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first mayor of New Haven, Continental Congress from
Connecticut, as a Justice Pennsylvania; and Richard
of the Superior Court of Rush, the eighth U.S. attorney Consign alongside these fine books
Significant Connecticut, and as a U.S.
representative and senator
general, the eighth Secretary
of the Treasury, running mate
being offered in our June Signature® auction
Signatures from Connecticut.”
The third volume con-
tains signatures from John
to John Quincey Adams in
1828, ambassador to Britain
and France, and son of prom-
Heritage Auctions to sell signed Langdon, a member of inent founding father, Dr.
Journals of Congress in June sale. the second Continental Benjamin Rush.
Congress from New The set last sold for $7,500
Hampshire, delegate of the in 1977, but as values and infla-
Constitutional Convention tion have risen, bidding for
H eritage Auctions will
hold its first Rare Books
Signature sale of 2021, June
9–10. Among a wide range of
books and works on paper,
one of the most significant
lots to come to auction dur-
ing this sale is the complete
13-volume set of the Journals
of Congress, which cover pro-
ceedings from 1774 to 1788.
“This set covers the first
13 United States congresses,
including the two Continental
Congresses and the
Constitutional Convention,”
said James Gannon, Director [Continental Congress]. Journals of
Volume III of the Journals of Congress, with the signatures of John Langdon and Gunning Bedford,
of Rare Books at Heritage Jr. Bidding begins at $10,000. Congress. Complete series of thirteen
Auctions. “It was put together volumes, 1777-1788. With volumes from
by someone who was able to year 1776, is signed by emi- from New Hampshire, the the volumes will begin at the libraries of, and with the signatures of,
track down volumes from the nent founding statesman first President pro tempore $10,000 in a live and online important early American statesmen John
private collections and per- Roger Sherman. of the Senate, governor of auction, though no bidders Sullivan, Roger Sherman, John Langdon,
sonal libraries of Founding “Sherman was a mem- New Hampshire, and Senator will be present in the room. Gunning Bedford, Jr., Peter du Ponceau,
Fathers and Revolutionary ber of the Committee of from New Hampshire; “To find so many signa- Samuel John Atlee, and Richard Rush.
War statesmen.” Five, along with Benjamin and Gunning Bedford, Jr., tures of this caliber in one set
The first volume, which Franklin, John Adams, aide to Washington, del- is exceedingly rare,” Gannon
begins with the first Robert Livingston and, most egate to the Continental says. “Something like this
Continental Congress on famously, Thomas Jefferson, Congress, Attorney General only comes along once every
September 5, 1774, is signed tasked by the Second of Delaware, delegate to the three or four decades and it is Consign by April 12, 2021 | View Online Catalog and Bid at HA.com/6232
by General John Sullivan, Continental Congress with Constitutional Convention gratifying to be able to show
a member of the New drafting the Declaration of from Delaware, and signer of it to our bidders. It is essential INQUIRIES: 877-HERITAGE (437-4824)
Hampshire delegation to that Independence. He was the the Constitution. for them to know that impor- James Gannon | Director, Rare Books | ext. 1609 | JamesG@HA.com
first Continental Congress. only person to sign all four Other volumes include tant primary materials are still
Also, a brigadier general dur- founding documents of the signatures from other notable available for private collec- DALLAS | NEW YORK | BEVERLY HILLS | SAN FRANCISCO | CHICAGO | PALM BEACH
ing the Revolutionary War, nation—the Continental early American figures such tions. Not all are housed deep LONDON | PARIS | GENEVA | AMSTERDAM | HONG KONG
Courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Sullivan commanded troops Association, the Declaration as Peter du Ponceau, secre- in the holdings of major insti-
Always Accepting Quality Consignments in 40+ Categories
both at the Battle of Trenton of Independence, the Articles tary and aide to Baron von tutions.” l
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and the Battle of Brandywine. of Confederation, and the Steuben; Samuel John Atlee, a 1.25 Million+ Online Bidder-Members
Peggy Carouthers lives in Paul R. Minshull #16591. BP 12-25%; see HA.com. 60888
The second volume, which Constitution,” Gannon colonel in the Revolutionary Washington and is the director of
covers proceedings from the said. “He also served as the War and member of the custom content at Journalistic Inc.
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tion was amassed very care- rare at auction. I know of only
fully by a Midwestern collec- two sets offered in the last 20
tor who knew the material years, and the collector put
Something for very well,” said Gretchen
Hause, director and senior
the books together with an
eye toward fine condition.”
Everyone specialist of the Books and
Manuscripts department at
Hindman. “These prints are in
This collection also
includes fine examples of
books from the Allen Press,
Hindman Auctions’ 2021 sales kick off with great condition, and some of Logan Elm Press, Grabhorn
fascinating finds in every price range. them are rarities at auction.” Press, Arion Press, Golden
Themes for the Currier Cockerel Press, Bird and Bull
and Ives prints include rail- Press, Pennyroyal Press, and
roads, trains, and steamboats, Westgate Press. Books from
this collection will be offered
in both the live May 13 auc-
tion, and in an online auction
of Fine Press Books, which will
run concurrently with the live
auction.
The sale will also include
a collection of Bibles, which
range from the incunable
period through the 19th cen-
tury in America, printed in a
variety of locations and lan-
guages, estimated between
a few hundred and several
thousand dollars.
Though not available in
person, bidding will take
Upcoming Auctions
place through traditional
channels, such as absentee Currier & Ives
View of San Francisco, California by N. Currier and Wm. B. McMurtie (1851, estimated $6,000–8,000).
The Rocky Mountains. Emigrants Crossing the Plains.
and telephone bidding, as 1866
well as through Hindman’s
H Sale 873
indman Auction’s 2021 rate; the November auction as well as winter, night, and new online bidding platform, Property from a Distinguished Midwestern Collection
$10,000.00 - 15,000.00
sales schedule is shap- achieved a 91 percent sell- Western scenes. Individual called the Digital Bid Room,
ing up to generate impres- through rate; and the October estimates vary, but begin at which includes a new app. Books & Manuscripts
sive results. This comes on the
heels of a banner year for the
single-owner auction gener-
ated $1.2 million in sales.
$800 and go up to $15,000.
Fine press books will
“We’re going to have a
strong first half of 2021,” Hause
May 12, 2021 | 10am CT
house in 2020. Following these results, also be well-represented said. “In addition to a sin-
Last year, Hindman Hindman has its sights set on in the sale. One notable lot gle-owner sale of fine litera-
reported an impressive $5.48 ambitious goals for 2021. A is a nearly complete set of ture to be held in March, the Sale 904
million in sales, and out single-owner literature sale Limited Editions Club books May sale will feature interest- Fine Press Books, Online Only
of 1,100 lots offered in the on March 19 will kick off this dated through 2010 from a ing finds fresh to market from
house’s Chicago salesroom, year’s sale season. This will be fine private collection. private collections and wide May 13, 2021 | 10am CT
995 were sold, achieving a followed by Hindman’s Fine “This very fine collection selections of printed books
90.5 percent sell-through rate Books and Manuscripts sale— of fine press books includes and Americana in a variety
for 2020. Meanwhile, individ- including Americana—which a virtually complete run of of price ranges. There will be
Courtesy of HIndman Auctions.
ual book sales also achieved will be hosted May 12–13. Limited Editions Club books, something for every collec- INQUIRIES
strong results: Hindman’s One highlight of the May which we’ll offer as a sin- tor.” l Gretchen Hause, Director & Senior Specialist
June Fine Printed Books and sale will be a large collection gle lot of about 600 vol- 312.334.4229
Peggy Carouthers lives in
Manuscripts sale achieved of Currier and Ives prints. umes,” Hause said. “Complete Washington and is the director of gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com HINDMANAUCTIONS.COM
a 94 percent sell-through “This large, very fine collec- Limited Editions Club sets are custom content at Journalistic Inc.
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contain a strong selection of
modern first editions, includ-
2,000) from the Kelmscott
Press highlight in Potter &
FINE BOOKS &
MANUSCRIPTS DEPT.
ing a substantial Edgar Rice Potter’s Fine Press section;
A Sale of Literary Burroughs collection, which
features several presentation
and a presentation copy of
Ray Bradbury’s first novel,
Importance copies from the author to his Dark Carnival, inscribed to
Potter & Potter Auctions’ March
sale will include a wide range of
significant books and letters.
UPCOMING
O n March 13, Potter &
Potter Auctions will host
lights of this portion of
the sale is a first edition of
AUCTION:
its first rare book auction of iconic crime writer Raymond
2021, which it has dubbed “A Chandler’s The Big Sleep (1939, March 13th, 2021
Sale of Literary Importance.” estimated $4,000–6,000),
“The main focus of the which introduces his wise- Fine Books & Manuscripts
Potter & Potter
sale will be on literary titles, cracking protagonist, Philip
Marlowe, who Brink
says “redefined the
FUTURE SALES:
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noir genre.”
Also in the detec- Syr Ysambrace, edited by F. S. Ellis, with full-page woodcuts from
Edward Burne-Jones (1897, estimated at $1,200–2,000).
tive portion of the
sale are several Arthur
Conan Doyle items, brother–in–law, Eddie Gilbert. William Targ, G. P. Putnam’s
August 28th, 2021
including all major
works relating to
Brink says one of his personal
favorites from this section is
former editor–in–chief (esti-
mated $1,000–1,500).
Featuring Americana, travel,
Sherlock Holmes and a “pristine copy of The Call of Previews are available by natural history and fine press
a fine set signed by the Wild in the scarce origi- appointment only. The sale
the author, as well as nal dust jacket” (estimated will be conducted online, but
an autograph letter
by Dashiell Hammett
$3,000–5,000).
Finally, several other high
the platform will include a
video livestream of the sale.
Fall 2021
written in the spots of the sale include an “This past year has really
Aleutians in 1945 (esti-
mated $1,500–2,500).
artful binding of Sir John
Skelton’s Charles I from the
proven that we have solidi-
fied ourselves in the Midwest LONDON, Jack. The Call of the Wild. Now accepting consignments
There will also be an Hampstead Bindery (1898, as a predominant auction New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903. for all forthcoming sales
important collection estimated $1,200–1,600) ; house known for its fine book FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE in the scarce
of letters including an undoc- a first issue of Uncle Tom’s sales,” Brink said. “This is prob- original dust jacket. Est. $3,000/5,000
umented autograph let- Cabin with an autograph ably the most important sale
Sir John Skelton’s Charles I
in a Hampstead Bindery ter signed by James Baldwin note signed by author Harriet I’ve had the pleasure of curat- At auction March 13, 2021
binding (1898, estimated with an unpublished essay Beecher Stowe (1852, esti- ing, and we’re very excited
$1,200–1,600).
(estimated $2,000–3,000), mated $3,500–5,000); a copy about the quality and scarcity
both modern and early,” said which will be highlighted in of William Shakespeare’s son- of the items we’re bringing to
Christopher Brink, director of the Civil Rights section, and nets from the Shakespeare the market.”
the Fine Book department. an autograph letter signed Head Press printed on To view the catalog, visit
“The sale will commence by Albert Einstein regard- full vellum and limited to Auctions.PotterAuctions.com/ INQUIRIES:
Courtesy of Potter & Potter.
with a strong selection of ing the Communist Party and just 12 copies (1905, esti- Catalog.aspx?auctionid=1110. l
hard-boiled fiction and the state of democracy (esti- mated $2,000–3,000), and Syr CHRISTOPHER BRINK, Director & Specialist
crime items.” mated $4,000–6,000). Ysambrace, edited by F.S. Ellis, Peggy Carouthers lives in
Washington and is the director of 773.472.1442
One of the main high- Additionally, the sale will (1897, estimated at $1,200– custom content at Journalistic Inc.
chris@potterauctions.com
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engravings of the Battle Antonio Colmenero de
of Bunker Hill based on an Ledesma’s Curioso Tratado
actual eyewitness view of a de la Naturaleza y Calidad del
Fascinating Finds battle which was a seminal
moment in the creation of
Chocolate, which hasn’t been
seen at auction since 1949.
the nation,” Stattler said. “The Published in Madrid in 1631,
Swann’s April sale promises a wide engraving is also extremely Stattler says this volume is
selection of items rarely seen at auction. scarce. Only one other exam- the first edition of the earliest
ple has been traced at auc- publication solely about choc-
tion since 1973. olate and includes notes on
Another highlight is a pair the medicinal use of the plant
of hand-colored etchings of and how to prepare choco-
George Washington. The first, late in beverage or tablet form
G. Washington in his Last Illness, (estimated $10,000–15,000).
Attended by Doc’rs Craik and The most timely highlight
Brown depicts Washington from the sale is a collection of
on his deathbed surrounded more than 160 letters written
by doctors and his wife, by Dr. Harlow Brooks, chief con-
Martha. The second, Lived sultant in medicine to the First
Respected and Fear’d—Died and Second Armies in France in
Lamentd and Rever’d, shows World War I (1917–1919 and 1936,
Washington’s portrait on a estimated $1,200–1,800).
funeral urn with mourners. “During the time Brooks
Both images were published was writing these letters, he
in Philadelphia in 1800 (esti- was dealing with the influ-
mated $6,000–9,000). enza pandemic, and in his
letters home to his wife, he
delicately danced between
telling her to take precautions,
such as social distancing, but
also trying to keep her from
panicking,” Stattler said.
In one letter from
G. Washington in his Last Illness, Attended by Doc’rs Craik and October 1918, Brooks wrote,
Brown (1800, estimated $6,000–9,000). “Pneumonia and influenza
are to be my problems, at
O n April 15, Swann
Auction Galleries will
host its Printed Manuscript
Civil War, and includes items
referencing the American
Revolutionary War, portraits
A set of letters by Dr. Harlow
least I propose what should
be done, but that is not all
in this game by any means,
April & May Auctions
Brooks regarding the 1918
and Americana sale, which of the founding fathers, alle- influenza pandemic are up for and most of all we must Early Printed Books Old Master Through Modern Prints
auction (1917–1919 and 1936,
APR 8 MAY 6
will feature a noteworthy col- gorial pieces about the ris- estimated $1,200–1,800).
keep pounding the Boche Rick Stattler • rstattler@swanngalleries.com Todd Weyman • tweyman@swanngalleries.com
lection of American historical ing stature of America in the [Germans] night and day.”
prints, as well as a variety of world, and examples of early In the afternoon por- The sale will begin at 10:30 APR 15 Printed & Manuscript Americana MAY 13 & 14 Graphic Design
books and manuscripts. American engraving.” tion of the sale, Stattler says a.m. Eastern and will con- Rick Stattler • rstattler@swanngalleries.com Featuring Selections from the Letterform Archive
“We will begin with a spe- One of the sale high- Swann will feature works tinue for most of the day with Nicholas D. Lowry • posters@swanngalleries.com
cial collection of prints cov- lights is an engraving of a mapping the history of the roughly 50 items auctioned APR 22 African American Art MAY 20 Modern & Post-War Art
ering the early period of sketch by Bernard Romans, An Americas, including Canada per hour. Live bidding will Nigel Freeman • nfreeman@swanngalleries.com Harold Porcher • hporcher@swanngalleries.com
American history,” said Rick Exact View of the Late Battle and Latin America, materials be conducted online and by
Courtesy of Swann Galleries.
Stattler, director of printed at Charlestown, June 17th, 1775, from the Revolutionary and phone, and previews are avail-
MAY 27 Photographs & Photobooks
and manuscript Americana at which was printed in London Civil Wars, American Judaica, able by appointment only. l
Deborah Rogal • drogal@swanngalleries.com
Swann. “It traces the national in 1776 (estimated $40,000– and a large selection of mate-
Peggy Carouthers lives in
narrative from the Colonial 60,000). rials on the American West. Washington and is the director of Download the App
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Richmond Barthé, African Boy Dancing, cast bronze, 1937.
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