Wed April 6 Vintage, Collectible, Rare & Antiquarian Books
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Bloomington, IN 47403
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Bidding Starts: Friday Mar 18
Bidding Ends: Wednesday Apr 6
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Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC

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Email: EDSIndiana@gmail.com
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Listing Information
Online Only Auction ends Wednesday April 6th at 7PM. Fine collections of rare and antiquarian books, signed editions and sets, quality bound editions, children's books, antique and vintage books, architectural books, outdoors & nature, science, and much more. Auction preview is by appointment. Pickup/checkout is Friday April 8th from 1-6PM at the EDS Auction Center at 701 S Ransom Lane in Bloomington IN. Professional in-house shipping is available for all lots in this auction. E mail questions to EDSOnlineAuctions@gmail.com or phone 812-822-2508. Thanks for Bidding.


1
7 Raggedy Ann & Andy's Grow And Learn Books
This 1988 Macmillan, Inc publication is a partial set that includes volumes 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, and 14. Some of the books have scuffs on the covers or inside the book from pencils & pens, but are in overall very good condition. Please see photos for...

2
The Secret Museum Of Mankind - 5 Volumes In One
Published by the New York Manhattan House in 1935. Has scuffs and wear to the corners of the cover and yellowing and stains to some pages. Please see photos for details and condition.

3
Men In Epigram & The Hoosier Book Of Riley Verse
Includes the book Men In Epigram by A.C McClurg (possible 1899 edition?) with tears and yellowing at interior cover pages, but overall good condition; and the book The Hoosier Book Of Riley Verse by James Whitcomb Riley (1916). The Hoosier Book Of Ri...

4
The Hymnal & Encyclopedia Of Games
Includes The Hymnal published by The General Assembly Of The Presbyterian Church (1933) in good condition and Encyclopedia Of Games by Goren Hoyle (1961) in good condition with some stains and spots to cover and yellowing of pages. Please see photos...

5
8 Vintage Children's Books
Includes books such as Polly's First Year At Boarding School by Dorothy Whitehill (1916), My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara(1941), Curious George by H.A. Rey (1969), a German children's song book Kinderlieder by Rosi Fischer Ruger (no date); Young Folk...

6
Lot Of 7 Vintage Poetry Books
Includes Longfellow's Poems by H.M Galdwell (no date noted) in very good condition with gilt accents to cover and yellowing to inside covers; Eight Cousins by Louisa M. Alcott (1910) with illustrations published by Little, Brown, and Company in overa...

7
Last Train To Memphis & Careless Love - Volume 1-2
This 1994 paperback boxed set is in very good to excellent condition, though has marker swipes along top edge. Includes both volumes of Peter Guralnick's biography of Elvis Presley. Please see photos for details and condition.

8
Volumes 1-10 Building America by Americana Corp
This 1942 edition is in very good condition showing some of page edges and fading of exterior spines. A publication of the Department of Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Education Association. Please see photos for details and conditi...

9
Finishing The Hat By Stephen Sondheim
2010 edition of collected lyrics (1954-1981) with dust jacket showing light wear. The book is in very good condition with a glue stain at the bottom of the front cover. Please see photos for details and condition.

10
The American Album For U.S Stamps
Is partially filled out with stamps, published by Scott Stamp & Coin Co. The stamps inside may not be in the best condition. Book shows signs of tearing along the spine and scuffing along the edges. Please see photos for details and condition.

11
1907 The Spell of the Yukon by Robert W. Service
Published in 1907 by Barse & Hopkins. Author is Robert W. Service. Flexible Pocket Edition. Book shows aging; however pages and cover are still intact and appear to be in overall good condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

12
1929 Deluxe Official Radio Log
Published in 1929 by E. J. Tooke. Paperback. Cover is detached from spine, and pages show minor rips and tears along the edges. Log also includes pencil markings from previous owner. Please see photos for details and condition.

13
1888 Bibeln - Antique Swedish Bible
Published in 1888 by Stockholm. Hardback. Spine shows minor creasing and damage. Pages are intact but many appear to have rips or bends, aswell as yellowing. Please see photos for details and condition.

14
3 1940s Scrapbooks
These scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, pressed flowers, highschool flyers, certificates, and more. All three scrapbooks show their age; some pages have fallen out while others are damaged or torn. Please see photos for details and condition.

15
Large Lot of Vtg Vocal Score Books & Sheets
Lot includes Dvorak Biblical Songs for Voice & Piano, Bizet Carmen Opera Vocal Scores, Humperdinck Hansel & Gretel Vocal Scores, and many more. Some items are full score books while others are single sheet scores. Please see photos for details and co...

16
1968 Mound Builders of Ancient America HB Book
Published in 1968 by the New York Graphic Society. Author is Robert Silverberg. Hardback. Spine & pages of this book are intact and in overall good condition. Paper sleeve shows minor rips and creasing. Please see photos for details and condition.

17
Large Lot of Vtg Vocal Score Books
Lot includes Contemporary Songs in English, The Sacred Hour of Song, Solos for the Church Dear, Contemporary Art Songs, 20th Century Art Songs, and more. Please see photos for details and condition.

18
5 1940s-50s Yearbooks - Gale & Sargasso
Lot includes Gale Knox College 1949-1951 yearbooks, aswell as Sargasso 1955 yearbook. Please see photos for details and condition.

19
Large Lot of Vtg Travel Guides & Booklets
This lot includes 50+ different travel guides, with locations such as Napoli, Greece, Amsterdam, Denmark, Belgium, Africa, Berlin, and more. Please see photos for details and condition.

20
Rev. Southwell's New Book of Martyrs - Circa 1770
The New Book of Martyrs: Or Complete Christian Martyrology. Containing an authentic and genuine historical account of the many dreadful persecutions against the church of Christ, in all parts of the world, by Pagans, Jews, Turks, Papists and others. ...

21
1870 Family Bible & 1859 Dictionary of The Bible
This lot includes the 1870 Family Bible in rough condition. The spine and hardback cover have fallen apart, aswell as tearing, bending, and yellowing on the pages. Also includes 1859 Dictionary of The Holy Bible, spine and hardback cover show creasi...

22
1833-1898 Burne Jones by A. Lys Baldry
Published by Fredrick A. Stokes Co. Hardback cover and spine are fully intact, pages are in good condition other than minor yellowing around the edges. Please see photos for details and condition.

23
3 Antique Children's Books 1800s - Early 1900s
This lot includes The Teddy Bears in a Smashup by Robert D. Towne, 1907. The hardback cover and spine on this book is damaged and torn apart. Pages have separated from cover and many have pencil marks. The second book in this lot is The Bird's Chri...

24
2 Antique Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Books
This lot includes The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Published in 1871 by James R. Osgood & Co. Hardback cover and spine are fully intact. Pages also appear to be in good condition with no tears or damages,...

25
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Published by Wilmore-Andrews Publishing Co. Hardback cover and spine are fully intact, however do show fading and overall aging. Pages appear to be in good condition apart from the first few pages being slightly detached from spine. Please see photos...

26
Group of Antique Poem & Story Books for Children
This lot includes McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader, Poems by James Russell Lowell, Aesop's Fables by Thomas James, Robert Louis Stevenson Reader, and more. 8 total books. Conditions vary, however most show creasing, yellowing, and minor damages due t...

27
Milmans Gibbons Rome Vol. 1-6 c. 1870s
This lot includes volumes 1-6 of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon. Published by Porter & Coates. The dates of publication are not inside the book, however a note from the previous owner on the inner cover state...

28
3 James Whitcomb Riley Books - Indiana Author
This lot includes Afterwhiles by James Whitcomb Riley, 1888. A Child-World by James Whitcomb Riley, 1896. Lastly, Morning by James Whitcomb Riley, 1907. Conditions vary however spines and pages are fully intact. Please see photos for details and cond...

29
1880s Paragon Autograph Album w/ Signatures
Spine is damaged, causing some pages to be detached. Pages also show tearing, creasing, and yellowing. Please see photos for details and condition.

30
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam by Willy Pogany
Published by The Ballantyne Press, dates of publication are not printed in book. Hardback cover and spine are in good condition, fully intact with gilt accented details. Pages show some yellowing and overall aging. Please see photos for details and c...

31
Antique Godeys Lady's Book Vol. 43
Hardback cover and spine are fully intact with little to no damage. Pages on the other hand show foxing, creasing, rips, and some tape repairs. Title page appears to be missing. Please see photos for details and condition.

32
4 Antique Baby Scrapbooks / Record Books
Lot includes Baby's Record by Maud Humphrey with wiritngs inside, Qur Baby by France Brundage, Mother Storks Baby Book with writings, newspaper clippings, and the "Stunt Book" scrapbook. Please see photos for details and condition.

33
2 Antique James W. Riley Books + More
This lot includes The Orphant Annie Book and Out to Old Aunt Mary's, both by James Whitcomb Riley, circa early 1900s. Both these books show minor damages due to age, but are fully intact. Lot also includes The Day of the Dog by George Barr, which sh...

34
3 Early 19th Century Antiqurian Books
Lot includes The Boys of '76 A History of The Battles of the Revolution by Charles Carleton Coffin, 1876. The Ancient History of Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, ect. by Charles Rollin, 1825. Lastly, The Life of Oliver Hazard Perry by John N. ...

35
Herndon's Lincoln by William Herndon Vol. 2-3
Lot includes Herndon's Lincoln The True Story of a Great Life by William H. Herndon, volumes 2 and 3. Both are fully intact and show overall good condition, with minor wear due to age. Please see photos for details and condition.

36
1886 Personal Memoirs of US Grant Vol. 1-2
Lot includes the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant volumes one and two. Published in 1885 and 1886 by Charles L. Webster & Co. Volume one shows damages to the spine, and both show overall wear due to age. Please see photos for details and condition.

37
1955 Profile of America by Emily Davie
Second printing; Published in 1955 by Thomas Y. Crowell Company. This book is in overall very good condition. Spine and leather cover are fully intact, with no damages to the pages. Please see photos for details and condition.

38
5 Vtg / Antiquarian Books
Lot includes 1970 Don Quixote of the Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes, 1890 The Crime of Sylvester Bonnard by Anatole France, 1927 Genghis Kahn The Emperor of All Men by Harold Lamb, and more. 5 total books. Overall they appear to be fully intact with...

39
1892 Classic Greek Course by William Wilkinson
Published in 1892 by Chautauqua Press. Part of the "After School Series". Book is fully intact with a hardback cover. It does show some minor damages due to age. Please see photos for details and condition.

40
1907 Favorite Fairy Tales by Peter Newell
Published in 1907 by Harper & Brothers Publishers. Hardback cover is fully intact, however shows staining and other signs of aging. Pages themselves show little to no damage. Please see photos for details and condition.

41
The Happy Lion In Africa - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1955 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

42
Petunia Takes A Trip - Signed By Roger Duvoisin
Published in 1959 by The Bodley Head LTD. Signed and inscribed by Roger Duvoisin. First Edition. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

43
The Happy Lions Vacation - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1967 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

44
The Happy Lion And The Bear - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1964 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

45
The Happy Lions Quest - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1961 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

46
The Happy Lion Roars - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1957 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

47
Hector Penguin - Signed By Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1973 by Mcgraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Robert and Louis Fatio Duvoisin.Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

48
Jasmine - Signed By Roger Duvoisin - 1973
Published in 1973 by Alfred A. Knopf, INC. Signed and inscribed by Roger Duvoisin. Is missing its original dust jacket but overall is in good condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

49
Jasmine - Signed By Roger Duvoisin - 1973
Published in 1973 by Alfred A. Knopf, INC. Signed and inscribed by Roger Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

50
The Nicest Gift - Signed By Leo Politi - 1973
Published in 1973 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

51
The Mission Bell - Signed By Leo Politi - 1953
Published in 1953 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

52
Emmet - Signed By Leo Politi - 1971
Published in 1971 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

53
A Boat For Peppe - Signed By Leo Politi - 1950
Published in 1950 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

54
The Butterflies Come - Signed By Leo Politi - 1957
Published in 1957 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

55
Moy Moy - Signed By Leo Politi - 1960
Published in 1960 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

56
Mr Fongs Toy Shop - Signed By Leo Politi - 1978
Published in 1978 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

57
Little Leo - Signed By Leo Politi - 1951
Published in 1951 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

58
Juanita - Signed By Leo Politi - 1948
Published in 1948 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

59
Song Of The Swallows - Signed By Leo Politi - 1949
Published in 1949 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

60
Three Stalks Of Corn - Signed By Leo Politi - 1976
Published in 1976 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

61
All Things Bright & Beautiful - Leo Politi
Published in 1962 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

62
Saint Francis & The Animals - Leo Politi
Published in 1959 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

63
Lito & The Clown - Signed By Leo Politi - 1964
Published in 1964 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

64
Rosa - Signed By Leo Politi - 1963
Published in 1963 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

65
Mieko - Signed By Leo Politi - 1969
Published in 1969 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

66
Pedro, The Angel Of Olvera Street - Leo Politi
Published in 1946 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which is torn in half at the spine, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

67
Salome by Oscar Wilde 1944
Published in 1944 by J. J. Little & Ives Company. Author is Oscar Wilde. Pages are deckled. The book shows signs of aging with discoloration and yellowing of the pages and scuffing of the spine. Please see photos for details and condition.

68
Special Edition Of The Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde
Published in 1955 by Kurt H. Volt, INC. Comes in a special binding of moire silk and stamped with genuine gold, has uncut pages with limited edition printing. Comes with its own protective box though the box has many scrapes and scuffs on the outside...

69
1873 Evansville & Its Men of Mark by Edward White
Published in 1873 by Historical Publishing Co. Book shows damage on the spine, with a few pages near the front becoming detached. Hardback cover shows fading and discoloration. Please see photos for details and condition.

70
1911 Leather Bound Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nice 29 volume set with some spotting/discoloration on inside covers and wear to spine top and bottom edges. Please see pictures for details and condition.

71
3 Volumes by Will Carleton
Includes Farm Ballads (1873) in very good condition, City Ballads (1885) in very good condition with some yellowing to pages and cover wear, and Farm Legends (1875) with wear to cover corners and yellowing. Pencil/pen writing noted to inside covers. ...

72
Spoon River Anthology & Ben-Hur
Includes Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters (1915 possible first edition) in very good condition showing light wear to cover corners and yellowing of pages and Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ (1880 possible first edition) in very good condition ...

73
Early Edition Mark Twain Books
Includes Roughing It 1877 American Publishing by subscription only edition fully illustrated. This book has some yellowing, stains, and pencil inside cover, and wear to covers but is in good condition. The Innocents Abroad or the New Pilgrim's Progre...

74
Memoirs of an American Lady by Mrs. Anne Grant
1903 edition by University Press. Heavy staining noted to spine but in otherwise good condition. Please see pictures for details and condition.

75
SIGNED Oliver Wiswell By Kenneth Roberts 2 Vol
Special 1940 Doubleday, Doran, & Company, Inc. edition limited to 1,050 copies signed 540 by author. These books are in overall very good condition with minor scuffs to covers and yellowing of pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

76
SIGNED The Trail Drivers of Texas V2 by Saunders
Author signed in back cover. 1923 edition showing wear to covers and interior tears on cover pages. Interior pages are tightly bound and show some yellowing. Please see pictures for details and condition.

77
1934 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley w/Engravings
This edition has engravings on wood by Lynd Ward as illustrations. The book itself is in good to very good condition with nicks and wear noted to cover and yellowed inside cover pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

78
SIGNED Life and Letters by Joseph Conrad 2 Vol
No. 888 of 1,000 copies issued 1927 by Doubleday, Page, & Company. Volumes are in very good condition with light spine wear at cover joints and minor scuffs. Please see pictures for details and condition.

79
SIGNED Head Tide by Joseph C. Lincoln
1932 edition inscribed by author on December 25, 1932. Fading noted to spine cover and yellowing to pages. Ghosting of inscription noted on facing cover. Please see pictures for details and condition.

80
SIGNED Toward Morning by Hervey Allen
1948 edition published by Haddon Craftsmen, Inc. Staining noted to spine cover but in overall good to very good condition with stains on inside covers and yellowing to edges. Please see pictures for details and condition.

81
SIGNED Mad Anthony Wayne by Thomas Boyd
1929 limited edition printing with this volume being 6/530. This book is in very good condition with slight fading/staining of cover pages, yellowing of interior pages, and fading/staing of covers. Please see pictures for details and condition.

82
Hugh Wynne by S. Weir Mitchell Vol 1 & 2
1897 publications of The Century Co. are in overall good condition with some discoloration/fading to covers and foxing and yellowing to pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

83
The Letters of Robert Louis Stephenson Vol 1 & 2
Full title The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson to his Family and Friends, selected and edited with notes and introduction by Sidney Colvin. Author Scribeners, Charles Scribner's Sons,1905 printing, 1899 copyright date. Hard cover, good condition, s...

84
Master Humphrey's Clock Vol 1, 2, & 3 1st Ed
1840 illustrated publication of London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, first edition. A very unusual copy in this state, almost all copies were issued by the publishers with marbled edges. This work contains the first appearance in book form of "the ...

85
SIGNED Northwest Passage Vol 1&2 Limited Edition
Signed by author, marked 367 of 1000. Covers show some discolorartion and fading and inside covers and pages show yellowing. Gilt tops to pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

86
James W Riley & G Stratton-Porter Books
Includes The Hoosier Book of Riley Verses (1916) published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company. The book is in very good condition with some frays to spine ends and foxing to inside pages plus inscription on cover page. The Song of the Cardinal by Gene Stra...

87
SIGNED Lydia Bailey by Kenneth Roberts
Limited edition 1947 printing in slip cover book is signed by author 590/1000 with "page from working manuscript of Lydia Bailey" included. Heavy discoloration noted on spine and ghosting noted on inside covers. Overall in very good condition. Please...

88
Limited Edition History of the US by Adams V 3-5
1933 Federal Edition copy 370 of 750 (Volumes 3 & 4) by James Truslow Adams. Volume V (1934) is post bound with fading noted to covers and cover pages. Volume V is not part of the limited edition set. Please see pictures for details and condition.

89
2 C Lorenza the Naughty Parrot by Tony Johnston
Published in 1992 written by Tony Johnston and Illustrated by Leo Politi with dust jacket and in very good to excellent condition. Please see pictures for details and condition.

90
SIGNED The Lordly Hudson by Henry Collins Brown
1937 Limited edition in box signed copy 203/874. Box shows heavy wear and has separation at corners. Large volume has original plastic dust jacket and shows foxing on pages and spots on covers. Bleeding of box color noted to bottom of volume. Please ...

91
1887 Christ on Calvary by M DeMunkacsy
This library volume shows heavy wear with stained, torn and loose covers and pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

92
Plays by John Galsworthy Shelf Set SIGNED
6 volume Compact Edition set in wooden shelf stand with lined leather dust jackets was published in 1929. Volumes show heavy fading on dust covers, but books are in very good condition with foxing on inside covers. Wear noted to upper right corner of...

93
Signed Brentano's LE Facsimile Christmas Carol
247/250 limited edition American printing (1890) of a facsimile reproduction of the Author's original MS by Charles Dickens. Volume has loose pages and foxing and wear to covers. Please see pictures for details and condition.

94
SIGNED The Life of John Marshall by Beveridge
Autographed Edition of the 4 Volume set by Albert J. Beveridge 1919. Copy 448/500. These volumes have marbled inside cover pages which show some discoloration to edges. Some foxing also noted but the set is in overall good to very good condition. Ple...

95
SIGNED 1st Edition Compact Galsworthy
1929 edition of collected works of John Galsworthy #299/500 in a 6 volume compact set. These volumes are in very good condition with gilt top edges and minor spots to edges. Please see pictures for details and condition.

96
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
1940 Doubleday, Duran, & Company edition with burlap cover in slip cover which shows heavy wear and tear. Spine of book shows spots and discoloration. Please see pictures for details and condition.

97
12 Volumes Dicken's Works 1926 Scribners
Some volumes show heavy wear and loose cover boards. Please see pictures for details and condition.

98
Vintage Book Collection with Dust Jackets
"Legally Speaking" by Genevieve J. Kellahin, Vintage Press Inc., New York Copyright 1955, very good condition. "First Person Rural" by Noel Perrin, David R Godine publisher, 1978 printing/copyright, Like New condition. "There's Not a Bathing Suit i...

99
Five Vintage Books
"A Scholars' Letters From the Front" by Stephen H. Hewett, 1918, good condition, some damage on front cover, minor interior spine damage. "If Winter Comes" by A.S.M. Hutchinson, 1921, near fine, some yellowing on pages. "Long Day's Journey Into Nig...


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Online Only Auction ends Wednesday April 6th at 7PM. Fine collections of rare and antiquarian books, signed editions and sets, quality bound editions, children's books, antique and vintage books, architectural books, outdoors & nature, science, and much more. Auction preview is by appointment. Pickup/checkout is Friday April 8th from 1-6PM at the EDS Auction Center at 701 S Ransom Lane in Bloomington IN. Professional in-house shipping is available for all lots in this auction. E mail questions to EDSOnlineAuctions@gmail.com or phone 812-822-2508. Thanks for Bidding.


1
7 Raggedy Ann & Andy's Grow And Learn Books
This 1988 Macmillan, Inc publication is a partial set that includes volumes 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, and 14. Some of the books have scuffs on the covers or inside the book from pencils & pens, but are in overall very good condition. Please see photos for...

2
The Secret Museum Of Mankind - 5 Volumes In One
Published by the New York Manhattan House in 1935. Has scuffs and wear to the corners of the cover and yellowing and stains to some pages. Please see photos for details and condition.

3
Men In Epigram & The Hoosier Book Of Riley Verse
Includes the book Men In Epigram by A.C McClurg (possible 1899 edition?) with tears and yellowing at interior cover pages, but overall good condition; and the book The Hoosier Book Of Riley Verse by James Whitcomb Riley (1916). The Hoosier Book Of Ri...

4
The Hymnal & Encyclopedia Of Games
Includes The Hymnal published by The General Assembly Of The Presbyterian Church (1933) in good condition and Encyclopedia Of Games by Goren Hoyle (1961) in good condition with some stains and spots to cover and yellowing of pages. Please see photos...

5
8 Vintage Children's Books
Includes books such as Polly's First Year At Boarding School by Dorothy Whitehill (1916), My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara(1941), Curious George by H.A. Rey (1969), a German children's song book Kinderlieder by Rosi Fischer Ruger (no date); Young Folk...

6
Lot Of 7 Vintage Poetry Books
Includes Longfellow's Poems by H.M Galdwell (no date noted) in very good condition with gilt accents to cover and yellowing to inside covers; Eight Cousins by Louisa M. Alcott (1910) with illustrations published by Little, Brown, and Company in overa...

7
Last Train To Memphis & Careless Love - Volume 1-2
This 1994 paperback boxed set is in very good to excellent condition, though has marker swipes along top edge. Includes both volumes of Peter Guralnick's biography of Elvis Presley. Please see photos for details and condition.

8
Volumes 1-10 Building America by Americana Corp
This 1942 edition is in very good condition showing some of page edges and fading of exterior spines. A publication of the Department of Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Education Association. Please see photos for details and conditi...

9
Finishing The Hat By Stephen Sondheim
2010 edition of collected lyrics (1954-1981) with dust jacket showing light wear. The book is in very good condition with a glue stain at the bottom of the front cover. Please see photos for details and condition.

10
The American Album For U.S Stamps
Is partially filled out with stamps, published by Scott Stamp & Coin Co. The stamps inside may not be in the best condition. Book shows signs of tearing along the spine and scuffing along the edges. Please see photos for details and condition.

11
1907 The Spell of the Yukon by Robert W. Service
Published in 1907 by Barse & Hopkins. Author is Robert W. Service. Flexible Pocket Edition. Book shows aging; however pages and cover are still intact and appear to be in overall good condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

12
1929 Deluxe Official Radio Log
Published in 1929 by E. J. Tooke. Paperback. Cover is detached from spine, and pages show minor rips and tears along the edges. Log also includes pencil markings from previous owner. Please see photos for details and condition.

13
1888 Bibeln - Antique Swedish Bible
Published in 1888 by Stockholm. Hardback. Spine shows minor creasing and damage. Pages are intact but many appear to have rips or bends, aswell as yellowing. Please see photos for details and condition.

14
3 1940s Scrapbooks
These scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, pressed flowers, highschool flyers, certificates, and more. All three scrapbooks show their age; some pages have fallen out while others are damaged or torn. Please see photos for details and condition.

15
Large Lot of Vtg Vocal Score Books & Sheets
Lot includes Dvorak Biblical Songs for Voice & Piano, Bizet Carmen Opera Vocal Scores, Humperdinck Hansel & Gretel Vocal Scores, and many more. Some items are full score books while others are single sheet scores. Please see photos for details and co...

16
1968 Mound Builders of Ancient America HB Book
Published in 1968 by the New York Graphic Society. Author is Robert Silverberg. Hardback. Spine & pages of this book are intact and in overall good condition. Paper sleeve shows minor rips and creasing. Please see photos for details and condition.

17
Large Lot of Vtg Vocal Score Books
Lot includes Contemporary Songs in English, The Sacred Hour of Song, Solos for the Church Dear, Contemporary Art Songs, 20th Century Art Songs, and more. Please see photos for details and condition.

18
5 1940s-50s Yearbooks - Gale & Sargasso
Lot includes Gale Knox College 1949-1951 yearbooks, aswell as Sargasso 1955 yearbook. Please see photos for details and condition.

19
Large Lot of Vtg Travel Guides & Booklets
This lot includes 50+ different travel guides, with locations such as Napoli, Greece, Amsterdam, Denmark, Belgium, Africa, Berlin, and more. Please see photos for details and condition.

20
Rev. Southwell's New Book of Martyrs - Circa 1770
The New Book of Martyrs: Or Complete Christian Martyrology. Containing an authentic and genuine historical account of the many dreadful persecutions against the church of Christ, in all parts of the world, by Pagans, Jews, Turks, Papists and others. ...

21
1870 Family Bible & 1859 Dictionary of The Bible
This lot includes the 1870 Family Bible in rough condition. The spine and hardback cover have fallen apart, aswell as tearing, bending, and yellowing on the pages. Also includes 1859 Dictionary of The Holy Bible, spine and hardback cover show creasi...

22
1833-1898 Burne Jones by A. Lys Baldry
Published by Fredrick A. Stokes Co. Hardback cover and spine are fully intact, pages are in good condition other than minor yellowing around the edges. Please see photos for details and condition.

23
3 Antique Children's Books 1800s - Early 1900s
This lot includes The Teddy Bears in a Smashup by Robert D. Towne, 1907. The hardback cover and spine on this book is damaged and torn apart. Pages have separated from cover and many have pencil marks. The second book in this lot is The Bird's Chri...

24
2 Antique Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Books
This lot includes The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Published in 1871 by James R. Osgood & Co. Hardback cover and spine are fully intact. Pages also appear to be in good condition with no tears or damages,...

25
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Published by Wilmore-Andrews Publishing Co. Hardback cover and spine are fully intact, however do show fading and overall aging. Pages appear to be in good condition apart from the first few pages being slightly detached from spine. Please see photos...

26
Group of Antique Poem & Story Books for Children
This lot includes McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader, Poems by James Russell Lowell, Aesop's Fables by Thomas James, Robert Louis Stevenson Reader, and more. 8 total books. Conditions vary, however most show creasing, yellowing, and minor damages due t...

27
Milmans Gibbons Rome Vol. 1-6 c. 1870s
This lot includes volumes 1-6 of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon. Published by Porter & Coates. The dates of publication are not inside the book, however a note from the previous owner on the inner cover state...

28
3 James Whitcomb Riley Books - Indiana Author
This lot includes Afterwhiles by James Whitcomb Riley, 1888. A Child-World by James Whitcomb Riley, 1896. Lastly, Morning by James Whitcomb Riley, 1907. Conditions vary however spines and pages are fully intact. Please see photos for details and cond...

29
1880s Paragon Autograph Album w/ Signatures
Spine is damaged, causing some pages to be detached. Pages also show tearing, creasing, and yellowing. Please see photos for details and condition.

30
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam by Willy Pogany
Published by The Ballantyne Press, dates of publication are not printed in book. Hardback cover and spine are in good condition, fully intact with gilt accented details. Pages show some yellowing and overall aging. Please see photos for details and c...

31
Antique Godeys Lady's Book Vol. 43
Hardback cover and spine are fully intact with little to no damage. Pages on the other hand show foxing, creasing, rips, and some tape repairs. Title page appears to be missing. Please see photos for details and condition.

32
4 Antique Baby Scrapbooks / Record Books
Lot includes Baby's Record by Maud Humphrey with wiritngs inside, Qur Baby by France Brundage, Mother Storks Baby Book with writings, newspaper clippings, and the "Stunt Book" scrapbook. Please see photos for details and condition.

33
2 Antique James W. Riley Books + More
This lot includes The Orphant Annie Book and Out to Old Aunt Mary's, both by James Whitcomb Riley, circa early 1900s. Both these books show minor damages due to age, but are fully intact. Lot also includes The Day of the Dog by George Barr, which sh...

34
3 Early 19th Century Antiqurian Books
Lot includes The Boys of '76 A History of The Battles of the Revolution by Charles Carleton Coffin, 1876. The Ancient History of Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, ect. by Charles Rollin, 1825. Lastly, The Life of Oliver Hazard Perry by John N. ...

35
Herndon's Lincoln by William Herndon Vol. 2-3
Lot includes Herndon's Lincoln The True Story of a Great Life by William H. Herndon, volumes 2 and 3. Both are fully intact and show overall good condition, with minor wear due to age. Please see photos for details and condition.

36
1886 Personal Memoirs of US Grant Vol. 1-2
Lot includes the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant volumes one and two. Published in 1885 and 1886 by Charles L. Webster & Co. Volume one shows damages to the spine, and both show overall wear due to age. Please see photos for details and condition.

37
1955 Profile of America by Emily Davie
Second printing; Published in 1955 by Thomas Y. Crowell Company. This book is in overall very good condition. Spine and leather cover are fully intact, with no damages to the pages. Please see photos for details and condition.

38
5 Vtg / Antiquarian Books
Lot includes 1970 Don Quixote of the Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes, 1890 The Crime of Sylvester Bonnard by Anatole France, 1927 Genghis Kahn The Emperor of All Men by Harold Lamb, and more. 5 total books. Overall they appear to be fully intact with...

39
1892 Classic Greek Course by William Wilkinson
Published in 1892 by Chautauqua Press. Part of the "After School Series". Book is fully intact with a hardback cover. It does show some minor damages due to age. Please see photos for details and condition.

40
1907 Favorite Fairy Tales by Peter Newell
Published in 1907 by Harper & Brothers Publishers. Hardback cover is fully intact, however shows staining and other signs of aging. Pages themselves show little to no damage. Please see photos for details and condition.

41
The Happy Lion In Africa - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1955 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

42
Petunia Takes A Trip - Signed By Roger Duvoisin
Published in 1959 by The Bodley Head LTD. Signed and inscribed by Roger Duvoisin. First Edition. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

43
The Happy Lions Vacation - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1967 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

44
The Happy Lion And The Bear - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1964 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

45
The Happy Lions Quest - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1961 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

46
The Happy Lion Roars - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1957 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

47
Hector Penguin - Signed By Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1973 by Mcgraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Robert and Louis Fatio Duvoisin.Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

48
Jasmine - Signed By Roger Duvoisin - 1973
Published in 1973 by Alfred A. Knopf, INC. Signed and inscribed by Roger Duvoisin. Is missing its original dust jacket but overall is in good condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

49
Jasmine - Signed By Roger Duvoisin - 1973
Published in 1973 by Alfred A. Knopf, INC. Signed and inscribed by Roger Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

50
The Nicest Gift - Signed By Leo Politi - 1973
Published in 1973 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

51
The Mission Bell - Signed By Leo Politi - 1953
Published in 1953 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

52
Emmet - Signed By Leo Politi - 1971
Published in 1971 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

53
A Boat For Peppe - Signed By Leo Politi - 1950
Published in 1950 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

54
The Butterflies Come - Signed By Leo Politi - 1957
Published in 1957 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

55
Moy Moy - Signed By Leo Politi - 1960
Published in 1960 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

56
Mr Fongs Toy Shop - Signed By Leo Politi - 1978
Published in 1978 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

57
Little Leo - Signed By Leo Politi - 1951
Published in 1951 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

58
Juanita - Signed By Leo Politi - 1948
Published in 1948 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

59
Song Of The Swallows - Signed By Leo Politi - 1949
Published in 1949 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

60
Three Stalks Of Corn - Signed By Leo Politi - 1976
Published in 1976 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

61
All Things Bright & Beautiful - Leo Politi
Published in 1962 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

62
Saint Francis & The Animals - Leo Politi
Published in 1959 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

63
Lito & The Clown - Signed By Leo Politi - 1964
Published in 1964 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

64
Rosa - Signed By Leo Politi - 1963
Published in 1963 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

65
Mieko - Signed By Leo Politi - 1969
Published in 1969 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

66
Pedro, The Angel Of Olvera Street - Leo Politi
Published in 1946 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which is torn in half at the spine, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

67
Salome by Oscar Wilde 1944
Published in 1944 by J. J. Little & Ives Company. Author is Oscar Wilde. Pages are deckled. The book shows signs of aging with discoloration and yellowing of the pages and scuffing of the spine. Please see photos for details and condition.

68
Special Edition Of The Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde
Published in 1955 by Kurt H. Volt, INC. Comes in a special binding of moire silk and stamped with genuine gold, has uncut pages with limited edition printing. Comes with its own protective box though the box has many scrapes and scuffs on the outside...

69
1873 Evansville & Its Men of Mark by Edward White
Published in 1873 by Historical Publishing Co. Book shows damage on the spine, with a few pages near the front becoming detached. Hardback cover shows fading and discoloration. Please see photos for details and condition.

70
1911 Leather Bound Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nice 29 volume set with some spotting/discoloration on inside covers and wear to spine top and bottom edges. Please see pictures for details and condition.

71
3 Volumes by Will Carleton
Includes Farm Ballads (1873) in very good condition, City Ballads (1885) in very good condition with some yellowing to pages and cover wear, and Farm Legends (1875) with wear to cover corners and yellowing. Pencil/pen writing noted to inside covers. ...

72
Spoon River Anthology & Ben-Hur
Includes Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters (1915 possible first edition) in very good condition showing light wear to cover corners and yellowing of pages and Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ (1880 possible first edition) in very good condition ...

73
Early Edition Mark Twain Books
Includes Roughing It 1877 American Publishing by subscription only edition fully illustrated. This book has some yellowing, stains, and pencil inside cover, and wear to covers but is in good condition. The Innocents Abroad or the New Pilgrim's Progre...

74
Memoirs of an American Lady by Mrs. Anne Grant
1903 edition by University Press. Heavy staining noted to spine but in otherwise good condition. Please see pictures for details and condition.

75
SIGNED Oliver Wiswell By Kenneth Roberts 2 Vol
Special 1940 Doubleday, Doran, & Company, Inc. edition limited to 1,050 copies signed 540 by author. These books are in overall very good condition with minor scuffs to covers and yellowing of pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

76
SIGNED The Trail Drivers of Texas V2 by Saunders
Author signed in back cover. 1923 edition showing wear to covers and interior tears on cover pages. Interior pages are tightly bound and show some yellowing. Please see pictures for details and condition.

77
1934 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley w/Engravings
This edition has engravings on wood by Lynd Ward as illustrations. The book itself is in good to very good condition with nicks and wear noted to cover and yellowed inside cover pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

78
SIGNED Life and Letters by Joseph Conrad 2 Vol
No. 888 of 1,000 copies issued 1927 by Doubleday, Page, & Company. Volumes are in very good condition with light spine wear at cover joints and minor scuffs. Please see pictures for details and condition.

79
SIGNED Head Tide by Joseph C. Lincoln
1932 edition inscribed by author on December 25, 1932. Fading noted to spine cover and yellowing to pages. Ghosting of inscription noted on facing cover. Please see pictures for details and condition.

80
SIGNED Toward Morning by Hervey Allen
1948 edition published by Haddon Craftsmen, Inc. Staining noted to spine cover but in overall good to very good condition with stains on inside covers and yellowing to edges. Please see pictures for details and condition.

81
SIGNED Mad Anthony Wayne by Thomas Boyd
1929 limited edition printing with this volume being 6/530. This book is in very good condition with slight fading/staining of cover pages, yellowing of interior pages, and fading/staing of covers. Please see pictures for details and condition.

82
Hugh Wynne by S. Weir Mitchell Vol 1 & 2
1897 publications of The Century Co. are in overall good condition with some discoloration/fading to covers and foxing and yellowing to pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

83
The Letters of Robert Louis Stephenson Vol 1 & 2
Full title The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson to his Family and Friends, selected and edited with notes and introduction by Sidney Colvin. Author Scribeners, Charles Scribner's Sons,1905 printing, 1899 copyright date. Hard cover, good condition, s...

84
Master Humphrey's Clock Vol 1, 2, & 3 1st Ed
1840 illustrated publication of London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, first edition. A very unusual copy in this state, almost all copies were issued by the publishers with marbled edges. This work contains the first appearance in book form of "the ...

85
SIGNED Northwest Passage Vol 1&2 Limited Edition
Signed by author, marked 367 of 1000. Covers show some discolorartion and fading and inside covers and pages show yellowing. Gilt tops to pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

86
James W Riley & G Stratton-Porter Books
Includes The Hoosier Book of Riley Verses (1916) published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company. The book is in very good condition with some frays to spine ends and foxing to inside pages plus inscription on cover page. The Song of the Cardinal by Gene Stra...

87
SIGNED Lydia Bailey by Kenneth Roberts
Limited edition 1947 printing in slip cover book is signed by author 590/1000 with "page from working manuscript of Lydia Bailey" included. Heavy discoloration noted on spine and ghosting noted on inside covers. Overall in very good condition. Please...

88
Limited Edition History of the US by Adams V 3-5
1933 Federal Edition copy 370 of 750 (Volumes 3 & 4) by James Truslow Adams. Volume V (1934) is post bound with fading noted to covers and cover pages. Volume V is not part of the limited edition set. Please see pictures for details and condition.

89
2 C Lorenza the Naughty Parrot by Tony Johnston
Published in 1992 written by Tony Johnston and Illustrated by Leo Politi with dust jacket and in very good to excellent condition. Please see pictures for details and condition.

90
SIGNED The Lordly Hudson by Henry Collins Brown
1937 Limited edition in box signed copy 203/874. Box shows heavy wear and has separation at corners. Large volume has original plastic dust jacket and shows foxing on pages and spots on covers. Bleeding of box color noted to bottom of volume. Please ...

91
1887 Christ on Calvary by M DeMunkacsy
This library volume shows heavy wear with stained, torn and loose covers and pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

92
Plays by John Galsworthy Shelf Set SIGNED
6 volume Compact Edition set in wooden shelf stand with lined leather dust jackets was published in 1929. Volumes show heavy fading on dust covers, but books are in very good condition with foxing on inside covers. Wear noted to upper right corner of...

93
Signed Brentano's LE Facsimile Christmas Carol
247/250 limited edition American printing (1890) of a facsimile reproduction of the Author's original MS by Charles Dickens. Volume has loose pages and foxing and wear to covers. Please see pictures for details and condition.

94
SIGNED The Life of John Marshall by Beveridge
Autographed Edition of the 4 Volume set by Albert J. Beveridge 1919. Copy 448/500. These volumes have marbled inside cover pages which show some discoloration to edges. Some foxing also noted but the set is in overall good to very good condition. Ple...

95
SIGNED 1st Edition Compact Galsworthy
1929 edition of collected works of John Galsworthy #299/500 in a 6 volume compact set. These volumes are in very good condition with gilt top edges and minor spots to edges. Please see pictures for details and condition.

96
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
1940 Doubleday, Duran, & Company edition with burlap cover in slip cover which shows heavy wear and tear. Spine of book shows spots and discoloration. Please see pictures for details and condition.

97
12 Volumes Dicken's Works 1926 Scribners
Some volumes show heavy wear and loose cover boards. Please see pictures for details and condition.

98
Vintage Book Collection with Dust Jackets
"Legally Speaking" by Genevieve J. Kellahin, Vintage Press Inc., New York Copyright 1955, very good condition. "First Person Rural" by Noel Perrin, David R Godine publisher, 1978 printing/copyright, Like New condition. "There's Not a Bathing Suit i...

99
Five Vintage Books
"A Scholars' Letters From the Front" by Stephen H. Hewett, 1918, good condition, some damage on front cover, minor interior spine damage. "If Winter Comes" by A.S.M. Hutchinson, 1921, near fine, some yellowing on pages. "Long Day's Journey Into Nig...

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Wed April 6 Vintage, Collectible, Rare & Antiquarian Books
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Bidding Starts: Friday Mar 18
Bidding Ends: Wednesday Apr 6
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1
7 Raggedy Ann & Andy's Grow And Learn Books
This 1988 Macmillan, Inc publication is a partial set that includes volumes 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, and 14. Some of the books have scuffs on the covers or inside the book from pencils & pens, but are in overall very good condition. Please see photos for...

2
The Secret Museum Of Mankind - 5 Volumes In One
Published by the New York Manhattan House in 1935. Has scuffs and wear to the corners of the cover and yellowing and stains to some pages. Please see photos for details and condition.

3
Men In Epigram & The Hoosier Book Of Riley Verse
Includes the book Men In Epigram by A.C McClurg (possible 1899 edition?) with tears and yellowing at interior cover pages, but overall good condition; and the book The Hoosier Book Of Riley Verse by James Whitcomb Riley (1916). The Hoosier Book Of Ri...

4
The Hymnal & Encyclopedia Of Games
Includes The Hymnal published by The General Assembly Of The Presbyterian Church (1933) in good condition and Encyclopedia Of Games by Goren Hoyle (1961) in good condition with some stains and spots to cover and yellowing of pages. Please see photos...

5
8 Vintage Children's Books
Includes books such as Polly's First Year At Boarding School by Dorothy Whitehill (1916), My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara(1941), Curious George by H.A. Rey (1969), a German children's song book Kinderlieder by Rosi Fischer Ruger (no date); Young Folk...

6
Lot Of 7 Vintage Poetry Books
Includes Longfellow's Poems by H.M Galdwell (no date noted) in very good condition with gilt accents to cover and yellowing to inside covers; Eight Cousins by Louisa M. Alcott (1910) with illustrations published by Little, Brown, and Company in overa...

7
Last Train To Memphis & Careless Love - Volume 1-2
This 1994 paperback boxed set is in very good to excellent condition, though has marker swipes along top edge. Includes both volumes of Peter Guralnick's biography of Elvis Presley. Please see photos for details and condition.

8
Volumes 1-10 Building America by Americana Corp
This 1942 edition is in very good condition showing some of page edges and fading of exterior spines. A publication of the Department of Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Education Association. Please see photos for details and conditi...

9
Finishing The Hat By Stephen Sondheim
2010 edition of collected lyrics (1954-1981) with dust jacket showing light wear. The book is in very good condition with a glue stain at the bottom of the front cover. Please see photos for details and condition.

10
The American Album For U.S Stamps
Is partially filled out with stamps, published by Scott Stamp & Coin Co. The stamps inside may not be in the best condition. Book shows signs of tearing along the spine and scuffing along the edges. Please see photos for details and condition.

11
1907 The Spell of the Yukon by Robert W. Service
Published in 1907 by Barse & Hopkins. Author is Robert W. Service. Flexible Pocket Edition. Book shows aging; however pages and cover are still intact and appear to be in overall good condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

12
1929 Deluxe Official Radio Log
Published in 1929 by E. J. Tooke. Paperback. Cover is detached from spine, and pages show minor rips and tears along the edges. Log also includes pencil markings from previous owner. Please see photos for details and condition.

13
1888 Bibeln - Antique Swedish Bible
Published in 1888 by Stockholm. Hardback. Spine shows minor creasing and damage. Pages are intact but many appear to have rips or bends, aswell as yellowing. Please see photos for details and condition.

14
3 1940s Scrapbooks
These scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, pressed flowers, highschool flyers, certificates, and more. All three scrapbooks show their age; some pages have fallen out while others are damaged or torn. Please see photos for details and condition.

15
Large Lot of Vtg Vocal Score Books & Sheets
Lot includes Dvorak Biblical Songs for Voice & Piano, Bizet Carmen Opera Vocal Scores, Humperdinck Hansel & Gretel Vocal Scores, and many more. Some items are full score books while others are single sheet scores. Please see photos for details and co...

16
1968 Mound Builders of Ancient America HB Book
Published in 1968 by the New York Graphic Society. Author is Robert Silverberg. Hardback. Spine & pages of this book are intact and in overall good condition. Paper sleeve shows minor rips and creasing. Please see photos for details and condition.

17
Large Lot of Vtg Vocal Score Books
Lot includes Contemporary Songs in English, The Sacred Hour of Song, Solos for the Church Dear, Contemporary Art Songs, 20th Century Art Songs, and more. Please see photos for details and condition.

18
5 1940s-50s Yearbooks - Gale & Sargasso
Lot includes Gale Knox College 1949-1951 yearbooks, aswell as Sargasso 1955 yearbook. Please see photos for details and condition.

19
Large Lot of Vtg Travel Guides & Booklets
This lot includes 50+ different travel guides, with locations such as Napoli, Greece, Amsterdam, Denmark, Belgium, Africa, Berlin, and more. Please see photos for details and condition.

20
Rev. Southwell's New Book of Martyrs - Circa 1770
The New Book of Martyrs: Or Complete Christian Martyrology. Containing an authentic and genuine historical account of the many dreadful persecutions against the church of Christ, in all parts of the world, by Pagans, Jews, Turks, Papists and others. ...

21
1870 Family Bible & 1859 Dictionary of The Bible
This lot includes the 1870 Family Bible in rough condition. The spine and hardback cover have fallen apart, aswell as tearing, bending, and yellowing on the pages. Also includes 1859 Dictionary of The Holy Bible, spine and hardback cover show creasi...

22
1833-1898 Burne Jones by A. Lys Baldry
Published by Fredrick A. Stokes Co. Hardback cover and spine are fully intact, pages are in good condition other than minor yellowing around the edges. Please see photos for details and condition.

23
3 Antique Children's Books 1800s - Early 1900s
This lot includes The Teddy Bears in a Smashup by Robert D. Towne, 1907. The hardback cover and spine on this book is damaged and torn apart. Pages have separated from cover and many have pencil marks. The second book in this lot is The Bird's Chri...

24
2 Antique Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Books
This lot includes The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Published in 1871 by James R. Osgood & Co. Hardback cover and spine are fully intact. Pages also appear to be in good condition with no tears or damages,...

25
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Published by Wilmore-Andrews Publishing Co. Hardback cover and spine are fully intact, however do show fading and overall aging. Pages appear to be in good condition apart from the first few pages being slightly detached from spine. Please see photos...

26
Group of Antique Poem & Story Books for Children
This lot includes McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader, Poems by James Russell Lowell, Aesop's Fables by Thomas James, Robert Louis Stevenson Reader, and more. 8 total books. Conditions vary, however most show creasing, yellowing, and minor damages due t...

27
Milmans Gibbons Rome Vol. 1-6 c. 1870s
This lot includes volumes 1-6 of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon. Published by Porter & Coates. The dates of publication are not inside the book, however a note from the previous owner on the inner cover state...

28
3 James Whitcomb Riley Books - Indiana Author
This lot includes Afterwhiles by James Whitcomb Riley, 1888. A Child-World by James Whitcomb Riley, 1896. Lastly, Morning by James Whitcomb Riley, 1907. Conditions vary however spines and pages are fully intact. Please see photos for details and cond...

29
1880s Paragon Autograph Album w/ Signatures
Spine is damaged, causing some pages to be detached. Pages also show tearing, creasing, and yellowing. Please see photos for details and condition.

30
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam by Willy Pogany
Published by The Ballantyne Press, dates of publication are not printed in book. Hardback cover and spine are in good condition, fully intact with gilt accented details. Pages show some yellowing and overall aging. Please see photos for details and c...

31
Antique Godeys Lady's Book Vol. 43
Hardback cover and spine are fully intact with little to no damage. Pages on the other hand show foxing, creasing, rips, and some tape repairs. Title page appears to be missing. Please see photos for details and condition.

32
4 Antique Baby Scrapbooks / Record Books
Lot includes Baby's Record by Maud Humphrey with wiritngs inside, Qur Baby by France Brundage, Mother Storks Baby Book with writings, newspaper clippings, and the "Stunt Book" scrapbook. Please see photos for details and condition.

33
2 Antique James W. Riley Books + More
This lot includes The Orphant Annie Book and Out to Old Aunt Mary's, both by James Whitcomb Riley, circa early 1900s. Both these books show minor damages due to age, but are fully intact. Lot also includes The Day of the Dog by George Barr, which sh...

34
3 Early 19th Century Antiqurian Books
Lot includes The Boys of '76 A History of The Battles of the Revolution by Charles Carleton Coffin, 1876. The Ancient History of Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, ect. by Charles Rollin, 1825. Lastly, The Life of Oliver Hazard Perry by John N. ...

35
Herndon's Lincoln by William Herndon Vol. 2-3
Lot includes Herndon's Lincoln The True Story of a Great Life by William H. Herndon, volumes 2 and 3. Both are fully intact and show overall good condition, with minor wear due to age. Please see photos for details and condition.

36
1886 Personal Memoirs of US Grant Vol. 1-2
Lot includes the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant volumes one and two. Published in 1885 and 1886 by Charles L. Webster & Co. Volume one shows damages to the spine, and both show overall wear due to age. Please see photos for details and condition.

37
1955 Profile of America by Emily Davie
Second printing; Published in 1955 by Thomas Y. Crowell Company. This book is in overall very good condition. Spine and leather cover are fully intact, with no damages to the pages. Please see photos for details and condition.

38
5 Vtg / Antiquarian Books
Lot includes 1970 Don Quixote of the Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes, 1890 The Crime of Sylvester Bonnard by Anatole France, 1927 Genghis Kahn The Emperor of All Men by Harold Lamb, and more. 5 total books. Overall they appear to be fully intact with...

39
1892 Classic Greek Course by William Wilkinson
Published in 1892 by Chautauqua Press. Part of the "After School Series". Book is fully intact with a hardback cover. It does show some minor damages due to age. Please see photos for details and condition.

40
1907 Favorite Fairy Tales by Peter Newell
Published in 1907 by Harper & Brothers Publishers. Hardback cover is fully intact, however shows staining and other signs of aging. Pages themselves show little to no damage. Please see photos for details and condition.

41
The Happy Lion In Africa - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1955 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

42
Petunia Takes A Trip - Signed By Roger Duvoisin
Published in 1959 by The Bodley Head LTD. Signed and inscribed by Roger Duvoisin. First Edition. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

43
The Happy Lions Vacation - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1967 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

44
The Happy Lion And The Bear - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1964 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

45
The Happy Lions Quest - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1961 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

46
The Happy Lion Roars - Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1957 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Louis Fatio Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

47
Hector Penguin - Signed By Louis Fatio Duvoisin
Published in 1973 by Mcgraw-Hill Book Company. Signed and inscribed by Robert and Louis Fatio Duvoisin.Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

48
Jasmine - Signed By Roger Duvoisin - 1973
Published in 1973 by Alfred A. Knopf, INC. Signed and inscribed by Roger Duvoisin. Is missing its original dust jacket but overall is in good condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

49
Jasmine - Signed By Roger Duvoisin - 1973
Published in 1973 by Alfred A. Knopf, INC. Signed and inscribed by Roger Duvoisin. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

50
The Nicest Gift - Signed By Leo Politi - 1973
Published in 1973 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

51
The Mission Bell - Signed By Leo Politi - 1953
Published in 1953 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

52
Emmet - Signed By Leo Politi - 1971
Published in 1971 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

53
A Boat For Peppe - Signed By Leo Politi - 1950
Published in 1950 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

54
The Butterflies Come - Signed By Leo Politi - 1957
Published in 1957 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

55
Moy Moy - Signed By Leo Politi - 1960
Published in 1960 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

56
Mr Fongs Toy Shop - Signed By Leo Politi - 1978
Published in 1978 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

57
Little Leo - Signed By Leo Politi - 1951
Published in 1951 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

58
Juanita - Signed By Leo Politi - 1948
Published in 1948 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

59
Song Of The Swallows - Signed By Leo Politi - 1949
Published in 1949 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

60
Three Stalks Of Corn - Signed By Leo Politi - 1976
Published in 1976 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

61
All Things Bright & Beautiful - Leo Politi
Published in 1962 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

62
Saint Francis & The Animals - Leo Politi
Published in 1959 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

63
Lito & The Clown - Signed By Leo Politi - 1964
Published in 1964 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

64
Rosa - Signed By Leo Politi - 1963
Published in 1963 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

65
Mieko - Signed By Leo Politi - 1969
Published in 1969 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which shows damage, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

66
Pedro, The Angel Of Olvera Street - Leo Politi
Published in 1946 by Charles Scribners Sons. Signed and inscribed by Leo Politi. Comes in its original dust jacket, which is torn in half at the spine, though the book itself is in great condition. Please see photos for details and condition.

67
Salome by Oscar Wilde 1944
Published in 1944 by J. J. Little & Ives Company. Author is Oscar Wilde. Pages are deckled. The book shows signs of aging with discoloration and yellowing of the pages and scuffing of the spine. Please see photos for details and condition.

68
Special Edition Of The Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde
Published in 1955 by Kurt H. Volt, INC. Comes in a special binding of moire silk and stamped with genuine gold, has uncut pages with limited edition printing. Comes with its own protective box though the box has many scrapes and scuffs on the outside...

69
1873 Evansville & Its Men of Mark by Edward White
Published in 1873 by Historical Publishing Co. Book shows damage on the spine, with a few pages near the front becoming detached. Hardback cover shows fading and discoloration. Please see photos for details and condition.

70
1911 Leather Bound Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nice 29 volume set with some spotting/discoloration on inside covers and wear to spine top and bottom edges. Please see pictures for details and condition.

71
3 Volumes by Will Carleton
Includes Farm Ballads (1873) in very good condition, City Ballads (1885) in very good condition with some yellowing to pages and cover wear, and Farm Legends (1875) with wear to cover corners and yellowing. Pencil/pen writing noted to inside covers. ...

72
Spoon River Anthology & Ben-Hur
Includes Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters (1915 possible first edition) in very good condition showing light wear to cover corners and yellowing of pages and Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ (1880 possible first edition) in very good condition ...

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Early Edition Mark Twain Books
Includes Roughing It 1877 American Publishing by subscription only edition fully illustrated. This book has some yellowing, stains, and pencil inside cover, and wear to covers but is in good condition. The Innocents Abroad or the New Pilgrim's Progre...

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Memoirs of an American Lady by Mrs. Anne Grant
1903 edition by University Press. Heavy staining noted to spine but in otherwise good condition. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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SIGNED Oliver Wiswell By Kenneth Roberts 2 Vol
Special 1940 Doubleday, Doran, & Company, Inc. edition limited to 1,050 copies signed 540 by author. These books are in overall very good condition with minor scuffs to covers and yellowing of pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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SIGNED The Trail Drivers of Texas V2 by Saunders
Author signed in back cover. 1923 edition showing wear to covers and interior tears on cover pages. Interior pages are tightly bound and show some yellowing. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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1934 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley w/Engravings
This edition has engravings on wood by Lynd Ward as illustrations. The book itself is in good to very good condition with nicks and wear noted to cover and yellowed inside cover pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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SIGNED Life and Letters by Joseph Conrad 2 Vol
No. 888 of 1,000 copies issued 1927 by Doubleday, Page, & Company. Volumes are in very good condition with light spine wear at cover joints and minor scuffs. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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SIGNED Head Tide by Joseph C. Lincoln
1932 edition inscribed by author on December 25, 1932. Fading noted to spine cover and yellowing to pages. Ghosting of inscription noted on facing cover. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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SIGNED Toward Morning by Hervey Allen
1948 edition published by Haddon Craftsmen, Inc. Staining noted to spine cover but in overall good to very good condition with stains on inside covers and yellowing to edges. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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SIGNED Mad Anthony Wayne by Thomas Boyd
1929 limited edition printing with this volume being 6/530. This book is in very good condition with slight fading/staining of cover pages, yellowing of interior pages, and fading/staing of covers. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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Hugh Wynne by S. Weir Mitchell Vol 1 & 2
1897 publications of The Century Co. are in overall good condition with some discoloration/fading to covers and foxing and yellowing to pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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The Letters of Robert Louis Stephenson Vol 1 & 2
Full title The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson to his Family and Friends, selected and edited with notes and introduction by Sidney Colvin. Author Scribeners, Charles Scribner's Sons,1905 printing, 1899 copyright date. Hard cover, good condition, s...

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Master Humphrey's Clock Vol 1, 2, & 3 1st Ed
1840 illustrated publication of London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, first edition. A very unusual copy in this state, almost all copies were issued by the publishers with marbled edges. This work contains the first appearance in book form of "the ...

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SIGNED Northwest Passage Vol 1&2 Limited Edition
Signed by author, marked 367 of 1000. Covers show some discolorartion and fading and inside covers and pages show yellowing. Gilt tops to pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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James W Riley & G Stratton-Porter Books
Includes The Hoosier Book of Riley Verses (1916) published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company. The book is in very good condition with some frays to spine ends and foxing to inside pages plus inscription on cover page. The Song of the Cardinal by Gene Stra...

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SIGNED Lydia Bailey by Kenneth Roberts
Limited edition 1947 printing in slip cover book is signed by author 590/1000 with "page from working manuscript of Lydia Bailey" included. Heavy discoloration noted on spine and ghosting noted on inside covers. Overall in very good condition. Please...

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Limited Edition History of the US by Adams V 3-5
1933 Federal Edition copy 370 of 750 (Volumes 3 & 4) by James Truslow Adams. Volume V (1934) is post bound with fading noted to covers and cover pages. Volume V is not part of the limited edition set. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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2 C Lorenza the Naughty Parrot by Tony Johnston
Published in 1992 written by Tony Johnston and Illustrated by Leo Politi with dust jacket and in very good to excellent condition. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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SIGNED The Lordly Hudson by Henry Collins Brown
1937 Limited edition in box signed copy 203/874. Box shows heavy wear and has separation at corners. Large volume has original plastic dust jacket and shows foxing on pages and spots on covers. Bleeding of box color noted to bottom of volume. Please ...

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1887 Christ on Calvary by M DeMunkacsy
This library volume shows heavy wear with stained, torn and loose covers and pages. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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Plays by John Galsworthy Shelf Set SIGNED
6 volume Compact Edition set in wooden shelf stand with lined leather dust jackets was published in 1929. Volumes show heavy fading on dust covers, but books are in very good condition with foxing on inside covers. Wear noted to upper right corner of...

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Signed Brentano's LE Facsimile Christmas Carol
247/250 limited edition American printing (1890) of a facsimile reproduction of the Author's original MS by Charles Dickens. Volume has loose pages and foxing and wear to covers. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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SIGNED The Life of John Marshall by Beveridge
Autographed Edition of the 4 Volume set by Albert J. Beveridge 1919. Copy 448/500. These volumes have marbled inside cover pages which show some discoloration to edges. Some foxing also noted but the set is in overall good to very good condition. Ple...

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SIGNED 1st Edition Compact Galsworthy
1929 edition of collected works of John Galsworthy #299/500 in a 6 volume compact set. These volumes are in very good condition with gilt top edges and minor spots to edges. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
1940 Doubleday, Duran, & Company edition with burlap cover in slip cover which shows heavy wear and tear. Spine of book shows spots and discoloration. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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12 Volumes Dicken's Works 1926 Scribners
Some volumes show heavy wear and loose cover boards. Please see pictures for details and condition.

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Vintage Book Collection with Dust Jackets
"Legally Speaking" by Genevieve J. Kellahin, Vintage Press Inc., New York Copyright 1955, very good condition. "First Person Rural" by Noel Perrin, David R Godine publisher, 1978 printing/copyright, Like New condition. "There's Not a Bathing Suit i...

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Five Vintage Books
"A Scholars' Letters From the Front" by Stephen H. Hewett, 1918, good condition, some damage on front cover, minor interior spine damage. "If Winter Comes" by A.S.M. Hutchinson, 1921, near fine, some yellowing on pages. "Long Day's Journey Into Nig...