Fahey, David, signed on flyleaf by Jim Marshall, "New York: Capital of Photography", Kozloff, Max, "Edward Steichen: Lives in Photography", Brandow, Todd and William A. Ewing, "Eye for Elegance George Hoyningen-Huene", "Vivian Maier: Street Photographer", ed.: Maloof, John. Largest: 12.25" L x 10.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art books, Reading, Library, Street photography, Portraits, NYC, Photography books, Signatures, Autographs, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 81 - After Marc Chagall "Reverie" Lithograph
After Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), "Reverie", Lithograph in Colors, apparently unsigned, silver-tone frame. Image: 12" H x 16" W; frame: 20" H x 25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, The Painter and the Donkey, Surrealism, Surrealist, Figural Group, Figurative, Animalier, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 82 - After Marc Chagall "La Danse" Lithograph
After Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), "La Danse" [The Dance], Lithograph in Colors, from "Derriere le Miroir", signed "Marc Chagall 1950" in plate, gold-tone frame. Image: 13.25" H x 10" W; frame: 20.25" H x 17" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Surrealism, Surrealist, Figural Group, Figurative, Animalier, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 83 - Joan Miro "Ronge de Nuit" Lithograph, 1970
Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983), "Ronge de Nuit" [Night Watch], Lithograph in Colors on Paper, for "Derriere le Miroir", 1970, published Maeght Atelier, Paris, silver-tone frame. Image: 14.5" H x 21.75" W; frame: 21.25" H x 28" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Estate. Keywords: Modern Art, Prints, Multiples, Surrealism, Surrealist, Polychrome, Abstract, Abstraction, 20th Century Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 84 - Arnaldo Pomodoro "Grey Study" Screenprint, 1968
Arnaldo Pomodoro (Italian, 1926-2025), "Grey Study", Screenprint in Colors on Paper, 1968, signed in pencil and dated lower right, numbered edition "83/100" lower left, silver-tone frame. Image: 29.5" H x 22" W; frame: 33.5" H x 26" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a 45 Sutton Place South Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Space Age, Victor Vasarely, Geometric, Shape, Pattern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Polychrome, 20th Century Art
Lot: 85 - Gyorgy Kepes Eyes Gelatin Silver Print, 1940
Gyorgy Kepes (Hungarian-born/American, 1906-2001), Eyes, Gelatin Silver Print, 1940, probably printer later, apparently unsigned, silvered wood frame. Image: 8" H x 6.25" W; frame: 13.5" H x 11.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA. From a New York City Area Collection. Keywords: Photograph, Exposure, Aperture, Photography, Abstract, Abstraction, Figural, Mirrors, Illusion, Pattern, Iris, Modern Art, Studio Photography, 20th Century Art, Vintage
Lot: 86 - Raymond Carrance Young Man By the Sea Silver Print
Raymond Carrance (French, 1921-1998), "Young Man By the Sea", Gelatin Silver Print, 1960s, Henry Miller Fine Art label to the reverse, silvered wood frame. Image: 8.5" H x 5.75" W; frame: 20.5" H x 17.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: Henry Miller Fine Art, London. From a New York City Area Collection. Keywords: Photography, Photograph, Czanara, Figural, Figurative, Genre, Male form, Daily life, Black and White, Monochrome, SLR, Film, European, Continental, 20th Century Art, Vintage, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 87 - Perla Krauze Abstract Composition Lithograph, 1995
Perla Krauze Kleimbort (Mexican, b. 1953), Abstract Ladder Composition, Lithograph on Paper, 1995, signed and inscribed in Spanish "Sr. Embazador, / con mis mejores desejos, siempre / para ud y su sra / Perla Krauze 96" lower right, numbered edition "38/50" lower left, silver-tone metal frame. Image: 15" H x 11" W; frame: 25" H x 19.75" W. Provenance: From the Upper East Side Apartment of a Former Ambassador. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Abstraction, Abstract Expressionist, Abstract Expressionism, AbEx, Women Artists, Latin American Artists, 20th Century School, Contemporary Art
Lot: 88 - Susan Stevens "Selma Alabama" Linocut
Susan Stevens (American, XX), "Selma Alabama", Linocut Print, signed in pencil lower right, titled and numbered edition "4/10" lower left, wood frame. Image: 14.75" H x 23.75" W; frame: 25" H x 33.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Civil Rights Movement, Activism, Activist Art, MLK, Martin Luther King, Jr., Nuns, Figural group, Figurative, Expressionist, Expressionism, Women Artists, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 89 - Books on Garden Architecture and Design, 9
Collection of Nine Books on Garden Architecture and Design, comprising: "The Front Garden: New Approaches to Landscape Design", Smith, Mary Riley, "Doing Time in the Garden: Life Lesson Through Prison Architecture", Jilor, James, "Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia", Dirr, Michael A., "The Front Garden: New Approaches to Landscape Design", Smith, Mary Riley, "Gardening for Love: The Market Bulletins", Lawrence, Elizabeth, "Garden Design", Crowe, Silvia, "Architecture in the Garden", Van Sweden, James, "In Your Garden", Sackeville-West, Vita", "Paradise on the Hudson: The Creation, Loss, and Revival of a Great American Garden", Seebohm, Caroline. Largest: 11.25" L 9" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Architecture, Trees, Garden, Flower, Plants, Country, History, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 90 - Books on Landscapes and Gardens, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Landscapes and Gardens, comprising: "New York Images of the Landscape", Clifton, Carr, "The Gardens of Venice", Albrizzi, Alessandro, "Private Gardens of England", Hobhouse, Penelope, "In an Irish House", ed.: Connolly, Sybil, "Nantucket: Gardens and Houses", Lewis, Taylor, "Secret Gardens in Venice", Gardin, Gianni Berengo, "Forever Wild: the Adirondacks", Porter, Eliot. Largest: 14.25" L x 10.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Horticulture, Gardening inspiration, Landscapes, Flower, Country, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Coffee table books
Lot: 91 - Books on Gardens and the Countryside, 5
Collection of Five Books on Gardens and the Countryside, comprising: "Flora Illustrata: Great Works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden", ed.: Fraser, Susan M. and Vanessa Bezemer Sellers, "Roses at the Cape of Good Hope", Fagan, Gwen, photography by Gabriel Fagan, "A Book of Gardening: Ideas, Methods, and Designs", Hobhouse, Penelope, "At Home in Provence", Wells, Patricia, photographs by Robert Fresson, "Gardens in the City: New York in Bloom", Pool, Mary Jane, photography by Schiff, Betsy Pinover. Largest: 13.5" L x 9.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustration, Plants, Flowers, Botany, Landscapes, Country, City, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 92 - Books on Garden Planning and Design, 6
Collection of Six Books on Garden Planning and Design, comprising: "Ganna Walska Lotusland: the Garden and its Creators", Crawford, Sharon, "Groundbreakers: Great American Gardens and the Women Who Designed Them", "Good Planting Plans", Verey, Rosemary", illus.: Sturgis, Jean, photographhy by Andrew Lawson, "Garden Style", Hobhouse, Penelope, "From Art to Landscape: Unleashing Creativity in Garden Design", Smith, Gary W., "Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes Her Gardens & Campuses", Balmori, Diana, et al. Largest: 10.25" L x 10.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Landscapes, Design, Country, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 93 - Books on Gardens, 11
Collection of 11 Books on Gardens, comprising: "According to Season", Parson, Frances Theodora, "Clematis", Lloyd, Christopher, "A Rage for Rock Gardening: The Story of Reginald Farrer Gardener, Writer & Plant Collector", Shulman, Nicola, "An Island Garden", Thaxter, Celia, "Clues to American Gardens", Fogle, David P., et al., "In and Out of the Gardens", Midda, Sara, "Into the Garden", Peltenburg-Brechneff, Christian, "The Gardner's Companion: A Think Book", ed.: Bamforth, Vicky, "Why do Violets Shrink?", Holmes, Caroline, "The American Gardener: A Sampler", ed.: Lacy, Allen, "American Eden: David Hosack, Botany and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic", Johnson, Victoria. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, History, Country, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 94 - Books on Gardens, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Gardens, comprising: "The Muses of Gwinn: Art and Nature in a Garden Designed by Warren H. Manning, Charles A. Platt & Ellen Biddle Shipman", Karson, Robin, "The Principles of Gardening", Johnson, Hugh, "California Gardens: Creating a New Eden", Streatfield, David C., "Visions of Paradise: Themes and Variations on the Garden", Schinz, Marina, "Italian Gardens", Masson, Georgina, "Gardens of France", Pereire, Anita and Gabrielle Van Zuylen, "Gardens in the City: New York in Bloom", photography by Betsy Pinover Schiff, "So Fine a Prospect: Historic New England Gardens", Emmet, Alan. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Roses, Country, City, Italy, California, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 95 - Books on Historic Gardens, 10
Collection on Ten Books on Historic Gardens, comprising: "The Glass Flowers at Harvard", Schultes, Richard Evans and William A. Davis, photographs by Hillel Burger, "The Gardens of Russell Page", Schinz, Marina and Gabrielle van Zuylen, "The Gardens of William Morris", Jill Duchess of Hamilton, et al., Beatrix: The Gardening Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand 1872-1959", Brown, Jane, "Grounds for Change: Major Gardens of the Twentieth Century", Adams, William Howard, "The History of Gardens", Thacker, Christopher, "Emily Dickinson's Gardens", McDowell, Marta, "Rescuing Eden: Preserving America's Historic Gardens", Seebhom, Caroline, photographs by Curtice Taylor, "La Foce" booklet, "La Foce: A Garden and Landscape in Tuscany", Origo, Benedetta, et al. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Plants, Country, Botany, History, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 96 - Books on Nature and Landscape Painting, 8
Collection of 8 Books on Nature and Landscape Painting, comprising: "The Book of the Tree: Trees in Art", Hyland, Angus and Kendra Wilson, "Composition of Outdoor Painting", "A Shetland Notebook", Ackroyd, Norman, "Drawn to Landscape: The Pioneering Work of J.B. Jackson", ed.: Mendelsohn, Janet and Chris Wilson, "William Trost Richards True to Nature: Drawings, Watercolors, and Oil Sketches", Osborne, Carol M., "Edward Hopper's Maine", Salatino, Kevin, "Home Ground Language for an American Landscape", ed.: Lopez, Barry, "Edward Payne: The Scenic Journey", Shields, Scott A. and Patricia Trenton. Largest: 12.25" L x 11" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Art Books, Watercolor, Reading, Library, Landscapes, Plein Air, Painting, Nature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 97 - Utagawa Kunisada Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints, 2
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Group of Two Figural Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: "Autumn", circa 1839, depicting figure amongst a courtyard landscape, and "Kisaragi" [The Second Month], from the series "Genji in the Twelve Months", circa 1855, depicting women at a garden's edge, each with artist's chop seal, cerused wood frames. Image: 13.75" H x 9.25" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Nishiki-e, Figurative, Domestic Scenes, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 98 - Utagawa Kunisada II Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints, 2
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Japanese, 1823-1880), Group of Two Figural Scene, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: final panel of triptych "Twilight Snow at Mount Hira", circa 1850, and "No. 22 Tamakazura" from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards, circa 1857, each with artist's chop seal, cerused wood frames. Image: 13.75" H x 9.25" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Toyokuni IV, Asian Art, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Figurative, Courtesans, Men, Women, Seasons, Domestic Scenes, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 99 - Utagawa Kunisada Kabuki Actor Woodblock Prints, 2
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Group of Two Kabuki Actor Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: "Hakone: The Actor Iwai Hanshiro VI as Hatsuhana", from the "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road" series, 1852, and Kabuki actor as samurai in battle, each with artist's chop seal mark, wood frames. Larger image: 13.5" H x 9" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e, Nishiki-e, Figurative, Male figures, Warriors, Polychrome, Edo Period, Meiji Era, 19th Century Art
Lot: 100 - Kitagawa Utamaro Shunga Woodblock Prints, 2
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806), Group of Two Shunga Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors, circa 1800, each inscribed with Japanese calligraphy, wood frame. Image: 7.5" H x 10.5" W; frame: 15.25" H x 18.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Figural, Interior scenes, Romantic, Erotic, Spring Pictures, Edo Period, Turn-of-the-Century, Late 18th-Early 19th Century Art
Lot: 101 - Utagawa Kunisada Bijin-ga Woodblock Prints, 2
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Group of Two Bijin-ga Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: depiction of a lady in a boat, the other the first panel from the triptych "The Tale of the Eastern Genji in Midsummer", circa 1860, depicting two women at rest, each with artist's chop seal, cerused wood frames. Image: 13.75" H x 9.25" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Figurative, Noblewomen, Courtesans, Domestic Scenes, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 102 - Toyohara Kunichika, Etc. Kabuki Actor Woodblock, 2
Utagawa School, Group of Two Kabuki Actor Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900), Ichikawa Kuzo III as Sakichi Tsuji, circa 1868, and Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865), Kabuki Actor bent forward, each with artist's chop seal mark, ebonized wood frames. Image: 13.5" H x 9" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e, Nishiki-e, Figurative, Male figures, Polychrome, Edo Period, Meiji Era, 19th Century Art
Lot: 103 - Utagawa Kuniyoshi "Chunagon Yakamochi" Woodblock
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861), "Chunagon Yakamochi", Woodblock Print in Colors on Paper, from the "The Thirty-six Poets" series, an Instructive Mirror of Ethics for Women and Children, 1843, with patterned silk textile panels to sides of print, wood frame. Image: 14" H x 9" W; frame: 17" H x 17.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Bijin-ga, Figurative, Courtesans, Garden, Birds, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 104 - Konishi Kirosada Kabuki Actor Woodblock, 1851
Konishi Kirosada (Japanese, 1819-1864), Kabuki Actor Scene, Woodblock Print in Colors on Paper, 1851, Osaka school, Mimasu Baisha I as Senzaki Yagoro in Act 6 of the Kanadehon Chusingura, artist's mark top right, silvered and ebonized wood frame. Image: 9.5" H x 7.5" W; frame: 10.5" H x 8.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Miniature, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Yakusha-e, Kamigata-e, Figurative, Polychrome, Edo Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 105 - Winston Churchill "A History of...", 4 Vols., 1958
Churchill, Winston, "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples", New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1958, 4 volume set. Each: 8.5" L x 5.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Vintage Books, World History, Second World War, Winston S. Churchill, Britain, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Reading
Lot: 106 - Winston Churchill "Second World War", 6 Vols.
Churchill, Winston, "Second World War", Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1948-1953, complete 6 volume set. Each: 8.5" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Winston S. Churchill, Military History, English Statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Research, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 107 - "The Chronicles of America Series", 10 Vols., 1921
Ed.: Johnson, Allen, "The Chronicles of America Series", New Haven: Yale University Press, 1921, volumes 1, 3-10, 42. Each approx.: 8.25" L x 5.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, United States of America, USA, History, Illustrated, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 108 - James Russell Lowell "Literary Essays", 4, 1890
Lowell, James Russell, "Literary Essays", Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1890, volumes I-IV. Each approx.: 7.75" L x 5.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Literature, Essays, American writer, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 109 - Bret Harte Book Set, 6
Collection of Six Brett Harte Books, Boston: The Riverside Press, 1899: "Frontier Stories", "Condensed Novels and Stories", "The Poetical Works of Bret Harte", "Tales of the Argonauts and Eastern Sketches", "Gabriel Conroy", and "The Luck of Roaring Camp". Each: 8" L x 5" W x 1..25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Novels, Books, Reading, Authors, Novelists, Francis Brett Hart, Short stories, American writer, Literature, Collectibles, Collectable
Lot: 110 - French History and Literature Books, 8
Collection of Eight French History and Literature Books, comprising: "Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane", volume 3, "Le Doyen de Killerine, Histoire Morale", "Las Psaumes Traduit en Francais", Berthier, P. F. G., volumes 1 and 2, "Reflexions Chretiennes sur Divers Sujets de Morale", Croiset, Le Pere J., "Histoire de la Pape Pie VII", "Pratique de la Perfection Chretienne", Alphonse Rodriguez, R. P., volumes 3 and 4. Largest: 7 L x 4" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Bibliophile, Library, Reading, French Literature, Novelist, French text, Collectibles, Collectables, Antique Books
Lot: 111 - Antiquarian French Legal Texts, 3
Collection of Three Antiquarian French Legal Texts, comprising: du Perier, Scipion, "Questions Notables du Droit", Toulouse: Guillaume-Louise Colomiez and Posuel, Erome, 1684, printed on laid paper in French, with tan leather binding, de Boutaric, Francois, "Explications de L'Ordonnance de Louis XV", Avignon: Francois Gyrard", 1731, printed slightly later on laid paper in French, with tan leather binding, and Boucher d'Argis, Antoine-Gaspard, "Traite des Gains Nuptiaux et De Survie", Lyon: Duplain, Pere & Fils, 1738, printed on laid paper in French, with tan leather binding. Largest: 10" L x 7.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keyword: Antique Books, France, Monarchy, Louis XIV, Louis XV, Legality, Treatise, Law, Documents, European, Continental, 17th Century, 18th Century, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 112 - Gilt-Tooled Red Leather-Bound Books, 5
Group of Five Gilt-Tooled Red Leather-Bound Books, Everyman's Library, London: J. M. Dent & Co., New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1909, comprising: "The Golden Book of Coleridge", Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, "Unto this Last & Other Essays", Ruskin, John, "Tales from Shakespeare", Lamb, Charles and Mary, "The French Revolutio, Vol. I", Carlyle, Thomas, and "The Crown of Wild Olive, Etc.", Ruskin, John. Each approx: 7" H x 4.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Novels, Books, History, Reading, Poetry, Essayists, Authors, Writers, Novelists, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables, Antique books
Lot: 113 - Signed, Etc. Books on American Artists, 7
Collection of Seven Books on American Artists, comprising: "Marilyn Minter", signed and inscribed by artist on title page, "Wayne Thiebaud: Draftsman", Dervaux, Isabelle, "Used Paintings", Maslansky, Max, "Alice Neel People Come First", Baum, Kelly and Randall Griffey, "Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott", ed.: Platow, Raphaela and Lowery Stokes Sims, "Emilio Sanchez Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Prints", "Hard Light The Work of Emilio Sanchez", ed.: Koll, Ann. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Exhibition catalog, American artist, Visual art, Painter, Art books, Lithograph, Signatures, Autographs, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 114 - Books on American Painters and Photographers, 7
Collection of Seven Books on American Painters and Photographers, comprising: "Chuck Close: Work", Finch, Christopher, "Alex Katz", Marshall, Richard, "James Rosenquist: Paintings 1996-1999", introduction by Judith Goldman, "Refigured Painting: the German Image 1960-88", ed.: Krens, Thomas, et al., "Charles Sheeler: Paintings and Drawings", Troyen, Carol and Erica E. Hirschler, "Charles Sheeler: The Photographs", Stebbins, Jr., Theodore E. and Norman Keyes, Jr., "Fairfield Porter (1907-1975) Realist Painter in the Age of Abstraction", Ashbery, John, et al. Largest: 13.5" L x 11.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Artists, Art Books, Reading, Library, Art history, Painter, Photographer, Reference, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 115 - Books on American Impressionism and Realism, 10
Collection of Ten Books on American Impressionism and Realism, comprising: "American Art 1930-1970", "Watercolors by Winslow Homer: the Color of Light", Tedeschi, Martha, et al., "The Watercolors of Winslow Homer", Unger, Miles, "Awash in Color: Homer, Sargent, and the Great American Watercolor", Reed, Sue Welsh and Carol Troyen, "Paul Cadmus", Kirstein, Lincoln, Imago Imprint, "Paul Cadmus", Kirstein, Lincoln, Pomegranate Artbooks, "Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist", ed.: Powell, Richard J., "Twentieth Century American Drawing: the Figure in Context", Cummings, Paul, "Thomas Hart Benton: An American Original", Adams, Henry, "American Impressionism and Realism: the Painting of Modern Life, 1885-1915", Weinberg, H. Barbara, et al. Largest: 11.75" L x 10" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Artists, Art Books, Reading, Library, Art history, Painter, Watercolour, Magical realism, Reference, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 116 - Books on American Art and Culture, 7
Collection of Seven Books on American Art and Culture, comprising: "The American Century Art & Culture 1950-2000", Phillips, Lisa, "The American Century Art & Culture 1900-1950", Haskell, Barbara, "Art of the Forties", ed.: Castleman, Riva, "Art in Place Fifty Years of Acquisitions", Armstrong, Tom and Susan C. Larsen, "Georgia O' Keeffe Art and Letters", Cowart, Jack and Juan Hamilton, "20th Century Drawings from the Whitney Museum of Art", "Whitney Museum of Art: Selected Works from the Permanent Collection", Sims, Patterson. Largest: 12.5" L x 9.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Artist, Culture, Museum, Drawings, Paintings, Photography, American Modernism, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 117 - Books on Edward Hopper, 3
Collection of Three Books on Edward Hopper, comprising: "Hopper Drawing", Foster, Carter E., "Edward Hopper: the Art and the Artist", Levin, Gail, "Edward Hopper", Goodrich, Lloyd. Largest: 12" L x 15" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art book, Painting, Drawing, American artist, Realism, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Modern Artists
Lot: 118 - Books on American Art and Artists, 8
Collection of Eight Books on American Art and Artists, comprising: "Treasures of American Folk Art from Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center", Rumford, Beatrix T. and Carolyn J. Weekley, "Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America", Driskall, David, et al., "Maxfield Parrish", Ludwig, Coy, "American Paradise: The World of the Hudson River School", introduction by John K. Howat, "Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts: 200 Years of Excellence", "1934: A New Deal for Artists", Wagner, Ann Prentice, "John Storr", Frackman, Noel, "Elizabeth Murray: Paintings and Drawings". Largest: 11.25" L x 10.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art history, Painter, Illustrator, Reference, Folk Art, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 119 - Books from the Diaries of Bernard Berenson, 2
Ed.: Mariano, Nicky, "Sunset and Twilight from the Diaries 1947-1958", New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1963, First Edition; and "The Passionate Sightseer from the Diaries 1947-56", New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1960. Larger: 9.25" L x 7.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Library, Reading, Diaries, Writing, History, Art Historian, Renaissance Art, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 120 - Signed "Archie Rand: Nineteen Diaspora Paintings"
Ed.: Rosensaft, Jean Bloch, " Archie Rand: The Nineteen Diaspora Paintings", N.p: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion", 2004, signed, inscribed with drawing by artist. 11" L x 8.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Artists, Drawings, Works on Paper, Signatures, Autographs, Exhibition catalog, Judaic Iconography, Painter, Muralist, Graphic designer, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 121 - Richard Avedon "Evidence 1944-1994", 1994
Avedon, Richard, "Evidence 1944-1994", New York: Random House: 1994, First Edition.14.25" L x 11.25 "W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Photography Books, Reading, Library, 1st edition books, Photographer, Portraits, Art Books, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 122 - Ansel Adams "Images 1923-1974", 1974
Adams, Ansel, "Images 1923-1974", Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1974, forward by Wallace Stegner. 14.5" L x 17.5" x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Estate. Keywords: Photographer, Photography Books, Black and White Photographs, Art History, History, Collectible, Collectable, National Parks, Landscape scenes, Library, Coffee table books
Lot: 123 - "Peter Beard", 2013
"Peter Beard", Cologne: Taschen, 2013. 13.5" L x 9.5" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Photography Books, Reading, Library, American artist, Photographer, Taschen, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table book
Lot: 124 - Photo Series and Photography Books, 6
Collection of Six Photo Series and Photography Books, comprising: "Audrey 100: A Rare and Intimate Photo Collection Selected by Audrey Hepburn's Family", Fontana, Ellen, "The Century", Jennings, Peter and Todd Brewster, "New Japanese Photography", ed.: Szarkowksi and Shoji Yamagishi, "Walker Evans", "Yosemite and the Range of Light", Adams, Ansel, "Women", Leibovitz, Annie and Susan Sontag. Largest: 12.25" L x 10.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Photography, Portraits, Photo Series, Fashion, Celebrity, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 125 - Photo Series and Photography Books, 5
Collection of Five Photo Series and Photography Books, comprising: "Closer: Seeing the World in Detail", Clinton, Michael, signed and inscribed on title page, "Featuring America's National Parks", Allen, Jamie M., "2020 Unmasked", photography by Susan K. Baggett, et al., "A Photographic Odyssey: Around the World with Alexander W. Dreyfoos", ed.: Steinhauer, Lise M., "Spots Before Your Eyes", forward Jane Goodall, photographs Howard G. Buffett and Ann van Dyk. Largest: 10.25" L x 15.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Photography, Landscapes, Nature, Animals, Travel, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 126 - Books on Photography, 5
Collection of Five Books on Photography, comprising: two copies of "Artists in Photographs", Mones, Arthur, "International Center of Photography Twelfth Year Report", "Annual Report International Center of Photography 1987", "Magnificent Books & Photographs", 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop. Largest: 13.25" L x 8.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photographer, Photography Books, Black and White Photographs, Art Books, Art History, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Coffee table books
Lot: 127 - Photo Series and Photography Books, 7
Collection of Seven Photo Series and Photography Books, comprising: "The National Inquirer: Thirty Years of Unforgettable Images", ed.: Melcher, Charles and Valerie Virga, "Roadworks", McCartney, Linda, "Icons of the 20th Century: 200 Men and Women Who Have Made a Difference", Cady, Barbara, "Scavullo Women", Scavullo, Francesco and Sean Byrnes, "Brut Photo: Collection Bruno Decharme & Compagnie", "Photographer's Paradise: Turbulent America 1960-1990", Laffont, Jean-Pierre, "Veruschka Trans-Figurations", Lehndorff, Vera and Holger Trulzsch, introduction by Susan Sontag. Largest: 13.75" L x 10.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Photography Books, Art Books, History, Portraits, Photo Series, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 128 - Yoshikazu Shirakawa "Himalayas", 1971
Shirakawa, Yoshikazu, Testimonial By Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, The King of Nepal; Preface by Arnold Toynbee; Introduction by Sir Edmund Hillary; Kyuya Fukuda, "Himalayas", New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1971. 17" L x 12.5" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Photography, Photograph, Landscape, 1st edition, History, Asia, Mountain range, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table book
Lot: 129 - Sebastian Walch Portraits of Men Mezzotint, 4
Sebastian Walch (German, 1721-1788), Four Portraits of Men, Mezzotints, from "Mayors of Zurich" series, comprising: no. 47 "Johannes Henri CVS Waserus", no. 50. "Johannes Conradus Grebelius", no. 55 "Ludouvicus Hirzelius, no. 59 "Heinrich Hirzel, each in wood frame with decorative carvings. Each image: 12.75" H x 8.25" W; frame: 17.25" H x 12.5" W. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Engravings, Mezzotint, European art, Intaglio, Portraits, Prints, Multiples, Antiques, 18th Century Art
Lot: 130 - Hans Bergkmair "Triumphzug des Kaiser Maximilians"
Hans Bergkmair (German, 1500-c.1560), "Triumphzug des Kaiser Maximilians" [Triumphal Procession of Emperor Maximilian], Woodcut Print, 1780-1800, 3rd printings, Antiquariat V.A. Heck Certificate to reverse, giltwood frame. Image: 15.25" H x 15" W; frame: 21.25" H x 27.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Woodblock, Figural, Figurative, Equestrian, Horses, Riders, Commemorative, 18th Century Art
Lot: 131 - Simon Watts After Federico Zuccaro Engravings, 2
Simon Watts (English, active 1767-1787) After Federico Zuccaro (Italian, 1542-1609), "Elizabeth Queen of England" and "Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester", Two Hand-Colored Engravings, 18th century, signed in print lower right, Kennedy Galleries label to reverse, giltwood frames. Image: 16.25" H x 11.75" W; frame: 22.5" H x 17.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Figural, Figurative, Aristocracy, Royalty, Soldier, English Monarchy, Portraiture, 18th Century Art
Lot: 132 - "Marie Antoinette" Hand-Colored Etching
After Barthelemy Joseph Fulcran Roger (French, 1770-1841), "Marie Antoinette", Hand-Colored Etching, 19th century, carved wood frame. Image: 19" L x 13.75" W; frame: 24.25" L x 16.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Queen of France, Monarchy, French, Portraiture, Lady, Figural, Figurative, Interior scene, Antique prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 133 - Nathaniel Currier "Gen. George Washington"
Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813-1888), "Gen. George Washington. The Father of His Country", Hand-Colored Lithograph, circa 1850, giltwood frame. Image: 12.25" H x 9.25" W; frame: 18.25" H x 15.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Portraiture, First American President, Mounted horse rider, Equestrian portrait, United States General, U.S.A., Americana, Currier & Ives, Antique prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 134 - William Shakespeare Plays Engravings, 2
Collection of Two William Shakespeare Play Scenes, Two Engravings, one After Charles Robert Leslie (British, 17941859) engraved by William Greatbach "Falstaff and His Friends, The Merry Wives of Windsor", and After William Mulready (Irish, 1786 - 1863) engraved by H. Bourne. "The Seven Ages of Man. (As you like it)", unframed. Each image: 6.75" L x 9.5" W; sheet: 10.5" L x 14.5" W. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: The Bard Prints, Multiples, Figure, Scene, Plays, Performance, Playwright, Decorative Arts
Lot: 135 - Portraits of Men Engravings, 2
Collection of Two Portraits of Men, Engravings, comprising: after George Augustus Baker (American, 1821-1880) engraved by A. H. Ritchie "Rev. John Knox D. D.", and Henry Bryan Hall (English, 1808-1884) "Victor Emmanuel", unframed. Larger image: 12" L x 9.5" W; sheet: 15.75" L x 12.25" W. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, King, Italy, Portrait, Religion, Figural, Figurative, Decorative Arts
Lot: 136 - After Rembrandt van Rijn "The Windmill" Etching
After Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669), "The Windmill", Etching, 19th century, signed and dated in print, unframed. Image: 5.5" L; mat: 11.25" L x 12.75" W. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Mill, Etching, Drypoint, Landscape scene, Restrike, Decorative Arts
Lot: 137 - Books on Art History and Collections, 12
Collection of 12 Books on Art History and Collections, comprising: "The Big Room: Portraits from the Golden Age", Peellaert, Guy and Michael Herr, "Masterpieces of the American West: Selections for the Anschutz Collection", "Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk", "Edward Hopper: The Art and the Artist", Levin, Gail, "Hopper Drawings: 44 Works from the Permanent Collection of the Whitney Museum of Art", "Edward Hopper Night Shadows", "Thomas Hart Benton: Paintings and Works on Paper", "L' Amerique de la Depression: Artistes Engages des Annees 30", "Dox Thrash: An African American Master Printmaker Rediscovered", Ittmann, John, "Landscape of Slavery: The Plantation in American Art", ed.: Mack, Angela D. and Stephen G. Hoffius, "Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series", "Diego Rivera: Murals for the Museum of Modern Art", Dickerman, Lea and Anna Indych-Lopez. Largest: 11.25" L x 11.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art collections, Art series, Painting, Exhibition catalogue, Museum, Drawing, Artist, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 138 - Books on Art Collections, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Art Collections, comprising: "Abstract Expressionism at the Museum of Modern Art", Temkin, Ann, "The Barnes Foundation Masterworks", Dolkart, Judith F. and Martha Lucy, "The House of Barnes: the Man, the Collection, the Controversy", Rudenstine, Neil L., "1913 Armory Show 50th Anniversary Exhibition 1963", "Fifty Years of Collecting: An Anniversary Collection Painting Since World War II", Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, "The David M. Solinger Collection: Masterworks of Twentieth-Century Art", Green, Nancy, et al., "The Shock of the New", Hughes, Robert. Largest: 12" L x 9" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Artist, Art History, Museum, Painting, Exhibition catalog, Coffee table books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 139 - Books on Museum and Art Collections, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Museum and Art Collections, comprising: "John Currin", Boris, Staci and Rochelle Steiner, "Bodys Isek Kingelez", Suzuki, Sarah, "Alice Neel", Temkin, Ann, "David Salle", Kardon, Janet, "David Hockney: A Bigger Exhibition", Benefield, Richard, et al., "Artschwager, Richard", Armstrong, Richard, "Robert Rauschenberg: The Silkscreen Paintings 1962-64", "The Drawings of Jasper Johns", Rosenthal, Nan and Ruth E. Fine. Largest: 12.5" L x 10.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Artist, Art History, Museum, Painting, Exhibition catalog, Coffee table books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 140 - Books on Museum and Art Collections, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Museum and Art Collections, comprising: "American Paintings and Sculpture in the University Art Museum Collections", "100 Masterpieces from the Courtauld Collections Bernardo Daddi to Ben Nicholson", "The Art Institute of Chicago 100 Masterpieces", "Portrait of Murdock Pemberton", Pemberton, Sally, "Summer of Love Art of the Phychedelic Era", ed.: Grunenberg, Christoph, "Whitney Bienniel 2014", "A Selected History of Contemporary Art 1945-1986", ed.: Singerman, Howard. Largest: 13.75" L x 10.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Artist, Art History, Museum, Painting, Coffee table books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 141 - Book Collection Exhibition Catalogs, 9
Collection of Nine Book Collection Exhibition Catalogues, comprising: "A Century for the Century", paperback, "A Century for the Century: Fine Printed Books 1900-1999", Hutner, Martin and Jerry Kelly, "Artists of the Book in Boston 1890-1910", Finlay, Nancy, "But One Use: An Exhibition Commemorating the 450th Anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer", The St. Mark's Library, "The Legacy of James D. Hart at the Bancroft Library 1970-1990", "A Houghton Library Chronicle 1942-1992", "The Philip Hofer Collection in the Houghton Library", "Illuminated & Calligraphic Manuscripts", Harvard College Library, "The Merrymount Press: An Exhibition on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Press", Hutner, Martin. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Grolier Club, Exhibition, Library, Houghton, New York, Cambridge, Paste Paper, Bibliography, Books, Reference materials, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 142 - Books and Exhibit Catalogs on Art and Artists, 6
Collection of Six Books and Exhibition Catalogues on Art and Artists, comprising: "Drawings and Sculpture", Ayrton, Micheal, "Fourteen Americans", ed.: Miller, Dorothy C., "American 1963", ed.: Miller, Dorothy C., "Art in Our Time", Museum of Modern Art, "Albert Gleizes 1881-1953", "Odilon Redon, Gustave Moreau, Rodolphe Bresdin", Rewald, John, et al. Largest: 11" L x 8.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Art Exhibit, Painting, Artist, Painter, Sculptor, Impressionism, Abstract art, Collectible, Collectable, Art Books, Reference materials
Lot: 143 - Art Exhibition Catalogs, 10
Collection of Ten Art Exhibition Catalogs, comprising: "Hannelore Baron Works from 1969 to 1987", Schaffner, Ingrid, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition, "Drawings/Richard Diebenkorn", Stanford University, "Jake Berthot", Rose Art Museum, "Fernando Botero: Drawings on Canvas", Marlborough Gallery, "Fernando Botero: Paintings", Marlborough Gallery, "Brice Marden: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints 1975-80", Whitechapel Art Gallery, "Frieze(d) Out", Chicago, Judy and Donald Goodman, with postcard signed and inscribed by artists, "A Wartime Garden", Finlay, Ian Hamilton, et al., "Mandrake Tango: Sculpture, Photgraphs, Monotypes", Rideal, Liz, "Eric Finzi-Contini Giardino", Sloan Fine Art. Largest: 12" L x 12" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Gallery Exhibitions, Sculpture, Painting, Drawing, Prints, Art History, Collectible, Collectable, Art Books
Lot: 144 - Art Exhibition Catalogs, 2
Collection of Two Art Exhibition Catalogues, comprising: "Buoys: Marking the Place, an exhibit of large scale sculpture curated by Bill Bace", "Paintings, Drawings, and Prints by Paul Klee", Museum of Modern Art. Largest: 8.5" L x 10.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: MoMA, Art Exhibits, Sculpture, Painting, Drawing, Prints, Art History, Collectible, Collectable, Art Books
Lot: 145 - Books on New York City History and Architecture, 5
Collection of Five Books on New York City History and Architecture, comprising: "New York: an Illustrated History", Burns, Ric and James Sanders, "New York 1880: Architecture and Urbanism in the Gilded Age", Stern, Robert A. M., "The Landmarks of New York", Diamonstein, Barbaralee, "The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore", Pennoyer, Peter and Anne Walker, "New York 1960: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Second World War and the Bicentennial", Stern, Robert A. M., et al. Largest: 11.5" L x 8.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Architecture, NYC, Reference, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 146 - Books on NYC History and Architecture, 6
Collection of Six Books on New York City History and Architecture, comprising: "Edwin Booth's Legacy: Treasures from the Hampden-Booth Theatre Collection at The Players", "In the Company of Women: 100 Years at the Cosmopolitan Club", "The Architecture of New York City", Reynolds, Donald Martin, "Monograph of the Work of McKim, Mead & White 1879-1915", "New York's Greenwich Village", Delamey, Edmund T., "The Encyclopedia of New York City", ed.: Jackson, Kenneth T. Largest: 11.5" L x 10.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From an Upper West Side, New York City Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, NYC, New York City, History, Photography, Architecture, Cityscape, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 147 - Books on Architecture and Design, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Architecture and Design, comprising: "Buildings and Projects", Gorlin, Alexander, "Frontier Spirit: Early Churches of the Southwest", Kent Hall, Douglas, "Under the Sun: Desert Style and Architecture", Moore, Suzi, "The Architecture of Luis Barragan", Ambasz, Emilio, "Fallingwater: A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House", Kaufmann, Jr., Edgar, "Greek Revival America", Kennedy, Roger G., "Santa Fe Modern: Contemporary Design in the High Desert", Thompson, Helen. Largest: 13.25" L x 10" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Interior Design, Designer, Architecture, House, Home, Photography, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Library
Lot: 148 - Books on Architecture, 6
Collection of Six Books on Architecture, comprising: "Joseph Urban Architecture, Theatre, Opera, Film", Carter, Randolph and Robert Reed Cole, "Frank Lloyd Wright From Within Outward", Cleary, Richard, et al., "The Architecture of the Yale Center for British Art", Prown, Jules David, signed and inscribed on flyleaf, "The Industrial Heritage of Britain", Bailey, Brian, "Philadelphia USA", Wilson, Robert H., "World Architecture", Anderson, Janice. Largest: 12.75" L x 13" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Reading, Illustration, Drawing, Architecture, Watercolor, Photography books, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Library
Lot: 149 - Books on Architectural Drawings and Paintings, 5
Collection of Five Books on Architectural Drawing and Painting, comprising: "American Shelter: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home", Walker, Lester, "London", Gentleman, David, signed on half-title page, "Paris", Gentleman, David, "Drawing and Painting Buildings", Evans, Ray, "Masterpieces of Architectural Drawing", ed.: Powell, Helen and David Leatherbarrow. Largest: 11.5" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Reading, Illustration, Painting, Drawing, Architecture, Watercolor, Photography books, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Library
Lot: 150 - Architecture and Interior Design Books, 3
Collection of Three Architecture and Interior Design Books, comprising: "Haute Bohemians", Flores-Vianna, Miguel, "Tadao Ando: Living with Light", Jodidio, Philip, "Room Inside Contemporary Interiors", ed.: Terragni, Emilia. Largest: 13.25" L x 10.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Reading, Reference, Interior Design, Designer, Architecture, House, Home, Japanese minimalism, Photography, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Library
Lot: 151 - Books on Historical Interior Design, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Historical Interior Design, comprising: "Classic English Interiors", Spencer-Churchill, Henrietta, "Charleston Entertains: Season by Season", Cotton, Ann Copenhaver, et al., "Antiques for the Table: A Complete Guide to Dining Room Accesories for Collecting and Entertaining", Chefetz, Sheila, photography by Joshua Greene, "The Decoration of Houses", Wharton, Edith and Ogden Codman, Jr., "How They Decorated: Inspiration from Great Women on the Twentieth Century", Tapp, P. Gaye, "A Charmed Couple: The Life and Art of Walter & Matilda Gay", Rieder, William, "Nineteenth-Century Decoration: The Art of the Interior", Gere, Charlotte. Largest: 12" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Interior Design, Architecture, House, Home, Photography books, Collectible, Collectables, Decorative Arts, Coffee table books
Lot: 152 - Books on Decorating and Interior Design, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Decorating and Interior Design, comprising: "House & Garden's Best in Decoration", "Tiffany Taste", Loring, John, "Only the Best", Jacobson, Stuart, "Hampton Style: Houses, Gardens, Artist", Esten, John and Rose Bennett Gilbert, "Treasures from the National Trust", "David Hicks on Home Decoration", Hicks, David, "David Hicks on Decoration - with Fabrics", Hicks, David. Largest: 12" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Interior design, Decorating, Furniture, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 153 - Tomi Ungerer "American Posters of Protest 1966-70"
Tomi Ungerer (French, 1931-2019), " American Posters of Protest 1966-1970", Poster in Colors, unframed. 19.5" L x 15.75" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Vintage Posters, NYC, New York City, 20th Century, Art Exhibition, New School, Protest Art, Activist Art Politics, War, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 154 - Judy Chicago Signed "Bury the Hatchet" Poster
Judy Chicago (American, b. 1939), "Bury the Hatchet", Poster in Colors, 2011, signed, inscribed, and dated in pencil lower left, title and publication information on reverse, unframed. 24" L x 19" W. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Figural, Figurative, Religion, Signatures, Autographs, Women Artists, Contemporary Art
Lot: 155 - Walt Disney's "Pippo Olimpionico" Poster, 1972
Walt Disney Production's "Pippo Olimpionico" [Goofy's All-Star Olympics] Offset Lithographic Poster in Colors, 1972, black frame. Image: 39" H x 35" W; frame: 58.75" H x 44.75" H x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Superstar Goofy, Italian Posters, Vintage Posters, Animation, Cartoons, Movies, Films, Wonderful World of Disney, Sports, Athletes, Collectibles, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 156 - "Jurassic Park" Movie Poster, Summer 1993
"Jurassic Park" Movie, Poster in Colors, Summer 1993, unframed. 16.5" L x 11" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Dinosaurs, Prints, Multiples, Film Poster, Cinema, Michael Crichton, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Vintage Posters, Collectible, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 157 - "Rebel Without a Cause" Movie Poster, 1986
"Rebel Without a Cause" Movie, Poster in Colors, 1986, Portal Productions, unframed. 28" L x 20" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Film, Cinema, James Dean, Natalie Wood, Celebrity, Actors, Icon, Ephemera, Memorabilia, Vintage Posters, Collectibles, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 158 - "Brubaker" Movie Poster, 1980
"Brubaker" Movie, Poster in Colors, 1980, Twentieth-Century Fox, unframed. 41" L x 27" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Film, Cinema, Robert Redford, Actor, Celebrity, Crime, Drama, Collectibles, Collectables, Vintage Posters, Decorative Arts
Lot: 159 - 1979 Columbia Pictures Movie Posters, 2
Collection of Two 1979 Columbia Pictures Movie Posters, comprising: "The Electric Horseman", and "The Villain", unframed. Each: 41" L x 27" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Lithographic posters, Film, Cinema, Columbia Pictures, Vintage Posters, Collectible, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 160 - Margaret Cusack "Shenandoah" Poster
Margaret Cusack (American, XX-XXI), "Shenandoah", Poster in Colors, unframed. 22" L x 14" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Vintage Posters, Musical, Theatre, Art, Artist, Collectibles, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 161 - W.H. Auden "3 Unpublished Poems" Sample Binding
Auden, W. H., "Three Unpublished Poems", New York: New York Public Library, 1986, inscribed on colophon "This is the binder's dummy made from defective sheets as a sample binding. February 87. Not part of the edition. Given to Martin Hutner by the printer 14 May 1987. -Jerry Kelly". 10" L x 6.75" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Wystan Hugh Auden, Books, Literature, Poem, Poetry, Poet, Letterpress, Fine Press, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 162 - Truman Capote "In Cold Blood", 1965
Capote, Truman, "In Cold Blood", New York: Random House, 1965. 8.5" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Non-fiction, True crime, Murder, Novel, Writer, American Literature, Collectables, Collectibles
Lot: 163 - Thomas Mann Books, 2
Mann, Thomas, trans.: Lowe-Porter, H.T., "The Tables of the Law", New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945; and Thomas, Mann, trans.: Lowe-Porter, H.T., "Buddenbrooks", New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. Largest: 8.5" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Literature, Novels, Reading, Translation, German Novelist, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 164 - "Walsungenblut", 1975 and 1976, 2 Editions
Mann, Thomas, illus.: Heine, Th. Th., "Walsungenblut", Frankfurt: S. Fischer Verlag, 1976; and Mann, Thomas, illus.: Heine, Th. Th., "Walsungenblut", Berlin: Aufbau-Verlag, 1975. Larger: 9.75" L x 6.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: The Blood of the Walsungs, Books, Reading, Library, German Novelist, Novella, Writer, Fiction, Literature, Collectables, Collectibles
Lot: 165 - Tony Blair Signed "A Journey", 2010
Blair, Tony, "A Journey", London: Hutchinson, 2010, signed and numbered 283 of 500 on limitation page, signed and inscribed on title page. 9.75" L x 6.5" W x 2" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Politics, History, British politician, Prime Minister, UK, United Kingdom, Signature, Autograph, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 166 - George Gallup Signed "The Pulse of Democracy"
Gallup, George and Saul F. Rae, "The Pulse of Democracy: the Public Opinion Poll and How it Works", New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940, signed and inscribed on flyleaf by George Gallup. 8.25" L x 5.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Politics, History, American inventor, Survey, Statistician, Signatures, Autographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 167 - Claude Lovat Fraser Illustrated Books, 2
Cotton, Charles, "Poems from the Works of Charles Cotton, Newly Decorated by Claud Lovat Fraser", London: The Poetry Bookshop, 1922; and Cotton, Charles, "Poems from the Works of Charles Cotton, Newly Decorated by Claud Lovat Fraser", New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1925. Each: 8.75" L x 5.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Poetry Books, Illustration, Poet, Poems, Artist, Designer, Author, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 168 - Books by the Sitwell Siblings, 2
Sitwell, Edith, "Bath", London: Faber & Faber, 1932; and Sitwell, Sir Osbert, "Left Hand, Right Hand!", Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1947. Larger: 9" L x 5.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Author, Novelist, Literary figures, Literature, Biography, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 169 - Horace Greeley "The American Conflict", 2, 1867
Greeley, Horace, "The American Conflict", Hartford: O. D. Case & Company, 1867, volumes I-II. Each: 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Antique Books, Reading, Library, History, United States, USA, Newspaper editor, Publisher, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 170 - Elbert Hubbard Signed "The Rubaiyat of ...", 1899
Trans.: Fitzgerald, Edward, "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam", New York: Roycroft, 1899, numbered 278 of 920 copies, signed by Elbert Hubbard. 6.25" L x 7.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Reading, Library, Limited edition books, Signature, Autograph, Translation, Poetry, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 171 - Moliere "Tartuffe or the Hypocrite", 1930
Moiliere, illus.: Steiner-Prag, Hugo, trans.: Hidden Page, Curtis, "Tartuffe or the Hypocrite", Leipzig: The Limited Editions Club, 1930. 14.25" L x 8.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Translation, French, Play, Illustrated, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 172 - Fritz Eichenberg Illustrated Bronte Books, 2
Bronte, Charlotte,"Jane Eyre", New York: Random House, 1943, wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg; and Bronte, Emily, "Wuthering Heights", New York: Random House, 1943, wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg. Larger: 10" L x 7.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Charlotte Nicholls, English Novelists, Women Authors, Literature, Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Novels, Fiction, Literature, Author, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 173 - Signed "Taro Okamoto", 1954
Takiguchi, Shuzo, "Taro Okamoto", Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha, 1954, signed and inscribed by Taro Okamoto on title page. 14" L x 10.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Asian Art, Art History, Reading, Library, Japanese Artists, Painter, Sculptor, Signatures, Autographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 174 - Alain Blanc "Couleur du Temps", 1995
Blanc, Alain, illus.: Zenker, Shinta S., "Coleur du Temps", N.p: Voix D' Encre,1995, limited edition of 300 copies. 11.75" L x 8.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Portfolio, Calligraphy, Limited edition books, French, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 175 - Phyllis Mark "Color Meditations", 1973
Mark, Phyllis, "Color Meditations", n.p: Phyllis Mark, 1973. 11" L x 4" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Accordion book, Offset lithograph, American Artists, Women Artists, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables, Art books
Lot: 176 - William Faulkner Spotted Horses Illustrated Novel
Faulkner, William, "Spotted Horses", Illustrated Novella, 1989, with original lithographs by Boyd Saunders, limited edition run printed by University of South Carolina Press, signed by Boyd Saunders and numbered edition 486 out of 600, accompanied by lithograph titled "Harlequin" lower left, numbered edition "486/600", signed in pencil and dated lower right, in box case. 13.5" H x 18" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Prints, Multiples, American Literature, Americana, Mustangs, Wild Horses, Ponies, Animalier, Wild West, Texas, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Flem Snopes, Scribner's Magazine, Embossed Cover, Artwork, Visual Art, Coffee table books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 177 - Granville Perkins "Harper's Ferry by Moonlight"
Granville Perkins (American, 1830-1895), "Harper's Ferry by Moonlight", Hand-Colored Engraving, published by Robert Hinshelwood, giltwood frame. Image: 5.25" H x 9.75" W; frame: 16.5" H x 19.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Landscape scene, Idyllic, Bucolic, Antique Prints, 19th Century Art, Decorative Arts
Lot: 178 - D.T. Valentine's Manual NYC Scene Lithographs, 4
Collection of Four D. T. Valentine's Manual New York City Scenes, Lithographs in Colors, comprising: "View of the Brevvort Estate and Vicinity, Between 54 & 55 Sts. Near 1st Ave.", "The Residence of N.W. Stuyvesant. which formerly stood in 8th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues.", "Delafield Mansion, 77th St. N. Y. 1861", and "Old Landmarks on Manhattan Island: Fort Fish on the Northside of Central Park", gilt frames. Largest image: 6" H x 8" W; frame: 12" H x 14" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Old New York, Prints, Multiples, N.Y.C., Landscape scenes, Cityscape, Architecture, New York Memorabilia, Antique Prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 179 - John A. Rolph "View of Wall Street ..." Etching
John A. Rolph (British,1799-1862), "View of Wall Street From the Corner of Broad", Hand-Colored Etching, circa 1846, silver-tone frame. Image: 6.75" L x 10" W; Frame: 11.5" L x 14.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Works on Paper, New York City, NYC, Architecture, Cityscape, Street scene, Manhattan, 19th Century Art
Lot: 180 - Antoine Yvon Monay Paris Engravings, 2
Antoine Yvon Monay (French, 1922-1954), Two Engravings, comprising: "Les Bouquinistes" [The Book Dealers], signed in pencil lower right and flower seller, signed in pencil lower right and numbered "no. 6" in plate lower right, each unframed. Larger image: 6.75" H x 4.75" W; sheet: 11.25" H x 8.25" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Figural, Figurative, French, Parisian, Cityscape, Architectural, 20th Century Art
Lot: 181 - Cityscape Engravings, 19th C., 3
Group of Three City Landscape Scenes, Engravings, 19th century, comprising: two after Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851) "Tours" and "Marche aux Fleurs and Pont-au-Change", and one after "William Henry Bartlet (English, 1809-1853) "The Tomb of Kosciusko", all unframed. Larger image: 4" L x 5.25" W; sheet: 8.5" L x 11.5" W. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Cityscape Scene, Nature, Works on Paper, Antiques, 19th Century Art
Lot: 182 - "Revue de la Mode" Hand-Colored Engraving, 1886
"Revue de la Mode", Hand-Colored Engraving, Vol XIV, No. 10, 1886, wood frame. Image: 11.5 H x 8.5" W; frame: 17.5" H x 13.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Fashion plate, French, Engraving, Etching, Antiques, 19th Century Art
Lot: 183 - Heloise Lelor "Le Mode Illustre" Engraving, 1870
Helois Lelor (French, 1819-1873), "Le Mode Illustre", Hand-Colored Etching, circa 1870, wood frame with painted details. Image: 14.5" H x 10.5" W; frame: 17.5" H x 13.5" W. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Fashion, French, Women Artists, 19th Century Art
Lot: 184 - Anais Toudouze "Le Follet" Engravings, 2
Anais Toudouze (French, 1822-1899), "Le Follet, Boulevard St. Martin 61", Two Hand-Colored Engravings, comprising: no. 1373 and 1435, each in wood frame. Each image: 9" H x 6" W; frame: 15.5" H x 11.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Fashion plate, French, Engraving, Etching, Antiques, 19th Century Art
Lot: 185 - Books on Botanical Illustration, 9
Collection of Nine Books on Botanical Illustration, comprising: "Arthur Harry Church The Anatomy of Flowers", Mabberly, David, "17th Annual International American Society of Botanical Artists at the Horticultural Society of New York", "The Clutius Botanical Watercolors: Plants and Flowers of the Renaissance", Swan, Claudia, "Classic Garden Plants", Ingwersen, Will, illus.: Stitt, Charles, "A Rare Botanical Legacy: The Contributions of Ruby and Arthur Van Deventer", ed.: Bennett, Rick and Susan Calla, "The Art of Nancy Ekholm Burkert", ed.L Larkin, David, "Botanical Illustration", Oxley, Valerie, "The Wild & Garden Plants of Ireland", Nelson, E. Charles, illus.: Walsh, Wendy F., "An Irish Florilegium: Wild and Garden Plants of Ireland", illus.: Walsh, Wendy. Largest: 14.25" L x 11.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Plants, Botany, Illustration, Country, Watercolor, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 186 - Books on Botanical Illustration Techniques, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Botanical Illustration Techniques, comprising: "A Step by Step Guide Botanical Illustration for Beginners", Thurstan, Meriel and Rosie Martin, "How to Draw Plants: The Techniques of Botanical Illustration", West, Keith, "The Floral Art of Pierre-Joseph Redoute", Roland Michel, Marianne, et al., "Redoute's Fairest Flowers", Rix, Martyn and William T. Stearn, "An Approach to Botanical Painting", Evans, Anne-Marie and Don Evans, "The Botanical Palette: Color for the Botanical Painter", Stevens, Margaret, "Botanical Art Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide to Watercolor, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Vellum, Pen and Ink, Egg Tempura, Oils, Printmaking, and More.", ed.: Woodin, Carol and Robin A. Jess. Largest: 12.25" L x 9" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Plants, Botany, Drawing, Painting, Illustration, Country, Watercolor, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 187 - Botanical Illustration Books, 5
Collection of Five Botanical Illustration Books, comprising: "How to Know the Wild Flowers", Mrs. William Starr Dana, "A Book of Hedgerow Berries", Ward, Dorothy A., illus.: Gillies, Marjorie, "Das Klein Blumenbuch", Koch, Rudolph, illus.: Kredel, Fritz, books 281 and 316, "Baume des Deutschen Waldes", Wegener, Hans. Largest: 8" L x 5.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Plants, Botany, Illustration, Country, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 188 - Illustrated Nature and Botany Reference Books, 6
Collection of Six Illustrated Nature and Botany Reference Books, comprising: "Blumen Gartnere", "How Does Your Garden Grow?", Mary, "Nature Illuminated: Flora and Fauna from the Court of the Emperor Rudolph II", Hendrix, Lee and Thea Vignau-Wilberg, "How to Grow Annual Flowers", Ries, Victor H., "The Language of Flowers", "Flowers", Nyce, Helene. Largest: 7.75" L x 6.75" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Botany, Garden, Flower, Plants, Country, History, Illustrated, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 189 - Books on Botanical and Landscape Painting, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Botanical and Landscape Painting, comprising: "New Botanical Painting", De Winton, Harriet, "Montrose: Life in a Garden", Goodwin, Nancy, illus.: Patterson, Ippy, "Jessica Tcherepnine 1938-2018 Works from the Studio", "Handbook of Plant Forms for Botanical Artists", Clark, Ernest E., "Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice", Albala, Mitchell, "Things in Place: Landscapes and Still Lifes", Lord, Sheridan, "Places of the Mind: British Watercolor Landscapes 1850-1950", Sloan, Kim. Largest: 11.25" L x 9.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Plants, Botany, Illustration, Country, Watercolor, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 190 - Books on Botanical Illustration, 4
Collection of Four Books on Botanical Illustration, comprising: "The Art of Botanical Painting", Stevens, Margaret, "Botanical Illustration Course with the Eden Project", Martin, Rosie and Meriel Thurstan, "Botanical Drawing in Color: A Guide to Mastering Realistic Form and Naturalistic Sale", Hollender, Wendy, "Botanical Portraits with Colored Pencils", Sawn, Ann. Largest: 11.25" L x 9" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Botany, Watercolor, Drawing, Painting, Illustration, Nature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 191 - Botany Reference Books, 9
Collection of Nine Botany Reference Books, comprising: "A Reverie for Wood", Sloane, Eric, "Plant Portraits the California Legacy if A. R. Valentien", "The Language of Flowers", Heilmeyer, Marina, "Language of Flowers", Greenaway, Kate, "Guide to Flowering Plant Families", Zomlefer, Wendy B., "RHS Latin for Gardeners", Harrison, Lorraine, "Out of the Woods: Celebrating Trees in Public Gardens", "Botanical Shakespeare: An Illustrated Compendium", Quealy, Gerit, illus.: Hasegawa-Collins, Sumie, "Jessica Tcherepnine 1938-2018". Largest: 12" L x 9" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Botanical, Garden, Flower, Plants, Country, History, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 192 - Books on Plants and Flowers, 4
Collection of Four Books on Plants and Flowers, comprising: "The Life and Times of the Rose", Cowles, Fleur, "The Royal Horticultural Society Gardeners' Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers", ed.: Brickell, Christopher, "The Bedside Book of Old-Fashioned Roses", Money, Keith, "Flowers Rediscovered", Madderlake. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, Roses, Botany, Botanical, Country, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 193 - Books on Constantin Brancusi, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Constantin Brancusi, comprising: "Constantin Brancusi: Sculptures, Peintures, Fresques, Dessins", Zervos, Christian, "Constantin Brancusi", Giedion-Welcker, Carola, "Brancusi in Romania", Brezianu, Barbu, "Constantin Brancusi 1876-1957: A Retrospective Exhibition", Geist, Sidney, "Constantin Brancusi 1876-1957", "Constantin Brancusi: Shifting the Bases of Art", Chave, Anna C., "Brancusi: A Study of Sculpture", Geist, Sidney, "Brancusi", Jianou, Ionel. Largest: 12" L x 9.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Romanian Artists, Sculptor, Painter, Modern Art, Modernism, Photographer, France, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Coffee table books, Art Books
Lot: 194 - Books on French and Spanish Artists, 11
Collection of 11 Books on French and Spanish Artists, comprising: "Cezanne", Wildenstein, "Paul Cezanne", Rewald, John, "Toulous-Lautrec", Wildenstein, "C. Pissaro", Wildenstein, "Henri Rousseau 1844-1910", Wildenstein, "Vuillard", Wildenstein, "Picasso", Sabartes, Jaime, "Pierre Bonnard", Rewald, John, "Bonnard and His Environment", Soby, James Thrall, et al., "Claude Monet Season and Moments", Seitz, William C, "Dali's Mustache", Dali, Salvador and Philippe Halsman. Largest: 10.75" L x 8.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Art History, Art Books, French, Spanish, Exhibit Catalog, Painting, Artist, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Modern Art
Lot: 195 - Books on European Artists, 5
Collection of Five Books on European Artists, comprising: "Rembrandt: The Complete Etchings", Boon, K.G., "Johannes Vermeer", National Gallery of Art, Washington, "The Italian Painters of the Renaissance with 400 Illustrations", Berenson, Bernard, "Titian: The Paintings and Drawings with 300 Illustrations", Tietze, Hans, "Rembrandt and the Italian Renaissance", Clark, Kenneth". Largest: 13.25" L x 10" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Art History, Old Masters, Renaissance, Coffee table books, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 196 - Books on European Art and Artists, 6
Collection of Six Books on European Art and Artists, comprising: "Sturz in die Welt. Die Kunst des Manierismus in Europa", "From Van Eyck to Bruegal Early Netherlandish Painting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art", ed.: Ainsworth, Maryan W. and Keith Christiansen, "Resplendence of the Spanish Monarchy", Ortiz, Antonio Dominguez, et al., "Keeping in the Present: 300 Years at the Dresden", "Petrus Christus: Renaissance Master of Bruges", Ainsworth, Maryan W., "Rembrandt, een jongensdroom De Collectie Kramer". Largest: 12.25" L 9.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art History, Renaissance, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 197 - Books on European Art and Artists, 8
Collection of Eight Books on European Art and Artists, comprising: "Gothic and Renaissance Art in Nuremberg 1300-1550", "Out of Italy", Braudel, Fernand, "Panorama of the Enlightenment", Outram, Dorinda, "I Disegni Italiani della Biblioteca dell' Accademia di Romania a Bucarest", "Views of Rome: From the Thomas Ashby Collection in the Vatican Library", "I Dogi", Benzoni, Gino, "Sculpture in the Age of Donatello", ed.: Verdon, Timothy and Daniel M. Zolli, "Palazzo Spini Feroni and Its Museum", ed.: Ricci, Stefania. Largest: 13.25" L x 9.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Art History, Italian Art, Sculpture, Painting, Museum, Collection, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Coffee table books
Lot: 198 - German Books on Art History, 6
Collection of Six German Books on Art History, comprising: "Das Taubertal", Grater, Carlheinz, "Der Taunus: Hohe Walder, Weite Taler, Warme Quellen", Biehn, Heinz, "Amorbacher Cicerone", Hotz, Walter, "Liebe zu Amorbach", "Romantiker Malen Den Odenwald", Bergstrasser, Gisela, "Darmstadter Biedermeier", Illgen, Volker. Largest: 6" L x 8.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Art Books, History, Landscapes, Gouache, German language, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 199 - Pierre Cabanne "Dictionnaire des petits maitre..."
Cabanne, Pierre and Gerald Schurr, "Dictionnaire des Petits Maitres de la Peinture (1820-1920)", Paris: Les Editions de l' Amateur, 2003. 13" L x 9.75" W x 3" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Reference, Art history, French language edition, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table book
Lot: 200 - "Chaim Soutine: Catalogue Raisonne", 2 Vols.
Tuchman, Maurice, et al., "Chaim Soutine (1893-1943): Catalogue Raisonne", Cologne: Taschen, 1993, 2 volumes in slipcase. 13" L x 10" W x 3.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, French painter, Expressionist, Art History, Taschen, History, Painting, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Coffee table books
Lot: 201 - Nathaniel Currier "Camping Out" Lithograph
Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813-1888), "Camping Out. Some of the Right Sort", Hand-Colored Lithograph, giltwood frame. Image: 21.75" H x 29.25" W; frame: 26.75" H x 34.25" W. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Hand-colouring, Engraving, Intaglio, Hand-painted, Lithograph, Nature, Shooting, Sporting, Sportsman, Hunting, Fishing, Prints, Multiples, American Art, 19th Century Art
Lot: 202 - Henry Thomas Alken "Hunting Incidents", 2
Henry Thomas Alken (British, 1785-1851), Two Scenese from "Hunting Incidents", Hand-Colored Etchings, comprising: plate 3 "Full Cry" and plate 4 "Taking it Cleverly", wood frames. Each image: 10" H x 13.75" W; frame: 18.25" H x 22.25" W. Provenance: From a New York City Estate. Keywords: Aquatint, Engraving, Intaglio, Hand-painted, Nature, Horses, Equestrian, Sporting, Sportsman, Hunting, Prints, Multiples, 19th Century Art
Lot: 203 - Clarence William Anderson Horse Lithographs, 2
Clarence William Anderson (American, 1891-1971), Two Portraits of Horses, Lithographs on Paper, each signed in pencil "C. W. Anderson" lower right and numbered for an edition of 250 lower left, faux burlwood frames. Image: 8.75" H x 11.25" W; frame: 15.5" H x 18" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Equestrian, Animalier, Pastoral landscape scene, 20th Century Art, Modern Art
Lot: 204 - British Equestrian Hand-Colored Lithographs, Pair
British School, Pair of Equestrian Portraits, Hand-Colored Lithographs, 1842, one depicting a lady horse rider, the other a gentleman, published by C. Turner, London, wood frames. Image: 11" H x 15" W; frame: 19.5" H x 22.75" x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Horseback riding, Victorian Period, Antique Prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 205 - Edward Hacker "Mr. Charles Davis on the Traverser"
Edward Hacker (British, 1813-1905), "Mr. Charles Davis on the Traverser", Hand-Colored Engraving, wood frame. Image: 18.75" H x 21.75" W; frame: 30" H x 27.25" W. Provenance: From a New York City Estate. Keywords: Hand-colouring, Engraving, Intaglio, Hand-painted, Nature, Horses, Equestrian, Sporting, Sportsman, Hunting, Prints, Multiples, 19th Century Art
Lot: 206 - Thomas Sutherland "Wild Duck Shooting" Aquatint
Thomas Sutherland (British, 1785-1838), "Wild Duck Shooting", Hand-Colored Aquatint, wood frame. Image: 10.25" H x 28" W; frame: 18.75" H x 36" W. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Hand-colouring, Engraving, Intaglio, Hand-painted, Aquatint, Nature, Shooting, Sporting, Sportsman, Hunting, Prints, Multiples, 19th Century Art
Lot: 207 - Paul Brown Fox Hunting Scene Etching
Paul Desmond Brown (American, 1893-1958), Fox Hunting Scene, Etching, signed lower right, ebonized and giltwood frame. Image: 5.75" H x 15.75" W; frame: 13" H x 22.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Hunting dogs, Mounted horse riders, Equestrian, Hunters, Figural group, Landscape scene, 20th Century Art
Lot: 208 - Thomas Stevens Horse Race Silk Embroidery, Pair
Thomas Stevens (English, 1828-1888) Pair of Horse Race Silk Embroideries, "The Start" and "The Finish", each marked "Woven in silk by Thomas Stevens, Inventor and Manufacturer, Coventry and London, Registered.", paper label verso of "The Finish", wood frames. Image: 2" H x 5.75" W; frame: 7.5" H x 10.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Stevengraph, Textiles, Needlework, Fiber Art, Riders, Figural group, Equestrian, Antiques, 19th Century Art, Decorative Arts
Lot: 209 - Lewis Carroll and Alice in Wonderland, 2
Collection of Two Books on Lewis Carroll and Alice in Wonderland, comprising: "An Exhibition from the Jon A. Lindseth Collection of C. L. Dodgson and Lewis Carroll", Grolier Club, April-May 29, 1998, "The Annotated Alice: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass", Carroll, Lewis, illus.: Tenniel, John. Larger: 11" L x 8.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustrated books, Printing, Exhibition Catalog, Grolier Club, Classics, Children's book, Novel, Fiction, Collectibles, Collectables, Fantasy, Alice in Wonderland
Lot: 210 - Ezra Pound Signed "The Spirit of Romance"
Pound, Ezra, "The Spirit of Romance", New York: New Directions Books, n.d., signed and inscribed by author on flyleaf. 8.5" L x 5.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Library, Reading, American poet, Collectibles, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs
Lot: 211 - Heritage Press Shakespeare Books, 4
Collection of Four Heritage Press Shakespeare Books, comprising: "The Poems of William Shakespeare", ed.: Alexander, Peter, illus.: Parker, Agnes Miller, 3 volume "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" set including "The Comedies", "The Tragedies", and "The Histories", illus.: Ardizzone, Edward, et al. Largest: 10.5" L x 6.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: The Bard, Antiquarian Books, Reading, Library, William Shakespeare, The Bard, Wood engraving, Theater, Prose, Iambic Pentameter, Collectibles, Collectables, Literature
Lot: 212 - William Shakespeare Books, 6
Collection of Six William Shakespeare Books, comprising: "All the Love Poems of Shakespeare", illus.: Gill, Eric, "The Works of Williams Shakespeare", Knight's Pictorial Edition, "Comedies", Histories", "Tragedies", "Shakespere: An Address", Kittredge, George Lyman, "Shakespeare: the Invention of the Human", Bloom, Harold. Largest: 10.25" L x 7.25" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antiquarian Books, Reading, Library, William Shakespeare, The Bard, Theater, Prose, Iambic Pentameter, Collectibles, Collectables, Literature
Lot: 213 - Massimo Listri "Tuscany: Vistas, Churches ..."
Photography by Massimo Listri, "Tuscany: Vistas, Churches, Museums, Art, Villas & Gardens", New York: Rizzoli International, 2010. 17.25" L x 11.25" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Photography, Italy, History, Culture, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 214 - Horst Klemm Signed "An African Journal", 1994
Klemm, Horst and Dennis Smith, "An African Journal", N.p: Horst Alexander Klemm, 1994, signed and numbered edition 853 of 5000 copies by Horst Klemm. 13" L x 10" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Photography, Photograph, Landscape, Culture, Limited edition books, Signature, Autograph, History, Hardcover, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 215 - Photo Series Books on Travel, 5
Collection of Five Photo Series Books on Travel, comprising: "Journey Through Kenya", Amin, Mohamad, et al., "In Sicily", Cotten, Michael, "Living in Morocco", Stoeltie, Barbara and Rene, "London in Colour", Church, Richard, "Stockholm Horizons", Wikestrom, Jeppe. Largest: 12.75" L x 9.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Taschen, Reading, Library, History, Travel, Exploration, Photography Books, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table book
Lot: 216 - Books on Art and Photography, 5
Collection of Five Books on Art and Photography, comprising: "Moments Preserved", Penn, Irving, "U.S. Camera '62", ed.: Maloney, Tom, "As I Remember", Genthe, Arnold, "Moods", Farber, Robert, "The World on Henri Cartier Bresson", Cartier-Bresson, Henri. Largest: 13" L x 9.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photographer, Photography Books, Black and White Photographs, Art History, History, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Coffee table books
Lot: 217 - "The Works of Honore de Balzac", 12 Vols., 1901
Collection of 12 Volumes of "The Works of Honore de Balzac", Philadelphia: Avil Publishing, 1901, comprising: I-II, V, VII-VIII, XI, XIII-XIV, XVI-XVIII, and "At the Sign of the Cat and Racket. Each approx.: 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiction, Literature, French novelist, Playwright, Library Edition, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 218 - Charles Dickens Book Set, 15 Vols., 1922
Group of 15 Charles Dickens Book Set, New York: Riverside Press, 1922: "The Adventures of Oliver Twist and The Old Curiosity Shop", "Bleak House", "Hard Times and Other Stories: The Uncommercial Traveler and Pictures from Italy", "Dombey and Son", "The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit and American Notes", "Our Mutual Friend", "Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby", "The Personal History of David Copperfield", "Christmas Books Tales and Sketches", "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club", "Little Dorrit", "A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations", "A Child's History of England, A Holiday Romance and Other Pieces", "Sketches by Boz", and "Barnaby Rudge: Master Humphrey's Clock and the Mystery of Edwin Drood". Each approx.: 8.5" H x 6" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Novels, Books, Reading, Social critic, Authors, English Writers, Novelists, British Literature, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 219 - Non-Fiction and History Books, 6
Collection of Six Non-Fiction and History Books, comprising: "Character & Opinion in the United States", Santayana, George, "Poplollies and Bellibones", Sperling, Susan Kelz, signed by author on half-title page, "A. Hyatt Mayor: Selected Writings and a Bibliography", "Fenollosa and His Circle With Other Essays in Biography", Brooks, Van Wyck, "Man for Himself: An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics", Fromm, Erich, "Quality Time", Garraty, Gail. Largest: 9.75" L x 6.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: History, Non-fiction, Linguistics, Books, Gardens, Flowers, Plants, Metropolitan Museum of Art, MET, Art history, Curator, American History, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 220 - The Church of Saint Martin at Angers Plates, 16
Sixteen Architectural Plates of The Church of Saint Martin at Angers, monographs, six single sheet plates and five double, in original folio. Larger: 24.75" H x 37.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Architecture, France, French, Plans, Antique, Early 20th Century Art
Lot: 221 - Lester Chadwick "Baseball Joe" Books, 3
Collection of Three Lester Chadwick "Baseball Joe" Books, comprising: "Baseball Joe in the Central League", Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars", "Baseball Joe Around the World". Each: 7.5" L x 5.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Fiction, Novel, Writer, Sports, Illustrated, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Sports
Lot: 222 - Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedias, 28
"Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedia of Universal Knowledge", ed.: Vizetelly, Frank H., New York: Unicorn Press, 1947, deluxe edition, 28 volume set, volumes I-XXVII, and "A Daily Guide to Knowledge". Largest: 7" L x 4.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Reference, Encyclopedia, History, Books, Reading, Library, Embossed covers, Isaac Kaufmann Funk, Collectables, Collectibles
Lot: 223 - Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedias, 16
Collection of 16 Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedias, comprising: "Funk & Wagnalls Standard Reference Encyclopedia 1963", "Funk & Wagnalls Standard Reference Encyclopedia 1964", " Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Yearbook Encyclopedia",ed.: Carew, Virginia, et al., 6 volumes, Events of 1957-1962, "Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedia Yearbook", ed.: Vizetelly, Henry E., et al., 8 volumes, Events of 1948-1956. Largest: 8.5" L x 5.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Reference, Encyclopedia, History, Books, Reading, Library, Isaac Kaufmann Funk, Collectables, Collectibles
Lot: 224 - Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedias, 24
Collection of 24 Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedias, New York and London: Funk & Wagnalls, 1931, comprising: volumes I-XIV, XVI-XXV. Each approx.: 6.25" L x 4.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Encyclopedia, Literature, History, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 225 - "Albi Musee Toulouse-Lautrec" Poster, 1960
"Albi Musee Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Dongen", Poster in Colors, 1960, unframed. 23.5" L x 15.75" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, French, Figure, Portraiture, Kees van Dongen, Exhibition, Le Coquelicot, Vintage Poster, 20th Century Art
Lot: 226 - Armand Van Rompaey "La Loterie Nationale" Poster
Armand Van Rompaey (Belgian,1928 - 2022), "La Loterie Nationale Vous Reste", Poster in Colors, unframed. 23.5" L x 15.75" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, French, Figure, Figural, Portraiture, Vintage Posters, National Lottery, Decorative Arts
Lot: 227 - "Ligue Nationale Contre L'Alcoolisme" Poster, 1914
"Ligue Nationale Contre L'Alcoolisme" [National League Against Alcoholism] Poster, circa 1914, black frame. Image: 12" H x 14.5" W; frame: 16.25" H x 20.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: A 200 West 57th Street Estate. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Vintage Posters, Ephemera, Collectibles, Collectables, History, Prohibition, 20th Century Posters, Decorative Arts
Lot: 228 - Jenness Cortez "Turf Racing at Saratoga" Poster
Jenness Cortez (American, b. 1944), "Turf Racing at Saratoga", Poster in colors, 1983, signed lower right, unframed. 13.5" L x 24.75" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Vintage Posters, Equestrian, Horse racing, Jockey, Sport, 20th Century Art, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 229 - Tina Liu Collage Lithographic Poster
Tina Liu (XX), Collage, Lithographic Poster in Colors, signed lower right, unframed. 28" L x 22" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Collage, Abstraction, Polychrome, Colorful, Contemporary Art
Lot: 230 - Posters Featuring Michael Knigin Art, 4
Collection of Four Posters Featuring Michael Knigin (American, 1942-2011) Art, comprising: "Umaru Suite", "The New York Botanical Garden: The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory", 1983, "The Nippon Club March 28-April 11, 1981", "Japanese Suite The Nippon Club March 28-April 11, 1981". Largest: 36.5" L x 24" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Artist, Printmaker, Lithography, Japan, Collectibles, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 231 - Rene Carcan Horn Editions Poster, 1979
Rene Carcan (Belgian, 1925-1993), Horn Editions 30 Fifth Avenue, New York City / Goethestrasse 11, Frankfurt-am-Main, Lithographic Poster in Colors, 1979, wood frame. Image: 22" H x 26.75" W; frame: 23" H x 27.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Vintage Posters, Prints, Multiples, Abstracted landscape scene, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 232 - Tamar Hirschl Signed "38th New York Film Festival"
Tamar Hirschl (Croatian-American, XX-XXI), "38th New York Film Festival", Poster in Colors, 2000, signed and inscribed to Laura from Tamar, unframed. 30" L x 24" W. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Vintage Posters, Signatures, Autographs, Cinema, Collectibles, Collectables, Women Artists, Contemporary Art
Lot: 233 - James Bond "Birds of the West Indies", 1974
Bond, James, illus.: Poole, Earle L., color illus.: Eckelberry, Don R. and Arthur B. Singer, "Birds of the West Indies", London: Collins, 1974. 8" L x 5.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Ornithologist, Bahamas Islands, Ian Fleming, 007, Collectibles, Collectables, Ornithology
Lot: 234 - Miss Piggy Books, 2
Collection of Two Miss Piggy Books, comprising: "Miss Piggy's Guide to Life", Miss Piggy as told to Henry Beard, New York: Muppet Press / Alfred A. Knopf, 1981; and "Miss Piggy's Treasury of Art Masterpieces from the Kermitage Collection", ed.: Beard, Henry, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985, First Edition. Larger: 11.25" L x 8.75" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Muppets, Jim Henson, Kermit, Library, 1st edition books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 235 - "Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine", Vol. LII
Ed.: Hale, Sarah J. and Louis A. Godey, "Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine Vol. LII From January to June 1856", Philadelphia: Louis A. Godey, 1856. 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Magazine, Women's fashion, Articles, Engravings, Poetry, Music, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 236 - Crosby Gaige "Footlights and Highlights", 1948
Gaige, Crosby, "Footlights and Highlights", New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1948, First Edition. 8.75" L x 6.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: 1st edition books, Theatrical producer, Theater, Performance Art, Writer, Autobiography, Memoir, Collectible, Collectable, Library
Lot: 237 - Sandford Dody Signed "Giving Up the Ghost", 1980
Dody, Sandford, "Giving Up the Ghost", New York: M. Evans and Company, 1980, signed and inscribed by author. 8.5" L x 5.75 W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Biography, Memoir, Autobiography, Writer, Signatures, Autographs, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 238 - David Adamson Signed "The Ruins of Time", 1975
Adamson, David, "The Ruins of Time: Four and a hald centuries of conquest and discovery among the Maya", London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1975, signed and inscribed to Martin Hutner by author on flyleaf. 9" L x 5.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Library, Pre-Columbian History, Mayan civilization, Mesoamerica, Archeology, Central America, Adventure, Travel, Signatures, Autographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 239 - Robert Ellis Thompson "The History of ...", 1914
Thompson, Robert Ellis, "The History of the Dwelling-House and Its Future", Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lipincott Company, 1914. 7.75" L x 5.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Antique Books, Reading, Library, History, Reference, Architecture, Construction, House, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 240 - Signed "Bad Girls Go Everywhere", 2009
Scanlon, Jennifer, "Bad Girls Go Everywhere: The Life of Helen Gurley Brown", New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, signed and inscribed on flyleaf by Helen Gurley Brown. 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Signatures, Autographs, History, Biography, Editor-in-chief, Cosmopolitan, Magazine, Feminist, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 241 - Books on the Founders of Cubism, 3
Collection of Three Books on Cubism, comprising: "Cubism: the Leonard A. Lauder Collection", ed.: Braun, Emily and Rebecca Rabinow, "Georges Braque: Pioneer of Modernism", Buchhart, Dieter, et al., "Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective", ed.: Rubin, William. Largest: 12.25" L x 10.25" x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Culture, Museum, Drawings, Paintings, Cubist Art Books, Cubism, Twentieth Century Art, Spanish Artists, French Artists, Art History, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books, Modern Art
Lot: 242 - Books by Kenneth Clark on Art, 7
Collection of Seven Books by Kenneth Clark on Art, comprising: "The Nude: A Study in the Ideal Form", "Another Part of the Wood", "The Other Half", "The Nude", paperback, "Looking at Pictures", "Landscape into Art", "The Romantic Rebellion". Largest: 10" L x 7.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Library, Reading, Artist, Sculpture, Painting, Autobiography, Art History, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Books
Lot: 243 - Books on Art and Art History, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Art and Art History, comprising: "A Treasury of Art Masterpieces from the Renaissance to the Present Day", ed.: Craven, Thomas, "European Artists", Mann, Felix H., "Arts Yearbook 1 The Turn of the Century", "Principles of Art History", Wolfflin, Heinrich, "Art", Bell, Clive, "The Story of Art", Gombrich, E. H., "New York World's Fair Masterpieces of Art Official Illustrated Catalogue", "History of Art", Janson, H. W. Largest: 13" L x 10" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, History, Reference, Europe, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 244 - Books on Art and Art History, 6
Collection of Six Books on Art and Art History, comprising: "Michelangelo the Painter", Mariani, Valerio, "The Age of the Renaissance", ed.: Hay, Denys, "Leonardo Davinci", an Artabras Book, "The Eighteenth Century: Europe in the Age of Enlightenment", ed.: Cobban, Alfred, "The Nineteenth Century: the Contradictions of Progess", ed.: Briggs, Asa, "The Age of Expansion: Europe and the World 1559-1660", ed.: Trevor-Roper, Hugh. Largest: 15" L x 11" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Art History, Art Books, Old Masters, Drawing, Painting, Illustration, Artist, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Coffee table books
Lot: 245 - Signed, Etc. Books on James McNeill Whistler, 11
Collection of 11 Books on James McNeill Whistler, comprising: "Whistler", Dorment, Richard and Margaret F. McDonald, "Whistler: Landscapes and Seascapes", Holden, Donald, "Whistler and His Circle in Venice", Denker, Eric, signed and inscribed on title page, "Whistler", Cabanne Pierre, "James McNeill Whistler: Uneasy Pieces", Curry, David Park, "Drawing Near: Whistler Etchings from the Zelman Collection", "James McNeill Whistler: An Exhibition", "Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler", Hobbs, Susan, "Notes Harmonies & Nocturnes: Small Works by James McNeill Whistler", "First Impressions: James McNeill Whistler", Berman, Avis, "Whistler", Spalding, Frances. Largest: 11.75" L x 9" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: American Artists, Art Books, Painter, Etching, Prints, Exhibit Catalog, Library, Museum, Printmaker, Art History, Collectibles, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs, American Gilded Age
Lot: 246 - Books on James McNeill Whistler, 9
Collection of Nine Books on James McNeill Whistler, comprising: "James McNeill Whistler: The Venetian Etchings", "James McNeill Whistler", Sweet, Frederick A., "Whistler's Mother: An American Icon", ed.: MacDonald, Margaret F., "Whistler and His Circle in Venice", Denker, Eric, "James Abbot McNeill Whistler", Walker, John, "Whistler", Cabanne, Pierre, "Palaces in the Night: Whistler in Venice", MacDonald, Margaret F., "Whistler's Venice", Grieve, Alistair, "Whistler", Spencer, Robin. Largest: 12" L x 11.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: American Artists, Painter, Etching, Prints, Exhibit Catalog, Library, Museum, Printmaker, Art History, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Books, American Gilded Age
Lot: 247 - James McNeill Whistler Books and Ephemera, 18
Collection of 18 James McNeill Whistler Books and Ephemera, comprising: "I Maestro de Colore: Whistler", "The Whistler Review: Studies on James McNeill Whistler and Nineteenth-Century Art", ed.: Tedeschi, Martha and Nigel Thorp, "L' Exposition du Musee D' Orsay: Whistler", "Notes Harmonies & Nocturnes: Small Works by James McNeill Whistler", "Whistler: Themes and Variations", "Whistler Impressions of an American Abroad", "Whistler on Art James McNeill Whistler: Selected Letters and Writings", "A Cultivated Taste: Whistler and American Print Collections", Wiehl, M. Lee, "James McNeill Whistler: An Exhibition", "James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), "Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler", "Whistler", Stein, Donna, "Whistleriana: Works by and About James McNeill Whistler from the Collection of Martin Hutner", "A Reply to an Attack", Marchant, William, two copies of "Unpublished Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler", "Paintings in Oil and Pastel", Whistler, James A. McNeill, "Little Journey's to the Homes of Eminent Artists: Whistler", Hubbard, Elbert. Largest: 14" L x 10.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: American Artists, Painter, Etching, Prints, Exhibit Catalog, Library, Museum, Printmaker, Art History, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Books, American Gilded Age, Library
Lot: 248 - Elisabeth Luther Cary "Whistler", 1913
Cary, Elisabeth Luther, "The Works of James McNeill Whistler", New York: Moffat, Yard & Co., 1913. 10" L x 6.75" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Library, American Artists, Painter, Watercolor, Study, Illustration, Collectibles, Collectables, American Gilded Age
Lot: 249 - Collection of Space Memorabilia, 10
Collection of 10 Items of Space Memorabilia, comprising: "Apollo 16 Young Mattingly Duke Command Module Casper" pin, two copies of "The New York Times", July 21, 1969, front page article "Man Walks on the Moon", framed "Department of State Official Recognition and Appreciation are Tendered to A. Reynolds Smith", photograph signed by Alan, Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Ed Mitchell, signed and inscribed photograph of Alan Shepard, "Prime Crew of Tenth Manned Apollo Mission" photograph, signed by Thomas Mattingly, John Young, and Charles Duke, Jr., photograph signed and inscribed by Al Worden, two photographs. Largest: 11.25" L x 15" x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Ephemera, Apollo, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Engineer, Test pilot, Signatures, Autographs, Astronauts, Apollo 14, Space Exploration, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 250 - Goofy Illustration and Ephemera, 3
Group of Three Goofy Illustrations and Ephemera, comprising: "Goof Troop", Cel and Character Pencil Drawings on paper, Certificate of Authencity, framed together, "Walt Disney's Goofy and Wilbur", Serigraph, published by Circle Fine Art Corporation, marked lower left, black frame, and "Sport Goofy Fitness Club", poster. Cel image: 9" H x 11" W; frame: 17.5" H x 46.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Illustration, Posters, Collectibles, Collectables, Disney, Walt Disney, Cartoons, Cartoonist, Humor, Children's show, 20th Century Art
Lot: 251 - Bob Hope Signed Photograph
Signed Bob Hope Photograph, with letter from Kathryn Zubrugg to Emery Davis signed photograph for auction, metal frame. Image: 10" L x 8" W, frame: 10.25" L x 8.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a West End Avenue Collection. Keywords: Photograph, Photography, Portrait, Comedian, Actor, Entertainer, Signatures, Autographs, Ephemera, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 252 - Signed W. Somerset Maugham Written Letter, 1941
Signed William Somerset Maugham Written Letter and Envelope, dated 28 March 1941, with "Bonny Hall Planation / Yemassee, South Carolina" letter head, addressed to Mr. Edward Richmond, together in giltwood frame. Overall: 19.5" H x 11.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Autographs, Signatures, Collectibles, Collectables, Writer, Author, English, British, Snail mail, Correspondence
Lot: 253 - "Pense Moust, Parle Peu, Ecris Rien", 17th C.
"Pense moust, parle peu, ecris rien" [Think Much, Speak Little, Write Nothing], Ornament Print, 17th century, wood frame. Image: 7.25" L x 8" W; frame: 9.25" L x 10" W x 075" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Gerard Stora, Vice President of Wildenstein Gallery. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, France, Ornament, Antique prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 254 - Sheet Music Hand-Colored Engravings, 2
Collection of Two Sheet Music Hand-Colored Engravings, circa 1750, comprising: "Gentle Parthenissa", sung by Mr. Sullivan, "The Northern Lass", set by Mr. Fisher, giltwood frames. Each image: 8" H x 6.25" W; frame: 15" H x 13.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Hand-painted, Musicians, Songs, English, 18th Century Art, Decorative Arts
Lot: 255 - Picha Jesus Walking on Water Comic Strip Ink
Picha (Jean-Paul Walravens, Belgian, b. 1942), Jesus Walking on Water Comic Strip Scenes, Ink on Paper, inscribed and signed "Love, Picha" center left, wood frame. Image: 8" H x 6.5" W; frame: 15" H x 13.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Drawings, Works on Paper, Cartoons, Figural, Figurative, Humorous, Animator, Illustrator, 20th Century Art
Lot: 256 - Ann Mauer Embroidered Food Alphabet Sampler, 1975
Ann Mauer (XX-XXI), Embroidered Food Alphabet Sampler, 1975, signed and dated lower right, wood frame. Image: 17.75" H x 31.75" W; frame: 20" H x 34" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Vintage, Fiber Art, Fabric Art, Needlepoint, Needlework, Women Artists, Decorative Arts, 20th Century Art
Lot: 257 - J. M. Barrie "Peter Pan and Wendy", 1921
Barrie, J. M., illus.: Attwell, Mabel Lucie, "Peter Pan and Wendy", New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. 9.75" L x 7.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustrated, Children's literature, James Matthew Barrie, Novelist, Writer, Playwright, Fiction, Collectable, Collectible
Lot: 258 - Children's Literature Books, 6
Collection of Six Children's Literature Books, comprising: "A Children's Book of Verses", Stevenson, Robert Louis, "Bambi", Salten, Felix, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", Twain, Mark, illus.: Rockwell, Norman, "The Complete Fairy Tales & Stories", Anderson, Hans Christian, trans.: Haugaard, Erik Christian, "Grim's Fairy Tales", illus.: Abbott, Elenore, "Mother Goose", Greenway, Kate. Largest: 9.75" L x 6.5" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiction, Literature, Fairy tales, Stories, Literature, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 259 - N. C. Wyeth Illustrated "Robin Hood", 1917
Creswick, Paul, illus.: Wyeth, N. C., "Robin Hood", Philadelphia: David McRay, 1917, First Edition. 9.5" L x 7.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustrated, 1st edition books, Fiction, Literature, Collectable, Collectible
Lot: 260 - John Hay "Castilian Days", 1903
Hay, John, illus.: Pennell, Joseph, "Castilian Days", Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1903. 8" L x 5.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustrated, American statesman, Diplomat, United States Secretary of State, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 261 - Books on Charles Darwin, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Charles Darwin, comprising: "The Voyage of the Beagle", Darwin, Charles, illustrated edition, "Darwin and the Beagle", Moorehead, Alan, "The Descent of Man", Darwin, Charles, Heritage Club edition, "Darwin's Disciple George John Romanes, a Life in Letters", Schwartz, Joel S., "The Autobiography of Charles Darwin", "The Voyage of the Beagle", Darwin, Charles, "Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle: Unpublished Letters and Notebooks", ed.: Lady Barlow. Largest: 11" L x 9.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Library, Reading, English Naturalist, Geologist, Biographies, Evolutionary Biology, History, Science, Correspondence, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 262 - Books on Edith Wharton, 5
Collection of Five Books on Edith Wharton, comprising: "The Uncollected Critical Writings", ed.: Wegener, Frederick, "Edith Wharton: An Extraordinary Life", Dwight, Eleanor, "Edith Wharton", Lee, Hermione, "The Letters of Edith Wharton", ed. Lewis, R. W. B. and Nancy Lewis, "Edith Wharton", Lewis, R. W. B. Largest: 10.25" L x 8.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Library, Reading, Bibliography, Limited Edition, Writer, Designer, Biography, Writing, Gilded Age, New York Aristocracy, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 263 - Books on Edith Wharton and Henry James, 3
Collection of Three Books on Edith Wharton and Henry James, comprising: "Wharton: Collected Stories 1911-1937", "Henry James: Essays on Literature, American Writers, English Writers", "Henry James and Edith Wharton Letters: 1900-1915", ed.: Powers, Lyall H. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Literature, Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Novels, Fiction, Literature, Correspondence, Author, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 264 - Books on George S. Kaufman and Friends, 3
Collection of Three Books on George S. Kaufman and Friends, comprising: two copies of "Kaufman & Co., Broadway Comedies", Kaufman, George S., et al., "George S. Kaufman and His Friends", Meredith, Scott. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Literature, Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Novels, Fiction, Literature, Biography, Playwright, Theater, Performance arts, Author, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 265 - Matthew Wong "Blue" Exhibition Catalog, 2019
Wong, Matthew, "Blue", New York: Karma, 2019, limited edition of 2,000 copies. 10.5" L x 8.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Exhibition catalog, Canadian Artists, Canada, Painter, Art books, Limited edition books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 266 - F. Hopkins Smith "The Other Fellow", 1899
Smith, F. Hopkins, "The Other Fellow", Cambridge: Printed at The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1899, First Edition, no. 37 of 300 copies. 8.75" L x 5.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Antique books, American, Author, Artist, Limited edition books, 1st edition books, Illustrations, Collectible, Collectable, Library
Lot: 267 - George Moore Signed "The Pastoral Loves ...", 1924
Moore, George, "The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis & Chloe", London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1924, no. 1174 of 1280 copies, signed and numbered on colophon by author. 9.25" L x 5.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Limited Edition Books, Signatures, Autographs, Plates, Engraving, Irish novelist, Writer, Poet, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 268 - Karl Bohrmann Signed "Gedichte des Alberto Caeiro"
Pessoa, Fernando, "Gedichte des Alberto Caeiro aus Der Huter der Herden", Hamburg: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1991, selected and illustrated by Karl Bohrmann, one of 1300 copies, signed by illustrator on colophon. 13.5" L x 9.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Signatures, Autographs, Illustrated, Limited Edition Books, Heteronym, Portugal, Poet, Writer, Philosopher, Collectibles, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs
Lot: 269 - Philip Guedalla Signed "Bonnet and Shawl", 1928
Guedall, Philip, "Bonnet and Shawl. An Album", New York: Crosby Gage, 1928, signed on half-title page by author, First Edition, collector's edition by William Edwin Rudge for Crosby Gage, no. 275 of 571 copies. 9" L x 6" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Essays, Signatures, Autographs, First Edition Books, 1st Edition Books, Album, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 270 - Maria Lowell "The Poems of Maria Lowell", 1907
Lowell, Maria, "The Poems of Maria Lowell", Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1907, no. 42 of 330 copies, bookplate "Ex Libris Henry Otis Harris". 9.25" L x 6.25" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, American Poets, Women Abolitionists, Letterpress, Poetry, Writer, Poet, Limited Editions, Bookplate, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 271 - "Felix on the Bat, Being a Scientific ...", 1855
[Wanostrocht, Nicholas], "Felix on the Bat, Being a Scientific Inquiry into the Use of the Cricket Bat", London: Baily Brothers, 1855. 8.5" L x 6.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Reading, Library, History, Cricket, Batsmen, Sports, Lithograph, Illustrated books, Gilt-lettering, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 272 - Professor A. Smokeball "The British Navy"
Professor A. Smokeball, "The British Navy", n.p.: Long-Green Mxxrolpild, n.d., First Edition. 13" L x 10" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Military, Illustrated, Navy, History, 1st edition books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 273 - Antiphonal Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, 16th C.
Antiphonal Illuminated Manuscript Leaf on Vellum, 16th century, double-sided, written in Latin with captial red letters, giltwood frame. Sheet: 19.5" H x 14" W; frame: 28.5" H x 17" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antiques, Music sheet, Musical notation, Animal skin, Collectibles, Collectables, 1500s, Decorative Arts
Lot: 274 - Jacques Peeters "La Chine" Hand-Colored Engraving
Jacques Peeters (Belgian, 1637-1695), "La Chine", Hand-Colored Engraving, 1692, wood frame. Image: 6.5" H x 5.5" W; frame: 9" H x 10" W. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Cartography, Antique Maps, China, Geography, Asia, 17th Century Art, Decorative Arts
Lot: 275 - "Wellfleet Harbor" Coastal Map, 1968
"United States - East Coast Massachusetts Wellfleet Harbor", 1968, wood frame. Image: 23.75" L x 22.75" W; frame: 29.5" L x 24" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Vintage Maps, Cartography, Geography, Ephemera, Collectibles, Collectables, 20th Century Posters, Decorative Arts
Lot: 276 - After Antoine Watteau Hand-Colored Engraving
After Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721), French Rococo Woman, Hand-Colored Engraving, painted wood frame. Image: 12.75" L x 9.75" W; frame: 20.25" L x 16.75" x 1" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Woman, Fashionable Lady, Fashion, Clothing, Figural, Figurative, Antique prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 277 - Doug Brega Basket of Apples Offset Lithograph
Doug Brega (American, b. 1948), Basket of Apples, Offset Lithograph, 1998, signed in pencil lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 20" H x 29 W; frame: 29" H x 39" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Fruit Still Life Scene, Realism, Picturesque, Apple picking, Farm, Countryside, 20th Century Art, Contemporary Art
Lot: 278 - Sheridan Oman "Young Jackrabbit" Etching
Sheridan Oman (American, 1926-1995), "Young Jackrabbit", Etching on Paper, signed in pencil "Oman" lower right, titled lower left, wood frame. Image: 5" H x 5.5" W; frame: 11" H x 11.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Bunny, Hare, Animalier, Rabbit, 20th Century Art
Lot: 279 - Cassell's Book of the Dog "Basset Hounds", 19th C.
Cassell's Illustrated Book of the Dog, "Basset Hounds - The Property of Mr. George R. Krehl. Jupiter. Fino de Paris. Pallas.", Chromolithograph in Colors on Paper, late 19th century, wood frame. Image: 6.75" H x 8.5" W; frame: 16.25" H x 18.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Animalier, Dog breeds, Man's best friend, Antique prints, Decorative Arts
Lot: 280 - Arthur Wardle for Wills's Cigarettes Dog Cards, 9
Arthur Wardle (British, 1864-1949) for Wills's Cigarettes Nine Dog Breed Cards, 1937, comprising: Clumber Spaniel, English Setter, Labrador Retriver, Old English Sheepdog, Samyoed, Golden Retriever, Irish Setter, St. Bernard, and Pug, together in a wood frame. Each image: 1.5" H x 2.5" W; frame: 10.5" H x 16" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: 20th Century Art, Animalier, Vintage, Ephemera, Collectibles, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 281 - Raoul Dufy & Alexander Calder Bestiaries, 2
Collection of Two Bestiaries, comprising: Apollinaire, Guillaume, illus. Dufy, Raoul, "Le Bestiaire ou Cortege D'Orphee", New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1977; and Wilbur, Richard, illus.: Calder, Alexander, "A Bestiary", New York: Pantheon Books, 1955. Larger: 13.75" L x 10.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Woodcut, Compendium of beasts, Illustration, Art book, Stinehour Press, Printing, Collectibles, Collectables, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Modernism
Lot: 282 - Books and Monographs by George Parker Winship, 18
Collection of 18 Books and Monographs by George Parker Winship, comprising: "Luther S. Livingston 1864-1914", "Gutenberg to Plantin", signed on flyleaf, "A Preliminary Checklist of Cambridge, Massachusetts Imprints, 1638-1692", "Newport Newspapers in the Eighteenth Century", two copies of "The Vollbehr Incunabula", "An Offprint for the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America", "Notes on the Invention of Printing", two editions of "Cabot Bibliography", two copies of "The Journey of Coronado", later edition of "The Journey of Coronado", four copies of "George Parker Winship: As Librarian, Typophile and Teacher", Oller, Mariana S., "William Caxton". Largest: 12" L x 8.75" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Printing, History, Frontispiece, Limited Edition Books, Fine Press, Ephemera, Harvard, American librarian, Author, Teacher, Biographer, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 283 - George Parker Winship Books and Pamphlets, 10
Collection of Ten George Parker Winship Books and Pamphlets, comprising: "George Parker Winship as Librarian, Typophile, and Teacher", ed.: Stoddard, Roger, "Rhode Island Imprints: A List of Books, Pamphlets, Newsapers and Broadsides", "One Hundred and Fifty Years of Printing in English America (1640-1790), introduction by George Parker Winship, "Some Poems by George Herbert", no. 334 of 360 copies, signed and inscribed by Pat Winship to Martin Hutner, "Why Coronado Went to New Mexico in 1540", "The Journal of Madam Knight", introduction by George Parker Winship, "An Odd Lot of New England Puritan Personalities with Some Observations on the Bay Psalm Book", "Confessions of a Unionist", Stevenson, Robert Louis, signed and inscribed note from G. P. W. to R.B. M., "Venedig Als Mittlepunkt des Buchgewerbes", "Early South American Newspapers". Largest: 9.25" L x 6" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, American librarian, Author, Teacher, History, Illustrated, Printing, Collectibles, Collectables, Bibliophile, Library, Reading
Lot: 284 - Books on Magazine Art and Graphic Design, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Magazine Art and Graphic Design, comprising: "Home Sweet Home: The Best of Good Housekeeping 1922-1939", "The Home Front: The Best of Good Housekeeping 1939-1945", "The American Magazine", Janello and Brennon Jones, "100 Years of the National Magazine Company", Atkins, Liz, "Paul Rand: A Designer's Art", "Brodovitch", Grundberg, Andy, "The Best of Ogilvy Vol 5", "Rolling Stone Illustrated Portraits". Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Art history, Graphic design, Magazine, Periodical, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 285 - Journals and Monographs on Books and Libraries, 14
Collection of 14 Journals and Monographs on Books and Libraries, comprising: "The Boston Public Library Quarterly October 1949", "The First Ninety Years of the Providence Public Library 1879-1968", "The Dedication of the George Macy Memorial Collection of Books Published by the Limited Editions Club", "Old St. Paul's in Narranganesett", White, Hunter C., four copies of "The Emerson Wulling Library Part VI: Daniel Berkeley Updike and the Merrymount Press", "A Memorial Tribute to Gordon N. Ray 1915-1986", Pierpont Morgan Library, "Wickford and it Old Houses", White, Hunter C., two copies of "Plant Illustration Before 1850: A Catalogue of an Exhibition of Books, Drawings and Prints Held by the Garden Club of America and the Grolier Club From February 20 to March 31, 1941", "Two Strathmore Papers for Books", "The Scholar Adventurer: A Tribute to John D. Gordon (1907-1968)". Largest: 9" L x 6.25" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Library, Reference materials, Librarian, Typophile, Collectibles, Collectables, Reading
Lot: 286 - Books and Pamphlets on Libraries, 8
Collection of Eight Books and Pamphlets on Libraries, comprising: "George Parker Winship as Librarian, Typophile, and Teacher", ed.: Stoddard, Roger, "Harvard Library Bulletin", July 1982, Volume XXX: Number 3, "The Yale University Library Gazette", October 1984, volume 59, numbers 1-2, "Collections of Incunabula and their Value for Scholars with Special Reference to the Vollbehr Collection", Schulz, Ernst, "The Yale University Library Gazette", October 1987, volume 62, numbers 1-2, "The Rare Book Collections at Yale Recollections, 1942-1987", Wynne, Marjorie G., "A Boston Athenaeum Miscellany", Whitehall, Walter Muir, "Redwood Papers", ed.: Dexter, Lorraine and Alan Pryce-Jones. Largest: 10.25" L x 7" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Library, Reference materials, Librarian, Typophile, Collectibles, Collectables, Reading
Lot: 287 - Catalogs for Exhibits and Library Collections, 8
Collection of Eight Catalogues for Exhibits and Library Collections, comprising: "William Morris: The Collector as Creator", "Italian Humanists in Ten Manuscripts from the Houghton Library", "Bibliotheque Nationale", "The Yellow Book: A Centenary Exhibition", The Houghton Library, "Trustees for Harvard University the Dumberton Oaks Research Library Collection", "The Dumberton Oaks Research Library Collection Handbooks", "Dumberton Oaks 1940-1950", "Literary Manuscripts & Archives in the New York Public Library". Largest: 9" L x 6" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Library, New York City, Reference materials, Manuscripts, Exhibit catalog, Library, Ephemera, Collectibles, Collectables, Reading
Lot: 288 - Books on Printing and Typography, 5
Collection of Five Books and Pamphlets on Printing and Typography, comprising: "Typography and the Private Press: An Exhibit 1981", "Typographer Spring 1952: Volume XV Number III", includes "Printer's Credo" by Daniel Berkely Updike, "Print Quarterly March 1997 Volume XIV Number 1", "Jan Van Krimpen A Letter to Philip Hofer on Certain Problems Connected with the Mechanical Cutting of Punches", facsimile reproduction with introduction and commentary by John Dreyfus, "Stephen Daye and His Successor: the Establishment of a Printing Plant in What was Formerly British North America and the Development of the Art of Printing at The University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Largest: 9.75" L x 7.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Reading, Reference, Printing, History, Typography, Harvard College Library, Exhibit, Type, Writing, Type Designer, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Bibliography
Lot: 289 - Books on Antique Silver, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Antique Silver, comprising: "Elegant Plate: Three Centuries of Precious Metal in New York City", ed.: Waters, Deborah Dependahl, 2 volumes in slipcase, "Small Antique Silverware", Hughes, C. Bernard, "Early Connecticut Silver, 1700-1840", Bohan, Peter and Philip Hammerslough, "Sterling Silver Flatware for Dining Elegance", Osterberg, Richard, "Tiffany Silver", Carpenter, Jr., Charles H. and Mary Grace Carpenter, "Three Centuries of Historic Silver", Mrs. Alfred Coxe Prime. Largest: 11.75" L x 9" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Silverware, Objets de Vertu, Flatware, Plate, History, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 290 - Books on Furniture and Decorative Arts, 6
Collection of Six Books on Furniture and Decorative Arts, comprising: "Ceramic Form: Design and Decoration", Lane, Peter, "America's Folk Art: Treasures of American Folk Arts and Crafts", ed.: Polley, Robert L., "Traditions in Wood: A History of Wildfowl Decoys in Canada", ed.: Fleming, Patricia and Thomas Carpenter, "Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Furniture", ed.: Payne, Christopher, "Period Details: A Sourcebook for House Restoration", Miller, Judith and Martin, "House Beautiful: Decorating Style", ed.: Gropp, Louis Oliver. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Woodworking, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 291 - Books on Pewter and Ceramic Tableware, 6
Collection of 6 Books on Pewter and Ceramic Tableware, comprising: "The Old China Book", Moore, N. Hudson, "The Blue-China Book", Camehl, Ada Walker, "The Book of Pottery and Porcelain", Cox, Warren E., "Salt Dishes", Brown, C. W., "Silver by New York Makers", "Old Pewter, Brass, Copper, & Sheffield Plate", Moore, N. Hudson. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Reference books, Wedgwood, Plates, Dishes, Dishware, History, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 292 - Books on Needlepoint, 9
Collection of Nine Books on Needlepoint, comprising: "Needlepoint", Martin, Mary, "Needlepoint Rugs", Hanley, Hope, "Needlepoint Plaids", Paluka, Marion Broome, "Needlepoint by Design: Variations on Chinese Themes", Lane, Maggie, "Celebrity Needlepoint", Scobey, Joan and Lee Parr McGrath, "Needlepoint", Hanely, Hope, "The New World of Needlepoint", Perrone, Lisbeth, "More Needlepoint by Design", Lane, Maggie, "Needlepoint for Everyone", Picken, Mary Brooks and Doris White. Largest: 11.25" L x 8.75" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiber arts, History, Embroidery, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 293 - Books on Needlepoint History and Design, 4
Collection of Four Books on Needlepoint History and Design, comprising: "Needlepoint Designs from American Indian Art", Cammann, Nora, "Needlepoint in America", Hanley, Hope, "Decorative Victorian Needlework", Bradley, Elizabeth, "A Pageant of Pattern for Needlepoint Canvas", Lantz, Sherlee. Largest: 11.5" L x 10.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiber arts, History, Embroidery, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 294 - Books on Embroidery and Other Fiber Arts, 4
Collection of Four Books on Embroidery and Other Fiber Arts, comprising: "Bargello and Related Stitchery", Barnes, Charles and David P. Blake, "The Complete Book of Rug Hooking", Zarbock, Barbara J., "Four Way Bargello Revised", Kaestner, "Quilting in America", Orlofsky, Patsy and Myron. Largest: 11" L x 9.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fiber arts, Fabric, Sewing, History, Embroidery, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 295 - Books on Decorating and Interior Design, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Decorating and Interior Design, comprising: "The Art of Decorating Show Windows and Interiors", "Decoration de France Appartements et Hotels Particuliers", "Gardening with Herbs", Tolley, Emelie and Chris Mead, "Tromp L'Oell at Home: Faux Finishes and Fantasy Settings", Chambers, Karen S., "Wanderlust: Interiors that Bring the World Home", Nussbaumer, Michelle, "Mary Emmerling's American Country Classics", Sheehan, Carol Sama, photographs by Chris Mead, signed and inscribed by photographer on half-title page, "An Illustrated History of Furnishing from the Renaissance to the 20th Century", Praz, Mario, "Scandinavia Living Design", Gaynor, Elizabeth, photographs by Kari Haavisto. Largest: 12.25" L x 10" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Reading, Library, Interior Design, Architecture, House, Home, Photography, Collectible, Collectables, Decorative Arts, Coffee table books
Lot: 296 - Books on Interior Design, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Interior Design, comprising: "Provencal Interiors: French Country Style in America", Phillips, Betty Lou, "Architectural Digest International Interiors", ed.: Rense, Paige, "French Style", Slesin, Suzanne and Stafford Cliff, "Nouvelles Reussited de la Decoration Francoise 1960-1966", "A Year at Clove Brook Farm", Spitzmiller, Christopher, foreward by Martha Stewart, "Great Houses of Italy: The Tuscan Villas", Acton, Harold, photography by Alexander Zielcke, "Summer Places", Gill, Brendan and Dudley Witney, "Pierre Deux's Paris Country", Dannenberg, Linda, et al. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Reading, Library, Interior Design, Architecture, House, Home, French, France, Photography, Collectible, Collectables, Decorative Arts, Coffee table books
Lot: 297 - Avener Moriah "Noah's Ark and Tower of Babel"
Avener Moriah (Israeli, b. 1953) "Noah's Ark and Tower of Babel", Lithograph in Colors, signed in pencil, numbered edition "17/300" lower left, silvered frame. Image: 12.5" H x 9.5" W; frame: 17.25" H x 14" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a 45 Sutton Place South Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Landscape scene, Religious Art, Judaism, Judaica, Bible scene, Biblical, Storytelling, Narrative, Polychrome, 20th Century Art
Lot: 298 - Elfi Schuselka "A Piece of Sky" Mixed Media, 2
Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Two "A Piece of Sky" Compositions, Graphite and Watercolors on Paper, comprising: "A Piece of Sky", signed in pencil lower right and "A Piece of the Pie", signed in pencil lower right, each with printed name verso, uframed. 22.25" H x 30" W. Provenance: From the collection of the artist. Note: Schuselka studied photography, art history, and theater at the University of Vienna. She moved to New York in 1964. Her work has been exhibited internationally in the United States, Italy, France, and Japan, as well as at the Cracovia Biennial, Yugoslavia, Ibiza Biennial, Spain, and the Sao Paulo Biennial. Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, and the International Centre of Graphic Arts, Slovenia. Long a regular exhibitor at the famed 55 Mercer Gallery, Schuselka is well-known in New York art circles together with her husband, Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928). Keywords: Paintings, Drawings, Works on Paper, Exceptional Piece of Rock, Surrealism, Surrealist, Abstraction, AbEx, Pencil, Nature, Clouds, Sky, Women Artists, Second New York School, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 299 - Elfi Schuselka Sky Stone Variations Mixed Media, 2
Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Two Sky Stone Variations, Graphite and Watercolor on Paper, one with all the stones with a sky watercolor, signed lower right, printed name verso, unframed. Each approx.: 22.5" H x 30" W. Provenance: From the collection of the artist. Note: Schuselka studied photography, art history, and theater at the University of Vienna. She moved to New York in 1964. Her work has been exhibited internationally in the United States, Italy, France, and Japan, as well as at the Cracovia Biennial, Yugoslavia, Ibiza Biennial, Spain, and the Sao Paulo Biennial. Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, and the International Centre of Graphic Arts, Slovenia. Long a regular exhibitor at the famed 55 Mercer Gallery, Schuselka is well-known in New York art circles together with her husband, Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928). Keywords: Painting, Drawing, Works on Paper, Exceptional Piece of Rock, Surrealism, Surrealist, Pencil, Nature, Clouds, Sky, Women Artists, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art, Second New York School
Lot: 300 - Elfi Schuselka Landscape Scene Screenprints, 3
Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Three Landscape Scenes, Screenprints in Colors, comprising: Eclipse with Light Green Foliage, signed in pencil lower right and numbered edition "4/9" lower left, Vase of Flowers Still Life, numbered edition "10/10" and signed lower left, and Eclipse with Green Foliage, signed in pencil lower right and marked Artist's Proof edition "A.P." lower left, unframed. Each: 14.25" H x 14" W. Provenance: From the collection of the artist. Note: Schuselka studied photography, art history, and theater at the University of Vienna. She moved to New York in 1964. Her work has been exhibited internationally in the United States, Italy, France, and Japan, as well as at the Cracovia Biennial, Yugoslavia, Ibiza Biennial, Spain, and the Sao Paulo Biennial. Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, and the International Centre of Graphic Arts, Slovenia. Long a regular exhibitor at the famed 55 Mercer Gallery, Schuselka is well-known in New York art circles together with her husband, Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928). Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Serigraph, Graphic Art, Sun, Moon, Geometric, Astronomy, Second New York School, Women Artists, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 301 - Domenick Capobianco Rainbow Silkscreen Prints, 2
Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928), Two Abstract Rainbow Compositions, Silkscreens in Colors, comprising: "Weights", artist proof, signed in pencil lower right, inscribed artist's proof edition "A.P." lower left, titled, signed, and labeled verso, and "Move-A-Ball-Object", signed in pencil, numbered edition "13/50" lower left, titled and signed verso, both unframed. Larger: 29.25" H x 21" W. Provenance: From the collection of the artist. Note: Domenick Capobianco is a graduate of Washington University at St. Louis, a Rutgers Fellow (1979), and a Guggenheim Fellow (1984/85). He was an educator and mentor at Rutgers University. Capobiancos work can be found in collections worldwide, including: The Academie des Beaux-Arts, Ljubjana, Slovenia, The Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria, and The M.V. Nesterov Museum, Ufa, Russia. Alongside his artist wife Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940) he frequently exhibited with the famed 55 Mercer Gallery in New York. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Second New York school, Abstract composition, Abstraction, Surrealist, Geometric, Rainbow, Polychrome, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 302 - Domenick Capobianco Lithograph and Screenprint, 2
Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928), Two Abstract Compositions, Lithograph and Screenprint in Colors, comprising: "Wall", signed in pencil lower right, numbered edition 47/50 lower left, titled and signed verso, and "Target - 6 Color Try", signed in pencil lower right, numbered 46/50 lower left, titled and signed verso, unframed. Larger: 30" H x 22.25" W. Provenance: From the collection of the artist. Note: Domenick Capobianco is a graduate of Washington University at St. Louis, a Rutgers Fellow (1979), and a Guggenheim Fellow (1984/85). He was an educator and mentor at Rutgers University. Capobiancos work can be found in collections worldwide, including: The Academie des Beaux-Arts, Ljubjana, Slovenia, The Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria, and The M.V. Nesterov Museum, Ufa, Russia. Alongside his artist wife Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940) he frequently exhibited with the famed 55 Mercer Gallery in New York. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Second New York school, Abstract Expressionist, Abstract Expressionism, AbEx, Abstraction, Surrealist, Geometric, Rainbow, Polychrome, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 303 - Jack Coughlin "Monkey with Bouquet" Etching, 1968
Jack Coughlin (American, b. 1932), "Monkey with Bouquet", Etching, 1968, signed and dated in pencil lower right, titled lower center, and numbered edition "176/210" lower left, white painted wood frame. Image: 6" H x 4" W; frame: 16.75" H x 12.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Animalier, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 304 - Edna Hibel Little Empress Lithograph
Edna Hibel (American, 1917-2014), Little Empress, Lithograph in Colors, signed in pencil, numbered edition "14/53" lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 15.25" H x 13" W; frame: 25" H x 22.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 45 Sutton Place South Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Figural, Figurative, Portraiture, Child, Crown, Polychrome, Women Artists, 20th Century Art
Lot: 305 - Books on United States History, 12
Collection of 12 Books on United States History, comprising: "FDR His Personal Letters", ed.: Roosevelt, Elliot, two volumes in a slipcase, "Roosevelt and Wilkie", Moscow, Warren, "Abraham Lincoln The War Years", Sandburg, Carl, volumes I, III, IV, "Abraham Lincoln Vol. IV Letters and Telegrams", "An American Reader 1838-1938", "The Rise of American Civilization", Beard, Charles A. and Mary R. Beard, "Grant Takes Command", Catton, Bruce, "Land of Giants: The Drive to the Pacific Northwest 1750-1950", Lavender, David, "U. S. A. I. The 42nd Parallel II. Nineteen Nineteen III. The Big Money", Dos Passos, John. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, American History, Reading, Library, Reference, USA, President, United States, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 306 - Books on United States History, 6
Collection of Six Books on United States History, comprising: "American Indian Art", Federer, Norman, "The American Heritage Book of Indians", ed.: Josephy, Jr., Alvin M., "The American Heritage Book of the Revolution", ed.: Ketchum, Richard M., "The World of the American Indian", "President Obama: A Collection of Newspaper Front Pages", "Miracle at Philadelphia", Bowen, Catherine Drinker. Largest: 11.5" L x 9" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Art, Politics, USA, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 307 - Books on American History, 3
Collection of Three Books on American History, comprising: "Lonely Americans", Brown, Rollo Walter, bookplate "Her Books Rosalie A. Ris", "The Future as History: the Historic Currents of Our Time and the Direction in Which They are Taking America", Heilbroner, Robert L., "Report from Engine Co. 82", Smith, Dennis. Largest: 8.75" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, America, New York, Collectibles, Collectables, Reference
Lot: 308 - American Government and Reference Books, 8
Collection of Eight American Government and Reference Books, comprising: "People's Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge", De Puy, W. H., Volume I and II, 1893, "Annual Reports of the Department of the Interior", Washington: Government Printing Office, 1899, "Report of the Board of Engineers on Deep Waterways", Part II only, Washington: Governemnt Printing Office, 1900, "The Miscellaneous Documents of the House of Representative for the Second Session of the Fifty-Third Congress 1893-1894", Volume 40, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1896, "Journal of the Senate of the United States of America: Sixty-Fourth Congress First Session", Washington: Government Prints Office, 1916, and two leather bound ledger books from 1952 and 1954. Largest: 11.75" L x 9.5" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Bibliophile, Collectible, Collectable, Antiquarian, Historical documents, Bookkeeping, Library, Reading, Antique books, Vintage, Collectibles, Collectables, Americana
Lot: 309 - Books on English History and Law, 7
Collection of Seven Books on English History History and Law, comprising: "Henry VII", Chrimes, S. B., "Edward IV", Ross, Charles, "The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England", Coke, Sir Edward, volumes I and II, "The Tudor Law of Treason", Bellamy, John, "England Under the Tudors", Elton, G. R., "Richard III", Ross, Charles. Largest: 10.25" L x 6.5" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Monarchy, England, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 310 - Books on the Tudors and British History, 10
Collection of Ten Books on the Tudors and British History, comprising: "Henry VII", Chrimes, S. B., "The Tudor Chronicles 1485-1603", Doran, Susan, "England Under the Tudors", Elton, G. R., "Reform and Renewal: Thomas Cromwell and ththe Common Weal", Elton, G. R., "A Historiographic of the Norman Conquest: 1750-1966", Hess, John J., "Henry VII's Relations with Scotland and Ireland 1485-1498", Conway, Agnes, "The Reign of Henry VIII", Starkey, David, "Henry VIII and his Court", Williams, Neville, "Margaret of York: Duchess of Burgundy 1446-1503", Weightman, Christine, "The Life and Times of Henry VII", Williams, Neville. Largest: 11.25" L x 9.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Monarchy, England, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 311 - Books on British History and the Monarchy, 7
Collection of 7 Books on British History and the Monarchy, comprising: "Richard the Third", Kendall, Paul Murray, "Edward Stratford Third Duke of Birmingham, 1478-1521", Harris, Barbara J., "Three Law Tracts", Hawkins, William, "The Religiouse Orders in England Volume III: The Tudor Age", Knowles, Dom David, "The Reign of King Henry VI: the Exercise of Royal Authority, 1422-1461", "The Plantagents: The Kings that Made Britain", Wilson, Derek, "Vivat Rex! Henry VIII", Schwarz, Arthur L. Largest: 11" L x 9.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Reference, Britain, Royalty, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 312 - Books on English and European History, 6
Collection of Six Books on English and European History, comprising: "Present Indicative", Coward, Noel, Garden City & New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1937, "The Thirty Years War", Wedgwood, C.V., London: Jonathan Cape, 1956, Rudolph: The Tragedy of Mayerling", Lonyay, Carl, New York Charles Scribner's & Sons, 1949, "Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey through Yugoslavia", West, Rebecca, New York The Viking Press, 1943, "An Island Story: A History of England", Marshall, H.E., New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1920, and "Marie Tempest", Bolitho, Hector, London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1936. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W. Provenance: The Upper East Side Estate of Anne Kaufman Schneider, the daughter of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright George S. Kaufman. Keywords: Bibliophile, Biographies, Reading, Historical, War, Murder-suicide, Britain, Actress, Playwright, Performance, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 313 - Collection of Issues of "Mad" Magazine, Over 20
Collection of 20+ Issues of "Mad" Magazine, incomplete collection published 1969-1974. Each: 10.5" L x 8" W. Provenance: From an Upper West Side, New York City Estate. Keywords: Vintage, Americana, Humor, Comic, Satire, Magazine, History, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 314 - Flash Gordon 2 Volume Set, 1974
Raymond, Alex, ed.: Gelman, Woody, "Flash Gordon in the Planet Mongo, New York: Nostalgia Press, 1974, volume 1; and Raymond, Alex, ed.: Gelman, Woody, "Flash Gordon into the Water World of Mongo", New York: Nostalgia Press, 1974, volume 2. Each: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Comic strip, Space adventure, American, Science fiction, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 315 - Books on Cartoons and Comics, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Cartoons and Comics, comprising: "Prince Valiant: In the Days of King Arthur", Foster, Harold, volume 1, "Prince Valiant: Companions in Adventure", Foster, Harold, volume 2, "The Best of Eagle", ed.: Morris, Marcus, "Popeye: the 60th Anniversary Collection", ed.: Higgs, Mike, "The Great American Comic Strip: One Hundred Years of Cartoon Art", O' Sullivan, Judith, "The World Encyclopedia of Comics", ed.: Horn, Maurice, "The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics", ed.: Blackbeard, Bill and Martin Williams. Largest: 14.25" L x 10.25" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Comic strip, Art history, Adventure, Newspaper, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 316 - Signed, Etc. Cartoon and Humor Books, 7
Collection of Seven Cartoon and Humor Books, comprising: "The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker", ed.: Mankoff, Robert, "Skippy and Other Humor", Crosby, Percy L., signed and inscribed on flyleaf by Joan Crosby Tibbetts, "A Wealth of Pigeons: A Cartoon Collection by Harry Bliss and Steve Martin", "The Pig in Art", Ryba, Michael, "Krazy Kat: the Comic Art of George Herriman", "Macpherson: World Events Reportage Drawings the Editorial Cartoon 1966 Cartoons", "The New Yorker Album of Drawings 1925-1975". Largest: 13.25" L x 11.25" W x 2" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Literature, Fiction, Humor, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table book
Lot: 317 - Books on Illustrators and Cartoonists, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Illustrators and Cartoonists, comprising: "The Art of the New Yorker 1925-1993", "Cartoon and Coronets: The Genius of Osbert Lancaster", Knox, James, "The Art of William Steig", Nahson, Claudia J., "Opera Guyed", Levy, Newman, "All in Line", Steinberg, Saul, "The Art of Living", Steinberg, Saul, "The Passport", Steinberg, Saul. Largest: 12" L x 9" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Cartoon, Illustration, Comic, Artist, Art Books, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 318 - Signed, Etc. Illustrated Books and Cartoons, 8
Collection of Eight Illustrated Books and Cartoons, comprising: Hirshfeld: On Line", Hirshfeld, Al, signed and inscribed by Hirschfeld, "The Best Cartoons from Punch", "Who's on First", ed.: Anabile, Richard, signed and inscribed, "A Flask of Fields", ed.: Anabile, Richard, signed and inscribed, "Imaginary Promenades in Italy", Berman, Eugene, "This Pretty Pace: a Book of Drawings", Petty, Mary, "Peter Arno's Sizzling Platter", "Peter Arno's Parade". Largest: 12.25" L x 9.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Cartoon, Caricature, Signatures, Autographs, Art Books, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 319 - Brad Holland "That's Not Art, That's Illustration"
Brad Holland (American, 1943-2025), "That's Not Art, That's Illustration", Letterpress Broadside, 1998, signed in pencil lower right, numbered edition "171/180" lower left, unframed. 17.25" L x 12.5" W. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Letterpress, Book Arts, Print, Illustrator, American Artists, Contemporary Art
Lot: 320 - Books Authored by and About Max Beerbohm, 3
Collection of Three Books Authored by and About Max Beerbohm, comprising: "Zuleika Dobson", Beerbohm, Max, "The Incomparable Max: A Collection of Writings of Sir Max Beerbohm", "Portrait of Max", Behrman, S. N. Largest: 9" L x 6.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Bibliophile, Reading, Library, Illustrator, Caricatures, Storyteller, Essayist, Author, British, English, Dandy, Literature, Literary, Humorist, Parody, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 321 - Narazaki Eisho Kingfisher on Snowy Reeds Woodblock
Narazaki Eisho (Japanese, 1864-1936), Kingfisher on Snow Laden Reeds, Shin-hanga Woodblock Print in Colors on Paper, circa 1920, artist's chop seal mark lower right, ebonized wood frame. Image: 14.75" H x 6.5" Wl frame: 18.25" H x 9.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e technique, Nature, Winter scene, Bird, Animalier, Polychrome, Early 20th Century Art
Lot: 322 - Toyohara Chikanobu, Etc. Bijin-ga Woodblocks, 2
Japanese School, Two Bijin-ga Scenes, Woodblock Prints in Colors on Paper, comprising: Toyohara Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838-1912), Chiyoda no O-oku [Chiyoda Inner Palace], 1895, and Kuniteru Utagawa (Japanese, 1808-1876), interior scene with young women, circa 1850, each with artist's chop seal, wood frames. Larger image: 13.5" H x 9.25" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Sano Kuniteru, Figurative, Noblewomen, Courtesans, Domestic Scenes, Polychrome, Edo Period, Meiji Period, 19th Century Art
Lot: 323 - Meiji Period Women's Etiquette Scenes Woodblock
Meiji Period, Women's Etiquette Scenes, Woodblock Print in Colors, four figural scenes within red borders, red painted wood frame. Image: 13.75" H x 9" W; frame: 18.75" H x 13.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Asian Art, Bijin-ga, Nishiki-e, Ukiyo-e, Figurative, Noblewomen, Courtesans, Domestic Scenes, Educational, Manners for Women, Polychrome, Utagawa School, 19th Century Art
Lot: 324 - Katsushika Hokusai Tone River in Shimosa Woodblock
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849), Tone River in Shimosa Province [Soshu Tonegawa], Woodblock Print in Colors on Paper, from the series One Thousand Images of the Ocean [Chie no umi], depicting a fisherman casting nets in the water, with leaf-form and calligraphy stamp top left, black frame. Image: 3" H x 4.25" W; frame: 9" H x 10.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joseph Lawrence Gardella. Keywords: Antique Prints, Multiples, Miniature, Asian Art, Ukiyo-e, Figurative, Fishing, Sailboat, Sheer, Water scene, Landscape, Oceans of Wisdom, Polychrome, Edo Period, Early 19th Century Art
Lot: 325 - Tomonosuke Ogo "Snow Heron" Woodblock Print, 1965
Tomonosuke Ogo (Japanese, 1898-1966), "Snow Heron", Woodblock Print in Colors, 1965, signed in pencil "Mikumo", numbered edition "240/300", and dated lower right, Mikumo's Woodblock Hand Print label verso, green painted wood frame. Image: 11" H x 9.5" W; frame: 20.75" H x 16.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Birds, Crane, Animalier, Watery landscape scene, Asian Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 326 - Anne Sager Will Barnet Chromogenic Print
Anne Sager (American, 1930-2024), Will Barnet and a Woman at a Cafe, Chromogenic Print in Colors, depicting Will Barnet (American, 1911-2012) to left, signed lower right, silver-tone metal frame. Image: 11" H x 13" W; frame: 20.25" H x 21.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 35 East 75th Street Estate. Keywords: Color Photography, Prints, Multiples, C-Print, Portrait, Portraiture, American Artist, C-Print, Women Artists, Contemporary Art
Lot: 327 - Anne Sager "Women Over 50" Chromogenic Print
Anne Sager (American, 1930-2024),"Women Over 50" Series, Chromogenic Print, depicting a standing woman wearing a fedora, black leather jacket, and high heel shoes, stamped "Anne Sager 19" verso, unframed. Image: 8.5" H x 7" W; sheet: 10" H x 8" W. Provenance: From a 35 East 75th Street Estate. Keywords: Color Photography, Prints, Multiples, Portrait, Portraiture, Intimate, Sensual, Vanity, Women Artists, Body Positivity, Feminism, Contemporary Art
Lot: 328 - Anne Sager "Women Over 50" Chromogenic Print
Anne Sager (American, 1930-2024), "Women Over 50" Series, Chromogenic Print in Colors on Kodak Paper, depicting a nude woman brushing her hair, with artist's estate stamp verso, unframed. 36.75" H x 30" W. Provenance: From a 35 East 75th Street Estate. Keywords: Color Photography, Prints, Multiples, C-Print, Portrait, Portraiture, Intimate, Sensual, Vanity, Women Artists, Body Positivity, Feminism, Contemporary Art
Lot: 329 - Fruit and Flowers Children's Literature, 4
Collection of Four Fruit and Flowers Children's Literature Books, comprising: "Brainy Berries: A Night in Crystal Cave", Faucett, T. Benjamin, "The Good and Bad Berries", Head, June, illus.: Morpurgo, Ida Bohatta, "The National Flower Game", Parker Brothers, "Flower Children: The Little Cousins of the Field and Garden", Gordon, Elizabeth, illus.: Ross, M. T. Largest: 8" L x 6.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Fruit, Berry, Flowers, Game, Illustration, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 330 - Sarah Whittingham "Fern Fever: The Story of ..."
Whittingham, Sarah, "Fern Fever: The Story of Pteridomania", London: Frances Lincoln Limited, 2012. 11.5" L x 9.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Collecting, Plants, Ferns, Victorian, Botany, Naturalists, History, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 331 - Books on Nature Art and Photography, 4
Collection of Four Books on Nature Art and Photography, comprising: "Flowers", Penn, Irving, "Plant Kingdoms: The Photographs of Charles Jones", Sexton, Sean and Robert Flynn Johnson, introduction by Alice Waters, "Heirloom Treasures: Modern Daguerreotypes of Historic Garden Treasures", Goldman, Amy, photographs by Spagnoli, Jerry, "Still Lifes Giovanna Garzoni", Meloni Trkulja, Silvia and Elena Fumagalli. Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Photography books, Reading, Library, Landscapes, Painting, Nature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 332 - Books on Plants and Gardens, 9
Collection of Nine Books on Plants and Gardens, comprising: "The Perennial Gardener", McGourty, Frederick, "The Gardner's Guide to Growing Hellebores", Rice, Graham and Elizabeth Strangeman, "The Kew Five-Year Gardner's Diary", "Gardening with Plants", Oudolf, Piet and Noel Kingsbury, "Flowers and Their Histories", Coates, Alice M., "Perennial Garden Plants or the Modern Florilegium", Thomas, Graham Stuart, "Ferns to Know and Grow", Foster, F. Gordon, "Trellis: The Creative Way to Transform Your Garden", Garnock, Jamie, "Armitage's Garden Perennials: A Color Encyclopedia", Armitage, Allan M. Largest: 11.25" L x 8.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Horticulture, Garden, Flower, History, Country, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 333 - Books on Landscape and Botanical Art Techniques, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Landscape and Botanical Art Techniques, comprising: "Local Color Seeing Place Through Watercolor", Robinson, Mimi, "Botanical Illustration in Watercolor", Wunderlich, Eleanor B., "The Art of Botanical Drawing: An Introductory Guide", Ravet-Haevermans, Agathe, "Botanical Sketchbook: A Guide and Inspiration for Any Botanical Artist", Scott, Mary Ann, "Watercolor in Nature: Paint Wildlife and Botanicals with 20 Beginner-Friendly Projects", Haizlett, Rosalie, "Painting in Watercolours", Worth, Leslie, et al., "Drawing and Painting the Landscape", Bartlett, Adrian. Largest: 12" L x 9" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Books, Photography, Reading, Library, Landscapes, Botanical, Botany, Watercolor, Drawing, Painting, Nature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 334 - Elsie de Wolfe "Recipes for Successful Dining"
de Wolfe, Elsie, "Recipes for Successful Dining", New York: The William-Frederick Press, 1947, signed on dedication page. 8.75" L x 5.75" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Recipe, Cookbook, Lady Mendl, Signatures, Autographs, Menu, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 335 - Books on Food and Wine, 10
Collection of Ten Books on Food and Wine, comprising: "The Perfect Setting", Wolfman, Peri and Charles Gold, "Glorious Food", Idone, Christopher, "Palm Beach Entertains", Junior League of the Palm Beaches", "The Beach Plum Inn Cookbook", Morse, Theresa A. and Fred Feiner, "Guide to the Wines and Vineyards France", Lichine, Alex, "Scandanavian Feasts", Ojakangas, Beatrice, "Wine and Spirits", Waugh, Alex, "The Great Wines of Germany", Simon, Andre L. and S. F. Hallgarten, "La Cuisine: Secrets of Modern French Cooking", Oliver, Raymond, trans.: Hazelton, Nika Standen and Jack van Bibber, "James Beard's American Cookery". Largest: 12.25" L x 9.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Nelson Rockefeller and President of Rockefeller Center. Keywords: Cookbooks, Reading, Library, Entertaining, Dining, Photography, Martini, Wine, Food, Cooking, Gastronomy, Oenology, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 336 - Recipes and Cookbooks, 9
Collection of Nine Books on Recipes and Cookbooks, comprising: "Joy of Cooking", Rombauer, Irma S. and Marion Rombauer Becker, "The New York Times Cookbook", Claiborne, Craig and Pierre Franey, "Celebrate the Rain: Cooking with the Fresh & Abundant Flavors of the Pacific Northwest", "Make it Ahead", Garten, Ina, "Quick & Simple", Pepin, Jacques, "Chines Cooking for the American Kitchen", Lee, Karen, "Splendid Soups", Peterson, James, "The Silver Palate Cookbook", Rosso, Julee and Sheila Lukins, "Bakewise ", Corriher, Shirley O. Largest: 9.5" L x 8" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a 390 West End Avenue Estate. Keywords: Food Books, Chefs, Recipes, Cooking, Baking, Reference, Non-Fiction, Collectibles, Collectables, Cuisine, Library, Reading
Lot: 337 - A. B. Wenzell "The Passing Show", 1903
Wenzell, A. B., "The Passing Show", New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1903. 16.5" L x 11.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Reading, Library, Art, Artist, Drawing, Art history, Albert Beck Wenzell, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 338 - Haldane Macfall "The Book of Lovat", 1923
Macfall, Haldane, "The Book of Lovat", London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1923. 11" L x 8.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antique Books, Illustrated, English author, Designer, Artist, Reading, Library, Illustrator, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 339 - Einar Nerman "Darlings of the Gods", 1929
Nerman, Einar, introduction by Ivor Novello, "Darlings of The Gods in Music Hall Revue and Musical Comedy", London: Alston Rivers, [1929], First Edition. 12.25" L x 10" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: 1st edition books, Library, Book, Reading, Bibliophile, Thespian, Playwright, Performing Arts, Story-telling, Caricature, Illustration, Acting, Musical, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 340 - Humberto da Silveira "Bedu", 1994
da Silveira, Humberto, "Bedu", Lausanne: Jean Genoud, 1994. 15" L x 12" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Photography, History, Culture, Middle East, Bedouins, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 341 - Marcel Vertes "Variations", 1961
Vertes, Marcel, "Variations: Drawings, Water Colors, Etchings and Lithographs", Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1961, limited edition number 940 of 1000 numbered copies. 13" L x 10" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Catalogue Raisonne, Reading, Library, Art Books, Artist, Lithograph, Painting, Drawing, Costume designed, Illustrator, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 342 - Max Gerard "Dali", 1968
Ed.: Gerard, Max, trans.: Morse, Eleanor R., "Dali", New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1968. 12.25" x 11.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Salvador Dali, Art Books, Reading, Library, Photography, Surrealism, Spanish Artist, Painter, Sculptor, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table book
Lot: 343 - Konstantin Kakanias "Freedom or Death", 1997
Kakanias, Konstantin, "Freedom or Death", New York: Jane Stubbs, 1997. 11.75" L x 8.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Greek artist, Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Art History, Visual Artists, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 344 - Alexis Carrel "Man, the Unknown", 1935
Carrel, Alexis, "Man, the Unknown", New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1935. 8.75" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Medical history, Eugenics, Euthanasia, Science, Human body, French surgeon, Biologist, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 345 - Gabor Peterdi "Adam & Eve" Etching
Gabor Peterdi (Hungarian/American, 1915-2001), "Adam and Eve", Etching in Colors, marked Artist's Proof edition "Epreuve d'artiste" lower left, signed in pencil lower center, and inscribed "54B" lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 19.25" H x 12.25" W; frame: 28" H x 20" W x 1" D. Provenance: A 200 West 57th Street Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Garden of Eden, Nude figures, Serpents, Snakes, Tree of Knowledge, 20th Century Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 346 - Tuvia Beeri Untitled Etching and Aquatint
Tuvia Beeri (Israeli, born Czechoslovakia, 1929-2022), Untitled, Etching and Aquatint in Colors, signed in pencil lower right, numbered edition "4/50" lower left, wood frame. Image: 9.75" H x 7.75" W; frame: 17.75" H x 14.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Abstraction, Landscape scene, Israeli Modern Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 347 - Shoichi Hasegawa "Toki" Etching
Shoichi Hasegawa (Japanese, 1929-2023), "Toki", Etching, signed in pencil lower right, titled lower center, and numbered edition "66/100" lower left Image: 9.5" H x 11.5" W; frame: 27.5" H x 21" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From an Upper West Side, New York City Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Asian Artists, Figural, Figurative, Time, Abstract, Abstraction, 20th Century Art
Lot: 348 - Paul Jenkins Abstraction Offset Lithograph
Paul Jenkins (American, 1923-2012), Abstract Composition, Offset Lithograph in Colors, signed in print lower right, unframed. Image: 14" L x 10" W; mat: 20" L x 16" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Abstraction, Watercolor effect, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 349 - A. Bautista Geometric Lithograph, 1974
A. Bautista (XX), Geometric Compostion, Lithograph in Colors, 1974, signed and dated in pencil lower right, numbered edition "54/150" lower left, unframed. Image: 9.5" L x 9.25" W; sheet: 12" L x 12" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Geometry, Abstraction, Limited edition, Works on Paper, 20th Century Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art
Lot: 350 - Illegibly Signed "Paderewski" Etching, 1939
20th Century School, "Paderewski", Etching, 1939, depicting a portrait of Ignancy Jan Paderewski (Polish, 1860-1941), the composer, musician, and Prime Minister of Poland, illegibly signed "R.A. Bluner (?)" lower right, titled and dated lower left, wood frame. Image: 6.5" H x 5.25" W; frame: 15.5" H x 13.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Portraiture, Figural, Portrait of a Man, Statesman, Diplomat, 20th Century Art, Modern Art
Lot: 351 - Illegibly Signed Abstract Composition Etching
Abstract Composition, Etching, illegibly signed "Jean Latot (?)" lower right, numbered edition "21/30" lower left, unframed. Image: 3.75" L x 5.5" W; sheet: 11" L x 15" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Intaglio, Limited edition, Abstraction, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 352 - J.B. Thompson "Inkarnation" Lithograph, 1973
J. B. Thompson (XX), "Inkarnation", Lithograph with Copper Elements, 1973, signed in pencil and dated lower right, numbered edition "59/100" lower center, and titled lower left, black frame. Image: 29.75" H x 20.5" W; frame: 40" H x 30" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a 45 Sutton Place South Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Geometric composition, Circles, Abstract Expressionist, Abstract Expressionism, AbEx, Brutalist, Brutalism, 20th Century Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot: 353 - Joseph Campbell "Atlas of World Mythology", 5
Campbell, Joseph, "Historical Atlas of World Mythology", New York: Harper & Row, 1988-1989, two volumes, 5 parts. Each: 14.25" L x 11" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, World history, Mythology, Hunters, Gathers, Animal, Collectibles, Collectables, Reference
Lot: 354 - Books on French and Italian History, 7
Collection of Seven Books on French and Italian History, comprising: "A History of the Borgias", Corvo, Frederick Baron, "Women of Power: the Life and Times of Catherine de Medici", Strage, Mark, "Ferdinand and Isabella", Prescott, William Hickling, illus.: de Freitas, Lima, "The World of the Italian Renaissance", Chamberlin, E. R., "The History of Italy", Guicciardini, Francesco, ed.: Alexander, Sidney, "The New Cambridge Modern History: Volume I the Renaissance", ed.: Potter, G. R., "The French Descent into Renaissance Italy 1494-95: Antecedents and Effects", ed.: Abulafia, David. Largest: 9.75" L x 6.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Heritage Press, Library, World History, Italy, France, Art, Politics, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 355 - Books on French Life, Aristocracy, & Monarchy, 10
Collection of Ten Books on French Life, Aristocracy, and Monarchy, comprising: "Josephine: Napoleon's Incomparable Empress", Delorme, Eleanor P., "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris", McCullough, David, "The Sun King and His Loves", Norton, Lucy, "Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology", ed: Gopik, Adam, "Grandes HOrizontales: The Lives and Legens of Four Nineteenth-Century Coutesans", Rounding, Virginia, "The World of Proust", ed: Bernard, Anne-Marie, "Camille Claude: A Life", Ayral-Clause, Odile, "Proust: The Early Years", Painter, George D., "Epitaph For Kings", Gramont, Sanche De Gramont, and "Love in Five Temperaments", Herold, J. Christopher. Largest: 10.25" L x 8.25" W x 1" D. Keywords: Bibliophile, Library, Reading, History, Historical accounts, Kings, Queens, Literature, Non-Fiction, Authors, Novelist, Poets, France, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 356 - Books on World History, 9
Collection of Nine Books on World History, comprising: "The Political Tradition of the West", Watkins, Frederick, "The Fall of the Dynasties: The Collapse of the Older Order, 1905-1922", Taylor, Edmond, "The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of the Dutch Golden Age", Schama, Simon, "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", Shirer, William L., "The Life of Greece", Durant, Will, "A Voyage Around the World", Brown, Craig, "The Maharajahs", Lord, John, "A History of Venice", Norwich, John Julius, "Theodora: Portrait in a Byzantine Landscape", Bridge, Antony. Largest: 10" L x 7" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: History, Reading, Library, Reference, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, India, United States, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 357 - Signed, Etc. Books on Wars and Revolution, 4
Collection of Four Books on Wars and Revolutions, comprising: "And They Thought We Wouldn't Fight", Gibbons, Floyd, "Mirabeau", Vallentin, Antonina, trans.: Dickes, E. W., "The Red Knight of Germany: the Story of Baron von Richthofen", Gibbons, Floyd, "The Red Napoleon", Gibbons, Floyd, no. 171 of 250 copies, signed and inscribed by Floyd Gibbons on colophon. Largest: 8.5" L x 5.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Illustrated, Novel, Non-fiction, Military, War, Revolution, Limited edition, Signatures, Autographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 358 - Military and War Narratives, 4
Collection of Four Military and War Narrative Books, comprising: "The Coming of the French Revolution", Lefebre, Georges, trans.: Palmer, R. R., "The Last Battle", Ryan, Cornelius, "All Quiet on the Western Front", Remarque, Erich Maria, illus.: Groth, John, "The Red Badge of Courage", Crane, Stephen, illus.: Miralles, Jose. Largest: 10.5" L x 7.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Militaria, War, Revolution, Collectibles, Collectables, Reference
Lot: 359 - Books on the Military and War, 8
Collection of Eight Books on the Military and War, comprising: "The Far Side of Home", Davis, Maggie, "The Mission in Sparrow Bush Lane", Stanford, Alfred, "The Watch that Ends the Night", MacLennan, Hugh, "On Active Service In Peace and War", Stimson, Henry L. and McGeorge Bundy, "John C. Calhoun Sectionalist", Wiltse, Charles M., "First Lady of the South: the Life of Mrs. Jefferson Davis", Ross, Ishbel, "The Enchanted", Flavin, Martin, illus.: Baldridge, Cyrus Leroy, "The Traitor and the Spy", Flexnor, James Thomas. Largest: 9.75" L x 6.5" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Militaria, War, Spies, Soldier, Books, Reading, Library, History, Non-fiction, Fiction, Novels, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 360 - "The New York Times" Books and Newspapers, 5
Collection of Five "The New York Times" Books and Newspapers, comprising: "Front Page History of the Second World War", "Page One Major Events 1920-1978 as Presented in the New York Times", "The New York Times", Tuesday, November 8, 1949, "The Times Atlas of the World Comprehensive Edition", "The Times Review 1960-1969", introduction by Clifton Daniel. Largest: 18" L x 12.25" W x 2" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Newspaper, Newsprint, History, Reference, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 361 - "James Bond 50 Years of Movie Posters", 2012
Dougall, Alistair, "James Bond 50 Years of Movie Posters", New York: DK, 2012. 14" L x 10.25" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: 007, Ian Fleming, Books, Reading, Library, Poster Art, Film, Cinema, Graphic design, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 362 - Film History Books, 8
Collection of Eight Film History Books, comprising: "Frederico Fellini: Ringmaster of Dreams 1920-1933", Weigand, Chris, "Fellini's Faces", ed.: Strich, Christian, "Universal Pictures: a Panoramic History in Words, Pictures, and Filmographies", Fitzgerald, Michael G., "The Film-Lover's Annual",1932, "Alfred Hitchcock: Architect of Anxiety 1899-1980", Duncan, Paul, "The Cinema of Federico Fellini", Rosenthal, Stuart, "World Film Directors: Volume One 1890-1945", ed.: Wakeman, John, "World Film Directors: Volume One 1945-1985", ed.: Wakeman, John. Largest: 10.25" L x 7.25" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Taschen, Film, History, Cinema, Film, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Reading, Movies
Lot: 363 - Books on Multimedia, 8
Collection of Eight Books on Multimedia, comprising: "Revolutions in Sound Warner Bros. Records: The First Fifty Years", Zanes, Warren, "Talking Jazz", Sidran, Ben, "Warner Bros. Television Presents: Volume 15", "A Pictorial History of Radio", Settel, Irving, "Jazz: A History of America's Music", Ward, Geoffrey C., "Saturday Night Live", Castle, Alison, "TV Guide: Fifty Years of Television", Lasswell, Mark, "Brought to You in Living Color", Robinson, Marc. Largest: 13.5" L x 13" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Music, Radio, Jazz, Musician, History, Taschen, Television, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Coffee table books
Lot: 364 - Books on Music, 4
Collection of Four Books on Music, comprising: "Bjork Mid-Career Retrospective with New Commissioned Piece for MOMA", "Ludwig van Beethoven Bicentennial Edition 1770-1970", ed.: Schmidt-Gorg, Joseph and Hans Schmidt, "Jazz A Visual Retrospective Compiled by K. Abe", "Grandissimo Pavarotti", Mayer, Martin and Gerald Fitzgerald. Largest: 12.75" L x 12.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection. Keywords: Books, Catalogue, Catalog, Exhibit, MOMA, Icelandic singer, Songwriter, Composer, Classical music, Jazz, Library, Reading, Performances, Performing Arts, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 365 - Books on Jazz Music, 18
Collection of 18 Books on Jazz Music, comprising: "You're Sensational: Cole Porter in the '20s, '40s, & '50s", Indiana Historical Society, "Cole", ed: Kimball, Robert, "Noel Coward: The Complete Lyrics" ed: Day, Barry, "Listen Up: The Lives of Quincey Jones", ed: Sale Ross, Courtney, "The Golden Age of Jazz", Gottlieb Willaim P., "Jazz Veterans: A Portrait Gallery", Deffaa, Chip, inscribed and signed by Chip Deffaa to the interior front cover, "Benny Carter: A Life in American Music", Berger, Morroe, Berger, Edward, and Patrick, James, Volume I and II, "Gershwin: His Life and Music: Schwartz, Charles, "Cole Porter: A Biography", McBrien, William, "Noel" Castle, Charles, "Play Parade", Coward, Noel, "The Noel Coward Diaries", ed: Payn, Graham and Morely, Sheridan, "Duke Ellington and His World", Lawrence, A. H., "Jazz: A History of the New York Scene", Charters, Samuel B. and Kunstadt, Leonard, "Louis Armstrong in His Own Words", Armstrong, Lous and ed: Brothers, Thomas, "Jazz: the American Theme Song", Lincoln Collier, James, and "The Jazz Tradition" Williams, Martin. Largest: 11.75" L x 11" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: The Estate of a Prominent East Coast University President. Keywords: Vintage Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Musicians, Music, Sound, Experimental, Dixieland, Bebop, Blues, Swing, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 366 - Books on Composers and Classical Music, 11
Collection of 11 Books on Composers and Classical Music, comprising: "Mahler: A Documentary Study", ed: Blaukopf, Kurt, "Espressivo: Music and Life at Marlboro", ed: Snyder, J.M., "Gustave Mahler: Un Homme, Une Oeuvre, Une Epoque", Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, "The Mahler Album", ed: Kaplan, Gilbert, "Marlboro Music: Collected Concert Programs",ed: Snyder, J.M. and Delaney, Derek, Volume I-III. "Berlioz and The Romantic Century", Barzun, Jacques, two volume set with slipcase, "First Nights: Five Musical Premieres", Forrest Kelly, Thomas, and "the New Harvard Dictionary of Music", ed: Randel, Don. Largest: 13" L x 9.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of a Prominent East Coast University President. Keywords: Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Orchestra, Music, Composing, Romanticism, Music history, Music theory, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 367 - First Edition Books, 7
Collection of Seven First Edition Books, comprising: "Of Human Bonfage", Maugham, W. Somerset, "My Life", Duncan, Isadora, "The Autobiography of Alice Toklas", "Arrow in the Blue", Koestler, Arthur, "Babbitt", Lewis, Sinclair, "The Irresponsibles", Macleish, Arthur, "Of a Fire on the Moon", Mailer, Norman. Largest: 8.5" L x 5.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Vintage Books, First Editions, Biography, Autobiography, Novel, Fiction, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Reading
Lot: 368 - First Edition Books, 2
Wharton, Edith, "A Son at the Front", New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923, First Edition; and Stowe, Harriet Beecher, "Oldtown Folks", Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1869, First Edition. Largest: 7.75" L x 5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Vintage Books, First Editions, Novel, Fiction, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Reading, Literature
Lot: 369 - Edward S. Curtis "Klickitat Profile", 1910
Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952), "Klickitat Profile", Photogravure, 1910, unframed. Image: 17" L x 11.5"; sheet: 21.75" L x 17.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Black and white photography, Portraiture, Klickitat Indian, Native American People, Ethnologist, America, Film, Early 20th Century Art
Lot: 370 - Edward S. Curtis "Tsatsalatsa - Skokomish", 1912
Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952), "Tsatsalatsa - Skokomish", Photogravure, 1912, unframed. Image: 17" L x 11.5"; sheet: 21.75" L x 17.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Black and white photography, Portrait, Skokomish Indian, Native American People, Ethnologist, Film, Early 20th Century Art
Lot: 371 - Edward S. Curtis "Lelehalt - Quilcene", 1912
Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952), "Lelehalt - Quilcene", Photogravure, 1912, unframed. Image: 17" L x 11.5" W; sheet: 21.75" L x 17.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Black and white photography, Portrait, Seattle, Native American People, Ethnologist, America, Film, Early 20th Century Art
Lot: 372 - Edward S. Curtis "Princess Angeline", 1899
Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952), "Princess Angeline", Photogravure, 1899, unframed. Image: 17" L x 11.5"; sheet: 21.75" L x 17.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Black and white photography, Portrait, Seattle, Native American People, Ethnologist, America, Film
Lot: 373 - Collection of Pellerin's "Fond de Feerie", 4
"Fond de Feerie", no. 1025, 1278, 1648-1649, Epinal, France: Imagerie Pellerin, n.d. 16" L x 21.75" W. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Illustration, French, Woodcut, Prints, Multiples, Decorative Arts
Lot: 374 - Carle Vernet Hand-Colored Lithographs, 2
Carle Vernet (French, 1758 - 1836), Two Hand-Colored Lithographs, circa 1823, comprising: "Marchant de Fagots", "Marchant de Balais de Crin", giltwood frames. Each image approx.: 12.5" H x 9.25" W; frame: 13.5" H x 10.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From an East 74th Street Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Portrait, France, Merchant, Vendor, Antique prints, 19th Century Art
Lot: 375 - Charles Searles Abstract Composition Screenprint
Charles Robert Searles (American, 1937-2004), Abstract Composition, Screenprint in Colors, signed lower right, black frame. Image: 25" H x 21" W; frame: 35.5" W x 31.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Abstraction, Polychrome, Hard-edge, Geometric, Shapes, Form, Polychrome, Contemporary Art
Lot: 376 - Museum and Gallery Exhibition Posters, 6
Collection of Six Museum and Gallery Exhibition Posters, comprising: "Quilt National '83", Nov. 4- Dec. 30, 1983, "Jewelry USA National Tour", 1985, "Samaras: Reconstructions, Boxes, and Photo-transformations", Richard Gray Gallery, May 4-June 6, 1979, "Robert Arneson", Frumkin/Adams Gallery, "Katzman Paintings-Drawings", March 25-April 14, 1978, Terry Dintenfass, "Lewis Carroll Through the Viewfinder", National Portrait Gallery, July 10-Oct. 1988. Largest: 24" L x 18" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Vintage Posters, NYC, New York City, 20th Century, Exhibit, American Craft Museum, Collectibles, Collectables, Decorative Arts
Lot: 377 - Books on Museum Art Collections, 10
Collection of Ten Books on Museum Art Collections, comprising: "The Prado Museum: Collection of Paintings", Haskell, Francis and Alfonso E. Perez Sanchez, "The Niarchos Collection of Paintings", "The Frick Collection An Illustrated Catalogue Volume IV: Sculpture, German, Netherlandish, French and British", "The Frick Collection An Illustrated Catalogue Volume III: Sculpture, Italian", "Masterpieces of European Painting, 1800-1920, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art", Tinterow, Gary, et al., "The Adele and Arthur Lehman Collection", Virch, Claus, "Volume 1/1968 Metropolitan Museum Journal", ed.: Preuss, Anne, "Complete Catalogue of the Samuel H. Kress Collection Decorative Art", Dauterman, Carl Christian, et al., "Philippe de Montebello and the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1977-2008", Houghton, James R., et al., "British Art Treasures From Russian Imperial Collections in the Hermitage", ed.: Allen, Brian and Larissa Dukelskaya. Largest: 13.5" x 10" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art History, Painting, Sculpture, MET, Exhibition catalog, Decorative arts, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 378 - Books on Museum Art Collections, 5
Collection of Five Books on Museum Art Collections, comprising: "New and Revised Edition National Gallery of Art Washington", Walker, John, "Masterpieces of the Metropolitan Museum of Art", introduction by Philippe de Montebello, ed.: Burn, Barbara, "Paintings in the Musee D' Orsay", Rosenblum, Robert, "The Wrightsman Collection Volume V: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture", Fahy, Everett and Sir Francis Watson, "North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections", ed.: Kelly, Karen Cochran. Largest: 11.75" L x 10" W x 2.25" D. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Art History, Painting, Sculpture, The MET, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 379 - Books on the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 8
Collection of Eight Books and Exhibit Catalogs on the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, comprising: "Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court", Carter, Morris, "Catalogue of the Exhibited Paintings and Drawings", Hendy, Philip, "Drawings Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum", ed.: van N. Hadley, Rollin, "The Art of Scandal: The Life and Times of Isabella Stewart Gardner", Shand-Tucci, Douglass, "Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum", Vermeule, III, Cornelius C., et al., "Isabella Stewart Gardner: The Woman and the Myth", Goldfarb, Hilliard T., "Fenway Court 1986", "Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum IV: Curator's Choice: The Best of Decorative Arts", Alcorn, Ellenor, et al. Largest: 10.25" L x 7.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Art Books, Museum, Photograph, Illustration, Scholarly Journal, Exhibitions, Art History, Boston, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 380 - Books on Art Series and Collections, 5
Collection of Five Books on Art Series and Collections, comprising: "Naomi Siegmann (Serie Artelibro, 1)", Kartofel, Graciela, "The Hampton Album", Johnston, Frances B., "Byways of London: Picturesque Nooks and Corners Sketched and Described by E.E. Briscoe", volumes I and II, "The Metropolitan Museum of Art Measured Drawings of Woodwork Displayed in the American Wing". Largest: 12" L x 17.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Illustration, London, Cityscape, Woodwork, Museum of Modern Art, Photographs, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 381 - Auction House Photography Catalogs, 11
Collection of 11 Auction House Photography Catalogues, comprising: "Christie's New York 19th and 20th Century Photographs", October 31, 1988, "Sotheby's New York Photographs", November 17-18, 1980, "Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., Photographic Images and Related Material", November 1-2, 1979, "Sotheby's London Photographs", May 20, 2010, "Lempertz Auction Photographie Und Photoarbeiten", November 20, 1989, "Sotheby Parke Bernet Los Angeles Fine 19th and 20th Century Photographs", February 6-7, 1980, "Sotheby's Photographs for Friends in Deed", February 15, 1993, "Doyle New York The Arthur Rothstein Photograph Collection", October 13, 2011, "Sotheby Parke Bernet New York Important Photographs of Landscape & Architecture", December 19, 1979, "Sotheby Park Bernet New York Photographic Images and Other Material From the Beaton Studio", November 18, 1980, "Sotheby Parke Bernet New York Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Photographs", May 19-20, 1980. Largest: 11" L x 8.5" D x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Auctions, Reference materials, Black and white photographs, Color photography, New York, London, Collectibles, Collectables, Auction Catalogue
Lot: 382 - Art Auction Catalogs, 8
Collection of Eight Art Auction Catalogues, comprising: "Christie's Impressionist / Modern", June 24, 2008, "Sotheby's The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis", April 23-26, 1996, "Parke-Bernet Galleries French XVIII Century Furniture", volume II, November 8-9, 1957, "Sotheby Parke Bernet Joseph Mallord William Turner, R. A. (1775-1851) Juliet and Her Nurse", May 29, 1980, "Sotheby Parke Bernet Old Master Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. J. Seward Johnson", January 8, 1981, "Christie's Fine English Furniture and Objects of Art", April 20, 1985, "Sotheby & Co The Rene Fribourg Collection: I European Porcelain: Part 1", June 25, 1963, "Sotheby & Co The Rene Fribourg Collection: III Furniture and Works of Art: Part 1", June 28, 1963, "Sotheby's Important Chinese Porcelain, Enamels and Jade Carving from the Works of Art Collection of the British Rail Pension Fund", May 16, 1989. Largest: 12" L x 9.5" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Catalogues, Lots, Auction House, Catalogs, Antiques, Artwork, Painting, Art History, Collectibles, Collectables, Reference materials, Library
Lot: 383 - Swann Auction Galleries Catalogs, 21
Collection of 21 Swann Auction Galleries Catalogues, comprising: "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel", "Swann Illustrated Art", June 4, 2019, "Swann Vintage Posters", February 5, 2013, "Swann Vintage Posters August 1, 2012, "Swann Graphic Design", May 23, 2019, "Swann Illustration Art", January 22, 2015, "Swann 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings", September 20, 2012, "Swann Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books", June 6, 2019, "Swann Fine Illustrated Books & Graphics", January 29, 2019, "Swann Old Master Through Modern Prints", April 25, 2012, "Swann Art, Press & Illustrated Books 19th & 20th Century Literature", November 29, 2007, "Swann Art, Press & Illustrated Books", November 25, 2015, "Swann Modernist Posters", April 24, 2014, "Swann Fine Books", April 12, 2012, "Swann Vintage Posters", August 5, 2009, "Swann Modernist Posters", May 10, 2012, "Swann Art, Press & Illustrated Books", June 13, 2017, "Swann Vintage Posters", February 7, 2019, "Swann Vintage Posters", August 1, 2018. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From an Upper East Side, New York City Collection. Keywords: Auctions, Reference materials, Books, Posters, Illustrated, New York, Fine books, Vintage posters, Mordernist, Graphic design, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 384 - Galerie Thomas Catalogs, 5
Collection of Five Galerie Thomas Catalogues, comprising: catalogs 1, 5, 8-10. Largest: 6" L x 6.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Art History, German Expressionism, Classic Modernism, Post-War Art and Contemporary Art, Auction catalogue, Art Books, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Coffee table books
Lot: 385 - Books on Egyptian Expeditions, 3
Collection of Three Books on Egyptian Expeditions, comprising: "The Tomb of Senebtisi at Light", Mace, Arthur C. and Winlock, Herbert E., 1973, "Heka-Nefer and the Dynastic Material form Toshka and Arminna", Simpson, William Kelly, 1963, "The Wandering of the Soul", Jacquet-Gordon, Helen, 1974. 13.5" H x 10.75" W. Provenance: From a 50 Madison Avenue Estate. Keywords: Bibliophile, Library, History, Egyptology, Historian, Ancient Civilizations, Reading, Collectibles, Collectables, Vintage Books
Lot: 386 - Books on History and Archeology, 8
Collection of Eight Books on History and Archaeology, comprising: "In the Age of Mankind", Lewin, Roger, "The Pyramids and Sphinx", Stewart, Desmond, "Lost Kingdoms of the Maya", Stuart, Gene S. and George E. Stuart, "Mysteries of the Unknown: Mystic Places", "Fossils: the Evolution and Extinction of Species", Eldridge, Niles, photographs by Murray Alcosser, "The Smithsonian Book of North American Indians Before the Coming of the Europeans", Kopper, Philip, "Tutankhamen: His Tomb and its Treasures", Edwards, I. E. S., "China: A History in Art", Smith, Bradley and Wan-go Weng. Largest: 12.75" L x 9" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Egyptology, History, Bibliophile, Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Egypt, Books, Library, Reading, Archeology, Egyptology, Historian, Fossils, Art history, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 387 - Small History and Literature Books, 4
Collection of Four Small History and Literature Books, comprising: "Wayside Thoughts from Burns", "The Beauties of Friendship", "Calendrier de Dames Francaises Pour l'an de Grace", "Le Mal Qu'on a Dit des Femmes", Deschanel, Emile. Largest: 5.5" L x 4" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Library, Reading, French, Writer, History, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables, Antique Books
Lot: 388 - Poetry and Literature, 7
Collection of Seven Poetry and Literature Books, comprising: "The Coming of Gabrielle: A Comedy", Moore, George, "Let Laughter Ring", Mendelsohn, S. Felix, "Nightwood", Barnes, Djuna, introduction by T. S. Eliot, "Duino Elegies", trans.: Leishman, J. B. and Stephen Spender, "A Letter to the World", Dickinson, Emily, "Picture-Show", Sassoon, Siegfried, "The Rhymes and Runes of the Toad", Schaeffer, Susan Fromburg, illus.: Fleuret, Sebastian, signed and inscribed on flyleaf. Largest: 9.25" L x 6.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reference, History, Fiction, Novel, Plays, Poems, Poetry, Collectible, Collectable, Literature, Library, Reading
Lot: 389 - Biographies and Memoirs, 4
Collection of Four Biographies and Memoirs, comprising: "Leftover Life to Kill", Thomas, Caitlin, "Cheerio, Titan: The Friendship Between George Bernard Shaw and Eileen and Sean O' Casey", O' Casey, Eileen, "Sean", O' Casey, Eileen, "Dance to the Piper", de Mille, Agnes. Largest: 8.5" L x 5.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, History, Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 390 - Memoirs and Biographies on Artist and Poets, 8
Collection of 8 Memoirs and Biographies on Artist and Poets, comprising: "The Secret Sketchbook of a Bloomsbury Lady", Mahood, Kenneth, "Bloomsbury Portraits", Shone, Richard, "The Aesthetic Adventure", Gaunt, William, "At the Pines: Swinburne, Watts-Dunton and Putney", "The Young George du Maurier Letters 1860-67", ed.: du Maurier, Daphne, "In Bohemia with Du Maurier", Moscheles, Felix, "Little Journeys: To the Homes of the Great", Hubbard, Elbert, "Lady Sackville", Alsop, Susan Mary. Largest: 10" L x 8.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Memoir, Biography, Reading, Library, Books, History, Bloomsbury group, Poetry, Writing, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 391 - Don Blanding Books, 4
Collection of Four Don Blanding Books, comprising: "Let Us Dream", "Vagabond House", "The Rest of the Road", "Memory Road". Each: 7.5" L x 5.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: American Poet, Journalist, Cartoonist, Illustration, Fiction, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 392 - Books on Exploration and Travel, 5
Collection of Five Books on Exploration and Travel, comprising: "Iberia: Spanish Travels and Reflections", Michener, James A., "Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese", Fermer, Patrick Leigh, "The Selective Traveller in Portugal", Bridge, Anne and Susan Lowndes, "Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres", Adams, Henry, "Map of Another Town: A Memoir of Provence", Fisher, M.F.K. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Reference, Travelogue, Exploration, History, Travel, Photographs, Collectible, Collectable, Library, Reading
Lot: 393 - Modern & Classic Literature Hardcover Books, 18
Group of Eighteen Modern and Classic Literature Hardcover Books, comprising: two copies of "Ulysses", Joyce, James, "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh", Werfel, Franz, "The Flowers of Evil", Baudelaire, Charles, "Three Novels", Fuchs, Daniel, "Good-bye, Mr. Chips", Hilton, James, "Music and Other Poems", van Dyke, Henry, "The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham", volumes I and II, "Stories of Three Decades", Mann, Thomas, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", Twain, Mark, "The Wind in the Willows", Grahame, Kenneth, "A Treasury of Laughter", New York: Simon and Schuster, "The Face is Familiar", Nash, Ogden, "Cocktail Time: A Novel About a Novel", Wodehouse, P.G., "The Naked and The Dead", Mailer, Norman, "In Cold Blood", Capote, Truman, and "The Pickwick Papers", Dickens, Charles. Largest in case: 9" H x 6.25" W x 4" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Novels, Poetry, Prose, Stories, American Literature, British Literature, Collectibles, Collectables, 20th Century Printings
Lot: 394 - Fiction and Literature Books, 4
Collection of Four Fiction and Literature Books, comprising: "Leaves of Grass Including Sands at Seventy, First Annex, Good-by My Fancy, Second Annex, A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads and Portraits from Life", Whitman, Walt, "Burr", Vidal, Gore, "All Men Are Brothers", Chuan, Shui Hu, trans.: Buck, Pearl, "The Illustrated Leaves of Grass", Whitman, Walt, ed.: Chapnick, Howard. Largest: 11.5" L x 8.5" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Literature, Books, Heritage Press, Illustrated, Translation, Poet, Essayist, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 395 - Poetry and Literature Books, 4
Collection of Four Poetry and Literature Books, comprising: "The Pursuit of Love", Mitford, Nancy, "Jude the Obscure", Hardy, Thomas, "Collected Poems", Thomas, Dylan, "Murder in the Cathedral", Eliot, T. S. Largest: 8.75" L x 5.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Poetry, Heritage Press, Novels, Fiction, Gilt-Stamped Binding, Authors, Library, Reading, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 396 - Poetry and Literature Books, 6
Collection of Six Poetry and Literature Books, comprising: "La Vita Nuova E Il Canzonierre", Aligheri, Dante, "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyan", "The Palfrey: A Love-Story of Old Times", "Love in Old Cloathes and Other Stories", Bunner, H. C., illus.: Smedley, W. T., et al., "The Adventures of Oliver Twist", Dickens, Charles, "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club", Dickens, Charles. Largest: 8.75" L x 6.25" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Reading, Library, Books, Literature, Poems, Novels, Authors, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 397 - Books on History and Biographies, 4
Collection of Four Books on History and Biographies, comprising: "The Victorian Sunset", Wingfield-Stratford, Esme, "Pages from the Goncourt Journal", ed.: Baldick, Robert, "The Politcal Influence of Queen Victoria 1861-1901", Hardie, Frank, "Horace Walpole", Lewis, Wilmarth Sheldon. Largest: 10.25" L x 7.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Victorian Period, Biography, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables, Reference
Lot: 398 - Tom Stoppard Books, 13
Collection of 13 Tom Stoppard Books, comprising: "Lord Malquist & Mr. Loon", "After Magritte", "Night & Day", "Night & Day" Phoenix Theater Playbill", "On the Razzle", "Jumpers", "Travesties", "Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land", "In the Native State", "Rough Crossing and On the Razzle", "On the Razzle", "Hapgood", "The Real Thing". Largest: 8.5" L x 5.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Literature, Playwright, Screenwriter, Reading, Library, Fiction, Performance, Play, Script, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 399 - Reader's Digest Books, 5
Collection of Five Reader's Digest Books, comprising: "Reader's Digest Condense Books", volumes X-XIII, Summer 1952-Spring 1953, "Keys to Happiness: A Reader's Digest Guide to Successful Living". Largest: 8" L x 5.75" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, American, Magazine, Fiction, Literature, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 400 - The World's Popular Classics: Art-Type Edition, 8
Collection of Eight Volumes of The World's Popular Classics: Art-Type Edition, comprising: "The Travels of Marco Polo", "Shakespeare's Masterpieces", Shakespeare, William, "A Tale of Two Cities", Dickens, Charles, "Masterpieces of Mystery", Poe, Edgar Allen, "The House of Seven Gables", Hawthorne, Nathaniel, "Tom Sawyer", Clemens, Samuel, "Silas Marner", Eliot, George, "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin". Each approx: 7.5" L x 5.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Reading, Library, Bibliophile, Classic Literature, Mystery, Mark Twain, Fiction, History, Autobiography, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 401 - Pamphlets and Monographs, 8
Collection of Eight Pamphlets and Monographs, comprising: "Form and Content: The Books of the American Private Presses Today", Lerner, Abe, "The Forms of our Letters", Hammer, Victor, "Types Available", A. Colish, Inc., "Joseph Blumenthal 1897-1990", "A Nineteenth Century English Printing Office", Bennett, Arnold, "The Northwoods Club 1886-1985", Wilson, Leila Fosburgh, "Before God's Eyes", Gibson, Raymond E., "Steven Day's First Type". Largest: 11" L x 8.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Type, Monograph, The Typophiles, Facsimile, History, Letterpress, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 402 - "Papers of Biographical Society of America", 15
Collection of 15 Issues of "The Papers of the Biographical Society of America" comprising: "Volume 93, no. 4", "Volume 94, no. 2", two copies of "Volume 94, no. 4", "Volume 96, no. 1", "Volume 97, no. 1", two copies of "Volume 10, no. 4", two copies of "The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America Volume 96", ed.: Howard-Hill, T.H., "List of Members", 2004 and 2006 [with] "The Book Collector", Winter 1999, Winter 2003, Autumn 2010. Each: 9" L x 7.56"" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Article, Essay, Book History, Bibliography, Manuscripts, Research, Printing press Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 403 - Joseph Blumenthal "Robert Frost and His Printers"
Blumenthal, Joseph, "Robert Frost and His Printers", Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, 1985 one of 1000 copies, signed and inscribed on half-title page. 11.25" L x 7.25" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Limited Edition Books, Fine Press, Letterpress, Book Arts, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Book, Library, Reading
Lot: 404 - Collection of the "Gazette of the Grolier Club"
Collection of Approximately 40 Issues of the "Gazette of the Grolier Club New Series", including: issues 17-18, 30/31, 35/36, 38, 40/41, 42-61, 63-67, multiple copies of some issues including no. 45 containing article "Daniel Berkeley Updike at the Grolier Club" co-authored by Martin Hutner. Each approx.: 8.75" L x 5.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Grolier Club, Artist, Illustrators, Library, Museum, Typography, Printmaker, Art History, Essays, Articles, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables, Books, Bibliophile
Lot: 405 - Books and Ephemera on Theodore Low de Vinne
Books and Ephemera on Theodore Low de Vinne, comprising: papers and ephemera on general historical information for the De Vinne Press Building, two copies of "The Dean of American Printers: Theodore Low De Vinne and the Art Preservative of All Arts", Tichenor, Irene and Michael Koenig, "A Treatise of Title-Pages", Low De Vinne, Theodore, "No Art Without Craft: The Life of Theodore Low De Vinne, Printer", Tichenor, Irene, "Some Account of the 'Gibbs-Channing' Portrait of George Washington", one of 200 copies, signed by Theodore Low de Vinne. Largest: 9.25" L x 6.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: American Printers, Letterpress, Ephemera, Archive, American, History, Reference, Printing, Typography, Collectibles, Collectables, Bibliophile
Lot: 406 - "Journal of the American Printing Association", 32
Collection of 32 Issues of "Printing History, the Journal of the American Printing History Association", comprising: no. 3-25, 31-35, some duplicate issues, New York, NY: American Printing History Association, 1980-1997. Each: 10.25" L x 7.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Printing History, Stinehour Press, Design, Letterpress, Printing, Binding, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables, Books, Bibliophile, Library
Lot: 407 - "Patrick et Elisabeth Sourget" Catalogs, 5
Collection of Five "Patrick et Elisabeth Sourget' Catalogues, comprising: "no. VI Duy Moyen Age Au Cubisme", 1989, "no. XXX", 1999", "no. XXI Maniscrits Enlumines et Livres Preciex", 2000, "no. XXX De Saint-Augustin a Camus", 2005, "no. XXIX Manuscrits et Livre Precieux", 2004. Largest: 12" L x 9" W x 2" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Book Dealer, Rare Books, Prints, France, Medieval, Reference, History, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 408 - H. P. Krauss Catalogs, 15
Collection of 15 H. P. Krauss Catalogues, comprising: "Catalogue 184 "Trithemius to Proctor", "Catalogue 187 Biography After 1900", "Catalogue 189", "Catalogue 190 Catalogus Catalogorum", "A Catalogue of Publications Printed at the Middle Hill Press", "Catalogue 195 Recent Acquisitions", "Catalogue 191 Rare Books and Manuscripts", "Catalogue 192", "Catalogue 209 Incunabula", "In Memoriam Hans Peter Kraus 1907-1988", "Catalogue 135 Important French Illustrated Books", "Catalogue 153 Sir Thomas Phillipps Mss", "Catalogue 121 Illustrated Books", "Catalogue 117 Mediaeval and Renaissance Manuscripts", "Harry Bober the St. Blasian Psalter. Largest: 14" L x 10" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Book Dealer, Rare Books, Hans Peter Krauss, Incunables, Medieval, Reference, History, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 409 - Books on Performing Arts, 7
Collection of Seven Books on Performing Arts, comprising: "D. W. Griffith American Film Master", Barry, Iris, "Directed by Vincent Minnelli", Harvey, Stephen, "The Films of John Wayne", Ricci, Mark, et al., "The Movie Book", Scheuer, Stephen H., "Mary Poppins: Anything Can Happen if You Let It", Sibley, Brian and Michael Lassell, "Broadway Day & Night: Backstage and Behind the Scenes", Marsolais, Ken, et al., "The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin". Largest: 12.5" L x 9.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Visual Art, Film, Cinema, Performance, Hollywood, Theater, History, Art Books, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Coffee table books
Lot: 410 - Books on Plays and the Performing Arts, 4
Collection of Four Books on Plays and the Performing Arts, comprising: "The Boyfriend", Wilson, Sandy, "The Enchanted", Giraudoux, Jean, "Paint Your Wagon", Barton, James, "The Drunken Sailor", Cary, Joyce. Largest: 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Illustration, Ballet, Comedy, Musical, Play, Performance, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 411 - Books on Broadway and the Performance Arts, 4
Collection of 4 Books on Broadway and the Performance Arts, comprising: "The Marx Bros. Scrapbook", Marx, Groucho and Richard A. Anobile, "Vanity Fair: A Cavalcade of the 1920s and 1930s", ed.: Amory, Cleveland and Frederic Bradlee, "Ring Bells! Sing Songs! Broadway Musicals of the 1930s", Green, Stanley, "The Gershwins", Kimball, Robert and Alfred Simon. Largest: 12.25" L x 9" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, History, Musical, Theater, Performing Arts, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 412 - Theatre Programs and Magazines, 22
Collection of 22 Theatre Programs and Magazines, comprising: "Moulin Rouge", "Porgy and Bess", "The Boy Friend", "Jose Greco", "The Golden Apple", "Song of Norway", "Hans Christian Anderson", "Rodgers & Hammerstein Nights", "Romeo and Juliet", "Proem", "Stage: The Magazine of After Dark Entertainment", March 1937, "California Suite", "Musicals of the 1930s", "Theatre of Monte-Carlo", "Malice in Wonderland", "The Civic Repertory Theatre", "The Azuma Kabuki Dancers and Musicians", "Pygmalion", "Centenary of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 1975", "Renaissance Shakespeare at the Phoenix", "Hasty Pudding Theatricals 110th Production", O' Neill Center's The National Theatre of the Deaf. Largest: 14" L x 10" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Programmes, Magazine, Theatre, Music, Performance, Film, History, Collectibles, Collectables, Ephemera, Performing Arts
Lot: 413 - Books on Music and Opera, 4
Collection of Four Books on Music and Opera, comprising: "The Victrola Book of the Opera: Stories of the Operas with Illustrations & Descriptions of Victor Opera Records", "Young Folks' Picture History of Music", Cooke, James Francis, "Encyclopedia of the Great Composers and Their Music Volume I", Cross, Milton, and David Ewen, "Complete Stories of the Great Operas", Cross, Milton, illus.: Ramos, Delores. Largest: 9.25" L x 6.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Music, Opera, Singing, History, Performance arts, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 414 - Collection of Sheet Music Booklets, 7
Collection of Seven Sheet Music Booklets, comprising: "The Yankee Doodle Boy", Cohan, George M., "I Never Knew", Grant, Bert, "Happy Days at the Hippodrome", Hubbell, Raymond, "Yours Truly with T. Roy Barnes", Stothart, Herbert, "I Want to Meet That Man Who Wrote that Melody", Morrisey, Will and Bert Hanlon, "You Made Me Love You I Didn't Want To Do It", Monaco, James V., "The Beauty Spot", sung by Jefferson DeAngelis. Each: 13.75" L x 10.5" W. Provenance: The West End Avenue brownstone of a retired dancer. Keywords: Musicians, Lyrics, Song, Performance Arts, Play, Musical, History, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 415 - Books on Sheet Music and Musical Theater, 6
Collection of Six Books on Sheet Music and Musical Theater, comprising: "The American Musical Theater: a Consideration", Engel, Lehman, "A Pictorial History of American Theatre 1900-1956", Blum, Daniel, "Harry Warren and the Hollywood Musical", Thomas, Tony, "The Bacharach & David Song Book", introduction by Dionne Warwick, "The Best of Jerome Kern", "Treasury of Beloved Songs: 114 All-Time Family Favorites", ed.: Simon, William L. Largest: 12.5" L x 9.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Library, Reading, Sheet music, Musicals, Performing Arts, Playwright, Songs, Composer, Director, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 416 - Books on Music and Lyrics, 6
Collection of Six Books on Music and Lyrics, comprising: "The Complete Lyrics of Lorenz Hart", ed.: Hart, Dorothy and Robert Kimball, "The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter", ed.: Kimball, Robert, "Harry Warren and the Hollywood Musical", Thomas, Tony, foreward by Bing Crosby, "Frank Sinatra 1915-1998: An American Legend", Sinatra, Nancy, "The Complete Lyrics of Frank Loesser", ed.: Kimball, Robert and Steve Nelson, "Thou Swell Thou Witty: the Life and Lyrics of Lorenz Hart", Hart, Dorothy. Largest: 11.75" L x 11" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Library, Reading, Lyrics, Musicals, Performing Arts, Playwright, Songs, Composer, Director, Collectible, Collectable, Coffee table books
Lot: 417 - Illustrated Literature Books, 9
Collection of Nine Illustrated Literature Books, comprising: "Westward Ha! Around the World in 80 Cliches", Perelman, S.J., illus. Hirshfeld, Al, "Instant Lives", Moss, Howard, illus.: Gorey, Edward, "Nonsense Songs and Laughable Lyrics", Lear, Edward, "Eight Couisins", Alcott, Louisa M., "Dressings Gowns and Glue", Sieveking, L. de G., illus.: Nash, John, "Alice in Wonderland", Carroll, Lewis, illus.: Tenniel, John and Donald E. Cooke, "The Three Bears Cut Out Book", "Father Christmas and Other Stories", Ewing, Juliana Horatia, "Grimms' Fairy Tales", illus.: Lee, Ella Dolbear. Largest: 10.25" L x 7.75" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Illustration, Artist, Literature, Fiction, Reading, Library, Books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 418 - Literature Books, 4
Collection of Four Literature Books, comprising: "Mourning Becomes Electra: A Trilogy", O' Neill, Eugene, "Translations and Tom-fooleries", Shaw, Bernard, "Two People", Milne, A. A., "The Son of Man", Ludwig, Emil. Largest: 9" L x 5.75" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Literature, Books, Plays, Novel, Publisher's binding, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 419 - Fiction and Literature Books, 4
Collection of Four Fiction and Literature Books, comprising: "The Devil's Advocate", West, Morris L., "Something Light", Sharp, Margery, "A Conspiracy of Women", Menen, Aubrey, "Out on a Limerick", Cerf, Bennett. Largest: 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Books, Bibliophile, Library, Reading, Novels, Fiction, American Literature, Author, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 420 - Political Biographies and Memoirs, 3
Collection of Three Political Biographies and Memoirs, comprising: "The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography", "Disraeli", Blake, Robert, "Unfinished Business James N. Rosenberg Papers", ed.: Geismar, Maxwell. Largest: 9.75" L x 7.25" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Memoir, Biography, Fine Art, Artist, Historian, Lawyer, Politics, Non-Fiction, Humanitarian, Collectibles, Collectables, History
Lot: 421 - French History and Literature Books, 13
Collection of 13 French History and Literature Books, comprising: "Nouveau RFCUFII ou Melange Litteraire Historique, Dramatique et Poetique", "Messeniennes Chants Populaires et Poesies Diverses", Delavigne, Casimir, "Theatre de Victor Hugo", "Nouveaux Contes Moraux et Nouvelles Historiques", volumes 2-4, 6, Madame de Genlis, "Les Chevaliers du Cygne ou La Cour de Charlemagne, Madame de Genlis, "Le Souvenirs de Felicie L, Madame de Genlis, "Defense du Christianisme ou Conference sur la Religion", Frayssinous, M.D., "Un Recueil Tire Des Autheurs Francois", "The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher", "Chef -D' Oeuvre Oratoire". Largest: 8.5" L x 5.5" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Bibliophile, Library, Reading, French, Writer, History, Novel, Fiction, Collectibles, Collectables, Antique Books
Lot: 422 - Signed, Etc. Philosophy & Religious Text Books, 5
Collection of Five Books on Philosophy and Religious Texts, comprising: "The Leo Jung Jubilee Volume", ed: Kasher, Menahem M., Lamm, Norman, Rosenfeld, Leonard, signed and inscribed in Hebrew to the front end-page, "Freedom and Culture", Dewey, John, "Escape from Freedom", Fromm, Erich, "The World's Great Scriptures", Browe, Lewis, and "The Mature Mind", Overstreet, H.A. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Bibliophile, Reading, Library, Non-Fiction, Study of existence, Religion, Judaism, Jewish experience, History, Writing, Collectibles, Collectables, Vintage Books
Lot: 423 - Poetry Books, 7
Collection of Seven Poetry Books, comprising: "The Poems of John Donne", selected by Frank Kermode, wood engravings by Imre Reiner, "End and Beginning", Masefield, John, "Recent Poetry from America, England, Ireland and Canada", ed.: French, Roy L., "Poems 1923-1954", Cummings, E. E., "John Keats: the Making of a Poet", Ward, Aileen, "Ariel", Plath, Sylvia, "Complete Poems of Robert Frost". Largest: 10.5" L x 6.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Poetry, Poems, Literature, Writer, Poet, Authors, Heritage Press, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 424 - Exploration and Travel Books, 4
Collection of Four Exploration and Travel Books, comprising: "The Ascent of Everest", Hunt, John, "The Story of San Michele", Munthe, Axel, "Arundel: A Chronicle of the Province of Maine and of the Secret Expedition Against Quebec", Robert, Kenneth, "Storm", Stewart, George R. Largest: 8.75" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Historian, History, Cyclone, Paris, Naples, Reference, Travel, Exploration, Adventure, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading
Lot: 425 - Richard Dreyfus Signed "The Merrymount Press"
Hutner, Martin, "The Merrymount Press. An Exhibition on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Press", Cambridge and New York: Houghton Library and Grolier Club, 1993, presentation inscription from typographic historian John Dreyfus to Sandy and Helen Berger. 12" L x 9" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Exhibition, Signatures, Autographs, Historian, Book designer, History, Printing press, Bibliography, Limited edition, Sanford Berger, Helen Berger, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 426 - Hutner "The Making of the Book of Common Prayer"
Hutner, Martin, "The Making of the Book of Common Prayer of 1928", [New York]: Chiswick Book Shop, 1990, lacking original leaf printed on vellum. 14.5" L x 10.25" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Book History, Prayer, Letterpress, Collectibles, Collectables, Reading
Lot: 427 - Internationale de Bibliophilie (AIB) Programs, 12
Collection of 12 Internationale de Bibliophilie (AIB) Programs and Ephemera, including: "XVII Congress, Paris", 1991, "Colloquio Roma", 1992, "Some Memories of Congress & Colloquia", Hobson, Anthony, "International Congress of Bibliophiles London 2003", "Transactions of the Seventeenth International Congress of Bibliophiles", "Actes de Communications", Prague 1995, five programs. Largest: 10" L x 8" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Reference materials, Books, Ephemera, Pamphlets, Bibliophile, Conference, Art History, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 428 - "Journal of the American Printing Association", 15
Collection of 15 Issues of "Printing History, the Journal of the American Printing History Association", New Series comprising: no. 2-6, 8, 10-11, 13-16, 20, 22, 30, New York, NY: American Printing History Association, 1980-1997. Each: 10.25" L x 7.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Printing History, Stinehour Press, Design, Letterpress, Printing, Binding, Reference, Collectibles, Collectables, Books, Bibliophile, Library
Lot: 429 - Pamphlets and Monographs, 9
Collection of Nine Pamphlets and Monographs, comprising: "A Representative Massachusetts Puritan", "Rare First Editions Autographs & Beautiful Bindings: From the Collection of Crosby Gage", "The Story of a Dream as it was Told to the Friends of Mr. Walpole at the Club of Odd Volumes", "A Document Concerning the First Anglo-American Press", Winship, George Parker, "Brown University Broadsides", Winship, George Parker, "Some Facts About John and Sebastian Cabot", Winship, George Parker, "A Catalogue for Typophiles with an Introduction Essay", Jackson, Holbrook, "The Letters of Three Dutiful & Affectionate Rhode Island Children to Their Honoured Parents", "Pictorial Posters of the Nineties in America", Gabriel Engel. Largest: 9.75" L x 7" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Type, Auction catalogue, Librarian, Monograph, The Typophiles, Reference, History, Letterpress, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 430 - Pamphlets and Monographs on Books, Etc., 17
Collection of 17 Pamphlets and Monographs on Books, comprising: "Typophiles Monograph New Series - Number 17 A BR Quartet Letters from Bruce Rogers to Thomas Bird Mosher at the Houghton Library", "The Book Collector Summer 1980", "Carl Rollins at Montague, 1903-1918: A Talk by Margaret Rollins at a Meeting of the Columbiad Club 10 December 1963", two copies of "American Propietary Typefaces" ordering booklet, "Art Its Early Inception in Greece", Hendrics, Bard, "Early American Pottery: A Description of the Private Collection of Ceramics of the American Museum of Industry", Hopedale, Francis, "Excerpts for the Postscripts", Morison, Stanley, "Keys to Worship", Russell, Patrick J., "The Making of the Bruce Rogers World Bible", Targ, William, "An Account of the Making of the Oxford Lectern Bible", Rogers, Bruce, "Festina Lente Volume I, Number I February 1980", "The Choates at Naumkeag", Bulkeley, Morgan, "A Selection of American Press Books, 1968-1978: Printer's Choice", Taylor, W. Thomas, "Your Late Lamented Husband: An Unpublished Letter of Frederick Douglass to Mary Todd Lincoln", introduction by David W. Blight, "In His Own Words: Thomas Jefferson on Politics & Principles", introduction by Douglas L. Wilson, "Troubles of a Bibliophile or, Outpourings from the Heart of a Bookloving Wordling", Breslauer, Martin. Largest: 11.75" L x 8.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Typophile, Reading, Library, Monograph, Collecting, Exhibition, Grolier Club, Type, History, Letterpress, Collectibles, Collectables, Library
Lot: 431 - Books on Libraries and Book Collections, 9
Collection of Nine Books and Catalogs on Libraries and Book Collections, comprising: "The Renaissance in France: Illustrated Books from the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts", "Book of Hours Illuminations by Simon Marmion", Thorpe, James, "A Virginia Gentlemen's Library", "The Philip H. amd A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation Museum", "Rosenbach Abroad: In Pursuit of Books in Private Collections", Morris, Leslie A., "John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller List 30", "The Harvard List of Books on Art", compiled by E. Louise Lucas, "David Garnett C.B.E. A Writer's Library", "James Cummins Bookseller Catalogue 111 Bibles, Early Books & Fine Bindings". Largest: 10.5" L x 8.25" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Library, Book collecting, Special collection, Houghton Library, Huntington Library, Book shop, Reference, Exhibition, Pamphlet, Monograph, Collectibles, Collectables, Reading
Lot: 432 - Books on Book Arts and Book History, 12
Collection of 12 Books on Book Arts and Book History, comprising: "Mr. Eric Gill: Further Thoughts by an Apprentice", Kindersley, David, "The Sunhill Press" name change mailer, "Fine Bindings in America", Thompson, Elbert A. and Lawrence S. Thompson, "All I Know about Book Design I Learned on the Racetrack", Allen, Greer, "Antiquariaat Frits Knuf Catalogue 165 Paper", "Georgia Paper", "The Dard Hunter Paper Museum", "Quill A Journal of the Michigan Association of Calligraphers", "Rare Book and Manuscript Thefts", Jenkins, John A., forward by Terry Belanger, "The Rare Book World Today", Ray, Gordon N., "Glenn Horowitz Bookseller: First Editions, Manuscripts, Letters Catalogue 15", "Posterity's Marketplace: A View of the Rare Book Trade", Rosenthal, Robert. Largest: 11" L x 6.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Bookbinding, Book Arts, History, Paper making, Calligraphy, Type, Typography, Ephemera, Bookseller, Collector, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 433 - Peter Bloch Carved Wood Bookends, 2 Pairs
Peter Bloch (American, XX-XXI) Two Pairs of Carved Wood Bookends, both signed and marked "Handmade in New Hampshire", one pair white birch and one pair black walnut. Each taller: 7.75" H x 2.75" W x 7" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Woodwork, Carvings, Ornaments, Sculpture, Bookcase accessories, Bookshelf accessory, American Art, Decorative Arts
Lot: 434 - Robert Hargrave Figurative Bookends, Pair
Robert Hargrave (American, XX-XXI) Pair of Figurative Carved Wood Bookends, signed "R. Hargrave" to reverses. 9.5" H x 7.5" W x 4.5" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Woodwork, Carvings, Sculpture, Statue, Ornament, Bookcase accessories, Bookshelf accessory, Figural, Interior design, Decorative Arts
Lot: 435 - Mid-Century Modern Curved Wood Bookends, Pair
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Curved Wood Bookends, with rosewood and walnut inlay and brass stands. 7.25" H x 6.5" W x 4.5" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Vintage, Carving, Woodwork, Bookshelf, Inlaid, Parquetry, Geometric, Stripes, Interior design, Decorative Arts
Lot: 436 - Cut Crystal Bookends, 2 Pairs
Two Pairs of Cut Crystal Bookends, comprising: one pair Miller Rogaska geometric, with label and marked to underside, and pair half circle with molded geometric design, unmarked. Taller: 5.5" H x 3.5" W x 3" D. Provenance: From a Warren, New Jersey Collection. Keywords: Art Glass, Slovenia glass, Vintage, Bookshelf accessories, Interior design, Decorative Arts
Lot: 437 - Cast Iron Parthenon Form Bookends, Pair
Pair of Cast Iron Parthenon Architectural Form Bookends. 4.5" H x 17" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Sculpture, Statue, Bookcase accessories, Neoclassical, Ancient Greece, Acropolis, Athens, Classical, Temple, Columns, Bradley & Hubbard Style, Bronze finish, Decorative Arts
Lot: 438 - French Leather Book Cover Pencil Holder
French Gilt-Tooled Leather Book Pencil Holder, with marbled paper interior, marked "Made in France" to underside. 6.25" H x 6.5" W x 5.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Antiquarian Books, Vessel, Container, Bibliophile, Collectible, Collectable, Interior design, Decorative Arts
Lot: 439 - Books on Art Collections and History, 6
Collection of Six Books on Art Collections and History, comprising: "Pioneers of the Possible: Celebrating Visionary Women of the World", Nazarian, Angella M., "Hey! Hey! Hey!", Basquiat, Jean-Michel, "Beach Paintings", Fischl, Eric, "Luna Luna", Heller, Andre, "Canadian Art: the Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario", "Frieze Art Fair New York 2013". Largest: 13" L x 10.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Books, Reading, Library, Artist, Art History, Museum, Painting, Assouline, Sculptor, French, Illustrator, Coffee table books, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 440 - Books on Painters and Illustrators, 9
Collection of Nine Books on Painters and Illustrators, comprising: "The World of Mary Ellen Best", Davidson, Caroline, "The World of Carl Larsson", "The Maxfield Parrish Poster Book", "The Art of Illustration Original Works of Howard Chandler Christy and J. C. Leyendecker", "Frederick Remington: the Masterworks", "200 Years of American Illustration", "Telling Stories Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Lucas and Stephen Spielberg", Mecklenburg, Virginia M., "Norman Rockwell and the Saturday Evening Post", "Frederick Remington", Ballinger, James K. Largest: 16" L x 11.25" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Gilbert C. Maurer, Director and Former COO of Hearst, Former President of the Whitney Museum Board, and Director and Trustee of the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida. Keywords: Art Books, Reading, Library, Artist, Illustrator, Watercolor, Painting, Collectibles, Collectables, Coffee table books
Lot: 441 - Hermione Lee Signed "Edith Wharton's Library"
Ramsden, George, introduction by Hermione Lee, "Edith Wharton's Library", Settrington: Stone Trough Books, 1999, no. 173 of an edition of 350 numbered copies, signed and inscribed to Martin Hutner by Hermione Lee on flyleaf. 10" L x 6.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Biography, American writer, Designer, New York, Limited edition books, Collectibles, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs
Lot: 442 - Wilmarth Lewis "Collector's Progress", 1951
Lewis, Wilmarth, "Collector's Progress", New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1951, First Edition. 8.5" L x 6" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: First edition books, 1st edition books, History, Book, Manuscript, Horace Walpole, Strawberry Hill Press, Library, Collectible, Collectable
Lot: 443 - Books on the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, 2
Collection of Two Books on the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, comprising: "Vision of a Collector: the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Library of Congress", "The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection: a Catalog of the Gifts of Lessing J. Rosenwald to the Library of Congress, 1943 to 1975". Larger: 11.75" L x 9.5" D x 1.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Manuscripts, Reading, Reference, Collection, LOC, Rare Books, Art, Collectible, Collectable, Library
Lot: 444 - Kenneth A. Lohf "Red Unto White", 1999
Lohf, Kenneth A., "Red Unto White", New York: Kelly-Winterton Press, 1999, one of 100 copies. 9" L x 6.25" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Limited Edition Books, Fine Press, Letterpress, Book Arts, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Bibliophile
Lot: 445 - "Two Letters Concerning Aldus Manutias", 1992
"Two Letters Concerning Aldus Manutius, Printer of Venice: Aldus to Andrea Navagero & Desiderius Erasmus to Aldus", New York: Kelly-Winterton Press, 1992, one of 100 copies. 9.5" L x 6.75" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Limited Edition Books, Fine Press, Letterpress, Book Arts, Pastepaper, Collectibles, Collectables, Art Book
Lot: 446 - "Eighteenth Century Studies", 1970
Ed.: Bond, W.H., "Eighteenth Century Studies in Honor of Donald F. Hyde", New York: The Grolier Club, 1970, one of 1650 copies, designed by Joseph Blumenthal. 11" L x 7" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Books, Library, Illustration, Photograph, Printing, History, Literature, Memoir, Collectibles, Collectables, 18th Century Study, Reading
Lot: 447 - Signed and Inscribed Books, 3
Collection of Three Signed and Inscribed Books, comprising: "The Erotic Fire of the Unattainable", Walley, Gay, signed and inscribed on title page, "Ghosts of Dreams", Kellerman, Henry, signed and inscribed on flyleaf, "The Montefeltro Conspiracy", Simonetta, Marcello, signed and inscribed on half-title page. Largest: 9.5" L x 6.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Martin W. Hutner. Keywords: Writer, Signatures, Autographs, Italian Renaissance, Literature, Fiction, Collectibles, Collectables, Library, Reading, Poetry
Lot: 448 - Bound Issues of "Le Journal pour Tous", 7
Collection of 7 Bound Volumes of "Le Journal pour Tous". Largest: 15" H x 11" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From an Upper East Side, New York City Collection. Keywords: Newspaper, Journal, Magazines, Books, Library, Reading, Ephemera, French, Illustrated, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 449 - Fiction and Literature Books, 10
Collection of Ten Fiction and Literature Books, comprising: "Northanger Abbey", Austen, Jane, "Persuasion", Austen, Jane, "Home-Folks", Riley, James Whitcomb, "The Confession of an English Opium Eater", de Quincy, Thomas, "Adam Bede", Eliot, George, "Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life", Eliot, George, "Critical and Historical Essays", Macauley, Thomas Babington, volumes V and VI, "End of the Chapter", Galsworthy, John, "The Comedies", Shakespeare, William. Largest: 10" L x 6.25" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, Heritage Press, Library, Novels, Plays, Stories, Collectibles, Collectables, Vintage Books
Lot: 450 - Fiction and Literature Books, 9
Collection of Nine Fiction and Literature Books, comprising: "The Magic Barrel", Malamud, Bernard, "The Fixer", Malamud, Bernard, "Henderson the Rain King", Bellow, Saul, "The Nice and the Good", Murdoch, Iris, "God's Grace", Malamud, Bernard, "Lady Chatterly's Lover", Lawrence, D.H., "Our Lady of Flowers", Genet, Jean, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy", Le Carre, John, "The Honorable Schoolboy", Le Carre, John. Largest: 8.5" L x 6" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Novel, Fiction, Collectibles, Collectables, Literature, Reading, Library
Lot: 451 - Fiction and Literature Books, 7
Collection of Seven Fiction and Literature Books, comprising: "Windswept", Chase, Mary Ellen, "Rebecca", Du Maurier, Daphne, "Anatomy of a Murder", Traver, Robert, "The Moonstone", Collins, Wilkie, illus.: Sharp, William, "Selected Tales of Guy de Maupassant", ed.: Commins, Saxe, illus.: Dehn, Adolf, "This is God", Wouk, Herman, "Candide", Voltaire, illus.: Kent, Rockwell. Largest: 11" L x 7.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate. Keywords: Literature, Books, Publisher's binding, Illustrated, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 452 - Fiction and Literature Books, 8
Collection of Eight Fiction and Literature Books, comprising: "The Peterkin Papers", Hale, Lucretia P., "The Peterkin Papers Illustrated", Hale, Lucretia P., "The Trial", Kafka, Franz, "Plato Lysis, or Friendship the Symposium Phaedrus", trans.: Jowett, Benjamin, illus.: Karlin, Eugene, "Barchester Towers", Trollope, Anthony, illus.: Kredel, Fritz, "The Personal History of David Copperfield", Dickens, Charles, illus.: Austen, John, "Five Christmas Novels", Dickens, Charles, illus.: Birch, Reginald. Largest: 10.75" L x 7.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Illustrated, Heritage Press, Reading, Library, Literature, Fiction, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 453 - Fiction and Literature Books, 6
Collection Six Fiction and Literature Books, comprising: "Tenants of the Trees", Hawkes, Clarence, "Cyrano de Bergerac", Rostand, Edmond, "Tales from Shakespeare", Lamb, Charles and Mary, "The Portable Woolcott", "Ethan Frome", Wharton, Edith, "Ashenden: or the British Agent", Maughan, W. Somerset. Largest: 7.75" L x 5.25" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Literature, Books, Publisher's binding, Reading, Library, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 454 - Rex Stout Books, 30
Collection of 30 Rex Stout Books, comprising: "Justice Ends at Home and Other Stories", "The Father Hunt", "The Doorbell Rang", "Three at Wolfe's Door", "The Black Mountain", "Prisoner's Base", "Too Many Clients", "Trouble in Triplicate", "Some Buried Caesar", "And be a Villain", "Gambit", "Death of a Doxy", "Red Threads", "The Hand in the Glove", "Target Practice", "Death of a Dude", "Homicide Trinity" (2), "Where There's a Will", "Black Orchids" (2), "Too Many Cooks", "Over my Dead Body", "And Four to Go", "The Sound of Murder", "The Mountain Cat Murders" (2), Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Robert Goldsborough series continuation, "The Bloodied Ivy", "Death on Deadline", "Silver Spire". Largest: 8.5" H x 6" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger. Keywords: Mystery, Fiction, Literature, Readings, Library, Detective, Novel, Nero Wolfe, Writer, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 455 - Modern Library Edition Books, 8
Collection of Eight Modern Library Edition Books, comprising: "Absolom, Absolom!", Faulkner, William, "Hunchback of Notre Dame", Hugo, Victor, "The Portrait of a Lady", James, Henry, "Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life Among the Lowly", Stowe, Harriet Beecher, "The Odyssey of Homer", trans.: Butcher, S. H. and A. Lang, "The Prince and the Discourses", Machiavelli, Niccolo, "The Complet Essays and Other Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson", ed.: Atkinson, Brooks, "An American Tragedy", Dreiser, Theodore. Largest: 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Novels, Fiction, Gilt-Stamped Cloth Binding, Authors, Library, Reading, Collectibles, Collectables, Vintage Books
Lot: 456 - Poetry and Literature Books, 7
Collection of Seven Poetry and Literature Books, comprising: "Gulliver's Travels", Swift, Jonathan, "Man and Man: the Social Philosophers", ed.: Commins, Saxe and Robert N. Linscott, "Man and the Universe: The Philosophers of Science", ed.: Commins, Saxe and Robert N. Linscott, "Idylls of the King", Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare", "The Book of American Poetry", ed.: Dean, Naomi K. and Joseph Dean, "Magic Casements", Carhart, George S. and Paul A. McGhee. Largest: 8.25" L x 5.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Reading, Library, Bibliophile, Classic Literature, Poetry, Theatre, Theater, Plays, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 457 - Liza Minnelli Vinyl Records, 9
Collection of Nine Liza Minnelli Vinyl Records, comprising: "Liza Minnelli Live at Carnegie Hall", "Liza Minnelli New Feelin'", "Liza Minnelli the Singer You're So Vain", "Liza Minnelli at Carnegie Hall", two copies of "Liza with a "Z" a Concert for Television", "Liza Minelli Tropical Nights", "Cabaret", "Liza Minelli, Robert de Niro New York, York". Each: 12.25" L x 12.25" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Music, Records, Analog audio format, American Icons, Actress, Musical theatre, Theater, Performance arts, Singer, Musician, Collectibles, Collectables
Lot: 458 - Signed, Etc. Blossom Dearie Vinyl Records, 5
Collection of Five Blossom Dearie Records, comprising: "Blossom Dearie 1975", signed and inscribed by Blossom Dearie, "Blossom Dearie Volume V", "Blossom Dearie Chez Wahlberg Part One", "Blossom Dearie Sings Volume One", "Blossom Dearie Et Tu Bruce Volume VIII". Each: 12.25" L x 12.25" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Music, Records, Analog audio format, Margrethe Blossom Dearie, American, Jazz singer, Pianist, Collectibles, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs
Lot: 459 - Signed, Etc. Bob Floyd Vinyl Records, 2
Collection of Two Bob Floyd Records, comprising: "Watch What Happens", Floyd, Bob and Kim's Group with Kim Martell", signed and inscribed on record sleeve, "Bob Floyd". Each: 12.25" L x 12.25" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Music, Records, Analog audio format, Singer, Musician, Collectibles, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs
Lot: 460 - Carol Escoffier Signed "Kumkwaya" Vinyl Record
Escoffier, Carol, "Kumkwaya", 1985, signed and inscribed on record sleeve. 12.25" L x 12.25" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Music, Records, Analog audio format, Singer, Musician, Collectibles, Collectables, Signatures, Autographs
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