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The Book Illustrations Of Humphrey Bogart's Mother
by Stephen J. GertzIn 1898, Baby's Record was published by Frederick A. Stokes Co. of New York. Issued in three simultaneous editions featuring one, six, or twelve color illustrations (all here), the...
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Bob Dylan's Legendary Tarantula Proofs Bite At $10,000
by Stephen J. GertzA copy of the pre-production uncorrected galley proofs of Bob Dylan's first book, Tarantula, has come to market. Spiral-bound in the original salmon-colored wrappers, it is being...
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$35,000 Melville Letter To G.P. Putnam: "Herewith You Have A Manuscript"
by Stephen J. GertzA signed autograph letter written by Herman Melville to publisher G.P. Putnam covering his submission of a manuscript for consideration to appear in Putnam's Magazine is being...
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The Bible Of Unconscious Buffoonery
by Stephen J. GertzExtra engraved titlepage.Imagine that you've written a book that no one will publish; it's considered over-long and looney. So, to pump-up its importance, impress, and tacitly...
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Robert E. Lee, Gentleman & George McClellan, Jerk
by Stephen J. GertzTwo signed autograph letters by the American Civil War's commanding generals, Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army and George B. McClellan, commander of the Union Army at the war's...
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England's Greatest Type Designer Is Not Who You Think It Is
By Stephen J. GertzWilliam Caslon, John Baskerville, Eric Gill, and Matthew Carter: these are the names we associate with great British type design. To the top of that list add Richard Austin. Modern...
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Spectacular Th. Jefferson Letter On Lewis & Clark Est. $500,000-$700,000
by Stephen J. GertzA historically rich and highly significant signed autograph letter from Thomas Jefferson to Dr. William Eustis of Massachusetts, a political ally, is being offered by Sotheby's in...
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Kierkegaard's Silver Quill At Auction
by Stephen J. GertzPhilosopher Søren Kierkegaard's silver quill, finely wrought as an elegant feather, is being offered by Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers of Copenhagen in its International Paintings,...
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Raymond Chandler Hated This TV Private Eye
by Stephen J. Gertz“Television's perfect. You turn a few knobs, a few of those mechanical adjustments at which the higher apes are so proficient, and lean back and drain your mind of all thought. And...
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"All Women's Colleges Should Be Burned"
by Stephen J. GertzAlonzo B. See, elevator manufacturer and outspoken foe of higher education for women, who retired in 1930 as president of the A. B. See Elevator Company, which he founded in 1883,...
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A Biblio-Pig To Serve Your Book Needs
by Stephen J. GertzFetch me Moore's Porcine Husbandry, Biblio-Pig.That's a good boy. Bring it here.I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals (Winston Churchill)Lew...
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Nixon To Ehrlichman: Miss You and Haldeman, Love You, We Were RIght
by Stephen J. GertzTwo letters from President Richard M. Nixon to John Ehrlichman, his counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs, are coming to auction at Christie's-NY in its Fine...
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Scarce True First Edition Of Jefferson's Notes On Virginia $100K-$150K
by Stephen J. GertzTitle-page.A copy of the true first edition of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia (1782, i.e. 1785), one of only 200 that Jefferson had printed for private circulation...
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Mark Twain a Bore?
by Alastair JohnstonIf, like me, the steps to your bookshelf are paved with good intentions, you probably have Mark Twain's fat Autobiography volume 1 shoulder to shoulder with other "to read" titles....
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Curious Customs Of England: Wife-Selling, Whipping the Cock, Sowing Hemp...
by Stephen J. GertzTitle-page."Short that wrinkled Care deridesAnd Laughter holding both his sides."In Margochanningescu, a Romanian hamlet associated with Vlad the Impaler, villagers fasten their seat...
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Are U.S. Women Driving American Men To Hell By Baring Their Flesh?
by Stephen J. Gertz“When women come here with knee length dresses and stoop to pick up apples, I think the men can see more that it is the Lord’s will for them to see.”So sayeth Mrs. DeWitt Smith in...
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Whitey The Irrepressible Infests Europe After Festing With The Queer People...
by Stephen J. GertzCover art by Vincentini.A lovable and, yes, irrepressible but dissolute American, Whitey, wreaks havoc in Europe in the company of Sonia Varon, a movie star concealing her pregnancy...
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You Won't Believe This Incredible Art Edition Of James Joyce's Ulysseys
by Stephen J. GertzJames Joyce completed his novel, Ulysseys, on October 30, 1921. Ninety years later, on October 30, 2011, Charlene Matthews, the Los Angeles-based book artist and bookbinder recently...
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The Scarce Rare Book That Spawned "It's A Wonderful Life" Offered At $15,000
by Stephen J. GertzGeorge said, “give me just one good reason why I should be alive.”The little man made a queer chuckling sound. “Come, come, it can’t be that bad. You’ve got your job at the bank. And...
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Booktryst Goes On Christmas Retreat
by Stephen J. GertzAs usual, Booktryst migrates south for the winter. This year team Booktryst decided to go the southiest. It's not like we wanted to avoid Christmas and retreat as far away from the...
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