![[GEE, Ernest R.]. A collection of autograph notes, catalogues, brochures, and ephemera relating to the New York sporting bookseller Ernest R. Gee. New York: Ernest R. Gee, ca. 1920-1930. 4o and smaller. Condition generally fine. Quarter morocco slipcase and cloth chemise.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2012/NYR/2012_NYR_02656_0064_000(gee_ernest_r_a_collection_of_autograph_notes_catalogues_brochures_and123418).jpg?w=1)
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[GEE, Ernest R.]. A collection of autograph notes, catalogues, brochures, and ephemera relating to the New York sporting bookseller Ernest R. Gee. New York: Ernest R. Gee, ca. 1920-1930. 4o and smaller. Condition generally fine. Quarter morocco slipcase and cloth chemise.
Comprising: Autograph and typescript bibliographical notes and catalogue descriptions. -- Typescript (3 pp.) titled in pencil "Sporting Literature and Its Development," American Bookfinder, 21 August 1939. -- Proofs of advertisements in the Sportsman. -- 6-page typeset address list marked "Private and Confidential" ca. 1925. -- 2 stills from an unnamed movie filmed in Gee's office. -- T.L.S. from Orrin R. Judd to Alfred B. Maclay concerning "the letter of Smith which makes an astonishingly nave proposition," 17 August 1928. -- Photographs of title pages or plates for the reproduction in catalogues or The Sportsman's Library, most with typed captions. -- "A Catalogue of Sporting Books and Prints." Catalogue 11. -- "Sporting Books and books with coloured plates" (Catalogue 12?). -- "Sporting Books and Books with Coloured Plates." Catalogue 14. (2 copies). -- "Horses. Catalogue of Books, old and modern, relating to the Horse." -- "Hunting. Catalogue of Books, old and modern, relating to Fox Hunting." -- and a collection of brochures from Gee's firm.
Comprising: Autograph and typescript bibliographical notes and catalogue descriptions. -- Typescript (3 pp.) titled in pencil "Sporting Literature and Its Development," American Bookfinder, 21 August 1939. -- Proofs of advertisements in the Sportsman. -- 6-page typeset address list marked "Private and Confidential" ca. 1925. -- 2 stills from an unnamed movie filmed in Gee's office. -- T.L.S. from Orrin R. Judd to Alfred B. Maclay concerning "the letter of Smith which makes an astonishingly nave proposition," 17 August 1928. -- Photographs of title pages or plates for the reproduction in catalogues or The Sportsman's Library, most with typed captions. -- "A Catalogue of Sporting Books and Prints." Catalogue 11. -- "Sporting Books and books with coloured plates" (Catalogue 12?). -- "Sporting Books and Books with Coloured Plates." Catalogue 14. (2 copies). -- "Horses. Catalogue of Books, old and modern, relating to the Horse." -- "Hunting. Catalogue of Books, old and modern, relating to Fox Hunting." -- and a collection of brochures from Gee's firm.