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Sale 218 - Thursday, February 22, 10:30 a.m.
The Library of Robert Schoenlank
Fine English Literature and Poetry
Pacific Book Auction Galleries is proud to offer the exceptional library
formed by Mr. Robert Schoenlank, gathered over a span of more than
twenty years. The collection is rich in the major titles of English
poetry covering over four hundred years, including many which were
featured in the exhibition catalogue English Poetry compiled by John
Hayward in 1947. Among the many fine items are:
* George Chapman's translation of The Iliads of Homer, 1611, the Robert
Hoe copy in contemporary calf
* The Workes of John Taylor, the Water Poet, 1630
* John Milton's Paradise Regain'd, first edition, first issue, 1671
* Andrew Marvell's Miscellaneous Poems, 1681
* T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, a fine copy of the first edition in dust
jacket, 1922
* Alfred Tennyson's first book, Poems by Two Brothers, 1827
* The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, translated by Edward Fitzgerald, 1859
* Oscar Wilde's first book, Ravenna, in original wrappers, 1878
* Plus Many Other Rarities
ALL ITEMS ARE PICTURED IN THE ONLINE VERSION OF THE CATALOGUE
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click "Sale 218"
Printed catalogues available for $20 net
Sale Date: Thursday, February 22, 2001
Sale Time: 10:30 a.m., Pacific Standard Time
Sale Location: Mechanic's Institute Library, 57 Post Street, San
Francisco
Preview Dates and Times:
Monday-Wednesday, February 19-21, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, February 22, 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Or by Appointment.