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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: The Collector's Guide, 1940 - A monthly periodical devoted to first editions, Americana, - autographs, old newspapers and magaines, sheet music, etc. - -Author: Various - -Editor: James Madison - -Release Date: May 30, 2020 [EBook #62287] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE COLLECTOR'S GUIDE, 1940 *** - - - - -Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Lisa Corcoran and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net - - - - - - - - - - The - COLLECTOR’S GUIDE - - - A Monthly Periodical Devoted to First Editions, Americana, - Autographs, Old Newspapers and Magazines, Sheet Music, Playbills, Dime - Novels, Current Auction Prices, etc. $2 per year. Single copies 25c. -Published by James Madison, P. O. Box 124, Grand Central Annex, New York. - Advertising rates on page 8. - - - No. 17 January 1940 - - - - - Largest Buyers and Sellers - of - FRONTIER AMERICANA - IN THE COUNTRY - - * * * * - - _Edward Eberstadt & Sons_ - 55 West 42nd Street NEW YORK - - - RETZ & STORM, Inc. - 598 Madison Avenue, New York - - _Rare Books and First Editions - Autograph Letters and Manuscripts - Catalogues Sent on Request_ - - -AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS, MANUSCRIPTS OF AMERICANS OF ALL TIMES or RELATING -TO AMERICA. HISTORICAL AND LITERARY, purchased for immediate cash. Fine -Single pieces as well as Collections. Also accumulations of such -material in large quantities. - - Want List on Request - - The American Autograph Shop - MERION STATION, PA. U. S. A. - - - BEN BLOOMFIELD - 65 University Place, N. Y. C. - -Buys and sells autographs. 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Early days in South Dakota. G. P. - Putnam’s Sons, New York. $4. - -BANK OF CALIFORNIA, San Francisco. A series of historical advertisements - commemorating its founding in 1864, with woodcut reproductions of - historical scenes. 24 pages. - -SACRAMENTO GUIDE. 220 pages, with folding map, and illustrated with - reproductions of early woodcuts, lithographs, and photographs. - Sacramento BEE, 1939. Paper covers, 50c. Cloth, $1. - - (_Continued on page 12_) - (_Continued from page 2_) - -THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, A MEDICO-GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT. By Dr. J. - Praslow, who practised medicine in San Francisco from 1849 to - 1856. (A translation from the German edition issued in Gottingen - in 1857). Published by J. J. Newbegin, San Francisco, 1939. $3. - -MR. CIBBER OF DRURY LANE. By Richard Hindry Barker. 8vo. Colley Cibber’s - life. Columbia University Press, New York. $3. - -RECOLLECTIONS OF A TULE SAILOR. By John Leale. 300 pages with 19 pages - of illustrations. Authentic details of San Francisco’s river and - ferryboat traffic, told by a veteran master and pilot of San - Francisco Bay since the early 60’s. George Fields, San Francisco, - Calif. $3. - -THE THEATRE HANDBOOK AND DIGEST OF PLAYS. By Bernard Sobol. A reference - work about the theatre and its people, including concise synopses - of nearly 1000 plays, etc. Crown Publishers, New York. $3. - - (_If otherwise difficult to procure, Current Books can be ordered from - THE COLLECTOR’S GUIDE, at publishers’ prices. Free delivery. If - unobtainable, money will be promptly refunded._) - - - - - Amateur Journalists Who Became Famous - - -In “The Career and Reminiscences of an Amateur Journalist,” Thos. G. -Harrison states that Nathaniel Hawthorne was really a pioneer member of -the clan, having gotten out six weekly issues of a periodical of this -description, called THE SPECTATOR, the first number appearing Aug. 21, -1820. Thus it predates by three years what many have heretofore accepted -as his first literary effort, in the SALEM GAZETTE, in 1823. - -Prior to its appearance, Hawthorne, at that time a youth of 16, got out -a preliminary prospectus, stating that THE SPECTATOR would be issued on -Wednesdays, at 12c per annum, payment to be made at the end of the year. -In an early issue, Hawthorne advertised that he proposed to publish by -subscription, a new edition of “The Miseries of Authors,” to which he -promised to add a sequel containing facts and remarks drawn from his own -experience. - -Truman J. Spencer, for many years a historian on amateur journalism, -questions whether a copy of either THE SPECTATOR or Hawthorne’s -prospectus, is in existence today. Here, then, is an opportunity for -ambitious bibliophiles and rare book speculators to ransack the garrets -of their ancestors, and “see what they can see.” Harrison states that -THE SPECTATOR was neatly written by the hand of Hawthorne. It was -probably manifolded by some crude reproducing process of that period. - - [Illustration: _(_Courtesy Franklin Memorial Institute_)_] - - - - - THE JUVENILE PORT-FOLIO, - AND - LITERARY MISCELLANY, - - DEVOTED TO THE INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT OF YOUTH. - - A lasting wreath of various hue.—deck’d with each fragrant flower. - - Vol. I.] [No. 1. - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1812. - - - CONDITIONS. - -A No. will be published every Saturday. - -The price is _only Twelve and a half Cents_ per month, payable in -advance. - -No subscription will be received for less than three months. At the -close of each year, a title page and index, for the volume; also, a list -of the names of the subscribers will be given. - - - TO THE JUVENILE PUBLIC. - -The title to address the public, when a periodical work is first offered -for patronage, is established by custom, and a deviation from the -general usage, would be a breach of decorum, since the public now -demands, as a right, what formerly it granted as a courtesy; and, of -late years, more labour is bestowed in writing these “_Repositories of -promises_,” than in vamping up the original work. As it seems required, -therefore of every candidate, that he should publicly declare his -pretensions to favour, the Editor, in compliance with the general -custom, deems it necessary, briefly to state the intention of the -present work; and, in this, as well as in his Editorial capacity, in -general, he respectfully solicits from his patrons, that indulgence, -which the inexperience of youth so amply requires. In order, therefore, -to make up for his own deficiency, he respectfully solicits the favour -and assistance of such of the “_Literary Youth_,” as may have time and -inclination, to favour him with their communications. He has, also, the -promise of a few gentlemen of polite taste, to condescend their aid, “to -diffuse elegant and instructive literature, to soothe trembling merit, -and to ROUSE AND FOSTER INFANT GENIUS.” - -The columns of the Juvenile Port-Folio, will consist of all the _variety -of subject_, and Miscellaneous literature, which Magazines, and other -periodical literary works, usually contain: Selected with particular -attention to those subjects, that are adapted to the improvement, -edification, and rational amusement of youth. In our searches after -variety, a preference will always be given to those pieces, which are -characterised by elegance of expression, chastity of thought, and value -of information. “Though we shall touch, like the Bee, upon every plant -in the garden of literature, we shall only extract from those which -produce sweets, and diffuse fragrance.” - -Besides the more general subjects of literature, its pages will always -be open to such extracts of popular interest, as may be judicious and -entertaining; also a general selection of rare anecdotes, points of wit, -brilliant repartee, &c. Our purpose will be to render this department, -lively without licentiousness, brilliant without tinsel, and elegant -without elaboration. - -In the region of the Muses, we particularly solicit aid, but we fear -“not from the voice of inspiration.” We may venture, however, to hope, -that the perusal of our selected poetry will excite emulation, as no -piece will be admitted, which cannot lay some claim to true genius and -poetical merit. - -The Ladies will receive the Juvenile Port-Folio as an entertaining -companion, studious of their favour, by courtly manners and valuable -information; and the Gentlemen will find in it, a manly and correct -conduct, which we hope will not be unworthy of their regard; as, we -shall ever be anxious to please the Polite, the Learned, the Witty and -the Fair, with those views, we are emboldened to ask the patronage of -the public. - - “And, confident of praise, IF PRAISE BE DUE, - Trust without fear, to merit and to You.” - -But Hawthorne was not the first to publish a “boys’ paper.” From a -pamphlet on “Amateur Journalism,” issued by Will G. Snow of Meriden, -Conn., to commemorate “An Association of Amateur Journalists of the -Past,” called “The Fossils,” we learn that the earliest known American -example is THE JUVENILE PORTFOLIO AND LITERARY MISCELLANY, an eight-page -weekly, published from Oct. 17, 1812 to Dec. 7, 1816 by Thomas G. -Condie, Jr., at 22 Carter’s Alley, opposite Stephen Girard’s Bank, -Philadelphia, as per illustration herewith. - -After the demise of Hawthorne’s periodical, amateur journalism seemingly -went into a slumber twice as long as the famed sleep of Rip Van Winkle. -However, in 1858, came the COOS HERALD of Lancaster, N. H., and by 1872, -approximately 200 amateur gazettes were being turned out. At this period -the juvenile journal considered as having the largest circulation, was -OUR BOYS, started in Chicago in 1871 as a “four-pager,” and which by -1873 had evolved into a 16-page periodical almost as large as HARPER’S -WEEKLY. In its prime it is said to have enjoyed a circulation of 10,000 -copies per issue. Most of these sheets varied in size from 4 pages of 3 -by 4 inch dimensions to 32 pages, measuring 10 by 12, the latter about -the width of four ordinary newspaper columns. The average life of an -amateur paper was estimated at 8 months, which period was ample to -disgust most youthful journalists with the hardships of an editorial -career. - -In 1869, it was deemed advisable to organize an association for mutual -acquaintance, social intercourse and to assist the cause of amateur -journalism throughout the United States. A meeting was held in New York -at the residence of Charles Scribner, from which evolved the National -Amateur Press Association. Nellie Williams, a 13-year miss, is credited -as being the first “female of the species.” She issued the PENFIELD -EXTRA soon after the commencement of the Civil War. It had been planned -to issue an amateur journal at the Centennial Exposition of 1876, and it -was said that $5000 could have been raised without difficulty for that -purpose, but Director General Goshorn would not allot space, claiming -that the word “amateur” savored of infancy of mind. - -When approximately half a century ago, George Harrison announced himself -as a candidate for the presidency of the Western Amateur Press -Association, his ambition did not meet with unanimous endorsement, if we -consider the following outburst from a rival sheet: - - “We smelt the smell of a dead rat when we received a copy of the - WELCOME VISITOR, stating that Harrison is a candidate for the position - of President of the Western Amateur Press Association, against Wyn - Morris. We can inform the gentleman from Indiana that he is on the - hull of a sinking ship, and when he grasps for the exalted position he - has in view, it will melt before his eyes, and he will gradually sink - into the waters of oblivion. George, dear George, you are left - sure.”—AMATEUR IOWAN. - -To this not over-delicate prognostication, the Harrison clan replied in -kind as set forth below: - - “THE IOWAN no doubt smelt its own smell, eh. As for Harrison being - left in the race, we beg to inform our IOWA contemporary, in all - probability it is entirely mistaken. No other candidate now in the - field has a better chance than he.”—The WELCOME VISITOR. - -Let us quote one more expression of opinion, as one contempt-orary to -another: - - “In our estimation nothing is so contemptible as to publish an article - against an individual and then refuse to send him a copy of the paper - containing the attack. The low-lived editors of the YOUNG DEMOCRAT - should paste this in their hats.”—THE ACORN, St. Louis. - -At the time Mr. Snow wrote his “Amateur Journalism” pamphlet, in 1922, -the Fossil Library, consisting of 50,000 old amateur papers, was located -at 150 Nassau St., New York. It has since been moved to the Franklin -Memorial Institute, Philadelphia, where it will be permanently preserved -under the care of the Curtis Family of SATURDAY EVENING POST fame. The -second largest collection is owned by Truman J. Spencer, of Hamden, -Conn., while Vincent B. Haggery of Jersey City, N. J., has one of the -very few known files of the official organ of the National Amateur Press -Association, embracing 63 years. Any one interested can obtain -information as to other fine collections by writing to Edwin H. Smith, -Librarian of the N.A.P.A., 524 N. Kenmore St., Philadelphia. - -As to amateur journalists who subsequently reached exalted ranks as -authors or publishers, Mr. Spencer has kindly furnished me with the -following list: - -FRANK B. NOYES, publisher Washington STAR, at age of 12 ran the TIMES. - -THEODORE BODENWEIN (recently deceased), publisher of the New London DAY, -at 17 ran the THAMES BUDGET. - -E. H. STAIR, owner Detroit FREE PRESS, ran OUR BOYS AND GIRLS, in 1873. - -JOSEPHUS DANIELS, publisher of the Raleigh NEWS AND OBSERVER, and -ex-Secretary of the Navy, at age of 12 ran the CORNUCOPIA. - -RICHARD W. GILDER, for many years editor of the CENTURY MAGAZINE, ran -the REGISTER at 16. - -CYRUS H. K. CURTIS, S. E. POST AND LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL publisher, -conducted YOUNG AMERICA at the age of 14. - -JOHN THAYER, well-remembered as publisher of EVERYBODY’S MAGAZINE and -the SMART SET, when only 13, ran the PRINTER. - -GEORGE B. M. HARVEY, one of the final publishers of HARPER’S WEEKLY, -issued the DEMOCRAT when only 14. - -There were many other eminent publishers that lack of space compels us -to omit. And as for authors who became famous, Robert Louis Stevenson -issued the SUNBEAM MAGAZINE when 16; Frank Baum who wrote “The Wizard of -Oz” published the HOME JOURNAL in 1868; and Walter Pritchard, New York -theatre critic, and author of numerous books on the drama, joined the -amateur ranks at 12. - -According to Mr. Spencer, amateur journalism still exists and continues -to hold a fascination for many youths of today. From the speculative -standpoint, however, there is at present no active demand for an oldtime -collection thereof, although probably some individual with an ample -purse and a nostalgia for youth, would be happy to possess one, and pay -well for it. But who and where he is, it will take a wiser person than -the editor of this publication, to identify. - -Collectors of this interesting phase of Americana, will look forward -with pleasurable anticipation to the publication of a book entitled -“History of Amateur Journalism,” on which Truman J. Spencer has been -working for years. The outline of contents will comprise, DEFINITION AND -DESCRIPTION ... THE PIONEERS ... EXCHANGING AND ORGANIZING ... THE -NATIONAL AMATEUR PRESS ASSOCIATION ... RIVAL ORGANIZATIONS ... SECTIONAL -AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ... LITERATURE AND BOOKS ... THE FOSSILS ... -APPENDIX. Full information as to the date of publication, price, etc., -can be obtained by writing to Truman J. Spencer, 2525 Whitney Ave., -Hamden, Conn. - - -The famous rooming house at 61 Washington Square, N. Y., conducted for -more than fifty years by Mme. Katherine Branchard, and since her decease -in 1937, by her daughter-in-law, is no more. During their years of -struggle it was a haven of repose for Willa Cather, Frank Norris, Gelett -Burgess, Theodore Dreiser and Adelina Patti. After their departure from -the Branchard House, which incidentally is over 100 years old, they -wrote her letters from all parts of the world, and these should produce -some good autographic material. - -Mrs. Adelaide M. Faron, of the Walt Whitman Society of America, and -Librarian of the Hempstead Library, Hempstead, Long Island, N. Y., -recently held at the Adelphia College, Garden City, N. Y., an exhibition -of rare items and newly discovered manuscripts pertaining to the “good -gray poet”. - -Here is a little good advice from that past master of sheet music -knowledge, Wm. McDevitt, 2079 Sutter St., San Francisco. In his very -entertaining monthly called BOOK-COLLECTING (50 cents a year) he -says:—“In buying first editions of old songs, you will be safer in most -cases if the sheet music doesn’t contain ads on the back cover; you will -generally do well to distrust copies with the copyright line on front -apparently worn out with repeated printings.” - -The large mass of propaganda from both foreign and domestic pressure -groups is being collected and classified by the Carnegie Library of -Washington and the Washington and Lee University of Lexington, Va. - -The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., has acquired a -collection of photographs of real Wild West Indians, made by John K. -Hillers, 66 years ago. - - - - - [Illustration: RICHARD S. WORMSER - _Books_] - - RARE OUT OF PRINT - 22 WEST 48TH STREET, NEW YORK - _Telephone_ _Cable Address_ - BRYANT 9-9276 BOOKWORM, NEW YORK - - - - - Good Investments In Autographs - - - _Written for_ The Collector’s Guide _by Mary A. Benjamin_ - - [Illustration: _Allied News-Photo_] - -Frequently I am asked, “What is a safe investment in autographic -material over a long period of years?” The answer may well come from my -experience gained in this field during the past decade. The boom years -of 1928 and 1929 sent many items of a literary, historical and musical -character sky-rocketing, although subsequently they shot down just as -suddenly, 1938 seeing prices at probably their lowest level in 25 years. -And yet, just as in the case of rare books, some forms of autograph -material suffered less than others. The knowledge thus gained, helps -materially to light the pathway as to what is the best sort of -autographic material to consider for future investment. - -Today, the safest buy seems to be good Presidential letters written -either before or during their terms of office, preferably the latter. -These letters must have worthwhile contents. Uninteresting documents of -our Chief Executives are all too common and sell at nominal figures. -Signers of the Declaration of Independence and of the Constitution are -also excellent, that is, if the contents measure up. In the literary -domain, authors’ letters about their works are always sought for, -although prices are more inclined to fluctuate than on historical items. - -Of late, increased interest has been evinced in the “War between the -States,” or, as it is called up North, the Civil War. An added lure is -that prices for this sort of material, are almost at rock-bottom, as -collectors are just beginning to wake up to its importance. The years -will see good war letters of famous Federal and Confederate Generals go -very high. The upward swing has already begun. - -A new field which has sprung up recently is that of State collections. -The country has heretofore been too young to care much for the -historical records of individual localities. But with the development of -the nation, this interest has steadily grown, and today, all letters -relating to internal politics of individual states or cities are being -sought, the competition having a healthy effect upon prices. - -Early Mormon material, and records pertaining to Texas, Michigan, -Colorado, Virginia, California, etc., are in active demand, thus -enabling the average dealer to place them without difficulty almost as -fast as received. Furthermore, whereas a collector may become -discouraged in buying a complete set of Signers because of the -super-rarity of a few names, there is little difficulty in obtaining the -two or three Signers belonging to the collector’s home state, to say -nothing of famous Generals, literary lights, composers, etc. - -The one, almost unchanging code of the collector should be to buy -hand-written letters of good date, and of unusual, historical, or -otherwise excellent content. Fine items seem to hold their value pretty -well, even in times of financial stress, and with the years should edge -upwards in price. Less desirable items will fluctuate considerably. To -sum up, good autographs provide the best expectation for at least a fair -dividend on the money invested. On the other hand, common items that -have little to recommend them except cheapness, are almost invariably a -disappointment as far as the hope of satisfactory returns, are -concerned. There are occasional exceptions but this rule holds true 98% -of the time. In closing, may I also stress the importance of being sure -that what you purchase is genuine. Unless you are an expert yourself, -the safest way is to acquire your pen treasures only through a dealer on -whose reliability and experience you can absolutely depend. - - -Walter Hart Blumenthal, rare book specialist at 1775 Broadway, New York, -is frequently called upon to contribute articles on odd books, such as -for example a Shorthand Bible, a Latin Life of Washington, “Alice in -Wonderland” in Esperanto, and a book bound in human skin. Shortly THE -COLOPHON will present an article by Mr. Blumenthal on books in which the -text and illustrations are pierced into the vellum, letter by letter, -the pages being backed by colored silk. In all the world, only seven -such early volumes are known, he states. - - -Rare book dealers should make good chiropractors because they know so -much about “spines”.... To make Book Week successful, avoid displaying -Weak Books.... It requires no earthquake to produce “shaken” books. - - - - - WANTED - AUTOGRAPHED - FREE FRANKLED ENVELOPES - - WARREN L. BARR - 420 21st St., N. W. Canton, Ohio - - - THE BOOM IS ON - _THE_ - COLLECTOR’S GUIDE - _formerly a Quarterly, is now_ - Published Monthly - _except July and August_ - - - ADVERTISING RATES - The Collector’s Guide - - Full page $15 - ½ and ¼ pages pro rata - Less space, $1 per inch. - - Discount - On three insertions, 10%; - Six insertions, 15%. - -For rates on front and back cover spaces when available, please address -publisher. - - - - - _A Book Stamp Innovation_ - - - [Illustration: {uncaptioned}] - -As Flodden W. Heron aptly observed in a recent issue of the ARGONAUT, it -is estimated by the Postal Department that one person out of every -fifteen is interested in stamp collecting. There are over twenty-five -journals issued exclusively for stamp collectors, and three hundred and -two American newspapers maintain stamp departments. In addition -sixty-four radio stations conduct regular stamp broadcasts. Book -collectors constitute a much smaller group, and to date there has been -no connection between these two enthusiastic armies of “acquisitioners.” -To bring these two groups into closer cooperation, Mr. Heron recently -suggested to the Pacific Philatelic Society of San Francisco the use of -postage stamps of authors as association items for collected books. -Investigation disclosed that postage stamps had been issued in honor of -nearly one hundred authors. - -He states that the idea occurred to him when coming into possession of a -Stamp Case, invented by Lewis Carroll of “Alice in Wonderland” fame. It -contained twelve pockets for stamps of different denominations. -Progressively this gave birth to the thought of using stamps as -association items in connection with first editions, artistically -affixing them to fly-leaves, inside covers, or occasionally to title -pages. Time will increase the scarcity or rarity of the stamps, and in -some instances, as with certain bookplates, greatly enhance the value of -the books to which they are affixed. Of course we must bear in mind that -the number who collect stamps exceeds greatly those whose interest is in -rare books. At the same time, many high school and college students and -other groups, would like to collect books but cannot afford the prices -of first editions. However, if postage stamps are classified as -association items, thousands can buy books not first editions, but good -reading copies. The inserting of proper stamps, will permit of book -collecting on an inexpensive scale, because it is only necessary to -watch dates, and acquire first-day “covers” for merely the regular price -of the stamps. And as time goes on, these first issues will have -increased value for book insertion, quite aside from their desirability -to stamp collectors. For example, a copy of “Leaves of Grass,” issued by -the Modern Library, with a first-day Whitman “cover” laid in, should -fetch over double the cost of the book within a year after the stamp was -issued. And this, in spite of the fact that a postage stamp in -connection with a book can not be compared with an author’s inscription -or presentation. It can be more likened to a bookplate, which has been -added to the volume by some one other than the author. Two of Mr. -Heron’s favorite authors are Lewis Carroll and Sir Walter Scott, and as -he could find of them no existing postage stamps, he had two made, for -his personal use, which serve as illustrations for this article. We feel -certain that Mr. Heron will be glad to answer any question pertaining to -book stamps on the part of those interested, if they will address their -inquiries to him at Mills Building, San Francisco. - - -Temple Scott, rare book expert, died on Sept. 30th. in Edinburgh. Among -his many activities, he had been adviser in the assembling of some of -the notable private libraries of this country, including those of Jerome -Kern, and the late William H. Woodin, former Secretary of the Treasury. -The Kern collection was considered one of the most valuable ever gotten -together in America, and in 1929 was sold at auction for $1,300,000. -Also remembered are some of Mr. Scott’s outstanding purchases including -the letters of Lord Chesterfield for which he paid $75,000, and the -original text which Sir Walter Scott prepared for a definitive edition -of his novels, and which set him back $150,000. - -The first volume of Dr. Greg’s “Bibliography of the English Drama to -1640” is reported as ready. Information regarding it can be obtained -from R. B. McKerrow, Picket Place, Wendover, Bucks, England. - -Mrs. Nellie Dumont, widow of the minstrel king, Frank Dumont, died -several months ago at her home, 1207 Green St., Philadelphia, Penna., -where she had resided for 60 years. Mr. Dumont in his lifetime, -possessed an unusually fine collection of theatrical material, and to -this day, as far as we know, it has never been definitely established, -just what became of it. - - - - - “COLLECTING - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - MAGAZINES” - -The only book on the subject. 72 pages, 4 pp. illustrations, 10 -Chapters. Lists values of all issues, special numbers, supplements. -Information on reprints, binding, maps, formats, bibliography. - - $1.00 - EDWIN C. BUXBAUM - Box 327 Swarthmore, Penna. - Wanted to Buy: Geographics before 1907 - - - _We are always anxious to buy_ - Rare American - CHILDREN’S BOOKS - _of every description_ - - - PEGASUS BOOK SHOP - 144 East 61 St. New York, N. Y. - - - HISTORY OF THE BOOK - COMBINATION OFFER - -SIX ORIGINAL LEAVES: (1) Manuscript leaf on vellum; (2) Chinese Block -Printing, 1440; (3) Nuremburg Chronicle Leaf with woodcut 1493; (4) Leaf -of Justinian printed in red and black by Bautista de Tortis, Venice, -1496; (5) Sallust leaf by J. Ibarra, Madrid 1772; (6) Kelmscott Press -leaf with woodcut initial printed by William Morris, 1893. - - _The group sent postpaid for $5.00_ - - DAWSON’S BOOK SHOP - 627 So. Grand Avenue - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - -Catalog of early printing sent free on request. - - - Mail Bidders Wanted - Catalogues Free - - ALBERT SAIFER - Book Auctions - Correspondence Address: - 142 S. 11th St., Philadelphia, Pa. - Consignments Solicited—Rates on Request - -A list of old magazines and newspapers that are worth real money, in the -February issue of THE COLLECTOR’S GUIDE. - - - - - HOW TO TELL FIRST EDITIONS - - - - -When the date of the publication is not in brackets, it means that the -same will be found on title page. When, however, it is in brackets, -thus, (1931), it indicates that said date is printed either on the -reverse side of title page, or in some other part of the book. Or, -possibly, the date does not appear at all, in which case the brackets -are merely authoritative information supplied by the bibliographer. -Furthermore, our endeavor has been to list only authors and books for -which there is a reasonably active present-day demand, and which have a -speculative future. - - - LOUISA MAY ALCOTT (1832-1888) - -LITTLE WOMEN. 2 vols. First volume has no announcement for “Little - Women, Part Two” at foot of last page of text, nor has it “Part - One” on the backstrip; Second volume has the notice regarding - “Little Women: Part One” at page IV. Usually bound in green or red - cloth, but other colors show up occasionally. Boston, 1868-1869. - - - THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH (1836-1907) - -THE STORY OF BAD BOY. Generally regarded as the story of his own - boyhood. Has “scattered” for “scatter” on page 14, line 20, and - “abroad” for “Aboard” on page 197, line 10. Green cloth binding. - Boston, 1870. - - - HERVEY ALLEN (1889- ) - -ANTHONY ADVERSE, New York, 1933. 105 copies de luxe edition, 3 vols. - signed. Trade edition is in one volume, with publisher’s monogram - on copyright page. On page 352, line 6, Xaxier for Xavier. On page - 397, line 22, the word found is repeated. On page 1086, line 18, - ship for shop. - - - SHERWOOD ANDERSON (1876- ) - -WINESBURG, OHIO. New York, 1919. First printing said to have both - unstained and orange stained tops. - - - T. S. ARTHUR (1809-1885) - -TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM. Philadelphia, 1854. This holds priority over - an edition the same year published in Boston. - - - IRVING BACHELLER (1859- ) - -EBEN HOLDEN. There is a pine-cone design on backstrip with rounded top. - In later editions, a flat top was substituted. Boston (1900). - - - RAY STANNARD BAKER (1870- ) - -ADVENTURES IN CONTENTMENT. By David Grayson (pseudonym). New York, 1907. - Green pictorial cloth, about 1-3/16 inches thick. Illustration on - page 110, shows cows grazing. Second state is bound in dark green, - olive cloth, without illustration on page 110, of man plowing. - - - JOHN KENDRICK BANGS - (1862-1922) - -A HOUSE-BOAT ON THE STYX. New York, 1896. - - - EDWARD BELLAMY - (1850-1898) - -LOOKING BACKWARD, 2000-1887. Comes in gray, green, yellowish and perhaps - other colors of cloth; also in paper wrappers. Cloth-bound copies - hold priority. They are said to have been issued in the Spring, - whereas those in wrappers didn’t appear until Fall. The first - state has printer’s imprint on copyright page. Boston, 1888. - - - AMBROSE BIERCE (1842-1914?) - -THE FIEND’S DELIGHT. By Dod Grile (pseudonym). London (1872). Vignette - on title page. Red-brown pictorial cloth. American edition, 1873, - had no publisher’s advertisements at back. - -NUGGETS AND DUST. By Dod Grile (pseudonym). London (1872) First edition - of author’s first book. Original yellow pictorial wrappers. Should - have half-title, with two pages of advertisements preceding the - half-title, and ten pages of advertisements at the end. - -THE DANCE OF DEATH. By William Herman (pseudonym). San Francisco (1877) - First state has on its title page, in addition to title and - author, the words “Author’s copy”. Has no press notices at back of - book. Second state has imprint of Henry Keller & Co., 543 Clay - St., 1877. THE DANCE OF LIFE by Mrs. Dr. J. Milton Bowers, and - purporting to be an answer, is sometimes considered as a companion - piece. - -TALES OF SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS. Issued in green cloth and probably also - other colors. White end-papers. E. L. G. Steele, San Francisco, - 1891. - -BLACK BEETLES IN AMBER. Has imprint of Western Authors Publishing Co. - Cloth and wrappers. San Francisco and New York, 1892. - - (_To be continued_) - - - - -General Stock of Americana, sea books, local New London, and Conn. -material, first editions, prints, autographs, etc. - -Write me your wants on your special subjects. - - TRACY’S BOOKSTORE - 60 Meridian St. New London, Conn. - - -CITY BOOK AUCTION. Sales of Books, Autographs, etc., held every Saturday -at 1.30 P.M. Catalogues free. Consignments solicited. Rates on request. - -120 Fourth Ave., New York City - - - - - Stick ’Em Up - - -As a preface to “Books on Western Gunmen,” by Guy J. Giffen, in the -Quarterly NEWS-LETTER of the Book Club of California, an editorial note -states that not the least interesting subdivision of Americana is that -relating to the bandits and gunmen of the Old West. The extensive -literature on the subject offers a tempting field to collectors with a -taste for the history and legend surrounding this phase of the Winning -of the West. Mr. Giffen’s extensive library of books on Western outlaws -is the result of a hobby of years’ standing. - -Mr. Giffen’s article maintains that any well-rounded collection of -Western Americana should have a division of books on gunmen, and -mentions a number of men and titles that will serve as a general guide -to their selection. Of particular interest are the books on Murrieta. -“Joaquin Murrieta, the Brigand Chief of California” was published by the -CALIFORNIA POLICE GAZETTE in 1854, and is now very rare, only two copies -being known, both in private collections. According to Franklin Walker -as set forth in “San Francisco’s Literary Frontier,” John Rollin Ridge, -partly of Indian blood, who came to San Francisco in 1850, furnished the -GAZETTE with much of its source material when he wrote “The Life and -Adventures of Joaquin Murrieta, the Celebrated California Bandit.” In -1859, the GAZETTE reprinted the story with additions but also in this -instance, only two copies are known to have survived. Of the many later -treatments of Murrieta, one of the best is “The Life and Adventures of -the Celebrated Bandit Joaquin Murrieta,” translated from the Spanish of -Ireno Paz, by Frances P. Belle. (Chicago, 1925). - - - - - _Edward Eberstadt & Sons_ - - _Specialists in Old and Rare Books Relating to the Far West_ - - 55 WEST 42nd STREET - NEW YORK - - - _WANTED AT ALL TIMES_ - - Americana, State and Local History, Exploration, Overland Narratives, - Confederate Imprints - - - All Scarce or Interesting Items, Relating to California, Texas, - Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, the Middle and Far West, the Early - and Confederate South - - - CATALOGUES ISSUED REGULARLY - -This is a readable account of his exploits, but it credits him with -superhuman ability, and relates incidents that could not have happened. -In Mr. Giffen’s belief, Murrieta’s true history has not yet been told -and at this late date, it is unlikely that it ever will be. It may be -interesting to collectors of Murrietana, to note that in 1880, a play -was produced at the Adelphi Variety Theatre, San Francisco, purporting -to picture the life of Murrieta. It was called “The Scarlet IX.” - -Stories of two California bandits of a much later date, Evans and -Sontag, are related in “The 25th Man”, published in 1924. The author, Ed -Morrell, gives a readable account of his experiences with these outlaws, -bearing however a bit heavily on the first person. The exploits of Evans -and Sontag were also offered to the public in dramatic form, at the -National Theatre, San Francisco, in the early nineties, some of the -bandit’s children having been engaged as a sort of “added attraction.” - -C. B. Glasscock’s “Bandits and the Southern Pacific” (New York, 1929) is -also an interesting narrative. “Old Waybills”, by Alvin F. Harlow (New -York, 1934) while primarily concerned with the pioneer express -companies, gives entertaining accounts of Black Bart, Jesse and Frank -James, Sam Bass and the Daltons, and indicates a sincere effort to -gather the facts. The books of Owen P. White have added much to -present-day popular knowledge of the outstanding killers and peace -officers of the Old West. His “Them Was the Days” (New York, 1925), -“Trigger Fingers” (New York, 1926), and “Lead and Likker” (New York, -1932) make exciting reading and present a true picture so far as the -truth can now be known. “Triggernometry” by Eugene Cunningham (New York, -1935) is another sincere endeavor to treat the gunmen as human beings -rather than supermen. - -Returning to books about individual bandits, one of the best is “Wild -Bill Hickok—Prince of Pistoleers”, by Frank J. Wilstach (New York, -1928), this work also containing many illustrations of more than passing -interest. “Wild Bill” (James Butler) Hickok has been much written about. -Probably the best account of his connection with the famous McCanlas -affair was published in the NEBRASKA HISTORY MAGAZINE for April-June, -1927. In it, the story of Colonel Nichols, published previously in -HARPER’S MAGAZINE of February, 1867 (and copied practically by every -biographer of Hickok) is disproved. - -Of nineteen volumes dealing with the James gang, “The Rise and Fall of -Jesse James,” by Robertus Love (New York, 1925) seems the most thorough -and unbiased biography. An important and scarce James item is “The Trial -of Frank James for Murder,” by George Miller, Jr., privately printed in -Missouri in 1898. It gives in detail information not to be found -elsewhere. The list could go on indefinitely, for the period of the -gunmen extended from the Civil War to the middle 90’s, and the -literature on the subject is limitless. Much of it, of course, is lurid, -sensational material, written solely for entertainment and with no claim -to historical accuracy. But there are also many more pretentious works: -good, bad and indifferent. Many otherwise excellent biographies of -Western gunmen are marred by the fact that the author’s treatment is -colored by his admiration or contempt for his subject. But, perhaps, -that is a failing of biographers in general. - - - - - Everything relative to - - North Carolina Literature - -Old books, letters, pamphlets and newspapers bought and sold. - - S. W. WORTHINGTON - Wilson North Carolina - - - - - INCUNABULA - - -In a recent article in the New York TIMES, Philip Brooks, noted rare -book commentator, remarked that there is nothing particularly mysterious -about incunabula. A polysyllabic Latin word with an impressive sound, it -means simply cradle books, or books published during the infancy of -printing. They occupy only a short span in the history of books, no more -than about fifty years, from the middle to the end of the fifteenth -century. To many collectors they are the true aristocrats, not only for -their antiquity, but often for their artistic beauty. For nearly 500 -years printers have been trying but none have been able to approach the -typographical perfection of the Gutenberg Bible, which was finished -around 1455. Even the paper of these ancients is of superior quality -that they will outlive most books issued today. - -Mr. Brooks further declared that while a common objection to collecting -incunabula is that they are incomprehensible, being printed in dead -languages that nobody reads nowadays, it is nevertheless a fact that -before the end of the century, books were being published freely in the -vernacular, and Caxton and his successors were making valuable -contributions to English literature in their native tongue. - -Since the middle of the seventeenth century, when the output of the -fifteenth century first began to attract notice as collectible objects, -they have been subject to such intensive scrutiny that they are now the -most thoroughly bibliographed books in the world. From Panzer -(1793-1803) and Hain (1826-1834), who described 16,300 titles, the -scientific study evolved through the brilliant work of Bradshaw and -Proctor until its culmination in the British Museum catalogue. - - - - - B. LOGIN & SON, Inc. - - _Chemical and Medical Periodicals and Books_ - - 29 EAST 21st STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. - - Quote Chemical, Medical, Biological, Technical, Agricultural, Natural - Sciences & All Kinds of Scientific Magazines, Biographies of Medical & - Chemical Men - - _Chemical and Medical Books Especially Early_ - -Moreover, collectors today who look somewhat wistfully on the mounting -prices of fifteenth century editiones principes (which means first -editions) of Gutenberg Bibles even in single leaves, or of that familiar -favorite, the Nuremberg Chronicle, are probably unaware that many -incunabula are still available for much less than $100. The elusiveness -and high price of all incunabula are as much a fiction as the belief -that it is impossible to identify individual volumes. - -It is generally admitted that there are in existence some 40,000 -separate editions of books published during the fifteenth century. No -one has yet had the hardihood to attempt to count all the known copies -of these editions. One of the best modern efforts to gauge their extent -was that of K. W. Hiersemann in his “Verlagskatalog”, Leipzig, 1924. He -estimated that there were at least 450,000 pieces of incunabula around, -or an average of more than eleven copies of each known edition. - -In undertaking to investigate the present-day holdings of incunabula in -all countries, Fremont Rider, librarian of the Olin Library at Wesleyan -University, reported that Germany, the birthplace of printing and native -home of most incunabula, is still, according to the latest available -records, the largest holder of such books. With 105 libraries owning a -hundred volumes or more, it registers a total of 115,927 volumes. Italy -ranks second with 70,721. France makes a poor third with 35,278, just -nosing out Great Britain’s 34,045. Austria comes next, outranking the -United States, which can muster 22,166 volumes. Poland, Switzerland, -Czecho-Slovakia, Spain, Holland and Russia follow next in order. In the -25 countries listed with libraries of a hundred or more volumes, Mr. -Rider has located 380,750 titles. - -The outstanding single collection of incunabula is in the Bayerische -Staatsbibliothek at Munich, with its 16,000 volumes. The British Museum -comes second with 11,500, the Bibliotheque Nationale third with 10,000. -The Huntington Library’s 5,200 take sixth place, while the 3,600 in the -Library of Congress entitle it to rank seventeenth among the libraries -of the world. Despite the great influx of incunabula into this country -in recent years, the resources of the European collections are -incomparable. It is perfectly true that most American libraries regard -the acquisition of a single incunabulum as a rare treasure, while many -unheard-of European libraries of religious orders or princely families -own far more volumes than our largest and richest universities. - - - - - JAMES F. DRAKE, Inc. - 24 West 40th St. - New York - - First Editions - Rare Books - Autographs - - _We are particularly interested in unusual Kipling items._ - -Mr. Rider’s analysis makes no attempt to assay the contents of the -various collections, as his concern is only with a quantitative -analysis. Some of the scarcest and most important incunables have found -their way into this country. As a result of an inquiry among the 236 -most likely sources in the United States, a table is shown giving the -relative sizes of incunabula collections in twelve institutions and over -a hundred colleges and universities. Following the Huntington and the -Library of Congress are Harvard University with 1,860 volumes, the -Pierpont Morgan Library with 1,800 and the Newberry Library with 1,634. -The Folger Shakespeare Library contains a surprisingly large -Shakespearean ancestry of 250 fifteenth century sources. The summary -leaves out of account the growing private collections, confined mostly -to this country, whose numbers should materially affect the figures and -perhaps the order of rank. Otherwise it gives a satisfactory account of -the distribution of incunabula in public institutions. - - - - - Collecting Medical Literature - - - _An Interview With An Authority_ - -Hello, Henry Schuman. - -Hello, James Madison. - -Since moving from Detroit to 730 Fifth Avenue, New York, are you -continuing to make a specialty of medical rarities? - -Yes indeed, in fact more so than ever. - -What class of collectors go in for medical books? - -Mostly members of the medical profession, but also general collectors -along scientific lines of which medicine is an integral part. - -Do collectors of medical literature aim to cover the entire field? - -Not in most instances. They usually specialize in branches that -encompass their special interests, such for example as physiognomy, -transfusion of blood, heart disorders, venereal ailments, etc. - -Has a well-selected medical library that was already assembled at say -the turn of the century, increased or diminished in value? - -Increased I should say, or, from a very conservative estimate, at least -held its own. This is due, no doubt, to the permanent interest such a -medical library holds. On the other hand, authors of literary classics, -especially from the beginning of the 19th century on, are subject to -increasing or waning interest due to a change of popular favor and -appreciation. In the case of modern authors such as Hemingway, Faulkner, -etc., this is even more noticeable. The “white-headed” literary lion of -today may be on tomorrow’s bargain shelf, and vice versa. - -Is the number of collectors of medical literature increasing? - -Somewhat, I should say. In the late twenties, Dr. Henry E. Sigerist -became head of the Institute of Medicine at John Hopkins University -where his outstanding accomplishments, combined also with his splendid -achievement in promoting the Bulletin of the History of Medicine, did -much to stimulate new interest, especially among the younger men. - -Which is the best medical bibliography? - -Probably the best, and certainly the most concise is Garrison’s “History -of Medicine”, first published in 1914 by W. B. Saunders Co., -Philadelphia. The fourth edition was issued in 1929 and is revised and -comparatively up to date. It sells for $14. - -How can one get posted on the prices of medical literature? - -The Sanders Price List of Medica Incunabula gives some prices of early -medicine. The cost is $10. As far as more modern medical books and -miscellany are concerned, I believe the best guide is dealers’ lists who -specialize in this sort of thing. I myself get out occasional catalogues -of medical rarities, my latest one being issued to honor the seventieth -birthday of Dr. Harvey Cushing, who is since deceased. - -How do you procure the medical material that you resell? - -There is no royal path that a dealer can pursue. One source is medical -libraries privately owned, and which on the decease of the owner, have -come into the possession of heirs who have no special interest therein, -and who therefore are not adverse to turning them into ready cash. -Europe, which may be termed the cradle of old medicine, holds most of -the rarities, especially those of ancient vintage, and my correspondents -on the other side are constantly on the watch for me. - -How highly are medical periodicals regarded by collectors? - -They play, as a rule, ‘second fiddle’ to books and pamphlets. They are -quite bulky, and in harmony with the modern scheme of architectural -contraction, collectors are not inclined to grant them shelf room. The -best modern outlet for medical periodicals appears to be colleges and -universities, although in many instances, the seller pro tem is apt to -be met with the rubber-stamp response of “Insufficient funds.” - -Have many facsimile reproductions been made of rare medical books and -pamphlets? - -Only a negligible number thus far and which have sold rather -indifferently. However, with the increasing interest displayed in the -collecting of medical literature, facsimiles will come more and more -into their own. - -Are many medical works sold at book auctions? - -Hardly any, I should say. Medical books at best interest but a modest -pro rata of collectors. Therefore, except in occasional instances, it -has not been found profitable to include them in auction catalogues. - -Who are the modern American trail blazers as far as stimulating interest -in the collecting of medical literature is concerned? - -In my opinion, Drs. Oliver Wendell Holmes, William Osler, and Harvey -Cushing. - - - - - _A New Aid to Collectors_ - - -Early in the year, the Pinwheel Press, of 142 So. 11th St., -Philadelphia, will publish “Early American Sheet Music” by Harry -Dichter. This is probably the first attempt to aid collectors and -dealers in this fascinating field of Americana. It will be illustrated -with many full-page reproductions of esteemed sheet music covers and -also give much useful bibliographical information. A business -announcement in this issue, gives full information as to its cost in the -several editions. - - - - - _About The New York Mirror_ - - -In 1823, George P. Morris in conjunction with Samuel Woodworth -established the New York MIRROR. In those days Woodworth was considered -quite a poet, his most permanent obeisance to the muse being “The -Bucket”, later more fittingly known as “The Old Oaken Bucket”. The -MIRROR lasted until 1842, but returned from its journalistic grave the -year following and was known as the NEW MIRROR. It ran for a year and a -half and stated in its last issue in Sept., 1844, that it was being -discontinued because the Post Office charged it magazine postage which -was much higher than that required of newspapers. Perhaps, to avail -itself of this discrimination, it became a daily about this time, a -weekly edition being gotten out for the benefit of the former NEW MIRROR -subscribers. From Sept., 1844 to February, 1845, Edgar Allan Poe, so the -“Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America” reports, was employed -as critical writer. Perhaps this explains why “The Raven” was printed in -the EVENING MIRROR, on Jan. 29, 1845, “by permission”, from the advance -sheets of the AMERICAN REVIEW where it appeared a few weeks later. While -the MIRROR copy is usually spoken of as the second appearance of “The -Raven”, most collectors prefer it to its AMERICAN REVIEW appearance and -it commands a higher price, although in neither case as much as one -might conjecture. - -After Willis and Morris withdrew in 1845, Hiram Fuller took charge and -with certain minor changes of title, the periodical continued until -1857. Soon after Fuller came into control, he was sued by Poe for having -published the Thomas Dunn English article reflecting on his character. -Poe was awarded $225 damages. - - - - - WALTER R. BENJAMIN - 655 Fifth Ave. New York, N. Y. - - AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS - -BUYS— - -Leading expert in autographs will purchase for immediate cash large -collections or single items of historical or literary importance. -American or foreign. - -SELLS— - -Collectors! Send for sample copy of THE COLLECTOR, a magazine for -autograph and historical collectors, established 1887. See prices quoted -on letters, guaranteed authentic, of the great Kings and Queens, -Statesmen, Authors, Musicians, Scientists, and Soldiers of all times and -all countries. - - - The United States - CARD COLLECTOR’S - Catalog - -A 90 page, 6×9 inch handbook, completely covering the card field, -cigarette, candy, gum, playing, advertising, etc., together with related -items of Albums, Silks, and other inserts. Dealers of all kinds should -have a copy to show markets and values. Pays for itself many times. - - 50c postpaid - - J. R. BURDICK - 417 So. Crouse Ave. Syracuse, New York - - -Indian Relics, Minerals, Miniatures, Beadwork, Coins, Books, Jewelry, -Buttons, Basketry, Rugs, Old Glass, Dolls, Gem Stones, Stamps, Covers, -View Cards, Western Postcard Photos. Catalog 5c. - - LEMLEY CURIO STORE - North Branch, Kansas. - - -Another instalment of “How To Tell First Editions” in the February issue -of THE COLLECTOR’S GUIDE. - - - - - _Stephen Foster Sheet Music Wants_ - - -Fletcher Hodges, Jr., Curator of the Foster Hall Collection in the -University of Pittsburgh, Penna., advises us that the following titles -are still required, and for the first satisfactory first edition copy of -each received, the respective prices noted will be paid. - - Beautiful Child of Song $100. - Happy Little Ones Are We 25. - I Will Be True To Thee 100. - Little Belle Blair 100. - Lizzie Dies Tonight 100. - Mine Is The Mourning Heart 100. - Mother, Thou’rt Faithful To Me 100. - My Loved One And My Own 100. - Onward And Upward 100. - Open Thy Lattice, Love Tonight 250. - Somebody’s Coming To See Me 100. - - - - - SCHUMAN’S of New York - -are Leading Specialists in Historical Medicine and Science, and are -large buyers of desirable material in this field. - - IMMEDIATE CASH PAYMENTS - - SCHUMAN’S - 730 Fifth Avenue, New York - - - _WANTED! WANTED_ - - MECHANICAL - PENNY - BANKS - - DR. A. E. CORBY - (Collector) - 44 Wall St., New York City - - - GUY DE MAUPASSANT - -Will purchase ANY interesting material by or about him. A. Artinian, -Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, N. Y. - - - FIRST EDITIONS—AMERICANA—FINE BOOKS. - - Bought & sold. Catalogs free. - - ANTON GUD - 636 East 13th Street New York City - - -Wanted For Cash: U. S. Presidential Bookplates or Booklabels. State name -of President and price desired for plate. Give your name and address. -Bookplate, Care of The Collector’s Guide, P. O. Box 124, Grand Central -Annex, New York. - - -Some facts about Baedeker’s Travel Books in the February issue of THE -COLLECTOR’S GUIDE. - - - - - _Suckers’ Progress_ - - -A book jobber recently found on his hands an entire warehouse full of -obsolete histories in sets of 20 volumes each. They simply wouldn’t -sell; nobody wanted to give them away as premiums; their stock was so -inferior that secondhand paper dealers laughed at the idea of purchasing -them. Then inspiration came to the jobber. He expressed the entire -edition to a publisher’s sucker list, accompanied by the following -letter. - - Sir: - - We are forwarding you herewith a set of Professor McFeely’s _History - of the World From Earliest Times Down to the Inaugural of Chester A. - Arthur_. There are two bindings available: one in cloth such as we are - sending you, retailing for $19.25, the other in beautiful hand-tooled - crushed levant, for $39.98. If you should decide you prefer the - expensive leather-bound edition you may return the set we are sending - you and upon remitting the balance you will receive the other - magnificent volumes. - -Each sucker actually received the leather-bound edition—in fact, no -cloth one existed. But every recipient, imagining that he had received -the wrong books by mistake and was gypping the jobber, sent on his -$19.25 and kept the books. In no time the entire edition was sold out. -(Lucius Beebe in New York HERALD TRIBUNE and reprinted by READER’S -DIGEST). - - -The New York TIMES reports that a new Medical Library building is being -erected at the Yale University of Medicine to receive Dr. Cushing’s -library and collections, including his letters, diaries and manuscripts. -Any of his friends who wish, now or later, to present correspondence, -photographs or other memorabilia for permanent preservation among the -Cushing papers will receive the appreciative thanks of the university. - -The late Merle Johnson, in his “American First Editions” called -attention to the fact that there is no formal Bibliography of the -writings of Bret Harte. The collector is referred to the sales catalogue -of the Charles Meeker Kozlay sale, held at the galleries of the American -Art Association some years ago and now on file at the New York Public -Library. It is the only known listing of the variants and minutiae. - - - - - BOOK-DEALERS - Take Notice - - _We Want Scholarly Books_ - -1. We Want Elizabethan & Restoration Dramatists—In First and Later - Editions. - -2. We Want Best Edited Editions of Dramatists: MARSTON, PEELE, NASH, - etc. BULLEN’S Old Plays, etc. - -3. The Publications of ENGLISH LITERARY SOCIETIES, such as HUTH, MALONE, - FULLER, and BIBLIOGRAPHICAL. - - _We Pay Promptly on Receipt._ - - THE BRICK ROW BOOK SHOP, Inc. - 55 Fifth Ave., New York City - - - WE BUY WE SELL - _Specimen Books of_ - Printing Types - and - Printers’ Ornaments - - Penmanship Publications - Prior to 1880 - - PAUL A. STRUCK - 415 Lexington Av., New York - - - - - _The Long, Long Ago_ - - -In “San Francisco’s Literary Frontiers”, by Franklin Walker, “The Annals -of San Francisco” is described as being probably the best book ever -written about that glamorous city. Its 800 pages give not only the -history of California during the Spanish and American occupations, but -also a faithful account of its social history from 1846 to 1854. -Included also are vigorously penned descriptions of special local -happenings, such as the Great Fires, Steamer Days, the lawless ravages -of The “Hounds”, etc, to say nothing of short biographies of outstanding -oldtimers. The “Annals” have long been out of print, but the book was -gotten up so sumptuously that many copies were kept. It can usually be -picked up for from $7.50 to $20.00 depending on the condition and -binding. A folding map should accompany it. A few years ago, the -California Historical Society, San Francisco, compiled, under the -direction of Charles Francis Griffin, a 28 page index, which is a big -time-saver for historians, and literary searchers. It is bound in full -paper boards, and is sold by the Society for $1.25. - - -The first issue of the Princeton University Library CHRONICLE contains a -checklist of Winslow Homer, famed painter and designer for wood -engravers, whose life span was from 1836 to 1910. - - - - - RARE OLD JOKE BOOKS - (Joe Miller and Up) - Send for catalogue - WEHMAN BROS. - (Since 1889) - 712 BROADWAY NEW YORK - - - EARLY AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC - - Lure and Lore - _by_ - Harry Dichter - -After completing ten years of searching for and locating some of the -finest pieces in this field of Americana, these notes and checklists are -offered so that the collector and dealer may avoid the ordinary pitfalls -that await the novice. - - INVALUABLE TO DEALER AND COLLECTOR - -This is probably the first attempt at giving a working knowledge of the -field of sheet music collecting. - -Not a history of American Music but a necessary tool for every Rare and -Out of Print Dealer and even the seasoned collector of this interesting -material. - -Definitely names highspots and attempts at valuation (Both the Author -and Publisher realize that prices in such a field can only be -approximate as condition, demand and scarcity are prime factors.) - -Included is a Checklist of Early American Music Publishers, their places -and dates of operation. - - Many Full Page Reproductions of Important Items - -Cloth bound, Autographed Copies Strictly Limited to the number of orders -received before Feb. 1, 1940. Publication Date: Feb. 10, 1940. - - Price $3.00 - - Specially Priced Edition in Wrappers at $2.00 - - Regular Trade Discount to Dealers on 2 Copies or More - - _Order Your Copy Now_ - - PINWHEEL PRESS - PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS - 142 S. 11th STREET - PHILADELPHIA, PA. - - _Order direct from publisher or your bookseller_ - - - - - _Locating Bookplates_ - - -Bookplate collectors who desire to know what collections have been -assembled, where they are, the type of material gathered, how they are -cared for, and their availability for study and consultation, should -procure a copy of “A Census of Bookplate Collections in Public, College -and University Libraries.” It was compiled by Carlyle S. Baer, presiding -genius of the American Society of Bookplate Collectors & Designers, and -Miss Clara Therese Evans, of Columbia University. The cost is $1.00 and -it can be obtained by writing to Mr. Baer at 1763 Euclid St., N.W., -Washington, D. C. - - -Robert L. Shurter presents in the July, 1939, issue of the SOUTH -ATLANTIC QUARTERLY, an article on “The Writing of Looking Backward”, in -which the facts regarding the composition, purpose, and subsequent -influences of Edward Bellamy’s novel are set forth. - -We understand that a committee of bibliographers headed by Lawrence C. -Wroth, librarian of the John Carter Brown Library, Providence, is making -plans for the compilation and publication of a “Cooperative Catalogue of -Americana, 1700-1800”, and will be based upon material now housed in the -principal libraries of this country. It will contain all eighteenth -century historical material relating to the Western hemisphere, except -newspapers, broadsides, maps, prints, almanacs, legislative and -administrative proceedings and statute laws. A preliminary survey has -disclosed that only about half of the existing material is recorded in -either Sabin or Evans. - - - - - TRAILING GERONIMO - _by_ Anton Mazzanovich - - Over 100 Illustrations of Historical Value - - The First Authentic Story of the Trailing and Capture of this Great - Apache Indian Chief - - [Illustration: {uncaptioned}] - -This book will make a valuable addition to any American Historical and -Indian Library. It is real Americana. - -Size 5¼×7½, 278 Pages, Elegantly Bound in Art Craft, 4-Color -Illustrations of Geronimo - - _Price_ $3.00 - - WEHMAN BROS. - PUBLISHERS and BOOK JOBBERS - 712 Broadway, New York - -_This amazing story has been made into a great motion picture by -Paramount Pictures, Inc._ - - - - - RECENT AUCTION PRICES - - - Sometimes the author is given first, sometimes his book, - etc.—whichever seems most pertinent at the moment. - - - Parke-Bernet, Inc. - -AMERICAN BOOK-PRICES CURRENT. 1900-3. 1908-36. Index 1916-22. 34 vols. - ex-library. $95. - -AMERICAN STATESMEN. Ed. by John T. Morse, Jr. 32 vols. Boston, 1898. - $70. - -THE MAN WITH THE HOE. By Edwin Markham. First edition in book form, in - original envelope. San Francisco, 1899. $22. - -JOHN L. STODDARD. Lectures. 12 vols. ¾ morocco. Boston, 1908. $15. - -WALT WHITMAN, manuscript, 1 page, about 75 words, in pencil. $42. - -THACKERAY, WILLIAM. Vanity Fair. The original 20 parts in 19. London, - 1847-48. $275. - -WHITMAN MASSACRE. By Matilda J. Sager Delaney, a survivor. Wrappers, - autographed. Spokane (1920). $5. - -DODGE CITY, THE COWBOY CAPITAL. By Robert M. Wright. (Wichita, Kan., - 1913). $17. - -CYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. 6 vols. New York, 1891. $6. - -THE TERRITORY OF WYOMING. ITS HISTORY, SOIL, CLIMATE, RESOURCES, etc. - Wrappers. Laramie City, 1874. $27. - -HISTORY AND DIRECTORY OF LARAMIE CITY. By J. H. Triggs. Wrappers. Worn. - Laramie City, 1875. $27. - -HISTORY OF CHEYENNE AND NORTHERN WYOMING. By J. H. Triggs. Wrappers. - Omega, 1876. $42. - -THE CHAP BOOK. 8 vols. Chicago, 1894-7. $12. - -PUDD’NHEAD WILSON. By Samuel L. Clemens. 1st. Hartford, 1894. $13. - -THE COLOPHON. 34 parts. New York, 1930-8. $47. - -AMENITIES OF BOOK-COLLECTING. Bds. Name in ink inside front cover. 1st - ed. Boston, 1918. $17. - -CALIFORNIA AND OREGON TRAIL. By Francis Parkman. 1st ed. Defects. New - York, 1849. $37. - -THE YELLOW BOOK. 13 vols. 1st eds. with one exception. Covers - discolored. London, 1894-7. $15. - -FOUR YEARS IN THE ROCKIES. By James B. Marsh. Orig. cloth. Cover - stained. New Castle, Pa., 1884. $42. - -PENCIL SKETCHES OF COLORADO. By A. E. Mathews. 36 views on 23 plates, - lithographed by J. Bien. Orig. cloth. Slight defects. (New York) - 1866. $140. - -THE BANDITTI OF THE PLAINS. By A. C. Mercer. Orig. ed. Slight defects. - (Cheyenne: Privately printed, 1894). $45. - -MISSOURI STATE GAZETEER, SHIPPERS’ GUIDE AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY, for - 1865. Portrait, views and pictorial advertisements. Geo. W. Hawes - & Co., Indianapolis, 1865. $50. - -THE DARK SIDE OF NEW YORK LIFE AND ITS CRIMINAL CLASSES. 26 parts, orig. - printed wrappers. Some defects. New York, 1873. $22. - -THE PLAINS AND THE ROCKIES. By Henry R. Wagner. A Bibliography of - Original Narratives of Travel and Adventure, 1860-1865. Revised - and extended by Charles L. Camp. Grabhorn Press, San Francisco, - 1937. $10. - -AMERICAN CHILDREN’S BOOK. (Mrs. Pinchard). The Blind Child. Original - boards. Loose, lightly stained. Philadelphia, 1793. $7. - -EBEN HOLDEN. By Irving Bacheller. 1st ed. First issue. Orig. cloth. - Boston (1900). $27. - -CATTLE TRADE. Historic Sketches of the Cattle Trade. By Joseph G. McCoy. - Covers, spotted and foxed. Kansas City, 1874. $47.... Cattle - Brands of Members of Wyoming Stock Growers Association. Chicago, - 1882. $22.... Prose and Poetry of the Livestock Industry. By - Jerome C. Smiley and James W. Freeman. Vol. 1 (all published). - Denver (1905). $52. - -OVERLAND ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. By (Andrew Child). Crude wrappers; - title-page missing, lightly stained. (Milwaukee, 1852). $70. - -THE INDIAN’S LAST FIGHT. By Dennis Collins. Orig. cloth, privately - printed. (Girard, Kansas, about 1914). $37. - -THE GOLD MINES OF GILPIN COUNTY, COLORADO. By Samuel Cushman and J. P. - Waterman. Orig. printed wrappers. Central City, 1876. $15. - -HANDS UP; or, Twenty Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the - Plains. By General D. J. Cook. Orig. cloth, worn, covers stained. - 1st ed. Presentation copy. Denver, 1882. $35. - -ACROSS THE PLAINS IN 1850. By A. A. Enos. Wrappers. Privately printed - for distribution to friends. Stanton, (n.d.). $25. - -BRET HARTE. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches. Orig. cloth. - Backstrip defects. 1st ed. 1st issue. Boston, 1870. $32. - -THE STORY OF A COUNTRY TOWN. By E. W. Howe. Some defects. 1st ed. - Atchison, 1883. $15. - -STORIES OF THE OLD SANTA FE TRAIL. By Col. Henry Inman. 1st ed. Orig. - cloth, slightly rubbed. Kansas City, 1881. $9. - -VIGILANTE DAYS AND WAYS. By NATHANIEL P. LANGFORD. 1st ed. 2 vols., - orig. cloth. Boston, 1890. $20. - -MEMOIRS OF A PIONEER. By George Lathrop. Orig. printed wrappers. Lusk - Herald, Wyoming, circa 1917. $22. - -HIGH SPOTS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE. By Merle Johnson. New York, 1929. - $15. - -THE RIVET IN GRANDFATHER’S NECK. By James Branch Cabell. 1st ed. New - York. 1915. $16. JURGEN. By the same author. 1st issue, inscribed. - New York, 1919. $32. - -FARM BALLADS. By Will Carleton. Back cover spots. New York, 1875. $6. - -THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, AND OTHER SKETCHES. By - Mark Twain. Immaculate copy of the first issue of the first - edition of the author’s first book. Original blue cloth. New York, - 1867. $610. - -TOM SAWYER. By Samuel L. Clemens. 1st issue. Rubbed. Hartford, 1876. - $475. - -MAGGIE. By Johnston Smith (Stephen Crane). Yellow wrappers. Privately - printed. 1st ed. Small defects and tears. (New York, 1893). $90. - -THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE. By Stephen Crane. Orig. cloth, with dust - jacket. 1st issue of 1st ed. of author’s second novel. Very slight - end-paper blemishes. New York, 1895. $150. - -EMILY DICKINSON. Poems. 1st ed. Covers soiled. Boston, 1890. $52.... - Letters. 2 vols. 1st ed. backstrip discolorations. Boston, 1894. - $15.... The Single Hound. Bds. 1st ed. Boston, 1914. $55. - -NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. The Scarlet Letter. 1st ed., 1st issue. - Presentation copy by author. One of finest copies in existence. - Boston, 1850. $2000. - -THE COVERED WAGON. By Emerson Hough. 1st ed. with dust jacket. - Immaculate copy. New York, 1922. $40. - - - G. A. Baker & Co. - -NOTES OF A VOYAGE TO CALIFORNIA VIA CAPE HORN. By (S. C.) Upham. 1st ed. - Philadelphia, 1878. $7. - - - LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB PUBLICATIONS - -ANTHONY ADVERSE. By Hervey Allen. 3 vols. Mt. Vernon, 1937. $7. - -THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. By Lewis Carroll. New York, 1935. $16. - -THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS. By Fenimore Cooper. Boards. 1932. $8. - -UNCLE TOM’S CABIN. By Harriet Beecher Stowe. New York, 1938. $5. - -HERVEY ALLEN. Israfel. 2 vols. First edition. New York, 1926. $6. - -WILLA CATHER. All firsts. Alexander’s Bridge. Boston, 1912. $26.... Song - of the Lark. Slight defects. Boston, 1915. $7.... Youth and the - Bright Medusa. New York, 1920. (one of 25). $18. - -THE COLOPHON. Vol. 1, parts 1 to 4. New York, 1930. $21. - -EMILY DICKINSON. Further Poems. First edition. Dust wrapper. Boston, - 1929. $10. - -WILLIAM FAULKNER. Sanctuary. First edition, boards. Dust wrapper. New - York, (1931). $10. - -ERNEST HEMINGWAY. A Farewell to Arms. 1st. New York, 1929. $11. - -KATHERINE MANSFIELD. In a German Pension. 1st. London (1911). $42.... - The Garden Party. 1st issue. Blue lettering on binding. Extra “s” - on last line of page 103. London (1922). $80. - -EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY. All firsts. Renascence. New York, 1917. $55.... - The Lamp and the Bell. New York, 1921. $14.... The Buck in the - Snow. New York, 1928. $8. - -EUGENE O’NEILL. The Hairy Ape. New York, 1929. $5. - -EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON. Tristram. 1st. New York, 1927. $15. - -THORNTON WILDER. Bridge of San Luis Rey. 1st. New York, 1927. $6. - -ELINOR WYLIE. Nets to Catch the Wind. 1st. New York, 1921. $12. - -THE COLOPHON, parts 14 to 20. 1933-35. $7. - -T. L. DE VINNE. Two autograph letters signed, 3 pages on his ideas of - good printing. 1912-13. $5. - -THE YELLOW BOOK, a London Quarterly. 13 vols., 1894-1907. $10. - -SAMUEL L. CLEMENS. Christian Science. New York, 1907. 1st edition. $5. - -THE HOLY BIBLE. R. Aitken, Philadelphia, 1781-82. Some defects. $51. - -WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT. The White-Footed Deer., New York, 1844. 1st - edition. Wrappers. Some defects. $52. - -STAMP PERIODICAL. The American Journal of Numismatics. Vol. 1, 1866 to - Vol. 46, 1912. First 12 vols. bound; balance in wrappers. $55. - -FRANK R. STOCKTON. Rudder Grange. 1st ed. New York, 1879. $5. - -J. M. BARRIE. Margaret Ogilvy. 1st ed. London, 1896. $5. - -THE BOOK COLLECTOR’S GUIDE. By Seymour De Ricci. New York, 1921. $5. - -W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM. Of Human Bondage. 2 vols. in box. New York, 1932. - $7. - -THE LITERARY WORLD. Vols. 1 and 2, New York, Feb. 6, 1847 to Feb. 19, - 1848. $6. - - - Charles F. Heartman - -ADVENTURES WITH INDIANS AND GAME, or, Twenty Years in the Rocky - Mountains. By William A. Allen. Chicago, 1903. $4.60. - -AMERICAN HUMOR. Polly & Pea Blossom’s Wedding, and Other Tales, by G. B. - Lamar and others. Philadelphia, 1851. $16. - -ARKANSAS BROADSIDE. Hon. Jesse Turner’s Position. Only two copies known. - Van Buren, Ark., 1861. $8.10. - -THE SOUTHERN PLANTATION OVERSEER as revealed in his letters. Original - board with author’s inscription. Northampton, Mass., 1925. $4.35. - -BEECHER-TILTON SCANDAL. Funny side of a serious subject. Published as a - tabloid newspaper with many illustrations. New York, 1875. $2.80. - -SAN FRANCISCO WHIG, Steamer Edition newspaper. Feb. 3, 1853. Torn, - nothing missing. $1.35. - -CONFEDERATE PLAY, The Confederate Vivandiere, or, The Battle of - Leesburg, a military drama in three acts. Performed at the - Montgomery (Alabama) Theatre by an amateur company. Probably - unique. Original printed wrappers. Montgomery, 1862. $37.50. - -SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER, Confederate issues, in original printed - wrappers. Brought $3.25 each, as follows:—May, 1863; June, 1863; - July, 1863; Sept. 1863; May, 1864. - -CONFEDERATE NEWSPAPERS. The Daily Mississippian. Dec. 16, 1861, $1.50; - Dec. 20, 1861, $2.10; Jan. 27, 1862, $1.60; Mobile Weekly - Advertiser, (torn) Aug. 3, 1861, $1.25; Ripley Advertiser, - (Ripley, Miss.), Dec. 11, 1861, $2.85. - -THE CONFEDERATE VETERAN. Jan. 1913 to Dec., 1931. 19 vols. (lacking 5 - nos.) Original wrappers. $27.50. - -JUVENILE. The Adventures of a Yankee; or the Singular Life of John - Ledyard. Original glazed boards. Boston, 1831. $12.25. - -LINCOLNIANA. The Daily Herald. Newburyport, Mass., Apr. 17, 1865. The - Washington tragedy, with mourning borders. $1.85. - -LOUISIANA. Pickings from the Portfolio of the Reporter of the New - Orleans Picayune. By T. Corcoran. Original printed wrappers. - (Philadelphia, 1846). $11. - -TEN YEARS IN NEVADA, or Life on the Pacific Coast. By M. M. Matthews. - Portraits. Original cloth. Buffalo, 1880. $6.10. - -MISSISSIPPI HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS. Vols. 1 to 14 (1 and 2 in - reprint). New Series, Vols. 1, 2, 4 and 5. Original cloth. - 1900-1925. $37. - -A NEW AND COMPLETE SYSTEM OF BOOK-KEEPING, etc. By William Mitchell. Few - margins repaired. Newly bound. Philadelphia, 1796. $35. - -NEGRO AND SLAVERY. A collection of about 100 miscellaneous newspapers - and periodicals. Various places, 1841 to 1872. $15. - -SAN FRANCISCO EVENING BULLETIN. 26 scattering nos., Dec., 1855 to Mar. - 1, 1856. $10.50. - -WESTCHESTER SPY. White Plains, N. Y. Vol. 11, May 13, 1840 to Apr. 28, - 1841. 51 issues. A few defects. $21. - -CHEROKEE LAND LOTTERY. By Jas. F. Smith. Contains numerical list of the - names of the fortunate drawers; also engraved map of each - district, 59 in all. Original sheep. New York, 1838. $13.35. - -THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT IN THE WEST AND SOUTH FOR THIRTY YEARS. By S. - Smith. Original cloth. New York, 1868. $2.35. - -SONGSTER. The Mermaid, or Nautical Songster. Old wrappers (very slightly - worn). New York, 1798. $16.50. - -THE NORTHWEST COAST; or, Three Years Residence in Washington Territory. - By Jas. G. Swan. Original cloth. New York, 1857. $3.60. - -140 CIVIL WAR SONG SHEETS, words only. Mostly 6 by 9 inches. Some - duplicates. Mainly published during the war. $14. - -WHIG ALMANAC. For 1843-4-5-5-6-7-8-9-50. In one vol. Binding broken. - $3.60. - -SIXTEEN MONTHS AT THE GOLD DIGGINGS. By Daniel B. Woods. Original cloth. - New York, 1852. $7.25. - -COLORADO. Prospectus of the Casco Consolidated Mining Company of - Leadville, Colorado. Original printed wrappers. Leadville, 1880. - $3.25. - -CONFEDERACY. Headquarters Trans-Mississippi Dept. General orders Feb. 8 - to Nov. 18, 1864. 53 pieces. Some stained and slightly mildewed. - $106. - -NEWSPAPERS. Madison (Wis.) Express. 15 scattering nos. 1845-6-7. $4.50. - -RICHMOND AND LOUISVILLE MEDICAL JOURNAL. Vols. 8, 9 and 11. 1869 to - 1871. 3 vols. Bindings broken and some leaves loose. $2.75. - - - CURRIER & IVES AND OTHER LITHOGRAPHS - - Plaza Art Galleries, Inc. - - Abbreviations - - C. L.—Colored lithograph - Fine—Fine condition - Good—Good condition - Fair—Fair condition - C. & I.—Currier and Ives - N. C.—Nathaniel Currier - L. F.—Large folio - M. F.—Medium folio - S. F.—Small folio - -BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, THE STATESMAN AND PHILOSOPHER. By N. C. 1847. M. F. - Fine condition. Framed. $15. - -ZACHARY TAYLOR, PEOPLE’S CANDIDATE FOR THE 12TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED - STATES. By N. C. 1848. S. F. Good. Framed. Unlisted. $10. - -ABRAHAM LINCOLN, SIXTEENTH PRESIDENT, ASSASSINATED April 14th., 1865. C. - & I. Undated. S. F. Framed. $11. - -ANDREW JACKSON: The Union Shall Be Preserved. C. & I., M. F. Unlisted. - -GEN’L LAFAYETTE’S DEPARTURE FROM MOUNT VERNON, 1784. By E. Farrell. - Undated. L. F. Old maple frame. $15. - -WASHINGTON’S RETURN TO MOUNT VERNON, CHRISTMAS EVE, 1783. L. F. Old - maple frame. $21. - -TO THE CADETS OF THE WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY. Pair of aquatints by - George Catlin. Engraved by J. Hill, 1828. M. F. Top and side - margins trimmed to printed surface. Framed. $65. - -THE EXPRESS TRAIN. C. & I. 1870. S. F. Good condition (stained). Framed. - $32. - -THE MOTHER’S BLESSING. C. & I. Undated. M. F. Framed. $8. - -GOOD OLD DOGGIE. C. & I. Undated. M. F. $3. - -MUSIC SHEETS: (a) The Response, A Serenade. (b) Gov. Wright’s Grand - March. (c) Rockaway, or on Long Island’s Sea-Girt Shore. Three - colored lithographs, $3. - -FRUITS OF THE SEASON. C. & I. 1872. S. F. Framed. $3. - -STRAWBERRIES. C. & I. 1863. S. F. Framed. $5. - -THE WHALE FISHERY—“LAYING ON” N. C. 1852. S. F. Fair condition. Framed. - $19. - -M’DONOUGH’S VICTORY ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN. N. C. 1846. S. F. Framed. $25. - -CLIPPER SHIP “FLYING CLOUD”. N. C. 1852. L. F. Later impression. $16. - -THE MISSISSIPPI IN TIME OF PEACE. C. & I. 1865. L. F. Framed. $70. - -THE MISSISSIPPI IN TIME OF WAR. C. & I. 1865. L. F. Framed. $50. - -CENTRAL PARK, WINTER—THE SKATING CARNIVAL. C. & I. S. F. Framed. $62.50. - -THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. C. & I. Undated. S. F. $8. - -MIDNIGHT RACE ON THE MISSISSIPPI. C. & I. 1875. S. F. $12. - -FROZEN UP. C. & I. 1872. S. F. Framed. $47.50. - -PRAIRIE FIRES OF THE GREAT WEST. C. & I. 1871. S. F. $21. - -GOLD MINING IN CALIFORNIA. C. & I. 1871. Framed. $22.50. - -VIEW OF THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION AT NEW YORK, JULY 19th, 1845. FROM THE - BOWLING GREEN. N. C. 1845. S. F. Framed. $21. - -AMERICAN HOMESTEAD—WINTER. AMERICAN HOMESTEAD—SPRING. AMERICAN - HOMESTEAD—SUMMER. AMERICAN HOMESTEAD—AUTUMN. Four by C. & I., - dated respectively 1868, 1868, 1868, 1869. All are S. F. and - framed. $95. - -MINNEHAHA FALLS, MINNESOTA. C. & I. Undated. M. F. Framed. $15. - -THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH. C. & I. Undated. M. F. Framed. $15. - -THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET. C. & I. 1864. L. F. $20. - -VIEW OF THE HUDSON. C. & I. Undated. L. F. Framed. $32.50. - -FOREST SCENE ON THE LEHIGH C. & I. Undated. L. F. Framed. $17.50. - -THE FARMER’S HOME—HARVEST. C. & I. 1864. L. F. $30. - -VIEW OF LONG ISLAND, N. Y. C. & I. 1857. L. F. $45. - -AMERICAN FARM SCENES, No. 4. N. C. L. F. Framed. The most important of - the famous set. $290. - -WILD DUCK SHOOTING. C. & I. 1870. S. F. Framed. $16. - -WATER RAIL SHOOTING. C. & I. 1870. S. F. Framed. $12. - -ENGLISH SNIPE. N. C. Undated. S. F. Framed. $13. - -THE HOME OF THE DEER. C. & I. Undated. S. F. Framed. $6. - -GREAT HORSES IN A GREAT RACE. SALVATORE AND TENNY AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY. C. - & I. 1891. L. F. Framed. $6. - -HOME FROM THE BROOK. THE LUCKY FISHERMAN. C. & I. 1867. L. F. Framed. - $18. - -SHOOTING ON THE PRAIRIE. C. & I. Undated. S. F. Framed. $15. - -THE LIFE OF A HUNTER, CATCHING A TARTAR. C & I. 1861. L. F. Framed. $90. - -AMERICAN HUNTING SCENES. “AN EARLY START”. C. & I. 1863. L.F. $125. - -HUSKING. C. & I. 1861. L. F. $145. - - - - - A SNAP - -The famous magazine ANTIQUES, 10 issues, all different. Fine condition. -$2. - - WEHMAN BROS. - 712 BROADWAY NEW YORK - - - - - BOOK AUCTION FIRMS - - - G. A. BAKER & CO., 3 W. 46th St., New York. - CITY BOOK AUCTION, 120 Fourth Ave., New York. - SAMUEL T. FREEMAN & CO., 1808 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. - CHARLES F. HEARTMAN, The Book Farm, Hattiesburg, Miss. - J. C. 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Were -the question put to us, we would say, “Chose those who have indicated -that they really want your patronage by advertising for it.” Every firm -using the business columns of THE COLLECTOR’S GUIDE is a top-notcher in -his line—not a mossback in the lot. They get out frequent catalogues and -lists and will be glad to respond to your requests for copies thereof. -Furthermore, it is our careful endeavor to only admit dependable firms -to our columns, thus affording you an extra feeling of security when you -patronize them. - - - - - Your Books and Their Bindings - - [Illustration: {uncaptioned}] - -An illustrated booklet, describing fine and plain hand bindings, is -yours for the asking. Beautifully Illustrated, it shows 37 gold-tooled -designs on book backs; also de luxe editions. Our prices are moderate. - - EGGELING BOOKBINDERY - 31 EAST 10th ST. NEW YORK - - - - -Do You Like Antiques? 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Winterich’s latest volume, and conveys in its title but meagerly the -feast in store for those who wish to get a new slant on a number of the -world’s most famous books and the literary geniuses who wrote them. Not -only has Mr. Winterich an almost unique research aptitude, but also the -magnetic quality of being able to marshal his facts in a sprightly -manner. Aside from this, the book has additionally, a fund of definite -information for collectors, respecting the rarity and speculative -possibilities of the many classics of literature that it deals with. It -is a handsomely bound, fully indexed volume of 241 pages and is -published by J. B. Lippincott & Co., at $2.50. - - - - - _Just What Was Needed_ - - -The United States Card Collectors’ Catalog will come as a boon to -gatherers of various sorts of cards, including tobacco, cigarette, -candy, gum, etc. Attention is also given to associated items of silk, -leather, and celluloid buttons, to say nothing of special sections -devoted to playing cards, post cards, name cards and other non-insert -types, tobacco albums, etc. “A pip,” “An admirable piece of research,” -“A remarkable feat” are a few expressions of opinion from those who -possess a copy. Over three years of preparation were required to compile -this 90-page volume. It sells for 50c, and is published by J. R. -Burdick, 417 South Crouse Ave., Syracuse, N. Y. - - - - -Hearn (Lafcadio). First Editions and Values. A Checklist for Collectors. -By Wm. Targ. 12mo, boards, Chicago, 1935. Deluxe edition, limited to 50 -copies, printed on Japanese vellum and signed by the compiler. $2.50. - -Targ’s American First Editions and Their Prices. 12mo, cloth. Chicago, -1930. Limited to 500 copies. $3.00. - - FRANK L. DOUGHERTY - 5322 N. Ludlam Ave. Chicago, Illinois - - - - - Prophets and Profits - - -Some volumes, for which the demand was indeed slender several -generations ago, are today the real prizes of literature. Take for -example the earlier pamphlets and books of Poe, which today are -virtually beyond the means of the average collector. But this -circumstance need not stifle collecting enthusiasm. There are other -volumes, which, while no longer cheap in terms of dollars and cents, -should nevertheless double or treble in value, or perhaps even better -than that, as time goes on. Of course it would be foolish to promise -this as a certainty, and we shall therefore content ourselves with -pointing out some “first edition nuggets” that seem to have an excellent -chance of “coming into the money” at some future period. But before -doing so, let us whisper in your ear, the desirability—we might almost -say the necessity—of only acquiring “firsts” in fine condition. Yes, we -know they’re hard to get, and also that they cost more, but in our -opinion, they’re well worth the difference. Auction records have -demonstrated this time and time again. And now, let us “amble beyond our -preamble,” and point out a few, present-day good buys. - -Were we going into this branch of literary speculation, we should -endeavor to acquire the first edition, first issue of Walt Whitman’s -“Leaves of Grass,” and which was published in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1855. -No need to specify here all the necessary “points,” because, unless you -are a 100% bibliophile, you will probably do better acquiring this -treasure through some trustworthy and sophisticated rare book dealer. In -his worthy volume, “The Romance of Great Books and Their Authors,” John -T. Winterich quotes an assertion made by A. Edward Newton to the effect -that the first edition of the “Leaves of Grass” will reach a higher -figure than any other important book published in the nineteenth -century. When this declaration was made in 1924, asserts Mr. Winterich, -“Leaves of Grass” was selling in the market for $200 or less. Three -years later a copy was auctioned for $800, and in the interval since, -the price has risen, at auction and rare booksellers’ catalogues, to as -high as $3,000, with no indication that a summit of value has been -reached. The Chaucer Head Bookshop, of New York, recently offered a fine -copy without foxing for $1,000. - -Another book with a definite speculative future is the first issue of -the first edition of Mark Twain’s first book, “The Celebrated Jumping -Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches”, with the original blue -cloth binding, and all the “points”. It was published in New York in -1867, and at the Effrem Zimbalist sale, held at the Parke-Bernet -Galleries on Nov. 15, an immaculate copy brought $610. Beadle, the daddy -of lurid American literature on a large scale, had previously published -in No. 3 of his “Dime Book of Fun” an abridged version of the “Frog”. -And if you should happen to run across a copy in good condition, there -should be no difficulty in collecting at least $200 therefore. - -Or if pocket-book limitations do not justify “eating quite so high on -the hog”, we commend the issues of HARPER’S MAGAZINE from January to -August, 1894 inclusive. These contain the first printing of George Du -Maurier’s “Trilby”. It was later published in book form, but a picture -and a paragraph, which J. McNeil Whistler claimed lampooned him, were -omitted from the latter, although they had appeared in the magazine, -which explains why it is more sought after by collectors than the book. - -Bound volumes of the Du Maurier HARPER’S without the covers are not -particularly scarce and hardly to be considered from the standpoint of a -speculative future. Therefore, endeavor to secure the unbound monthly -parts in good condition, and with the original wrappers. At the William -Harris Arnold sale in 1924, they brought $70. - - (_To be continued._) - - - - - ESSENTIAL FOR SHEET MUSIC LOVERS - ANNALS OF MUSIC IN AMERICA - By Henry C. Lahee - -The book traces the development of music in America in chronological -order. Divided into periods with a brief review of each. The work is -systematically indexed. - - First mention of various musical instruments. - First performance of significant orchestral, choral, and operatic - works. - First concerts and musical performances given in various sections of - the country. - Opening of the earliest theatres, opera houses and concert halls. - Establishment of the first schools and conservatories of music. - American debuts of noted singers, pianists, violinists, and - conductors. - - 12mo, cloth, 1922. Sent postpaid upon receipt of $2.00 - - JAMES C. HOWGATE, Bookseller - 190 State St., Albany, N. Y. - - - - - _An Honest Heritage_ - - -Thomas J. Condie, Jr., credited by Will Snow with being the earliest -known publisher of an American amateur periodical, came naturally by his -talents. According to Mott’s “History of American Magazines,” his father -Thomas Condie conducted at the tail end of the 18th century, the -PHILADELPHIA MONTHLY, which in 1798 had almost reached the thousand mark -in circulation. Incidentally on page 101 of Goodspeed’s very interesting -house-organ, THE MONTH, (December) appears an aquatint of Girard’s Bank -which is held at $35. The first article in this issue speaks of Condie, -Jr. having gotten out his JUVENILE PORTFOLIO AND LITERARY MISCELLANY at -22 Carter’s Alley, directly opposite and the acquatint apparently shows -the very building. - - - - - _How To Tell A Reprint_ - - -It had been our original intention to devote a page in each issue on how -to detect reprints of popular historic newspapers. 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FERGUSON—Collector - 280 Fourth Ave. New York City - - -AMERICANA Bought—Americana Sold Americana Sold—Americana Bought -Americana Bought—Americana Sold Americana Sold—Catalogues - -CHARLES P. EVERITT, 107 East 59th Street, N. Y. ELdorado 5-6581 - - - Old Sea Books - _BOUGHT and SOLD_ - - _Consult the specialist_ - - Alfred W. Paine - 113 East 55th St., NEW YORK, N. Y. - - - Gelber, Lilienthal, Inc. - _Old and Rare Books_ - First Editions - Press Items, Californiana Catalogues - 336 Sutter Street San Francisco, Cal. - - - AN IMPORTANT CIVIL WAR BOOK - -THE LONG ARM OF LEE or The History of the Artillery of the Army of -Northern Virginia. With a brief Account of the Confederate Bureau of -Ordnance, by Jennings Cropper Wise, formerly commandant of Virginia -Military Institute. - -Lynchburg 1915. 2 vols. many photographic illus. 8vo. 998 pp. boxed. -NEW. $5.00. - -A notable feature of this set is its three indexes: General, Battery, -and Battalion. - -MILITARY ENGINEER. 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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: The Collector's Guide, 1940 - A monthly periodical devoted to first editions, Americana, - autographs, old newspapers and magaines, sheet music, etc. - -Author: Various - -Editor: James Madison - -Release Date: May 30, 2020 [EBook #62287] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE COLLECTOR'S GUIDE, 1940 *** - - - - -Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Lisa Corcoran and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net - - - - - - -</pre> - -<div id="cover" class="img"> -<img id="coverpage" src="images/cover.jpg" alt="The Collector’s Guide, No. 17: January 1940" width="500" height="759" /> -</div> -<div class="box"> -<h1>The -<br />COLLECTOR’S GUIDE</h1> -<p class="center"><span class="sc">A Monthly Periodical Devoted to First Editions, Americana, Autographs, Old Newspapers and Magazines, Sheet Music, Playbills, Dime Novels, Current Auction Prices, etc. $2 per year. Single copies 25c. Published by James Madison, P. O. Box 124, Grand Central Annex, New York. -<br />Advertising rates on <a href="#Page_8">page 8</a>.</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center"><span class="sc">No. 17</span> <span class="hst"><span class="sc">January</span></span><span class="hst"> 1940</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -</div> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center">Largest Buyers and Sellers -<br />of -<br /><b>FRONTIER AMERICANA</b> -<br />IN THE COUNTRY</p> -<p class="center">* * * *</p> -<p class="center"><b><i>Edward Eberstadt & Sons</i></b> -<br />55 West 42nd Street <span class="hst">NEW YORK</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center">RETZ & STORM, Inc. -<br />598 Madison Avenue, New York</p> -<p class="center"><i>Rare Books and First Editions -<br />Autograph Letters and Manuscripts -<br />Catalogues Sent on Request</i></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p>AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS, MANUSCRIPTS -OF AMERICANS OF ALL TIMES -or RELATING TO AMERICA. HISTORICAL -AND LITERARY, purchased for immediate -cash. Fine Single pieces as well as Collections. -Also accumulations of such material in large -quantities.</p> -<p class="center">Want List on Request</p> -<p class="center">The American Autograph Shop -<br />MERION STATION, PA. <span class="hst">U. S. A.</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center">BEN BLOOMFIELD -<br />65 University Place, N. Y. C.</p> -<p>Buys and sells autographs. HIGH PRICES -PAID for collections and choice single items.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<div class="img" id="fig1"> -<img src="images/p00.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="471" /> -<p class="pcap"><span class="ss">HART BOOKS</span></p> -</div> -<p><i>Please quote</i></p> -<dl class="undent"><dt>Bibliography (Amer.)</dt> -<dt>Books about Books</dt> -<dt>Literary Biography</dt> -<dt>Fine Printing and Limited</dt> -<dt>Unusual Books</dt></dl> -<p class="center">HART BOOK CO., -<br />1775 Broadway, New York <span class="hst">(Room 702)</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center">Always Selling Old Stuff</p> -<p>including rare American periodicals, curious -broadsides and song sheets, and many other -printed oddities you always wanted but never -knew where to get. Prices surprisingly reasonable. -List free on request.</p> -<p class="center">PITZER -<br />41 Woodlawn Ave. <span class="hst">Jersey City, N. J.</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center">BLAND GALLERY, Inc. -<br />Harry MacNeill Bland -<br />45 East 57th Street -<br />NEW YORK CITY</p> -<p class="center">Early American Prints and Paintings -<br />Bought and Sold</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center"><b>CASH</b> BY RETURN MAIL -<br /><span class="jr"><i>For Any Outstanding Items of</i></span></p> -<dl class="undent"><dt>Kipling—Stevenson—Twain—Hawthorne—1st Printing of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address</dt> -<dt>Prints or Paintings of Fire Scenes</dt> -<dt>Early American Children’s Books</dt> -<dt>Specially Wanted, Outstanding First Editions in Science and Literature</dt></dl> -<p class="center"><span class="ss">BOOKSHOP OF HARRY STONE</span> -<br />24 East 58th Street -<br />New York, N. Y.</p> -</div> -<div class="pb" id="Page_2">2</div> -<h2 id="c1"><span class="small"><span class="larger">CURRENT BOOKS</span></span> -<br />OF INTEREST TO COLLECTORS AND DEALERS</h2> -<p class="center"><i>When writing publishers kindly mention</i> <span class="sc">The Collector’s Guide</span></p> -<p class="revint"><b>SAN FRANCISCO THEATRE RESEARCH MONOGRAPHS (mimeographed)</b>, Lawrence Estavan, -Chief editor. Vol. 9, XIX: The French Theatre in San Francisco, pages 1-107 ... -The German Theatre in San Francisco, pages 108-150 plus appendices ... Vol. 10, XXI; -The Italian Theatre in San Francisco, pages 151-202. Vol. XIII; Negro Minstrelsy. (These -Monographs are not for sale but only furnished to libraries and educational institutions.)</p> -<p class="revint"><b>THE SACRAMENTO RIVER OF GOLD.</b> By Julian Dana. 12mo. 7th vol. in the “Rivers of -America” series. Farrar & Rinehart, New York. $2.50.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>WHISKEY REBELS</b>: The Story of a Frontier Uprising. By Leland D. Baldwin. 326 pages, -with notes and bibliography. A study of the Whiskey Insurrection of 1794. University of -Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pa. $3.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>MARCY AND THE GOLD SEEKERS</b>: The Journal of Captain R. B. Marcy, with an account -of the Gold Rush over the Southern Route. By Grant Foreman. 433 pages, illustrations -and bibliography. Presents evidence that a more extensive use was made of the southern -route to the California gold fields than has been generally credited. University of Oklahoma -Press, Norman, Okla. $3.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>TRAILING THE FORTY-NINERS THROUGH DEATH VALLEY.</b> By Carl I. Wheat. Reprinted -as a pamphlet from Sierra Club Bulletin, June, 1939. Wheat’s address is care of -California Historical Society, 456 McAllister St., San Francisco.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>NEW YORK, PAST AND PRESENT: ITS HISTORY AND LANDMARKS, 1524-1939.</b> Contains -100 views reproduced and described from old prints and modern photographs. By I. N. -Phelps-Stokes. Published by the New York Historical Society, New York, 1939. Price to -non-members, 75c plus 7c mailing fee.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>THE BIOGRAPHY OF A RIVER TOWN (Memphis).</b> Compiled by Gerald M. Capers, Jr., -from its evolution as an Indian trading post. 292 pages, with illustrations, maps, charts, -and an index. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, N. C. $3.50.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>BOOK TRADE BIBLIOGRAPHY IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.</b> -By Adolph Growoll. Reissue in facsimile of original limited edition of 1898. Contains -biographical sketches of Orville A. Roorbach, Henry Stevens, Joseph Sabin, Frederick -Leypoldt, etc. Brick Row Book Shop, New York. $7.50.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>TWENTY-THREE BOOKS AND THE STORIES BEHIND THEM.</b> By John T. Winterich. 15 -illustrations that were not present in the original limited edition; also contains new index. -J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, Pa. $2.50.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>PORTRAIT OF A COLONIAL CITY: PHILADELPHIA.</b> 1682-1838. By Harold Donaldson -Eberlein and Cortlandt Van Dyke Hubbard. Panoramic account of Philadelphia during this -period. J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia. $15.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>STOCKBRIDGE, 1739-1939</b>: A Chronicle. By Sarah Cabot Sedgwick and Christina Sedgwick -Narquand. Illustrated. 306 pages. Bicentennial Book Committee, Stockbridge, Mass. $2.75.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>FARE TO MIDLANDS</b>: Forgotten Towns of Central New Jersey. By Henry Charlton Beck. -Illustrated. 456 pages. E. P. Dutton & Co., New York. $5.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK STAGE.</b> By C. D. Odell. 11th volume, covering period from -1879 to 1882. Columbia University Press, New York. $8.75.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>A CENSUS OF SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS IN QUARTO, 1594-1709.</b> By Henrietta C. Bartlett. -Revised edition. Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn. $10.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>FORGING AHEAD.</b> By Wilfrid Partington. 8vo. A life of Thomas James Wise, collector and -“manufacturer”, showing how he pulled not only the wool over astute collectors’ eyes, -but also the silk, cotton and rayon. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York. $3.50.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>DAVY CROCKETT: AMERICAN COMIC LEGEND.</b> Edited by Richard M. Dorson. 8vo. Tales -from the Crockett Almanacs, 1836-56 with contemporary illustrations. Rockland Editions, -350 W. 31st St., New York. $5.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>ONE HUNDRED YEARS AT VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.</b> By William Couper. 4 vols., -approximately each 400 pages. Illustrated with maps, drawings and photographs. Vols. 1 -and 2 now ready. Vols. 3 and 4, ready in March, 1940. Garrett & Massie, Richmond, Va. -$12 for 4-vol. set. Remit $6 for the two vols. now ready.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>ONCE OVER LIGHTLY.</b> By Charles de Zemler. 8vo. A history of barbering from the earliest -times to the present. Published by the author, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York. $3.75.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>MUSIC AND EDGAR ALLAN POE.</b> By May Garrettson Evans. 8vo. A bibliographical study. -John Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Md. $1.75.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO IN THE CIVIL WAR.</b> By Festus P. Summers. Portrays -dramatic role of great railroad in a crucial period. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York. $3.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>DRURY LANE CALENDAR, 1747-1776.</b> Compiled from the playbills and edited with an introduction -by Dougald MacMaillan. An account of the life and work of the 18th century -actor and playwright. 398 pages. Oxford University Press, New York, in co-operation with -the Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif. $7.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>GHOSTS OF LONDON.</b> By H. V. Morton. Odd nooks and corners of the London of yesterday -and today. Dodd, Mead & Co., New York. $3.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>PIONEER DAYS.</b> By Charles L. Hyde. Early days in South Dakota. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, -New York. $4.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>BANK OF CALIFORNIA</b>, San Francisco. A series of historical advertisements commemorating -its founding in 1864, with woodcut reproductions of historical scenes. 24 pages.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>SACRAMENTO GUIDE.</b> 220 pages, with folding map, and illustrated with reproductions of -early woodcuts, lithographs, and photographs. Sacramento BEE, 1939. Paper covers, 50c. -Cloth, $1.</p> -<p class="center">(<i>Continued on page 12</i>) -<br />(<i>Continued from page 2</i>)</p> -<p class="revint"><b>THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, A MEDICO-GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT.</b> By Dr. J. Praslow, -who practised medicine in San Francisco from 1849 to 1856. (A translation from the -German edition issued in Gottingen in 1857). Published by J. J. Newbegin, San Francisco, -1939. $3.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>MR. CIBBER OF DRURY LANE.</b> By Richard Hindry Barker. 8vo. Colley Cibber’s life. -Columbia University Press, New York. $3.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>RECOLLECTIONS OF A TULE SAILOR.</b> By John Leale. 300 pages with 19 pages of illustrations. -Authentic details of San Francisco’s river and ferryboat traffic, told by a veteran -master and pilot of San Francisco Bay since the early 60’s. George Fields, San Francisco, -Calif. $3.</p> -<p class="revint"><b>THE THEATRE HANDBOOK AND DIGEST OF PLAYS.</b> By Bernard Sobol. A reference -work about the theatre and its people, including concise synopses of nearly 1000 plays, -etc. Crown Publishers, New York. $3.</p> -<blockquote> -<p>(<i>If otherwise difficult to procure, Current Books can be ordered from -THE COLLECTOR’S GUIDE, at publishers’ prices. Free delivery. If -unobtainable, money will be promptly refunded.</i>)</p> -</blockquote> -<div class="pb" id="Page_3">3</div> -<h2 id="c2"><span class="small">Amateur Journalists Who Became Famous</span></h2> -<p>In “The Career and Reminiscences -of an Amateur Journalist,” -Thos. G. Harrison states that -Nathaniel Hawthorne was really a -pioneer member of the clan, having -gotten out six weekly issues of -a periodical of this description, -called THE SPECTATOR, the first -number appearing Aug. 21, 1820. -Thus it predates by three years -what many have heretofore accepted -as his first literary effort, -in the SALEM GAZETTE, in 1823.</p> -<p>Prior to its appearance, Hawthorne, -at that time a youth of 16, -got out a preliminary prospectus, -stating that THE SPECTATOR -would be issued on Wednesdays, at -12c per annum, payment to be -made at the end of the year. In an -early issue, Hawthorne advertised -that he proposed to publish by subscription, -a new edition of “The -Miseries of Authors,” to which he -promised to add a sequel containing -facts and remarks drawn from -his own experience.</p> -<p>Truman J. Spencer, for many -years a historian on amateur -journalism, questions whether a -copy of either THE SPECTATOR -or Hawthorne’s prospectus, is in -existence today. Here, then, is an -opportunity for ambitious bibliophiles -and rare book speculators -to ransack the garrets of their ancestors, -and “see what they can -see.” Harrison states that THE -SPECTATOR was neatly written -by the hand of Hawthorne. It was -probably manifolded by some -crude reproducing process of that -period.</p> -<div class="img" id="fig2"> -<img src="images/p00b.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="759" /> -<p class="pcap"><span class="jri"><i>(<i>Courtesy Franklin Memorial Institute</i>)</i></span></p> -</div> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center">THE JUVENILE PORT-FOLIO, -<br /><span class="smaller">AND</span> -<br />LITERARY MISCELLANY,</p> -<p class="center"><span class="smaller">DEVOTED TO THE INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT OF YOUTH.</span></p> -<p class="center"><span class="small">A lasting wreath of various hue.—deck’d with each fragrant flower.</span></p> -<p class="center"><span class="sc">Vol. I.</span>] <span class="hst">[No. 1.</span> -<br /><b>SATURDAY, OCTOBER</b> 17, 1812.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center"><b>CONDITIONS.</b></p> -<p>A No. will be published every Saturday.</p> -<p>The price is <i>only Twelve and a -half Cents</i> per month, payable in advance.</p> -<p>No subscription will be received for -less than three months. At the close -of each year, a title page and index, -for the volume; also, a list of the -names of the subscribers will be -given.</p> -<h3 id="c3">TO THE JUVENILE PUBLIC.</h3> -<p>The title to address the public, when a -periodical work is first offered for patronage, -is established by custom, and a deviation -from the general usage, would be a -breach of decorum, since the public now -demands, as a right, what formerly it -granted as a courtesy; and, of late years, -more labour is bestowed in writing these -“<i>Repositories of promises</i>,” than in vamping -up the original work. As it seems -required, therefore of every candidate, -that he should publicly declare his pretensions -to favour, the Editor, in compliance -with the general custom, deems it necessary, -briefly to state the intention of the -present work; and, in this, as well as in -his Editorial capacity, in general, he respectfully -solicits from his patrons, that -indulgence, which the inexperience of -youth so amply requires. In order, therefore, -to make up for his own deficiency, -he respectfully solicits the favour and assistance -of such of the “<i>Literary Youth</i>,” -as may have time and inclination, to favour -him with their communications. He -has, also, the promise of a few gentlemen -of polite taste, to condescend their aid, -“to diffuse elegant and instructive literature, -to soothe trembling merit, and to -<span class="smaller">ROUSE AND FOSTER INFANT GENIUS</span>.”</p> -<p>The columns of the <span class="sc">Juvenile Port-Folio</span>, -will consist of all the <i>variety of -subject</i>, and Miscellaneous literature, -which Magazines, and other periodical -literary works, usually contain: Selected -with particular attention to those subjects, -that are adapted to the improvement, edification, -and rational amusement of youth. -In our searches after variety, a preference -will always be given to those pieces, which -are characterised by elegance of expression, -chastity of thought, and value of information. -“Though we shall touch, like -the Bee, upon every plant in the garden -of literature, we shall only extract from -those which produce sweets, and diffuse -fragrance.”</p> -<p>Besides the more general subjects of literature, -its pages will always be open to -such extracts of popular interest, as may -be judicious and entertaining; also a general -selection of rare anecdotes, points of -wit, brilliant repartee, &c. Our purpose -will be to render this department, lively -without licentiousness, brilliant without tinsel, -and elegant without elaboration.</p> -<p>In the region of the Muses, we particularly -solicit aid, but we fear “not from -the voice of inspiration.” We may venture, -however, to hope, that the perusal -of our selected poetry will excite emulation, -as no piece will be admitted, which -cannot lay some claim to true genius and -poetical merit.</p> -<p>The Ladies will receive the <span class="sc">Juvenile -Port-Folio</span> as an entertaining companion, -studious of their favour, by courtly -manners and valuable information; and -the Gentlemen will find in it, a manly and -correct conduct, which we hope will not -be unworthy of their regard; as, we shall -ever be anxious to please the Polite, the -Learned, the Witty and the Fair, with -those views, we are emboldened to ask -the patronage of the public.</p> -<div class="verse"> -<p class="t0">“And, confident of praise, <span class="smaller">IF PRAISE BE DUE</span>,</p> -<p class="t0">Trust without fear, to merit and to You.”</p> -</div> -</div> -<p>But Hawthorne was not the first -to publish a “boys’ paper.” From -a pamphlet on “Amateur Journalism,” -issued by Will G. Snow of -Meriden, Conn., to commemorate -“An Association of Amateur Journalists -of the Past,” called “The -Fossils,” we learn that the earliest -known American example is THE -JUVENILE PORTFOLIO AND -LITERARY MISCELLANY, an -eight-page weekly, published from -Oct. 17, 1812 to Dec. 7, 1816 by -Thomas G. Condie, Jr., at 22 Carter’s -Alley, opposite Stephen -Girard’s Bank, Philadelphia, as per -illustration herewith.</p> -<p>After the demise of Hawthorne’s -periodical, amateur journalism -seemingly went into a slumber -<span class="pb" id="Page_4">4</span> -twice as long as the famed sleep of -Rip Van Winkle. However, in 1858, -came the COOS HERALD of Lancaster, -N. H., and by 1872, approximately -200 amateur gazettes -were being turned out. At this period -the juvenile journal considered -as having the largest circulation, -was OUR BOYS, started in -Chicago in 1871 as a “four-pager,” -and which by 1873 had evolved into -a 16-page periodical almost as -large as HARPER’S WEEKLY. In -its prime it is said to have enjoyed -a circulation of 10,000 copies per -issue. Most of these sheets varied -in size from 4 pages of 3 by 4 inch -dimensions to 32 pages, measuring -10 by 12, the latter about the -width of four ordinary newspaper -columns. The average life of an -amateur paper was estimated at -8 months, which period was ample -to disgust most youthful journalists -with the hardships of an editorial -career.</p> -<p>In 1869, it was deemed advisable -to organize an association for mutual -acquaintance, social intercourse -and to assist the cause of -amateur journalism throughout -the United States. A meeting was -held in New York at the residence -of Charles Scribner, from which -evolved the National Amateur -Press Association. Nellie Williams, -a 13-year miss, is credited as being -the first “female of the species.” -She issued the PENFIELD -EXTRA soon after the commencement -of the Civil War. It had been -planned to issue an amateur journal -at the Centennial Exposition of -1876, and it was said that $5000 -could have been raised without difficulty -for that purpose, but Director -General Goshorn would not -allot space, claiming that the word -“amateur” savored of infancy of -mind.</p> -<p>When approximately half a century -ago, George Harrison announced -himself as a candidate for -the presidency of the Western -Amateur Press Association, his -ambition did not meet with unanimous -endorsement, if we consider -the following outburst from a rival -sheet:</p> -<blockquote> -<p>“We smelt the smell of a dead -rat when we received a copy of -the WELCOME VISITOR, stating -that Harrison is a candidate -for the position of President of -the Western Amateur Press Association, -against Wyn Morris. -We can inform the gentleman -from Indiana that he is on the -hull of a sinking ship, and when -he grasps for the exalted position -he has in view, it will melt -before his eyes, and he will gradually -sink into the waters of oblivion. -George, dear George, you -are left sure.”—AMATEUR -IOWAN.</p> -</blockquote> -<p>To this not over-delicate prognostication, -the Harrison clan replied -in kind as set forth below:</p> -<blockquote> -<p>“THE IOWAN no doubt smelt -its own smell, eh. As for Harrison -being left in the race, we -beg to inform our IOWA contemporary, -in all probability it -is entirely mistaken. No other -candidate now in the field has a -better chance than he.”—The -WELCOME VISITOR.</p> -</blockquote> -<p>Let us quote one more expression -of opinion, as one contempt-orary -to another:</p> -<blockquote> -<p>“In our estimation nothing is -so contemptible as to publish an -article against an individual and -then refuse to send him a copy -of the paper containing the attack. -The low-lived editors of the -YOUNG DEMOCRAT should -paste this in their hats.”—THE -ACORN, St. Louis.</p> -</blockquote> -<div class="pb" id="Page_5">5</div> -<p>At the time Mr. Snow wrote his -“Amateur Journalism” pamphlet, -in 1922, the Fossil Library, consisting -of 50,000 old amateur papers, -was located at 150 Nassau -St., New York. It has since been -moved to the Franklin Memorial -Institute, Philadelphia, where it -will be permanently preserved under -the care of the Curtis Family -of SATURDAY EVENING POST -fame. The second largest collection -is owned by Truman J. Spencer, of -Hamden, Conn., while Vincent B. -Haggery of Jersey City, N. J., has -one of the very few known files of -the official organ of the National -Amateur Press Association, embracing -63 years. Any one interested -can obtain information as to -other fine collections by writing to -Edwin H. Smith, Librarian of the -N.A.P.A., 524 N. Kenmore St., -Philadelphia.</p> -<p>As to amateur journalists who -subsequently reached exalted -ranks as authors or publishers, Mr. -Spencer has kindly furnished me -with the following list:</p> -<p>FRANK B. NOYES, publisher -Washington STAR, at age of 12 -ran the TIMES.</p> -<p>THEODORE BODENWEIN -(recently deceased), publisher of -the New London DAY, at 17 ran -the THAMES BUDGET.</p> -<p>E. H. STAIR, owner Detroit -FREE PRESS, ran OUR BOYS -AND GIRLS, in 1873.</p> -<p>JOSEPHUS DANIELS, publisher -of the Raleigh NEWS AND OBSERVER, -and ex-Secretary of the -Navy, at age of 12 ran the CORNUCOPIA.</p> -<p>RICHARD W. GILDER, for -many years editor of the CENTURY -MAGAZINE, ran the REGISTER -at 16.</p> -<p>CYRUS H. K. CURTIS, S. E. -POST AND LADIES’ HOME -JOURNAL publisher, conducted -YOUNG AMERICA at the age of -14.</p> -<p>JOHN THAYER, well-remembered -as publisher of EVERYBODY’S -MAGAZINE and the -SMART SET, when only 13, ran -the PRINTER.</p> -<p>GEORGE B. M. HARVEY, one -of the final publishers of HARPER’S -WEEKLY, issued the -DEMOCRAT when only 14.</p> -<p>There were many other eminent -publishers that lack of space compels -us to omit. And as for authors -who became famous, Robert Louis -Stevenson issued the SUNBEAM -MAGAZINE when 16; Frank -Baum who wrote “The Wizard of -Oz” published the HOME JOURNAL -in 1868; and Walter Pritchard, -New York theatre critic, -and author of numerous books on -the drama, joined the amateur -ranks at 12.</p> -<p>According to Mr. Spencer, amateur -journalism still exists and -continues to hold a fascination for -many youths of today. From the -speculative standpoint, however, -there is at present no active demand -for an oldtime collection -thereof, although probably some -individual with an ample purse and -a nostalgia for youth, would be -happy to possess one, and pay well -for it. But who and where he is, it -will take a wiser person than the -editor of this publication, to -identify.</p> -<p>Collectors of this interesting -phase of Americana, will look forward -with pleasurable anticipation -to the publication of a book entitled -“History of Amateur Journalism,” -on which Truman J. -Spencer has been working for -years. The outline of contents will -comprise, DEFINITION AND -DESCRIPTION ... THE PIONEERS -... EXCHANGING AND -<span class="pb" id="Page_6">6</span> -ORGANIZING ... THE NATIONAL -AMATEUR PRESS ASSOCIATION -... RIVAL ORGANIZATIONS -... SECTIONAL AND -LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ... -LITERATURE AND BOOKS ... -THE FOSSILS ... APPENDIX. -Full information as to the date of -publication, price, etc., can be obtained -by writing to Truman J. -Spencer, 2525 Whitney Ave., Hamden, -Conn.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p>The famous rooming house at -61 Washington Square, N. Y., conducted -for more than fifty years -by Mme. Katherine Branchard, -and since her decease in 1937, by -her daughter-in-law, is no more. -During their years of struggle it -was a haven of repose for Willa -Cather, Frank Norris, Gelett Burgess, -Theodore Dreiser and Adelina -Patti. After their departure -from the Branchard House, which -incidentally is over 100 years old, -they wrote her letters from all -parts of the world, and these -should produce some good autographic -material.</p> -<p>Mrs. Adelaide M. Faron, of the -Walt Whitman Society of America, -and Librarian of the Hempstead -Library, Hempstead, Long -Island, N. Y., recently held at the -Adelphia College, Garden City, N. -Y., an exhibition of rare items and -newly discovered manuscripts pertaining -to the “good gray poet”.</p> -<p>Here is a little good advice from -that past master of sheet music -knowledge, Wm. McDevitt, 2079 -Sutter St., San Francisco. In his -very entertaining monthly called -BOOK-COLLECTING (50 cents a -year) he says:—“In buying first -editions of old songs, you will be -safer in most cases if the sheet -music doesn’t contain ads on the -back cover; you will generally do -well to distrust copies with the -copyright line on front apparently -worn out with repeated printings.”</p> -<p>The large mass of propaganda -from both foreign and domestic -pressure groups is being collected -and classified by the Carnegie Library -of Washington and the -Washington and Lee University -of Lexington, Va.</p> -<p>The Smithsonian Institution, -Washington, D. C., has acquired a -collection of photographs of real -Wild West Indians, made by John -K. Hillers, 66 years ago.</p> -<div class="box"> -<div class="img" id="fig3"> -<img src="images/p01.jpg" alt="" width="397" height="268" /> -<p class="pcap">RICHARD S. WORMSER -<br /><i>Books</i></p> -</div> -<p class="center">RARE <span class="hst">OUT OF PRINT</span> -<br /><span class="smaller">22 WEST 48TH STREET, NEW YORK</span> -<br /><i>Telephone</i> <span class="hst"><i>Cable Address</i></span> -<br />BRYANT 9-9276 <span class="hst">BOOKWORM, NEW YORK</span></p> -</div> -<div class="pb" id="Page_7">7</div> -<h2 id="c4"><span class="small">Good Investments In Autographs</span></h2> -<p class="center"><i>Written for</i> <span class="sc">The Collector’s Guide</span> <i>by Mary A. Benjamin</i></p> -<div class="img" id="fig4"> -<img src="images/p01a.jpg" alt="" width="411" height="600" /> -<p class="pcap"><span class="jri"><i>Allied News-Photo</i></span></p> -</div> -<p>Frequently I am asked, “What -is a safe investment in autographic -material over a long period of -years?” The answer may well come -from my experience gained in this -field during the past decade. The -boom years of 1928 and 1929 sent -many items of a literary, historical -and musical character sky-rocketing, -although subsequently they -shot down just as suddenly, 1938 -seeing prices at probably their -lowest level in 25 years. And yet, -just as in the case of rare books, -some forms of autograph material -suffered less than others. The -knowledge thus gained, helps materially -to light the pathway as to -what is the best sort of autographic -material to consider for future -investment.</p> -<p>Today, the safest buy seems to -be good Presidential letters written -either before or during their -terms of office, preferably the latter. -These letters must have worthwhile -contents. Uninteresting documents -of our Chief Executives -are all too common and sell at -nominal figures. Signers of the -Declaration of Independence and -of the Constitution are also excellent, -that is, if the contents measure -up. In the literary domain, -authors’ letters about their works -are always sought for, although -prices are more inclined to fluctuate -than on historical items.</p> -<p>Of late, increased interest has -been evinced in the “War between -the States,” or, as it is called up -North, the Civil War. An added -lure is that prices for this sort of -material, are almost at rock-bottom, -as collectors are just beginning -to wake up to its importance. -The years will see good war letters -of famous Federal and Confederate -Generals go very high. The upward -swing has already begun.</p> -<p>A new field which has sprung up -recently is that of State collections. -The country has heretofore -been too young to care much for -the historical records of individual -localities. But with the development -of the nation, this interest -has steadily grown, and today, all -letters relating to internal politics -of individual states or cities are -being sought, the competition having -a healthy effect upon prices.</p> -<p>Early Mormon material, and -records pertaining to Texas, Michigan, -Colorado, Virginia, California, -etc., are in active demand, thus -<span class="pb" id="Page_8">8</span> -enabling the average dealer to -place them without difficulty almost -as fast as received. Furthermore, -whereas a collector may become -discouraged in buying a -complete set of Signers because of -the super-rarity of a few names, -there is little difficulty in obtaining -the two or three Signers belonging -to the collector’s home state, -to say nothing of famous Generals, -literary lights, composers, etc.</p> -<p>The one, almost unchanging -code of the collector should be to -buy hand-written letters of good -date, and of unusual, historical, or -otherwise excellent content. Fine -items seem to hold their value -pretty well, even in times of financial -stress, and with the years -should edge upwards in price. Less -desirable items will fluctuate considerably. -To sum up, good autographs -provide the best expectation -for at least a fair dividend on -the money invested. On the other -hand, common items that have -little to recommend them except -cheapness, are almost invariably a -disappointment as far as the hope -of satisfactory returns, are concerned. -There are occasional exceptions -but this rule holds true -98% of the time. In closing, may I -also stress the importance of being -sure that what you purchase is -genuine. Unless you are an expert -yourself, the safest way is to acquire -your pen treasures only -through a dealer on whose reliability -and experience you can absolutely -depend.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p>Walter Hart Blumenthal, rare -book specialist at 1775 Broadway, -New York, is frequently called -upon to contribute articles on odd -books, such as for example a -Shorthand Bible, a Latin Life of -Washington, “Alice in Wonderland” -in Esperanto, and a book -bound in human skin. Shortly -THE COLOPHON will present an -article by Mr. Blumenthal on -books in which the text and illustrations -are pierced into the vellum, -letter by letter, the pages -being backed by colored silk. In -all the world, only seven such -early volumes are known, he -states.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p>Rare book dealers should make -good chiropractors because they -know so much about “spines”.... -To make Book Week successful, -avoid displaying Weak Books.... -It requires no earthquake to produce -“shaken” books.</p> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center small">WANTED -<br />AUTOGRAPHED -<br />FREE FRANKLED ENVELOPES</p> -<p class="center"><span class="large">WARREN L. BARR</span> -<br />420 21st St., N. W. <span class="hst">Canton, Ohio</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center"><b>THE BOOM IS ON</b> -<br /><span class="small"><i>THE</i></span> -<br /><span class="large"><b>COLLECTOR’S GUIDE</b></span> -<br /><span class="small"><i>formerly a Quarterly, is now</i></span> -<br /><span class="large"><b>Published Monthly</b></span> -<br /><span class="small"><i>except July and August</i></span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center">ADVERTISING RATES -<br /><span class="sc">The Collector’s Guide</span></p> -<p class="center">Full page <span class="hst">$15</span> -<br />½ and ¼ pages pro rata -<br />Less space, $1 per inch.</p> -<p class="center">Discount -<br />On three insertions, 10%; -<br />Six insertions, 15%.</p> -<p>For rates on front and back cover -spaces when available, please address -publisher.</p> -</div> -<div class="pb" id="Page_9">9</div> -<h2 id="c5"><span class="small"><i>A Book Stamp Innovation</i></span></h2> -<div class="img"> -<img src="images/p02.jpg" alt="{uncaptioned}" width="500" height="271" /> -</div> -<p>As Flodden W. Heron aptly observed -in a recent issue of the ARGONAUT, -it is estimated by the -Postal Department that one person -out of every fifteen is interested in -stamp collecting. There are over -twenty-five journals issued exclusively -for stamp collectors, and -three hundred and two American -newspapers maintain stamp departments. -In addition sixty-four -radio stations conduct regular -stamp broadcasts. Book collectors -constitute a much smaller group, -and to date there has been no connection -between these two enthusiastic -armies of “acquisitioners.” -To bring these two groups into -closer cooperation, Mr. Heron recently -suggested to the Pacific -Philatelic Society of San Francisco -the use of postage stamps of -authors as association items for -collected books. Investigation disclosed -that postage stamps had -been issued in honor of nearly one -hundred authors.</p> -<p>He states that the idea occurred -to him when coming into possession -of a Stamp Case, invented by -Lewis Carroll of “Alice in Wonderland” -fame. It contained twelve -pockets for stamps of different denominations. -Progressively this -gave birth to the thought of using -stamps as association items in -connection with first editions, artistically -affixing them to fly-leaves, -inside covers, or occasionally -to title pages. Time will increase -the scarcity or rarity of the -stamps, and in some instances, as -with certain bookplates, greatly -enhance the value of the books to -which they are affixed. Of course -we must bear in mind that the -number who collect stamps exceeds -greatly those whose interest is in -rare books. At the same time, -many high school and college students -and other groups, would -like to collect books but cannot afford -the prices of first editions. -However, if postage stamps are -classified as association items, -thousands can buy books not first -editions, but good reading copies. -The inserting of proper stamps, -will permit of book collecting on -an inexpensive scale, because it is -only necessary to watch dates, and -acquire first-day “covers” for -merely the regular price of the -stamps. And as time goes on, these -first issues will have increased -value for book insertion, quite -aside from their desirability to -stamp collectors. For example, a -copy of “Leaves of Grass,” issued -by the Modern Library, with a -first-day Whitman “cover” laid in, -should fetch over double the cost -of the book within a year after the -stamp was issued. And this, in -spite of the fact that a postage -stamp in connection with a book -can not be compared with an -author’s inscription or presentation. -It can be more likened to a -bookplate, which has been added -to the volume by some one other -than the author. Two of Mr. Heron’s -favorite authors are Lewis -Carroll and Sir Walter Scott, and -as he could find of them no existing -postage stamps, he had two -made, for his personal use, which -serve as illustrations for this article. -<span class="pb" id="Page_10">10</span> -We feel certain that Mr. -Heron will be glad to answer any -question pertaining to book -stamps on the part of those interested, -if they will address their inquiries -to him at Mills Building, -San Francisco.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p>Temple Scott, rare book expert, -died on Sept. 30th. in Edinburgh. -Among his many activities, he had -been adviser in the assembling of -some of the notable private libraries -of this country, including -those of Jerome Kern, and the late -William H. Woodin, former Secretary -of the Treasury. The Kern -collection was considered one of -the most valuable ever gotten together -in America, and in 1929 -was sold at auction for $1,300,000. -Also remembered are some of Mr. -Scott’s outstanding purchases including -the letters of Lord Chesterfield -for which he paid $75,000, -and the original text which Sir -Walter Scott prepared for a definitive -edition of his novels, and -which set him back $150,000.</p> -<p>The first volume of Dr. Greg’s -“Bibliography of the English -Drama to 1640” is reported as -ready. Information regarding it -can be obtained from R. B. McKerrow, -Picket Place, Wendover, -Bucks, England.</p> -<p>Mrs. Nellie Dumont, widow of -the minstrel king, Frank Dumont, -died several months ago at her -home, 1207 Green St., Philadelphia, -Penna., where she had resided -for 60 years. Mr. Dumont in -his lifetime, possessed an unusually -fine collection of theatrical -material, and to this day, as far -as we know, it has never been -definitely established, just what -became of it.</p> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center">“COLLECTING -<br />NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC -<br />MAGAZINES”</p> -<p>The only book on the subject. 72 -pages, 4 pp. illustrations, 10 Chapters. -Lists values of all issues, special numbers, -supplements. Information on reprints, -binding, maps, formats, bibliography.</p> -<p class="center">$1.00 -<br />EDWIN C. BUXBAUM -<br />Box 327 <span class="hst">Swarthmore, Penna.</span> -<br />Wanted to Buy: Geographics before 1907</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center"><i>We are always anxious to buy</i> -<br /><b><span class="large">Rare American -<br />CHILDREN’S BOOKS</span></b> -<br /><i>of every description</i></p> -<hr /> -<p class="center">PEGASUS BOOK SHOP -<br />144 East 61 St. <span class="hst">New York, N. Y.</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center"><b>HISTORY OF THE BOOK -<br />COMBINATION OFFER</b></p> -<p>SIX ORIGINAL LEAVES: (1) Manuscript -leaf on vellum; (2) Chinese Block Printing, -1440; (3) Nuremburg Chronicle Leaf -with woodcut 1493; (4) Leaf of Justinian -printed in red and black by Bautista de -Tortis, Venice, 1496; (5) Sallust leaf by J. -Ibarra, Madrid 1772; (6) Kelmscott Press -leaf with woodcut initial printed by William -Morris, 1893.</p> -<p class="center"><i>The group sent postpaid for $5.00</i></p> -<p class="center small"><b>DAWSON’S BOOK SHOP</b> -<br />627 So. Grand Avenue -<br />LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA</p> -<p>Catalog of early printing sent free on request.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center">Mail Bidders Wanted -<br />Catalogues Free</p> -<p class="center"><b><span class="large">ALBERT SAIFER</span></b> -<br />Book Auctions -<br />Correspondence Address: -<br /><b>142 S. 11th St., Philadelphia, Pa.</b> -<br />Consignments Solicited—Rates on Request</p> -</div> -<p>A list of old magazines and -newspapers that are worth real -money, in the February issue of -THE COLLECTOR’S GUIDE.</p> -<div class="pb" id="Page_11">11</div> -<h2 id="c6"><span class="small">HOW TO TELL FIRST EDITIONS</span></h2> -<div class="box"> -<p>When the date of the publication is not in brackets, it means that the -same will be found on title page. When, however, it is in brackets, thus, -(1931), it indicates that said date is printed either on the reverse side of title -page, or in some other part of the book. Or, possibly, the date does not appear -at all, in which case the brackets are merely authoritative information supplied -by the bibliographer. Furthermore, our endeavor has been to list only authors -and books for which there is a reasonably active present-day demand, and -which have a speculative future.</p> -</div> -<p class="tbcenter">LOUISA MAY ALCOTT (1832-1888)</p> -<p class="revint">LITTLE WOMEN. 2 vols. First -volume has no announcement -for “Little Women, Part Two” -at foot of last page of text, nor -has it “Part One” on the backstrip; -Second volume has the -notice regarding “Little Women: -Part One” at page IV. Usually -bound in green or red cloth, -but other colors show up occasionally. -Boston, 1868-1869.</p> -<p class="tbcenter">THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH (1836-1907)</p> -<p class="revint">THE STORY OF BAD BOY. Generally -regarded as the story of -his own boyhood. Has “scattered” -for “scatter” on page 14, -line 20, and “abroad” for -“Aboard” on page 197, line 10. -Green cloth binding. Boston, -1870.</p> -<p class="tbcenter">HERVEY ALLEN (1889- )</p> -<p class="revint">ANTHONY ADVERSE, New -York, 1933. 105 copies de luxe -edition, 3 vols. signed. Trade edition -is in one volume, with publisher’s -monogram on copyright -page. On page 352, line 6, Xaxier -for Xavier. On page 397, line 22, -the word found is repeated. On -page 1086, line 18, ship for shop.</p> -<p class="tbcenter">SHERWOOD ANDERSON (1876- )</p> -<p class="revint">WINESBURG, OHIO. New York, -1919. First printing said to have -both unstained and orange -stained tops.</p> -<p class="tbcenter">T. S. ARTHUR (1809-1885)</p> -<p class="revint">TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM. -Philadelphia, 1854. This holds -priority over an edition the same -year published in Boston.</p> -<p class="tbcenter">IRVING BACHELLER (1859- )</p> -<p class="revint">EBEN HOLDEN. There is a pine-cone -design on backstrip with -rounded top. In later editions, a -flat top was substituted. Boston -(1900).</p> -<p class="tbcenter">RAY STANNARD BAKER (1870- )</p> -<p class="revint">ADVENTURES IN CONTENTMENT. -By David Grayson -(pseudonym). New York, 1907. -Green pictorial cloth, about -1-3/16 inches thick. Illustration -on page 110, shows cows grazing. -Second state is bound in -dark green, olive cloth, without -illustration on page 110, of man -plowing.</p> -<p class="tbcenter">JOHN KENDRICK BANGS -<br />(1862-1922)</p> -<p class="revint">A HOUSE-BOAT ON THE STYX. -New York, 1896.</p> -<div class="pb" id="Page_12">12</div> -<p class="tbcenter">EDWARD BELLAMY -<br />(1850-1898)</p> -<p class="revint">LOOKING BACKWARD, 2000-1887. -Comes in gray, green, yellowish -and perhaps other colors -of cloth; also in paper wrappers. -Cloth-bound copies hold priority. -They are said to have been issued -in the Spring, whereas -those in wrappers didn’t appear -until Fall. The first state has -printer’s imprint on copyright -page. Boston, 1888.</p> -<p class="tbcenter">AMBROSE BIERCE (1842-1914?)</p> -<p class="revint">THE FIEND’S DELIGHT. By Dod -Grile (pseudonym). London -(1872). Vignette on title page. -Red-brown pictorial cloth. -American edition, 1873, had no -publisher’s advertisements at -back.</p> -<p class="revint">NUGGETS AND DUST. By Dod -Grile (pseudonym). London -(1872) First edition of author’s -first book. Original yellow pictorial -wrappers. Should have -half-title, with two pages of advertisements -preceding the half-title, -and ten pages of advertisements -at the end.</p> -<p class="revint">THE DANCE OF DEATH. By William -Herman (pseudonym). San -Francisco (1877) First state has -on its title page, in addition to -title and author, the words -“Author’s copy”. Has no press -notices at back of book. Second -state has imprint of Henry -Keller & Co., 543 Clay St., 1877. -THE DANCE OF LIFE by Mrs. -Dr. J. Milton Bowers, and purporting -to be an answer, is sometimes -considered as a companion -piece.</p> -<p class="revint">TALES OF SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS. -Issued in green cloth -and probably also other colors. -White end-papers. E. L. G. -Steele, San Francisco, 1891.</p> -<p class="revint">BLACK BEETLES IN AMBER. -Has imprint of Western Authors -Publishing Co. Cloth and wrappers. -San Francisco and New -York, 1892.</p> -<p class="center small">(<i>To be continued</i>)</p> -<div class="box"> -<p>General Stock of Americana, sea books, -local New London, and Conn. material, -first editions, prints, autographs, etc.</p> -<p>Write me your wants on your special subjects.</p> -<p class="center"><b>TRACY’S BOOKSTORE</b> -<br />60 Meridian St. <span class="hst">New London, Conn.</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p>CITY BOOK AUCTION. Sales of -Books, Autographs, etc., held -every Saturday at 1.30 P.M. Catalogues -free. Consignments solicited. -Rates on request.</p> -<p>120 Fourth Ave., New York City</p> -</div> -<div class="pb" id="Page_13">13</div> -<h2 id="c7"><span class="small">Stick ’Em Up</span></h2> -<p>As a preface to “Books on Western -Gunmen,” by Guy J. Giffen, in -the Quarterly NEWS-LETTER of -the Book Club of California, an -editorial note states that not the -least interesting subdivision of -Americana is that relating to the -bandits and gunmen of the Old -West. The extensive literature on -the subject offers a tempting field -to collectors with a taste for the -history and legend surrounding -this phase of the Winning of the -West. Mr. Giffen’s extensive library -of books on Western outlaws -is the result of a hobby of years’ -standing.</p> -<p>Mr. Giffen’s article maintains -that any well-rounded collection -of Western Americana should have -a division of books on gunmen, -and mentions a number of men and -titles that will serve as a general -guide to their selection. Of particular -interest are the books on Murrieta. -“Joaquin Murrieta, the Brigand -Chief of California” was published -by the CALIFORNIA POLICE -GAZETTE in 1854, and is -now very rare, only two copies being -known, both in private collections. -According to Franklin Walker -as set forth in “San Francisco’s -Literary Frontier,” John Rollin -Ridge, partly of Indian blood, who -came to San Francisco in 1850, -furnished the GAZETTE with -much of its source material when -he wrote “The Life and Adventures -of Joaquin Murrieta, the -Celebrated California Bandit.” In -1859, the GAZETTE reprinted the -story with additions but also in -this instance, only two copies are -known to have survived. Of the -many later treatments of Murrieta, -one of the best is “The Life -and Adventures of the Celebrated -Bandit Joaquin Murrieta,” translated -from the Spanish of Ireno -Paz, by Frances P. Belle. (Chicago, -1925).</p> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center"><span class="large"><b><i>Edward Eberstadt & Sons</i></b></span></p> -<p class="center"><i>Specialists in Old and Rare Books Relating to the Far West</i></p> -<p class="center">55 WEST 42nd STREET -<br />NEW YORK</p> -<hr /> -<p class="center"><i>WANTED AT ALL TIMES</i></p> -<p class="center">Americana, State and Local History, Exploration, Overland Narratives, Confederate Imprints</p> -<hr /> -<p class="center">All Scarce or Interesting Items, Relating to California, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, the Middle and Far West, the Early and Confederate South</p> -<hr /> -<p class="center">CATALOGUES ISSUED REGULARLY</p> -</div> -<p>This is a readable account of his -exploits, but it credits him with -superhuman ability, and relates incidents -that could not have happened. -In Mr. Giffen’s belief, Murrieta’s -true history has not yet -been told and at this late date, it -is unlikely that it ever will be. It -may be interesting to collectors of -Murrietana, to note that in 1880, -a play was produced at the Adelphi -Variety Theatre, San Francisco, -<span class="pb" id="Page_14">14</span> -purporting to picture the life of -Murrieta. It was called “The -Scarlet IX.”</p> -<p>Stories of two California bandits -of a much later date, Evans and -Sontag, are related in “The 25th -Man”, published in 1924. The author, -Ed Morrell, gives a readable -account of his experiences with -these outlaws, bearing however a -bit heavily on the first person. The -exploits of Evans and Sontag were -also offered to the public in dramatic -form, at the National Theatre, -San Francisco, in the early -nineties, some of the bandit’s children -having been engaged as a sort -of “added attraction.”</p> -<p>C. B. Glasscock’s “Bandits and -the Southern Pacific” (New York, -1929) is also an interesting narrative. -“Old Waybills”, by Alvin F. -Harlow (New York, 1934) while -primarily concerned with the -pioneer express companies, gives -entertaining accounts of Black -Bart, Jesse and Frank James, Sam -Bass and the Daltons, and indicates -a sincere effort to gather the -facts. The books of Owen P. -White have added much to present-day -popular knowledge of the -outstanding killers and peace officers -of the Old West. His “Them -Was the Days” (New York, 1925), -“Trigger Fingers” (New York, -1926), and “Lead and Likker” -(New York, 1932) make exciting -reading and present a true picture -so far as the truth can now be -known. “Triggernometry” by Eugene -Cunningham (New York, -1935) is another sincere endeavor -to treat the gunmen as human beings -rather than supermen.</p> -<p>Returning to books about individual -bandits, one of the best is -“Wild Bill Hickok—Prince of -Pistoleers”, by Frank J. Wilstach -(New York, 1928), this work also -containing many illustrations of -more than passing interest. “Wild -Bill” (James Butler) Hickok has -been much written about. Probably -the best account of his connection -with the famous McCanlas -affair was published in the NEBRASKA -HISTORY MAGAZINE -for April-June, 1927. In it, the -story of Colonel Nichols, published -previously in HARPER’S MAGAZINE -of February, 1867 (and -copied practically by every biographer -of Hickok) is disproved.</p> -<p>Of nineteen volumes dealing with -the James gang, “The Rise and -Fall of Jesse James,” by Robertus -Love (New York, 1925) seems the -most thorough and unbiased biography. -An important and scarce -James item is “The Trial of Frank -James for Murder,” by George Miller, -Jr., privately printed in Missouri -in 1898. It gives in detail information -not to be found elsewhere. -The list could go on indefinitely, -for the period of the gunmen -extended from the Civil War -to the middle 90’s, and the literature -on the subject is limitless. -Much of it, of course, is lurid, sensational -material, written solely -for entertainment and with no -claim to historical accuracy. But -there are also many more pretentious -works: good, bad and indifferent. -Many otherwise excellent -biographies of Western gunmen -are marred by the fact that the -author’s treatment is colored by -his admiration or contempt for his -subject. But, perhaps, that is a -failing of biographers in general.</p> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center">Everything relative to</p> -<p class="center"><span class="large">North Carolina Literature</span></p> -<p>Old books, letters, pamphlets and newspapers -bought and sold.</p> -<p class="center">S. W. WORTHINGTON -<br />Wilson <span class="hst">North Carolina</span></p> -</div> -<div class="pb" id="Page_15">15</div> -<h2 id="c8"><span class="small">INCUNABULA</span></h2> -<p>In a recent article in the New -York TIMES, Philip Brooks, noted -rare book commentator, remarked -that there is nothing particularly -mysterious about incunabula. A -polysyllabic Latin word with an -impressive sound, it means simply -cradle books, or books published -during the infancy of printing. -They occupy only a short span in -the history of books, no more than -about fifty years, from the middle -to the end of the fifteenth century. -To many collectors they are the -true aristocrats, not only for their -antiquity, but often for their artistic -beauty. For nearly 500 years -printers have been trying but none -have been able to approach the -typographical perfection of the -Gutenberg Bible, which was finished -around 1455. Even the paper -of these ancients is of superior -quality that they will outlive most -books issued today.</p> -<p>Mr. Brooks further declared -that while a common objection to -collecting incunabula is that they -are incomprehensible, being printed -in dead languages that nobody -reads nowadays, it is nevertheless -a fact that before the end of the -century, books were being published -freely in the vernacular, -and Caxton and his successors -were making valuable contributions -to English literature in their -native tongue.</p> -<p>Since the middle of the seventeenth -century, when the output of -the fifteenth century first began to -attract notice as collectible objects, -they have been subject to -such intensive scrutiny that they -are now the most thoroughly -bibliographed books in the world. -From Panzer (1793-1803) and -Hain (1826-1834), who described -16,300 titles, the scientific study -evolved through the brilliant work -of Bradshaw and Proctor until its -culmination in the British Museum -catalogue.</p> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center"><span class="larger">B. LOGIN & SON, Inc.</span></p> -<p class="center"><i>Chemical and Medical Periodicals and Books</i></p> -<p class="center">29 EAST 21st STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y.</p> -<p class="center">Quote Chemical, Medical, Biological, Technical, Agricultural, Natural Sciences & All Kinds of Scientific Magazines, Biographies of Medical & Chemical Men</p> -<p class="center"><i>Chemical and Medical Books Especially Early</i></p> -</div> -<p>Moreover, collectors today who -look somewhat wistfully on the -mounting prices of fifteenth century -editiones principes (which -means first editions) of Gutenberg -Bibles even in single leaves, or of -that familiar favorite, the Nuremberg -Chronicle, are probably unaware -that many incunabula are -still available for much less than -$100. The elusiveness and high -<span class="pb" id="Page_16">16</span> -price of all incunabula are as much -a fiction as the belief that it is impossible -to identify individual volumes.</p> -<p>It is generally admitted that -there are in existence some 40,000 -separate editions of books published -during the fifteenth century. No -one has yet had the hardihood to -attempt to count all the known -copies of these editions. One of -the best modern efforts to gauge -their extent was that of K. W. -Hiersemann in his “Verlagskatalog”, -Leipzig, 1924. He estimated -that there were at least 450,000 -pieces of incunabula around, or an -average of more than eleven copies -of each known edition.</p> -<p>In undertaking to investigate -the present-day holdings of incunabula -in all countries, Fremont -Rider, librarian of the Olin Library -at Wesleyan University, reported -that Germany, the birthplace -of printing and native home -of most incunabula, is still, according -to the latest available records, -the largest holder of such -books. With 105 libraries owning -a hundred volumes or more, it -registers a total of 115,927 volumes. -Italy ranks second with -70,721. France makes a poor -third with 35,278, just nosing out -Great Britain’s 34,045. Austria -comes next, outranking the United -States, which can muster 22,166 -volumes. Poland, Switzerland, -Czecho-Slovakia, Spain, Holland -and Russia follow next in order. In -the 25 countries listed with libraries -of a hundred or more volumes, -Mr. Rider has located 380,750 -titles.</p> -<p>The outstanding single collection -of incunabula is in the Bayerische -Staatsbibliothek at Munich, -with its 16,000 volumes. The British -Museum comes second with -11,500, the Bibliotheque Nationale -third with 10,000. The Huntington -Library’s 5,200 take sixth -place, while the 3,600 in the Library -of Congress entitle it to -rank seventeenth among the libraries -of the world. Despite the -great influx of incunabula into this -country in recent years, the resources -of the European collections -are incomparable. It is perfectly -true that most American -libraries regard the acquisition of -a single incunabulum as a rare -treasure, while many unheard-of -European libraries of religious orders -or princely families own far -more volumes than our largest and -richest universities.</p> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center"><span class="larger"><b>JAMES F. DRAKE, Inc.</b></span> -<br /><span class="sc">24 West 40th St. -<br />New York</span></p> -<p class="center"><span class="ss">First Editions -<br />Rare Books -<br />Autographs</span></p> -<p class="center"><i>We are particularly interested in unusual Kipling items.</i></p> -</div> -<p>Mr. Rider’s analysis makes no -attempt to assay the contents of -the various collections, as his concern -is only with a quantitative -analysis. Some of the scarcest and -most important incunables have -<span class="pb" id="Page_17">17</span> -found their way into this country. -As a result of an inquiry among -the 236 most likely sources in the -United States, a table is shown -giving the relative sizes of incunabula -collections in twelve institutions -and over a hundred colleges -and universities. Following the -Huntington and the Library of -Congress are Harvard University -with 1,860 volumes, the Pierpont -Morgan Library with 1,800 and -the Newberry Library with 1,634. -The Folger Shakespeare Library -contains a surprisingly large -Shakespearean ancestry of 250 -fifteenth century sources. The -summary leaves out of account the -growing private collections, confined -mostly to this country, whose -numbers should materially affect -the figures and perhaps the order -of rank. Otherwise it gives a satisfactory -account of the distribution -of incunabula in public institutions.</p> -<h2 id="c9"><span class="small">Collecting Medical Literature</span></h2> -<p class="center"><i>An Interview With An Authority</i></p> -<p>Hello, Henry Schuman.</p> -<p>Hello, James Madison.</p> -<p>Since moving from Detroit to -730 Fifth Avenue, New York, are -you continuing to make a specialty -of medical rarities?</p> -<p>Yes indeed, in fact more so than -ever.</p> -<p>What class of collectors go in -for medical books?</p> -<p>Mostly members of the medical -profession, but also general collectors -along scientific lines of which -medicine is an integral part.</p> -<p>Do collectors of medical literature -aim to cover the entire field?</p> -<p>Not in most instances. They -usually specialize in branches that -encompass their special interests, -such for example as physiognomy, -transfusion of blood, heart disorders, -venereal ailments, etc.</p> -<p>Has a well-selected medical library -that was already assembled -at say the turn of the century, increased -or diminished in value?</p> -<p>Increased I should say, or, -from a very conservative estimate, -at least held its own. This is due, -no doubt, to the permanent interest -such a medical library holds. -On the other hand, authors of -literary classics, especially from -the beginning of the 19th century -on, are subject to increasing or -waning interest due to a change of -popular favor and appreciation. In -the case of modern authors such -as Hemingway, Faulkner, etc., this -is even more noticeable. The -“white-headed” literary lion of today -may be on tomorrow’s bargain -shelf, and vice versa.</p> -<p>Is the number of collectors of -medical literature increasing?</p> -<p>Somewhat, I should say. In the -late twenties, Dr. Henry E. Sigerist -became head of the Institute of -Medicine at John Hopkins University -where his outstanding accomplishments, -combined also -with his splendid achievement in -promoting the Bulletin of the History -of Medicine, did much to -stimulate new interest, especially -among the younger men.</p> -<div class="pb" id="Page_18">18</div> -<p>Which is the best medical bibliography?</p> -<p>Probably the best, and certainly -the most concise is Garrison’s -“History of Medicine”, first published -in 1914 by W. B. Saunders -Co., Philadelphia. The fourth edition -was issued in 1929 and is revised -and comparatively up to -date. It sells for $14.</p> -<p>How can one get posted on the -prices of medical literature?</p> -<p>The Sanders Price List of Medica -Incunabula gives some prices of -early medicine. The cost is $10. -As far as more modern medical -books and miscellany are concerned, -I believe the best guide is dealers’ -lists who specialize in this sort -of thing. I myself get out occasional -catalogues of medical rarities, -my latest one being issued to -honor the seventieth birthday of -Dr. Harvey Cushing, who is since -deceased.</p> -<p>How do you procure the medical -material that you resell?</p> -<p>There is no royal path that a -dealer can pursue. One source is -medical libraries privately owned, -and which on the decease of the -owner, have come into the possession -of heirs who have no special -interest therein, and who therefore -are not adverse to turning them -into ready cash. Europe, which -may be termed the cradle of old -medicine, holds most of the rarities, -especially those of ancient -vintage, and my correspondents on -the other side are constantly on -the watch for me.</p> -<p>How highly are medical periodicals -regarded by collectors?</p> -<p>They play, as a rule, ‘second -fiddle’ to books and pamphlets. -They are quite bulky, and in harmony -with the modern scheme of -architectural contraction, collectors -are not inclined to grant them -shelf room. The best modern outlet -for medical periodicals appears -to be colleges and universities, although -in many instances, the seller -pro tem is apt to be met with -the rubber-stamp response of “Insufficient -funds.”</p> -<p>Have many facsimile reproductions -been made of rare medical -books and pamphlets?</p> -<p>Only a negligible number thus -far and which have sold rather indifferently. -However, with the increasing -interest displayed in the -collecting of medical literature, -facsimiles will come more and -more into their own.</p> -<p>Are many medical works sold at -book auctions?</p> -<p>Hardly any, I should say. -Medical books at best interest but -a modest pro rata of collectors. -Therefore, except in occasional instances, -it has not been found -profitable to include them in auction -catalogues.</p> -<p>Who are the modern American -trail blazers as far as stimulating -interest in the collecting of medical -literature is concerned?</p> -<p>In my opinion, Drs. Oliver Wendell -Holmes, William Osler, and -Harvey Cushing.</p> -<blockquote> -<h2 id="c10"><span class="small"><i>A New Aid to Collectors</i></span></h2> -<p>Early in the year, the Pinwheel Press, of 142 So. 11th St., Philadelphia, -will publish “Early American Sheet Music” by Harry Dichter. This -is probably the first attempt to aid collectors and dealers in this fascinating -field of Americana. It will be illustrated with many full-page -reproductions of esteemed sheet music covers and also give much useful -bibliographical information. A business announcement in this issue, -gives full information as to its cost in the several editions.</p> -</blockquote> -<div class="pb" id="Page_19">19</div> -<h2 id="c11"><span class="small"><i>About The New York Mirror</i></span></h2> -<p>In 1823, George P. Morris in -conjunction with Samuel Woodworth -established the New York -MIRROR. In those days Woodworth -was considered quite a poet, -his most permanent obeisance to -the muse being “The Bucket”, later -more fittingly known as “The Old -Oaken Bucket”. The MIRROR lasted -until 1842, but returned from -its journalistic grave the year following -and was known as the NEW -MIRROR. It ran for a year and a -half and stated in its last issue in -Sept., 1844, that it was being discontinued -because the Post Office -charged it magazine postage which -was much higher than that required -of newspapers. Perhaps, to -avail itself of this discrimination, -it became a daily about this time, -a weekly edition being gotten out -for the benefit of the former NEW -MIRROR subscribers. From Sept., -1844 to February, 1845, Edgar -Allan Poe, so the “Papers of the -Bibliographical Society of America” -reports, was employed as -critical writer. Perhaps this explains -why “The Raven” was -printed in the EVENING MIRROR, -on Jan. 29, 1845, “by permission”, -from the advance sheets of -the AMERICAN REVIEW where -it appeared a few weeks later. -While the MIRROR copy is usually -spoken of as the second appearance -of “The Raven”, most collectors -prefer it to its AMERICAN -REVIEW appearance and it commands -a higher price, although in -neither case as much as one might -conjecture.</p> -<p>After Willis and Morris withdrew -in 1845, Hiram Fuller took -charge and with certain minor -changes of title, the periodical -continued until 1857. Soon after -Fuller came into control, he was -sued by Poe for having published -the Thomas Dunn English article -reflecting on his character. Poe -was awarded $225 damages.</p> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center"><span class="larger"><span class="ss">WALTER R. BENJAMIN</span></span> -<br /><span class="ss">655 Fifth Ave.</span> <span class="hst"><span class="ss">New York, N. Y.</span></span></p> -<p class="center"><span class="ssn">AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS</span></p> -<p><span class="larger"><span class="ss">BUYS</span>—</span></p> -<p>Leading expert in autographs -will purchase for immediate cash -large collections or single items -of historical or literary importance. -American or foreign.</p> -<p><span class="larger"><span class="ss">SELLS</span>—</span></p> -<p>Collectors! Send for sample copy -of THE COLLECTOR, a magazine -for autograph and historical -collectors, established 1887. See -prices quoted on letters, <b>guaranteed -authentic</b>, of the great -Kings and Queens, Statesmen, -Authors, Musicians, Scientists, -and Soldiers of all times and all -countries.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center"><b>The United States -<br />CARD COLLECTOR’S -<br />Catalog</b></p> -<p>A 90 page, 6×9 inch handbook, completely -covering the card field, cigarette, -candy, gum, playing, advertising, etc., together -with related items of Albums, Silks, -and other inserts. Dealers of all kinds -should have a copy to show markets and -values. Pays for itself many times.</p> -<p class="center">50c postpaid</p> -<p class="center">J. R. BURDICK -<br />417 So. Crouse Ave. <span class="hst">Syracuse, New York</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p>Indian Relics, Minerals, Miniatures, -Beadwork, Coins, Books, Jewelry, Buttons, -Basketry, Rugs, Old Glass, Dolls, -Gem Stones, Stamps, Covers, View -Cards, Western Postcard Photos. Catalog -5c.</p> -<p class="center">LEMLEY CURIO STORE -<br />North Branch, Kansas.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p>Another instalment of “How To -Tell First Editions” in the February -issue of THE COLLECTOR’S -GUIDE.</p> -</div> -<div class="pb" id="Page_20">20</div> -<h2 id="c12"><span class="small"><i>Stephen Foster Sheet Music Wants</i></span></h2> -<p>Fletcher Hodges, Jr., Curator -of the Foster Hall Collection in the -University of Pittsburgh, Penna., -advises us that the following titles -are still required, and for the first -satisfactory first edition copy of -each received, the respective prices -noted will be paid.</p> -<table class="center" summary=""> -<tr><td class="l">Beautiful Child of Song </td><td class="r">$100.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="l">Happy Little Ones Are We </td><td class="r">25.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="l">I Will Be True To Thee </td><td class="r">100.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="l">Little Belle Blair </td><td class="r">100.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="l">Lizzie Dies Tonight </td><td class="r">100.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="l">Mine Is The Mourning Heart </td><td class="r">100.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="l">Mother, Thou’rt Faithful To Me </td><td class="r">100.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="l">My Loved One And My Own </td><td class="r">100.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="l">Onward And Upward </td><td class="r">100.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="l">Open Thy Lattice, Love Tonight </td><td class="r">250.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="l">Somebody’s Coming To See Me </td><td class="r">100.</td></tr> -</table> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center"><b>SCHUMAN’S of New York</b></p> -<p>are Leading Specialists in Historical -Medicine and Science, and are large -buyers of desirable material in this field.</p> -<p class="center"><span class="u"><span class="small">IMMEDIATE CASH PAYMENTS</span></span></p> -<p class="center">SCHUMAN’S -<br /><span class="small">730 Fifth Avenue, New York</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center"><i>WANTED! WANTED</i></p> -<p class="center"><span class="large">MECHANICAL</span> -<br /><span class="smaller">PENNY</span> -<br /><span class="large">BANKS</span></p> -<p class="center">DR. A. E. CORBY -<br />(Collector) -<br />44 Wall St., New York City</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center"><b>GUY DE MAUPASSANT</b></p> -<p>Will purchase ANY interesting material -by or about him. A. Artinian, -Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, -N. Y.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center">FIRST EDITIONS—AMERICANA—FINE BOOKS.</p> -<p class="center">Bought & sold. Catalogs free.</p> -<p class="center">ANTON GUD -<br />636 East 13th Street <span class="hst">New York City</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p>Wanted For Cash: U. S. Presidential -Bookplates or Booklabels. State name of -President and price desired for plate. -Give your name and address. Bookplate, -Care of The Collector’s Guide, P. O. Box -124, Grand Central Annex, New York.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p>Some facts about Baedeker’s -Travel Books in the February issue -of THE COLLECTOR’S -GUIDE.</p> -</div> -<h2 id="c13"><span class="small"><i>Suckers’ Progress</i></span></h2> -<p>A book jobber recently found on -his hands an entire warehouse full -of obsolete histories in sets of -20 volumes each. They simply -wouldn’t sell; nobody wanted to -give them away as premiums; -their stock was so inferior that -secondhand paper dealers laughed -at the idea of purchasing them. -Then inspiration came to the jobber. -He expressed the entire edition -to a publisher’s sucker list, -accompanied by the following -letter.</p> -<blockquote> -<div class="pb" id="Page_21">21</div> -<p><span class="sc">Sir</span>:</p> -<p>We are forwarding you -herewith a set of Professor -McFeely’s <i>History of the -World From Earliest Times -Down to the Inaugural of -Chester A. Arthur</i>. There are -two bindings available: one in -cloth such as we are sending -you, retailing for $19.25, the -other in beautiful hand-tooled -crushed levant, for $39.98. If -you should decide you prefer -the expensive leather-bound -edition you may return the -set we are sending you and -upon remitting the balance -you will receive the other -magnificent volumes.</p> -</blockquote> -<p>Each sucker actually received -the leather-bound edition—in fact, -no cloth one existed. But every -recipient, imagining that he had -received the wrong books by mistake -and was gypping the jobber, -sent on his $19.25 and kept the -books. In no time the entire edition -was sold out. (Lucius Beebe in -New York HERALD TRIBUNE -and reprinted by READER’S -DIGEST).</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p>The New York TIMES reports -that a new Medical Library building -is being erected at the Yale -University of Medicine to receive -Dr. Cushing’s library and collections, -including his letters, diaries -and manuscripts. Any of his -friends who wish, now or later, to -present correspondence, photographs -or other memorabilia for -permanent preservation among the -Cushing papers will receive the appreciative -thanks of the university.</p> -<p>The late Merle Johnson, in his -“American First Editions” called -attention to the fact that there is -no formal Bibliography of the -writings of Bret Harte. The collector -is referred to the sales catalogue -of the Charles Meeker Kozlay -sale, held at the galleries of -the American Art Association -some years ago and now on file at -the New York Public Library. It -is the only known listing of the -variants and minutiae.</p> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center"><span class="large"><b>BOOK-DEALERS -<br />Take Notice</b></span></p> -<p class="center"><i>We Want Scholarly Books</i></p> -<p class="revint">1. We Want Elizabethan & Restoration -Dramatists—In First -and Later Editions.</p> -<p class="revint">2. We Want Best Edited Editions -of Dramatists: MARSTON, -PEELE, NASH, etc. -BULLEN’S Old Plays, etc.</p> -<p class="revint">3. The Publications of ENGLISH -LITERARY SOCIETIES, -such as HUTH, MALONE, -FULLER, and -BIBLIOGRAPHICAL.</p> -<p class="center"><i>We Pay Promptly on Receipt.</i></p> -<p class="center"><span class="large"><span class="ss">THE BRICK ROW BOOK SHOP, Inc.</span></span> -<br />55 Fifth Ave., <span class="hst">New York City</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center"><span class="small">WE BUY</span> <span class="hst"><span class="small">WE SELL</span></span> -<br /><i>Specimen Books of</i> -<br /><span class="large">Printing Types</span> -<br /><span class="small">and</span> -<br /><span class="large">Printers’ Ornaments</span></p> -<p class="center"><span class="large">Penmanship Publications</span> -<br /><span class="small">Prior to 1880</span></p> -<p class="center">PAUL A. STRUCK -<br />415 Lexington Av., New York</p> -</div> -<div class="pb" id="Page_22">22</div> -<h2 id="c14"><span class="small"><i>The Long, Long Ago</i></span></h2> -<p>In “San Francisco’s Literary -Frontiers”, by Franklin Walker, -“The Annals of San Francisco” is -described as being probably the -best book ever written about that -glamorous city. Its 800 pages give -not only the history of California -during the Spanish and American -occupations, but also a faithful -account of its social history from -1846 to 1854. Included also are -vigorously penned descriptions of -special local happenings, such as -the Great Fires, Steamer Days, -the lawless ravages of The -“Hounds”, etc, to say nothing of -short biographies of outstanding -oldtimers. The “Annals” have long -been out of print, but the book was -gotten up so sumptuously that -many copies were kept. It can usually -be picked up for from $7.50 to -$20.00 depending on the condition -and binding. A folding map should -accompany it. A few years ago, -the California Historical Society, -San Francisco, compiled, under -the direction of Charles Francis -Griffin, a 28 page index, which is -a big time-saver for historians, -and literary searchers. It is bound -in full paper boards, and is sold -by the Society for $1.25.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p>The first issue of the Princeton -University Library CHRONICLE -contains a checklist of Winslow -Homer, famed painter and designer -for wood engravers, whose life -span was from 1836 to 1910.</p> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center">RARE OLD JOKE BOOKS -<br />(Joe Miller and Up) -<br /><span class="small">Send for catalogue</span> -<br /><span class="large"><b>WEHMAN BROS.</b></span> -<br /><span class="small">(Since 1889)</span> -<br />712 BROADWAY <span class="hst">NEW YORK</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center"><span class="large">EARLY AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC</span></p> -<p class="center"><b>Lure and Lore</b> -<br /><i>by</i> -<br /><b>Harry Dichter</b></p> -<p>After completing ten years of -searching for and locating some of -the finest pieces in this field of -Americana, these notes and checklists -are offered so that the collector -and dealer may avoid the ordinary -pitfalls that await the -novice.</p> -<p class="center"><b>INVALUABLE TO DEALER AND COLLECTOR</b></p> -<p>This is probably the first attempt -at giving a working knowledge -of the field of sheet music -collecting.</p> -<p>Not a history of American -Music but a necessary tool for -every Rare and Out of Print Dealer -and even the seasoned collector -of this interesting material.</p> -<p>Definitely names highspots and -attempts at valuation (Both the -Author and Publisher realize that -prices in such a field can only be -approximate as condition, demand -and scarcity are prime factors.)</p> -<p>Included is a Checklist of Early -American Music Publishers, their -places and dates of operation.</p> -<p class="center"><b>Many Full Page Reproductions of Important Items</b></p> -<p>Cloth bound, Autographed Copies -Strictly Limited to the number of -orders received before Feb. 1, -1940. Publication Date: Feb. 10, -1940.</p> -<p class="center"><b>Price $3.00</b></p> -<p class="center">Specially Priced Edition in Wrappers at $2.00</p> -<p class="center">Regular Trade Discount to Dealers on 2 Copies or More</p> -<p class="center"><i>Order Your Copy Now</i></p> -<p class="center"><span class="large"><b>PINWHEEL PRESS</b></span> -<br /><span class="small">PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS</span> -<br /><b>142 S. 11th STREET -<br />PHILADELPHIA, PA.</b></p> -<p class="center"><i>Order direct from publisher or your bookseller</i></p> -</div> -<div class="pb" id="Page_23">23</div> -<h2 id="c15"><span class="small"><i>Locating Bookplates</i></span></h2> -<p>Bookplate collectors who desire -to know what collections have -been assembled, where they are, -the type of material gathered, how -they are cared for, and their -availability for study and consultation, -should procure a copy of -“A Census of Bookplate Collections -in Public, College and University -Libraries.” It was compiled -by Carlyle S. Baer, presiding genius -of the American Society of -Bookplate Collectors & Designers, -and Miss Clara Therese Evans, of -Columbia University. The cost is -$1.00 and it can be obtained by -writing to Mr. Baer at 1763 Euclid -St., N.W., Washington, D. C.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p>Robert L. Shurter presents in -the July, 1939, issue of the SOUTH -ATLANTIC QUARTERLY, an -article on “The Writing of Looking -Backward”, in which the facts -regarding the composition, purpose, -and subsequent influences of -Edward Bellamy’s novel are set -forth.</p> -<p>We understand that a committee -of bibliographers headed by -Lawrence C. Wroth, librarian of -the John Carter Brown Library, -Providence, is making plans for -the compilation and publication of -a “Cooperative Catalogue of Americana, -1700-1800”, and will be -based upon material now housed -in the principal libraries of this -country. It will contain all eighteenth -century historical material -relating to the Western hemisphere, -except newspapers, broadsides, -maps, prints, almanacs, -legislative and administrative proceedings -and statute laws. A preliminary -survey has disclosed that -only about half of the existing -material is recorded in either Sabin -or Evans.</p> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center"><b><span class="larger">TRAILING GERONIMO</span> -<br /><span class="large"><i>by</i> Anton Mazzanovich</span></b></p> -<p class="center"><span class="small">Over 100 Illustrations of Historical Value</span></p> -<p class="center">The First Authentic Story of the Trailing and Capture of this Great Apache Indian Chief</p> -<div class="img"> -<img src="images/p03.jpg" alt="{uncaptioned}" width="444" height="799" /> -</div> -<p>This book will make a valuable -addition to any American -Historical and Indian Library. -It is real Americana.</p> -<p><span class="small">Size 5¼×7½, 278 Pages, Elegantly Bound in -Art Craft, 4-Color Illustrations of Geronimo</span></p> -<p class="center"><i>Price</i> $3.00</p> -<p class="center"><b><span class="large">WEHMAN BROS.</span> -<br /><span class="small">PUBLISHERS and BOOK JOBBERS -<br />712 Broadway, New York</span></b></p> -<p><i>This amazing story has been made into a -great motion picture by Paramount Pictures, -Inc.</i></p> -</div> -<div class="pb" id="Page_24">24</div> -<h2 id="c16"><span class="small">RECENT AUCTION PRICES</span></h2> -<p class="center small">Sometimes the author is given first, sometimes his book, etc.—whichever seems most pertinent at the moment.</p> -<p class="tbcenter">Parke-Bernet, Inc.</p> -<p class="revint">AMERICAN BOOK-PRICES CURRENT. -1900-3. 1908-36. Index 1916-22. -34 vols. ex-library. $95.</p> -<p class="revint">AMERICAN STATESMEN. Ed. by John -T. Morse, Jr. 32 vols. Boston, 1898. -$70.</p> -<p class="revint">THE MAN WITH THE HOE. By Edwin -Markham. First edition in book form, -in original envelope. San Francisco, -1899. $22.</p> -<p class="revint">JOHN L. STODDARD. Lectures. 12 vols. -¾ morocco. Boston, 1908. $15.</p> -<p class="revint">WALT WHITMAN, manuscript, 1 page, -about 75 words, in pencil. $42.</p> -<p class="revint">THACKERAY, WILLIAM. Vanity Fair. -The original 20 parts in 19. London, -1847-48. $275.</p> -<p class="revint">WHITMAN MASSACRE. By Matilda J. -Sager Delaney, a survivor. Wrappers, -autographed. Spokane (1920). $5.</p> -<p class="revint">DODGE CITY, THE COWBOY CAPITAL. -By Robert M. Wright. (Wichita, -Kan., 1913). $17.</p> -<p class="revint">CYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. -6 vols. New York, 1891. $6.</p> -<p class="revint">THE TERRITORY OF WYOMING. ITS -HISTORY, SOIL, CLIMATE, RESOURCES, -etc. Wrappers. Laramie -City, 1874. $27.</p> -<p class="revint">HISTORY AND DIRECTORY OF LARAMIE -CITY. By J. H. Triggs. Wrappers. -Worn. Laramie City, 1875. $27.</p> -<p class="revint">HISTORY OF CHEYENNE AND -NORTHERN WYOMING. By J. H. -Triggs. Wrappers. Omega, 1876. $42.</p> -<p class="revint">THE CHAP BOOK. 8 vols. Chicago, -1894-7. $12.</p> -<p class="revint">PUDD’NHEAD WILSON. By Samuel L. -Clemens. 1st. Hartford, 1894. $13.</p> -<p class="revint">THE COLOPHON. 34 parts. New York, -1930-8. $47.</p> -<p class="revint">AMENITIES OF BOOK-COLLECTING. -Bds. Name in ink inside front cover. -1st ed. Boston, 1918. $17.</p> -<p class="revint">CALIFORNIA AND OREGON TRAIL. -By Francis Parkman. 1st ed. Defects. -New York, 1849. $37.</p> -<p class="revint">THE YELLOW BOOK. 13 vols. 1st eds. -with one exception. Covers discolored. -London, 1894-7. $15.</p> -<p class="revint">FOUR YEARS IN THE ROCKIES. By -James B. Marsh. Orig. cloth. Cover -stained. New Castle, Pa., 1884. $42.</p> -<p class="revint">PENCIL SKETCHES OF COLORADO. -By A. E. Mathews. 36 views on 23 -plates, lithographed by J. Bien. Orig. -cloth. Slight defects. (New York) -1866. $140.</p> -<p class="revint">THE BANDITTI OF THE PLAINS. By -A. C. Mercer. Orig. ed. Slight defects. -(Cheyenne: Privately printed, 1894). -$45.</p> -<p class="revint">MISSOURI STATE GAZETEER, SHIPPERS’ -GUIDE AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY, -for 1865. Portrait, views -and pictorial advertisements. Geo. W. -Hawes & Co., Indianapolis, 1865. $50.</p> -<p class="revint">THE DARK SIDE OF NEW YORK -LIFE AND ITS CRIMINAL CLASSES. -26 parts, orig. printed wrappers. -Some defects. New York, 1873. $22.</p> -<p class="revint">THE PLAINS AND THE ROCKIES. -By Henry R. Wagner. A Bibliography -of Original Narratives of Travel and -Adventure, 1860-1865. Revised and extended -by Charles L. Camp. Grabhorn -Press, San Francisco, 1937. $10.</p> -<p class="revint">AMERICAN CHILDREN’S BOOK. -(Mrs. Pinchard). The Blind Child. -Original boards. Loose, lightly stained. -Philadelphia, 1793. $7.</p> -<p class="revint">EBEN HOLDEN. By Irving Bacheller. -1st ed. First issue. Orig. cloth. Boston -(1900). $27.</p> -<p class="revint">CATTLE TRADE. Historic Sketches of -the Cattle Trade. By Joseph G. McCoy. -Covers, spotted and foxed. Kansas -City, 1874. $47.... Cattle Brands -of Members of Wyoming Stock Growers -Association. Chicago, 1882. $22.... -Prose and Poetry of the Livestock -Industry. By Jerome C. Smiley and -James W. Freeman. Vol. 1 (all published). -Denver (1905). $52.</p> -<p class="revint">OVERLAND ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. -By (Andrew Child). Crude -wrappers; title-page missing, lightly -stained. (Milwaukee, 1852). $70.</p> -<p class="revint">THE INDIAN’S LAST FIGHT. By Dennis -Collins. Orig. cloth, privately -printed. (Girard, Kansas, about 1914). -$37.</p> -<p class="revint">THE GOLD MINES OF GILPIN -COUNTY, COLORADO. By Samuel -Cushman and J. P. Waterman. Orig. -printed wrappers. Central City, 1876. -$15.</p> -<p class="revint">HANDS UP; or, Twenty Years of Detective -Life in the Mountains and on -the Plains. By General D. J. Cook. -<span class="pb" id="Page_25">25</span> -Orig. cloth, worn, covers stained. 1st -ed. Presentation copy. Denver, 1882. -$35.</p> -<p class="revint">ACROSS THE PLAINS IN 1850. By A. -A. Enos. Wrappers. Privately printed -for distribution to friends. Stanton, -(n.d.). $25.</p> -<p class="revint">BRET HARTE. The Luck of Roaring -Camp and Other Sketches. Orig. cloth. -Backstrip defects. 1st ed. 1st issue. -Boston, 1870. $32.</p> -<p class="revint">THE STORY OF A COUNTRY TOWN. -By E. W. Howe. Some defects. 1st ed. -Atchison, 1883. $15.</p> -<p class="revint">STORIES OF THE OLD SANTA FE -TRAIL. By Col. Henry Inman. 1st ed. -Orig. cloth, slightly rubbed. Kansas -City, 1881. $9.</p> -<p class="revint">VIGILANTE DAYS AND WAYS. By -NATHANIEL P. LANGFORD. 1st ed. -2 vols., orig. cloth. Boston, 1890. $20.</p> -<p class="revint">MEMOIRS OF A PIONEER. By George -Lathrop. Orig. printed wrappers. Lusk -Herald, Wyoming, circa 1917. $22.</p> -<p class="revint">HIGH SPOTS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE. -By Merle Johnson. New -York, 1929. $15.</p> -<p class="revint">THE RIVET IN GRANDFATHER’S -NECK. By James Branch Cabell. 1st -ed. New York. 1915. $16. JURGEN. -By the same author. 1st issue, inscribed. -New York, 1919. $32.</p> -<p class="revint">FARM BALLADS. By Will Carleton. -Back cover spots. New York, 1875. $6.</p> -<p class="revint">THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG -OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, AND -OTHER SKETCHES. By Mark Twain. -Immaculate copy of the first issue of -the first edition of the author’s first -book. Original blue cloth. New York, -1867. $610.</p> -<p class="revint">TOM SAWYER. By Samuel L. Clemens. -1st issue. Rubbed. Hartford, 1876. -$475.</p> -<p class="revint">MAGGIE. By Johnston Smith (Stephen -Crane). Yellow wrappers. Privately -printed. 1st ed. Small defects and -tears. (New York, 1893). $90.</p> -<p class="revint">THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE. By -Stephen Crane. Orig. cloth, with dust -jacket. 1st issue of 1st ed. of author’s -second novel. Very slight end-paper -blemishes. New York, 1895. $150.</p> -<p class="revint">EMILY DICKINSON. Poems. 1st ed. -Covers soiled. Boston, 1890. $52.... -Letters. 2 vols. 1st ed. backstrip discolorations. -Boston, 1894. $15.... The -Single Hound. Bds. 1st ed. Boston, -1914. $55.</p> -<p class="revint">NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. The -Scarlet Letter. 1st ed., 1st issue. Presentation -copy by author. One of -finest copies in existence. Boston, -1850. $2000.</p> -<p class="revint">THE COVERED WAGON. By Emerson -Hough. 1st ed. with dust jacket. Immaculate -copy. New York, 1922. $40.</p> -<h3 id="c17">G. A. Baker & Co.</h3> -<p class="revint">NOTES OF A VOYAGE TO CALIFORNIA -VIA CAPE HORN. By (S. C.) -Upham. 1st ed. Philadelphia, 1878. $7.</p> -<h3 id="c18">LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB PUBLICATIONS</h3> -<p class="revint">ANTHONY ADVERSE. By Hervey -Allen. 3 vols. Mt. Vernon, 1937. $7.</p> -<p class="revint">THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. By -Lewis Carroll. New York, 1935. $16.</p> -<p class="revint">THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS. By -Fenimore Cooper. Boards. 1932. $8.</p> -<p class="revint">UNCLE TOM’S CABIN. By Harriet -Beecher Stowe. New York, 1938. $5.</p> -<p class="revint">HERVEY ALLEN. Israfel. 2 vols. First -edition. New York, 1926. $6.</p> -<p class="revint">WILLA CATHER. All firsts. Alexander’s -Bridge. Boston, 1912. $26.... -Song of the Lark. Slight defects. Boston, -1915. $7.... Youth and the Bright -Medusa. New York, 1920. (one of 25). -$18.</p> -<p class="revint">THE COLOPHON. Vol. 1, parts 1 to 4. -New York, 1930. $21.</p> -<p class="revint">EMILY DICKINSON. Further Poems. -First edition. Dust wrapper. Boston, -1929. $10.</p> -<p class="revint">WILLIAM FAULKNER. Sanctuary. -First edition, boards. Dust wrapper. -New York, (1931). $10.</p> -<p class="revint">ERNEST HEMINGWAY. A Farewell to -Arms. 1st. New York, 1929. $11.</p> -<p class="revint">KATHERINE MANSFIELD. In a German -Pension. 1st. London (1911). $42.... -The Garden Party. 1st issue. Blue -lettering on binding. Extra “s” on last -line of page 103. London (1922). $80.</p> -<p class="revint">EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY. All -firsts. Renascence. New York, 1917. -$55.... The Lamp and the Bell. New -York, 1921. $14.... The Buck in the -Snow. New York, 1928. $8.</p> -<p class="revint">EUGENE O’NEILL. The Hairy Ape. -New York, 1929. $5.</p> -<p class="revint">EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON. -Tristram. 1st. New York, 1927. $15.</p> -<p class="revint">THORNTON WILDER. Bridge of San -Luis Rey. 1st. New York, 1927. $6.</p> -<p class="revint">ELINOR WYLIE. Nets to Catch the -Wind. 1st. New York, 1921. $12.</p> -<p class="revint">THE COLOPHON, parts 14 to 20. 1933-35. -$7.</p> -<p class="revint">T. L. DE VINNE. Two autograph letters -signed, 3 pages on his ideas of good -printing. 1912-13. $5.</p> -<p class="revint">THE YELLOW BOOK, a London Quarterly. -13 vols., 1894-1907. $10.</p> -<p class="revint">SAMUEL L. CLEMENS. Christian Science. -New York, 1907. 1st edition. $5.</p> -<p class="revint">THE HOLY BIBLE. R. Aitken, Philadelphia, -1781-82. Some defects. $51.</p> -<div class="pb" id="Page_26">26</div> -<p class="revint">WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT. The -White-Footed Deer., New York, 1844. -1st edition. Wrappers. Some defects. -$52.</p> -<p class="revint">STAMP PERIODICAL. The American -Journal of Numismatics. Vol. 1, 1866 -to Vol. 46, 1912. First 12 vols. bound; -balance in wrappers. $55.</p> -<p class="revint">FRANK R. STOCKTON. Rudder -Grange. 1st ed. New York, 1879. $5.</p> -<p class="revint">J. M. BARRIE. Margaret Ogilvy. 1st ed. -London, 1896. $5.</p> -<p class="revint">THE BOOK COLLECTOR’S GUIDE. By -Seymour De Ricci. New York, 1921. -$5.</p> -<p class="revint">W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM. Of Human -Bondage. 2 vols. in box. New -York, 1932. $7.</p> -<p class="revint">THE LITERARY WORLD. Vols. 1 and -2, New York, Feb. 6, 1847 to Feb. 19, -1848. $6.</p> -<h3 id="c19">Charles F. Heartman</h3> -<p class="revint">ADVENTURES WITH INDIANS AND -GAME, or, Twenty Years in the -Rocky Mountains. By William A. -Allen. Chicago, 1903. $4.60.</p> -<p class="revint">AMERICAN HUMOR. Polly & Pea -Blossom’s Wedding, and Other Tales, -by G. B. Lamar and others. Philadelphia, -1851. $16.</p> -<p class="revint">ARKANSAS BROADSIDE. Hon. Jesse -Turner’s Position. Only two copies -known. Van Buren, Ark., 1861. $8.10.</p> -<p class="revint">THE SOUTHERN PLANTATION -OVERSEER as revealed in his letters. -Original board with author’s inscription. -Northampton, Mass., 1925. $4.35.</p> -<p class="revint">BEECHER-TILTON SCANDAL. Funny -side of a serious subject. Published -as a tabloid newspaper with many -illustrations. New York, 1875. $2.80.</p> -<p class="revint">SAN FRANCISCO WHIG, Steamer Edition -newspaper. Feb. 3, 1853. Torn, -nothing missing. $1.35.</p> -<p class="revint">CONFEDERATE PLAY, The Confederate -Vivandiere, or, The Battle of Leesburg, -a military drama in three acts. -Performed at the Montgomery (Alabama) -Theatre by an amateur company. -Probably unique. Original -printed wrappers. Montgomery, 1862. -$37.50.</p> -<p class="revint">SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER, -Confederate issues, in original printed -wrappers. Brought $3.25 each, as -follows:—May, 1863; June, 1863; July, -1863; Sept. 1863; May, 1864.</p> -<p class="revint">CONFEDERATE NEWSPAPERS. The -Daily Mississippian. Dec. 16, 1861, -$1.50; Dec. 20, 1861, $2.10; Jan. 27, -1862, $1.60; Mobile Weekly Advertiser, -(torn) Aug. 3, 1861, $1.25; Ripley -Advertiser, (Ripley, Miss.), Dec. 11, -1861, $2.85.</p> -<p class="revint">THE CONFEDERATE VETERAN. Jan. -1913 to Dec., 1931. 19 vols. (lacking -5 nos.) Original wrappers. $27.50.</p> -<p class="revint">JUVENILE. The Adventures of a Yankee; -or the Singular Life of John -Ledyard. Original glazed boards. Boston, -1831. $12.25.</p> -<p class="revint">LINCOLNIANA. The Daily Herald. -Newburyport, Mass., Apr. 17, 1865. -The Washington tragedy, with mourning -borders. $1.85.</p> -<p class="revint">LOUISIANA. Pickings from the Portfolio -of the Reporter of the New -Orleans Picayune. By T. Corcoran. -Original printed wrappers. (Philadelphia, -1846). $11.</p> -<p class="revint">TEN YEARS IN NEVADA, or Life on -the Pacific Coast. By M. M. Matthews. -Portraits. Original cloth. Buffalo, -1880. $6.10.</p> -<p class="revint">MISSISSIPPI HISTORICAL SOCIETY -PUBLICATIONS. Vols. 1 to 14 (1 and -2 in reprint). New Series, Vols. 1, 2, 4 -and 5. Original cloth. 1900-1925. $37.</p> -<p class="revint">A NEW AND COMPLETE SYSTEM -OF BOOK-KEEPING, etc. By William -Mitchell. Few margins repaired. Newly -bound. Philadelphia, 1796. $35.</p> -<p class="revint">NEGRO AND SLAVERY. A collection -of about 100 miscellaneous newspapers -and periodicals. Various places, -1841 to 1872. $15.</p> -<p class="revint">SAN FRANCISCO EVENING BULLETIN. -26 scattering nos., Dec., 1855 to -Mar. 1, 1856. $10.50.</p> -<p class="revint">WESTCHESTER SPY. White Plains, -N. Y. Vol. 11, May 13, 1840 to Apr. -28, 1841. 51 issues. A few defects. $21.</p> -<p class="revint">CHEROKEE LAND LOTTERY. By Jas. -F. Smith. Contains numerical list of -the names of the fortunate drawers; -also engraved map of each district, -59 in all. Original sheep. New York, -1838. $13.35.</p> -<p class="revint">THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT IN -THE WEST AND SOUTH FOR -THIRTY YEARS. By S. Smith. Original -cloth. New York, 1868. $2.35.</p> -<p class="revint">SONGSTER. The Mermaid, or Nautical -Songster. Old wrappers (very slightly -worn). New York, 1798. $16.50.</p> -<p class="revint">THE NORTHWEST COAST; or, Three -Years Residence in Washington Territory. -By Jas. G. Swan. Original cloth. -New York, 1857. $3.60.</p> -<p class="revint">140 CIVIL WAR SONG SHEETS, words -only. Mostly 6 by 9 inches. Some duplicates. -Mainly published during the -war. $14.</p> -<p class="revint">WHIG ALMANAC. For 1843-4-5-5-6-7-8-9-50. -In one vol. Binding broken. -$3.60.</p> -<p class="revint">SIXTEEN MONTHS AT THE GOLD -DIGGINGS. By Daniel B. Woods. -Original cloth. New York, 1852. $7.25.</p> -<p class="revint">COLORADO. Prospectus of the Casco -Consolidated Mining Company of -Leadville, Colorado. Original printed -wrappers. Leadville, 1880. $3.25.</p> -<p class="revint">CONFEDERACY. Headquarters Trans-Mississippi -Dept. General orders Feb. -<span class="pb" id="Page_27">27</span> -8 to Nov. 18, 1864. 53 pieces. Some -stained and slightly mildewed. $106.</p> -<p class="revint">NEWSPAPERS. Madison (Wis.) Express. -15 scattering nos. 1845-6-7. -$4.50.</p> -<p class="revint">RICHMOND AND LOUISVILLE MEDICAL -JOURNAL. Vols. 8, 9 and 11. -1869 to 1871. 3 vols. Bindings broken -and some leaves loose. $2.75.</p> -<h3 id="c20">CURRIER & IVES AND OTHER LITHOGRAPHS</h3> -<p class="center">Plaza Art Galleries, Inc.</p> -<p class="center">Abbreviations</p> -<dl class="undent"><dt>C. L.—Colored lithograph</dt> -<dt>Fine—Fine condition</dt> -<dt>Good—Good condition</dt> -<dt>Fair—Fair condition</dt> -<dt>C. & I.—Currier and Ives</dt> -<dt>N. C.—Nathaniel Currier</dt> -<dt>L. F.—Large folio</dt> -<dt>M. F.—Medium folio</dt> -<dt>S. F.—Small folio</dt></dl> -<p class="revint">BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, THE -STATESMAN AND PHILOSOPHER. -By N. C. 1847. M. F. Fine condition. -Framed. $15.</p> -<p class="revint">ZACHARY TAYLOR, PEOPLE’S CANDIDATE -FOR THE 12TH PRESIDENT -OF THE UNITED STATES. -By N. C. 1848. S. F. Good. Framed. -Unlisted. $10.</p> -<p class="revint">ABRAHAM LINCOLN, SIXTEENTH -PRESIDENT, ASSASSINATED April -14th., 1865. C. & I. Undated. S. F. -Framed. $11.</p> -<p class="revint">ANDREW JACKSON: The Union Shall -Be Preserved. C. & I., M. F. Unlisted.</p> -<p class="revint">GEN’L LAFAYETTE’S DEPARTURE -FROM MOUNT VERNON, 1784. By -E. Farrell. Undated. L. F. Old maple -frame. $15.</p> -<p class="revint">WASHINGTON’S RETURN TO MOUNT -VERNON, CHRISTMAS EVE, 1783. -L. F. Old maple frame. $21.</p> -<p class="revint">TO THE CADETS OF THE WEST -POINT MILITARY ACADEMY. Pair -of aquatints by George Catlin. Engraved -by J. Hill, 1828. M. F. Top -and side margins trimmed to printed -surface. Framed. $65.</p> -<p class="revint">THE EXPRESS TRAIN. C. & I. 1870. -S. F. Good condition (stained). Framed. -$32.</p> -<p class="revint">THE MOTHER’S BLESSING. C. & I. -Undated. M. F. Framed. $8.</p> -<p class="revint">GOOD OLD DOGGIE. C. & I. Undated. -M. F. $3.</p> -<p class="revint">MUSIC SHEETS: (a) The Response, A -Serenade. (b) Gov. Wright’s Grand -March. (c) Rockaway, or on Long -Island’s Sea-Girt Shore. Three colored -lithographs, $3.</p> -<p class="revint">FRUITS OF THE SEASON. C. & I. -1872. S. F. Framed. $3.</p> -<p class="revint">STRAWBERRIES. C. & I. 1863. S. F. -Framed. $5.</p> -<p class="revint">THE WHALE FISHERY—“LAYING -ON” N. C. 1852. S. F. Fair condition. -Framed. $19.</p> -<p class="revint">M’DONOUGH’S VICTORY ON LAKE -CHAMPLAIN. N. C. 1846. S. F. -Framed. $25.</p> -<p class="revint">CLIPPER SHIP “FLYING CLOUD”. -N. C. 1852. L. F. Later impression. $16.</p> -<p class="revint">THE MISSISSIPPI IN TIME OF -PEACE. C. & I. 1865. L. F. Framed. -$70.</p> -<p class="revint">THE MISSISSIPPI IN TIME OF WAR. -C. & I. 1865. L. F. Framed. $50.</p> -<p class="revint">CENTRAL PARK, WINTER—THE -SKATING CARNIVAL. C. & I. S. F. -Framed. $62.50.</p> -<p class="revint">THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. C. & I. -Undated. S. F. $8.</p> -<p class="revint">MIDNIGHT RACE ON THE MISSISSIPPI. -C. & I. 1875. S. F. $12.</p> -<p class="revint">FROZEN UP. C. & I. 1872. S. F. Framed. -$47.50.</p> -<p class="revint">PRAIRIE FIRES OF THE GREAT -WEST. C. & I. 1871. S. F. $21.</p> -<p class="revint">GOLD MINING IN CALIFORNIA. -C. & I. 1871. Framed. $22.50.</p> -<p class="revint">VIEW OF THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION -AT NEW YORK, JULY 19th, -1845. FROM THE BOWLING GREEN. -N. C. 1845. S. F. Framed. $21.</p> -<p class="revint">AMERICAN HOMESTEAD—WINTER. -AMERICAN HOMESTEAD—SPRING. -AMERICAN HOMESTEAD—SUMMER. -AMERICAN HOMESTEAD—AUTUMN. -Four by C. & I., -dated respectively 1868, 1868, 1868, -1869. All are S. F. and framed. $95.</p> -<p class="revint">MINNEHAHA FALLS, MINNESOTA. -C. & I. Undated. M. F. Framed. $15.</p> -<p class="revint">THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH. C. & I. -Undated. M. F. Framed. $15.</p> -<p class="revint">THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET. C. & I. -1864. L. F. $20.</p> -<p class="revint">VIEW OF THE HUDSON. C. & I. Undated. -L. F. Framed. $32.50.</p> -<p class="revint">FOREST SCENE ON THE LEHIGH -C. & I. Undated. L. F. Framed. $17.50.</p> -<p class="revint">THE FARMER’S HOME—HARVEST. -C. & I. 1864. L. F. $30.</p> -<p class="revint">VIEW OF LONG ISLAND, N. Y. C. & I. -1857. L. F. $45.</p> -<p class="revint">AMERICAN FARM SCENES, No. 4. -N. C. L. F. Framed. The most important -of the famous set. $290.</p> -<p class="revint">WILD DUCK SHOOTING. C. & I. 1870. -S. F. Framed. $16.</p> -<p class="revint">WATER RAIL SHOOTING. C. & I. -1870. S. F. Framed. $12.</p> -<p class="revint">ENGLISH SNIPE. N. C. Undated. S. F. -Framed. $13.</p> -<p class="revint">THE HOME OF THE DEER. C. & I. -Undated. S. F. Framed. $6.</p> -<p class="revint">GREAT HORSES IN A GREAT RACE. -SALVATORE AND TENNY AT -SHEEPSHEAD BAY. C. & I. 1891. -L. F. Framed. $6.</p> -<p class="revint">HOME FROM THE BROOK. THE -LUCKY FISHERMAN. C. & I. 1867. -L. F. Framed. $18.</p> -<div class="pb" id="Page_28">28</div> -<p class="revint">SHOOTING ON THE PRAIRIE. C. & I. -Undated. S. F. Framed. $15.</p> -<p class="revint">THE LIFE OF A HUNTER, CATCHING -A TARTAR. C & I. 1861. L. F. -Framed. $90.</p> -<p class="revint">AMERICAN HUNTING SCENES. -“AN EARLY START”. C. & I. 1863. -L.F. $125.</p> -<p class="revint">HUSKING. C. & I. 1861. L. F. $145.</p> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center"><span class="large">A SNAP</span></p> -<p>The famous magazine ANTIQUES, 10 issues, -all different. Fine condition. $2.</p> -<p class="center"><span class="large"><b>WEHMAN BROS.</b></span> -<br />712 BROADWAY <span class="hst">NEW YORK</span></p> -</div> -<h2 id="c21"><span class="small">BOOK AUCTION FIRMS</span></h2> -<dl class="undent"><dt>G. A. BAKER & CO., 3 W. 46th St., New York.</dt> -<dt>CITY BOOK AUCTION, 120 Fourth Ave., New York.</dt> -<dt>SAMUEL T. FREEMAN & CO., 1808 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.</dt> -<dt>CHARLES F. HEARTMAN, The Book Farm, Hattiesburg, Miss.</dt> -<dt>J. C. MORGENTHAU & CO., INC., 1 W. 47th St., New York.</dt> -<dt>NEW YORK BOOK AND ART AUCTION CO., 111 W. 57th St., New York.</dt> -<dt>PARKE-BERNET GALLERIES, INC., 30 E. 57th St., New York.</dt> -<dt>PLAZA ART GALLERIES, INC., 9 E. 59th St., New York.</dt> -<dt>ALBERT SAIFER, 142 S. 11th St., Philadelphia, Pa.</dt></dl> -<p>They all issue catalogues which are sent to prospective bidders on request, -without charge. Parke-Bernet Galleries make a small season charge for catalogues, -which is rebated when purchases reach a specified minimum.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<h3 id="c22"><i>Dis Am Sumpin’</i></h3> -<p>As a Christmas greeting, Charles Heartman sent out from his Book -Farm, down in Hattiesburg, Miss., a splendidly-printed pamphlet, entitled -“Bibliography of the Writings and Speeches of Gabriel Wells, -L.H.D.” As less than 200 copies were issued, it will no doubt become -a much sought-after item.</p> -<h3 id="c23"><i>About “Cats”</i></h3> -<p>You can’t possibly get in touch with all the rare book, autograph -and print dealers that issue catalogues. Which, then, shall you select? -Were the question put to us, we would say, “Chose those who have indicated -that they really want your patronage by advertising for it.” -Every firm using the business columns of THE COLLECTOR’S GUIDE -is a top-notcher in his line—not a mossback in the lot. They get out -frequent catalogues and lists and will be glad to respond to your requests -for copies thereof. Furthermore, it is our careful endeavor to -only admit dependable firms to our columns, thus affording you an -extra feeling of security when you patronize them.</p> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center"><b><span class="larger">Your Books and Their Bindings</span></b></p> -<div class="img"> -<img src="images/p04.jpg" alt="{uncaptioned}" width="443" height="500" /> -</div> -<p>An illustrated booklet, describing fine -and plain hand bindings, is yours for -the asking. Beautifully Illustrated, it -shows 37 gold-tooled designs on book -backs; also de luxe editions. Our prices -are moderate.</p> -<p class="center"><span class="large"><b>EGGELING BOOKBINDERY</b></span> -<br />31 EAST 10th ST. <span class="hst">NEW YORK</span></p> -</div> -<div class="pb" id="Page_29">29</div> -<div class="box"> -<p>Do You Like Antiques? -If you would like to know -More about their origin, -Read</p> -<p class="center">AMERICAN COLLECTOR</p> -<p>Illustrated, authoritative articles vividly and interestingly written. -Introductory offer: Six months for only $1.00. Mail your remittance to</p> -<div class="verse"> -<p class="t0">432 Fourth Avenue,</p> -<p class="t0">New York, N. Y.</p> -</div> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center"><span class="small"><b>DESIDERATA</b></span></p> -<p>Historical Bindings, Illuminated Manuscripts, -Book of Hours, French Eighteenth -Century, Early French Classics, General -Americana. Books, Autographs, Portraits, -etc., relative to Washington, Franklin, -Hamilton, Lafayette, etc. Historical and -Decorative views, Naval Engagements, -Napoleoniana.</p> -<p class="center"><span class="small"><b>E. F. BONAVENTURE</b></span> -<br />745 Fifth Ave. <span class="hst">New York City</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center"><i>Please report at all times</i> -<br /><i>SPORTING BOOKS—AMERICAN & ENGLISH</i> -<br />Good condition essential. -<br />ERNEST R. GEE -<br />35 East 49th St. <span class="hst">New York City</span></p> -</div> -<h2 id="c24"><span class="small"><i>You’ll Enjoy This One</i></span></h2> -<p>“Twenty-Three Books, and the Stories Behind Them” is the title -of John T. Winterich’s latest volume, and conveys in its title but meagerly -the feast in store for those who wish to get a new slant on a number -of the world’s most famous books and the literary geniuses who wrote -them. Not only has Mr. Winterich an almost unique research aptitude, -but also the magnetic quality of being able to marshal his facts in a -sprightly manner. Aside from this, the book has additionally, a fund of -definite information for collectors, respecting the rarity and speculative -possibilities of the many classics of literature that it deals with. It is -a handsomely bound, fully indexed volume of 241 pages and is published -by J. B. Lippincott & Co., at $2.50.</p> -<h2 id="c25"><span class="small"><i>Just What Was Needed</i></span></h2> -<p>The United States Card Collectors’ Catalog will come as a boon to -gatherers of various sorts of cards, including tobacco, cigarette, candy, -gum, etc. Attention is also given to associated items of silk, leather, and -celluloid buttons, to say nothing of special sections devoted to playing -cards, post cards, name cards and other non-insert types, tobacco albums, -etc. “A pip,” “An admirable piece of research,” “A remarkable -feat” are a few expressions of opinion from those who possess a copy. -Over three years of preparation were required to compile this 90-page -volume. It sells for 50c, and is published by J. R. Burdick, 417 South -Crouse Ave., Syracuse, N. Y.</p> -<div class="box"> -<p>Hearn (Lafcadio). First Editions and Values. A Checklist for Collectors. By -Wm. Targ. 12mo, boards, Chicago, 1935. Deluxe edition, limited to 50 copies, -printed on Japanese vellum and signed by the compiler. $2.50.</p> -<p>Targ’s American First Editions and Their Prices. 12mo, cloth. Chicago, 1930. -Limited to 500 copies. $3.00.</p> -<p class="center"><b>FRANK L. DOUGHERTY</b> -<br />5322 N. Ludlam Ave. <span class="hst">Chicago, Illinois</span></p> -</div> -<div class="pb" id="Page_30">30</div> -<h2 id="c26"><span class="small">Prophets and Profits</span></h2> -<p>Some volumes, for which the -demand was indeed slender several -generations ago, are today the real -prizes of literature. Take for example -the earlier pamphlets and -books of Poe, which today are virtually -beyond the means of the -average collector. But this circumstance -need not stifle collecting -enthusiasm. There are other -volumes, which, while no longer -cheap in terms of dollars and -cents, should nevertheless double -or treble in value, or perhaps even -better than that, as time goes on. -Of course it would be foolish to -promise this as a certainty, and we -shall therefore content ourselves -with pointing out some “first edition -nuggets” that seem to have -an excellent chance of “coming -into the money” at some future -period. But before doing so, let -us whisper in your ear, the desirability—we -might almost say the -necessity—of only acquiring -“firsts” in fine condition. Yes, we -know they’re hard to get, and also -that they cost more, but in our -opinion, they’re well worth the -difference. Auction records have -demonstrated this time and time -again. And now, let us “amble beyond -our preamble,” and point out -a few, present-day good buys.</p> -<p>Were we going into this branch -of literary speculation, we should -endeavor to acquire the first edition, -first issue of Walt Whitman’s -“Leaves of Grass,” and which was -published in Brooklyn, N. Y., in -1855. No need to specify here all -the necessary “points,” because, -unless you are a 100% bibliophile, -you will probably do better acquiring -this treasure through some -trustworthy and sophisticated rare -book dealer. In his worthy volume, -“The Romance of Great -Books and Their Authors,” John -T. Winterich quotes an assertion -made by A. Edward Newton to -the effect that the first edition of -the “Leaves of Grass” will reach -a higher figure than any other important -book published in the nineteenth -century. When this declaration -was made in 1924, asserts Mr. -Winterich, “Leaves of Grass” was -selling in the market for $200 or -less. Three years later a copy -was auctioned for $800, and in the -interval since, the price has risen, -at auction and rare booksellers’ -catalogues, to as high as $3,000, -with no indication that a summit -of value has been reached. The -Chaucer Head Bookshop, of New -York, recently offered a fine copy -without foxing for $1,000.</p> -<p>Another book with a definite -speculative future is the first issue -of the first edition of Mark -Twain’s first book, “The Celebrated -Jumping Frog of Calaveras -County, and Other Sketches”, with -the original blue cloth binding, -and all the “points”. It was published -in New York in 1867, and -at the Effrem Zimbalist sale, held -at the Parke-Bernet Galleries on -Nov. 15, an immaculate copy -brought $610. Beadle, the daddy -of lurid American literature on a -large scale, had previously published -in No. 3 of his “Dime Book -of Fun” an abridged version of the -“Frog”. And if you should happen -to run across a copy in good -condition, there should be no difficulty -<span class="pb" id="Page_31">31</span> -in collecting at least $200 -therefore.</p> -<p>Or if pocket-book limitations do -not justify “eating quite so high -on the hog”, we commend the issues -of HARPER’S MAGAZINE -from January to August, 1894 inclusive. -These contain the first -printing of George Du Maurier’s -“Trilby”. It was later published -in book form, but a picture and a -paragraph, which J. McNeil Whistler -claimed lampooned him, were -omitted from the latter, although -they had appeared in the magazine, -which explains why it is more -sought after by collectors than -the book.</p> -<p>Bound volumes of the Du -Maurier HARPER’S without the -covers are not particularly scarce -and hardly to be considered from -the standpoint of a speculative -future. Therefore, endeavor to -secure the unbound monthly parts -in good condition, and with the -original wrappers. At the William -Harris Arnold sale in 1924, they -brought $70.</p> -<p class="center small">(<i>To be continued.</i>)</p> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center"><span class="smaller">ESSENTIAL FOR SHEET MUSIC LOVERS</span> -<br /><span class="large"><b>ANNALS OF MUSIC IN AMERICA</b></span> -<br />By Henry C. Lahee</p> -<p>The book traces the development of music -in America in chronological order. Divided -into periods with a brief review of each. -The work is systematically indexed.</p> -<dl class="undent"><dt>First mention of various musical instruments.</dt> -<dt>First performance of significant orchestral, choral, and operatic works.</dt> -<dt>First concerts and musical performances given in various sections of the country.</dt> -<dt>Opening of the earliest theatres, opera houses and concert halls.</dt> -<dt>Establishment of the first schools and conservatories of music.</dt> -<dt>American debuts of noted singers, pianists, violinists, and conductors.</dt></dl> -<p class="center">12mo, cloth, 1922. Sent postpaid upon receipt of $2.00</p> -<p class="center">JAMES C. HOWGATE, Bookseller -<br />190 State St., Albany, N. Y.</p> -</div> -<h2 id="c27"><span class="small"><i>An Honest Heritage</i></span></h2> -<p>Thomas J. Condie, Jr., credited by Will Snow with being the earliest -known publisher of an American amateur periodical, came naturally by -his talents. According to Mott’s “History of American Magazines,” his -father Thomas Condie conducted at the tail end of the 18th century, the -PHILADELPHIA MONTHLY, which in 1798 had almost reached the -thousand mark in circulation. Incidentally on page 101 of Goodspeed’s -very interesting house-organ, THE MONTH, (December) appears an -aquatint of Girard’s Bank which is held at $35. The first article in this -issue speaks of Condie, Jr. having gotten out his JUVENILE PORTFOLIO -AND LITERARY MISCELLANY at 22 Carter’s Alley, directly -opposite and the acquatint apparently shows the very building.</p> -<h2 id="c28"><span class="small"><i>How To Tell A Reprint</i></span></h2> -<p>It had been our original intention to devote a page in each issue on -how to detect reprints of popular historic newspapers. But so many -items of more general interest are clamoring for admittance to our -columns, that we are referring all inquiries to the Library of Congress, -which has gotten out 17 Information Circulars on the subject.</p> -<div class="box"> -<p class="center"><span class="large"><span class="ss">RHODE PRINTING-PUBLISHING CO.</span></span> -<br />Where Accuracy, Legibility and Neatness Are Predominating Factors -<br />220 West 42nd St., NEW YORK CITY -<br />WIsconsin 7-7727</p> -<p class="center">Printers of Books and Booksellers Catalogs, Magazines, Trade Journals, Broadsides In Black Ink or Process Colors. -<br /><i>Day and Night Service</i></p> -</div> -<div class="pb" id="Page_32">32</div> -<div class="box"> -<h1 title="">The -<br />COLLECTOR’S GUIDE</h1> -<p class="center"><span class="sc">A Monthly Periodical Devoted to First Editions, Americana, Autographs, Old Newspapers and Magazines, Sheet Music, Playbills, Dime Novels, Current Auction Prices, etc. $2 Per Year. Single Copies 25c. Published by James Madison, P. O. Box 124, Grand Central Annex, New York.</span> -<br /><span class="sc">Advertising rates on <a href="#Page_8">page 8</a>.</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p class="center"><span class="sc">No. 17</span> <span class="hst"><span class="sc">January</span></span><span class="hst"> 1940</span></p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -</div> -<div class="box"> -<p>We purchase for cash large or -Small Collections. Especially Wanted: -Books, Pamphlets. Files of Newspapers. -Magazines Relating to American History. Library -Sets, First. Special, Illustrated Editions. -Books on Art, Literature, Music, Opera Scores, -Theatre, History, Travel, Sports, Nature, -Philosophy, Science, Mathematics, Anthropology, -Occult, Religion. Early Science, Medical, -Trade, Industry, Labor. Manuscripts.</p> -<p class="center">We Call Anywhere & Pay Cash. -<br />Books Removed at Our Expense.</p> -<p class="center">DAUBER & PINE BOOKSHOPS, INC. -<br />66 Fifth Ave., New York. -<br />Phones: ALgonquin 4-7880, 7881.</p> -<hr class="dwide" /> -<p><span class="u"><i>We carry a large stock of Americana, First Editions, Rare Medical Books and Old Maps. May we have your wants or offerings?</i></span></p> -<p class="center">ARGOSY BOOK STORES -<br />114 E. 59th St., N. Y. 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