Antique Books & Ephemera #103
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Walworth Company Catalog No. 88 (1930) Steam, Oil, Water, Gas, Air, and Other Liquids and Gases
Walworth Company, Inc. Catalog No. 88 for Steam, Oil, Water, Gas, Air, and Other Liquids and Gases,
Published by Walworth Company, Inc. (1930) Good with rubbed front cover. Over 690 pages fully illustrated, 9" tall.
The Diary of a Public Man: An Intimate View of Abraham Lincoln (1945) LIMITED EDITION
The Diary of a Public Man: An Intimate View of the National Administration, December 28, 1860 to March 15, 1861, and A Page of Political Correspondence: Stanton to Buchanan by F. Lauriston [Edt.] Bullard, Published by Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Chicago (1945) Hard Cover. Good with No Jacket. First Edition. xi, 117 pp, Foreword by Carl Sandburg, Prefatory Notes by F. Lauriston Bullard. Limited to 500 copies.
SONGS OF SAVOYARD by W.S. Gilbert (1890) FIRST EDITON
Quantity: 15
SONGS OF SAVOYARD by W.S. Gilbert, Published by George Routledge & Sons, London (1890) fair/good with cracked hinge, first edition.
$5.50 x 15 = $82.50 Total
The Last Pirate by Louis Untermeyer (1934) Tales from Gilbert & Sullivan SIGNED
The Last Pirate by Louis Untermeyer, Published by Harcourt Brace and Company, New York (1934) Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED by AUTHOR. Louis Untermeyer was an American poet, anthologist, critic, and editor. He was appointed the fourteenth Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1961.
North of the Circle by Frank Illingworth (1951)
North of the Circle by Frank Illingworth, Philosophical Library (1951), good with fair/good dust jacket. The author, who says he fell under the spell of the North, tells of his experiences there and explains many misconceptions about that region of the world.
COLLECTION of Wizard of Oz Books (1950's-1970's)
All reprints from the 50's-70's ? In fair/good condition with wear. SCARECROW of OZ, THE ROAD TO OZ, RINKITINK of OZ, EMERALD CITY OF OZ.
RARE The Western Front Drawings by Muirhead Bone (1917) WW1 SKETCHES - Two Volumes
The Western Front Drawings by Muirhead Bone (2 volumes) Bone, Muirhead; Haig, Sir Douglas Field-Marshall (Introduction) Published by Doubleday, Page and Company, Garden City (1917) Good with fair slipcases. First Edition. Folios. 2 volumes: Volume 1. 5 stapled parts. 100 plates; Volume 2. 5 stapled parts. 100 plates. Unpaginated. Brown paper covered boards with brown title on front covers. Paper title labels on brown cloth spine. Parts in volume 1 and 2 are stapled and laid inside the covers. Volumes include World War I sketches of various scenes, destruction, towns, military arsenal, ship building, etc. Some of the sketches are colored and others are black and white. The parts are published by Doubleday and Company while the title for publisher on paper covered boards is George H. Doran. Slip cases are there - but heavy wear. Amazing book.
ANTIQUE BOOK LOT including Jungle Book by Kipling - Boy Scouts (1914) - Poetry
ANTIQUE BOOK LOT, Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (1899), The Boy Scouts for City Improvement (1914), Poems by Celia Thaxter (1879), Poetical Works of James Lowell (1885), One Summer (1875 - fair condition)
RARE Modern Magic by Professor Hoffmann (c.1900)
Modern Magic by Professor Hoffmann, Published by George Routledge and Sons, LONDON (c.1900) good with spotting on outside cover (see pic). Interior very good. Wonderful book.
CITY OF PALACES (1894) Large Folio Picture Book - Columbian Exposition CHICAGO
CITY OF PALACES (1894) Large Folio Picture Book - Columbian Exposition CHICAGO, sized approx. 14" x 16", cracked hinge, and some cover wear. FILLED with photos from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
Willa Cather in Europe: Her Own Story of the First Journey (1956) First Edition
Willa Cather in Europe: Her Own Story of the First Journey by Willa Cather, Published by Knopf,, NY: (1956) First Edition, Good with fair/good dust jacket. These fourteen travel articles, written for a newspaper in Lincoln, Nebraska, and eventually collected and published in book form in 1956, are striking for first impressions colored by a future novelist's feeling for history and for beauty in unexpected forms.
Animal Farm by George Orwell (1946) First Edition Later Printing
Animal Farm by George Orwell, Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company (1946)
First Edition, later printing, good with fair dust jacket that is falling apart - needs mylar cover.
1911 Report of the Massachusetts District Police - Crime Statistics - Factory Labor
Report of the Massachusetts District Police, Wright & Potter (1912) good condition, filled with information on crime in the year 1911 in Boston including factory issues, children, overtime etc.
The Pilgrim Fathers: The Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, New England in 1620 by Cheever (1848)
The Pilgrim Fathers: The Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, New England in 1620. With Historical and Local Illustrations of Principles, Providences, and Persons. George B. CHEEVER, John Wiley New York (1848) fair/good with some spotting, outer cover wear.
Custom Built Rifles by Richard R. Simmons (1955)
Custom Built Rifles by Richard R. Simmons, Second Edition, Good in Fair dust jacket. The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, PA, 1955. Hard Cover.
Artillery and Explosives Essays and Lectures (1906)
Artillery and Explosives Essays and Lectures Written and Delivered at Various Times by Sir Andrew Noble, Published by John Murray, London (1906) Fair/Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Outstanding reference with numerous plates etc. 548pp., 79 plates, some in color, tables, index, errata sheet. the binding is slightly loose, front cover becoming loose (can be fixed).
1886 The Modern Pocket Hoyle GAMES & SPORTS
THE MODERN POCKET HOYLE; ONTAINING ALL THE GAMES OF SKILL AND CHANCE AS PLAYED IN THIS COUNTRY AT THE PRESENT TIME, BEING AN AUTHORITY ON ALL DISPUTED POINTS, Eleventh EDITION By
Trumps.
Published by Dick & Fitzgerald NY, 1886. Small hardcover - 3 1/2" x 5 3/4". 384 pages plus ads; brown cloth, faded gilt lettering and decoration; b/w illustrations; includes billiards and ten pins;, poker and baseball.
LARGE Antique & Vintage EPHEMERA LOT - Black Americana - Military - Cookbook
LARGE Antique & Vintage EPHEMERA LOT including all of the following shown in pictures, first aid and cooking pamphlet from the 1930's, 1871 Farmers Almanac, BLACK AMERICANA POSTCARDS and a STEREOGRAPH, Marine Troop Guide, 1885 Reference Book for home living, interesting self-published book on living in Louisiana, two Dates of Manufacture booklets from Colt and Winchester, and a really nice grocery store cook book softcover from Orange MA.
A Week With GHANDI (1942) First Edition
A Week With GHANDI by Louis Fischer, Duell Sloan and Pearce (1942) First Edition, good condition some toning on front cover, no dust jacket.
RARE Wide Neighborhoods: A Story of the Frontier Nursing Service SIGNED (1952) Daughter of U.S. VP
Wide Neighborhoods: A Story of the Frontier Nursing Service (SIGNED) by Mary Breckinridge,
Published by Harper & Bros; New York (1952) First Edition, Author started the Frontier Nursing Service in 1925. She was the daughter of U. S. Vice President John C. Breckinridge (1857, under Buchanan), who was also the Confederacy’s last Secretary of War. Good- with fair/good dustjacket. Also comes with additional handout on the Frontier Service with signatures - one is Althea Bolles Brady another nurse from the era.
The Boy's King Arthur (1939) Scribner Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth
The Boy's King Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's History of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
Malory, Thomas; Lanier, Sidney; Published by Charles Scribner's Sons (1939) A very nice collectible copy of this Scribner’s Illustrated Classic. Illustrations by N.C. Wyeth. Quarto. 320 pages. Good+ condition to Very Good condition with some minor wear to the cover, some rubbing.
1854 Journey to Central Africa FROM EGYPT TO WHITE NILE
A JOURNEY TO CENTRAL AFRICA OR, LIFE AND LANDSCAPES FROM EGYPT TO THE NEGRO KINGDOMS OF THE WHITE NILE.
By Taylor, Bayard.
Published by Putnam, 1854. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Blindstamped cloth. Binding heavily worn. No map in rear.
Niccolo MacHiavelli THE PRINCE (1978) Limited Edition
Niccolo MacHiavelli THE PRINCE, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania Franklin Library 1978 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover, Very Good, Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. A Limited Edition. The 100 Greatest Books of All Time.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
RARE From Peking to Mandalay by R.F. Johnston (1908)
From Peking to Mandalay by R.F. Johnston, Published by John Murray, London (1908) Fair/Good with moderate wear nothing severe, no foxing, binding slightly loose. Ex-lib with faint remainder of markings, cloth. A fascinating journey from North China to Burma through Tibetan Schuch`uan and Yunnan.Sir Richard Fleming Johnston was commissioner for Wai-he-wei and Professor of Chinese at the School of Oriental Studies in London. xii, 460 pages. Comes with fold-out map on the back as well.
ANTIQUE BOOK LOT including JULES VERNE, General Gordon's Khartoum Journal
General Gordon's Khartoum Journal by Chalres George Gordon New York (1961) 1st Edition. Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses (1907), The Country Dance Book by Cecil Sharp (1927, Part II), A Garden with a House Attached by Sarah Brooks (1904), Le Tour De Monde en Quatre_Vingts Jours by Jules Verne (1912), The Star-Gazer by Zsolt De Harsanyi (1939 with f/g dj)
