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Lot 205
[MINIATURE BOOKS] -- [BLACK CAT PRESS]. A group of 18 works published by the Black Cat Press, all published in Chicago by The Black Cat Press, various 48mo and 64mo sizes or smaller, all in original bindings gilt.
Sale 1022 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 4, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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[MINIATURE BOOKS] -- [BLACK CAT PRESS]. A group of 18 works published by the Black Cat Press, including:
DAVIS, Frank Marshall. Black Man’s Verse. 1935. -- MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. My South Sea Island. 1936. -- FORGUE, Norman W. One Hundred Proverbs Adapted from the Japanese. 1960. -- LA GALLIENNE, Richard. Two Essays: Philosophy of Limited Editions and Anarchy in a Library. 1961. -- BLUMENTHAL, Walter Hart. Book Gluttons and Book Gourmets. 1962. -- TWAIN, Mark. “1601” or Conversation at the Social Fireside as it was in the Time of the Tudors. 1962. -- AVERILL, John. Judge Not a Book by its Cover. 1963. -- FORGUE, Norman W. A Christmas Parable. 1964. -- More Tales for Bibliophiles set, comprising: VON SACHER-MASOCK, L. Bookbinder of Hort; FOCKEN, Hayno. Books Interchanged; VON ZOBELTITZ, Fedor. The Elzevir. [1965.] 3 volumes, housed in slipcase. -- And 7 others. Together, 18 works in 19 volumes, all published in Chicago by The Black Cat Press, various 48mo and 64mo sizes or smaller, all in original bindings gilt, condition generally fine. Complete list available upon request.