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Antique & Collectible Books #221 |
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Antique & Collectible Books #221 |
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by South Boston Books
Event Begins: Tuesday, June 19, 3:45 PM Eastern
First lots ends Sunday, June 24, 9:00 PM Eastern
Last lot ends Sunday, June 24, 9:57:10 PM Eastern Great lots of antiquarian books and ephemera. Great collection of items! NO RESERVES - $5 FLAT SHIPPING. Payment by PAYPAL Invoice Only.
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PLEASE TAKE NOTE We accept payment by Paypal only via a PAYPAL INVOICE after auction Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 55) PLEASE TAKE NOTE We accept payment by Paypal only via a PAYPAL INVOICE after auction. You will receive the invoice a few hours after the auction ends. Thanks. We do not have your credit card info and it will not be charged by us.
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SHIPPING IS $5 FLAT PER AUCTION FOR USA BIDDERS Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 55) SHIPPING IS $5 FLAT PER AUCTION FOR USA BIDDERS NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PURCHASE.
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AUCTION TERMS - THANKS FOR SHOPPING WITH US! Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 55) 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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LIVE NOW! Antique and Vintage CHILDREN'S Books Auction on July 12th 2018 Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 55) See you there! ALL BOOKS HAVE BEEN LISTED READY FOR BIDDING!
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LIVE THIS WEEK Antique & Vintage NAUTICAL and MARITIME Books Auction July 26th 2018 Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 55) Many nautical and maritime books will be up for sale. We are almost done listing items! See you there.
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COMING SOON Antique & Vintage HISTORY BOOKS! Early August 2018 Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 55) Special auction with History books, military, political and everything in between. Should be live in 2 weeks!
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UNCLE REMUS His Songs and His Says (1909) by Joel Chandler Harris Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 55) Good condition, hardcover, D. Appleton & Company (1900) New and Revised Edition, Illustrations by A.B. Frost, hardcover.
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CANOEING in the WILDERNESS by Henry D. THOREAU (1916) Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 55) Good- condition with some wear on the covers, Houghton Mifflin Company (1916) some spotting, illustrated by Will Hammell. Hardcover.
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The Young ORNITHOLOGIST (1911) by Percival Westell (1911) UK Lot #9 (Sale Order 9 of 55) Good condition hardcover, a Guide to the Haunts, Homes, and Habits of British Birds, illustrated.
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WIZARD OF OZ (1956) by Frank L. Baum Lot #10 (Sale Order 10 of 55) Good condition, hardcover, illustrated. Some wear on the cover.
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SIGMUND FREUD Collected Papers (1950) FIVE VOLUME SET Lot #11 (Sale Order 11 of 55) London Hogarth Press (1950) very good condition as shown. Sixth Impression.
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RARE GRAPES OF WRATH (1939) by John Steinbeck - First Edition - Early Printing Lot #12 (Sale Order 12 of 55) The Viking Press New York (1939) First Edition, Third Printing. Good condition in good dust jacket.
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DEAR MABLE Love Letters of a Rookie (1918) WW1 Cartoon Lot #13 (Sale Order 13 of 55) Good- condition with some wear on the covers near the top of the spine (see pic), Frederick Stokes (1919) small hardcover.
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AMERICAN GOES TO WAR (1942) American Theatre Wing Service Booklet Lot #14 (Sale Order 14 of 55) Hardcover small book, very good condition with little wear - slight spotting on end pages, with FDR message, declarations of war, official documents, and more. Great book.
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COMMUNISM IN ACTION (1946) Washington Document - SOVIET UNION Lot #15 (Sale Order 15 of 55) Good condition, softcover, 141 pages.
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ROTC MANUAL (1956) American Military History 1607-1953 - ROTCM 145-20 Hardcover Lot #16 (Sale Order 16 of 55) Good condition, Department of the Army (1956)
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The RUMFORD Complete Cook Book (1923) Lot #17 (Sale Order 17 of 55) Good condition, some wear, hardcover, Rumford R.I. (1929) one recipe hand written inside.
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LUCKY STRIKE TOBACCO World's Fair 1939 Book Lot #18 (Sale Order 18 of 55) The Story of Lucky Strike by Roy C. Flannagan, small hardcover, has small mark on cover probably from a price tag.
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RARE Belcher & Loomis Hardware Co. (c.1930) CATALOG - HARDCOVER Illustrated Providence RI Lot #19 (Sale Order 19 of 55) Belcher & Loomis Hardware Co.: Auto Supplies Replacement Parts, Tools and Garage Equipment. Published by The Catalog Association, Chicago Il, no date (c.1930?) 320 pages. Hardcover, amazing illustrations on every page.
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RARE Geoffrey Parker MIDGET SHAKESPEARE BOOK COLLECTION with STORE DISPLAY Lot #20 (Sale Order 20 of 55) Many of the books are still wrapped - some not, no date (c.1950-1960?) all sized as shown in photo with ruler. Box has heavy wear at the top. 28 books in total.
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INTERESTING 1856 Speech by James Buchanan HANDWRITTEN Black Republicans Speech Lot #21 (Sale Order 21 of 55) Four pages as shown. Someone priced this long ago for $125 saying it was a speech by President James Buchanan to Black Republicans. I have no idea if this was written by someone else - or Buchanan. Not sure why someone would copy a speech word for word like this if it wasn't Buchanan - but this is for you to figure out because it is not signed.
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HARRY POTTER and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999) First Edition Later Printing UK Lot #22 (Sale Order 22 of 55) Very good condition, first edition later printing. Small hardcover with dust jacket.
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TRAINING FOR VICTORY: Radio - 1 and Radio - 2 (1943) WW2 MILITARY TRAINING MANUALS Lot #23 (Sale Order 23 of 55) Training For Victory: Radio - 1 and Radio - 2, A Two (2) Volume Set. Williams, R.E. and Charles A. Scarlott, Published by American Book Company (1943) good condition hardcovers with little wear.
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ROBIN HOOD (c.1920) Illustrated by Edwin John Prirrin Lot #24 (Sale Order 24 of 55) Good condition, hardcover, John C. Winston Company (c.1920)
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Dramatic Works of MOLIERE (1876) in THREE VOLUMES - Wonderful Binding Lot #25 (Sale Order 25 of 55) Good+ condition, little wear, in three volumes, London George Bell (1876)
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The Life of Dr. ELISHA KENT KANE and Other Distinguished American Explorers (1858) Lot #26 (Sale Order 26 of 55) Fair/Good condition, solid, cover rubbing and spotting inside (see pic) G.G. Evans Philadelphia (1858)
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The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman (1931) Illustrated by W. H. Jackson Lot #27 (Sale Order 27 of 55) The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman, Published by The John C. Winston Co: Phaladelphia (1931) very good condition, pictorial covers. Wonderful illustrations, hardcover. 8vo, 388pp. Illustrated by W. H. Jackson.
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TROLLEYS AND STEETCARS on American Picture Postcards with 191 Reproductions Lot #28 (Sale Order 28 of 55) Basically brand new, softcover, really wonderful illustrated book.
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Roth MEMORY COURSE by David M. Roth (1919) Five Volumes Lot #29 (Sale Order 29 of 55) Five Volumes of the Seven Volume set, all in very good condition, small hardcovers.
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RARE Summer Cruise on the Mediterranean on Board an American Frigate (1853) Lot #30 (Sale Order 30 of 55) Good condition hardcover, Auburn (1853) some spotting and wear on the cover. "First published in 1853 recounting Willis's travels around the Mediterranean some years earlier. Willis was the highest-paid magazine writer of his day and his travel writing in particular revealed his own character."
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COMMUNISM Where do we stand today? (c.1950) Commerce Booklet Lot #31 (Sale Order 31 of 55) Good condition, softcover. "A National Federation Working for Good Citizenship, Good Government, and Good Business"
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STRIKEOUT STORY by Bob Feller (1949) with Dust Jacket Lot #32 (Sale Order 32 of 55) Good condition, Grosset & Dunlap (1947) with dust jacket.
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Two Antique Juvenile Books - OLIVER OPTIC (1867) Lot #33 (Sale Order 33 of 55) Both in good condition, nice binding for shelf. Hardcovers.
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JAVA the Garden of the East by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore (1898) Lot #34 (Sale Order 34 of 55) Java the Garden of the East by Eliza Ruhamah SCIDMORE, Published by T.Fisher Unwin, 1898 (1898) fair/good condition because of some staining.
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The History of the Civilization in Europe (c.1880) Lot #35 (Sale Order 35 of 55) Decorative binding, hardcover, A.L. Burt & Company (c.1890) with early presentation signature.
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The TREE BOOK: Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the North America Trees (1906) with 160 Illustrations Lot #36 (Sale Order 36 of 55) The Tree Book: a Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America and to Their Uses and Cultivation by Julia Ellen Rogers, Published by Doubleday, Page & Company, N. Y. (1906) good condition, back cover with small stain. A. Radclyffe (illustrator). 589 pp + xx. Index,glossary. 16 color plates, 160 b&w illustrations from photographs. A beautiful book on American trees, written before the great elm disaster.
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RARE SECRET GERMAN DOCUMENTS Document (1941) Army & Gestapo with Norwegian Nationals Lot #37 (Sale Order 37 of 55) Good condition, pamphlet, softcover, good condition. Interesting WW2 reading.
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ORR'S Circle of the Sciences (1854) Organic Nature with FOLD OUT WORLD MAP Lot #39 (Sale Order 38 of 55) Good- condition, spine label is missing a large part, interior pages good with fold out world color map.
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AMAZING Antique Box with 38 MILITARY LETTERS and EPHEMERA Lot #40 (Sale Order 39 of 55) GREAT old antiquarian box with 38 Military love letters from Fort Still OK to a loved one. Also comes with other ephemera - everything you see comes included. GREAT LOT. This is everything the box included when found nothing was taken out.
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LITTLE WOMEN Letters from the House of Alcott by Jessie Bonstelle (1914) Lot #41 (Sale Order 40 of 55) Little Women Letters from the House of Alcott by Jessie Bonstelle, and Marian DeForest. Published by Little Brown and Company, Boston, MA, USA (1914) good condition hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Examines the Alcott characters through correspondence and diary entries.
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SALT-WATER Poems and Ballads by John Masefield (c.1920) Lot #42 (Sale Order 41 of 55) Good condition hardcover, fully illustrated, MacMillan Company (c.1920)
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WINNING HIS WAY by Charles Coffin (1885) with many SOLDIER ILLUSTRATIONS Lot #43 (Sale Order 42 of 55) Good condition, some wear on the outer upper spine. Many illustrations inside including many with Civil War era soldiers.
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The TRUE PRINCE of the TRIBE OF JUDAH (1859) Life Scenes of the Messiah Lot #44 (Sale Order 43 of 55) Fair/Good to good condition with some spotting on pages and wear on the covers. Boston Albert Colby (1859) hardcover.
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The Battle for the Pacific by Donald MacIntyre (19660 WW2 Lot #45 (Sale Order 44 of 55) The Battle for the Pacific by Donald MacIntyre, Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York (1966) good condition hardcover with dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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RARE A.A. Milne NOW WE ARE SIX & WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG (1950) with CUSTOM LEATHER BINDING Lot #46 (Sale Order 45 of 55) Very good condition, two novels bound together in leather binding. Both from 1950, very good condition. Custom made.
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WAR IN THE CRIMEA by General Sir Edward Hamley (1891) Lot #47 (Sale Order 46 of 55) London Seely & Company (1891) fair/good at best - ex library with markings. We usually do not post ex-library books but given the title we decided to post it. "With Portrait and Plans"
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CONTRAILS 1960-1961 The Air Force Cadet Handbook - USFA Colorado Air Force Academy Lot #48 (Sale Order 47 of 55) Very good condition, very small sized hardcover, illustrated.
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BLUEJACKETS MANUAL - United States Navy (1940) WW2 MILITARY Lot #49 (Sale Order 48 of 55) Good condition, tenth edition, issued during WW2, United States Naval Institute (1940)
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CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY by Alan Paton (1948) with Dust Jacket Lot #50 (Sale Order 49 of 55) Good condition, Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1948) BCE, "A Story of Comfort in Desolution".
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The KREMLIN SPEAKS Pamphlet - Statements from SOVIET UNION - Department State Publication Lot #51 (Sale Order 50 of 55) Good condition, published in 1951.
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WAS GERMANY DEFEATED IN 1918? Pamphlet on World Affairs (1940) WW2 Lot #52 (Sale Order 51 of 55) Good condition, small sized softcover as shown.
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GERMANY Then and Now (c.1940) AMERICAN IN A WORLD AT WAR Pamphlet Lot #53 (Sale Order 52 of 55) Good condition with little wear, Farrar & Rinehart Inc. (1940)
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Slavery and Methodism; A Chapter in American Morality, 1780-1845 SIGNED Lot #54 (Sale Order 53 of 55) Slavery and Methodism; A Chapter in American Morality, 1780-1845, Donald G Mathews, Published by Princeton University Press (1965) very good condition in good dust jacket, with inscription from author.
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RARE The Muzzle Loading RIFLE Then and Now by Walter M Cline (1942) Lot #55 (Sale Order 54 of 55) The Muzzle Loading Rifle Then and Now by Walter M Cline, Published by Standard Printing and Publishing, Huntington, WV (1942) good condition no dust jacket. Presumed 1st ed, Pp 162, frontis, photos, illus, append. Excellent reference describing the history, barrel making, shooting, development, riflemen of note and match shooting, among other topics, written by a match rifle expert.
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Jack Pearl as Detective Baron Munchausen by Harold Sherman (1934) Book for Boys and Girls Lot #56 (Sale Order 55 of 55) Jack Pearl as Detective Baron Munchausen by Harold Sherman, Published by Goldsmith Publishing Co, Chicago (1934) Color pictorial covers with photograps of Jack Pearl on front and back cover. Nice tight and bright copy. Jack Pearl's Own Book for Boys and Girls. Good condition.
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