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Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 46)

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Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 46)

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Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 46)

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The Illustrated Language of Flowers (1864) with Color Illustrations

Lot #8 (Sale Order 4 of 46)

Fair/Good with loose spine, very small about 5" tall with color illustrations.

The Winged Horse; The Story of the Poets and Their Poetry (1928)

Lot #9 (Sale Order 5 of 46)

The Winged Horse, AUSLANDER, Joseph and HILL, Frank Ernest. Published by Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, New York (1928) very good condition, hardcover. his book covers what poets had been and what they had done in the world from Greece and Rome to medieval Europe into modern English verse touching on the notable poets of those eras.

BOSWELL'S LONDON JOURNAL: 1762 - 1763 De Luxe Leather Edition (1950)

Lot #10 (Sale Order 6 of 46)

BOSWELL'S LONDON JOURNAL : 1762 - 1763 by Frederick A. Pottle. Published by McGraw-Hill, New York (1950) First Thus. De Luxe Edition, bound in full leather, both covers bordered in gilt with publisher's device in gilt on front cover, spine panel lettered and with 5 compartments bordered in gilt, deckled text block edges with top edge in gilt. Good general condition some rubbing wear on the hinges.

RARE The Town Office or the Power and Duty (1815) with the Constitution of the United States

Lot #11 (Sale Order 7 of 46)

Good condition, leather with slightly loose front cover, some old library marks.

The Golden Goose Book (1912) Antiquarian Children's Book

Lot #12 (Sale Order 8 of 46)

The Golden Goose Book, Published by Frederick Warne and Co., LTD (1905) Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Brooke, L. Leslie (illustrator). First Edition. Being the Stories of The Golden Goose; The Three Bears; The 3 Little Pigs; Tom Thumb. Green cloth over boards. Very good condition hardcover.

RARE The Snow Queen and Other Stories from Hans Andersen (1912)

Lot #13 (Sale Order 9 of 46)

The Snow Queen and Other Stories from Hans Andersen. Andersen, Hans Christian [Edmund Dulac, illus] Published by Hodder and Stoughton. New York and London (1912) 2 full color plates b Edmund Dulac tipped in. Good condition hardcover as shown.

French Cathedrals and Chateaux by Clara Crawford Perkins (1903) Two Volumes

Lot #14 (Sale Order 10 of 46)

French Cathedrals and Chateaux by Clara Crawford Perkins, Published by Knight and Millet, Boston (1903) Complete in Two Volumes, 299pp / 283pp, illustrated with gravure plates with descriptive letterpress printed tissue sheet guards. Both vols. in good overall condition in the original blue cloth boards. Fair/good with cover wear as shown.

KINDNAPPED by Robert Louis Stevenson (c.1930)

Lot #15 (Sale Order 11 of 46)

Good condition with little wear, hardcover, illustrated.

Samantha at the ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION by Josiah Allen's Wife (1904)

Lot #16 (Sale Order 12 of 46)

Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley) Published by G.W. Dillingham Company (1904) First Edition. Decorative cloth hard cover, good condition. Nine illustrations by Grunwald.

NAVAHO WEAVING Its Technic and History (1964) Charles Avery Amsden

Lot #17 (Sale Order 13 of 46)

Very Good condition, hardcover.

Webster's 1926 BOOK OF HOMES - Watertown MA Building Mason Supplies Catalog

Lot #18 (Sale Order 14 of 46)

Good condition, some cover wear. Softcover.

HOMER The Odyssey (1938) Two Volumes

Lot #19 (Sale Order 15 of 46)

Very nice small hardcovers in very good condition, Harvard University Press (1938)

RARE Robinson Crusoe (1840) Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De Foe

Lot #20 (Sale Order 16 of 46)

The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De Foe With a biographical memoir of the author, literary prefaces to the various pieces, illustrative notes, etc., including all contained in the edition attributed to the late Sir Walter Scott, with considerable additions. DeFoe, Daniel Published by Printed by D.A. Talbotsa, Oxford (1840) very good condition small hardcovers. Each volume in orignal binding; leather spine and corners over intricate decorated boards marbled edges, raised bands on decorated spine; marker ribbon.

R.G. Smith: The Man and His Art: An Autobiography (Schiffer Military History) AIRCRAFT ART

Lot #21 (Sale Order 17 of 46)

Very good condition, hardcover. R.G. Smith began his career as an engineer for Douglas Aircraft Company in the 1930s, and played a key role in the design of many successful tactical airplanes and along the way developed world-class skills as an artist. In this autobiography, ""R.G."" describes his transition from helping design tactical aircraft to painting them in such compelling and dramatically beautiful fashion that he earned a worldwide reputation as one fo the most skilled and admired aviation artists of all time. This book features over 140 of his best paintings, drawings and sketches, and includes an excellent sampling of his non-aviation art depicting landscape, harbor and other scenes from the far west.

RARE Livingstone's Africa: Adventures And Extensive Discoveries. In The Interior Of Africa (1872)

Lot #22 (Sale Order 18 of 46)

Livingstone's Africa: Perilous Adventures And Extensive Discoveries. In The Interior Of Africa, From The Personal Narratives Of Dr. David Livingstone. Together With The Remarkable Success And Important Results Of The Herald Stanley Expedition. Livingstone David, Stanley H. M. Published by Hubbard Bros. (1872) very good condition hardcover.

RARE The War Between Russia and Japan (1904)

Lot #23 (Sale Order 19 of 46)

The War Between Russia and Japan, Containing Thrilling Accounts of Fierce Battles by Sea and Land. Murat Halstead, Published by John Williams & Co, New York (1904) Very good condition with minor shelf wear, covers lightly worn. Firm binding, clean interior. xviii,19-656 pp., illus. Copyrighted 1904, no publisher provided.

Familiar letters from Europe by Cornelius Conway Felton (1866)

Lot #24 (Sale Order 20 of 46)

Familiar letters from Europe by Cornelius Conway Felton, good condition with some page wear, very old owner signature, and one page is loose.

Humorous Poems by Thomas Hood (1893)

Lot #25 (Sale Order 21 of 46)

Humorous Poems by Thomas Hood, Published by Macmillan and Co., London and New York (1893) good condition hardcover, some spotting on the cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

RARE Life in Sing Sing by Number 1500 - New York's Sing Sing Correctional Facility

Lot #26 (Sale Order 22 of 46)

Life in Sing Sing by Number 1500, Published by Bobbs Merrill (1904) fair/good to good condition with wear throughout. "Anonymous memoir of life in New York's Sing Sing Correctional Facility, in which "the author served a six-and-a-half-year term. Describes the demise of the contract labor system in New York and his enterprising work in starting the prison newspaper, The Star of Hope, under Warden Sage in 1899."

SOUTH AMERICA Painted & Described (1912) Illustrated VERY NICE

Lot #27 (Sale Order 23 of 46)

South America. Painted & Described. W.H. KOELBEL; TREVOR; FORREST A. S.; Published by London, A. & C. BLACK , n.d. circa 1912 1st edition (1912) very good condition, hardcover.

How the BATTLESHIP MAINE was Destroyed (1976) Department of Navy

Lot #28 (Sale Order 24 of 46)

How the Battleship Maine was Destroyed. H. G. RICKOVER, Published by Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C. (1976) Partial contents: The Explosion; Cuba; Increasing Pressure; The Maine to Havana; Court of Inquiry; Toward War. Very good condition hardcover, no dust jacket.

Vintage Collector's Edition - JANE AUSTEN - HAWTHORNE - BRONTE

Lot #29 (Sale Order 25 of 46)

Small hardcovers, as shown, nice for shelf. No dates probably 1940-1950

Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

Lot #30 (Sale Order 26 of 46)

Very good condition. Soon to be a major television event from Apple, Masters of the Air is the riveting history of the American Eighth Air Force in World War II, the story of the young men who flew the bombers that helped bring Nazi Germany to its knees, brilliantly told by historian and World War II expert Donald Miller. The Masters of the Air miniseries will be the companion to Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg’s Band of Brothers and The Pacific.

Hell Above Earth: The Incredible True Story of an American WWII Bomber Commander and the Copilot

Lot #31 (Sale Order 27 of 46)

Very good condition, hardcover. Hell Above Earth tells an unforgettable story of two World War II American bomber pilots who forged an unexpected but enduring bond in the flak-filled skies over Nazi Germany. But there's a twist: one of them was related to the head of the Luftwaffe, Reich Marshal Herman Goering, and the other had secret orders from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, to kill him if anything went wrong during their missions.A heart-wrenching Greatest Generation buddy story, an adrenaline-filled account of aerial combat, and a work of popular history, Hell Above Earthcenters around the author's discovery of a half-century old secret that has far-reaching and deeply personal repercussions for the pilots, and profound consequences for the FBI and the "Mighty" Eighth Air Force.

FLYBOYS: A True Story of Courage

Lot #32 (Sale Order 28 of 46)

Very good condition, This acclaimed bestseller brilliantly illuminates a hidden piece of World War II history as it tells the harrowing true story of nine American airmen shot down in the Pacific. One of them, George H. W. Bush, was miraculously rescued. What happened to the other eight remained a secret for almost 60 years.

The Victory at Sea by David Trask - Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize in History

Lot #33 (Sale Order 29 of 46)

Very good condition, softcover. "Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize in History. Wartime commander, tactical innovator, military educator, iconoclastic troublemaker, Pulitzer Prize winner--those categories have only come together in a single military leader in American history. They all accurately describe Admiral William S. Sims (1858-1936), Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in European Waters during World War I. Sims spent nearly an entire career rocking the boat and challenging the conventional wisdom, and yet he ended up in London in one of the most important naval missions in history as the U.S. Navy's commander responsible for coordinating the war with First Sea Lord Admiral Sir John Jellico and the allies."

BAYLY'S WAR: The Battle for the Western Approaches in the First World War

Lot #34 (Sale Order 30 of 46)

Very good condition, hardcover. "Bayly's War is the story of the Royal Navy's Coast of Ireland Command (later named Western Approaches Command) during World War I. After the sinking of the Lusitania in May 1915 and the introduction of unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans, Britain found herself engaged in a fight for survival as U-boats targeted all incoming trade."

The AEF Way of War: The American Army and Combat in World War I

Lot #35 (Sale Order 31 of 46)

Very good condition softcover. This book provides the most comprehensive examination of American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) combat doctrine and methods ever published. It shows how AEF combat units actually fought on the Western Front in World War I. It describes how four AEF divisions (the 1st, 2nd, 26th, and 77th) planned and conducted their battles and how they adapted their doctrine, tactics, and other operational methods during the war. General John Pershing and other AEF leaders promulgated an inadequate prewar doctrine, with only minor modification, as the official doctrine of the AEF. Many early American attacks suffered from these unrealistic ideas that retained too much faith in the infantry rifleman on the modern battlefield. However, many AEF divisions adjusted their doctrine and operational methods as they fought, preparing more comprehensive attack plans, employing flexible infantry formations, and maximizing firepower to seize limited objectives.

To Fly and Fight: Memoirs of a Triple Ace

Lot #36 (Sale Order 32 of 46)

Very good condition, hardcover with dust jacket. "The Californian's enduring love of flying began in the 1920s with the planes that flew over his father's farm. In January 1942, he entered the Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Program. Later after he received his wings and flew P-39s, he was chosen as one of the original flight leaders of the new 357th Fighter Group. Equipped with the new and deadly P-51 Mustang, the group shot down five enemy aircraft for each one it lost while escorting bombers to targets deep inside Germany. But the price was high. Half of its pilots were killed or imprisoned, including some of Bud's closest friends."

Fighting for MacArthur: The Navy and Marine Corps' Desperate Defense of the Philippines

Lot #37 (Sale Order 33 of 46)

Very good condition. "Fighting for MacArthur is the only book that focuses on the role of the Navy and Marine Corps during the 1941-42 defense of the Philippines. The book includes the most detailed account ever published of the Japanese bombing of the Cavite Navy Yard outside Manila on 10 December 1941, the worst destruction ever to US Navy installation. The book also provides many new details about the 4th Marine Regiment that surrendered on Corregidor in May 1942, the only time the Marine Corps lost a regiment in combat. Fighting for MacArthur includes important insights on the origins of the difficult relationship between Army General Douglas MacArthur and the Navy and also compares MacArthur’s actions in the defense of the Philippines to those of Admiral Thomas Hart, the Commander of the Asiatic Fleet."

RARE The History of the War with Russia (c.1850) with ENGRAVINGS - MAPS - THREE VOLUMES

Lot #38 (Sale Order 34 of 46)

The History of the War with Russia: Giving full Details of the Allied Armies; History of the Russian Empire from Its Foundation By Ruric the Pirate to the Accession of the Emperor Alexander II by Henry Tyrrell, Published by The London Printing and Publishing Company, London (c.1850) fair/good condition, LARGE hardcovers, one issue has loss on the spine (see pic). THE INSIDE engravings are in very good condition, many showing battle scenes and Maps.

The Korean War by Max Hastings

Lot #39 (Sale Order 35 of 46)

Very good condition, softcover. "Now Max Hastings, preeminent military historian takes us back to the bloody bitter struggle to restore South Korean independence after the Communist invasion of June 1950. Using personal accounts from interviews with more than 200 vets—including the Chinese—Hastings follows real officers and soldiers through the battles. He brilliantly captures the Cold War crisis at home—the strategies and politics of Truman, Acheson, Marshall, MacArthur, Ridgway, and Bradley—and shows what we should have learned in the war that was the prelude to Vietnam."

ENGLAND'S HOUR by Vera Brittain (1941) WW2 BLITZ with Dust Jacket

Lot #40 (Sale Order 36 of 46)

England's Hour by Vera Brittain. Published by Macmillan And Co., London (1941) Vera Brittain's look at London during the blitz and the moral of Londoners. Good condition with dust jacket in protector.

RARE The Works of Virgil Translated Into English Prose (1794) TWO VOLUMES

Lot #41 (Sale Order 37 of 46)

The Works of Virgil Translated Into English Prose, as Near the Original as the Different Idioms of the Latin and English Languages Will Allow. With the Latin Text and Order of Construction on the Same Page; and Critical, Historical, Geographical Virgil. Published by T. Longman (1794) fair/good condition, rebound in the 19th century. Two volumes.

SIGNED Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness

Lot #42 (Sale Order 38 of 46)

Very good condition with signature on title page. "The harrowing story of five men who were sent into a dark, airless, miles-long tunnel, hundreds of feet below the ocean, to do a nearly impossible job—with deadly results"

The CIVIL WAR State by State (2013)

Lot #43 (Sale Order 39 of 46)

Very good condition, hardcover, dust jacket, "Most books and articles about the Civil War cover the subject chronologically and examine the war as one continuous event, but Civil War State by State looks at the war from the perspective of the forty-five states and territories that existed during the period. It looks at the politics of each; the battles fought; the regiments raised; the famous people, soldiers, sailors and very occasional airmen who played their part. Richly illustrated with maps and photographs, this book will provide a fund of knowledge and make a valuable addition to any historian's library."

The Complete Works of William Shakspeare (1837) Two Volumes

Lot #44 (Sale Order 40 of 46)

Harness, William Shakspeare/William Published by George F. Cooledge & Brother (1837) no publication date stated, c. 1837; with Dr. Johnson's preface; a glossary, and an account of each play and a memoir of the author by William Harness; brown leather covered boards.

Civil War Soldiers - Their Expectations and Their Experiences

Lot #45 (Sale Order 41 of 46)

Very good condition, small hardcover, with dust jacket.

Illustrated CONFEDERATE Reader (1998) Extraordinary Eyewitness Accounts

Lot #46 (Sale Order 42 of 46)

Very good condition, hardcover with dust jacket, owner sticker on dust jacket. Here is the Southern story of the War Between the States—in the words of the men and women who experienced it. Enhanced with almost 200 period photographs and illustrations—including many never before published—this is a personal, firsthand account of the Southern soldiers and civilians caught in the deadliest, most destructive war ever to be fought in America. From the war's romantic, heady first days, when the men of the South rushed to don the gray, to the final collapse of the Confederacy, when much of the South lay smoldering in grim ruins, The Illustrated Confederate Reader captures the reality and the drama of that terrible, memorable era of American history.

The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections by A. Edward Newton (1918)

Lot #47 (Sale Order 43 of 46)

The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections by A. Edward Newton. Published by The Altantic Monthly Press (1918) good condition, ex-library with markings.

1850's Book on Flowers with Color Illustrations

Lot #48 (Sale Order 44 of 46)

This book has no title page but it does have many color illustrations of flowers. Fair/good condition at best - ex-library.

Portraits of Musical Celebrities: A Book of Notable Testimonials Steinway and Sons (1929)

Lot #49 (Sale Order 45 of 46)

Portraits of Musical Celebrities: A Book of Notable Testimonials Steinway and Sons, Published by Steinway & Sons,, New York (1929) very good condition small hardcovers.

WAGNER'S HEROINES by Constance Maud (1896)

Lot #50 (Sale Order 46 of 46)

WAGNER'S HEROINES by Constance Maud. Published by Edward Arnold, London (1896) very good condition with decorative covers. Stories of Brunhilde, Senta and Isolde told for young people.


Antique Books & Ephemera #306
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Antique Books & Ephemera #306
by South Boston Books Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 1:00 PM Eastern First lots ends Sunday, December 8, 9:00 PM Eastern Last lot ends Sunday, December 8, 9:45:23 PM Eastern Great lots of antiquarian books, collectibles of all sorts, ephemera and some coins. Great collection of items! NO RESERVES - REASONABLE SHIPPING!