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BOOKS WE FINISHED XVThe Caxton Club Revels Auction
December 20, 2013 *-probable Live Auction Item
ART & ANTIQUES
1. ANNUAL 2000 BOLOGNA: Illustrators of Children’s BooksBologna, 20002 volumes featuring the best in children’s illustration for the year, as seen at this annual
show; one volume for fiction illustration, and one for nonfictionDonated by John P. Chalmers
2. Thomas BewickMY LIFE
Folio Society, 1981A nice copy, without slipcase, of the autobiography of one of our patron saints
Donated by The Wodehouse Society
3.Anita EllisROOKWOOD POTTERY: The Glorious Gamble
Rizzoli, 1992Exhibition catalog of art potteryDonated by Janis W. Notz
4. Katou FournierALL OUR CATS
Dutton, 1985Large paperback collection of great paintings of catsDonated by William B. Miller
5. THE FRESCOES OF TAVANTThe Studio, 1944Excellent full-page reproductions of these early Italian works; spine reinforcedDonated by Morrell M. Shoemaker
6. Milton GlaserMILTON GLASER GRAPHIC DESIGN
Overlook Press, 1983Paperback edition of this study of an icon of 60s/70s artDonated by William C. Hesterberg
7. GUSTAVE BAUMANN: An American Master PrintmakerAnnex Galleries, 1985Donated by Lake Forest College
8. Lucile HenzkeART POTTERY OF AMERICA, With Values
Schiffer, 1996This is the revised editionDonated by Janis W. Notz
9. Edward JohnstonMANUSCRIPT AND INSCRIPTION LETTERS
Pitman, 1920Two of the sixteen plates in this portfolio are supplied in photocopyDonated by Bob Karrow
10. LASTING IMPRESSIONS: American Artists in Paris, 1865-1915Terra Foundation, 1992Catalog of Americans abroad and their workDonated by Janis W. Notz
11. LEONARDO DA VINCI: Master DraftsmanMetropolitan Museum of Art/Yale University, 2003Massive discussion of one of Da Vinci’s many talentsDonated by Minna Novick
12. MODERN SCRIBES AND LETTERING ARTISTSTaplinger, 1980Beautiful collection of examples of the art as it was practiced in 1980Donated by Susan Hanes-Leonard
13. MOORCROFT POTTERY COLLECTIONPaul Atteberry, Moorcroft, 1996Paul Atteberry, Moorcroft, 1999; signed by J. MoorcroftCollecting Moorcroft Pottery, 1994Fraser Street, Noorcroft: The Phoenix Years, 1997William Moorcroft and Walter Moorcroft, 1973
An excellent library on some excellent art potteryDonated by Bev Offen
14. PICTURA: Adventure in ArtNd, ca. 1950?Flyer advertising the premiere of this motion picture at the Surf in Chicago; this was a
documentary hosted by Vincent Price, with five great artists’ works discussed by five differentactors. Vincent Price, for example, discusses Hieronymus Bosch, while Henry Fonda coversGrant Wood
Donated by Lake Forest College
15. Nancy L. PresslyTHE FUSELI CIRCLE IN ROME
Yale Center for British Art, 1979Donated by William C. Hesterberg
16. SCULPTURE BY RICHARD LIPPOLD AT THE ARTS CLUB OF CHICAGOArts Club, nd
Donated by Lake Forest College
17. Albertus SebaCABINET OF NATURAL CURIOSITIES
Taschen, 2005Volume reproducing in beautiful color the amazing and sometimes bizarre illustrations
of the 18th century originalDonated by John P. Chalmers
18. Percy J. SmithLETTERING & WRITING
Batsford, 1908Second editionDonated by Bob Karrow
19. THINGS THAT DREAMStanford University, 2012Catalog 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, andcalligraphy by Thomas Ingmire
Donated by Steve Woodall
20. THOMAS BEWICK: The Blocks Revisited and RediscoveredHesterberg Press, 2008#62 of 90 copies of this notable study, including 14 images printed from blocks on
loan from personal and private collections; inserted are a prospectus and a print from a blockin the collection of the Hesterberg Press
Donated by Bill Hesterberg
21. Rachel WeissMAKING ART GLOBAL, Part 1
Walther King, 2011Account of the Bienial de la Habana of 1989, stressing the global nature of
contemporary artDonated by Janis W. Notz
*22. Richard WilburA BESTIARY
Pantheon, 1958A collection of animals in literature, illustrated by Alexander Calder. This
slipcased copy is #36 of 55 copies SIGNED by both Wilbur and CalderDonated by Minna Novick
BOOKS BEAUTIFULLY MADE
23. AesopTHE FROGS WHO ASKED FOR A KING
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2005Actually Las Ranas qui Pidieron un Rey, with an added cover strap in English and a
foldout English translation, copy #72 of 176 copies of the story done in hand-printed lino-cutsDonated by a Northern Whitefish
*24. Julia Alvarez, Sara EichnerSEVEN TREES
Kat Ran Press, 1998The second offering of the Kat Ran Press featured poems by Julia Alvarez
and lithographs by Sara Eichorn in a folding case; #43 of 50 signed copiesDonated by Bob McCamant
25. John AverillSEED CORN
Molehill Press, 1961A selection from the best bits of a promotional journal printed by wacky designer
AverillDonated by Lake Forest College
26. William Cullen BryantOCTOBER
Hesterberg Press, 1989Poem and hand-colored woodcut printed for a Typocrafters gathering in LouisvilleDonated by Bill Hesterberg
*27. Laura DavidsonARCHITECTONIC
1999Artist’s book, representing the history of architecture on scrolls wound on
cherrywood spools, in a mahogany box. #4 of 25 copies, only the first 15 ofwhich included this box
Donated by Sarah Pritchard
28. GLORY BY THE WAYSIDELakeside Press, 1960Still in its 1960 mailing wraps, a delightful little book of woodland sceneryDonated by R.R. Donnelley & Sons
29. William C. HesterbergHAMMER (VICTOR) PRESS
Hesterberg Press, 2013Deluxe reprinting of Hesterberg’s 1973 article on Hammer for the Encyclopedia of
Library and Information Sciences. Edition is only 25 numbered copies and 4 press copies;this is #4 of the 4 press copies
Donated by Bill Hesterberg
30. Leigh HuntJENNY KISS’D ME
Grey Goose Press, 1992Letterpress accordion miniature of this classic poemDonated by Jeanne C. Goessling
31. Jack LondonWHITE FANG
Limited Editions Club, 1973One of 1500 copies illustrated and signed by Lucy DabcovichDonated by Wendy C. Husser
32. James RestonA MONEY FABLE
Cherryburn Press, 1975Printed by Catherine James, granddaughter of R. Hunter MiddletonDonated by Bill Hesterberg
BOOKS: Printing, Designing, Selling
33. ALL THE KING’S HORSESR.R.Donnelley & Sons, ndA guide to the hand Bindery at the Lakeside Press, as well as general ideas on how
best to preserve and protect valuable booksDonated by R.R. Donnelley
34. AT HOME WITH BOOKSCarol Southern, 1995There are sidelights on bindings, bookplates, decorating, and other matters, but mainly
this is about how to live elegantly with lots of books; Caxton speaker Nicolas Barker isamong those featured
Donated by John Roberts
35. Nicholas BasbanesON PAPER
Knopf, 2013The book featured at our blockbuster November dinner, SIGNED by Caxtonian
favorite Nicholas Basbanes; the unexpected drama and comedy to be found in the uses andmaking and remaking of paper through history and around the world
Donated by Nick Basbanes
36. John BaxterA POUND OF PAPER
Doubleday, 2002“The Confessions of a Book Addict”, says the subtitle; he delves into books, authors,
and book scoutingDonated by John Roberts
37. Betsy BurtonTHE KING’S ENGLISH
Gibbs Smith, 2005The adventures of an independent bookseller in UtahDonated by John C. Roberts
38. Johanna DruckerTHE CENTURY OF ARTISTS’ BOOKS
Granary, 1995A discussion of the twentieth century livre d’artisteDonated by Mary P. Morony
39. EARLY CHILDREN’S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORSPierpont Morgan Library/David R. Godine, 1975Catalog of over 250 pages, illustrated in black and white and in colorDonated by Susan Hanes-Leonard
40. ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF TRINITY COLLEGE LIBRARYFour Courts, 2000A celebration of this Irish institution on its 400th anniversaryDonated by Donna Tuke
41. Roy Harley LewisANTIQUARIAN BOOKS: An Insider’s Account
Arco, 1978More tales of books, their buyers, and their sellersDonated by Mary Morony
42. Simon LoxleyPRINTER’S DEVIL: The Life and Works of Frederic Warde
David R. Godine, 2013Warde is a missing piece of the history of design, type, and printing between the wars,
not just a collaborator with Stanley Morison, but a link with Bruce Rogers, William Kittredge,D.B. Updike, and other; a peak at the subject of our March, 2014 dinner talk
Donated by Simon Loxley
43. MISCELLANEOUS BOOKSThe Argonaut Book Shop, 1948This was sent from San Francisco to the Chiswick Book Shop in New York. Please do
not drool over the pricesDonated by Lake Forest College
44. Stanley MorisonSELECTED ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF LETTER-FORMS IN MANUSCRIPTAND PRINT
Cambridge, 1949Massive slipcased volume; gift inscription from previous owner
Donated by William V. Miller
45. Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine B. SternOLD BOOKS IN THE OLD WORLD, Oak Knoll, 1996
andNEW WORLDS IN OLD BOOKS, Oak Knoll, 1999
Two books of recollections by book dealers who had adventures around the worldDonated by Morrell M. Shoemaker
46. Ronald SearleSLIGHTLY FOXED BUT STILL DESIRABLE
Souvenir Press, 1989The great cartoonist’s take on book collecting termsDonated by John C. Roberts
47. Felix ShayELBERT HUBBARD OF EAST AURORA
William H. Wise & Co., 1926A tribute to the founder of the Roycrofters (brought out some time after his death on
the Lusitania by William H. Wise & Co.)Donated by Bill Miller
48. Edmund B. ThompsonA PRINTER’S COMMON-PLACE BOOK
Hawthorn House, 1937#222 of 350 copies of this little collection of literature about printersDonated by Lee J. Harrer
49. C.S. Van WinkleTHE PRINTER’S GUIDE; or, An Introduction to the Art of printing: Including anEssay on Punctuation, and Remarks on Orthography
The Lakeside Press, 1970A facsimile of the original 1818 editionDonated by Lake Forest College
50. Wayne A. WeigandTHE HISTORY OF A HOAX
Beta Phi Mu, 1979The tale of Edmund Pearson’s Old Librarian’s Almanack, intended as an obviously
phony 18th century almanac but taken seriously by many until Caxtonian Theodore W. Kochdemonstrated its inauthenticity
Donated by Lee J. Harrer
51. George Parker WinshipJOHN GUTENBERG
Lakeside Press, 1940A lecture delivered when Winship was Rosenbach Fellow at the University of
PennsylvaniaDonated by Lee J. Harrer
CAXTONIANA
52. THE CAXTON CLUB 50TH ANNIVERSARY DINNERJan. 30, 1945Ticket #61 to this gala affairDonated by Dan Crawford
53. George Horatio Derby (John Phoenix)PHOENIXIANA
The Caxton Club, 1897This collection of work by the mid-nineteenth century San Francisco humorist
includes a few previously unpublished materials. 1 of 165 copies, in excellent conditionbarring a dampstain on the back. One of the few Caxton publications in two volumes
Donated by Susan Levy
54. DIRECTORYThe Caxton Club, 1958There were giants in them days. By the way, for the historically-minded, these early
directories included lists of all past officers, all past committee chairs, and all members whohad died while belonging to the Club, back to 1895
Donated by Russ Maki
55. A. Conan DoyleA FULL REPORT OF A LECTURE ON SPIRITUALISMRipart Books, 19971 of 400 copies signed by editor Richard Lancelyn Green at a Caxton dinnerFrom the estate of Evelyn J. Lampe
56. INVITATIONS: Book Design and TypographyFive invitations to dinners past, with speakers like Greer Allen, Harold Tribolet, and
Stanley Morison
57. INVITATIONS: Chicago and Its NotablesInvitations to a visit to Hull House to discuss Ellen gates Starr (1977), a visit to the
collection of Everett D. Graff, a discussion of Chicago novelists, and a talk by Richard S.Barnes
58. INVITATIONS: LiteratureInvitations to dinners at which literary figures discussed or are discussed, from the
concept of ugliness in Browning and Baudelaire to animal stories as varied as Reynard theFox and Moby Dick
59. INVITATIONS: MiscellaneousWe have invitations to two talks on book crime (forgeries in one case, copyright
violations in the other), the Dead Sea Scrolls, and two talks on book illustration, one of whichwas illustrated by the illustrator who was giving the talk
60. INVITATIONS: Notable MeetingsHere are meetings which were interesting in and of themselves: an excursion to the
Germania Club on Leap Day, 1952, a 1941 dinner at which George Ade and John T.McCutcheon jointly discussed their early work, and the January 19, 1952 invitation in whichthe invitation writer complains about people who send him speech titles which mean nothing 61. INVITATIONS: The Revels
Four invitations, to the 2000 Holiday Revels in memory of Gwendolyn Brooks, the1957 Christmas Revels, the 1950 Holiday Revels, and the rare and fragile broadside invitationto the 1953 Christmas Revels, when the entertainment was a puppet show based on the Club’smost recent publication: Faust
62. Thomas JeffersonA SUMMARY VIEW OF THE RIGHTS OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA
The Caxton Club, 1976The Club’s Bicentennial production: a facsimile of the original textDonated by Lake Forest College
63. JOHN MCCUTCHEON’S BOOKThe Caxton Club, 1948An excellent copy of this Caxtonian classic, designed by Bruce Rogers and printed by
Lakeside. The longtime chair of the Publications Committee resigned in disgust at thethought of publishing such trash
Donated by Susan Hanes-Leonard
*64. Alfred W. PollardAN ESSAY ON COLOPHONS
The Caxton Club, 1905This is apparently the printer’s file copy of this landmark work; it is sewn
but not bound, and marked “Comp Room”. Not only was this, in its day, asimportant a work on its subject as our Disbound and Dispersed is now, but theintroduction by Richard Garnett resulted in his being named an HonoraryCaxtonian. He died only a few months later, but he is one of the Club’s few(only?) connections with the Bloomsbury Group (Yes; that involved hisgrandchildren, not him; I never said it was a CLOSE connection.)
Donated by Thomas J. Joyce
65. Virtulon RichWESTERN LIFE I N THE STIRRUPS
The Caxton Club, 1965A previously unpublished western diary; this copy includes a copy of the prospectusDonated by Lake Forest College
66. Peter J. StanlisAN IMAGINARY EDMUND BURKE
An offprint from Modern Age, Winter, 1994Inscribed at a Caxton dinner in 2001From the Estate of Evelyn J. Lampe
67. Jim WellsWILLIAM CAXTON
THE Caxton Club, 1963One of our longest continuing members wrote this booklet fifty years ago
Donated by Lake Forest College
CAXTONIAN CREATORS
68. Paul M. AngleTHE AMERICAN READER
Rand McNally, 1958Donated by Lake Forest College
69. J. Christian BayBIOGRAPHY AND BIOGRAPHIES
Torch Press, 1948Not only was Dr. Bay a Caxtonian, but so was the founder of the Torch PressDonated by Lee J. Harrer
70. H.C. Chatfield-TaylorCHICAGO
Houghton Mifflin, 1917Lester G. Hornby did the large and lovely illustrations for Chatfield-Taylor’s
description of the city. Thanks to a Council policy at the turn of the century, which requiredCaxtonians to list their full name, not just initials, we know that the H.C. stood for HobartChatfield, making this Caxtonian’s full name Hobart Chatfield Chatfield-Taylor
Donated by the Newberry Library
71. Ed ColkerFIVE DECADES IN PRINT
University of Arizona, 1998Catalog of an exhibition of Ed Colker’s work, with signed presentation card “To
Robert Cotner from Ed”. Um, how many other members could donate a 15 year-old catalogof their own five decade retrospective? Just asking because I’m jealous
Donated by Robert Cotner
72. THE CRAFTSMAN AND THE PUNCHCUTTERHesterberg Press, 1993A letterpress keepsake about Victor Hammer and R. Hunter Middleton, printed for the
Typocrafters Meeting and Hammer Symposium in Aurora, NYDonated by Bill Hesterberg
73. Dr. Benjamin FranklinTWO TRACTS: “Introduction for Those Who Would Remove to America” and“Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America”
The Printery, 2004The 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 KayMichael Kramer; one of 90
Donated by Kay Michael Kramer
74. Susan HanesHEARTS: TIMELESS, UNIVERSAL, TRANSCENDANT
2013Hot off the presses and well ahead of a competing book of hearts observed in the wild,
photographed in their natural habitatsDonated by Susan Hanes
75. William C. HesterbergFINDING ONE’S WAY
Hesterberg Press, 2012A letterpress history of the Hesterberg press from 1975, with two photos and a Bewick
tailpiece, as well as a prospectus for the Finding One’s Way Box Set and a 1982 handbillDonated by William C. Hesterberg
76. Celia HilliardPROVIDING A HOME
Old People’s Home of the City of Chicago, 1983The author’s first book, on the anniversary of the institution founded in 1861 as the
Home for Aged and Indigent Females; women were deemed eligible if they were over 50 andcould provide a bed and furniture for one room. “Mrs. A. Lincoln” provided “valuableclothing” and “Master T. Lincoln” donated a tea set; SIGNED (the book, not the tea set).
Donated by Celia Hilliard
77. Valerie Hotchkiss and Fred C. RobinsonENGLISH IN PRINT FROM CAXTON TO SHAKESPEARE TO MILTON
University of Illinois, 2008A signed copy of the catalog for this major exhibitionDonated by a Member of the Caxtonian Boosters Club
78. Adolph KrochA GREAT BOOKSTORE IN ACTION
University of Chicago, 1940A talk given by Kroch at the University of Chicago in 1939Donated by Lake Forest College
79. John T. McCutcheonCARTOONS BY MCCUTCHEON
McClurg, 1903Second printing of this excellent collectionDonated by Lake Forest College
80. A MEDLEY OF MINISA small collection of small books written, printed, designed, bound, and often
illustrated by Muriel UnderwoodDonated by one of her authors
81. Anthony Mourek and Valerie HigginsFAMOUS, INFAMOUS & FORGOTTEN -- POLITICAL CARTOONS FROM THECOLLECTION OF ANTHONY J. MOUREK
Grolier Club, 2013This hard cover wxhibition guide will not be sold by Grolier, and is to be used only for
educational purposes. Both authors, of course, are CaxtoniansDonated by Anthony Mourek
82. M.W. NewmanGRAY STONE AND GREENERY: A Walking Tour of the University of Chicago
University of Chicago, 1972Photographs by David Windsor, Design by Lynn MartinDonated by Lynn Martin Windsor
83. OPPOSED TO INDIFFERENCE: Poems of Memory and ConscienceHaybarn Press, 2012
#57 of 125 copies of this anthology which hopes to aid the cause of caring andcompassion through literature; illustrated and signed by Ed Colker
Donated by Ed Colker
84. Bruce RogersPI
World, 1953This was a special edition of this collection of letters, essays, speeches, and title pages
by the (briefly) Caxtonian Bruce Rogers; it includes a tipped in Christmas greeting pagesigned by (sixty-year) Caxtonian Carl A. Kroch
Donated by David Meyer
85. POLITICS: Some OpinionsGrey Goose Press, 2012
#29 of 70 copies of this miniature in a small case; signedDonated by Jeanne C. Goessling
86. Ralph Fletcher SeymourSOME WENT THIS WAY
Ralph Fletcher Seymour, ndSelf-told tale of the first part of the long career of this printer, designer, and CaxtonianDonated by Lee J. Harrer
87. Lawrence W. TownerEVERY SILVER LINING HAS A CLOUD
The Newberry Library, 1970Dr. Towner discusses collection development from the point of view of the highly
controversial purchase—and then partial sale—of the Louis Silver CollectionDonated by Lake Forest College
88. Dempsey J. TravisTHE CHOSEN, THE DAMNED, AND OTHER PEOPLE
Urban Research Press, 2007Reminiscences and Stories about people Caxtonian Dempsey Travis had not written
about much before this, including August Wilson, Lorraine Hansberry, Al Capone, KatherineGraham, along with some more remarks about Bronzeville
Donated by Newberry Book Fair
89. Chester WoodwardOUT OF THE BLUE: Essays on Books, Art, and Travel
Normandie House, 1939Designed by Douglas McMurtrie, the book was composed and set in type by
Caxtonian Norman Forgue, printed at one of his presses, and published by anotherDonated by Lee J. Harrer
90. Frank Lloyd WrightTHANK YOU NOTES
PomegranateThese notes are adapted from the design Wright made for the froint door of the
Chauncey Williams house. Both Wright and Williams were CaxtoniansDonated by Janis Notz
CHICAGO & ILLINOIS
91. AARON MONTGOMERY WARD: Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, ConsumeristNp, ndAmazing bit of design, a slipcased series of pamphlets with a small facsimile of the
Wards Catalog #13 for Spring and Summer, 1875Donated by Lake Forest College
92. Charles CelanderCHICAGO’S SOUTH SHORE
Arcadia, 2003A history in picturesDonated by Mary P. Morony
93. CENTURY OF PROGRESS POSTCARDS in black and whiteReuben H. Donnelley, 1933Fourteen black and white postcards, unused, from the 1933 World’s Fair, from stark
Art Deco to a neon replica of W.W. Denslow’s scarecrowDonated by Susan Levy
94. CENTURY OF PROGRESS POSTCARDS in colorReuben H. Donnelley, 1933
Seven color postcards, unused, from the 1933 World’s FairDonated by Susan Levy
95. A CENTURY OF TRIBUNE EDITORIALSChicago Tribune, 1947A centennial collectionDonated by Lake Forest College
96. Louella ChapinROUND ABOUT CHICAGO
Unity, 1907A chatty guide to scenes around and about: River Forest, Glencoe, Ravinia, the South
Shore, etc.Donated by Lee J. Harrer
97. CONTRIBUTIONS OF PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING INCHICAGO TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE NATION
Commercial Club of Chicago, 1955Donated by Lake Forest College
98. THE DEERING LIBRARY: An Illustrated HistoryNorthwestern Library, 2008A history of just one of the libraries named for Caxton Club MembersDonated by Northwestern University
99. GENERAL GUIDEField Museum, 1960sDonated by Lake Forest College
100. H. R; HamiltonFOOT-PRINTS
Lakeside Press, 1947The great-nephew of Gurdon S. Hubbard writes the tale of his own life in Chicago,
adding (as more autobiographers ought) “If any reader after a conscientious effort finds thathe does not like the book, he may return it, and no questions will be asked."
Donated by Lake Forest College
101. Celia HilliardTHE WOMAN’S ATHLETIC CLUB OF CHICAGO
Woman’s Athletic Club, 19981 of 500 copies: researched and written by Celia Hilliard and produced by Kim
CoventryDonated by Evelyn J. Lampe
102. Robert P. HowardILLINOIS: A History of the Prairie State
Eerdmans, 1952Donated by Lake Forest College
103. Elizabeth JohnsonCHICAGO CHURCHES: A Photographic Essay
Uppercase, 1999A photographic tour of sacred architecture in ChicagoDonated by Bill Locke
104. Lois E. Laflin, Jr.LA ILLINOISA (THE ILLINOIS GIRL): A Very Grand Opera in Two Acts
1925Libretto of a mock operaDonated by Lake Forest College
105. James Weber LinnJAMES KEELEY; NEWSPAPER MAN
Bobbs-Merrill, 1937Donated by Lake Forest College
106. Frank O. LowdenMANUSCRIPT NOTE SIGNED
A 1921 note from the Governor of Illinois who just missed becoming President of theUnited States three times (but he WAS a member of the Caxton Club, which is about as good)to a Princeton student who had said he was thinking of a career in politics: very quotable
Donated by Richard Lamm
107. MISS LIVINGWELL’S CRISS-CROSSING DIRECTORY TO PERSONS OFPOLITE SOCIETY AND OLD WEALTH: Illinois, 1987 edition
A computer printout cleverly packagedDonated by Lake Forest College
108. Howard Vincent O’BrienALL THINGS CONSIDERED
Chicago Daily News, 1939From the days when little books of collected columns were all the rageDonated by Lee J. Harrer
109. PAT BARNES’ PICK-UPSWHT, 1927Second edition of this collection of poetry read over Chicago radio station WHT by
radio reader Pat BarnesDonated by a Dinner Attendee
110. Dempsey J. TravisAN AUTOBIIOGRAPHY OF BLACK POLITICS
Urban Research Press, 1987Dempsey Travis’s big book, covering the African-American part in Chicago politics
from 1839 to 1987Donated by the Newberry Library Book Fair
111. Dempsey J. TravisHAROLD: The People’s Mayor
Urban Research Press, 1989Donated by the Newberry Library Book Fair
112. Studs TerkelRACE
New Books, 1992With warm, full-page inscription to Bob Cotner from an author twice proposed for
Honorary MembershipDonated by Bob Cotner
113. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HISTORY PACKAGEThomas Wakefield Goodspeed, A History Of The University Of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago 1916, Second Printing
andGreat Men Who Have Added To The Enlightenment Of Mankind Through
Endowed Professorships At The University Of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago, 1933The subtext, of course, is “Wouldn’t YOU like to be among this group?” The Great
Men include at least four CaxtoniansDonated by Lake Forest College
114. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LIBRARY PROMOTIONAL PACKAGE“The University of Chicago Library Society” invitation to found, 1975“This Library Will Contribute”, fund-raising booklet, late 70s
Design by Lynn MartinDonated by Lynn Martin Windsor
CHILDREN115. COLLECTION OF SLOTTIE BOOKS (not a complete set)
Martha Bennett King, Jan B. Balet, THE SNOW QUEEN (toy intact)Patricia Jones, Jan B. Balet, COLUMBINE, THE WHITE CATNoel Streatfield, Susanne Suba, THE THEATER CATMartha Bennett King, Jan B. Balet, BEAN BLOSSOM HILL (toy intact)Martha Bennett King, Jan B. Balet, THE BIRTHDAY ANGELMartha Bennett King, Jan B. Balet, PAPA POMPINOPatricia Jones, Jan B. Balet, RUMPELSTILTSKINHelen Wing, Jan B. Balet, THE LAZY LION
Slottie Books were published by Concora (Container Corporation of America) around 1960 inan oblong format which allowed for a long page of hard cardboard in the back bearing diecutpieces of a character in the book, which could be punched out and then assembled. Two ofthese books do have the original page as issued, some have the page with the pieces punchedout, and one or two have the toy page removed. The story is still perfectly readable withoutthe toy, of course
Donated by Lake Forest College
116. John LubbockON THE ORIGIN AND METAMROPHOSIS OF INSECTS
Macmillan, 1889Presented to a student in Dublin in 1892 “for regular attendance and diligence” in a
class on electricityDonated by Tom Swanstrom
117. James MonteithCOMPREHENSIVE GEOGRAPHY
A.S. Barnes, 1872This copy was sent to a schoolteacher for review. I hope she liked it, as it is filled with
useful information, for example that the country of Turkey actually is shaped like a turkey,and that Florida, Hayti (sic), Lake Superior, Palestine, and Iceland are all either the samelength or the same width as the state of Kansas
Donated by Roger S. Baskes
118. Sadie Rose WilersteinTHE ADVENTURES OF K’TONTON
National Women’s League of the United Synagogue, 1973A classic book about a Jewish Tom ThumbDonated by Lake Forest College
CHRISTMAS
119. A CHRISTMAS CAROLUnused videocassette of one of the grimmest animated versions of the Dickens classic
(Scrooge starts to reform and then nearly loses hope on Christmas morning) starring SimonCallow as Scrooge
Donated by Scrooge II
120. Rachel FieldCHRISTMAS TIME
Macmillan, 1941Donated by Lake Forest College
121. A COLLECTION OF CHRISTMAS CLASSICSUnused DVD containing four hours of Christmas cartoons, including some classics
and some of the worst ever madeDonated by Scrooge I
122. Susie Schick-Pierce and Jean Schick-JacobowitzYOU’RE MY FRIEND BE CLAUS
Peter Pauper Press, 1996That’s a play on words, oh proofreader, not a typo: a small book on friendship, with a
winter themeDonated by Snowbody In Particular
123. John Updike, Edward GoreyTHE TWELVE TERRORS OF CHRISTMAS
Pomegranate, 2006Edward Gorey, despite being a member of the Harvard Club of Chicago, never joined
the Caxton Club while he was hereDonated by Janis Notz
HISTORY
124. Paul M. Angle1913: CROSSROADS
Rand McNally, 1963Issued on the 50th anniversary of what Angle considered a pivotal year, it is here
offered on the 50th anniversary of publicationDonated by Lake Forest College
125. Mayor Frank M. BogertPALM SPRINGS
Palm Springs Heritage, 1987A photographic history of the city, narrated by the cowboy who became its long-time
mayorDonated by J. William Locke
126. Todd DePastinoBILL MAULDIN: A Life Up Front
Norton, 2008Signed copy of this life of a legend (the book was manufactured by Donnelley)Donated by the Pritzker Military Museum
127. Mike DowlingSERGEANT REX
Atria, 2011Signed copy of this book about a Marine and his K-9 companion (Rex) in Iraq;
includes a DVD of his presentation at the PritzkerDonated by the Pritzker Military Museum
128. FROM MEXICAN DAYS TO THE GOLD RUSHLakeside Press, 1993The 1993 Lakeside Classic prints the memoirs of a couple of California pioneersDonated by Jeff Jahns
*129. George HickesRAVILLAC REDIVIVUS: being a Narrative of the late Tryal of Mr. JamesMitchel, a Conventicle Preacher, etc.
Henry Hills, 1678A nasty little bit of Scottish history, in which a clergyman whitewashes
his patron’s perjury against a Covenanter accused of attempted assassination ofthe Archbishop of St. Andrews. To help prove that religious terrorists deserveno mercy, he appends the “tryal of Major Thomas Weir”, a presumed sorcerer,strangled and burned at the stake with his sister for incest, adultery, andbestiality. (The preceding is obviously from the Covenanter side of the story)
Donated by Sarah Pritchard
130. LAKESIDE CLASSICLakeside Press, 2013This will be present if ready in time, or mailed to the winning bidder if not
Donated by Susan Levy
131. Ann S. LainhartA RESEARCHER’S GUIDE TO BOSTON
New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003For the genealogist whose roots may be among the bean and the codDonated by Roger S. Baskes
132. C.W. Previte-OrtonTHE SHORTER CAMBRIDGE MEDIEVAL HISTORY
Cambridge, 1953Two-volume slipcased editionDonated by Doug Fitzgerald
133. Virtulon RichWESTERN LIFE I N THE STIRRUPS
The Caxton Club, 1965A previously unpublished western diary; this copy does not include a copy of the
prospectusDonated by Lake Forest College
134. Marion ToddTHE RAILWAYS OF EUROPE AND AMERICA
American Library Series, 1893Prime paperback which considers the necessity of the railroad to civilization but the
dangers of “debauched management”, with special regard to the Union PacificDonated by Roger S. Baskes
135. Dempsey J. TravisAN AMERICAN STORY IN RED, WHITE, AND BLUE
Urban Research Press, 2002Dempsey Travis extends his palette to include American Indians in his study of racismDonated by the Newberry Book Fair
136. Dempsey J. TravisTHE FBI FILES ON THE TAINTED AND THE DAMNED
Urban Research Press, 2002The Lives, and FBI files, on a number of celebrities, including Helen Keller, Frank
Sinatra, Marian Anderson, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Groucho MarxDonated by the Newberry Book Fair
137. Dempsey J. TravisRACISM AMERICAN STYLE, A Corporate Gift
Urban Research Press, 1991Another collection of interviews and observations by Dempsey Travis, this time with
white collar workers who are not whiteDonated by the Newberry Book Fair
138. Dempsey J. TravisVIEWS FROM THE BACK OF THE BUS DURING WWII AND BEYOND
Urban Research Press, 1995Travis served during World War II himself, and here assembles interviews with other
African-American military men and womenDonated by the Newberry Book Fair
LITERATURE
139. AN ANTHOLOGY OF FAMOUS BRITISH STORIESModern Library, 1957A mammoth collection to read by the fireDonated by Doug Fitzgerald
*140. Thomas Brown (Sir Thomas Browne)PSEUDODOXIA EPIDEMICA or Enquiries into very many receivedTenents and commonly perceived Truths, etc.
Edward Dod, 16564th edition, including his lecture on the Garden of Cyrus, and his famous
Hydrotaphia, or Urn-Burial; lacks the pull-out frontispiece, which is usuallymissing (it may have been meant for the bookseller to use as an advertisement)does include the final page of ads; contemporary leather, later spine
Donated by Sarah Pritchard
141. John CheeverTHE WAPSHOT CHRONICLE
Franklin Library, 1978This is the limited edition, SIGNED by Cheever (albeit faintly)Donated by Tom Swanstrom
142. Jane K. ClelandSILENT AUCTION
Minotaur, 2010An antique shop mysteryDonated by a Lover of Synchronicity
143. Emily DickinsonBEESGrey Goose Press, 2013
#23 of 40 copies of an elegant presentation of five poems on bees; SIGNED anddesigned and printed and
Donated by Jeanne C. Goessling
*144. A. Conan DoyleThe FINAL ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMESTHE RETURN/THE LATER ADVENTURES
Limited Editions Club, 1952Two thirds of the limited edition of the complete Sherlock Holmes: 5
volumes in two slipcasesDonated by Lake Forest College
*145. FerdowsiEPIC OF THE PERSIAN KINGS
Norton/Quantuck lane, 2013New prose translation of Shahnameh, an epic of Persian history/myth,
with magic, superheroic kings, and mighty battles. The translation is by ourdinner speaker for January, 2014, Ahmad Sadri, and will not be signed at thispoint, though you can certainly bring it with you next month. “A translation sosensitive with illustrations so vivid that NPR called it an epic fit for the ages”
Donated by the Program Committee
146. Edgar J. GoodspeedTHE NEW TESTAMENT: A Modern Translation
University of Chicago, 1923Donated by Lake Forest College
147. Joe Hill, Stephen King, Richard MathesonROAD RAGE
IDW, 2012Two tales of tension on the highway, done as graphic novelsDonated by Mary Morony
148. Khaled HosseinAND THE MOUNTAINS ECHOED
Penguin, 2013The latest work of this critically acclaimed authorDonated by Dorothy L. Sinson
149. J.W. JohnsonEDITORIAL ANTHOLOGY OF A COUNTRY PUBLISHER
ca, 1925presentation inscriptionDonated by Lee J. Harrer
150. Samuel JohnsonDR. JOHNSON’S PRAYERS
Harper, 1947Collection of Johnson’s prayers edited by Elton TruebloodDonated by a Boswell Admirer
151. MacKinlay KantorGOD AND MY COUNTRY
World, 1954Review copyDonated by Lake Forest College
152. Stieg LarsonTHE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST
Knopf, 201131st printing of this bestseller; DON’T be the last to read it!Donated by Dorothy L. Sinson
153. Philip LevineOUR VALLEY
Knopf, ndBroadside signed by the poetDonated by a Northern Whitefish
154. Arthur MeekerTHE SILVER PLUME
Knopf, 1952One of Arthur’s books NOT set in Old ChicagoDonated by Lake Forest College
155. John O’HaraSERMONS AND SODA-WATER
Random House, 1960Slipcased 3-volume collectionDonated by Lake Forest College
156. Leo SteinAPPRECIATION: Painting, Poetry, and Prose
Crown, 1947Donated by Lake Forest College
157. Scott TurowORDINARY HEROES
Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2005Donated by Mary Morony
158. Diana VreelandCLARA AND MR. TIFFANY
Random House, 2011A novel set at the Columbian ExpositionDonated by Dorothy L. Sinson
MUSIC
159. LOW STRUNGYale rock cello group, the donor’s son, John Heroy, was a member of the group while
at YaleDonated by Donna Tuke
160. TUSCANYSomserset, 2005Shrinkwrapped CD of Italian classicsDonated by Janis W. Notz
161. Dempsey J. TravisNAT “KING” COLE REMEMBERED
Urban Research Press, 1983Introduction by Studs Terkel
Donated by The Newberry Book Fair
162. Dempsey J. TravisNORMAN GRANZ: The White Moses of Black Jazz
Urban Research Press, 2003There is less about Granz here than there is about a Baker’s Dozen of musicians:
Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Gene Krupa, Charlie Parker, etc.Donated by the Newberry Book Fair
PRINTS
163. AUDUBON SWAN POSTER1982Designed by Lynn MartinDonated by Lynn Martin Windsor
164. Thomas Wentwroth HigginsonAGE, I MAKE LIGHT OF IT
19911 of 50 copies of this two-sided letterpress broadsideDonated by William C. Hesterberg
165. Mark McMahonUNION LEAGUE CLUB OF CHICAGO
Lithograph with watercolor highlights, 1989. 22 x 30" Framed; this "portrait" of theUnion League Club was commissioned by the Club in 1989. Artist Mark McMahon alsocreated the tiled mural on the South Loop Parking Lot Van Buren/Federal Streets.
Donated by Alice Schreyer in Memory of Tony Batko
166. THREE BEWICK BLOCKSHesterberg Press, 2012#8 of 8 copies of this print drawn from three original blocks in the Hesterberg press
collectionDonated by Bill Hesterberg
*167. WOMAN IN PURPLE ROBE WITH PARASOLFramed Japanese color woodcut, 7 ¾ x 12
Donated by Bill Miller
REFERENCE
168. COLLINS GERMAN GEM DICTIONARYCollins, 1969A handy pocket-sized referenceDonated by Donna Tuke
169. THE STANDARD DIARY DICTIONARY OF SPELLING AND WORD DIVISIONWilson Jones, 1972An even handier pocket-sized reference
Donated by Donna Tuke
170. WEBSTER’S ADEQUATE DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Saalfield, 1907What marketing director came up with THIS title?
Donated by the Newberry Book Fair
SERVICES
*171. BOOKPLATEThis renowned artist and all-around Caxtonian will produce a bookplate
just for your useDonated by Hayward Blake
172. DROP-SPINE BOXA custom protective case for one of your favorite books, created for you by the donorDonated by Caxton Grant Recipient Pamela Olson
173. ENCAPSULATIONProspective member and CEO of Graphic Conersvation Ruasa Maki will encapsulate a
document or artifact of your choiceDonated by Russ Maki
TOURS & MEMBERSHIPS
174. ADLER PLANETARIUMThis auction is for a one-year family membership at one of the world’s premier
planetariaDonated by the Adler Planetarium
175. ART DECO SOCIETYA year’s membership in this society dedicated to an era of art in which Chicago played
a partDonated by the Art Deco Society
176. CIVIL WAR: HOME FRONTDaniel Greene, curator of the Newberry’s Home Front exhibit, covering life in the
North during the war, will take a group of up to 6 on a private walkthrough of the exhibit,discussing the artifacts on display. Mr. Greene will leave the Newberry soon after to takecharge of a major exhibition at the National Holocaust Museum, so this tour will be one of hislast engagements at the library
Donated by Daniel Greene
177. DONNELLEY LIBRARYDoug Fitzgerald will lead a tour of the treasures in the company library in WarrenvilleDonated by Doug Fitzgerald
178. THE NEWBERRY
So have you wanted to look at the book bound in human skin, the letter from AlCapone, the First Folio? Perhaps the Conservation Lab is your fancy, or the paintings ofG.P.A. Healy. Name it! JoEllen Dickie and Jill Gage will show you whatever you want tosee. (Limit: 6 lookers)
Donated by JoEllen Dickie and Jill Gage
179. PRITZKER MILITARY LIBRARYA group of four will be taken for a behind-the-scenes look at this premier Midwestern
resourceDonated by Pritzker Military Library
180. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LIBRARY SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPThis entitles the winner to membership at the Collectors’ Circle level, the level
awarded to those who donate at least $250Donated by Alice Schreyer
TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE
181. THE AMERICAN LANDNorton, 1979A Smothsonian collection of America as seen in photographsDonated by Susan Keig
182. Edwin M. BaconBOSTON: A Guide to the City and Vicinity
Ginn, 1922With the impressed stamp of a Massachusetts High SchoolDonated by Roger S. Baskes
183. Anita Willetts BurnhamAROUND THE WORLD ON A PENNY
7th revised edition, 1946Beautifully inscribed copy of this personal travel narrativeDonated by Lake Forest College
184. CEYLONThomas Cook & Sons, 1912Guide for travelers to this exotic shoreDonated by Richard Lamm
185. Graham Clarke
GRAHAM CLARKE’S GRAND TOURPhaidon, 1989Exuberant cartoons and text by a far from gormless artist (he states, in fact, that he is
FULL of gorm); front hinge looseDonated by Morrell M. Shoemaker
186. COOL RESTAURANTS: PARISteNeues, 2003Guide to cool design and cool places to eat, with recipesDonated by Janis Notz
187. FASCINATING SAN FRANCISCOHorne and Livingston, 1924Small illustrated brochure on the more printable fascinating tales of San Francisco
Donated by Lee J. Harrer
188. Frances ToorGUIDE TO MEXICO
McBride, 1940 (2d ptg.)Copy in very nice dustjacket of this guide, with neat pencilled notes by someone who
took it along on a trip in 1940Donated by Roger S. Baskes
MISCELLANEOUS
189. ART GREETING CARDSFour unused non-flat greeting cards from Goldenflower Studio and paper Arts GroupDonated by Janis Notz
190. BROOCHWhether the figure is reading a book, or sleeping under a newspaper, is entirely up to
youDonated by Evelyn J. Lampe
191. THE CITIZEN KANE BOOKLimelight, 1984The classic book on this classic film; includes the original screenplayDonated by Bill Locke
*192. Anne Covell
NATURAL ORDERThat childhood memory game we all remember, but with a twist: you
need to read the small book enclosed to figure out which characters in the deckshare a symbiotic relationship in nature, even if that relationship is a fatal one,and remember that as the cards are turned during the game (matching the Cicadawith the Cicada Killer is easy, but who hangs out with the Honey Badger?)
Donated by Caxton Grant Recipient Anne Covell
*193. A CRACK AT INTERNATIONAL OBSCURITYThe donor of this gift usually offers to add your name to a story to be
submitted to the Mystery Writers of America anthology, but the next project ofthe MWA is a cookbook. However, he IS finishing up a novel he abandoned in2006 on reaching page 703. (That’s another story.) If you want to risk beingadded as a character in the last few chapters of a fantasy epic set in a Fairy TaleAncient Ireland, bid on this item. The more you bid, the less chance there is thatyour name will adorn an elderly cart horse or a scalawag who cheats at chess
Donated by Dan Crawford
194. EMMA BRIDGEWATER JOURNAL SETWittily designed boxed set of three small blank journalsDonated by Donna Tuke
*195. FIRST IN LINE HAT
The wearer of this hat will be photographed wearing it, but, moreimportantly, will be allowed to go downstairs and step to the front of thecheckout line
Donated by Jackie Vossler
196. FOUR UNUSED DOCUMENT HOLDERSBuckram folder with a foldover envelope inside, suitable for document up to about
6x9 inches. Unused, but nothing to show who was the maker, nor how archival the materialsare
From the estate of Evelyn J. Lampe
197. HAND-MADE ARTIST’S PAPERHandmade at the University of Iowa Center for the Book, this set includes 15 sheets
measuring 14 x 20 inches, 3 of 100% cotton of watercolor weight, 3 of 100% cotton, drymedia weight, 3 of 100% recycled cotton (purple and white), dry media weight, and 6 of100% abaca, dry media weight
Donated by Caxton Grant Recipient Clare Jones
198. HAND-MADE STATIONERY
With envelopes in a custom boxDonated by Caxton Grant Recipient Heather Buechler
199. J. BURCHMAN GREEN PAPER SAMPLES1971includes a copy of Green’s Printing and Strong Papers, 1971, and samples and folder
supplied by Green distributor Andrews Nelson WhiteheadDonated by Robert W. Karrow
200. William KitchinerTHE COOK'S ORACLE
Constable, 1823Nicely rebound copy of this classic cookbook by an author with just the right nameDonated by Susan Keig
201. Master of Boucicaut SchoolILLUMINATED LEAF
Ca. 1420-1430In Gothic book hand script on animal vellum, the illuminated Q you’ll find is the
opening of the Athanasian Creed; once part of the collection of Frederick Fowler, early 19th
century collectorDonated by Junie L. Sinson
202. PARIS MAGNETSSix glass magnets with pictures to remind you of the City of Lights
Donated by Janis Notz
203. Nancy PearlBOOK LUST JOURNAL
Sasquatch, 2005A journal for booklovers, from the creator of the Book Lust website and booksDonated by Donna Tuke
204. PILLOWOur ancestors were not such wimps as we are, and needed no more than a firm support
and a slight curve to keep the head from rolling off entirely. This is a beautiful portablewooden pillow a Chinese traveler would use not only for resting his head but for tuckingsome valuables away while sleeping. Made of yu’mu wood, it comes from Hu’nan, and datesto roughly 1910-1930
Donated by Wendy C. Husser
205. QUEEN BEE PEDESTAL BOWLThis is a beautiful toffee bowl, with bee, designed by Judith KnightDonated by Janis W. Notz
206. THE SATURDAY BOOK 29
1969One from this series of great British commonplace books, this issue includes J.B.
Priestley (on his own painting) and Hammond Innes (on Lascaux). Other articles deal withearly jigsaw puzzles, cosmetics, seduction, male impersonators on the British stage (includingElizabeth II in Cinderella), male portraits, romance in silent movies, fountains, Flora Robson,toy theaters (specifically the role of the brigand therein), symphony conductors, and topiary
Donated by Bill Miller
207. SISTERSA pewter picture frame with the theme “Sisters/Best Friends”Donated by Janis Notz
208. William Templeton Veach, with Helen Evans BrownTHE BON VIVANT’S COOKBOOK
Little Brown, 1965Donated by Susan J. Keig
209. Frank Lloyd WrightUNBUILT PROJECTS
PomegranateA book of postcards based on Wright sketches and drawings
Donated by Janis Notz
*210. TREASURE BOX I
*211. TREASURE BOX II
“Books are vital. Without books, where would I hide money from my wife?”Edgar Softe
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