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Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 67)

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Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 67)

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Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 67)

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Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 67)

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THE LAST GUNFIGHTER: John Wesley Hardin (1995) Limited to 2500 Copies

Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 67)

First edition, second printing. Limited to 2500 copies. 8vo. Cloth, decorated endpapers, 320 pp., illustrated, preface, chapter notes, diagrams, index. A well-researched and documented biography of Texas gunfighter, John Wesley Hardin, 1853-1895. Very good condition hardcover with dust jacket.

Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American PIN-UPS

Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 67)

Large folio very good condition hardcover. The works of Gil Elvgren, who has been dubbed "the Norman Rockwell of Cheesecake" reveal how his "girls next door" conquered America with charm, chic, and humor. 600 illustrations.

Antiquarian Decorative Book Lot - DICKENS - Louisa May Alcott - Tennyson - Explorers

Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 67)

As shown, all hardcovers, includes the Young Folk Book of American Explorers (c.1880), the Last of the Mohicans (c.1890), Dickens, Tennyson, and Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott (c.1890) all in good condition if not better.

Foxes of the Desert: Story of the AFRIKA KORPS (1961)

Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 67)

Published by Dutton, 1961. "Here for the first time from the German viewpoint and with a great deal of hitherto unpublished material is the complete story of one of the most bitterly fought, exciting campaigns in modern warfare." Very good condition hardcover with dust jacket.

Japan's Decision to Surrender (1965) by Robert J. C. Butow

Lot #9 (Sale Order 9 of 67)

Published by Stanford University Press, Stanford 1965. Very good condition with dust jacket.

Photographic History of The SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR (1898)

Lot #10 (Sale Order 10 of 67)

10.25" tall x 13.5" wide, 335 pages. Large book in good condition, hinge wear. Illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings and maps. Some spotting, hinge wear.

NAVY Blue and Gold (c.1920) A Story of the Naval Academy

Lot #11 (Sale Order 11 of 67)

Very good condition hardcover with dust jacket. Pages have some browning.

BLACK JACK DAVIDSON: Cavalry Commander on Western Frontier The Life of General John W. Davidson

Lot #12 (Sale Order 12 of 67)

Published by Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, California, 1974. "General Davidson was in many ways the epitome of a Cavalry Commander on the Western Frontier. In his long and varied service in the military he sought to mold the ideal mounted unit - in the Southwest, the Civil War, on the plains of Texas and Oklahoma, and in the Big Horn country of Montana."

SIGNED Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico (1900) by Ellsworth L. Kolb

Lot #13 (Sale Order 13 of 67)

Good- condition with wear. Published by MacMillan Company, New York, 1900. Decorative blue cloth cover with mounted illustration and gilt lettering shows minor wear and rubbing. Ellsworth L. Kolb first arrived at the south rim of the Grand Canyon. In 1911, they successfully navigated the Colorado River, filming their journey.

WAR AT SEA an Illustrated History by Richard Humble - Large Three Volume Set with Slipcase

Lot #14 (Sale Order 14 of 67)

Very good condition. Three Volume boxed Set. Each volume 192 pages. Illustrated. The three volumes in this gift set contain a wealth of technical detail, informative text and literally hundreds of photographs and drawings. Richard Humble read Military History at Oriel College, Oxford. Now retired after 17 years as an academic, he is a published author of 44 books on history. Very heavy set over seven pounds.

The Dore Bible Gallery Containing One Hundred Superb Illustrations (1898)

Lot #15 (Sale Order 15 of 67)

Dore, Gustave (illustrator). First Edition. Oversize 10" x 12" design. Containing one hundred superb illustrations with a page of explanatory letter-press facing each. Good condition, some cover wear, hinge wear, wonderful illustrations.

Letters Written By the Right Honourable Philip Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield to His Son (1813)

Lot #16 (Sale Order 16 of 67)

Published by George Long, New York, 1813. Three full leather volumes with cover wear, some interior foxing. Owner bookplate from 1814, fair/good to good condition.

The Arabian Nights: Their Best-Known Tales (1933) Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish

Lot #17 (Sale Order 17 of 67)

Illustrated with 9 full page color plates by Maxfield Parrish. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1933. Hardcover, good condition.

COLLECTION of Vintage & Antique CHILDREN'S BOOKS - Jungle Books - Swiss Family Robinson

Lot #18 (Sale Order 18 of 67)

As shown, all in good condition, Jungle Book is two volumes, all hardcover.

The Hunt for the Albemarle: Anatomy of a Gunboat War - CONFEDERATE NAVY

Lot #19 (Sale Order 19 of 67)

Very good condition hardcover. "On a muddy waterway, once called the River of Death, James Cooke and Charles Flusser met again after parting when the Civil War started. Once both navy lieutenants, they now were the opponents in naval warfare. Confederate Navy Lieutenant James Cooke had as many years of active naval service as Charles Flusser had years of living. Cooke was a devoted family man while Flusser was a bachelor with a mind for young Southern women, whiskey, cigars, fast horses, and early promotion. The Confederate ironclad Albemarle was the key to the river wars in North Carolina. Flusser's search for this ship would determine the success or failure of the Union navy in securing the North Carolina coast and rivers. James Cooke and the Confederates knew their only chance to break the blockade was with the new ironclad."

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: A Cartoon History (1929) Two Volume Set

Lot #20 (Sale Order 20 of 67)

Good condition, some cover wear. Original illustrated wrappers over red cloth, with gold lettering on spines and gilt-stamped portrait of Abraham Lincoln on front covers. Scarce and fascinating account of Abraham Lincoln's accession to the Presidency profusely illustrated with numerous b/w contemporary cartoons, portraits and scenes.

The Wit of JOHN F. KENNEDY (1964) LP ALBUM

Lot #21 (Sale Order 21 of 67)

The album itself is in very good condition. The cover has wear.

SIGNED Geri Halliwell JUST FOR THE RECORD - SPICE GIRL

Lot #22 (Sale Order 22 of 67)

Good condition hardcover some wear on the covers. Signed inside. "Currently the most photographed woman in Britain, the former Ginger Spice sets the record straight about every aspect of her life. “Four years ago I walked out of the biggest pop group on the planet and embarked on a journey into the unknown."

THE JEWEL CITY: Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1913)

Lot #23 (Sale Order 23 of 67)

The Jewel City: Its Planning and Achievement; Its Architecture, Sculpture, Symbolism and Music; Its Gardens, Palaces, and Exhibits. San Francisco, 1915. 204pp. incl. color forntis. and more than 75 illustrations. Good- condition with cover wear.

Dr. Foote's New Plain Home Talk on Love Marriage and Parentage (1904)

Lot #24 (Sale Order 24 of 67)

Published by Murray Hill Publishing Company, New York, 1904. Very good condition hardcover. This substantial volume comprises 4 parts:- Disease; Chronic Disease; Plain Talk about the Sexual Organs and Suggestions for Improvement of Monogamic Marriage.

RARE Life in UTAH, or, The Mysteries and Crimes of MORMONISM (1870)

Lot #25 (Sale Order 25 of 67)

Published by National Publishing Company, Philadelphia, 1870. Two engraved frontispieces (portraits of leading Mormons and the Temple then being constructed in Salt Lake City) and fold-out map in front, plus many engraved text illustrations. Good condition.

LIMITED Copper Star: Anthology of Southwestern Fantasy, Horror and Science Fiction 17 AUTHORS SIGNED

Lot #26 (Sale Order 26 of 67)

Published by 1991 World Fantasy Convention, Tempe, Arizona. Number 226 of 300 individually Signed and numbered copies. Fine in a fine dustwrapper housed in a fine slipcase. Signed by Arthurs and the 17 authors whose stories are collected here including, Edward Bryant, Joe Christopher, Conda V. Douglas, L. L. Goble, Jeannette Hopper, Don Hornbostel, PMF Johnson, Sandra Rector, Chris Kelly, Mike Newland, Norman Partridge, Kathryn Ptacek, Uncle River, Jennifer Roberson, Melanie Tem, Robert Vardeman, Don Webb.

SALT WATER FISHING by Van Campen Heilner (1937)

Lot #27 (Sale Order 27 of 67)

Published by Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1937. Illustrated with 12 colour plates by W. Goadby Lawrence. Chapters on weakfish, fluke, bluefish, striped bass, channel bass, Pacific stripers, sailfish, broadbill and marlin, tuna, tarpon, and tyee salmon, with further sections on boats and cruising, saltwater game fishing around the world, an appendix on sea serpents, and a two-page bibliography.

Collection of Books on GEORGE CUSTER - Indian Testimonies - Scouts - Scene of Horror

Lot #28 (Sale Order 28 of 67)

All three softcovers, very good condition as shown.

WWII Original Memoir on Charles Cotton Eddy

Lot #29 (Sale Order 29 of 67)

As shown, twenty pages of photos and stories.

SCARCE The Loyal Mountaineers of Tennessee (1888) CIVIL WAR & East TENNESSEE

Lot #30 (Sale Order 30 of 67)

Scarce title. Knoxville, TN: Ogden Brothers & Company, 1888. Fair/Good to good condition, some old library markings, on the inside cover there is heavy wear (see pic). This book defines the importance of East Tennessee and its residents to the Union cause during the Civil War.

The Royal Air Force and U.S.A.A.F.: From July 1943 to September 1945 BRITAIN AT WAR WW2

Lot #31 (Sale Order 31 of 67)

Published by Hutchinson & Co., London, 1946. Good condition hardcover.

Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes & John Greenleaf Whittier (c.1890)

Lot #32 (Sale Order 32 of 67)

Decorative hardcovers, good condition as shown. Nice for shelf.

The NAZI OLYMPICS, Berlin 1936

Lot #33 (Sale Order 33 of 67)

Very good condition hardcover. "Drawn from an exhibit mounted by the United States Holocaust Museum, an enthralling glimpse into the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin during which the German Nazi Party tried to turn the Games into a propaganda instrument for its own political agenda profiles the organizers, the politicians, and the athletes. "

THEODORE ROOSEVELT: An Intimate Biography by William Roscoe Thayer (1919)

Lot #34 (Sale Order 34 of 67)

Published by Boston and New York; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1919. Biography of Theodore Roosevelt published in 1919, shortly after his death authored by one of Roosevelt's lifelong friends.

RAREST LIMITED Silver Scream (1988) Signed by CLIVE BARKER & RAY BRADBURY

Lot #35 (Sale Order 35 of 67)

Amazing Book. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good condition if not better. First edition, first printing. Number 466 of 500 numbered copies signed on the special limitation pages by the Editior David Schow, by Tobe Hooper, the director of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and by all the contributing authors of the nineteen original stories; Robert Bloch, Ray Garton, Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury, Joe Lansdale, Robert McCammon, Karl Edward Wagner, F. Paul Wilson, Ramsey Campbell and others.

RARE The Lincoln Memorial (1865) Record of The Life, Assassination of the Martyred President

Lot #36 (Sale Order 36 of 67)

A first edition hardcover copy of "The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of The Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred President" (New York: Bunce & Huntington, Publishers, 1865). Green boards with fancy gilt-embossed spine and front cover. A frontispiece engraving of Lincoln with facsimile signature, good to very good condition. 288pp. 6.25" x 8.75" x .875."

My Memoirs: In Two Volumes (1919) by Grand Admiral Von Tritz WW1

Lot #37 (Sale Order 37 of 67)

Good condition two volumes. Grand Admiral Von Tirpitz was a German grand admiral, Secretary of State of the German Imperial Naval Office, the powerful administrative branch of the German Imperial Navy from 1897 until 1916.

1945 Stoeger CATALOG The Shooters Bible #36 Gun Book RIFLES GUN AMMO

Lot #38 (Sale Order 38 of 67)

As shown good- condition with general wear throughout, amazing book, hundreds of pages.

THE RIFLE IN AMERICA by Philip B. Sharpe (1938)

Lot #39 (Sale Order 39 of 67)

Published by William Morrow & Company, New York, 1938. Good condition hardcover as shown. ""Treating of the history of the rifle, and its early development, to the modern arm, and continuing through the various makes and types. This is the most competent general coverage on the American rifle and a worthy and exhaustive successor to Whelen's The American Rifle, 1918."

SIGNED Toplin by Michael McDowell (1985) SCREAM PRESS Limited Edition

Lot #40 (Sale Order 40 of 67)

Published by Scream Press, 1985. Hardcover. Very good condition with dust jacket. First Edition. A bright, clean copy. Signed by author on title page. On the title page it states this is a "boxed edition" - there is no box included. This is most likely a publishers edition since it is not numbered, there is a letter instead.

PARIS: Past and Present (1903) Two Volume Set

Lot #41 (Sale Order 41 of 67)

Published by Frederick A Stokes Company, New York, 1903. Good condition with some spotting on the cover and some pages. Beautifully printed and beautifully bound . Twenty-four photogravure illustrations . Thirty-two etchings in half tone . Illustrations protected with tissue guards

SIGNED The Islands of Boston Harbor by Edward Rowe Snow (1976)

Lot #42 (Sale Order 42 of 67)

Good condition hardcover, some wear on the dust jacket, with illustration from author.

MARY POPPINS Book Lot & More

Lot #43 (Sale Order 43 of 67)

All in good general condition, the Mary Poppins books are from the 1960's and the the American Boys book was more recent.

Collection of 1960's Stamp Blocks - World's Fair - NASA - Eleanor Roosevelt

Lot #45 (Sale Order 44 of 67)

All as shown. All in very good condition.

BEATLES LP ALBUM Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Lot #46 (Sale Order 45 of 67)

As shown, album is in very good condition, the cover has some wear.

Naval Brigades in the Indian Mutiny 1857-58

Lot #47 (Sale Order 46 of 67)

Published by Navy Records Society, London, 1947. Fair/Good to good- condition with some wear on the cover. Please note this is between the United Kingdom and India.

With Thomas In Tennessee (c.1920) CIVIL WAR TALE

Lot #48 (Sale Order 47 of 67)

Very good condition hardcover, as shown.

COLLECTION of 1930's Japanese Education Ephemera

Lot #49 (Sale Order 48 of 67)

As shown, all in good condition, pre-WW2 dates around 1936. Doshisha University, also referred to as Dodai, is a private university in Kyoto City, Japan.

The Radical Ally by Bouchra Khalili

Lot #50 (Sale Order 49 of 67)

Large paper publication, very good condition. Recent publication that "In this publication, we explore the position of the radical ally as the reverse of the declared enemy. To become the radical ally, as Khalili reminds us in her interview with Jackie Wang, Genet had to destroy the white man in him. A process of destruction to which he was maybe referring when he fantasized with the declared enemy: “No arms, no legs, no belly, no heart, no sex, no head: in sum, a complete enemy already bearing the marks of my bestiality, which — being too lazy — would no longer have to make any effort.”

TWO BASEBALL DIGEST Registers 1954 and 1956

Lot #51 (Sale Order 50 of 67)

As shown, both in good condition, softcovers.

October 25th and the Battle of Mine Creek (1977) Only CIVIL WAR Battle in KANSAS

Lot #52 (Sale Order 51 of 67)

Published by Lowell Press, Kansas City, MO, 1977. Very good condition hardcover with dust jacket. "the only Civil War battle fought in Kansas between uniformed troops and a battle that included one of the most spectacular cavalry charges of the war."

Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (1935)

Lot #53 (Sale Order 52 of 67)

Published by Old Hickory Bookshop, New York, 1935. Volume I only. "The most consulted and most quoted record of Confederat public affairs. Considered one of the 200 most important Confederate books. " Good condition, some fading on the covers.

PURPLE RAIN by Prince LP (1983)

Lot #54 (Sale Order 53 of 67)

The Album itself is in very good condition, the cover is in good shape.

The Burgess Animal Book for Children (c.1920) by Thornton W. Burgess

Lot #55 (Sale Order 54 of 67)

Very good condition hardcover. Green hardcover book with lovely moose paste-on photo on the cover. Very good condition hardcover. illustrated.

ARMENIAN MASSACRES and Turkish Tyranny or The Sword of Mohammed (1896)

Lot #56 (Sale Order 55 of 67)

Fair condition with spine issues and loose title page, but given the importance of the title I listed it thinking someone wants it.

DUST & GROOVES: Adventures in Record Collecting

Lot #57 (Sale Order 56 of 67)

Very good condition. "Compelling photographic essays from photographer Eilon Paz are paired with in-depth and insightful interviews to illustrate what motivates these collectors to keep digging for more records. The reader gets an up close and personal look at a variety of well-known vinyl champions, including Gilles Peterson and King Britt, as well as a glimpse into the collections of known and unknown DJs, producers, record dealers, and everyday enthusiasts. Driven by his love for vinyl records, Paz takes us on a five-year journey unearthing the very soul of the vinyl community." Heavy set with slipcase.

POEMS by Bryant (1888) with Art Nouveau Decorative Cover

Lot #58 (Sale Order 57 of 67)

Published by Worthington Company, New York, 1888. Hardcover with elaborate Art Nouveau floral patterns. Several full-page B&W reproductions of engravings, brown floral wallpaper endpapers, all edges gilt. Wonderful Book.

Dardanelles Dilemma: The Story of the Naval Operations WW1

Lot #59 (Sale Order 58 of 67)

London, Rich & Cowan Ltd. (c.1920) very scarce UK edition. Good- condition with some spotting and cover wear.

Songs of Innocence and of Experience (2 Volume Set) by William Blake & more

Lot #60 (Sale Order 59 of 67)

Princeton University Press; First Edition (October 7, 1991) All three large hardcover volumes in very good+ condition. "The core of William Blake's vision, his greatness as one of the British Romantics, is most fully expressed in his Illuminated Books, masterworks of art and text intertwined and mutually enriching. " ALSO comes with Again to the Life of Eternity: William Blake's Illustrations to the Poems of Thomas Gray (1991) very good condition. "This work postulates that the set of 116 designs by William Blake.

ADMIRAL OF THE AMAZON: John Randolph Tucker, His CONFEDERATE Colleagues and Peru

Lot #61 (Sale Order 60 of 67)

Very good condition hardcover. John Randolph Tucker was a American naval officer who served in the navies of three nations. He was a commander in the United States Navy, captain in the Confederate States Navy, and rear admiral in the Peruvian Navy.

LIMITED SIGNED Galapagos Sketchbook by Joan Brady

Lot #62 (Sale Order 61 of 67)

Very good condition, signed and numbered. "In Galapagos Sketchbook Joan Brady shares with us her trip to the Galapagos with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in 1996. All of the different wildlife from each of the islands are represented in sixty-four watercolors, as well as the indigenous peoples of Ecuador and the peculiar island landscaping. This is a limited edition run, numbered and signed by the author."

LA CUISINE est Un Jeu D'enfants with a preface by Jean Cocteau (1965) COOK BOOK

Lot #63 (Sale Order 62 of 67)

Published by Collins, London, 1965. Large hardcover. Michael Oliver (illustrator). First Edition. Translated by Charlotte Turgeon. Fair/Good condition, spine wear. Originally published in France in 1963, this is the First English-language Edition.

ANTIQUARIAN Decorative Book Lot - Westward Ho! - History of Crime -

Lot #64 (Sale Order 63 of 67)

As shown, all in good general condition with some cover wear. Nice for shelf.

Two ANSEL ADAMS BOOKS - Yosemite & the Grand Canyon

Lot #67 (Sale Order 64 of 67)

Both in good to very good condition softcovers, filled with photographs.

Wreck of the WHALE SHIP ESSEX: The Complete Illustrated Edition & More

Lot #68 (Sale Order 65 of 67)

Like new, large hardcover. "Filled with art, photographs, maps, and artifacts, this is a richly illustrated edition of Chase's memoir, augmented with memoirs of other participants, as well as the perspectives of historians, contemporary and modern." Also comes with softcover From Brant Point to the Boca Tigris: Nantucket and the China Trade.

HUNTING North America: 1885-1911 by Frank Oppel - Deluxe Edition

Lot #69 (Sale Order 66 of 67)

Deluxe edition, hardcover, very good condition. Captures the sport of hunting through a collection of articles and stories from 100 years ago

The Border Wars of New England by Samuel Drake

Lot #70 (Sale Order 67 of 67)

Good condition smaller sized hardcover, reprint of 19th century title. "Originally published over 75 years ago, The Border Wars of New England is Samuel Adams Drake's enlightening compact historical description of what has been commonly referred to as King William's and Queen Anne's Wars. Handsomely illustrated with numerous drawings and maps."


Antique & Vintage Books #366
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Antique & Vintage Books #366
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