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Oct 16 Fine Antiquarian & Specialty Books
Listing ID#: 636746
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Bidding Starts: Friday Sep 29 Bidding Ends: Monday Oct 16 |
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Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC Contact: Brian Sample Phone: 812-822-2508 Email: edsindiana@gmail.com Website: www.edsindiana.com EstateSale.com ID#: 4088 View company information and listings |
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SALE ENDS WITH LIVE BIDDING: Monday October 16th - First Lot Closes at 7PM with a soft, staggered close.
PREVIEW - Preview on Friday October 13th from 3 to 5PM, or by appointment with 24 hour notice. Email us at EDSOnlineAuctions@gmail,com or phone 812-822-2508 to schedule. Preview & Pickup are at the: EDS Auction Center 701 S Ransom Lane Bloomington IN 47403 PICKUP/CHECKOUT: Tuesday October 17th from 1-6PM. If you can't make this timeline you must contact us after the close of the auction to make alternative arrangements. Email us at EDSOnlineAuctions@gmail,com or phone 812-822-2508 to schedule. TERMS: Please read ALL terms and conditions before bidding in this auction. In the state of Indiana your bid becomes a legal contract to purchase the goods in this auction if you are the high bidder. SHIPPING: Shipping is available for ALL items in this auction. Please be aware that shipping is NOT free and may be expensive based on the items specific size, weight & value. If you are new to our Auctions, we want to welcome you! Estate & Downsizing Specialists (EDS) and has been in business since 2013 and has conducted 100's of Auctions. Our owner, Brian Sample, has been in the Antiques, Collectibles & Auction business since the 1980's starting as a dealer/collector. Licensed as an Auctioneer since 1998 and a Realtor since 2003, Brian has conducted 100's hundreds of live and online auctions. Our Auctions are always fresh Estate & Downsizing merchandise from individuals and businesses, never wholesale or loaded in any format. We also buy estates and downsizing leftovers. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Requests for additional information and/or photos will be handled as received and a reply may not be possible if received within the last 3 days before the auction closes. Due to the volume of inquiries staff simply may not have time to reply. TERMS OF SALE When bidding on any lot offered by EDS, the bidder indicates acceptance of the following Terms of Sale. Any participation in the auction binds you to the agreement of these terms whether or not you read or understand said terms. The Terms in writing contained herein are subject to change whout notice, Bidder agrees that the most recently published Terms of Sale, as published or amended on the website at the beginning of the auction, shall apply. Disclaimer - All of our items are estate or downsizing items and are used merchandise unless specified as new. Do not assume anything will be included with used items unless they are pictured in our listings. If it is still unclear, contact us or come to the preview. Neither we, nor the consignor, make any guarantees, warranties, or representation expressed, or implied, in regard to the property or the correctness of the description, of the authenticity of authorship, physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, provenance, exhibition, literature, or historic relevance of the property or otherwise. No statement anywhere whether oral or written, shall be deemed such a guarantee, warranty or representation. The consignor and we make no representation or warranty as to whether the purchaser acquires any reproduction rights in the property. Returns, Descriptions & Grading - Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC and our staff are not professional graders or experts. Though we have made every effort to give our best analysis of condition, grade and quantity, please see our many photographs and judge for yourselves. Items graded by 3rd party grading companies, like PCGS, are listed as described by the grader. All items are sold as-is and all sales are final. Please look closely at pictures, that's why we take them. Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC makes no warranties or guarantees of condition. We recommend that you contact us to ask questions or to schedule a live preview to look at the lots of interest to you. Coins and numismatic lots will be sold as-is with no returns. It is the responsibility of the bidder/buyer to establish the authenticity, grade, details, flaws, provenance and authenticity of all lots by personal preview. Because of the level of fraud we have encountered in this industry, it is very important that buyers understand this responsibility prior to bidding. All sales are final. YOUR BID IS A CONTRACT TO BUY Effective and enforceable immediately when you become the high, winning bidder, you have agreed contractually to your puchase per the laws of the State of Indiana. All property is sold "AS IS" and there are no returns, refunds or adjustments. Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC makes every effort to accurately describe all lots. Descriptions, marks, identification, and photographs of the items will not be considered a warranty or guarantee of authenticity or value. We will make every effort to accurately describe these items. All bidders must be 18 years of age or older and competent to conduct a financial transaction. All Auctions are considered reserve Auctions unless otherwise posted. The Auction company and its employees reserves the right to bid on any item for any reason, including absentee bids placed by non-internet bidders. The bidder/buyer agrees to pay all costs associated with any collection process for the funds due the Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC. This may include legal, court, time and ANY associated costs. The purchaser agrees that a fee of 10% per month will be added to the balance of any unpaid amount due to Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC. This will include ANY & ALL costs associated with collection including damages. Remember before you bid, ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NEW LOTS MAY BE ADDED New lots may be added to any of our auctions up to the Friday before the Monday close of the sale. No lots will be added in the last 3 days. BIDDING Auction lots will have a staggering ending time starting at 6pm or 7pm EST, depending on the season, with the majority of auctions closing on Mondays and Wednesdays. All of our auctions have soft close times. First lot closes Soft Close on this auction at 6pm or 7pm EST. Stagger time will be 20 seconds to 1 minute depending on the total lot count. Big early and often on the lots you are interested in. Any bids placed in the last two minutes of time remaining will extend the total time. If two bidders place high bids that are the same amount, the FIRST recorded bid becomes the winner. Always make sure you have the high bid before assuming you have purchased an item. EDS assumes no responsibility or liability in the bidding activities during the close of the auction. Once an item is closed, EDS cannot change the winning bidder status under any circumstances. 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM 15% Buyers Premium Applies to this auction. Example: If you bid $100 on an item, the final price will be $115. The 15% BP will be applied to the final bid plus any applicable taxes. SALES TAX 7% Indiana Sales Tax will be charged for all buyers with Indiana residence. If you are Tax Exempt we must have your Exemption Certificate on file before the close of the auction. No Lots will be released on a Tax Exempt basis until EDS has a current copy ON FILE. Certificates can be emailed to EDSOnlineAuctions@Gmail.com. SHIPPING See tab for Shipping / Pick Up for more information. TECHNOLOGY DISCLOSURE The Auction Company, Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC has created Internet Auction environment for buyers. This technology, along with your personal Internet connections and equipment, can fail. In the event you are unable to complete the bidding process for any reason, Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC is not liable to any bidder for loss of time, expense or damages. By registering for this Auction buyer/bidder agrees to hold Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC harmless for any damages or expense as a result of a technology malfunction. Bidding is the responsibility of the Buyer and should be done with technology issues as a consideration, bidding early and often to assure they are the winner on the lots they are interested in. Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC is an agent for the Seller and in no way represents the buyer/bidder legally. Seller or Auctioneer may withdraw or change the items being sold in this event at any time and at their discretion. Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC reserves the right to withdraw any bid for any reason. Bidding in this auction creates a binding contract obligating bidder/buyer to complete the purchase transaction per the terms listed here. PLEASE NOTE - If two bidders place high bids that are the same amount, the FIRST recorded bid becomes the winner. |
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Online Only - Bloomington Indiana - Monday October 16th, 2023 - First lot closes at 7PM
Rare, Fine, and Antiquarian Books featuring finely bound copies, special editions, signed and inscribed works, important printings, first editions, sets and multi-volume lots and other rarities and hard to find books. A bibliophile's auction with something for everyone. Lots may be added to this auction up to Friday, October 13th.
SALE ENDS WITH LIVE BIDDING: Monday October 16th - First Lot Closes at 7PM with a soft, staggered close.
PREVIEW - Preview on Friday October 13th from 3 to 5PM, or by appointment with 24 hour notice. Email us at EDSOnlineAuctions@gmail,com or phone 812-822-2508 to schedule. Preview & Pickup are at the:
EDS Auction Center
701 S Ransom Lane
Bloomington IN 47403
PICKUP/CHECKOUT: Tuesday October 17th from 1-6PM. If you can't make this timeline you must contact us after the close of the auction to make alternative arrangements. Email us at EDSOnlineAuctions@gmail,com or phone 812-822-2508 to schedule.
TERMS: Please read ALL terms and conditions before bidding in this auction. In the state of Indiana your bid becomes a legal contract to purchase the goods in this auction if you are the high bidder.
SHIPPING: Shipping is available for ALL items in this auction. Please be aware that shipping is NOT free and may be expensive based on the items specific size, weight & value. 1 Freckles, G Stratton-Porter, Doubleday 1st Ed Stratton-Porter, Gene. Freckles. Illustrated by Stetson E. Crawford. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1904. First edition, first printing - scarce. 8 1/8" x 6", 433 pgs. Original cloth over boards. Gilt top edge, deckled foredge. Some toning at edges ... 2 Sitting Bull & Indian War, Johnson, Edgewood 1891 Johnson, W. Fletcher. Life of Sitting Bull and History of the Indian War of 1890-91, Red Record of the Sioux, profusely illustrated. Edgewood Publishing , Copyright H.W. Stringer 1891. 8" x 6", 587 pgs. Green cloth with gilt decorations. Covers are w... 3 Romance of the Forum, Burke, Cornish Lampart 1853 Burke, Peter. The Romance of the Forum, or, Narratives, Scenes and Anecdotes from Courts of Justice. New York: Cornish, Lamport & Co Publishers, 1853. 7 1/2" x 5 1/4", 308 pgs plus 4 unpaginated pgs of publisher catalog at back. Scarce American impri... 4 2V Letters of Asa Gray, Houghton Mifflin 1893 Gray, Asa. Letters of Asa Gray in 2 Volumes, edited by Jane Loring Gray. Boston & NY: Houghton Mifflin & Company, Riverside Press 1893. 8" x 5 1/4", 838 pgs in 2 volumes. Red cloth. Covers are worn at corners and head and tail of spine. Removed bookp... 5 Indiana Gazetteer or Topographical Dictionary 1849 The Indiana Gazetteer, or Topographical Dictionary of the State of Indiana. Indianapolis: E. Chamberlain. Third edition 1849. 8 1/8" x 5 1/4", 440 pgs. Illustrated with engravings. Tan leather over boards with leather spine label. Covers are worn at... 6 Milton's Poetical Works Edward Kearny NY 1843 Milton's Poetical Works, Together with the Life of the Author, Complete in One Volume. New York: Edward Kearny. No Stated Edition - presumed 1843. 7 1/2" x 4 3/4". Paginated by book. Frontispiece illustration. Tooled leather cover. Marbled edges and... 7 Illustrated ed Lucile by Owen Meredith, Leather Meredith, Owen (Robert, Lord Lytton). Lucile, Illustrated. No Stated Edition - circa 1910. 7 3/4" x 5". 263 pgs with additional publisher advertising pages at end. Tooled and gilt leather cover with gilt edges and ribbon. Covers are worn at bottom ed... 8 Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill Illustrated 1906 1st Kipling, Rudyard. Puck of Pook's Hill, Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co 1906. 8 3/8" x 5 1/2". 275 pgs. First American Edition. Green cloth over boards with top gilt edge and deckled bottom and foredges. Includes detached... 9 Poetical Works of Whittier, Fine Binding 1888 Whittier, John Greenleaf. The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier, Household Edition with Illustrations. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Riverside Press, 1888. 8" x 5 3/8". 478 pgs. Full leather binding with gilt edges and r... 10 Pagan's Poems, Johnston Rare 1st Ed 1884 Johnston, W.H. The Pagan's Poems. Peoria: J.W. Franks & Sons, 1884. 8" x 5 1/2". 351 pgs. Red cloth over boards with gilt title and painted edges. Good conditions with very light wear to cover and a few spots. Firmly bound with bright pages. Books ... 11 Hawthorne Scarlet Letter Illustrated 1883 Houghton Hawthorne, Nathanial. The Scarlet Letter, 2nd Edition, Illustrated. Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, Riverside Press 1883. 8 1/4" x 6". 323 pgs. Cloth over boards with gilt title and gilt edges. Wear at spine head and tail. Spots on cover, penci... 12 Wilcox World Voices 1st Ed 1916 w Color Frontis Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. World Voices, Illustrated. New York: Hearst's International Library Company 1916. 10" x 7". 126 pgs. Cloth over boards with gilt title and gilt top edge. Wear at head and corners with toning along spine. Pencil annotation on end... 13 Unknown Light Poems of Fray Luis de Leon Signed Luis de Leon, Fray - translated by Barnstone, Willis. Unknown Light. Albany: State University of New York 1979. 9 1/4" x 6 1/8". 175 pgs. Hardcover with gilt title. Dedication and signature from Willis Barnstone on title page. Pencil annotation on en... 14 Fairy Shoemaker Illustrated by Artzybasheff 1928 Various authors. The Fairy Shoemaker and Other Fairy Poems, Illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff. New York: Macmillan Company 1928. 8 3/4" x 7 3/4". 116 pgs. Printed cloth cover. Toning at spine, bumped corners. Light foxing and a few worn areas on page... 15 Elbert Hubbard Scrap Book Roycrofters 1923 Leather Various authors. Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book, Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections Gathered During a Life Time of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use. Printed East Aurora: Roycrofters, Distributed by Wm H. Wise & Co New York. 1923. 9 1... 16 Howard Pyle, Ruby of Kishmoor Illustrated, 1908 Pyle, Howard. Ruby of Kishmoor. Illustrated by author. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1908. 9" x 6," 74 pgs. Printed cloth cover with gilt titles and top gilt edge. Color illustrations. Bumped corners and some spots on cover. Light foxing on... 17 Samuel Johnson, Rambler Vol IV, London 1791 Johnson, Samuel. The Rambler in Four Volumes, Volume 4 only. London: J. Hodges, W. Miller, R. Tonson, T. French, J. Ottridge, G. Wade, and J. Wren. 1791. 8" x 5," 254 pgs plus index. Full leather cover. Ink notations and owner's marks on front free e... 18 Sacred Poems by N. Parker Willis Fine Leather 1859 Willis, N. Parker. Sacred Poems. Illustrated. New York: Clark, Austin & Smith. 1859. 8 1/2" x 6". 256 pgs. Full leather cover with gilt title and full gilt edges and turn-ins. Raised band spine. Bright and attractive marbled endpapers. Foxing on fron... 19 Cosmos: A Sketch by Von Humboldt Vol II, 1850 Von Humboldt, Alexander. Cosmos: A Sketch or a Physical Description of the Universe. Volume II only. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1850. 8" x 5 1/4". 367 pgs. Cloth over boards. Some toning to spine, wear and residue on cover. Owner's name ... 20 Poems of Thomas Gray 1883 American Fine Binding Gray, Thomas. Poems of Thomas Gray. New York: White, Stokes, and Allen, 1883. 6 5/8" x 4 1/2". 167 pgs. Cloth over boards with impressed title and design on cover. Light wear at head and tail of spine. Deckled fore and bottom edges. Pencil annotation... 21 Dream Life Fable by IK Marvel 1851, 1st Ed & Issue Marvel, IK (Mitchell, Donald Grant). Dream Life: A Fable of the Seasons. New York: Charles Scribner, 1851. 7 3/4" x 5 3/8". 286 pgs. Cloth over boards with impressed title and design on cover. Top gilt edge. Light rubbing to cover and bumped corners.... 22 JG Whittier Child Life, 1872 First Ed Whittier, John Greenleaf. Child Life: A Collection of Poems, with Illustrations. Boston: James Osgood and Company 1872. 7 3/4" x 5 5/8". 263 pgs. Cloth over boards with impressed gilt title and design on cover. Full gilt edges. Light rubbing to cover... 23 Abe Martin's Almanack Signed Kin Hubbard 1907 Hubbard, Kin. Abe Martin's Almanack, with Illustrations by the author. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company 1907. 8" x 4 1/4". Unpaginated. Cloth over boards with fragments of paper label on front cover. Rubbed cover and bumped corners. Signed and ded... 24 Les Commentaires de Cesar 2 Volumes New Ed 1806 de Wailly, M. Les Commentaires de Cesar, Nouovelle Edition, Revue et Retouchee avec Soin, Tome Premier & Tome Second. 2 Volumes. Paris: Chez H. Barbou, 1806. 6 7/8" x 4" each. 229 pgs (i.e. 429) and 535 pgs. Full leather with gilt tooling on cover an... 25 Kentucky Govs LW Powell & JL Helm Bio 1868 Biographical Sketch of the Hon. Lazarus W. Powell with biographical sketch of John L. Helm. Pub. by direction of the General Assembly of Kentucky. Frankfort, KY: S.L.M. Major, Public Printer, 1868. Commercial printing - scarce. 9 1/8" x 6", double vo... 26 E Burke American Revolution, Lynd Ward Wood Cuts Burke, Edmund Papers on the American Revolution 1777 with wood engravings by Lynd Ward, ed. by Peter J. Stanlis. Lunenburg, Vt: The Stinebour Press for The Limited Editions Club, 1975. Cased, 10 1/4" x 7 1/2". 268 pgs. Hand signed by Lynd Ward with n... 27 Proctor's Poems Fine Embossed Binding 1858 The Poems of Adelaide A. Proctor Complete Edition with an Introduction by Charles Dickens. New York: John W. Lovell Company, 1858 dedication. 7 1/2" x 5 1/4". Fine embossed leather covers with gilt on front. Full gilt page edges. Some splitting and l... 28 3 Cased Limited Editions Club Volumes 1963 James, Henry The Ambassadors, illustrations by Leslie Saalburg. The Garamond Press for The Limited Editions Club, 1963. Copy no. 615 signed in ink by the illustrator - color prints laid in. Very good condition with exception of spine staining. 10 3/4... 29 Wilkie Collins The Woman in White Ltd Ed Club 1964 Collins, Wilkie The Woman in White, illustrations by Leonard Rosoman. Woodstock, VT: The Elm Tree Press for The Limited Editions Club, 1964. Copy no. 615 with signature of illustrator. 534 pgs. Very good condition with sun fading to spine and wear to... 30 Rudyard Kipling Kim Ltd Editions Club Volume 1962 Kipling, Rudyard Kim, illustrations by Robin Jacques. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1962. Copy no. 615 signed by the illustrator. Very good condition, leather spine, cloth covers with slipcase. 10 1/4" x 7 3/4". 284 pgs. Books in this sale co... 31 2 Cased Ltd Editions Club Volumes 1960 & 1964 Hardy, Thomas The Mayor of Casterbridge, illustrated with wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1964. Slipcase. Very good condition with leather spine. Copy no. 615 with illustrator's signature. 9 1/2" x 6 3/8".... 32 2 Vols Wallace & Tarkington Limited Editions Club Tarkington, Booth Monsieur Beaucaire illustrated by T.M. Cleland. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. Copy no. 615 signed by the illustrator. 8 1/2" x 6 1/4". 121 pgs. Very good condition. Glassine wrapped fabric cover, slipcase with interior ... 33 28 Vols Complete Oeuvres de J. Michelet 1885 Michelet, J. Oeuvres in 28 Volumes, including 9 Vols Histoire de la Revolution and 19 Vols Histoire de France. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1885. 6 1/2" x 4" each. Paginated individually. Gilt top edges and deckled fore and bottom edges. Cloth spine over... 34 Rare 4 Vol Memoires de Brantome, 1722 Leather de Bourdeille, Pierre, seigneur de Brant�me. M�moires de Messire Pierre de Bourdeille, Seigneur de Brantome, Contenans Les Vies des Hommes Illustres Et grands Capitaines Francois de son temps, in 4 Volumes. A Leyde: Chez Jean Sambix Le Jeun... 35 7 Vol 1814-1815 Paris Didot Red Morrocco Memories Various authors. Various titles in 7 Volumes. Paris: P. Didot L'Aine, 1814-1815. Text in French. 5 1/4" x 3 5/8" each. Paginated individually. Full red leather binding with gitl tooling and raised bands. Gilt edges and marbled endpapers. Good conditi... 36 Les Faceties de Pogge Florentin, 2 Vols 1878 Florentin, Pogge. Les Fac�ties de Pogge, Volumes I-II. Paris: Isidore Liseux, 1878. Text in French. 6 1/8" x 4" each. Paginated individually. Cloth spine with marbled paper covered boards. Bumped corners. Ink and pencil annotations on endpapers,... 37 2 Vol Les Caracteres Monsieur de la Bruyere 1768 de la Bruyere, Jean. Les Caracteres de Monsieur de la Bruyere, 2 Volumes. Paris: Chez Laurent Prault, 1768. Text in French. 5 3/4" x 3 1/2" each. Paginated individually. Mottled leather cover with marbled endpapers and colored edges. Corners bumped. ... 38 2 Vol Pensees de Seneque 1752 Fine Leather Binding Seneque (collected and translated by Angliviel de la Beaumelle) Pensees de Seneque, 2 Volumes. Paris: PG Le Mercier et al, 1752. Text in French. 6 1/2" x 4" each. Paginated individually. Mottled leather cover with marbled endpapers and edges. Bumped ... 39 5 Vol 1876, 1887 Charpentier, Musset & Maupassant 5 similarly bound volumes from Paris: G. Charpentier. Text in French, 4 1/2" x 3 3/8" each. Includes: de Maupassant, Contes et Nouvelles 1887 de Musset, Comedies et Proverbes Vol 1-3 and Poesies Nouvelles, 1876. Paginated individually. Half red leat... 40 2 Vol Poesies Satyriques du 18th Siecle 1788 Various. Poesies Satyriques du Dix-Huitieme Siecle, 2 Volumes. London: 1788. Text in French. 5" x 3 1/8" each. Paginated individually. Mottled leather cover with marbled endpapers and gilt edges. Light cover wear. Ink and pencil annotations plus book... 41 Physiologie de L'Homme Marie, Illustrated 1841 de Kock, Paul. Physiologie de l'Homme Marie, Illustrations de Marckl. Text in French. Paris: Jules Laisne, 1841. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2". 129 pgs. Half leather with marbled paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. Gilt spine details. Light cover wear. Ink... 42 2 Vols Collection des Moralistes, de Socrate, 1782 Collection des Moralistes Anciens - Les Entretiens Memorables de Socrate, 2 Volumes. Text in French. Paris: Didot l'A�ne & Debure l'A�ne, 1782. 5 1/4" x 3 1/8". Paginated individually. Ex Library from Paris Bibliotheque. Full leather with m... 43 Le Cousin de Mahomet 1781, 2 Vol Bound Together Le Cousin de Mahomet - Orne de Figures. 2 Volumes bound as one. Text in French. Constantinople, 1781. 5 1/4" x 3 1/2". 198 and 240 pages. Quarter leather with decorative paper covers over board, and marbled endpapers. Marbled top edge. Raised spine b... 44 Rare Nouveau Modele des Enfans 1823, Illustrated Various. Nouveau Mod�le des Enfans, ou Abr�g� de l'Histoire des Grands Hommes. Illustrated. Text in French. Paris: Cez Thieriot et Belin, 1823, 2nd edtion. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2". 262 pages. Full leather with glued spine and faded marbled edg... 45 4 French Bks Musset 1894, Louis 14-15, Char Artine 4 assorted books include De Musset, Contes et Nouvelles, 1894. Paris: Charpentier. 4 1/2" x 3 3/8". Quarter leather with marbled boards and endpapers. Frontis illustration, stickers and annotation on endpapers. Light wear. 4 Volumes in 2 books Siec... 46 5 Bks: 3 Vol Petracha 1811 & 2 Vol Musset 1876 2 sets of books includes: 2 Volumes De Musset, Comedies et Proverbes, 1876. French text. Paris: Charpentier. 4 5/8" x 3 1/4". Quarter leather with marbled boards and endpapers. Gilt top edge. Frontis illustration. Bookplate on front endpapers. Light... 47 Ee-Dah-How, Tracy Coker Signed to Will H. Hays Coker, Tracy. Ee-dah-how. Caldwell: Caxton Printers, 1933. 7 3/4" x 5 1/2" jacketed hardcover. Jacket is under acetate, price clipped. Signed by author and dedicated to Will H. Hays on front endpaper. Light edge toning - good conditions. Will H. Ha... 48 Marcel Duchamp Castle of Purity, Paz, 1970 Paz, Octavio. Marcel Duchamp or The Castle of Purity. London & New York: Cape Golliard Press in Association with Grossman Publishers, 1970. 10" x 6 3/4" jacketed hardcover. Jacket is foxed at edges and toned around spine and top edge. Die cut title p... 49 Loomis's Trigonometry & Logarithms 1880, 25th Ed Loomis, Elias. Loomis's Trigonometry and Logarithms - Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry. New York: Harper & Brothers 1880. 25th Edition. 9 3/8" x 6". Full leather with marbled edges. Contains 2 pieces of laid in ephemera. Bowed covers and ... 50 Whittier Poetical Works 1887 Fine Leather Binding Whittier, John Greenleaf. The Poetical Works, Household Edition with Illustrations. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Riverside Press, 1887. 8" x 5 1/2". Full leather with gilt edges raised bands, gilt tooled turn-ins, and decorativ... 51 24 Vol Works of Jonathan Swift 1812, Cloth Binding Swift, Jonathan. British Classics, The Works of the Rev Jonathan Swift, arranged by Thomas Sheridan with Notes, Historical and Critical, New Edition in 24 Volumes. New York: William Durell and Co, 1812. 7 1/4" x 4 5/8". Green cloth over boards. Volu... 52 6 Vols Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records Collective Ed Krapp & Dobbie. Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records, 6 Volumes. New York: Columbia University Press, 1931-1958. 9" x 5 3/4". Unjacketed hardcovers. Incluldes Junius Manuscript, The Vercelli Book, The Exeter Book, Beowulf and Judith, Paris Psalter and Boethius... 53 Yukio Mishima Sea of Fertility Novels 4 Vols Knopf Mishima, Yukio. Sea of Fertility Cycle of 4 Novels in 4 Volumes: Spring Snow 1972, Temple of Dawn 1973, Runaway Horses 1973, Decay of the Angel 1974. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 8 1/2" x 6". Jacketed hardcovers. Paginated individually. Top painted edg... 54 Fumiko Enchi Waiting Years 1971 First Ed Hardcover Enchi, Fumiko. The Waiting Years. Tokyo and Palo Alto: Kodansha International, 1971. 8 1/2" x 6". 203 pgs. Jacketed cloth over boards. Jacket soft at head and tail of spine. First edition in good condition with light toning to page edges. Books in ... 55 2 Vol Thesaurus of Old English Rodopi 2000 Cloth Roberts, Kay & Grundy. A Thesaurus of Old English, Volume I Introduction and Thesaurus, Volume II Index. Amsterdam & Atlanta: Rodopi, 2000. 1562 pgs in 2 volumes. 9" x 6" each. Cloth over boards. Good conditions with light spotting and marks at edges... 56 Rambles in the Mammoth Cave, 1845 Illustrated By "A Visiter." Rambles in the Mammoth Cave, During the Year 1844. Louisville: Morton & Griswold, 1845. 7 1/4" x 4 3/4". 101 pgs. Lacking map, 6 plates present. Association with Harold Meloy, noted Mammoth Cave scholar. Leather spine with cloth over... 57 American Institutions de Tocqueville, 1851, 1st Ed de Tocqueville, Alexis. Amarican Institutions and Their Influence, with Notes by Hon. John C. Spencer. New York: A.S. Barnes & Co, 1851. 460 pgs. 8 1/4" x 5 1/2". Impressed cloth over boards. Spine detaching but intact. Wear at head and tail of spin... 58 Bentley 'R' Type Handbook #XIV 1966 Bentley Motors Handbook for the 'R' Type Bentley (with Automatic Gearbox) - with Instructions for Running and Maintenance, Liable to Alteration without Notice, Number XIV. Derby: Bentley Motors LTD, 1966. 113 pgs, with inserts. 8 3/4" x 5 1/4". Vinyl cover over bo... 59 3 Vol History of Jews in Russia & Poland 1916-20 Dubnow, S.M. (Translated from the Russian by I. Friedlaender). History of the Jews in Russia and Poland from the Earliest Times until the Present Day, 3 Volumes. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1916, 1918, 1920. Variously pag... 60 4 Vol Works of John Gower, English French Latin Macaulay, G.C. The Complete Works of John Gower in 4 Volumes: English Works, French Works, Latin Works. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1899-1902. Variously paginated. 8 3/4" x 6". Marginalia and underlining, presumed from scholar John J. McNally, with... 61 Theophilus Pinches, Old Testament 1908, Third Ed Pinches, Theophilus. The Old Testament in the Light of the Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1908 3rd Edition, Revised with Appendices and Notes. 597 pgs. 8 1/4" x 6". Cloth o... 62 3 Association Copies William H. Hays Author Signed 3 assorted titles with inscriptions to William H. Hays and author signatures: Wunder, Clinton. Crowd of Souls. New York, Chicago: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1926. 188 pgs. Inscribed to Will Hays and signed by author on front endpapers. Herschell, Wi... 63 1867 Photo Album Hess Sweppenhiser Family Antique Pennsylvania family photo album of Mary Alice Hess Sweppenhiser with photographs and tin types set in laminated frame pages and pencil annotations on each page, metal clasps intact. Alice Sweppenhiser 1864 Oct. 19th in pencil on frontispiece.... 64 Catherdrals of England 1905 Fine Amer. Binding Taber, M.J. The Cathedrals of England, Illustrated. Boston: L.C.Page & Company, 1905. Gilt top edge. Fine cloth binding with embossed and gilt details. 7 3/4" x 5 3/8". 287 pgs. Excellent condition, minimal corner wear, frontispiece loose but intact.... 65 Jacques Derrida L'Ecriture Et La Difference 1967 Paris: Editions Du Seuil, 1967, Imprimerie Firmin-Didot D.L. 2e TR. 1967. No 1997-5. (6970). Not first printing. Paper cover. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". 436 pgs. Bumped upper right corner, very clean interior with no markings noted. Books in this sale come fr... 66 New Testament Early Hartford Printing 1822 The New Testament. Hartford: George Goodwin & Sons, 1822. Fine printing, leather covered boards showing some wear, surface loss and scratches, corner bumping and minimal loss. 6 7/8" x 4 3/8". 334 pgs. Pencil writing on interior back page. Books in ... 67 Scarce Rupture Hernia R.W. Shives 1916 Shives, R.W. Rupture Hernia. Chicago: W.B.Conkey Company. 6 3/8" x 4 1/2". 63 pgs. Water ring on cloth cover with embossed gilt title. Small amount of stain/dirt on pgs 38-39. Books in this sale come from a long-time collector of antiquarian and spe... 68 Bigland Natural History of Birds, Fishes 1828 Bigland, John. A Natural History of Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects. Philadelphia: John Grigg, 1828. Paper covers with embossed leather spine and corners. 7 3/8" x 4 5/8". 179 pgs. Originally with 12 colored plates - only Whale present, others w... 69 Comp. Doctrines Gospel (Mormonism) 1884 A Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Franklin Richards & Elder James Little compilers and Publishers. Salt Lake City: Dessert News Company, 1884. 6" x 3 7/8". 312 pgs. Embossed cover, split on face, cracked binding. Personalized notation in i... 70 Concise System Inst. Reg. Militia 1854 Adjutant-General Samuel Cooper & Major-General ALexander Macomb, United States Army, A Concise System of Instructions and Regulations for the Militia and Volunteers of the United States. Philadelphia: Frank Desilver, 1854. Paper label fixed to interi... 71 Sufferings of John Coustos 1746 Freemasonry Rare Sketchley, J. The Sufferings of John Coustos for Free-Masonry. London: W. Strahan, for the Author, 1746. All engravings present with the exception of frontispiece portrait. Marbled paper cover, Quarter leather binding with leather corners. Name, date... 72 Mongredien Madeleine De Scudery 1946 Mongredien, Georges, Madeleine de Secudery Et Son Salon. Paris: Editions Tallandier, 1946. In French. 7 5/8" x 5 3/8". 234 pgs with illustrations. Quarter leather binding with raised band spine, marbled paper covers and end papers. Very good conditio... 73 Courtship Mile Standish Longfellow 1st Ed. 2nd Prt Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Other Poems. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1859. Ads date 1858. Typewritten note and ephemera inside back cover. 7 1/2" x 5". 215 pgs, 12 pgs ads, no Waverly ad. Cloth binding and interio... 74 Kneipp My Water Cure 3rd Ed English Translation Kneipp, Sebastian, My Water-Cure. Kempten (Bavaria): Jos. Koesel, 1894. Illustrated. 8" x 5 3/8". 395 pgs, 14 pgs advertising. Cloth cover with gilt embossing, minimal wear to corners and edges. Taped repair pg 61. Books in this sale come from a lo... 75 Life of David Crockett 1865 Illustrated ed. John E. Potter, Life of David Crockett The Original Humorist and Irrepressible Backwoodsman. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. 7 5/8" x 5 3/8". 405 pgs with illustrations. Embossed cloth covers, surface and edge wear and bumping. Cracked spine, very... 76 Avesta Die Heiligen Schriften Der Parsen 1852 Dr. Friedrich Spiegel, Avesta Die Heiligen Schriften Der Parsen. Leipzig: Verlag Von Wilhelm Engelmann,1852. Rabbi A.R. Levy bookplate fixed to interior cover along with book binder's label. Misc. ephemera regarding the book and note "Rabbi A.R.Levy ... 77 Morse Geography Made Easy 1814 w Map of USA Morse, Jedidiah Geography Made Easy - Abridgement of the American Universal Geography. Boston: Thomas & Andrews, 1814. 364 pgs with tipped in fold out map of the U.S. dated 1806, lacking map of the world. 6 7/8" x 4 3/8". Original leather binding, su... 78 Riley Poems Here At Home 1st Ed. 2nd State Deluxe Whitcomb Riley, James. Poems Here At Home, pictures by E.W.Kemble. New York: The Century Co., The De Vinne Press,1893. 7 1/16" x 4 5/8". 187 pgs. Some toning, small edge tear. Deluxe embossed gilt decorated vellum binding. Gilt top edge. Cracked spin... 79 Hoyles Games 1820 London New Edition w Golf Jones, Charles ed. Hoyles Games. London: W. Shackell, Printer. 5 3/4" x 3 3/4". 502 pgs. Leather binding. Cracked spine with some surface wear and losses. Books in this sale come from a long-time collector of antiquarian and specialty books. EDS aim... 80 English Version Polyglot Bible 1835 The English Version of the Polyglot Bible with Marginal Readings. Philadelphia: Desilver, Thomas & Co. 5 13/16" x 3 9/16". 186 pgs. Personalized leather binding with name embossed on cover, inscription on frontispiece. All edges gilt. Surface and edg... 81 Upton Woman In Music 1895 5th Ed. Upton, George P. Woman In Music. Chicago: A.C. McClurg and Company, 1895. 6 3/4" x 4 1/2". 221 pgs. Half leather with marbled paper covers and end papers, embossed gilt and ridged spine. Edge wear, bumping. Gilt top edges, overall very good interior ... 82 Longfellow Voices Of The Night 2nd Ed. 1840 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Voices of the Night. (Longfellow's first book of poems). Cambridge: John Owen, 1840. 6 7/8" x 4 1/2". 144 pgs. Gilt decorated cover, ridged spine, edge and surface wear. Marbled end papers, book binder's label fixed to in... 83 Essay Irish Bulls (Blunders) 1803 Early Am. Illus. Edgeworth, Richard Lovell & Maria. New York: J. Swaine, 1803. Early American imprint with leather binding. 6 3/8" x 4 3/16". 240 pgs with Contents page at back. Some toning, staining. Bumped corners, repaired and glued in spine. Books in this sale c... 84 Longfellow In The Harbor 1882 1st Ed. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. In the Harbor Utima Thule. - Part II. Boston: Houghton, Miflin and Company - The Riverside Press, Cambridge. 6 7/8" x 4 7/8". 88 pgs. Very good, embossed gilt cover. Barton Currie ex libris label fixed to interior cover. ... 85 Dennison Lieutenant Messinger 1863 w Frontispiece Dennison, Mary A. Lieutenant Messinger. Boston: Henry Hoyt, 1863. 6 7/8" x 4 1/2". 119 pgs. Overall very good, bumped corners. Books in this sale come from a long-time collector of antiquarian and specialty books. EDS aims to describe and photograph... 86 Beaumarchais Le Mariage De Figaro c.1785 Rebound M. De Beaumarchais. La Folle Journee ou Le Mariage De Figaro - Comedie en Cinq Actes, en Prose. Paris: A. Lemerre. 6 1/4" x 3 3/4". 334 pgs. 20th C. binding, ribbon, glued spine, watermarked paper. Very clean interior. Books in this sale come from a... 87 Du Gard Les Thibault Fine Binding 9 Vols In 3 Nobel prize for literature, 1937. Du Gard, Roger Martin. Les Thibault. Paris: Librairie Gallimard 1931, 1940, 1936. Vol. 1 288 pgs, Vol. II 278 pgs, Vol. III 291 pgs. Fine binding, 3/4 Morrocan, marbled paper covers. Marbled end papers, gilt top edge... 88 Oeuvres Morales De Vauvenargues 3 Vols 1874 Vauvenargues, Oeuvres Morales, E. Plon et Cie, ed. Paris: E. Plon et Cie. Collections classique de France. 5 1/2" x 4". Vol. I 318 pgs with tipped in fold out letter (copy), Vol. II 385 pgs, Vol. III 564pgs. Fine half leather binding with faux tortoi... 89 Les Essais De Montaigne Nouvelle Ed. 1781 3 Vols Amsterdam: Aux Depens de la Compagnie, 1781. 6 13/16 x 4 1/2". Vol. I 543 pgs, Vol. II 820 pgs, Vol. III 663 pgs. Fine leather binding with raised rib spine, embossed and gilt. Some wear to covers, little to no staining or spotting. Books in this sa... 90 Select Narrations From Latin Authors 1810 Phila. Dumouchel and Goffaux ed. Select Narrations, Taken From The Best Latin Authors. Philadelphia: Delaplaine & Hellings, T.T.Stiles, printer, 1810. 1st American edition from the third Paris edition. 5 3/4" x 3 3/4". 406 pgs. Toning and staining. Leather ... 91 Dixon On Methodism 1843 Scarce Rev. James Dixon, D.D. Methodism In Its Origin, Economy and Present Position. New York: G. Land & P.P. Sandford, J. Collord, printer, 1843. Leather binding. 5 7/8" x 4". 360pgs. Staining, edge wear. Books in this sale come from a long-time collector... 92 Constitution Of The Presbyterian Church 1827 Phila Janeway, Ely, Neill. The Consitution of the Presbyterian Church. Philadelphia: Towar & Hogan, 1827. 5 15 /16 x 3 3/4". 466 pgs. Leather binding, toning and staining, bumped corners and edge wear, small tear and area of loss at spine. Books in this s... 93 Del Rey, Moon of Mutiny 1st Edition w Dust Jacket Del Rey, Lester. Moon of Mutiny, A Science-Fiction Novel. New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1961. 217 pgs. 8 1/2" x 5 3/4". Jacketed hardcover. Jacket is under acetate and has moderate wear at edges but remains bright with great cover graphics. A few ... 94 Paleontology Jurassic, Cretaceous Argentina 1931 Weaver, Charles E. Paleontology of the Jurassic and Cretaceous of West Central Argentina. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1931. 595 pgs. 13 3/4" x 10 1/2". Includes illustrated plates and tipped in fold out chart. Ex-Library copy Indiana Uni... |
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