San Francisco and Northern California from The Arader Galleries
Early San Franciscans shopping for groceries, from Louis Choris.
For a look at San Francisco before there was a San Francisco as we know it, Arader offers two hand-colored lithographs by Louis Choris from Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde...published in 1822. One shows three Indians in a boat near an uninhabited shore; the other two Indians with a bow and arrow about to shoot something from a hilltop overlooking a deserted bay. It is a sight you will never see! $9,500 and $12,500.
If this isn't early enough, there is a sea chart by Sir Robert Dudley, Carta particolare dello stretta di Iezo fra l'America e l'Isola Iezo, printed in 1661. Dudley was an Englishman who produced his work in Italy. The chart depicts the coastline from Oregon to just north of San Francisco Bay. He apparently used place-names from an earlier Hondius globe. $4,800.
The Golden Gate -- San Francisco is a late 19th century watercolor by Robery Harvey. It depicts an island in the bay, the one we better know as Alcatraz. Even then, there was a small fort and a few prisoners were housed there at various times. However, it would not be until the 20th century that the large federal prison would be built upon the island. At this time, its primary use was to hold a lighthouse. $8,500.
The Aradewr Galleries in San Francisco may be reached at 415-788-5115 or online at www.aradersf.com.
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
Sotheby's Fine Books, Manuscripts & More Available for Immediate Purchase
Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare. The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
Sotheby’s: William Golding. Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
Sotheby's Fine Books, Manuscripts & More Available for Immediate Purchase
Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll. Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
Sotheby’s: John Milton. Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD
