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Auction archive: Lot number 57

Thirty-three miniature books from the Black Cat Press

Estimate
US$700 - US$1,000
Price realised:
US$420
Auction archive: Lot number 57

Thirty-three miniature books from the Black Cat Press

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

Title: Thirty-three miniature books from the Black Cat Press Author: Place: Chicago Publisher: Black Cat Press Date: 1960-1980 Description: 33 fine miniature books from the press of Norman W. Forgue. All by Norman W. Forgue, except where noted. Includes: Gutenberg, To Printers Throughout the World. Wrappers. 1937 On the Return of a Book Lent to a Friend. (3 copies). No date. J.B.H., Jr. A Christmas Story. Leather-backed boards. 1961. White, Robert. A History of the Cadiz Short Line Railway. 1966. Forgue, Norman. A Testament of Freedom, Ideas, Worth Fighting For. Wrappers. 1966. Let Shakespeare Speak. 1968. Nichols, Dale. Let There Be Light. (2 copies). 1969. Forgue, Norman. What's a Flag? 1966. Forgue, Norman. The Ancient Wheel of Fortune. 1968. Shaw, John Bennett The Whole Art of Detection by Sherlock Holmes. 1968. Bewick, Thomas. Vignettes from Birds, Quadrupeds, and Fables. 1971. Templeton, Richard H. Jr. The Quick Brown Fox. 1975. Forgue, Norman. Testaments of Faith. 1976. Schriener, Olive. In a Far-off World. 1976. 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. Davidson, Gustav. 19th Century American Juvenile Authors. 1979. Petty, G. Harvey. Sages of the Ages. 1980. Pollock, Norman. The Beginnings of Photography. [1980]. Mamoulian, Rouben. Abigayil, The Story of the Cat in the Manger. 1980. He's Nothing But a Little Boy. 1980. 30 titles, plus 3 duplicates. Lot Amendments Condition: A few with minor wear; fine overall. Item number: 282455

Auction archive: Lot number 57
Auction:
Datum:
24 Aug 2017
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: Thirty-three miniature books from the Black Cat Press Author: Place: Chicago Publisher: Black Cat Press Date: 1960-1980 Description: 33 fine miniature books from the press of Norman W. Forgue. All by Norman W. Forgue, except where noted. Includes: Gutenberg, To Printers Throughout the World. Wrappers. 1937 On the Return of a Book Lent to a Friend. (3 copies). No date. J.B.H., Jr. A Christmas Story. Leather-backed boards. 1961. White, Robert. A History of the Cadiz Short Line Railway. 1966. Forgue, Norman. A Testament of Freedom, Ideas, Worth Fighting For. Wrappers. 1966. Let Shakespeare Speak. 1968. Nichols, Dale. Let There Be Light. (2 copies). 1969. Forgue, Norman. What's a Flag? 1966. Forgue, Norman. The Ancient Wheel of Fortune. 1968. Shaw, John Bennett The Whole Art of Detection by Sherlock Holmes. 1968. Bewick, Thomas. Vignettes from Birds, Quadrupeds, and Fables. 1971. Templeton, Richard H. Jr. The Quick Brown Fox. 1975. Forgue, Norman. Testaments of Faith. 1976. Schriener, Olive. In a Far-off World. 1976. 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. Davidson, Gustav. 19th Century American Juvenile Authors. 1979. Petty, G. Harvey. Sages of the Ages. 1980. Pollock, Norman. The Beginnings of Photography. [1980]. Mamoulian, Rouben. Abigayil, The Story of the Cat in the Manger. 1980. He's Nothing But a Little Boy. 1980. 30 titles, plus 3 duplicates. Lot Amendments Condition: A few with minor wear; fine overall. Item number: 282455

Auction archive: Lot number 57
Auction:
Datum:
24 Aug 2017
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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