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Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 76)

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Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 76)

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Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 76)

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1935 PARKER BROS. VINTAGE GAME MAKE A MILLION

Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 76)

This is a vintage Parker Bros. game "Make A Million" made in 1935. Good condition, all 55 cards present with instructions. Scorecard is filled out. Box as shown is sized 5" x 4".

1904 NIAGARA FALLS Picturebook

Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 76)

1904 NIAGARA FALLS Picturebook, fair/good condition with some staining on the last two pages, otherwise great photographs, sized 8" x 6" unfolded, approx 35 pages.

TWO WW1 1919 RED CROSS MAGAZINES

Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 76)

TWO WW1 1919 RED CROSS MAGAZINES, both in fair/good condition with some wear, great covers and advertising.

Signed Print of Florida Landscape "Live Oak and Palms" by W.J. Harris Florida Photographer (c.1930)

Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 76)

Signed Print of Florida Landscape "Live Oak and Palms" by W.J. Harris Florida Photographer (c.1930). Sized 9"x6" in very good condition, William James Harris was born in England and immigrated to the United States as a child in 1870. The W.J. Harris Company published post cards and souvenir information books in the early 1900s.

TWO Antique & Modern Arms Catalogs - Rifles - Carbines - Muskets

Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 76)

TWO Antique & Modern Arms Catalogs - Rifles - Carbines - Muskets, United States Military Muskets, Rifles, and Carbines Current Prices by Martin Rywell (1959) 49 pages, and Kimball Arms Company Woburn MA Supplement, 30 pages, c.1950?. Both in good condition.

TWO ISSUES "Friend of Virtue" Newspaper from 1842 - Prostitution - Ireland

Lot #9 (Sale Order 9 of 76)

"Friend of Virtue" Newspaper dates December 15th 1842, October 15th 1842, good condition, some pages uncut, seven pages each, articles on Ireland and Prostitution among other articles.

LARGE Antique & Vintage MILITARY Ephemera Lot

Lot #10 (Sale Order 10 of 76)

LARGE Antique & Vintage MILITARY Ephemera Lot, everything is included, interesting photography (all sized 3" x 5" approx.), Army Navy ticket, Soldier's Manual of Prayers, FM 23-35 Pistols & Revolvers Manual, Breach Obstacles with Explosives Manual, WW2 Identification card, WW2 cookbook, Path to War booklet, Navy Day photo, Army Medical Bulletin, Citizens' Military Training Camp pamphlet, Air Assault Operations Manual, M203 Grenade Launcher Program Manual. 24 items in total.

My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House by Lillian Rogers Parks (1961) White House Maid

Lot #11 (Sale Order 11 of 76)

My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House by Lillian Rogers Parks with Frances Spatz Leighton, Published by Fleet Pub'g. Co., New York, NY (1961). Hardcover. Good condition with fair/good dustjacket. True memoir by a woman who served as a maid & seamstress in the executive mansion during the presidencies of Roosevelt, Truman, & Eisenhower (& before that, accompanying her mother to the White House as a young girl with polio during the administrations of Wilson. Taft, Harding, Coolidge, & Hoover.

RARE Painted Veils, Illustrated with 12 Plates in Color By MAJESKA - Limited Numbered Edition (1929)

Lot #12 (Sale Order 12 of 76)

Painted Veils, Illustrated with 12 Plates in Color By MAJESKA, Horace Liveright, New York:, 1929. Tall 8vo. 310 pp. Title in red & black. Colour frontisp., 11 colour plates. First Majeska edition, No. 1154 of 1250 copies, with beautiful illustrations. This novel published originally in 1920 just before the author's death, surrounds the adventures of the hero who has fallen in love with an opera soprano in New York. This edition contains the beautiful illustrations of Madame Yna Majeska, noted costume designer for the Ziegfeld follies, and Cecil B. DeMille, who also illustrated in Vanity Fair.

Admiral Dewey at Manila And the Complete Story of the Philippines (1899) Illustrated

Lot #13 (Sale Order 13 of 76)

Admiral Dewey at Manila And the Complete Story of the Philippines by Joseph L. Stickney, Published by Imperial Publishing Co., Chicago, IL (1899). Contains the life and glorious deeds of Admiral George Dewey including a thrilling account of our conflicts with the Spaniards and Filipinos in the Orient. Fully illustrated with photographs. Book sold only by subscription. First American Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 415 pp. Good condition with little wear.

JIM JAM JEMS January 1915 - Child Labor - Prostitution

Lot #14 (Sale Order 14 of 76)

Sam H. Clark, Bismarck, ND, 1915. Paperback. Book Condition: Good Plus. Staplebound pamphlet. 64 pp. Printed on cheap paper, with some folds, staplebound, a bit yellowed, but solid.A bit of wear to spine. JIM JAM JEMS was an editorial magazine which began publication in 1912, and concluded sometime in 1929. Initially published anonymously, the editor commented on politics, and societal phenomena. Articles include Child Labor, Prostitution and more.

Antique MASONIC Booklet Lot (1857-1885)

Lot #15 (Sale Order 15 of 76)

Antique MASONIC Booklet Lot (1857-1885), Lecture of the Royal Masonic Rite - Grand Opera House New York (1885), Masonic Address delivered at Williamsport PA (1857), and Order of the Parade and Review, Cleveland Ohio (1877), all in fair/good to good condition.

SCARCE 1893 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Lot #16 (Sale Order 16 of 76)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, with 42 Illustrations by John Tenniel, NEW EDITION, New York Macmillan & Co. (1893), good with some wear, some staining on the back cover, binding becoming loose (see last photo), wonderful front cover. Online this book can run between $250-$750.

1909 KELLOGG'S "FUNNY JUNGLELAND" MOVING PICTURES

Lot #17 (Sale Order 17 of 76)

Kellogg's premium and children's collectible book.. Kellogg's Funny Jungleland Moving-Pictures was published i 1909 by W. K. Kellogg of course. It was the very first Breakfast Cereal Premium. This is a 3 panel booklet and on the inside are 2 pages of sliced pictures which could be put over the other pages to create a new animal. Fair/Good condition, nice collectible piece.

Young Folks Uncle Tom's Cabin (1901) Great Cover and Illustraions

Lot #18 (Sale Order 18 of 76)

Young Folks Uncle Tom's Cabin, Grace Duffie Boyland, Published by H. M. Caldwell Co, New York (1901), Good. No Jacket. Morgan, Ike (illustrator). Young Folks Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. Great illustrations, nice cover.

Joseph Pennell's Pictures of Philadelphia (1926)

Lot #19 (Sale Order 19 of 76)

Joseph Pennell's Pictures of Philadelphia: Reproductions of Sixty-Four Lithographs Made by Him. Published by J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia and London (1926). Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Cloth, 137 pp., illus.; 26 cm. Good+ binding, clean inside copy. Reproductions of a series of drawings, etchings, lithographs, made by him.

AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION OF MLB PLAYERS - Jim Palmer - Pete Rose

Lot #20 (Sale Order 20 of 76)

Includes a magazine signed by Pete Rose, a Hall of Fame cardboard piece by Jim Palmer with some wear, and a ticket signed by Pete Rose with a copy unsigned. Everything you see is included. No COA's.

RARE 1891 SIGNED LETTER by Nebraska Governor Regarding Indian Hostilities - GENERAL U.S. CIVIL WAR

Lot #21 (Sale Order 21 of 76)

SIGNED LETTER by Nebraska Governor Regarding Indian Hostilities, signed by John M. Thayer to University of Nebraska officer. Dated January 6th 1891, signed. Glued on cardboard where on the other side are articles in regarding Indians and Nebraska. John Milton Thayer was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War

Deliverance by James Dickey (1970) FIRST EDITION with DUSTJACKET

Lot #22 (Sale Order 22 of 76)

Deliverance by James Dickey, Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1970. First edition. Good condition in a modestly rubbed, fair/good dustwrapper. The poet's first novel. Dickey also wrote the screenplay for (and has a small part in) the memorable John Boorman film with Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox (the latter two in their film debuts).

THAIS by Anatole France - Illustrated by Frank C. Pape - Illustrated edition (1926)

Lot #23 (Sale Order 23 of 76)

Thais. Illustrated by Frank C. Pape, Anatole France, Published by John Lane The Bodley Head, London (1926). Illustrated edition. 25cm; [6], 249 pages, and 12 plates. Bound in black cloth stamped in gilt with image of a monk at an altar. Female figure on spine. Illustrated endleaves. Translated by Robert B. Douglas with illustrations and decorations by Frank C. Papé. Some wear on upper outer spine, some pages uncut, two pages loose in the middle of the book. Wonderful cover.

COLLECTION of Early 1920's Football Photographs

Lot #24 (Sale Order 24 of 76)

COLLECTION of Early 1920's Football Photographs, sized generally around 7" x 9" and 6" x 8", good condition, although not identified these may be from the Worcester MA area. Originals not reproductions. Five photos in total.

Young Benjamin Franklin; or, The Right Road Through Life (1862)

Lot #25 (Sale Order 25 of 76)

Young Benjamin Franklin; or, The Right Road Through Life. A Story to Show How Young Benjamin Learned the Principles Which Raised Him From a Printer's Boy to the First Embassador of the American Republic. A Boy's Book on a Boy's Own Subject John Gilbert, Published by Harper & Brothers (1862). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1862. 561pp. 16mo. Fair/Good condition, ex-library with markings. Nice decorative cover.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition 1803-1806 - Collector Edition - Easton Press

Lot #26 (Sale Order 26 of 76)

The Lewis and Clark Expedition 1803-1806 - Collector Edition - Easton Press, perfect condition, probably never opened. Easton Press (1993) Volume I, Edited by Nicholas Biddle.

LOT of 1960's Military Photographs from the U.S.S. CONSTITUTION

Lot #27 (Sale Order 27 of 76)

LOT of 1960's Military Photographs from the U.S.S. CONSTITUTION, all 8" x 11", very good condition, 16 SIXTEEN IN TOTAL, where the majority are from a "turn around" on the U.S.S. Constitution around 1962. These are authentic photos not reproductions,

Travels in West Africa, Congo Francais, Corisco and Cameroons by Mary H. Kingsley (1900)

Lot #28 (Sale Order 28 of 76)

Travels in West Africa, Congo Francais, Corisco and Cameroons by Mary H. Kingsley, Published by Macmillan and Co Limited, London (1900). Hardback. Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 743pp including all appendices and index.

The World's Great Small Arms (1993) by Craig Philip - Large Format Book

Lot #29 (Sale Order 29 of 76)

The World's Great Small Arms (1993) by Craig Philip, good condition with some slight wear on the pages. Large format book.

LARGE LOT of 15 Antique Stereographs - Niagara Falls - Yosemite Valley - Scotland - Rome

Lot #30 (Sale Order 30 of 76)

LARGE LOT of 15 Stereographs, includes views of Saratoga Springs NY, Rome, "General Meade's Headquarters", Niagara Falls, Germany, Scotland, Yosemite Valley, and more,

Jet Fighters & Bombers by David Anderton - Large Format Book (1976)

Lot #31 (Sale Order 31 of 76)

Jet Fighters & Bombers by David Anderton - Large Format Book (1976) Chartwell Books. Great information inside.

The RED and the BLACK By Stendhal (1947) Heritage Press with slipcase - Illustrated by Busoni

Lot #32 (Sale Order 32 of 76)

HARDCOVER IN SLIPCASE: New York: The Heritage Press, 1947. 450pp. Very good condition in red/black 3/4 cloth binding with striking image of Papal miter and sword on cover. The original Heritage Club Sandglass insert is laid in. Black slipcase in good condition, wonderful book. Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni

BEAUTIFUL Drums by James Boyd (1928) illustrated by N.C. WYETH

Lot #33 (Sale Order 33 of 76)

Drums by James Boyd (Author), N. C. Wyeth (Illustrator), Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, London (1928). Good condition. No Jacket. VERY RARE gilded & embossed illustrated hardcover book. A great story of adventure and the American Revolution, and the life of a North Carolina boy named John Fraser who decides to join in the fight & struggle for freedom. With 14 colour pictures on plates & numerous black pen drawings among text by renowned Illustrator Newell Convers Wyeth.

HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS OF THE SOUTH by Clifton Johnson (1904) Illustrated

Lot #34 (Sale Order 34 of 76)

HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS OF THE SOUTH by Clifton Johnson, Published by The Macmillan Co., NY (1904). Pictorial Cloth. Good condition. Author (illustrator). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 362pp. +3pp.ads, bound in a green pictorial cloth with small photo illustrations mounted, illustrated by the author, covers rubbed, binding slight loose. Really nice book.

MILITARY BOOK LOT - Tank Commander's Guide - Marine Rifle Squad

Lot #35 (Sale Order 35 of 76)

Tank Commander's Guide (1963), Marine Bayonet Training (1965), and the Marine Rifle Squad FMFM 6-5 (1963) all in good condition.

CONCORD N.H. Picturesque and Historical Antique Picturebook (c.1900)

Lot #36 (Sale Order 36 of 76)

CONCORD N.H. Picturesque and Historical Antique Picturebook (c.1900), good condition, approx. 25 pages, some wear. Un-folded the book is 6" x 5" approx.

Parachutes by Herbert S. Zim (1942) - Parachutes in World War II

Lot #37 (Sale Order 37 of 76)

Parachutes by Herbert S. Zim, Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York (1942). James MacDonald (illustrator). 252, illus., index. The history of parachutes, including chapters on smoke jumping, parachutes and the weather, and parachutes in World War II. Good condition, some wear on the back cover, otherwise good condition.

RARE The Life of Benjamin Franklin by O. L. Holley (1848)

Lot #38 (Sale Order 38 of 76)

The Life of Benjamin Franklin by O. L. Holley, Published by Sanborn, Carter, Bazin & Co., Boston (1848). Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated and with a frontispiece of Franklin. Some foxing.

THE HISTORY OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE by David A. Anderton (1981) - Large Format Book

Lot #39 (Sale Order 39 of 76)

THE HISTORY OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE. David A. Anderton. Civil War, WWI, WWII, Cold War, Korea, Cuba, Vietnam. 1981 First Printing. Crescent Books. 255 pages. Good condition with dustjacket.

LARGE LOT of Antique VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS

Lot #40 (Sale Order 40 of 76)

LARGE LOT of Antique VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS, everything you see is included, 40 IN TOTAL, including two political cards - one with James Garfield on the front.

The Descent of Man by CHARLES DARWIN - Heritage Press (1972) with slipcase

Lot #41 (Sale Order 41 of 76)

Heritage Press The Descent of Man Very good condition with original slipcase. Book feels as though it has never been read. Slipcase shows very light wear. Printed in 1972 by the Heritage Press. Measures 11" x 8".

The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth (1858)

Lot #42 (Sale Order 42 of 76)

The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth; Published by London, Geo. Routledge & Sons, (1858). Hardback. Good/ No dj. xxiii,496pp with illustrations by Birket Foster. Good condition with decorative cover. Some wear on pages with foxing. A few pages in the back are loose.

RARE The Arabian Droll Stories LIMITED EDITION 41/550 - SIGNED in Morocco Leather

Lot #43 (Sale Order 43 of 76)

The Arabian Droll Stories. Carlo DE FORNARO, A. ZAIDENBERG (illustrator). 8vo., Limited edition of 550 copies, this is #41, extra illustrated, hand illuminated, signed by the artist and the translator, and Bennett bound in three quarters Turkey Morroco leather. RARE BOOK, good condition with scuff marks on outside covers. Inside pages are good+.

LARGE Antique & Vintage TRAVEL LOT

Lot #44 (Sale Order 44 of 76)

LARGE Antique & Vintage TRAVEL LOT, everything shown, great collection. Includes "Fascinating San Francisco" (1924), a 1920's Corley Mountain Highway Brochure, Early San Francisco Motor Transport brochure from the 1920's, and MUCH MORE, 20 PIECES INCLUDED!

A Girl's Life Eighty Years Ago: Selections from the Letters of Eliza Southgate Bowne Bowne (1887)

Lot #45 (Sale Order 45 of 76)

A Girl's Life Eighty Years Ago: Selections from the Letters of Eliza Southgate Bowne Bowne, Eliza Southgate ; with an introduction by Clarence Cook. Published by Chapman and Hall, London (1887). With b/w frontispiece portrait of Eliza Southgate Bowne and b/w portraits/views throughout (all with tissue guards). 8vo., pp.xii, 239, (i) blank, 14 illustrations on coated paper, tissues. Good condition overall.

LARGE Antique Photograph Lot including CDV's, Tintypes & Daguerreotypes

Lot #46 (Sale Order 46 of 76)

LARGE Antique Photograph Lot, 26 in total including CDV's, tintypes and one daguerreotype. Everything you see is included.

1942 Tournament of Roses - Rose Bowl Program

Lot #47 (Sale Order 47 of 76)

1942 Tournament of Roses - Rose Bowl Program, fair/good condition with some wear, sized 8" x 6", 33 pages.

LARGE Antique & Vintage Ephemera Lot - Advertising - Catalogs

Lot #48 (Sale Order 48 of 76)

LARGE Antique & Vintage Ephemera Lot - Advertising - Catalogs, good condition, Bottling Company advertising, pamphlets, a early German camera operating guide, Electricity comic book, a 1910 Paper Crepe and Tissue Catalog.

1944 ROCKY MOUNTAIN VIEWS Colored Views from Recent Photographs Book

Lot #49 (Sale Order 49 of 76)

ROCKY MOUNTAIN VIEWS, On the Rio Grande, "Scenic Line of the World", Consisting of Colored Views from Recent Photographs, The Interstate Company Chicago (1944), good condition, sized 12" x 10" WITH ORIGINAL ENVELOPE. Great photos.

POSTERS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR WWI SELECTED BY MAURICE RICKARDS HC/DJ (1968)

Lot #50 (Sale Order 50 of 76)

Hardcover copy with good dust jacket. Published by Evelyn, Adams and Mackay, London, 1968. Jacket with general age-toning, ffep with bookstore pencil notations, light age-toning. Overall, good+.

My Own Particular Screwball: An Informal Biography by Al Schacht (1954) Clown Prince of Baseball

Lot #51 (Sale Order 51 of 76)

My Own Particular Screwball: An Informal Biography by Al Schacht, Published by Doubleday (1954), Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair/Good. First Edition. 254 pages. The Clown Prince of Baseball.

MASH (M*A*S*H*) by Richard Hooker (1968) with dustjacket

Lot #52 (Sale Order 52 of 76)

MASH (M*A*S*H*) by Richard Hooker, Published by William Morrow (1968). Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club edition. Dustjacket has heavy wear (see pic).

Borderland. A Caebook of True Supernatural Stories by W. T. Stead (1970) Hauntings - Calirvoyance

Lot #53 (Sale Order 53 of 76)

Borderland. A Caebook of True Supernatural Stories by W. T. Stead, Published by University Books, New York (1970). Hard Cover. Good with good dustjacket. First American Edition. 8vo. xxiv, 344pp, index. Original lime cloth with jacket. Collection of true cases of apparitions, hauntings, astral projection, clairvoyance, and premonitions. Originally published in the 1890s in England, this is the first US edition. Some writing on inside fep.

Vintage Odd Fellows Memoriam Memorial Flag

Lot #54 (Sale Order 54 of 76)

Vintage Odd Fellows Memoriam Memorial Flag, sized 12" x 10" with folds. Unknown date, attached to wood stick that is broken, with dove in center.

The Story of Pet Marjorie, Together with Her Journals and Her Letters (1904)

Lot #55 (Sale Order 55 of 76)

Marjorie Fleming: The Story of Pet Marjorie, Together with Her Journals and Her Letters by L. MacBean, Published by G. P. Putnam & Sons, New York (1904). This book contains two stories by different authors: Marjorie Fleming, The Story of Pet Marjorie, by L. MacBean; and Marjorie Fleming: A Story of Child-Life Fifty Years Ago, by John Brown. Previous owner's markings on front free end paper.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Good condition overall.

GIANT Antique & Vintage Ephemera Lot

Lot #56 (Sale Order 56 of 76)

Large lot including a 1960 & 1961 Chevrolet Shop Manuals, 1940's Sonja Henie Ice Program, 1890's Ausable Chasm catalog, beautiful 1906 Italy booklet, 1940's Christian US Army booklet, 1829 Pawtucket Rhode Island Newspaper (with wear), Victorian cutout, work sign, sex after 50 booklet (it's blank)...

1929 BELIEVE IT OR NOT! Book with Charles Lindbergh & Spirit of St. Louis - BUFFALO BILL

Lot #57 (Sale Order 57 of 76)

1929 BELIEVE IT OR NOT! Book with Charles Lindbergh & Spirit of St. Louis - BUFFALO BILL, fair/good condition with general wear. Great cover, 43 pages, 5" x 7".

1915 Photograph of Chilian Ship "Carel Mapu" lost on Destruction Island WA

Lot #58 (Sale Order 58 of 76)

1915 Photograph of Chilian Ship "Carel Mapu" lost on Destruction Island WA. Sized 9" x 12" with some wear. With information on the back as shown. Also comes with additional small photo of ship overturned - no idea if it is the same ship.

Seven Years In Tibet by Heinrich Harrer (1954) FIRST EDITION with dustjacket

Lot #59 (Sale Order 59 of 76)

Seven Years In Tibet by Heinrich Harrer, New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1954. Hard Cover. Good with fair/good dustjacket. First Edition. Book of the Month, following the British publication. xv, 314 pp. 8vo. Inspiration for the film starring Brad Pitt. Illustrated with 40 pages of photographs. "This action-packed story of a young adventurer's escape from a British internment camp in India during World War II and his dramatic trek through rugged Himalayan passes to sanctuary in the Forbidden City of Lhasa."

"Just California" and Other Poems by John Steven McGroarty (1933)

Lot #60 (Sale Order 60 of 76)

"Just California" and Other Poems by John Steven McGroarty, Published by Los Angeles, The Times-Mirror Press (1933) 1st Edition. A wonderful collection. Good condition.

The Yosemite Trip Book by F. J. Taylor (1926)

Lot #61 (Sale Order 61 of 76)

The Yosemite Trip Book by F. J. Taylor, Published by H. S. Crocker Company, Inc., San Francisco, CA (1926). First edition. Size 7.5"x5.125". Historic photos and descriptions of significant features of Yosemite National Park.

LITTLE DORRIT by Charles Dickens (1873) Household Edition

Lot #62 (Sale Order 62 of 76)

LITTLE DORRIT by Charles Dickens, Published by Harper & Bros., New York: (1873), 58 illustrations by J. Mahoney. Good with general wear. Highly decorative green cloth w/ gilt lettering & designs. 4to. 1st thus. Household Edition. 354 pp (double column).

RAREST Casanova's Memoirs by Joseph Monet - Privately Printed - Illustrated buy Vincente Minnelli

Lot #63 (Sale Order 63 of 76)

Casanova's Memoirs by Joseph Monet, Published by Privately Printed (Exotica Club, Inc), New York (1930) Good. No Jacket. Vincente Minnelli (illustrator). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 290pp/illus. The rare original 1930 edition with 7 Beardsley like drawings by the then unknown Minnelli. (Judy Garland's husband). A very unusual edition of Casanova's memoirs, illustrated by film director Vincente Minnelli early in his career; his delightful black and white drawings are reminiscent of A. Beardsley.

Gritli's Children: A Story of Switzerland (1924)

Lot #64 (Sale Order 64 of 76)

Gritli's Children: A Story of Switzerland by Johanna Spyri, Published by Lippincott, Philadelphia (1924). Fair/good condition with wear/soiling. Interior pages good. With illustrations.

The New Dressmaker by Butterick Publishing Company (1921)

Lot #65 (Sale Order 65 of 76)

The New Dressmaker by Butterick Publishing Company, Published by Butterick Publishing Company, London (1921) Hardcover. Good with loose binding. Third Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 168 pp. "With complete and fully illustrated instructions on every point connected with Sewing, Dressmaking, and Tailoring. From the actual stitches to the cutting. Making, altering mending, and cleaning of clothes . . . " Filled w/ b/w photos and diagrams.

War and Children by ANNA FREUD - Air-Raid Anxiety

Lot #66 (Sale Order 66 of 76)

War and Children by Anna Freud, and Dorothy T. Burlingham, Published by Medical War Books, New York (1943). Good condition. 20 cm., 191, The authors directed three wartime nurseries in England for the Foster Parents' Plan, an operation then supported by contributions from the United States. Includes sections on Air-Raid Anxiety, Reunion After Separation, and Shock of Separation. A striking study. Anna Freud was the 6th and last child of Sigmund Freud and Martha Bernays.

Coaching Days & Ways (The British Sporting Series) by E. D. Cuming

Lot #67 (Sale Order 67 of 76)

Coaching Days & Ways (The British Sporting Series) by E. D. Cuming, Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No D.J. First Edition. 7 x 9". pp. 62 including plates. One of The British Sport Series. 4 Coloured plates are pasted in. Good condition. c.1940?

The Evidence in the Case: a Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914

Lot #68 (Sale Order 68 of 76)

The Evidence in the Case: a Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia, France, Austria, Italy, and Belgium by James M. Beck, Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, NY (1915). An argument for American involvement in the European conflict in 1914 by the former Assistant Attorney-General of the United States. Good condition.

The Golden Days of the Renaissance in Rome by Rodolfo Lanciani (1906)

Lot #69 (Sale Order 69 of 76)

The Golden Days of the Renaissance in Rome by Rodolfo Lanciani, Published by Houghton Miffflin, Boston (1906). First printing. Small quarto, 9 1/2" tall, 340 pages + black and whiteplates, gilt top fore-edge, gilt decorations and titles on red cloth. Good condition overall with some wear on the front cover.

STAR TREK Book & Record Set - DINOSAUR PLANET with Record (1979)

Lot #70 (Sale Order 70 of 76)

STAR TREK Book & Record Set - DINOSAUR PLANET with Record (1979), good condition. Comic Book and record included.

Historic Summer Haunts from Newport to Portland (1912)

Lot #71 (Sale Order 71 of 76)

Historic Summer Haunts from Newport to Portland. F. Lauriston Bullard; Illustrations by Louis H. Ruyl. Published by Little Brown, Boston, Massachusetts (1912). Good. First printing. Octavo, 8 3/4" tall, xii + 329 pages, dark blue decorative cloth, top edge gilt. A good, hardcover first edition with moderate shelf wear and rubbing at the extremities, Newport; Plymouth; Quincy; Lexington; Concord; The Wayside Inn; Marblehead; Gloucester; Salem; The Whittier Country; Newburyport; Portsmouth; Portland. Book greatly enhanced with 32 full-page, black-and-white drawings of famous N.E. homes and landmarks by noted period artist Louis H. Ruyl.

Pair of 1920's AMERICAN EXPRESS Travel Guides

Lot #72 (Sale Order 72 of 76)

Pair of 1920's AMERICAN EXPRESS Travel Guides, Holland & Belgium and Sightseeing around Paris. Good condition both small 20 page booklets sized 4" x 6" each approx.

BIG TREES OF CALIFORNIA - Southern Pacific Booklet (1914) - REDWOODS!

Lot #73 (Sale Order 73 of 76)

BIG TREES OF CALIFORNIA - Southern Pacific Booklet (1914) good condition with some edge wear, 32 pages FILLED with interesting photographs.

VERMONT BEAUTIFUL by Wallace Nutting (1922)

Lot #74 (Sale Order 74 of 76)

VERMONT BEAUTIFUL by Wallace Nutting, Published by Old America Company (1922). Good condition with plain green cover. Contents Include: The Roads of Vermont; The Rivers and Brooks; The Lakes of Vermont; Villages of Vermont; Farms and Farmers of Vermont; Vermont Cottge Sites; Interesting Towns; The Future of the Rural East, etc. Good tight condition with wear to top/bottom of spine, cover edges and corners.

Out to Old Aunt Mary's by James Whitcomb Riley (1904) illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy

Lot #75 (Sale Order 75 of 76)

Out to Old Aunt Mary's by James Whitcomb Riley, Published by Bobbs-Merrill. Indianapolis: (1904). Green decorative cloth illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. Good with semi-loose binding and some spotting on the front cover. Interior pages in good condition.

Travels With a Donkey by Robert Louis Stevenson (1957) Heritage Press Edition with Slipcase

Lot #76 (Sale Order 76 of 76)

Travels With a Donkey by Robert Louis Stevenson, Published by Heritage Press (1957), A very good copy of the Heritage Press edition. The coarse cream cloth binding is clean and bright with strong blue lettering and decoration to the spine and the front board. Everything is square and tight with unbumped edges. Inside the contents are immaculate with no ownership inscriptions or other markings of any kind. Attractive cartographic end-papers. Introduction by André Chamson. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. The Heritage Press was an imprint of George Macy Companies, Ltd., from 1937 to 1982. It reprinted classic volumes previously published by the more exclusive Limited Editions Club. This also comes with a slipcase which is in good condition.


Antique Books & Ephemera #70
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Antique Books & Ephemera #70
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