The American West and Frontier From Arthur H. Clark
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In case you would really like to have the folio sized drawings from Audubon's "Birds of America," but can't afford the hundreds of thousands, more likely millions, of dollars necessary to purchase his folio edition, here is a more reasonably priced alternative. It is Audubon: Birds of America; Fifty selections with commentaries, a folio edition with commentaries from another famous American birder, Roger Tory Peterson. It includes 50 plates of Peterson's favorites from Audubon, and comes at the much more reasonable price of $25. Item 29.
For those wanting to head to the very far west, here is a complete run of Alaska Magazine, all five issues of it. The periodical was published in Juneau in 1927, and contained much historical and other material about Alaska. However, it quickly folded, and copies are scarce since it didn't last long enough to garner much circulation. Item 1. $65.
Some people can play long and major roles in the government and yet wind up virtually forgotten. John Sherman was one such powerful politician. First elected as a Congressman from Ohio in 1854, he was a charter member of the Republican Party, which would quickly grow to political dominance. In 1861, he was sent to the senate, and except for four years from 1877-1881 when he was Treasury Secretary, he would serve there all the way until 1897. He capped his career serving for a year as Secretary of State under William McKinley. Despite his long and powerful career, he is far less remembered than his brother, William Tecumseh Sherman, particularly in Georgia. John Sherman was considered a possible Republican presidential nominee in 1880, 1884, and 1888, but while his brother likely could have had the nomination if he had wanted, it was out of reach for John. However, his name is still remembered for one major piece of legislation to which it is attached, the Sherman Antitrust Act. Item 65 is his autobiography, John Sherman's Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate, and Cabinet. It was published in 1895. $72.50.
You may find Arthur H. Clark's catalogues online at www.ahclark.com or call them at 800-842-9286.
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.
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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.
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