ONE In this section the readers of THE BOOKMAN will find the latest announcements of reliable dealers in Rare Books, Manuscripts, Autographs and Prints. It will be well to look over this section carefully each month, for the advertisements will be frequently changed, and items of interest to collectors will be offered here. All these dealers invite correspondence. 3, 1925, on the carrying of the antitoxin from Nenana to Nome should have been compelled to acknowledge the authorship of this piece of pure literature. To insure its preservation to future ages, the printing house of William Edwin Rudge issued this editorial in a little brochure, designed by Bruce Rogers and entitled "An Epic of the North". Dr. Rosenbach's purchase of the library of the late W. H. Trowbridge, one of the founders of the Grolier Club, for something between a quarter and half a million dollars, brings out of the vaults of Tiffany and the Lincoln Trust Company a collection of some of the rarest books in English literature, including the finest known Thackeray collection now intact. This gives collectors one of those opportunities which come but rarely. NE of the most interesting characters in American literature is the Reverend Increase Mather, and one of the most interesting iconographic works ever issued in this country is "The Portraits of Increase Mather" by Kenneth B. Murdock, Ph.D., which has been printed for private distribution by William Gwynn Mather of Cleveland, Ohio, in a limited edition of 250 copies. Here is a book which collectors will want for many reasons. It covers an interesting field, deals with an interesting man, brings to light three pictures never before reproduced, and offers a complete story of the comparatively numerous and historically valuable Mather portraits. Besides all this, it is one of the finest specimens of American bookmaking, printed by Bruce Rogers at the Harvard University Press, the text from the original types of John Baskerville which are now owned by this press. Finally, Mr. Murdock has given much space to dealing with Thomas Johnson, an English mezzotinter, about whom little has heretofore been known. Ten portraits are beautifully reproduced, the 1688 portrait by Jan van der Spreitt being used as a frontispiece, a magnificent example of color printing. Mr. Murdock was attracted to the subject a long time ago, but only the generosity of William Gwynn Mather has made possible the completion of the work in such a monumental P. H. MUIR form. In some of the states attempts have been made to secure legislation providing that newspaper editorials should be signed. At last a good reason has been found to justify such legislation. Whoever wrote the editorial in the New York "Sun" of February OUT-OF-PRINT BOOKS SUPPLIED of every description thoroughly searched for and found expe- AMERICAN LIBRARY SERVICE 500 Fifth Avenue FOREIGN BOOKSELLERS New York 76a Davies Street, Oxford Street LONDON W. 1, ENGLAND Rare Books and Prints THIRD CATALOGUE IN THE PRESS. SENT POST FREE THAT BOOK YOU WANT We have over 1,000,000 (Second-hand and New) on every conceivable subject in stock. Also Rare Books and Sets of Authors. Catalogues free. Mention requirements. Commissions executed. FOYLES, 121-125 Charing Cross Road, London, England Please mention THE BOOKMAN in writing to advertisers Drama THE BOOKMAN ADVERTISER It is a Strange House, by Dana Burnet [Little]. Two Plays: Juno and the Paycock, The Shadow of a Gunman, Essays and Literary Studies From College Gates, by Caroline Hazard, M.A., Litt.D., LL.D., These Women, by William Johnston [Cosmopolitan]. A History of French Literature, by C. H. C. Wright [Oxford Literature and Revolution, by Leon Trotsky, trans. by Rose Strunsky [Internatl. Pub.]. Mr. Pepys, An Introduction to the Diary together with a Sketch of His Later Life, by J. R. Tanner [Harcourt]. James Branch Cabell, by Carl Van Doren [McBride - Modern American Writers]. Like Summer's Cloud, A Book of Essays, by Charles S. Brooks [Harcourt]. The Mulberry Bush, by Sylvia Lynd [Minton]. Essays and Soliloquies, by Miguel de Unamuno, trans. with an introd. essay by J. E. Crawford Flitch [Knopf]. H. G. Wells, by Ivor Brown [Holt Writers of the Day]. THYRA SAMTER WINSLOW Picture Frames. KNOPF. 1923. Added to our collection of westerners is Thyra Samter Winslow of Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born there March 15, 1893, was educated at the University of Missouri and at Columbia University, was an art student at the Cincinnati Art Academy, married John Seymour Winslow of Madison, Wisconsin, in 1912, and like Mrs. Rinehart began writing stories and magazine articles after her marriage. She writes for "The American Mercury" and has contributed to the "Metropolitan" magazine. Chaucer's Nuns, and Other Essays, by Sister M. Madeleva, fore- Edward Small Play Company, Inc. word by B. H. Lehman [Appleton]. Pippa Passes and the Parable of the Sower, by Waitman Barbe [Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge]. An Atlas of English Literature, by Clement Tyson Goode, Ph.D., and Edgar Finley Shannon, Ph.D. [Century]. Biography and Memoirs A King in the Making, An Authentic Story of Edward, Seventeenth Prince of Wales, by Genevieve Parkhurst [Putnam]. Lenin, by Leon Trotzky [Minton]. Leon Trotsky: The Portrait of a Youth, by Max Eastman [Greenberg]. Lives and Times, Four Informal American Biographies, by Meade Minnigerode [Putnam]. The Story of Irving Berlin, by Alexander Woollcott [Putnam]. The Last of a Race, by de Mercy Argenteau, Princesse de Montglyon [Doran]. King Edward VII, A Biography, by Sir Sidney Lee Vol. I, From Birth to Accession, 9th November 1841 to 22nd January 1901 [Macmillan]. Who's Who in South Dakota, Vol. V, by O. W. Coursey [Mitchell, S. D.: Educator Supply Co.]. The Reminiscences of a Fiddle Dealer, by David Laurie [Houghton]. Memoirs of Childhood and Youth, by Albert Schweitzer, trans. by C. T. Campion, M.A. [Macmillan]. Early Reminiscences, 1834-1864, by S. Baring-Gould [Dutton]. Vondel, by A. J. Barnouw [Scribner -Great Hollanders]. Lady Anne Barnard at the Cape of Good Hope, 1797-1802, by Dorothea Fairbridge [Oxford]. Sociology and Economics Book of Business Standards, by J. George Frederick [Brown]. Industrial Psychology and the Production of Wealth, by H. D. Harrison, M.C., M.Com. [Dodd]. Industrial Ownership, Its Economic and Social Significance, by Robert S. Brookings [Macmillan]. Who Should Have Wealth, and Other Papers, by George Milton Janes, Ph.D. [Morehouse]. Ser and Civilization, by Paul Bousfield, M. R. C. S. (Eng.), L. R. C. P. (Lond.) [Dutton]. Child Marriages, by Mary E. Richmond and Fred S. Hall [N. Y.: Russell Sage Foundation]. Uncle Sam Needs a Wife, by Ida Clyde Clarke [Winston]. Frank Gilman Jopp, editor of the Western Truck Owner, says, "The subscription price is taken care of by any number I happen to pick up. In fact, THE WRITER'S MONTHLY adds several thousand dollars to my income each year." Sample copy free — Write today THE WRITER'S MONTHLY Please mention THE BOOKMAN in writing to advertisers In this section the readers of THE BOOKMAN will find the latest announcements of reliable dealers in Rare Books, Manuscripts, Autographs and Prints. It will be well to look over this section carefully each month, for the advertisements will be frequently changed, and items of interest to collectors will be offered here. All these dealers invite correspondence. T is yet a little early to summarize the 5, but the great sales in this country are over for the present, and from them some interesting facts may be gathered. Only a few really important sales have been held the past season, although there were many in which a few outstanding items brought remarkable prices. The number of the more common "collectors' books" which have come into the market has been so large that the prices of these have become fairly standardized, and a collector needs only to know the condition of a copy of the first edition of Westmacott's "English Spy", for instance, to estimate how much he ought to pay for it. In the great sales the prices do not appear to have been much affected by fashions in collecting. Dealers and collectors alike had said, previous to the William Harris Arnold sale, that nobody was collecting Tennyson, yet the prices at that sale made it apparent that somebody was, else James F. Drake would not have paid $2,000 for "Timbuctoo", $7,000 for "The True and the False, Four Idylls of the King", and $9,000 for the only known copy of "The Victim" in octavo; or Dr. Rosenbach given $6,900 for "The Lover's Tale". Modern first editions seem to remain as popular as ever, and many record prices have been paid during the past season for books which are only a few years old, the authors of which are still living. In the Taylor sale E. H. Wells paid the record price of $430 for a copy of "Fan: The Story of a Young Girl's Life. By Henry Harford", this being the rare first edition published pseudonymously in 1892 and not known to be by William Henry Hudson until after his death. A presentation copy of Edwin Arlington Robinson's "The Torrent and The Night Before", 1896, brought $215, and a score of other prices of works by modern authors might be mentioned to show that there are plenty of collectors who believe that the men of today are destined to secure permanent fame. All the existing original manuscripts of Jack London's novels have been bought for the Henry E. Huntington library at San Gabriel, California. These include all his best known works. Mrs. London, who disposed of them, believes that no other manuscripts by this author will ever come to light, since he destroyed all of his early work. Shortly after their marriage Mrs. Londor asked her husband, "Why not let me keep your manuscripts?" He was much amused. for he had considered them of no value, once they were in print. After that, everything he wrote was preserved. Mrs. London had received numerous offers for some of them from New York, England, and other places, but thought they ought to be kept in "Jack's home state". Please mention THE BOOKMAN in writing to advertisers XXXI Literary Agents and Writers' Aids F. M. HOLLY AUTHORS' REPRESENTATIVE MOTION PICTURE AGENT 156 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK Rates and full information sent upon application YOU ARE A WRITER. Don't you ever need help in marketing your work? You I am a literary adviser. For years I read for Macmillan, then for Doran, and then I became consulting specialist to them and to Holt, Stokes, Lippincott and others, for most of whom I have also done expert editing, helping authors to make their work saleable. Send for my circular. I am closely in touch with the market for books, short stories, articles and verses, and I have a special department for plays and motion-pictures. The Writers' Workshop, Inc. 135 East 58 Street New York City Room 491, 500 Fifth Avenue New York MANUSCRIPTS TYPED $1.00 per Thousand Words FINGER AND PLANK Please mention THE BOOKMAN in writing to advertisers XXXII THE In this section the readers of THE BOOKMAN will find the latest announcements of reliable dealers in Rare Books, Manuscripts, Autographs and Prints. It will be well to look over this section carefully each month, for the advertisements will be frequently changed, and items of interest to collectors will be offered here. All these dealers invite correspondence. HE great sale of the present year was that at the American Art Galleries of the Hardy, Kipling, and Stevenson collections made by the novelist, George Barr McCutcheon. Mr. McCutcheon is an indefatigable collector; upon hearing of a unique item by one of these writers he has never rested until he ran it down and procured it or found that it was unprocurable. The McCutcheon sale abounded in new records for the writings of these authors. The first edition of Hardy's first book, "Desperate Remedies", London, 1871, with two autograph letters of the author, brought $2,100, and this first item of the sale seemed to set the pace for the competition which followed. "The Dynasts", in three volumes, the first of which was an autograph presentation copy from Hardy to Swinburne, brought the same price. Of the Kipling material the rarest item was a copy of "The Smith Administration", published at Allahabad by A. H. Wheeler and Company, 1891. Only six copies of this work are known, of which the four in this country were owned by Mr. McCutcheon, J. A. Spoor, C. T. This copy Crocker, and P. A. Valentine. brought $4,100. On the flyleaf was this interesting note by E. W. Bulkeley, general manager of the Pioneer Press, relating to the suppression of this work: Of this book an edition of 3,000 copies were printed and bound ready for sale for Messrs. Wheeler of Allahabad, but owing to a difference of opinion as to copyrights between Rudyard Kipling and the Proprietors of the Pioneer and Civil & Military Gazette (in which the stories first appeared) the complete edition was cancelled and destroyed with the exception of three copies. E. W. Bulkeley, General Manager, Pioneer Press, Allahabad, 1894, Nov. 2. Henceforth it may be that English authors visiting our shores for lecture purposes will be canny enough to bring along an armful of their own works, in limited editions and properly autographed, to be sold in the New York auction rooms at sales of modern first editions. The experience of James Stephens, who unexpectedly arrived at the American. Art Galleries at the sale of the Chandler, Lambert, and other collections of "modern firsts", is enough to warrant them in doing so. On the evening of the very day in which he landed, Mr. Stephens saw his own works sold at prices far beyond those which they had ever reached at previous sales. The first edition of "Insurrections", Dublin, brought $65, the former high price being $23; "The Crock of Gold", London, 1912, went for $100, the former high price being $40, and the "Twelve New Poems", Westminster, 1913, one of twelve copies on large paper, fetched $250, the record price for the ordinary edition being $5. For autographed copies of "Here Are Ladies", 1913, "Songs from the Clay", 1915 and "Reincarnations", 1918, prices of $50 and $55 were paid. Please mention THE BOOKMAN in writing to advertisers |