Estate of Irene Bender Watson
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 | 8:00 AM Eastern
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Estate of Irene Bender Watson
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Description
Outstanding book collection from this estate. Mrs. Watson was the Women's Page editor for The Philadelphia Inquirer prior to World War II. She was an avid reader and book collector.
General Robert E. Lee After Appomattox
AUTHOR: Franklin L. Riley, PUB/COPY DATE: 1922, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: The Macmillan Company, INFORMATION: First Edition
3 books: Bear Cub Scout Book, Lion-Webelos Cub Scout Book, Wolf Cub Scout Book
AUTHOR: Boy Scouts of America, PUB/COPY DATE: 1957, CONDITION: F-P, PUBLISHER: Boy Scouts of America, INFORMATION: 1957 Print of 1954 Edition, Paperback, Worn, 1 Spine is loose.
Birds In The Garden by The Reiber Method, Your Bird Friends and How to Win Them
AUTHOR: Joseph H Dodson, PUB/COPY DATE: 1922, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: Reiber Bird Reserve, American Audubon Association, INFORMATION: Method of providing for birds, pictures, etc. Cover is torn
Notes of the State of Virginia
AUTHOR: Thomas Jefferson, PUB/COPY DATE: 1954, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Press, INFORMATION: First Edition, Original jacket
4 Vols. All the Year Round: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer
AUTHOR: Frances Strong, PUB/COPY DATE: Copyright 1896, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: Ginn & Company, INFORMATION: Illistration by Gertrude Stoker
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
AUTHOR: Thornton Wilder, PUB/COPY DATE: 1928, CONDITION: F-G, PUBLISHER: Albert & Charles Boni, INFORMATION: Illustrated by : Amy Drevenstedt
West of the Pecos
AUTHOR: Zane Grey, PUB/COPY DATE: 1937, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers, New York, NY, INFORMATION: First Edition
Mother West Wind "Where" Stories
AUTHOR: Thornton W. Burgess, PUB/COPY DATE: Copyright 1918, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: Grosset & Dunlap, INFORMATION: Original jacket
The Adventures of Captain Horn
AUTHOR: Frank P. Stockton, PUB/COPY DATE: Copyright 1895 , CONDITION: G, PUBLISHER: Charles Scribner's Sons, INFORMATION: First Edition
Book of Days
AUTHOR: F. Sydnor Cartmell, PUB/COPY DATE: Copyright 1909, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: Roycrofters, Erie, NY, INFORMATION: Inscribed to Mrs. Millie Robinson by Author
Cannery Row
AUTHOR: John Steinbeck, PUB/COPY DATE: 1945, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: Viking Press, INFORMATION: First Edition
The Pirate's Treasure, A Tale of the Spanish Main
AUTHOR: Edw. A. Wilson, PUB/COPY DATE: 1926, CONDITION: P, PUBLISHER: The P F Volland Company, INFORMATION: Loose Binding
The Civil War Through the Camera
AUTHOR: Unknown, PUB/COPY DATE: Unknown, CONDITION: P, PUBLISHER: Unknown, INFORMATION: 1 Book from 16 Part Set with Elson's History of the War, Pages Missing, Hardback Loose
Leaves of Grass
AUTHOR: Walt Whitman, PUB/COPY DATE: Copyright 1940, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: Doubleday, Doran & Co, INFORMATION: Discolored Hardback Cover
Percy's Reliques of Ancient English Poetry
AUTHOR: Thomas Percy, PUB/COPY DATE: Copyright 1855, Printed 1860, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: T. F. Bell, INFORMATION: Original Leather binding
The Life of Robert E. Lee
AUTHOR: John Esten Cooke, PUB/COPY DATE: 1871, CONDITION: P, PUBLISHER: D. Appleton and Company, INFORMATION: Damaged Cover, Loose Pages, May have pages missing.
Supply of Heroes
AUTHOR: James Carroll, PUB/COPY DATE: Copyright 1986, CONDITION: VG, PUBLISHER: E. P. Dutton, INFORMATION: First Edition, Original jacket
Bar-Kokhba
AUTHOR: Yigael Yadin, PUB/COPY DATE: Copyright 1971, CONDITION: G, PUBLISHER: Random House, INFORMATION: First American Editon, Original jacket
Century Readings in English Literature
AUTHOR: Compiled Writers, PUB/COPY DATE: Copyright 1910, CONDITION: P, PUBLISHER: The Century Co, INFORMATION: Note the inscription and signature in this book has been determined to have been pressed as opposed to being hand written by Walt Whitman. Walt Whitman died 1892 and book was copyrighted 1910. Please excuse any inconvenience. This update provided 10/3/2010.
3 Vols. Audels Carpenter and Builders Guide
AUTHOR: Frank D. Graham, Thomas J. Emery, PUB/COPY DATE: Copyright 1923, Printed 1936, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: Theo Audel & Company, INFORMATION: Vol. 1, 3, 4
4 Vintage song books
AUTHOR: Various Composers, PUB/COPY DATE: C1935, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: Various publishers, INFORMATION: Old Time Song Hits, Treasury of Christmas Songs, Hits of Long Ago & Keep On Singing
Selected Letters Of Robert Frost
AUTHOR: Edited by Lawrence Thompson, PUB/COPY DATE: 1964, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: Holt, Rinehardt & Winston of Canada, INFORMATION: First Edition, original jacket
The Amazon - The Life History of a Mighty River
AUTHOR: Caryl P. Haskins, PUB/COPY DATE: 1943, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: Country Life Press, INFORMATION: Original jacket
The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll
AUTHOR: Lewis Carroll, PUB/COPY DATE: 1936, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: Random House, INFORMATION: First Modern Library Edition, original jacket
The Complete Works and Letters of Charles Lamb
AUTHOR: Charles Lamb, PUB/COPY DATE: 1935, CONDITION: F, PUBLISHER: The Modern Library, Inc., INFORMATION: First Modern Library Edition, original jacket