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The Zane Grey collection of Elma and Karl Schwarz. Approximately 40 volumes, the majority inscribed and signed to Elma Schwarz, one of Zane Grey's secretaries, a cousin to his wife Dolly. The collection begins with Grey's first book, Betty Zane, published 1903 (this simply signed by Grey), and it ends with five works published in the 1940s and 1950s. Many are first editions; some are later. Grey died in 1929, and these least volumes are inscribed by his wife Dolly. Some of the inscriptions by Grey himself are quite terse, but many are prolix: "To Elma, with the good wishes of the author, and the hope that you will never forget beautiful Nonnezoshi, the Bridge of the Rainbow Trail" and "To Elma, who has ridden the flower-dotted slopes of Colorado and seen the columbines blow." Condition varies; many of the volumes are well-read but overall quite sound, though the bindings of the three that were issued in leather are quite badly deteriorated. A few have some relatively minor damp-damage.
Grey was a singularly prolific writer, and he became America's first millionaire author. He popularized the Western genre, but he also wrote sporting stories, accounts of his hunting and fishing expeditions, and much else. When he traveled, his bevy of secretaries usually traveled with him. A charming 1914 photograph (taken in Kayenta, Arizona) shows secretaries Elma Schwarz, Polly Hunter, Claire Wilhelm, and Lillian Wilhelm Smith in a Navajo hogan on one of his many field trips. There seems to have been a romantic entanglement between Grey and Elma Schwarz, as with several of his secretaries, but the inscriptions in this collection also evince an enduring friendship.
Though not comprehensive, the collection includes many scarce works inscribed, including Grey's two sporting novels The Young Pitcher and The Short-Stop, and a signed and dated copy of Riders of the Purple Sage.
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NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle will present an auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 10am. The sale includes an extensive collection of illustrated books and fine bindings, many from a private collection purchased at auction in the 1970s and off the market until the present time. Here are copies of the first edition of Nerciat’s erotic classic Le Diable au Corps, and an early and curiously illustrated edition of the exceedingly naughty Academie des Dames. From the same collection comes a splendid Levitzky binding with batik endpapers on a work illustrated by Georges Barbier, with an original watercolor by the master. Many finely bound sets are featured in the sale, most notably an exceptionally luxurious set of Charles Dickens, one of 15 copies bound in sixty volumes, in superb red levant morocco with onlays.
As usual, the sale includes a selection of interesting maps and atlases, such as a copy of Turgot’s 1734 bird’s eye plan of Paris, and a finely colored celestial map by Andreas Cellarius. Additionally, there is a sizable group of globes and instruments in the auction, including a pair of 15-inch library globes and a 20-inch celestial globe by Cary, as well as three English pocket globes, a “dissected” paper globe, and a collection of rare pocket-sized navigational instruments and sundials, notably an exquisite 17th century silver “Butterfield” type sundial by the Parisian instrument maker Pierre Sevin.
One lot that bears special note is the Latin grammar owned by the young Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, used by him while studying for his baccalaureate examination. In this, the artist has penned hundreds of tiny ink sketches, ranging from studies of horses to caricatured faces. Toulouse-Lautrec was 16 to 17 years old at the time, and his genius was just starting to declare itself, evident in the precocious studies of horses in this work, which make the annotations far more compelling than mere juvenalia.
Also, in the auction are selections of Americana, travels and voyages, and a wide range of early printing. In this last category, a complete copy of Graevius’s great 1722 work on Venice is offered, the Splendor Magnificentissimae Urbis Venetiarum Clarissimus with the two large folding plates of the city and all the double-page views of piazzas and palazzos.
The Collection of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford
Property from the Collection of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford offers approximately 75 lots of signed books and memorabilia relating to the political career of President Ford and watches, jewelry, and decorative items owned by and gifted to the Fords. Of note is Gerald Ford’s copy of the Official Report of the Warren Commission, of which he was a member, inscribed to him with appreciation from President Lyndon Johnson and each member of the commission. It was John “Jack” Ford who brought George Harrison to the White House, the first of the Beatles to visit, and offered in the sale are two inscribed books on Eastern thought. Of the jewelry, President Ford’s Omega and Piaget watches are offered, as is a sapphire ring that belonged to First Betty Ford. Among the gifts presented to the Fords on their world travels are jewelry items and keepsakes from Jordan and Oman, several in high karat gold. View Lots
Order of Sale
Lots 1–8 Sports and mountaineering
Lots 9–45 Americana
Lots 46–57 Travel
Lots 58–73 Maps and atlases, globes and instruments
Lots 74–114 Antiquarian books and manuscripts
Lots 115–120 Economics and the World Wars
Lots 121–163 Literature (including literary autographs)
Lots 164–178 Color plate books
Lots 179–189 Library sets
Lots 190–215 Fine bookbindings: English, French and Russian
Lots 216–220 Fore-edge paintings
Lots 221–233 Curiosa
Lots 234–249 Limited Editions Club
Lots 250–261 Private press and fine printing
Lots 262–276 Illustration and children's books
Lots 277–280 Applied Art
Lots 281–306 Books on Fine Art and Livres d'artistes
Lots 307–318 American autographs
Lots 319–340 American Presidential documents and signatures
Lots 340–End Property from the Collection of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford
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The Zane Grey collection of Elma and Karl Schwarz. Approximately 40 volumes, the majority inscribed and signed to Elma Schwarz, one of Zane Grey's secretaries, a cousin to his wife Dolly. The collection begins with Grey's first book, Betty Zane, published 1903 (this simply signed by Grey), and it ends with five works published in the 1940s and 1950s. Many are first editions; some are later. Grey died in 1929, and these least volumes are inscribed by his wife Dolly. Some of the inscriptions by Grey himself are quite terse, but many are prolix: "To Elma, with the good wishes of the author, and the hope that you will never forget beautiful Nonnezoshi, the Bridge of the Rainbow Trail" and "To Elma, who has ridden the flower-dotted slopes of Colorado and seen the columbines blow." Condition varies; many of the volumes are well-read but overall quite sound, though the bindings of the three that were issued in leather are quite badly deteriorated. A few have some relatively minor damp-damage.
Grey was a singularly prolific writer, and he became America's first millionaire author. He popularized the Western genre, but he also wrote sporting stories, accounts of his hunting and fishing expeditions, and much else. When he traveled, his bevy of secretaries usually traveled with him. A charming 1914 photograph (taken in Kayenta, Arizona) shows secretaries Elma Schwarz, Polly Hunter, Claire Wilhelm, and Lillian Wilhelm Smith in a Navajo hogan on one of his many field trips. There seems to have been a romantic entanglement between Grey and Elma Schwarz, as with several of his secretaries, but the inscriptions in this collection also evince an enduring friendship.
Though not comprehensive, the collection includes many scarce works inscribed, including Grey's two sporting novels The Young Pitcher and The Short-Stop, and a signed and dated copy of Riders of the Purple Sage.
Für Doyle New York Versandinformtation bitte wählen Sie +1 2124272730.
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle will present an auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 10am. The sale includes an extensive collection of illustrated books and fine bindings, many from a private collection purchased at auction in the 1970s and off the market until the present time. Here are copies of the first edition of Nerciat’s erotic classic Le Diable au Corps, and an early and curiously illustrated edition of the exceedingly naughty Academie des Dames. From the same collection comes a splendid Levitzky binding with batik endpapers on a work illustrated by Georges Barbier, with an original watercolor by the master. Many finely bound sets are featured in the sale, most notably an exceptionally luxurious set of Charles Dickens, one of 15 copies bound in sixty volumes, in superb red levant morocco with onlays.
As usual, the sale includes a selection of interesting maps and atlases, such as a copy of Turgot’s 1734 bird’s eye plan of Paris, and a finely colored celestial map by Andreas Cellarius. Additionally, there is a sizable group of globes and instruments in the auction, including a pair of 15-inch library globes and a 20-inch celestial globe by Cary, as well as three English pocket globes, a “dissected” paper globe, and a collection of rare pocket-sized navigational instruments and sundials, notably an exquisite 17th century silver “Butterfield” type sundial by the Parisian instrument maker Pierre Sevin.
One lot that bears special note is the Latin grammar owned by the young Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, used by him while studying for his baccalaureate examination. In this, the artist has penned hundreds of tiny ink sketches, ranging from studies of horses to caricatured faces. Toulouse-Lautrec was 16 to 17 years old at the time, and his genius was just starting to declare itself, evident in the precocious studies of horses in this work, which make the annotations far more compelling than mere juvenalia.
Also, in the auction are selections of Americana, travels and voyages, and a wide range of early printing. In this last category, a complete copy of Graevius’s great 1722 work on Venice is offered, the Splendor Magnificentissimae Urbis Venetiarum Clarissimus with the two large folding plates of the city and all the double-page views of piazzas and palazzos.
The Collection of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford
Property from the Collection of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford offers approximately 75 lots of signed books and memorabilia relating to the political career of President Ford and watches, jewelry, and decorative items owned by and gifted to the Fords. Of note is Gerald Ford’s copy of the Official Report of the Warren Commission, of which he was a member, inscribed to him with appreciation from President Lyndon Johnson and each member of the commission. It was John “Jack” Ford who brought George Harrison to the White House, the first of the Beatles to visit, and offered in the sale are two inscribed books on Eastern thought. Of the jewelry, President Ford’s Omega and Piaget watches are offered, as is a sapphire ring that belonged to First Betty Ford. Among the gifts presented to the Fords on their world travels are jewelry items and keepsakes from Jordan and Oman, several in high karat gold. View Lots
Order of Sale
Lots 1–8 Sports and mountaineering
Lots 9–45 Americana
Lots 46–57 Travel
Lots 58–73 Maps and atlases, globes and instruments
Lots 74–114 Antiquarian books and manuscripts
Lots 115–120 Economics and the World Wars
Lots 121–163 Literature (including literary autographs)
Lots 164–178 Color plate books
Lots 179–189 Library sets
Lots 190–215 Fine bookbindings: English, French and Russian
Lots 216–220 Fore-edge paintings
Lots 221–233 Curiosa
Lots 234–249 Limited Editions Club
Lots 250–261 Private press and fine printing
Lots 262–276 Illustration and children's books
Lots 277–280 Applied Art
Lots 281–306 Books on Fine Art and Livres d'artistes
Lots 307–318 American autographs
Lots 319–340 American Presidential documents and signatures
Lots 340–End Property from the Collection of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford
Terms & Conditions
SHOW MORESale Notice
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