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