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Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 56)

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Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 56)

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Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 56)

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The CHINESE: Description of the EMPIRE OF CHINA by Davis (1836)

Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 56)

Good- condition with some cover wear, Volume I only, illustrated, small sized 4" x 6", hardcover, 395 pages, some pages uncut.

Voyage en Italie (1786) by Jérôme de Lalande - Travels in Italy

Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 56)

Voyage en Italie, contenant l'histoire et les anecdotes les plus singulieres de l'Italie. et les plans de toutes les grandes villes d'Italie. Jérôme de Lalande, Published by Desaint, Paris (1786) Odd volume fair/good to good condition with general wear including on spine as shown.

The CONFEDERATE READER by Richard B. Harwell (1957)

Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 56)

Longmans, Green and Co., New York, 1957. Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey cloth, pictorial dust jacket. xxvi, 389pp. Illustrations. Good in fair/good to good dust jacket.

CIVIL WAR NAVIES 1855-1883 by Paul H.Silverstone

Lot #9 (Sale Order 9 of 56)

Civil War Navies 1855-1883 by Paul H.Silverstone, Published by Routledge (2006) Very good condition. This book provides a compilation of statistical data, war service, and histories for every vessel in both the Federal and Confederate navies. .Separate sections of the book are devoted to vessels used on the Mississippi River and those in the Revenue Cutter Service. Particulars given on each vessel include tonnage, dimensions, type of engine, armament, builder, construction dates, and fate, along with a brief war record that even mentions prizes taken". xii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Book is bright, clean and unmarked, still quite fresh.

Voyage of the "Steadfast." by William Kingston (1877) WHALING SHIPS

Lot #10 (Sale Order 10 of 56)

Voyage of the "Steadfast." Kingston, Wm. H.G. Published by D. Lothrop and Company, Boston (1877) The "Steadfast" is a whaling vessel, based on Liverpool. The whaling grounds are in the Pacific, so each voyage involves a long time away from home. Fair/Good to good condition with just some wear on the covers.

The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Edward Eggleston (1899) Description of Early Days in Indiana

Lot #11 (Sale Order 11 of 56)

The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Edward Eggleston, Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York (1899) Hardcover, good condition with no dust jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The Hoosier Schoolmaster a was a popular novel not only for it's conventional plot of all turning out well (romance, poor orphans becoming wealthy, and the evil ones receiving just punishment with mitigation) , but also for its description of early days in Indiana. The country school is pictured as a constant warfare between master and the big boys (taken from his brother's actual experiences as a school teacher) , the community spelling school, different forms of bigoted and illiterate preaching offered to new settlers, and amusing attempts at formality in the proceedings of the courts.

LOST SQUADRON by Canfield Cook (1943) Juvenile WW2 Book

Lot #12 (Sale Order 12 of 56)

Good condition, no dust jacket, owner bookplate, pages slightly browned, sized 5" x 7" hardcover, 216 pages.

The Man Who Hated Banks by Michael Gilbert (1997) NUMBERED SIGNED with Actual Manuscript Page

Lot #13 (Sale Order 13 of 56)

The Man Who Hated Banks and Other Stories by Michael Gilbert, Published by Crippen & Landru Pub (1997) First Edition. This is book number 171 of 230 copies in a Limited Edition print run, that has been signed and numbered by Gilbert. SIGNED by the author and with a typescript page from a story in this book tipped inside rear cover.

COLLECTION of Vintage and Antique PHOTOGRAPHS

Lot #14 (Sale Order 14 of 56)

Everything shown, mostly CDV's all in good condition, largest size is 8" x 12" then smaller.

SUBMARINE! The Story of Undersea Fighters by Kendall Banning (1942) WW2 Illustrated

Lot #15 (Sale Order 15 of 56)

Good condition, hardcover, some scuffing on the cover, child owner signature, full color photographs, sized 9" x 12".

Simple French Cooking for English Homes by X. Marcel Boulestin (1924) COOKBOOK

Lot #16 (Sale Order 16 of 56)

Simple French Cooking for English Homes by X. Marcel Boulestin, Published by Heinemann, London (1924) No Dust Jacket. Some rubbing and light staining to boards. Good condition, hardcover.

Furniture: Furniture Finishing, Decoration and Patching by Pattou (1944)

Lot #17 (Sale Order 17 of 56)

Furniture: Furniture Finishing, Decoration and Patching by Pattou, Albert Brace; Vaughn, Clarence Lee. Published by Frederick J. Drake & Co., Chicago, IL (1944) fair/good to good condition with some wear on the covers, binding loose.

What You Should Know About the Signal Corps by Davis (1943) WW2 SIGNED

Lot #18 (Sale Order 18 of 56)

What You Should Know About the Signal Corps by Davis, Harry Meyer; F. G. Fassett, Jr. Published by W. W. Norton., NY (1943) good condition however the spine has a crack (can be fixed), SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

TALKS on the PATH OF OCCULTISM (1947) Light on the Path

Lot #19 (Sale Order 19 of 56)

Volume III, Light on the Path by the Theosophical Publishing House, hardcover, fair/good with loose binding. Published in Adyar India by Annie Besant.

Robert E. Lee and the Southern Confederacy 1807-1870 by Henry Alexander White (1897)

Lot #20 (Sale Order 20 of 56)

Robert E. Lee and the Southern Confederacy 1807-1870 by Henry Alexander White, Published by Putnam (1897) Contains frontispiece and 40 maps and illustrations, some of which are fold-outs. Size: 12mo - over 6.75 - 7.75" tall. xiv + 467pp. Good condition.

LARGE SPORTS MAGAZINE COLLECTION - GRETZKY - NAMATH - PISTOL PETE

Lot #21 (Sale Order 21 of 56)

Everything you see is included, with many stars on covers including Pete Maravich and Wayne Gretzky. Generally all in good condition in covers so you (if you wish) can price them and sell them immediately.

RARE Three-Wheeling Through Africa by James C. Wilson (1936)

Lot #22 (Sale Order 22 of 56)

Three-Wheeling Through Africa by James C. Wilson, Published by Bobbs-Merrill Company,, Indianapolis: (1936) good condition, no dust jacket. First American Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hawk Eye (Little Indian Series) by David Cory (1938)

Lot #23 (Sale Order 23 of 56)

Hawk Eye (Little Indian Series) by David Cory, Published by Grosset & Dunlap, NY (1938) Contains many nice black and white illustrations to illustrate the text. Good condition. Haynes, B. Stevenson (illustrator). 125 pp.

The Wonder Book of Nature for Boys and Girls (c.1920)

Lot #24 (Sale Order 24 of 56)

The Wonder Book of Nature for Boys and Girls; Harry Golding, Published by London, Ward, Lock & Co, (c.1920), good condition, with some slight wear on the front cover. 256 pp with 11 color plates & nearly 350 Illustrations.

Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb (1914) Illustrated

Lot #25 (Sale Order 25 of 56)

Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb, Published by John C. Winston, Philadelphia (1914) good condition, hardcover. 19 color plates all present, 2 loose, 323 pp. Size: 7"-9.5".

Milton's Paradise Lost by Gustave Dore (1890) FOLIO ILLUSTRATED

Lot #26 (Sale Order 26 of 56)

Milton's Paradise Lost by Gustave Dore, Published by London - Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co. (1890) This edition is full of lovely full page illustrations by French printmaker and illustrator Gustave Dore. With an introduction on Milton and his life by Robert Vaughan. Good- condition, with some wear on the front cover. It follows the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.

RARE American Graphic Art by F. Weitenkampf (1912) First Edition

Lot #27 (Sale Order 27 of 56)

American Graphic Art by F. Weitenkampf, Published by Henry Holt & Co., New York (1912) No Jacket. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 36 black-and-white illustrations (most full-page) with accompanying descriptive captions/passages. Good condition. 372 pages followed by 2 pages of advertisements for other Henry Holt publications.

SIGNED Delightful Dolls Antique and Otherwise by Thelma Bateman (1966)

Lot #28 (Sale Order 28 of 56)

Delightful Dolls Antique and Otherwise by Thelma Bateman, Published by Hobby House, Washington, D. C. (1966) Illustrated with 148 photographs by the author depicting over 300 dolls, 237 pages Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author.

RARE THE ROUGH RIDERS by Theodore Roosevelt (1899)

Lot #29 (Sale Order 29 of 56)

Good condition hardcover, no dust jacket. An immediate bestseller upon its release in 1899, The Rough Riders is Roosevelt’s personal writings on his adventures in the Spanish-American War. A truly American crew of cowboys, scholars, land speculators, Native Americans and African Americans, the Rough Riders’ triumphs and defeats are chronicled with riveting and engrossing detail.

RARE Personal Recollections of the War of the Rebellion (1891) GETTYSBURG - New York Commandery

Lot #30 (Sale Order 30 of 56)

Personal Recollections of the War of the Rebellion - Addresses Delivered Before the New York Commandery of the Loyal Legion of the United States 1883-1891 by Wilson, James Grant ; Titus Munson Coan ; (editors) Published by The Commandery, New York (1891) Good- condition hardcover with some spine wear and slightly loose binding. "Addresses Delivered Before the Commandery of the State of New York, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, 1883-1891." The first chapter is on GETTYSBURG.

Little Folks' Mother Goose (1931) with 250 illustrations by Christopher Rule

Lot #31 (Sale Order 31 of 56)

Little Folks' Mother Goose: (250 illustrations by Christopher Rule) Published by Grosset & Dunlap, NY (1931) Good- condition with some wear. Size: 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Hardcover. Color frontispiece, full-page color plates, numerous line drawings, red pictorial endpapers.

RESCUE by Pete Caesar - History of the United States Life-Saving Service SIGNED

Lot #32 (Sale Order 32 of 56)

Hardcover, very good condition, SIGNED, Ocean & Great Lakes Machine Press (1986), HARD TO FIND ONLINE - VERY FEW LISTED.

The Moth Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Moths of North America by Holland (1903)

Lot #33 (Sale Order 33 of 56)

The Moth Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Moths of North America by Holland, W.J. Published by Doubleday, Page & Co., New York (1903) xxiv, 479, text figs. 48 color plates, 263 text-figures. Very good condition.

The Last and First Eskimos by Robert Coles (1978) Folio Hardcover

Lot #34 (Sale Order 34 of 56)

The Last and First Eskimos by Robert Coles, Published by New York Graphic Society (1978) Good+ condition with dust jacket and little wear. Large hardcover. This moving and poetic book grew out of child psychiatrist Robert Coles's researches in Alaska for his series, Children of Crisis. Dr. Coles concluded that if he were to understand the Eskimo children growing up in a period of intense social change, he must also come to terms with the old people.

1968 Gas Station NUDE PIN-UP CALENDAR

Lot #35 (Sale Order 35 of 56)

Good condition, has stain on it (see pic) sized 20" x 12" with full calendar.

RARE Aphrodite by Pierre Louys (1928) LIMITED EDITION to 1075 Copies on Kelmscott Paper

Lot #36 (Sale Order 36 of 56)

Aphrodite by Pierre Louys, Published by London The Fortune Press (1928) Beresford Egan (illustrator). (No. 695 of 1075 copies on Kelmscott hand-made paper) Good condition with some slight wear to the outer spine, interior pages very good.

Man's Wrongs, or, Woman's Foibles by Kate Manton (1870)

Lot #37 (Sale Order 37 of 56)

Man's Wrongs, or, Woman's Foibles by Kate Manton, hardcover in fair/good to good condition with some spine wear. Small 8vo.

The Discovery of the Great West by Francis Parkman (1870) Mississippi and Illinois Rivers

Lot #38 (Sale Order 38 of 56)

The Discovery of the Great West (France and England in North America, A Series of Historical Narratives) Francis Parkman, Published by Little, Brown & Co, Boston (1870) 425pp. illustrated with map of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in the age of colonization. Good condition with some chipping on the spine.

RARE PUNCH BOUND VOLUME (1865) with CIVIL WAR and LINCOLN ASSASSINATION

Lot #39 (Sale Order 39 of 56)

PUNCH Volume XLVII Bound December 31st 1864 to July 1st 1865, large bound hardcover in very good condition with some slight weat to outer spine. With U.S. CIVIL WAR illustrations and REPORT that LINCOLN HAS BEEN ASSASSINATED (see pic).

THRILLING Tales of the FROZEN NORTH (1895) by Wharton Illustrated

Lot #40 (Sale Order 40 of 56)

Good condition with cracked hinge, large vintage bookplate and some wear on the cover.

HUGE LOT of 42 Beautiful Engravings from 1830's

Lot #41 (Sale Order 41 of 56)

All sized 6" x 9" all of English castles and landscapes, all c.1830's and are in very good condition. 42 IN TOTAL.

RARE Wanderings in Arabia by Charles M Doughty Selected By Edward Garnett (1909) 2 VOLUME SET

Lot #42 (Sale Order 42 of 56)

Wanderings in Arabia by Charles M Doughty Selected By Edward Garnett, Published by Charles Scribner's (1909) Good with ex-library markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Charles Doughty lived for a year and a half among the Arab tribes, while travelling around the Arabian peninsula and openly proclaiming his Christian beliefs and English origin. A classic of travel literature.

Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley (1936) Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth

Lot #43 (Sale Order 43 of 56)

Westward Ho! Charles Kingsley, Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York (1936) N.C. Wyeth (illustrator). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nine full page color illustrations by N. C. Wyeth. Good condition, small scuff mark on cover.

RARE Roadside Songs of Tuscany by John Ruskin (1884)

Lot #44 (Sale Order 44 of 56)

Roadside Songs of Tuscany by John Ruskin, (editor) New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1884. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Alexander, Francesca. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Some chipping on spine. 8vo size tan clothbound floral jacquard hardcover with beveled edges; and gilt titles on spine and maroon or brownish titles on front cover; green patterned endpapers; 146 cream colored laid pages in great condition with bright gilt edges all around. Two black and white engravings.

RESCUED IN THE CLOUDS by Franklin W Dixon (1927)

Lot #45 (Sale Order 45 of 56)

RESCUED IN THE CLOUDS by Franklin W Dixon, Grosset & Dunlap (1927) hardcover, good condition with missing fep.

A Flood of Mutiny by Valentine Dyall (1957) The Indian Mutiny of 1857

Lot #46 (Sale Order 46 of 56)

A Flood of Mutiny by Valentine Dyall, Published by Hutchinson, London (1957) 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Good in fair/good dust jacket in mylar protector. The Indian Mutiny of 1857. Battleship Potemkin. Mutiny on the Bounty.

Songs of DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (1898) with SIGNATURES

Lot #47 (Sale Order 47 of 56)

Fair/Good condition hardcover with cracked hinge. Has signatures from classmates.

Der Ritter vom Turn (1922) Facsimile Woodcuts from 1493 - MIDDLE AGES

Lot #48 (Sale Order 48 of 56)

Der Ritter vom Turn - von den Exempeln der gotsforcht un erberkeit. Kurt Pfister, Edité par München, Roland-Verlag, (1922) Facsimile of the woodcuts from the same incunabula, published in 1493 in Basel Michael Furter. Good- condition with wear along the spine and a torn blank fep. Woodcut series from the "most popular and perhaps most charming picture book of the late Middle Ages", which was created in Basel, as Dürer stayed there. But the unknown artists should "undoubtedly belongs to the Basel circle of the young Dürer"

Fatalist at War by Rudolf Binding (1929) WW1 Stories & Diary of Soldier

Lot #49 (Sale Order 49 of 56)

Fatalist at War by Rudolf Binding, (translated By Ian F. D. Morrow) Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston (1929) Translated from the German by Ian F.D. Morrow. Octavo, black cloth covers, 246 pages. Good condition no dust jacket. "The author took the field with one of the Jungdeutschland divisions in October 1914. In August of 1916, he was appointed A.D.C. on the Staff of one of the new divisions then being formed." Rudolf Georg Binding was a German writer and supporter of Adolf Hitler.

THE HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA (1876) First Edition Decorative Hardcover

Lot #50 (Sale Order 50 of 56)

THE HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA. An Account of the First Settlements By the Dutch, Swedes and English. Pacific Measures With the Indians. Its Present Aspect of Opulence, Culture, and Refinement. William Mason Cornell, Published by Quaker City Publishing House, Philadelphia & B.B. Russell, Boston: (1876) Good, old ex-library markings, cracked hinge. 1st Edition. 576 p. + Engraved Portrait Frontis. Numerous text illustrations. 8vo.

History of the Civil War in America (Two Volume Set) by John S. C. Abbott (1865)

Lot #51 (Sale Order 51 of 56)

History of the Civil War in America (Two Volume Set) by John S. C. Abbott, Published by New York, H. Bill (1865) fair/good condition with wear and some staining and spotting throughout. Many illustrations.

Fighting Fire: Brave and Fearless Lives of Firemen (1934)

Lot #52 (Sale Order 52 of 56)

Fighting Fire: With forty pictures telling the story of the brave and fearless lives of firemen. Gladys T Gibbs, Published by Whitman, Racine, Wisc. (1934) good condition, slight spine wear. A picture book with actual full-page b&w photos of firefighters of the 1930's with captions. Illustrated by 40 b&w full-page photos.

Rhode Island; The Great Hurricane and Tidal Wave Rhode Island September 21 1938

Lot #53 (Sale Order 53 of 56)

Rhode Island; The Great Hurricane and Tidal Wave Rhode Island September 21 1938. Published by Providence Journal, Providence (1938) Providence, 1938. fully illustrated (illustrator). Fair/Good condition with wear, interior FILLED with photographs. Cover has some wear.

Damn the Torpedoes: Naval Incidents of the Civil War by A. A. Hoehling (1989)

Lot #54 (Sale Order 54 of 56)

Damn the Torpedoes: Naval Incidents of the Civil War by A. A. Hoehling, Published by John F Blair Pub (1989) The book covers acts of uncommon bravery at sea, told largely in the words of the participants, North and South alike. Very good condition with good dust jacket.

Aubrey Beardsley: Selected Drawings (1967) 120 Illustrations - First Printing

Lot #55 (Sale Order 55 of 56)

Aubrey Beardsley: Selected Drawings by Beardsley, Aubrey; Russell, John (Introduction by) Published by Grove Press, New York (1967) 120 illustrations; 29 cm. Good condition, interior very good. First Printing of the English edition, published 1967. Beardsley's origins, rise to fame, eroticism, fall from grace through association with Oscar Wilde, death at age 25 from tuberculosis, & lasting impact.

Large FORTUNE MAGAZINE Bound Volume from 1935

Lot #56 (Sale Order 56 of 56)

Good condition some covers have a library stamp however they are faint and possibly? could be removed. Great book for ADVERTISEMENTS.


Books, Ephemera & Collectibles #173
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Books, Ephemera & Collectibles #173
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