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Bids in The Library of Jack Charles Davis, Sold to Support Charitable Institutions

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The Library of Jack Charles Davis, Sold to Support Charitable Institutions

May 03, 2022 / 09:00AM CDT / Chicago
ADAMS, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.  New York: Harmony Books, 1980. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, REVIEW COPY. A VERY FINE COPY. 
Lot 1
ADAMS, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.  New York: Harmony Books, 1980. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, REVIEW COPY. A VERY FINE COPY. 
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $475
ADDAMS, Jane (1860-1935). Twenty Years at Hull-House with Autobiographical Notes. NY, 1910. FIRST EDITION. [With:] ADDAMS. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil. NY, 1912. FIRST EDITION, WITH A CLIPPED SIGNATURE OF ADDAMS LAID IN. 
Lot 2
ADDAMS, Jane (1860-1935). Twenty Years at Hull-House with Autobiographical Notes. NY, 1910. FIRST EDITION. [With:] ADDAMS. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil. NY, 1912. FIRST EDITION, WITH A CLIPPED SIGNATURE OF ADDAMS LAID IN. 
Untitled
Estimate: $250-$350
Sold $175
[AESOP (ca 620-560 B. C.)]. L'ESTRANGE, Roger, Sir (1616-1704). Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists. London: for R. Sare and others, 1704. Fourth edition.
Lot 3
[AESOP (ca 620-560 B. C.)]. L'ESTRANGE, Roger, Sir (1616-1704). Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists. London: for R. Sare and others, 1704. Fourth edition.
Untitled
Estimate: $200-$300
Sold $300
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. ARMSTRONG, Louis. Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans. New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1954. IRST EDITION, second printing, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY LOUIS ARMSTRONG.
Lot 4
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. ARMSTRONG, Louis. Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans. New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1954. IRST EDITION, second printing, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY LOUIS ARMSTRONG.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $750
[AFRICAN AMERICANA - SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. The Anti-Slavery Record. Vol. I, for 1835. NY: R.G. Williams, American Anti-Slavery Society, 1835. FIRST EDITION of nos. 1-9, 12, and second edition of nos. 10-11.
Lot 5
[AFRICAN AMERICANA - SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. The Anti-Slavery Record. Vol. I, for 1835. NY: R.G. Williams, American Anti-Slavery Society, 1835. FIRST EDITION of nos. 1-9, 12, and second edition of nos. 10-11.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $225
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. BALDWIN. Go Tell it on the Mountain. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. FIRST EDITION of Baldwin's first semi-autobiographical novel.
Lot 6
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. BALDWIN. Go Tell it on the Mountain. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. FIRST EDITION of Baldwin's first semi-autobiographical novel.
Untitled
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
Sold $3,500
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. BALDWIN. Notes of a Native Son. Boston: The Beacon Press, 1955. FIRST EDITION of Baldwin's first collection of essays reflecting on race in America and Europe. 
Lot 7
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. BALDWIN. Notes of a Native Son. Boston: The Beacon Press, 1955. FIRST EDITION of Baldwin's first collection of essays reflecting on race in America and Europe. 
Untitled
Estimate: $500-$700
Sold $800
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. DU BOIS, William Edward Burghardt (1868-1963). Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. FIRST EDITION. RARE IN THE DUST JACKET.
Lot 8
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. DU BOIS, William Edward Burghardt (1868-1963). Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. FIRST EDITION. RARE IN THE DUST JACKET.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $1,300
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. HUGHES, Langston (1901-1967). Not Without Laughter. New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. FIRST EDITION. IN THE RARE FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET.
Lot 9
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. HUGHES, Langston (1901-1967). Not Without Laughter. New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. FIRST EDITION. IN THE RARE FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$400
Sold $4,250
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. HUGHES, Langston (1901-1967). Shakespeare in Harlem. NY, 1942. FIRST EDITION. [With:] Tambourines to Glory. NY, 1958. FIRST EDITION. 
Lot 10
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. HUGHES, Langston (1901-1967). Shakespeare in Harlem. NY, 1942. FIRST EDITION. [With:] Tambourines to Glory. NY, 1958. FIRST EDITION. 
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $425
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. KING, Martin Luther, Jr. Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? NY, 1967. FIRST EDITION. Signed in a secretarial hand on front free endpaper. [With:] Why We Can't Wait. NY et al, 1964. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 11
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. KING, Martin Luther, Jr. Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? NY, 1967. FIRST EDITION. Signed in a secretarial hand on front free endpaper. [With:] Why We Can't Wait. NY et al, 1964. FIRST EDITION.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$700
Sold $500
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. MORRISON, Toni (1931-2019). The Bluest Eye. NY et al: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. FIRST EDITION of Morrison's first novel, IN THE FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET.
Lot 12
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. MORRISON, Toni (1931-2019). The Bluest Eye. NY et al: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. FIRST EDITION of Morrison's first novel, IN THE FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET.
Untitled
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
Sold $1,300
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. MORRISON, Toni (1931-2019). Sula. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. FIRST EDITION of Morrison's second novel.
Lot 13
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. MORRISON, Toni (1931-2019). Sula. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. FIRST EDITION of Morrison's second novel.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $425
[AFRICAN AMERICANA - SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. STOWE, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's Cabin. 1852. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. [With:] Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. Boston, 1856. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
Lot 14
[AFRICAN AMERICANA - SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. STOWE, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's Cabin. 1852. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. [With:] Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. Boston, 1856. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
Untitled
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000
Sold $3,750
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. WALKER, Alice (b. 1944). The Color Purple. New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982. FIRST EDITION, ADVANCE REVIEW COPY.
Lot 15
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. WALKER, Alice (b. 1944). The Color Purple. New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982. FIRST EDITION, ADVANCE REVIEW COPY.
Untitled
Estimate: $500-$700
Sold $1,100
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. WALKER, Alice. A group of 3 works, all published in San Diego et al by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, all in original bindings, dust jackets unrestored and unclipped.
Lot 16
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. WALKER, Alice. A group of 3 works, all published in San Diego et al by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, all in original bindings, dust jackets unrestored and unclipped.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$400
Sold $275
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. WRIGHT, Richard (1908-1960). Native Son. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1940. FIRST EDITION. IN FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET.
Lot 17
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. WRIGHT, Richard (1908-1960). Native Son. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1940. FIRST EDITION. IN FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET.
Untitled
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
Sold $2,750
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. A group of signed works by Maya Angelou and Alex Haley, 8vo, all in original bindings, all FIRST EDITIONS, condition generally fine. 
Lot 18
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. A group of signed works by Maya Angelou and Alex Haley, 8vo, all in original bindings, all FIRST EDITIONS, condition generally fine. 
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$400
Sold $650
ALBEE, Edward (1928-2016). Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? New York: Atheneum, 1962. FIRST EDITION. WITH ALBEE'S SIGNATURE ON A SLIP laid in.
Lot 19
ALBEE, Edward (1928-2016). Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? New York: Atheneum, 1962. FIRST EDITION. WITH ALBEE'S SIGNATURE ON A SLIP laid in.
Untitled
Estimate: $200-$300
Sold $250
ALBEE, Edward. A group of 13 works, all in original cloth or printed wrappers, most in unrestored and unclipped dust jackets, most FIRST EDITION, MOST SIGNED BY ALBEE, several with ALBEE'S SIGNATURE on a slip laid in.
Lot 20
ALBEE, Edward. A group of 13 works, all in original cloth or printed wrappers, most in unrestored and unclipped dust jackets, most FIRST EDITION, MOST SIGNED BY ALBEE, several with ALBEE'S SIGNATURE on a slip laid in.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$400
Sold $425
ALGER, Horatio (1832-1899). Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf. Boston: Brown, Bazin, & Co., 1856. FIRST EDITION OF ALGER'S FIRST BOOK.
Lot 21
ALGER, Horatio (1832-1899). Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf. Boston: Brown, Bazin, & Co., 1856. FIRST EDITION OF ALGER'S FIRST BOOK.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $700
ALGREN, Nelson. A group of 6 works by or about Algren, 6 works in 6 volumes, 8vo, in original bindings, FIRST EDITIONS, condition generally fine. [With:] ANS ("Nelson"), to publisher William Targ.
Lot 22
ALGREN, Nelson. A group of 6 works by or about Algren, 6 works in 6 volumes, 8vo, in original bindings, FIRST EDITIONS, condition generally fine. [With:] ANS ("Nelson"), to publisher William Targ.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $325
ANDERSON, Sherwood (1876-1941). Winesburg, Ohio. New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1919. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE.
Lot 23
ANDERSON, Sherwood (1876-1941). Winesburg, Ohio. New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1919. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE.
Untitled
Estimate: $200-$300
Sold $275
[ARTISTS]. CALDER, Alexander. ALS ("Sandy Calder"), to Mumford. 1956. [With:] VLAMINCK, Maurice de. ALS ("Vlaminck"), to an unnamed recipient. Paris.  -- CHAGALL, Marc. Signature on photocopied program. UN Headquarters, NY, 1968.
Lot 24
[ARTISTS]. CALDER, Alexander. ALS ("Sandy Calder"), to Mumford. 1956. [With:] VLAMINCK, Maurice de. ALS ("Vlaminck"), to an unnamed recipient. Paris.  -- CHAGALL, Marc. Signature on photocopied program. UN Headquarters, NY, 1968.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $225
[ARTISTS]. FOUJITA, Tsugouharu. ALS ("Foujita"), to Jean Avalon. 23 rue Campagne-premiere, Paris, n.d. Foujita thanks Jean Avalon, editor and contributor to Aesculape, for issues of the publication and his kind words.
Lot 25
[ARTISTS]. FOUJITA, Tsugouharu. ALS ("Foujita"), to Jean Avalon. 23 rue Campagne-premiere, Paris, n.d. Foujita thanks Jean Avalon, editor and contributor to Aesculape, for issues of the publication and his kind words.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $450
[ARTIST'S BOOK] -- [GIACOMETTI, Alberto (1906-1966).] -- LELY, Gilbert. La Folie Tristan. Paris: Jean Hughes, 1959. LIMITED EDITION, number 43 of 50 copies. WITH AN ORIGINAL DOUBLE ETCHING, SIGNED BY GIACOMETTI. SIGNED BY LELY.
Lot 26
[ARTIST'S BOOK] -- [GIACOMETTI, Alberto (1906-1966).] -- LELY, Gilbert. La Folie Tristan. Paris: Jean Hughes, 1959. LIMITED EDITION, number 43 of 50 copies. WITH AN ORIGINAL DOUBLE ETCHING, SIGNED BY GIACOMETTI. SIGNED BY LELY.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $4,000
[ARTIST'S BOOK] -- MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1974). Joan Miró Litografo. Barcelona & Paris: Poligrafa & Maeght, 1972, 1975, 1977. LIMITED EDITION, each one of 150 copies.
Lot 27
[ARTIST'S BOOK] -- MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1974). Joan Miró Litografo. Barcelona & Paris: Poligrafa & Maeght, 1972, 1975, 1977. LIMITED EDITION, each one of 150 copies.
Untitled
Estimate: $600-$800
Sold $600
[ARTIST'S BOOK]. REMINGTON, Frederic (1869-1909). Remington's Frontier Sketches. Chicago et al: The Werner Company, 1898. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 28
[ARTIST'S BOOK]. REMINGTON, Frederic (1869-1909). Remington's Frontier Sketches. Chicago et al: The Werner Company, 1898. FIRST EDITION.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $850
[ARTIST'S BOOK]. WARHOL, Andy (1928-1987). The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again). New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY WARHOL TO HEYMAN.
Lot 29
[ARTIST'S BOOK]. WARHOL, Andy (1928-1987). The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again). New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY WARHOL TO HEYMAN.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $500
[ARTIST'S BOOK]. WARHOL, Andy (1928-1987). Andy Warhol's Exposures. New York: Andy Warhol Books/ Grosset & Dunlap, 1979. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY WARHOL.
Lot 30
[ARTIST'S BOOK]. WARHOL, Andy (1928-1987). Andy Warhol's Exposures. New York: Andy Warhol Books/ Grosset & Dunlap, 1979. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY WARHOL.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $850
[ARTIST'S BOOK]. WARHOL, Andy. A group of 4 works, most profusely illustrated, in original cloth and original unrestored unclipped dust jackets except where noted, all FIRST EDITION, condition generally good.
Lot 31
[ARTIST'S BOOK]. WARHOL, Andy. A group of 4 works, most profusely illustrated, in original cloth and original unrestored unclipped dust jackets except where noted, all FIRST EDITION, condition generally good.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$400
Sold $850
[AVIATION]. BYRD, Richard Evelyn. Little America. NY et al, 1930. LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY BYRD AND THE PUBLISHER. -- Discovery. 1935. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY BYRD. [With:] BYRD. Signature on a newspaper photograph.
Lot 32
[AVIATION]. BYRD, Richard Evelyn. Little America. NY et al, 1930. LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY BYRD AND THE PUBLISHER. -- Discovery. 1935. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY BYRD. [With:] BYRD. Signature on a newspaper photograph.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$400
Sold $275
[AVIATION]. EARHART, Amelia. The Fun of It: Random Records of My Own Flying. New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 33
[AVIATION]. EARHART, Amelia. The Fun of It: Random Records of My Own Flying. New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. FIRST EDITION.
Untitled
Estimate: $200-$300
Sold $100
[AVIATION]. LINDBERGH, Charles A., (1902-1974). Of Flight and Life. NY, 1948. -- The Spirit of St. Louis. NY, 1953. BOTH FIRST EDITIONS.
Lot 34
[AVIATION]. LINDBERGH, Charles A., (1902-1974). Of Flight and Life. NY, 1948. -- The Spirit of St. Louis. NY, 1953. BOTH FIRST EDITIONS.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$400
Sold $150
BEAUVOIR, Simone de. Le Deuxième Sexe. Paris: Gallimard, 1949. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, numbers 1218 (vol.I) and 781 (vol.II) of 2,000 copies on alfuma of a total edition of 2,050. Complete in two parts.
Lot 35
BEAUVOIR, Simone de. Le Deuxième Sexe. Paris: Gallimard, 1949. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, numbers 1218 (vol.I) and 781 (vol.II) of 2,000 copies on alfuma of a total edition of 2,050. Complete in two parts.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $950
BEAUVOIR, Simone de (1908-1986). The Mandarins. Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1956. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, LIMITED ISSUE, one of 500 copies SIGNED BY BEAUVOIR. 
Lot 36
BEAUVOIR, Simone de (1908-1986). The Mandarins. Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1956. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, LIMITED ISSUE, one of 500 copies SIGNED BY BEAUVOIR. 
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold $600
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