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Antique Books & Ephemera #145 |
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Antique Books & Ephemera #145 |
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by South Boston Books
Event Begins: Monday, December 12, 9:00 PM Eastern
First lots ends Sunday, December 18, 9:00 PM Eastern
Last lot ends Sunday, December 18, 9:49:05 PM Eastern Great lots of antiquarian books and ephemera. Great collection of items! NO RESERVES - $5 FLAT SHIPPING - Payment by Paypal Only.
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PLEASE TAKE NOTE We accept payment by Paypal only via a PAYPAL INVOICE after auction. Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 49) PLEASE TAKE NOTE We accept payment by Paypal only via a PAYPAL INVOICE after auction. The invoice will arrive very quickly after the auction ends.
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SHIPPING IS $5 FLAT PER AUCTION Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 49) SHIPPING IS $5 FLAT PER AUCTION FOR USA BIDDERS. $5 PER AUCTION NOT TO BE COMBINED.
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AUCTION TERMS - THANKS FOR SHOPPING WITH US! Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 49) SEVEN DAYS TO PAY - After seven days the consignor can request his item back if they wish. If they choose to go with the sale it will be sent to Proxibid and they will contact you about paying. If your invoice is cancelled we reserve the right to ban you from future purchases. No returns for any items - please review items thoroughly before bidding. Buyers Premium is 15%. Books shipped within 3-5 business days.
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WEDNESDAY AUCTION IS ALSO LIVE - DECEMBER 14TH at 9PM EST Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 49) WEDNESDAY AUCTION DECEMBER 21ST at 9PM EST. Will be live for bidding around 12/16.
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YES SANTA THERE WILL BE A CHRISTMAS SUNDAY NIGHT AUCTION Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 49) There will be a Sunday Christmas Auction - NO EMAIL WILL BE SEND DAY OF AUCTION FOR A REMINDER (we won't bother you on a holiday) - bid early if your not going to be around?!
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Collection of ITALIAN TELEGRAPH CODE BOOKS 1930's Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 49) Collection of ITALIAN TELEGRAPH CODE BOOKS. As shown, good condition, sized 4" x 6" each. No dates, possibly 1930's.
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Some Minor Arts as Practiced in England (1894) Bookbinding Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 49) Some Minor Arts as Practiced in England. Church; Fletcher; Starkie Gardner; Hartshorne; Read. Published by Seeley and Co. Limited, London (1894) The chief interest in the book these days seems to be Fletcher's article on English bookbinding's which includes some magnificent color plates of rare early English binding. Good to Very Good condition.
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WW2 RESTRICTED German Phrase Book - War Department 1943 Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 49) WW2 RESTRICTED German Phrase Book - War Department 1943, good condition, small softcover.
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TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST : A Personal Narrative of Life At Sea (c.1895) Lot #9 (Sale Order 9 of 49) TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST : A Personal Narrative of Life At Sea by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. Published by Henry Altemus Company, hiladelphia. Hardcover. First Printing. F/G to Good with general wear. No date (c.1895)
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Beasts And Men: Experiences For Half A Century Among Wild Animals (1909) Lot #10 (Sale Order 10 of 49) Beasts And Men. Being Carl Hagenbeck's Experiences For Half A Century Among Wild Animals, Hugh S. R. Elliot and A. G. Thacker. Published by Longmans Green and Co. (1909) Fair/Good to good condition, nothing severe.
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Four Devils by Herman Bang (1928) Aerialists, their lives, loves and tragedy Lot #11 (Sale Order 11 of 49) Four Devils by Herman Bang, Guy Fowler, Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York (1928) good condition no dust jacket. Based on a story by Herman Bang that was then scripted as the movie "4 Devils" in 1928 and starring Anders Randolf, Barry Norton, Charles Morton, and Janet Gaynor.
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CRUISE OF THE DIABLESSE (1926) Cruising in the Lesser Antilles, Bahamas Lot #13 (Sale Order 12 of 49) The Cruise of Diablesse by Frederic A. Fenger, Published by Yachting Inc., New York (1926) good condition no dust jacket.
Diablesse's days in Chester, Nova Scotia. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cruising in the Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands in a clipper-bow 50 foot ketch, Great Bahama Bank, St. Thomas, St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, Barbuda, Dutch islands, Nassau, etc.
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REVIEW of REVIEWS Magazine (1893) with ELECTRICITY AT THE WORLD'S FAIR with THOMAS EDISON Lot #14 (Sale Order 13 of 49) REVIEW of REVIEWS Magazine (1893) with ELECTRICITY AT THE WORLD'S FAIR with THOMAS EDISON, July 1893, good condition as shown.
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RARE School Atlas of Physical Geography by Alex Keith Johnston (1873) with 20 Color Maps 15" x 12" Lot #15 (Sale Order 14 of 49) School Atlas of Physical Geography by Alex Keith Johnston, Published by Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood (1873) with 20 full color maps sized 15" x 12" There is a note inside detailing the atlas and who designed the maps. Interesting. Front cover is loose. Maps are in good condition.
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MADELINE by Ludwig Bemelmans (1963) Lot #16 (Sale Order 15 of 49) MADELINE by Ludwig Bemelmans (1963) good condition with dustjacket.
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RARE "Scott's Code": The Ship Owner's Telegraphic Code (1892) CRYPTOGRAPHY Lot #17 (Sale Order 16 of 49) "Scott's Code": The Ship Owner's Telegraphic Code. E. B. Scott. Published by The Author, London (1892) 13,000 phrases relating to ships and shipping matters. CRYPTOGRAPHY.
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THE IDLER Illustrated Magazine BOUND (1894) Lot #18 (Sale Order 17 of 49) THE IDLER Illustrated Magazine BOUND. February 1894 to July 1894, with some ex-library marks. London. Fully illustrated.
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Handbook of Ornament: Art Industrial and Architectural Designing (c.1890) Lot #21 (Sale Order 18 of 49) Handbook of Ornament : A Grammar of Art Industrial and Architectural Designing in all its Branches for Practical as well as Theoretical Use by Franz Sales Meyer, Published by Bruno Hessling, New York (c.1890) good condition with some wear on the cover.
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TWO Bert Wilson Juvenile Books (1914) with Dust Jackets - Baseball - Auto Racing Lot #22 (Sale Order 19 of 49) Behind the Wheel has a fair/good dust jacket, the Marathon book is in good condition.
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The Complete Poetic Works of Robert Browning (c.1895) Lot #23 (Sale Order 20 of 49) The Complete Poetic Works of Robert Browning, Houghton Mifflin (c.1895) good condition, decorative covers.
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How to Understand Music: A Concise Course of Musical Culture (1891) Two Volumes Lot #25 (Sale Order 21 of 49) How to Understand Music: A Concise Course of Musical Culture by Object Lessons and Essays. W.S.B Mathews, Published by Theodore Presser (1891) Two volumes, both in good condition.
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Secrets of the White House by Elizabeth Jaffray (1927) Lot #26 (Sale Order 22 of 49) Secrets of the White House by Elizabeth Jaffray, Cosmopolitan Book Corporation (1927) fair/good condition, front photo is loose, some foxing.
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions: And the Madness of Crowds by Charles MacKay (1932) Lot #27 (Sale Order 23 of 49) Extraordinary Popular Delusions: And the Madness of Crowds by Charles MacKay, Published by Farrar Straus Giroux (1932) good condition with fair/good dust jacket. This is a facsimile edition with title pages & reproductions from the 1841 and 1852 editions.
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HANS BRINKER and the SILVER SKATES (1905) Decorative Binding Lot #28 (Sale Order 24 of 49) HANS BRINKER and the SILVER SKATES (1905) Decorative Binding, good condition, Mary Mapes Dodge, with sixty illustrations. Good condition.
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LARGE Michael Crichton Book Collection - Jurassic Park - Congo - Sphere Lot #29 (Sale Order 25 of 49) LARGE Michael Crichton Book Collection including Train Robbery (1975), Jurassic Park (1990) First Trade Edition, Sphere (1987) Third Printing, Congo (1980) 2nd Printing, Eaters of the Dead (1976) First Edition, Terminal (1972), all good.
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RARE A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau (c.1890) Lot #30 (Sale Order 26 of 49) A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau, Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston (c.1890) good condition, hardcover.
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The Importance of Holland Seen from the Air by Hans Martin (1928) Lot #31 (Sale Order 27 of 49) The Importance of Holland Seen from the Air by Hans Martin, Published by Royal Dutch Air Lines K.L.M. (1928) good condition with some minor wear on the pages. The aerial photos were made by Mr. J.M. Corsten of the K.L.M. on Dutch dry-plates of Photax Ltd.; edited by the Royal Dutch Air Lines.
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RARE The Mysterious Island (c.1880) by Jules Verne Lot #33 (Sale Order 28 of 49) The Mysterious Island: containing "Dropped from the Clouds," "Abandoned," "The Secret of the Island." Jules Verne,
Published by Hurst & Co. fair/good condition with general wear, slightly loose hinge and browning pages. Arlington Edition. No publishing date, c.1880's. 656 pages plus six pages of publisher ads.
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The Gallant Deeds of the Our Naval Heroes by Charles Morris (1902) REMEMBER THE MAINE Lot #34 (Sale Order 29 of 49) The Gallant Deeds of the Our Naval Heroes by Charles Morris including articles on the Maine. John Winston (1902) illustrated, good condition.
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LIFE OF THE SOLDIER and the AIRMAN - Air Force Issue (1954) Lot #35 (Sale Order 30 of 49) LIFE OF THE SOLDIER and the AIRMAN, Air Force Issue, February 1954, very good condition, as shown.
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Bibliography of the Eskimo Language (1887) Smithsonian Institution Lot #36 (Sale Order 31 of 49) Bibliography of the Eskimo Language. Smithsonian Institution Bureau of ethnology: J. W. Powell, James Constantine Pilling,
Published by Washington Government Printing Office, (1887) f/g to good condition, ex-library.
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Over Indian and Animal Trails by Jean M Thompson (1918) Lot #38 (Sale Order 32 of 49) Over Indian and Animal Trails by Jean M Thompson, Published by Frederick A Stokes Co, NY (1918) good condition - very nice book. A collection of 35 Native American animal folklore. Wood-lore (or, the ways of wild things) are told in an engaging format --- a knowing old chief holds evening "story-time" sessions with his very curious grandson, Little Beaver. Running through the linked narrative is the little black bear Moween, of whom Little Beaver is particularly fond. Illustrated with five colour plates from Paul Bransom (1875 - 1979).
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EARLY Sunshine Cookbook (1909) Dexter Maine Lot #40 (Sale Order 33 of 49) EARLY Sunshine Cook Book (1909) Dexter Maine, fair/good with wear but solid.
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Allin Winfield: A Romance by George Ethelbert Walsh (1902) Ship Masthead Carver Lot #42 (Sale Order 34 of 49) Allin Winfield: A Romance by George Ethelbert Walsh, Published by F.M. Buckles & Company, New York (1902) good condition. Revolves around ship masthead carver.
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PLYMOUTH PULPIT Pamphlets - SIX COPIES by HENRY WARD BEECHER (1870's) Lot #43 (Sale Order 35 of 49) PLYMOUTH PULPIT Pamphlets - SIX COPIES by HENRY WARD BEECHER (1870's) all in good condition.
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RARE From the Letters of William Howard Schubart, Jr. Lieutenant (1956) WW2 Lot #44 (Sale Order 36 of 49) From the Letters of William Howard Schubart, Jr. Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve by William Howard Schubart, Published by The Overbrook Press, Stamford, Connecticut (1956) B & W photos and drawings.
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Boston Collection of Kindergarten Stories (1920) Lot #45 (Sale Order 37 of 49) Boston Collection of Kindergarten Stories (1920) good condition, J.L Hammett Company, hardcover.
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The Moccasin Trail by the The Department of Missionary Education (1932) NATIVE AMERICANS Lot #46 (Sale Order 38 of 49) The Moccasin Trail by the The Department of Missionary Education, Published by The Judson Press, (1932) Missionary work and history of Indians, very sympathetic to the Indians. Good condition in fair dust jacket as shown.
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Shod with Iron by C.M. "Buck" Newsome (1975) SIGNED - Life on Mexican Border - Immigration Patrol Lot #47 (Sale Order 39 of 49) Shod with Iron by C.M. "Buck" Newsome, Published by C.M. (Buck) Newsom, Marfa, TX (1975) good condition with fair/good dust jacket. Signed by author. 12mo. 177pp. Photo illustrated throughout. A comprehensive account of life on the Mexican border. United States Immigration Border Patrol.
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RARE Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife by Charles Francis Adams (1876) Lot #48 (Sale Order 40 of 49) Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife by Charles Francis Adams, Published by Hurd & Houghton, New York (1876) good condition.
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German Secret Service in America 1914-1918 by Jones (1918) Lusitania - Hindu-German Conspiracies Lot #49 (Sale Order 41 of 49) The German Secret Service in America 1914-1918 by John Price Jones, and Paul Merrick Hollister. Published by Small, Maynard & Co., Boston, MA (1918) Fair/Good to good condition with some spotting. Bomb Plots, Sinking of the Lusitania, Hindu-German Conspiracies.
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WE by Charles Lindbergh (1926) with HISTORICAL INSERT Lot #50 (Sale Order 42 of 49) WE by Charles Lindbergh (1926) with interesting INSERT asking people to write Charles Lindbergh a letter to celebrate his reception in Washington D.C. This book interior is in very good condition - this insert made it all the way to today.
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Message From President of the United States (1862) with VINTAGE Trade Card SCRAPBOOK - Interesting Lot #51 (Sale Order 43 of 49) Message From the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the Second Session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress. Good HOWEVER someone made this into a scrapbook. Probably 50 pages of this book are vintage trading cards - and actually very nice ones. Shame I could find the book and the cards separately... but here it is.
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Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie H. Bancroft (1919) Lot #52 (Sale Order 44 of 49) Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie H. Bancroft, Published by MacMillan, New York (1919) good condition, hardcover.
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Everybody's Book of Fate and Fortune by Edward Lyndoe (1935) Lot #53 (Sale Order 45 of 49) Everybody's Book of Fate and Fortune by Edward Lyndoe, Published by Odhams Press Ltd, London (1935) fair/good to good condition with some general wear.
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IN THE TRACKS OF THE TRADES Account of Fourteen Thousand Mile Yachting Cruise to the Hawaiis (1921) Lot #54 (Sale Order 46 of 49) IN THE TRACKS OF THE TRADES. The Account of a Fourteen Thousand Mile Yachting Cruise to the Hawaiis, Marquesas, Societies, Samoas and Fijis. Lewis R. Freeman, Published by Dodd, Mead & Company, New York (1921) Large octavo, 380pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Good condition.
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COLLECTION of WW2 Paperbacks - HITLER - TOKYO - SOLDIER ART Lot #55 (Sale Order 47 of 49) WW2 paperbacks all from the 1940's and 1950's in fair/good to good condition. Titles as shown.
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The Plays of J.M. BARRIE with PETER PAN (1930) Lot #56 (Sale Order 48 of 49) The Plays of J.M. BARRIE with PETER PAN (1930) good condition, hardcover.
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COLLECTION of 1960's ADULT SLEAZE NOVELS Lot #57 (Sale Order 49 of 49) COLLECTION of 1960's ADULT SLEAZE NOVELS, Fornomania (c.1970's) filled with photos, Handbook for Husbands (1964), and Male and Female Sexual Deviations (1964) all good condition.
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