2024 Kennedy Galleries Reference Library, Coffee Table, and Fine Book Auction

Ben Shahn (Lithuanian/American 1898-1969)
For the Sake of a Single Verse: from the Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke, 1968
to include
Portfolio of 24 lithographs, edition 103/950
each lithograph signed lower right “Ben Shahn”
In original portfolio box
22 1/2″ x 17″ sheet size
along with
Childe Hassam Three Cities, 1899 folio of lithographs
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Five Etching Folios
to include Roland Clark (American 1874-1957)
Roland Clark’s Etchings, edition 444/800, published at the Derrydale Press 1938, featuring 69 plates, pencil signed
Two: John Marin, Drawings and Watercolors edition 273/300, published 1950 The Twin Editions, New York, featuring 32 plates
Catalogue of Etchings of Levon West by Otto Torrington, published 1930, signed plate
Catalogue of the Etchings of Levon West by Otto Torrington, published 1929
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York

Estimate: $200 - $400

Michele Oka Doner (American B. 1945)
What is White, 2010
Letterpress, handmade paper, wax cover, edition 22/30, in original presentation box and wax cover made by the artist, signed and editioned on the last page “Michele Oka Doner 22/30″, published by Dieu Donne, New York
21 1/2″ x 17 1/2”
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Four Box Lots of Art Reference Books Primarily of Early American Works
to include
American Miniatures 1730-1840 by Harry Wahle, 1937
Americans at at Home: from Colonists to the Late Victorians, Harold Peterson
The Adams Papers, Series IV Portraits John and Abigail Adams, 1967
Portraits of John Quincy Adams and His Wife by Andrew Oliver
Virginia Historical Portraiture 1585-1830 by Alexander Weddell, published in 1930
etcetera
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York

Estimate: $200 - $400

Four Box Lots of Art Reference Books on Historical American Art
to include
The Artists of Brown County by Letsinger Miller, 1994
Maine and its Role in American Art by Mellon, 1966
Art and Life on the Upper Mississippi by Contorti, 1994
Woodstock, an American Art Colony, 1977
350 Years of Art and Architecture in Maryland
etcetera
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York

Estimate: $200 - $400

Group of Edward Borein Reference Books
to include
Volumes I and II Drawings and Paintings of the Old West by Nicholas Woloshuk Jr., author signed and numbered
The Last Works of Edward Borein by Harold Davidson, author signed and numbered
The Etchings of Edward Borein by John Galvin
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York

Estimate: $200 - $400

Four Box Lots of Art Reference Books Primarily Focused on Watercolor and African American Artists
to include
M.M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800-1875, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
American Decorative Wall Painting, Nina Fletcher Little, 1952
American Pioneer Arts and Artists by Dreppard, 1942
The Image of Black in Western Art Parts 1 and 2
Facing History and the Black Image in American Art by McElroy
etcetera
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York

Estimate: $200 - $400

Six Box Lots of Art Reference Books Primarily on American Sculpture and Primitive Art
to include
Exhibition of American Sculpture Catalogue, 1923
The History of American Sculpture by Lorado Taft, published 1925
Bronzes of the American West by Patricia Janis Broder
American Sculpture in the Met Museum of Art Volumes I & II
White Silence by Silver Crane 1972
American Primitive Painters by Lipman 1942
American Folk Painting by Black and Lipman, 1966
Heirlooms in Miniatures by Ann Hollingsworth, 1898
How to Identify Portrait Miniatures by Williamson, 1905
etcetera
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York

Estimate: $300 - $500

10 Books on George Washington
to include
George Washington a Biography Volumes I-VII, by Douglas Southall Freeman published 1948-1957
The History of the Centennial Celebration of the Inauguration of George Washington by Clarence Winthrop Bowen, 1892, edition #353
Washington’s Political Legacies, published in Boston, 1800, first edition
The Farmer Boy and How He Became Commander and Chief by Uncle Juvenile, published 1866
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York

Estimate: $300 - $500

Two Lithograph Books
to include
Ben Shahn (Lithuanian/American 1898-1969)
13 Poems Wilfred Owen, 1956
printed by Esther and Leonard Baskin and Warren, edition 213/400 in original slip cover
Peter Paone (American B. 1936)
Remarks, 1970
portfolio of two lithographs, editioned 2/100, signed lower right “Paone”
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York

Estimate: $200 - $400

Two Pieces Jose de Creeft (Mexico 1884-1982) Group
to include autographed photo dated 1973, and artist signed copy of the sculpture of Jose de Creeft by Jules Campos with artist sketch
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York

Estimate: $200 - $400

Leonard Baskin (American 1922-2000)
Bresdin to Redon: Six Letters 1870 to 1881
published in the Gehenna Press 1969, edition of 400, printer’s copy, inscribed “printer’s copy L.F. from L.B.”
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York

Estimate: $300 - $500

Anatolian Carpets: Masterpieces from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts Volumes I and II
by Denny Olar and Ertug, published by Ertug and Kocabiyik, 1999, limited edition of 1500, in red slip case

Estimate: $300 - $500

Oriental Rug Review Volumes I-VII from 1983-1987
bound in five folios, by George W. O’Bannon, newspaper print

Estimate: $300 - $500

Five Eberhart Herrmann Exhibition Catalogs
to include
Asiatische Teppich and Textilkunst Volumes I-IV, 1989-1992
Kaukasische Teppiche Kunst im 19 Jahrhundert Ein Bilderbuch, 1993

Estimate: $200 - $400

The Art of Central Asia: The Stein Collection in the British Museum
three volume set by Roderick Whitfield published by Kodansha International Ltd., 1982-1985, editions of 550, in original slipcovers, volume I signed by Roderick Whitfield

Estimate: $500 - $1000

10 Volumes of Eberhart Herrmann Exhibition Catalogs 1978-1988
to include
Von Lotto bis Tekke Seltene Orientteppiche aus vier Jahrhunderten Volume I
Von Konya Bis Kokons Seltene Orientteppiche Volume III
etcetera

Estimate: $400 - $800

Five Box Lots of Reference Books on Textiles
to include
Kilims by Petsopoulos
The Textile Art of Peru
The Fabric of Moroccan Life
Kaitag Textile Art from Dagestan by Chenciner
along with a few issues of The Textile Museum Journal
etcetera

Estimate: $300 - $500

24 Rug and Textile Folios and Reference Books
to include
Tappeti D’Oriente by Taher Sabahi
Islamic Carpets by James Mcmullen
four Topkapi on Carpets, Textiles, Architecture, and Manuscripts
The Goddess of Anatolia Volumes I-IV
Oriental Rugs Volumes I-V by Oriental Textile Press
Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs in the City Art Museum of St. Louis
Oriental Prayer Rugs by Lewis
Vox Collection four volumes
etcetera

Estimate: $200 - $400

Editions 1-198 of HALI Magazines and Catalogs on Oriental Textiles
over 26 volumes from 1978-2016, plus index supplements and other special editions, most in red volume set boxes

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Two Portfolios on Bird Decoys
to include
Classic Shorebird Decoys: A Portfolio of Paintings by Milton C. Weiler, published 1971 by William J. Mackey Jr. edition 869/975, signed by author with 24 loose place and commentary
The Classic Decoy Series by Milton C. Weiler, published 1969, edition 46/1000, signed and inscribed by author, 24 loose plates and commentary

Estimate: $150 - $300

Lines: A Half Century of Yacht Designs by Sparkman and Stephens 1930-1980
published by David Godine 2002, edition 78/250, signed, in original slipcase

Estimate: $200 - $400

Six Box Lots of American Art Reference and Coffee Table Books
to include
Mantle Fielding’s Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors, and Engravers by Opitz
M & M Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings Volume I and II
Audubon’s Mammals
Van Gogh by Taschen
American Paintings 1818-1865 Museum of Fine Arts Boston
etcetera

Estimate: $400 - $800

Four Box Lots of Reference Books on Decorative Arts
to include
Simon Willard, Inventor and Clockmaker by John Wayne Willard, 1911
Antique Drinking Glass by L. Hartshorne
American Engraved Powder Horns by Grancsay 1945
History of Old Sheffield Plate by Bradbury
etcetera

Estimate: $200 - $400

Five Box Lots of Reference Books on English and American Decorative Arts
to include
History of English and Irish Glass Volumes I and II by Thorne
The Rowlatt Candlesticks by Pearson 1959
Silversmiths and their Marks by Ensko 1948
Louis C. Tiffany: The Collected Works of Robert Koch
etcetera

Estimate: $300 - $500