Dec 6, 2024 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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A humorous poem written in a book for Cissy
Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
CHANDLER, RAYMOND
Manuscript and typed versions of Chandler's poem “The Pachyderm awakes at Dawn...” Two versions of the poem, handwritten in a book and typed. The first is handwritten in the book Elephant Bill by Lt. Col. J.H. Williams, 1950, with inscription from “Raymio” to Cissy dated Christmas 1950 above the 8 line rhyming poem opening “The Pachyderm awakes at Dawn…”, some wear to jacket; The second is a typed manuscript poem head "Forgotten Lines I Wrote on the fly leaf of a Book" this being the same poem as above, one page, 8 lines initialed in type "RC."; Together with two typed drafts of Chandler's poem "Lines to a Dashed Hope," a typed and carbon copy, two sheets, 16 lines each, initialed in type and dated August 1957.
A short but funny poem for Cissy within a book gifted on Christmas 1950. The latter poem, "Lines to a Dashed Hope," relates to the notes written between Ray and Jean Fracasse [later Vounder-Davis] in this collection.
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Estate / Collection: The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection of Raymond Chandler
CHANDLER, RAYMOND
Manuscript and typed versions of Chandler's poem “The Pachyderm awakes at Dawn...” Two versions of the poem, handwritten in a book and typed. The first is handwritten in the book Elephant Bill by Lt. Col. J.H. Williams, 1950, with inscription from “Raymio” to Cissy dated Christmas 1950 above the 8 line rhyming poem opening “The Pachyderm awakes at Dawn…”, some wear to jacket; The second is a typed manuscript poem head "Forgotten Lines I Wrote on the fly leaf of a Book" this being the same poem as above, one page, 8 lines initialed in type "RC."; Together with two typed drafts of Chandler's poem "Lines to a Dashed Hope," a typed and carbon copy, two sheets, 16 lines each, initialed in type and dated August 1957.
A short but funny poem for Cissy within a book gifted on Christmas 1950. The latter poem, "Lines to a Dashed Hope," relates to the notes written between Ray and Jean Fracasse [later Vounder-Davis] in this collection.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Dec 6, 2024
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Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on December 6, 2024
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
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We Invite You to Contact Us for a Complimentary Auction Evaluation of Your Books, Autographs & Maps
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held a successful auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps onDecember 6, 2024 showcased is a wonderful diversity of Americana, maps, autographs, early books and landmarks of literature and science.
Highlighting the sale was the first edition of Spinoza's Tractatus theologico-politicus from 1670 that soared to $70,350. Spinoza’s Tractatus is his only work published during his lifetime and remains his most significant. It presents a clear theory of natural right, asserting that the love of God leads to love for others. The state exists to ensure liberty, not oppression, with justice, wisdom, and toleration as key. Influential to thinkers like Blake and Goethe, it shaped Romanticism.
The Jean Vounder-Davis Collection offered the largest trove of unpublished Raymond Chandler stories, poetry, letters, books and personal artifacts to come to market. Best known for his Philip Marlowe detective novels including The Big Sleep (1939) and Farewell, My Lovely (1940) and as screenwriter of film noir classics such as Double Indemnity (1944) and The Blue Dahlia (1946), Raymond Chandler is considered one of the top writers in the hardboiled fiction genre alongside Dashiell Hammett and James Cain. Held for decades, the archive belonged to Jean Fracasse [later Vounder-Davis] who was first hired in January 1957 as Chandler's personal secretary but quickly became his close friend, confidant, fiancé and muse to whom he dedicated his last book.
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