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Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 84)

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Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 84)

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Walworth Company Catalog No. 88 (1930) Steam, Oil, Water, Gas, Air, and Other Liquids and Gases

Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 84)

Walworth Company, Inc. Catalog No. 88 for Steam, Oil, Water, Gas, Air, and Other Liquids and Gases, Published by Walworth Company, Inc. (1930) Good with rubbed front cover. Over 690 pages fully illustrated, 9" tall.

The Diary of a Public Man: An Intimate View of Abraham Lincoln (1945) LIMITED EDITION

Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 84)

The Diary of a Public Man: An Intimate View of the National Administration, December 28, 1860 to March 15, 1861, and A Page of Political Correspondence: Stanton to Buchanan by F. Lauriston [Edt.] Bullard, Published by Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Chicago (1945) Hard Cover. Good with No Jacket. First Edition. xi, 117 pp, Foreword by Carl Sandburg, Prefatory Notes by F. Lauriston Bullard. Limited to 500 copies.

RARE Modern Magic by Professor Hoffmann (c.1900)

Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 84)

Modern Magic by Professor Hoffmann, Published by George Routledge and Sons, LONDON (c.1900) good with spotting on outside cover (see pic). Interior very good. Wonderful book.

SONGS OF SAVOYARD by W.S. Gilbert (1890) FIRST EDITON

Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 84)

SONGS OF SAVOYARD by W.S. Gilbert, Published by George Routledge & Sons, London (1890) fair/good with cracked hinge, first edition.

$5.50 x 15 = $82.50 Total

RARE The Western Front Drawings by Muirhead Bone (1917) WW1 SKETCHES - Two Volumes

Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 84)

The Western Front Drawings by Muirhead Bone (2 volumes) Bone, Muirhead; Haig, Sir Douglas Field-Marshall (Introduction) Published by Doubleday, Page and Company, Garden City (1917) Good with fair slipcases. First Edition. Folios. 2 volumes: Volume 1. 5 stapled parts. 100 plates; Volume 2. 5 stapled parts. 100 plates. Unpaginated. Brown paper covered boards with brown title on front covers. Paper title labels on brown cloth spine. Parts in volume 1 and 2 are stapled and laid inside the covers. Volumes include World War I sketches of various scenes, destruction, towns, military arsenal, ship building, etc. Some of the sketches are colored and others are black and white. The parts are published by Doubleday and Company while the title for publisher on paper covered boards is George H. Doran. Slip cases are there - but heavy wear. Amazing book.

The Last Pirate by Louis Untermeyer (1934) Tales from Gilbert & Sullivan SIGNED

Lot #9 (Sale Order 9 of 84)

The Last Pirate by Louis Untermeyer, Published by Harcourt Brace and Company, New York (1934) Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED by AUTHOR. Louis Untermeyer was an American poet, anthologist, critic, and editor. He was appointed the fourteenth Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1961.

North of the Circle by Frank Illingworth (1951)

Lot #10 (Sale Order 10 of 84)

North of the Circle by Frank Illingworth, Philosophical Library (1951), good with fair/good dust jacket. The author, who says he fell under the spell of the North, tells of his experiences there and explains many misconceptions about that region of the world.

COLLECTION of Wizard of Oz Books (1950's-1970's)

Lot #11 (Sale Order 11 of 84)

All reprints from the 50's-70's ? In fair/good condition with wear. SCARECROW of OZ, THE ROAD TO OZ, RINKITINK of OZ, EMERALD CITY OF OZ.

ANTIQUE BOOK LOT including Jungle Book by Kipling - Boy Scouts (1914) - Poetry

Lot #12 (Sale Order 12 of 84)

ANTIQUE BOOK LOT, Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (1899), The Boy Scouts for City Improvement (1914), Poems by Celia Thaxter (1879), Poetical Works of James Lowell (1885), One Summer (1875 - fair condition)

CITY OF PALACES (1894) Large Folio Picture Book - Columbian Exposition CHICAGO

Lot #13 (Sale Order 13 of 84)

CITY OF PALACES (1894) Large Folio Picture Book - Columbian Exposition CHICAGO, sized approx. 14" x 16", cracked hinge, and some cover wear. FILLED with photos from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.

Willa Cather in Europe: Her Own Story of the First Journey (1956) First Edition

Lot #14 (Sale Order 14 of 84)

Willa Cather in Europe: Her Own Story of the First Journey by Willa Cather, Published by Knopf,, NY: (1956) First Edition, Good with fair/good dust jacket. These fourteen travel articles, written for a newspaper in Lincoln, Nebraska, and eventually collected and published in book form in 1956, are striking for first impressions colored by a future novelist's feeling for history and for beauty in unexpected forms.

Animal Farm by George Orwell (1946) First Edition Later Printing

Lot #15 (Sale Order 15 of 84)

Animal Farm by George Orwell, Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company (1946) First Edition, later printing, good with fair dust jacket that is falling apart - needs mylar cover.

1911 Report of the Massachusetts District Police - Crime Statistics - Factory Labor

Lot #16 (Sale Order 16 of 84)

Report of the Massachusetts District Police, Wright & Potter (1912) good condition, filled with information on crime in the year 1911 in Boston including factory issues, children, overtime etc.

The Pilgrim Fathers: The Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, New England in 1620 by Cheever (1848)

Lot #17 (Sale Order 17 of 84)

The Pilgrim Fathers: The Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, New England in 1620. With Historical and Local Illustrations of Principles, Providences, and Persons. George B. CHEEVER, John Wiley New York (1848) fair/good with some spotting, outer cover wear.

Custom Built Rifles by Richard R. Simmons (1955)

Lot #18 (Sale Order 18 of 84)

Custom Built Rifles by Richard R. Simmons, Second Edition, Good in Fair dust jacket. The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, PA, 1955. Hard Cover.

Artillery and Explosives Essays and Lectures (1906)

Lot #19 (Sale Order 19 of 84)

Artillery and Explosives Essays and Lectures Written and Delivered at Various Times by Sir Andrew Noble, Published by John Murray, London (1906) Fair/Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Outstanding reference with numerous plates etc. 548pp., 79 plates, some in color, tables, index, errata sheet. the binding is slightly loose, front cover becoming loose (can be fixed).

1886 The Modern Pocket Hoyle GAMES & SPORTS

Lot #20 (Sale Order 20 of 84)

THE MODERN POCKET HOYLE; ONTAINING ALL THE GAMES OF SKILL AND CHANCE AS PLAYED IN THIS COUNTRY AT THE PRESENT TIME, BEING AN AUTHORITY ON ALL DISPUTED POINTS, Eleventh EDITION By Trumps. Published by Dick & Fitzgerald NY, 1886. Small hardcover - 3 1/2" x 5 3/4". 384 pages plus ads; brown cloth, faded gilt lettering and decoration; b/w illustrations; includes billiards and ten pins;, poker and baseball.

LARGE Antique & Vintage EPHEMERA LOT - Black Americana - Military - Cookbook

Lot #21 (Sale Order 21 of 84)

LARGE Antique & Vintage EPHEMERA LOT including all of the following shown in pictures, first aid and cooking pamphlet from the 1930's, 1871 Farmers Almanac, BLACK AMERICANA POSTCARDS and a STEREOGRAPH, Marine Troop Guide, 1885 Reference Book for home living, interesting self-published book on living in Louisiana, two Dates of Manufacture booklets from Colt and Winchester, and a really nice grocery store cook book softcover from Orange MA.

A Week With GHANDI (1942) First Edition

Lot #22 (Sale Order 22 of 84)

A Week With GHANDI by Louis Fischer, Duell Sloan and Pearce (1942) First Edition, good condition some toning on front cover, no dust jacket.

RARE Wide Neighborhoods: A Story of the Frontier Nursing Service SIGNED (1952) Daughter of U.S. VP

Lot #23 (Sale Order 23 of 84)

Wide Neighborhoods: A Story of the Frontier Nursing Service (SIGNED) by Mary Breckinridge, Published by Harper & Bros; New York (1952) First Edition, Author started the Frontier Nursing Service in 1925. She was the daughter of U. S. Vice President John C. Breckinridge (1857, under Buchanan), who was also the Confederacy’s last Secretary of War. Good- with fair/good dustjacket. Also comes with additional handout on the Frontier Service with signatures - one is Althea Bolles Brady another nurse from the era.

The Boy's King Arthur (1939) Scribner Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth

Lot #24 (Sale Order 24 of 84)

The Boy's King Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's History of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table Malory, Thomas; Lanier, Sidney; Published by Charles Scribner's Sons (1939) A very nice collectible copy of this Scribner’s Illustrated Classic. Illustrations by N.C. Wyeth. Quarto. 320 pages. Good+ condition to Very Good condition with some minor wear to the cover, some rubbing.

1854 Journey to Central Africa FROM EGYPT TO WHITE NILE

Lot #25 (Sale Order 25 of 84)

A JOURNEY TO CENTRAL AFRICA OR, LIFE AND LANDSCAPES FROM EGYPT TO THE NEGRO KINGDOMS OF THE WHITE NILE. By Taylor, Bayard. Published by Putnam, 1854. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Blindstamped cloth. Binding heavily worn. No map in rear.

Niccolo MacHiavelli THE PRINCE (1978) Limited Edition

Lot #26 (Sale Order 26 of 84)

Niccolo MacHiavelli THE PRINCE, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania Franklin Library 1978 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover, Very Good, Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. A Limited Edition. The 100 Greatest Books of All Time.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall

RARE From Peking to Mandalay by R.F. Johnston (1908)

Lot #27 (Sale Order 27 of 84)

From Peking to Mandalay by R.F. Johnston, Published by John Murray, London (1908) Fair/Good with moderate wear nothing severe, no foxing, binding slightly loose. Ex-lib with faint remainder of markings, cloth. A fascinating journey from North China to Burma through Tibetan Schuch`uan and Yunnan.Sir Richard Fleming Johnston was commissioner for Wai-he-wei and Professor of Chinese at the School of Oriental Studies in London. xii, 460 pages. Comes with fold-out map on the back as well.

ANTIQUE BOOK LOT including JULES VERNE, General Gordon's Khartoum Journal

Lot #28 (Sale Order 28 of 84)

General Gordon's Khartoum Journal by Chalres George Gordon New York (1961) 1st Edition. Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses (1907), The Country Dance Book by Cecil Sharp (1927, Part II), A Garden with a House Attached by Sarah Brooks (1904), Le Tour De Monde en Quatre_Vingts Jours by Jules Verne (1912), The Star-Gazer by Zsolt De Harsanyi (1939 with f/g dj)

PEANUTS TREASURY by Charles M. Schulz

Lot #29 (Sale Order 29 of 84)

PEANUTS TREASURY by Charles M. Schulz, Barnes & Noble (2005), Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Great Book in Very Good++ condition.

c1885 1st U.S. Edition ALONG RIVER AND ROAD IN FUH-KIEN, CHINA

Lot #30 (Sale Order 30 of 84)

ALONG RIVER AND ROAD IN FUH-KIEN, CHINA by Dukes, Edwin Joshua Published by American Tract Society, New York, 1885. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Bumping to extremities. No date given [circa 1885] American Tract Society, New York. Presumably the 1st American edition, from the English. In publisher's cloth embellished with a gilt detailed vignette to cover and gilt title lettering at spine.

The Etchings of Sir Francis Seymour Haden P.R.E. by Malcolm C. Salaman (1923)

Lot #31 (Sale Order 31 of 84)

The Etchings of Sir Francis Seymour Haden P.R.E. by Malcolm C. Salaman, Published by Halton & Truscott Smith, London (1923) 96 numbered plates, good- condition with cover wear.

RARE BIRTH OF A POET: The Santa Cruz Meditations by William Everson (1982) SIGNED one of 250 PRINTED

Lot #32 (Sale Order 32 of 84)

BIRTH OF A POET: The Santa Cruz Meditations by William Everson, Published by Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara (1982) Hardcover. Good condition. Edited by Lee Bartlett. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by William Everson. William "Bill" Everson, also known as Brother Antoninus, was an American poet of the San Francisco Renaissance and was also a literary critic and small press printer.

SKYWARD Richard E. Byrd's Story of Life and Flights (1931) Boy's Edition

Lot #33 (Sale Order 33 of 84)

SKYWARD Richard E. Byrd's Story of Life and Flights, Blue Ribbons Books (1931) Boy's Edition, hardcover, good condition, decorative cover. Owner signature.

Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest by W.H. Hudson (1928)

Lot #34 (Sale Order 34 of 84)

Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest by W.H. Hudson, Published by Alfred A. Knopf (1928) 350 lightly browned pages. Good condition. Owner bookplate.

Scarce 1960 Edition THE LITTLE PRINCE Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Lot #35 (Sale Order 35 of 84)

THE LITTLE PRINCE (1943) 1960 Per FIRSTS Magazine, Oct. 2003 SAINT-EXUPERY, ANTOINE de; Translated from the French by KATHERINE WOODS Published by New York: Harcourt , Brace & World. [1943] 1960. Hardcover with original price-clipped dustjacket. Some chipping to corners, closed edge tears. Beige cloth with maroon lettering. Interior very clean - no inscriptions. "True Stories from Nature" on page 7. "Need of Sheep" on page 18 and "But the Eyes are blind. One must look with the heart." on page 79.

Bound Catalogue of Architectural Home Designs & Plans (1903)

Lot #36 (Sale Order 36 of 84)

ARTISTIC HOMES. [Architectural house design catalog of St. Louis architect Herbert C. Chivers.] Chivers, Herbert C. [Herbert Caleb Chivers], 1869-1946. Published by St. Louis, MO: Herbert C. Chivers, 1903. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Thick volume. Chipping to spine. Age toning to interior. Catalogue of early twentieth century house plans which could be ordered from architect Herbert Caleb Chivers who practiced in St. Louis between 1891 and 1906 thereafter opening offices in San Francisco and Oakland and staying the Bay area until 1919.

Scarce 1st Edition EUGENE O'NEILL Moon of the Caribees (1923)

Lot #37 (Sale Order 37 of 84)

THE MOON OF THE CARIBEES by Eugene O'Neill Published by London: Jonathan Cape, 1923. RARE FIRST EDITION. 7 1/2 X 5". Bound in blue cloth. White label with title on spine. no dustjacket - as issued. Some bumping to extremities, staining to boards. Interior clean but mildly age-toned.

Civil War Era 1863 Government COAST SURVEY - 30 Folding Maps

Lot #38 (Sale Order 38 of 84)

REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE COAST SURVEY SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF THE SURVEY DURING THE YEAR 1863. Government Printing Office Published by Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1864. Original edition. Missing front board. 9" x 11" x 3". 218 pages of text. 30 folding maps and charts. Plates and maps include: Boston Harbor, Casco Bay, Hudson, Atlantic Coast, Nantucket Shoals , Gulf Coast,Tomales Bay California and much more. Survey of wreck of the ship Flying Dragon in San Francisco Bay. Example: #16: "The Florida reefs, from Long key to Newfound Harbor key, coast chart No. 70" which folds out to approximately 32" X 27"

High Adventure by Edmund Hillary (1955) First Edition - Everest Campaign of 1953

Lot #39 (Sale Order 39 of 84)

High Adventure by Edmund Hillary, Published by E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., New York (1955). Stated First Edition. Personal record of the author's mountain climbing experiences, including the Everest Expedition of 1953. Good with fair/good dust jacket with wear (see pic).

JULES VERNE 1st Edition A Journey To The North Pole (1875)

Lot #40 (Sale Order 40 of 84)

A JOURNEY TO THE NORTH POLE by JULES VERNE. Published by George Routledge and Sons, London and New York, 1875. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Illustrated by Riou, Edouard (illustrator). First English Edition. iv, 314pp. Original pictorial red cloth stamped in black and gold on the front panel and the spine panel. Frontispiece, twenty-two inserted plates and more than one hundred in-text illustrations by Edouard Riou. Some wear to extremities, splitting at hinges, age-toning to interior.

Black Opium by Claude Farrere (1931) Privately Printed and SIGNED by Illustrator Alexander King

Lot #41 (Sale Order 41 of 84)

Black Opium by Claude Farrere, Published by New York: Issued Privately to Subscribers by Nicholas L. Brown (1931) with illustrations by Alexander King. SIGNED BY KING.

Gilded Leatherbound Illustrated AMERICAN SCENERY - 32 Engravings (1854)

Lot #42 (Sale Order 42 of 84)

American Scenery, Illustrated. By T. Addison Richards, N.A. With Thirty-two Engravings on Steel Richards, Thomas Addison 1820-1900 Published by Published By Leavitt and Allen, New York, 1854. Full gilded leather binding. Splitting at hinges but secutre. First edition of a comprehensive tour of 19th- century America. Included are views from the Upper Missouri, the Mississippi, Georgia, and historical sights throughout the original thirteen colonies. Interior clean with some scattered foxing.

Handbook for the Alaskan Prospector (1969) Prospecting Techniques - Geology

Lot #43 (Sale Order 43 of 84)

Handbook for the Alaskan Prospector Containing Part I, Geology, and Part II, Prospecting Techniques, Wolff, Ernest; Mineral Industry Research Laboratory. Published by The Mineral Industry Research Laboratory University of Alaska College, Alaska (1969) 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good with some overall wear. "The present volume presents some of the same material with emphasis on it application to Alaska, and also presents some uniquely northern techniques, which are not readily available in print."

The Crossing of Antarctica - The Trans-Antarctic Expedition by Vivian Fuchs, Edmund Hillary (1958)

Lot #44 (Sale Order 44 of 84)

The Crossing of Antarctica - The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958 by Vivian Fuchs, Edmund Hillary, Published by Cassell (1958) Good with good dust jacket with little wear. Endpapers shows map of the Expedition. "On November 24, 1957, eleven men and their leader, Dr. Vivian Fuchs, set out from Shackleton Base to cross 2500 miles of the last continent left untraversed by man: the frozen Antarctic. Their food was light (pea flour, pemmiment consisted of eight vehicles, sledges and two dog teams."

1st Ed THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC and Great Sea Disasters (1912)

Lot #45 (Sale Order 45 of 84)

THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC and Great Sea Disasters; a Detailed & Accurate Account of the Most Awful Marine Disaster in History, Constructed from the Real Facts as Obtained from Those on Board Who Survived Marshall, Logan (ed.) Published by L. T. Myers, New York, 1912. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Much wear to extremities, cracking to hinges, age toning to interior.

Tunis Expedition by Darryl F. Zanuck (1943) First Printing

Lot #46 (Sale Order 46 of 84)

Tunis Expedition by Darryl F. Zanuck, Published by Random House, New York (1943) First Printing. 160 pages, 28 photos, endpaper map, Army Signal Corps emblem embossed on front cover. A first-hand account by Hollywood's Darryl F. Zanuck, commanding the U.S. Combat Camera Crew in North Africa.

Gorgeous Gilded Binding THE OPEN ROAD A Book For Wayfarers - Tipped In Plates (1913)

Lot #47 (Sale Order 47 of 84)

THE OPEN ROAD A Book for Wayfarers by Lucas, E.V. Published by Methuen & Co Ltd, London, 1913. Oversize hardcover. 4to. Original dark blue pictorial cloth with bright, decorative gilt illustration and titling to upper cover and spine. t.e.g. Decorated endpapers. xv, 299[3]pp, illustrated with tipped-in coloured frontis with tissue-guard and 15 further tipped-in colour plates. Light spotting to prelims and extremes very lightly rubbed,

Coming of Age in Samoa by Margaret Mead (1929) with RARE DUST JACKET

Lot #48 (Sale Order 48 of 84)

Coming of Age in Samoa by Margaret Mead, Published by William Morrow & Company (1929) Hardcover GOOD WITH VERY RARE DUST JACKET. Fourth Printing, owner signature.

Gilded Nouveau Binding - THE THREE MUSKETEERS by DUMAS - With Extra Illustrations (1900)

Lot #49 (Sale Order 49 of 84)

THE THREE MUSKETEERS By ALEXANDRE DUMAS. Illustrated by photographs from life of Jmes O'Neil....NY & BOSTON H.M. Caldwell, [1900]., 1900. Gorgeous gilded binding. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Gilt pictorial cloth, t.e.g, others untrimmed. Frontis, photographs. First edition in this format, denoted the "Green Room" edition, with accompaniments tied to the 1899 stage adaptation, THE ONLY WAY. Corners and spine ends lightly worn. Includes Extra Illustrations Packet for The Three Musketeers

1903 1st Edition WITH FREMONT THE PATHFINDER or Winning the Empire of Gold

Lot #50 (Sale Order 50 of 84)

WITH FREMONT THE PATHFINDER or Winning the Empire of Gold by John H. Whitson. Published by W. A. Wilde Company, 1903. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Minor bumping to corners. Owners gift inscription. FIRST EDITION.

Civil War 1st Edition LIFE And DEATH In REBEL PRISONS Andersonville (1865)

Lot #51 (Sale Order 51 of 84)

LIFE And DEATH In REBEL PRISONS: Giving a Complete History of the Inhuman and Barbarous Treatment of our Brave Soldiers by Rebel Authorities, Inflicting Terrible Suffering and Frightful Mortality at Andersonville, GA., and Florence, S.C., Describing Plans of Escape, Arrival of Prisoners, with Numerous and Varied incidents and Anecdotes of Prison Life. Kellogg, Robert H. Published by L. Stebbins,, 1865. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Gilt spine lettering. Moderate shelf wear. Bumping to corners. Interior mildly age toned. A descriptive account of the poor conditions and treatment of Union soldiers in the Confederate prison camps at Andersonville.

Studies in the Psychology of Sex by Havelock Ellis (1923) AUTO EROTICISM - EROTIC SYMBOLISM

Lot #52 (Sale Order 52 of 84)

Studies in the Psychology of Sex by Havelock Ellis, Published by Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company (1923) Two volumes including EROTIC SYMBOLISM and THE EVOLUTION OF MODESTY, PHENOMENA OF SEXUAL PERIODICITY, AUTO EROTICISM. Both in very good condition, one is listed "Volume 1" so may come as part of a more complete set.

1927 Early Edition CHARLES LINDBERGH "WE" Transatlantic Flight - Aviation

Lot #53 (Sale Order 53 of 84)

"WE" The Famous Flier's Own Story of His Life and His Transatlantic Flight, Together with His Views on the Future of Aviation by Lindbergh, Charles A. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. December 1927 edition. Hardcover with dustjacket. "The former flier's own story of his life and his transatlantic flight, together with his views on the future of aviation" Interior clean. Dustjacket has some shelf wear.

2-Volume Vellum Bound Set KING ARTHUR AND THE TABLE ROUND (1905)

Lot #54 (Sale Order 54 of 84)

KING ARTHUR AND THE TABLE ROUND, Tales chiefly after the Old French of Crestien of Tropes with an Account of Arthurian Romance, and Notes in Two Volumes. Newell, William Wells 1839-1907. Published by New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1898-1905. Two volume set, mixed. In very good condition. One volume has owners name. Quarter bound in original white vellum over paper boards, gilt lettering on spines, t.e.g. Vol. I contains Newell's "Arthurian Romance", "Erec and Enide", "Alexander and Soredamor", and "The Knight of the Lion". Vol. II contains "Perceval", "The Maid with the Narrow Sleeves", "Merlin", "Lancelot of the Lake", "The Quest of the Holy Grail, " "The Maid of Escalot", "The Death of Arthur" and Newell's "Notes".

Original Edition LIFE OF DANIEL BOONE Western Hunter and Pioneer (1865)

Lot #55 (Sale Order 55 of 84)

LIFE OF DANIEL BOONE, THE GREAT WESTERN HUNTER AND PIONEER by Hartley, Cecil B Published by John E Potter, Philadelphia, PA, 1865. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Brown blinsdstamped cloth with gilded. Bumping to extremities. Interior clean.

1st Edition Portraits and Self Portraits POSSIBLE HEMINGWAY INSCRIPTION (1936)

Lot #56 (Sale Order 56 of 84)

PORTRAITS AND SELF-PORTRAITS Schreiber, Georges Published by Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Co. 1936. Hardcover with dustjacket. First Edition. DJ spine faded. With sketches of the major literary and cultural figures of the time opposite brief self-portraits in words by the subjects themselves: Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis, John Dos Passos, Thomas Mann, Robert Fros t, Mencken, Maugham, Upton Sinclair, Thomas Wolfe, et al. INSCRIPTION ON FFEP DATED 1936 FROM 'MR. H" IS POSSIBLY ERNEST HEMINGWAY. Book has never been appraised by an autograph expert.

Early Illustrated Edition THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK Lewis Carroll (1902)

Lot #57 (Sale Order 57 of 84)

THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK an Agony, in Eight Fits by Carroll, Lewis. With Nine Illustrations by Henry Holiday. Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1902. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Previous owners bookplate. Book is bound in red cloth, has spine fade and traces of wear to the extremities.Internally very bright and clean.

18th Century Bound Semon FREE MASONS OF GROTON MA. (1797)

Lot #58 (Sale Order 58 of 84)

REV. BROTHER HARRIS' SERMON BEFORE THE FREE MASONS AT GROTON (MA). Ignorance and prejudice shewn to be the only enemies to Free Masonry [electronic resource] : ... their objections considered and answered ... and the true description of the society given in a sermon at the consecration of Saint Paul's Lodge in Groton, and the installation of its officers in due form, August 9th, A.L. 5797. By the Rev. Brother Thaddeus M. Harris, Chaplain to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Leominster, Mass. : Printed by Brother Charles Prentiss, A.L. 5797. [i.e., 1797]. Linen-bound original sermon. Paginated to 24. Scarce non-ex library. vERY GOOD CONDITION.

1st Edition 1865 LAND OF ISRAEL Travels Palestine MAPS & COLOR PLATES

Lot #59 (Sale Order 59 of 84)

HE LAND OF ISRAEL : A JOURNAL OF TRAVELS IN PALESTINE UNDERTAKEN WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ITS PHYSICAL CHARACTER Tristram, H. B. Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1865. FIRST EDITION. Ornamental gilded binding - hinges cracked, extremities bumped. Ex-library with stamps on title page and verso preface page. A few pages chipped in margins. All maps and 3 color plates present.

THOMAS HART BENTON ILLUSTRATED The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman (1946)

Lot #60 (Sale Order 60 of 84)

THE OREGON TRAIL. Illustrated by Thomas Hart Benton. Parkman, Francis. Published by Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY: ., 1946. Hardcover with dustjacket. Some chipping to DJ. Full page color drawings by Thomas Hart Benton. Interior very clean.

1895 Practical Medical Adviser - Medicine Simplified

Lot #61 (Sale Order 61 of 84)

Practical Medical Adviser - Medicine Simplified by R.V. Pearce M.D. Buffalo NY (1895) good condition, 1008 pages, about 8" tall.

RED AUERBACH Winning the Hard Way (1966) First Edition

Lot #62 (Sale Order 62 of 84)

RED AUERBACH Winning the Hard Way (1966) First Edition, Little Brown & Co. Good with f/g dust jacket with some wrinkling.

RARE History of Freemasonry in Northern China 1913-1937

Lot #63 (Sale Order 63 of 84)

History of Freemasonry in Northern China 1913-1937, Privately Printed (1938) by Various Masonic Bodies in China, fair/good because of the loss on the outer upper spine (see pic), hardcover, owner signature, 435 pages, scarce - hard to find listed anywhere.

Small Paper Edition THE EVANGELICAL PRIMER Woodcut Illustrated (1825)

Lot #64 (Sale Order 64 of 84)

THE EVANGELICAL PRIMER: CONTAINING A MINOR DOCTRINAL CATECHISM, AND A MINOR HISTORICAL CATECHISM, TO WHICH IS ADDED THE WESTMINSTER ASSEMBLY'S SHORTER CATECHISM, WITH SHORT EXPLANATORY NOTES, AND COPIOUS SCRIPTURE PROOF AND ILLUSTRATION, AND AN APPENDIX CONTAINING VARIOUS DIRECTIONS FOR STUDYING THE SCRIPTURES, FOR THE USE OF FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS. Emerson, Joseph (1777-1833). Published by Printed and sold wholesale and retail by Crocker & Brewster, no. 50 Cornhill ; New-York: By Jonathan Leavitt, sold also by [23 others], Boston: 1825. 32mo. 72pp. In contemporary marbled paper wraps. Scattered spots of soiling/foxing. Good. Illustrated with 72 small square woodcuts.

1938 1st Edition STYLES IN CRIME Gangs & Murder Cases

Lot #65 (Sale Order 65 of 84)

STYLES IN CRIME by STILL, Charles Published by Lippincott, 1938. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover in non-priceclipped dustjacket. Wear to extremities. Interior clean. The author was a crime reporter on the 'New York Sun' for 45yrs and made a serious study of the history of crime.

TWO CHILDREN'S BOOKS - Legends of the Alhambra & Wonder Book of Myths and Legends

Lot #66 (Sale Order 66 of 84)

TWO CHILDREN'S BOOKS - Legends of the Alhambra (J.B. Lippincott Company, 1909, good with cracked hinge) & Wonder Book of Myths and Legends (John C. Winston 1928 f/g with general wear, illustrated)

RED SOX 1972 OFFICIAL YEAR BOOK Yastrzemski Petrocelli

Lot #67 (Sale Order 67 of 84)

RED SOX 1972 OFFICIAL YEAR BOOK featuring Red Sox Players by Position 1901 Thru 1971. Stapled wraps. 48 pages. Very good condition. Includes CARLTON FISK, RICO PETROCELLI, LUIS TIANT, CARL YASTRZEMSKI, etc.

1883 St. Johnsbury Vermont Church Cook Book RECIPES

Lot #69 (Sale Order 68 of 84)

A COLLECTION OF TRIED RECIPES CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS ST. JOHNSBURY HOUSE-KEEPERS and Published in Behalf of the Ladies' Benevolent Society of the North Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury, Vt. Edited by Mrs. Walter P. Smith, Mrs. Robert McKinnon. ST. JOHNSBURY, VT. C.M. Stone & Company, book and job printers, 1883. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Red linen-bound gilded edition. Some chipping to edges. Interior very clean. Recipes, drinks, advertisements.

Gorgeous Gilded Binding Charles Dckens A TALE OF TWO CITIES Photoplay Edition (1900)

Lot #70 (Sale Order 69 of 84)

A TALE OF TWO CITIES. ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS FROM LIFE OF HENRY MILLER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS COMPANY IN "THE ONLY WAY" BY BYRON. Dickens, Charles: Published by New York & Boston: H.M. Caldwell, [1900]., 1900. Gorgeous gilded binding. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Gilt pictorial cloth, t.e.g, others untrimmed. Frontis, photographs. First edition in this format, denoted the "Green Room" edition, with accompaniments tied to the 1899 stage adaptation, THE ONLY WAY. Corners and spine ends lightly worn,

The Art of Will Eisner, Updated Revised Edition (1989)

Lot #71 (Sale Order 70 of 84)

The Art of Will Eisner, Updated Revised Edition. Second Edition. Color illustrated card wraps. 136 pages. Introduction by Jules Feiffer. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Road to Alaska by Douglas Coe (1943)

Lot #72 (Sale Order 71 of 84)

Road to Alaska by Douglas Coe, Published by New York Julian Messner (1943) Illustrated by Winfield Scott Hoskins (illustrator). First Edition. 175 pp., illus., maps. Good no dust jacket.

Early Edition w/ Dustjacket - THE CRUISE OF THE SNARK by JACK LONDON - Ketch Photos (1943)

Lot #73 (Sale Order 72 of 84)

THE CRUISE OF THE SNARK by JACK LONDON. Illustrated. NY: THE MACMILLAN CO., 1943. Hardcover with non-priceclipped dustjacket. Early reprint. DJ has some fading and spotting but all complete. Interior very clean. 340 pages, black and white photos. Many photos of his travels on his Ketch The Snark.

1904 Small Press Limted Edition of 325 Chaucer's Parlement of Foules BRUCE ROGERS DESIGN

Lot #74 (Sale Order 73 of 84)

THE PARLEMENT OF FOULES. Chaucer, Geoffrey: Designed by Bruce Rogers Published by Cambridge: Printed at the Riverside Press for Houghton Mifflin, 1904. 6 in. x 9 ¼ in. Parchment over boards. Printed in red and black, with initials in blue and gold. An edition limited to 325 copies (this one unnumbered) printed after a design by Bruce Rogers. 27 pp. Gilt titling on the spine, which has darkened and has some chipping. Boards slightly warped. Interior clean.

AUTHOR INSCRIBED 1st Edition CHINA IN YOUR BLOOD Missionary (1953)

Lot #75 (Sale Order 74 of 84)

CHINA IN YOUR BLOOD by EDWARD G, NELSON. Published by Covenant Press (1953). FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Hardcover in dustjacket. Very good condition. illustrated, maps, glossary. Missionaries in China.

RARE My Love Life: A Love Autobiography by Frank Harris (1931) Privately Published

Lot #76 (Sale Order 75 of 84)

My Love Life: A Love Autobiography by Frank Harris, Published by Privately Published (1931) Good with moderate wear on outer spine, good interior. Frank Harris was an Irish editor, novelist, short story writer, journalist and publisher, who was friendly with many well-known figures of his day. Harris became an American citizen in April, 1921. In 1922 he travelled to Berlin to publish his best-known work, his autobiography My Life and Loves. It is notorious for its graphic descriptions of Harris' purported sexual encounters and for its exaggeration of the scope of his adventures and his role in history.

1946-47 Edition FUN WITH DICK AND JANE Basic Reader

Lot #77 (Sale Order 76 of 84)

FUN WITH DICK AND JANE: Basic Readers, 1946 - 47 Edition Gray, William S. & May Hill Arbuthnot. Published by Scott, Foresman & Company, 1946.

Pursuit In The Wilderness by Rivett-Carnac (1965) SIGNED by Carnac Commissioner of Royal Police

Lot #78 (Sale Order 77 of 84)

Pursuit In The Wilderness by Charles Rivett-Carnac, First edition, fair/good condition with fair/good dustjacket. SIGNED BY CHARLES RIVETT-CARNAC, Little, Brown And Company, Boston (1965), 343 pages. The authors memoirs as a member of the Royal Canadian Mountain Police, eventually rising to the Commisioner of the Royal Mounted Police. Rivett-Carnac joined the British Red Cross as an ambulance driver. At the age of 16, he joined the French Ambulance Corps and served on the front line. He spent many years working in the North of Canada, and he steadily rose through the ranks to become the 11th Commissioner of the force, a post he held from April 1, 1959 to March 31, 1960. In 1945 while Rivett-Carnac was in charge of Intelligence at headquarters, he was heavily involved in the famous Igor Gouzenko case.

Victorian Edition Childs Book THE SUGAR CAMP New England - Illustrated (1875)

Lot #79 (Sale Order 78 of 84)

THE SUGAR CAMP. Twelve Illustrations. Kitty Books Series Dodd, Mead & Company Published by Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1875. Small hardbound book. Red cloth with color illustration mounted on the front cover, Chipping to illustration. Interior age toned with some staining. Hard-to-find book about children at a camp during maple sugaring season in New England, with twelve illustrations

1st Edition Artistic Guide To Chicago & WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION (1892)

Lot #80 (Sale Order 79 of 84)

THE ARTISTIC GUIDE TO CHICAGO AND THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION Illustrated. Published by Columbian Art Company, [Chicago] (1892). FIRST EDITION. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Good condition. Moderate wear to extremities. Interior age toned.

The Seuss The Whole Seuss And Nothing But the Seuss by Charles D. Cohen (2004)

Lot #81 (Sale Order 80 of 84)

The Seuss The Whole Seuss And Nothing But the Seuss by Charles D. Cohen. Published by Random House (2004) Very good condition. Summary: Theodor Seuss Geisel, creator of Horton the Elephant, the Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, and a madcap menagerie of the best-loved children's characters of all time, stands alone as the preeminent figure of children's literature. But Geisel was a private man who was happier at the drawing table than he was across from any reporter or would-be biographer. Under the thoughtful scrutiny of Charles D. Cohen, Geisel's lesser known works yield valuable insights into the imaginative and creative processes of one of the 20th century's most original thinkers.

Ansel Adams: Trees by Ansel Adams (2004)

Lot #82 (Sale Order 81 of 84)

Ansel Adams: Trees by Ansel Adams, Published by Ansel Adams (2004) Very Good conditon, This book presents some fifty of Adams' finest photographs of trees - a wide range of imagery from towering redwood groves to flowering orchards; majestic pine forest to leafy deciduous woods; wood and bark details to gnarled tree stumps; close-ups of snow-laden branches to leaf patterns against the sky; and, of course, many a portrait of the mighty trees of the Sierra and the American West. Accompanying the images is text and poetry excerpts from a variety of writers and observers, that complement and expand upon the reverence and passion for the beauty of trees so apparent in Adams' photographs.

LARGE Teachings of the Holy Catholic Church (1886)

Lot #83 (Sale Order 82 of 84)

The Teachings of the Holy Catholic Church, Embracing Her Dogmas, Sacraments and Sacraments With the Teachings and Acts of Her Divine Founder, Our Saviour and His Successor Saint Peter, by Father Francis Deligney, S. J., Rev. S. B. Smith, D. D. Published by The Office of Catholic Publications (1886) xvi, 566, 301, xxvii pp. Color frontispiece, 27 black and white engravings,14 of which represent the stages of the cross. LARGE BOOK over 7 pounds and over 1000 pages.

Eastern Love by E. Powys Mathers (1930) Limited Edition #842/1500

Lot #84 (Sale Order 83 of 84)

Eastern Love by E. Powys Mathers, Published by Horace Liveright, New York (1930) One volume only, limited edition #842/1500 fair/good with some soiling on the cover.

1810 Leatherbound 1st Edition DISCOVERY OF AMERICA

Lot #85 (Sale Order 84 of 84)

HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. of The landing of Our Forefathers At Plymouth and of their most remarkable Engagements with the Indians in New-England From their first landing in 1620, until the final subjugation of the Natives in 1679 to which is annexed the Defeat of Generals Braddock, Harmer and St. Clair, by the Indians at the Westward &c. By a citizen of Connecticut (anon, but Trumbull, Henry Trumbull) Published by Published for the author at his Office, 1810. FIRST EDITION. Original leatherbound boards. Some splitting at hinges. Previous owners names. No illustrations.


Antique Books & Ephemera #103
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Antique Books & Ephemera #103
by South Boston Books Event Begins: Tuesday, February 9, 7:45 PM Eastern First lots ends Sunday, February 14, 9:00 PM Eastern Last lot ends Sunday, February 14, 10:23 PM Eastern Great lots of antiquarian books, collectibles of all sorts, ephemera and some coins. Great collection of items! NO RESERVES - REASONABLE SHIPPING!