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Bonhams: FREDERICK DOUGLASS RETURNS TO AMERICA A FREE MAN. Sold for $353,175.Bonhams: TORTILLA FLAT INSCRIBED TO STEINBECK'S LITTLE SISTER, MARY. Sold for $57,600.Bonhams: A FRAGMENT OF THE ORIGINAL DRAFT OF OF MICE AND MEN, EATEN BY THE DOG. Sold for $12,800.Bonhams: KEPLER INVESTIGATES PLANETARY MOTION. Sold for $1,008,375.Bonhams: AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT DRAFT LEAF FROM DARWIN'S DESCENT OF MAN, SIGNED BY DARWIN AT THE FOOT. Sold for $239,775.Bonhams: AUDOBON, JOHN JAMES. 1785-1851. THE BIRDS OF AMERICA. Sold for $32,000.Bonhams: FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN (1706-1790). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. Sold for $38,175.Bonhams: MILNE, A.A. (1882-1956). BOXED SET OF 4 CHILDREN'S BOOKS. Sold for $20,480. -
Sotheby’s
Important Modern Literature from the Library of an American Filmmaker
8 December 2023Sotheby’s, Dec. 8: Kerouac, Jack. Typescript scroll of The Dharma Bums. Typed by Kerouac in Orlando, Florida, 1957, published by Viking in 1958. 300,000 - 500,000 USDSotheby’s, Dec. 8: Hemingway, Ernest. The autograph manuscript of "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber." [Key West, finished April 1936]. 300,000 - 500,000 USDSotheby’s, Dec. 8: Miller, Henry. Typescript of The Last Book, a working title for Tropic of Cancer, written circa 1931–1932. 100,000 - 150,000 USDSotheby’s, Dec. 8: Ruscha, Ed. Twentysix Gasoline Stations, with a lengthy inscription to Joe Goode. 40,000 - 60,000 USDSotheby’s, Dec. 8: Hemingway, Ernest. in our time, first edition of Hemingway’s second book. 30,000 - 50,000 USD -
Forum Auctions
Online Sale
Books and Works on Paper
Ending 13th December 2023Forum, Dec. 13: Ackermann (Rudolph) [Views of Country Seats...], 146 hand-coloured aquatints from 'Repository of Arts’. £1,000 to £1,500.Forum, Dec. 13: Campbell (Colen) & others. Vitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect..., 5 vol., [1751-1819]. £7,000 to £10,000.Forum, Dec. 13: Austen (Jane). The Novels, 12 vol., Edinburgh, John Grant, 1911. £1,500 to £2,000.Forum, Dec. 13: Murder broadside.- Horrid and barbarous murder of a female by cutting off her head, arms, and legs,… £200 to £300. -
Swannm Dec. 14: Lot 2:
John Ford Clymer, U.S. Troops' Triumphant Return to New York Harbor, oil on canvas, circa 1944.Swannm Dec. 14: Lot 44:
Edward Gorey, Illustration of cover and spine for Fonthill, a Comedy by Aubrey Menen, pen and ink, 1973.Swannm Dec. 14: Lot 50:
Harrison Cady, frontispiece for Buster Bear's Twins by Thornton W. Burgess, watercolor and ink, 1921.Swannm Dec. 14: Lot 54:
Ludwig Bemelmans, Pepito, portrait of Pepito from the Madeline book series, mixed media.Swannm Dec. 14: Lot 79:
Gluyas Williams, Fellow Citizens Observation Platform, pen and ink, cartoon published in The New Yorker, March 11, 1933.Swannm Dec. 14: Lot 86:
Thomas Nast, Victory, – for the moment, political cartoon, pen and ink, 1884.Swannm Dec. 14: Lot 91:
Mischa Richter, Lot of 10 cartoons for Field Publications, ink and pencil, circa 1940.Swannm Dec. 14: Lot 111:
Arthur Getz, Sledding In Central Park, casein tempera on canvas, cover of The New Yorker, February 26, 1955.Swannm Dec. 14: Lot 124:
Richard Erdoes, Map of Boston, illustration for unknown children's magazine, gouache on board, circa 1960.Swannm Dec. 14: Lot 155:
Robert Fawcett, The old man looked him over carefully, gouache on board, published in The Saturday Evening Post, June 9, 1945.Swannm Dec. 14: Lot 170:
Violet Oakley, Portrait of Woodrow Wilson, charcoal and pastel, circa 1918.Swannm Dec. 14: Lot 188:
Robert J. Wildhack, Scribner's for March, 1907, mixed media.
Rare Book Monthly
Book Catalogue Reviews - August - 2006 Issue
The Final Arthur H. Clark Catalogue (To Be Continued)
The last Arthur Clark, and first Clark Rare Books, catalogue.
By Michael Stillman
Recently arrived in our mailbox was the final, sort of, catalogue in the long-running series from the Arthur H. Clark Company. Going back over a century, Arthur Clark long has been both a bookseller and book publisher. However, after all of these years as a family run business, the publishing arm of the Arthur H. Clark Company was recently sold to the University of Oklahoma Press. Third generation owner Robert Clark reports that he will be moving to Oklahoma to direct the publishing company that will still carry the family name.
For those not familiar with Arthur H. Clark Publishing, first of all, you are either not particularly up on Western Americana, or you have been missing out on something special the past 100 years. Clark has been a regular publisher of historical western books, including both new insights on old events, discoveries of unpublished histories, and reprints of older works. Many of Clark's publications, particularly the older ones, have become very collectible. You will find them not only in Clark catalogues, but many others as well.
However, that brings us to the question of what will happen to Clark's bookselling division. The good news is that it will continue. With the University of Oklahoma Press taking over the Arthur H. Clark name, the catalogues will no longer bear this imprint. The catalogues will now appear under the name Clark Rare Books. The latest, number 929, is a transition, so it bears both the old and new names.
At the moment, the Clarks are in the process of moving to Norman, Oklahoma. Once settled, Mr. Clark will be managing operations for the press during the day. However, the Clarks will continue to run the bookstore from their new location. Bob Clark will be available evenings while Sheila Clark will be running the show during the day. However, for the remainder of the year, keeping track of all of the books will be a bit of a challenge. Books must be moved all the way from their Spokane, Washington, location to the new one in Norman. Therefore, they caution it may take longer than usual to ship books, perhaps even a few weeks. Nevertheless, the business will remain open, and you can check their website for instructions on contacting the Clarks or placing orders. The site may be found at www.ahclark.com. Now, here are a few selections from the last Arthur H. Clark Company catalogue, or the first one from Clark Rare Books.
