[Lewis, Hannah]: Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs....Boston, 1817William Reese Co. #217 Native Americans
Characteristically, Reese is true to his word. The catalogue is a cornucopia of intriguing odds and ends, some of which are major pieces with prices to match and others of which are notable pieces with lower prices, perhaps because they are simply not presentation or association material but are nonetheless compelling.
Native Americans (Catalogue 217, William Reese Company). A 233 item long collection of books, pamphlets, broadsides, imprints, photographs and other forms of materials dealing with the Native American in America. An introductory note to the catalogue reads:
“This catalogue is devoted to material related to Native Americans from pre-Columbian times to the late 19th century. Almost all of the entries are new to inventory and have not appeared in previous catalogues.”
This introductory note is atypically brief, perhaps because the material is so powerful that it speaks for itself. The material within the catalogue is arranged alphabetically by author, starting with item number 1, an advertising poster credited to [After Adams, Cassily (American 1843-1921)] entitled Custer’s Last Fight. The Original Painting Has Been Presented to the Seventh Regiment U.S. Cavalry by Anheuser Busch Brewing Association…[1896] and ending with a governmental report catalogued under [Young, Brigham] as author/subject, entitled Accounts of Brigham Young, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Utah Territory. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, Transmitting Report of the Investigation of the Acts of Governor Young, Ex Officio Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Utah Territory [1862]. This grouping of Native American related material is rich in regional imprints and its fine writing traces many histories: the history of exploration; the history of colonialism and conquest; the history of Westward expansion; the history of a peoples in rebellion and battle; and various other histories as well.
The four catalogues reviewed above are available from William Reese Company, 409 Temple Street, New Haven, CT, 06511, (203) 789-8081, Email: coreese@reeseco.com. See also inventory listed at www.reeseco.com.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
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Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
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Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
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Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
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Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
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