Member Catalogues
We are pleased to offer the following list. It includes: - a docket book from an antebellum Virginia justice’s court - a pre-publication copy of notable guide to Parliament - an author’s galley copy of an essay about Devil’s Island with added photographs
Ben Raeburn (1914–1991) was one of the most perceptive and fiercely independent architects of post-war American letters. As the founder of Horizon Press, he operated at the vital intersection of high Modernism and the emerging avant-garde, fostering a list that was as visually stunning as it was intellectually rigorous. This curated collection, sourced directly from the Raeburn estate, represents the 'working library' of a master editor. It is not merely a gathering of signed volumes, but a living record of the professional and personal bonds that sustained New York’s literary and artistic culture from the 1950s through the late 20th century. While we welcome inquiries for the archive in its entirety, we are also prepared to discuss the transfer of specialized subject-blocks to institutions with specific collection mandates.
My first general Americana catalog in years, with a number of interesting items not previously offered. PDF, 7 MB. 56 pages, numerous illustrations. Items priced $75 - $7,500, including the first magazine publication of the "Star Spangled Banner" lyrics, 1814, in original wrappers.
122 books from a private collection. The group features eastern philosophy, Sanskrit, dictionaries, religion, travel, French bindings, etc.
122 books from a private collection. The group features eastern philosophy, Sanskrit, dictionaries, religion, travel, French bindings, etc.
HIGHLIGHTS - Arnold's anti-slavery opera Inkle and Yarico - CPE Bach's rare Probe-Stücken and sonatas published to accompany his important treatise on keyboard playing - Portrait bust of J.S. Bach based on the composer's exhumed skull - First edition of Corelli's Op. 5 sonatas for violin and keyboard - An early copy of Adolph von Menzel's famous painting of Frederick the Great at court surrounded by numerous identifiable contemporary musicians - First edition, first issue of Stravinsky's rare 4-hand piano arrangement of Petrouchka - Autograph working manuscript of an opera by New Orleans-born composer Louis Varney (1844-1908)
We are pleased to offer the following list. It includes: 0 - a 1949 memorandum on Congressional anti-Communist legislation by a distinguished expert on the First Amendment - an 1852 affidavit concerning a hatchet assault in Texas - a 1796 Vermont estate case involving two former mayors of New York City
Recently catalogued material includes a handful of John Henry Nash productions: Sonnets from the Portuguese, The Ideal Book, All for Love, Adonais....
We are pleased to offer the following list. It includes: - an 1837 portrait of foundational legal scholar Francis Joseph Troubat, long held by America's oldest legal institution - an unrecorded 1875 satirical mezzotint depicting an actor on trial for desecrating Shakespeare - an original 1887 courtroom drawing by E.W. Kemble, the iconic illustrator of Huckleberry Finn
An interesting assortment of books by and about the popular illustrator who specialized in woodcuts, also including several signed prints and an assortment of other ephemera.
A CATALOGUE OF SIGNIFICANT AND UNUSUAL IMPRINTS RELATING TO AMERICA
We are pleased to offer the following list. It includes: - an account of the Lizzie Borden trial that belonged to Ms. Borden’s lead defense attorney - a first edition of a foundational JP manual owned by an Irish Peer - a c.1806 anti-feminist English manuscript abut marriage
We are pleased to offer the following list. It includes: - two unrecorded legal briefs concerning vineyards and water rights in California, both 19th-century Los Angeles imprints - a document organizing the lucrative (and exploitative) silver mines of Potosí under Spanish management - a rare broadside announcing the confiscation of Royalist estates by the Commonwealth during the English Civil Wars
Our new catalog—DOROTHY PARKER & THE ALGONQUIN ROUND TABLE--contains 31 items including Manuscripts, Signed Books, Letters, Photographs, and much more. Enjoy!