Important Book Auction

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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History Of Livingston County Michigan

Lot # 145 (Sale Order: 151 of 444)      

Everts & Abbott, Philadelphia, 1880, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers and buildings. This includes all townships including Howell and Brighton. Rebound....more

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Personal Narrative of a Tour, James Dixon, 1849

Lot # 146 (Sale Order: 152 of 444)      

Personal Narrative of a tour through a part of the United States and Canada. New York: Lane & Scott,1849, first American editon, 431pp, frontispiece of author, travels from Nova Scotia through New England, MD, PA, and OH into the South to observe the state of methodism in the Americas, some wear, title page toned....more

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Sons Of The American Revolution by Louis Cornish

Lot # 147 (Sale Order: 153 of 444)      

1902, rebound in leather, new end pages, some toning of pages,some dog eared corners. 1035pps, 1000 shorts and illustrations....more

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Oilwell, General Catalogue And Price List. No. 043

Lot # 148 (Sale Order: 154 of 444)      

"The Handy Book", Everything for Oilwells, General Catalogue and Price List, No. 043, 1916, Oil Well Supply Co., 690pp.,heavily illus., soiled and worn leatherette binding, soiled end pages, mainly very good inside....more

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Disc. Among the Ruins of Nineveh & Babylon 1859

Lot # 149 (Sale Order: 155 of 444)      

Layard, A., With Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan, and the Desert: Being the Result of a Second Expedition Undertaken for the Trustees of the British Museum, Harper & Bros, NY, 1859, first edition, xvi, 586pp, 5 plates, 3 of which foldout, 2 folding maps (1 with tears) and numerous illustrations. Original black cloth with spine rebacked and new end pages, exlib, no out side marks, pps 583-586 of the index have about 1/3 of the page torn off, a scarce early travel book on this area....more

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A Treatise On Gonorrhea, Virulenta, And Lues Vener

Lot # 149A (Sale Order: 156 of 444)      

2 volumes in 1, E. F. Backus, Albany, 1814, a reprint of the 1795 original, xii, 244,322pp with 5 plates (1 foldout) + (12)pp index. Original full leather with red spine label,edges worn, some scuffing. The pages are foxed throughout and many have old water? stains, the top of the first front end page was torn off. Bell was "The first to differentiate between gonorrhea and syphilis" and "The Editors of the present edition....have endeavoured to render that work more valuable, by adding to it the improvements in practice .....investigations on the nature of the disease..."...more

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Coaching Days Of England, Burgess, Anthony

Lot # 150 (Sale Order: 157 of 444)      

Elek, London, 1966, first edition, heavily illustrated in color and black and white, large elephant folio, near fine in fine dust jacket with the original worn mailing box....more

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Historical Hand Atlas Illustrated of the World

Lot # 151 (Sale Order: 158 of 444)      

Monroe County, Ohio. Hardestyand Co, Chicago, 1882, color maps, Some leather missing on back spine, old Scotch tape on spine, worn. 222pp., following 32pp Personal History Dept....more

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2 - American Histories

Lot # 152 (Sale Order: 159 of 444)      

Includes; 1) The American Historical Register, Vol IV, March- Nov 1896 Colonial families in the American Revolution. 2) The Illuminated History of North America 1857, Frost, both titles rebound with new end pages. Selling as one lot....more

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History Of Jersey County, Illinois

Lot # 153 (Sale Order: 160 of 444)      

1919, Edited by Oscar B. Hamilton, Chicago, chipped/torn spine, rubbed corners.664pp.+illus. 1000's of bios....more

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3 - Munsell Genealogical Bibliographies (Firsts)

Lot # 154 (Sale Order: 161 of 444)      

Includes; 1) List of Titles of Genealogical Articles in American Periodicals and Kindred Works, Albany, 1899. 2) The American Genealogist of Family Histories... a List of the Title Pages of Books and Pamphlets on Family History, Published in America, From 1771, Albany, 1900. 3) Supplement 1900 to 1908, Albany, 1908. Selling as one lot....more

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Notes On A Journey In America by Morris Birkbeck

Lot # 155 (Sale Order: 162 of 444)      

Notes on a Journey in America from the Coast of Virginia to the territory of Illinois, by Morris Birkbeck, 1819, 2nd edition, yellowed brittle pages, previous owner's writings on the first two pages and end page....more

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3 - State Historical Series of Iowa History Books

Lot # 156 (Sale Order: 163 of 444)      

Includes; 1) Shambaugh, The Old Stone Capital Remembers, 1939, small book plate inside front cover, few cover spots. 2) Shambaugh, Amana That Was and Amana That Is,1932, some rubbing to covers, teg; 3) Van Der Zee, The British in Iowa,1922, ink inscription by previous owner on front fly leaf, some wear covers, teg. Selling as one lot....more

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The Western Tourist And Emigrant's Guide

Lot # 157 (Sale Order: 164 of 444)      

Published by J.H. Coulton, 1853, lacks map, water stains....more

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Rejeria (Ironwork) Of The Spanish Renaissance

Lot # 158 (Sale Order: 165 of 444)      

1914, 1st, Ex Libra, Large folio, Covers soiled and worn, smudges on some pages....more

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Historical Atlas of Peterborough County 1825-1875

Lot # 159 (Sale Order: 166 of 444)      

1975, good condition except slight discoloration on front cover....more

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Official History Of The Militia and PA Nat'l Guard

Lot # 160 (Sale Order: 167 of 444)      

of Pennsylvania. Capt. Charles J. Hendler, Third Infantry, NGP,1909 1st Edition, 2 out of 3 volumes - volume 3 published later, some scuffing and wear at spines....more

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The Life Of George Washington 5 vols.

Lot # 161 (Sale Order: 168 of 444)      

By John Marshall, The Citizens' Guild Of Washington's Boyhood Home, Fredericksburg, VA. 1926 Specially Prepared for Charity S. Martin from Edward Martin. Edward and Charity Martin Book Plate. Selling as one lot....more

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2 Early American History Books

Lot # 162 (Sale Order: 169 of 444)      

Lot includes; (1) The Journal of William Maclay, United States Senator from Pennsylvania, 1789 -1791. Introduction by Charles A. Beard New York Albert & Charles Boni 1927. (2&3) Vol. 1 & 2 The Spirit of 'Seventy-Six The story of the American Revolution as told by Participants Edited by Henry Steele Commager and Richard B. Morris The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. publishers Indianapolis/New York. First editions, 1958. T. Donald Newton bookplate. Dust jackets. Selling as 1 lot....more

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Folk Songs by John W. Palmer, M.D.

Lot # 163 (Sale Order: 170 of 444)      

Selected and Edited by John Williamson Palmer, M.D. Illustrated from Original Designs. New York; Charles Scribner and Company. M DCCC LXVII. Thomas Hamilton Hoge Patterson Bookplate, Library withdrawn....more

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3 Military Books

Lot # 164 (Sale Order: 171 of 444)      

Lot Includes; (1) Record of Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Spanish-American War 1898. Second Edition. 1901. (2) Life and Heroic Deeds of Admiral Dewey including Battles in the Philippines by Louis Stanley Young. 1899. Edward and Charity Martin bookplate. (3) Cuba and the Fight for Freedom. Published by Globe Bible Publishing Philadelphia PA. Written and edited by James Hyde Clark.1896. Selling as 1 lot....more

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2 Books on Ethnology

Lot # 165 (Sale Order: 172 of 444)      

Lot includes: 1) Fourteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1892-93 by J.W. Powell director, in two parts -part 1, Washington GPO, 1896. 122 plates. 2) Mexican and Central American Antiquities, Calendar systems, and history. Translated from the German under the supervisions of Charles P. Bowditch, Washington, GPO, 1904. 44 plates. Much on the Menomini and Sioux Indians...more

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4 Books on New England History

Lot # 166 (Sale Order: 173 of 444)      

Lot includes: 1) Pathways Of The Puritans compiled by Mrs. N. S. Bell, copyright 1930 by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2) History of the Town Of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from it's first settlement in 1630 to 1855 by Charles Brooks. Revised, enlarged, and brought down to 1885 by James M. Usher, The Franklin Press 1886. 3) The Romantic Story Of The Puritan Fathers by Albert C. Addison, L. C. Page & Company MDCCCCXII. 4) Bradford's History "Of Plymouth Plantation.", Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers, 1898. Selling as 1 lot....more

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4 Books on Lincoln

Lot # 167 (Sale Order: 174 of 444)      

Lot includes: 1) The Women Lincoln Loved by William E. Barton, copyright 1927. 2) Lincoln's Commando - The Biography of Commander W. B. Cushing, U.S.N. by Ralph J. Roske and Charles Van Doren, copyright 1957, First Edition, dust jacket. 3) Lincoln and his Cabinet, by Clarence Edward Macartney. Copyright 1931, dust jacket. 4) Lincoln and his America 1809-1865 arranged by David Plowden, copyright 1970 by the Viking Press, dust jacket. Selling as 1 lot....more

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Farmers Farrier…of the Horse, by H.L. Barnum 1831

Lot # 168 (Sale Order: 175 of 444)      

Farmers Farrier illustrating the peculiar nature and characteristic of the Horse, by H. L. Barnum. A. B. Roff, Cincinnati, 1831, scarce first edition, xi, 108 pp,leather. Front cover detached, the front end pages gone, some foxing and old stains throughout. The title page is wrinkled and pages 71-72 have a tear and a small chunk of paper missing from the margins. This is much harder to find than the author's 1832 edition and it was published the same year as his "Family Receipts, Or Practical Guide for the Husbandman & Housewife."Farmers Farrier illustrating the peculiar nature and characteristic of the Horse, by H. L. Barnum. A. B. Roff, Cincinnati, 1831, scarce first edition, xi, 108 pp,leather. Front cover detached, the front end pages gone, some foxing and old stains throughout. The title page is wrinkled and pages 71-72 have a tear and a small chunk of paper missing from the margins. This is much harder to find than the author's 1832 edition and it was published the same year as his "Family Receipts, Or Practical Guide for the Husbandman & Housewife."."...more

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