The Veatchs Arts of the Book has released its latest collection of the book arts in Catalogue 67. The Veatchs offer books as art in its various forms. That can mean private press issues, fine bindings, handmade paper, woodcut and other distinctive illustrations, or books about book arts, such as catalogues for printing equipment, bibliographies of fine presses, type specimens, etc. Here are a few available in this latest catalogue.
For those who believe size matters, we start with Bruce Rogers' The World Bible, published in 1949. This exquisite folio Bible comes in at healthy 24 pounds. The word of God is weighty. Rogers spent four years designing and producing this behemoth, from choosing typefaces and paper to printing the 975 copies (that's almost 12 tons, though loss of some 325 sets of sheets reduced the number of copies to 650). Item 130. Priced at $3,500 (or $145/lb.).
Now let's go to the other extreme. Item 33 is a collection of seven miniature books by Sandy Connors, published from 2004 to 2006. Each book contains two wood engravings, most hand colored, printed on various fine papers. They are about six pages each and measure 1 3/4 x 2. Two were limited to 150 copies, the others to 100 each. $300.
Item 78 recounts a 1936 journey to the Far East by printer Dard Hunter, A Papermaking Pilgrimage to Japan, Korea, and China. Hunter took up printing after moving to Ohio around 1920, but his first career, and lifetime interest, was as a papermaker. Along with the text of his travels, this book has 51 specimens of papers bound in at the end. It is one of 370 copies printed, each signed by Hunter and printer Elmer Adler. $2,500.
Item 22 is a book about The Book Called Holinshed's Chronicles. The author of the original was Raphael Holinshed; the writer of the book about it was Stephen Booth. Holinshed's Chronicles was the most thorough history of England written at the time of its publication, the late 1500s. It was the source of the history that Shakespeare used for many of his plays. This work was published by the Book Club of California in 1968. It is one of 60 out of a print run of 500 to contain a leaf from the original, in this case, the opening page from The Historie of Scotland. $395.
Item 61 is A Bibliography of the Gehenna Press 1942-1975, by Stephen Brook, published in 1976. The Gehenna Press was established by the artist and sculptor Leonard Baskin. His artwork can be seen in places such as the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington. Offered is #1 of the 50 deluxe copies of this bibliography that were printed. $300.
Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s Book Week December 9-17, 2025
Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
Sotheby’s Book Week December 9-17, 2025
Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
![<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8caddaea-4c1f-47a7-9455-62f53af36e3f.jpg "<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.")
