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Antique & Vintage Books #370
by South Boston Books
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Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 53)
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Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 53)
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Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 53)
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COLLECTION of Juvenile Books - Science Fiction - Electronic Adventures
Lot #10 (Sale Order 4 of 53)
As shown, all good to very good condition hardcovers with dust jackets. All 1950's - 1960's.
COLLECTION OF STAMPS 1920's to 1960's
Lot #11 (Sale Order 5 of 53)
Everything in the photographs is all in this one lot.
The Great Conspiracy: The Secret War Against Soviet Russia (1946)
Lot #12 (Sale Order 6 of 53)
Good condition softcover ""The authors, who take the Stalinist treason trials and purges at face value, conclude that illusions about the Soviet Union were not shattered until she proved her strength during World War II"."
LIMITED SIGNED Dark Rivers of the Heart by Dean Koontz (1994) with Slipcase
Lot #13 (Sale Order 7 of 53)
First edition. Illustrated by Stephen Gervais. Very good condition in very good slipcase. One of 500 numbered copies Signed by the author and Gervais. "A most handsome production of one of Koontz's most sought after titles."
The Odyssey of Homer (1881) DELUXE BINDING
Lot #14 (Sale Order 8 of 53)
Wonderful hardcover for shelf, please note the binding is cracked - but you want this book for the wonderful covers. NY John Lovell (1881).
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by WINSTON CHURCHIL (Four Volumes)
Lot #15 (Sale Order 9 of 53)
Published by Marboro Books 1983. Very good condition, some slight wear on the back of the slipcase by the label. These four, fully-indexed volumes are the only complete and unabridged production of the work for which Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his mastery in historical and biographical presentation.
Collection of FIVE 1970's ELVIS ALBUMS
Lot #16 (Sale Order 10 of 53)
As shown, all in good to very good condition.
1960's Science Fiction Magazine Lot
Lot #17 (Sale Order 11 of 53)
Everything shown, all in good condition.
SIGNED Love, Alice: My Life as a Honeymooner by AUDREY MEADOWS
Lot #18 (Sale Order 12 of 53)
Published by Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, 1994. Very good condition+ with dust jacket in protector. In an engaging, often humorous memoir, the Emmy-winning actress recalls her years playing Alice Kramden opposite the inimitable Jackie Gleason on one of the most popular TV series of all time, The Honeymooners.
A Careful and Free Inquiry into True Nature and Tendency of the Principles of QUAKERS (1824)
Lot #19 (Sale Order 13 of 53)
Brownlee, Willliam Craig, Dutch Reformed minister in New York City, 1784-1860. Published by Philadelphia: published by 1824. Good- condition with cover wear, spine worn. In two parts: I. history, II. doctrinal tenets. xv, 303 pages.
Dr. Chase's Third, last and Complete Receipt Book and Household Physician (1888)
Lot #20 (Sale Order 14 of 53)
Fair/Good condition with wear. Hardcover. Published by F b Dickerson & Co, Detroit, Mich, 1888. Contents include; Symptoms of Diseases; Medical Receipts; Nursing and MIdwifery; Food for the Sick; Culinary or Cooking Department; Miscellaneous Dept; Household Memoranda; Toilet Department; Domestic Animals; Agricultural Department; Mechanical Department; Bee-Keeping; Dictionary of Medical Terms.
ADVENTURES OF PERRINE (c.1940)
Lot #21 (Sale Order 15 of 53)
Hardcover juvenile illustrated boom in good to very good condition as shown.
Practical Pronouncing DICTIONARY (1831) by John Walker
Lot #22 (Sale Order 16 of 53)
Good condition as shown, hardcover, old calf worn leather covers. Published by Collins NY (1831)
NYAL COOK BOOK (1916) Practical Recipes
Lot #23 (Sale Order 17 of 53)
Fair/good to good condition hardcover, with kitchen wear.
MIGHTY MONTY - U.S.S. MONTPELIER WW2 DIARY with Original Photo
Lot #24 (Sale Order 18 of 53)
"MIGHTY MONTY". Published in December 1945. The pictorial war diary of the CL-57 U.S.S. Montpelier. Also with an original photo of the officers.
SIGNED On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR
Lot #25 (Sale Order 19 of 53)
Very good condition, signed. Published by Simon & Schuster, 2007.
The Bachelor's Guide to Matrimony (1907)
Lot #26 (Sale Order 20 of 53)
Published by Henry Altemus, 1907, small hardcover, cracked hinge, as shown.
The Thirty-Seventh Division In The World War (1926) WW1 Two Volumes
Lot #27 (Sale Order 21 of 53)
Very good condition hardcovers, two volumes as shown.
RARE SIGNED From the Mississippi to the Sea (1913) by Admiral Robert Coontz
Lot #28 (Sale Order 22 of 53)
Signed and dated by the author Robert Edward Coontz, who was an admiral in the United States Navy, who sailed with the Great White Fleet and served as the second Chief of Naval Operations. During the Spanish American War Coontz seized control of Guam, then joined Admiral George Dewey in the Philippines. Good condition some spotting, and wear to the cover as shown.
SCIENCE OF TRAPPING by E. Kreps (1941)
Lot #29 (Sale Order 23 of 53)
Science of Trapping. Describes The Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature. Habits and Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture. Very good condition softcover, illustrated.
BOUND 1940's Book with COMIC BOOKS
Lot #30 (Sale Order 24 of 53)
The bound volume is beat up, in fair condition however the comics are fair/good to good, all bound together as shown. Fun find. The "Sterling Comic" if not bound could be in the $500-$1000 range in vg condition. All the issues bound are in the photos.
ALICE in WONDERLAND and Through the Looking Glass (c.1920) by Lewis Carroll
Lot #31 (Sale Order 25 of 53)
As shown, hardcover good condition.
SIGNED Saga: The Journey of Arno Rafael Minkkinen (2005) Finnish-American Photographer
Lot #32 (Sale Order 26 of 53)
Very good condition SIGNED. "Saga is the first major monograph of the work of Arno Minkkinen, published to accompany a series of exhibitions in the U.S. and Europe. Offering a comprehensive retrospective of this vital photographer's work, Saga gives new meaning to the self-portrait. Eschewing digital manipulation, Minkkinen juxtaposes his own body (and occasionally those of his family) with details in the landscape so that, in whole or in part, the human form collaborates with nature to create a work of lyrical beauty. Essays by a stellar roster of writers and scholars novelist Alan Lightman and critics A.D. Coleman and Arthur Danto explore the inner world of Minkkinen's pictures. Surreal and humorous, documentary and artful, the photographs of Arno Minkkinen leave the viewer moved and captivated."
MODERN HISTORY: Present State of All Nations (1728) German Empire & Netherlands
Lot #33 (Sale Order 27 of 53)
London, 1728, Volume VIII, containing information on the German Empire and the Netherlands. As shown, generally fair/good to good condition.
RARE The Malefactor's Register (1779) Accounts of Executions and Dying Speeches
Lot #34 (Sale Order 28 of 53)
The Malefactor's Register; or The Newgate and Tyburn Calendar: Containing the Authentic Lives, Trials, Accounts of Executions and Dying Speeches of the...Violators of the Laws of their country...from the year 1700 to 1779. London : Printed by authority for Alexander Hogg (1779) fair/good to good condition. No title page, some wear on pages, 19th Century rebound with vellum spine. Many illustrations of executions, whippings, and more.
GERONIMO'S Story of His Life (1906) & Trailing GERONIMO (1931)
Lot #35 (Sale Order 29 of 53)
Geronimo's Story of His Life - Duffield & Company, 1906. Original red cloth lettered in white. Illustrated. Some wear on the covers, fading. Interior pages very good. ALSO Trailing Geronimo; Some Hitherto Unrecroded Incidents Bearing Upon the Outbreak of the White Mountain Apaches and Geronimos Band in Arizona and New Mexico, Published by Los Angeles, 1931. Good condition some cover wear. There is some old articles on Geronimo included inside (see pic).
POLAND of To-day and Yesterday (1913)
Lot #36 (Sale Order 30 of 53)
Published by L. C. Page & Company, Boston, 1913. Good condition hardcover. A review of Polish history "and the causes which resulted in its partition, together with a survey of its social, political, and economic conditions, to-day."
RARE The Story of Evangelina Cisneros (1898) Spanish IMPRISONMENT & ESCAPE!
Lot #37 (Sale Order 31 of 53)
PLEASE READ TILL END -> Good condition. Decorative gilt-stamped olive-green cloth boards. Some fading to spine, introduction by Julian Hawthorne (son of Nathanial], with illustrations by Frederic Remington and Thomas Fleming. Richmond, VA: B.F. Johnson Publishing, 1898. 266 pp. "Historically important example of yellow journalism that bore directly on the Spanish-American Conflict of 1898." The book collects Karl Decker's reportage on the Spanish imprisonment (and escape) of Evangelina Cisneros, a fair-skinned Cuban girl, for the New York Journal, the flagship newspaper of William Hearst's empire. Cisneros's case became an international cause celebre when prominent American women such as Julia Ward Howe and First Lady Mrs. William McKinley campaigned on Cisneros's behalf. Ultimately, Cisneros escaped with help from Decker and operatives hired by Hearst. ALSO -> Someone wrote that the previous owner of this book had something to do with the escape to Cuba (or back) I will let you read it and decipher what she wrote.
Boston Inside Out! Sins of a Great City (1888) and Stranger's Guide to Boston (1882)
Lot #38 (Sale Order 32 of 53)
The Guide comes with a fold out map however the interior pages are loose - generally fair/good condition. Boston Inside Out is in fair/good to good condition.
ANTIQUARIAN BOOK LOT - Whittier - Longfellow - Dickens
Lot #39 (Sale Order 33 of 53)
As shown, four tall hardcovers, two by Longfellow, nice for your shelf.
BOOK OF ETIQUETTE by Lillian Eichler (1921) Two Volume Set
Lot #40 (Sale Order 34 of 53)
Good to very good condition as shown, Nelson Doubleday NY (1921) hardcovers.
The Yorktown Campaign & Surrender of Cornwallis / The Battle of April 19th 1775
Lot #41 (Sale Order 35 of 53)
Two hardcovers of reprinted earlier publications from the late 18th Century as shown.
DAGGERS & FIGHTING KNIVES of the Western World from the Stone Age till 1900
Lot #42 (Sale Order 36 of 53)
Published by Bonanza Books, 1970. Hardcover, good condition with dust jacket. A lengthy, full-scale reference survey from The Arms & Armor Series discussing flint knives, bronze daggers, scram saxes, stilettos, plug bayonets & many more.
SCARCE The Cottagers of the Plain - A True Narrative (c.1860)
Lot #43 (Sale Order 37 of 53)
Small hardcover, in very good condition. Could not find title anywhere online. Really great condition.
Smith & Wesson Revolvers: Pioneer Single Action Models (1957)
Lot #44 (Sale Order 38 of 53)
Published by New York William Morrow & Company 1957. Hardcover no dust jacket, good condition. Illustrated with nearly 100 photographs and drawings.
TRUMP vs. CHINA by Newt Gingrich SIGNED
Lot #45 (Sale Order 39 of 53)
Signed by Gingrich, very good+ condition hardcover.
THE BLACK ARROW by Robert Louis Stevenson (c.1920)
Lot #46 (Sale Order 40 of 53)
Good condition hardcover as shown, some slight spotting, illustrated by Cyrus Cuneo.
RAREST Three Volume VIETNAM WAR PHOTO SCRAPBOOK
Lot #47 (Sale Order 41 of 53)
Three volumes from the Vietnam war from this one soldier, at least 50 pages of photos if not more. This just rolled in so I have not had time to analyze much. Two orange books say "MEMORY OF SOUTH VIET-NAM" Wonderful and Historic.
Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I - Large Hardcover
Lot #89 (Sale Order 42 of 53)
Large, coffee-table style book begins in 1914 with photographs, line drawings and data tables of warships. This volume includes submarines and the aircraft that were integrated into the naval efforts. Comparisons of the fleets of Great Britain, Germany, the United States, Japan, France, Italy, Austro-Hungary and Russia reveal similarities as well as differences.
The Biography of Field Marshal ERWIN ROMMEL
Lot #90 (Sale Order 43 of 53)
Published by Bison Books, London, 1981. Very good condition with dust jacket in protector. Colour and monochrome photographic illustrations on semi-glossy paper.
MARLENE: An Intimate Photographic Memoir
Lot #91 (Sale Order 44 of 53)
A visual and audio salute to Marlene Dietrich features an album of 107 personal photographs and a CD of Dietrich's most memorable songs, including "The Boys in the Back Room," "Falling in Love Again," and "Honeysuckle Rose." 30,000 first printing.
SNOW by Thelma Harrington Bell (1954)
Lot #92 (Sale Order 45 of 53)
Published by Viking Press, 1954. Hardcover very good condition, dust jacket in protector.
HISTORY BOOK LOT including Queen Victoria (1908) & Two Books on PANAMA
Lot #93 (Sale Order 46 of 53)
Includes:
1. Queen Victoria, A Biography by Sidney Lee, Published by The MacMillan Company, NY, 1908. Very good condition.
2. Ravelings from a Panama Tapestry by Sue Core. Published by North Westchester Publishers, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., 1933. Very good condition small hardcover.
3. Panama Sketches by
Eleanore D. Greene, good condition hardcover.
Cheiro's Language of the Hand: a Complete Practical Work on the Sciences of Cheirognomy
Lot #94 (Sale Order 47 of 53)
Good condition, some spotting on the end pages. Published by Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
American Gun Makers by Col. Arcadi Gluckman (1940)
Lot #95 (Sale Order 48 of 53)
Published by Otto Ulrich Co., Inc, Buffalo, N.Y., 1940. Hardcover, good condition. Alphabetical by name and company. From the early 1700's, with brief history of where guns were produced, dates and obscure armories.
The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan (c.1913)
Lot #96 (Sale Order 49 of 53)
Fair/good- condition with spotting and cover wear. One of the most controversial and incendiary novels ever published in America, it was the source material for D. W. Griffith's silent film "The Birth of a Nation" released in 1915.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume IX June to November 1854
Lot #97 (Sale Order 50 of 53)
Good condition with some cover and page wear. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1854. This volume contains early short stories by Herman Melville. Includes articles about a lunatic asylum, Galvanoplasty (electroplating), gambling houses in Germany, right and wrongs of women, wolf nurses in India and a delightful section on fashion from the past century.
Putnam's Monthly Magazine Volume VI, July to December, 1855 with Herman Melville
Lot #98 (Sale Order 51 of 53)
Good condition with some rubbing/wear on the covers and spine (see pic), Herman Melville's first appearance of this novella about a revolt on a Spanish slave ship captained by Don Benito Cereno, appearing in the magazine in three installments. Also article on the "Kansas Question" and Slavery.
