Holiday 2020 Catalogue

H o l i d a y G i f t s 96 “Ain’t I A Woman?” 157. TRUTH, Sojourner. Narrative of Sojourner Truth; A Bondswoman of Olden Time, Emancipated by the New York Legislature in the Early Part of the Present Century; With a History of her Labors and Correspondence, Drawn from her Book of Life. No place, 1875. Octavo (5-1/4 by 7-3/4 inches), original gilt- stamped russet cloth. $4900. Rare 1875 edition of Sojourner Truth’s powerful account, which inspired a nation with the bold “evangelic fervor and plain wit” that characterized her moving struggle for freedom and women’s rights. This exceptional edition is the first to display her favorite and “most famous” portrait from a carte-de-visite photograph taken circa 1854. About-fine. “I’ve Explained How Matters Stand Both To Leo And To Einstein...” 158. WEIZMANN, Chaim. Autograph letter signed. Oakwood, London, January 31, 1925. Single sheet of booklet-style letterhead, measuring 5-1/4 by 7 inches; pp. 2 (with text). $4250. Wonderful autograph signed letter, dated 1925, from the first president of Israel, Chaim Weizmann, to his ex-fiancée, pathologist Sophia Sonia Getzova, discussing difficulty installing a director at a medical institute and noting discussions about the issue with Albert Einstein. Text in Russian. Fine. “Fuzzy Had A Burning Wish To Bait A Hook And Catch A Fish” 159. WAIN, Louis. Kits and Cats. London, Paris, and New York, 1930. Folio (8 by 15- 1/4 inches), original pictorial paper boards. $1800. First edition of this collection of short rhyming stories about cats, all featuring Louis Wain’s popular cat illustrations in text, also with a double-page color illustration of cats at play. A fewfaint areas of soiling to interior, several tape repairs to bright original boards, minor rubbing to extremities. Extremely good. First Edition Of Van Allsburg’s Jumanji , Signed By HimWith An Original Drawing Of A Monkey 160. VAN ALLSBURG, Chris. Jumanji. Boston, 1981. Oblong quarto, original green cloth, dust jacket. $2200. First edition of this winner of the 1982 Caldecott Medal, signed by author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg with an original drawing of a monkey. Book fine, dust jacket about-fine.