Important Book Auction

Important Book Auction

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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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Annuals Of Southwestern Pennsylvania Vol. 1-4

Lot # 1 (Sale Order: 1 of 444)      

Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania by Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1939, first, four volumes, complete. 394+ 425 + 528 + 623pp. with illustrations....more

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The Kanawha Spectator, Vol 1 & 2

Lot # 2 (Sale Order: 2 of 444)      

Includes; 1) The Kanawha Spectator, Vol. 1 by Julius A. De Gruyter, Jarrett Printing, Charleston, W.Va., 1953. Illustrations by Keith Rose and Paul Jordan. 2) The Kanawha Spectator Part II by Julius A. De Gruyter. Printed in the United States, copyrighted 1976 by William H. Erwin Jr., Charleston, West Virginia. These are a rare local history of Charleston and adjoining areas of West Virginia. Selling as one lot....more

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Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, PA

Lot # 3 (Sale Order: 3 of 444)      

Biographical & Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Compiled, edited and published by John M. Gresham & Co., Samuel T. Wiley, chief assistant. Nos. 1218 and 1220 Filbert St. Philadelphia, 1890....more

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3 Haniel Long Books

Lot # 4 (Sale Order: 4 of 444)      

Lot Includes; (1) Pittsburgh Memoranda, by Haniel Long. Writers Editions, Santa FE N.M. Copyright, 1935, Printed in the U.S.A. (2) Pittsburgh Memoranda. Breton Books, Pittsburgh. (3) If He Can Make Her So, Selection and introduction by Ron Caplan with a painting from the work of John Kane. Frontier Press, Pittsburgh, PA. USA. Copyright, 1968...more

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The Papers of Henry Bouquet Vol.2-4

Lot # 5 (Sale Order: 5 of 444)      

Lot includes: 1)The Papers of Henry Bouquet - The Forbes Expedition, Edited by S. K. Stevens, Donald H. Kent, Autumn L. Leonard. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Harrisburg 1951, volume 2. 2) The Papers of Henry Bouquet - January 1, 1759 - August 31, 1759. Edited by Donald H. Kent, Louis M. Waddell, Autumn L. Leonard, 1976, volume 3. 3) The Papers of Henry Bouquet - September 1, 1759 - August 31, 1760. Edited by Louis M. Waddell, John L. Tottenham, Donald H.Kent, 1978 volume 3. Selling as a set...more

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Harris' Pittsburgh Business Directory, 1837

Lot # 6 (Sale Order: 6 of 444)      

INCLUDING THE NAMES OF ALL THE MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS, MECHANICS, PROFESSIONAL, AND MEN OF BUSINESS OF PITTSBURGH AND ITS VICINITY, Harris, Isaac,1837, First Edition, Pittsburgh, 340 pp plus 128 unnumbered pp of advertisements with some woodcut illustrations. Original board covers with new spine and end pages, some paper tanning throughout....more

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History of an Expedition Against Fort Du Quesne

Lot # 7 (Sale Order: 7 of 444)      

Sargent, Winthrop, Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo and Co for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1855, first edition, 423pp, all plates and maps (most folding) and a text illustration present. Cloth covers worn and very faded....more

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History Of Butler With Illustrations

Lot # 8 (Sale Order: 8 of 444)      

History of Butler County, Pennsylvania. Embracing its physical features....... Illustrated. R.C. Brown & Co, 1895, first, 1360 pages with numerous illustrations and portraits, early settlement and subsequent growth... the legal and medical professions; the press; schools and school laws; internal improvements; agriculture; the temperance cause; military history; the butler oil and gas fields; sketches of boroughs, townships and villages; religious, educational, social and material progress; biographies and portraits of pioneers and representative citizens, etc. 4" thick, some wear and looseness....more

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Notes On The Settlement And Indian Wars

Lot # 9 (Sale Order: 9 of 444)      

Front cover detached, writing on title page Doddridge, Rev. Dr. Jos., , Printed at the Office of the Gazette, for the author, Wellsburgh, VA: 1824. First edition, 316 pp., Howes D-390:"Best of the many secondary sources on these border wars." Streeter sale 1334: "Classic on the life of the first settlers beyond the Alleghenies. Doddridge’s parents moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania, then a wilderness, in 1773, when he was four years old, so he knew by family tradition and actual experience the frontier life he describes so well.”Field 543: "Drawn from original sources, mostly of personal observation, or from the actors in the border wars." 316 pp...more

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Beers Biographic Record Of Washington

Lot # 10 (Sale Order: 10 of 444)      

Commemorative Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania. Illustrated. J.H. Beers & Co., Chicago. 1893, first, 1494 pages with numerous portraits. Rebound, Albert Miller bookplate....more

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2 - Westmoreland County, PA Books Vol. III & IV

Lot # 11 (Sale Order: 11 of 444)      

Old and New Westmoreland, Genealogical and personal history under editorial supervision of Capt. Fenwick Y. Hedley. Vols. III & IV, 1918. Ten soiled pages 80 to 90, great local genealogical info. Scarce. Selling as one lot....more

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2 - Books on Jefferson College, Canonsburg, PA

Lot # 12 (Sale Order: 12 of 444)      

Includes; 1) History of Jefferson College: including an account of the early log cabin schools, Joseph Smith, 1857, first edition, covers and spine worn, good, scarce. 2) The Student Cavaliers, Forrest, R. F. Fenno & Company,1908, Jefferson College in Canonsburg w/2 b&w photos. Noah Thompson bookplate. Selling as one lot....more

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History Of Allegheny County, Pa

Lot # 13 (Sale Order: 13 of 444)      

1753 History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, palatial residences, public buildings, fine blocks and important manufactories, from original sketches by artists of the highest ability,L.H. Everts & Co.,1876, first, edition. Rebound....more

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Nationality Rooms of the University of Pittsburgh

Lot # 14 (Sale Order: 14 of 444)      

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1947. Seventeen watercolors and forty-six crayon drawings by Andrey Avinoff, two etchings by Louis Orr. Limited to 1500 copies, large elephant folio with a Governor Martin bookplate....more

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Coalfields of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Boileau

Lot # 15 (Sale Order: 15 of 444)      

September, 1907, first, 90 pages with illustrations and maps plus large gatefold maps in the front and rear. This documents the southwestern PA coalfields owned by J.V. Thompson. Covers worn and there is a lengthy newspaper clipping about the suicide of the books author pasted inside the front cover. The front map is loose and one section is browned....more

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Caldwell's History Of Indiana County Pa

Lot # 16 (Sale Order: 16 of 444)      

History of Indiana County, Penn'a. 1745-1880, Published by J.A. Caldwell, 1880, first, with many lithographed views of homes and public buildings plus tax assessment lists, Civil War regiments, township development, churches, schools and biographical accounts with information on surrounding counties. Worn covers and some pages soiled or with old stains....more

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History Of Pittsburgh And Environs 4 Vols

Lot # 17 (Sale Order: 17 of 444)      

Fleming, G. T. History of Pittsburgh & Environs From Prehistoric Days to the Beginning of the American Revolution,New York & Chicago, 1922, 3 volumes of history and one of biography, covers worn, nice inside. Selling in four volumes....more

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Old Time Notes of Pennsylvania by Alex McClure

Lot # 18 (Sale Order: 18 of 444)      

Old Time Notes of Pennsylvania by A.K. McClure, L.L.D., autographed edition, numbered 406/1000. The John C, Winston Co., 1905, Philadelphia, with many illustrations. Beautiful binding in nice bright condition. Selling in two volumes....more

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Pittsburgh of Today, 4 Vols

Lot # 19 (Sale Order: 19 of 444)      

By Frank C. Harper, 1931, History from the earliest settlement to the 1930s plus biographical volumes with good genealogical info. Note wear, chewing to corners, etc, still good. Selling as one lot....more

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History of Erie County, Pa, 2 Vols

Lot # 20 (Sale Order: 20 of 444)      

Reed, John, 1925, first edition, 1,288pp., illustrated, history and biographies. Some looseness and wear, good only....more

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Experiences of a Forty-Niner by Wm. G. Johnson

Lot # 21 (Sale Order: 21 of 444)      

Experiences of a Forty-Niner by William G. Johnson. Pittsburgh, 1892, the scarce first edition with the blueprint map (which was printed after the book was published) loose in the back, 390pp. with 1 portrait and 13 illustrations. From an edition limited to fifty copies, according to Mintz in the original green cloth. The book is a direct transcript from the original journal kept along the overland route, with descriptions of the country, life at the mines, etc. Cowan p. 316. Printed when Pittsburgh was spelled Pittsburg. Howes J173...more

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History Of Martinsburg And Berkeley County, WV

Lot # 22 (Sale Order: 22 of 444)      

Aler, F.B., 1888, 1st, Some wear to the covers, a strip of cloth missing from the bottom of the spine, previous owner's book plate in front, pages 237-244 are heavily foxed and there is an old red campaign ribbon toting the gold standard tucked in there....more

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Caldwell's Centennial Atlas of Greene County

Lot # 23 (Sale Order: 23 of 444)      

1876, first, color maps of towns and townships, lithographs of homes, buildings etc are hand tinted in green with many residences showing birdhouses for martins. Spine is duct taped....more

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The History Of Pittsburgh by Neville B. Craig

Lot # 24 (Sale Order: 24 of 444)      

J. R. Weldin Company, Pittsburgh, 1917, 2nd, limited edition, xxiv, 310pp, 3 foldout maps, top edge gilt, title page toned from frontispiece map other wise very good....more

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Old Redstone by Joseph Smith D.D.

Lot # 25 (Sale Order: 25 of 444)      

Old Redstone or Sketches of Western Presbyterianism, Philadelphia, Gambo,1854, First, 459pp.+ 8 plates. Old worn and yellowed newspaper notes on the Redstone circuit in southwestern PA and eastern Ohio glued on the front end pages, cover wear, some pages have notes and underlining....more

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