Yelena Bryksenkova: Girl Reading Lettres a L'inconnue

Yelena Bryksenkova's signed print of Girl Reading Lettres a L'inconnue, is being offered in an online auction by ABFFE. It's a lovely image, but I admit to having difficulty assessing the value of prints in editions of unstated size. Bidding will conclude early on Saturday morning.

Yelena Bryksenkova, Girl Reading Lettres a L'inconnue, Signed Print

On her blog, Ms. Bryksenkova mentions one of my favorite authors, Alain de Botton, in her discussion of this piece.

http://ybryksenkova.blogspot.com/2013/02/linconnue.html

Unsuccessful bidders may want to take a look in the artist's Etsy store where one copy of the print is offered for sale for considerably less.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/123229456/linconnue-print?ref=shop_home_feat

Note:  Another eBay auction by ABFFE with original artwork by Sofia Alvarez Rojos is mentioned here.

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Memorial Day Weekend at Last

Memorial Day weekend is upon us at last. Finally?

FINALLI
Photograph taken August 31, 2007

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Seuss Stationery

A number of hand-written letters by Dr. Seuss on his Cat in the Hat stationery can be found on eBay. The printed stationery allowed him to include an appealing picture of the Cat in the Hat with his correspondence. He could use the stationery to provide fans with autographs or souvenirs.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dr-Seuss-signed-page-autographed-auto-personal-Cat-in-the-Hat-stationery-/251264927234?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a808e8602&nma=true&si=VJo29%252F7WbHpl1SY9gWmnl4%252FkT80%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

It seems he was quite willing to accommodate requests for signing books or other memorabilia.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dr-SEUSS-LETTER-AND-SIGNED-CAT-IN-THE-HAT-STATIONARY-/230957572195?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35c624e063&nma=true&si=VJo29%252F7WbHpl1SY9gWmnl4%252FkT80%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dr-SEUSS-LETTER-AND-SIGNED-CAT-IN-THE-HAT-STATIONARY-/230957572195?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35c624e063&nma=true&si=VJo29%252F7WbHpl1SY9gWmnl4%252FkT80%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Here Dr. Seuss added a heaping plateful of pancakes to his letter for Troop 106:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DR-SEUSS-CAT-IN-THE-HAT-Sketch-Signed-/350765923473?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=VJo29%252F7WbHpl1SY9gWmnl4%252FkT80%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DR-SEUSS-CAT-IN-THE-HAT-Sketch-Signed-/350765923473?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=VJo29%252F7WbHpl1SY9gWmnl4%252FkT80%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

The above item is an example of the time-honored practice of buying something cheaply on eBay and reselling it at a higher price. Here's the earlier sale from April 3. With the shipping costs included, the markup is 144%.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dr-SEUSS-LETTER-AND-SIGNED-CAT-IN-THE-HAT-STATIONARY-/321100984649?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ac31c3149&nma=true&si=VJo29%252F7WbHpl1SY9gWmnl4%252FkT80%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

A spiffy souvenir for a high school:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DR-SEUSS-CAT-IN-THE-HAT-Sketch-Signed-/350801011107?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51ad5ea1a3

Again as an aside, the above item was just sold on eBay in early April and is now being turned around for a quick profit. The earlier listing showed the original envelope this was mailed in. Here you can see why the letters had to be folded in half.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dr-SEUSS-LETTER-AND-SIGNED-CAT-IN-THE-HAT-STATIONARY-/321100984272?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ac31c2fd0&nma=true&si=VJo29%252F7WbHpl1SY9gWmnl4%252FkT80%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

For Lt. Duffy:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/THEODORE-S-GEISEL-DR-SEUSS-AUTOGRAPHED-LETTER-SIGNED-ON-CAT-IN-THE-HAT-/380370559849?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588fda2369

There are a series of letters from the good Doctor to one Julie Olfe, whom the seller identifies as a former employee.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/180600195828?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dr-Seuss-Autograph-Letter-Signed-Cat-Hat-Stationery-/200751441559?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebdb7e697

On a more serious note:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dr-Seuss-Autograph-Letter-Signed-Cat-Hat-Stationery-/180870992749?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1cc0536d

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Sofia Alvarez Rojo's Birds of a Feather

Many children's book illustrators donated original works to the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. This mixed media work of birds, or at least their heads, by Sofia Alvarez Rojo is currently being offered at auction on eBay. Bidding ends very early Saturday morning.

Sofia Alvarez Rojo, Mixed Media

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sofia-Alvarez-Rojo-ORIGINAL-art-/281107427568?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item41734ef0f0

Sofia Alvarez Rojo, Mixed Media

Note:  Original book illustration art from Little Fish by Ramsey Beyer can be found here.

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Ramsey Beyer's Little Fish

The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression is auctioning off this original illustration by Ramsey Beyer from Little Fish. The book will be published in September. Bidding concludes on Saturday morning.

Ramsey Beyer, Original Book Illustration from Little Fish:
A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year, 2013

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ramsey-Beyer-ORIGINAL-illustration-/281108777312?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item4173638960

Ramsey Beyer, Little Fish:  A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year, 2013

Note:  Don't miss another ABFFE auction featuring the original book artwork of Sophie Blackall here.

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