On Friday, April 12, 1861, at 4:30 a.m., Confederate batteries opened fire on the Union-held Fort Sumter at the mouth of Charleston Harbor, within Charleston, South Carolina. This would become the first shots fired to the beginning of the American Civil War, which would last four long years.
In commemoration of this important historical event in our Nation's history, Northwest Press Books will be selling original Harper's Monthly Magazines from 1860 - 1865 within the 'Featured Items' of the website. These will be posted sporadically as commemorating the historical events they describe.
Please find these and other important Civil War related items at our website, WWW.NWPRESSBOOKS.COM
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Recent find: 1901 Robert Frost 3rd nat'l appearance 'Quest of the Orchis'
Robert Frost's third appearance in a national magazine - this single month wraps of The INDEPENDENT is very scarce and notable for containing Robert Frost's very early third appearance in print in a national magazine, predating his first book. 'The Quest of the Orchis' was included in the June 27, 1901 issue, published as R. L. Frost, and is only his third appearance, after his 1894 inclusion of the poem 'My Butterfly: An Elegy' and a 1896 poem 'The Birds Do This' in the same magazine.
Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant's description in Robert Frost: The Trial by Existence explains it in detail:
'...Frost has often said, was one of the two most crucial experiences of a literary and poetic kind in his student life: "I happened into the old library, and found on the magazine rack a copy of the Independent, with a poem on the front page. This experience gave me my very first revelation that a publication existed, anywhere in my native land, that was a vehicle for the publication of poetry. There was even an editorial about this poem, which I read with rapt amaze. So when later I had a poem [My Butterfly], I of course sent it to the Independent.'"
After an extensive internet search, it is notable to mention only one other copy is to be found for sale with a reptuable dealer, Charles Agvent ABAA.
For information on this and other collectible Robert Frost items, visit Northwest Press Books.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Recent Sales - Collectible Jules Verne (1891)
Recently sold was a later edition of the First American edition of Jules Verne's rare book, 'Mistress Branican' - which precedes the First English edition by one year. This undated Cassell edition was published in November, 1891. It is the first Jules Verne book to be published in the United States after the July 1, 1891 International Copyright Act took affect. Sampson Low's First English (British) edition was published one year later in November, 1892.An adventure novel Verne based in the US and Australia, involving shiprecks, an heir to a fortune, madness, and love lost. Alternate English titles included 'The Mystery of the Franklin' and 'The Wreck of the Franklin'.
For information on this and other collectible fiction, visit Northwest Press Books.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Collectible Colum McCann (2009 Nat'l Book Award Winner)
Colum McCann is the author of two collections of short stories and five novels, including his newest novel, “Let the Great World Spin", which was the winner of the 2009 National Book Award. His fiction has been published in 30 languages and has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, GQ, Paris Review, Bomb and other places.
Besides being an award-winning author and essayist, Colum teaches at Hunter College in New York, in the Creative Writing program, with fellow novelist and Nathan Englander.
Prior to and during the publication of his first collection of short stories, McCann began publishing in literary journals and magazines, including STORY. These are usually overlooked by collectors, but still hold 'unique' value for a complete collection.
McCann was a featured speaker at a Minnesota Public Radio / Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) National Book Awards 'Readings and Conversation' event on 3/25/2010 (the day of my 30th birthday). Prior to this engagement, I spent all of March completing my collection by buying up two copies of each of his 1st edition / 1st printing books, including the four STORY magazine appearances, and the obscure essay printed in The World Unfurled, by Matteo Pericoli. McCann signed all four magazines and the nine books of my complete collection, as well as the duplicate copies to offer available online for sale.
It is rare to find a complete >all signed< collection offered for sale from one individual seller. Opportunities hardly ever arise where one has so much access to an author of this caliber to allow for twenty-five books to be signed at one time. Colum was very accommodating, and frankly humbled, that I was standing in his presence with so many obscure books.The full audio recording of the National Book Award discussion at Concordia College will be broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio at 10 a.m. on April 5. During the conversation, McCann spoke about his inspiration on writing, background on his travels and stories, as well as his humility for praise of his work - something he takes quite seriously. He also briefly mentioned the new book he is currently working on.
To find more information about collectible books available by Colum McCann, go here.
Author photo credit: Brendan Bourke
Monday, February 8, 2010
Ernest Hemingway: Poetry Retrospective
When one reflects back on Ernest Hemingway – his persona, lifestyle, or his increasingly studied body of work, one does not think of ‘poet’. How could someone projecting so much machismo be a poet at heart? It is true, he is better known for his globe-trekking, gun-toting, deep sea fishing, and macho bull-fighting aficionado than his body of poetic works. First and foremost, he was a short story writer and novelist; but he did write poetry, both early and late in his writing career.
Without going into too much background or history into Hemingway’s early writing career, he first began writing articles in his Oak Park, IL high school yearbook, Tabula. After high school, he made his way down to Kansas City where he worked a short time covering the beat for the Kansas City Star. Scholars will say this was a very significant period of time for his writing career, learning his lean, hard narrative prose. Moving on to be the foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star Weekly, stationed in Paris, he continued his early writing career in the company of other Lost Generation writers in the Parisian cafés, and taking holiday in Switzerland during ski season.
A few months later (July 1923, his first published work, Three Stories and Ten Poems was printed in Paris by Robert McAlmon. Only three hundred copies were originally printed, of which a few are available for purchase in today’s market. Not many collectors know, but six of the ten poems featured in TSTP were published in a small Chicago magazine almost six months before. Poetry – A Magazine of Verse was his first official publication as a poet – before he was known as a short story writer. The editor’s note in the back of the magazine describes Hemingway as a “young Chicago poet now abroad who will soon issue his first book of verse.”
By the end of Hem’s long writing career, it is known he had written at least 94 poems, of which only 25 were published during his lifetime. After his death, the chief scholars began collecting his poetry and posthumously published it within Literary Journals, hardcover collected works, and magazines. Surprisingly, at least 73 of the 94 poems were completed by 1929 when A Farewell to Arms came out. The best organized collection on the market these days came out in 1979 – Ernest Hemingway: 88 Poems, edited by Nicholas Gerogiannis. A nice collection in that the editor gives background into each poem, and chronologically orders them from written date.
These days, less emphasis is placed on Hemingway’s poetry, as less emphasis is placed on poetry in general. This does not detract from the fact that Hem chose to express himself not only in the short story, but also the poem. It takes neither study nor scholarship for one to read and appreciate Hemingway’s verse. It just requires an interest – an interest in appreciating a different side of Hem’s literary style.
The two book images featured in this posting represent two of the earliest publications (in book form) of Hemingway's poetry. More information about these books may be found at my website: Northwest Press Books
Without going into too much background or history into Hemingway’s early writing career, he first began writing articles in his Oak Park, IL high school yearbook, Tabula. After high school, he made his way down to Kansas City where he worked a short time covering the beat for the Kansas City Star. Scholars will say this was a very significant period of time for his writing career, learning his lean, hard narrative prose. Moving on to be the foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star Weekly, stationed in Paris, he continued his early writing career in the company of other Lost Generation writers in the Parisian cafés, and taking holiday in Switzerland during ski season. 
A few months later (July 1923, his first published work, Three Stories and Ten Poems was printed in Paris by Robert McAlmon. Only three hundred copies were originally printed, of which a few are available for purchase in today’s market. Not many collectors know, but six of the ten poems featured in TSTP were published in a small Chicago magazine almost six months before. Poetry – A Magazine of Verse was his first official publication as a poet – before he was known as a short story writer. The editor’s note in the back of the magazine describes Hemingway as a “young Chicago poet now abroad who will soon issue his first book of verse.”
By the end of Hem’s long writing career, it is known he had written at least 94 poems, of which only 25 were published during his lifetime. After his death, the chief scholars began collecting his poetry and posthumously published it within Literary Journals, hardcover collected works, and magazines. Surprisingly, at least 73 of the 94 poems were completed by 1929 when A Farewell to Arms came out. The best organized collection on the market these days came out in 1979 – Ernest Hemingway: 88 Poems, edited by Nicholas Gerogiannis. A nice collection in that the editor gives background into each poem, and chronologically orders them from written date.
These days, less emphasis is placed on Hemingway’s poetry, as less emphasis is placed on poetry in general. This does not detract from the fact that Hem chose to express himself not only in the short story, but also the poem. It takes neither study nor scholarship for one to read and appreciate Hemingway’s verse. It just requires an interest – an interest in appreciating a different side of Hem’s literary style.
The two book images featured in this posting represent two of the earliest publications (in book form) of Hemingway's poetry. More information about these books may be found at my website: Northwest Press Books
Friday, January 29, 2010
Notes on the Late J. D. Salinger, 1919 - 2010
The news everyone expected came on Wednesday, the 27th of January - the death of J.D. Salinger. To be honest with you, I think it was expected. Being 91 years old, it shouldn't come as a shock that he finally did pass on...he has more or less been 'dead' since he's been in and out of seclusion for the past 50+ years. I will mention he was on my 'short list'. My short list, being the authors who will soon die, and I am to purchase any and all copies of their work before they finally pass on, before their items become priced out of reach. Unfortunately, his works were a lower priority than others, so I never got around to purchasing those 1940's Story Magazine or New Yorker back issues.
The one very interesting twist to this story is what has Salinger been doing for the past 50 years? One of his last published interviews said, “There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. It’s peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy. I like to write. I love to write. But I write just for myself and my own pleasure.” But what exactly has he been writing? One other article I recently read mentions a neighbor of his said he has written something like 15 novels, and has them locked up in the bank vault. Get Harold Ober Associates in that vault, before the will is read and everything is burned. Even though I never knew Salinger personally (obviously), I think as a last dying wish, he would want all his unpublished material burned, and the ashes used to bury his coffin - unless he actually was practicing Zen Buddhism up till the end and will be cremated.
I just hope now he has finally found his solitude he spent so much time and effort seeking.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Abebooks' most expensive 2009 sales, by category
Every year the antiquarian bookselling powerhouse Abebooks compiles their monthly top sales, and releases a well-illustrated publication of the top sales. This year, they went one step farther in categorizing the top sales by certain collected subjects.
On the list, you will find exceptional examples of very well-known uber-collectible items, as well as some not-so-well known titles.
In a down economy, these prices are lower than previous years, but it goes to show someone is willing to spend $14k for 5-6 linear inches of shelf space (Carroll's AAIW & TtLGaWAFT). Sorry for the long post, but there is a bunch of good info here. For copyright reasons, I took this directly from their email:
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Overall Sales of 2009
1. Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de'Romaniand Osservazioni sopra la Lettre de M. Mariette by Giovanni Battista Piranesi - $17,000
Piranesi (1720-1778) is famous for his etchings of ancient Roman ruins and prisons. This work (published in 1765) translates to Roman Antiquities of the Time of the First Republic and the First Emperors and contains etchings of the structures from this period.
2. Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, Through The Looking Glass and And What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll - $14,377
First London editions in two volumes (1866 & 1872). Illustrated by John Tenniel and bound in red morocco with a slipcase.
3. The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King - $14,000
First edition copies of all seven volumes of the series, signed and numbered in a slipcase.
4. YA-WAE PA-HU-CAE E-CAE AE-TA-NAE E-TU-HCE WA-U-N A-H A. Original Hymns in the Ioway Language by William Hamilton & Samuel M. Irvin - $13,500
A rare item of Americana relating to Native Americans printed in 1843. This book was one of the first two titles issued from the Sac Mission Press, limited to 125 copies. It is a lengthy hymn book, with the text written in the dialect used by this tribe from Iowa.
5= Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama - $12,500
The 44th president’s first book, this is a first edition from 1996 signed by Obama.
5= Libellus ysagogicus Abdilasi Id est servi gloriosi dei: qui dicitur Alchabitius ad magisterium iuditiorum astrorum - by Alchabitius - $12,500
Early German publisher Erhard Ratdolt produced this volume in 1485 containing the work of Alchabitius, the 10th century Arabian astrologer.
5= Works of Charles Dickens and Signed Letter - $12,500
A complete set, 22 volumes, of Dickens’ works published by Chapman and Hall. The set included a note from Dickens on his Tavistock House note paper dated Nov. 10, 1859 – “To Peter Cunningham. This set of my library edition, in remembrance of an old engagement between us. Charles Dickens."
8. Imre: A Memorandum by Xavier Mayne - $12,000
One of the first openly gay love stories in America, first edition published 1906. Written by Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson under a pseudonym the book is one of the most important in LGBT literature because it is considered the first novel where homosexuals are portrayed in a positive light. This copy was one of 500 limited first editions, inscribed by Stevenson’s alter-ego "From X.M --/ Florence -- March / 1922."
9= The Origin of Species - by Charles Darwin - $11,000
First American printing, published in 1860, of the book which contained the basis of Darwin's theory of Evolution. Learn more about the evolution of this book.
9= The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - $11,000
First edition, first printing, from 1951. A fine copy of the true first printing.
9= Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald - $11,000
First edition of this American classic published by Charles Scribner in 1934.
9= The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ by Eric Gill - $11,000
Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press in 1931. Limited to 500 numbered copies with 64 wood-engraved initial letters and illustrations by Gill.
AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales of Children’s & Young Adult Books
1. Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, Through The Looking Glass and And What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll - $14,377
First London editions in two volumes (1866 & 1872). Illustrated by John Tenniel and bound in red morocco with a slipcase.
2. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - $9,500
First edition copy from 1866 published by D. Appleton and Co.
3. A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind In the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle - $7,500
The first British editions of the first three books in L’Engle’s Time Quartet sci-fi/fantasy series, including her Newbery Award winning novel, A Wrinkle in Time. The first two in the series are inscribed and the third flatsigned.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Art Books
1. Cinquante Dessins by Henri Matisse - $7,750
First edition published 1920, limited to 1,000 copies and signed with an original etching by Matisse of a woman’s face, entitled “Mlle. M. M.”
2. Early Italian Engraving by Arthur Hind - $7,500
Published in 1938, this collection (two parts in seven volumes) was limited to 375 copies (part I) and 275 (part II). Volume’s one and five are signed by author.
3. Album Pintoresco Isla de Cuba by Frédéric Miahle - $6,752
First edition printed in Havana in 1848. Illustrated with 30 lithographs from Miahle, the book depicts daily life in Cuba and its capital in the mid-19th century.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Photography Books
1. Sumo by Helmut Newton - $10,867
Limited edition of 10,000 and this copy is signed by the German-born fashion photographer. This massive photography book measures 20 x 28 inches, and is accompanied by an embossed stand, designed by Philippe Starck.
2. Peter Beard: Art Edition - $5,495
Another massive book. Limited edition elephant folio photobook from Tashen published in 2006. Each of the 2,250 copies was signed by Beard.
3. Kitaru Beki Kotoba no Tame ni by Takuma Nakahira - $3,900
First edition published by Fudo-sha in 1970, a complete copy of an iconic title featuring the Provoke Era (a period of social upheaval after World War II) by one of Japan’s most important photographers
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Poetry Books
1. Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems by John Keats - $8,500
First edition of Keats’ third and final book published in 1820.
2. Sonnets et Eaux Fortes by Various - $8,248
A collection of sonnets and etchings published in 1869, 42 original etchings by Manet, Corot, Daubigny, Jean François Millet, Jongkind, Bracquemond, Victor Hugo and others. From a limited edition of 350 copies.
3. Oeuvres by Pierre de Ronsard - $7,435
The complete first volume of the first edition of Ronsard's poetry; bound with an incomplete copy of the second volume and the preliminary matter of the third volume. Ronsard (1524-1585) was known as the Prince of Poets in his native France. Published in Paris in 1560.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
1. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein - $9,730
Written in 1966 and set in 2075 where a lunar colony revolts against earth. This copy is a first edition (sixth printing) signed by both the author and his wife, Virginia.
2. The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov - $9,042
Complete set of first editions. Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation published by Gnome Press in 1951, ′52, and ′53 respectively. The second volume is inscribed by Asimov to one of his publishers.
3. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Philip K. Dick - $6,500
First edition of this iconic science fiction novel used as the basis for Ridley Scott's Blade Runner movie. Published by Doubleday in 1968.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Religious & Theology Books
1. The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ by Eric Gill - $11,000
Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press in 1931. Limited to 500 numbered copies with 64 wood-engraved initial letters and illustrations by Gill.
2. Wonders of the Invisible World by Cotton Mather - $9,500
This is the second edition printed in London in 1693, this copy also contains a fine engraved bookplate of Samuel Mather (1851-1931), on the front marbled paste-down endpaper as well as a handwritten slip by Thomas J. Holmes, that compares it with the first London edition, giving some omissions, and differences in spelling and punctuation.
3. Liber Psalmorum Hebraice By Benjamin Kennicott - $8,250
Printed in 1809 this first edition copy of the first American Hebrew Psalter is written in Hebrew and Latin, the psalms appearing in Hebrew on each page, with the Latin commentary and notes below.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Science Books
1. Libellus ysagogicus Abdilasi Id est servi gloriosi dei: qui dicitur Alchabitius ad magisterium iuditiorum astrorum - by Alchabitius - $12,500
Early German publisher Erhard Ratdolt produced this volume in 1485 containing the work of Alchabitius, the 10th century Arabian astrologer.
2. On The Origin of Species - by Charles Darwin - $11,000
First American printing, published in 1860, of the book which contained the basis of Darwin's theory of Evolution.
3. Philosophia Magnetica by Niccolo Cabeo - $8,880
First edition published in 1629 describes Cabeo′s work with the Earth′s magnetism and electrical repulsion
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Ephemera
1. Photographic portrait of Frédéric Chopin - $6,078
An original print of the only known surviving photograph of the famous composer dating from 1849. This print seems to have been printed at the Goupil & Cie studio, around 1895.
2. The Store by Claes Oldenburg - $5,500
A poster published for Oldenburg′s one-man exhibition: The Store at 107 East Second Street in New York from December 1, 1961 - January 31, 1962. Based on the drawing: The Store, Study for a Poster. Oldenburg is best known for his public art installations including "Free Stamp" in Cleveland, "Dropped Cone" in Cologne, and "The Bottle of Notes" in Middlesbrough.
3. Original pen, ink, and water-color used for the dust wrapper of The Fairy Tales of Perrault by Harry Clarke - $4,500
Clarke’s set of pen, ink and water-color used to create the intricate dust cover for The Fairy Tales of Perrault.
AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales of Bird Books
1. Ootheca Wolleyana: An Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs, begun by the late John Wolley, Jun., M.A., F.Z.S., and continued with additions, by the editor, Alfred Newton - $5,580
Published in 1907, this was a first edition copy of this ornithology book.
2. Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland by Archibald Thornburn - $1,830
First edition, deluxe limited issue of 155 copies containing 30 plates in color, showing 58 species.
3. A History of British Birds by F.O. Morris - $1,750
Published in 1857, this six-volume set details the various species of birds in Britain, including 358 full color plates.
AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales of Flower Books
1. Indigenous Flowers of the Hawaiian Islands by Isabell Sinclair - $5,500
First edition published in 1885, and inscribed by the Sinclair. The Book includes 44 beautiful colour plates dedicated to the flora of the Hawaiian Islands. In the book Sinclair wars of coming threats to the native flora from non native species brought on by fires, animals, and human intervention.
2. Wildflowers of Great Britain by George W. Johnson and Robert Hogg - $3,245
Compiled in 11 volumes containing 924 colored plates and was originally published in 1863. Johnson was a master gardener who penned numerous works on the subject, and founded the Journal of Horticulture, which published this work.
3. Flore Des Dames et Demoiselles - $3,000
A romantic look at gardens, each volume is prefaced with a short discussion of a related topic, such as methods in foreign countries, arrangement of flower beds, and orangeries. Printed in six volumes but paginated continuously.
AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales of Exploration Books
1= Beskrivelse over Eylandet St. Croix I America I Vest-Indien - by Reimert Haagensen - $4,500
Published in 1758 in Copenhagen this first edition is an early, and important, description of St. Croix in the Virgin Islands based on the author′s own observations; discussing economic conditions, slavery, social life, and local customs.
1= The Navigator by Cramer Zadok - $4,500
Seventh edition, published in 1811. It is fully titled; The Navigator: Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; with an Ample Account of These Much Admired Waters, from the Head of the Former to the Mouth of the Latter, and a Concise Description of Their Towns, Villages, Harbours, Settlements, &c. With Accurate Maps of the Ohio and Mississippi, to which is Added, an Appendix, Containing an Account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, as Discovered by the Voyage under Captains Lewis and Clarke.
1= Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt 1802-1806 by Viscount George Annesley Valentia - $4,500
First edition published in 1809 in three volumes, it contains a dedication letter to Richard Maquis Wellesley, who was the Governor General of the British possessions and Captain General of the British forces in the East Indies.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Architecture Books
1. Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de'Romaniand Osservazioni sopra la Lettre de M. Mariette by Giovanni Battista Piranesi - $17,000
Piranesi (1720-1778) is famous for his etchings of ancient Roman ruins and prisons. This work (published in 1765) translates to Roman Antiquities of the Time of the First Republic and the First Emperors and contains etchings of the structures from this period.
2. Espana Artistica y Monumental, Vistas y Discripcion De Los Sitios y Monumentos Mas Notables De Espana by Genaro Perez Vila Amil - $7,500
Volume I and III of this set which depict the artistic and monumental sites of Spain. Written by Genaro Perez Villa Amil (1807-1854) who was one of the finest landscape artists in Spanish Romanticism. First editions published in 1842 and 1850 respectively.
3. Frank Lloyd Wright 12 Vol. Monograph by Frank Lloyd Wright et al - $5,850
First edition published in 1984. The complete 12-volume set of the astounding monograph of the Master of American architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright. Volumes 1-8 are monographs of his work; volumes 9-11 are ‘Preliminary Studies’; volume 12 is called Frank Lloyd Wright in His Renderings. The most exhaustive study of Lloyd Wright undertaken.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Vampire Books
1. Dracula by Bram Stoker - $3,000
First edition, early issue, published in 1899 and bound in original red-lettered yellow cloth.
2. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - $2,000
First edition, first printing, signed by the bestselling author
3. Salem’s Lot by Stephen King - $1,450
Limited edition copy signed by King and illustrator Jerry Uelsmann.
On the list, you will find exceptional examples of very well-known uber-collectible items, as well as some not-so-well known titles.
In a down economy, these prices are lower than previous years, but it goes to show someone is willing to spend $14k for 5-6 linear inches of shelf space (Carroll's AAIW & TtLGaWAFT). Sorry for the long post, but there is a bunch of good info here. For copyright reasons, I took this directly from their email:
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Overall Sales of 2009
1. Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de'Romaniand Osservazioni sopra la Lettre de M. Mariette by Giovanni Battista Piranesi - $17,000
Piranesi (1720-1778) is famous for his etchings of ancient Roman ruins and prisons. This work (published in 1765) translates to Roman Antiquities of the Time of the First Republic and the First Emperors and contains etchings of the structures from this period.
2. Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, Through The Looking Glass and And What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll - $14,377
First London editions in two volumes (1866 & 1872). Illustrated by John Tenniel and bound in red morocco with a slipcase.
3. The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King - $14,000
First edition copies of all seven volumes of the series, signed and numbered in a slipcase.
4. YA-WAE PA-HU-CAE E-CAE AE-TA-NAE E-TU-HCE WA-U-N A-H A. Original Hymns in the Ioway Language by William Hamilton & Samuel M. Irvin - $13,500
A rare item of Americana relating to Native Americans printed in 1843. This book was one of the first two titles issued from the Sac Mission Press, limited to 125 copies. It is a lengthy hymn book, with the text written in the dialect used by this tribe from Iowa.
5= Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama - $12,500
The 44th president’s first book, this is a first edition from 1996 signed by Obama.
5= Libellus ysagogicus Abdilasi Id est servi gloriosi dei: qui dicitur Alchabitius ad magisterium iuditiorum astrorum - by Alchabitius - $12,500
Early German publisher Erhard Ratdolt produced this volume in 1485 containing the work of Alchabitius, the 10th century Arabian astrologer.
5= Works of Charles Dickens and Signed Letter - $12,500
A complete set, 22 volumes, of Dickens’ works published by Chapman and Hall. The set included a note from Dickens on his Tavistock House note paper dated Nov. 10, 1859 – “To Peter Cunningham. This set of my library edition, in remembrance of an old engagement between us. Charles Dickens."
8. Imre: A Memorandum by Xavier Mayne - $12,000
One of the first openly gay love stories in America, first edition published 1906. Written by Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson under a pseudonym the book is one of the most important in LGBT literature because it is considered the first novel where homosexuals are portrayed in a positive light. This copy was one of 500 limited first editions, inscribed by Stevenson’s alter-ego "From X.M --/ Florence -- March / 1922."
9= The Origin of Species - by Charles Darwin - $11,000
First American printing, published in 1860, of the book which contained the basis of Darwin's theory of Evolution. Learn more about the evolution of this book.
9= The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - $11,000
First edition, first printing, from 1951. A fine copy of the true first printing.
9= Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald - $11,000
First edition of this American classic published by Charles Scribner in 1934.
9= The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ by Eric Gill - $11,000
Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press in 1931. Limited to 500 numbered copies with 64 wood-engraved initial letters and illustrations by Gill.
AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales of Children’s & Young Adult Books
1. Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, Through The Looking Glass and And What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll - $14,377
First London editions in two volumes (1866 & 1872). Illustrated by John Tenniel and bound in red morocco with a slipcase.
2. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - $9,500
First edition copy from 1866 published by D. Appleton and Co.
3. A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind In the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle - $7,500
The first British editions of the first three books in L’Engle’s Time Quartet sci-fi/fantasy series, including her Newbery Award winning novel, A Wrinkle in Time. The first two in the series are inscribed and the third flatsigned.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Art Books
1. Cinquante Dessins by Henri Matisse - $7,750
First edition published 1920, limited to 1,000 copies and signed with an original etching by Matisse of a woman’s face, entitled “Mlle. M. M.”
2. Early Italian Engraving by Arthur Hind - $7,500
Published in 1938, this collection (two parts in seven volumes) was limited to 375 copies (part I) and 275 (part II). Volume’s one and five are signed by author.
3. Album Pintoresco Isla de Cuba by Frédéric Miahle - $6,752
First edition printed in Havana in 1848. Illustrated with 30 lithographs from Miahle, the book depicts daily life in Cuba and its capital in the mid-19th century.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Photography Books
1. Sumo by Helmut Newton - $10,867
Limited edition of 10,000 and this copy is signed by the German-born fashion photographer. This massive photography book measures 20 x 28 inches, and is accompanied by an embossed stand, designed by Philippe Starck.
2. Peter Beard: Art Edition - $5,495
Another massive book. Limited edition elephant folio photobook from Tashen published in 2006. Each of the 2,250 copies was signed by Beard.
3. Kitaru Beki Kotoba no Tame ni by Takuma Nakahira - $3,900
First edition published by Fudo-sha in 1970, a complete copy of an iconic title featuring the Provoke Era (a period of social upheaval after World War II) by one of Japan’s most important photographers
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Poetry Books
1. Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems by John Keats - $8,500
First edition of Keats’ third and final book published in 1820.
2. Sonnets et Eaux Fortes by Various - $8,248
A collection of sonnets and etchings published in 1869, 42 original etchings by Manet, Corot, Daubigny, Jean François Millet, Jongkind, Bracquemond, Victor Hugo and others. From a limited edition of 350 copies.
3. Oeuvres by Pierre de Ronsard - $7,435
The complete first volume of the first edition of Ronsard's poetry; bound with an incomplete copy of the second volume and the preliminary matter of the third volume. Ronsard (1524-1585) was known as the Prince of Poets in his native France. Published in Paris in 1560.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
1. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein - $9,730
Written in 1966 and set in 2075 where a lunar colony revolts against earth. This copy is a first edition (sixth printing) signed by both the author and his wife, Virginia.
2. The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov - $9,042
Complete set of first editions. Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation published by Gnome Press in 1951, ′52, and ′53 respectively. The second volume is inscribed by Asimov to one of his publishers.
3. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Philip K. Dick - $6,500
First edition of this iconic science fiction novel used as the basis for Ridley Scott's Blade Runner movie. Published by Doubleday in 1968.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Religious & Theology Books
1. The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ by Eric Gill - $11,000
Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press in 1931. Limited to 500 numbered copies with 64 wood-engraved initial letters and illustrations by Gill.
2. Wonders of the Invisible World by Cotton Mather - $9,500
This is the second edition printed in London in 1693, this copy also contains a fine engraved bookplate of Samuel Mather (1851-1931), on the front marbled paste-down endpaper as well as a handwritten slip by Thomas J. Holmes, that compares it with the first London edition, giving some omissions, and differences in spelling and punctuation.
3. Liber Psalmorum Hebraice By Benjamin Kennicott - $8,250
Printed in 1809 this first edition copy of the first American Hebrew Psalter is written in Hebrew and Latin, the psalms appearing in Hebrew on each page, with the Latin commentary and notes below.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Science Books
1. Libellus ysagogicus Abdilasi Id est servi gloriosi dei: qui dicitur Alchabitius ad magisterium iuditiorum astrorum - by Alchabitius - $12,500
Early German publisher Erhard Ratdolt produced this volume in 1485 containing the work of Alchabitius, the 10th century Arabian astrologer.
2. On The Origin of Species - by Charles Darwin - $11,000
First American printing, published in 1860, of the book which contained the basis of Darwin's theory of Evolution.
3. Philosophia Magnetica by Niccolo Cabeo - $8,880
First edition published in 1629 describes Cabeo′s work with the Earth′s magnetism and electrical repulsion
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Ephemera
1. Photographic portrait of Frédéric Chopin - $6,078
An original print of the only known surviving photograph of the famous composer dating from 1849. This print seems to have been printed at the Goupil & Cie studio, around 1895.
2. The Store by Claes Oldenburg - $5,500
A poster published for Oldenburg′s one-man exhibition: The Store at 107 East Second Street in New York from December 1, 1961 - January 31, 1962. Based on the drawing: The Store, Study for a Poster. Oldenburg is best known for his public art installations including "Free Stamp" in Cleveland, "Dropped Cone" in Cologne, and "The Bottle of Notes" in Middlesbrough.
3. Original pen, ink, and water-color used for the dust wrapper of The Fairy Tales of Perrault by Harry Clarke - $4,500
Clarke’s set of pen, ink and water-color used to create the intricate dust cover for The Fairy Tales of Perrault.
AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales of Bird Books
1. Ootheca Wolleyana: An Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs, begun by the late John Wolley, Jun., M.A., F.Z.S., and continued with additions, by the editor, Alfred Newton - $5,580
Published in 1907, this was a first edition copy of this ornithology book.
2. Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland by Archibald Thornburn - $1,830
First edition, deluxe limited issue of 155 copies containing 30 plates in color, showing 58 species.
3. A History of British Birds by F.O. Morris - $1,750
Published in 1857, this six-volume set details the various species of birds in Britain, including 358 full color plates.
AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales of Flower Books
1. Indigenous Flowers of the Hawaiian Islands by Isabell Sinclair - $5,500
First edition published in 1885, and inscribed by the Sinclair. The Book includes 44 beautiful colour plates dedicated to the flora of the Hawaiian Islands. In the book Sinclair wars of coming threats to the native flora from non native species brought on by fires, animals, and human intervention.
2. Wildflowers of Great Britain by George W. Johnson and Robert Hogg - $3,245
Compiled in 11 volumes containing 924 colored plates and was originally published in 1863. Johnson was a master gardener who penned numerous works on the subject, and founded the Journal of Horticulture, which published this work.
3. Flore Des Dames et Demoiselles - $3,000
A romantic look at gardens, each volume is prefaced with a short discussion of a related topic, such as methods in foreign countries, arrangement of flower beds, and orangeries. Printed in six volumes but paginated continuously.
AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales of Exploration Books
1= Beskrivelse over Eylandet St. Croix I America I Vest-Indien - by Reimert Haagensen - $4,500
Published in 1758 in Copenhagen this first edition is an early, and important, description of St. Croix in the Virgin Islands based on the author′s own observations; discussing economic conditions, slavery, social life, and local customs.
1= The Navigator by Cramer Zadok - $4,500
Seventh edition, published in 1811. It is fully titled; The Navigator: Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; with an Ample Account of These Much Admired Waters, from the Head of the Former to the Mouth of the Latter, and a Concise Description of Their Towns, Villages, Harbours, Settlements, &c. With Accurate Maps of the Ohio and Mississippi, to which is Added, an Appendix, Containing an Account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, as Discovered by the Voyage under Captains Lewis and Clarke.
1= Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt 1802-1806 by Viscount George Annesley Valentia - $4,500
First edition published in 1809 in three volumes, it contains a dedication letter to Richard Maquis Wellesley, who was the Governor General of the British possessions and Captain General of the British forces in the East Indies.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Architecture Books
1. Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de'Romaniand Osservazioni sopra la Lettre de M. Mariette by Giovanni Battista Piranesi - $17,000
Piranesi (1720-1778) is famous for his etchings of ancient Roman ruins and prisons. This work (published in 1765) translates to Roman Antiquities of the Time of the First Republic and the First Emperors and contains etchings of the structures from this period.
2. Espana Artistica y Monumental, Vistas y Discripcion De Los Sitios y Monumentos Mas Notables De Espana by Genaro Perez Vila Amil - $7,500
Volume I and III of this set which depict the artistic and monumental sites of Spain. Written by Genaro Perez Villa Amil (1807-1854) who was one of the finest landscape artists in Spanish Romanticism. First editions published in 1842 and 1850 respectively.
3. Frank Lloyd Wright 12 Vol. Monograph by Frank Lloyd Wright et al - $5,850
First edition published in 1984. The complete 12-volume set of the astounding monograph of the Master of American architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright. Volumes 1-8 are monographs of his work; volumes 9-11 are ‘Preliminary Studies’; volume 12 is called Frank Lloyd Wright in His Renderings. The most exhaustive study of Lloyd Wright undertaken.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Vampire Books
1. Dracula by Bram Stoker - $3,000
First edition, early issue, published in 1899 and bound in original red-lettered yellow cloth.
2. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - $2,000
First edition, first printing, signed by the bestselling author
3. Salem’s Lot by Stephen King - $1,450
Limited edition copy signed by King and illustrator Jerry Uelsmann.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Blizzard bullseye and a Visit from St. Nicholas (1857)
We find ourselves in the great White North on Christmas Eve with a potential to get 20+ inches of snow in the form of a blizzard with 50+ mph wind gusts possible today and tomorrow. I guess we'll be burning those extra yuletide logs to stay warm.
With the white Christmas on my mind, I next thought of my semi-early (1857) copy of 'A Visit From St. Nicholas' by Clement Clarke Moore - by way of Henry Livingston Jr. This copy from Harper's Magazine was one of the original versions that gave an illustrated anotomical figure to jolly old St. Nick. For those that know it by its newer title, it is known as 'The Night Before Christmas'. This single poem was largely responsible for the conception of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today, including his physical appearance, the night of his visit, his mode of transportation, the number and names of his reindeer (sans Rudolph), and the tradition that he brings toys to children. Prior to the poem, American ideas about St. Nicholas and other Christmastide visitors varied considerably. The poem has influenced ideas about St. Nicholas and Santa Claus beyond the United States to the rest of the English-speaking world and beyond. I know I will be pulling my copy off the shelf, and reading it to my 9 mo. old to begin a hopefully long and well-celebrated tradition.
From our house to yours, we at Northwest Press Books wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Edgar Allan Poe's 'Tamerlane' auctioned - $662,500
Edgar Allan Poe's first publication 'Tamerlane and other Poems' was auctioned last Friday for a record $662,500 by Christie's Auction House. Wow. One of 12 known copies in existance, a worn and stained one at that. But does it really matter?
Rare does not even express the scaracity of this work. The work is so rare that in some of the stories about the auction, a Christie's expert is quoted as referring to it as "the black tulip of U.S. literature." No more than 50 copies were printed in 1827; No copy was known until 1876, when one was found in the library of the British Museum, where it had been sent as part of a miscellaneous collection of American books in 1860 purchased from Henry Stevens of Vermont. A second copy was not found until 1890, in Boston.
The present copy was first discovered in 1926 or 1927, in the New York area, and is one of only a few copies that have been discovered outside of New England. It is one of a group of five or so copies which surfaced as a result of the popular article by Vincent Starrett, "Have You a Tamerlane in Your Attic," published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1925; and one of only seven surviving copies with both wrappers preserved... (most of this was taken from an NPR (gotta love em') article and the AP news release).
One of the biggest gripes I have spurred from this story came from news websurfing upon hearing of the auction. The gripe is most news agencies spelled his name wrong -throwing the 'e' instead of 'Allan'. The AP got it right - you could tell which news agencies actually proofread AP releases, as the header would read 'Edgar Allen Poe book sells for +$660,000', where the body (most likely swiped from the AP) spelled his name correctly throughout. Sad.
Time flies...
...when you have a baby. Hadley was born 3/18/09, and I am finally exhaling and getting back into the routine swing of things since her birth. Expect more posts in the coming days and months.
Also be sure to check out my ever-growing website, www.nwpressbooks.com.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
New website launch!!! nwpressbooks.com
Hello all -
Announcing the launch of Northwest Press Books online store, found at www.nwpressbooks.com. The site has slowly come together over the last few months, and has been 'planned' for about four years or so...this blog was created as a gateway to get me to actually proceed with the next step.
For now the website is a gateway to my eBay store, Northwestbookbuyer. Soon it will be completely independent of eBay and hopefully will phase out 'northwestbookbuyer' as a seller, and go back to its roots: as a buyer.
Thanks all,
Eric
Announcing the launch of Northwest Press Books online store, found at www.nwpressbooks.com. The site has slowly come together over the last few months, and has been 'planned' for about four years or so...this blog was created as a gateway to get me to actually proceed with the next step.
For now the website is a gateway to my eBay store, Northwestbookbuyer. Soon it will be completely independent of eBay and hopefully will phase out 'northwestbookbuyer' as a seller, and go back to its roots: as a buyer.
Thanks all,
Eric
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
1891 Jules Verne 'Mistress Branican'
Available is a first American edition of Verne's rare book, 'Mistress Branican' - which precedes the First English edition by one year. This undated Cassell edition was published in November, 1891. It is the first Jules Verne book to be published in the United States after the July 1, 1891 International Copyright Act took affect. Sampson Low's First English (British) edition was published one year later in November, 1892.
Book Description: New York: Cassell Publishing, 1891. Later edition of 1st edition. Olive green cloth with maroon decorated hardcover with gilt title and maroon decoration on spine and front cover. 377 pp. with 15 pp. of advertisements in the back. Measures 7-1/2" tall x 5-1/4". Translated from the French by A. Estoclet; illustrated with numerous black and white plates by Leon Benett. (Myers, 41)
*Edition described as thus: Listing #41: New York, Cassell Publishing Co., (1891) later edition measuring approx 13 x 18 centimeters, printed on thinner paper, illustrated on both sides to reduce the number of leaves used in the illustrations by one half.
Book Description: New York: Cassell Publishing, 1891. Later edition of 1st edition. Olive green cloth with maroon decorated hardcover with gilt title and maroon decoration on spine and front cover. 377 pp. with 15 pp. of advertisements in the back. Measures 7-1/2" tall x 5-1/4". Translated from the French by A. Estoclet; illustrated with numerous black and white plates by Leon Benett. (Myers, 41)
*Edition described as thus: Listing #41: New York, Cassell Publishing Co., (1891) later edition measuring approx 13 x 18 centimeters, printed on thinner paper, illustrated on both sides to reduce the number of leaves used in the illustrations by one half.
* Bibliography noted: New Hartfotd, Connecticut: Country Lane Books, 1989. Myers, Edward and Judith. A Bibliography of First Printings of the Writings of Jules Verne in the English Language Together with Information on Numerous Reprints, and a Key to Title Interpretation. Page 50
To view more information about this book, or are interested to know its value, go here.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Hemingway's KEN magazine appearances
Ken Magazine stated in its first issue a disclaimer (actually written by Hem) "Ernest Hemingway has been in Spain since KEN was first projected. Although contracted and announced as an editor he has taken no part in the editing of the magazine nor in the formation of its policies. If he sees eye to eye with us on KEN we would like to have him as an editor. If not, he will remain as a contributor until he is fired or quits." Hemingway stayed on and contributed 14 articles and stories between April 4th, 1938 and Jan 12th, 1939. Notable stories include 'Dying, Well or Badly", Treachery in Aragon", "My Pal the Gorilla Gargantua" and the short story 'The Old Man at the Bridge".
These are scarce appearances of Hemingway, during his 'non-fiction' time in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Since Hemingway was on the side of the Loyalists / Republicans, he was reporting on the atrocities committed by Facists / Nationalists (even though both sides committed these horrible atrocities). Much of the idea and body from For Whom the Bell Tolls was composed at this time, even though he would write it a few years later.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
SOLD: 1888 JACK THE RIPPER illustrated / bound news articles
Recently sold is an interesting and highly desirable (by Ripperologists) volume containing five different (now famous) articles regarding the gruesome Whitechapel murders of August - November 1888, now known by the title "JACK THE RIPPER"! The volume contains full articles of the British weekly publication of "Punch - or the London Charivari", a humerous and satirical magazine published from 1841 to 1992. Contains five highly detail and gruesomely honest illustrations - many full page.
Book details:
London: Published at the Office, 85 Fleet Street. Volume 95, contains July 7 - December 29, 1888. Hardcover, measures 8-1/2" x 11" tall. 312 pp. Bluish-grey boards w/ 1/4 black leather spine. Leather spine chipped, gilt title missing; front cover loose, back cover detached but present (unfortunately it detached when I was writing this). Corners worn. Interior contents tight and clean; illustrations crisp and bright.
London: Published at the Office, 85 Fleet Street. Volume 95, contains July 7 - December 29, 1888. Hardcover, measures 8-1/2" x 11" tall. 312 pp. Bluish-grey boards w/ 1/4 black leather spine. Leather spine chipped, gilt title missing; front cover loose, back cover detached but present (unfortunately it detached when I was writing this). Corners worn. Interior contents tight and clean; illustrations crisp and bright.
To view more information about this book, or are interested to know its value, go here.
SOLD: 1866 MARK TWAIN'S first nationally published story (Harper's Monthly Magazine)
Recently sold is an original, intact copy of Mark Twain's first nationally published story, "Forty-three Days in an Open Boat", by Mark Swain (pp. 104-113). As originally found in (paper wraps) Harper's Monthly Magazine, December 1866. This is an extremely rare and sought-after Twain first; published anonymously and in the individual issue, most collectors settle for the 6-month bound volume, as it is less rare and far less fragile (yet still very desirable - one bound volume recently sold on Ebay for $334).Book Description: Harper & Brothers December 1866, New York, 1866. Volume 34, Issue #199. General soiling. Good or better and scarce in wraps. Original printed wraps. Usually found, when at all, in the bound volume with other issues, this is very scarce in original wraps and notable for containing Mark Twain's first appearance in print in a national magazine, predating his first book. Published anonymously in the individual issues, the story is attributed in the table of contents in the bound volumes to "Mark Swain," as Twain had yet to gain national recognition, though his "jumping frog" story was just beginning to spread in newspapers throughout America. First Edition Printed wraps.A description of the events by Twain himself, taken from 'My Debut as a Literary Person':
"This was in 1866. I prepared my contribution, and then looked around for the best magazine to go up to glory in. I selected the most important one in New York. The contribution was accepted. I signed it 'MARK TWAIN;' for that name had some currency on the Pacific coast, and it was my idea to spread it all over the world, now, at this one jump. The article appeared in the December number, and I sat up a month waiting for the January number; for that one would contain the year's list of contributors, my name would be in it, and I should be famous and could give the banquet I was meditating.
I did not give the banquet. I had not written the 'MARK TWAIN' distinctly; it was a fresh name to Eastern printers, and they put it 'Mike Swain' or 'MacSwain,' I do not remember which. At any rate, I was not celebrated and I did not give the banquet. I was a Literary Person, but that was all--a buried one; buried alive."
To view more information about this book, or are interested to know its value, go here.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Hemingway Esquire Magazine: December 1935
Hemingway's featured story for December, 1935 is "Million Dollar Fright: A New York Letter" - Hemingway's account of the Joe Louis - Max Baer prizefight, held on September 24, 1935 in New York. Plus, you cannot forget about George Petty and his 'Petty Pin-up Girls' both with an illustration and Old Gold Cigarette ad.
Hemingway Esquire Magazine: May 1935
Hemingway's featured story for May, 1935 is "a.d. Southern Style: A Key West Letter", along with F. Scott Fitzgerald's fiction, "Shaggy's Morning". Plus, you cannot forget about George Petty and his 'Petty Pin-up Girls' both with an illustration and Old Gold Cigarette ad. A fun Hemingway article, which focuses on his famous article concerning him and his case of amoebic dysentery ("a.d.")
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Hemingway Esquire Magazine: July 1935
Hemingway's featured story for July, 1935 is "The President Vanquishes". Plus, you cannot forget about George Petty and his 'Petty Pin-up Girls' both with an illustration and Old Gold Cigarette ad.
Hemingway Esquire Magazine: March 1935
Hemingway's featured story for March, 1935 is "Sailfish Off Mombasa: A Key West Letter". Plus, you cannot forget about George Petty and his 'Petty Pin-up Girls' both with an illustration and Old Gold Cigarette ad.
Hemingway Esquire Magazine: February 1935
Hemingway's featured story for February, 1935 is "Remembering Shooting Flying", along with F. Scott Fitzgerald's fiction, "The Night Before Chancellorsville", taken from Taps at Reveille. Plus, you cannot forget about George Petty and his 'Petty Pin-up Girls' both with an illustration and Old Gold Cigarette ad.
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