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Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 76)

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Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 76)

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Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 76)

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RARE Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1903) with Lewis Jesse Bridgman

Lot #5 (Sale Order 4 of 76)

H.M. Caldwell & Company Boston (1903) hardcover, good condition. The children’s book offers famous sayings with explanations and illustrations, such as “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” A common illustration typically shown can be found in the alligator chasing the rabbit.

The TOWER BRIDGE Its History and Construction (1894) Gift from Builder

Lot #6 (Sale Order 5 of 76)

Good condition, some cover wear. Published by The Engineer, London, 1894. First class reference with illustrations and plans. 106pp., ills., 6 folding plates. Inside the front cover is an 1894 invoice with a stamp from William Arrol & Co. who helped not only build the Tower Bridge but later the Titanic.

From Winchester to Cedar Creek: The Shenandoah Campaign of 1864

Lot #20 (Sale Order 6 of 76)

Very good condition, hardcover. "In the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1864, U.S. Major General Philip H. Sheridan led his army to a series of decisive victories for the Union over Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early and the Confederate Army of the Valley. In From Winchester to Cedar Creek, author Jeffry D. Wert highlights Sheridan’s victories in the critical area of the Virginia Valley as defining moments of the Civil War. Sheridan’s campaign ensured Confederate defeat in Virginia and ultimately contributed to Lincoln’s reelection and the Union’s victory in the Civil War."

BLOODY ROADS SOUTH The Wilderness to Cold Harbor. May-June, 1864

Lot #21 (Sale Order 7 of 76)

Very good condition, hardcover.

MEIN KAMPF by Adolf Hitler (1939) with Dust Jacket

Lot #22 (Sale Order 8 of 76)

Good condition hardcover, dust jacket in fair/good condition.

RARE Raymond: Life and Death Survival of AFTER DEATH (1916) SEANCES WITH DEAD SOLDIER

Lot #23 (Sale Order 9 of 76)

There is a vintage photo of a young man in uniform, presumably the lost son of the author, Raymond, as the frontispiece. Fair/Good to good condition. Some wear on the cover. The book documented the séances that he and his wife had attended with the medium Gladys Osborne Leonard . Lodge was convinced that his son Raymond...killed in World War I in 1915.

ENDYMION By the Right Honourable The Earl of Beaconsfield (1880)

Lot #24 (Sale Order 10 of 76)

Published by Longmans, Green, and Co, London, 1880, good condition hardcover.

The Voyage of the "Vivian" to the North Pole and Beyond (1885)

Lot #25 (Sale Order 11 of 76)

Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1885. Hardcover. Juvenile novel of two youths exploring the Arctic Ocean.

Bernard of Hollywood: The ULTIMATE PIN-UP BOOK

Lot #26 (Sale Order 12 of 76)

Very good condition, large hardcover. Great Book. He has been called the ""Rembrandt of photography"" and the ""King of glamour."" Though he also photographed male luminaries such as John Wayne, Gregory Peck, and Elvis Presley, Bernard of Hollywood made his name doing portraits of female stars and starlets of the 1950s such as Anita Ekberg, Jayne Mansfield, Brigitte Bardot, and Marilyn Monroe. He fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s, migrating to California and eventually establishing himself in Hollywood.

All My Born Days: Experiences of a Naval Intelligence Officer in Europe (1942)

Lot #27 (Sale Order 13 of 76)

Very good condition, no dust jacket.John Allyne Gade was an American architect, naval officer, diplomat, investment banker and author.

Biographies of Distinguished SCIENTIFIC Men (1859)

Lot #28 (Sale Order 14 of 76)

Good condition hardcover. Includes sections on Kelvin, Gay-Lussac, Davy, Berthelot, Buffon, Mendeleeff, Dalton, Lyell, Liebig, Owen, Linnaeus, Priestley, Cavendish, Cuvier, and Lavoisier.

RARE 1933 MY BATTLE by ADOLF HITLER - First US Appearance Mein Kampf

Lot #29 (Sale Order 15 of 76)

English translation, good to very good condition as shown, these do not appear online regularly.

COLLECTION of Antique Books on RICHARD E. BYRD - South Pole - SKYWARD

Lot #30 (Sale Order 16 of 76)

All in good condition, hardcovers, Exploring with Byrd (1937), Two copies of 1930's SKYWARD, Beyond the Barrier with Byrd (c.1939), and Discovery (1937).

INDUSTRIAL HISTORY of the United States (1881) by Albert S. Bowles

Lot #31 (Sale Order 17 of 76)

Norwich CT, Henry Hill (1881) Good condition, large hardcover as shown.

RARE The Works Of Petronius Arbiter In Prose & Verse By Addison Satyricon (1736)

Lot #32 (Sale Order 18 of 76)

THE WORKS OF PETRONIUS ARBITER, in Prose and Verse. Translated from the Original Latin by Mr Addison to which is prefixed the Life of Petronius done from the Latin: and a Character of his Writings by Monsieur St Evremont. First edition published by J Watts, London in 1736. Good general condition, as shown.

ANTIQUARIAN SCHOOL BOOK LOT including 1872 Geogrpaphy Atlas

Lot #33 (Sale Order 19 of 76)

As shown, all fair/good condition, the atlas has worn covers but the colored maps are in generally good condition.

SMOKY The Cow Horse by WILL JAMES (c.1940)

Lot #34 (Sale Order 20 of 76)

Good condition, hardcover illustrated with wear. As shown.

The YEARLING by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1940)

Lot #35 (Sale Order 21 of 76)

Very good condition, hardcover, illustrated.

STAGE-LAND: Curious Habits and Customs of Its Inhabitants (1899)

Lot #36 (Sale Order 22 of 76)

Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1889. Good condition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Partridge, J. Bernard (illustrator). First Edition. 80pp. Original green cloth stamped in red on the sides. With full page and in-text illustrations by Bernard J. Partridge. Fourteen humorous portraits of typical theatre characters, including the hero, the villain, the lawyer, the Irishman, the comic lovers, the detective, and the heroine.

RARE An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by JOHN LOCKE (1759) Three Volume Set

Lot #37 (Sale Order 23 of 76)

As shown, good condition, Glasgow (1759), leather.

BOUND Scientific American 1860 Illustrated

Lot #38 (Sale Order 24 of 76)

Very good condition as shown, large bound volume July to Dec 1860, great book.

RARE Madonna Sex (1992)

Lot #39 (Sale Order 25 of 76)

Spiral binding with aluminum plates, title imprinted on the upper plate, no metallic envelope or box. Madonna’s classic coffee table book of erotic photography and all things sex. No CD but the comic is still there. Has dent on front cover (see pic).

COLLECTION of Antique Religious Books including The Old & New Testament (1799)

Lot #40 (Sale Order 26 of 76)

The Child's Scripture Question Book (1853), Christian Sacred Songs (c.1890), The Old & New Testament (1799) odd volume, all in fair/good to good condition as shown.

LIFE MAGAZINE BOUND July to December 1945 with GENERAL MACARTHUR

Lot #41 (Sale Order 27 of 76)

As shown, ten pound book, filled with great covers including one with General MacArthur. Some covers have labels or stamps. TONS of advertisements.

PUNCH BOUND July to December 1939 with GERMANY - HITLER - NAZI Cartoons

Lot #42 (Sale Order 28 of 76)

As shown, very good condition with hundreds of illustrations. MANY about Hitler, Germany, etc.

Tanks are Mighty Fine Things by Chrysler Corporation (1946) WW2

Lot #43 (Sale Order 29 of 76)

WWII was not just a war of weapons, but also a war of production. One of America's greatest victories on this front was certainly in the city of Detroit, where auto assembly lines were transformed into an arsenal of democracy. Chrysler's Tank Arsenal was the nation's most spectacular war plant, a place where history was made. From it came 25,059 medium and heavy tanks of twelve different types, including the tanks that turned the tide of the war in North Africa. Commissioned by Chrysler President K.T. Keller as a "thank you" for the men

PRACTICAL COOKERY (1919) A Collection of Valuable Recipes COOK BOOK

Lot #44 (Sale Order 30 of 76)

Fair condition, filled with clipping and some handwritten recipes. Was on someone kitchen before the depression.

Official Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition in the City of Chicago (1893)

Lot #45 (Sale Order 31 of 76)

Published by The Columbian Guide Company, Chicago, 1893. Good condition, faded cover. Softcover. Map on front endpaper, with illustrations throughout.

The Adventures of a Brownie; The Little Lame Prince; Poor Prince (1918) CHILDREN'S BOOK

Lot #46 (Sale Order 32 of 76)

Published by J.P. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1918. Good condition hardcover with some spotting on inside pages.

LIMITED EDITION Ten Droll Tales by Honore de Balzac (1926) Illustrated by Jean de Bosschere

Lot #47 (Sale Order 33 of 76)

Published by The Bodley Head, 1926. Limited edition of 3000 copies of which this is No. 1260. Being the story of the fair Imperia, the venial sin, and the merrie diversions of his most Christian Majesty King Louis the Eleventh. By Honore De Balzac. Introduction by Andre Maurois. Frontispiece and 23 illustrations in color and black and white by Jean de Bosschere. Generally good condition, fading on the outer spine (see pic).

Old Wagon Show Days by Gil Robertson (1925) Circus Travelling Shows

Lot #48 (Sale Order 34 of 76)

Published by Brockwell Company, Cincinnati OH, 1925. Good condition, hardcover. Illustrated with photographs, List of traveling shows from 1865-1889 and List of the crews, agents, performers etc. that traveled with the shows from 1857-1893.

Works of LORD BYRON (1833) Decorative Leather Volumes

Lot #49 (Sale Order 35 of 76)

As shown, this is not complete, each volume 8" tall, leather spine, very nice for shelf.

Elmer and his Dog Spot by Doc Winner King (1935) LITTLE BOOK

Lot #50 (Sale Order 36 of 76)

Good condition with wear, small hardcover little book.

The Story of Jackie Cooper: Movie Star of Skippy & Sooky (1935) LITTLE BOOK

Lot #51 (Sale Order 37 of 76)

Good- condition, some tape repair on the spine, hardcover little book.

Li'l Abner Among the Millionaires Big (1939) LITTLE BOOK

Lot #52 (Sale Order 38 of 76)

Good condition, some wear throughout, Little Book hardcover.

Brer Rabbit by WALT DISNEY STUDIOS (1947) LITTLE BOOK

Lot #53 (Sale Order 39 of 76)

Good- condition with overall wear, little book.

Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands (1854) by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Lot #54 (Sale Order 40 of 76)

Published by Sampson Low, Son & Co., London, 1854. Volume One only. Personal letters to friends and family by the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

Children's Fun to Save COIN Book from the 1950's

Lot #55 (Sale Order 41 of 76)

As shown, with coins inside (see pic), no date but 1940's to 1950's most likely.

Marie Louise and the Invasion of 1814 by Imbert de Saint-Amand (1900) NAPOLEON and FRANCE

Lot #56 (Sale Order 42 of 76)

Published by New York. Scribner's Sons, 1890. Marie Louise was Napoleon's second wife and as such Empress of the French and Queen of Italy from their marriage in April 1810 until his abdication in 1814. Good condition with some spots on the cover.

The Jungle Folk Of Africa by Robert H Milligan (1908)

Lot #57 (Sale Order 43 of 76)

Published by New York, Chicago & Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Company, [1908]., 8vo. pp. 380, [4]ads. 16 plates. original pictorial cloth, good condition hardcover.

OUR COOK BOOK (1898) Antique New England Cook Book with Recipes

Lot #58 (Sale Order 44 of 76)

As shown, smaller sized filled with written recipes and more.

A Book of NEW ENGLAND LEGENDS (1901)

Lot #59 (Sale Order 45 of 76)

Good condition, slightly loose binding, as shown.

Phycial Life of a WOMAN (c.1880) Maiden, Wife and Mother

Lot #60 (Sale Order 46 of 76)

Good condition, hardcover, as shown.

ANTIQUARIAN BOOK LOT including Prose of Henry Longfellow (1863) Two Volume Set

Lot #69 (Sale Order 47 of 76)

As shown, all good condition general condition.

COLLECTION of 50's and 60's Science Fiction Paperbacks

Lot #70 (Sale Order 48 of 76)

As shown, all in good condition.

Collection of HARDY BOYS and TOM SWIFT Juvenile Books

Lot #71 (Sale Order 49 of 76)

As shown, everything in the photos included, all one price.

Authors Deluxe (1915) Parker Brothers Game

Lot #72 (Sale Order 50 of 76)

"Early 20th century card game. 13 authors, 4 cards per author, each with one of his works." Good condition, everything included is shown. Smaller sized box.

RARE Truth Stranger than Fiction: Father Henson's Story of His Life (1858) Harriet Beecher Stowe

Lot #73 (Sale Order 51 of 76)

Fair condition however the title is VERY RARE. "“Henson, known as the ‘real Uncle Tom,’ was thought to be an imposter while he visited England before the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. But after he was popularly identified with Mrs. Stowe’s hero, his honesty was apparently never again questioned. Forty years a slave, he escaped from a slave market and had an easy flight to Canada where he became a Canadian agent for the Underground Railroad.” , "Henson worked on a plantation in what is now North Bethesda, Montgomery County, MD. A fascinating story of ante-bellum Maryland, the underground railroad, and the path to freedom in Canada."

LARGE STAMP BLOCK LOT

Lot #74 (Sale Order 52 of 76)

Everything in the photos. all from the 1960's and 1970's.

The Spirit of CHRISTMAS by Henry Van Dyke (1910)

Lot #75 (Sale Order 53 of 76)

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1910. Small hardcover, good condition.

COOKING-SCHOOL Cook Book (1946) by Fannie Farmer

Lot #76 (Sale Order 54 of 76)

Good condition hardcover as shown.

COLLECTION of WW1 BOOKS - Yanks Behind the Lines - The Great War

Lot #77 (Sale Order 55 of 76)

All in good condition if not better, everything shown.

COLLECTION of RAILROAD BOOKS including Pennsyvania Railroad - Yankees Under Steam

Lot #78 (Sale Order 56 of 76)

As shown, all good condition, great photographs.

BRITISH YEOMANRY UNIFORMS: AN ALBUM OF COLOURED PRINTS (1971)

Lot #79 (Sale Order 57 of 76)

Very good condition in a almost very good dust jacket. Large format. With an Introduction and Descriptive Text by Archer. 32 full page color plates.

Wild Horses And Gold: From Wyoming To The Yukon (1932) Journey of 1897 to Klondike

Lot #80 (Sale Order 58 of 76)

Good hardcover with rare fair/good dust jacket. "Narrative of the journey of "Kansas Gilbert" and his party driving a herd of wild horses to the Klondike, 1897/98, based upon Gilbert's diary and other contemporaneous sources."

ANTIQUARIAN RELIGOUS BOOK LOT including Union Bilble (c.1860)

Lot #81 (Sale Order 59 of 76)

As shown, all fair/good to good condition, includes the Union Dictionary (c.1860), The Arrangement of the Psalms (1814), The Baptist Question Book (1872).

The Concordance of the Sacred Bible (1848) LARGE Hardcover

Lot #82 (Sale Order 60 of 76)

Vulgatae editionis Bibliorum Sacrorum Concordantiae ad recognitionem jussu Sixti V. Pontif. Good condition very large hardcover. [edited and amended with more than twenty-five thousand verses, with more than twenty-five thousand verses enlarged and enriched with historical, geographic, chronology, and chronology], xxiv + 1484pp.

GIANT COLLECTION OF BLU RAY DVD's including STAR WARS

Lot #93 (Sale Order 61 of 76)

20 opened Blu_Ray DVD's along with the Complete Star Wars Collection. Everything you see is in the lot.

Collection of CONFEDERATE Military History Books - ALABAMA - NAVY - LOUISIANA & MORE

Lot #94 (Sale Order 62 of 76)

Four hardcovers as shown, all in good condition although all three have some slight dust jacket damage.

BEATLES Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) LP ALBUM

Lot #95 (Sale Order 63 of 76)

As shown, very good condition.

BEATLES Meet the Beatles (1964) LP ALBUM

Lot #96 (Sale Order 64 of 76)

As shown, very good condition.

BOB DYLAN Shot of Love LP ALBUM (1981)

Lot #97 (Sale Order 65 of 76)

As shown, very good condition.

HEART Little Queen LP ALBUM (1977)

Lot #98 (Sale Order 66 of 76)

As shown, very good condition.

BILLY JOEL: Songs from the Attic LP ALBUM (1981)

Lot #99 (Sale Order 67 of 76)

Very good condition as shown.

Lawrence of Arabia (50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition) [Blu-ray]

Lot #100 (Sale Order 68 of 76)

Very good condition, book has small grey streak on the spine (see pic). Comes with Authentic Film Frame Print (see pic) "Winner of 7 Academy Awards(R) including Best Picture (1962), LAWRENCE OF ARABIA is the epic true story of how a WWI British army officer united rival Arab tribes in their war against the Turks, and in the process became a living legend. Complete with spectacular battle sequences, stunning desert vistas and Peter O'Toole's larger-than-life performance as the heroic T.E. Lawrence, this is grand-scale action and excitement at its very best."

Albatros D.Va (German Fighter of World War I) Volume 4

Lot #109 (Sale Order 69 of 76)

Famous aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum. 1980. Smithsonian. Heavily Illust. Softcover, very good condition.

Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans

Lot #110 (Sale Order 70 of 76)

Very good condition hardcover. " Kilmeade and Yaeger make history come alive with a riveting true story that will keep you turning the pages. You’ll finish with a new understanding of one of our greatest generals and a renewed appreciation for the brave men who fought so that America could one day stretch “from sea to shining sea.”

In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown

Lot #111 (Sale Order 71 of 76)

Very good condition hardover. "Nathaniel Philbrick is a masterly storyteller. Here he seeks to elevate the naval battles between the French and British to a central place in the history of the American Revolution. He succeeds, marvelously."--The New York Times Book Review

America's Forgotten Army: The Story Of The U.S. Seventh

Lot #112 (Sale Order 72 of 76)

Very good condition. "This is the first complete account of the U.S. Seventh Army, which fought its way through Sicily and Southern France to the last Nazi stronghold in Bavaria. The desperate struggle to free Europe from the Nazi scourge was fought on many fronts, but never before has the story of America's Seventh Army been fully explored."

U.S. Marines in Vietnam & Persian Gulf: The Defining Year, 1968 (Marine Corps Vietnam series)

Lot #113 (Sale Order 73 of 76)

Very good condition softcover. Two separate volumes of a much larger set.

PICK-UPS AND A HORSE: From the Region Round the Ausable River MAINE LUMBERJACK

Lot #114 (Sale Order 74 of 76)

Very good condition with dust jacket.

THE GREAT GUNS - Historic Rifles & Handguns

Lot #115 (Sale Order 75 of 76)

Significant rifles, handguns, and smoothbones are illustrated and described in these chronicles of eighteen historic guns. Large softcover.

Catechism of the LOCOMOTIVE (1877)

Lot #116 (Sale Order 76 of 76)

Published by New York: Railroad Gazette, 1877. Fair condition hardcover. Folding plates at the beginning well preserved, many illustrations throughout, advertisements in the back


Antique & Vintage Books #369
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Antique & Vintage Books #369
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