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Bowers & Ruddy Galleries; Bowers & Merena Galleries; Hodder, Michael, and Q. David Bowers. THE GARRETT & NORWEB COLLECTIONS. New York & Los Angeles, 1979–1988. Limited Presentation Editions. Seven auction sale catalogues and one book, as bound in two volumes as follows: Bowers & Ruddy Galleries. THE GARRETT COLLECTION. [Spine title]. New York and Los Angeles, 1979–1981. Four parts complete, bound in one volume. (2), (5), 8–153, (1) + 193, (3) + 157, (3) + 180, (4), 4 pages; 2354 lots in all; numerous text illustrations throughout; 80 color plates. Collective two-page index at the front; 1984 specially printed combined prices realized list of all four sales housed in a special pocket at the end. Limited Presentation Edition of 40 Copies. Number 27, presented to John J. Pittman, signed by Q. David Bowers. Fine. Bowers & Merena Galleries; Hodder, Michael, and Q. David Bowers. THE NORWEB COLLECTION. [Spine title]. New York, 1987–1988; Wolfeboro, 1987. Three sale catalogues and the Norweb history, bound in one volume. (2), 415, (1) + 291, (5) + 443, (5) + 285, (3) pages; 4135 lots in all; numerous text illustrations throughout; 8 + 6 + 14 color plates [all included in the pagination]; portraits of Alfred Fairchild Holden and R. Henry Norweb. Jr. in the sale catalogues. Collective two-page index at the front. Limited Presentation Edition of 20 Copies. Number 4, presented to Raymond N. Merena, signed by R. Henry Norweb, Jr. and Q. David Bowers. Near fine. Two thick 4to volumes, attractively bound in uniform crimson/maroon leather-grained cloth (grains and colors vary slightly); four plain raised spine bands; double gilt fillets at the head and base of the spines; three spine compartments lettered in gilt, the remaining two featuring a gilt flourish (different on each volume); marbled endpapers; original printed card covers bound in throughout where issued. The rare Combined Limited Presentation Editions of two of Bowers & Ruddy/Merena's finest sales. These were not made available for sale and were produced in 1989 for presentation by Bowers & Merena to people associated with the firm and with these sales in particular. Michael Hodder recollected the production of these volumes (and a similar one for the Brand and Eliasberg sales), writing: "Each was part of a limited edition made by Bowers and Merena in 1989 for presentation. ... Rick Bagg and I drew up lists of who we wanted to receive each book... Naturally, we were both on all three lists, as were Dave Bowers and Ray Merena. There were other names who received all three, but more who only received one, or two. Dave reviewed each list, adding ... those [he] likes to call 'numismatic luminaries.'" Infrequently available. Garrett volume ex Kolbe Sale 106, lot 24; Norweb volume ex David Sklow Sale 14, lot 689. Ex Cardinal Collection Library.