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Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 62)

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Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 62)

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The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss (1926)

Lot #5 (Sale Order 4 of 62)

Published by Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston, 1926. Very good condition. 2nd Edition. 326 pgs. b/w illustrations. Endpaper maps. Documenting the voyages of Captain Voss (1858-1922) in several vessels, especially the modified dug out canoe. His voyage was undertaken between 1901 and 1904 , his experiences on the New Zealand Coast and in Invercargill, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Nelson, Napier, Gisbourne, Auckland etc.

SIGNED ORR My Story - BOBBY ORR HALL OF FAMER

Lot #6 (Sale Order 5 of 62)

Very good condition hardcover as shown.

The Complete Works of ROBERT BURNS (1852)

Lot #7 (Sale Order 6 of 62)

Very good condition, hardcover. Boston Phillips, Sampson, and Company (1852)

The HOLY BIBLE Containing Old and New Testaments (1829) with Genealogy

Lot #8 (Sale Order 7 of 62)

New York Daniel D. Smith (1829) hardcover, good general condition, large hardcover with hand written family history written inside - not a lot - but dates in the 1780's.

The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History (1855) Three Volume Set

Lot #9 (Sale Order 8 of 62)

Good condition, hardcovers, faded spine. One volume has issues on the back cover (does not enter text). A classic history, first published in 1855. It was translated into four languages and ran through many editions. "It is a picturesque, dramatic narrative of a striking series of events, gathering around a group of clearly marked personalities, and is suffused with a warm glow of love of political and religious liberty."

Old Tales Retold Or, Perils and Adventures of TENNESSEE Pioneers (1906)

Lot #10 (Sale Order 9 of 62)

Published by Smith & Lamar, Agents, TN, 1906. Hardcover, very good condition. 'A series of stories of early Tennessee life and history. Mrs. Bond has woven into these entertaining stories the substantial historical facts that form the basis of each of her retold tales.'

GUNFIGHTERS by Colonel Charles Askins (1981) NRA

Lot #11 (Sale Order 10 of 62)

Published by National Rifle Association, 1981. Hardcover, very good condition. Charles Askins, Jr., also known as Col. Charles "Boots" Askins, was an American lawman, US Army officer, and writer. He served in law enforcement in the American Southwest prior to the Second World War.

King Arthur and His Knights (1927)

Lot #12 (Sale Order 11 of 62)

Good condition, some slight cover wear, hardcover, illustrated. John C. Winston Company (1927)

Limited Edition SPIRITUAL RESISTANCE, Art from Concentration Camps, 1940-1945

Lot #13 (Sale Order 12 of 62)

Published by Union of American Hebrew Congregations: NY, 1981. Very good condition with slipcase. From a limited printing of 1000 copies.

VENICE by Grant Allen (1903) Two Volume Set

Lot #14 (Sale Order 13 of 62)

Very good condition. 1st Edition. Decorative green cloth with gilt design; vol. 1: 264 pages + plates ; vol. 2: 257 + plate. Gorgeous illustrations throughout. Bindings tight and solid, pages clean and bright.

SIGNED Martina by MARTINA NAVRATILOVA

Lot #15 (Sale Order 14 of 62)

As shown, good condition, some tattering on the dust jacket, signed inside. Certainly! Martina Navratilova is a former professional tennis player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest female tennis players of all time.

The Life of ANNE BOLEYN (1924) by Philip W. Sergeant

Lot #16 (Sale Order 15 of 62)

Published by D. Appleton and Company; New York, 1927. Hardcover, good to very good condition. She is famously known for being the second wife of King Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I. Anne Boleyn's life was marked by political intrigue, religious upheaval, and ultimately, tragedy.

The Story of Roland by James Baldwin (c.1940)

Lot #17 (Sale Order 16 of 62)

Very good condition, hardcover as shown. This novel tells the story of Roland, a legendary hero from medieval France who served Charlemagne, the King of the Franks. The novel is based on the epic poem "The Song of Roland," which is one of the oldest surviving works of French literature and dates back to the 11th century.

50th Regiment of Infantry, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia War of the Rebellion (1907)

Lot #18 (Sale Order 17 of 62)

Published by Griffith-Stillings Press, MA, 1907. Hardcover, good condition, ex-library. The 50th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment were with the 19th Army Corps fighting in the Carolinas and Louisiana.

LIMITED On My Way: Being the Book of ART YOUNG in Text and Picture (1928)

Lot #19 (Sale Order 18 of 62)

Published by Horace Liveright, 1928. Hardcover. LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES of which this is number 502. A presentation edition for friends of Horace Liveright which was not offered for sale. Art Young was an American cartoonist and writer. He is best known for his socialist cartoons, especially those drawn for the left-wing political magazine The Masses between 1911 and 1917.

LIMITED Remembering Babylon by David Malouf (1993)

Lot #20 (Sale Order 19 of 62)

Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1993. Very good condition. Limited to 150 copies of which this is number 109. "This coming of age and personal novel explores themes of isolation, relationships between men, community, and identity.?It won the inaugural International Dublin Literary Award and was short listed for the Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Award."

A Memorial of ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1865)

Lot #21 (Sale Order 20 of 62)

Very good condition, hardcover, addresses delivered at Lincoln Memorial at Faneuil Hall.

Bare Bones - Conversations on Terror with STEPHEN KING (1989)

Lot #22 (Sale Order 21 of 62)

Published by New English Library, London, 1989. Hardcover very good condition, slight browning on pages, less common British edition.

GENERAL LEE'S ARMY: From Victory to Collapse

Lot #23 (Sale Order 22 of 62)

Very good condition. "You would be surprised to see what men we have in the ranks," Virginia cavalryman Thomas Rowland informed his mother in May 1861, just after joining the Army of Northern Virginia. His army -- General Robert E. Lee's army -- was a surprise to almost everyone: With daring early victories and an invasion into the North, they nearly managed to convince the North to give up the fight. Even in 1865, facing certain defeat after the loss of 30,000 men, a Louisiana private fighting in Lee's army still had hope. "I must not despair," he scribbled in his diary. "Lee will bring order out of chaos, and with the help of our Heavenly Father, all will be well."

Historic Buildings of America: As Seen and Described by Famous Writers (1906)

Lot #27 (Sale Order 23 of 62)

Published by Dodd Mead, New York, 1906. Hardcover. "the author provides the history of various historic buildings in America along with a description of its architectural features. Buildings include teh Capitol in Washington DC; Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia; William and Mary College; Mission Dolores in San Francisco; some buildings in Havana; the Carlyle House in Alexandria, VA; the National Washington Monument and many more."

History of the Dress of the British Soldier from the Earliest Period to the Present Time (1852)

Lot #28 (Sale Order 24 of 62)

Published by William Clowes London 1852. Fair/Good to good condition with some spotting and cover wear. First edition of this thorough account of the uniform of British Soldiers from Roman times until the Victorian era. With 100 b/w illustrations.

RARE THE MUTINEERS OF THE BOUNTY And Their Descendants In Pitcairn and Norfolk Islands (1871)

Lot #29 (Sale Order 25 of 62)

Published by New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1871. Good to Very good condition. "Written in part to update and correct the account of Sir John Barrow's The Mutiny of the Bounty, Lady Belcher drew upon unpublished sources and personal papers in order to present a fuller picture of the mutiny and its aftermath. "

Meade's Headquarters 1863-1865: Letters of Colonel Theodore Lyman from the Wilderness to Appomattox

Lot #30 (Sale Order 26 of 62)

Very good condition, hardcover. Published by The Atlantic Monthly Press, Boston, 1922. "Lyman served on the staff of Gen. Meade, who commanded the Army of the Potomac, from 1863 until the end of the Civil War; this volume consists of letters Lyman wrote from the front to his wife at home."

THE FIGHTING NATION Lord Kitchener and His Armies

Lot #31 (Sale Order 27 of 62)

Very good condition, hardcover, "Tells the story of Kitchener who dutifully accepted the War Ministry for a period of three years and made the unsurprising discovery that he had inherited neither an army nor the means of creating one. Yet having called for 100,000 volunteers, he got by the time of his death over 3,000,000."

The Wonder Book of SHIPS (c.1910)

Lot #32 (Sale Order 28 of 62)

Very good condition hardcover as shown.

RAREST New Testament (1662) Perpetual Commentary on Antiquity Histories, Philology

Lot #33 (Sale Order 29 of 62)

Published by Amstelaedami: Apud Joannem Ravesteinium, 1662. "Novi testamenti libri historici Graeci et Latini, perpetuo commentario" The Gospels and Acts (only) in Greek, with Beza's Latin version and the Vulgate text. Good condition as shown.

Letters and Memorials of Wendell Phillips Garrison (1908)

Lot #34 (Sale Order 30 of 62)

Published by Privately Printed at Riverside Press - Cambridge, MA, 1908. Hardcover, very good condition. Wendell Phillips Garrison was an American journalist, editor, and writer who was known for his influential work in the field of journalism and his involvement in social and political issues of his time. His father, William Lloyd Garrison, was a prominent abolitionist and editor of the anti-slavery newspaper "The Liberator." Wendell Phillips Garrison followed in his father's footsteps and became involved in the abolitionist movement, advocating for the end of slavery in the United States.

Herndon's Life of LINCOLN (1949) Fine Editions Press

Lot #35 (Sale Order 31 of 62)

Very good condition as shown. Hardcover. Published by Fine Editions Press, Cleveland, OH, 1949

The Memoir of William Ellery Channing: His Correspondence and Manuscripts (1848) Three Volume Set

Lot #36 (Sale Order 32 of 62)

Very good condition, three volume set as shown. William Channing (1780-1842) was a leading Unitarian preacher and thelogian in the United States who also had influence on the Transcendentalism movement.

Two History Books - My Autobiography by Benito MUSSOLINI and My Four Years in GERMANY

Lot #37 (Sale Order 33 of 62)

As shown, both from the 1910's in good condition, hardcovers.

RARE The Works of EDMUND BURKE (1868) Twelve Volume Set

Lot #38 (Sale Order 34 of 62)

Complete set, hardcover, Little Brown & Company (1868) very good condition. "A Whig politician, Edmund Burke (1729-1797) served as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons from 1766 to 1794. Burke led the “Old Whigs,” the conservative side of the party that greatly opposed the French Revolution. His Reflections on the Revolution in France, published in 1790, became one of his best-known works. Today, Edmund Burke is remembered as the philosophical founder of conservatism."

FIRST EDITION Skeptical Essays by Bertrand Russell, (1928)

Lot #39 (Sale Order 35 of 62)

Published by W. W. Norton & Co. Inc., New York, 1928.First edition in black cloth covered boards with red title blocks on the front face and spine which is contrasted by black lettering. 'These propositions may seem mild, yet, if accepted, they would absolutely revolutionize human life.' With these words Bertrand Russell introduces what is indeed a revolutionary book. Taking as his starting-point the irrationality of the world, he offers by contrast something 'wildly paradoxical and subversive' - a belief that reason should determine human actions.

The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle (1886)

Lot #40 (Sale Order 36 of 62)

Published by Kegan Paul & Co., London, 1886. Good condition, hardcover. This book is considered one of the most important works in the field of ethics and is often regarded as one of Aristotle's most influential and enduring works. The book is named after Aristotle's son, Nicomachus, to whom it is believed to be dedicated.

Life of Josiah Quincy of Massachusetts (1867)

Lot #41 (Sale Order 37 of 62)

Published by Ticknor and Fields, Boston, 1867. Good to Very good condition. Joshua Quincy was an American lawyer and patriot who played an important role in the early history of the United States.

RARE Souvenir of Excursion to Battlefields By The Fourteenth Connecticut Regiment at ANTIETAM (1893)

Lot #42 (Sale Order 38 of 62)

Published by Gibson Bros., Printers and Bookbinders, Washington, 1893. Hardcover, very good condition. Frontispiece of group picture of regiment, illustrations. photos, list of engagements.

THE BUMPER BOOK: A Collection of Stories and Verses for Children (1946) Vintage Children's Book

Lot #43 (Sale Order 39 of 62)

Large Hardcover, very good condition.

FIRESIDE CHRONICLES of the Family Story-Teller (c.1899) Antique Children's Book

Lot #44 (Sale Order 40 of 62)

Good condition, wear on the covers as shown, hardcover, black and white illustrations.

SCIENCE FICTION LOT - Larry Niven & Issac Asminov

Lot #45 (Sale Order 41 of 62)

As shown, all in good condition.

TREASURE ISLAND by Robert Louis Stevenson (1939)

Lot #46 (Sale Order 42 of 62)

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1939. Good condition. N C Wyeth (illustrator). Hardcover.

Life of Robert Marquis of Salisbury (1921) Two Volume Set

Lot #47 (Sale Order 43 of 62)

Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1921. Very good condition, hardcovers. Detailed biography of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, who served as British Prime Minister in the late 19th century.

Fifty Notable Years: Views of Ministry of Christian Universalism During the Last Half-Century (1883)

Lot #48 (Sale Order 44 of 62)

Good condition, hardcover. Published by Boston, MA: Universalist Publishing House, 1883. gilded and black titling and illustration on cover and spine. ".to keep in sacred remembrance some (15) of the preachers and defenders of the Gospel of God's impartial grace. " Includes 15 b/w plates - portraits those whose biographies are featured.

Specimens of the Pre-Shakespearean Drama (1900) Two Volume Set

Lot #49 (Sale Order 45 of 62)

Published by Ginn & Company, 1900. Hardcovers very good condition.

Time and Free Will: an Essay on the Immediate Data of Consciousness (1913)

Lot #50 (Sale Order 46 of 62)

Published by George Allen & Unwin, 1913. Hardcover, ex-library. The book deals with the problem of free will, which Bergson contends is merely a common confusion among philosophers caused by an illegitimate translation of the unextended into the extended, as a means of introducing his theory of duration, which would become highly influential among continental philosophers in the following century.

Miscellanies by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1887)

Lot #51 (Sale Order 47 of 62)

Riverside Edition. Very good condition navy blue cloth boards with gilt spine lettering, gilt upper page edges, and olive green endpapers. Houghton Mifflin & Company (1887) Hardcover.

Edward Atkinson: The Biography of an American Liberal (1934)

Lot #52 (Sale Order 48 of 62)

Published by Old Corner Book Store, Boston, 1934. Very good condition, hardcover. With presentation bookplate from his son, and signed. Edward Atkinson (February 10, 1827 – December 11, 1905) was an economist, inventor, and a founder of the American Anti-Imperialist League.

The Inside Story of the Peace Conference (1920) WW1

Lot #53 (Sale Order 49 of 62)

Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1920. Hardcover, very good condition.

BIRD: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve CD SET

Lot #66 (Sale Order 50 of 62)

Very good condition as shown, 175 tracks and 625 minutes comprising Charlie Parker's complete recordings for the Verve label, recordings on which Parker-under the watchful eye of Verve impresario Norman Granz-grafted his bebop innovations on to Afro-Cuban motifs, classically-tinged pieces and even the ever-controversial string sections.

The Civil War Memoirs of Captain William J. Seymour: Reminiscences of a Louisiana Tiger

Lot #96 (Sale Order 51 of 62)

Very good condition, "Seymour, a New Orleans newspaper editor, served as an aide to Brigadier General Harry T. Hays, commander of the 1st Louisiana Brigade of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, from early 1863 to late 1864. Seymour's staff officer perspective provides glimpses of the Con federate command system, scenes of camp life, and key battles in the East."

Shark of the CONFEDERACY: The Story of the CSS ALABAMA

Lot #97 (Sale Order 52 of 62)

Hardcover, very good condition. "The English-Built Confederate commerce raider Alabama is easily the best-known ship from the American Civil War. This book is essentially the biography of that ship - how she came to be, her mission, her cruises, and her destruction. Under the command of Captain Raphael Semmes, the Alabama wreaked havoc on the flow of food and military supplies to the North with devastating raids on both sides of the Atlantic as well as the Gulf of Mexico."

Campaigns of the Civil War (1881) Five Volumes

Lot #98 (Sale Order 53 of 62)

All small hardcovers, one in fair/good condition, the others generally good. Includes "Statistical Record" , "The Army Under Pope" , "Antietam and Fredericksburg", "The Peninsula" , and Shenandoah Valley". These do have wear, please see pictures.

History of Portland ME from 1632 to 1864 (1865)

Lot #99 (Sale Order 54 of 62)

Published by Bailey and Noyes, 1865 We listed this last because of condition - maybe someone would want it, has no front cover and is missing a map. What it does have is a pull-out of Portland ME, and a war map of a American Revolution. As shown.

LARGE BLU-RAY COLLECTION

Lot #100 (Sale Order 55 of 62)

About 45 (I forgot to count) movies, titles shown in the photographs.

JOHN COLTRANE, Alice Coltrane – Cosmic Music LP ALBUM (1969)

Lot #101 (Sale Order 56 of 62)

Very good condition as shown.

GLEN CAMPBELL – Rhinestone Cowboy (1969) LP ALBUM

Lot #102 (Sale Order 57 of 62)

Very good condition as shown.

Stevie Wonder – Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) LP ALBUM

Lot #103 (Sale Order 58 of 62)

Very good condition as shown.

Rolling Stones – Tattoo You (1981) LP ALBUM

Lot #104 (Sale Order 59 of 62)

Very good condition as shown.

Earth, Wind & Fire – Raise (1981) LP ALBUM

Lot #105 (Sale Order 60 of 62)

Very good condition as shown.

Crosby, Stills & Nash – Allies (1983) LP ALBUM

Lot #106 (Sale Order 61 of 62)

Very good condition as shown.

SEX PISTOLS – The Very Best Of Sex Pistols And We Don't Care (1979)

Lot #107 (Sale Order 62 of 62)

Very good condition in good album cover.


Antique & Vintage Books #384
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Antique & Vintage Books #384
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