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.
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Total Records in AED 373
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    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.
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    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.