Fine Books & Manuscripts
Sat, Jan 27, 2018 11:00AM EST - Sun, Jan 28, 2018 11:00AM EST
Lot 204
Group of Sixteen Miniature Books Published by Black Cat Press, with Publisher’s Ephemera.
Estimate: $500 - $700
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| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Group of Sixteen Miniature Books Published by Black Cat Press, with Publisher’s Ephemera. Chicago, ca. 1960s—70s. Leatherbound editions with design and typography by Norman Forgue. Titles include: What’s a Flag?, The Twelve Signs, Judge Not a Book By Its Cover, Ancient Wheel of Fortune, Black Man’s Verse, A Testament of Freedom, My South Sea Island, Lincoln’s Last Hours, The “Dude” Retires, Let There Be Light, Lincoln Maxims, Song of Songs, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Sherlock Holmes, and Let Shakespeare Speak. Together with the former owner’s file of postcards, prospectuses, and other advertising from Black Cat Press, some pieces signed by Forgue.
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