Books and Ephemera - Cuba, Sheet Music etc.
Catalogue Information: 558 lots with images | View lots
Date: 22 November 2009
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Sale Notes:
This large auction (554 lots) of antique and rare titles and ephemera from fields such as Modern Literature, Music, History, and Art and others, will take place on Sunday, November 22. Of special note is a collection of material that belonged to Che Guevara's chief of staff in Cuba, following the revolution.
A large number of scarce signed first editions by suspense, mystery and science fiction authors will be offered. Many are accompanied by certificates of authenticity and/or grading. Among the authors are Arthur C. Clarke, Dean Koontz, Stephen Baxter, Ben Bova, and Michael Crichton. Present as well are a number of rare advanced reading copies, including three from the Harry Potter series. Of particular note among these modern titles is a rare first printing of Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" in its original dustjacket.
A unique collection of Cuban historical objects will be offered. These items belonged to Jose Manuel Manresa Monzon, the private secretary of Ernesto Che Guevara, following the revolution in 1959. These include a unique, framed original photograph of Guevara and Manresa and an extremely rare original, posthumously printed poster of Guevara. Among the items from this estate is an autographed edition of letters by Fidel Castro while in prison and other scarce Cuban books. Contributing to this group of rare Latin American titles is the "Golden Album of Puerto Rico" (1939), with over 2,000 pictures of the island and texts in Spanish and English.
Another work of historical significance is a rare framed original 1865 newspaper with news of Lincoln's assassination. Also featured in this auction are a great number of pieces of antique and vintage sheet music with well-preserved bright, attractive cover illustrations. Other hard-to-find groups of ephemera from the fields of advertising, tourism, industry, transportation and history will be on sale, as will a large number of antique and vintage periodicals. This particular group will be complemented by a number of lots containing scarce antique photographs.
Other highlights are to be found in a select group of rare books such as a first printing of Robert Dean Frisbie's classic "The Book of Puka-Puka" (1929), a 1725 edition of German theologian Johann Arndt's "Das wahre Christenthum", and quite unusual, "Some Account of the Vampires of Onset" (1892). In addition, there are antique sets by such canonical French authors as Rousseau, Corneille, Racine, and Voltaire.
Lot 3001: 7Pc Shakespeare Busts Sailing Galleons RARE ANTIQUE BOOKENDS Liberty Bell Abraham Lincoln The Emancipator
This lot includes the group of rare antique bookends shown in the corresponding image. This lot consists of three pairs and one single bookend without its mate. The first of this group is a cast iron Liberty Bell with the name of the manufacturer Ti [...more]
Lot 3002: SOME ACCOUNT OF THE VAMPIRES OF ONSET PAST & PRESENT 1892 Massachusetts Village Center Of Spiritualism
Title: Some Account of the Vampires of Onset, Past and Present Publisher: The New England News Company (Boston)Printing Year: 1892Condition/Details: Bound in original wrappers, this antique volume is a scarce collection of articles by several newspap [...more]
Lot 3003: Lawrence Beesley THE LOSS OF THE SS TITANIC 1912 1st US Edition Survivor's Account Of Sinking Of April 15 1912
Title: The Loss of the S. S. Titanic: Its Story and Its Lessons Author: Lawrence BeesleyPublisher: Houghton Mifflin CompanyPrinting Year: 1912 First EditionCondition/Details: Bound in blue cloth with bright gilt embossing, this antique volume is a sc [...more]
Lot 3004: Fidel Castro PENSAMIENTO POLITICO ECONOMICO Y SOCIAL 1959 Key Political Texts w/ Accompanying Silk Bookmark
Title: Pensamiento politico, economico y social de Fidel Castro Author: Fidel CastroPublisher: Editorial Lex (Havana)Printing Year: 1959 Second EditionCondition/Details: Bound in red, black and white wrappers with drawing of Fidel Castro on front cov [...more]
Lot 3005: Arthur C. Clarke 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY 1999 Author-Signed First Printing Of Special Edition Of Science Fiction Classic
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey Author: Arthur C. ClarkePublisher: New American LibraryPrinting Year: 1999 Author-Signed First PrintingCondition/Details: Bound in black boards with black cloth spine with bright silver lettering, this volume is a scarce [...more]
