Important Book Auction
Sunday, November 16, 2008 | 11:00 AM Eastern
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Important Book Auction
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We are pleased to offer from the collection of Rosemary Sullivan, a long time rare and out of print book dealer, and her late husband Bob “Sully” Sullivan, 1000’s of fine & collectible books.
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4 Railroad & Steam Engine Books
Lot # 244 (Sale Order: 251 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) The Wreck of the Penn Central by Joseph R. Daughen and Peter Binzen, copyright 1971, First Edition 2) THE BIG FOUR The story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the building of the Central Pacific by Oscar Lewis. Copyright 1938 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 3) New Mexico's Royal Road by Max L. Moorhead, copyright 1958 by the University of Oklahoma Press. 3) Railroad Avenue by Freeman H. Hubbard, copyright 1945. First Printing. 4) Floyd Clymer's Album of Historical Steam Traction Engines, published by Bonanza Books, MCMXLIX by Floyd Clymer, dust jacket. Selling as 1 lot.
4 Model Railroad & Trolley Books
Lot # 245 (Sale Order: 252 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) The Boy's Book of Model Railroading by Raymond F. Yates, copyright 1951. 2) The Complete Book of Model Railroading by David Sutton, copyright 1964, dust jacket. 3) The Modern Wonder Book of Trains and Railroading by Norman Carlisle. Copyright 1946 by The John C. Winston Company in Great Britain, dust jacket. 4) The Time of the Trolley by William D. Middleton. 1967 by William D. Middleton, dust jacket. Selling as 1 lot.
History of the Second World War, 5 Vols.
Lot # 246 (Sale Order: 253 of 444)
Pictorial History of the Second World War, 1944, New York, 5 volumes. Selling as one lot. William H. Wise Co, first edition.
The Mighty Eighth: A History Of The U.S. 8th Army
Lot # 247 (Sale Order: 254 of 444)
Freeman, R. Doubleday, 1970, stated first, 311pp, many color,b/w illlus. The former owners, Frank and Paul Bruno listed "Our Hunting Guns" on 2 front endpps and made a note on the bottom of 297 about "our" (airplane) "The Superstious A lot Visus". The dust jacket has a number of small closed tears and the price torn off the flap.
2 - World War Titles Inscribed to Gov. Martin
Lot # 248 (Sale Order: 255 of 444)
Includes: 1) Jews in American Wars, Freedman and Falk, NY, Jewish War Veterans, 1943, 4th printing, revised to include info on World War 2, 118pp, lengthy presentation to Martin by the authors and members of the Department of Pennsylvania. 2) Anti-Semitism-The Voice of Folly and Fanaticism, Dushaw, Rev. Amos, M.A.; B.D., NY, Tolerance Press, 1943, first, 119pp, very good in a worn, chipped dust jacket. The author, a Rabbi, wrote a presentation to Gov. Martin expressing appreciation for a speech given to the US Senate in 1947 supporting the establishment of Israel. Selling as one lot.
The Second World War
Lot # 249 (Sale Order: 256 of 444)
By Winston S. Churchill and the ditors of Life in 2 volumes, boxed. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1959. Selling as one lot.
18 Ballantine's Illustrated History/2 Misc.
Lot # 250 (Sale Order: 257 of 444)
18 Ballantine's non-sequential War Stories. Plus, Norway 1940 - 1945, and Classic Military Biplanes by Peter M. Bowers. Selling as 1 lot.
2 volumes -War Experiences by John J. Pershing
Lot # 251 (Sale Order: 258 of 444)
My experiences in the World War by John J. Pershing. Frederick A. Stokes Company New York. MCMXXXI, 1929, First edition. Top edges gilt. Sold as a set.
5 Books on World War I
Lot # 252 (Sale Order: 259 of 444)
Lot includes: 1)1918: Gamble For Victory by Robert Cowley, The MacMillan Company 1964, First Printing, dust jacket. 2) The Doughboys by Laurence Stallings, copyright 1963, Edward & Charity Martin bookplate, dust jacket. 3) The Kaiser on Trail by George Sylvester Viereck, copyright 1937, dust jacket. 4& 5) FORWARD-MARCH, Volume I & II, by Frank J. Mackey & Marcus Wilson Jernegan, Ph. D., copyright - MCMXXXIV-V-VI-VII. Selling as 1 lot.
5 Books on World War I and its aftermath
Lot # 253 (Sale Order: 260 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) RICKENBACKER by Edward V. Rickenbacker, signed by author, copyright 1967, dust jacket. 2&3) FROM DOUBLE EAGLE TO RED FLAG by General P. N. Krassnoff, Volume I & II, copyright 1928, Sixth Edition. 4) The Deluge by Arthur Marwick, copyright 1965, First American Edition, dust jacket. 5) The Confident Years by the Editor of American Heritage, hard covered protective sleeve. Selling as 1 lot.
6 Books on World War II
Lot # 254 (Sale Order: 261 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) The Memoirs of Field-Marshal KEITEL, edited by Walter Gorlitz, first published in the United States of America in 1966 by Stein and Day publishers, Second Printing, dust jacket. 2) ANZIO - The Massacre at the Beachhead by Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, Third Printing 1962, dust jacket. 3) The Lady Be Good - Mystery Bomber of World War II by Dennis E. McClendon, 1962, Second Impression, dust jacket. 4) History of the German General Staff by Walter Goerlitz, copyright 19 dust jacket. 5) DUNKIRK - The Great Escape by A. J. Barker, reprinted October 1977, dust jacket. 6) History of the Second World War by B. H. Liddell Hart, copyright 1970, dust jacket. Selling as 1 lot.
5 Books on World War II
Lot # 255 (Sale Order: 262 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) A Pictorial History Of The SS 1923-1945 by Andrew Mollo, first published 1977, dust jacket. 2) Hitler's Wartime Picture Magazine, edited by S. L. Mayer, Third US Impression 1977, dust jacket. 3) United States At War - December 7, 1943 - December 7, 1944 published by the Army & Navy Journal, bookplate of Edward & Charity Martin. 4) United States At War - December 7, 1944 - December 7, 1945 published by the Army & Navy Journal. 5) Collier's Photographic History of World War II, P. F. Collier & Son Corp., copyright 1944. Selling as 1 lot
6 Books on World War II
Lot # 256 (Sale Order: 263 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) June 6 1944 The Longest Day, by Cornelius Ryan, First Printing, copyright MCMXXXVII, dust jacket. 2) A Pictorial History of the World War II Years by Edward Jablonski, copyright 1977, dust jacket. 3) Illustrated Story of World War II by Reader's Digest, copyright 1969. 4&5) War II In Pictures by Harry B. Henderson and Herman C. Morris, Volume I & II, copyright 1945, hardcover protective sleeve. 6) WW II by James Jones, text 1975, First Printing, dust jacket. Selling as 1 lot.
5 Books on World War II
Lot # 257 (Sale Order: 264 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) The Fall Of Japan by William Craig, copyright 1967, dust jacket. 2) Some Survived by Manny Lawton with an introduction by John Toland, 1984, dust jacket. 3) Tennozan by George Feifer, Ticknor & Fields 1992, dust jacket. 4) Douglas MacArthur - Reminiscences, copyright 1964 Time, dust jacket. 5) Victory At Midway, by Lieutenant Commander Griffith Baily Coale, USNR, copyright 1944, dust jacket. Selling as 1 lot.
6 Books on Aviation
Lot # 258 (Sale Order: 265 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) Aviation, consultant editor Bill Gunton, copyright 1978, dust jacket. 2) Flying Fortress by Edward Jablonski, copyright 1965, dust jacket. 3) Contact! The Story of the Early Birds by Henry Serrano Villard, copyright MCMLXVIII, dust jacket. 4) Air Enthusiast, bound magazine, Volume I - nbr. 1 June - December 1971, dust jacket. 5) The World of Silent Flight by Richard A. Wolters, copyright 1979, dust jacket. 6) Air Force By Martin Caidin, copyright 1957 Selling as 1 lot.
4 Books on Aviation
Lot # 259 (Sale Order: 266 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) Trail Blazing In The Skies by Shafto Dene, copyright 1943, dust jacket. 2) The Legendary DC-3 by Carroll V. Glines and Wendell F. Moseley, published 1979, dust jacket. 3) Stick and Rudder by Wolfgang Langwiesche, copyright 1944, Thirteenth Printing, dust jacket. 4) ASSAULT from the SKY by John Weeks, copyright 1978, dust jacket. Selling as 1 lot.
7 Books on Aviation
Lot # 260 (Sale Order: 267 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) The World Guide to Combat Planes Two, compiled by William Green, 1967, printed in Great Britain. 2) Bombers In Service by Kenneth Munson, First published in 1972, dust jacket. 3&4) LA AVIACION EN LA GUERRA - DE ESPANA 1& 2 b Salvador Rello 5) Famous Fighters, Volume Two, by William Green, 1967, dust jacket. 6) Fighters of World War II, edited by D. Avery, copyright 1989, dust jacket. 7) The World's Fighting Planes by William Green, 1965 Fourth Edition, dust jacket. Selling as 1 lot.
5 Books on Naval
Lot # 261 (Sale Order: 268 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) THE TWO-OCEAN WAR by Samuel Eliot Morison, 1963 Second Printing, dust jacket. 2) United States Naval Academy by John Crane and Lieut. James F. Kieley, U.S.N.R. copyright 1945. 3) Naval Battles of the World by Edward Shippen copyright 1898. 4) The History Of Our Navy 1775-1897 by John R. Spears, Volume IV, 1897. 5) The Navy Has Wings by Fletcher Pratt, copyright 1943, First Edition. Selling as 1 lot.
5 Books on Naval
Lot # 262 (Sale Order: 269 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) A History of the United States NAVY by Dudley W. Knox, copyright 1936, Third Impression. 2) Building The Kaiser's NAVY by Gary E. Weir 1890-1919, signed by author, 1992 United State Naval Operations, dust jacket. 3) Naval Customs Traditions and Usage by Leland P. Lovette, copyright by U.S. Naval Institute. 4) Navy Blue by Willis Boye Allen, 1901. 5) To All Hands by John Mason Brown, copyright 1943, dust jacket. Selling as 1 lot.
5 Books on Military
Lot # 263 (Sale Order: 270 of 444)
Lot includes; 1) American War Songs by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, Philadelphia, MCMXXV, Edward & Charity Martin book plate. 2) The Far Shore by Max Miller, published by the Whittlesley House, NY 1945, dust jacket. 3) Insignia of the Services by Paul Brown. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941, first edition. 5) European Military Uniforms by Paul Martin. Spring Books London, 1963, dust jacket. 6) The World's Largest Regiments by Verzio Melegari, G.P. Putna Sons, 1969, dust jacket. Selling as one lot.
2 Autographed World War Books
Lot # 264 (Sale Order: 271 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) Colonel Retread 1942-1945 by Carlton G. Ketchum, signed by the author, First Edition, copyright 1976 2) Victory in my hands by Harold Russell, signed by the author, copyright 1949. Selling as 1 lot.
7 Books on Naval
Lot # 265 (Sale Order: 272 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) The Attack Submarine by Robert E. Kuenne, copyright 1965, dust jacket. 2) McKinley's Bulldog: The Battleship Oregon, by Sanford Sternlicht, copyright 1977, dust jacket. 3) Iron Coffins by Herbert A. Warner, copyright 1969, dust jacket. 4) Clear For Action by Foster Hailey and Milton Lancelot, copyright MCLXIV, dust jacket. 5) The Book of Navy Songs, music and arranged by Joseph Crosely, copyright 1935, dust jacket. 6) Fighting Vehicles, Chris Ellis and Peter Chamberlain, copyright 1972, dust jacket. 7) The Soviet War Machine, copyright 1976, dust jacket. Selling as 1 lot.
5 Books on Weaponry
Lot # 266 (Sale Order: 273 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) Old Time Punishments by William Andrews, F.R.H.S., originally published MDCCCXC, dust jacket. 2) Arms And Armor by Vesey Norman, 1964 by George Weidenfeld and Nicholson Ltd., dust jacket. 3) 2,500 Years Of European Helmets by Howard M. Curtis, copyright 1978, dust jacket, first edition. 4) A Collectors guide to Swords Daggers & Cutlasses by Gerald Weland, A Quantum Book 1997, dust jacket. 5) European & American Arms c.1100-1850 by Claude Blair, Bonanza Books, MCMLXII. Selling as 1 lot.
6 Books on Firearms
Lot # 267 (Sale Order: 274 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) Home Gun Care & Repair by Parker O. Ackley, copyright 1969 by the Stackpole Co. 2) American Gun Makers by Col. Arcadi Gluckman and L. D. Satterlee, copyright 1953 by The Stackpole Co., Second Edition Revised, dust jacket. 3) Indian Trade Guns, 1982 Pioneer Press, Union City, Tn. 4) Encyclopedia Of American Gun Design And Performance by L. R. Wallack, Second Revised Edition, copyright 1987. 5) The Sporting Clays Handbook by Jerry Meyer, 1990, dust jacket. 6) Civil War Firearms by Joseph g. Bilby, copyright 1996, dust jacket. Selling as 1 lot.
5 Books on Firearms & Water Fowling
Lot # 268 (Sale Order: 275 of 444)
Lot includes: 1) The North American Water fowler by Paul S. Bernsen, copyright 1972 Superior Publishing co. 2) The Wildfowler's Quest by George Reiger, 1989, dust jacket. 3) Pistols of the World by Claude Blair, copyright 1968, dust jacket. 4) The Collecting of Guns, Bonanza Books, copyright MCMLXIV The Stackpole Company. 5) The Fireside Book of Guns by Larry Koller, 1959 Simon and Shuster. Selling as 1 lot.
