Rare Book Monthly
Book Catalogue Reviews - September - 2006 Issue
The Wild West from Gene W. Baade
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Item 130 is an obscure, scarce autobiography of a man of some note, though not a household name. Charles Fessenden Morse was born in Boston in 1839. He graduated Harvard in 1858 and went on to serve as captain for the Union Army in the Civil War. He is portrayed in the 1989 Civil War film "Glory," his role played Donovan Leitch, Jr. Leitch's father is familiar to the peace and love generation, the singer who used just his first name, "Donovan." Morse moved to Kansas City in the 1870s, where he went on to be a successful businessman, involved with the stockyards, railroads, and real estate. In 1920, he wrote A Sketch of My Life written for my Children, and a Buffalo Hunt in Nebraska in 1871. However, according to a note by his son, Arthur Holdredge Morse, Charles asked that the Sketch not be opened until he died. Morse died in 1926, and his obscure autobiography was privately printed in 1927. $300.
Item 203 is a wanted poster from the Wild West, but not the Old West. The subjects of this poster are Patty Hearst and fellow "outlaws" William and Emily Harris. "Self Proclaimed Members of the Symbionese Liberation Army...All Three should be Considered Armed and Very Dangerous," it warns. The FBI eventually got their woman, though she probably wasn't all that dangerous. $200.
There is a certain irony to Steven Longstreet's 1952 book, A Century on Wheels. The Story of Studebaker. A History, 1852-1952. Studebaker was one of the foremost wagon makers of the 19th century, and one of the most innovative automakers of the 20th. Half of the chapters in this book deal with Studebaker's pre-auto days. However, while Studebaker was a premier automaker in 1952, it soon afterwards lost its ability to seriously compete with the Big Three, and it would only last in the business for a little over one more decade. Item 108. $15.
You may reach Gene W. Baade at 425-271-6481, email [email protected].
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10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000. -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Leland Little, September 11: Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), Large Archive with Letters from Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Leland Little, September 11: Harry S. Truman, Scarce Autograph Letter Signed as 33rd U.S. President.Leland Little, September 11: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910), Autograph Quotation Signed.Leland Little, September 11: The History of North America, the Extremely Scarce Deluxe "Edition of the Presidents."Leland Little, September 11: Scarce First Edition of Krafft's The American Distiller.Leland Little, September 11: Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.Leland Little, September 11: A Signed Limited Edition of Love in the Time of Cholera.Leland Little, September 11: The Extremely Scarce Limited and Extra-Illustrated Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Leland Little, September 11: A Beautifully Bound Limited Edition of Émile Zola's The Rougon-Macquart.Leland Little, September 11: The Elaborately Bound and Extremely Scarce The Shakespeare Gallery.Leland Little, September 11: Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, A Signed Limited Edition Four Volume Set.Leland Little, September 11: Signed Limited Edition of Salmon-Salmon with a Chapter on Iceland.