The Caxton Club Revels Auction
December 12, 2012 (12-12-12)
ART, ANTIQUES, AND ARCHITECTURE
1. Seymour and Violet Altman
THE BOOK OF BUFFALO POTTERY
Schiffer, 1987
Elbert Hubbard was a party to the founding of this company
Donated by Jerry Meyer
2. Thomas Bewick
A MEMOIR WRITTEN BY HIMSELF
Oxford, 1975
From the Estate of Bernard L. Rost
3. Thomas Bewick
THREE PRINTS ON ONE PAGE
Hesterberg Press
Three great Bewick vignettes on one page, with notes: Cow and Broken Fence, Man Fallen in Stream, and The Little Bustard (probably broke the fence and pushed the man)
Donated by William C. Hesterberg
4. BEWICK WOOD-ENGRAVINGS
Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985
There’s plenty of Thomas Bewick this year; keep going
From the Estate of Bernard L. Rost
5. THE BRILLIANT LINE: Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
Providence Museum of Art, 2009
Great collection of the work of engravers, with close-ups to show how they worked
Donated by Susan F. Rossen
6. H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
A VISION OF BRITAIN
Doubleday, 1989
One of Charles’s discussions of British architecture
Donated by Bill Locke
7. Alastair Duncan
THE PARIS SALONS, VOL. IV: Ceramics and Glass
Antique Collectors’ Club, 1998
Solid hardcover of history and beautiful pictures
Donated by Jerry Meyer
8. Laurent Felix-Faure
LAND OF SKIES AND WATERS: Holland Through The Eyes Of Its Painters
Lemniscaat, 2006
These are views of Dutch scenery not just through the eyes of painters of the classical era of Dutch painting, but from more abstract moderns as well
Donated by Bob Karrow
9. GLAZE, FORM, AND EXECUTION: American and European Art Pottery
Treadway Gallery, 2000
Donated by Jerry Meyer
10. W.J. Hardy
BOOK-PLATES
Kegan Paul, 1893
An obnoxiously ex-lib copy of a nice book
11. Lucile Henske
ART POTTERY OF AMERICA
Schiffer, 1996
Donated by Jerry Meyer
12. Chuimei Ho, Bennet Bronson
SPLENDORS OF CHINA’S FORBIDDEN CITY
Field Museum, 2004
A memorable exhibition of seldom-seen treasures
Donated by Wendy C. Husser
13. HOMAGE TO MARC CHAGALL
Tudor Publishing, 1969
American edition of a special issue of XXe Siecle, this one lacking the Chagall lithograph which was bound in. Does have a Chagall obituary and a certificate from Merrill Chase Galleries verifying that it is a book
Donated by Bill Locke
14. Sharon and Bob Huxford
THE COLLECTOR’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ROSEVILLE POTTERY
Collector, 1997
Donated by Jerry Meyer
15. Sharon and Bob Huxford
THE COLLECTOR’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ROSEVILLE POTTERY, 2d Series
Collector, 1997
Donated by Jerry Meyer
16. Sharon and Bob Huxford
THE COLLECTOR’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WELLER POTTERY
Collector, 1998
Donated by Jerry Meyer
17. William M. Ivins, Jr.
PEOPLE AND PRINTS
Harvard, 1926
From the Estate of Bernie Rost
18. Gary Kirsner
THE METTLACH BOOK
Glentiques, 1994
A guide to great German stoneware
Donated by Jerry Meyer
19. Robert Koch
LOUIS C. TIFFANY
Schiffer, 2001
The collected writings of Koch on the life and work of Tiffany
Donated by Jerry Meyer
20. Ralph and Terry Kovel
KOVELS’ AMERICAN ART POTTERY
Crown, 1993
Donated by Jerry Meyer
21. LETTERIO CALAPAI: A 50-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE (1934-1984)
Landfall Press, 1984
And
LETTERIO CALAPAI: WOODCUTS AND ENGRAVINGS, 1934-1977
Workshop Gallery, 1977
Two original prints will be found farther along in this catalog
From the Estate of Bernard L. Rost
22. Don Marek
GRAND RAPIDS ART METALWORK: 1902-1918
Heartwood, 1999
Donated by Jerry Meyer
23. Barbara A. Perry
AMERICAN ART POTTERY
Abrams, 1997
Donated by Jerry Meyer
24. David Rago
AMERICAN ART POTTERY
Knickerbocker, 1997
Some of us collect more than books
Donated by Jerry Meyer
25. THE ROCKWELL KENT GALLERY AND COLLECTION
Dedication program, 1978
And
A SELECT GROUP OF GRAPHICS BY ROCKWELL KENT
Workshop Gallery of Letterio Calapai, 1974
From the Estate of Bernie Rost
26. J.M. Rogers
EMPIRE OF THE SULTANS: Ottoman Art from the Khalil Collection
Art Services International, 2000
Couched in splendor
Donated by Wendy C. Husser
27. Paul Royka
FIREWORKS: New England Art Pottery of the Arts & Crafts Movement
Schiffer, 1997
Donated by Jerry Meyer
28. Giuseppi Schiro
THE PALATINE CHAPEL
Mistretta, 2003
The English edition of this guide to the Palatine artworks
Donated by Wendy C. Husser
29. Franz Schulze MIES VAN DER ROHE: A Critical Biography
University of Chicago, 1985
If you seek his monument, walk a few blocks east.
Donated by John Blew
30. Moise S. Steeg, Jr.
TIFFANY FAVRILE ART GLASS
Schiffer, 1997
Donated by Jerry Meyer
31. THOMAS BEWICK RE-DISCOVERED
Letterio Calapai, 1969
Exhibition catalog, with an introduction by R. Hunter Middleton From the Estate of Bernie Rost
32. Susan Thrane and Tom Patterson
STATE HOUSES: America’s 50 State Capitol Buildings
Boston Mills, 2005
From the grandiose to the strictly utilitarian
Donated by John Blew
33. Larry Ulrich, Pamela Verduin Cain
BIG SUR TO BIG BASIN
Chronicle, 1998
A photographic study of the neglected central area of the California coast
Donated by Bill Locke
34. Martin Van Maele
THE SATYRICAL DRAWINGS
Cytherea Press, 1978
Very limited edition volume purporting to contain all the art of this master of the questionable illustration
Donated by Robert W. Karrow
35. Joan F. Van Patten
COLLECTOR’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NIPPON PORCELAIN, 4th Series
Collector’s, 1997
Donated by Jerry Meyer
36. Joan F. Van Patten
COLLECTOR’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NIPPON PORCELAIN, 5th Series
Collector’s, 1998
Donated by Jerry Meyer
37. Lionello Venturi
BOTTICELLI
Oxford, 1937
Includes a Rockwell Kent-style bookplate for contrast
Gift of Frank Schier and the Gesley estate
38. VISITING SICILY
Arnone, 1999
Traveler’s Guide to art encountered along the way
Donated by Wendy C. Husser
39. Alexander von Vegesack
THONET: Classic Furniture in bent Wood and Tubular Steel
Hazar, 1996
Donated by Jerry Meyer
40. Masako Watanabe
STORYTELLING IN JAPANESE ARTS
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011
Numerous folding plates, so you see the full story
Donated by Susan Rossen
41. Martha Wolff
KINGS, QUEENS, AND COURTIERS: Art in Early Renaissance France
The Art Institute of Chicago, 2011
Hardcover edition of pictures of the Beautiful People of their day
Donated by Susan F. Rossen
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42.James N. Wood
MASTER PAINTINGS IN THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
Art Institute of Chicago, 2006
What would YOU choose as the major masters here?
Donated by Wendy Husser
BIBLIOGRAPHY & BOOK COLLECTING
43. Phil Baines
PENGUIN BY DESIGN
Penguin, 2005
A seventieth anniversary look at the art of Penguin covers; paperback, of course
Donated by Susan Rossen
44. BOOK TALK
Oak Knoll, 2006
Inscribed by one of the editors--Caxtonian Robert H Jackson--and Marty Greeene, author of the essay on the first book published in Antarctica
From the Estate of Bernie Rost
45. John Carter
TASTE & TECHNIQUE IN BOOK COLLECTING
Private Libraries Association, 1977
A later printing of one of the classics in the field
From the Estate of Bernard L. Rost
46. Riva Castleman
A CENTURY OF ARTISTS’ BOOKS
Museum of Modern Art, 1994
Massive catalog of an exhibit showing what some people can do with a book if you aren’t watching
Donated by Susan F. Rossen
47. CIRCLE OF KNOWLEDGE: An Exhibition In The Great Hall Of The Library Of Congress
Library of Congress, 1979
Beautiful catalog, with an introduction by Caxtonian James M. Wells
Donated by Bob Karrow
48. FINE BOOKS AND AUTOGRAPH LETTERS
Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1975
From the Estate of Bernie Rost
49. Gilbert Highet
PEOPLE, PLACES, AND BOOKS
Oxford, 1953
From the Estate of Bernard L. Rost
50. THE IRISH BOOK COLLECTION OF MAE KENNEDY KANE
Dominican University, 2012
Donated by Dominican University
51. Holbrook Jackson
DREAMERS OF DREAMS
Farrar, Straus, nd
Special Christmas gift edition for 1950 SIGNED by Caxtonian Carl Kroch
Donated by an Anonymous Krochwatcher
52. Llewellyn Jones
HOW TO CRITICIZE BOOKS
Norton, 1928
Because we all do
From the Estate of Bernard L. Rost
53. Diane Klemin
THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK: Its Art and Craft
Clarkson Potter, 1970
A classic look at the field
Donated by Susan Rossen
54. Brian Lamb
BOOKNOTES
Times Books, 1999
From the Estate of Bernie Rost
55. Wilmarth Lewis
COLLECTORS PROGRESS
Constable, 1952
From the Estate of Bernard L. Rost
56. James Russell Lowell
AMONG MY BOOKS
Houghton-Mifflin, 1891
and
AMONG MY BOOKS, 2d Series
Houghton Mifflin, 1876
From the Estate of Bernie Rost
57. A. Edward Newton
THE GREATEST BOOK IN THE WORLD AND OTHER PAPERS
Little Brown, 1925, 4th ptg
From the Estate of Bernard L. Rost
58. Catherine Porter
MILLER’S COLLECTING BOOKS
Miller’s, 1998
Guidelines and pictures and prices, oh my
Donated by Jerry Meyer
59. Ronald Searle
SLIGHTLY FOXED—BUT STILL DESIRABLE
2001
Searle’s cartoons based on bibliographic descriptions
Donated by a Random Bibliomaniac
60. George Steele Seymour
ADVENTURES WITH BOOKS AND AUTOGRAPHS
Chicago: The Bookfellows, 1920
1 of 500 printed at the Torch Press (founded by a Caxtonian); Helmut Seibert’s copy
Donated by Lee J. Harrer
61. Marianne Tidcombe
“T.J. Cobden-Sanderson and the Doves Press”
Antiques, August, 1993
The work of a legendary printer (who, a century ago, addressed the Caxton Club)
Donated by Bill Locke
62. Kurt Weitzmann
LATE ANTIQUE AND EARLY CHRISTIAN BOOK ILLUMINATION
Braziller, 1977
Donated by Minna Novick
BOOKS BEAUTIFULLY MADE
63. Alex Borgen
MEDITATIONS: Dreams, Water, and Pulp
A boxed set of three single page folded booksmade with handmade abaca paper and inclusions. The books follow a surreal dreamscape of watery landscapes and abstracted journeys.
Donated by Alex Borgen
64. Will Bradley
APPROPRIATENESS IN TYPOGRAPHIC DECORATION
Clinker Press, 2003
Printed for the FABS trip to Pasadena
From the Estate of Bernard L. Rost
65. Christopher Hausby
THE SYNOPTIC COLLECTION
2003
Copy #36 of this specially cased collection of small volumes of the calligraphy and other art of this artist. The NEWBERRY has copy #37.
Donated by Robert W. Karrow
*66. LEAF
1450-1476
This leaf comes from the Litany of Saints, imploring prayers from, among others, the Patron Saint of Accountants and the Patron Saint of Tent-Makers, for support. There are 16 lines on each side, including 31 illuminated initials and 27 line extenders in blue and red and burnished gold
Donated by Junie Sinson
67. THE MONSEN TYPE MANUAL
Monsen, 1929
I like the page “Cooper Black for White Letters”
Donated by Lynn Martin
68. ROCKWELL KENT DINNER
S.T.A. invitation, nd
From the Estate of Bernie Rost
69. LA ROSE DE BAKAWATI
Piazza, 1924
9th edition of this prettily ornamented little novel in French
Donated by Bev Offen
70. SCRAPPED
Pony Barn Press, 1932
An excerpt from Paraphs, a book originally published by Knopf for the Society of Calligraphers
Donated by Steve Tomashefsky
71. Robert Seaver
YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLE STICK MAKER
Houghton Mifflin, 1908
Verse on modern society, written and illustrated by this quite unsung maker of satiric woodcuts. Two pages in the back advertise other books using these imitation primitives
Donated by Muriel Underwood
72. William Shakespeare
HAMLET
Folio Society, 2007
From the Letter-Press Shakespeare, text in a slipcase accompanied by the Oxford Press edition; 1 of 3750. Shakespeare goes to ancient Danish history for his classic tale of revenge and madness (and flower language)
Donated by James R. Donnelley
73. William Shakespeare
KING LEAR
Folio Society, 2007
From the Letter-Press Shakespeare, text in a slipcase accompanied by the Oxford Press edition; 1 of 3750. Shakespeare goes to ancient English history for a tale of fathers and daughters, age and youth, love and death
Donated by James R. Donnelley
74. William Shakespeare
MACBETH
Folio Society, 2007
From the Letter-Press Shakespeare, text in a slipcase accompanied by the Oxford Press edition; 1 of 3750. Shakespeare turned to ancient Scottish history for a tale of ambition, murder, and guilt
Donated by Jim Donnelley
75. William Shakespeare
OTHELLO
Folio Society, 2007
From the Letter-Press Shakespeare, text in a slipcase accompanied by the Oxford Press edition; 1 of 3750. Shakespeare produced this tale of jealousy and suspicion, and the Folio Society tried to make an edition of it that was as readable as it was beautiful
Donated by Jim Donnelley
76. William Shakespeare
TRAGEDY OF JULIUS CAESAR
Ballantyne Press, 1900
The title page is unnecessarily artsy, but the rest of the book is readable; illustration by Charles Ricketts
Donated by Steve Tomashefsky
77. SPECIMEN OF BASKERVILLE
Hesterberg Press, 2011
9 of 25 copies
Donated by Bill Hesterberg
78. THINGS THAT DREAM
Stanford University, 2012
Catalog of an exhibition of drawings and calligraphy based around the poetry of Pablo Neruda and Federico Garcia Lorca, with text by Bruce Nixon, drawings by Manuel Neri, and calligraphy by Thomas Ingmire
*79. Mark Twain
HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Pennyroyal Press, 1985
This is the signed, limited edition, with a slipcased portfolio of individual prints of the Barry Moser illustrations for this cornerstone of American literature
Donated by Bob McCamant
80. TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM ADDISON DWIGGINS
Inkwell Press, 1980 (1983?)
1 of 500 copies, heavy on illustrations, of this memorial to WAD, artist, designer, and advertising pioneer
Donated by Lee J. Harrer
81. TYPE TAKES A BEATING
S.T.A. Keepsake, 1941
From the Estate of Bernard L. Rost
82. VOICES TO SHARE
Haybarn Press, 2011
Poetry in translation; 1 of 100 copies, signed and illustrated by Ed Colker
Donated by Ed Colker
83. Jack Walsdorf
ON COLLECTING WILLIAM MORRIS
The Printery, 2006
Includes two tipped-in photos of Morris and a facsimile leaf; #113 of 150 copies
Donated by Kay Michael Kramer
84. XXX PLUS ONE
LaFayette, CA: 1978
The printer’s copy of this limited edition retrospective of Tommy’s Christmas Books, listing each of Mr. Tommasini’s annual publications, with the print run o each, and a directory of persons and institutions with complete or nearly complete collections. The donor wonders how many Caxtonians are in this list
Donated by Lee J. Harrer
CARTOGRAPHY & TRAVEL
85. A LA PHOTO VIEWS/INDEXED WORLD ATLAS
Rand McNally, ca. 1887
A pocket-sized advertisement for the printing available from Rand McNally, as well as for their new indexed world atlas
Donated by Roger S. Baskes
86. Melville G. Branch
ATLAS OF RARE CITY MAPS: Comparative Urban Design, 1830-1842
Princeton Architectural Press, 1997
Deluxe format reprint of this classic
Donated by Morrell M. Shoemaker, Jr.
87. GREAT BRITAIN
Baedeker, 1910
Expertly rebound, with the original cloth over leather
Donated by Minna Novick
88 HOLLAND
Grieben, 1929
German travel guide with plenty of maps
Donated by Roger S. Baskes
89. ITALIA CENTRALE
Touring Club of Italy, 1925
Originally designed for bicycle tours, these are some of the nicest guides to Italy
Donated by Roger S. Baskes
90. ITALY AND NAPLES
Baedeker, 1909
Expertly rebound, with the original cloth over leather
Donated by Minna Novick
91. LONDON
Baedeker, 1911
Expertly rebound, with the original cloth over leather
Donated by Minna Novick
92. Rolland Jenkins
THE MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE
Putnam, 1927
Profusely illustrated with photos and maps: how to take a cruise during the Roaring Twenties
Donated by Roger S. Baskes
93. MUNSTER HOLY LAND MAP PUZZLE
Facsimile of an antique geometrical puzzle, in which blocks must be moved a certain way to attain the correct new position. This one is based on Sebastien Munster’s map of the Holy Land, and requires redistribution of the Twelve Tribes
Donated by Bob Karrow
94. NORWAY, SWEDEN AND DENMARK
Baedeker, 1909
Expertly rebound, with the original cloth over leather
Donated by Minna Novick
95. PEOPLE’S HANDY ATLAS OF THE WORLD
Geographical Publishing Co., ca. 1912
Nifty maps and charts; the one explaining time zones with different sizes of clock faces is by itself worth the price of admission
Donated by Roger S. Baskes
96. SIZILIEN’S SCHONSTE PLATZE
Grieben, 1926, 2d ed.
Scarce softcover German guide to the beauties of Sicily
Donated by Roger S. Baskes
97. TWO DUTCH SCHOOL ATLASES
A. Van Berkom, Atlas Des Oude Geschiedenis In Karten En Platen Wolters, 1901
And
A.L. De Bont, Atlas, ca. 1922
Donated by Roger S. Baskes
CAXTONIAN CREATORS
98. Dr. Benjamin Franklin
TWO TRACTS: “Introduction for Those Who Would Remove to America” and “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America”
The Printery, 2004
The text of these two tracts is taken from the 1784 edition, reset in Caslon (long s, ligatures, capping scheme, catch-words and signature indicators, and all) by Caxtonian Kay Michael Kramer; #55 of 90
Donated by Kay Michael Kramer
99. William Hesterberg
THOMAS BEWICK
16 mm. Sound film documentary
From the Estate of Bernie Rost
100. Thomas Wentworth Higginson
AGE
Hesterberg Press, 1991
1 of 50 copies of this print, hand-colored "for those of his mature friends who know the importance of toys"
Donated by William Hesterberg
101. Celia Hilliard
THE WOMAN’S ATHLETIC CLUB OF CHICAGO
Woman’s Athletic Club, 1998
1 of 500 copies: researched and written by Celia Hilliard and produced by Kim Coventry
Donated by Evelyn J. Lampe
102. Susan Jackson Keig
RACING SILKS AND WINNING COLORS
Beckett Paper, 1987
To show off the glory of its paper, Beckett published this slipcased volume with cut-out covers about a part of the racing life few people consider; designed by Susan Keig
Donated by Susan J. Keig
103. David Meyer
ERNIE & ME
Privately printed, 2003
1 of 100 copies: A tribute to the kind of friend everyone has at least one of
Donated by David Meyer
104. Audrey Niffenegger
THE NIGHT BOOKMOBILE
2010
A graphic novel about the books in the life of the main character
Donated by a Laughing Whitefish
105. NEWBERRY 125
The Book of the Newberry Quasquicentennial, designed by Hal Kugeler and edited by Kim Coventry, authors include a goodly a dozen Caxtonians and seven non-Caxtonians who have spoken at lunch or dinner, SIGNED by Newberry President David Spadafora
Gift of Dorothy L. Sinson
106. OPPOSED TO INDIFFERENCE: Poems of Memory and Conscience
Haybarn Press, 2012
1 of 100 copies illustrated and signed by Ed Colker
Donated by Ed Colker
*107. PANDORA’S BOX
Epicenter, 2002
A handmade box with 50 handmade prints (with and without text) exploring the myth of Pandora, whose name means All Gifts but whose legacy was considered to be all the evils of the world (plus one good). Among the writers and makers are Claire Van Vliet, Michael Thompson, Martha Chiplis, Marilyn Sward, and Audrey Niffenegger. Like the original, this box comes with a final surprise. #41 of 150 copies
Donated by Steve Woodall
108. Stanley Pargelis “CLIO IN A STRAIT JACKET”
American Quarterly, Summer, 1959
On the subject of whether History is a Social Science
Donated by The Newberry Library
109. Tom Reilly
DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS
1 of 36 copies of this autobiographical anecdote, signed by the author and the illustrator (Lydia Halversen)
Printed, bound, and donated by Muriel Underwood
CAXTONIANA
110. BOOK ANNOUNCEMENTS
Caxton Club flyers announcing the publication of John T. McCutcheon’s Book, Lincoln: The Constitutional Lawyer, Vincent Starrett’s Book Column, and A Visitor to Chicago in Indian Days (which includes a separate map of the route of the visitor), plus a request in 1988 for someone to donate the only two Caxton publications missing from the Club archives
111. THE CAXTON CLUB
The Caxton Club, 1895
Club directory printed by R.R. Donnelley, setting out the Officers, the Committee Members, and the Council, with the Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, and (the Club was two years old) one deceased member
Donated by Susan Levy
112. THE CAXTONIAN
May, 1996 issues, with articles about Gwendolyn Brooks, Abel Berland, and William Caxton. INSCRIBED by Abel Berland
Donated by Evelyn J. Lampe
113. THE CAXTONIAN
Lot of about 130 issues, so you can catch up on what you’ve missed
Donated by Richardson Spofford
114. COLLECTORS AND CONNOISSEURS: THE CAXTON CLUB OF CHICAGO
gallery guide to a 1984 exhibition at the Newberry Library
Donated by The Caxton Club
115. DVD SET: Chicago
: Just a small selection from the Caxton meeting talks on Chicago, including Nathan Mason on Chicago’s public art (April, 2010), Richard Cahan and Michael Williams on Edgar Miller, and the subjects of some of their other Chicago books (October, 2010), Carl Smith on the Plan of Chicago (September, 2007), and George Lane on Chicago’s 19th Century Churches and Synagogues (September, 1998)
116. DVD SET: Crime in the World of Books
NOT including the Symposium on the subject, but instead Robert K. O’Neill on a sting to catch looters of Irish national culture (March 17, 1999), George Ritzlin on the map thefts of E. Forbes Smiley III (March, 2007), and Travis McDade with a tale of 19th century book theft, of which it was written “Perhaps these people, like the dog poisoners whom they resemble, cumber the earth merely to teach humility to those of us who are apt sometimes to think too complacently of human nature (June, 2009)
117. DVD SET: Last Mid-Day Dinner
Two-DVD set commemorating the last Caxton Club dinner at the Mid-Day Club, after a long relationship. One disc records the speeches of the evening; the other is a highlight reel of previously recorded dinners at the Mid-Day
118. ECONOMICS LOOKED IN THE EYE
The Caxton Club, 1947
Small but unapologetic flyer announcing that the price of Caxton luncheons will be going from $1.75 to $2.00; nicely written by the Treasurer who pleaded for the hike so that at least he wouldn’t have to keep making so much change while collecting the money
119. INVITATIONS: Anniversaries
Invitations to the Caxton Club’s Centennial Gala, a dinner in honor of the Newberry Library’s 50th anniversary, and a dinner in honor of the Caxton Club’s 50th (with a list of current members serving overseas)
120. INVITATIONS: Chicago and Illinois
Invitations to dinners on Prairie Platitudes, Maps and Books of the Great Lakes Region, and Early Illinois Writers, as well as a 1977 field trip to Hull House and a 1944 trip to the Art Institute
121. INVITATIONS: Cowboys
Invitations to dinner talks on They Called It the West (1954), The Cowboy in American Literature (1952), and Books of Western Fiction (1955)
122. INVITATIONS: David Randall
Invitations to a 1956 talk by the bookdealer turned Lilly Librarian, and a 1977 talk about him
123. INVITATIONS: Giants
Invitations to Caxton talks by some very big names: Stanley Morison (Typography), John Drury (Midwest Heritage), John G. Cawelti (Pornography), and Bruce Catton (The Civil War)
124. INVITATIONS: Literature
Invitations to talks entitled The Bad Boy in American Literature, With Henty in he Middle Ages, Imaginary Books and Libraries, and Adventures in Translating an Old Tale
125. INVITATIONS: 1957 Miscellany
The Caxton schedule for 1957 included talks on subjects as multifarious as Indiana’s superiority I literature, books on science, the future of the book, epitaphs of the famous, and copyright and personal property laws
126. INVITATIONS: Revels
Invitations to the 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, and 1957 year-end bacchanal; the 1945 Revels met in the Love Through The Ages Room at the Tavern Club and featured a storyteller from the USO
127. McCutcheon, John T.
JOHN MCCUTCHEON’S BOOK
Caxton Club, 1948
One of two books illustrated by McCutcheon published by the Club (to the disgust of some members who thought cartoons frivolous and McCutcheon too contemporary), 1 of 1000 copies, colophon by Bruce Rogers
Donated by Lee J. Harrer
128. THEODORE WESLEY KOCH: Address of Franklyn B. Snyder
Snyder delivered these remarks at the funeral of author/bibliographer/librarian/ Caxtonian Koch in 1941; this booklet was co-produced by The Caxton Club (of which he was President) and Northwestern University (at which he was Librarian). In its original, unused, mailing envelope
Donated by The Caxton Club
129. Amos R. Wells
SOCIAL EVENINGS United Society of Christian Education, 1894
Another book by the author of that children’s classic “The Caxton Club”
Donated by The Newberry Library
130. WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY LIST
A.H.Hitchcock, August, 1924
Monthly from the Hitchcock offices at 1220-1235 The Caxton Building, in Chicago
Donated by The Newberry Library
131. Stefan Zweig
THE OLD BOOK-PEDDLER AND OTHER TALES FOR BIBLIOPHILES
Caxton Club, 1937
Translated by Caxtonian Theodore W. Koch
Donated by John Blew
CHICAGO AND ILLINOIS
132. CHICAGO-LAKE GENEVA: A 100-Year Road Trip
Chicago Map Society/Newberry Library, 2008
In 1905, a pioneering tour guide was published which printed pictures of the route you were to follow, rather than just maps and printed directions, to get from Chicago to Lake Geneva. A century later, an intrepid band took the same route, taking pictures along the way, so you could see how it had changed over the years
Donated by Robert W. Karrow
133. CHICAGO PHOTOGRAPHS
LaSalle Bank, 2004
SIGNED by the curator of the collection
Donated by Bob Karrow
134. THE DEERING LIBRARY: An Illustrated History
Northwestern Library, 2008
A history of just one of the libraries named for Caxton Club Members
Donated by Northwestern University
135. Paul Dickson
BILL VEECK: Basbeall’s Greatest Maverick
Walker, 2012
SIGNED by the author as well as by Mrs. Bill Veeck and Mrs.Wendell Smith
Donated by Susan Levy
136. Jeanette Fields
A COMMUNITY LIFE
Keith Bringe, 2012
SIGNED by publisher for the auction
Interviews with the founder of the Chicago Architecture Foundation and other Chicago area cultural institution, also includes interviews with other people, including Caxtonians Wilbert Hasbrouck and Barbara Ballinger
Donated by Keith Bringe
137. Henry B. Fuller
THE CLIFF-DWELLERS
Harper, 1893
First edition of this classic of Chicago literature, with a bookplate based on a Dil Pickle Club design
Donated by John Blew
138. HANDWRITTEN ABSTRACT OF TITLE
Chicago, 1874
Investigating the provision of a canal to attach the Illinois River to Lake Michigan
Donated by Richard Lamm
139. Denison Bingham Hull
Privately published, 1985
Printed by R.R. Donnelley, this copy is SIGNED by the author
Donated by J. W. Locke
140. Archie Lieberman, Robert Cromie
CHICAGO
Rand McNally, 1985
Handsome coffee table exploration of Chicago in photographs
Donated by Minna Novick
141. Charles H. Rammelkamp
ILLINOIS COLLEGE: A Centennial History
Yale, 1928
A solid narrative history
Donated by John Blew
142. Alan B. Reed
COLLECTOR’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PICKARD CHINA
Collector’s, 1995
Chicago company whose china was often painted first by artists at the Art Institute and sent to Europe to be fired
Donated by Jerry Meyer
143. David C. Stockwell
CHICAGO
Bonecchi, 1999
A guide in German to the sights of The Windy City
Donated by Janis Wellin Notz
CHILDREN
144. Jean de Brunhoff
HISTOIRE DE BABAR
Hachette, 2008
A nice new copy of this classic
Donated by Janis W. Notz
145. CORNELL’S GRAMMAR SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY
D. Appleton, 1863
With insert on the 1860 Census
Donated by Roger S. Baskes
146. Nora Gaydos
NOW I KNOW MY ABCS
Innovative Kids, 2006
ABC book with riddles, puzzles, and letter tiles
Donated by Janis Wellin Notz
147. Harriet E. Huntington
TUNE UP: The Instruments of the Orchestra and Their Players
Junior Literary Guild, 1942
A sort of prose Young Person’s Guide to he Orchestra, with artistic photography by the author
Donated by Celia Hilliard
CHRISTMAS
148. BOOKLIKE BOX OF CHRISTMAS CARDS
This pretty volume conceals a collection of Christmas cards and envelopes, and can be used to tuck correspondence, Christmas mailing lists, etc., away on a shelf the rest of the year
Donated by Evelyn J. Lampe
149. DVD CLASSICS (?)
Actually a collection of Christmas cartoons and movies the company could reprint for a song: includes one 1950s Santa Claus played by a celebrity Mexican wrestler, and a 1960s made-for-TV heartwarmer with John Houseman as a crusty old choir director. Cheesy fun for the whole family
Donated by a Christmas cinephile
150 LEFTOVER CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
Karen Skubish insisted on having good old English crackers--those tubes that pop open with a bang and dispense jokes, toys, and party hats--at the Caxton Revels. We haven't used them in a while, and there are some left over from the last time we did: not enough for another revel, but enough for a family party. I hope the gunpowder is still good
151. David Sedaris
HOLIDAY ON ICE
Book on CD, read by the author: how his family did the holidays
Donated by Bill Locke
152. Hendrik Willem Van Loon
THE MESSAGE OF THE BELLS
Garden City, 1947
Donated by Lee J. Harrer
153. WAR BONDS CHRISTMAS CARDS
Four designs from World War II Christmas War Bond Posters become cards
Donated by the Pritzker Military Museum
FOOD & WINE
154. Jane Brody
JANE BRODY’S GOOD FOOD BOOK: Living the High-Carbohydrate Way
Norton, 1985
They don’t hardly make ‘em like that no more
Donated by Susan J. Keig
155. Jane Grigson
THE ART OF CHARCUTERIE
Knopf, 1968
That’s meat preparation, for those of you not in on the vocabulary of Q-sine
Donated by Susan Jackson Keig
156. THE STAG AT EASE
Caxton Printers, 1938
A collection of recipes from male celebrities of the day, including George Ade, Sherwood Anderson, Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, Ogden Nash, William Steig, A.A. Milne, and Caxtonian Christopher Morley
Donated by Janis W. Notz
157. Alice B. Toklas THE ALICE B. TOKLAS COOKBOOK
Harper, 1984
This is the edition with the introduction by M.F.K. Fisher
Donated by Susan J. Keig
HISTORY
158. Isabella Bird
THE ENGLISHWOMAN IN AMERICA
Lakeside Press, 2012
The Lakeside Classic for this year features the experiences of a great traveler
Donated by Susan Levy
159. Will and Ariel Durant
A DUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Simon & Schuster, 1977
The folks who did Civilization before Kenneth Clarke got to it
Donated by Jeanne Zasadil and Nancy Brzezinski
160. Thomas Frank
WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?
Holt, 2005
The revised paperback edition, SIGNED by the author
Donated by Ed Quattrocchi
161. Geoffrey Hindley
ENGLAND IN THE AGE OF CAXTON
That’s William, not the Caxton Club
Donated by a Shelf-Cleaner
162. Sean Parnell
OUTLAW PLATOON
Morrow, 2012
One Platoon’s War in Afghanistan, w/ DVD of the author's talk at the Pritzker; SIGNED
Donated by the Prizker Military Museum
163. PICTORIAL REVIEW OF WORLD WAR II
Geographical Publishing Co., 1946
Though the cover title of this is Monarch Atlas of the World, the first half of the book is, indeed, dedicated to a pictorial history of the war
Donated by Roger S. Baskes
164. Paul Pike Pullen
COUNTRY BANKER
Privately published, 1976
Memoirs discovered after the death of the author, who was banker in Evansville, Wisconsin, "Where everyone knows whose check is good and whose husband isn't"
Donated by Mary Morony
165. SAN FRANCISCO AND OAKLAND: A Visitor’s Guide
Rand McNally, 1923
A thoroughly illustrated little handbook (the photo captioned “Celebrating the Visit of the Wild Ducks to Lake Merritt”—p. 44--sticks in the mind, rather.)
Donated by Roger S. Baskes
*166. Ida B. Tarbell
THE HISTORY OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY
1925
Two volumes, in dust jacket of one of the great works of Twentiet Century historical writing
Donated by John Blew
LITERATURE
167. Ray Bradbury
FOREVER AND THE EARTH
Croissant & Co., 1984
#62 of 300 copies of this radio drama SIGNED by the author
Donated by Ed Quattrocchi
168. Cervantes
DON QUIXOTE
Random House, 1941
Slipcased; illustrated by Hans Alexander Mueller
Donated by Jan Figa
169. Joseph Heller
GOOD AS GOLD
Simon & Schuster, 1979
SIGNED by the author of Catch-22
Donated by Jeanne Zasadil and Nancy Brzezinski
170. Ernest Hemingway
ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES
Scribner, 1950
NOT Over the River and Through the Woods; a Caxton Christmas favorite
Donated from the direction of Oak Park
171. C.E.M. Joad
THE BOOK OF JOAD
Faber, 1941
One of this book’s subtitles describes it excellently: “A Belligerent Autobiography”
Donated by Ed Quattrocchi
172. John LeCarre
THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD
Coward, 1964
First American edition of this landmark novel
Donated by Ed Quatrocchi
173. Lincoln MacVeagh
OLD MONEY
Tower, 2012
A farce about exclusive people in exclusive clubs, a copy of this shiny new book was sent to the Caxton Club by its author, with never a mention as to whether he is related to any of the MacVeaghs who were Caxtonians in days of yore.
Donated by Lincoln MacVeagh
174. Edna St. Vincent Millay
HUNSTMAN, WHAT QUARRY?
Harper, 1939
A classic collection of her work
Donated by Ed Quattrocchi
175. Eugene O’Neill
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
Yale, 1956
and
A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN
Random House, 1952
Two late books from the master of theatre
Donated by Ed Quattrocchi
176. PARIS GUIDE, TOME II: La Vie
1869
1200 page guide to life in Paris (in French) by the best writers the editors could get hold of: Nadar, Hugo, Sardou, etc. Some water damage at back
Donated by Roger S. Baskes
177. Charles E. Quirk
RHYMES OF A SUMMER
1932
Inscribed by Quirk to "a fellow rower": Typescript carbon bound in what was no doubt a small edition of poetry, some of it dealing with inside jokes among fellow sailors, some on concerns of interest to all poets, some good, some verse
Donated by Richard Lamm
178. John Sandford
STORM PREY
Putnam, 2010
Wouldn’t be a Caxton auction without a few thrills
Donated by Roger S. Baskes
179. Gore Vidal
1876
Random House, 1976
SIGNED by Vidal; buy it now: the price will go up in 2026
Donated by Jeanne Zasadil and Nancy Brzezinski
MUSIC AND DANCE
180. Gabriel Faure
THE 2 PIANOS CONCERTOS
CD of the Schubert Ensemble (Doesn’t anybody say “conerti” any more?)
Donated by Bruce Boyer
181. FIRESIDE BOOK OF FOLK SONGS
Simon & Schuster, 1947, 9th ptg.
A classic collection, illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen
Donated by Beverly Offen
182. Joseph Hayden
THE VIOLIN CONCERTOS
CD OF Jan Stigmer’s performances
Donated by Bruce Boyer
183. ITALIAN BAROQUE MASTERS
CD from the Vienna Masters Series
Donated by Bruce Boyer
184. Tom Lehrer
THE TOM LEHRER SONG BOOK
Crown, 1957, 5th ptg
This will have you humming to yourself all evening
Donated by Bev Offen
185. Eleanor Rachel Luger
DANCE POSTERS
Fireside, 1979
Numerous examples of poster art, including one by Edward Gorey
Donated by Bill Locke
186. Guillaume de Machaut
MESSE DE NOTRE DAME
A Harmonia Mundi CD
Donated by bruce H. Boyer
187. Keith Money
FONTEYN AND NUREYEV: The Great Years
Harvill, 1994
Photographs and accounts of this great pairing
Donated by J. William Locke
188. Wolfgang A. Mozart
DON GIOVANNI
1995 CD of a live performance of this opera, with Rodney Gilfoy in the title role
Donated by Bruce H. Boyer
189. MUSIC OF THE CRUSADES
CD by the Early Music Consort of London
Donated by Bruce Boyer
190. Edith Piaf
THE SOUVENIRS COLLECTION
CD featuring just a few of the immortal songs
Donated by Bruce H. Boyer
191. Sergei Rachmaninov
PIANO CONCERTO #2, RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI, PRELUDES
A CD to make you forget the background music at the Revels
Donated By Bruce H. Boyer
192. Dawn Upshaw and Kent Nagaro
CANTELOUBE/EMMANUEL
CD featuring recent work by this pair
Donated by Bruce Boyer
193. Giuseppe Verdi
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
CD of the Maria Callas performance
Donated by Bruce Boyer
194. Giuseppe Verdi
OTELLO
CD: Solti, Pavarotti, Te Kanawa, Nucci
Donated by Bruce H. Boyer
195. Yo-Yo Ma
BOCCHERINI/BACH
CD of cello masterpieces
Donated by Bruce Boyer
PRINTS AND ORIGINAL ART
196. Barnett
THE GREAT ROSTENKOWSKI
Cartoon for the Indianapolis News, 1995
Donated by David Meyer
197. William Cullen Bryant
OCTOBER
Hesterberg Press, 1989
Printed for the October, 1989 Typocrafters gathering
Donated by Bill Hesterberg
198. Letterio Calapai
FEAR
1 of 25 copies, 3 ¾” x 5”
From the Estate of Bernard L. Rost
199. Letterio Calapai
NORTHERN LIGHTS
1 of 50 copies, 4 ¼” x 5 ¼”
From the Estate of Bernie Rost
200. Artist unknown
CARICATURE
1940s
Fritz Kreisler? Bob Cotner? You decide
Donated by Someone Fiddling Around
201. OVER THE TOP, ILLINOIS!
Facsimile of a World War I recruiting poster
Donated by the Pritzker Military Museum
202. David Singer
TEN YEARS AFTER/TERRY REID/BARKAYS/ SPIRIT/SAVOY BROWN/WOMB, 1969
The vibrant and creative posters created to promote rock concerts left a lasting influence on graphic design. The posters, influenced by Art Nouveau, Op and Pop Art, were commissioned by rock prmoters Bill graham and Helms.
Donated by Alice Schreyer and Tony Batko
203. David Singer
SAVOY BROWN, SEA TRAIN, RY COODER, HUMBLE PIE, 1970
As described on the website of Wolfgang’s vault, Bill graham’s Archive, “Vivid colors, innovative lettering, imagery that ranged from the sensuous to the bizarre and an overall visual intensity were the hallmarks of the psychedelic graphic style associated with that exhilarating and tumultuous era.”
Donated by Tony Batko and Alice Schreyer
*204. Wes Wilson
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, 1966
Printed in small editions, the posters immediately became collectible and were printed in different sizes and on different paper stocks.
Donated by Tony Batko and Alice Schreyer
205. Wes Wilson
YOUNG RASCALS, SOPWITH CAMEL, THE DOORS, 1967
Wes Wilson, who introduced the freehand lettering that became a hallmark of the genre, and David Singer, noted for his collage designs, are among the most highly regarded rock poster artists.
Donated by Alice Schreyer and Tony Batko
SERVICES
206. BOOKPLATE
This renowned artist and all-around Caxtonian will produce a bookplate just for your use
Donated by Hayward Blake
207. DROP-SPINE BOX
Get a protective box designed just for one of your favorite books
Donated by Jamie Weaver
TOURS AND MEMBERSHIPS
208. ABRAHAM LINCOLN TOUR
Brooks Davis will take you on a tour of Lincoln sites in Chicago
Donated by Brooks Davis
209. ADLER PLANETARIUM MEMBERSHIP
A one year membership, with all the privileges thereof
Donated by Marvin Bolt
210. ADLER PLANETARIUM WEBSTER CLUB MEMBERSHIP
A one year membership in The Webster Club, the Adler’s insider group
Donated by Marvin Bolt
211. CHICAGO ART DECO SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
One year’s entitlement as a full member
Donated by Jackie Vossler
212. CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP
One year’s free entrée to the museum
Donated by Gary T. Johnson
213. THE LAKESIDE LIBRARY TOUR
A tour of the new, larger facility in Warrenville
Donated by Doug Fitzgerald
214. THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY TOUR
Jill Gage will show you everything you could want to see (limit 6 people; no pushing)
Donated by Jill Gage
215. PRITZKER MILITARY MUSEUM
A behind-the-scenes tour for a group of 4, with Pritzker Museum Medal
Donated by the Pritzker Military Museum
216. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LIBRARY SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
This entitles the winner to membership at the Collectors’ Circle level, the level awarded to those who donate at least $250
Donated by Alice Schreyer
MISCELLANEOUS
217. ANNA LEE BABY ANNOUNCEMENT
A bunny rabbit in a pink slipper.
Donated by a dour donor
218. ARTS & CRAFTS TILES BY MOTAWI TILEWORKS
16 notecards of four different designs from this classic line of tiles
Donated by Janis W. Notz
219. BILL OF SALE
A 1698 bill of sale between Thomas Hodson and Agents of William Penn, paying 275 pounds for 1050 acres in Berks County, Pennsylvania, with seal
Donated by Thomas J. Joyce
220. BRASS BOOKENDS
Small (about five inches tall) but heavy, showing a candle in front of a shelf of books. Wildly appropriate for this crowd.
Donated by Evelyn J. Lampe
221. CASSETTE PLAYER
The Club bought a small cassette player to augment audio-visual needs at a luncheon talk (this very player will be seen on the DVD thereof.) Rather than keep it on the off-chance that it will be needed again (whereupon it will be necessary to remember where it is), the Club is offering you a chance to own this vintage, but excellent, piece of technology. (Batteries not included.)
222. A CRACK AT INTERNATIONAL OBSCURITY
In return for your winning bid, the author will add your name, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, to a short story to be submitted to the 2014 Mystery Writers of America anthology of stories on the Cold War. The higher your bid, the less likely you will turn out to be the murdered bodyguard or the disgraced former head of an unnamed spy agency
Donated by Dan Crawford
223. CRAWFORD COLLECTION
Oh, another pile of this bloke’s stuff
Donated by Evelyn J. Lampe
224. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DESIGNS FOR LIBERTY MAGAZINE
Geometric Art Deco Designs on notecards
Donated by Janis Wellin Notz
225. KEY CHAIN
A pewter fob in the shape of William Faulkner’s Soldier’s Pay
Donated by Evelyn J. Lampe
226. LALIQUE PAPERWEIGHT, BOTANIC DESIGN
A modern glass weight from the masters of glass
Donated by Janis W. Notz
227. THE LAST WHOLE EARTH CATALOG
October, 1971
A blast from the past
Donated by Robert W. Karrow
228. John Lubbock
THE SCENERY OF SWITZERLAND AND THE CAUSES TO WHICH IT IS DUE
Macmillan, 1896
Ah, Victorian science! Not a lot of scenic photographs, but lots of graphs and diagrams to explain the mountains and valleys
Donated by Roger S. Baskes
229. PENCIL SHARPENER
This electric pencil sharpener is concealed inside a a box meant to look like a small stack of books
Donated by Evelyn J. Lampe
230. THE READER’S DIGEST BOOK OF GARDENING
Reader’s Digest, 1966
Massive reference
Donated by Susan Jackson Keig
231. Bruce Richardson
THE GREAT TEAROOMS OF AMERICA
Benjamin, 2006
A SIGNED copy of this guide to travel, food, and history, just to give a hint to the sort of thing you might find when the triennial P.G. Wodehouse National Convention comes to Chicago (the Union League Club) in 2013
Donated by The Wodehouse Society
232. ROY LICHTENSTEIN: A retrospective
Art Institute of Chicago, 2012
Book of postcards from this summer’s blockbuster show
Donated by Susan F. Rossen
233. WINDOWS ON THE WAR: Soviet TASS Posters at Home and Abroad, 1941-45
Art Institute of Chicago, 2011
Postcard book of striking images from the exhibition
Donated by Susan Rossen
234. Henny Youngman
THE BEST LITTLE BOOK OF ONE LINERS
Running Press, 1992
From the Estate of Bernard L. Rost
235. TREASURE BOX A
236. TREASURE BOX B
Just in case anything is left over at the end of the silent auction, such items will be tucked away in these boxes and sold at the end of the Live Auction. Do not count on your favorite being a leftover (You know it’s always the treacle tofu casserole.)
“There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love.”
Christopher Morley
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