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Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 112)

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Lot of 1826 Boston Early American Newspapers - City Record

Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 112)

Three copies of the Boston News-Letter and City Record, two are shown in pictures, January 28th 1826, February 4th 1826, November 5th 1826. Fair/Good condition with wear - MANY GREAT ARTICLES, small newspapers sized 4"x6".

Collectible Correspondence Letters Lot - Business - Firearms - Carhartt - Supreme Court

Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 112)

Early Business Letter Lot, 1908 letter from from Hamilton Carhartt Manufacturer signed by Carhartt himself, Standard Oil Co. of New York Letterhead 1908, Attorney General Office New York Letterhead 1902 (2) signed, Small Supreme Court Decision letterhead on new trial declined, Marlin Fire Arms Co. New Haven CT 1899, all in good condition with some wear.

1860 New York Croton Aqueduct Lithograph - Hudson River

Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 112)

GROTON AQUEDUCT AT MILL RIVER, Hudson River, Drawn for Valentine's Manual, Lithograph, good condition, folded, sized 10"x5" in good condition.

1893 CHICAGO COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION WORLDS FAIR POSTCARD The Fisheries Builing

Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 112)

RARE 1902 German-American Coffee Company Billhead - Beautiful Parrot

Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 112)

The German-American Coffee Co. - March 2nd 1906 - good condition RARE BEAUTIFUL colored parrot on front. Sized 8"x5", good condition with a little wear.

Danbury Mint 22kt Gold Banknote

Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 112)

22kt gold REPLICA banknote. Amazingly detailed images are struck onto paper-backed 22kt gold foil sheet. These were sent out to subscribers of the Danbury Mint in 1992. SERIES OF 1914 $100 FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE

1895 Civil War Book - In the Saddle (The Blue and the Gray on Land)

Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 112)

Publisher: Boston: Lee & Shepard (1895), Hardcover, Good condition, missing fep, 1st Edition

Framed John W. Hardin Attorney Business Card - American Outlaw, Western Gunfighter

Lot #9 (Sale Order 9 of 112)

Framed John W. Hardin Attorney at Law Business Card, no COA or ability to authenticate. I opened the frame and it looks as though it comes from a scrapbook, written "El Paso 1903" on back. Please note the blueish color you see above the business card is from my scanner (it's a shadow) it is not actually there.

1834 Nantucket Island Newspaper - Mormon Joseph Smith - Slave Escape in Albany NY

Lot #10 (Sale Order 10 of 112)

NANTUCKET INQUIRER - April 30th 1834, complete newspaper, good condition with wear, including many different articles - black man saved by large group in Albany NY and escaped, Cholera in Cuba, News from Ohio and Mormon prophet Joseph Smith along with his "humbug brotherhood"

1900 Feet and Wings on Linen - Four Feet Friends Series - Color Chromolithographs

Lot #11 (Sale Order 11 of 112)

Mcloughlin Brothers, New York, Softcover. Fair/Good condition with wear throughout, ca.1900. Shiny Color Pictorial Stiff Paper Chromolitho Covers Of Cows In Barnyard With Horse-Drawn Cart & Chickens, Color chromolithographs. Illus. ; 6 Full Page Color Illus./Several Half-Tone Illus.; 14 pages.

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Lot #12 (Sale Order 12 of 112)

Original 1832 Edition DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE IN AFRICA - Folding Map

Lot #13 (Sale Order 13 of 112)

NARRATIVE OF DISCOVERY & ADVENTURE IN AFRICA,FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT TIME,WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE GEOLOGY,MINERALOGY & ZOOLOGY by JAMESON, WILSON, MURRAY. NY: J.J. Harper, 1832. Twelvemo - small book. 359 pp. One leaf of ads tipped in at front. Large folding map and fifteen other illustrations, including plates and text illustrations, and including the two route maps. Original tan muslin - spine chipped. Scarce.

Assorted Lot 34 Vintage WWII ERA BRASS MILITARY & COMMEMORATIVE UNIFORM BUTTONS

Lot #14 (Sale Order 14 of 112)

Lot of 34 assorted brass uniform buttons from WWII era.

Collection 1830-1831 GENERAL STORE LEDGERS - JACKSON, NH Area

Lot #15 (Sale Order 15 of 112)

Lot of 3 paperbound handwritten general store ledgers from the Jackson, New Hampshire area. All in consecutive order. Each measures 8" x 12" with about 40 pages of entries. No covers or bindings. Hundreds of surnames and entries for purchases: wood, rum, shirting, coffee, etc.

1974 MAXFIELD PARRISH POSTER BOOK - 22 Frameable Prints

Lot #16 (Sale Order 16 of 112)

MAXFIELD PARRISH POSTER BOOK Published by Harmony Books, New York, NY, 1974. Illustrated with 22 full page color plates. Introduction by Sendak. 11 1/4" x 16". Front cover has tear. First half of book has some rippling - pages can be flattened. Vivid colors.

1973 MYOPIA HUNT CLUB POLO YEARBOOK - U.S. Polo Association

Lot #17 (Sale Order 17 of 112)

8 1/2" x 11" paperwraps stapled oversize booklet. Good+ condition. Illustrated with b&w photographs.

ORIGINAL PENCIL SIGNED c1945 Covered Bridge Woodcut ASA CHEFFETZ - Listed American Artist

Lot #18 (Sale Order 18 of 112)

"BRIDGE OVER MAD RIVER - VERMONT" matted, pencil signed and pencil labeled original woodcut by renowned American artist Asa Cheffetz. Pencil signed lower right. Matted dimensions 11" x 14". Image dimensions 5 1/4" x 7 1/2". Very good condition.

Vintage LINCOLN-ZEPHYR V-12 1937 Color Auto Sales Catalogues w/ Envelope

Lot #19 (Sale Order 19 of 112)

Lincoln Motor Car Company, Detroit, MI. Two double-sided full-color fold-out advertising brochures, 17" x 21". With original printed mailing envelope.

Original 1857 INDIAN RACES OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA - 40 Color Plates

Lot #20 (Sale Order 20 of 112)

Published by American Subscription House, New York. Leatherbound - binding in poor condition with boards reattached and spine covering missing. Interior mildly age toned. Wonderful full color plates. Includes IROQUOIS, ABORIGINES, PEQUOTS, SHAWANEES, etc.

OFFICIAL ICE HOCKEY RULES of the NCAA 1940-1941 - Spaldings Athletic Library

Lot #21 (Sale Order 21 of 112)

Small paperback. 96 pages. Good- condition - some age-toning and chipping to corners. Illustrated throughout with photos and great vintage advertisements.

OFFICIAL 1932 FIELD HOCKEY GUIDE - U.S. Association - WITH RULES PAMPHLET

Lot #22 (Sale Order 22 of 112)

Assorted Lot VINTAGE CHILDS BOOKS, GAMES & PAPER DOLLS - Little Lulu, Tom & Jerry, Pinocchio

Lot #23 (Sale Order 23 of 112)

Great estate lot of vintage childrens' paper items: *1953 TOM AND JERRY AND THE TOY CIRCUS BOOK *1939 WALT DISNEY'S PINOCCHIO BOOK *1942 PICTURE PARADE LINEN BOOK *1953 THE DOGHOUSE GAME PAPER BOOK *1974 LITTLE LULU GOLDEN BOOK *c1950 WHITMAN PLAYMATES CARDBOARD DOLLS SET c1960 LITTLE LULU CUT-OUT PAPER DOLLS

The Letters of John Greenleaf Whittier: Harvard University Press - Three Volumes

Lot #24 (Sale Order 24 of 112)

The Letters of John Greenleaf Whittier: Three Volumes John Greenleaf Whittier; John B. Pickard [Editor]. Published by Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1975. Good three-volume hardcover set, no dust jackets. Very little wear. Text is clean and unmarked. Binding is tight, hinges strong

1880 THE TWO GRAY GIRLS AND THEIR OPPOSITE NEIGHBORS - Antique Illustrated Children's Book

Lot #25 (Sale Order 25 of 112)

THE TWO GRAY GIRLS AND THEIR OPPOSITE NEIGHBORS by Ellen Haile, Cassell & Company, Ltd., New York London Paris, 1880. Hardcover. Possible missing fep.

Lot 1950s VINTAGE MENS MAGAZINES - PIN-UPS, PULP, ADVENTURE

Lot #26 (Sale Order 26 of 112)

Great vintage lot: ACE MAGAZINE FOR MEN OF DISTINCTION, FEB 1959; ESCAPADE MAGAZINE FOR MEN, MARCH 1957; MODERN MAN: THE ADULT PICTURE MAGAZINE, NOV. 1958; SIR! A MAGAZINE FOR MALES. FEB. 1958.

Vintage Issues RADIO NEWS MAGAZINE Monthly 1939-1942

Lot #27 (Sale Order 27 of 112)

Six issues of RADIO NEWS Monthly: OCT 1939, MAY 1940, JUNE 1941, AUG 1941, OCT 1941, FEB 1942. Good+ condition - no mailing labels or major flaws. Great vintage ads.

EARLY 1780 Newspaper - Newcastle Chronicle - June 17th 1780

Lot #28 (Sale Order 28 of 112)

The Newcastle Chronicle, London, dated June 17th 1780, authentic and complete, many great articles and advertisements.

China 1930 Central Bank of China 5 Dollars Shanghai

Lot #29 (Sale Order 29 of 112)

China, 1930 The Bank of China 5 Dollars, Shanghai, good condition.

EIGHT 1878 Illustrated Checks - Providence RI

Lot #30 (Sale Order 30 of 112)

EIGHT 1878 Illustrated Checks - Providence RI - Grocers and Producers Bank - signed and has printed name on the left hand side of the check.

Central Bank of China 1936 One Yuan

Lot #31 (Sale Order 31 of 112)

1936 Central Bank of China 1 Yuan Note, good condition, little wear. A230621H. You will receive the note in the photos.

1942 Central Bank of China Ten 10 Yuan

Lot #32 (Sale Order 32 of 112)

Aperture Number 129 - 40th Anniversary 1952-1992 - Fall 1992

Lot #33 (Sale Order 33 of 112)

Aperture Number 129 - 40th Anniversary 1952-1992, Fall 1992, 107-page Soft Cover edition, Good condition.

10 Mercury Dime Coin Lot

Lot #34 (Sale Order 34 of 112)

Ten Mercury Dimes all in good condition, silver, nice coin lot.

ANTIQUE 1870s PHOTO ALBUM - 48 CDVs, CABINET CARDS & TINTYPES

Lot #35 (Sale Order 35 of 112)

8 1/2" x 11" lizard-skinned antique photo album. Filled with 48 assorted family images. Some page frames have tears. A wonderful item.

Early 1900s COLLEGE PHOTO CATALOGUES - HARVARD & CORNELL UNIVERSITIES

Lot #36 (Sale Order 36 of 112)

Two early college photogravure albums: HARVARD UNIVERSITY c1920. 10" x 12". Stringbound. 25 tipped-in photogravure photos of university buildings. CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1932 Photo Calendar. Stringbound 11" x 14". Laid-in photogravure photos of campus and surroundings.

ANTIQUE 1880s FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM - 52 CDVs, CABINET CARDS & TINTYPES

Lot #37 (Sale Order 37 of 112)

7" x 9" family album. Faded velvet covering with engraved brass plaque on front. Album 2/3 filled with fascinating array of images of men, women & children. Many paper frames have closed tears.

1848 London Illustrated News Illustrated

Lot #38 (Sale Order 38 of 112)

The Illustrated London News - January 15th 1848, good condition some wear along spine, 14 pages filled with illustrations.

Large Collection 1839 Godey's Ladies Hand Color Prints

Lot #39 (Sale Order 39 of 112)

Seven hand colored Godey's Ladies Fashion Prints as shown. Fair/Good condition. Sized approx 10"x4" each.

RARE CIVIL WAR CABINET CARD PHOTO - Decorated UNION STAFF OFFICER - Chickering Studio

Lot #40 (Sale Order 40 of 112)

Rare in pristine condition - 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" sepia cabinet card of decorated Union staff officer in kepi. Elmer Chickering Boston photo studio on verso.

LARGE 1880s CABINET CARD PHOTO ALBUM - 34 PORTRAITS MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN

Lot #41 (Sale Order 41 of 112)

Large embossed leather portrait photo album - 9" x 11". Completely filled with sepia tone cabinet card portraits. Great hats!

VICTORIAN FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM - 38 SEPIA CABINET CARD PORTRAITS

Lot #42 (Sale Order 42 of 112)

Leatherbound photo album - binding in poor shape with covers detaching. 7 1/2" x 9". Photos include many family members.

VINTAGE 1930s DIONNE QUINTUPLETS Promotional Photo Hand Fan

Lot #43 (Sale Order 43 of 112)

14" long, 8 1/2" wide. Paper an on wooden handle. Early photo of quints in high chairs. Compliments of JOSLIN DEPARTMENT STORE, MALDEN, MA. Very good condition.

1894 Issue INTERNATIONAL TICKET AGENT MAGAZINE Transportation Railroads & Steamships

Lot #44 (Sale Order 44 of 112)

Original February 1894 issue. 8 1/2" x 11 1/2". 35 pages. Closed tears to covers. Some age toning to interior.

LOT 1950s-60s ALASKA TRAVEL BROCHURES & MAPS

Lot #45 (Sale Order 45 of 112)

Six 1960s publocations: ALASKA CENTENNIAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS 1967 LIST ALASKA TOUR OPERATORS ALASKA ROAD MAP 1955 ALASKA RAILROAD POSTAL BROCHURE 1967 ALASKA FERRY SCHEDULE 1960s FOLD-OUT ALASKA PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE

1965 Oversize BUICK AUTOMOTIVE SALES BROCHURE

Lot #46 (Sale Order 46 of 112)

10 1/2" x 13 1/2". Staple bound. 44 pages. Very good condition. Buick Wildcat, Sportswagon, Electra, Skylark, etc.

1947 Booklet STORY OF THE MORMON PIONEERS

Lot #47 (Sale Order 47 of 112)

Softbound booklet. 42 pages. History of JOSEPH SMITH, TREK ACROSS OIWA, BRIGHAM YOUG, etc. Good+ condition. Stamp on front cover.

1914 Booklet TRAIL OF THE OLYMPIAN Railway CHICAGO TO PUGET SOUND

Lot #48 (Sale Order 48 of 112)

THE TRAIL OF THE OLYMPIAN. 2000 MILES OF SCENIC SPLENDOR - CHICAGO TO PUGET SOUND CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY] Published by F.A. Miller, 1914. 36 pp. illustrated booklet, 6.25 x 8.5 inches, depicting the scenery between Chicago and Seattle/Tacoma WA. Contents comprised of sepia photos with brief descriptive text. Map of the system at the end of the booklet. Overall very good condition. A well-illustrated booklet depicting the scenery of the route traversed by "two palatial transcontinental trains, 'The Olympian' and 'The Columbian. Amid luxury and ease, afforded by these splendid trains, one traverses the most bewildering scenery."

Estate Lot CIVIL WAR ERA Encased Daguerreotype & Tintype Portraits

Lot #49 (Sale Order 49 of 112)

Lot of 5 1860s original early photographic images: Large brass-framed tintype of woman in plaid with duty stamp on back - Small cased tintype of young child - Encased daguerreotype of young man with handwritten label and lock of hair - Half of case with daguerreotype - hand-tinted grandmother and young boy - Encased daguerreotype portrait of woman.

Vintage Ice Capades Of 1952 12th Cinderella Edition Greatest Show On Ice

Lot #50 (Sale Order 50 of 112)

Vintage Ice Capades Of 1952 12th Cinderella Edition Greatest Show On Ice, good condition with some wear.

The March 27, 1964 Alaska Earthquake On the Hydrology Of Outside Alaska : Geological

Lot #51 (Sale Order 51 of 112)

Geological Survey Professional Paper 544-C) Alaska Earthquake, March 27, 1964: Effects on Hydrologic Regimen Outside Alaska - Hydroseismograms from Nunn-Bush Shoe Co. Well, Wisconsin; Effects on Ground Water in Iowa. USGPO, Washingon D.C., 1967. Wraps. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Photos, Maps (illustrator). Quarto. edges and corners lightly scuffed and shelf-worn; 54 pages; clean and tight. Paperback.

1822 Early Boston Newspaper - Duelling in Augusta GA, Loss of the ship Savannah

Lot #52 (Sale Order 52 of 112)

Duel takes place in Augusta GA, Loss of the ship Savannah, many great illustrated advertisements.

Tom Landry and The Dallas Cowboys Comic Book, Spire Comics, 1973

Lot #53 (Sale Order 53 of 112)

om Landry and The Dallas Cowboys Comic Book, Spire Comics, 1973, fair/good condition with wear throughout.

1940's Piffle's Picture Puzzles Drawing Book-Platt & Munk Co.

Lot #54 (Sale Order 54 of 112)

1940's Piffle's Picture Puzzles Drawing Book-Platt & Munk Co. 16 page children's booklet in good condition with some minor wear on the cover. Unused. 8" x 6" in size.

The Picture Story of the San Francisco Earthquake, Wednesday, April 18, 1906, 30 photographs

Lot #55 (Sale Order 55 of 112)

Geo. Rice & Sons, Los Angeles, 1906. Wraps. Fair/Good condition with wear throughout. Stapled pictorial wrappers. One page of text and 30 photographs. Some chipping to covers.

1880s Leather Photo Album ALBUMEN FINE ART IMAGES

Lot #56 (Sale Order 56 of 112)

7" x 8" hinged leather photo album. Gilded foreedge. Only 1/2 filled with laid-down images of important sculptures, paintings, etc.

Collection 1920s BRITISH TOURIST PAMPHLETS - Orkney, Salisbury, Winchester

Lot #57 (Sale Order 57 of 112)

Fourteen small paperbound 1920s travel pamphlets and maps from England - ORKNEY, SALISBURY, BOYNE VALLEY, WINCHESTER, OXFORD, LIVERPOOL, ARUNDEL and LUDLOW.

1939 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR Official Guide Book

Lot #58 (Sale Order 58 of 112)

Exposition Publications, Inc., New York, New York, 1939. Soft cover. Westinghouse Time Capsule, Road of Tomorrow by Ford; Toder, the machine who talks like a man; the Carrier Igloo of Tomorrow; Mystery Gardens; the Gas Wonderland; & so much more! In 256 pages with wrappers illustrated with a classic Deco design & original $.25 price.

Original 1947 WHO'S WHO IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES BASEBALL 15th Edition BOSTON BRAVES - Ted Williams

Lot #59 (Sale Order 59 of 112)

No Dust Jacket. 1st edition. 15th ed. 96pp. Boards soiled with some writing. Interior age toned but complete. Includes STAN MUSIAL, TED WILLIAMS, RED SOX, BOSTON BRAVES, etc.

1960s Illustrated French Booklets CHAMPIGNONS Mushrooms

Lot #60 (Sale Order 60 of 112)

Two original illustrated French nature guides with full color descriptions of wild mushrooms.

1933 ART DECO Programme BALLET RUSSES de MONTE CARLO

Lot #61 (Sale Order 61 of 112)

9" x 12" stringbound programme - mylar cover with much chipping. Illustrated with b&w and colour plates.

1888 1st Edition VICTORIAN CHROMOLITHOGRAPHED POETRY BOOK Autumn Leaves

Lot #62 (Sale Order 62 of 112)

Small 6" x 7" stringbound softwraps book. Unpaginated. Illustrated throughout with sepia tone Victorian floral drawings. Very scarce.

VICTORIAN LINEN VEIL HOLDER w/ ORIGINAL LACE VEILS

Lot #63 (Sale Order 63 of 112)

6" x 13" hand-painted linen veil holder with interior paper envelopes. Holds 2 original lace veils.

1940 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR Official Guide Book

Lot #64 (Sale Order 64 of 112)

5" x 8" softwraps booklet. Name written on front cover. 160 pages. Good+ condition.

1893 WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO - Tinted Photographic Plates

Lot #65 (Sale Order 65 of 112)

Rand McNally, Chicago, 1893. 5 ½ X 8 ¼. Boards: pictorial cover with gilt in the designs; mild to moderate book/shelf edge wear, rubs, corner bumps, some discoloration, some soil marks. Interior: tinted full-page photographic plates of buildings at the World's Fair. Superb quality photographs: Bird's Eye View of the World's Columbian Exposition; Machinery Hall; United States Government Building; A Perspective View, Looking South, Showing The Southern End of The Exposition; Administrative Building; Agricultural Building; Woman's Building; Fisheries And Aquarium; Transportation and Horticultural Buildings; Manufactures' and Liberal Arts Building; Art Building; Illinois State Building; Pier and Casino; Electrical Building; Mining Building; Gun Boat At the World's Fair.

ORIGINAL Chicago World's Columbian Exposition 1893 ADVERTISING BOOKLET - Birds Eye View Engravings

Lot #66 (Sale Order 66 of 112)

Small 4" x 6" softwraps booklet. Covers bumped and mildly stained. Compliments of G.P. TWIGG CLOTHIER, ST. ALBANS VT. Panoramic fold-out black&white engraved plates.

1940 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR Ticket Stub Book

Lot #67 (Sale Order 67 of 112)

2 1/4" x 6" stapled ticket stub book. Contains 2 unused tickets.

1916 Booklet PHILADELPHIA: REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTIONS Beautiul Illustrations

Lot #68 (Sale Order 68 of 112)

PHILADELPHIA: REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTIONS. Strawbridge & Clothier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Published by Strawbridge & Clothier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1916. 1916 - text). (12) pages. 4 lovely color illustrations with figures in Strawbridge & Clothier costume, Independence Hall, Broad & Walnut Streets, Merion Country Club, University of Pennsylvania, small drawings of Betsy Ross House, Girard Bank, Christ Church, Penn House, US Mint, Washington Monument. 5 x 7". Ink stain to front cover.

Vintage Silk 48-STAR OLD GLORY AMERICAN FLAG

Lot #69 (Sale Order 69 of 112)

24" x 32". Fine silk. 48 stars. Stitched hems. Some slight discoloration.

Estate Lot VINTAGE COSTUME JEWELY

Lot #70 (Sale Order 70 of 112)

1960 FORD AUTOMOBILE PROMOTIONAL BUYER'S GUIDE Galaxy Fairlane Starliner

Lot #71 (Sale Order 71 of 112)

Dearborn: [1959]. (20)pp. Color halftones & drawings of model cars, socializing adults, families, options, details. 8x14.5'', pamphlet.

NATIONAL SPORTSMAN MAGAZINE FEB, 1930 - GREAT COLOR HUNTING COVER

Lot #72 (Sale Order 72 of 112)

NATIONAL SPORTSMAN MAGAZINE; FEB, 1930. 66pp. Great color cover by P. B. Parsons. Color Kleanbore ad inside back cover & Winchester ad inside front cover. A nice copy.

ADVENTURE MAGAZINE ISSUES - FEB 1935, MARCH 1937 - PECOS BILL, COMANCHE KID

Lot #73 (Sale Order 73 of 112)

Popular Publications, Inc., 1935-7. Paperback. Moderate edge wear. Pages age-tanned.

1901 Booklet LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON D.C. - ART & ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAVURES

Lot #74 (Sale Order 74 of 112)

HOWARD GREY DOUGLAS, WASHINGTON D.C., 1901. STIFF WRAPS GREEN. Book Condition: FAIR. 9X11. Laced string bound. Shelf wear. Cover edges worn and torn. Pictorial cover, picture torn. Pages are heavy weight and gray in color, corner bends, mild browning. Black and white photographs are tipped in and in very good condition.

c1930s GELATIN SILVER PRINT - HARVARD UNIVERSITY STADIUM - HARVARD vs. DARTMOUTH

Lot #75 (Sale Order 75 of 112)

8" x 10" sepia tone photograph. Mild overall adding. Handwritten label on back.

Original 1920 Silver Gelatin Photo UNIFORMED POLICEMAN ON INDIAN MOTORCYCLE

Lot #76 (Sale Order 76 of 112)

Original 5" x 7" sepia tone photograph. Mild overall fading - very good condition.

c1890 MOUNTED ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH - LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN AT STATION

Lot #77 (Sale Order 77 of 112)

Mat 7" x 9 1/2" - image measures 5" x 7 1/2". Overall fading. Some age staining to margins. On reverse is another vintage photo of horse drawn carriage with road sign to Suncook and Manchester.

Original c1940s Silver Gelatin Photo FIRE ENGINE AND CREW FIGHTING FIRE

Lot #78 (Sale Order 78 of 112)

8" x 10" sepia tone photograph. Mildest overall fading. Negative # printed in photo lower right.

1958 8"x10" Photo BLUE ANGELS PILOT ON COCKPIT

Lot #79 (Sale Order 79 of 112)

8"x10" black & white photograph. Very good condition. On reverse, typed bio of LIEUTENANT JOHN DAMIAN.

c1900 CABINET CARD PHOTO - PLUMED MILITARY UNIFORMED MAN - INDIAN ORCHARD MASS. STUDIO

Lot #80 (Sale Order 80 of 112)

4" x 5 1/2" albumen mounted on 5 1/2" x 8" card. Corners bumped.

RARE Thirty Years at Sea the Story of a Sailor's Life by Shippen

Lot #81 (Sale Order 81 of 112)

Thirty Years at Sea: The Story of a Sailors Life; Philadelphia LB Lippincott & Co. 1879, Hardcover, 8vo. Reddish-Brown cloth with decorative gilt titles, Illustrated, Spine somewhat sloped, light rubbing, Owner Inscription, some tanning to interiors, Good in bright covers.

1956 Ted Williams Sport Magazine

Lot #82 (Sale Order 82 of 112)

This is a July, 1956 Sport Magazine, Ted Williams Boston Red Sox Cover. Program is in good condition, no mailing label on front cover, has some cover and spine wear, some foxing, spine splits top and bottom, back cover bend down middle and edge tears, complete - has all pages.

1865 Atllantic Monthly Bound with Lincoln Assassination - John Brown's Raid - Longfellow

Lot #83 (Sale Order 83 of 112)

The Atlantic Monthly Volume XV, 1865, Ticknor & Fields, Boston, MA, 1865. 1st Edition Good condition, Hard Cover, FIRST PRINTING of a poem by James Russell Lowell titled "A Gold Egg, A Dream Fantasy" published later in "Under the Willows and Other Poems" in 1869 --FIRST PRINTING of a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier titled "The Grave By The Lake" -- FIRST PRINTING by Harriet Beecher Stowe titled "The Chimney Corner", article on Abraham Lincoln shortly after his assassination, John Brown's Raid.

1793 First Lines of the Practice of Physic - Early Medicine

Lot #84 (Sale Order 84 of 112)

First Lines of the Practice of Physic - Early Medicine, 1791, Volume II Only - Please note this is in fair condition with a great deal of wear.

1888 Drum-Beat of the Nation: the First Period of the War of the Rebellion from its Outbreak to 1862

Lot #85 (Sale Order 85 of 112)

Drum-Beat of the Nation: the First Period of the War of the Rebellion from its Outbreak to the Close of 1862, by Charles Carleton Coffin, Harper & brothers, New York, 1888. hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Ex-library with the usual treatments. 478 pp. Bound in original cloth with deocrative black frame and gilt illustration of drum and musket to front. Contains numerous illustrations throughout.

1897 Authorized Guide to the Tower of London

Lot #86 (Sale Order 86 of 112)

Authorized Guide to the Tower of London, Revised Edition, by W.F. Loftie, London (1897), 158 pages, sized 4"x6" in good condition with wear.

Central Bank of China 1936 One Yuan

Lot #87 (Sale Order 87 of 112)

1936 Central Bank of China 1 Yuan Note, good condition, little wear. #A230616H you will receive the note in the photos.

EARLY 1780 Newspaper - Newcastle Chronicle - July 8th 1780

Lot #88 (Sale Order 88 of 112)

The Newcastle Chronicle, London, dated July 8th 1780, authentic and complete, many great articles and advertisements.

1861 Etymologisches wörterbuch der romanischen sprachen, von Friedrich Diez. Great Binding.

Lot #89 (Sale Order 89 of 112)

1958 8"x10" Photo U.S. NAVAL BLUE ANGELS PILOT Flight Formation

Lot #90 (Sale Order 90 of 112)

8" X 10" gelatin silver print. Minor old lines. Good+ condition.

1847 Knickerbocker Magazine - The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman

Lot #91 (Sale Order 91 of 112)

The Knickerbocker Magazine - June 1847, good condition, 55 pages, articles on The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman, Letters from the Gulf States, good condition with some wear.

c1890 MOUNTED ALBUMEN CABINET PHOTOGRAPH - LADIES BRIDGE CLUB

Lot #92 (Sale Order 92 of 112)

7" x 10" mount, 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" image. Some silvering to image surface, chipping to board.

1861 Home Ballads and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier

Lot #93 (Sale Order 93 of 112)

Home Ballads and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier, Boston Ticknor (1861), good condition, with some wear throughout.

1863 Civil War Document - 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers

Lot #94 (Sale Order 94 of 112)

Volunteer Descriptive List of 1st Mass. Volunteer Infantry, large fold out document on deserter last name Griggs with description of his campaigns. He escaped from Rikers Island. Fair/Good condition, with tears along the folds.

1727 Miscellany Poems by Several Hands

Lot #95 (Sale Order 95 of 112)

Miscellany Poems. Volume II, by Several Hands, Fifth Edition, London, fair condition with loose front cover, owner inscription from 1728, Chaucer, and many other poets.

Littorio Del Signore "La Porta St. Louis, Quebec" - Seriolithograph - Framed & Signed w/COA

Lot #96 (Sale Order 96 of 112)

Littorio Del Signore "La Porta St. Louis, Quebec" - Seriolithograph - Framed and signed with Certificate of Authenticity. Frame is 12" x 10.5". Art is 8.75" x 7.25'.

Small c1915 ALBUMEN PHOTO - BANGOR MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENT NO. 1 PUMPER TRUCK

Lot #97 (Sale Order 97 of 112)

5" x 7" unmounted albumen photograph. Some staining to edges and mild overall adding. Great historical image.

1934 WEST POINT v HARVARD ADMISSION TICKET & 3 BOSTON COLLEGE FOOTBALL TICKETS

Lot #98 (Sale Order 98 of 112)

1963 Norfolk Virginia Story with MacArthur

Lot #99 (Sale Order 99 of 112)

The Norfolk Story - Norfolk Virginia Story with MacArthur on the cover, 8.5"x11", fold down the middle.

c1910 Cabinet Card ALBUMEN PHOTO - BARBERS IN BARBERSHOP

Lot #100 (Sale Order 100 of 112)

6 1/2" x 9" card mount, 6" x 8 1/2" image. Card edges chipped. Mild overall fading to image.

1816 Early Newspaper - General Andrew Jackson

Lot #101 (Sale Order 101 of 112)

Niles Weekly Register - October 12th 1816, good condition, disbound, great articles on Affairs in Algeria, Oneida Indians, King of Haiti, General Jackson treaty with Indian tribes, nine pages sized 4"x9".

1956 Stanley Woodward's Football Magazine

Lot #102 (Sale Order 102 of 112)

Stanley Woodward's Football 1956 with Tommy McDonald Oklahoma Halfback on the cover, good condition with wear.

1928-1929 Harvard Dramatic Club with Henry Fonda

Lot #103 (Sale Order 103 of 112)

RARE c1895 KODAK ROUND PHOTO - PEDESTRIANS ON BROOKLYN BRIDGE

Lot #104 (Sale Order 104 of 112)

4 1/4" x 5 1/4". Mounted on stock. Handwritten on reverse.

1822 Dauphine Island and Mobile Point Document with Early Map - James Monroe

Lot #105 (Sale Order 105 of 112)

Accompanying the President's Message of 26th, March 1822, in relation to the fortification on Dauphine Island and Mobile Point. 15 pages, with fold out map.

RARE c1895 KODAK ROUND PHOTO - VIEW EAST RIVER FROM BROOKLYN BRIDGE

Lot #106 (Sale Order 106 of 112)

4 1/4" x 5 1/4". Mounted on stock. Handwritten on reverse.

1886 Engraving "Warrior and Wounded Youth" from the original sculpture by W.J.S. Webber

Lot #107 (Sale Order 107 of 112)

"Warrior and Wounded Youth" Artist: Stodart; Engraver: Webber, Publisher: D. Appleton & Company, Good condition with very little wear as shown. The entire engraving including borders is approx. 9" x 12" - perfect to be framed. Printed by D.Appleton & Co. - Published in the Art Journal publication from 1886.

c1910 Mounted Silver Print Photo TROY NY HIGH SCHOOLERS HALLOWEEN COSTUMES Ku Klux Klan, Indian

Lot #108 (Sale Order 108 of 112)

7 " x 9 1/2" image on 9 1/4" x 10 1/2" board. Some scratches to image. Printed on back "BERT BOICE, EXPERT COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER, FRANKLIN SQUARE, TROY NY"

c1940 Pamphlet RULES FOR GAME OF HORSESHOE PITCHING - ST. PIERRE CHAIN CORP.

Lot #109 (Sale Order 109 of 112)

Small 4-page pamphlet. Not illustrated. Overall age toning.

1919 SHIPPERS GUIDE & YEARBOOK - OFFICIAL JOURNAL BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY CLERKS - OLD COLONY LODGE

Lot #110 (Sale Order 110 of 112)

7 1/2" x 10 1/2" stapled softwraps. NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN and HARTFORD RAILROAD.

c1910 Mounted Silver Print Photo QUINCY MASS. SHIPYARD - FORE RIVER ENGINE CO.

Lot #111 (Sale Order 111 of 112)

4 1/2 " x 6 1/2" image on 7" x 10 1/2" board. Some fading to image and chipping to board.

c1930 Hand-Painted Photo OLD BLACK WOMAN POINTING

Lot #112 (Sale Order 112 of 112)

10" x 12", hand-colored photo. Some scratches to surface.


Antique Books & Ephemera V
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Antique Books & Ephemera V
by South Boston Books Event Begins: Monday, April 21, 10:00 PM Eastern First lots ends Sunday, April 27, 9:00 PM Eastern Last lot ends Sunday, April 27, 10:51 PM Eastern Great lots of antiquarian books, collectibles, EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY, ephemera, coins & currency. Great collection of items! NO RESERVES - REASONABLE SHIPPING - Auction ends APRIL 27, 2014.