ESTATE BOOKS & EPHEMERA ABSOLUTE AUCTION
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Online Only Absolute Auction Saturday, November 22 - 10:00 AM 4872 Hwy 64 East, Selmer, TN 38375 Estate Books & Ephemera Preview - Friday, November 21 - 10AM - 6PM Kennedy's Auction Service LLC 4872 Hwy 64 East, Selmer, TN 38375 731-645-5001 - 731-645-6357 - 731-610-3060 TN Auctioneer Lic. #5336 & 6424

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Tennessee Cookbook by Mrs. Reese Lillard c. 1922
(1) Hardcover Tennessee Cookbook, Revised Edition by Mrs. Reese Lillard, Lebanon, TN c. 1922 green cover with gilt lettering on cover and spine, 267 pages printed for the Author by the Publishing House of the M. E. Church, South Nashville, Tenn. Boo...

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Scarce Illustrations of Eating by A. Beef-eater
Very Scarce Softcover Illustrations of Eating by A. Beef-eater (George Vasey) Booklet C. 1847 published by John Russell Smith, London. "Illustrations of Eating; Displaying the Character of Man; and Exhibiting the Natives of Various Countries at Feed...

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1776-1876 Centennial Cookbook & Favorite Dishes
(1) Hardcover The 1776 -1876 Centennial Cookbook and General Guide by Mrs. Ella E. Meyers, published by J.B. Myers, Philadelphia c. 1876. "Illustrated. Practical Receipts, in four parts, embracing modern cookery, in all its arts, family medicines an...

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The Motorist Luncheon Book by May E. Southworth
1 Hardcover The Motorist Luncheon Book by May E. Southworth stated 1st Edition (G-X). Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers New York and London c. 1923. Green cloth cover with black lettering on cover and spine with automobile graphic on cover....

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Three Volume Set Rigaud Bon Vivant Cook and Drink
(1) Hardback Three Volume Set Rigaud Bon Vivant Cook and Drink Books with Zebra Cloth Covers and red faux leather spines in black faux leather case including vintage wine chart including The Art of Mixing Drinks based on Esquire Drink Book 8th editio...

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Manuali Hoepli il Pasticciere e Confettiere Modern
(1) Hardcover Manuali Hoepli il Pasticciere e Confettiere Moderno 4th Edition by G. Ciocca Cookbook published by Ulrico Hoepli Milano c. 1923. 700 recipes, 179 illustrations and 24 color plates about the decoration of cakes and pastries. In Italian....

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2 Confectionary Themed 19th Century Cookbooks
(2) Hardcover Confectionary Themed 19th Century Cookbooks including The Art of Confectionary: with various methods of preserving fruits and fruit juices; the preparation of jams and jellies; fruit and other syrups; summer beverages, and directions fo...

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2 Vintage Ice Cream Making Cookbooks
(2) Vintage Hardcover Ice Cream Making Cookbooks. Including Ice Cream Desserts for Every Occasion by L. P. de Gouy. Published by Hastings House New York C. 1938 1st Edition. 470 tested recipes for ice creams, coupes, bombes, frappes, ices, mousses, ...

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La Cocinera Poblana Mexican Cookbook c.1921
(1) Hardcover La Cocinera Poblana Mexican Cookbook in Spanish. Published by Herrero Hermanos Sucesores Mexico City C. 1921 9th edition. New practical manual of Spanish, French, English and Mexican Cooking, including domestic hygiene and economics. "...

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2 Vol Diccionario de Cocina Cooking Dictionary
(2) Volume Hardcover Quarter Red Calf Leather Bound Diccionario de Cocina Cooking Dictionary by Angel Murro published by Jose Maria Faquineto, Madrid c. 1892 with approximately 14 food themed chromolithographs throughout. Both volumes are in Spanish...

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C. 1905 Edible & Poisonous Fungi Chromolithographs
Pair of Edible and Poisonous Fungi Chromolithographs from "Cassel's Storehouse of General Information" published by Cassel's London c. 1905 archivally framed in Antique Walnut Shadowbox Frames. Each frame measures 13 1/4" x 16 1/2"; prints measure 1...

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Desk Book of Printing Type, C. 1898
1 Hardcover Desk Book of Printing Type by The American Type Founders Co. c. 1898. A desk book of printing types to which is appended a condensed catalogue and price list of printing machinery and materials. Green cloth with graphic with black and r...

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Rare John F. Trow's Specimens of Type and Printing
1 Rare Hardcover John F. Trow's Specimens of Type and Printing published by John F. Trow New York c. 1856. Specimen book of the letterpress, stereotype, electrotype and wood-cut printing establishment of John F. Trow 377 & 379 Broadway, Corner of Wh...

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Rare C. J. Peters & Son, Typography Printing Book
1 Rare Hardcover C. J. Peters & Son, Boston, Mass Typography Printing Specimen Book c. late 19th century. Rare antique book likely printed by C.J. Peters & Son Boston with thousands of incredible Victorian images including Odd Fellows, Native Americ...

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L 'Art Dan La Decoration Exterieure des Livres
1 Hardcover Rare L 'Art Dan La Decoration Exterieure des Livres (The Art of Exterior Book Decoration) by Octave Uzanne published by Societe Francaise d'Editions d'Art Paris c. 1898. Profusely illustrated throughout in the Art Nouveau style. Decorati...

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Stephenson, Blake & Co Types, Material & Machinery
1 Hardcover Rare Stephenson, Blake & Co. LTD Types, Material and Machinery Catalogue and Specimen Book c. 1914 Stated Third Edition. "Lining Type, Borders, Ornaments, Printing Material, Machinery" from Stephenson, Blake & Co. LTD. Sheffield and Lond...

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Bruce's New York Type Foundry Specimen for Printer
1 Hardcover Bruce's New York Type Foundry Specimen for Printer's Book published by V. B. Munson successor to George Bruce's Son & Co. New York c. 1900. "Type, Borders, Rules, Circles, Ovals, Leads, Slugs, Etc. Etc. 448 profusely illustrated pages w...

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2 Barnhart Brothers & Spindler Type Equip Catalogs
2 Hardcover Barnhart Brothers & Spindler Type Superior Print Plant Equipment Catalogs (Typography Specimen Books). Set includes Catalog 25 and 25-A. Both include price lists. Published by Barnhart Brothers and Spindler Chicago c. 1925. "Type face...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition Roxburghe Royal Octavo Format. "Including an account of the origin...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition Roxburghe Royal Octavo Size. "Including an account of the origin o...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition Octavo Format. "Including an account of the origin of printing wit...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition, 16 mo size. "Including an account of the origin of printing with ...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition, 16 mo size. "Including an account of the origin of printing with ...

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Book by Constantini Lascaris bound in Vellum, 1476
1 Hardcover Antique Book in Latin and Greek by Constantini Lascaris (Greek Scholar and Grammarian 1434-1501), printed by Melchiorre Sessa Venice c. 1533 in later vellum binding. The tenth edition of the first work (printed in Milan in 1476). Title...

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2 Vols. Historia Ecclesiastica by Claudii Abbatis
2 Hardcover Volumes (XVI and XLVIII) Historia Ecclesiastica (Ecclesiastical History) by Claudii Fleurii Abbatis (Claude Fleury) published in Latin by Josephi Wolff Augsburg, Germany and Innsbruck, Austria c. 1762 in full leather bindings with gilt le...

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2 19th C. Leather Bound Books, North/South America
2 Early 19th Century Hardcover Leather Bound Books on North and South America including Lettres Sur L'Amerique du Nord (Letter on North America) Volume 1 by Michel Chevalier published by Librairie de Charles Gosselin, Paris c. 1838 3rd Edition in red...

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Consultationes Socratem Inter Et Xenophontem de
1 Hardcover Consultationes Socratem Inter Et Xenophontem de Dei Existentia, Pars I et II (Consultations between Socrates and Xenophonten on the Existance of God Parts I and II) by a Jesuit Priest in the Lower Rhine printed by Christian Rommerskirchen...

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Du Contrat Social by Jean Jacques Rousseau C. 1793
1 Hardcover Du Contrat Social Nouvelle Edition (The Social Contract New Edition) by Jean Jacques Rousseau published by Chez Louis Libraire Paris c. An II de la Republique Francaise (Year II of the French Republique 1793-94). The ideas Rousseau expre...

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2 19th Century 1st Editon Works by Jules Valles
1 Les Refractaiers (The Refractors) by Jules Valles published by Librairie Achille Faure Paris c. 1866 1st Edition. Quarter bound in brown marbled calf leather with marbled boards and end papers. Gilt lettering and tooling on spine with raised bands...

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Arabian Nights Entertainments, C. 1798
1 Hardcover Arabian Nights Entertainments Consisting of One Thousand and One Stories Volume III translated by M. Galland printed by T.N. Longman London c. 1798 New Edition Corrected. "Told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from th...

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Sintram and His Companions - A Northern Tale, 1841
1 Hardcover Sintram and His Companions - A Northern Tale - A New Translation from the German of the Baron de la Motte Fouque published by James Burns London c. 1841. Considered a classic work of German Romanticism the story follows young Sintram as ...

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2 19th C. Leather Bound English Literature Books
2 Hardcover 19th English Literature Books - 1 The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith published by John C. Nimmo London c. 1886. Three Quarter Brown Moroccan Leather with marbled boards and end papers. Gilt decoration and lettering with raised b...

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The Young Voyager to the South Seas: Part 1, 1832
1 Rare Hardcover The Young Voyager to the South Seas; Part 1 - Visit to the Georgian and Society Islands (French Polynesia, Tahiti and Bora Bora) published by Durrie & Peck, New Haven c. 1832. Printed by Hezekiah Howe & Co. Marbled boards with fragi...

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1st Ed. Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ, Lew Wallace
1 Hardcover 1st Edition Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace published by Harper & Brothers New York c. 1880. Publisher's original brown textured cloth cover with the spine panel lettered in gilt. Considered "the most influential Christian b...

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Flagellation & The Flagellants, Cooper. C. 1896
1 Scarce Hardcover Flagellation & The Flagellants - A History of the Rod in All Countries by the Rev. William M. Cooper. Published by William Reeves London c. 1896 New Revised Edition. Burgundy embossed cover with flogging block and rod in center. ...

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Serpent Worship & Other Essays, C. Stainland Wake
1 Hardcover Serpent Worship and Other Essays with a Chapter on Totemism by C. Stainland Wake. Published by George Redway c. 1888. Emerald green cloth cover with gilt circular snake decoration in center and gilt lettering on spine. A detailed exp...

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Author Signed 1st Ed. Sun Lore of All Ages, Olcott
1 Hardback Sun Lore of All Ages - A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship by William Tyler Olcott. Published by G. P. Puttnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press c. 1914. Inscribed and signed by author in...

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Prehistoric America by Stephen D. Peet C. 1905
1 Hardcover Prehistoric America - Myths and Symbols or Aboriginal Religions in America by Stephen D. Peet Ph. D. Published by the Office of the American Antiquarian Chicago c. 1905. Contents include Totemism and Mythology, Animal and Sun Worship, ...

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13 Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets
13 Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum c. 1896-1961 printed by Order of the Trustees. Sold at the British Museum including 1896 Part II (50 plates) folio, 1898 Part IV (50 plates) folio, 1902 Part XV (50 plates) folio, 1903...

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3 Vol Manners & Customs of the Ancient Egyptians
3 Volume Hardcover Set Manners & Customs of the Ancient Egyptians including their religion, agriculture, etc. derived from a comparison of the paintings, sculptures, and monuments still existing, with the accounts of ancient authors by Sir J. Gardner...

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6 Vol. Manners & Customs of the Ancient Egyptians
6 Volume Hardcover Set Manners & Customs of the Ancient Egyptians including their religion, agriculture, etc. derived from a comparison of the paintings, sculptures, and monuments still existing, with the accounts of ancient authors by Sir J. Gardner...

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1st Ed. The Curiosities of Kissing, Alfred Fowler
1 1st Edition Hardcover The Curiosities of Kissing by Alfred Fowler published by The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago c. 1905. "Wit and Humor, Story and Anecdote on Kisses, Kissers and Kissing." Green cloth cover with angels holding red roses with gilt...

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Privately Printed The Works of Aristotle, C. 1883
1 Hardcover The Works of Aristotle Including his Masterpiece, and Important Advice to Females Privately Printed (likely L. Rene London) c. 1883 in red cloth cover (see condition). First published in 1684, "Aristotle's Masterpiece" was a popular medi...

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Stated Third Edition Les Perversions de L'Instin
1 Les Perversions de L'Instinct Genital Etude Sur L'Inversion Sexuelle Basee Sur des Documents Officiels (The Perversions of Genital Instinct - A Study on Sexual Inversion (Homosexuality) based on Official Documents) by Dr. A. Moll published by Georg...

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12 Antique and Vintage Catalogs and Booklets
12 Antique and Vintage Catalogs and Booklets including Spalding and Tiffany c. 1884-1960 including Curious Cobwebs No. 1 c. 1884, Curious Cobwebs No. 2 c. 1886, Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom published by Milton Bradley Co. c. 1893, Can it be C...

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2 Antique Car Catalogs (c. 1916 and 1926)
1 - H.G. King Motorcycle Catalog No. 7464 New York City c. 1917 - Brown cover sheet with H. G. King Automobile Broker New York City information with HGK eagle logo with testimonials and great driver graphic on reverse (unfolded 10" x 8 1/4"). Attac...

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3 19th Century Silver Gelatin Photographs on board
3 - 19th Century Silver Gelatin Photographs of San Juan Capistrano Mission, in San Juan Capistrano, California. Photographs (6 13/16" x 4 13/16") are mounted on board (10 7/8" x 6 7/8") with hand-written poems under each photograph. Captions read "...

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8 pieces of Early California Travel Ephemera
8 pieces of Early California Travel Ephemera including 1 Santa Barbara Floral Number Booklet Published by the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce May 1906 (9 1/4" x 6 1/4"); 1 Lake Arrowhead "California's Finest Playground" brochure printed by Arrowhea...

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5 - C. 1920 Automobile Club of Southern Cali Maps
5 - California County Roadmaps prepared by the Route and Map Service Department of the Automobile Club of Southern California including: Imperial County - includes Salton Sea, El Centro and Yuma. Folded 9 1/4" x 3 1/2" unfolded 20 1/2" x 13"; Rivers...

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5 - C. 1920 Automobile Club of Southern Calif Maps
5 - California County Roadmaps and Route Maps prepared by the Route and Map Service Department of the Automobile Club of Southern California including: From Mono Lake and Bridgeport to Lake Tahoe and Reno Route Map "showing resorts, camp sites, stre...

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Antique and Vintage California Travel Ephemera
Antique and Vintage California Travel Ephemera including five Automobile Club of California Road Maps (Metropolitan Los Angeles (1940's), Orange County (1949), San Bernardino County (1943), Santa Barbara County (1942), Lone Pine to Bridgeport (1930's...

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American Legion 12th Annual Convention Boston 1930
7 pc. American Legion 12th Annual Convention Boston 1930 Ephemera Lot including A Map of Old Boston in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Presented by The Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Charles R. Capon, Cartographer; Printed by Sherrill Boston c. 19...

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23 19th C. Stereographic View Cards of Tennnessee
Late 19th Century Stereographic View Cards of Tennessee: 1 Cave Spring marked published by C.S. Judd Columbia, Sewanee, Monteagle and Tracy City, Tennessee on reverse; 1 steamboat pushing a barge with bluffs in background. Handwritten in pencil "Me...

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15 piece Memphis, Tennessee Ephemera Lot
15 piece Memphis, Tennessee Ephemera Lot including 1 Keel & Co. Receipt c. 1867 with Cotton Wagon Engraving; 2 Weekly Appeal Subscription receipts c. 1872; 1 Chickasaw Iron Works receipt c. 1892 with Native American Engraving; 1 Commercial Appeal S...

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7 - Tennessee Author Roark Bradford Books
7 - Tennessee Author Roark Bradford Hardcover Books including 1 Ol' Man Adam an' his Chillun published by Harper & Brothers Publishers New York c. 1928 Stated 1st Edition with dust jacket remnants; 1 The Green Roller published by Harper & Brothers Pu...

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Southern Institutes by George S. Sawyer, C. 1858
1 - Rare Hardcover Southern Institutes or An Inquiry into the Early Prevalence of Slavery and the Slave Trade with an analysis of the laws, history, and Government of the Institution in the principal nations, ancient and modern, from the earliest age...

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Stone Mountain & Confederate Ephemera Lot
1 - Stone Mountain & Confederate Ephemera Lot including 1 Rare Stone Mountain Memorial Coin Poster. Poster measures 28" x 21" and features a Confederate Veteran with the Stone Mountain Memorial in the background and "Finish it While We Live" and "Bu...

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Over the Range to the Golden Gate & History of WI
1 Hardcover Over the Range to the Golden Gate - A Complete Tourists Guide Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the Great North-West by Stanley Wood published by R.R.Donnelley & Sons Chicago c. 18911st Edition. Brow...

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3 Early Pottery, Glass and Porcelain Books
3 Early Pottery, Glass and Porcelain Books including 1 - Softcover Smithsonian Institution - An Early West Virginia Pottery by Walter Hough published by the Government Printing Office Washington DC c. 1901. Brown paper cover, 18 photographic plates ...

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1st Ed. Food & Cookery for the Sick & Convalescent
1 Hardcover 1st Edition Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent by Fannie M. Farmer published by Little, Brown, and Company c. 1904. Green cloth cover and spine with decoration and gilt lettering. 289 illustrated pages with 14 pages of advert...

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1st Ed. The Theory & Practice of Ice Cream Making
1 - Hardcover 1st Edition The Theory and Practice of Ice Cream Making by Hugo H. Sommer published by the Author Madison, Wisconsin c. 1932. Red cloth cover with embossed cover. 628 illustrated pages in English. Book measures 9.25"x6.5"x2" Condition...

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1st Ed Kentucky Receipt Book by Mary Harris Frazer
1 - Rare Hardcover 1st Edition Kentucky Receipt Book by Mary Harris Frazer self published, printed by The Bradley & Gilbert Co. Louisville, KY c. 1903. Red embossed cloth cover with gilt lettering and shamrock on cover in mylar cover. Over 2000 rec...

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The Southern Housekeeper, Franklin Printing C 1898
1 - Hardcover The Southern Housekeeper - A Book of Tested Recipes collected by the Home Department of the Ladies' Missionary Society of the Central Presbyterian Church Atlanta, GA published by The Franklin Printing and Publishing Co. Atlanta c. 1898....

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Late 19th / Early 20th C. Hand-written Cookbook
1 hardcover late 19th century / early 20th century hand-written cookbook in quarter leather binding with marbled boards. Contains hand-written recipes and newspaper clipping recipes including chocolate icing, strawberry sherbert, ham croquettes, fru...

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1st Ed Cooking in the Old Creole Day, Eustis, 1904
1 Hardcover 1st Edition Cooking in the Old Creole Day (La Cuisine Creole a L'Usage de Petit Menages) by Celestine Eustis with introduction by S. Weir Mitchell Illustrated by Harper Pennington published by R.H. Russell New York c. 1904. Gray cloth bi...

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32nd Ed La Cuisiniere de la Campagne et de la Vile
1 - Paperback 32nd Edition La Cuisiniere de la Campagne et de la Ville (The Country Cook and the City Cook) by Louis-Eustache Audot. published by Audot Libraire-Editeur Paris c. 1852. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century, if a French home o...

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World's Fair Menu and Recipe Book, Lehner C.1915
1 - Hardcover World's Fair Menu and Recipe Book - A Collection of the Most Famous Menus Exhibited at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco by Joseph Charles Lehner (The American Gastronome) published by The Lehner and Sefert Publi...

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4 Vol - London History Books by J. Heneage Jesse
4 Volume Set - 2 Volumes - Literary and Historical Memorials of London c. 1847 and 2 Volumes - London and Its Celebrities - A Second Series of Literary and Historical Memorials of London c. 1850 both by J. Heneage Jesse both published by Richard Bent...

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6 Vol "Books About Books" Full Leather Bound Set
6 Volume Books About Books Full Leather Bound Set including Early Printed Books by E. Gordon Duff (219 pages), Book-Plates by W.J. Hardy (175 pages), The Great Book Collectors by Charles and Mary Elton (228 pages), The Binding of Books by Herbert P. ...

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Numbered Limited Editon The Brescia Dante c. 1975
1 - Hardcover Number 244 of 250 copies printed Limited Editon of The Brescia Dante published in honor of the Centennial of Brigham Young University c. 1975. "With a leaf from the Illustrated Edition of 1487 printed by Boninus de Boninis and two essa...

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17 Vol The Old Farmers Almanac by Robert B. Thomas
17 volumes of The Old Farmers Almanac by Robert B. Thomas c. 1891-1919. Combined lot measures approximately 8"x5"x2 1/2" Condition - Good - wear and soiling to covers. 1899 volume has loose front and back cover. 1891 and 1913 volumes missing back ...

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2 Issues of Signature Magazine
2 Issues of Signature Magazine - A Quadrimestrial of Typography and Graphic Arts by Oliver Simon published 37 Museum Street, London. Issue No. 1 (November 1935) paper cover with red lettering (64 pages) and No. 2 (March 1936) paper cover with blue l...

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13 Misc. Hardcover Books on Printing
13 Misc. Books on Printing including Author & Printer - A Guide for Authors, Editors, Printers, Correctors of the Press, Compositors and Typists by F. Howard Colins c. 1905; William Caxton - The First English Printer - A Biography by Charles Knight c...

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17 Misc. Books on Printing and Printing Presses
17 Misc. Books on Printing including George Clymer and the Columbian Press by Jacob Kainen c. 1950; Platen Printing Presses by Daniel Baker c. 1918; Johann Gutenberg and the Invention of Printing by Brayton Harris c. 1972; From Xylographs to Lead Mol...

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20 Misc. Books on Newspapers and the Press
20 Misc. Books on Newspapers and the Press including The Art of Newspaper Making by Charles A. Dana c. 1895 1st Edition; America Goes to Press by Laurence Green c. 1936 1st Edition; Luce and his Empire by W.A. Swanberg c. 1972 in original dust jacket...

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Misc. Manuals and 2 Linotype Type Face Books
Misc. Type Machine Manuals and 2 Linotype Type Face Books including Engineering Bulletins Supplementing Book of Instruction and Parts Catalog by The Intertype Corporation c. 1956; Operating Instructions for General Binding Corporation; The Kluge Auto...

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20 Hardcover Typography Related Books
20 Hardcover Typography Related Books including First Principles of Typography by Stanley Morison c. 1936 with original dust jacket; Caxton edited by Susan Otis Thompson c. 1976 with original dust jacket; Facsimile copy of Historia Typographorum by ...

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15 Hardcover Book Related Books
15 Hardcover Book Related Books including two copies of Apart from the Text by Anthony Rota c. 1998 in original dust jacket; My Lives by Francis Meynell c. 1971 1st American Edition; From Cover to Cover by Stefan Salter c. 1969; Paperback On Art Bind...

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19 Hardcover Books Related to Book Collecting
19 Hardcover Books Related to Book Collecting including Books in the Blood by Anthony Rota c. 2002; The Fortunes of Mitchell Kennerley, Bookman by Matthew J. Bruccoli c. 1986 First Edition; At the Library Table by Adrian Hoffman Joline c. 1910 First ...

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11 British Book and Book Collecting Related Books
11 British Book and Book Collecting Related Books including Shadows of the Old Booksellers by Charles Knight; William Bulmer and the Shakespeare Press by C.H. Timperley c. 1957 in original dust jacket; Modern British Bookplates by W.E. and D. J. Butl...

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2 - 1st British Ed. - English Collectors of Books
2 - 1st British Edition - English Collectors of Books and Manuscripts (1530-1930) by Seymour de Ricci published by The University Press Cambridge c. 1930 - one copy has original dust jacket in mylar cover. Other copy has ex-libris of Warren R. Dawso...

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29 Hardcover Bibliography and other Book Reference
29 Hardcover Books on Book and 10 Book Catalogs including Gutenberg-Jahrbuch 1998, 1993, 2001 and 1991; English Country Bookshops by David Chambers c. 2010; Folio 21 - a Bibliography of the Folio Society 1947-67 c. 1968: Birrell & Garnett Catalogue o...

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Lot of Printing Related Ephemera & Broadsides
1 Lot of Printing Related Ephemera including American Broadsides by Georgia B. Bumgardner published by The Imprint Society Barre, MA c. 1971; The Collectors Portfolio of Hookers Finest Fruits - Twelve Reproduction Antique Prints by William Hooker; Th...

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11 Volume Set - The Story of Civilization, Durant
11 Volume Set - The Story of Civilization (No Dust Jackets) by Will and Ariel Durant published by Simon and Schuster with red cloth covers and gold and black lettering on cover and spine. Red upper edge. Set includes 1. Our Oriental Heritage; 2. Th...

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11 Volume Set - The Story of Civilization, Durant
11 Volume Set - The Story of Civilization (with Dust Jackets) by Will and Ariel Durant published by Simon and Schuster with red cloth covers and gold and black lettering on cover and spine. Red upper edge. Set includes 1. Our Oriental Heritage; 2. ...

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7 Volume Set - Records of the Past c. 1873
7 Volume Set - Records of the Past published under the sanction of the Society of Biblical Archaeology by Sanuel Bagster and Sons London c. 1873 Second Edition. Brown embossed cloth covers with gold gilt decoration on cover and spine. Includes Vol....

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2 - 2 Volume Sets of Early World History Books
2 Hardcover - 2 Volume Sets of Early World History Books including The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Grecians and Macedonians Volumes I and II by M. Rollin published by Blackie, Fullarton...

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7 Vols - The Story of the Nations
7 Hardcover Volumes - The Story of the Nations - Two Volumes from the Subscription Editon - Vol. 4 Carthage or the Empire of Africa by Alfred J. Church published by T. Fisher Unwin London c. 1888 8th Edition. Gray cloth cover with decoration and gilt...

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12 Misc. World History Related Books
12 Hardcover Misc. World History Books including An Encyclopedia of World History by William L. Langer c. 1948; Small Parts in History by Sam Llewellyn c. 1985; From Ape Man to Homer - The Story of the Beginnings of Western Civilization by H.E.L. Mel...

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18 Archaeology Related Books
18 Archaeology Related Books including The Search for the Tassili Frescos by Henri Lhote c. 1960 in original dust jacket; The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin c. 1983; Then & Now by Stefania and Dominic Perring c. 1991; Down to Earth by Carey Cronei...

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14 Early Civilizations & Western Asia History Book
14 Early Civilizations and Western Asia History Books including Cylinder Seals of Western Asia by D.J. Wiseman c. 1959 in original dusk jacket and slip cover; Filibusters in Barbary by Wyndham Lewis c. 1932; Assyrian Discoveries - An Account of Explo...

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8 Middle Eastern History Books
8 Middle Eastern History Books including The Persian-English Pocket Dictionary by Abbas Aryanpur-Kashani c. 1979; Lost Civilizations - The Palestine of the Crusaders by Philippe Aziz c. 1979; Persia I by Jean-Louis Huot c. 1965 in original dust jack...

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6 Antique Books on Ancient Egypt
6 Antique Books on Ancient Egypt including Isis and Osiris or The Origin of Christianity as a Verification of an Ultimate Law of History by John Stuart Stuart-Glennie published by Longman's, Green and Co. London c. 1878; brown cloth cover with gilt l...

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9 Vintage and Antique Books on Ancient Egypt
9 Vintage and Antique Books on Ancient Egypt including The Pyramids of Egypt by I.E.S. Edwards c. 1961 revised edition in original dust jacket; A Thousand Miles Up the Nile by Amelia B. Edwards, Illustrated 1st Edition c. 1877; The Mountains of the P...

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15 Modern Books on Ancient Egypt
15 Modern Books on Ancient Egypt including A History of Ancient Egypt by Nicolas Grimal; Ancient Egypt by Lorna Oakes and Lucia Gahlin; The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw; Ancient Egypt in the Metropolitan Museum Journal Volumes 1-11 (19...

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Contact: Mark Kennedy
Phone: 731-645-6357
Sale Location
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Online Only Absolute Auction Saturday, November 22 - 10:00 AM 4872 Hwy 64 East, Selmer, TN 38375 Estate Books & Ephemera Preview - Friday, November 21 - 10AM - 6PM Kennedy's Auction Service LLC 4872 Hwy 64 East, Selmer, TN 38375 731-645-5001 - 731-645-6357 - 731-610-3060 TN Auctioneer Lic. #5336 & 6424

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Tennessee Cookbook by Mrs. Reese Lillard c. 1922
(1) Hardcover Tennessee Cookbook, Revised Edition by Mrs. Reese Lillard, Lebanon, TN c. 1922 green cover with gilt lettering on cover and spine, 267 pages printed for the Author by the Publishing House of the M. E. Church, South Nashville, Tenn. Boo...

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Scarce Illustrations of Eating by A. Beef-eater
Very Scarce Softcover Illustrations of Eating by A. Beef-eater (George Vasey) Booklet C. 1847 published by John Russell Smith, London. "Illustrations of Eating; Displaying the Character of Man; and Exhibiting the Natives of Various Countries at Feed...

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1776-1876 Centennial Cookbook & Favorite Dishes
(1) Hardcover The 1776 -1876 Centennial Cookbook and General Guide by Mrs. Ella E. Meyers, published by J.B. Myers, Philadelphia c. 1876. "Illustrated. Practical Receipts, in four parts, embracing modern cookery, in all its arts, family medicines an...

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The Motorist Luncheon Book by May E. Southworth
1 Hardcover The Motorist Luncheon Book by May E. Southworth stated 1st Edition (G-X). Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers New York and London c. 1923. Green cloth cover with black lettering on cover and spine with automobile graphic on cover....

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Three Volume Set Rigaud Bon Vivant Cook and Drink
(1) Hardback Three Volume Set Rigaud Bon Vivant Cook and Drink Books with Zebra Cloth Covers and red faux leather spines in black faux leather case including vintage wine chart including The Art of Mixing Drinks based on Esquire Drink Book 8th editio...

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Manuali Hoepli il Pasticciere e Confettiere Modern
(1) Hardcover Manuali Hoepli il Pasticciere e Confettiere Moderno 4th Edition by G. Ciocca Cookbook published by Ulrico Hoepli Milano c. 1923. 700 recipes, 179 illustrations and 24 color plates about the decoration of cakes and pastries. In Italian....

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2 Confectionary Themed 19th Century Cookbooks
(2) Hardcover Confectionary Themed 19th Century Cookbooks including The Art of Confectionary: with various methods of preserving fruits and fruit juices; the preparation of jams and jellies; fruit and other syrups; summer beverages, and directions fo...

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2 Vintage Ice Cream Making Cookbooks
(2) Vintage Hardcover Ice Cream Making Cookbooks. Including Ice Cream Desserts for Every Occasion by L. P. de Gouy. Published by Hastings House New York C. 1938 1st Edition. 470 tested recipes for ice creams, coupes, bombes, frappes, ices, mousses, ...

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La Cocinera Poblana Mexican Cookbook c.1921
(1) Hardcover La Cocinera Poblana Mexican Cookbook in Spanish. Published by Herrero Hermanos Sucesores Mexico City C. 1921 9th edition. New practical manual of Spanish, French, English and Mexican Cooking, including domestic hygiene and economics. "...

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2 Vol Diccionario de Cocina Cooking Dictionary
(2) Volume Hardcover Quarter Red Calf Leather Bound Diccionario de Cocina Cooking Dictionary by Angel Murro published by Jose Maria Faquineto, Madrid c. 1892 with approximately 14 food themed chromolithographs throughout. Both volumes are in Spanish...

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C. 1905 Edible & Poisonous Fungi Chromolithographs
Pair of Edible and Poisonous Fungi Chromolithographs from "Cassel's Storehouse of General Information" published by Cassel's London c. 1905 archivally framed in Antique Walnut Shadowbox Frames. Each frame measures 13 1/4" x 16 1/2"; prints measure 1...

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Desk Book of Printing Type, C. 1898
1 Hardcover Desk Book of Printing Type by The American Type Founders Co. c. 1898. A desk book of printing types to which is appended a condensed catalogue and price list of printing machinery and materials. Green cloth with graphic with black and r...

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Rare John F. Trow's Specimens of Type and Printing
1 Rare Hardcover John F. Trow's Specimens of Type and Printing published by John F. Trow New York c. 1856. Specimen book of the letterpress, stereotype, electrotype and wood-cut printing establishment of John F. Trow 377 & 379 Broadway, Corner of Wh...

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Rare C. J. Peters & Son, Typography Printing Book
1 Rare Hardcover C. J. Peters & Son, Boston, Mass Typography Printing Specimen Book c. late 19th century. Rare antique book likely printed by C.J. Peters & Son Boston with thousands of incredible Victorian images including Odd Fellows, Native Americ...

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L 'Art Dan La Decoration Exterieure des Livres
1 Hardcover Rare L 'Art Dan La Decoration Exterieure des Livres (The Art of Exterior Book Decoration) by Octave Uzanne published by Societe Francaise d'Editions d'Art Paris c. 1898. Profusely illustrated throughout in the Art Nouveau style. Decorati...

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Stephenson, Blake & Co Types, Material & Machinery
1 Hardcover Rare Stephenson, Blake & Co. LTD Types, Material and Machinery Catalogue and Specimen Book c. 1914 Stated Third Edition. "Lining Type, Borders, Ornaments, Printing Material, Machinery" from Stephenson, Blake & Co. LTD. Sheffield and Lond...

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Bruce's New York Type Foundry Specimen for Printer
1 Hardcover Bruce's New York Type Foundry Specimen for Printer's Book published by V. B. Munson successor to George Bruce's Son & Co. New York c. 1900. "Type, Borders, Rules, Circles, Ovals, Leads, Slugs, Etc. Etc. 448 profusely illustrated pages w...

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2 Barnhart Brothers & Spindler Type Equip Catalogs
2 Hardcover Barnhart Brothers & Spindler Type Superior Print Plant Equipment Catalogs (Typography Specimen Books). Set includes Catalog 25 and 25-A. Both include price lists. Published by Barnhart Brothers and Spindler Chicago c. 1925. "Type face...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition Roxburghe Royal Octavo Format. "Including an account of the origin...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition Roxburghe Royal Octavo Size. "Including an account of the origin o...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition Octavo Format. "Including an account of the origin of printing wit...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition, 16 mo size. "Including an account of the origin of printing with ...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition, 16 mo size. "Including an account of the origin of printing with ...

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Book by Constantini Lascaris bound in Vellum, 1476
1 Hardcover Antique Book in Latin and Greek by Constantini Lascaris (Greek Scholar and Grammarian 1434-1501), printed by Melchiorre Sessa Venice c. 1533 in later vellum binding. The tenth edition of the first work (printed in Milan in 1476). Title...

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2 Vols. Historia Ecclesiastica by Claudii Abbatis
2 Hardcover Volumes (XVI and XLVIII) Historia Ecclesiastica (Ecclesiastical History) by Claudii Fleurii Abbatis (Claude Fleury) published in Latin by Josephi Wolff Augsburg, Germany and Innsbruck, Austria c. 1762 in full leather bindings with gilt le...

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2 19th C. Leather Bound Books, North/South America
2 Early 19th Century Hardcover Leather Bound Books on North and South America including Lettres Sur L'Amerique du Nord (Letter on North America) Volume 1 by Michel Chevalier published by Librairie de Charles Gosselin, Paris c. 1838 3rd Edition in red...

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Consultationes Socratem Inter Et Xenophontem de
1 Hardcover Consultationes Socratem Inter Et Xenophontem de Dei Existentia, Pars I et II (Consultations between Socrates and Xenophonten on the Existance of God Parts I and II) by a Jesuit Priest in the Lower Rhine printed by Christian Rommerskirchen...

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Du Contrat Social by Jean Jacques Rousseau C. 1793
1 Hardcover Du Contrat Social Nouvelle Edition (The Social Contract New Edition) by Jean Jacques Rousseau published by Chez Louis Libraire Paris c. An II de la Republique Francaise (Year II of the French Republique 1793-94). The ideas Rousseau expre...

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2 19th Century 1st Editon Works by Jules Valles
1 Les Refractaiers (The Refractors) by Jules Valles published by Librairie Achille Faure Paris c. 1866 1st Edition. Quarter bound in brown marbled calf leather with marbled boards and end papers. Gilt lettering and tooling on spine with raised bands...

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Arabian Nights Entertainments, C. 1798
1 Hardcover Arabian Nights Entertainments Consisting of One Thousand and One Stories Volume III translated by M. Galland printed by T.N. Longman London c. 1798 New Edition Corrected. "Told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from th...

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Sintram and His Companions - A Northern Tale, 1841
1 Hardcover Sintram and His Companions - A Northern Tale - A New Translation from the German of the Baron de la Motte Fouque published by James Burns London c. 1841. Considered a classic work of German Romanticism the story follows young Sintram as ...

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2 19th C. Leather Bound English Literature Books
2 Hardcover 19th English Literature Books - 1 The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith published by John C. Nimmo London c. 1886. Three Quarter Brown Moroccan Leather with marbled boards and end papers. Gilt decoration and lettering with raised b...

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The Young Voyager to the South Seas: Part 1, 1832
1 Rare Hardcover The Young Voyager to the South Seas; Part 1 - Visit to the Georgian and Society Islands (French Polynesia, Tahiti and Bora Bora) published by Durrie & Peck, New Haven c. 1832. Printed by Hezekiah Howe & Co. Marbled boards with fragi...

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1st Ed. Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ, Lew Wallace
1 Hardcover 1st Edition Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace published by Harper & Brothers New York c. 1880. Publisher's original brown textured cloth cover with the spine panel lettered in gilt. Considered "the most influential Christian b...

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Flagellation & The Flagellants, Cooper. C. 1896
1 Scarce Hardcover Flagellation & The Flagellants - A History of the Rod in All Countries by the Rev. William M. Cooper. Published by William Reeves London c. 1896 New Revised Edition. Burgundy embossed cover with flogging block and rod in center. ...

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Serpent Worship & Other Essays, C. Stainland Wake
1 Hardcover Serpent Worship and Other Essays with a Chapter on Totemism by C. Stainland Wake. Published by George Redway c. 1888. Emerald green cloth cover with gilt circular snake decoration in center and gilt lettering on spine. A detailed exp...

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Author Signed 1st Ed. Sun Lore of All Ages, Olcott
1 Hardback Sun Lore of All Ages - A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship by William Tyler Olcott. Published by G. P. Puttnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press c. 1914. Inscribed and signed by author in...

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Prehistoric America by Stephen D. Peet C. 1905
1 Hardcover Prehistoric America - Myths and Symbols or Aboriginal Religions in America by Stephen D. Peet Ph. D. Published by the Office of the American Antiquarian Chicago c. 1905. Contents include Totemism and Mythology, Animal and Sun Worship, ...

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13 Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets
13 Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum c. 1896-1961 printed by Order of the Trustees. Sold at the British Museum including 1896 Part II (50 plates) folio, 1898 Part IV (50 plates) folio, 1902 Part XV (50 plates) folio, 1903...

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3 Vol Manners & Customs of the Ancient Egyptians
3 Volume Hardcover Set Manners & Customs of the Ancient Egyptians including their religion, agriculture, etc. derived from a comparison of the paintings, sculptures, and monuments still existing, with the accounts of ancient authors by Sir J. Gardner...

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6 Vol. Manners & Customs of the Ancient Egyptians
6 Volume Hardcover Set Manners & Customs of the Ancient Egyptians including their religion, agriculture, etc. derived from a comparison of the paintings, sculptures, and monuments still existing, with the accounts of ancient authors by Sir J. Gardner...

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1st Ed. The Curiosities of Kissing, Alfred Fowler
1 1st Edition Hardcover The Curiosities of Kissing by Alfred Fowler published by The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago c. 1905. "Wit and Humor, Story and Anecdote on Kisses, Kissers and Kissing." Green cloth cover with angels holding red roses with gilt...

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Privately Printed The Works of Aristotle, C. 1883
1 Hardcover The Works of Aristotle Including his Masterpiece, and Important Advice to Females Privately Printed (likely L. Rene London) c. 1883 in red cloth cover (see condition). First published in 1684, "Aristotle's Masterpiece" was a popular medi...

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Stated Third Edition Les Perversions de L'Instin
1 Les Perversions de L'Instinct Genital Etude Sur L'Inversion Sexuelle Basee Sur des Documents Officiels (The Perversions of Genital Instinct - A Study on Sexual Inversion (Homosexuality) based on Official Documents) by Dr. A. Moll published by Georg...

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12 Antique and Vintage Catalogs and Booklets
12 Antique and Vintage Catalogs and Booklets including Spalding and Tiffany c. 1884-1960 including Curious Cobwebs No. 1 c. 1884, Curious Cobwebs No. 2 c. 1886, Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom published by Milton Bradley Co. c. 1893, Can it be C...

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2 Antique Car Catalogs (c. 1916 and 1926)
1 - H.G. King Motorcycle Catalog No. 7464 New York City c. 1917 - Brown cover sheet with H. G. King Automobile Broker New York City information with HGK eagle logo with testimonials and great driver graphic on reverse (unfolded 10" x 8 1/4"). Attac...

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3 19th Century Silver Gelatin Photographs on board
3 - 19th Century Silver Gelatin Photographs of San Juan Capistrano Mission, in San Juan Capistrano, California. Photographs (6 13/16" x 4 13/16") are mounted on board (10 7/8" x 6 7/8") with hand-written poems under each photograph. Captions read "...

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8 pieces of Early California Travel Ephemera
8 pieces of Early California Travel Ephemera including 1 Santa Barbara Floral Number Booklet Published by the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce May 1906 (9 1/4" x 6 1/4"); 1 Lake Arrowhead "California's Finest Playground" brochure printed by Arrowhea...

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5 - C. 1920 Automobile Club of Southern Cali Maps
5 - California County Roadmaps prepared by the Route and Map Service Department of the Automobile Club of Southern California including: Imperial County - includes Salton Sea, El Centro and Yuma. Folded 9 1/4" x 3 1/2" unfolded 20 1/2" x 13"; Rivers...

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5 - C. 1920 Automobile Club of Southern Calif Maps
5 - California County Roadmaps and Route Maps prepared by the Route and Map Service Department of the Automobile Club of Southern California including: From Mono Lake and Bridgeport to Lake Tahoe and Reno Route Map "showing resorts, camp sites, stre...

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Antique and Vintage California Travel Ephemera
Antique and Vintage California Travel Ephemera including five Automobile Club of California Road Maps (Metropolitan Los Angeles (1940's), Orange County (1949), San Bernardino County (1943), Santa Barbara County (1942), Lone Pine to Bridgeport (1930's...

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American Legion 12th Annual Convention Boston 1930
7 pc. American Legion 12th Annual Convention Boston 1930 Ephemera Lot including A Map of Old Boston in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Presented by The Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Charles R. Capon, Cartographer; Printed by Sherrill Boston c. 19...

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23 19th C. Stereographic View Cards of Tennnessee
Late 19th Century Stereographic View Cards of Tennessee: 1 Cave Spring marked published by C.S. Judd Columbia, Sewanee, Monteagle and Tracy City, Tennessee on reverse; 1 steamboat pushing a barge with bluffs in background. Handwritten in pencil "Me...

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15 piece Memphis, Tennessee Ephemera Lot
15 piece Memphis, Tennessee Ephemera Lot including 1 Keel & Co. Receipt c. 1867 with Cotton Wagon Engraving; 2 Weekly Appeal Subscription receipts c. 1872; 1 Chickasaw Iron Works receipt c. 1892 with Native American Engraving; 1 Commercial Appeal S...

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7 - Tennessee Author Roark Bradford Books
7 - Tennessee Author Roark Bradford Hardcover Books including 1 Ol' Man Adam an' his Chillun published by Harper & Brothers Publishers New York c. 1928 Stated 1st Edition with dust jacket remnants; 1 The Green Roller published by Harper & Brothers Pu...

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Southern Institutes by George S. Sawyer, C. 1858
1 - Rare Hardcover Southern Institutes or An Inquiry into the Early Prevalence of Slavery and the Slave Trade with an analysis of the laws, history, and Government of the Institution in the principal nations, ancient and modern, from the earliest age...

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Stone Mountain & Confederate Ephemera Lot
1 - Stone Mountain & Confederate Ephemera Lot including 1 Rare Stone Mountain Memorial Coin Poster. Poster measures 28" x 21" and features a Confederate Veteran with the Stone Mountain Memorial in the background and "Finish it While We Live" and "Bu...

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Over the Range to the Golden Gate & History of WI
1 Hardcover Over the Range to the Golden Gate - A Complete Tourists Guide Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the Great North-West by Stanley Wood published by R.R.Donnelley & Sons Chicago c. 18911st Edition. Brow...

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3 Early Pottery, Glass and Porcelain Books
3 Early Pottery, Glass and Porcelain Books including 1 - Softcover Smithsonian Institution - An Early West Virginia Pottery by Walter Hough published by the Government Printing Office Washington DC c. 1901. Brown paper cover, 18 photographic plates ...

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1st Ed. Food & Cookery for the Sick & Convalescent
1 Hardcover 1st Edition Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent by Fannie M. Farmer published by Little, Brown, and Company c. 1904. Green cloth cover and spine with decoration and gilt lettering. 289 illustrated pages with 14 pages of advert...

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1st Ed. The Theory & Practice of Ice Cream Making
1 - Hardcover 1st Edition The Theory and Practice of Ice Cream Making by Hugo H. Sommer published by the Author Madison, Wisconsin c. 1932. Red cloth cover with embossed cover. 628 illustrated pages in English. Book measures 9.25"x6.5"x2" Condition...

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1st Ed Kentucky Receipt Book by Mary Harris Frazer
1 - Rare Hardcover 1st Edition Kentucky Receipt Book by Mary Harris Frazer self published, printed by The Bradley & Gilbert Co. Louisville, KY c. 1903. Red embossed cloth cover with gilt lettering and shamrock on cover in mylar cover. Over 2000 rec...

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The Southern Housekeeper, Franklin Printing C 1898
1 - Hardcover The Southern Housekeeper - A Book of Tested Recipes collected by the Home Department of the Ladies' Missionary Society of the Central Presbyterian Church Atlanta, GA published by The Franklin Printing and Publishing Co. Atlanta c. 1898....

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Late 19th / Early 20th C. Hand-written Cookbook
1 hardcover late 19th century / early 20th century hand-written cookbook in quarter leather binding with marbled boards. Contains hand-written recipes and newspaper clipping recipes including chocolate icing, strawberry sherbert, ham croquettes, fru...

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1st Ed Cooking in the Old Creole Day, Eustis, 1904
1 Hardcover 1st Edition Cooking in the Old Creole Day (La Cuisine Creole a L'Usage de Petit Menages) by Celestine Eustis with introduction by S. Weir Mitchell Illustrated by Harper Pennington published by R.H. Russell New York c. 1904. Gray cloth bi...

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32nd Ed La Cuisiniere de la Campagne et de la Vile
1 - Paperback 32nd Edition La Cuisiniere de la Campagne et de la Ville (The Country Cook and the City Cook) by Louis-Eustache Audot. published by Audot Libraire-Editeur Paris c. 1852. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century, if a French home o...

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World's Fair Menu and Recipe Book, Lehner C.1915
1 - Hardcover World's Fair Menu and Recipe Book - A Collection of the Most Famous Menus Exhibited at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco by Joseph Charles Lehner (The American Gastronome) published by The Lehner and Sefert Publi...

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4 Vol - London History Books by J. Heneage Jesse
4 Volume Set - 2 Volumes - Literary and Historical Memorials of London c. 1847 and 2 Volumes - London and Its Celebrities - A Second Series of Literary and Historical Memorials of London c. 1850 both by J. Heneage Jesse both published by Richard Bent...

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6 Vol "Books About Books" Full Leather Bound Set
6 Volume Books About Books Full Leather Bound Set including Early Printed Books by E. Gordon Duff (219 pages), Book-Plates by W.J. Hardy (175 pages), The Great Book Collectors by Charles and Mary Elton (228 pages), The Binding of Books by Herbert P. ...

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Numbered Limited Editon The Brescia Dante c. 1975
1 - Hardcover Number 244 of 250 copies printed Limited Editon of The Brescia Dante published in honor of the Centennial of Brigham Young University c. 1975. "With a leaf from the Illustrated Edition of 1487 printed by Boninus de Boninis and two essa...

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17 Vol The Old Farmers Almanac by Robert B. Thomas
17 volumes of The Old Farmers Almanac by Robert B. Thomas c. 1891-1919. Combined lot measures approximately 8"x5"x2 1/2" Condition - Good - wear and soiling to covers. 1899 volume has loose front and back cover. 1891 and 1913 volumes missing back ...

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2 Issues of Signature Magazine
2 Issues of Signature Magazine - A Quadrimestrial of Typography and Graphic Arts by Oliver Simon published 37 Museum Street, London. Issue No. 1 (November 1935) paper cover with red lettering (64 pages) and No. 2 (March 1936) paper cover with blue l...

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13 Misc. Hardcover Books on Printing
13 Misc. Books on Printing including Author & Printer - A Guide for Authors, Editors, Printers, Correctors of the Press, Compositors and Typists by F. Howard Colins c. 1905; William Caxton - The First English Printer - A Biography by Charles Knight c...

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17 Misc. Books on Printing and Printing Presses
17 Misc. Books on Printing including George Clymer and the Columbian Press by Jacob Kainen c. 1950; Platen Printing Presses by Daniel Baker c. 1918; Johann Gutenberg and the Invention of Printing by Brayton Harris c. 1972; From Xylographs to Lead Mol...

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20 Misc. Books on Newspapers and the Press
20 Misc. Books on Newspapers and the Press including The Art of Newspaper Making by Charles A. Dana c. 1895 1st Edition; America Goes to Press by Laurence Green c. 1936 1st Edition; Luce and his Empire by W.A. Swanberg c. 1972 in original dust jacket...

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Misc. Manuals and 2 Linotype Type Face Books
Misc. Type Machine Manuals and 2 Linotype Type Face Books including Engineering Bulletins Supplementing Book of Instruction and Parts Catalog by The Intertype Corporation c. 1956; Operating Instructions for General Binding Corporation; The Kluge Auto...

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20 Hardcover Typography Related Books
20 Hardcover Typography Related Books including First Principles of Typography by Stanley Morison c. 1936 with original dust jacket; Caxton edited by Susan Otis Thompson c. 1976 with original dust jacket; Facsimile copy of Historia Typographorum by ...

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15 Hardcover Book Related Books
15 Hardcover Book Related Books including two copies of Apart from the Text by Anthony Rota c. 1998 in original dust jacket; My Lives by Francis Meynell c. 1971 1st American Edition; From Cover to Cover by Stefan Salter c. 1969; Paperback On Art Bind...

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19 Hardcover Books Related to Book Collecting
19 Hardcover Books Related to Book Collecting including Books in the Blood by Anthony Rota c. 2002; The Fortunes of Mitchell Kennerley, Bookman by Matthew J. Bruccoli c. 1986 First Edition; At the Library Table by Adrian Hoffman Joline c. 1910 First ...

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11 British Book and Book Collecting Related Books
11 British Book and Book Collecting Related Books including Shadows of the Old Booksellers by Charles Knight; William Bulmer and the Shakespeare Press by C.H. Timperley c. 1957 in original dust jacket; Modern British Bookplates by W.E. and D. J. Butl...

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2 - 1st British Ed. - English Collectors of Books
2 - 1st British Edition - English Collectors of Books and Manuscripts (1530-1930) by Seymour de Ricci published by The University Press Cambridge c. 1930 - one copy has original dust jacket in mylar cover. Other copy has ex-libris of Warren R. Dawso...

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29 Hardcover Bibliography and other Book Reference
29 Hardcover Books on Book and 10 Book Catalogs including Gutenberg-Jahrbuch 1998, 1993, 2001 and 1991; English Country Bookshops by David Chambers c. 2010; Folio 21 - a Bibliography of the Folio Society 1947-67 c. 1968: Birrell & Garnett Catalogue o...

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Lot of Printing Related Ephemera & Broadsides
1 Lot of Printing Related Ephemera including American Broadsides by Georgia B. Bumgardner published by The Imprint Society Barre, MA c. 1971; The Collectors Portfolio of Hookers Finest Fruits - Twelve Reproduction Antique Prints by William Hooker; Th...

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11 Volume Set - The Story of Civilization, Durant
11 Volume Set - The Story of Civilization (No Dust Jackets) by Will and Ariel Durant published by Simon and Schuster with red cloth covers and gold and black lettering on cover and spine. Red upper edge. Set includes 1. Our Oriental Heritage; 2. Th...

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11 Volume Set - The Story of Civilization, Durant
11 Volume Set - The Story of Civilization (with Dust Jackets) by Will and Ariel Durant published by Simon and Schuster with red cloth covers and gold and black lettering on cover and spine. Red upper edge. Set includes 1. Our Oriental Heritage; 2. ...

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7 Volume Set - Records of the Past c. 1873
7 Volume Set - Records of the Past published under the sanction of the Society of Biblical Archaeology by Sanuel Bagster and Sons London c. 1873 Second Edition. Brown embossed cloth covers with gold gilt decoration on cover and spine. Includes Vol....

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2 - 2 Volume Sets of Early World History Books
2 Hardcover - 2 Volume Sets of Early World History Books including The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Grecians and Macedonians Volumes I and II by M. Rollin published by Blackie, Fullarton...

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7 Vols - The Story of the Nations
7 Hardcover Volumes - The Story of the Nations - Two Volumes from the Subscription Editon - Vol. 4 Carthage or the Empire of Africa by Alfred J. Church published by T. Fisher Unwin London c. 1888 8th Edition. Gray cloth cover with decoration and gilt...

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12 Misc. World History Related Books
12 Hardcover Misc. World History Books including An Encyclopedia of World History by William L. Langer c. 1948; Small Parts in History by Sam Llewellyn c. 1985; From Ape Man to Homer - The Story of the Beginnings of Western Civilization by H.E.L. Mel...

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18 Archaeology Related Books
18 Archaeology Related Books including The Search for the Tassili Frescos by Henri Lhote c. 1960 in original dust jacket; The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin c. 1983; Then & Now by Stefania and Dominic Perring c. 1991; Down to Earth by Carey Cronei...

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14 Early Civilizations & Western Asia History Book
14 Early Civilizations and Western Asia History Books including Cylinder Seals of Western Asia by D.J. Wiseman c. 1959 in original dusk jacket and slip cover; Filibusters in Barbary by Wyndham Lewis c. 1932; Assyrian Discoveries - An Account of Explo...

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8 Middle Eastern History Books
8 Middle Eastern History Books including The Persian-English Pocket Dictionary by Abbas Aryanpur-Kashani c. 1979; Lost Civilizations - The Palestine of the Crusaders by Philippe Aziz c. 1979; Persia I by Jean-Louis Huot c. 1965 in original dust jack...

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6 Antique Books on Ancient Egypt
6 Antique Books on Ancient Egypt including Isis and Osiris or The Origin of Christianity as a Verification of an Ultimate Law of History by John Stuart Stuart-Glennie published by Longman's, Green and Co. London c. 1878; brown cloth cover with gilt l...

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9 Vintage and Antique Books on Ancient Egypt
9 Vintage and Antique Books on Ancient Egypt including The Pyramids of Egypt by I.E.S. Edwards c. 1961 revised edition in original dust jacket; A Thousand Miles Up the Nile by Amelia B. Edwards, Illustrated 1st Edition c. 1877; The Mountains of the P...

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15 Modern Books on Ancient Egypt
15 Modern Books on Ancient Egypt including A History of Ancient Egypt by Nicolas Grimal; Ancient Egypt by Lorna Oakes and Lucia Gahlin; The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw; Ancient Egypt in the Metropolitan Museum Journal Volumes 1-11 (19...

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Saturday Nov 22, 2025 Completed
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Selmer, TN 38375
Listing Terms and Conditions
Please refer to terms and conditions on Liveauctioneers.com.
Online Only Absolute Auction Saturday, November 22 - 10:00 AM 4872 Hwy 64 East, Selmer, TN 38375 Estate Books & Ephemera Preview - Friday, November 21 - 10AM - 6PM Kennedy's Auction Service LLC 4872 Hwy 64 East, Selmer, TN 38375 731-645-5001 - 731-645-6357 - 731-610-3060 TN Auctioneer Lic. #5336 & 6424

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Tennessee Cookbook by Mrs. Reese Lillard c. 1922
(1) Hardcover Tennessee Cookbook, Revised Edition by Mrs. Reese Lillard, Lebanon, TN c. 1922 green cover with gilt lettering on cover and spine, 267 pages printed for the Author by the Publishing House of the M. E. Church, South Nashville, Tenn. Boo...

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Scarce Illustrations of Eating by A. Beef-eater
Very Scarce Softcover Illustrations of Eating by A. Beef-eater (George Vasey) Booklet C. 1847 published by John Russell Smith, London. "Illustrations of Eating; Displaying the Character of Man; and Exhibiting the Natives of Various Countries at Feed...

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1776-1876 Centennial Cookbook & Favorite Dishes
(1) Hardcover The 1776 -1876 Centennial Cookbook and General Guide by Mrs. Ella E. Meyers, published by J.B. Myers, Philadelphia c. 1876. "Illustrated. Practical Receipts, in four parts, embracing modern cookery, in all its arts, family medicines an...

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The Motorist Luncheon Book by May E. Southworth
1 Hardcover The Motorist Luncheon Book by May E. Southworth stated 1st Edition (G-X). Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers New York and London c. 1923. Green cloth cover with black lettering on cover and spine with automobile graphic on cover....

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Three Volume Set Rigaud Bon Vivant Cook and Drink
(1) Hardback Three Volume Set Rigaud Bon Vivant Cook and Drink Books with Zebra Cloth Covers and red faux leather spines in black faux leather case including vintage wine chart including The Art of Mixing Drinks based on Esquire Drink Book 8th editio...

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Manuali Hoepli il Pasticciere e Confettiere Modern
(1) Hardcover Manuali Hoepli il Pasticciere e Confettiere Moderno 4th Edition by G. Ciocca Cookbook published by Ulrico Hoepli Milano c. 1923. 700 recipes, 179 illustrations and 24 color plates about the decoration of cakes and pastries. In Italian....

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2 Confectionary Themed 19th Century Cookbooks
(2) Hardcover Confectionary Themed 19th Century Cookbooks including The Art of Confectionary: with various methods of preserving fruits and fruit juices; the preparation of jams and jellies; fruit and other syrups; summer beverages, and directions fo...

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2 Vintage Ice Cream Making Cookbooks
(2) Vintage Hardcover Ice Cream Making Cookbooks. Including Ice Cream Desserts for Every Occasion by L. P. de Gouy. Published by Hastings House New York C. 1938 1st Edition. 470 tested recipes for ice creams, coupes, bombes, frappes, ices, mousses, ...

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La Cocinera Poblana Mexican Cookbook c.1921
(1) Hardcover La Cocinera Poblana Mexican Cookbook in Spanish. Published by Herrero Hermanos Sucesores Mexico City C. 1921 9th edition. New practical manual of Spanish, French, English and Mexican Cooking, including domestic hygiene and economics. "...

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2 Vol Diccionario de Cocina Cooking Dictionary
(2) Volume Hardcover Quarter Red Calf Leather Bound Diccionario de Cocina Cooking Dictionary by Angel Murro published by Jose Maria Faquineto, Madrid c. 1892 with approximately 14 food themed chromolithographs throughout. Both volumes are in Spanish...

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C. 1905 Edible & Poisonous Fungi Chromolithographs
Pair of Edible and Poisonous Fungi Chromolithographs from "Cassel's Storehouse of General Information" published by Cassel's London c. 1905 archivally framed in Antique Walnut Shadowbox Frames. Each frame measures 13 1/4" x 16 1/2"; prints measure 1...

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Desk Book of Printing Type, C. 1898
1 Hardcover Desk Book of Printing Type by The American Type Founders Co. c. 1898. A desk book of printing types to which is appended a condensed catalogue and price list of printing machinery and materials. Green cloth with graphic with black and r...

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Rare John F. Trow's Specimens of Type and Printing
1 Rare Hardcover John F. Trow's Specimens of Type and Printing published by John F. Trow New York c. 1856. Specimen book of the letterpress, stereotype, electrotype and wood-cut printing establishment of John F. Trow 377 & 379 Broadway, Corner of Wh...

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Rare C. J. Peters & Son, Typography Printing Book
1 Rare Hardcover C. J. Peters & Son, Boston, Mass Typography Printing Specimen Book c. late 19th century. Rare antique book likely printed by C.J. Peters & Son Boston with thousands of incredible Victorian images including Odd Fellows, Native Americ...

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L 'Art Dan La Decoration Exterieure des Livres
1 Hardcover Rare L 'Art Dan La Decoration Exterieure des Livres (The Art of Exterior Book Decoration) by Octave Uzanne published by Societe Francaise d'Editions d'Art Paris c. 1898. Profusely illustrated throughout in the Art Nouveau style. Decorati...

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Stephenson, Blake & Co Types, Material & Machinery
1 Hardcover Rare Stephenson, Blake & Co. LTD Types, Material and Machinery Catalogue and Specimen Book c. 1914 Stated Third Edition. "Lining Type, Borders, Ornaments, Printing Material, Machinery" from Stephenson, Blake & Co. LTD. Sheffield and Lond...

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Bruce's New York Type Foundry Specimen for Printer
1 Hardcover Bruce's New York Type Foundry Specimen for Printer's Book published by V. B. Munson successor to George Bruce's Son & Co. New York c. 1900. "Type, Borders, Rules, Circles, Ovals, Leads, Slugs, Etc. Etc. 448 profusely illustrated pages w...

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2 Barnhart Brothers & Spindler Type Equip Catalogs
2 Hardcover Barnhart Brothers & Spindler Type Superior Print Plant Equipment Catalogs (Typography Specimen Books). Set includes Catalog 25 and 25-A. Both include price lists. Published by Barnhart Brothers and Spindler Chicago c. 1925. "Type face...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition Roxburghe Royal Octavo Format. "Including an account of the origin...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition Roxburghe Royal Octavo Size. "Including an account of the origin o...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition Octavo Format. "Including an account of the origin of printing wit...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition, 16 mo size. "Including an account of the origin of printing with ...

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Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johns
2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition, 16 mo size. "Including an account of the origin of printing with ...

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Book by Constantini Lascaris bound in Vellum, 1476
1 Hardcover Antique Book in Latin and Greek by Constantini Lascaris (Greek Scholar and Grammarian 1434-1501), printed by Melchiorre Sessa Venice c. 1533 in later vellum binding. The tenth edition of the first work (printed in Milan in 1476). Title...

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2 Vols. Historia Ecclesiastica by Claudii Abbatis
2 Hardcover Volumes (XVI and XLVIII) Historia Ecclesiastica (Ecclesiastical History) by Claudii Fleurii Abbatis (Claude Fleury) published in Latin by Josephi Wolff Augsburg, Germany and Innsbruck, Austria c. 1762 in full leather bindings with gilt le...

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2 19th C. Leather Bound Books, North/South America
2 Early 19th Century Hardcover Leather Bound Books on North and South America including Lettres Sur L'Amerique du Nord (Letter on North America) Volume 1 by Michel Chevalier published by Librairie de Charles Gosselin, Paris c. 1838 3rd Edition in red...

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Consultationes Socratem Inter Et Xenophontem de
1 Hardcover Consultationes Socratem Inter Et Xenophontem de Dei Existentia, Pars I et II (Consultations between Socrates and Xenophonten on the Existance of God Parts I and II) by a Jesuit Priest in the Lower Rhine printed by Christian Rommerskirchen...

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Du Contrat Social by Jean Jacques Rousseau C. 1793
1 Hardcover Du Contrat Social Nouvelle Edition (The Social Contract New Edition) by Jean Jacques Rousseau published by Chez Louis Libraire Paris c. An II de la Republique Francaise (Year II of the French Republique 1793-94). The ideas Rousseau expre...

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2 19th Century 1st Editon Works by Jules Valles
1 Les Refractaiers (The Refractors) by Jules Valles published by Librairie Achille Faure Paris c. 1866 1st Edition. Quarter bound in brown marbled calf leather with marbled boards and end papers. Gilt lettering and tooling on spine with raised bands...

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Arabian Nights Entertainments, C. 1798
1 Hardcover Arabian Nights Entertainments Consisting of One Thousand and One Stories Volume III translated by M. Galland printed by T.N. Longman London c. 1798 New Edition Corrected. "Told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from th...

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Sintram and His Companions - A Northern Tale, 1841
1 Hardcover Sintram and His Companions - A Northern Tale - A New Translation from the German of the Baron de la Motte Fouque published by James Burns London c. 1841. Considered a classic work of German Romanticism the story follows young Sintram as ...

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2 19th C. Leather Bound English Literature Books
2 Hardcover 19th English Literature Books - 1 The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith published by John C. Nimmo London c. 1886. Three Quarter Brown Moroccan Leather with marbled boards and end papers. Gilt decoration and lettering with raised b...

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The Young Voyager to the South Seas: Part 1, 1832
1 Rare Hardcover The Young Voyager to the South Seas; Part 1 - Visit to the Georgian and Society Islands (French Polynesia, Tahiti and Bora Bora) published by Durrie & Peck, New Haven c. 1832. Printed by Hezekiah Howe & Co. Marbled boards with fragi...

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1st Ed. Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ, Lew Wallace
1 Hardcover 1st Edition Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace published by Harper & Brothers New York c. 1880. Publisher's original brown textured cloth cover with the spine panel lettered in gilt. Considered "the most influential Christian b...

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Flagellation & The Flagellants, Cooper. C. 1896
1 Scarce Hardcover Flagellation & The Flagellants - A History of the Rod in All Countries by the Rev. William M. Cooper. Published by William Reeves London c. 1896 New Revised Edition. Burgundy embossed cover with flogging block and rod in center. ...

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Serpent Worship & Other Essays, C. Stainland Wake
1 Hardcover Serpent Worship and Other Essays with a Chapter on Totemism by C. Stainland Wake. Published by George Redway c. 1888. Emerald green cloth cover with gilt circular snake decoration in center and gilt lettering on spine. A detailed exp...

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Author Signed 1st Ed. Sun Lore of All Ages, Olcott
1 Hardback Sun Lore of All Ages - A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship by William Tyler Olcott. Published by G. P. Puttnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press c. 1914. Inscribed and signed by author in...

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Prehistoric America by Stephen D. Peet C. 1905
1 Hardcover Prehistoric America - Myths and Symbols or Aboriginal Religions in America by Stephen D. Peet Ph. D. Published by the Office of the American Antiquarian Chicago c. 1905. Contents include Totemism and Mythology, Animal and Sun Worship, ...

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13 Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets
13 Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum c. 1896-1961 printed by Order of the Trustees. Sold at the British Museum including 1896 Part II (50 plates) folio, 1898 Part IV (50 plates) folio, 1902 Part XV (50 plates) folio, 1903...

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3 Vol Manners & Customs of the Ancient Egyptians
3 Volume Hardcover Set Manners & Customs of the Ancient Egyptians including their religion, agriculture, etc. derived from a comparison of the paintings, sculptures, and monuments still existing, with the accounts of ancient authors by Sir J. Gardner...

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6 Vol. Manners & Customs of the Ancient Egyptians
6 Volume Hardcover Set Manners & Customs of the Ancient Egyptians including their religion, agriculture, etc. derived from a comparison of the paintings, sculptures, and monuments still existing, with the accounts of ancient authors by Sir J. Gardner...

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1st Ed. The Curiosities of Kissing, Alfred Fowler
1 1st Edition Hardcover The Curiosities of Kissing by Alfred Fowler published by The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago c. 1905. "Wit and Humor, Story and Anecdote on Kisses, Kissers and Kissing." Green cloth cover with angels holding red roses with gilt...

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Privately Printed The Works of Aristotle, C. 1883
1 Hardcover The Works of Aristotle Including his Masterpiece, and Important Advice to Females Privately Printed (likely L. Rene London) c. 1883 in red cloth cover (see condition). First published in 1684, "Aristotle's Masterpiece" was a popular medi...

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Stated Third Edition Les Perversions de L'Instin
1 Les Perversions de L'Instinct Genital Etude Sur L'Inversion Sexuelle Basee Sur des Documents Officiels (The Perversions of Genital Instinct - A Study on Sexual Inversion (Homosexuality) based on Official Documents) by Dr. A. Moll published by Georg...

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12 Antique and Vintage Catalogs and Booklets
12 Antique and Vintage Catalogs and Booklets including Spalding and Tiffany c. 1884-1960 including Curious Cobwebs No. 1 c. 1884, Curious Cobwebs No. 2 c. 1886, Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom published by Milton Bradley Co. c. 1893, Can it be C...

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2 Antique Car Catalogs (c. 1916 and 1926)
1 - H.G. King Motorcycle Catalog No. 7464 New York City c. 1917 - Brown cover sheet with H. G. King Automobile Broker New York City information with HGK eagle logo with testimonials and great driver graphic on reverse (unfolded 10" x 8 1/4"). Attac...

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3 19th Century Silver Gelatin Photographs on board
3 - 19th Century Silver Gelatin Photographs of San Juan Capistrano Mission, in San Juan Capistrano, California. Photographs (6 13/16" x 4 13/16") are mounted on board (10 7/8" x 6 7/8") with hand-written poems under each photograph. Captions read "...

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8 pieces of Early California Travel Ephemera
8 pieces of Early California Travel Ephemera including 1 Santa Barbara Floral Number Booklet Published by the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce May 1906 (9 1/4" x 6 1/4"); 1 Lake Arrowhead "California's Finest Playground" brochure printed by Arrowhea...

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5 - C. 1920 Automobile Club of Southern Cali Maps
5 - California County Roadmaps prepared by the Route and Map Service Department of the Automobile Club of Southern California including: Imperial County - includes Salton Sea, El Centro and Yuma. Folded 9 1/4" x 3 1/2" unfolded 20 1/2" x 13"; Rivers...

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5 - C. 1920 Automobile Club of Southern Calif Maps
5 - California County Roadmaps and Route Maps prepared by the Route and Map Service Department of the Automobile Club of Southern California including: From Mono Lake and Bridgeport to Lake Tahoe and Reno Route Map "showing resorts, camp sites, stre...

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Antique and Vintage California Travel Ephemera
Antique and Vintage California Travel Ephemera including five Automobile Club of California Road Maps (Metropolitan Los Angeles (1940's), Orange County (1949), San Bernardino County (1943), Santa Barbara County (1942), Lone Pine to Bridgeport (1930's...

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American Legion 12th Annual Convention Boston 1930
7 pc. American Legion 12th Annual Convention Boston 1930 Ephemera Lot including A Map of Old Boston in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Presented by The Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Charles R. Capon, Cartographer; Printed by Sherrill Boston c. 19...

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23 19th C. Stereographic View Cards of Tennnessee
Late 19th Century Stereographic View Cards of Tennessee: 1 Cave Spring marked published by C.S. Judd Columbia, Sewanee, Monteagle and Tracy City, Tennessee on reverse; 1 steamboat pushing a barge with bluffs in background. Handwritten in pencil "Me...

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15 piece Memphis, Tennessee Ephemera Lot
15 piece Memphis, Tennessee Ephemera Lot including 1 Keel & Co. Receipt c. 1867 with Cotton Wagon Engraving; 2 Weekly Appeal Subscription receipts c. 1872; 1 Chickasaw Iron Works receipt c. 1892 with Native American Engraving; 1 Commercial Appeal S...

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7 - Tennessee Author Roark Bradford Books
7 - Tennessee Author Roark Bradford Hardcover Books including 1 Ol' Man Adam an' his Chillun published by Harper & Brothers Publishers New York c. 1928 Stated 1st Edition with dust jacket remnants; 1 The Green Roller published by Harper & Brothers Pu...

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Southern Institutes by George S. Sawyer, C. 1858
1 - Rare Hardcover Southern Institutes or An Inquiry into the Early Prevalence of Slavery and the Slave Trade with an analysis of the laws, history, and Government of the Institution in the principal nations, ancient and modern, from the earliest age...

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Stone Mountain & Confederate Ephemera Lot
1 - Stone Mountain & Confederate Ephemera Lot including 1 Rare Stone Mountain Memorial Coin Poster. Poster measures 28" x 21" and features a Confederate Veteran with the Stone Mountain Memorial in the background and "Finish it While We Live" and "Bu...

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Over the Range to the Golden Gate & History of WI
1 Hardcover Over the Range to the Golden Gate - A Complete Tourists Guide Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the Great North-West by Stanley Wood published by R.R.Donnelley & Sons Chicago c. 18911st Edition. Brow...

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3 Early Pottery, Glass and Porcelain Books
3 Early Pottery, Glass and Porcelain Books including 1 - Softcover Smithsonian Institution - An Early West Virginia Pottery by Walter Hough published by the Government Printing Office Washington DC c. 1901. Brown paper cover, 18 photographic plates ...

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1st Ed. Food & Cookery for the Sick & Convalescent
1 Hardcover 1st Edition Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent by Fannie M. Farmer published by Little, Brown, and Company c. 1904. Green cloth cover and spine with decoration and gilt lettering. 289 illustrated pages with 14 pages of advert...

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1st Ed. The Theory & Practice of Ice Cream Making
1 - Hardcover 1st Edition The Theory and Practice of Ice Cream Making by Hugo H. Sommer published by the Author Madison, Wisconsin c. 1932. Red cloth cover with embossed cover. 628 illustrated pages in English. Book measures 9.25"x6.5"x2" Condition...

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1st Ed Kentucky Receipt Book by Mary Harris Frazer
1 - Rare Hardcover 1st Edition Kentucky Receipt Book by Mary Harris Frazer self published, printed by The Bradley & Gilbert Co. Louisville, KY c. 1903. Red embossed cloth cover with gilt lettering and shamrock on cover in mylar cover. Over 2000 rec...

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The Southern Housekeeper, Franklin Printing C 1898
1 - Hardcover The Southern Housekeeper - A Book of Tested Recipes collected by the Home Department of the Ladies' Missionary Society of the Central Presbyterian Church Atlanta, GA published by The Franklin Printing and Publishing Co. Atlanta c. 1898....

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Late 19th / Early 20th C. Hand-written Cookbook
1 hardcover late 19th century / early 20th century hand-written cookbook in quarter leather binding with marbled boards. Contains hand-written recipes and newspaper clipping recipes including chocolate icing, strawberry sherbert, ham croquettes, fru...

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1st Ed Cooking in the Old Creole Day, Eustis, 1904
1 Hardcover 1st Edition Cooking in the Old Creole Day (La Cuisine Creole a L'Usage de Petit Menages) by Celestine Eustis with introduction by S. Weir Mitchell Illustrated by Harper Pennington published by R.H. Russell New York c. 1904. Gray cloth bi...

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32nd Ed La Cuisiniere de la Campagne et de la Vile
1 - Paperback 32nd Edition La Cuisiniere de la Campagne et de la Ville (The Country Cook and the City Cook) by Louis-Eustache Audot. published by Audot Libraire-Editeur Paris c. 1852. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century, if a French home o...

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World's Fair Menu and Recipe Book, Lehner C.1915
1 - Hardcover World's Fair Menu and Recipe Book - A Collection of the Most Famous Menus Exhibited at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco by Joseph Charles Lehner (The American Gastronome) published by The Lehner and Sefert Publi...

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4 Vol - London History Books by J. Heneage Jesse
4 Volume Set - 2 Volumes - Literary and Historical Memorials of London c. 1847 and 2 Volumes - London and Its Celebrities - A Second Series of Literary and Historical Memorials of London c. 1850 both by J. Heneage Jesse both published by Richard Bent...

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6 Vol "Books About Books" Full Leather Bound Set
6 Volume Books About Books Full Leather Bound Set including Early Printed Books by E. Gordon Duff (219 pages), Book-Plates by W.J. Hardy (175 pages), The Great Book Collectors by Charles and Mary Elton (228 pages), The Binding of Books by Herbert P. ...

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Numbered Limited Editon The Brescia Dante c. 1975
1 - Hardcover Number 244 of 250 copies printed Limited Editon of The Brescia Dante published in honor of the Centennial of Brigham Young University c. 1975. "With a leaf from the Illustrated Edition of 1487 printed by Boninus de Boninis and two essa...

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17 Vol The Old Farmers Almanac by Robert B. Thomas
17 volumes of The Old Farmers Almanac by Robert B. Thomas c. 1891-1919. Combined lot measures approximately 8"x5"x2 1/2" Condition - Good - wear and soiling to covers. 1899 volume has loose front and back cover. 1891 and 1913 volumes missing back ...

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2 Issues of Signature Magazine
2 Issues of Signature Magazine - A Quadrimestrial of Typography and Graphic Arts by Oliver Simon published 37 Museum Street, London. Issue No. 1 (November 1935) paper cover with red lettering (64 pages) and No. 2 (March 1936) paper cover with blue l...

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13 Misc. Hardcover Books on Printing
13 Misc. Books on Printing including Author & Printer - A Guide for Authors, Editors, Printers, Correctors of the Press, Compositors and Typists by F. Howard Colins c. 1905; William Caxton - The First English Printer - A Biography by Charles Knight c...

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17 Misc. Books on Printing and Printing Presses
17 Misc. Books on Printing including George Clymer and the Columbian Press by Jacob Kainen c. 1950; Platen Printing Presses by Daniel Baker c. 1918; Johann Gutenberg and the Invention of Printing by Brayton Harris c. 1972; From Xylographs to Lead Mol...

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20 Misc. Books on Newspapers and the Press
20 Misc. Books on Newspapers and the Press including The Art of Newspaper Making by Charles A. Dana c. 1895 1st Edition; America Goes to Press by Laurence Green c. 1936 1st Edition; Luce and his Empire by W.A. Swanberg c. 1972 in original dust jacket...

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Misc. Manuals and 2 Linotype Type Face Books
Misc. Type Machine Manuals and 2 Linotype Type Face Books including Engineering Bulletins Supplementing Book of Instruction and Parts Catalog by The Intertype Corporation c. 1956; Operating Instructions for General Binding Corporation; The Kluge Auto...

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20 Hardcover Typography Related Books
20 Hardcover Typography Related Books including First Principles of Typography by Stanley Morison c. 1936 with original dust jacket; Caxton edited by Susan Otis Thompson c. 1976 with original dust jacket; Facsimile copy of Historia Typographorum by ...

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15 Hardcover Book Related Books
15 Hardcover Book Related Books including two copies of Apart from the Text by Anthony Rota c. 1998 in original dust jacket; My Lives by Francis Meynell c. 1971 1st American Edition; From Cover to Cover by Stefan Salter c. 1969; Paperback On Art Bind...

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19 Hardcover Books Related to Book Collecting
19 Hardcover Books Related to Book Collecting including Books in the Blood by Anthony Rota c. 2002; The Fortunes of Mitchell Kennerley, Bookman by Matthew J. Bruccoli c. 1986 First Edition; At the Library Table by Adrian Hoffman Joline c. 1910 First ...

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11 British Book and Book Collecting Related Books
11 British Book and Book Collecting Related Books including Shadows of the Old Booksellers by Charles Knight; William Bulmer and the Shakespeare Press by C.H. Timperley c. 1957 in original dust jacket; Modern British Bookplates by W.E. and D. J. Butl...

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2 - 1st British Ed. - English Collectors of Books
2 - 1st British Edition - English Collectors of Books and Manuscripts (1530-1930) by Seymour de Ricci published by The University Press Cambridge c. 1930 - one copy has original dust jacket in mylar cover. Other copy has ex-libris of Warren R. Dawso...

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29 Hardcover Bibliography and other Book Reference
29 Hardcover Books on Book and 10 Book Catalogs including Gutenberg-Jahrbuch 1998, 1993, 2001 and 1991; English Country Bookshops by David Chambers c. 2010; Folio 21 - a Bibliography of the Folio Society 1947-67 c. 1968: Birrell & Garnett Catalogue o...

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Lot of Printing Related Ephemera & Broadsides
1 Lot of Printing Related Ephemera including American Broadsides by Georgia B. Bumgardner published by The Imprint Society Barre, MA c. 1971; The Collectors Portfolio of Hookers Finest Fruits - Twelve Reproduction Antique Prints by William Hooker; Th...

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11 Volume Set - The Story of Civilization, Durant
11 Volume Set - The Story of Civilization (No Dust Jackets) by Will and Ariel Durant published by Simon and Schuster with red cloth covers and gold and black lettering on cover and spine. Red upper edge. Set includes 1. Our Oriental Heritage; 2. Th...

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11 Volume Set - The Story of Civilization, Durant
11 Volume Set - The Story of Civilization (with Dust Jackets) by Will and Ariel Durant published by Simon and Schuster with red cloth covers and gold and black lettering on cover and spine. Red upper edge. Set includes 1. Our Oriental Heritage; 2. ...

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7 Volume Set - Records of the Past c. 1873
7 Volume Set - Records of the Past published under the sanction of the Society of Biblical Archaeology by Sanuel Bagster and Sons London c. 1873 Second Edition. Brown embossed cloth covers with gold gilt decoration on cover and spine. Includes Vol....

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2 - 2 Volume Sets of Early World History Books
2 Hardcover - 2 Volume Sets of Early World History Books including The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Grecians and Macedonians Volumes I and II by M. Rollin published by Blackie, Fullarton...

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7 Vols - The Story of the Nations
7 Hardcover Volumes - The Story of the Nations - Two Volumes from the Subscription Editon - Vol. 4 Carthage or the Empire of Africa by Alfred J. Church published by T. Fisher Unwin London c. 1888 8th Edition. Gray cloth cover with decoration and gilt...

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12 Misc. World History Related Books
12 Hardcover Misc. World History Books including An Encyclopedia of World History by William L. Langer c. 1948; Small Parts in History by Sam Llewellyn c. 1985; From Ape Man to Homer - The Story of the Beginnings of Western Civilization by H.E.L. Mel...

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18 Archaeology Related Books
18 Archaeology Related Books including The Search for the Tassili Frescos by Henri Lhote c. 1960 in original dust jacket; The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin c. 1983; Then & Now by Stefania and Dominic Perring c. 1991; Down to Earth by Carey Cronei...

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14 Early Civilizations & Western Asia History Book
14 Early Civilizations and Western Asia History Books including Cylinder Seals of Western Asia by D.J. Wiseman c. 1959 in original dusk jacket and slip cover; Filibusters in Barbary by Wyndham Lewis c. 1932; Assyrian Discoveries - An Account of Explo...

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8 Middle Eastern History Books
8 Middle Eastern History Books including The Persian-English Pocket Dictionary by Abbas Aryanpur-Kashani c. 1979; Lost Civilizations - The Palestine of the Crusaders by Philippe Aziz c. 1979; Persia I by Jean-Louis Huot c. 1965 in original dust jack...

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6 Antique Books on Ancient Egypt
6 Antique Books on Ancient Egypt including Isis and Osiris or The Origin of Christianity as a Verification of an Ultimate Law of History by John Stuart Stuart-Glennie published by Longman's, Green and Co. London c. 1878; brown cloth cover with gilt l...

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9 Vintage and Antique Books on Ancient Egypt
9 Vintage and Antique Books on Ancient Egypt including The Pyramids of Egypt by I.E.S. Edwards c. 1961 revised edition in original dust jacket; A Thousand Miles Up the Nile by Amelia B. Edwards, Illustrated 1st Edition c. 1877; The Mountains of the P...

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15 Modern Books on Ancient Egypt
15 Modern Books on Ancient Egypt including A History of Ancient Egypt by Nicolas Grimal; Ancient Egypt by Lorna Oakes and Lucia Gahlin; The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw; Ancient Egypt in the Metropolitan Museum Journal Volumes 1-11 (19...