Carl Van Vechten
32 copies for sale · $40–$7,500 · 8 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
Parties: A Novel of Contemporary New York Life (first edition, signed) — Biblioctopus$500
Self-Portrait (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,250
Selected Writings of Gertrude Stein (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$40
Nigger Heaven (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$40
Portrait photograph of Annada Charan Bhotta Charyya — James Cummins Bookseller$750
Portrait photograph of musician Annada Charan Bhotta Charyya — James Cummins Bookseller$750
Peter Whiffle; His Life and Works (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$45
Granada — James Cummins Bookseller$1,000
Chandelier at El Pardo — James Cummins Bookseller$1,000
Granada — James Cummins Bookseller$900
Near Thunder Hole, Mt. Desert Island — James Cummins Bookseller$500
Somes House, Somesville, Mt. Desert Island, Maine — James Cummins Bookseller$500
Works on the market
Granada2 copies · $900–$1,000
Birch Trees, Maine2 copies · $400–$500
Peter Whiffle: His Life and Works2 copies · $45–$200
Portrait photograph of F. Scott Fitzgerald1 copy · $7,500
Self-Portrait1 copy · $1,250
Spider Boy. A Scenario for a Moving Picture1 copy · $1,200
Chandelier at El Pardo1 copy · $1,000
Portrait photograph of Annada Charan Bhotta Charyya1 copy · $750
Bar Harbor, Maine1 copy · $500
Near Thunder Hole, Mt. Desert Island1 copy · $500
Parties: A Novel of Contemporary New York Life1 copy · $500
Somes House, Somesville, Mt. Desert Island, Maine1 copy · $500
Wharf, Bar Harbor, Maine1 copy · $500
Ironwork… NYC1 copy · $450
The Beach at Shoreham, New York1 copy · $400
Bushwell Park, Hartford, Connecticut1 copy · $400
Cathedral Cloisters, Avila1 copy · $400
Gardens of the Alcazar, Sevilla1 copy · $400
Rice Fields, Near La Albufera1 copy · $400
Market context
8 copies of Carl Van Vechten's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $38 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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