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Antique Books & Ephemera #314 |
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Antique Books & Ephemera #314 |
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by South Boston Books
Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 8:10 PM Eastern
First lots ends Sunday, February 16, 9:00 PM Eastern
Last lot ends Sunday, February 16, 9:45 PM Eastern Great lots of antiquarian books, collectibles of all sorts, ephemera and some coins. Great collection of items! NO RESERVES - REASONABLE SHIPPING!
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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 46) PLEASE TAKE NOTE We accept payment by Paypal only via a PAYPAL INVOICE after auction
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SHIPPING IS $5 FLAT PER AUCTION FOR USA BIDDERS Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 46) SHIPPING IS $5 FLAT PER AUCTION FOR USA BIDDERS
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A Treatise on GEAR WHEELS (1897) by George B. Grant - Illustrated with Advertising Lot #6 (Sale Order 3 of 46) A Treatise on Gear Wheels [6th edition] Grant, George B., Published by Grant Gear Works, Boston, MA, USA. (1897) hardcover in very good condition, illustrated with advertising.
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The Encyclopedia of CIVIL WAR USAGE & American Fighting Words Civil War to Gulf War WAR SLANG Lot #7 (Sale Order 4 of 46) Both in good to very good condition, the Encyclopedia is hardcover, War Slang in soft cover.
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Autobiography of a City in Arms AUGUSTA GEORGIA 1861-1865 & From City to Countryside AUGUSTA GA Lot #8 (Sale Order 5 of 46) From City to Countryside on Landmarks of Augusta GA is hardcover, the Civil War book is softcover, as shown.
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GERMAN Philosophy Under the NAZI SYSTEM 1933-1940 - Signed by Author (1944) WW2 Lot #9 (Sale Order 6 of 46) Pamphlet with inscription on front cover by author, about 15 pages. By Frederick Wyatt and Hans Lukas Teuber who was a professor of psychology and head of the psychology department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was one of the founders of neuropsychology and studied perception.
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THREE BRAND NEW CD-SETS including JIMI HENDRIX, SIMON & GARFUNKEL, the BYRDS Lot #10 (Sale Order 7 of 46) As shown, all three brand new and wrapped.
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RARE Stone Ornaments: Used By Indians in the United States and Canada (1917) SIGNED BY AUTHOR Lot #11 (Sale Order 8 of 46) Stone Ornaments: Used By Indians in the United States and Canada
Moorehead, Warren K. Published by The Andover Press, Andover, MA (1917) very good condition hardcover inscribed on the title page by the author. Photos (illustrator). 448 pp, green cloth boards w/gilt letters & stamped gilt letters & deco on front cover. Book discusses the classification of ornamental-problematical forms, the primary ornaments, lunate forms & pick-shaped stones, bilunate forms, plummet-shaped forms, the use of ornaments by the American Indian.
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INDIAN AMERICANS by Winifred Hulbert (1932) SIGNED Lot #12 (Sale Order 9 of 46) INDIAN AMERICANS by Winifred Hulbert, Published by Friendship Press (1932), New York, NY (1932)
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Walk in Peace: Legends and Stories of the MICHIGAN INDIANS by Simon Otto (1991) Lot #13 (Sale Order 10 of 46) Walk in Peace: Legends and Stories of the Michigan Indians by Simon Otto, Published by Michigan Indian Press (1991) very good condition hardcover with dust jacket. Crampton, Kayle (illustrator). 18 legends as told by the author's family and tribal members, Ojibway and Odawa of Northern Michigan. 50 pages. Size: 8 1/2 x 11".
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AFTER-THOUGHTS OF FOREIGN TRAVEL (1882) In Historic Lands And Capital Cities Lot #14 (Sale Order 11 of 46) AFTER-THOUGHTS OF FOREIGN TRAVEL. In Historic Lands And Capital Cities. M'Collester, Sullivan Holman. Published by New England Publishing Co.:, Boston, Ma. (1882) good condition as shown with owner inscription.
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ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING by Wooster Bard Field (1922) Structure Plans Lot #15 (Sale Order 12 of 46) Architectural Drawing by Wooster Bard Field, intro by Thomas E. French. Published by McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc. (1922) good condition with some slight cover wear. Frontispiece in color, otherwise illus. with B&W drawings and structure plans. Incl. article on Architectural Lettering, Reference Books list, Architectural and Building Terms and Alphabetical Index. 161 pp. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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WWII AMERICAN WAR EAGLES 1937-1942: America's Arsenal of Democracy Lot #16 (Sale Order 13 of 46) WWII American War Eagles 1937-1942: America's Arsenal of Democracy - Vol. 1
by Warren M. Bodie, Published by Widewing Publications, Hayesville, NC (2001) Hardcover win good condition with good dust jacket with some slight wear.
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Dream Hills of Happy Country & Wind Blown Stories (c.1920) CHILDREN'S BOOKS Lot #17 (Sale Order 14 of 46) Both in good condition, hardcover children's books as shown.
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RARE Views of Western United States - CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO - SOUTHWEST (c.1900) Lot #18 (Sale Order 15 of 46) This is a bound volume or three large pictorial picture books of "WONDERFUL CALIFORNIA", "SOUVENIR OF SAN FRANCISCO", and "THE GREAT SOUTHWEST" as shown, very nice.
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UNCLE BILL A Tale Of Two Kids And A Cowboy (1932) by Will James with DUST JACKET Lot #19 (Sale Order 16 of 46) UNCLE BILL A Tale Of Two Kids And A Cowboy. WILL JAMES, Published by New York, Charles Scribner's and Sons. (1932) very good condition with dust jacket in protector.
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Northeastern TOUR BOOK Published by American Automobile Association (1936) Lot #20 (Sale Order 17 of 46) Very good condition with fold-out maps and map on the back inserted into pocket.
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DREAM LIFE, a Fable of the Seasons by Mitchell (1866) Decorative Binding Lot #21 (Sale Order 18 of 46) Dream Life, a Fable of the Seasons by Donald G. Mitchell, Published by Scribners, NY (1866) very good condition hardcover, nice for shelf, wonderful.
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A JOURNEY TO NATURE by J. P. Mowbray (1902) with 16 Photographs Lot #22 (Sale Order 19 of 46) A Journey to Nature by J. P. Mowbray,
Published by Doubleday, Page & Co, New York (1902) First Edition. 8vo., 315pp. Illustrated with 16 photographs by Henry Troth.
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Man-Eaters of Kumaon (1946) Most Famous TIGER HUNTING Book in Print - With Dust Jacket Lot #23 (Sale Order 20 of 46) First American Edition, very good condition in very good dust jacket as shown.
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES by Robert Tufnell (1990) Lot #24 (Sale Order 21 of 46) The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Railway Locomotives by Robert Tufnell. Published by Smithmark Publishers (1990) very good condition large hardcover. Contains more than 1000 steam, electric and diesel locomotives from 1804 to present. Contains 300 illustrations and charts. Reference section profiles every major type of locomotive built.
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WAR AND PEACE by Leo Tolstoy - Heritage Press Two Volume Set with Slipcase (1938) Lot #25 (Sale Order 22 of 46) War and Peace (The Revised Maude Translation with Illustrations by Verestchagin) (2 Volume Set)
Leo Tolstoy. Published by Heritage Press (1938) Very good condition, in good slipcase with some spotting.
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The Bluejacket's Manual (1944) and FIGHTING FLEETS (1943) WW2 Lot #26 (Sale Order 23 of 46) Both in good condition, hardcovers, the Fighting Fleets covers are rubbed, otherwise no wear.
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TOM SAWYER DETECTIVE And Other Stories (c.1940) with Nice Dust Jacket Lot #27 (Sale Order 24 of 46) Good condition in good dust jacket in protector, hardcover, no date c.1940.
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A VOYAGE IN THE YACHT SUNBEAM Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months (c.1900) Lot #28 (Sale Order 25 of 46) A VOYAGE IN THE YACHT SUNBEAM Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months. Brassey, Lady [Annie]
Published by J.W. Henry, Chicago; nd. Fair/Good to good condition with library markings on spine not on inside title page. Lady Brassey and her husband traveled extensively in their yacht "Sunbeam" and have written many books about their travels.
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A History of Fly Fishing for Trout by John Waller Hills (1923) Lot #29 (Sale Order 26 of 46) A History of Fly Fishing for Trout by
John Waller Hills, Published by Frederick A Stokes (1923) very good condition hardcover, with owner inscription.
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RARE Boston Red Sox 1946 American League Champion Baseball Souvenir with POSTER w/ TED WILLIAMS Lot #30 (Sale Order 27 of 46) As shown in photographs, very good condition with fold-out poster of the entire team including Ted Williams.
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FINLAND The Land of a Thousand Lakes by Ernest Young (1912) Lot #31 (Sale Order 28 of 46) Finland: The Land of a Thousand Lakes by Ernest Young. Published by London : Chapman and Hall (1912) Illustrated with vintage black and white photographs. Good general condition with overall wear.
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LARGE Hand Written LEDGER 1865 to 1871 from Fabric Store in Walpole MA Lot #32 (Sale Order 29 of 46) Large ledger with over 450 pages of handwritten ledger notes. Although not 100% sure, this looks like fabric store entries from Walpole Massachusetts. Interesting ledger entries start June 1865 right after the Civil War ended. Covers are missing the spine.
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SIGNED SALMAN RUSHDIE Two Years and Twenty-Eight Nights Lot #33 (Sale Order 30 of 46) Very good condition, hardcover.
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SIGNED ALAN DERSHOWITZ Just Revenge Lot #34 (Sale Order 31 of 46) As shown, very good condition, inscribed by Dershowitz.
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SIGNED I WAS A TEENAGE BRADY by Barry Williams - Brady Bunch Lot #35 (Sale Order 32 of 46) Good condition softcover with some cover wear, signed by Barry Williams (Greg Brady) inside.
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RARE What MR. DARWIN Saw in His Voyage Round the World in the Ship ‘Beagle’ (1879) Lot #36 (Sale Order 33 of 46) What Mr Darwin Saw in His Voyage Round the World in the Ship ‘Beagle’, 1879. Extracts paraphrased by W.P. Garrison from Darwin’s Beagle diaries.
Son of a US abolitionist, W.P. Garrison published this work anonymously. His stated aim was to 'interest children in the study of natural history, and physical and political geography'. Garrison selected extracts from Darwin's original diaries. Good condition with some cover wear.
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An Historical Sketch of Sacerdotal Celibacy in the Christian Church (1867) Lot #37 (Sale Order 34 of 46) An Historical Sketch of Sacerdotal Celibacy in the Christian Church
LEA, Henry C. Published by J.B. Lippincott & Co, Philadelphia (1867) good condition, rebound. First edition. i-xx,17-601 pp.+ 2pp ads. 8vo,
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THE ART OF HENRY MATISSE by Albert Barnes (1933) Lot #38 (Sale Order 35 of 46) THE ART OF HENRY MATISSE
Barnes, Albert & Violette de Mazia
Published by New York, Scribners (1933) good- condition with some cover wear, a few pages have pencil notations. A section of black and white plates in the center of the book.
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MODERN EGYPT in Two Volumes by The Earl of Cromer (1908) Lot #39 (Sale Order 36 of 46) Modern Egypt in Two Volumes
The Earl of Cromer, Published by Macmillan (1908) good condition two volume set, some spotting near the front of the first volume. Covers the principal events which have occurred in Egypt and Soudan since the year 1876. The author had access to documents and archives of foreign offices in both London and Cairo and was in communication with almost everyone who took a leading part in Egyptian affairs during the period.
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RAREST SIGNED Poems of Home and Country (1895) Signed by Samuel Francis Smith LIMITED TO 250 COPIES Lot #40 (Sale Order 37 of 46) Poems of Home and Country. Also, Sacred and Miscellaneous Verse by Samuel Francis Smith, Edited by Gen. Henry B. Carrington
Samuel Francis Smith, Published by Silver, Burdett & Co, Boston, New York, & Chicago (1895) The preface reprints letters of Whittier and Holmes. Smith, the author of "My Country 'tis of Thee," died the same year this book was published. Good condition in good dust jacket with some wear on the top of the spine (see pic) ONE OF 250 COPIES.
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By the Pricking of My Thumbs by AGATHA CHRISTIE (1968) Lot #41 (Sale Order 38 of 46) By the Pricking of My Thumbs
Agatha Christie, Published by Dodd, Mead & Company [1968], New York (1968) very good condition hardcover with dust jacket in protector.
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The Encyclopedia of MODERN RAILROADS (1987) Lot #42 (Sale Order 39 of 46) Large folio with dust jacket in very good condition, hardcover.
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Twenty-Eight Years in WALL STREET by Henry Clews (1888) Lot #43 (Sale Order 40 of 46) Twenty-Eight Years in Wall Street by Henry Clews, Published by Irving Publishing Co. (1888) good- condition with cover wear. "Perhaps the 19th century's best book on Wall Street, this work provides a fascinating look at the financial markets during a period of rapid economic expansion. Henry Clews was a giant figure in finance at that time, and his firsthand account brings this colorful era to life like never before."
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THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN Easton Press by Edwin Coddington (1997) Collector's Edition Lot #44 (Sale Order 41 of 46) THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN Easton Press by Edwin Coddington, Published by Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut (1997) Very good condition wonderful two volume set. Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines.The Leather-Bound Library of Military History;
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Karl Marx and Frederick Engels (1962) Two Volumes - Russian Published Lot #45 (Sale Order 42 of 46) Karl Marx and Frederick Engels , Marx, K. & Engels, F. Published by Foreign Languages Publishing House (1962) Moscow, Good condition two volume set.
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OVER THE RANGE To The GOLDEN GATE (1904) Travel Guide - ROCKIES - CALIFORNIA - RIO GRANDE Lot #46 (Sale Order 43 of 46) OVER THE RANGE To The GOLDEN GATE by Stanley Wood, Published by R. R. Donnelly & Sons, Chicago (1904) good condition, hinge slightly cracked. A guidebook that attempts to describe the places of interest on the great railroad trunk, lines between Denver, southern California, and the Great Northwest. The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and the Rio Grande Western were at their zenith.
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History of the SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR (c.1890) & The Achievements of STANLEY (1878) Lot #47 (Sale Order 44 of 46) The Spanish American War book is in fair to fair/good condition with wear and some page issues. The Stanley book is in fair/good to good condition.
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Through the LOOKING GLASS (c.1920) & The Book of WONDERS VOYAGES (c.1920) Lot #48 (Sale Order 45 of 46) Through the Looking Glass book is definitely a later reprint however what year is unknown anytime between 1920 to 1960, and is in very good condition if not better.
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1960's FAO SCHWARTZ TOY CATALOG Lot #49 (Sale Order 46 of 46) No date found but definitely 1950's in very good condition, over 40 pages.
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