Collection of four (4) signed Leo Politi (California/American, 1908-1996) ephemera, including 1 inscribed lithograph and 3 books. Politi was an award winning children’s author and advocate for historic neighborhoods in Los Angeles during urban renewal, particularly Bunker Hill in the 1960’s. 1st item: large lithograph of children playing in front of a gingerbread-style Victorian house, […]
Lot 604: 1908 $20 St. Gaudens Double Eagle Gold Coin
1908 $20 St. Gaudens double eagle gold coin designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (New York/New Hampshire/Massachusetts/France, 1848-1907). Depicts Lady Liberty holding a torch and an olive branch. Coin XRF tests 90% purity. 33.4 g. PROVENANCE: Estate of Donna C. Rogers, Greeneville, TN. CONDITION: Circulated condition.
Lot 602: The Art & Mystery of Tennessee Furniture
Two (2) copies of The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture and It’s Makers Through 1850 by Nathan Harsh and Derita Williams. Published by the Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville. 11 1/4 in H. x 8 3/4 in. W. 1988. PROVENANCE: Estate of Donna C. Rogers, Greeneville, TN. CONDITION: Overall good condition, with tears to corners of both dust […]
Lot 601: 1870 TN Constitution Plus 1827 Fayetteville Book / Imprint
1st item: The New Constitution of the State of Tennessee, as revised by the Convention of Delegates, Assembled in Nashville, January 10, 1870. Nashville: Jones, Purvis & Co., Printers to the State, 1870. 8vo, 32pp, re-covered in unrelated paper covers. Note: Known for permanently abolishing slavery, this version was also written in order to undo […]
Lot 600: Collection of TN Centennial Books
Collection of five (5) books pertaining to the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, held in Nashville, TN, May 1-October 31, 1897. 1st -2nd Items: Two copies of ART ALBUM OF THE TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL with photographs by W. G. and A. J. Thuss; Nashville: Marshall and Bruce Company, 1898 containing many photos of the exposition and Nashville area; one cover stating […]
Lot 599: Rare 1931 TN Grasslands Steeplechase Book, Gallatin
GOURLAY, John: THE GRASSLANDS INTERNATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, A complete history of the First Grasslands International Steeplechase. Privately Printed, 1931. Unnumbered from an edition of 200, with list of subscribers. Contains 20 Crayon illustrations by Paul Brown. First Edition, Quarto, 32pp. Original leather wrappers with gilt title to cover. Most of the illustrations have color highlights accentuating the jockeys’ […]
Lot 598: Five Maria Howard Weeden Books, including Signed
1st Item: SONGS OF THE SOUTH verses and pictures by Howard Weeden, published by Doubleday, Page and Company, New York, 1904. Inscribed by author on half title page “Yours Sincerely / Howard Weeden”. Octavo, 94 pp, poems interspersed with illustrations, hardbound in grey cloth with pictorial front cover with gilt lettering, gilt lettering to spine. 9 […]
Lot 597: Cormac McCarthy, Sutree, 1st Edition / 1st Printing
SUTTREE by Cormac McCarthy, New York: Random House, 1979. First Edition, First Printing; Octavo, 471 pages, stated first edition with publication line 24689753, hard bound in quarter black cloth over yellow paper boards embossed “CM” in gilt lettering with gilt lettering to spine, includes original pictorial dust jacket with $12.95 price on flap, in protective archival […]
Lot 596: Cormac McCarthy, Outer Dark, 1st Edition, Signed
OUTER DARK, Cormac McCarthy, Random House, New York, 1968. First Edition, stated “First Printing” on copyright page; inscribed and signed on front free endpaper “For Dr & Mrs Frank Rogers / Cormac McCarthy”. Original light blue 1/4 cloth and gray paper boards; First state jacket with price of $4.95 and date of 9/68 intact, in […]
Lot 595: Cormac McCarthy, The Orchard Keeper, Signed 1st Edition
Author Signed, THE ORCHARD KEEPER, Cormac McCarthy, Random House, New York, 1965. First Edition, with stated “First Printing” on copyright page; inscribed and signed on the front free endpaper “To Mr & Mrs Susano / Cormac McCarthy”. 8vo, in publisher’s green and red boards with gilt stamping, with dust jacket in protective archival cover. McCarthy’s first […]
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