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Connecticut River Book Auction October 23, 2020 Absentee List Auction – Page 1
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Salaman (1927) “The Etchings of James McBey,” 1st edition with (I believe) the etching titled Barcarolle signed by McBey.
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Rockefeller (2002) “David Rockefeller Memoirs,” later printing nicely inscribed by the Author to family friends.
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Rackham (1924) “Irish Fairy Tales,” later edition, stories by James Stephens and 2 other volumes.
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Stone & Loomis (1934) “Millions for Defense,” Derrydale Press, limited edition ,511 of 950 copies with 3 other sailing volumes.
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Stephens (1867) “The Fables of Aesop,” full worn leather, some foxing to plates.
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History / Biography – 6 volumes, 4 of which are signed.
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Gauguin (1947) “Noa Noa,” this copy unusual in that it has a leather spine with one other volume.
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Limited Editions Club (LEC) – 5 volumes: The Iceman Cometh, The Bridge, The Renaissance, Three Penny Opera, & Tales of Soldiers and Civilians. 4 are in their slipcase.
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Rilke (1987) “The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge,” LEC, #289 of 800 copies in slipcase.
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Fitzgerald (1982) “Tender is the Night,” LEC in slipcase and signed by the artist.
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Marquez (1983) “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” LEC in slipcase and signed by the artist with the original loosely laid in lithograph.
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Erasmus (1943) “Moriae Encomium or The Praise of Folly,” LEC in slipcase and signed by the artist, Lynd Ward.
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Limited Editions Club (LEC) – 5 volumes: Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke, A Lost Lady, The Sea Around Us, Break of Day, & The Circus of Dr. Lao,” each in its slipcase and signed.
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Moser (1981) “The Odyssey of Homer,” LEC in slipcase and signed by the artist.
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Williams (1982) “A Streetcar Named Desire,” LEC in slipcase and signed by the artist, Al Hirschfeld.
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Singer (1984) “The Magician of Lublin,” LEC in slipcase and signed by the author and the artist.
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Ionescu (1987) Journeys Among the Dead,” LEC in slipcase and signed by Ionescu.
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Eichenberg (1986) “The Diary of a Country Priest,” by George Bernanos. LEC in slipcase and signed by the artist, Eichenberg.
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Von Grimmelshausen et al. (1986) “The Adventures of Simplicissimus,” LEC in slipcase and signed by the artist, Eichenberg.
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Weber (2006) “The Uncollected Essays, Photographs, Letters, Notebooks, Commentaries of Johnny Dark People I May Know,” 1st edition,
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Weber (2001) “All American,” 1st edition still in shrink wrap.
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Weber (2011) “All American Volume Eleven Just Life,” 1st edition still in shrink wrap.
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Weber (2007) “All American VII Till I Get It Right,” 1st edition still in shrink wrap.
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Weber (2000) “Shufly for Fisherman Hunter Canoeist Camper Prospector Yachtsman For Sale Here,” 1st edition still in shrink wrap.
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Weber (1997) “Branded Youth and Other Stories,” 1st edition still in shrink wrap.
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Weber (2006) “Sex and Words,” 1st edition still in shrink wrap.
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Peissner (1861) “The American Question in its National Aspect being also an Incidental Reply to Mr. H. R. Helper’s Compendium of the Impending Crisis of the South,” 1st edition, with 2 other volumes on the slavery issue, all ex lib.
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Texas – (1836) “A Visit to Texas being the Journal of a Traveller Through These Parts Most Interesting…A Sketch of the Late War,” 2nd edition with no covers, ex lib. Rare
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Lyell (1852) “Travels in North America in the Years 1841-2 with… Observations of the US, Canada and Nova Scotia,” with Olmsted (1857) “Journey through Texas,” both ex lib.
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Ballantyne (1859) Hudson’s Bay or Everyday Life in the Wilds of North America,” with Robbins (ND) “Journal of the Loss of the Brig Commerce,” missing title page, both ex lib.
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Aiken (1803) “Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt,” 2 volume edition, ex lib.
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Hovey (1838) “Letters from the West Indies relating especially to St. Croix and to the British Islands Antigua, Barbadoes and Jamaica,” 1st edition, ex lib.
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Goodrich (1825) “View of South America and Mexico… in each of these Independent States,” 2 volumes bound into one copy, ex lib.
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Norton (1846) “The Child of the Islands,” with 5 other volumes of poetry, plays or about a poet – ex lib.
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Keppel (1846) The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy,” 1st edition with the map & Meredith (1853) “My Home in Tasmania Nine Years in Australia,” both are ex lib.
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King (1846) Twenty-four Years in the Argentine Republic embracing its Civil and Military History,” 1st edition with Bishop (1883) “A 1,000 Miles’ Walk Across South America,” both ex lib.
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Smith (1847) “A Narrative of an Exploratory Visit to Each of the Consular Cities of China and to the Islands of Hong Kong and Chusan,” 1st ed. ex lib.
38 Krapf (1860) “Travels, Researches, and Missionary Labors during an 18 Years Residence in Eastern Africa … Mombaz to Cape Delgado,” 1st edition, ex lib.
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Stephens (1850) “Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea and the Holy Land,“ 2 volumes with 2 other volumes on Palestine, ex lib.
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Tytler (1836) “Historical View of the Progress of Discovery… of America from the Earliest Period to the Present Time,” with 2 other volumes, ex lib.
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Henrey (1974) “British Botanical and Horticultural Literature before 1800,” 3 volumes, a lovely set with De Moraes (1958) “Bibliographia Brasiliana,” 2 volumes from the library of Kathy Leab.
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Dumas et al (2005) “Matisse, His Art and Textiles,” 1st edition with 2 other Matisse volumes.
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Matisse (2003) “Matisse et l’arbe,” 1st edition with two other Matisse volumes.
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Clemons & Fletcher (2015) “Aldus Manutius A Legacy More Lasting Than Bronze,” Limited Grolier Club edition 1 of 500 copies with Adams (1967) Catalogue of Bks Printed on the Continent of Europe 1501 – 1600,” from the library of Kathy Leab.
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Books about Books – 10 volumes, bibliographies and much more from the library of Kathy Leab.
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Konig (2011) “Unterwegs zur Renaissance,” 1st edition from the library of Kathy Leab.
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Robenberg (1925) “Deutsche Pressen,” 1st edition with 9 other books about books from the library of Kathy Leab.
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Books about Books – 10 volumes, bibliographies and much more from the library of Kathy Leab.
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Books about Books – 10 volumes, bibliographies and much more from the library of Kathy Leab.
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Todd & Bowden (1988) Tauchnitz International Editions in English 1841 – 1955,” 1st edition with 4 other volumes from the library of Kathy Leab.
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Loker & Shefrin (2014) “One Hundred Books Famous in Children’s Literature,” 1st edition with two other volumes from the library of Kathy Leab.
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Steinschneider (1857) “Conspectus Codd. Mss. Hebraeorum,” 1st edition, 2 volumes, Scarce….
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Books about Books – 10 volumes, bibliographies and much more from the library of Kathy Leab.
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Books about Books – 10 volumes, bibliographies and much more from the library of Kathy Leab.
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National Maritime Museum (1971) “Atlases & Cartography Vol III Parts 1 & 2,” 2 volumes with Skelton (1970) “County Atlases of the British Isles 1579 – 1703,” from the library of Kathy Leab.
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Books about Books – 10 volumes, mostly about illustrators and more from the library of Kathy Leab.
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Books about Stuff – 3 food bibliographies, 3 on photography and four on well stuff from the library of Kathy Leab.
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Ephemera – A box mostly of book related material with a few other odds and ends.
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Atlas – Fouquet (ND) “Atlas Van Fouquet,” 103 plates of 18th century Amsterdam.
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Gardening / Design – 10 volumes
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Art – 10 volumes
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Children’s Literature -- 12 volumes
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Odd Books – 16 volumes on religion, philosophy, poetry, drama and more.
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Fiction – 10 volumes of mysteries, most are in their dustjackets and date from the turn of the last century to the present.
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Children’s Books – 12 volumes in their dustjackets from G&D and other publishers.
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Poetry – Pope (1853) “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 4 volumes with 4 other volumes by other poets, one of which is signed.
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Ephemera – 30 plus original cartoon posters, many of which are signed by the artist.
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Coleman (1803) “John Bull or An Englishman’s Fireside: A New and Celebrated Comedy,” with 6 issues of Punch from 1860 to the early 1900s.
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Rollins (1835) “The Ancient History of the Egyptians… and Macedonians,” 6 volumes in ½ leather.
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Literary Commentary and Criticism – 10 volumes.
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Art / Design – 10 volumes
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Churchill (1941) “Blood, Sweat and Tears,” 1st edition with 9 other history volumes by different authors.
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Illustrated / Special Editions – 10 volumes of which 2 are signed by the artist.
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Fiction – 10 volumes from the 1940s to the present; most are Firsts; all are in their dustjackets.
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Children’s Books – 10 volumes.
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American Novelists – 5 volumes by Hemingway, Steinbeck and Capote.
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Newspapers / Magazines – 11 bound volumes from the 1800s.
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Old Books – 12 old leather volumes.
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Film History / Hollywood – 10 large format illustrated volumes on film noir, etc.
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Fiction – 12 volumes from the 1800s to the 1930s.
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Ephemera – A large box of humor, boy scouts, books about books and more.
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CDs – A large box of music, film, and games not sorted so you should look thru it.
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CDs – A large box of music, film, and games not sorted so you should look thru it.
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CDs – A large box of music, film, and games not sorted so you should look thru it.
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Fishing – 12 volumes on the topic of fly fishing.
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Literary Commentary / Biography – 12 volumes.
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Odd Books – 10 mostly large format volumes on art and other subjects.
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Religion – 10 volumes.
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Natural History – 8 maybe 9 volumes (I forgot to count) on geology, insects and other stuff.
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Caldecott (circa 1890) “R. Caldecott’s Collection of Pictures and Songs,” sweet illustrations with Palmer (1861) “Folk Songs,” nice full leather copy.
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Navigation – (1936) “Sailing Directions for New Guinea and the Islands Eastward of Celebes and Timor,” with 6 other nautical guides.
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Ephemera – A large box of pictures, Olympic material, comics and more.
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Ephemera – A tray of mostly historical paper.
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Books about Books – 5 issues of the Colophon, 4 issues of the Dolphin and 5 other volumes from the collection of Barbara Farnsworth.
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Books about Books – 10 volumes mostly bibliographies from the collection of Barbara Farnsworth.
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Books about Books – 12 volumes mostly bibliographies from the collection of Barbara Farnsworth.
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Children’s Books – 10 volumes.
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Children’s Books – 10 volumes, some are signed.
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Children’s Books – 10 volumes.
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Gardens / Gardening – 10 volumes that will inspire you to do a better job weeding next year.
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Children’s Books – 10 volumes.
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Gardens / Gardening – 10 volumes that will convince you to take up another pastime.
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Art – 12 volumes.
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Art – 11 items by or about Picasso.
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Art – 10 volumes.
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Art / Design – 12 volumes.
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Art / Antiques – 10 volumes.
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Books about Books – 9 volumes from the collection of Barbara Farnsworth.
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Art / Design – 10 volumes.
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Art – 10 volumes.
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Art / Photography -- 10 volumes
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Art / Gardening / Design – 10 volumes.
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Art / Design – 12 volumes, some are signed.
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Art – 10 volumes with at least one signed.
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Art – 10 volumes with at least one signed.
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Anthropology / Archeology – 10 volumes.
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Art / Design – 10 volumes
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Art – 10 volumes.
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Art History / Artist Biography – 10 volumes.
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Art – 10 volumes, some are signed.
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Art / Artist Bios– 10 volumes, some are signed.
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Art – 10 volumes.
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Art – 10 volumes.
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Art – 10 volumes.
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U Name It – 12 volumes, art, books about books, and more.
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Morse (1989) “Hokusai One Hundred Poets,” 1st edition with Jonaitis (1991) “Chiefly Feasts The Enduring Kwakiutl Potlatch,” 1st edition.
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Books about Books -- (1981) ”The Allen Press Bibliography,” Limited reprint edition with 2 other volumes.
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Account Books – One of a worker or farmer in the West Suffield, CT area in the late 1800s and the other of E. T. Brainard a watch dealer in the early 1900s.
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Barrie (circa 1910) “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens,” illus. by Rackham & missing 1 plate with Silberrad (1901) “Princess Puck,” 1st edition.
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Children’s Books – 12 volumes.
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Almanacs – Approx 20 items, Hartford Courant, Beers, Stafford, Strong, Rickerstaff and other almanacs from the late 1700s to 1900.
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Education – “The New England Primer Improved for the more easy attaining the True Reading of English,” circa 1840 with Webster (1856) “The Elementary Spelling Book,” revised.
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Children’s Books – 12 volumes.
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Allyn (1882) “The Battle of Groton Heights,” revised edition.
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Underwood (1909) “Girls of Today,” So what do I say… Very attractive young women in Victorian garb… Pin-ups for the Centenarian.
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Swasey (1900) “A Few Astronomical Instruments,” 1st edition hardcover celebrating their manufacture of telescopes.
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Box of Books – 30 plus small books.
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Maps – 25 plus maps from around the world from the 1930s – 1950s.
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Ritzenthaler & O’Conner (2006) “Photographs Archival Care and Management,” 1st edition with 3 other volumes.
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Bibles – 2 family bibles from the 1800s
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Photo Album – Family photos circa late 1800s.
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Children – 10 volumes on toys, clothing, books and more.
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Archeology / Anthropology – 10 volumes.
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Odd Books – 10 volumes on music, textiles and more.
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Ephemera – A large box of interesting stuff.
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Box of Books – Approx. 30 volumes of – you guessed it. – books.
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Cartoonist Rollin Bayuton – 2 original cartoons and 3 other items from the estate of Author Emily Kimbrough.
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Author Emily Kimbrough – 9 framed items from her home dealing with sports, politics, and the theatre.
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Exploration – “Hakluyt’s Voyages.” 6 volumes in this series in dustjackets issued by Dent with Wright (1848) “Costumes and Remarkable Personages in India.”
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Religion – (1878) “Holy Bible,” full leather belonging to the Smith family with 3 other religious volumes.
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Ephemera – Box of interesting paper.
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Ephemera – Another box of interesting paper.
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Stamps – A box filled with used and unused stamps.
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Box of Books – Approximately 35 small books for your reading enjoyment.
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Ephemera – Yet another box of interesting paper.
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Belzoni (circa 1840) “Appendix to Belzoni’s Travels containing an Explanation… and a Map,” softcover with map of Egypt.
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Ray (1768) “A Compleat Collection of English Proverbs,” 4th edition with 4 other volumes of poetry and drama.
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Grigg (1823) “The Manuscript,” 1st edition, early American fiction.
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Williams (1796) Poems Moral,Elegant and Pathetic,” 1st edition, full leather with 2 other volumes.
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Stone (1843) “History of Beverly Civil and Ecclesiastical from Its Settlement in 1630 to 1842,” 1st edition with one other volume.
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Ephemera – 14 Theatre film posters 11” x 14” mostly of Roy Roger films.
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Ephemera – 3 ring binder containing late 1800s railroad information about the Cheshire & Ashuelot railroads of New Hampshire.
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Ephemera – Approx. 35 items of interesting paper
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Ephemera – Approx. 35 items of even more interesting.
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Montague (1769) “Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M__y W__Y M__e written during her Travels to Europe, Asia and Africa,” 3 volumes full leather with 2 other volumes. A nice set.
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Stanhope (1774) “Letters Written by the Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield to His Son,” 1st edition, 2 volumes, ½ leather.
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Annual Register or View of History, Politics and Literature for the Years 1761, 1768, 1779 and 1787. R volumes in full leather that is worn.
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Roberts (1940) “Oliver Wiswell,” 1st edition, limited, signed by Roberts with 4 other volumes some of which are signed.
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Limited Editions Club – 2 volumes: (1941) “Pilgrim’s Progress,” illustrations by William Blake and (1940) “The Prairie,” illustrated by Curry.
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Stevenson (1941) “Treasure Island,” Limited Editions Club, illustrated by Wilson with the signed print of Long John Silver.
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Austin (1924) “The Land of Journeys’ Ending,” 1st edition in its dustjacket
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Children’s Books -- 5 volumes.
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Odd Books – A group of 9 poetry, fiction and other titles.
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Archeology – 12 volumes.
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Ephemera – Box of catalogs, old sheet music and more.
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Children’s Books – 10 volumes.
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History – 10 volumes, mostly US focused. Some are signed.
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Old leather – 10 volumes.
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Ephemera – Newspapers from the 1880s including the Civil War and other neat stuff
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Box of Books – Look this box of small books over carefully….
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Elvis Presley – (1957) M-G-M Press Book for “Jailhouse Rock” with 9 other items of Presley material.
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Maps – A box of approx. 30 maps from the 1930s – 50s, mostly western Pacific area. Look this box over carefully.
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De Genlis (1816) Les Veillees Du Chateau,” 3 volumes, later edition, half leather. Moral tales for children in French.
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Rousseau (1773) “The New Eloisa. “ 1st edition, 3 volumes, half leather in English.
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Crawford (1892) “Don Orsino,” 1st UK edition, 3 volumes.
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Crawford (1889) “Sant’ Ilario,” 1st edition, 3 volumes.
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James (1840) “The King’s Highway,” 1st edition, 3 volumes, half leather. A nice set.
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Yonge (1855) “Heartease,” 1st edition, 2 volumes.
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Edgeworth (1817) “Harrington A Tale and Ormond A Tale,” 1st edition, 3 volumes, ½ leather. A nice set.
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Borrow (1851) “Lavengro, the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest,” 1st edition, 3 volumes.
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Cowper (1843) “The Poetical Works of William Cowper,” 1st edition, 3 volumes.
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Crawford (1887) “Saracinesca,” 1st edition, 3 volumes.
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Yonge (1866) “The Dove in the Eagle’s Nest,” 1st edition, 2 volumes.
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Borrow (1843) “The Bible in Spain or the Journeys, Adventures and Imprisonment of an Englishman,” 3rd edition, 3 volumes, ½ leather. A nice set.
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Borrow (1851) “Lavengro, the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest,” 1st edition, 3 volumes, ¾ leather. A nice set.
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Bobby Orr (1970) “Orr on Ice,” NAP, signed by Orr with one other Orr volume.
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Ephemera – A box of dustjackets to match with books that no have dustjackets.
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Red Sox – A return to fonder memories of 1984 - Danbury Mint 2004 World Series 22KT Gold Baseball Cards with 6 Red Sox books (1 signed) and 1 Red Sox item.
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Graham Greene – 4 volumes by or about this noted novelist.
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Art – Nice painting of boats on shore
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Mapplethorpe (1986) “A Season in Hell,” by Rimbaud. LEC in slipcase signed by Mapplethorpe and the translator Schmidt in slipcase with newsletter and rates fine.
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Kent (1930) “N by E,” Random House Limited edition in slipcase, a near fine copy signed by Rockwell Kent.
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Wolcott (1983) “The Caribbean Poetry of Derek Wolcott and the Art of Romare Bearden,” LEC in slipcase and signed by the poet and the artist with the original lithograph laid in.
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Hersey (1983) “Hiroshima,” LEC in slipcase and signed by Hersey, Robert Warren Penn and the artist a fine copy in slipcase.
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Tanner (1834) “View of the Valley of the Mississippi or the Emigrant’s and Traveller’s Guide to the West,” 2nd edition, ex lib. All maps are present.
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Diary – The 1830s reflective journal of E. G. Johnson with entries made in New York and Stockbridge.
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Oskar Laske (1925) “Die Arche Noah,” Oblong 12 color pictorial boards hinged. While ex lib with two stamps, this is still a scarce and highly desirable item.
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Artist George Kirsta (1937) Two signed and dated costume designs for “La Bien Aimee” (The Beloved One) from the estate of Author Emily Kimbrough.
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Artist Ruth Starr Rose “Swing Low Sweet Chariot,” lithograph, signed by this artist known for her painting of African American life from the estate of Author Emily Kimbrough.
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Shelley (1869) “Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus,” 3rd American edition, ex lib.
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Langston Hughes (2001-2006) “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes,” 16 volumes in their dustjackets in fine condition.
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Bronte Sisters (1907) “The Thornton Edition of the Novels of Brontes’,” 12 volumes, ¾ leather bound by Bayntun of Bath. A very nice set….