Winter 2017 Catalogue

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224. [Literature & Art] Beardsley, Aubrey. (1872–1898).
Two Dog Roses - Ornamental Device for "Le Morte d'Arthur"

An original ornamental device drawn by the English illustrator and author as part of his first major work, illustrations for the collection of Arthurian tales, Le Morte d'Arthur (London: Dent, 1893-1894). The illustration, depicting two dog roses, was intended for Book II, chapter VII, p. 60 of the publication, with the dog rose signifying both pleasure and pain in the stories of the volume. Pen and ink on paper. 2 x 2 inches (4.6 x 4.5 cm), inlaid to size on a 9.75 x 7.5 inch sheet with hand-drawn borders. Written on the verso in pencil: "296." Read More...
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225. [Literature & Art] Bonnard, Pierre. (1867–1947) [After].
Interieur (L'Atelier d'artiste), ca. 1940

Color offset lithograph, circa 1940. A working trial proof impression, with additions in watercolor and gouache, aside from the edition of 250. Printed by Jacques Villon. A very good impression. 429 x 467 mm; 16 7/8x18 3/8 inches, wide margins. Signed in pencil, lower right margin. Small stains and toning to margins, mounted, overall a very good impression with fresh colors. Archivally mattted and framed.  Read More...

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226. [Literature & Art] Chandler, Raymond. (1888-1959).
Typed Letter Signed, Discussing Detective Fiction

TLS from the British-American novelist and screenwriter known for his influential hard-boiled detective fiction, including The Big Sleep and Farewell, My Lovely. 1 page. Dated January 18, 1954. Three paragraphs in which he discusses copies of books he has that may be of interest to the recipient, presumably a collector, and his own interest in a book called They Don't Dance Much by James Ross. Several sentences discount the idea that James Ross is John Ross Macdonald, and Chandler closes: "But if I could recreate that strange sordid steamy lazy corrupt ingrown, and yet so human feeling of shabby life below the line, I shouldn't have stopped with one book, by heck." He signs, "Yours ever, Raymond Chandler." Folded vertically and horizontally for mailing; otherwise in fine condition. With three tiny holograph corrections. Read More...
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227. [Literature & Art] Chervinsky, John. .
Where the Fruit Comes From, 2010

Archival pigment print, 2010.  22 5/8 x 27 3/4 x 23 1/8 sheet. Signed, titled, dated and editioned in pencil on verso. In a rudimentary frame, fine. 

The artist has written about the body of work in which this piece is situated and described it as an "experiment in perspective."

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228. [Literature & Art] [Dalí, Salvador. (1904–1989)].
Original Press Photograph with Los Niños Cantores

An amusing original 1967 press photograph of the great surrealist painter, gesturing wildly among a group of young singers from the Argentinian children's choir Los Niños Cantores. Press caption at the upper margin reads: "Artist Salvadore Dali, waving a staff, went to a performance of the Los Ninos Cantores, an Argentine children's choir, 12/25 at the St. Regis Hotel in New York. Father Marcello Coltro, choir director, is at far right. Dali has been commissioned to illustrate the cover of a record album being brought out by the group." Annotations, stamps, and a press clipping in Spanish on the verso. Several surface creases and small indentations, otherwise in very good condition. 9 x 7 inches.
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230. [Literature & Art] Ensor, James. (1860-1949).
"Marche des Rotariens Ostendais" - Original Sheet Music

Evere-Bruxelles: J. De Vleeschouwer. [1929]. First.

Sheet music to the Belgian artist's "Marche des Rotariens ostendais" for piano solo, featuring Ensor's own cover design. The striking cover shows flowing female figures dancing around a coat of arms with three keys, the heraldic crest of his hometown, Ostend. [PN] 5084. 2 pp. Large split to the fold; light toning and edge wear; folding creases; overall in good condition. Scarce. WorldCat records only two copies, both held in Belgium. 10.25 x 13.25 inches (26 x 34 cm). Read More...


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231. [Literature & Art] [Ensor, James. (1860–1949)] Rousseau, Blanche.
James Ensor, Peintre & Graveur; texte par Blanche Rousseau ... [et al.] Avec 111 illustrations de J. Ensor. - INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH

Paris: Librairie de la Société Anonyme "La Plume". 1899. Collection of essays on the work of the Belgian printmaker and painter who was an important early influence on expressionism and surrealism, the first publication devoted to his work. The contributing authors include many important Belgian and French figures, especially of the Les XX group and the Symbolist movement: artists Edgar Baes, Georges Lemmen, and Constantin Meunier; writers Louis Delattre, Max Elskamp, André Fontainas, Théodore Hannon, Hubert Krains, Camille Lemonier, Maurice Maeterlinck, Camille Mauclair, Pol de Mont, Maurice Des Ombiaux, Georges Rency, Octave Uzanne, and Emile Verhaeren; art historian Arnold Goffin; and lawyers and writers Octave Maus and Edmond Picard. Black and white illustrations of his engravings and paintings throughout. Cover with color illustration; frontispiece lithograph prined in green. 96 pp. Toning; overall in very good condition. 7.25 x 10 inches (18.5 x 25.3 cm). Read More...
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232. [Literature & Art] French, Daniel Chester. (1850-1931) [Holden, Edward S. (1846-1914)].
Autograph Letter about George Washington Statue

Autograph letter from the important American sculptor, known for the Lincoln Memorial and other patriotic monuments, to astronomer and West Point librarian Edward Singleton Holden, quoting a price for a statue of George Washington to be erected at West Point. Dated July 17, 1902. Holden estimates a cost of $30,000 for a bronze statue of Washington with pedestal, similar to his 1900 statue made for the Place d'Iéna in Paris. Finishing, he writes that "To have this statue erected at West Point would give me almost too much joy for a mere mortal." 1 p. Usual folds, mounting remnants on verso, else in fine condition. Read More...
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233. [Literature & Art] Ginsberg, Allen. (1926-1997).
Holy Soul Jelly Roll - SIGNED Box Set with Ticket Stub

: Rhino Records. 1994. 4-CD box set of the important Beat poet's collected poems and songs, signed and dated on the inside front cover by the author. Including the illustrated booklet, and sold together with the original ticket stub from Ginsberg's September 11, 1994 appearance at McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, corresponding to the date of the autograph. Box edges and corners quite rubbed, else fine. 
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234. [Literature & Art] Gloeden, Baron Wilhelm von. (1856 - 1931) or Plüschow, Guglielmo von. (1852 - 1930).
Two Youths in a Landscape

Albumen print, ca. 1900. 17 x 12 cm. Mounted to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition.  With stamp to verso of print "Welter Nachfolger, Kunsthandlung / Berlin W. Friedrichstraße ..." visible under light.  Read More...

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235. [Literature & Art] Gloeden, Baron Wilhelm von. (1856 - 1931) or Plüschow, Guglielmo von. (1852 - 1930).
Female Nude with Cactus

Albumen print, ca. 1900. 11.8 X 16.2 cm. Mounted to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition.  With stamp to verso of print "Welter Nachfolger, Kunsthandlung / Berlin W. Friedrichstraße ..." visible under light.  Read More...

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236. [Literature & Art] Gloeden, Baron Wilhelm von. (1856 - 1931) or Plüschow, Guglielmo von. (1852 - 1930).
Seated Youth

Albumen print, ca. 1900. 12 x 16 cm. Mounted to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition.  With stamp to verso of print "Welter Nachfolger, Kunsthandlung / Berlin W. Friedrichstraße ..." visible under light.  Read More...
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237. [Literature & Art] Gorey, Edward. (1925-2000).
Mystery! - SIGNED POSTER

"Mystery! So entertaining - it's criminal" 1981 poster for Mobil's Masterpiece Theater series on Chanel 13 PBS, featuring a spooky by typically whimsical design by the legendary American writer and artist of the macabre, who has signed lower right in ink. Unframed. 46" x 30".  In near fine condition.
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239. [Literature & Art] Hogarth, William. (1697-1764).
Engraver's Emblem

Original engraving of the important engraver's name, surrounded by an ornate frame with cherubs, a goddess figure, and the engraver himself. Drawn by Hogarth and engraved by Samuel Ireland, with his initials at the lower right. The date of April 23, 1720 is incorporated into the design. With a later inscription in pencil below the print. 12.5 x 10 cm, with wide margins and measuring 15 x 22 cm overall. Mounted to a slightly larger sheet, pencil notation to lower margin, overall fine.
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240. [Literature & Art] James, Henry. (1843-1916).
Alice James: Her Brothers, Her Journal - WITH ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS & AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM HENRY JAMES ("I have grown bald-- & fat & shaved off my beard!")

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company. 1934. Autograph letter signed from the celebrated American-born writer who spent much of his literary career in England and who remains best known for his novels exploring Victorian manners and morals, including such classics as Washington Square, The Wings of the Dove, and The Golden Bowl, arranging a meeting with an old friend (full text below). 3 pp. of a bifolium, on letterhead of the Breakers, Palm Beach, dated Wednesday [...] 2:45 [February 1905?]. The letter has been mounted on the back free endpaper of the 1934 publication about the James brothers and their sister Alice's diaries. Also laid down to internal pages of the book are several original and early reproduction photographs of members of the James family, as follows: halftone photograph of Henry James, mounted on the front free endpaper; CDV of Henry James as a younger man mounted on the half-title, with the note "taken at Baker Street studio in London"; CDV of Garth Wilkinson James mounted on the following page, with the note "taken in Milwaukee - Wis"; later postcard photograph of Robertson James mounted on the title page of the introduction; and a later postcard photograph of William James mounted on p. 83. The front pastedown bears the ownership signature of Gertrude S. Bean, dated Milwaukee, August 1934. Blue boards with gilt lettering. Light shelf wear to the binding; some internal areas of toning; light toning and folding creases to the letter; overall in fine condition. 253 pp. 5.75 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Read More...
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241. [Literature & Art] Kästner, Erich. (1899-1974).
Typed Letter Signed with Signed Photograph

Typed letter signed from the German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, to translator and German professor Helga Döblin, apologizing that he is unable to undertake a journey to the United States and enclosing a signed photograph. Dated Munich, July 11, 1968. Translated from the German: "Dear Mrs. Döblin, thank you very much for your greetings and for the selected works of your students. As regards the news that I might be coming to American realms, I was not responsible for it, but rather a cheery German professor from the USA who wanted to convince me to undertake such a journey. However, large and complicated trips, with frequent changes of location, are now out of the question for me. This doesn't mean, however, that I otherwise would not enjoy it. To give you visual proof that my condition leaves little to be desired, allow me to enclose a photograph that was taken not long ago. With best wishes, also to your students, yours, Erich Kästner." The enclosed postcard photograph shows the author lighting a cigarette; he has signed over his cuff and dated July 1968. Letter with some wrinkles and one stain; photograph with a slight corner crease and some edge wear. Overall in very good condition. Letter 5.75 x 8.25 inches (14.5 x 21 cm); photograph 4 x 6 inches (10.4 x 14.8 cm). Read More...
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242. [Literature & Art] [Klee, Paul. (1879-1940)] Klee, Felix. (1907-1990).
Collection of Letters and Signed Catalogues

An interesting small grouping of autograph notes and signed catalogues, inscribed by Felix Klee, son of the esteemed Swiss-German painter Paul Klee, to Ferdinand Vuffray, Swiss Consul. Included are catalogues from exhibitions of Paul Klee's works in 1970-1972 in Munich and Augsburg, as well as a book about the artist's work by Hans K. Roethel and an autograph Christmas card from Felix Klee on a card featuring his father's work. Items overall in very good to fine condition, listed in full below. Read More...

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243. [Literature & Art] Kokoscha, Oskar. (1886-1980).
Signed Austrian First Day Cover

Original 1967 Austrian FDC honoring the important expressionistic artist and writer, boldly signed by Kokoscha over the postmark. The cover commemorates the 1967 exhibition "Kunst in Nibelungengau," and features Kokoscha's striking self-portrait. Postmarked June 9, 1967.

The Austrian painter Oskar Kokoscha is known for his distinctively expressionistic portraits and landscapes and for his passionate, often stormy affair with Alma Mahler.

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244. [Literature & Art] Kokoschka, Oskar. (1886–1980).
Signed 1965 Exhibition Catalogue

Hamburg: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg. 1965. First Edition. Signed exhibition catalogue from the Austrian painter known for his distinctively expressionistic portraits and landscapes and for his passionate, often stormy affair with Alma Mahler. The catalogue, for an exhibition of his illustrations, portraits, poster designs and other works at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg in summer 1965, is boldly signed by Kokoscha in pencil on the title page. The attractive cover features a bright drawing in colored pencils. 62 pp. In fine condition. 

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245. [Literature & Art] Mann, Thomas. (1875-1955).
Typed Letter Signed to the American Bruckner Society

Typed letter signed from the highly influential, Nobel Prize–winning German novelist and social critic to the American Bruckner Society, stating that he has received news of the Society with great interest and declining an invitation to talk on the subject of Bruckner and Mahler. Nidden, Memel-Land [now Lithuania], 19 July 1932. Translated from the German: "Dear sirs, I received your news of the emergence of an American Bruckner Society with the greatest interest. Urgent work prevents me, at the moment, from commenting on Bruckner and Mahler, two musicians whom I sincerely admire. However, I accept with pleasure your invitation to become an honorary member of your society, and thank you for the honor you bestow upon me." 1 page, together with the original typed envelope. Staple holes, a few marks, small tears to edges, splitting along folds; one small tape repair on the verso; overall in very good condition. 8.5 x 11.5 inches (22.1 x 29 cm). Read More...
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