Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 105

June 30 - July 1 2018 Manuscript, Space and Collectibles Sale

Authors

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 85		Authors -- Including Aldous Huxley, G.K. Chesterton, Arnold Toynbee, Arthur Miller, Norman Mailer, John Osborne, and Others. Group of 23 writers, who were among those chosen by the New York Public Library as having written a book of the (20th) century which had a lasting impact on the people who read them. They are: Aldous Huxley, G.K. Chesterton, Arnold Toynbee, Arthur Miller, Norman Mailer, John Osborne, W.W. Jacobs, Rex Warner, Margaret Mead, John Kenneth Galbraith, Benjamin Spock, Bruno Bettelheim, Ray Bradbury, Dee Brown, Bette Friedan, Milton Friedman, Edward O. Wilson, Claire Booth Luce, Joh Williams, Ocar Lewis, James D. Watson, James A. Sanders, and Jim Bouton (2 items). 24 items ranging from simple signatures to letters signed. Overall fine. Estimate Value $350 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $243
Lot 86		Authors -- Including Joseph Conrad, J.M. Barrie, A.A. Milne, William James, Henry James, Willa Cather, Maurice Maeterlinck, Jane Addams, and Others. Group of 13 writers, who were among those chosen by the New York Public Library as having written a book of the (20th) century which had a lasting impact on the people who read them. They are: J.M. Barrie, A.A. Milne, William James, Henry James, Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling, Maurice Maeterlinck, Agatha Christie, Willa Cather, Upton Sinclair, Zane Grey, Dale Carnegie, and Jane Addams. Most are signatures, some with sentiments, some on cards and some on small pieces of paper; Conrad's is from a limited edition page. Overall fine condition. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $736
Lot 87		Authors -- Including Langston Hughes, Edith Wharton, Arthur Koestler, Emily Post, Margaret Sanger, Ralph Ellison, James Hilton, and Others. Group of 16 writers, who were among those chosen by the New York Public Library as having written a book of the (20th) century which had a lasting impact on the people who read them. They are: Langston Hughes, Edith Wharton, Ralph Ellison, Arthur Koestler, Toni Morrison, Tom Wolfe, James Hilton, Maya Angelou, Betty Smith, Joseph Heller, Timothy Leary, John Hersey, Philip Roth, Margaret Atwood, Emily Post, and Margaret Sanger. Items vary from signatures (Wharton, Ellison) to signatures with sentiment or date (Hughes, Angelou, Post, Heller), signed photos (Atwood, Roth), notes (Koestler), or quotations (Smith, Leary, Wolfe, Hersey), a signed title page (Morrison), a TLS (Hilton), and a signed envelope (Sanger). 17 items (Wolfe signed 2). Overall fine. Estimate Value $400 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $243
Lot 88		Doyle, A. Conan -- Partial Autograph Letter Signed (1859-1930) British detective author best known for the character Sherlock Holmes. Partial autograph letter signed "A Conan Doyle," 3½ x 4¼", no place, no date. To an unidentified correspondent, four lines with closing and signature: "over Mrs. Phelps…you had a day to spare you would give us great joy by coming down to us. Very many thanks for the book just received. I promise myself a treat tomorrow. Yours very truly A Conan Doyle." Uneven upper edge, else fine. Accompanied by a postcard photo. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $384
Lot 89		*Easton Press Collector's Edition of The Last of the Mohicans, The Sea-Wolf, and Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.* Three books by James Fenimore Cooper, Jack London, and Arthur Conan Doyle, all bound in leather, Sherlock Holmes was published in 1981 and the other two in 1979. The Sea-Wolf has color illustrations by Fletcher Martin; Edward A. Wilson did the illustrations for The Last of the Mohicans; and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes has "a selective collation of the original illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget and Others." All fine. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 90		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 91		Group of Authors, Including James Barrie, Robert Frost, Walter de la Mer, Helen Hunt Jackson, and Others. James Barrie, a dapper, bust-length 6 x 4" sepia-toned photo signed on the 11 x 8" mount; slight creasing to mount. Robert Frost, hard-cover copy of "A Brief Account of The Clifton Waller Barrett Library" signed on the half-title page, Charlottesville, The University of Virginia, 1960, 35pp, inscribed by Barrett to librarian Neda Westlake, 4/30/60, light toning, else fine; Helen Hunt Jackson, 1877 ALS giving instructions regarding her desires for fitting up of a home in Colorado Springs; Richard Henry Dana, Jr. cut signature; Brett Harte, cut signature; Jesse Benton Frémont, signature on an autograph form; Elbert Hubbard, Inscribed signed sketch; Walter de la Mare, 1941 ALS giving permission to quote from his poem "Autumn"; and H.L. Mencken, signature on a small card. Overall fine. Estimate Value $400 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $256
Lot 92		Group of Authors, Poets, and an Actor/Director, Including Sandburg, Christie, Tarkington, Caldwell, Campbell, and Skinner. Carl Sandberg (1878-1967) American poet and biographer. Autograph note signed, one page, 6 x 4", no place (1962). This note was returned with a book to Tony van Renterghem, who was working with Sandberg in 1962 on the research for a motion picture on the life of Christ ("The Greatest Story Ever Told"). Written in red ink: "I swear before god I did not desecrate pages herin with foul lead pencil evidence of some dirty stinker. Carl Sandberg." The story of van Renterghem's association with Sandburg is typed on the verso of the note. Thomas Campbell (1777-1844) Scottish poet chiefly remembered for his sentimental poetry dealing especially with human affairs. Autograph letter signed ("T. Campbell"), 2 pages, London, Aug. 17, 1832. To George Condy, Manchester, discussing his current affairs. Agatha Christie (1890-1976) English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright. Typed letter signed, on blue Winterbrook House / Wallingford / Berks / Wallingford 2248 stationery, one page, 7" x 5½", Berkshire, England, January 24, 1973. To Mr. Radley regarding his request for a signed photo. Boldly signed. A printed bookmark, picturing Dame Agatha, is also included.; Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) American novelist and dramatist. Typed letter signed, on SEAWOOD / Kennebunkport, Maine stationery, one page, 7½" x 5½", Kennebunkport, Maine, July 20,1933. To Mr. Paris. Tarkington accepts an invitation to join an "Honorary Committee." Erskine Caldwell (1903-87) southern writer who addressed poverty, racism and social problems in novels such as Tobacco Road (1932) and God's Little Acre (1933). Typed page from "The Weather Shelter" signed at the bottom. Otis Skinner (1858-1942) American stage actor associated with Joseph Jefferson's troupe. Large signature and date (1925). Lot is in overall fine condition. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 93		*Guthrie, William A New System of Modern Geography, Third Edition, 2 Volumes, 1786, With 26 Folding Maps and Inserts.* London, Printed for C. Dilly, in the Poultry; and G.G. J. and J. Robinson, Pater Noster Row. 1786. Blond, adorned, contemporary sheepskin with leather spine and corners. 10¾ x 8¾", 950 pages, plus copius Index. Light foxing; occasional discoloration. Includes a complete copy of the 26 folding maps and inserts, 24 of which are handcolored in outline. There are four particularly beautiful maps of the Americas. Bookplate Ex-Libris Grand d'Hauteville. Estimate Value $1,250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $800
Lot 94		Hawthorne, Nathaniel -- Salem Custom House Document Signed (1804-64) American novelist. Document signed "Nathl Hawthorne" as Surveyor for the District of Salem and Beverly and Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Salem, one page, 4¾ x 7¾", 1847. A receipt signed by Hawthorne verifying receipt of payment from James Miller "for Rev boat to J.C. Howard." Supplies listed include marline (a type of rope), twine, paint brushes, copper, etc. Very good; script is somewhat light but Hawthorne's signature at lower left is darker. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $320
Lot 95		Historians, Including McCaulay, Carlyle, Acton, Strachey, Beard, Durant, and Many Others. Group of items signed by 30 historians with a mixture of signatures on small cards or pieces of paper, as well as a number of typed and handwritten letters. The historians are: Thomas McCaulay, Thomas Carlyle, Lord Acton, Lytton Strachey, Mary and Charles Beard, Basil Liddell Hart, Cecil Woodham-Smith, Will Durant, Douglas S. Freeman, Samuel E. Morison, Henry Steele Commager, Allan Nevins, Bernaard DeVoto, Bruce Catton, Mathew Josephson, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Barbara Tuchman, Stewart Holbrook, S.L.A. Marshall, William Manchester, Walter Lord, Michael Grant, Sir Steven Runciman, Kenneth Clark, Martin Gilbert, David McCullough, Ken Burns, Geoffrey Ward, and Jesse Rufus Fears. Overall condition is fine. Housed in a black leather album with matching case. Estimate Value $400 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 96		Irving, Washington -- ANS Re Dining With Benjamin Disraeli's Father (1783-1859) American author, historian, and diplomat. Autograph note signed in the text, one page, 5¼ x 4¼", Maddox St. (London), April 25 (the year 1825 has been added in another hand). The note reads: "Mr. W Irving will have great pleasure in dining with Mr. & Mrs. D'Israeli on Tuesday, May 14th." Isaac D'Israeli was the father of Benjamin Disraeli, a future prime minister of England. Smudge in lower right corner, else fine. Irving went to England in 1815 and lived in Europe for 17 years. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 97		*Irving, Washington. Voyage dans les Prairies à l'Ouest des Etats-Unis.* [Travel in the Meadows in the West of the United States.] Paris, Fournier, 1835, 306 pp. 7½ x 5". Text in French. Half speckled roan blonde with leather spine and corners. Some scattered foxing to beginning and ending pages. Bookplate on inside cover of Bibliotèque du Château d'Hauteville. Washington Irving spent 17 years in Europe, where he served as secretary to the American legation in London and as minister to Spain. This book, written after he returned to the United States in 1932, details his experiences while accompanying the U.S. commissioner on Indian affaiirs on a surveying mission in Indian Territory. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 98		Journalists/Writers and the FBI Director. Includes H.L. Mencken, Gloria Steinem, Studs Terkel, William Safire, Walter Winchell, and Others. Group of items signed by 15 journalists and writers, including: H. L Mencken, Gloria Steinem, Studs Terkel, William Shirer, John Dewey, Ida M. Tarbell, Leo Rosten, George F. Kennen, Theodore H. White, Lowell Thomas, Walter Lippmann, William Safire,Walter Winchell, Corliss Lamont, and Melvin Bragg. Also, cut signature with closing and title of J. Edgar Hoover. Fine condition. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 99		Group of 18 Poets, Including Joyce Kilmer, Whittier, Tennyson, Longfellow, Henley, Leigh Hunt, Archibald MacLeish, and Others. Group of 18 poets: Leigh Hunt, a small 1776 PPDS from a lending library; Joyce Kilmer, signature matted with a printed copy of "Trees" and his image, and a small Christmas card with greeting from his wife, Alice Kilmer; signature only of H. W. Longfellow, John G. Whittier, Tennyson, and Carl Sandburg (matted with a photo); Lawrence Ferlinghetti, signed photo from a publication; Robert Frost, signature and date (1952); John Masefield, signature on his business card; W.E. Henley, cut closing and signature from a letter; O. W. Holmes, signature and sentiment, matted with engraving; Eugene Field, signature on a small card re renting a carriage, as a member of the Union League Club; William Cullen Bryant, signature and date (Feb. 27, 1869); Dorothy Parker, 1948 TLS as Chairman of the Spanish Refugee Appeal; Ogden Nash, 1959 TLS saying he has never received an interesting rejection letter; James Dickey, a 1983 TLS sending a signed photo (not present); and Allen Ginsburg, the first nine lines of "Howl," typed, with one holograph correction, followed by an ANS saying, "This is an idiot idea to request a writer sign a fragment opening of a poem. It makes me feel like an 'object' at the moment. Allen Ginsburg June 7, '80." Lastly, Archibald MacLeish sent three typed copies of his poem "Psyche With the Candle" to Michael Hecht, two with holograph corrections and an ANS on each to Michael Hecht; one admonishes him for not having caught one of the mistakes and a note on a second page corrects "fevor" to "fervor" and adds a holograph note, "If your textbook has this error please ask your teacher to request a correction." The third copy of the poem includes all of the corrections and is signed, "Archibald MacLeish / signed for Michael Hecht" at the bottom. Including return address on transmittal envelope, there are four MacLeish signatures. Overall fine. Estimate Value $400 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $384
Lot 100		*Two Limited Edition Books in French: Les Trophées de la France, and Gargantua.* Les Trophées de la France by Commandant M. Verillon, edited by J. Leroy, Paris, 1907. Limited Edition, number 454 of 525. Folio, xiv plus 154 pages. Color and black and white single and double page illustrations with tissue guards. Leather covers, some damage to spine, marbled end papers. With Gargantua by François Rabelais. Limited Edition, number 473 of 967, ornate edition with wood cuts by Hermann Paul. Paris: Chez l'imprimeur Léon Pichon, 1921. Leather covers, marbled boards; heavy wear to spine joints, bumped edges. Interior of both books is lightly toned. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $154
Lot 101		*Weld, Isaac Voyages au Canada dans les Années 1795-1796 et 1797, 3 Volumes, With Folding Map of North America and 11 Plates.* Paris, Chez Gérard, XI [in the French Revolutionary calendar, late 1802 or early 1803]. Vol I, 321pp; Vol II, 344pp; and Vol III, 294pp. Includes 11 plates and a folding map of North America (showing the eastern United States) and an inset of Upper and Lower Canada. Contemporary sheep over speckled board. Some light discoloration; creasing to some of back pages in Vol III. Bookplates on inside covers of Bibliotèque du Château d'Hauteville. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $410
Lot 102		Wodehouse, P.G. -- A Charming, Whimsical Article on His Beginnings as a Writer, Boxing, His First Visit to New York, Etc (1881-1975) British author and humorist. Typed manuscript signed "P.G. Wodehouse" in red marker, titled "Getting Started," 9¼ pages, no date but written in his eighties. In 1902, when "the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank decided…that the only way to keep solvent was to de-Wodehouse itself," he turned to writing and soon earned enough to visit America, primarily, he thinks, to see some of America's pugilists, with whom he was fascinated. He describes his encounters and stories he heard, the use of language, of manners--all with charming humor. Pages are lightly toned but otherwise fine. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $204
Lot 103		Writers, Including Sheridan, Thackeray, Dumas Pere, London, Bierce, Berenson, Cooper, Maugham, Plus Architect Christopher Wren. Group of 16 items: cut signatures of Richard Sheridan and William Makepeace Thackeray; Christopher Wren, signed bookplate; Bernard Berenson, 1909 ALS; John Galsworthy, signature, sentiment and date on Desert Inn stationery; W. Somerset Maugham, signature on 3x5" card; Alexandre Dumas, Père, ANS in French; James Fennimore Cooper, signed check; Ambroise Bierce, signature on 8vo page with printed "Compliments of"; Owen Wister--3 items, ISP from a publication, signature and date on inside of a separated book cover (glued to page), and a 1929 3½ pp ALS (with initials) to his son; Jack London, 1910 check signed; Thornton Wilder, signature, sentiment and date on Lake Sunapee Summer School letterhead; John Marquand, signature (with his wife's) cut from a legal document; and Christopher Morley, sentiment and signature. Overall fine. Estimate Value $400 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $410