Reese: mad about Melville
The latest in a series of auctions to draw on the private library of one of the more prominent antiquarian book dealers of his generation, William S Reese (1955-2018), ran from September 1-14 at Christie’s New York (26/20/14.5% buyer’s premium).
This 100-lot sale was focused wholly on the life and works of Herman Melville, so it is perhaps su…