Sold for:
$4,063

Very minor wear to some edges, with collection having been well cared for over time. Excellent vintage condition. This lot includes some duplicates. Collection includes cover designs for books various books including Six Nonlectures by EE Cummings, The Road to Xanadu by John Livingston Lowes, The Second Man by Edward Grierson and The Future of an Illusion by Sigmund Freud; thirty-seven works total. USA, c. 1960
printed paper
10½ w × 8 h in (27 × 20 cm)


Auctioneer:
Wright

Date:
2018-09-13

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Sold for:
$16,250

Assorted wear and minor discoloration throughout collection, associated with handling over time, with no egregious wear noted. Few collaged elements to one example have detached Read more…


Auctioneer:
Wright

Date:
2018-09-13


Sold for:
$813

Largest example shows discoloration to each corner from adhesive tape applied to verso, with lower right corner shows a small amount of compression. Each other Read more…


Auctioneer:
Wright

Date:
2018-09-13


Sold for:
$1,750

Three examples show in excellent condition, with remaining posters showing condition issues as follows: Panamerica example shows soft handling marks throughout. Basel exhibition poster shows Read more…


Auctioneer:
Wright

Date:
2018-09-13


Sold for:
$2,000

Gothic Cathedral cover shows a large water mark to verso, showing as minor wavering when viewed from the front. Single 1" tear to left edge Read more…


Auctioneer:
Wright

Date:
2018-09-13


Sold for:
$2,125

Collection shows in excellent condition. One sheet shows two small fingerprints along top edge. USA, 1996
offset lithograph on paper
8½ w × 12 h in Read more…


Auctioneer:
Wright

Date:
2018-09-13


Sold for:
$3,250

Each example exhibits minor wear along edges and soft handling marks associated with age. Few examples also show faint toning to paper. Overall collection shows Read more…


Auctioneer:
Wright

Date:
2018-09-13


Sold for:
$1,625

Minor wear and faint compression to a few corners throughout examples. Overall collection shows in fine vintage condition. This lot includes some duplicates. Collection is comprised Read more…


Auctioneer:
Wright

Date:
2018-09-13


Sold for:
$500

Trademark Design cover shows a notable tear centered to lower edge, extending vertically and four inches in length. Remaining examples show in excellent vintage condition. Collection Read more…


Auctioneer:
Wright

Date:
2018-09-13


Sold for:
$1,000

Wear to each example from use. Collection is comprised of pens, pencils, erasers, scribes and one tray; fourteen pieces total. USA
plastic, aluminum, lacquered wood, chrome-plated steel, Read more…


Auctioneer:
Wright

Date:
2018-09-13


Sold for:
$438

Areas of minor surface wear to glossy version of annual report. Overall fine condition. Collection includes two Irwin Sweeney Miller Foundation annual reports and one Irwin Read more…


Auctioneer:
Wright

Date:
2018-09-13