Premium pages left without account:

Auction archive: Lot number 230

Forty-two miniature books from the Black Cat Press

Estimate
US$700 - US$1,000
Price realised:
US$420
Auction archive: Lot number 230

Forty-two miniature books from the Black Cat Press

Estimate
US$700 - US$1,000
Price realised:
US$420
Beschreibung:

Title: Forty-two miniature books from the Black Cat Press Author: Place: Chicago or Skokie, IL Publisher: Black Cat Press Date: 1961-1984 Description: 42 fine limited edition miniature books from the press of Norman W. Forgue. Includes: Schwarzwald, Eugenie. The Homecoming of the Lost Book. 1961. Whitman, Walt. The Death of Abraham Lincoln. 1962. Considine, J. Francis. The Dude Retires. 1964.​ Taft, Charles Sabin. Abraham Lincoln's Last Hours. 1968. Let Shakespeare Speak. 1968. Nichols, Dale. Let There Be Light. 1969. Voltaire, Francois. Epigrams. 1975. Starrett, Vincent. Oriental Encounters. 1975. Templeton, Richard H. Jr. The Quick Brown Fox. 1975. Lucretius on Life and Death. 1976. Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days. 1977. Petty, G. Harvey. DAFFYnitions. 1977. Bender, Karen Ann. April Stories. 1977. Forgue, Norman. A Bibliography of Miniature Books and Ephemera Issued by the Black Cat Press. 2 volumes, in slipcase. 1977. Davis, Frank Marshall. Awakening and Other Poems. 1978. Hill, Aimo. A Brief History of the U.S. Naval Academy. 1978. McCuen, Harold E. Entrances and Exits. 1978. Petty, G. Harvey. Alphabet Sentences. 1978. Zara, Louis. Author's Proof. 1979. Harris, Carla. The Man in the Smock. 1979. Morley, Christopher. No Crabb, No Christmas. 1979. Zara, Louis. The Santa Who Was Late. 1979. Davidson, Gustav. 19th Century American Juvenile Authors. 1979. Pollock, Norman. The Beginnings of Photography. [1980]. Miller, Harry. The Mad 2265 Mile Dash. 1980. Ferguson, H.N. A Tale of the Old Old West. 1980. Lincoln, Abraham. A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand. 1980. Bradford, Ralph. In the Image of Man. 1981. Petty, G. Harvey. Books, Sayings, Apothegms, Maxims, Epigrams. 1981. Beckman, James W. Elbert Hubbard A Man of the Century. 1981. Four Christmas Stories. 1981. Wirtz, Robert White Shanghaied. 1981. Hill, Amos. Skipjacks of the Chesapeake. 1982. Starrett, Vincent. An Essay on Limited Editions. 1982. Smith, Thomas. Yesterdays. 1982. Zara, Louis. Our Lady of Mercy. 1982. Dickens, Charles. Night Walks. 1982. Dickens, Charles. Travelling Abroad. 1982. Dickens, Charles. A Flight. 1982. Lincoln, Abraham. The Bear Hunt. 1982. Sam Patch, the Yankee Leaper. 1983. Doyle, Arthur Conan. A Scandal in Bohemia. 1984. 42 volumes, no duplicates. Lot Amendments Condition: A few with minor wear; fine overall. Item number: 273729

Auction archive: Lot number 230
Auction:
Datum:
8 Dec 2016
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: Forty-two miniature books from the Black Cat Press Author: Place: Chicago or Skokie, IL Publisher: Black Cat Press Date: 1961-1984 Description: 42 fine limited edition miniature books from the press of Norman W. Forgue. Includes: Schwarzwald, Eugenie. The Homecoming of the Lost Book. 1961. Whitman, Walt. The Death of Abraham Lincoln. 1962. Considine, J. Francis. The Dude Retires. 1964.​ Taft, Charles Sabin. Abraham Lincoln's Last Hours. 1968. Let Shakespeare Speak. 1968. Nichols, Dale. Let There Be Light. 1969. Voltaire, Francois. Epigrams. 1975. Starrett, Vincent. Oriental Encounters. 1975. Templeton, Richard H. Jr. The Quick Brown Fox. 1975. Lucretius on Life and Death. 1976. Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days. 1977. Petty, G. Harvey. DAFFYnitions. 1977. Bender, Karen Ann. April Stories. 1977. Forgue, Norman. A Bibliography of Miniature Books and Ephemera Issued by the Black Cat Press. 2 volumes, in slipcase. 1977. Davis, Frank Marshall. Awakening and Other Poems. 1978. Hill, Aimo. A Brief History of the U.S. Naval Academy. 1978. McCuen, Harold E. Entrances and Exits. 1978. Petty, G. Harvey. Alphabet Sentences. 1978. Zara, Louis. Author's Proof. 1979. Harris, Carla. The Man in the Smock. 1979. Morley, Christopher. No Crabb, No Christmas. 1979. Zara, Louis. The Santa Who Was Late. 1979. Davidson, Gustav. 19th Century American Juvenile Authors. 1979. Pollock, Norman. The Beginnings of Photography. [1980]. Miller, Harry. The Mad 2265 Mile Dash. 1980. Ferguson, H.N. A Tale of the Old Old West. 1980. Lincoln, Abraham. A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand. 1980. Bradford, Ralph. In the Image of Man. 1981. Petty, G. Harvey. Books, Sayings, Apothegms, Maxims, Epigrams. 1981. Beckman, James W. Elbert Hubbard A Man of the Century. 1981. Four Christmas Stories. 1981. Wirtz, Robert White Shanghaied. 1981. Hill, Amos. Skipjacks of the Chesapeake. 1982. Starrett, Vincent. An Essay on Limited Editions. 1982. Smith, Thomas. Yesterdays. 1982. Zara, Louis. Our Lady of Mercy. 1982. Dickens, Charles. Night Walks. 1982. Dickens, Charles. Travelling Abroad. 1982. Dickens, Charles. A Flight. 1982. Lincoln, Abraham. The Bear Hunt. 1982. Sam Patch, the Yankee Leaper. 1983. Doyle, Arthur Conan. A Scandal in Bohemia. 1984. 42 volumes, no duplicates. Lot Amendments Condition: A few with minor wear; fine overall. Item number: 273729

Auction archive: Lot number 230
Auction:
Datum:
8 Dec 2016
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Try LotSearch

Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!

  • Search lots and bid
  • Price database and artist analysis
  • Alerts for your searches
Create an alert now!

Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.

Create an alert