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Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 45)

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Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 45)

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Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 45)

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COMING SOON Antique & Vintage NAUTICAL and MARITIME Books Auction

Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 45)

All of our Marine and Maritime books will be sold at auction on July 26th 2018 at 9PM see you there!

Pleasant Hours with AMERICAN AUTHORS (1898) with 100 Half-Tone Illustrations

Lot #6 (Sale Order 5 of 45)

Good- condition with some cover wear else good condition interior. "Lives and Works of Poetry and Prose"

The Story of Siegfried (1931) Illustrations by Peter Hurd

Lot #7 (Sale Order 6 of 45)

The Story of Siegfried (Scribner's Illustrated Classics Series) by James Baldwin, Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, NY (1931) good condition hardcover. Illustrated by the master, Peter HURD, with six (6) full color plates, all present and in good condition.

Raggedy Ann in Deep Deep Woods by Johnny Gruelle (1931)

Lot #8 (Sale Order 7 of 45)

Good condition hardcover, fully illustrated with some wear. The Johnny Gruelle Company NY (1931)

RARE Aucassin and Nicolete, Done from the Old French by Michael West (1917) Brentano Fine Binding

Lot #9 (Sale Order 8 of 45)

Aucassin and Nicolete, Done from the Old French by Michael West, Published by Brentano, New York (1917) good condition, some spotting on the outer covers. Evelyn Paul (illustrator). First trade edition.

KIDNAPPED by Robert Louis Stevenson (1925)

Lot #10 (Sale Order 9 of 45)

James Winston NY (1930) good condition some light staining on the first few pages. Fully illustrated as shown.

Westward Ho! Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh (1931) Illustrations by N.C. WYETH

Lot #11 (Sale Order 10 of 45)

Westward Ho! Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the County of Devon, in the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabetion by Charles Kingsley, Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York (1936) Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth, good condition with some spotting. Multiple owner bookplates.

A Natural Method Of Physical Training Bodybuilding Book by Edwin Checkey (1890)

Lot #12 (Sale Order 11 of 45)

A Natural Method Of Physical Training Bodybuilding Book by Edwin Checkey (1890) good condition, published by William C. Bryant. Ninth Edition. Fully Illustrated with Photographs. Good condition, small coffee cup like stain on cover (see pic), hinge slightly loose, small hardcover as shown.

RARE Four Footed Favourites (1862) DOGS

Lot #13 (Sale Order 12 of 45)

Good- condition with cover wear as shown, small hardcover, London T. Nelson (1862).

A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson (1940) Large illustrated hardcover

Lot #14 (Sale Order 13 of 45)

Good condition little wear, Saafield (1940). Illustrated by Fern Bisel Platt.

The KNOCKABOUT CLUB ALONGSHORE (1883) Adventures Young Men Boston to Japan

Lot #15 (Sale Order 14 of 45)

Fair/Good condition with some staining, hinge slightly loose, Boston Estes Laurait (1883) as shown. Nice cover.

SANFORD and MERTON in Words of One Syllable by Mary Godolphin (c.1880)

Lot #16 (Sale Order 15 of 45)

Exterior is in good condition, interior fair/good condition at best with wear, McLoughlin Brothers (c.1880) with color illustrations.

Billy Whiskers in Mischief (c.1890) Illustrated

Lot #17 (Sale Order 16 of 45)

Good condition, pages browning, hardcover with nice covers.

Essays That Every Child Should Know by Hamilton Wright Mabie (1914)

Lot #18 (Sale Order 17 of 45)

Good condition, hardcover. Doubleday & Page (1914).

Mary Gay; Or, Work for Girls by Jacob Abbott WORK FOR SUMMER (1865)

Lot #19 (Sale Order 18 of 45)

Fair/Good condition with some spotting on some pages, fep has tear with tape (see pic). States in four volumes, so this is the Summer edition.

BABYLAND MAGAZINE (1888) Bound

Lot #20 (Sale Order 19 of 45)

Fair/Good condition with some wear and scuffing on the covers, some pages with some spots and a few tears. Complete year of 1888.

Candle Light by Georgia Roberts Durston (1906) Antique Children's Book

Lot #21 (Sale Order 20 of 45)

Candle Light by Georgia Roberts Durston, Published by The Saalfield Publishing Company, Chicago (1906) good- condition with cracked hinge. Large hardcover. Children's Poetry.

The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White (1970) First Edition

Lot #22 (Sale Order 21 of 45)

The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White, Published by Harper & Row, New York NY (1970) first edition, later printing with trade dust jacket as shown. Good condition in good dust jacket.

RARE Two Little Confederates (1905) by Thomas Nelson Page (19

Lot #23 (Sale Order 22 of 45)

Two Little Confederates by Thomas Nelson Page, Published by Charles Scribner's Sons (1905), New York. Fair condition because of the covers, interior good. Rare early printing, most copies that go for over $100 are from the 1920's.

A Little Princess, Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe (1953) by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Lot #24 (Sale Order 23 of 45)

A Little Princess, Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe, Now Told for the First Time by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY U.S.A. (1953) very good condition, nice hardcover. "Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to settle in and make friends at boarding school. But when she learns that she'll never see her beloved father gain, her life is turned upside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swap dancing lessons and luxury for hard work and a room in the attic. Will she find that kindness and generosity are all the riches she truly needs?"

Capital Stories About Famous Americans by Louis Albert Banks (1905)

Lot #25 (Sale Order 24 of 45)

Capital Stories About Famous Americans by Louis Albert Banks, Published by The Christian Herald, New York (1905) good condition hardcover "This work is a collection of stories of famous Americans. Some are stories of love, heroism, and daring; some are of lighter incidents and make the personalities of the people discussed alive and real to the reader." from John Quincy Adams to Oliver Wendell Holmes to Frances E. Willard. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

The Boy with the U.S. NATURALISTS (c.1900) by Francis Rolt-Wheeler with Photographs

Lot #26 (Sale Order 25 of 45)

Good condition, hardcover, Lothrop Lee & Shephard (c.1900) Some cover wear and loose binding.

Diary of Anna Green Winslow (1894) A BOSTON SCHOOL GIRL OF 1771

Lot #27 (Sale Order 26 of 45)

Good condition with some wear on the cover (soling etc.) A rare view of colonial life from a bright and sensitive 12 year old girl from Nova Scotia, who was sent to Boston in 1770 by her parents to be educated in Boston schools.

A Treasury of PLEASURE BOOKS for Young and Old (1851)

Lot #28 (Sale Order 27 of 45)

With Thirty-Six Illustrations by Edward Wehnert and Harrison Weir. London Cundall & Addey (1851) Illustrated, small hardcover, some spotting, good- condition.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (1941)

Lot #29 (Sale Order 28 of 45)

Facsimile Edition of the First Edition, published by the Book League of America (1941) illustrated small hardcover.

THE WIND AND THE WILLOWS by Kenneth Grahame with Slipcase - Illustrated by ARTHUR RACKHAM

Lot #30 (Sale Order 29 of 45)

Good condition as shown with slipcase, published by Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf (1966) hardcover.

Poems of Childhood by Eugene Field (1904) Illustrations by MAXFIELD PARRISH

Lot #31 (Sale Order 30 of 45)

Poems of Childhood by Eugene Field, Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York (1904) good general condition, hardcover. 94 poems. 9 luscious full-color Maxfield Parrish illustrations.

The ROMANCE OF CHRISTMAS CARDS by Kate Douglas Wiggin (1916)

Lot #32 (Sale Order 31 of 45)

Good- condition with some spotting on some pages, Houghton Mifflin Company (1916), small hardcover.

Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery (1927) Classic Children's Literature

Lot #33 (Sale Order 32 of 45)

Good condition hardcover, Frederick A. Stokes (1927) small hardcover, very decorative cover as shown. Nice book.

Shoes and Ships & Sailing Wax (1928) and Daddy Takes us Coasting (1914)

Lot #34 (Sale Order 33 of 45)

Both in good condition, smaller sized hardcover.

The Boy's KING ARTHUR (c.1930) Illustrated by N.C. WYETH

Lot #35 (Sale Order 34 of 45)

Good- condition with some cover wear, hardcover, Charles Scribner's & Sons (c.1930) wonderful illustrations inside.

The Sweet Story of Old (c.1850) with Illustrations

Lot #36 (Sale Order 35 of 45)

Fair/good condition with wear on the cover, small sized hardcover, inside pages generally good filled with illustrations.

GOLD DUST For the Young (1860) by Marigold

Lot #37 (Sale Order 36 of 45)

Good condition, small hardcover, book on behavior of a child, pages slightly browning.

POEMS for CHILDREN by Walter De La Mare (1930)

Lot #38 (Sale Order 37 of 45)

Good condition, hardcover, published by Constable & Co. Ltd. (1930)

The Child's Pleasure Book (1860) with Wonderful COLOR PLATES

Lot #39 (Sale Order 38 of 45)

Good condition, small hardcover, New York Sheldon & Company (1860) with VERY NICE hand colored plates as shown. Really nice book.

RARE Down-Adown-Derry: A Book of Fairy Poems (1924) Witches Witchcraft Fairies

Lot #40 (Sale Order 39 of 45)

Down-Adown-Derry: A Book of Fairy Poems by Lathrop, Dorothy (Illus); De La Mare, Walter (Auth). Published by Constable & Co, London (1924) Good condition, no dust jacket. Collection of de la Mare's poems on fairies, witches, witchcraft and the world of dream. Color illustrated frontis by Lathrop plus many black and white illustrations throughout.

A CHILD'S LIFE in PROSE by John Greenleaf Whittier (1874)

Lot #45 (Sale Order 40 of 45)

Good condition, nice decorative cover, Boston James R. Osgood (1874) small hardcover.

The ENCHANTED BOOK by Alice Dangliesh (1947) Illustrated

Lot #46 (Sale Order 41 of 45)

Very good condition hardcover, Charles Scribner's & Sons (1947).

57 HARDY BOOKS BOYS from the 1960's and 1970's - HUGE LOT!

Lot #47 (Sale Order 42 of 45)

All numbers 1 through 57 with one extra. All from the 1960's and 1970's as shown.

RARE Young Americans in JAPAN (1882) Adventures of Jewett Family Illustrated

Lot #48 (Sale Order 43 of 45)

Good condition, cover has scuffing and marks (see pics) Lee & Shepard Publishers (1882) illustrated. Wonderful book.

Tales Out of School by Frank R. Stockton, Published by Charles Scribner's Sons (1881)

Lot #49 (Sale Order 44 of 45)

Tales Out of School by Frank R. Stockton, Published by Charles Scribner's Sons (1881) good condition hardcover.

NIGHTCAPS (1873) Antiquarian Children's Book

Lot #50 (Sale Order 45 of 45)

Good condition, some wear. By the Author of "Aunt Fanny's Christmas Stories" illustrated, small hardcover. D. Appleton & Company (1873)


Antique and Vintage CHILDREN'S Books #224
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Antique and Vintage CHILDREN'S Books #224
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