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Posted By: Dan Bretta
Barry, what can you tell us about that sale? Was it highly publicized? Did the books go cheap? Was it only baseball books or was it antique books in general? Did you get anything good? |
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The DuMouchelles sale
Posted By: Max Weder
Dan |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
Thanks Max. Looks like that was one heck of a sale. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
There were many interesting aspects of the DuMouchelles sale, and it has become part of hobby folklore. First, when the owner of the collection died, the family was left to sell it, and it seemed apparent they knew nothing about it at all. Just their choice of auction house was odd, because DuMouchelles specializes in gaudy furniture and miscellaneous household knickknacks. And it is clear by the catalog that they knew nothing about the material either. There were no lot descriptions whatsoever, and an estimate could be ten times the value or 1/20 of the value. They were clueless. |
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Posted By: Jimmy Leiderman
Lipset covered the Du Muchelle auction in the July '91 issue of The Old Judge (#39). |
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Posted By: barrysloate
Max- when I got the Steve Cummings collection I split it between Rob Lifson's and Jerry Smolin's auctions (I was a free agent at that time). I gave the Rankin book to Jerry, and it was in his June 8, 2000 auction, lot #27. It has an engraved portrait of Jim Mutrie on the cover. That may be the only copy I've ever seen. |
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Posted By: Max Weder
Barry |
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Posted By: Max Weder
Hi Jimmy |
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Posted By: Jimmy Leiderman
Hi Max, will make some scans today. |
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Posted By: Jimmy Leiderman
Max, check your email. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
Max- Steve did have the Rankin book, but not the Ball Player's Chronicles. When Corey and I made 25 reprint sets in the mid-90's, Steve purchased one of those sets. |
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The DuMouchelles sale
Posted By: Max Weder
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