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Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 49)

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Manners, Culture And Dress Of The Best American Society (1891)

Lot #5 (Sale Order 4 of 49)

Very good condition hardcover as shown. King Richardson & Co 1891. Large sized.

The Luxury of Children & Some Other Luxuries (1904)

Lot #6 (Sale Order 5 of 49)

Published by Harper & Brothers, 1904. Good condition hardcover with some spotting.

The Homes of our Country, or the Centers of Moral and Religious Influence (1881)

Lot #7 (Sale Order 6 of 49)

The Homes of our Country, or the Centers of Moral and Religious Influence; the Crystals of Society; the Nuclei of National Character. Good condition with some general wear throughout, see pictures. Published by Union Publishing House, New York, 1881.

LITTLE MEN by Louisa May Alcott (1933)

Lot #8 (Sale Order 7 of 49)

Good condition hardcover. Please note the title page (see pic) is loose - can be easily fixed. Harve Stein (illustrator) Published by Garden City, Garden City, 1933

ANTIQUARIAN BOOK LOT - Eight Books!

Lot #9 (Sale Order 8 of 49)

As shown includes a French school book from 1848, a Sermons book from 1871, a 1853 Lowell Poems two volume set, Cousin Grace young novel (1866).

Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine, an Collection of Rare and Extraordinary Cases (1900)

Lot #10 (Sale Order 9 of 49)

Good condition very large hardcover. Published by W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1897. Gould, George M.; Pyle, Walter, L. "Being an encyclopedic collection of rare and extraordinary cases, and of the most striking instances of abnormality in all branches of medicine and surgery, derived from an exhaustive research of medical literature from its origin to the present day"

Recollections of a Sea Wanderer's Life (1887)

Lot #11 (Sale Order 10 of 49)

Published by NY: A.H. Kellogg, 1887. Good- condition with some wear to the covers. First edition of Davis' autobiography. Born in Canada in 1821, Davis enjoyed a lengthy and varied career at sea, working on whaling vessels and having many adventures. Subtitle from title page: "An Autobiography of an Old-Time Seaman Who Has Sailed in Almost Every Capacity Before and Abaft the Mast, in Nearly Every Quarter of the Globe, and Under the Flags of Four of the Principle Maritime Nations."

General Orders Bulletins (1919) WW1 by the WAR DEPARTMENT

Lot #12 (Sale Order 11 of 49)

Bound thick hardcover with War Department orders from 1918. This has on the title page "Army Library - Washington D.C" and has notes written inside all around.

The Old Spanish Missions of California by Paul Elder (1913)

Lot #13 (Sale Order 12 of 49)

Published by Paul Elder and Co, San Francisco, 1913. Hardcover good to very good condition. An Historical and Descriptive Sketch by Paul Elder. Illustrated Chiefly from Photographs by Western Artists. Quarto, burlap cloth spine, paper-covered boards, pictorial cover label, pp. vi, 90, illustrated

The Genesis of the First AMERICAN ARMY (1938) with General Pershing

Lot #14 (Sale Order 13 of 49)

Published by Government Printing Office, Washingtion, D.C, 1938 1st printing (1938); a history of the formation of the American First Army under the direction of General Pershing.

The Officer's Guide, June 1944 Edition

Lot #15 (Sale Order 14 of 49)

Published by The Military Service Publishing Company, Harrisburg, Pennslyvania, 1944. Hardcover very good.

RARE Fundamentals of ARGENTINE PHYSIOGRAPHY (1922) by Franz Kühn - Argentina

Lot #16 (Sale Order 15 of 49)

With 163 photographic views and 23 maps. Some outer cover wear. Publisher: Biblioteca del Oficial. Buenos Aires. Good condition, slightly cracked hinge.

Mentone, Cairo & Corfu (1896) by Constance Fenimore Woolson

Lot #20 (Sale Order 16 of 49)

Published by Harper & Brothers, 1896. Good condition, hardcover, some cover wear.

Through Russian Central Asia (1916) by Stephen Graham

Lot #21 (Sale Order 17 of 49)

Good condition, some hinge wear, hardcover, "The author travels throughout the deserts of Central Asia from Vladikavkaz, Bokhara, to Taskent to the Chinese frontier. He provides a description of the people and their customs. An interesting work."

RAREST The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge (1924) SIGNED NUMBER COPY

Lot #22 (Sale Order 18 of 49)

Published by Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, New York, 1929. VERY GOOD CONDITION, signed by PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE as shown, the leather binding is custom, on the corners you can see a "CC". Amazing Book.

Der Fuehrer (1944) Hitler's Rise to Power

Lot #23 (Sale Order 19 of 49)

Hardcover AMERICAN FIRST EDITION - account of Hitler´s rise to power, written in wartime 1944.

RAREST THE STORY WITHOUT an END by Eleanor Vere Boyle (1874)

Lot #24 (Sale Order 20 of 49)

THE STORY WITHOUT an END by Eleanor Vere Boyle (E.V.B.) from the German of Carobe, by Sarah Austin. Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, London England in 1874. SCARCE - Goes online for $400-$1000. Original green cloth with superb gilt and black stamped cover design of dragonflies, gilt lettering on cover and spine. Good condition hardcover with some spotting.

Christmas in Golden Time by Sir Walter Scott (1887)

Lot #25 (Sale Order 21 of 49)

Very good condition, nice hardcover. Illustrated.

The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song, Selected from English and American Authors (1882)

Lot #26 (Sale Order 22 of 49)

Published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., NY, 1882. Fair/Good to good condition. Large hardcover, spine slightly cracked, decorative cover.

RARE The Red Knight of Germany Baron Von Richthofen Germany's Great War Airman (1930)

Lot #27 (Sale Order 23 of 49)

Published by Cassell and Company, London, 1930. Good to very good condition. Hardcover." To kill and kill and kill was the cry. To burn, to destroy, to devastate, to lay waste. Men heard the madness and knew it for madness and embraced it, some with fear and some with joy. Kill or be killed. Survive or perish" - so begins this biography of von Richthofen.

Collection of 1930's Lippincott's FARM MANUALS -

Lot #28 (Sale Order 24 of 49)

All hardcover, titles as shown, some wear - probably from being on the farm!

The Heart of the King-Dog (1929) Hunting Dog in the Canadian Wilderness

Lot #29 (Sale Order 25 of 49)

Published by Penn Publishing Company, 1929. Good condition, hardcover, some light spotting. Wonderful illustrations. "The Heart of the King Dog, sequel to Flash the Lead Dog, continues the story of Flash, an Eskimo dog, and his human companions as they trap and hunt the Canadian wilderness."

RARE The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise (1906)

Lot #30 (Sale Order 26 of 49)

Published by Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1906. Good condition, some cover wear. Plates/Engravings (illustrator). Large folded map of the Southern part of the Malay Archipelago. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

RARE The General Hospital of CHINESE People's Armed Police Forces Hospital 2010 Commemorative Book

Lot #31 (Sale Order 27 of 49)

As shown, comes with stamps. Cover has a little wear, it opens up with a book - on most pages are some sort of commemorative stamp. Not sure what this is all about, I will let you decide. Large hardcover, interesting piece.

RAREST The Secrets of Black Arts!: A Key Note To WITCHCRAFT, Omens, Apparitions, SORCERY (1900)

Lot #32 (Sale Order 28 of 49)

Cannot find another copy online anywhere, softcover, front cover has some loss. One of a kind.

RAREST The Life Histories of African Game Animals (1914) Two Volume Set by THEODORE ROOSEVELT

Lot #33 (Sale Order 29 of 49)

This set goes for online between $800-$1500, this two volume set has very good pages, however the spine has spotting as shown. Other than that. a RARE set and amazing find. Hunting throughout Africa. Information on nearly every species of game broken down by country. The most definitive hunting book written by Roosevelt. Nearly 40 pp. bibliography lists almost every African big game hunting title written at the time.

Walks in Rome; in Two Volumes (1900) Augustus J. C. Hare

Lot #34 (Sale Order 30 of 49)

Published by G. Allen, London, 1900. Good condition, small hardcovers. Two 12mo volumes in polished black cloths. "Of special interest for those who wish to stroll through late 19th Century Rome"

RARE Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology (1891) by CHARLES DARWIN

Lot #35 (Sale Order 31 of 49)

Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of HMS 'Beagle' round the World. Published by D. Appleton and Company, 1891. Very good condition hardcover as shown.

Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories (1890) VERY NICE

Lot #36 (Sale Order 32 of 49)

Published by Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1890. Very good condition hardcover. Contains the title story plus, Story of Prince Fairyfoot, Proud Little Grain of Wheat and Behind the White Brick. 12 detailed and wonderful illustration plates.

RAREST Architectural Plans of the UNITED STATES HOTEL (1879) Boston MA

Lot #37 (Sale Order 33 of 49)

None listed that I can find - how many could've existed anyway? Plans of the United States Hotel Boston MA 1879, comes with 15 pages of plans for the hotel. Also comes with clipping on the hotel, Charles Dickens stayed there.

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

Lot #38 (Sale Order 34 of 49)

Very good condition hardcover. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons (New York and London), 1933. Illustrated with 9 full page color plates by Maxfield Parrish.

RARE The Aeroplane Speaks (1919) EARLY AVIATION

Lot #39 (Sale Order 35 of 49)

Published by Robert M. McBride & Co, New York, 1917. Hardcover.

Collection of Antique & Vintage Children's Books - Treasure Island - Huckleberry Finn

Lot #40 (Sale Order 36 of 49)

Includes a very nice copy of IGLOO with dust jacket (1931), Slovenly Peter (c.1920?), Child's Own Picture Book (1859), and a Dolly Dimple Series (c.1880?)_mostly good condition, as shown.

Over the Rockies with the Air Mail (1927)

Lot #41 (Sale Order 37 of 49)

Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1927. Fair/Good condition dust jacket with good hardcover.

FATHER ABRAHAM by William Faulkner (1983) First Edition

Lot #42 (Sale Order 38 of 49)

First edition. With wood engravings by John DePol. 8vo, publisher s original brown cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, in the original printed dustjacket. Very good condition. Stated first Edition.

SIGNED Stability and Trim for the Ship's Officer (c.1950) by LEE VAN GEMERT

Lot #81 (Sale Order 39 of 49)

Good condition, as shown, Published by Cornell Maritime Press, 1979

The Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1849)

Lot #82 (Sale Order 40 of 49)

Fair/Good to good condition hardcover with some spotting.

Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall (1962) LP ALBUM

Lot #83 (Sale Order 41 of 49)

Very good condition, some wear on the album cover.

RARE Miles Davis Sextet - Someday My Prince Will Come (1961) with COLTRANE

Lot #84 (Sale Order 42 of 49)

Very good condition as shown. Some wear on the album cover.

FRANK SINATRA – Try A Little Tenderness (1967) LP ALBUM

Lot #85 (Sale Order 43 of 49)

Very good condition, some minor wear on the cover as shown.

The Aircraft Year Book For 1935

Lot #86 (Sale Order 44 of 49)

Published by Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, Inc. 1935. Owned and stamped by PAN AM AIRLINES. First edition. 528pp, fold out map, numerous b/w illustrations

Side-Lights On English Society Or Sketches Form Life, Social & Satirical (1881)

Lot #87 (Sale Order 45 of 49)

This is only for Volume II, normally I wouldn't list a odd volume but the cover is so nice, very good condition as shown.

A STUDY OF WAR by Quincy Wright (1942) Two Volume Set

Lot #88 (Sale Order 46 of 49)

Published by The University of Chicago Press, 1942. Very good condition hardcovers, no dust jackets. "The most comprehensive work ever published in any language on the history, the nature, the causes, and the cure of war. . . . A Study of War is a liberal education in the social disciplines."—Frederick L. Schuman

The Harvard Volunteers in Europe; Records in Military, Ambulance, and Hospital Service (1916) WW1

Lot #89 (Sale Order 47 of 49)

Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1916. Good condition small hardcover. I did notice Harvey Cushing the famous surgeon was in this book.

The Basketry Book by Mary Miles Blanchard (1915)

Lot #90 (Sale Order 48 of 49)

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1915. Good condition with illustrations and photographs.

200 Miles Up : The Conquest of the Upper Air (1955) Review Copy

Lot #91 (Sale Order 49 of 49)

This is a fair/good condition but it is a review copy of a early science book from the 1950's hardcover.


Antique & Vintage Books #373
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