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Antique & Vintage Books #357 |
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by South Boston Books
Event Begins: Tuesday, June 1, 7:00 PM Eastern
First lots ends Sunday, June 6, 8:00 PM Eastern
Last lot ends Sunday, June 6, 9:23:16 PM Eastern $5 FLAT USA SHIPPING, Buyers Premium Tiered - More you Buy = Less you Pay.
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SHIPPING IS $5 FLAT PER AUCTION FOR USA BIDDERS Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 84) This auction is for USA bidders ONLY. SHIPPING IS $5 FLAT PER AUCTION FOR USA BIDDERS - CAN'T GET BETTER THAN THAT!
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HOW DO I PAY FOR THIS AUCTION? Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 84) Only one way to pay - you will receive shortly after the auction at the email address you gave Proxibid a PAYPAL invoice - pay it and we will mail the package to the address given to us through Paypal.
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Auction Rules & Other Stuff -> BUYERS PREMIUM - WHEN WE SHIP Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 84) 8PM START - PLEASE TAKE NOTE We accept payment by Paypal only via a PAYPAL INVOICE after auction. SHIPPING IS $5 FLAT PER AUCTION FOR USA BIDDERS. USA BIDDERS ONLY. 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. 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. If your bids are under $49.99 then the premium is 15%, $50 to $99.99 is 10%, $100 and up is 5%!
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The Mysterious Island by JULES VERNE (1940) Lot #5 (Sale Order 4 of 84) Good condition, hardcover, pictures by N.C. Wyeth. Some spotting. "Five prisoners of war escape their Confederate jail by hijacking a hot-air balloon. Stranded on a remote island, the fugitives must withstand pirate attacks, volcanic eruptions, and other challenges."
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The Life of GEORGE WASHINGTON by Jared Sparks (1855) Lot #6 (Sale Order 5 of 84) Good condition, hardcover, Miller Orton & Mulligan (1855),
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The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English: or, Medicine Simplified (1895) Lot #7 (Sale Order 6 of 84) Published by World's Dispensary Printing Office and Bindery, Buffalo, New York (1895), hardcover, Illustrated with numerous drawings and portraits, facsimile of the author's signature under his frontispiece portrait. Good condition.
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Napoleon: His Army and His Generals: Their Unexampled Military Career (1855) Lot #8 (Sale Order 7 of 84) Fair/Good to good condition, some spotting and rebound. Published by Leavitt & Allen, Chicago (1855) "With a Sketch of The French Revolution By An American "
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Mrs. Lincoln's Cook Book (1886) & The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (1901) Lot #9 (Sale Order 8 of 84) Both rebound in fair/good condition, both have some fun items inside, small advertisements, recipes etc.
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The LAST OF THE MOHICANS: A Narrative of 1757 (1944) Illustrated by N.C. WYETH Lot #10 (Sale Order 9 of 84) Good condition, hardcover, published by Charles Scribner's & Sons (1944) hardcover.
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A Guide to PALMISTRY with Supplement (1897) Lot #11 (Sale Order 10 of 84) Small hardcover, fair/good to good condition. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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How to PAINT BEAUTIFUL GIRLS (c.1950) PIN-UPS Lot #12 (Sale Order 11 of 84) Softcover, very good condition, 14" tall, pin-ups galore.
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Book of the BLACK BASS Comprising its Complete Scientific and Life History (1920) FISHING Lot #13 (Sale Order 12 of 84) Published by Stewart Kidd Company, Cincinnati OH (1923) good+ condition, Chapters on natural history of the black bass, rods, reels, tackle, flies, baits, lures, fishing with bait and fly, fishing techniques, etc. ".the first book devoted to the black bass and did much to legitimatize the bass as a sport fish"
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The WONDER CLOCK by Howard Pyle (c.1920) Lot #14 (Sale Order 13 of 84) As shown, hardcover, very good condition, illustrated. A short verse introduces a fairy tale for each hour of the day and night. Includes such tales as: Bearskin -- The Water of Life -- How one Turned his Trouble to Some Account -- How Three Went out into the Wide World -- The Clever Student and the Master of Black Arts and more.
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New England in EARLY PRINTED MAPS 1513 to 1800 Lot #15 (Sale Order 14 of 84) Published by The John Carter Brown Library (2001) Very large hardcover. The first comprehensive "carto-bibliography" of New England from 1530 to 1800. Lists approximately eight hundred maps, over half of which are illustrated. Many entries with additional bibliographic citations and annotations.
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A New FAMILY ENCYCLOPEDIA (1833) Lot #16 (Sale Order 15 of 84) Fair/Good to good condition, leather covers, hardcover. A few pages have tears, etc.
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Palmer Cox's Brownie Book - Brownies and Other Stories (1905) Lot #17 (Sale Order 16 of 84) Published by M. A. Donohue, Chicago (1900) good condition, hardcover, fully illustrated.
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POCAHONTAS: A Princess of the Woods (1919) Lot #18 (Sale Order 17 of 84) New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1919. Lovely and highly romanticized account of the story of Pocahontas, illustrated in black and white with a color frontis. Blue cloth lettered in gilt with illustrations in Native American motif in red, black and tan, 138 pages. Good condition.
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Stokes CHILDREN'S ANNUAL (c.1900) Lot #19 (Sale Order 18 of 84) Hardcover, good condition, illustrated.
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RARE Fables Connected with Literature (1804) Translated from the Spanish Lot #20 (Sale Order 19 of 84) London, J. Richardson (1804) small hardcover, some wear on the pages as shown. On the inside cover, someone pasted some fables.
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The YELLOW KNIGHT of OZ (c.1940) Lot #21 (Sale Order 20 of 84) Good to Very good condition, hardcover, illustrated.
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SPEEDY IN OZ (c.1940) Lot #22 (Sale Order 21 of 84) Good to Very good condition, hardcover, illustrated.
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Memoirs of the Mother and Wife of WASHINGTON (1854) MARTHA WASHINGTON Lot #23 (Sale Order 22 of 84) Good condition, spotting on the title page, Auburn and Buffalo (1854) hardcover, some general wear.
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The Origin of the NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN by John McIntosh Lot #24 (Sale Order 23 of 84) Published by Cornish, Lamport & Co. (1853) fair condition, hardcover. With wear as shown. An examination of the history of the American Indian. McIntosh covers the Indians as a whole before concentrating on the east coast tribes such as the Mohawks, Seminoles, Delawares, Creeks, Cherokees and Ottawas among others. Illustrated.
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BOB SON OF BATTLE by Alfred Ollivant (c.1920) Lot #25 (Sale Order 24 of 84) Good condition, hardcover, illustrated by Marguerite Kirmse, as shown.
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RARE Sketches of BUNKER HILL Battle and Monument (1844) AMERICAN REVOLUTION Lot #26 (Sale Order 25 of 84) Sketches of Bunker Hill Battle and Monument with Illustrative Documents - Fourth Edition, Charlestown MA (1844) small hardcover in good condition with good map as shown, slightly cracked hinge, owner signature. Map has some wear. (this item is re-listed from previous auction)
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GULLIVER'S TRAVELS - Travels of LEMUEL GULLIVER by Johnathan Swift (c.1880) Lot #27 (Sale Order 26 of 84) New York: The American News Company (c.1880) hardcover. good condition.
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SIGNED The Face That Must Die by Ramsey Campbell (1983) SPECIAL EDITION Lot #28 (Sale Order 27 of 84) Published by Scream Press (1983) Special Edition with slipcase. Signed by the author and illustrator.
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The Illustrated CONFEDERATE READER (1989) Lot #29 (Sale Order 28 of 84) Very good condition, hardcover, dust jacket. The Southern story of the War Between the States in the words of the men and women who experienced it. The stories are enhanced by more than 200 period photos and illustrations.
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Ten Thousand WONDERFUL THINGS (c.1850) Marvelous, Rare, Eccentric, and Extrordinary Lot #30 (Sale Order 29 of 84) Fair/Good to good condition, hardcover, New York Dick & Fitzgerald (c.1850) some wear on the spine, illustrated.
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The Story of HIAWATHA by Clayton Edwards (c.1920) Lot #31 (Sale Order 30 of 84) Good condition, hardcover, illustrated. Recounts the feats of Hiawatha, whose magical powers helped him protect his people from harm.
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Book of TROUT FLIES by Preston Jennings (1970) Lot #32 (Sale Order 31 of 84) Published by Crown Publishers (1970) Illustrated with 7 colored plates of flies and 6 black-and-white plates by Alma W. Fraderstrom. Many illustrations, including color plates of natural and artificial dry and wet flies.
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Treatise on Some of the Insects Injurious to Vegetation (1863) Lot #33 (Sale Order 32 of 84) Published by Crosby and Nichols (1863) fair/good condition with stain on cover. "Treatise on some of the Insects injurious to Vegetation. A New Edition, enlarged and improved, with additions from the Author`s Manuscripts and original notess. Illustrated by engravings drawn from Nature under the Supervision of Professor Agassiz. Edited by Charles L. Flint."
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RAREST The Legend of Sleepy Hollow SIGNED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM - LIMITED to 250 COPIES! Lot #34 (Sale Order 33 of 84) Good. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). This edition is limited to 250 signed copies for England and 125 copies for the United States of which this is number 106 of the English issue. Full vellum with gilt particulars to front cover and spine. 101 pages; the front cover has some spotting (see pic), this book lists on multiple sites for over $1000.
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The LAND OF OZ (c.1940) Lot #36 (Sale Order 34 of 84) Good to Very good condition, hardcover, illustrated.
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KIDNAPPED by Robert Louis Stevenson (c.1940) Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth Lot #37 (Sale Order 35 of 84) Good to Very good condition, hardcover, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth.
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The Scarecrow of OZ by Frank L. Baum (c.1940) Lot #38 (Sale Order 36 of 84) Good to Very good condition, L. Frank Baum (c.1940) illustrated.
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PETER PAN AND WENDY by J.M. Barrie (1941) Lot #39 (Sale Order 37 of 84) Good condition, some spotting on the cover and inside pages. Hardcover.
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COLLECTION of RAILROAD BOOKS Lot #40 (Sale Order 38 of 84) As shown, all in good to very good condition. As shown.
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Freaks on the Fells: or, Three Months' Rustication. And Why I Did Not Become A Sailor (1870) Lot #41 (Sale Order 39 of 84) Spine title reads "Three Months Rustication." Black-and-white frontispiece engraving. Porter & Coates (c.1870) Decorative Hardcover.
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RARE Q. Horatius Flaccus (1728) Full Vellum Hardcover Lot #42 (Sale Order 40 of 84) Q. Horatius Flaccus, Ex Recensione & Cum Notis Atque Emendationibus Richardi Bentleii. Editio Altera. Published by Apud Rod. & Jacob. Wetstenios & Guil. Smith. (1728) Binding in full rooted vellum. Third edition of the works established by Richard Bentley (1662-1742) Large hardcover, good condition as shown.
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The Life and Exploits of DON QUIXOTE (1801) Lot #43 (Sale Order 41 of 84) Good condition, hardcover, leather covers, Volume II only, as shown.
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HUGE BOX LOT OF STAR TREK PAPERBACKS - OVER 110 ISSUES Lot #44 (Sale Order 42 of 84) As shown, plastic box not included - I will re-box them, I counted over 110 issues!
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The History of the GREAT INDIAN WAR of 1675 and 1676 by Thomas Church (1860) Lot #45 (Sale Order 43 of 84) Published by H. Dayton, New York (1860), good condition with some spotting, as shown, hardcover.
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The WISHING HORSE OF OZ (c.1940) Lot #46 (Sale Order 44 of 84) Good condition with some general overall wear, hardcover, nice decorative cover.
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Three Volumes of Exact Abridgment of Statutes in Force and Use from MAGNA CHARTA (1725) Lot #47 (Sale Order 45 of 84) Two volumes are in fair/good condition with covers, one is missing a side (as shown), London (1725)
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The GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY - A Pictorial Study Lot #48 (Sale Order 46 of 84) Book on the history of one of America's transcontinental railroads, Great Northern, "Big G". Good condition, some wear on the dust jacket.
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Five LARGE VOLUMES of Atlantic Monthly Magazine 1859-1865 through CIVIL WAR Lot #49 (Sale Order 47 of 84) Five bound volumes of the Atlantic Monthly (HEAVY) many different articles, some news including Civil War, immense amount of reading, volume 1-5.
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Human Intercourse by Philip GIlbert Hamerton (1884) Lot #50 (Sale Order 48 of 84) First Edition. Hardcover in brick colored cloth. Lettered in bright gilt and decorated in blind stamp. 430 pp. A diverse collection of essays mostly on topics related to the family, religion, social behaviour and letter-writing.
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The Songs of Ensign Stal: National Military Song-Cycle of Finland Lot #51 (Sale Order 49 of 84) Contains: Black & white plates; Black & white drawings; Musical scores. Hardcover, very good condition. Published by G.E. Stechert & Co. (1925)
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GYRO! The life and times of Lawrence Sperry Lot #52 (Sale Order 50 of 84) Published by Scribners, NY (1978) Good condition, hardcover with dust jacket, owner signatures. Illustrated with photographs. Fascinating story of this American aviation pioneer.
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Hooks, Rugs & Other Things - Index of NEW ENGLAND IRON 1660-1860 Lot #53 (Sale Order 51 of 84) Very good condition, hardcover with dust jacket.
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Life of GEORGE WASHINGTON Written for Children (1867) Lot #54 (Sale Order 52 of 84) Fair/good to good condition with some wear on the inside with spotting, small hardcover. Published by P. O'Shea Publisher, New York (1867)
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RAREST Relation de l'Inquisition de Goa (1683) with Engraved Plates Lot #55 (Sale Order 53 of 84) Published by Daniel Horthemels, Paris (1683) smaller sized hardcover, good condition however inside middle pages are becoming loose. Inside are three fold-out engraved plates.
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The Life and Public Services of JAMES G. BLAINE (1885) Lot #56 (Sale Order 54 of 84) Good condition, hardcover, some interior spotting. James Gillespie Blaine was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876.
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GOLDEN AGE by Kenneth Grahame (1900) & WONDER BOOK and TANGLEWOOD TALES by Hawthorne (c.1900) Lot #57 (Sale Order 55 of 84) Fair/Good condition hardcovers as shown. Both books have wear.
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HANS ANDERSEN'S Fairy Tales (c.1910) Lot #58 (Sale Order 56 of 84) Good condition, hardcover, illustrated by A. Duncan Carse, Philadelphia Henry Altemus Company (c.1900) slightly cracked hinge, lovely book.
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Michael Strogoff - A Courier of the Czar (1920) by JULES VERNE Lot #59 (Sale Order 57 of 84) Good condition, some spotting, illustrated, hardcover.
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Outdoor Pastimes of an AMERICAN HUNTER by THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1922) Lot #60 (Sale Order 58 of 84) Good- condition with some cover wear, hardcover.
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Barnes' Complete Geography (1886) with Color Maps Lot #61 (Sale Order 59 of 84) Fair/Good condition covers, interior pages good+, you might want the book for the maps only, as shown, hardcover.
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HOT WATER MUSIC (1983) by Charles Bukowski Lot #62 (Sale Order 60 of 84) Good condition, softcover, fourth edition.
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LARGE COLLECTION of Paper Doll Books - 50's 60's Japan & More Lot #63 (Sale Order 61 of 84) As shown, all softcovers in like-new if not better condition. Nine total. All recently printed.
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The Successful Stockman and Manual of Husbandry (1900) Lot #64 (Sale Order 62 of 84) Published by King-Richardson Co., Springfield, MA (1900) fair/good to good condition. 3 colored anatomical cutouts, multilayer "manikens" of horses & cows. ; 636 pages. Hardcover.
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SIGNED Why Not You and I? (1987) LIMITED TO 300 COPIES - Dark Harvest Press Lot #65 (Sale Order 63 of 84) Published by Dark Harvest, Arlington Heights, IL (1987) Deluxe signed limited edition, "XX" of 52 lettered copies, issued in wooden slipcase. A collection of stories from this excellent author. ; 240 pages. Very good condition with slipcase.
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SIGNED Dirty Work (1993) by Pat Cadigan LIMITED TO 300 COPIES Lot #66 (Sale Order 64 of 84) Published by Mark V. Ziesing Books, Shingletown, CA (1993) Very good condition, hardcover, dust jacket, and slipcase. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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STALKERS: Tales of Terror and Suspense (1989) LIMITED TO 750 COPIES - SIGNED BY 20 Contributors Lot #67 (Sale Order 65 of 84) Signed by all 19 contributors and illustrator. Very good condition hardcover with dust jacket and slipcase.
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SIGNED Golden Gate and Other Stories (1983) LIMITED to 1000 Copies Lot #68 (Sale Order 66 of 84) Published by Corroboree Press (1982) Very good condition hardcover. Signed by Lafferty on limitation page. Full red cloth binding. 237pp. Color illustrations.
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SIGNED Urban Horrors (1990) LIMITED TO 500 COPIES Lot #69 (Sale Order 67 of 84) Published by Dark Harvest, Arlington Hts, IL (1990) Very good condition hardcover with slipcase, signed by contributors.
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BALKO Electric Tool & Supply Company (c.1940) Catalog Lot #70 (Sale Order 68 of 84) Very good condition, softcover, 30 pages, very nice.
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Model AIRPLANE Catalog (1941) International Model Company Lot #71 (Sale Order 69 of 84) Good- condition, corner of catalog has folds (see pic), softcover. As shown.
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THE EMERALD CITY OF OZ by Frank L. Baum (c.1930) Lot #72 (Sale Order 70 of 84) Good condition, hardcover, illustrated.
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The LAND OF OZ by L. Frank Baum (1939) Lot #79 (Sale Order 71 of 84) Good condition, hardcover, slightly cracked hinge, illustrated.
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CIVIL WAR Letters and Diary of Jesse Kieffer of Lockport, New York (2000) Lot #80 (Sale Order 72 of 84) he Civil War Letters and Diary of Jesse Kieffer of Lockport, New York. Compiled by Jeanne Kieffer and Craig Kieffer. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 2000. 1st ed. xi,271pp. Frontis. Orig. cloth. Very good condition.
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Antique Jewellery and Trinkets (1919) Lot #81 (Sale Order 73 of 84) Published by George Routledge (1919) fair/good to good condition, old ex-library, fully illustrated.
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SIGNED Nothing by Net by BILL WALTON Lot #82 (Sale Order 74 of 84) As shown, inscribed and signed by Bill Walton. Hardcover, dust jacket.
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RARE The Book of Romance by Andrew Lang (1913) Lot #83 (Sale Order 75 of 84) Longmans, Green, and Co., London, New York and Bombay, 1913. 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 384 pages. Binding also designed by H.J. Ford with his monogram in the bottom right corner. Includes stories written by Lang's wife about the Arthurian legends and Robin Hood, among others.
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The ONE-FOOTED FAIRY and Other Stores (1911) Lot #84 (Sale Order 76 of 84) Good condition, hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Company (1911) illustrated.
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A Wonder Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne (c.1930) Illustrated by ARTHUR RACKHAM Lot #85 (Sale Order 77 of 84) As shown, hardcover, generally good condition illustrated.
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MOBY DICK the WHITE WHALE (c.1920) Lot #86 (Sale Order 78 of 84) As shown, good condition, faded spine, some wear.
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COLLECTION of Books on ABRAHAM LINCOLN Lot #87 (Sale Order 79 of 84) As shown, all in good condition or better.
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The SNOW BABY A True Story with True Pictures (1901) Lot #88 (Sale Order 80 of 84) Good- condition, hardcover. Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company (1901) Adm. Richard Perry's daughter and wife. Story of the Inuit children in Greenland.
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The Story of Siegfried by James Baldwin (c.1930) Lot #89 (Sale Order 81 of 84) Good condition, hardcover illustrated by Peter Hurd, Charles Scribner's & Sons (c.1930)
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MAPS and MAPMAKERS of the CIVIL WAR Lot #90 (Sale Order 82 of 84) Very good condition, large hardcover with dust jacket, illustrated.
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The STORY OF ROLAND by James Baldwin (c.1920) Lot #91 (Sale Order 83 of 84) Hardcover, good condition, illustrated by Hurd.
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All About the California RAILROADS & Light Rail Transit on the WEST COAST Lot #92 (Sale Order 84 of 84) Both softcovers, in good condition, fully illustrated.
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