The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, Part II

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Lot 62

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE SIS, Peter. A group of 7 works, most by or about Sis, 3 INSCRIBED OR WITH AUTOGRAPH NOTES TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT:

Lot 62

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE
SIS, Peter. A group of 7 works, most by or about Sis, 3 INSCRIBED OR WITH AUTOGRAPH NOTES TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT:

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Estimate: $200 - $300

Estimate$200 – $300

Status

Closed

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE
SIS, Peter. A group of 7 works, most by or about Sis, 3 INSCRIBED OR WITH AUTOGRAPH NOTES TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT:

1) SIS, Peter. Tři zlaté klíče. Prague: Albatros, 1995. With an autograph note signed (“Peter Sis”), to Madeleine Albright, New York, 27 September 1995: “N.Y. 9-27-95 Dear Madame, Here is a Czech version for Bumlrdlicek[?] – I hope he likes it. We are watching all your amazing accomplishments and are very PROUD of you. No need to respond You must be very busy. All the best, Sincerely, Peter Sis + Terri + Madeleine + Matej.”

2) SIS, Peter. The Three Golden Keys. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. First Farrar, Straus and Giroux editions, first issue.

3) SIS, Peter. Madlenka. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE.

4) SIS, Peter. Robinson. New York: Scholastic Press, 2017. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. SIGNED BY SIS WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING OF A BUNNY.

5) SIS, Peter. The Pilot and the Little Prince the Life of Antoine De Saint-Exupery. With an autograph note signed (“Peter Sis”) to Madeleine Albright laid in: “Dear Madame - Your Prague Winter was an inspiration with best wishes Peter Sis.”

6) HOST, Michel. Peter Sisou L'Imagier du Temps. N.p.: Grasset, 1996.

7) SCHAUFELD, Karen. How to Eat a Peach. Kurt SCHWARZ, illustrator. N.p.: Qudine Press, 2019. INSCRIBED BY SCHAUFELD TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: “To Secretary Albright – a light to all those who value freedom. My thanks to you – K Schaufeld.”

Together, 7 works in 7 volumes, all in original bindings and most in publisher’s dust jackets (condition generally fine).

Secretary Albright was an ardent supporter of Peter Sis and his work. Presented with a copy of Madlenka during her Remarks at American Friends of the Czech Republic Civil Society on 7 September 2000 in New York, she thanked Sis: “And this is actually the first time that we have met, but we have been pen pals for quite some time.... He is a remarkable, remarkable person who has enriched a lot of children’s and grown-up lives.”

Provenance for the lot: Secretary Madeleine K. Albright (inscriptions, autograph notes, bookplates).

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Sam Cowan

Associate Vice President, Head of Sale, Interiors Interiors

samcowan@freemansauction.com 312 280 1212

Sam Cowan is the Associate Vice President, Head of Sale, Interiors
Interiors by Freeman's.

Sam has spent his life in the auction industry, accompanying his father, Wes Cowan to auctions, trade shows and eventually to his own eponymous auction house, in the mid-1990s. He joined his father’s auction house, Cowan’s, full-time in 2012 in the Arms and Armor department and as a fine and decorative arts specialist, a department where he would ultimately become director. Sam has an interest in 20th century design, pottery, early advertising, historic Americana and antique firearms. He is a licensed auctioneer in three states and is a featured appraiser on The Antiques Roadshow.

The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, Part II

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED LITERATURESIS, Peter. A group of 7 works, most by or about Sis, 3 INSCRIBED OR WITH AUTOGRAPH NOTES TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT:

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CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE
SIS, Peter. A group of 7 works, most by or about Sis, 3 INSCRIBED OR WITH AUTOGRAPH NOTES TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: