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Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 34)

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Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 34)

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Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 34)

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Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 34)

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How to Read Character: A New Illustrated Hand-Book of PHRENOLOGY and PHYSIOGNOMY (1890)

Lot #6 (Sale Order 5 of 34)

How to Read Character: A New Illustrated Hand-Book of Phrenology and Physiognomy, for Students and Examiners; with A Descriptive Chart. FOWLER, L. N. Published by Fowler & Wells, New York (1890) Good condition, small sized hardcover.

Destroyers, Foxes of the Sea by Edwin P. Hoyt (1969)

Lot #7 (Sale Order 6 of 34)

Destroyers, Foxes of the Sea by Edwin P. Hoyt, Published by Little, Brown & Co. (1969) very good condition with dust jacket.

Charles Whitcombe on GOLF (1931) UK Windsor House

Lot #8 (Sale Order 7 of 34)

Charles Whitcombe on Golf by Charles Whitcombe, Published by Published by Alexander Ouseley Ltd., Windsor House, Victoria Street, London First Edition (1931) fair/good condition with general wear, small hardcover with cover wear.

A PRINCESS IN EXILE by Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia (1932)

Lot #9 (Sale Order 8 of 34)

Very Good condition wonderful book hardcover, slight smudge mark on the title page (photo)

RARE Baltimore: Past and Present. With Biographical Sketches (1871)

Lot #10 (Sale Order 9 of 34)

Baltimore : Past and Present. With Biographical Sketches of its Representative Men, Published by Richardson & Bennett, Baltimore, MD (1871) The first 146 pages are a historical sketch of the area by Brantz Mayer titled "Baltimore As it Was and As it Is: A Historical Sketch of the Ancient Town and Modern City, from the foundation, in 1729, to 1870; Compiled and written from Authentic Materials.". The second section is titled "Biographical" and provides biographical sketches and in many cases photographs from life of those worthy of inclusion. With Sixty-Two Photographs of Important Baltimore Luminaries. Please note a bookbinder in 1953 stated this book was restored and two pages were missing (see pic). With name of Robert R. Kirkland on the covers.

NEW REMEDIES Magazine Bound (1882) Homeopathy Pharmacy Therapeutics

Lot #11 (Sale Order 10 of 34)

New Remedies Magazine Bound - January to Decmeber 1882, good general condition, spine is worn with no label, interior pages with some browning. Filled with illustrations.

Bishop Patterson the MARTYR of MELANESIA (c.1880)

Lot #12 (Sale Order 11 of 34)

Good condition, smaller decorative hardcover. From Wikipedia "John Coleridge Patteson (1 April 1827 – 20 September 1871) was an English Anglican bishop and martyr. A missionary to the South Sea Islands from 1855, Patteson was an accomplished linguist, learning 23 of the islands' more than 1,000 languages. In 1861, he was selected as the first Bishop of Melanesia. Patteson was killed on Nukapu in the Solomon Islands."

The Cordon Bleu COOK BOOK by Dione Lucas (1954)

Lot #13 (Sale Order 12 of 34)

The Cordon Bleu Cook Book by Dione Lucas, Published by Little, Brown (1954) hardcover, good condition with some wear from the kitchen.

McCARTHYISM, the Fight for America by Senator Joe McCarthy (1952)

Lot #14 (Sale Order 13 of 34)

McCarthyism, the Fight for America by Senator Joe McCarthy, Published by Devin-Adair Publishers, New York (1952) McCarthy's version of his anti-communist campaign. Fair/Good with wear as shown, but soild.

Natural Magick by John Baptista Porta (1959) Facsimile of 1658 Edition

Lot #15 (Sale Order 14 of 34)

Natural Magick by John Baptista Porta, Published by Basic Books Inc., New York , U.S.A. (1959) From The Collector's Series in Science. Very good hardback in good slip case. Book is in very good condition, the slipcase has wear as shown. Facsimile reprint edition of the London 1658 edition.

Twenty-Five Years, 1892-1916 by Viscount of Fallodon Grey - TWO VOLUME SET

Lot #16 (Sale Order 15 of 34)

Twenty-Five Years, 1892-1916: Vols. I & II by Viscount of Fallodon Grey, Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York (1925) Very good condition hardcover. "An illustrative account of the years leading up the the Great War, by English author, countryman and politician Viscount Grey of Fallodon (Edward Grey 1862-1933). This and Grey's other well-known work "The Charm of Birds" were written toward the end of his life, despite ill-health and failing vision, with help and encouragement from his new wife Pamela Genevieve Adelaide Tennant (Lady Glenconner). He was involved in politics at the highest level, and was sent as an ambassador to the U.S. in 1919 to persuade the Senate to join the League of Nations."

RARE Autobiography of GEORGE DEWEY - Admiral of the Navy (1913)

Lot #17 (Sale Order 16 of 34)

Autobiography of George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy by Admiral George Dewey, Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York (1913) Portrait with tissue guard, plates. 8vo (9 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches), 337 pages. 30 plates from photographs, map.

A Prototype of a CONFEDERATE HOSPITAL CENTER in Lynchburg, Virginia (1986) SIGNED

Lot #18 (Sale Order 17 of 34)

A Prototype of a Confederate Hospital Center in Lynchburg, Virginia by Peter W. Houck, Published by Warwick House Publishing (1986) good condition in dust jacket with some tears. Signed by the author

Double Strike: The Epic Air Raids on Regensburg-Schweinfurt, August 17, 1943

Lot #19 (Sale Order 18 of 34)

Good condition, large hardcover. Double Strike: The Epic Air Raids on Regensburg-Schweinfurt, August 17, 1943

The Longest Day: The Classic Epic of D-Day

Lot #20 (Sale Order 19 of 34)

The unparalleled work of history that recreates the battle that changed World War II -- now in a new edition for the 50th anniversary of D-Day. Good condition, hardcover.

Marshal Zhukov's Greatest Battles - Chief of Staff of the Soviet High Command

Lot #21 (Sale Order 20 of 34)

Good condition, hardcover, Considered by some to be the greatest general of World War II, General Georgi Zhukov served as the Chief of Staff of the Soviet High Command, leading Soviet troops against Germans in key battles of the war.

Motor Racing with MERCEDES BENZ by George Monkhouse (1956)

Lot #22 (Sale Order 21 of 34)

Motor Racing with Mercedes-Benz by George Monkhouse, Published by G.T. Foulis (1956) About 90 b/w photographs on 48 plates. Grand Prix racing with Mercedes-Benz between 1934 and 1939, but mainly about the 1937 season. With dust jacket in protector, very good condition, dust jacket with wear.

Boy Scouts of America Handbook (1942)

Lot #23 (Sale Order 22 of 34)

Good condition, softcover.

A FISHERMAN'S ANGLES by Patrick R. Chalmers (1931) with Illustrations by Norman Wilkinson

Lot #24 (Sale Order 23 of 34)

A Fisherman's Angles by Patrick R. Chalmers, Published by Country Life Limited; Charles Scribner's Sons, London; New York (1931) First edition. Illustrated from drypoints by Norman Wilkinson. 91 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Green cloth. Interior illustrations very good, covers good with no dust jacket.

Three Painting Exhibition Catalogs 1936-1950

Lot #25 (Sale Order 24 of 34)

All in good condition, the 1937 edition has some wear. Fully illustrated.

Steam, Steel, and Stars: America's Last Steam Railroad

Lot #26 (Sale Order 25 of 34)

Very good condition hardcover with dust jacket. The glorious late years of steam railroading in America - 1955 to 1960 - are powerfully documented in this captivating book. The 90 riveting photographs by O. Winston Link presented here cover every activity of the Norfolk & Western Railway (now Norfolk Southern) as well as capturing an unequalled picture of rural American life in the 1950s.

The CIVIL WAR: The Commanders, Battlefields, Fighting Men (1999) in PICTORIAL SLIPCASE

Lot #27 (Sale Order 26 of 34)

The Civil War: The Commanders.; The Battlefields; The Fighting Men. William C. Davis, Published by Chrysalis Books, three volumes in slipcase. Books in very good condition, slipcase has some corner wear.

THE MERRY WHEELERS (1899) with Pleasing Illustrations - CHILDREN'S BOOK

Lot #28 (Sale Order 27 of 34)

Fair/Good condition with children on bicycles on the cover. Hardcover.

A Message to Garcia and Thirteen Other Things by Elbert Hubbard (1901) Suede Binding

Lot #29 (Sale Order 28 of 34)

A Message to Garcia and Thirteen Other Things by Elbert Hubbard, Published by Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY (1901) Suede binding with yapp edges, silk pastedowns, gilt title to leather label on front cover.

Two Years Before the Mast by Richard H. Dana (1915) American Sailing Narrative

Lot #30 (Sale Order 29 of 34)

Two Years Before the Mast by Richard H. Dana, Published by David McKay (1915) American Sailing narrative describing a journey round the Horn, trading up the coast and return, with an emphasis on the hard and dangerous life of the common sailor. Good+ condition.

Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis

Lot #31 (Sale Order 30 of 34)

“A vivid exploration of one man's lifelong obsession with an idea . . . Egan’s spirited biography might just bring [Curtis] the recognition that eluded him in life.”

Memoirs of M. De Blowitz by Henri De Blowitz (1903)

Lot #32 (Sale Order 31 of 34)

Memoirs of M. De Blowitz by Henri De Blowitz, Published by Doubleday, Page and Co., New York (1903) First Edition First Printing. Blowitz was born in Bohemia in 1825. He lived most of his life in France. He spoke several languages which gave hinm an understabnding of international diplomacy. 321 page autobiography.

The New Class by Milovan Djilas (1957) COMMUNISM

Lot #33 (Sale Order 32 of 34)

The New Class by Milovan Djilas, Published by Frederick A Praeger Pub., NY (1957) "A book on Communism by a man who until recently was one of its heroes. One of the great political documents of our tiime- perhaps the most important in its force and effectiveness- this explosive indictment may be regarded as political dynamite in any Communist area or any country where Communism poses a threat to society and genuine progress." (from the jacket).

PUNCH BOUND July to December 1934 Filled with Illustrations

Lot #34 (Sale Order 33 of 34)

Good condition, large hardcover, filled with illustrations.

COLLECTION of Antique Books - BINDINGS

Lot #35 (Sale Order 34 of 34)

As shown, six books ranging from the 1880's to the turn on the century, six in total.


Antique & Vintage Books #285 Thursday Edition
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Antique & Vintage Books #285 Thursday Edition
by South Boston Books Event Begins: Wednesday, August 7, 10:00 PM Eastern First lots ends Thursday, August 15, 9:00 PM Eastern Last lot ends Thursday, August 15, 9:33 PM Eastern Great lots of antiquarian books, collectibles of all sorts, ephemera and some coins. Great collection of items! NO RESERVES - REASONABLE SHIPPING!