The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library announce that the annual Silent Auction of Collectible Books will take place Friday, September 1 to Wednesday, September 20 inside the Sierra Madre Public Library. The 14 books may be viewed in the Display Case in the main room and will be available for closer inspection on Wednesday, September 6 from 7:00-7:45 p.m., Saturday, September 16 from 2:00-2:45 p.m., and Wednesday, September 20 from 6:30-7:15 p.m. when bidding will promptly close. Highest bidder will be the winner. If not present at the time, winners will be notified by telephone and have 10 days to collect the book. All proceeds will be used for Library programs, services, and acquisitions.
JULIUS SHULMAN LOS ANGELES: THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN METROPOLIS by Julius Shulman
2015 Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., NY
THE RADIANCE OF MY PEOPLE by R. C. Gorman
1992 Santa Fe Fine Arts, Albuquerque, NM
First Edition, Signed
THE MOON IS DOWN by John Steinbeck
1942 The Viking Press, NY
First Edition, First Printing
CELEBRATING WITH JULIENNE by Susan Campo
2009 Prospect Park Books, Pasadena, CA
First Edition, First Printing
FOLLOWING ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865)
by Bernhardt Wall
1943 Wise-Parslow Company, Publishers, NY
Contains 415 etchings of important Lincoln locations
Signed by Bernhardt Wall who later in life lived in Sierra Madre and was a member of the Sierra Madre Art Guild
INK & PAINT: THE WOMEN OF WALT DISNEY’S ANIMATION by Mindy Johnson
2017 Disney Editions, Glendale, CA
First Limited Hardcover Edition
Signed by Mindy Johnson plus seven modern-day animators
A JOURNEY OF THE IMAGINATION: THE ART OF JAMES CHRISTENSEN by Renwick St. James; Illustrated by James C. Christensen; Introduction by James Gurney
1994 The Greenwich Workshop, Inc., Shelton, CT
First Edition, Signed by James Christensen
JUANITA by Leo Politi
1948 Charles Scribner’s Sons, NY
Handwritten dedication and watercolor painting by Leo Politi
Winner 1948 Caldecott Honor
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
by Tracey Miller-Zarneke and Cressida Cowell
2010 New Market Press, NY
Signed by Nico Marlet, a designer at DreamWorks
being sold together with
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 by Linda Sunshine
with an Introduction by Dean De Blois
2014 HarperCollins Publishers, NY
First Edition, Drawing and handwritten dedication signed by Dean De Blois
MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS by Robert McClosky
2016 Viking Books for Young Readers, NY
75th Anniversary Edition, Includes Full Color Poster of Boston and Audio CD
Winner 1942 Caldecott Medal
THE COMPLETE CALVIN AND HOBBES
Written and illustrated by Bill Watterson
2005 Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City, MO
First Edition, 3 Volumes, Cloth-bound in Slipcase
HOKUSAI: THE MAN MAD-ON-DRAWING
Introduction by Joe Hloucha with 48 colored woodcuts reproduced from photographs by W. Forman
1960 Spring Books, London, England
Japanese string binding in a tri-fold fabric slipcase with tooth-type hook and eye clasp
ANNIE LEIBOVITZ A PHOTOGRAPHER’S LIFE 1990-2005 by Annie Leibovitz
2006 The Random House Publishing Group, NY
First Edition, Signed by Annie Leibovitz