Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts Including Americana
Sale #17666
The sale spans five centuries of the written word, from a brilliantly illustrated 15th century printed Bible to an autograph manuscript of Steve Reich’s minimalist masterpiece, Drumming. Some of the wide-ranging highlights include The Scott Greenbaum Collection of Literary First Editions, among which is an exceptionally fine copy of Ian Fleming's Casino Royale and many Dashiell Hammett first editions, including The Glass Key in its rare dust jacket; a section devoted to Game Theory, including rare offprints, a select group of manuscripts by John Forbes Nash, Jr., and two Nobel Prize Medals; the Brinley copy of America’s first banned book: Thomas Morton's New English Canaan of 1637; the important works of 17th-century naturalist-artist Maria Sibylla Merian; the Louisiana Purchase Collection of Alonzo J. Tullock; and a manuscript document from 1643 granting land near Coney Island to the first person of Muslim origin to settle in present-day America.
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VIEWINGS:
Oct 18th 10am - 5pm
Oct 19th 10am - 5pm
Oct 20th 1pm - 5pm
Oct 21st 10am - 5pm
Oct 22nd 10am - 5pm
Oct 23rd 10am - 5pm
Oct 24th 10am - 5pm
Christie's - New York
20 Rockefeller Center
New York, NY
40.7589306, -73.9785675
Christie's - New York
