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Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 69)

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The Photographic History of the Civil War - Three Volumes in One

Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 69)

More than 600 black-and-white photographs of the civil War from the armies and leaders to the campsites and battlefields of the final conflict. LARGE hardcover in very good condition as shown.

Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates (1932) by Mary Mapes Dodge

Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 69)

Very good condition, hardcover as shown. "Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates" is a novel for young readers written by American author Mary Mapes Dodge. The book was first published in 1865 and is set in the Netherlands.

SIGNED High Exposure: Enduring Passion Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places - David Breashears

Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 69)

Published by Simon and Schuster, 1999. Very good condition, signed. Breashears is best known for his achievements in mountaineering, particularly his multiple ascents of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. He has climbed Everest five times.

SIGNED THREE DIMENSIONS by Susan Swartz

Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 69)

Very good condition, signed by artist. Hardcover. Susan Swartz's pictures combine dried blossoms, flowers, plants, and fruits with acrylic impasto for sumptuous bouquets on canvas. Harking back to the Eat-Art tradition, the artist's multifaceted oeuvre bridges the gulf between Romantic representations of nature and Expressionist abstraction. The motif dissolves into exuberant explosions of color and vibrant flowering meadows.

TALES FROM STORYLAND by Watty Piper (1941)

Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 69)

Hardcover, good to very good condition. New York: The Platt & Munk Co, 1941. Contains fifteen stories, among which are 'The Ugly Duckling', 'Hansel and Gretel', 'The Fox and the Goat', 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin', etc.

SIGNED Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines - Heroines of WW2

Lot #9 (Sale Order 9 of 69)

Very good condition, hardcover, signed by the author. "Those Wonderful Women in their Flying Machines" hones in on World War II to recount the story of the over 1,000 women pilots who flew in the military as part of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP)

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS by Johnathan Swift (c.1930)

Lot #10 (Sale Order 10 of 69)

Hardcover, some spotting, color illustrations, Rand McNally & Company (c.1930)

WILDLIFE STAMP ALBUM from the 1940's

Lot #11 (Sale Order 11 of 69)

As shown, filled with wildlife stamps (stickers) from the 1940's.

Fortune Telling And Character Reading by Gabrielle Rosiere (1923)

Lot #12 (Sale Order 12 of 69)

Good to Very good condition hardcover with some slight cover wear.

The Wonder Book of Soldiers for Boys and Girls (1920)

Lot #13 (Sale Order 13 of 69)

Published by Ward Lock & Co, London, 1920. Hardcover, good+ condition with some slight wear.

The Wonder Book of Did You Know? (1934)

Lot #14 (Sale Order 14 of 69)

Good condition, hardcover, illustrated. Published by Ward, Lock & Co, London, 1934.

1907 Catalogue of Eddy Valve Co. Waterford NY, Valves, Fire Hydrants by Eddy Valve

Lot #15 (Sale Order 15 of 69)

Eddy Valve Waterford, 1907. Hardcover. Good, loose binding a bit shaky. Oblong 8vo [octavo or approx. [8 x 5 inches], numerous high quality illustrations depicting valves throughout .

Released for Publication: Some Inside Political History of THEODORE ROOSEVELT and His Times (1925)

Lot #16 (Sale Order 16 of 69)

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1925. Very good condition, hardcover.

SIGNED PAPI by David Ortiz - Hall of Famer

Lot #17 (Sale Order 17 of 69)

Signed PAPI and shown signed by DAVID ORTIZ, hardcover, very good condition.

ARKHAM HOUSE: Height of the Scream by Ramsey Campbell (1976) Limited Printing

Lot #18 (Sale Order 18 of 69)

Published by Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1976. Very good condition with dust jacket. 1st Printing. 4348 copies printed.

Adventures and Observations on the West Coast of Africa (1860)

Lot #19 (Sale Order 19 of 69)

Adventures and Observations on the West Coast of Africa, and Its Islands. Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Madeira, Canary, Biafra and Cape Verd Islands. Published by NY, Derby & Jackson, 1860. Fair/Good to good condition with wear as shown.

RAREST Oriental and Western Siberia : A Narrative of Seven Years Explorations (1858) China Mongolia

Lot #20 (Sale Order 20 of 69)

Oriental and Western Siberia : A Narrative of Seven Years Explorations and Adventures in Siberia, Mongolia, The Kirghis Steppes, Chinese Tartary. Published by New York. Harper & Brothers. 1858. Good+ condition, some outer upper spine wear, interior pages very good. "Atkinson's original objective in undertaking these travels was to sketch the scenery of Siberia. He traveled on a czar's pass out of Russia's Asiatic dominions from Kokhan on the west to the eastern end of the Baikal and as far south as the Chinese town of Tchin-si; and into the immense Syan-shan chain, never before seen by any European and a great portion of the western part of the Gobi. He crossed over 39,500 miles in 7 years penetrating into areas most probably never seen by a white man. He suffered significantly, from hunger and thirst and was placed in critical situations amongst Central Asian tribes and among escaped Chinese prisoners. Atkinson produce at least 560 sketches of the scenery, executed in colours. A number are exquisitely produced in this volume and in lithographed colours as well. His book has over the years become known as one of the greatest accounts of European travel into Central and Eastern Asia".

Life of ANDREW JACKSON (1879) Three Volume Set

Lot #21 (Sale Order 21 of 69)

Published by Houghton, Osgood and Co, 1879. Very good condition, three volume set. James Parton's biography of the life of Andrew Jackson is one of the most important and best accounts on the early American president. In fact, Bunn and Williams call this work "the first serious biography of the [Jackson]" (Bunn).

Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (1854) by Samuel Johnson - Three Volume Set

Lot #22 (Sale Order 22 of 69)

Good general condition in worn original cloth. Published by John Murray, London, 1854. Three volume set.

MERMAID SERIES: The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists (c.1900) Twelve Volume Set

Lot #23 (Sale Order 23 of 69)

Good condition, some cover wear, small hardcovers, the Mermaid Series was a major collection of reprints of texts from English Elizabethan, Jacobean and Restoration drama.

LIMITED Works of Charles Lamb 12 Volume Set - 100 Sets Issued

Lot #24 (Sale Order 24 of 69)

(Boston: R. H. Hinckley Company, [ca. 1900]). Edmonton Edition. No. 100 OF 100 COPIES. Good condition, some soiling/wear on the spine, label wear. Interior pages very good. With portrait frontispieces and numerous gravure plates. Limitation statement of first volume with the initials of the printer.

RARE Memoirs of the Administrations of Washington and John Adams (1846) Two Volume Set

Lot #25 (Sale Order 25 of 69)

Published by Printed for the Subscribers [W. Van Norden, printer], New York, 1846. Good to very good condition, some outer upper spine wear. These sources came from the papers of Oliver Wolcott who had been Secretary of the Treasury. One of the most important studies of how Washington and John Adams' administrations functioned.

RARE Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Antelope, East-India Pacquet, on the Pelew Islands (1836)

Lot #26 (Sale Order 26 of 69)

Published by Russell, Shattuck, and Co, Boston, 1836. Good- condition with some spitting and cover wear. Small hardcover with interesting owner signature. "A narrative of the shipwreck, captivity and sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute : who were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's Island" The Mentor sailed from New Bedford under Captain Edward Barnard in 1831. "Holden, a farm boy from New Hampshire, was aboard the whaleship when it was wrecked. Only half the crew survived; they were ultimately captured by natives, who tattooed, starved, and mistreated their prisoners. Holden and his friend Nute were rescued in 1834 by the British barque Britannia.

EGYPT: Descriptive, Historical, and Picturesque (1880) LARGE Two Volume Set

Lot #27 (Sale Order 27 of 69)

Published by Cassell & Company Ltd., London, 1880. LARGE Folio two volume set. Good condition, the first volumes binding is becoming loose. Volume I. Part history and part travelogue, Egypt, Descriptive, Historical, and Picturesque, is a fascinating view of Egypt in the late 19th century. The fine wood-engravings are by prominent contemporary artists, chief among them Lawrence Alma Tadema.

BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to Hebrides (1887) Six Volume Set

Lot #28 (Sale Order 28 of 69)

Very good condition, some minor wear on the outer decorative spines. Custom bindings with flowers on the spine. Wonderful. Very good condition inside.

LARGE Collection of Books by Bertrand Russell

Lot #29 (Sale Order 29 of 69)

As shown, 15 Books in total! Titles as shown, all hardcover. Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, and social critic. He was one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century and a prominent advocate for peace and social justice.

An Introduction to the History and Study of CHESS (1804)

Lot #30 (Sale Order 30 of 69)

An Introduction to the History and Study of Chess. To Which is Added the Analysis of Chess of André Danican Philidor the Whole Arranged by an Amateur. Published by Cheltenham: Printed by H. Ruff for Dwyer Robison and Hurst et al., 1804. Book is in fair condition with loose boards. As shown. With some work this book can be put together with little issue.

RARE The New Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ (1688)

Lot #31 (Sale Order 31 of 69)

In French "Le Nouveau Testament de Notre Seigneur Jesus-Christ, Traduit sur l'Ancienne Edition Latine, corrige par le commandement du Pape Sixte V. Et publiee par l'authorite du Pape Clement VIII. Avec des Notes sur les principales difficultz, la Chronologie, la Controverse, & plusieurs Tables pour la commodite du Lecteur. Par le R.P.D. Amelote Pretre de l'Oratoire, Docteur en Theologie" Published by Paris. Chez Francois Muguet. 1688-1687, 1688. Very good condition, volume one only. An early French translation of the New Testament, based on the Clementine Vulgate and furnished with notes and annotations by French Biblical scholar, Denis Amelotte (1609 1678). First published in 1666 70 and again in 1681, in opposition to the Jansenist Port Royal version.

RARE Emile ou de l'Education by Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU (1762)

Lot #32 (Sale Order 32 of 69)

Published by Chez Jean Néaulme, Amsterdam, 1762. Odd volume, very good condition, has been repaired - you can see the split of the book repaired. When this work was published in the spring of 1762, it was banned by the Paris parliament and burned in public in Rousseau's home town of Geneva and in Paris, forcing Rousseau to flee.

RAREST Civil War Major General JOSEPH HOOKER Commemoration WITH INVITATIONS (1903)

Lot #33 (Sale Order 33 of 69)

Published by Wright & Potter, Boston, 1903. Hardcover VERY GOOD condition, comes with a invitation from the Governor of Massachusetts - A Employee Ticket numbered, a letter from the Committee giving this book to it's first owner, a couple of clippings from a newspaper as shown. Amazing piece. Ticket and invitation are flawless with envelope!

Presenting Fun With Game Birds - Bird Hunting in Words, Paint, and Lines (1954)

Lot #34 (Sale Order 34 of 69)

Published by Stackpole Co. Telegraph Press, 1954. Illustrations by Fred Everett.

Stories Children Love (1933) by Wally Piper - FAIRY TALES

Lot #35 (Sale Order 35 of 69)

Published by Platt & Munk, NY, 1933. 9 well-known fairy & nursery tales retold by "Piper", such as "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Peter Pan" with bright color & black/white illustrations by 2 top illustrators. Very good condition.

A Middy's Recollections 1853-1860 by Victor Alexander Montagu (1898) Crimean War - Indian Mutiny

Lot #36 (Sale Order 36 of 69)

Published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 1898. Good+ condition with some slight cover wear. The author, Victor Alexander Montagu, documents his career serving in the Crimean War, China War, and helping to put down the Indian Mutiny.

SIGNED Fishing in Mexico by Hart Stilwell (1948)

Lot #37 (Sale Order 37 of 69)

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, 1948. Good+ with dust jacket. Signed by author.

The Log of the U.S.S. Northern Pacific during the Great World War (1919)

Lot #38 (Sale Order 38 of 69)

Published by Privately Published, N.p., 1919. Good to very good condition as shown. During World War 1, the U.S.S. Northern Pacific was initially used as a troop transport ship, carrying American soldiers and supplies to Europe. The ship made several trips across the Atlantic Ocean, transporting troops and supplies to France and England. Later in the war, the U.S.S. Northern Pacific was converted into a hospital ship and was used to transport wounded American soldiers from Europe back to the United States for medical treatment. The ship was fitted with medical equipment and personnel, and made several trips across the Atlantic Ocean, transporting wounded soldiers to hospitals in the United States.

The Rudiments of the Grecian History (1753)

Lot #39 (Sale Order 39 of 69)

The Rudiments of the Grecian History, From the First Establishment of the States of Greece to the Overthrow of Their Liberties in the Days of Philip the MacEdonian. in Thirteen Dialogues. Published by S. Powell, Dublin, 1753. Fair/Good condition with loose front cover.

DANIEL WEBSTER and His Contemporaries (1852)

Lot #40 (Sale Order 40 of 69)

Very good condition, Published by Charles Scribners, New York, New York, 1852. Published year of his death. American orator and politician who practiced prominently as a lawyer before the U.S. Supreme Court and served as a U.S. congressman, a U.S. senator, and U.S. secretary of state, 1850–52. He is best known as an enthusiastic nationalist and as an advocate of business interests during the period of the Jacksonian agrarianism.

The Wonders of the Colorado Desert in Southern California (1911)

Lot #41 (Sale Order 41 of 69)

Published by Little Brown & Co., Boston, 1911. Good- condition only because of library markings. This work gives history of the desert, its explorers, rivers, plant life, reptiles, insects, birds, water and more. It also gives us information of Palm Springs, prospecting and mining, the Salton Sea, etc.

The Gentle Art of Making Enemies by James McNeill Whistler (c.1900)

Lot #43 (Sale Order 42 of 69)

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, England, c.1900. Good to Very good condition hardcover as shown.

SIGNED North Across the River - A CIVIL WAR Trail of Tears

Lot #44 (Sale Order 43 of 69)

Very good condition with dust jacket, signed by the author. Slight spotting on inside cover. "A chronicle of the exodus of southern cotton mill workers forced by General William Tecumseh Sherman during the American Civil War, this book traces the compelling story of this Civil War trail of tears through the true stories of the families whose lives were profoundly affected for generations to come. A must for every reader, library, and bookstore's collection of authentic Civil War history, it includes archival photographs, maps, and sketches."

The Boston Cooking School Cook Book (c.1940) and The Calorie Cook Book (1923) & MORE!

Lot #45 (Sale Order 44 of 69)

Both hardcovers in good+ to very good condition. ALSO included is a hand-made home manual on fixing things, stains, cooking, comes with a complete index as shown. 50+ pages.

DEADWOOD by Pete Dexter (1996) First Edition

Lot #46 (Sale Order 45 of 69)

Very good condition with dust jacket. DEADWOOD, DAKOTA TERRITORIES, 1876: Legendary gunman Wild Bill Hickcock and his friend Charlie Utter have come to the Black Hills town of Deadwood fresh from Cheyenne, fleeing an ungrateful populace. Bill, aging and sick but still able to best any man in a fair gunfight, just wants to be left alone to drink and play cards. But in this town of played-out miners, bounty hunters, upstairs girls, Chinese immigrants, and various other entrepeneurs and miscreants, he finds himself pursued by a vicious sheriff, a perverse whore man bent on revenge, and a besotted Calamity Jane.

JOHN HAWKES The Goose in the Grave (1954) First Edition

Lot #47 (Sale Order 46 of 69)

New York, New Directions, 1954, Very Good+ condition with dust jacket in protector. "Goose in the Grave" is considered a classic of postmodern literature and an important example of Hawkes' innovative style and themes.

THE INTERURBAN ERA by William Middleton - Street Railroads

Lot #48 (Sale Order 47 of 69)

Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1975. First Edition; Hardcover. Very good condition. William D. Middleton was an American reporter, writer and photographer. The majority of his work was on the subject of railroad history and operation.

The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway by John Corns

Lot #49 (Sale Order 48 of 69)

Very good condition, softcover with photographs. The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway was established in 1871 and initially operated as a narrow-gauge line connecting the cities of Norwalk and Huron in Ohio. Over the years, the railroad expanded its operations through a series of acquisitions and mergers with other railroads in the region.

Lieutenant Hornblower by C.S. FORESTER (1952) First Edition

Lot #50 (Sale Order 49 of 69)

Very good condition with dustjacket. This is the second book in the Horatio Hornblower series, which follows the adventures of a British naval officer during the Napoleonic Wars. Hardcover.

Dance in the Desert by Madeleine L'Engle (1969) First Edition - Publisher Presentation Copy

Lot #51 (Sale Order 50 of 69)

Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux (1969) Hardcover, very good condition, dust jacket. Comes with gift card from the editor. Very early copy obviously. Protected in a new archival Brodart cover. Madeleine L'Engle was a prolific author, best known for her children's and young adult literature, including the "Wrinkle in Time" series.

1918 Ladies Home Journal with WW1 Cover

Lot #53 (Sale Order 51 of 69)

As shown, fair/good to good condition, cover "Her Souvenir" showing lady holding German helmet.

Bloods: Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: An Oral History (1984)

Lot #54 (Sale Order 52 of 69)

Very good condition with dust jacket. "An oral history unlike any other, Bloods features twenty black men who tell the story of how members of their race were sent off to Vietnam in disproportionate numbers, and of the special test of patriotism they faced."

The Tunnels of Cu Chi: A Harrowing Account of America's Tunnel Rats (1985)

Lot #55 (Sale Order 53 of 69)

Very good condition hardcover with dust jacket. "Explains how the North Vietnamese used underground tunnels in conjunction with other guerrilla warfare tactics against American forces and looks at the specially trained U.S. soldiers who explored and destroyed these underground complexes."

Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President And Fueled His Greatness (2005)

Lot #56 (Sale Order 54 of 69)

Very good condition hardcover with dust jacket. "A dramatic reassessment of the life and era of Abraham Lincoln argues that America's sixteenth president suffered from depression and explains how Lincoln used the ailment and the coping strategies he had developed to deal with the crises of the Civil War and personal tragedy. "

Wilmington's Lie - Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy (2020)

Lot #57 (Sale Order 55 of 69)

Very good condition, hardcover. From Pulitzer Prize-winner David Zucchino comes a searing account of the Wilmington riot and coup of 1898, an extraordinary event unknown to most Americans.

THE WIZARD OF OZ Deluxe Edition DVD Box Set

Lot #75 (Sale Order 56 of 69)

Comes with promotional material (never opened) the book and the DVD. The box does have some wear.

E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (Ultimate Gift Boxed Set)

Lot #76 (Sale Order 57 of 69)

As shown, comes with certificate and frame from film along with a book.

RECORDS FOR SALE

Lot #99 (Sale Order 58 of 69)

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JAZZ: Dizzy Gillespie – New Wave! (1963) LP ALBUM

Lot #100 (Sale Order 59 of 69)

Very good condition as shown. Philips – PHM 200-070

JAZZ: Dizzy Gillespie – The Greatest Of Dizzy Gillespie (1961)

Lot #101 (Sale Order 60 of 69)

Very good condition, cover with some slight wear. RCA Victor – LPM-2398

JAZZ: Stan Getz / Charlie Byrd – Jazz Samba (1962)

Lot #102 (Sale Order 61 of 69)

Very good condition as shown. Philips – Verve Records – V-8432

JAZZ: Ray Charles – Genius + Soul = Jazz (1961)

Lot #103 (Sale Order 62 of 69)

Very good condition, cover with some slight wear. Impulse! – A-2

JAZZ: Dizzy Gillespie Quintet – An Electrifying Evening With The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet (1961)

Lot #104 (Sale Order 63 of 69)

Very good condition. Verve Records – V-8401

COOL JAZZ: The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Out (1959)

Lot #105 (Sale Order 64 of 69)

Very good condition, Columbia – CL 1397

LATIN JAZZ: Stan Getz – Big Band Bossa Nova (1963)

Lot #106 (Sale Order 65 of 69)

Very good condition, Verve Records – VLP. 9024.

JAZZ: Julian "Cannonball" Adderley – Cannonball's Sharpshooters

Lot #107 (Sale Order 66 of 69)

Very good condition, Mercury Emarcy Jazz – MG 36135

JAZZ: Miles Davis – Birth Of The Cool (1957)

Lot #108 (Sale Order 67 of 69)

Album is in very good condition, the cover is split - but will be in a protector. Capitol Records – T-762

ROCK: Carole King – Tapestry (1971)

Lot #109 (Sale Order 68 of 69)

Album is in very good condition, cover in good+ with minor wear. Ode Records – ODE SP 77009

FILM: Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track) 1977

Lot #110 (Sale Order 69 of 69)

Very good condition, RSO – RS-2-4001. Double Album.


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Antique Books & Records #385
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