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Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 41)

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Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 41)

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Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 41)

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Ten Days in the Jungle by J.E.L. (1885) TRAVEL MEMOIR

Lot #6 (Sale Order 4 of 41)

Ten Days in the Jungle by J.E.L. Boston: Cupples, Upham and Company, 1885. Travel Memoir. Hardcover, good condition.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN by Noah Brooks (1909) Centennial Edition

Lot #7 (Sale Order 5 of 41)

Abraham Lincoln by Noah Brooks, Published by G. P. Putnams"s Sons, New York (1909) good conditon hardcover, "The Nations Leader in the Great Struggle through which was Maintained the Existence of the United States" Centennial Edition.

The Christmas Books by Titmarsh (c.1880) DECORATIVE BINDING

Lot #8 (Sale Order 6 of 41)

Good condition with general wear, hardcover, nice binding for shelf.

RARE Eight Volumes of George Eliot (1887) DECORATIVE BINDING

Lot #9 (Sale Order 7 of 41)

All in good condition, some wear on covers and spine. Handy Volume Editions - not numbered (1887)

The Employment of Negro Troops Special WW2 Studies by Ulysses Lee (1966)

Lot #10 (Sale Order 8 of 41)

The Employment of Negro Troops Special Studies by Ulysses Lee, Published by Office of the Chief of Military History, US Army (1966) very good condition hardcover. Published Washington, D.C.: Office of the Chief of Military History U.S.Army, 1966, first printing. 4to., 7 1/4" x 10." xix+740 pp., illustrated.

AFRICA ILLUSTRATED Illustrated by the Most Eminent Artists (1889) Large Folio - Illustrations

Lot #11 (Sale Order 9 of 41)

Africa Illustrated. Illustrated by the Most Eminent Artists. Smith, Wm. R. Published by A.W. Lovering., New York (1889) fair/good to good condition with some wear to the cover, some smudging and soiling. Large folio hardcover. Illustrations include: Morocco, Algeria, Algeria-Tunis, Tripoli, Soudan, Egypt, Abyssinia, Zanzibar, Cape Colonies, Hottentot, Gaboon, Guinea, Dahomey, Senegambia, the Desert and Explorations. 4to, b&w frontis, b&w illus throughout, 200p.

ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe (1937) Illustrations by N.C. WYETH

Lot #12 (Sale Order 10 of 41)

Good condition, hardcover, lovely covers, this is ex-library but the markings are minimal on the spine and title page. Back library card shows this was last taken out in 1968.

The Mad Booths of Maryland by Stanley Kimmel (1940) JOHN WILKES BOOTH

Lot #13 (Sale Order 11 of 41)

The Mad Booths of Maryland by Stanley Kimmel, Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis (1940) good- condition with wear, ex-library. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New evidence concerning John Wilkes Booth's common-law wife and children, and other information from heretofore unpublished documents and family letters.

The Story of a Bad Boy by Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1927)

Lot #14 (Sale Order 12 of 41)

The Story of a Bad Boy by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Published by John C Winston, Philadelphia, PA (1927) good condition hardcover, one illustration is loose.

Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command THREE VOLUME SET by Douglas Southall Freeman (1944) CIVIL WAR

Lot #15 (Sale Order 13 of 41)

Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command (3 Vol set) by Douglas Southall Freeman, Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY (1944) good- condition, the third volume covers have a great deal of wear more than the others. Volume 1: Manassas to Malvern Hill, 771p, Volume 2: Cedar Mountain to Chancellorsville, 760p. Volume 3: Gettysburg to Appomattox, 862p with folding map. Each volume has several illustrations and maps. Classic Civil War study of the Confederate leadership.

A Brief and True Report for the Traveller Concerning Williamsburg in Virginia (1936)

Lot #16 (Sale Order 14 of 41)

A Brief and True Report for the Traveller Concerning Williamsburg in Virginia by Rutherford Goodwin, Published by Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. (1936) Handsome reproduction of the original account of the important occurrences in Williamsburg with a map of buildings and sites of particular interest. Illustrated with engravings. Good condition hardcover with some wear to the outer upper spine.

America the Land We Love. A Narrative Record of the Achievements of the American People (1916)

Lot #17 (Sale Order 15 of 41)

America the Land We Love. A Narrative Record of the Achievements of the American People by Francis Trevelyan Miller. Published by William Thomas Blaine (1916) good condition, hardcover. Includes excerpts from epoch-making speeches by Woodrow Wilson, William H.Taft, Theordore Roosevelt, Presidents of the Unites States, three hundred illustrations, historic engravings, famous paintings, photographs, 514 pages.

Fragments from France by Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather (1917) WORLD WAR I

Lot #18 (Sale Order 16 of 41)

Fragments from France by Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather, Published by G.P.Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press (1917) good condition, slightly cracked hinge. An uncommonly good example; quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Subjects; World War, 1914-1918.

RARE Mountain Interval by ROBERT FROST (1921)

Lot #19 (Sale Order 17 of 41)

Mountain Interval by Robert Frost, Published by Henry Holt and Company, New York (1921) very good condition, Containing 75 pages of text followed by one ad. Illustrated with a photographic portrait of Frost. Hardcover, owner signature and bookplate.

The Life of Napoleon I: Including New Materials from the British Official Records (1901) TWO VOLUMES

Lot #20 (Sale Order 18 of 41)

The Life of Napoleon I: Including New Materials from the British Official Records by John Holland Rose, Published by The Macmillan Company, New York (1901) Two Volumes. 472 pp. Frontis tissue guarded and 24 other plates; 7 Maps and Plans some tipped in. Very good condition with owner bookplate and signature.

Growth of Thought as Affecting the Progress of Society by William Withington (1851)

Lot #21 (Sale Order 19 of 41)

Growth of Thought as Affecting the Progress of Society by William Withington, Published by Abner Forbes (1851) good condition hardcover that has some wear on the covers (see pic)

SPAIN by James A. Harrison (1881)

Lot #22 (Sale Order 20 of 41)

SPAIN by James A. Harrison, Published by D. Lothrop & Company, Boston (1881) Frontis. Illust. w/ b/w portraits, prints, maps; & fold-in genealogical tables. A standard history of Spain from its ancient origins through the 19th century. A nice copy, well illustrated.

MONTREUX Painted by J. Hardwicke Lewis and May Hardwicke Lewis (1908)

Lot #23 (Sale Order 21 of 41)

MONTREUX Painted by J. Hardwicke Lewis and May Hardwicke Lewis, Described by Francis Gribble GRIBBLE, Francis. Published by A & C Black (1908) good condition some cover wear, hardcover.

RARE Wonderful Stories About Little Things: Many Curious Habits of the Insect World (1846)

Lot #24 (Sale Order 22 of 41)

Wonderful Stories About Little Things: Being a True Account of Many Curious Habits & Ingenious Contrivances of the Insect World. John P. Banvard. Published by John P. Jewett Co., Salem (1846) Frontis engraving of The Old Mansion. Several small illustrations in text.

James Whitcomb Riley In Prose and Picture by John A. Howland (1903)

Lot #25 (Sale Order 23 of 41)

James Whitcomb Riley In Prose and Picture by John A. Howland, Published by Handy & Higgins, Chicago (1903) Chicago: Handy & Higgins, 1903.unpaginated. Decorative line drawings S.J. Campbell, black and white photographs throughout. 8vo. Light grey cloth spine with dark grey covers, round color plate portrait of Riley and oval color landscape plate both mounted on the front cover, decorative gilt writing. Good condition.

The Truth About the TITANIC by Colonel Archibald Gracie

Lot #26 (Sale Order 24 of 41)

The Truth About the Titanic by Colonel Archibald Gracie, Published by 7 C's Press Connecticut (1973) good condition with good dust jacket with some wear. Dust wrapper states that "Archibald Gracie was a victim of the Titanic disaster, but he didn't die with the rest of his 1500-odd companions that cold April night in 1912. Instead he lingered until December 4, 1912, never recovering from his exposure in the icy Atlantic During those eight months his life was spared he wrote Truth About The Titanic perhaps the most accurate contemporary work on what actually happened as the Titanic sank." First published 1912.

GETTYSBURG - Culp's Hill & Cemetery Hill by Harry W. Pfanz

Lot #27 (Sale Order 25 of 41)

Very good condition if not "like new" published by The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill.

RARE Vanished Towers And Chimes of Flanders by George Wharton Edwards (1916) LARGE HARDCOVER

Lot #28 (Sale Order 26 of 41)

Vanished Towers And Chimes of Flanders by George Wharton Edwards, Published by Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia (1916) good condition large hardcover. Chapters on Dixmude, Ypres, Commines, Bruges, Nieuport, Alost, Courtrai, Termonde, Louvain, Oudenaarde, Furnes & more. Illustrated with 31 color plates after paintings by the author, depicting the town halls, cathedrals, towers and belfries, and other sites throughout Belgium.

WONDERFUL Charles Dickens Collection - 14 VOLUMES (c.1890)

Lot #29 (Sale Order 27 of 41)

Wonderful set, very good condition, as shown. Fourteen volumes (c.1890) some of the better looking cloth binding sets we have listed on here.

RAREST Recollections of FLY FISHING for SALMON, TROUT: With Notes on Their Haunts, Habits (1885)

Lot #30 (Sale Order 28 of 41)

Mezzotint engraved frontis by Francis Seymour Haden signed in the plate. Good condition if not better, some pages un-cut. Wonderful book.

RARE Report of the Geology of LAKE SUPERIOR and MICHIGAN (1850) with LARGE MAP & ENGRAVINGS

Lot #31 (Sale Order 29 of 41)

One map included in this hardcover printed for the House of Representatives with ENGRAVINGS of the "Copper Lands" as shown. Rare piece.

WE by Charles Lindbergh (1927)

Lot #32 (Sale Order 30 of 41)

Very good condition hardcover, no dust jacket.

RARE A West Point Treasure (1903) by UPTON SINCLAIR

Lot #33 (Sale Order 31 of 41)

A West Point Treasure by Lieut. Frederick Garrison, (pseudonym for Sinclair, Upton) Published by David McKay, Publisher / Street & Smith., Philadelphia. (1903) very good condition.

RARE Familiar Letters Of JOHN ADAMS And His Wife ABIGAIL ADAMS, During The REVOLUTION (1875)

Lot #34 (Sale Order 32 of 41)

Familiar Letters Of John Adams And His Wife Abigail Adams, During The Revolution, With, A Memoir Of Mrs. Adams by Adams, John And Abigail; Charles Francis Adams. Published by Houghton, Mifflin And Company / Riverside Press, Boston (1875) First publication of most of these Presidential letters, an excellent firsthand source on Revolutionary War times. Very good condition. Wonderful book.

400 Outstanding Women of the World and Costumology by Minna Mosecherosch Schmidt (1933)

Lot #35 (Sale Order 33 of 41)

400 Outstanding Women of the World and Costumology of Their Time by Minna Mosecherosch Schmidt, Published by Minna Moscherosch Schmidt, Chicago (1933) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Self-published book, by Minna Moscheros Schmidt, lecturer on Kostumkunde at the University of Chicago, on the history of women and their outfits. Good condition hardcover.

Early History of the Department of Massachusetts GRAND ARMY REPUBLIC From 1886 to 1880

Lot #36 (Sale Order 34 of 41)

Early History of the Department of Massachusetts G.A.R. From 1886 to 1880 Inclusive, Published by E.B. Stillings and Company (1895) good condition hardcover. From 1860 to 1900. Good condition, some shelf wear on the covers. Interior pages good.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by JULES VERNE (c.1910)

Lot #37 (Sale Order 35 of 41)

20,000 (Twenty Thousand) Leagues Under the Sea or The Marvelous and Exciting Adventures of Pierre Aronnax, Conseil, his Servant, and Ned Land, a Canadian Harpooner by Jules Verne. Published by A. L. Burt Company (c.1910) fair/good to good condition, pages are browning and chipping. Good exterior with some wear and rubbing.

RARE History of Sculpture, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time (1872) TWO VOLUMES

Lot #38 (Sale Order 36 of 41)

History of Sculpture, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time, 2 Volumes. Dr. Wilhelm Lubke, Published by Smith, Elder and Co., London (1872) good condition, some slight staining (see pic) Two Volumes. Vol. I has a list of the 216 black and white illustrations and one ad to back. Vol. II has 377 illustrations, names of artists and Index of Plates.

DEBATES IN CONGRESS (1828) Native Americans - PIRATES -

Lot #39 (Sale Order 37 of 41)

Fair/Good cover as shown, interior pages very good - hundreds of subjects. Volume 1 only.

The Cokesbury STUNT & GAME BOOKS (1934)

Lot #40 (Sale Order 38 of 41)

Two books, one with hundreds of games, and the other stunts, both from the 1930's and are in good condition.

AMAZING Twelve Years a Slave by Narrative by SOLOMON NORTHUP - A Citizen of New York (1853)

Lot #41 (Sale Order 39 of 41)

Good condition with spotting on pages, solid hardcover, Amazing book for a collector - one of a kind.

RARE Men Without Women by Ernest HEMINGWAY (1927) First Edition - First Issue

Lot #42 (Sale Order 40 of 41)

Men Without Women by Ernest HEMINGWAY, Published by New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1927) no dust jacket, good condition. First Edition, First Issue. 1927 printed on both the title and copyright pages.

RARE The Other Side of the Rainbow with JUDY GARLAND by MEL TORME - SIGNED to RUBY KEELER

Lot #43 (Sale Order 41 of 41)

Hardcover, signed by Mel Torme to "Ruby Keeler" - whether this is the actress Ruby Keeler is up to you to decide.


Antique & Collectible Books #255
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Antique & Collectible Books #255
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