Aitken Bible Exhibited
Bauman
Rare Books announces an exceptional exhibit featuring a collection of rare
Bibles and related works produced from the 15th through the 19th century. The
exhibit, open to the public, is located within Bauman’s gallery at The Shoppes
at The Palazzo in Las Vegas, NV. Entitled ‘In the Beginning was the Word: The
Bible Through the Ages,’ the collection includes extraordinarily scarce and
important family, pulpit and study Bibles that are fit for a place in any major
Biblical collection. According to David Bauman, proprietor and co-founder of
Bauman Rare Books, Bibles are among the most popular types of books desired by
collectors because they usually have immense historical and sentimental value.
Included in the exhibit are such volumes as the Aitken Bible, the first complete English Bible printed in the U.S, with an estimated value of $150,000; a first edition of the first Hebrew Bible published in America, $32,000; the first edition of the Rheims New Testament, the first Roman Catholic translation into English, $24,000; the beautifully illustrated Macklin Bible, $21,000; the first American facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible, $10,000; and a rare microform 50-page fragment from a King James Bible carried to the moon on Apollo 14, $13,500. The exhibit also includes works with significant Biblical content, such as the Book of Common Prayer with Myles Coverdale’s translation of the Psalms; the Book of Mormon, containing portions of Isaiah in 2 Nephi; and a Marian Book of Hours, a 15th-century illuminated manuscript containing a number of Psalms.
The Exhibit is from June 4 – 30, 2013. Sunday - Thursday: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. at Bauman Rare Books at Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian / Palazzo 3327 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Included in the exhibit are such volumes as the Aitken Bible, the first complete English Bible printed in the U.S, with an estimated value of $150,000; a first edition of the first Hebrew Bible published in America, $32,000; the first edition of the Rheims New Testament, the first Roman Catholic translation into English, $24,000; the beautifully illustrated Macklin Bible, $21,000; the first American facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible, $10,000; and a rare microform 50-page fragment from a King James Bible carried to the moon on Apollo 14, $13,500. The exhibit also includes works with significant Biblical content, such as the Book of Common Prayer with Myles Coverdale’s translation of the Psalms; the Book of Mormon, containing portions of Isaiah in 2 Nephi; and a Marian Book of Hours, a 15th-century illuminated manuscript containing a number of Psalms.
The Exhibit is from June 4 – 30, 2013. Sunday - Thursday: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. at Bauman Rare Books at Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian / Palazzo 3327 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
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Library of Congress acquires Rosendale Studio Workshop's handmade book collection
Library of Congress acquires Rosendale Studio Workshop's handmade book collection
The
Library of Congress has taken an interest in the Women’s Studio Workshop (WSW)
in Rosendale. The last of the more than 200 artists’ books created over the
past three decades at the WSW were shipped to the Library of Congress this
month, completing a $52,000 transaction.
The books’ subject matter ranges from original poetry to the impact of the 19th-Century Homestead Act on the growth of the American Midwest to the dozens of plants that grow in vacant lots in New York City. And because they are crafted by gifted artists chosen by a jury of experts in the field, they are worthy of inclusion in the Library of Congress collection, said Mark Dimunation, chief of the rare books and special collections division.
The books’ subject matter ranges from original poetry to the impact of the 19th-Century Homestead Act on the growth of the American Midwest to the dozens of plants that grow in vacant lots in New York City. And because they are crafted by gifted artists chosen by a jury of experts in the field, they are worthy of inclusion in the Library of Congress collection, said Mark Dimunation, chief of the rare books and special collections division.
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Dominic Winter
Dominic Winter
Among
the 600 lots described in Dominic Winter's monthly book sale on Wednesday 19th
June are two special feature sections of Photography and Manuscripts. Undoubted
highlight of the photography section is an iconic modernist photograph by Czech
photographer Rudolf Koppitz from 1925. Though hardly a household name this
stylish image is one of the most enduring images from the early part of the
twentieth century. Using the photogravure process favoured by leading European
and American art photographers, the composition has a rich and dark velvety
texture that does not fade with time as silver print photographs so often do.
The composition features a nude ballet dancer flanked by three dark-robed
women, portrayed by dancers from the Vienna State Opera. This particular
photographic print is contained with five others in 'Pictures from the Tyng
Collection' published by the Royal Photographic Society in 1931 and carries an
estimate of £3000-5000. Other famous photographs for auction include an 1868
albumen print of Charles Darwin taken by Julia Margaret Cameron (£700-1000), a
carbon print photograph of Whitby Harbour by Frank Meadows Sutcliffe (£300-400)
and 1994 printing of Robert Capa's famous D-Day landings photograph, which so
famously inspired Steven Spielberg's opening for his film 'Saving Private Ryan'
(£150-200).
The
manuscripts and documents include a beautiful illuminated manuscript bible
produced in Paris around 1250. This six-inch pocket bible is handwritten in
minute 'pearl script' with illuminated letters in pink, blue, white and gold,
and often featuring birds, dogs and other small figures. Written on very thin
vellum (the skin of still-born calves) this incomplete volume of 294 leaves is
expected to fetch £3,000-5,000. Equally ancient is a manuscript papal bull on
vellum of Pope Innocent IV from 1245, confirming the privileges of the convent
of San Michele, Trento, which includes rights for two mills and the detailed
provision for the supply of holy oil. Including the pictorial symbols of nine
cardinals and four bishops and the detached lead bull at the foot of the
document, this impressive document is estimated at £700-1,000. Of a later date
is a beautiful heraldic manuscript of c. 1550. This roll of arms, estimates at
£3,000-5,000, contains 970 hand-coloured shields for coats of arms and its use
of azure field tincture is believed to be unique. Arranged alphabetically by
surname the roll, which measured some twenty feet long and seventeen inches
across, has been cut into strips and pasted into an eighteenth-century album.
Curiously, though from completely different private sources, the illuminated
bible and the heraldic manuscript both bear the signature of a famous book
collector and antiquary Thomas Martin (1697-1771) whose collecting habits
garnered him the somewhat suspicious sobriquet of "Honest Tom".
The biannual Children's and Illustrated Books and Modern First Editions sale on Thursday 20th June contains 370 visually cheerful and entertaining lots. While most lots are printed books including rare first editions of J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Evelyn Waugh, Patrick O'Brian, Len Deighton, Goerge Orwell and many others, there are also sections of antique toys and games featuring a fine Edwardian rocking horse (£400-600), posters including a rare quad poster of arthouse favourite, Federico Fellini's feature film 8 1/2 from 1963 (£100-150), and original artwork for illustrated books, comics and annuals. Likely to be the star item within this category is the original watercolour design by Alfred Bestall for the covers of the 1961 Rupert Annual which carries an estimate of £7,000-10,000. Famously, Bestall stopped supplying cover artwork for all the Rupert annuals following the 1973 edition when Rupert's face was changed by the printers from brown to white without Bestall's knowledge and consent. Seen in this fine 20-inch watercolour is the all-familiar brown face of the famous bear in a tree swing with his onlooking chums. Far more modestly priced are five lots of Bestall's original artwork from the stories of various annuals of the 1970s/1980s with estimates from as little as £150.
For online catalogues for both sales, viewing times and further information please visit the website or contact the auctioneers for all queries, printed catalogues and valuations:
Dominic Winter, Mallard House, Broadway Lane, South Cerney, Cirencester, GL7 5UQ. Tel 01285 860006 and info@dominicwinter.co.uk
The
manuscripts and documents include a beautiful illuminated manuscript bible
produced in Paris around 1250. This six-inch pocket bible is handwritten in
minute 'pearl script' with illuminated letters in pink, blue, white and gold,
and often featuring birds, dogs and other small figures. Written on very thin
vellum (the skin of still-born calves) this incomplete volume of 294 leaves is
expected to fetch £3,000-5,000. Equally ancient is a manuscript papal bull on
vellum of Pope Innocent IV from 1245, confirming the privileges of the convent
of San Michele, Trento, which includes rights for two mills and the detailed
provision for the supply of holy oil. Including the pictorial symbols of nine
cardinals and four bishops and the detached lead bull at the foot of the
document, this impressive document is estimated at £700-1,000. Of a later date
is a beautiful heraldic manuscript of c. 1550. This roll of arms, estimates at
£3,000-5,000, contains 970 hand-coloured shields for coats of arms and its use
of azure field tincture is believed to be unique. Arranged alphabetically by
surname the roll, which measured some twenty feet long and seventeen inches
across, has been cut into strips and pasted into an eighteenth-century album.
Curiously, though from completely different private sources, the illuminated
bible and the heraldic manuscript both bear the signature of a famous book
collector and antiquary Thomas Martin (1697-1771) whose collecting habits
garnered him the somewhat suspicious sobriquet of "Honest Tom". The biannual Children's and Illustrated Books and Modern First Editions sale on Thursday 20th June contains 370 visually cheerful and entertaining lots. While most lots are printed books including rare first editions of J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Evelyn Waugh, Patrick O'Brian, Len Deighton, Goerge Orwell and many others, there are also sections of antique toys and games featuring a fine Edwardian rocking horse (£400-600), posters including a rare quad poster of arthouse favourite, Federico Fellini's feature film 8 1/2 from 1963 (£100-150), and original artwork for illustrated books, comics and annuals. Likely to be the star item within this category is the original watercolour design by Alfred Bestall for the covers of the 1961 Rupert Annual which carries an estimate of £7,000-10,000. Famously, Bestall stopped supplying cover artwork for all the Rupert annuals following the 1973 edition when Rupert's face was changed by the printers from brown to white without Bestall's knowledge and consent. Seen in this fine 20-inch watercolour is the all-familiar brown face of the famous bear in a tree swing with his onlooking chums. Far more modestly priced are five lots of Bestall's original artwork from the stories of various annuals of the 1970s/1980s with estimates from as little as £150.
For online catalogues for both sales, viewing times and further information please visit the website or contact the auctioneers for all queries, printed catalogues and valuations:
Dominic Winter, Mallard House, Broadway Lane, South Cerney, Cirencester, GL7 5UQ. Tel 01285 860006 and info@dominicwinter.co.uk
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