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Antique & Collectible Books #206 |
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Antique & Collectible Books #206 |
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by South Boston Books
Event Begins: Tuesday, February 20, 9:00 PM Eastern
First lots ends Sunday, February 25, 9:00 PM Eastern
Last lot ends Sunday, February 25, 9:44 PM Eastern $5 FLAT USA SHIPPING. Great lots of antiquarian books and ephemera. NO RESERVES - REASONABLE SHIPPING! 15% BUYERS PREMIUM
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SHIPPING IS $5 FLAT PER AUCTION FOR USA BIDDERS Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 45)
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AUCTION TERMS - THANKS FOR SHOPPING WITH US! Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 45) BUYERS PREMIUM IS 15%. After seven days the consignor can request his item back if they wish. If your invoice is cancelled we reserve the right to ban you from future purchases. PLEASE NOTE NO RETURNS FOR ANY ITEMS - please review items thoroughly before bidding. Any unpaid PAYPAL invoices after 7 DAYS will be sent to Proxibid for review and your items will be relisted. Buyers Premium is waived for this auction. Books shipped within 5-7 business days - we try to ship out earlier than that. (10/17/2017) All packages delivered are the responsibility of the BUYER. Once the tracking shows delivered our end of the transaction is over. If your package is stolen you must contact the Post Office, no refund will be given through us or Paypal.
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Little Pictures of JAPAN by Miller (1925) Lot #6 (Sale Order 4 of 45) Little Pictures of Japan by Miller, Olive Beaupre & Katharine Sturges. Published by The Book House for Children, Chicago (1925) good condition, hardcover, owner signature, small tear on fep. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. These minute gems, hokku poems, usher one into that atmosphere of tender sympathy with all that has life, that world of benign serenity where dwelt the ancient poets of Japan.
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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils from the Swedish by Selma Lagerlof (1922) Lot #7 (Sale Order 5 of 45) The Wonderful Adventures of Nils from the Swedish by Selma Lagerlof, Published by Doubleday, Page & Company (1922) good condition, owner signature, with moderate wear.
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SONGS OF LIBERTY and Other Poems by Robert Underwood Johnson (1897) SIGNED Lot #8 (Sale Order 6 of 45) Songs of Liberty and Other Poems by Robert Underwood Johnson, Published by Century Co., New York (1897) good condition bookplate, with signature and inscription from author. Johnson became noted early for his work on international copyright. As secretary of the American Copyright League, he helped get the Law of 1891 passed, for which he was decorated by the French and Italian governments. He had a hand in many important publishing undertakings, and it was on his persuasion that Ulysses S. Grant wrote his Memoirs.
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A Life of General Robert E. Lee by John Esten Cooke Lot #9 (Sale Order 7 of 45) This is published by The Archive Society as a reproduction of the 1871 book as shown. Unknown publication date (recently) good condition.
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Contempo: This American Tempo by JOHN VASSOS (1929) American Art-Deco Modernistic Style Lot #10 (Sale Order 8 of 45) Contempo: This American Tempo by Ruth Vassos, (Text) and John Vassos (Art) Published by E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc, New York (1929) good condition with slightly browning pages. Some cover wear. A celebration of American Art Deco style, with modernistic black and white plates depicting the spirits of Electricity, Advertising, Skyscrapers, Radio, The Department Store, Commercialism, Air Conquest, Science, Modern Art, more. Blue cloth with black Art Deco lettering and design, 12.25" tall, about a hundred pages.
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A Short History of Astronomy by Arthur Berry (1898) Lot #11 (Sale Order 9 of 45) A Short History of Astronomy by Arthur Berry, Published by London: John Murray, (1898) 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 440 pages. Frontispiece is a photograph of The Moon, taken at Lick Observatory. Good conditon, hardcover.
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THE BATTLES OF VERDUN 1914-1918 WW1 Lot #12 (Sale Order 10 of 45) Good condition small hardcover in French, has slightly cracked hinge and a chip loss on the outer upper spine. Published by Michelin & Cie (1921) Published under the patronage of the Ministry of Public Education and Fine Arts and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Many plans and black and white photographs. In French.
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The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson (1916) Illustrations by N.C. Wyeth Lot #13 (Sale Order 11 of 45) The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson, Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York (1916) 328 pp. 14 color plates plus color title page by N.C. Wyeth. Good condition, owners signature and some wear on inside cover, hardcover.
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History of the Great World War (1919) History of War by Land, Sea & Air WW1 Lot #14 (Sale Order 12 of 45) History of the Great World War by Holt-Wheeler, Francis and Frederick E. Drinker, Published by Philadelphia: National Publishing Company, 1919 (1919) Fully illustrated with Reproductions from Official Photographs, including Maps and Drawings. Good condition.
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Twice Born in Russia My Life Before and in the Revolution (1930) Lot #15 (Sale Order 13 of 45) Twice Born in Russia My Life Before and in the Revolution, Petrova, Natalia (Baroness Mary Budberg, Trans) (Dorothy Thompson, Intro) Published by William Morrow & Co., New York, NY (1930) Introduction by Dorothy Thompson. Translated from Russian by Baroness Mary Budberg. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Natural Law in the Spiritual World by Henry Drummond (1891) Lot #16 (Sale Order 14 of 45) Natural Law in the Spiritual World by Henry Drummond, Published by John W. Lovell Company (1891) good condition with browning pages, bookplate, and owner signature, some wear on lower outer spine. 414pp.
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Through SOVIET Windows (1957) Impressions of Soviet Russia by Charles Sarolea (1924) Lot #17 (Sale Order 15 of 45) Through SOVIET Windows, Dow Jones & Company (1957) very good condition with dust jacket. Also Impressions of Soviet Russia by Charles Sarolea, Published by Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, London (1924) fair/good condition with some cover shelf wear.
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RARE The Key of THEOSOPHY by H.P. Blavatsky (1889) Mystical and Occultist Philosophies Lot #18 (Sale Order 16 of 45) Fair/Good condition with browning pages and some spine wear. Rare first edition. Theosophical Publishing Company.
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The Works of Alexander Pope (c.1855) Poetical Works for Sir Walter Scott (1871) Decorative Bindings Lot #19 (Sale Order 17 of 45) THE WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE In One Volume, Complete. With Notes by Dr. Warburton, and Illustrations on Steel by Eminent Artists. From Designs by Weigall, Heath, & Others. Alexander Pope, notes by Dr. Warburton. Good condition with some staining on some pages. Very nice decorative leather covers. ALSO THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT (1871) London MacMillan Co. good condition, cracked hinge, with some wear and decorative covers.
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Recreations In ASTRONOMY Illustrated (1886) Star Maps - Chautauqua Edition Lot #20 (Sale Order 18 of 45) Good condition, Recreations In Astronomy by Henry White Warren, 1st Chautauqua Press Edition. Brown hardcover with gilt letters on spine, 284 pages. Index. Black and white endpapers displaying constellations Taurus and Orion. The Chautauqua movement was a traveling lecture and entertainment tent circuit that brought adult education and culture to rural towns around the U.S.
83 Black and white illustrations throughout, and 5 star chart plates at rear.
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Commemorative Book for Return of PAUL REVERE Liberty Bowl (1949) Lot #21 (Sale Order 19 of 45) The Glorious Ninety-Two Members: of the House of Representatives: Selections from Journals of the Honorable House of Representatives, of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Published by Boston: Committees on Rules, the General Court of Massachusetts, (1949) good condition hardcover. Commemorates the return of the Historic Paul Revere Liberty Bowl in 1949.
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YANK IN FRANCE by Mark Bartman (1946) WW2 Dog Story Lot #22 (Sale Order 20 of 45) Yank in France by Mark Bartman. Illustrated by Diana Thorne, Published by Chicago, Ill., A. Whitman & Company (1946) good condition hardcover, some small tears on a few pages.
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Autobiography of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (c.1930) Pocket Books Lot #23 (Sale Order 21 of 45) Good condition as shown, small hardcover from Pocket Books (c.1930)
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THE FEDERALIST Commentary on the Constitution of the United States (1888) by ALEXANDER HAMILTON Lot #24 (Sale Order 22 of 45) Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, Alexander Hamilton edited by Henry Cabot Lodge. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York and London (1888) good general condition with some cover wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Owner bookplate and broken hinge.
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Threshold of Justice A Judge's Life Story by Elijah Adlow SIGNED Lot #25 (Sale Order 23 of 45) Threshold of Justice A Judge's Life Story by Elijah Adlow, Published by Marlborough House, Inc. (1973) Autobiography of life & work of Chief Justice of the Boston Municipal Court. Illustrated with B&W photographs. SIGNED & inscribed by the author on front endpaper.
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TWO COPIES of Call of the Wild by Jack London - Portland Illustrated Classics - MacMillan (1945) Lot #26 (Sale Order 24 of 45) Call Of The Wild (Portland House Illustrated Classics) by Jack London, Published by Portland House Illustrated Classics, very good condition. ALSO Call Of The Wild, MacMillan Company (1945) good with no dust jacket.
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RARE A Guide to the Indian Tribes of Oklahoma by Muriel H. Wright (1951) First Edition SIGNED Lot #27 (Sale Order 25 of 45) A Guide to the Indian Tribes of Oklahoma by Muriel H. Wright, Published by Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman (1951) good condition in fair/good dust jacket signed by the author. 127 b&w illus, mostly from photographs, and 5 maps. Comprehensive discussion of all Indians in Oklahoma, from "Alabama" to "Yuchi." A classic work, almost unobtainable in first printing, especially in a very decent dustjacket.
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SONGS for the LITTLE ONES at HOME (1852) Lot #28 (Sale Order 26 of 45) Good condition, some page spotting, small hardcover, American Tract Society (1852)
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Alice's Adventure in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (c.1890) Lot #29 (Sale Order 27 of 45) A.J. Burt Publisher (c.1890) fair/good to good condition with cracked hinge, some page and cover wear.
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RARE 25 VOLUME SET Robert Louis Stevenson (1902) ARABIAN NIGHTS - TREASURE ISLAND Lot #30 (Sale Order 28 of 45) All in good condition as shown, 25 volumes, some minor shelf wear on some, many Stevenson sets can go for thousands, a steal with $5 flat shipping. ENJOY! We could not take a photo of all of them together so we took a photo five at a time.
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OGDEN NASH: Five Volumes (1945) with Dust Jaket Lot #31 (Sale Order 29 of 45) Ogden Nash: Five Volumes. Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston (1945) Five volumes, containing: Good Intentions; I'm A Stranger Here Myself; Many Long Years Ago; Versus; The Private Dining Room. Good condition all with dust jackets as shown.
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1893) Lot #32 (Sale Order 30 of 45) The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York (1893) good condition, owner signature, some cover wear as shown.
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RARE Notre-Dame De Paris by Victor Hugo (1888) Lot #33 (Sale Order 31 of 45) Notre-Dame De Paris by Victor Hugo, Published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., New York (1888) very good condition, a few pages with slight tears. Gothic Binding, wonderful book. Two volumes in one.
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The RED FAIRY BOOK by Andrew Lang (1944) Lot #34 (Sale Order 32 of 45) The Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, Published by The John C. Winston Co., Philadelphia (1944) good condition hardcover.
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The Note-Book of an Attache: Seven Months in the War Zone by Eric Fisher Wood (1915) Lot #35 (Sale Order 33 of 45) The Note-Book of an Attache: Seven Months in the War Zone by Eric Fisher Wood, Published by The Century Co., New York (1915) Illustrated with 15 photos by the author and facsimiles of 4 official documents. Frontispiece by Myron T. Herrick. Good condition hardcover.
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A Talk with my PUPILS (1863) Civil War Era Early Education Lot #36 (Sale Order 34 of 45) Signed by original purchaser in 1863 (maybe a teacher?) good condition hardcover with loose binding. As shown.
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RARE Poems Of Religion & Society By JOHN QUINCY ADAMS With Notices Of His Life And Character (1848) Lot #37 (Sale Order 35 of 45) Poems Of Religion And Society By John Quincy Adams With Notices Of His Life And Character By John Davis And T. H. Benton
Adams, John Quincy; Davis, John; Benton, T. H. Published by William H. Graham, New York (1848) good condition small hardcover.
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American Annual Register, for the Years 1827-1829 Lot #38 (Sale Order 36 of 45) The American Annual Register, for the Years 1827-8-9, or the Fifty-Second and Fifty-Third Years of American Independence: Part the Second, Published by E. & G. W. Blunt, NY (1830) Part the Second, which covers 1827-1829. 368 pp. Public Documents) and Trials and Legal Decisions, and Biographies. Good condition with some spotting on pages, some pages are un-cut as shown.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1947) U.S. Grant Takes Command (1967) WEST POINT STORY (1956) Lot #39 (Sale Order 37 of 45) All in good condition as shown.
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RAREST Biographical Sketches of JOSEPH SMITH the Prophet (1880) MORMONISM Lot #40 (Sale Order 38 of 45) Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for many Generations by the Mother of the Prophet Lucy Smith, Published by Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Plano, IL, 1880. 312pp. Red cloth covered boards. Fair/Good to good condition with cover wear and interior spotting. Controversial publication. Lucy Mack Smith wrote the memoir based on her family history and the religious revelations of her son Joseph Smith.
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A Beau Sabreur, Mauriece De Saxe, Marshal of France: His Loves, His Laurels, 1696-1750 Lot #41 (Sale Order 39 of 45) A Beau Sabreur, Mauriece De Saxe, Marshal of France: His Loves, His Laurels, and His Times, 1696-1750
Trowbridge, W. R. H. Published by Brentano's, New York (1910) good condition, PLEASE NOTE someone pasted a map of Boston on inside cover as a gift with inscription. Nice outer binding for shelf.
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RARE Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White (1970) First Edition $4.50 Dust Jacket Lot #42 (Sale Order 40 of 45) Published by Harper & Row in 1970, this is a true first edition, first printing copy. This copy come with the original $4.50 dust jacket and the number line on the rear of the book beginning with showing first printing. Good condition, dust jacket good with some spotting on the front top, owner signature, interior book with little wear, stated first printing as shown in last picture.
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RARE IGLOO by Jane Brevoort Walden (1931) Diane Thorne - Admiral Richard Byrd Dog with DUST JACKET Lot #43 (Sale Order 41 of 45) Very good condition with light wear in good dust jacket in protector as shown. Some corner rubbing on the dust jacket. Fully illustrated hardcover. G.P. Putnam (1931).
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Gallipoli As I Saw It by Joseph Murray (1965) WW1 Gallipoli Campaign Lot #44 (Sale Order 42 of 45) Gallipoli As I Saw It by Joseph Murray, Published by William Kimber, London (1965) very good condition in good dust jacket. This book is based on the actual diary and letters home of Joseph Murray, a Scots miner who served as a naval rating turned soldier in Hood Battalion of the Royal Naval Division during the Gallipoli campaign. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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RARE The Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving: Two Volumes (1906) BY BRAM STOKER Lot #49 (Sale Order 43 of 45) Good condition, two volume set, MacMillan (1906), bindings slightly loose, back cover of volume II has slightly cracked hinge. Wonderful set.
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RARE PETER & WENDY (1911) Peter Pan First Edition Lot #50 (Sale Order 44 of 45) Good- condition with some cover wear, one illustration page has heavy wear, Charles Scribner's Sons (1911) comes with a very long inscription from original owner.
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ANTIQUARIAN BOOK LOT including Essays by Theophilus Parsons (1862) Lot #51 (Sale Order 45 of 45) The Watchers of the Trails a Book of Animal Life by Charles G. G. Roberts, Published by W. Wessels Company, New York (1906) good- condition with wear on the covers, fully illustrated. Two books on Homer's Odyssey from the 1890's, Essays by Theophilus Parsons (1862) good condition. Tales of the Orient (1903) volume from Classic Tales from Famous Authors.
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