Description

New York: Christie's, 1995. PART I ONLY. Softcover, 163 pp. In good condition. Glossy pictorial soft covers have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. About 20 pages have light highlighting in pink but pages are otherwise unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Includes descriptions and estimates (many with photos) of 302 lots. A good reading copy. A significant record of an eclectic private library emphasizing autograph manuscripts, fine bindings, and association copies. With a memoir by James Tanis, Bryn Mawr College Library. Notable items include: Autograph manuscript of The Californian's Tale by Mark Twain; signed presidential letters by John Adams and John Quincy Adams; manuscript of "Dixie" by Daniel Decatur Emmett; calligraphic manuscript of Chaucer's Romaunt of the Rose; deluxe bindings by Sybil Pye; rare Poe and Dickens editions; and a full run of The Comic Almanack illustrated by Cruikshank.