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    • D. Hammett, The Maltese Falcon, 1st Ed. 1930
      May. 21, 2024

      D. Hammett, The Maltese Falcon, 1st Ed. 1930

      Est: $500 - $700

      Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. In original blue - gray cloth with pattered spine and falcon emblem on front cover. 7 3/8" high, 5 1/4" wide. Lacking dust jacket, some soiling and wear as found.

      Schwenke Auctioneers
    • Alastair - Fifty Drawings.
      Nov. 27, 2022

      Alastair - Fifty Drawings.

      Est: €340 - €500

      With an Introduction by Carl van Vechten. New York, Alfred A. Knopf 1925. Schwarz-goldener Originalhalbleinenband. In Originalkasette mit Deckelschild. Eins von 975 Exemplaren. – Vom Künstler signiert. – Auf festem Van Gelder-Bütten. – Der Band vereint Alastairs Zeichnungen zu Oscar Wildes »Salome«, Sardous »Tosca«, Dumas’ »Kameliendame«, Wedekinds »Erdgeist«, Mozarts »Zauberflöte«, Flauberts »St. Anthony« und »The blind Bow-Boy« von Carl von Vechten. – Hinter dem Pseudonym Alastair verbarg sich der deutsche Künstler Hans-Henning von Voigt (1887?–1969), um dessen Herkunft und Jugend sich allerlei Gerüchte ranken. So galt er einem Vertrauten seiner letzten Lebensjahrzehnte als illegitimer Sohn des englischen Königs Eduard VII. und einer spanischen Sängerin russisch-jüdischer Herkunft. Etwa 1907–1910 trat er, verbunden mit großem Aufsehen, in nahezu allen europäischen Metropolen auf die künstlerische Bühne und hatte mehrere sehr erfolgreiche Ausstellungen. 1912 nahm er Kontakt zu dem Beardsley-Verleger John Lane auf. – Beiliegend zwei Ankündigungsprospekte. 33,0 : 26,0 cm. [8] Seiten, 50 Tafeln, 50 Zwischenblätter mit Bildtiteln. – Kassette an 2 Ecken gebrochen, Ränder berieben. [Keywords: ; ]

      Christian Hesse Auktionen
    • BALDWIN, James (1924-1987). Go Tell It On the Mountain. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953.
      Oct. 11, 2002

      BALDWIN, James (1924-1987). Go Tell It On the Mountain. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953.

      Est: $5,000 - $7,000

      8 o. Original pictorial wrappers (some light wear and soiling). Provenance : Edward Parone (presentation inscription; signature and blindstamp on front free endpaper). FIRST EDITION, ADVANCE ISSUE IN WRAPPERS, with the rejected cover design. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BALDWIN TO EDWARD PARONE on the half-title: "For Eddie--because I'm happy to find that we can talk to each other -- Jimmy." [ With: ] BALDWIN, James. Two typed letters signed ("Jimmy") to "Eddie" [Edward Parone], Corsica and n.p., n.d. Together 5 pages, 4 o, light bond typing paper, few separations along folds, affecting a few letters slightly. Two revealing letters to Parone discussing life in Europe and his writing. The first letter, from Corsica: "I'm nearing the end--I hope--of a new novel [ Giovanni's Room ]; and when I've come to the end of it, I shall be coming home again; to do the research for yet another novel... Have just come back from Paris, [ Go Tell It On the ] Mountain's just been published there, good press, much excitement, everything looks very promising--but, Lord, I really felt very strange and lost there." The other letter: "The news about my novel [ Giovanni's Room ] is bad: they fear censorship troubles, it seems that no-one else will touch it unless I 'tone' it 'down'. Which I might be willing to do if I had any idea of what they meant--they obviously don't mean taking out the dirty words, there can't be more than half a dozen. 'Toning down' the book will mean, I'm afraid, no book--and I'm certainly not going to murder my own child." (3).

      Christie's
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