It’s been an interesting month to be collecting the history of the mid-Hudson Valley of New York State. Random searches online found a variety of broadsides and ephemera that fit into a project I’m working on for 7 of the counties that border the Hudson River.
The first relates to the business history of Dutchess County. It’s a small broadside, 9 ½” x 12 ½” for a Hemp Dressing Machine, now established at the Village of Rhinebeck in 1824. In this period commerce was expanding unevenly. Boats could carry cargo but rope was needed to secure them. [David Lesser]
I also purchased 4 items from Bartleby Books of Washington, D.C.
Lake Minnewaska House, Minnewaska, Ulster County, New York. A promotional piece advertising the 1886 season for the then 7 year old resort. I was boatman at Wildmere in the summer of 1965 and lived at Cliff House where I was first a waiter before becoming Boatman. A lovely memory, an incredibly beautiful place.
During the War of 1812 an act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels and requiring a permission from the Collector of the port of New York to ply the Hudson River. This certificate was issued to the Fairplay on 24 December, 1813.
Last Warning! Look on these Facts. Issued at Rochester in Ulster County by order of the Committee of Correspondence. It is undated but appears to date to 1774. It is a conspicuously local piece and needs to be thoroughly studied.
The fourth piece is “The Carrier’s Address, to the Patrons of the Poughkeepsie Journal”, January 1, 1802. I have bound volumes of many of the early years of the Journal but I’ve never seen an example of their carrier address which was a plea/request for generosity for those who deliver the newspaper, then a weekly. Most Carrier’s Addresses, then and later, were smaller. This one is 17” x 10.5”. It’s a lovely find.
And there is 1 more item. It’s from another ABAA dealer, Jeffrey Marks, of Rochester, New York. It is 9 issues of the Normal School Review which was published at New Paltz, New York for its nascent college community in the 1890s. I’ve seen this printing before. When a kid I cleaned attics and was hired by the Reisner family to clear out the very dusty attic of their very old home. There I found early records of what was then “the normal school,” today the university. Among them were copies of this same publication which Mrs. Reisner gave me and which I still have. This additional group was $31.63. It feels like a homecoming.
All of these items come from established dealers, all members of the ABAA.
Intense collecting often, perhaps invariably, includes ephemera. Local history relies on it.
Doyle The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore June 4, 2025
DOYLE: Peter Max, Portrait of Mary Tyler Moore (Versions 1,2, 5, 6), 2001. Estimate $10,000-15,000
DOYLE: The iconic screen-used wall-mounted "M" from The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Estimate $5,000-8,000
DOYLE: The Mary Tyler Moore Show by Al Hirschfeld. Estimate $4,000-6,000
Doyle The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore June 4, 2025
DOYLE: Annie Leibovitz presents Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke for Vanity Fair. Estimate $4,000-6,000
DOYLE: Al Hirschfeld presents Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in the CBS Wednesday Night Lineup. Estimate $4,000-6,000
DOYLE: Richard McKenzie, Portrait of Mary Tyler Moore. Estimate $1,000-2,000
Doyle The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore June 4, 2025
DOYLE: Three Original Bill Hargate Costume Designs for The Mary Tyler Moore Hour. Estimate $600-800
DOYLE: The famous Bonnie and Clyde "Wanted" broadside. Estimate $500-800
DOYLE: Ticket to the Final Episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show Estimate $400-600
Sotheby's Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
Sotheby's Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
Gros & Delettrez Livres & Manuscrits Arméniens Jeudi 12 juin 2025 Paris, Francis
Gros & Delettrez, June 12: BIBLE, Venise 1733, reliure arménienne
Gros & Delettrez, June 12: CHARAKNOTS, manuscrit XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle