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1955 The Family of Man. The Greatest Photographic Exhibition of All Time - 503 pictures

Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 51)

The Family of Man. The Greatest Photographic Exhibition of All Time - 503 pictures from 68 Countries - created for the Museum of Modern Art. Published by Museum Of Modern Art / Simon And Schuster / Maco Magazine Corporation, New York (1955). With Prologue by Carl Sandburg, Introduction by Edward Steichen. Good condition with some minor wear. 192 pages. Illustrated with a wonderful collection of duotone photographs of people from all over the world, accompanied by lines of poetry and quotes from some of the greatest writers and thinkers ever.

1941 Twentieth Century Indians by France Cooke Macgregor - Photographs

Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 51)

Twentieth Century Indians by France Cooke Macgregor, Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons,, New York: (1941). Good condition, no dustjacket. 4to, 127pp, b&w frontis, b&w illus throughout., illustrated end papers.

1868 Artists and Arabs; or Sketching in Sunshine by Henry Blackburn - Sketching in Algeria

Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 51)

Artists and Arabs; or Sketching in Sunshine by Henry Blackburn. Published by London - Sampson Low, Son, and Marston (1868). First edition. 208 with 12 plates and 10 vignettes. A lovely book on sketching abroad with an illustration to frontispiece and a vignette half title and numerous illustrations and ten vignettes throughout. Ex-library, fair/good condition with wear. The advantage of winter studios abroad, and the value of sketching in the open air; especially in Algeria.

Retrospections of Dorothea Herbert in 2 Volumes 1770-1806

Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 51)

Retrospections of Dorothea Herbert in 2 Volumes 1770-1806, Published by Gerald Howe, 1929. Dorothea Herbert (c.1767-1829) was an Irish diarist and poet. Her Retrospections, first published in two volumes in 1929-30, contain local accounts of life in the late eighteenth century, but are soon overshadowed by her unrequited passion for John Roe, heir to Rockwell near Knockgrafton, another of her father's parishes. Good condition.

1913 Wapens, Vlaggen En Zegels Van Nederladn by Door T. Van Der Laars - COATS of ARMS - INSIGNIAS

Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 51)

Wapens, Vlaggen En Zegels Van Nederladn by Door T. Van Der Laars, Published by Verzameld Door, Amsterdam, 1913. 177 pages. Written in Dutch. Many illustrations of coats-of-arms, insignia, flags at least 12 of which are full-page color. Good- condition with some wear on the covers, the inside pages are clean.

MATISSE - Skira Color Prints Series - Six 9¾" - 12" Color Plates

Lot #9 (Sale Order 9 of 51)

Matisse - Skira Color Prints Series, Switzerland. Flexible Covers. Book Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. Six Color Plates (illustrator). 9¾" - 12" tall. In pictoiral folder, plates laid in loose. Good condition.

RARE 1933 A&P CARNIVAL Chicago World's Fair MENU'S & RECIPES

Lot #10 (Sale Order 10 of 51)

1933 A&P CARNIVAL Chicago World's Fair MENU'S & RECIPES, giant catalog filled with menus for people to use - over 200+ pages of recipes and advertisements.

Gentilz: Artist of the Old Southwest - Texas - Mexico

Lot #11 (Sale Order 11 of 51)

Gentilz: Artist of the Old Southwest by Dorothy Steinbomer Kendall Published by University of Texas Press, 1974. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Good condition slight rubbing on dustjacket. Gentilz produced a variety of paintings and drawings that reflected his Texas surroundings, including compositions depicting the customs of the Mexican population, for which he is most remembered today, and botanical studies of the native wildflowers of South Texas.

Winslow Homer: Paintings of the Civil War by Marc Simpson

Lot #12 (Sale Order 12 of 51)

Winslow Homer: Paintings of the Civil War by Marc Simpson, Published by Bedford Arts, San Francisco (1988). Bedford Arts, San Francisco, 1989. Good copy one corner slightly bent. Folio (9 x 11.25 inches). Pp. 283, fully illustrated in color. Produced to accompany the first major exhibition of Winslow Homer's Civil War paintings, prints and drawings, held at the M.H.de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco in 1988. Homer was deemed the best chronicler of the War. Includes essays by historians Sally Mills, Christopher Kent Wilson, Lucretia H. Giese, Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr., Kristin Hoermann.

1860 American History: Aboriginal America by Jacob Abbott Illustrated - Indian Families

Lot #13 (Sale Order 13 of 51)

American History: Aboriginal America by Jacob Abbott, Published by Sheldon and Company, New York, 1860, ex-library with marks, includes the Indian Races, Indian Family, Mechanical Arts, and more. Fair/good condition with illustrations.

RARE A Lady's Life in Rocky Mountains by Isabella L Bird - Indians - Travel - Lake Tahoe

Lot #14 (Sale Order 14 of 51)

A Lady's Life in Rocky Mountains by Bishop, Mrs., (Isabella L Bird). Published by John Murray, London (1910). Good condition with some minor wear. Isabella L. Bird wrote these memoirs as a series of letter to her sister in England. Of particular interest is her observations about Lake Tahoe, Indians, travel, Estes Park, the Great Divide, etc. 296 pages. No dust jacket.

1897 Boston Collection of Kindergarten Stories

Lot #15 (Sale Order 15 of 51)

THE BOSTON COLLECTION OF KINDERGARTEN STORIES, Published by J. L. Hammett Co. (1897), Hardcover. Good condition with minor wear, twelfth edition, many fables.

RARE 1847 The Expedition to Borneo of H. M. S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy

Lot #16 (Sale Order 16 of 51)

The Expedition to Borneo of H. M. S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy with Extracts from the Journal of James Brooke, Esq., of Sarawak. Captain the Hon. Henry Keppel. Published by Harper Bros; New York. (1846). Hard. Book Condition: Good-. Fold-out frontismap. Foxed. (illustrator). 12mo. 7 1/2". Top 1/4 of spine cover missing.

New York Central and Hudson River Railroad $1000 GOLD Bond (1898)

Lot #17 (Sale Order 17 of 51)

Beautifully engraved certificate from the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad issued in 1898. This historic document was printed by the American Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a beautiful vignette of a train passing by the harbor with an old sailing vessel in the background. This item has the signatures of the Company’s officers, and is over 114 years old. This also comes with a full sheet of 50 bond certificates,

Alonzo Chappel, American (1828–1887) , Engraving, "J.C. Fremont", 7" x 10", 1862, U.S. Civil War

Lot #18 (Sale Order 18 of 51)

Alonzo Chappel, American (1828–1887) , Engraving, "J.C. Fremont", 7" x 10", 1862, U.S. Civil War, good condition some spotting along the margins.

1915 WORLD PICTURES Newspaper - Large Format - WW1 - "Who Wants to Kill a German"

Lot #19 (Sale Order 19 of 51)

WORLD PICTURES Newspaper - Large Format - WW1 - "Hands Up, Ladies Who'd Like to Kill a German" on the front cover. Some WW1 photos, 4 pages.

FOUR EARLY 45' RECORDS

Lot #20 (Sale Order 20 of 51)

FOUR EARLY 45' RECORDS, "Mama Guitar" Don Cornell, "GRADUATION DAY" Tommy Sands, "YOUR THE REASON I'M IN LOVE" Sonny James, "MOTHER HOLD ME TIGHT" Roy Acuff, all in good condition. I have never played these so I have no idea how they sound.

Wings for the Navy a History of Chance Vought Aircraft

Lot #21 (Sale Order 21 of 51)

Published by Chance Vought Aircraft, Stratford CT, 1943, good condition, owner inscription. Tipped-in b/w photo plate of founder Chance Milton Vought, Prefatory essay by United Aircraft Corporation President Eugene E. Wilson, Introduction, b/w photographs, and several illustrations.

Other Famous Homes of Great Britain and Their Stories by A.H. Malan (1902)

Lot #22 (Sale Order 22 of 51)

Other Famous Homes of Great Britain and Their Stories by A.H. Malan, Published by G.P. Putnam, 1902. London, quarto - LARGE BOOK, red decorative cloth, 352 pp. An attractive copy with very good contents. Good condition with moderate wear. An attractive copy of this well-illustrated architectural title. Nicely illustrated with photographs. Profusely illustrated, approximately 250 plates and photos. Includes Wollaton Hall, Dunvegan Castle, Castle Bromwich, Castle Howard, Osterley Park, Clumber, Audley End, Dunrobin Castle, Stoneleigh, Dalkeith Palace, St. Michael's, Mount Stowe.

1924 NATION'S BUSINESS Magazine

Lot #23 (Sale Order 23 of 51)

1924 NATION'S BUSINESS Magazine - February 1924, good condition, How Russia Ended Socialism for Me, Price of Gasoline, and MANY other articles and advertisements.

19th Century Victorian Trade Card Lot

Lot #24 (Sale Order 24 of 51)

19th Century Victorian Trade Card Lot, five cards, some with information on back, some blank. In fair/good condition.

1926 Ingersoll Rand Air Power Compression Catalog

Lot #25 (Sale Order 25 of 51)

Ingersoll Rand Air Power Compression Catalog, "100 and 1 Ways to Save Money", 1926, good condition, sized 8"x11", has stamp on cover, 109 pages.

LARGE LOT (14) ca, 1910 Tobacco Felt Flags

Lot #26 (Sale Order 26 of 51)

LARGE LOT (14) Tobacco Felt Flags from the 1910's, as shown, 14 in all, 4 our sewn together. USA, Liberia, Poland among others.

1869 MALBONE: An Oldport Romance by Higginson

Lot #27 (Sale Order 27 of 51)

Malbone: An Oldport Romance by Thomas Wentworth HIGGINSON, Published by Fields, Osgood & Co., Boston, 1869. Good condition, Higginson was an American author, abolitionist and soldier. He had a sunny temperament and was known for his ability to enjoy in every kind of situation. Love of nature and humanity, sincerity of feelings as well as a grace of style is evident in his work.

SOUTHERN LIGHTHOUSES : From Chesapeake Bay to the Gulf of Mexico

Lot #28 (Sale Order 28 of 51)

SOUTHERN LIGHTHOUSES : From Chesapeake Bay to the Gulf of Mexico Ray Jones. Published by Globe Pequot Press, Chester, CT, 1989. With 111 pages this is a fascinating history and guide to the lighthouses of the East Coast south of the Mason-Dixon line. With gorgeous photos of the lighthouses.

Beveridge and the Progressive Era by Claude G. Bowers (1932) Defender of Theodore Roosevelt

Lot #29 (Sale Order 29 of 51)

Beveridge and the Progressive Era by Claude G. Bowers, Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Cambridge, MA, 1932. 610, illus., bibliography, footnotes, index, good condition. Senator Beveridge was one of the most brilliant eulogists and defenders of President Theodore Roosevelt.

Betty Alden; the First-Born Daughter of the Pilgrims by Jane G. Austin

Lot #30 (Sale Order 30 of 51)

Betty Alden; the First-Born Daughter of the Pilgrims by Jane G. Austin, Published by Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1901. 384p. A historical novel of the Pilgrims.

The Life and Writings of William Law Symonds - PRIVATELY PRINTED (1908)

Lot #31 (Sale Order 31 of 51)

The Life and Writings of William Law Symonds by William Winter, Published by Privately Printed By Joseph W. Symonds, USA, 1908. 668 pages includes Symonds writings, a brief biography of his life, selected letters, journals, and memorials and press tributes, posthumously. Frontispiece is a photogravure from a crayon portrait of Symonds, by Mrs. Richard Hildreth. Light edgewear. Symonds graduated at Bowdoin in 1854, studied theology at Cambridge divinity-school for two years, and occupied the pulpit of a Unitarian church in Chicopee, Mass., for several months. He then went to New York city and engaged in literary pursuits, contributing to magazines and newspapers, and producing many hundred cyclopædic articles on philosophical, historical, and biographical subjects. He also took charge temporarily of the Astor library.

1884 Century Magazine w/THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN - U.S. Civil War

Lot #32 (Sale Order 32 of 51)

Century Magazine, November 1884, good condition, missing the back cover, includes a GIANT magazine piece on THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN with General G.T. Beauregard - comes with many battle engravings and maps.

1887 THE NATIONAL ARMS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM - Heraldry - 23 Colored Illustrations

Lot #33 (Sale Order 33 of 51)

THE NATIONAL ARMS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. Containing an Account of the Charges on the Royal Shields of England, Scotland, and Ireland. With Twenty-three Colored Illustrations. KING,, Rev. James. Published by Hatchards, London 1887, good condition.

SCARCE A VACATION ON THE NILE, A Collection of Letters - Privately Printed #44/500

Lot #34 (Sale Order 34 of 51)

A Vacation On The Nile, A Collection of Letters Written to Friends at Home by Lewis Parkhurst. Published by Privately Printed, Boston, 1913. Good condition, some wear on covers. This is Number 44 of a Limited Edition of 500. xi, 114 very clean, still crisp, and tightly bound pages, with numerous photographs and sketches.

PYLON by William FAULKNER (1935) First Edition Paperback

Lot #35 (Sale Order 35 of 51)

PYLON by William FAULKNER, Published by The Albatross, Hamburg (1935). The Albatross, Hamburg, 1935. 244 [11] pp. 12mo, original yellow printed wrappers in dust jacket. A bright copy in wrapper with a few chips, splits, and dust-soiling. The Albatross Modern Continental Library, paperback, Volume 293. First Edition Thus. Good- condition with some overall wear, owner stamp on fep.

A Hilltop Summer by Alyn Yates Keith (1894)

Lot #36 (Sale Order 36 of 51)

A Hilltop Summer by Alyn Yates Keith, Published by Lee and Shpard Publishers, Boston (1894). Hard Cover. Good condition. First Edition. Boston: Lee and Shpard Publishers, 1894. Octavo, gilt stamped cloth, 110 pages. First edition collection of literary sketches by Keith.

GIANT 1916 World Magazine - 12" x 24", color

Lot #37 (Sale Order 37 of 51)

World Magazine and Story Section, January 30th 1916, good condition, large paper sized 12" x 24", color, Meddler on the cover. Meddler was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who was a leading two-year-old in England and a Leading sire in North America in 1904 and 1906. Inside many different articles and some advertisements.

Thomas Allom, British (1804-1872) , Engraving, "Washington's Monument, Baltimore", 7" x 9", 1850's

Lot #38 (Sale Order 38 of 51)

Thomas Allom, British (1804-1872) , Engraving, "Washington's Monument, Baltimore", 7" x 9", ca. 1850's. This comes matted in a colored matting shown in photo.

The Quest of the Yellow Pearl by P. C. Macfarlane (1909) First Edition

Lot #39 (Sale Order 39 of 51)

The Quest of the Yellow Pearl by P. C. Macfarlane. Published by FLeming H. Revell Company, 1909. First Edition. 7 3/4 inches, illustrated by H. J. Turner, title illustration in gilt and bronze, 47 doubled pages. Good condition.

Alonzo Chappel, American (1828–1887) , Engraving, "Geo. B. Mcclellan", 7" x 10", 1862, Civil War

Lot #40 (Sale Order 40 of 51)

Alonzo Chappel, American (1828–1887) , Engraving, "Geo. B. Mcclellan", 7" x 10", 1862, U.S. Civil War, good condition with some minor wear.

19th Century Photograph of London Musician

Lot #41 (Sale Order 41 of 51)

19th Century Photograph of London Musician, sized 3" x 4" good condition. Person who owned this thought the person who signed it was someone of note, I have not found any information on this person. Maybe you can.

RAREST In the LENA DELTA; Search for Lieut.-Commande DeLong and His Companions - NORTH POLE (1885)

Lot #42 (Sale Order 42 of 51)

In the Lena Delta; a Narrative of the Search for Lieut.-Commande DeLong and His Companions Followed By an Account of the Greely Relief Expedition and a Proposed Method of Reaching the North Pole. Published by Houghton, Mifflin & Company; Cambridge, Riverside Press, Boston, 1885. xiii, 497 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm. Notes: Includes index. 4 double page maps, fair/good condition with general wear - nothing severe. With ex-library mark on outer spine. Some cracking showing on hinges. A classic arctic voyage, reprinted in 1886. It contains a sketch of the voyage of the Jeannette, of which Melville was the chief engineer, the drift and loss of the ship in June 1881 in East Siberian Sea. The crew travelled by sledge and boat to the Siberian coast. Melville searched for De Long in the Lena River area. The book describes the country and the native peoples and includes a description of the 1884 expedition to relieve Greely's Lady Franklin Bay expedition and a proposed method to reach the North Pole.

1915 Flags of the World, Past and Present - Heraldry - 30 full page plates

Lot #43 (Sale Order 43 of 51)

Flags of the World, Past and Present, Their Story and Associations by W. J. Gordon, Published by Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., London (1915) Good condition, Blue cloth with embossed decoration and gilt title, illustrated endpapers, extensive fill-page plates (most in color). Great illustrations. Very presentable copy with bright gilt lettering. This is a comprehensive study of the flags of the world with 30 full page plates, with all but two in colour, and numerous smaller line illustrations to the text.

1856 Life Explorations and Public Services of John Charles Fremont

Lot #44 (Sale Order 44 of 51)

Life Explorations and Public Services of John Charles Fremont by Charles Wentworth Upham, Published by Ticknor and Fields Boston (1856). No Jacket. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Blue boards stamped in gold on spine. Fair/Good condition with wear as shown in pictures. Fremont's story extracted from passages from his reports of the North American continent, it's features, & the races that occupy it., nice clean text, illustrations.

1960 A Book of Madonnas - 31 Wood Carvings of Madonnas taken by Czech photographer Ferdinand Bucina

Lot #45 (Sale Order 45 of 51)

A Book of Madonnas by Ferdinand Bucina; Stechlik, Ladislav (Text by), and Urwin, Iris (Translated by). Artia, Prague, 1960. Hardcover. Very good condition with dustjacket. [87] pp., illus. (part col.); 35 cm. Designed by Miloslav Troup. Text in English. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Photographs of 31 wood carvings of Madonnas made in Bohemia during the Gothic period, taken by Czech photographer Ferdinand Bucina (1909-1994).

Eskimo Art: Tradition and Innovation in North Alaska by Dorothy Jean Ray

Lot #46 (Sale Order 46 of 51)

Eskimo Art: Tradition and Innovation in North Alaska by Dorothy Jean Ray, Published by University of Washington Press, Seattle WA, 1977. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Henry Art Gallery of the University of Washington, April 21-May 15, 1977, this is a scholarly examination of the art and culture of a little examined people. First edition. Heavily illustrated with over 300 black and white photographs, 298 pp., and extensive index. Bound in blue cloth with silver stamping on cover and spine, with blue illustrated endpapers, binding is clean and tight. Dustjacket is crisp and fine, now encased in Mylar protector.

Perillo, Artist of the American West - 100 Color & B/W Illustrations

Lot #47 (Sale Order 47 of 51)

Perillo, Artist of the American West by Stephen DiLauro, Published by Vague Shadows Ltd, 1981. Good condition with dustjacket as shown. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Bound in is a signed numbered print by Perillo (#835 of 3000). Dust jacket is in a clear plastic protector. Remarkably lovely, sturdy copy of this magnificent ode to the artist who has been comparied to Remington, Russell and Leigh. This is #835 of a Limited Edition of 3,000. Nearly 100 black-and-white and color reproductions that were not to this point published previously. Please note this is a very heavy book.

Galen Rowell THE ART OF ADVENTURE - America's Preeminent Adventure Photographer

Lot #48 (Sale Order 48 of 51)

Collins Publishers, Inc, San Francisco, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. Size: Folio. 166 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Black cloth over boards, illustrated end papers, extensively illustrated with color photographs. In a color pictorial dust jacket that is slightly scuffed/scratched. "The Art of Adventure is a retrospective of the 20 year odyssey of Galen Rowell, now America's preeminent adventure-photographer. Like no other photographers of his generation, Galen Rowell has captured the romance of wilderness in the excitement of adventure travel."

Landscaping the Saudi Arabian Desert by Kathleen Kelly Illustrated (1976)

Lot #49 (Sale Order 49 of 51)

Landscaping the Saudi Arabian Desert by Kathleen Kelly & R.T. Schnadelbach. Published by Delancy Press, 1976. First edition. 4to; 182 pp.; illustrated from photographs.

1959 Come to Our Salmon Feast - NORTHWEST NATIVE AMERICANS

Lot #50 (Sale Order 50 of 51)

Native American History and Culture Collection! 8 1/4 x 9 3/4", 80 pp, Binfords and Mort, 1959 first. Incredible, photo-filled account of young Indians and their Chinook fishing adventures around the Great Spring Salmon Feast! By Martha Ferguson McKeown, with photography by Archie McKeown. Good condition interior, dustjacket has wear, tattered. (This is re-listed for non-payment)

1908 The True Story Of The American Flag by John Tow

Lot #51 (Sale Order 51 of 51)

The True Story Of The American Flag by John Tow, Published by William J. Campbell, Philadelphia, 1908. Fair/Good with some staining on some pages. Color image of America Flags on front boards, mild rub wear to spine-ends & corners. 8vo. 54pp. Illustrated with eight color plates of flags.


Antique Books & Ephemera #48
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Antique Books & Ephemera #48
by South Boston Books Event Begins: Sunday, March 1, 11:00 PM Eastern First lots ends Thursday, March 5, 9:00 PM Eastern Last lot ends Thursday, March 5, 9:50 PM Eastern Great lots of antiquarian books, collectibles of all sorts, ephemera and some coins. Great collection of items! NO RESERVES - REASONABLE SHIPPING!