Fine Antique Book Auction 2020-07-19 Auction - 50 Price Results - MIKE CLUM INC. in OHIO
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Album of the Mexican Railway (1877) with 24 Super.The House at Pooh Corner, signed by A A MilneRobert Frost, The Gold Hesperidee. 1st edition
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RUSHVILLE, OH, United States
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Mike Clum Auctions Inc. is pleased to offer at auction the highlights from the late Dr. Murrell Lewis collection of rare and collectible books. Begun over sixty years ago, the Lewis collection is a sophisticated and ambitious collection. Dr. Lewis often secured books either in exceptional collector?s condition or books that were special or unique in some way. Many iconic book dealers aided Lewis in creating this collection including, but not limited to; Peter Howard of Serendipity Books in Berkeley, Calif., Henry Wenning of Modern Rare Books in New Haven, Conn., Marguerite Cohn of House of Books, Ltd., of New York City, and Howard S. Mott of Sheffield, Mass. The books offered in this sale are almost all first editions, many are signed or inscribed, many are limited editions, and many are unique copies. The collection is especially strong in American and British literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but there are rare and collectible books here from many areas, including science, exploration, history, children?s literature, and others. In this sale?which is merely the first of several sales?highlights include a beautiful, nearly mint copy of J. D. Salinger?s Catcher in the Rye; as well as first editions signed by Ford Madox Ford, Countee Cullen, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Samuel Beckett, and others. A wonderful small selection from an important collection. The remaining 450 books will be offered in another upcoming online only auction. Please watch our website for updates.
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Album of the Mexican Railway (1877) with 24 Super.: Album of the Mexican Railway (1877) with 24 Superb Lithographed Color Plates.Mexico [City]: Victor Debray & Co, 1877 (though with 1878 on the front board). Album de Ferrocarril Mexicano. English
0002: Album of the Mexican Railway (1877) with 24 Super.Est. US$6,000-US$8,000
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Ford Madox Ford, signed to Joseph Conrad, Mister .: Ford Madox Ford, signed to Joseph Conrad, Mister Bosphorus and the Muses, 1st edition in dj.London: Duckworth & Co, 1923. With Decorations by Paul Nash. Ford and Conrad were friends and literary
0003: Ford Madox Ford, signed to Joseph Conrad, Mister .Est. US$1,000-US$1,500
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Four scarce items of Mark Twain ephemera: Four scarce items of Mark Twain ephemera: A Champagne Cocktail, Three Aces, etcA) Mark Twain's Good-Bye, song with violin obligato; music by Paul Rottman: Hannibal, MO: Davis Studio Publishers, 1935.
0004: Four scarce items of Mark Twain ephemeraEst. US$200-US$300
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Robert Creeley, The Immoral Proposition (1953): Robert Creeley, The Immoral Proposition (1953) 1st edition, signed to his mother.Jargon 8 (Karlsruhe, 1953). Drawings by René Laubiès. Limited to 200 copies. Creeley's third book. This copy mailed
0005: Robert Creeley, The Immoral Proposition (1953)Est. US$1,000-US$1,500
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Thomas Wolfe's 1st book appearance, in Carolina: Thomas Wolfe's 1st book appearance, in Carolina Folk-Plays, signed and inscribed by Wolfe.New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1924. Second Series. First edition, with 1924 on title page. Includes
0006: Thomas Wolfe's 1st book appearance, in CarolinaEst. US$500-US$700
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, May-Day, 1st edition, signed.: Ralph Waldo Emerson, May-Day, 1st edition, signed and inscribed by Emerson.Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1867. May-Day and Other Pieces, signed and inscribed by Emerson, "To Arthur Helps, Esq/ with
0007: Ralph Waldo Emerson, May-Day, 1st edition, signed.Est. US$3,000-US$4,000
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Lewis Carroll, The Hunting of the Snark, 1st edit: Lewis Carroll, The Hunting of the Snark, 1st edition in original dust jacket. London: Macmillan, 1876. First printing, first state of this classic ("Baker" on p. 83, as called for); original dust
0008: Lewis Carroll, The Hunting of the Snark, 1st editEst. US$2,000-US$3,000
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Weldon Kees, The Collected Poems (1960): Weldon Kees, The Collected Poems (1960); one of 20 copies on Rives Heavy paper.Iowa City: Stone Wall Press, 1960. Edited by Donald Justice. Black leather binding; original unprinted cardboard
0011: Weldon Kees, The Collected Poems (1960)Est. US$1,500-US$2,500
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Robert Frost, The Gold Hesperidee. 1st edition: Robert Frost, The Gold Hesperidee. 1st edition, scarce 1st state.Bibliophile Press, [1935]. Unnumbered copy, with "A" on the copyright page and with the next-to-last line of p. 7 showing 9 words.
0012: Robert Frost, The Gold Hesperidee. 1st editionEst. US$200-US$250
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Geo. Wilkins Kendall, Narrative of the Texan-: Geo. Wilkins Kendall, Narrative of the Texan-Santa Fe Expeditions (1844) First Edition. 2 vols.Harper's 1844, with 1844 at the bases of the spines. Two volumes, with fold-out map in volume 1. A
0013: Geo. Wilkins Kendall, Narrative of the Texan-Est. US$150-US$200
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Countee Cullen, The Black Christ, 1st UK and US: Countee Cullen, The Black Christ, 1st UK and US Editions, both signed and inscribed by Cullen.London: Putnam, 1929, and New York: Harper and Brothers, 1929. First Editions in dust jackets, both
0015: Countee Cullen, The Black Christ, 1st UK and USEst. US$300-US$400
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The Life of Pythagoras (1610), printed in Greek: The Life of Pythagoras (1610), printed in Greek and Latin.Altdorf, 1610. De Vita Pythagoræ, bound with Pythagoricarum Sententiarum Libellus (also 1610). Late Renaissance edition of Greek text with
0016: The Life of Pythagoras (1610), printed in GreekEst. US$100-US$150
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James Joyce, Tales Told of Shem and Shaun, Black .: James Joyce, Tales Told of Shem and Shaun, Black Sun Press, 1929, 1st edition.Paris: Black Sun Press, 1929. First edition in slipcase, number 396 of 650 total copies. First edition, in outstanding
0018: James Joyce, Tales Told of Shem and Shaun, Black .Est. US$800-US$1,200
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Charlotte Eliot, Savonarola, 1st ed. In dj: Charlotte Eliot, Savonarola, 1st ed. In dj, presentation copy; Intro by T S EliotLondon: R. Cobden-Sanderson [1926]. A verse play by T. S. Eliot's mother, apparently printed only in an edition of
0020: Charlotte Eliot, Savonarola, 1st ed. In djEst. US$1,000-US$1,500
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3 Edna St Vincent Millay 1st eds: 3 Edna St Vincent Millay 1st eds, each in limp leather binding, dj, and box/slipcaseHarper, 1934-1940. Includes Wine from these Grapes (1st edition stated), limp leather binding, in glassine dust
0021: 3 Edna St Vincent Millay 1st edsEst. US$100-US$150
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Paul [Laurence] Dunbar, Oak and Ivy, rare 1st edi.: Paul [Laurence] Dunbar, Oak and Ivy, rare 1st edition, 1893.Dayton, Ohio: Press of the United Brethren, 1893. Dunbar's rare first book, reportedly printed in an edition of 500, of which about half
0023: Paul [Laurence] Dunbar, Oak and Ivy, rare 1st edi.Est. US$1,000-US$1,500
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