Sale 2433 - Art, Press & Illustrated Books, December 1 , 2016

1 ● (ALLEN PRESS.) Twain, Mark. The Christmas Fireside.The Story of a Bad Little Boy that Bore a Charmed Life. Printed in three colors. Two Victorian wood-engraved illustrations. Small, thin 12mo,gilt-lettered marbled boards,extremities lightly rubbed. One of only 75 holiday keepsakes sent to family and friends and SIGNED BY THE ALLEN FAMILY .This moral tale was written by Samuel Clemens (Twain) for the San Francisco Californian on December 23, 1865. Allen Press Bibliography 8. (Hillsborough, CA, 1949) [400/600] FINE PRESS & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS LOTS 1-104 2 ● (ARION PRESS.) O’Hara, Frank; and Jim Dine. Biotherm (For Bill Berkson). Essay and glossary by Bill Berkson. 42 lithographs by Jim Dine. 575x402 mm; 22 5 / 8 x15 inches (sheets), full margins. Folio, contents loose as issued in red cloth portfolio box, two faint stains on cover; minor soft crease to lower title-page. San Francisco, 1964 [600/900] NUMBER 36 OF 150 COPIES SIGNED BY DINE FROM A TOTAL EDITION OF 180. Biotherm is the last long poem by O’Hara, written shortly before his accidental death in 1966 at age 40. The poet and critic Bill Berkson, who died in June of this year and to whom the poem is addressed, provided the essay and compiled a glossary to explicate the references in the poem and to recount the circumstances of its writing.The text was printed on English mouldmade paper on a hot-press finish and the lithographic work was done by Phelps-Schaefer, Brisbane, California. 1 Advice to prospective bidders with respect to prints and multiples can be found at the back of the catalogue. Additional images for most lots can be found at swanngalleries.com 2