Braggalicious

Two great brags today:

(1) I received a previously mentioned brag in the mail today:

[Fr. Zephyrinus Engelhardt] *Omanomineu Kachkenohamatwon Kesekoch, Katoklik
Anamihau Masenachigon* (St. Louis: B. Herder, 1882), which I noted was
described by its seller as a Ojibwee missionary text is in fact likely the
first book published in Menominee, an American Indian language of the Algic
family spoken in Minnesota and Wisconsin (see Pilling 4303a).

The brag is that the seller did not mention that the book is signed and
inscribed by Fr. Zephyrinus to his teacher, another Franciscan friar named
Servatius. A similar presentation copy (although I think mine is
better--better association and better condition) was sold at the Siebert
sale at Sotheby's in 1999. The estimate on that copy was $200-$400
(although it only went for $172):

http://search.sothebys.com/jsps/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=3DQ6M

This prayerbook and the interesting Catholic sample book I recently found
are encouraging me to expand my Catholic Americana collection past my
terminal date (c. 1840).

(2) I've found a new thrift store, which if nothing else has quick and
voluminous turnover of material. This evening amidst some decent trade
fodder, I found for $1.59:

David Mamet, *Some Freaks* (NY: Viking, 1989), 1st ed., NF/NF, signed by
Mamet on the ffep.

I'm a Mamet fan, so this might be a keeper.


William M. Klimon
http://www.gateofbliss.com

"William M. Klimon" <william.m.klimon.c87.RemoveThis@alumni.upenn.edu> wrote in message
news:r8pRa.3737$MK4.347@lakeread07...
 > [Fr. Zephyrinus Engelhardt] *Omanomineu Kachkenohamatwon Kesekoch,
Katoklik
 > Anamihau Masenachigon* (St. Louis: B. Herder, 1882)
 > family spoken in Minnesota and Wisconsin (see Pilling 4303a).
  >> snipped <<
 > The brag is that the seller did not mention that the book is signed and
 > inscribed by Fr. Zephyrinus to his teacher, another Franciscan friar named
 > Servatius.

What a great surprise! I had much the same experience this morning at a book
sale. I picked up a dozen books, including a copy of "The Strange Death of
President Harding" (Guild, 1930) by Means and Thacker - very good condition
but with a gift inscription to the ffep. When I got home and looked closely
at the gift inscription, I saw that it reads "Richard Ramsay Mead/ from/
Margaret Mead/Reo Forutune". Reo Fortune was Mead's second husband, and they
were still married when this book came out in 1930. Mead had a brother named
Richard, though I haven't yet found a source identifying his middle name.
The handwriting and signature match examples of Mead's that I've found
online. The amazing thing is that I had passed this book by a few times
before grabbing it in my last sweep of the tables after more than an hour at
the sale.

Regards, Tim<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->