Source : Leekley

Source Title A Flourish For Wright Howes: Americana
Description This was the 100th catalogue of Leekley Rare & Scholarly Books of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois. It is a tribute to the great early-to-mid 20th century American bookman Wright Howes. Offered were 373 items in Howes' field, Americana. Books are found on subjects such as Abraham Lincoln, the Dakotas, Howard Stansbury's trip to the Great Salt Lake, Indians, California, and much more. These are primarily books that Howes himself once offered for sale, or reprints of the same.
Scope of Text
Total Records in AED 373
  • DOYLERare Books, Autographs & MapsAugust 7, 2025 DOYLERare Books, Autographs & MapsAugust 7, 2025
    DOYLE
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    August 7, 2025
    DOYLE
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    August 7, 2025
    DOYLE, Aug. 7: WALL, BERNHARDT. Greenwich Village. Types, Tenements & Temples. Estimate $300-500
    DOYLE, Aug. 7: STOKES, I. N. PHELPS. The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909. New York: Robert H. Dodd, 1915-28. Estimate: $3,000-5,000
    DOYLE, Aug. 7: [AUTOGRAPH - US PRESIDENT]FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. A signed photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Estimate $500-800
    DOYLE, Aug. 7: [ARION PRESS]. ABBOTT, EDWIN A. Flatland. A Romance of Many Dimensions. San Francisco, 1980. Estimate $2,000-3,000.
    DOYLE, Aug. 7: TOLSTOY, LYOF N. and NATHAN HASKELL DOLE, translator. Anna Karénina ... in eight parts. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., [1886]. Estimate: $400-600
    DOYLE, Aug. 7: ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. London: Bloomsbury, 2000. Estimate $1,200-1,800
  • Sotheby'sFine Books, Manuscripts & MoreAvailable for Immediate Purchase Sotheby'sFine Books, Manuscripts & MoreAvailable for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
    Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
  • Rare Book Hub is now mobile-friendly! Rare Book Hub is now mobile-friendly!
    Rare Book Hub is now mobile-friendly!
    Rare Book Hub is now mobile-friendly!