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Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 51)

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Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 51)

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Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 51)

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Dawn and the Dons: The Romance of Monterey by Tirey L. Ford (1926) Spanish & Mexican Rule

Lot #5 (Sale Order 4 of 51)

Dawn and the Dons: The Romance of Monterey by Tirey L. Ford, (Jo Mora, illustrator) Published by A. M. Robertson, San Francisco (1926) Printed by the Bruce Brough Press, San Francisco. Very good condition hardcover. A romantic look on the history of the Monterey Peninsula during the Spanish and Mexican rule following the discovery of the Harbor of Monterey by Vizcaino in 1602 up to the gringo's arrival in the 1800s.

Spain and the Spaniards by Edmondo De Amixis (1898) Illustrated

Lot #6 (Sale Order 5 of 51)

Spain and the Spaniards by Edmondo De Amixis, London, Illustrated, New York Putnam's Sons (1898) good condition, hardcover, illustrated.

RARE HENRI-MATISSE Dessins A Paris (1925) LIMITED TO 100 COPIES - ONE OF A KIND

Lot #7 (Sale Order 6 of 51)

A rare limited edition copy of "Henri-Matisse Dessins A Paris" par Waldemar Grorge. Text in French. Editions des Quatre Chemins, 1925. Good with a loose binding. Softcover. 64 reproductions de dessins de Matisse[1898-1925) 100 copies on Arches vellum.

Songs of a Savoyard by W.S Gilbert (1894) Savoy Operas Illustrated

Lot #8 (Sale Order 7 of 51)

Songs of a Savoyard by W.S Gilbert, Published by George Routledge and Sons Ltd (1894) good- condition with some cover wear and cracked hinge. With illustrations to most songs. This volume is a collection of sixty-nine detached lyrics from the Savoy Operas written by W S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Included are two lyrics from Iolanthe which were not included in the opera originally.

RARE The Nat Turner Story: History of the South's Most Important Slave Revolt (1970) SIGNED

Lot #9 (Sale Order 8 of 51)

The Nat Turner Story: History of the South's Most Important Slave Revolt with new material provided by Black tradition and White tradition by F. Roy Johnson, Published by Johnson Publishing Company, Murfreesboro, N.C. (1970) SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

RARE Samarkand and Other Markets I have Known (2003) by Wole Soyinka LIMITED SIGNED to 300 Copies

Lot #10 (Sale Order 9 of 51)

Samarkand and Other Markets I have Known. Woodcuts by Robert Kleinschmidt. Wole Soyinka, Published by [Las Vegas:]: Rainmaker Editions, [2003] with slipcase. Book is in very good+ condition and signed and numbered out of 399 copies (#25). Slipcase has some minor wear. Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Babatunde Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright, poet and essayist. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first African to be honored in that category.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (1927)

Lot #11 (Sale Order 10 of 51)

Good condition, covers and spine rubbed, interior good with some spotting. MacMillan Company (1927) hardcover.

RARE My Journal in Malayan Waters or, the Blockade of Quedah (1861)

Lot #12 (Sale Order 11 of 51)

My Journal in Malayan Waters or, the Blockade of Quedah by Sherard OSBORN, Published by Routledge, Warne and Routledge, (1861) good, ex-library with multiple bookplates and signatures.

HUGE Ephemera Lot - Victorian Trade Cards - Ink Blotters - Postcards - Deeds - Billheads & MORE

Lot #13 (Sale Order 12 of 51)

Everything you see here over 70? (didn't count) items, all in good condition. Many items go back to the 1840's.

Ships Beneath the Sea by Robert F. Burgess (1976)

Lot #14 (Sale Order 13 of 51)

Ships Beneath the Sea by Robert F. Burgess, Published by Robert Hale Ltd (1976) A history of submarines and submersibles from the earliest crude conception in the 14th century, to the most sophisticated nuclear submarines of the mid-1970’s. The author examines in detail the first underwater vessel in 1578 and includes the diving bell, bathysphere, the bathyscaphe, etc. He describes the functions of underwater vessels, their use in war, scientific research and in examining the geology of the ocean bed. Illustrated with 65 photographs, etc., an appendix lists the evolution of diving machines from 333 B.C. to A.D. 1972.

The Soviet Cultural Offensive: The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in Soviet Foreign Policy (1960)

Lot #15 (Sale Order 14 of 51)

The Soviet Cultural Offensive: The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in Soviet Foreign Policy by Frederick Charles Barghoorn, Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ (1960) good condition with some spotting on the outer spine. "A systematic examination of the use of cultural, scientific, and educational activities and exchanges in Soviet propaganda & foreign policy, especially in the post-Stalin period."

The Eyes of the Dragon by STEVEN KING (1987) First Edition

Lot #16 (Sale Order 15 of 51)

Good condition in good dust jacket in protector. Viking Press (1987)

PILGRIM'S PROGRESS From This World to That Which is to Come (c.1833) by John Bunyan

Lot #17 (Sale Order 16 of 51)

Fair/Good to good condition with loose front cover (still attached), some smudging on pages. American Tract Society (c.1833) as shown, 6' tall, some pencil writing on some pages (see pic).

The Keen of the South of Ireland by T. Crofton Croker (1844)

Lot #18 (Sale Order 17 of 51)

The Keen of the South of Ireland by T. Crofton Croker, Published by T. Richards London (1844) fair/good to good condition with wear on the outer spine as shown, hardcover.

The Manor Farm to Which are Added Facsimiles of the Book of Husbandry 1510, and Book of Thrift 1589

Lot #19 (Sale Order 18 of 51)

The Manor Farm to which are added reprint facsimiles of The Boke of Husbandry 1510 and The Booke of Thrift 1589, by Francis Henry Cripps-Day, Published by Bernard Quaritch (1931). Good- condition with spotting on the pages. xxxviii + 114 + 19 + [30] pp.

Cross and the Crescent; RUSSIA, TURKEY and the Countries Adjacent in 1876-7 by L.P. Brockett (1877)

Lot #20 (Sale Order 19 of 51)

The Cross and the Crescent; or Russia, Turkey and the Countries Adjacent in 1876-7 by L.P. Brockett, Published by Hubbard Brothers (1877) good condition, hinge is broken, some wear throughout.

ANTIQUARIAN BOOK LOT including Treasures of the Fairy Land (c.1880) & Sunbeams for the Home (1886)

Lot #21 (Sale Order 20 of 51)

Sunbeams for the Home (1886), Waverly Novels (c.1880), Treasures of the Fairy Land (c.1880), all in good condition generally all with some wear.

Children Of Ol'man River: The Life And Times Of A Showboat Trouper (1988) LAKESIDE PRESS

Lot #22 (Sale Order 21 of 51)

Children Of Ol'man River: The Life And Times Of A Showboat Trouper. Bryant, Billy; Ridge, Martin (editor). Published by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago (1988) very good condition, hardcover. B&W Illustrations. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. lxix, 360 pp. The Lakeside Classics. Colorful and witty life story of the Bryants, a poor family who found fortune aboard the Mississippi steamboat they built and performed on at the beginning of this century. In addition to chronicling his own family's history, Bryant provides an excellent introduction to the importance and history of river travel and entertainment on the most famous of American rivers.

FOUR PAST MIDNIGHT by Stephen King (1990) First Edition - Printing

Lot #23 (Sale Order 22 of 51)

Good condition, some spotting on hardcover, dust jacket in protector, first printing as shown.

Siege of Atlanta 1864 by Samuel III Carter (1978) CIVIL WAR

Lot #24 (Sale Order 23 of 51)

Siege of Atlanta 1864 by Samuel III Carter, Published by Outlet, Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A. (1978) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good condition with dust jacket in protector. One of the major turning points in the Civil War, was Shermans march to Savannah but the penultimate Battle was the siege of Atlanta, This gives an account of what was happening on both sides, civilian and military.

Four Years in a RED HELL (1956) by Rev. Harold Rigney SIGNED - Arrested in Communist CHINA

Lot #30 (Sale Order 24 of 51)

Four Years in a Red Hell by H. W. Rigney, Published by Henry Regnery Co., Chicago, IL (1956) good in good- dust jacket in protector. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

FLYING for 1937 Yearbook with HOWARD HUGHES and the HINDENBURG

Lot #31 (Sale Order 25 of 51)

Good condition with dust jacket in mylar protector. Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce (1937). Includes articles on an airplane with Howard Hughes and the Hindenburg.

DEEDS and DARING by the American Soldier (1897) North & South During the CIVIL WAR

Lot #32 (Sale Order 26 of 51)

The Werner Company (1897) good- condition with some spotting on the front cover (see pic). Fully illustrated by D. M. Kelsey. Hardcover.

Five Weeks in a Balloon; Journeys and Discoveries in Africa By Three Englishmen - JULES VERNE (1887)

Lot #33 (Sale Order 27 of 51)

Five Weeks in a Balloon; or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa By Three Englishmen. Jules Verne, Translated By William Lackland. Published by R. Worthington, New York (1887) Good condition hardcover, interior is fair/good condition with spotting and wear (see pic).

We Were There on the NAUTILUS by Robert N. Webb (1961)

Lot #34 (Sale Order 28 of 51)

Good condition with dust jacket in protector. Grosset & Dunlap (1962).

The Life of Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST (1832) with Hand Written Genealogy

Lot #35 (Sale Order 29 of 51)

New Haven (1832) fair/good condition with overall wear and some spotting. Hand written notes inside as shown dating back before the 1840's.

Robert Kennedy and His Times (1978) by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. with SIGNED POSTCARD

Lot #36 (Sale Order 30 of 51)

Good condition with dust jacket in protector. With signed postcard by Schlesinger as shown on his personal stationary to Leopold Quarles van Ufford, who was once Netherlands consul general.

Ovid's Epistles With His Amours (1725) with 12 Engraved Plates

Lot #37 (Sale Order 31 of 51)

At least partially the work of Dryden and Pope, but the Amours are anonymous. 348, frontispiece and 12 engraved plates. The book has issues, covers peeling and book beginning to split - but regardless of issues the engraved plates are very nice.

U.S. WEST: The Saga of Wells Fargo (1949) Historic Photographs - Maps - Gold Rush - Boom Towns

Lot #38 (Sale Order 32 of 51)

Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg. Second Printing, very good condition book in good unclipped dust jacket with some wear. Historic photographs.

Life of KIT CARSON (c.1880) Great Western Hunter and Guide

Lot #39 (Sale Order 33 of 51)

Good condition, illustrated, by Charles Burdett, American Publishers Corporation (c.1880) "With an Account of Various Government Expeditions to the Far West".

Sioux Arrows and Bullets by Paul Sanford (1969) Sioux Warriors - Minnesota Volunteers

Lot #40 (Sale Order 34 of 51)

Sioux Arrows and Bullets by Paul Sanford, Published by Naylor Co, San Antonio (1969) Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 171 pages. "During the height of the Civil War, 2600 Sioux Warriors went on a rampage. Fifty thousand settlers fled and demanded protection, The Ninth Regiment Minnesota Volunteers were diverted to join Col. Sibley's campaign against Sioux Chief Little Crow.This is the account of that campaign, documented by official reports written by the officers."

Natural History Beasts, Birds and Fishes (c.1866) with Illustrations

Lot #41 (Sale Order 35 of 51)

Small hardcover, no date however presentation inscription is from 1866. Good- condition with wear, about 6" tall, many illustrations. Publisher is G. Nelson London.

Vue Générale de la Constitution de l'Angleterre (1835) English & French Constitution

Lot #42 (Sale Order 36 of 51)

Vue générale de la constitution de l'Angleterre, depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours; avec quelques r«marques sur l'ancienne et la nouvelle constitution de la France. (General view of the constitution of England, from its origin to the present day; with some marks on the old and the new constitution of France) fair/good wrappers as shown, interior good condition. Paris Le Normant (1835) softcover.

WESTERN STORIES for Boys: Four Complete Books by Willard F. Baker (1934)

Lot #43 (Sale Order 37 of 51)

Western Stories For Boys: Four Complete Books by Willard F. Baker, Published by Cupples & Leon, New York (1934) good condition, fair/good dust jacket in protector with some loss.

Trooper Ross and Signal Butte by Captain Charles King (1896)

Lot #44 (Sale Order 38 of 51)

Trooper Ross and Signal Butte by Captain Charles King, Published by Lippincott, Philadelphia (1896) Good condition hardcover, binding slightly cracked, illustrated.

Potter's Advanced Geography (1891) 23 Full Color MAPS

Lot #45 (Sale Order 39 of 51)

Pictorial brown and red cloth, 10.5" x 12.5", 168 pages, eleven U.S. maps. Good condition.

RARE A WINTER IN NORTH CHINA by Rev. T.M. Morris (1892) Travel Northern China in Winter of 1890

Lot #46 (Sale Order 40 of 51)

A WINTER IN NORTH CHINA. With an Introduction by the Rev. Richard Glover by Rev. T.M. Morris, Published by Fleming H Revell (1892) Reverend T.M. Morris and Reverend Richard Glover spent five months journeying through the Shantung and Shansi provinces in north China in the winter of 1890. Very good condition, hardcover.

RARE The Peruvian Chief - An Englishman's Adventures on the Country of the INCAS (1880)

Lot #47 (Sale Order 41 of 51)

Griffith and Farran London (1880) 12mo. 4.5" x 7.5", 371 pages, 4 plates, small owner stamp, very good condition, wonderful book.

RARE Six Months at the White House with ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1867)

Lot #48 (Sale Order 42 of 51)

Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln. The Story of a Picture by F. B. Carpenter, Published by Hurd and Houghton, New York (1867) good condition hardcover, owner stamp and some owner signatures.

The Trial of MARY TODD LINCOLN (1959) by James A. Rhodes

Lot #49 (Sale Order 43 of 51)

The Trial of Mary Todd Lincoln by Rhodes, James A.; Jauchius, Dean. Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., Indianapolis (1959) good condition in good dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

RARE The Physical Geography of the Sea by M. F. Maury (1850) with Fold Out Maps

Lot #50 (Sale Order 44 of 51)

The Physical Geography of the Sea by M. F. Maury, (Superintendent of the National Observatory LL.D., U.S.N.) Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers/ Sampson Low, Son & Co, New York & London (1857) good condition with spotting. The folding plates at rear are crisp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hardcover.

RARE Commander William Barker Cushing of the United States Navy by E. M. H. Edwards (1898)

Lot #51 (Sale Order 45 of 51)

Commander William Barker Cushing of the United States Navy by E. M. H. Edwards, Published by R. Tennyson Neely (1898) Reminiscences of his growing up, incidents of his naval career including the sinking of the Albemarle with portraits of himself and others. The book includes original letters with 41 illustrations, portraits of Cushing and others. Good condition with cracked hinge and multiple owner signatures.

RAREST Border Outlaws: Authentic and Thrilling History of the Most Noted Bandits (1882) JESSE JAMES

Lot #52 (Sale Order 46 of 51)

The Border Outlaws. An Authentic and Thrilling History of the Most Noted Bandits of Ancient and Modern Times, the Younger Brothers, Jesse and Frank James, and Their Comrades in Crime. Compiled from Reliable Sources only and Containing the Latest Facts in Regard to these Celebrated Outlaws. Embracing Assassination of Jesse James, and all the late startling particulars. Illustrated with Late Portraits and Colored Plates. Cincinnati Publishing Company (1882) good condition, some outer cover wear. Amazing book.

RARE Through Cities and Prairie Lands Sketches of an American Tour (1881) MORMON DENVER ST.LOUIS

Lot #53 (Sale Order 47 of 51)

Some wear to the covers, good condition generally, spine label is worn, Western travel log. 338 pages.

NICKEL PLATE ROAD: The History of a Great Railroad by Taylor Hampton (1949)

Lot #54 (Sale Order 48 of 51)

NICKEL PLATE ROAD: The History of a Great Railroad by Taylor Hampton, Published by The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, OH (1949) The story of the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad.

LARGE COLLECTION of 18th and 19th Century Portrait Engravings

Lot #58 (Sale Order 49 of 51)

17 in total as shown, some from as early as the 1790's, many from Europe, average size is 6" to 8" tall.

Military Europe: A Narrative of Personal Observation and Personal Experience (1898)

Lot #59 (Sale Order 50 of 51)

Military Europe: A Narrative of Personal Observation and Personal Experience; With Fifty-six Illustrations by Nelson A. Miles, Published by Doubleday & McClure (1898) good condition hardcover. German bicylcle corps, infantry trench at Crimea, author mounted viewing Russian army, etc. 112 pages.

WHITE SHADOWS IN THE SOUTH SEAS With Many Illustrations (1920) SIGNED - Year Among Cannibals

Lot #60 (Sale Order 51 of 51)

WHITE SHADOWS IN THE SOUTH SEAS : With Many Illustrations from Photographs by Frederick O'Brien, Published by The Century Co, New York, NY (1920) good condition, signed by author. A silent film bearing the same title, loosely based on this book, was filmed on site in 1928. "record of one happy year spent among the simple, friendly cannibal of Atuona valley on the south island of Hiva-oa" in the Marquesas Islands.


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