Lot 1 — ROTHSCHILD, Corti, 1928; CONFALONIERI, Huch; GELD & GEIST, Gotthelf, German lit, history
Corti, Egon Caesar Conte. *Das Haus Rothschild In Der Zeit Seiner Blüte 1830-1871*. Insel-Verlag, Leipzig, 1928. Huch, Ricarda. *Das Leben des Grafen Federigo Confalonieri*. Insel-Verlag, Leipzig, [n.d.]. Gotthelf, Jeremias. *Geld und Geist oder Die Versöhnung*. Eugen Rentsch Verlag, Erlenbach-Zürich, [n.d.].
Bindings show light to moderate shelf wear and rubbing to boards and spines. Two volumes bear distinct bookplates: one an Edward L. Glaser ex-libris, the other an H.F. Wriedt ex-libris.
Estimated value: $60-$120
Lot 2 — RED BREAD, Maurice Hindus, 1931; PASTORAL LOVES OF DAPHNIS & CHLOE, George Moore, 1924, Signed, Russia.
Maurice Hindus, Red Bread, Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, New York, 1931. George Moore, The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloe, William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1924.
One volume shows binding wear and sunning to the spine. The other, a signed limited edition, has a very heavily damaged and torn dust jacket/wrapper with losses and a creased spine. George Moore signed this copy. Estimated value: $100-$200
Lot 3 — LES IDÉES DE BALZAC, Geoffroy Atkinson, 1949-1950, Balzac, Comédie Humaine, French lit.
Geoffroy Atkinson, Les Idées de Balzac d’après La Comédie Humaine, Librairie Droz & Librairie Giard, Genève & Lille, 1949-1950.
Cloth bindings rubbed with shelfwear. Spines of four volumes bear affixed library labels with call numbers; one volume has label residue.
Estimated value: $100-$200
Lot 4 — CORDS OF VANITY, VIDEO VENGEANCE, SECOND CHANCE, SOME PREDATORS, Tripp & Valin, 1990, HC Lot
Jonathan Valin, Second Chance, A Harry Stoner Mystery. Delacorte Press, New York, 1990. Miles Tripp, The Cords of Vanity. St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1990. Miles Tripp, Video Vengeance. St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1991. Miles Tripp, Some Predators Are Male. Macmillan, London, 1971.
Hardcovers without dust jackets. Bindings remain tight with minor rubbing to edges and corners; Some Predators appears slightly more worn. No significant provenance.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 5 — THE PHOENICIANS, Sabatino Moscati, 1988, ancient history, archaeology, exhibition.
Moscati, Sabatino (ed.). The Phoenicians. Abbeville Press, New York, 1988.
Minor rubbing to dust jacket edges, otherwise clean and solid. No significant provenance visible. Estimated value: $20-$50
Lot 6 — DEAD MEN’S HEARTS, CURSES!, Aaron Elkins; DEAD DINOSAURS, Gary Alexander; THRENODY FOR TWO, Jeanne Hart.
Aaron Elkins, Gary Alexander, Jeanne Hart. *Dead Men’s Hearts*, *Dead Dinosaurs*, *Threnody for Two*, *Curses!*. The Mysterious Press, Doubleday, St. Martin’s Press. New York, London, et al. No Years Visible.
Four hardcover mystery novels. Generally good condition; dust jackets show light shelf wear and rubbing, some minor creasing. No significant provenance visible. Estimated value: $50-$120.
Lot 7 — CLYFFORD STILL, John P. O’Neill (ed.), Abstract Expressionism, Met Museum Art Catalog
O’Neill, John P. (ed.). Clyfford Still. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d.
Softcover binding lightly rubbed with some edge wear; spine shows mild creasing. No discernible provenance marks. Estimated value: $X-$X
Lot 8 — VAN GOGH & GAUGUIN, Douglas W. Druick & Peter Kort Zegers, Art, Post-Impressionism, exhibition catalog
Druick, Douglas W. and Peter Kort Zegers. *Van Gogh and Gauguin: The Studio of the South*. The Art Institute of Chicago; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Thames & Hudson, Chicago, Amsterdam, London.
Paperback binding shows minor rubbing to edges and corners. Overall very good condition. Estimated value: $X-$X
Lot 9 — VAN GOGH, W. Uhde, Cézanne, Age of Van Gogh, Dutch painting, art history, museums.
Uhde, Wilhelm. *Van Gogh*. Phaidon, [n.p.], [n.d.]; *Cézanne to Van Gogh: The Collection of Doctor Gachet*. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, [n.d.]; *Dutch Painting: The Age of Van Gogh 1880-1895*. [n.p.], [n.d.].
Lot of three softcover art books: Van Gogh, Cézanne to Van Gogh, and The Age of Van Gogh. Bindings are sound; minor cover wear and a price sticker visible. Estimated value: $30-$60
Lot 10 — VAN GOGH, Huyghe, Homburg, Hammacher, art history, Dutch art, Post-Impressionism, biography
René Huyghe, Van Gogh, Crown Publishers Inc., New York; Cornelia Homburg, Vincent van Gogh and the Painters of the Petit Boulevard, Saint Louis Art Museum in association with Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.; A.M. Hammacher, Van Gogh (The Colour Library of Art), Paul Hamlyn, London, New York, Sydney, Toronto.
Three volumes on Van Gogh. Bindings are generally good with light shelf wear; two volumes retain their dust jackets, which show some rubbing and minor edge wear. No significant damage or provenance noted. Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 11 — FROM FLANDERS TO FLORENCE, Paula Nuttall, art history, Netherlandish painting, Italian Renaissance.
Paula Nuttall, From Flanders to Florence: The Impact of Netherlandish Painting, 1400-1500. Yale University Press, New Haven & London.
Modern hardcover with pictorial boards in excellent condition. Appears virtually as new with no visible wear or damage.
Estimated value: $75-$125
Lot 12 — ALBRECHT DÜRER, Anja Eichler; PETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER, H. Arthur Klein & Mina C. Klein, art history
Eichler, Anja. *Albrecht Dürer*. Ullmann.
Klein, H. Arthur & Klein, Mina C. *Peter Bruegel the Elder: Artist of Abundance*. The Macmillan Company, New York.
Both volumes are hardcover. Peter Bruegel’s dust jacket shows moderate rubbing and light edgewear; bindings are otherwise sound. No visible provenance. Estimated value: $30-$70
Lot 13 — CHILDREN IN ART, Anderson AND TREASURY OF CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATORS, Meyer, 1983, art history, illustration
Anderson, Janice, *Children in Art*. Bracken Books, London, [n.d.]. Meyer, Susan E., *A Treasury of the Great Children’s Book Illustrators*. Abradale Press / Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, 1983.
Two volumes, hardcover pictorial boards. Bindings are square and tight with minimal shelf wear. No internal markings. Estimated value: $30-$70
Lot 14 — SANSKRIT GRAMMAR, CUNEIFORM, EGYPTIAN LANGUAGE, Macdonell, Walker, Budge, 1986-1987, three language studies.
Macdonell, Arthur A. A Sanskrit Grammar for Students. Oxford University Press, Oxford, [1986]. Walker, C.B.F. Reading the Past: Cuneiform. University of California Press / British Museum, Berkeley / London, 1987. Budge, Sir E. A. Wallis. Egyptian Language: Easy Lessons in Egyptian Hieroglyphics with Sign List. Dover Publications, New York.
Three paperback volumes in good to very good condition with light shelf wear to covers and spines. Bindings remain tight and intact. Estimated value: $40-$75
Lot 15 — GENERAL SYSTEMS VOL. XVI & XX, Bertalanffy & Rapoport, 1971, 1975, systems research, cybernetics.
Bertalanffy, Ludwig von & Rapoport, Anatol (editors). General Systems: Yearbook of the Society for General Systems Research, Volumes XVI & XX. Society for General Systems Research, Washington, D.C. / Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1971 & 1975.
Bindings are solid with mild rubbing to extremities; volume XVI shows some fading and shelf wear to spine. No significant provenance visible.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 16 — MASTER OF FLÉMALLE & ROGIER VAN DER WEYDEN, Early Netherlandish Painting, Exhibition Catalog
Kemperdick, Stephan and Jochen Sander, eds. The Master of Flémalle and Rogier van der Weyden. Hatje Cantz; Städel Museum, Ostfildern; Frankfurt am Main; Berlin.
Binding firm, covers clean with minimal shelf wear. No internal markings or significant damage apparent.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 17 — MODERN ART CAME TO NEW YORK, Zayas, 2000; AMERICAN ART, Chassey, 2001, 20th C. art history.
Marius de Zayas, How, When, and Why Modern Art Came to New York, edited by Francis M. Naumann, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England, 2000. AND Eric de Chassey, American Art 1908-1947 From Winslow Homer to Jackson Pollock, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, 2001.
Both volumes exhibit light rubbing to covers and edges, with spines remaining strong. No significant damage or provenance noted.
Estimated value: $50-$120
Lot 18 — JOSEPH DECAMP & FITZ HUGH LANE, Buckley & Wilmerding, American art, Boston School, Luminism
Laurene Buckley, Joseph DeCamp: Master Painter of the Boston School, Prestel, Munich – New York. John Wilmerding, Fitz Hugh Lane, Praeger Publishers, New York – Washington – London.
Both volumes in dust jackets. Dust jackets show minor edge wear and rubbing, but bindings are sound. Estimated value: $50-$150
Lot 19 — THE SKIN, Arthur C. Allen, 1967, Clinicopathological Treatise, dermatology, pathology, medicine.
Arthur C. Allen, The Skin: A Clinicopathological Treatise. Grune & Stratton, Inc., New York, N. Y., 1967.
Book appears in very good condition; housed in a worn and rubbed slipcase. With Hartford Medical Society bookplate.
Estimated value: $60-$120
Lot 20 — GODS AND LEGIONS; SWORD OF ATTILA, Michael Curtis Ford; THE SACRED LAND, H.N. Turteltaub. Historical novels.
Michael Curtis Ford, Gods and Legions: A Novel of the Roman Empire. Michael Curtis Ford, The Sword of Attila: A Novel of the Last Years of Rome. Both published by Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin’s Press, New York. H. N. Turteltaub, The Sacred Land, A Tom Doherty Associates Book, New York.
All three titles are present as listed. Modern hardcovers with dust jackets in very good condition, showing light shelf wear to jackets. No significant damage or provenance noted. Estimated value: $30-$60
Lot 21 — REFORMATION, GERMANY, FRENCH REVOLUTION, EUROPEAN PEASANTRY, MIDDLE AGES, ASIAN RELIGIONS, Historical Pamphlets
Harold J. Grimm, *The Reformation*; *The Reformation in Recent Historical Thought*. Henry Cord Meyer, *Five Images of Germany*. Stanley J. Idzerda, *The Background of the French Revolution*. Jerome Blum, *The European Peasantry from the Fifteenth to the Nineteenth Century*. Bryce Lyon, *The Middle Ages in Recent Historical Thought, Second Edition*. Kenneth W. Morgan, *Asian Religions: An Introduction to the Study of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, and Taoism*. American Historical Association / Service Center for Teachers of History / The Macmillan Company, Washington D.C. / New York, [n.d.].
Collection of seven historical pamphlets. Covers show light rubbing and minimal superficial wear. Overall good condition.
Estimated value: $50-$100
Lot 22 — BEN SHAHN, art monograph, American painter, illustrator, modern art, 20th century
Ben Shahn. Abrams.
Dust jacket rubbed and worn with light soiling and creasing to edges. Boards good beneath. No visible provenance.
Estimated value: $30-$80
Lot 23 — MOBY-DICK, NIGHT HUNTER, MYTH SISYPHUS, FIRES, MOCKINGBIRD, Melville, Grubb, Camus, Carver, Lee, modern literature.
Melville, Herman. *Moby-Dick*. Edited by Alfred Kazin. Houghton Mifflin Company, Riverside Editions. Grubb, Davis. *The Night of the Hunter*. Avon Library / V22. Camus, Albert. *The Myth of Sisyphus and other essays*. Vintage International. Carver, Raymond. *Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories*. Vintage Contemporaries. Lee, Harper. *To Kill a Mockingbird*. Harper Perennial / Modern Classics. New York.
Lot of five paperbacks. Covers show rubbing, creasing, and edge wear, most notably to “The Night of the Hunter” and “Moby-Dick.” No significant damage or provenance visible.
Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 24 — BURGADE’S CROSSING, Bill Pronzini, 2003; THE EAGLE AND THE RAVEN, James Michener, modern novels.
Pronzini, Bill. Burgade’s Crossing: Western Stories. Five Star, Waterville, Maine, 2003. Michener, James A. The Eagle and the Raven. State House Press, Austin, Texas, [n.d.].
Both books in dust jackets show light shelf wear; The Eagle and the Raven jacket has some rubbing along edges. Bindings appear solid.
Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 25 — CURSE OF CAIN, INVENTING BILLY, BORDER VENGEANCE, AMERICANS CALIFORNIA DREAM, Western Americana
Nottingham, Theodore J. *The Curse of Cain: The Untold Story of John Wilkes Booth*. Appomattox Press, [n.p.], [n.d.]. Tatum, Stephen. *Inventing Billy the Kid*. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1990. Byram, Daniel. *Mason’s Cavalry Volume One: Border of Vengeance*. Mesa Publishing Group, [n.p.], 2017. Starr, Kevin. *Americans and the California Dream 1850-1915*. Oxford University Press, New York, 1973, 1986.
All four titles exhibit light rubbing to cover edges and corners, with solid bindings. No discernible provenance noted. Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 26 — COUNTRY, DIXIE VICTORIOUS, GETTYSBURG, BRIGHT STARRY BANNER, Poyer, Tsouras, Carter, Civil War, alternate history
Poyer, David. A Country of Our Own: The Civil War at Sea. New York: Tor, 2004. Tsouras, Peter G. (editor). Dixie Victorious: An Alternate History of the Civil War. New York: Del Rey, 2004. Tsouras, Peter G. Gettysburg: An Alternate History. New York: Del Rey, 2005. Carter, Alden R. Bright Starry Banner: A Novel of the Civil War. New York: Soho Press, 2010.
Very good condition overall. Bindings are strong with clean covers showing minimal shelf wear. No apparent provenance. Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 27 — DIARY OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS & MAD ANTHONY WAYNE, Nevins & Boyd, 1929, US political & military biography.
Nevins, Allan (Editor). The Diary of John Quincy Adams, 1794-1845: American Political, Social and Intellectual Life from Washington to Polk. Longmans, Green and Co., New York, London, Toronto, 1929.
Boyd, Thomas. Mad Anthony Wayne. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, London, 1929.
The binding of “The Diary of John Quincy Adams” is rubbed and faded on the spine. “Mad Anthony Wayne” is in very good condition with a clean binding. No discernible provenance noted.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 28 — LIFE OF ST. PATRICK, JESUS & HIS TIMES, ESSENTIAL JESUS, Bury, Rops, Crossan, religion history
Bury, J.B. *The Life of St. Patrick and His Place in History*. Daniel-Rops. *Jesus and His Times: A New Life of Christ*. Crossan, John Dominic. *The Essential Jesus: Original Sayings and Earliest Images*.
“Jesus and His Times” shows significant binding wear with a heavily creased and worn spine. The other two titles are in very good condition. Estimated value: $30-$50
Lot 29 — TIME’S WEB, Moore; COLLECTED POEMS, Stephens; A PENNY WHISTLE, Taylor; WHITE MIRROR, Bobrowski; SUN UNDER WOOD, Hass; Modern poetry lot.
Ruth Moore, *Time’s Web*, William R. Scott, New York, [n.d.]; James Stephens, *Collected Poems*, The Macmillan Company, New York, [n.d.]; Bert Leston Taylor, *A Penny Whistle*, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, [n.d.]; Johannes Bobrowski, *The White Mirror*, New Directions, New York, [n.d.]; Robert Hass, *Sun Under Wood*, The Ecco Press, Hopewell, NJ, [n.d.].
Lot of five books of modern poetry. Bindings generally sound; dust jackets/covers show rubbing and edge wear. *Collected Poems* jacket is chipped and faded. Estimated value: $50-$150
Lot 30 — CHESS IN TEN LESSONS, Larry Evans, 1974, large type edition, practical instruction, strategy, tactics.
Evans, Larry. Chess in ten lessons: A complete practical course of instruction. South Brunswick and New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1974.
Dust jacket shows significant chipping and rubbing along edges and spine ends. Binding otherwise sound, no discernible provenance.
Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 31 — MOMENTS OF REPRIEVE & IF NOT NOW, WHEN?, Primo Levi, fiction, WWII, Holocaust
Primo Levi, Moments of Reprieve, Translated from the Italian by Ruth Feldman, Summit Books, New York.
Primo Levi, If Not Now, When?, Translated from the Italian by William Weaver, Introduction by Irving Howe, Summit Books, New York.
“If Not Now, When?” dust jacket shows library stickers on front cover, rubbed with some edge wear. “Moments of Reprieve” dust jacket shows light rubbing. Both bindings are sound. Estimated value: $50-$150
Lot 33 — SIMPLE STORIES FROM PUNCH, Archibald Marshall; THE POETRY CURE, Robert Haven Schauffler, 1927, cloth.
Marshall, Archibald. *Simple Stories From Punch*. Illustrated by George Morrow. J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., London, [n.d.]. Schauffler, Robert Haven. *The Poetry Cure: A Pocket Medicine Chest of Verse*. Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1927.
Cloth bindings show general rubbing and light wear. One book has multiple inscriptions on front endpapers. The other includes its original, heavily chipped and torn dust jacket. Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 34 — FRANCIS: STRAIGHT, LONGSHOT; HILLERMAN: FALLEN MAN; CAUNITZ: BLACK SAND, CLEARANCE. Modern First Editions.
Francis, Dick. *Straight*. Michael Joseph, London. Francis, Dick. *Longshot*. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York. Hillerman, Tony. *The Fallen Man*. HarperCollins, New York. Caunitz, William J. *Exceptional Clearance*. Crown Publishers, New York. Caunitz, William J. *Black Sand*. Crown Publishers, New York.
Dust jackets show light to moderate rubbing and edge wear. Bindings are solid. No significant provenance noted.
Estimated value: $50-$150
Lot 35 — INTERSECTION, SELECTED POEMS, NORTON LIGHT, UNDERGROUND POEMS, BELLEVUE LIT REVIEW, modern poetry lot
Teller, Gayl. *At the Intersection of Everything You Have Ever Loved*. Sunbelt Publications, San Diego. N.D. Untermeyer, Louis. *Selected Poems and Parodies of Louis Untermeyer*. Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York. N.D. Baker, Russell (Editor). *The Norton Book of Light Verse*. W. W. Norton & Company, New York. N.D. Benson, Gerard, Judith Chernaik, Cicely Herbert (Editors). *Poems on the Underground*, Tenth Edition. Methuen, London. N.D. *Bellevue Literary Review: A Journal of Humanity and Human Experience*. Bellevue Literary Press, New York. N.D.
Gayl Teller’s *At the Intersection* is author-inscribed to ‘Jon.’ All bindings and dust jackets are generally rubbed with light wear; no major damage noted.
Estimated value: $60-$120
Lot 36 — ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAZZ, Case & Britt; MILES AND ME, Troupe, modern music, biography, jazz history.
Case, Brian & Britt, Stan. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz. Salamander Books; Troupe, Quincey. miles and me. University of California Press, Berkeley.
Both paperbacks in good condition. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz shows minor rubbing and edge wear to covers; “34” sticker on rear cover. Estimated value: $20-$50
Lot 37 — NEWMAN: PROSE & POETRY; OXFORD MOVEMENT; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITINGS, Tillotson, Church, Newman, 20th C. Literature
Tillotson, Geoffrey (Selected by). Newman: Prose and Poetry. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1957.
Church, R.W. The Oxford Movement: Twelve Years 1833-1845. Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1922.
Newman, John Henry. Autobiographical Writings. Sheed & Ward, New York.
Bindings show general shelf wear and rubbing. One volume has a small price sticker and white mark to the front board. Another volume contains a Harvard University Press review slip dated 1957.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 38 — TELL MY HORSE, Hurston, 1990; TALES OF TORTOLA, Lewisohn; FAR TORTUGA, Matthiessen, Caribbean, Voodoo
Hurston, Zora Neale. *Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica*. Black Classic Press, Baltimore, 1990. Lewisohn, Florence. *Tales of Tortola and the British Virgin Islands*. No publisher, place, or year visible. Matthiessen, Peter. *Far Tortuga: A Novel*. No publisher, place, or year visible.
All three paperbacks show general rubbing to covers and spines, with some creasing. Lewisohn and Matthiessen show more pronounced wear to extremities. No significant provenance visible. Estimated value: $50-$120
Lot 39 — SEVEN WINTERS, LITTLE GIRLS, PICTURES & CONVERSATIONS, Elizabeth Bowen, 1962, novels, memoir.
Elizabeth Bowen, *Seven Winters: Memories of a Dublin Childhood & Afterthoughts: Pieces on Writing*. *The Little Girls*. *Pictures and Conversations*. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1962, 1964, 1975.
All three volumes in original dust jackets show moderate edgewear and rubbing. The dust jacket for *The Little Girls* has a notable tear to the rear panel.
Estimated value: $75-$150
Lot 40 — RESID. CARPENTRY, OLD FURNITURE, PERIOD FURNITURE, AMERICAN FURNITURE, Capotosto, Smith, Gottshall, Margon
John Capotosto, Residential Carpentry. Nancy A. Smith, Old Furniture: Understanding the Craftsman’s Art: A Guide to Collection, Appreciation and Preservation. Pownal, Vermont, 1990. Franklin H. Gottshall, Period Furniture: Design and Construction. Lester Margon, A.I.D., Construction of American Furniture Treasures: Measured Drawings and Construction Details of Museum Masterpieces in Every Period.
All four titles are in good to very good condition. Bindings are sound with light overall shelf wear and minor rubbing to covers and spines, and some light corner creasing. Estimated value: $30-$60
Lot 41 — CINEMA OF ROBINSON, ORGANIC REAGENTS, CLINICAL PATHOLOGY, COOK BOOK, GOOD FOOD, Multiple Authors, 1896, various years.
Parish, James Robert & Alvin H. Marill. *The Cinema of Edward G. Robinson*, A.S. Barnes, South Brunswick & New York, [n.d.]. Pribil, Rudolf. *Organic Reagents in Inorganic Analysis*, Chemical Publishing Co. Inc., New York, [n.d.]. *Trends in Clinical Pathology: Essays in Honour of Gordon Signy*, A.C.P., [n.p., n.d.]. Farmer, Fannie Merritt. *The Original Boston Cooking School Cook Book 1896*, [n.p., n.d.]. Jordan, Sara M. & Sheila B. Hibben. *Good Food for Bad Stomachs*, [n.p., n.d.].
Lot of five books, generally in good to very good condition. Light rubbing and shelf wear to bindings and dust jackets. No significant damage such as detached spines or covers off. No visible provenance. Estimated value: $50-$100
Lot 42 — GENERAL SYSTEMS, Ludwig von Bertalanffy, et al., 1968-69, Vol XIII & XIV, systems theory
Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Anatol Rapoport, and Richard L. Meier (Editors). General Systems: Yearbook of the Society for General Systems Research. Society for General Systems Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1968-1969.
Two volumes (XIII & XIV) in red cloth. Bindings are clean and square with minimal shelfwear. No significant damage or provenance noted.
Estimated value: $75-$150
Lot 43 — FAKE, FRAUD, GENUINE?, Kaye, 1991; MEASURED DRAWINGS, Osburn; OLD FURNITURE, Smith; STYLE TRADITIONS; Americana
Kaye, Myrna. *Fake, Fraud, or Genuine? Identifying Authentic American Antique Furniture*. Bulfinch Press, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1991. Osburn, Burl N. and Bernice B. *Measured Drawings of Early American Furniture*. Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1970. Smith, Nancy A. *Old Furniture: Understanding the Craftsman’s Art. A Guide to Collecting, Appreciation and Preservation*. Second, Revised Edition. Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1975. *Style Traditions: Recreating Period Interiors*. Rizzoli, New York, [n.d.].
Myrna Kaye’s title is signed by the author and dated 6/18/93. All bindings are generally sound with light shelf wear; no significant damage or repairs are noted.
Estimated value: $50-$100
Lot 44 — SKYWALKING, CRIME FIGHTING HEROES, WAR FILMS, 007 MAGAZINES, 1990s-2000s, film, TV.
Pollock, Dale. Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas. Updated Edition. Capella Press, New York, 1999. Terrace, Vincent. Crime Fighting Heroes of Television: Over 10,000 Facts from 151 Shows, 1949-2001. McFarland & Company, Jefferson, 2002. Rausch, Andrew J. The Greatest War Films of All Time: A Quiz Book. McFarland & Company, Jefferson, 2002. 007 Magazine, No. 23.00 (November 1987), Timothy Dalton cover. 007 Magazine, Roger Moore cover (circa 1983-1985).
Overall good to very good condition; paperback books show light shelf wear. Magazines exhibit moderate rubbing, creasing, and edgewear. Estimated value: $40-$80.
Lot 45 — THE GLASS MENAGERIE, Tennessee Williams, play, modern drama, literature, softcover, lot of five copies.
Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie, New York: New Directions, n.d.
Five softcover copies, covers show light rubbing and occasional minor creasing to edges and corners. Bindings remain solid. No provenance. Estimated value: $25-$75
Lot 46 — HAYEK, CO-ORDINATION AND EVOLUTION, Jack Birner & Rudy van Zijp, 1994, philosophy, economics
Jack Birner & Rudy van Zijp, eds., Hayek, Co-ordination and Evolution: His legacy in philosophy, politics, economics and the history of ideas. Routledge, London and New York, 1994.
Binding is firm and square with only light shelf wear and minor scuffs to covers.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 47 — LAST NOTEBOOKS, Loren Eiseley; PRIMAL PLACE, Robert Finch, natural history, essays
Eiseley, Loren. *The Lost Notebooks of Loren Eiseley*, edited and with a reminiscence by Kenneth Heuer, sketches by Leslie Morrill. Little, Brown and Company, Boston and Toronto. Finch, Robert. *The Primal Place*. W. W. Norton & Company, New York and London.
Bindings generally sound with dust jackets showing light shelf wear. No apparent provenance.
Estimated value: $50-$100
Lot 48 — GREAT HOUSEHOLD IN LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLAND, C. M. WOOLGAR; ABBEYS & PRIORIES, COLIN PLATT, England History.
C. M. Woolgar, The Great Household in Late Medieval England, Yale University Press, New Haven and London; Colin Platt, The Abbeys & Priories of Medieval England, Barnes & Noble Books, New York.
Bindings sound with light shelf wear to covers and spines. One volume shows a light liquid mark on the first interior page.
Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 49 — ZULEIKA DOBSON, Max Beerbohm, 1960, Limited Editions Club, George Him illustrations
Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson or An Oxford Love Story, Printed for The Members of The Limited Editions Club, Baltimore, 1960
Housed in a lightly rubbed and soiled slipcase. Binding is clean and firm with minor wear to extremities.
Estimated value: $100-$250
Lot 50 — VICTORIA TRITON, Dibner; HUMAN GENETICS, Penrose; MEDICINAL CHEMICALS NOTEBOOK; PRECISION COMP, Berg. Science.
Dibner, Bern. The Victoria and the Triton. Blaisedell Publishing Company, New York, Toronto, London, 1964. Penrose, L. S. Outline of Human Genetics. Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York. Bilhuber-Knoll Corp. Note Book of Original Medicinal Chemicals. Bilhuber-Knoll Corp., Orange, New Jersey. Berg, Winfred M. The Theory and Application of Precision Mechanical Components. W.M. Berg, Inc., East Rockaway, New York.
Softcovers show moderate cover wear, creasing, and minor residue. The yellow notebook includes a significant handwritten chemical formula on an inserted leaf. The green hardcover is in good condition.
Estimated value: $40-$70
Lot 51 — THE ART OF DORIS & ANNA ZINKEISEN, Philip Kelleway & THE EMPRESS AND I, Donna Stein, art history, fine arts
Philip Kelleway, Simon Houfe, Nicola Evans, *The Art of Doris & Anna Zinkeisen*, Ipswich Borough Council, Ipswich, 2012. Donna Stein, *The Empress and I: How an Ancient Empire Collected, Rejected, and Rediscovered Modern Art*, Skira, Milan, 2021.
Both volumes are in exceptionally fine condition, appearing unread. The Art of Doris & Anna Zinkeisen remains in original publisher’s shrinkwrap.
Estimated value: $50-$100
Lot 52 — FACES: A NARRATIVE HISTORY OF THE PORTRAIT IN PHOTOGRAPHY, Ben Maddow, photography, portrait, history
Ben Maddow, Faces: A Narrative History of the Portrait in Photography, New York Graphic Society, Boston.
Binding shows shelf wear, rubbing to edges, and some scuffing on covers. Overall sound and intact. Estimated value: $25-$75
Lot 53 — OFFICIAL MILITARY ATLAS CIVIL WAR, Davis et al., Maps, Military History, US
Davis, George B., Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, and Calvin D. Cowles. The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War. New York: The Fairfax Press.
Binding shows light rubbing to edges; otherwise a very clean and sturdy copy of this comprehensive atlas. No visible provenance.
Estimated value: $50-$100
Lot 54 — OCEANIC IMAGES, David Finn, Douglas Newton, Photography, Primitive Art Portfolio
Finn, David (photographs) & Douglas Newton (text). Oceanic Images: Portfolio of Photographs by David Finn, Text by Douglas Newton. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, in Association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Softcover binding solid and intact. No visible provenance or significant binding damage.
Estimated value: $30-$60
Lot 55 — THREE KEYS CAMERA DELLA SEGNATURA VATICAN, Eliza Allen Starr, 1903, art, Raphael, Renaissance
Eliza Allen Starr, Three Keys to the Camera della Segnatura of the Vatican, Published by the Author, Chicago, 1903.
Binding cloth is lightly rubbed with minor soiling to covers. Gold lettering on front board shows some fading. Estimated value: $75-$150
Lot 56 — A BIBLICAL TEXT AND ITS AFTERLIVES, Yvonne Sherwood, biblical studies, Jonah, Western culture.
Yvonne Sherwood, A Biblical Text and its Afterlives: The Survival of Jonah in Western Culture, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Softcover binding firm and clean. No visible provenance.
Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 57 — SECRET AGENT, NOSTROMO, TYPHOON, Joseph Conrad, 1922-1925, 3 vol. cloth set of novels.
Joseph Conrad, *The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale*, *Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard*, *Typhoon*. Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, New York, 1922-1925.
Bindings show light shelf wear, with some rubbing to spine ends and mild dulling of gilt lettering on spines. Overall good condition.
Estimated value: $75-$150
Lot 58 — THE WAVERLEY NOVELS, Sir Walter Scott, Woodstock, Guy Mannering, Abbot, Count Robert, Lockhart.
Scott, Sir Walter. The Waverley Novels. With Life of Scott by Lockhart. Edinburgh: T. C. & E. C. Jack.
Spines show rubbing and minor chips to paper labels. Bindings are generally sound with some shelf wear. Estimated value: $75-$150
Lot 59 — A BRIDGE TOO FAR, Cornelius Ryan, 1974, military history, WWII, Operation Market Garden
Cornelius Ryan, A Bridge Too Far, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1974.
Dust jacket shows light rubbing to edges and corners. No visible provenance.
Estimated value: $30-$70
Lot 60 — SUNDAY AFTER THE WAR, Henry Miller, 1944, New Directions, essays, wartime reflections, literature.
Henry Miller, Sunday After the War, New Directions, Norfolk, Connecticut, 1944.
Overall binding sound with light rubbing and minor soiling to the cloth boards. No significant provenance noted. Estimated value: $75-$175
Lot 61 — BY ROCKING CHAIR ACROSS RUSSIA, Alex Atkinson, Ronald Searle, travel, humor, illustrations
Alex Atkinson & Ronald Searle, By Rocking Chair Across Russia, The World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York.
Binding shows rubbing to edges and spine joints. A white label is affixed to the upper front corner, and faint handwriting is present on the lower rear cover.
Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 62 — THE STORY OF PROFESSOR PORKY, Hugh Heaton, children’s literature, illustrated, Oxford
Hugh Heaton, The Story of Professor Porky. Oxford: Oxford University Press, [n.d.].
Boards soiled and rubbed with edge wear. Binding remains solid. No visible provenance markings.
Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 63 — NURSERY RHYME MURDERS Agatha Christie, Madrigal John Gardner, Deadly Relations Rosemary Gatenby, mystery, suspense, fiction
Agatha Christie, *The Nursery Rhyme Murders* (3 Complete Mystery Novels), Dodd, Mead & Company, New York. John Gardner, *Madrigal*, The Viking Press, New York. Rosemary Gatenby, *Deadly Relations*, William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York. No publication years visible for any volume.
Dust jackets rubbed, chipped, and creased along edges. Bindings generally sound. One volume is a Book Club Edition; an invoice for “The Nursery Rhyme Murders” is loosely laid in.
Estimated value: $20-$50
Lot 64 — SHOE SHOP BEARS, Margaret J. Baker; FATHER BEAR, Else H. Minarik, children’s literature, bears, Sendak.
Minarik, Else Holmelund. *Father Bear Comes Home*. Pictures by Maurice Sendak. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York and Evanston. Baker, Margaret J. *The Shoe Shop Bears*. Illustrated by C. Walter Hodges. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London.
Both volumes lack dust jackets. Bindings are sound with light rubbing to covers. No significant provenance visible. Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 65 — GOOD HOUSEKEEPING’S GOOD MEALS, Katharine A. Fisher, cookbook, domestic science, meal planning
Katharine A. Fisher, Good Housekeeping’s Book of Good Meals: How to Prepare and Serve Them: A Guide to Meal Planning Cooking and Serving, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, New York.
Cloth binding is generally sound with light soiling and rubbing to covers and spine. No significant damage or provenance visible. Estimated value: $30-$60
Lot 66 — WOMEN PRO & CON, & THE ABC OF DESSERTS, Peter Pauper Press, illustrated, cooking, mid-century
Women Pro & Con, illustrated by Jeff Hill, The Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York; The ABC of Desserts, with decorations by Ruth McCrea, The Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York.
Bindings are generally sound with some rubbing to covers and edges. No significant damage or provenance. Estimated value: $30-$50
Lot 67 — WHEELS TOWARD THE WEST, SECRET OF RANCHO DEL SOL, OPEN RANGE, Hildegarde Hawthorne, 1931-1933, Western fiction
Hawthorne, Hildegarde. *The Secret of Rancho del Sol: A Story of Old California*. D. Appleton and Company, New York; London, 1931. Hawthorne, Hildegarde. *Open Range*. Longmans, Green and Co., London; New York; Toronto, 1932. Hawthorne, Hildegarde. *Wheels Toward the West*. Longmans, Green and Co., London; New York; Toronto, 1933.
Original cloth bindings show light to moderate rubbing and shelfwear. No obvious detached spines or covers.
Estimated value: $75-$150
Lot 68 — WAVERLEY NOVELS, Sir Walter Scott, Woodstock Ed., 5 vols, Lockhart Life, numbered, fiction
Scott, Sir Walter & Lockhart, J.G. The Waverley Novels. [and] The Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Edinburgh: T. C. & E. C. Jack, [n.d.].
Bindings exhibit significant rubbing to extremities and spines; paper spine labels are chipped with some loss. Numbered Woodstock Edition, copy 226 of 1000 copies.
Estimated value: $150-$300
Lot 69 — BLACK HOUSE, King & Straub; BLUE LIGHT, Mosley; THE BIND, Ellin, Modern Fiction Lot
Stephen King & Peter Straub. *Black House*. Random House, New York.; Walter Mosley. *Blue Light*. A Novel. Little, Brown and Company, Boston New York London, 1998.; Stanley Ellin. *The Bind*. Random House, New York.
All three hardcover books retain their dust jackets, which show general rubbing and edge wear. The dust jackets for *Black House* and *The Bind* have moderate chipping, particularly at the spine ends.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 70 — SWIFT: ANATOMY, DIRECTIONS, GULLIVER’S TRAVELS & NEW VOYAGE, 1948-1970, Swiftiana studies & editions.
Louis, Frances D. *Swift’s Anatomy of Misunderstanding: A Study of Swift’s Epistemological Imagination in A Tale of a Tub and Gulliver’s Travels*. Barnes & Noble Books, Totowa, New Jersey. Swift, Jonathan. *Jonathan Swift’s Directions to Servants*. With drawings by Joseph Low. Pantheon Books, New York. Gulliver, Lemuel (Jonathan Swift). *A New Voyage To the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Being the Fifth Part of the Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World*. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, London, New York, 1970. Swift, Jonathan. *Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World*. Rinehart & Company, Inc., New York, 1948.
All books are in good condition; bindings are tight and show minimal shelf wear. “A New Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms” retains a “New” sticker. “Jonathan Swift’s Directions to Servants” includes a Stanley M. Vogel bookplate.
Estimated value: $100-$200
Lot 71 — LE MORTE D’ARTHUR, Sir Thomas Malory, cloth, complete set, Arthurian legend, King Arthur
Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D’Arthur. In Two Volumes. Dent: London, Everyman’s Library / Dutton: New York, n.d.
Two volumes, uniformly bound in blue cloth, are in very good, sound condition. Bookplate of Joy Nina Carp present in both volumes.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 72 — BERNARD SHAW (Harris, Winsten), OSCAR WILDE His Life (Harris), 1918, 3 titles, literary biography.
Harris, Frank. Bernard Shaw.
Harris, Frank. Oscar Wilde His Life and Confessions. Volume I. Printed and Published by the Author, New York City, 1918.
Winsten, S. Days with Bernard Shaw. Hutchinson & Co., London.
Bindings generally good. Oscar Wilde Vol I shows moderate spine rubbing with some wear to head/tail; inner hinge starting. No significant provenance visible.
Estimated value: $100-$200
Lot 73 — IN PRAISE OF EMPIRES, D. Lal; INTELLECTUALS IN EXILE, C-D Krohn; PERMANENT REVOLUTION, S. Neumann, 1965-2004.
Deepak Lal, In Praise of Empires: Globalization and Order, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2004. Claus-Dieter Krohn, Intellectuals in Exile: Refugee Scholars and the New School for Social Research, University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, 2004. Sigmund Neumann, Permanent Revolution: Totalitarianism in the Age of International Civil War, Frederick A. Praeger, New York, 1965.
Lot of three volumes. Covers lightly rubbed; Permanent Revolution’s dust jacket is worn with chipping, with a Maynooth College Library stamp to rear jacket panel. Bindings solid.
Estimated value: $75-$150
Lot 74 — THE YALE SHAKESPEARE: TROILUS & CRESSIDA, TWELFTH NIGHT, CYMBELINE, CORIOLANUS, ALL’S WELL, William Shakespeare, early 20th C.
Shakespeare, William. The Yale Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida; Twelfth Night, or What You Will; The Tragedy of Coriolanus; The Tragedy of Cymbeline; All’s Well That Ends Well. Yale University Press, New Haven, 1914-1923.
Set of five volumes in generally good condition, with some rubbing to cloth bindings. Spines are firm. Donald Stuttle bookplate in at least one volume.
Estimated value: $50-$100
Lot 75 — 1964 WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS, 1964, facts, reference, current events, New York World-Telegram
Harry Hansen (editor), The World Almanac and book of facts, seventy-ninth year of issue, New York World-Telegram and The Sun, New York, N. Y., 1964
Spine covering chipped at head and tail, with general edge wear. Binding remains sturdy. Old sticker residue on spine.
Estimated value: $5-$15
Lot 76 — A COUNTRY PARSON, James Woodforde, 1978, Diary, illustrated, English life, 18th C, 19th C
Woodforde, James, A Country Parson, James Woodforde’s Diary 1789-1802 Illustrated. Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York, Toronto, Melbourne, 1978.
Hardcover binding is solid and intact. Dust jacket shows light rubbing to edges and is protected by a clear wrapper. No visible provenance.
Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 77 — DIR OF AMER TOOL MAKERS, Gene W. Kijowski, Working Draft Ed, Early American Industries Assoc.
The Early American Industries Association. Directory of American Tool Makers: Colonial Times to 1899. Working Draft Edition. Edited by Gene W. Kijowski. [N.p., n.d.].
Softcover binding soiled with some visible stains to covers. A sticky note with handwritten price and number is affixed to the preliminary page.
Estimated value: $100-$200
Lot 78 — YALE SHAKESPEARE: ANTONY, TAMING, MUCH ADO, LOVES, WINTERS, William Shakespeare, 1907-1915, cloth plays.
William Shakespeare, *The Yale Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra; The Taming of the Shrew; Much Ado About Nothing; Love’s Labour’s Lost; The Winter’s Tale*. Yale University Press, New Haven, 1907-1915.
Five volumes in original cloth bindings, show light rubbing and wear to boards and spines. One volume contains a bookplate for Donald S. Tuttle. Estimated value: $75-$150
Lot 79 — SPORTING PRINTS, F. Gordon Roe, 1927, sporting art, prints, British, 18th-19th C.
F. Gordon Roe, Sporting Prints of the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries, Payson & Clarke Ltd., New York, 1927.
Binding is rubbed with general shelf wear, some fraying at spine ends. Covers show mild discoloration.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 80 — IN CELEBRATION OF WINE AND LIFE, Richard Lamb & Ernest Mittelberger, history, customs, culture, gastronomy
Richard Lamb & Ernest G. Mittelberger, In Celebration of Wine and Life: The Customs, Pleasures and Virtues of Wine-Drinking, Drake Publishers Inc., New York
Dust jacket well rubbed and worn with some scuffs; rear shows more significant surface wear. Binding beneath appears sound. Estimated value: $15-$30
Lot 81 — DESIGNING THE BOSTON ATHENÆUM, Catharina Slautterback, 1999, architecture, Boston history, exhibition.
Slautterback, Catharina. Designing the Boston Athenæum: 10½ AT 150. The Boston Athenæum, Boston, Massachusetts, 1999.
Binding is clean and tight with minimal wear. No significant provenance visible.
Estimated value: $30-$70
Lot 82 — CEZANNE, Paul Cézanne, 1952, art, French painter, Post-Impressionism, 10 color prints
Cézanne, Paul. *Cézanne*. Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated / Art Treasures of the World, New York, 1952.
Wraps are lightly rubbed with minor wear to edges, but the binding remains sound. No significant provenance noted.
Estimated value: $20-$50
Lot 83 — REMBRANDT, Wilhelm Koehler, 1943, art, painting, Dutch Master, color prints
Koehler, Wilhelm. Rembrandt: 16 Beautiful Four Colour Prints. Harry N. Abrams, 1943.
Binding in original intact shrinkwrap, showing minor creasing and rubbing to wrap. Contents appear untouched in very good condition. Estimated value: $X-$X
Lot 84 — MASTERPIECES OF DUTCH PAINTING, 1954, Art Treasures of the World, color plates, art history
Masterpieces of Dutch Painting, Art Treasures of the World. Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated, New York, 1954.
Binding is a softcover or stiff wrappers. Covers show general wear and rubbing, with some edge wear. No significant provenance visible. Estimated value: $15-$30
Lot 85 — PREFAB MODERN, Jill Herbers, 2004, modern architecture, prefabricated homes, design.
Herbers, Jill. Prefab Modern. Harper Design International, New York, 2004.
The dust jacket is heavily rubbed, scuffed, and shows edgewear with some creasing and small tears. The binding beneath appears sound. Estimated value: $20-$50
Lot 86 — VICTORIAN LIFE IN PHOTOS & AMERICAN DAGUERREIAN ART, Sansom, Rinhart, Photo History
Sansom, William. *Victorian Life in Photographs*. Thames and Hudson, London. Rinhart, Floyd and Marion. *American Daguerreian Art*. Clarkson N. Potter, New York.
Both volumes in good condition with minor shelf wear to boards. One volume has a dated inscription on front flyleaf: “3 Sept. ’68”. Estimated value: $30-$60
Lot 87 — ARTHUR CARTER SCULPTURES, Charles A. Riley; PEPSICO SCULPTURE GARDENS, 1980, modern art, NY.
Charles A. Riley and Peter W. Kaplan. Arthur Carter: Sculptures, Paintings, Drawings. Abrams, New York. The PepsiCo Sculpture Gardens. PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, New York, 1980.
Both softcover volumes are generally in good condition. The Arthur Carter book shows light shelf wear, while The PepsiCo Sculpture Gardens exhibits noticeable rubbing and edge wear to its covers. Estimated value: $40-$80.
Lot 88 — THE YALE SHAKESPEARE PLAYS, William Shakespeare, 1917-1918, 5 vols, early 20th C literary studies
William Shakespeare, The Yale Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet; The Merry Wives of Windsor; The Tempest; The Tragedy of King Richard the Second; Measure for Measure. Yale University Press, New Haven; Humphrey Milford, London; Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1917-1918.
Bindings are mostly clean cloth with some minor rubbing. A decorative bookplate for Donald S. Tuttle is present in at least one volume. Overall sound condition. Estimated value: $75-$150
Lot 89 — SOUVENIR VIEWS HARTFORD, OLD GUARD WEST HARTFORD, LYME, DEMOCRACY KENT, CT LOCAL HISTORY, GENEALOGY.
[No visible author], *Souvenir Views of Hartford, Conn.*, L. H. Nelson Company, Portland, ME, [No visible year].; [No visible author], *Old Guard of West Hartford: 20 Year History*, [No visible publisher], [No visible place], [No visible year].; [No visible author], *Lyme: A Chapter of American Genealogy*, [No visible publisher], [No visible place], [No visible year].; Grant, Charles S., *Democracy in the Connecticut Frontier Town of Kent*, [No visible publisher], [No visible place], [No visible year].
Wrappers with some rubbing and creasing; one hardcover with a heavily rubbed and faded spine. Overall bindings are intact. No visible provenance. Estimated value: $75-$125
Lot 90 — ALEXANDRIA HOUSES 1750-1830, Deering Davis et al., Virginia architecture history homes design
Deering Davis, Stephen P. Dorsey, and Ralph Cole Hall. Alexandria Houses: 1750-1830. Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc., New York.
Dust jacket shows rubbing and edge wear, now protected by a clear plastic cover. Binding itself appears solid and clean with no obvious provenance noted.
Estimated value: $X-$X
Lot 91 — FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, David A. Hanks, architecture, Domino’s Pizza coll., decorative design
David A. Hanks, Frank Lloyd Wright: Preserving an Architectural Heritage; Decorative Designs From The Domino’s Pizza Collection, E. P. Dutton, New York
Softcover binding shows light shelf wear. Overall, a clean and well-preserved copy. Estimated value: $30-$75
Lot 92 — NEW ENGLAND FURNITURE AT WILLIAMSBURG, Barry A. Greenlaw, 1975, decorative arts, American furniture.
Greenlaw, Barry A., New England Furniture at Williamsburg, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia; The University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1974, 1975.
Binding is sturdy with light rubbing to cover edges. A “Williamsburg Inn” identification card dated “MAR. 8” is laid in as provenance.
Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 93 — YOSEMITE GLACIER FRANCE, VINTAGE TRAVEL GUIDES BROCHURES EPHEMERA, c.1930s-1950s.
A Collection of Vintage Travel Guides and Ephemera including Yosemite National Park California, Glorious Glacier National Park Montana, France, Texas Official Greeter’s Guide, San Jose Mission, Travel New York with Conoco, and others. Various publishers and places. Predominantly mid-20th century, c. 1930s-1950s.
The Motorway to Europe, Western Hills Town House, Paris au Printemps, and other brochures. Overall condition is good, with light rubbing and edge wear consistent with age. One guide has minor handwritten notes on cover.
Estimated value: $250-$450
Lot 94 — LAST WILL WASHINGTON, FUNDAMENTAL CREED LINCOLN, REVERE ALBUM, COLE WADSWORTH, WESTMINSTER ABBEY MANUSCRIPTS
The Last Will and Testament of George Washington. Introduction by The Honorable Lewis F. Powell, Jr. The Fundamental Creed of Abraham Lincoln. PavL Revere AlbvM. Thomas Cole and Daniel Wadsworth. The Correspondence of Thomas Cole and Daniel Wadsworth. Edited by J. Bard McNulty. The Manuscripts of Westminster Abbey.
Group of five titles in generally good condition with some light shelfwear to softcover volumes and light rubbing to hardcover bindings. No significant damage observed.
Estimated value: $50-$100
Lot 95 — PARIS/NEW YORK DESIGN/FASHION/CULTURE/1925-1940, art, history, modernism, photography
[No Author], Paris/New York, Design/Fashion/Culture/1925-1940, [No Publisher], [No Place], [No Year].
Book in original publisher’s shrinkwrap, preserving the pictorial binding in fine condition. No visible binding damage.
Estimated value: $40-$75
Lot 96 — JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR, Daniel Defoe, Great Plague of London, history, Heritage Press.
Daniel Defoe, A Journal of the Plague Year, &c. Being Observations or Memorials of the most Remarkable Occurrences, both Publick and Private, which happen’d in London during the last Great Visitation in 1665. The Heritage Press, New York.
Binding solid and square with minimal wear. No significant marks of provenance.
Estimated value: $30-$60
Lot 97 — COOTER CULTURAL MEANING, FREEBERG LAURA BRIDGMAN, RISSE HOSPITAL LIFE, FULLER MESMERISM
Roger Cooter, The cultural meaning of popular science: Phrenology and the organization of consent in nineteenth-century Britain. Cambridge University Press. Ernest Freeberg, The Education of Laura Bridgman: First Deaf and Blind Person to Learn Language. Guenter B. Risse, Hospital life in Enlightenment Scotland: Care and teaching at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Cambridge University Press. Robert C. Fuller, Mesmerism and the American Cure of Souls.
A nice group of four academic softcover books, all in very good condition with firm bindings. No significant defects or provenance noted.
Estimated value: $50-$100
Lot 98 — HALF A LIFE AND OTHER STORIES, Kirill Bulychev, 1977, Soviet science fiction
Kirill Bulychev, Half a Life and Other Stories, translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson, Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., New York; Collier Macmillan Publishers, London, 1977.
Dust jacket shows minimal shelf wear. Binding is firm with no visible damage.
Estimated value: $30-$75
Lot 99 — MODERN PHOTOENGRAVING, Louis Flader, J. S. Mertle, cloth, graphic arts, printing, vocational education
Flader, Louis, and J. S. Mertle. Modern Photoengraving: A Practical Textbook on Latest American Procedures. Modern Photoengraving Publishers, Chicago, Cincinnati.
Binding appears generally clean and sturdy with light shelf wear. Contains a presentation bookplate from the American Photoengravers Association and a small supplier’s label.
Estimated value: $50-$150
Lot 100 — HATCHES, Al Caucci & Bob Nastasi, fishing, North American trout streams, fly fishing guide.
Caucci, Al and Nastasi, Bob. Hatches: a complete guide to fishing the hatches of north american trout streams. Comparahatch, Ltd., New York.
Dust jacket shows moderate rubbing and edgewear, particularly to spine ends and corners. Binding is sound. Estimated value: $30-$70
Lot 101 — AMERICAN TRAGEDY, L. Schiller & J. Willwerth; THAT YOU MAY PROSPER, R. Sutton, true crime, theology
Schiller, Lawrence & Willwerth, James. *American Tragedy: The Uncensored Story of the Simpson Defense*. Random House, New York.
Sutton, Rev. Ray R. *That You May Prosper*. American Vision / Vision Press.
Both books in very good condition with dust jackets. “American Tragedy” signed by Lawrence Schiller on title page; “That You May Prosper” signed/initialed by Rev. Ray R. Sutton.
Estimated value: $100-$250
Lot 102 — RÚBÁIYÁT OF OMAR KHAYYÁM, Omar Khayyám, 1907, decorated boards, Persian poetry, illustrated
Omar Khayyám. The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám of Naishápúr. Duffield & Company, New York, 1907.
The binding is generally sound with rubbing and light soiling to the decorated paper boards. Spine appears solid.
Estimated value: $50-$150
Lot 103 — POCKET CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY, 1957, leather, US Congress, government, political officials.
Joint Committee on Printing, Pocket Congressional Directory, Eighty-Fifth Congress, January 1957. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1957.
Binding is sound with some rubbing to spine edges and general wear. No significant provenance noted. Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 104 — DOLORES, Lorenzo D’Agostino; BLOW UP A STORM, Garson Kanin, signed novels.
Lorenzo D’Agostino, Dolores, Pageant Press Inc., New York, N.Y.; Garson Kanin, Blow up a Storm.
Dust jackets rubbed and worn with some chipping. Both copies signed by their respective authors with inscriptions dated January 1978. Estimated value: $100-$300
Lot 105 — DARK TIDES, Philippa Gregory, signed, historical fiction, 17th Century Venice, modern novel.
Philippa Gregory, Dark Tides: A Novel, Atria Books, New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, New Delhi.
Book appears in excellent condition, with the author’s signature on an affixed bookplate. Estimated value: $40-$120.
Lot 106 — GOD’S SILENCE, Franz Wright, 2008; TIME CAPSULES, Ray Barron, signed, poetry, modern.
Wright, Franz. *God’s Silence: Poems*. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2008. Barron, Ray. *Time Capsules for Eternity: A Book of Poems*. [No publisher visible], [No year visible].
Franz Wright’s *God’s Silence* is signed by the author. Ray Barron’s *Time Capsules for Eternity* is inscribed and signed by the author. Both softcovers are in very good condition with light handling wear.
Estimated value: $75-$200
Lot 107 — ROBERT WATKINSON HUNTINGTON, Biography, Life Insurance Executive, Connecticut General Life.
Robert Watkinson Huntington. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut, [ca. 1962].
Binding is a two-tone cloth. Appears solid with light rubbing to edges; no major flaws. No obvious ownership marks.
Estimated value: $30-$75
Lot 108 — MASTER PHOTOGRAPHERS, Edited by Pat Booth, photography, art, technique, interviews, profiles
Edited by Pat Booth, Master Photographers: The World’s Great Photographers on their Art and Technique.
Very good condition. Binding solid with clean covers and sharp corners. No visible provenance. Estimated value: $30-$60
Lot 109 — THE PAINTED CAT, Elisabeth Foucart-Walter & Pierre Rosenberg, 1988, cat art history painting
Elisabeth Foucart-Walter and Pierre Rosenberg, The Painted Cat: The cat in Western painting from the fifteenth to the twentieth century, Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1988.
Dust jacket shows light shelf wear, particularly along the edges. A handwritten “Book cat” inscription is present on a preliminary page. Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 110 — IRONCLAW, Sherman Baldwin; BRIGHT SHAPES, Patrick McCaughey, Signed, Military, Art Memoir.
Sherman Baldwin, Ironclaw: A Navy Carrier Pilot’s War Experience. New York: HarperCollins. And Patrick McCaughey, The Bright Shapes and The True Names: A Memoir. Melbourne: The Text Publishing Company.
Both volumes bear significant authorial inscriptions on preliminary pages. Dust jackets are present and intact.
Estimated value: $100-$300
Lot 111 — ARISTOTLE, BORGIAS, AQUINAS. Richard McKeon et al., Modern Library, philosophy, history.
McKeon, Richard (ed.). *Introduction to Aristotle*. The Modern Library, New York.
Corvo, Frederick Baron. *A History of the Borgias*. The Modern Library, New York.
Pegis, Anton C. (ed.). *Introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas*. The Modern Library, New York.
Modern Library editions without dust jackets, showing general shelf wear and rubbing to the cloth bindings. Bindings remain intact with no significant damage; no provenance noted. Estimated value: $30-$60
Lot 112 — JANE’S HOUSE, Robert Kimmel Smith; THE SEVENTH CHILD, Brooks Stanwood, inscribed, modern fiction
Robert Kimmel Smith, *Jane’s House*. Brooks Stanwood, *The Seventh Child*. Publisher, place, and publication years not visible.
Both dust jackets show general edge wear; “Jane’s House” has a small spine top tear. “Jane’s House” bears a lengthy 1982 inscription by “Susan & Howard.” “The Seventh Child” is inscribed by author Brooks Stanwood.
Estimated value: $50-$150
Lot 113 — THE BRIDGE, Hart Crane, 1981, Limited Editions Club, Richard Benson photographs, modern poetry.
Hart Crane, The Bridge: A Poem. With an introduction by Malcolm Cowley and Photographs by Richard Benson. Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club, New York, 1981.
Light rubbing to slipcase. Book in very good condition with slight shelf wear. Limited edition noted as “1 of 2000 Copies” and previous price “100.00” inscribed on front flyleaf.
Estimated value: $250-$500
Lot 114 — IN THE DAYS OF CHAUCER, Tudor Jenks, 1904, author-signed presentation copy, literary biography
Jenks, Tudor. In the Days of Chaucer, with an introduction by Hamilton Wright Mabie. A. S. Barnes & Company, New York, 1904.
Original cloth binding shows minor shelf wear and rubbing. Author’s presentation inscription to Charles Battell Loomis on front free endpaper.
Estimated value: $150-$350
Lot 115 — THE DIECEMAN, Luke Rinehart, 1971, inscribed by author (George Cockcroft) to Larry Hughes, publisher’s copy.
Rinehart, Luke. The Dice Man: A novel. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1971.
Rubbed covers. Significant author inscription from George Cockcroft (aka Luke Rinehart) to Larry Hughes, noted as “publisher’s copy”.
Estimated value: $750-$1500
Lot 116 — DAILIES & RUSHES, WHITE EYELASH, Susan Kinsolving, signed poetry lot.
Susan Kinsolving, Dailies & Rushes: poems, Grove Press, New York, 2004. Susan Kinsolving, The White Eyelash: poems, Grove Press, New York, 2002.
Both softcover volumes are in very good condition with light shelf wear. Each is inscribed and signed by the author on the title page.
Estimated value: $100-$200
Lot 117 — THE SISTERS IMPOSSIBLE, James David Landis, 1980, Inscribed, children’s literature, ballet, family.
Landis, James David, The Sisters Impossible, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1980.
Author-inscribed to “Larry” on the front free endpaper, dated 1/12/80. Dust jacket shows edge wear, rubbing, and some discoloration.
Estimated value: $75-$150
Lot 118 — O.C. SELTZER PAINTER OF THE OLD WEST, Mildred D. Ladner, American Western Art, Art History
Mildred D. Ladner, O.C. Seltzer: Painter of the Old West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman
The dust jacket is present but shows some minor chipping at the top edge. The hardcover binding is firm and clean. Includes a laid-in bookstore advertisement. Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 119 — WIND FOREIGN SKY, FRAMESHIFT, Katya Reimann, Robert J. Sawyer, signed science fiction & fantasy.
Reimann, Katya. Wind from a Foreign Sky, Book 1 of the Thelmaran Chronicles. Tom Doherty Associates, New York, 2011. Sawyer, Robert J. Frameshift. Tom Doherty Associates, New York, 1997.
Both bindings are sound, appearing in publisher’s dust jackets with light rubbing. Both titles are author-signed on their respective title pages.
Estimated value: $75-$175
Lot 120 — WALTER ROSENBLUM, Walter Rosenblum, 1996, photography, social documentary, signed presentation copy.
Walter Rosenblum, Walter Rosenblum: Fotografische Huldigung an die Menschheit. Kunstverlag Weingarten, Verlag der Kunst Dresden, Weingarten, Dresden, 1996.
Signed presentation copy inscribed by Walter Rosenblum to “Bill Gridley” dated August 23, 1996. Softcover binding is in very good condition with light shelf wear.
Estimated value: $150-$300
Lot 121 — HONEY ON THE MOON, CHILD OF LIGHT, Maude Hutchins, Mary Lockwood, 1963, 1964, novels, signed.
Hutchins, Maude. *Honey on the Moon*. William Morrow & Company, New York, 1964.
Lockwood, Mary. *Child of Light*. William Morrow and Company, New York, 1963.
Original dust jackets present, showing rubbing and edge wear, with a small tear to Child of Light’s jacket. Both copies are author-inscribed to Larry, or Rose and Larry.
Estimated value: $150-$250
Lot 122 — A TIME TO LAUGH, Rhys Davies & THE REST OF THE WORLD, Ernest O. Hauser, Novels, World Affairs.
Davies, Rhys. A Time to Laugh. Stackpole Sons, New York. Hauser, Ernest O. The Rest of the World. Stackpole Sons, New York.
Both books in dust jackets, showing rubbing and edge wear. “A Time to Laugh” has a small sticker on jacket spine.
Estimated value: $30-$50
Lot 123 — THE TRIUMPH OF AN IDEA, Ralph H. Graves, 1934, Henry Ford, biography, industrial history
Ralph H. Graves, The Triumph of an Idea: The Story of Henry Ford, Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1934.
Dust jacket is rubbed with general edge wear, including a small chip/tear at the top of the spine. Binding remains intact and solid.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 124 — AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE, COUNTRY HOUSE, SKYSCRAPER, Wiseman, Aslet, Goldberger, 1989, 1990
Carter Wiseman, Twentieth-Century American Architecture: The Buildings and Their Makers, W. W. Norton, New York and London; Clive Aslet, The American Country House, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1990; Paul Goldberger, The Skyscraper, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1989.
The three hardback volumes are in good condition with minor shelf wear. Bindings are sound with no apparent damage or significant rubbing. No visible provenance.
Estimated value: $60-$120
Lot 125 — BIRD PAINTING, Christine E. Jackson, 18th Century Art, Ornithological Illustration.
Christine E. Jackson, *Bird Painting: The Eighteenth Century*. Antique Collectors’ Club.
Binding appears sturdy and clean. Dust jacket is present and well-preserved. Estimated value: $50-$100.
Lot 126 — HELGA ON PAPER, Andrew Wyeth, 2006, art catalogue, exhibition, drawings, watercolors, Adelson Galleries
Andrew Wyeth, Helga On Paper, Adelson Galleries, New York, 2006
Binding firm and covers clean with minimal shelfwear. No significant provenance marks evident. Estimated value: $30-$70
Lot 127 — COOK’S HANDBOOK JERUSALEM & JUDEA, Harry Charles Luke, 1924, travel guide, Middle East, Holy Land.
Luke, Harry Charles. A Guide to Jerusalem and Judea: Reprinted from The Travellers’ Handbook for Palestine and Syria. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd. and Thos. Cook & Son, Ltu., London, Jerusalem, Cairo, 1924.
Inscription on front free endpaper: “Mrs. D. Ingram, En Route, Jerusalem, Feby 1926”. Binding is lightly rubbed with minor shelf wear; overall sound.
Estimated value: $X-$X
Lot 128 — TUTANKHAMUN HIS TOMB & TREASURES, I.E.S. Edwards; ANCIENT WORLD, Giovanni Garbini, ancient art, history
Edwards, I.E.S., *Tutankhamun: His Tomb and Its Treasures*, The Metropolitan Museum of Art & Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. Garbini, Giovanni, *The Ancient World* (Landmarks of the World’s Art), McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, Toronto.
Both volumes are in good condition. Bindings are solid, with light rubbing to dust jacket edges of *The Ancient World*. No significant provenance noted. Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 129 — LIGHT IN AUGUST, William Faulkner; HUMPHRY CLINKER, Tobias Smollett, Modern Library editions.
William Faulkner, Light in August; Tobias Smollett, The Expedition of Humphry Clinker. New York: The Modern Library, [n.d.].
Dust jackets rubbed and soiled, with edgewear. Bindings otherwise sound. No visible provenance.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 130 — LIBER USUALIS, Benedictines of Solesmes, 1962, Catholic liturgy, Gregorian chant, music.
The Benedictines of Solesmes, The Liber Usualis, with Introduction and Rubrics in English. Desclée Company, Tournai (Belgium) – New York, N.Y., 1962.
Binding generally sound with some rubbing and shelf wear to cloth, particularly at spine ends and edges. No significant provenance noted. Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 131 — ROGET’S THESAURUS & CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY, P.M. Roget & H.W. Fowler, reference works
Peter Mark Roget, Roget’s International Thesaurus, New Edition Revised and Reset. Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York. H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English, Third Edition. At the Clarendon Press, Oxford.
Two reference works in cloth bindings. The Concise Oxford Dictionary shows rubbing and shelf wear to covers and spine. Roget’s Thesaurus shows minor wear. Estimated value: $30-$50
Lot 132 — HAMLET AND OEDIPUS, SHAKESPEARE THE COMEDIES, ENCOMIUM, E. Jones, K. Muir, A. Paolucci, 1964, literary criticism, psychoanalysis
Ernest Jones, *Hamlet and Oedipus*, W. W. Norton & Company Inc., New York, [n.d.]; Kenneth Muir (Edited by), *Shakespeare The Comedies: A Collection of Critical Essays*, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J., [n.d.]; Anne Paolucci (Edited by), *Shakespeare Encomium: The City College Papers I*, The City College, New York, 1964.
Bindings show light to moderate shelfwear. Hamlet and Oedipus in a worn dust jacket. Shakespeare Encomium with former library sticker remnant to title page.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 133 — DECEIVED, Mel White, Jonestown tragedy, Christian perspective, cults, paperback
Mel White, Deceived, The Jonestown tragedy: what every Christian should know, Spire Books / Fleming H. Revell Company.
Paperback binding shows moderate rubbing to covers and edgewear. Spine is creased but remains intact. No obvious provenance marks.
Estimated value: $10-$20
Lot 134 — DELECTABLE DINNERS, Peterson & Badenoch, 1939; MRS. RORER’S NEW COOK BOOK, Rorer, cooking
Peterson, Anna J. & Badenoch, Nena Wilson. Delectable Dinners: Menus with Recipes. E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., New York, 1939. Rorer, Sarah Tyson. Mrs Rorer’s New Cook Book: A Manual of Housekeeping. Arnold and Company, Philadelphia.
Spines faded, covers lightly rubbed, especially at edges. Bindings remain sturdy with no obvious provenance.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 135 — THE CHILDERMASS, Wyndham Lewis, 1928, Modernism, experimental novel, first edition
Wyndham Lewis, The Childermass. Part I. New York: Covici, Friede, Publishers, 1928.
Original dust jacket significantly worn, rubbed, and chipped with loss along edges and spine ends, especially to the rear panel. Binding beneath appears sound.
Estimated value: $75-$175
Lot 136 — HELLENIC HISTORY, Botsford, 1939 & TECHNICAL HISTORY OF WHITE LECYTHI, McMahon, Greek history, pottery
Botsford, George Willis & Robinson, Charles Alexander, Jr. *Hellenic History*. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1939. McMahon, Robert Cecil. *The Technical History of White Lecythi*. (Reprinted from American Journal of Archaeology), [N.p.], 1907.
Columbia University library books, Hellenic History with withdrawn stamp. Technical History of White Lecythi is a Columbia University Ph.D. thesis. Both bindings rubbed with shelf wear. Estimated value: $50-$100
Lot 137 — HIGH TIDE OF AMERICAN CONSERVATISM, Garland S. Tucker, III, & UNEASY PARTNERS, Kim McQuaid, politics, history.
Garland S. Tucker, III, *The High Tide of American Conservatism: Davis, Coolidge, and the 1924 Election*, Emerald Book Co.; Kim McQuaid, *Uneasy Partners: Big Business in American Politics, 1945-1990*, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
Both volumes in very good condition with dust jackets. Bindings are sound; dust jackets show light shelf wear. Small sticker to top edge of one text block. Estimated value: $50-$100
Lot 138 — TORCH OF TESTIMONY, John W. Kennedy, CONDUCT ORDER DOCTRINE, William M. Branham, Christian doctrine.
John W. Kennedy, The Torch of the Testimony, Christian Books, Goleta, California; Quebec City, Canada, [n.d.]. William Marrion Branham, Conduct Order Doctrine of the Church, Spoken Word Publications, Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.A., [n.d.].
Both softcover bindings are in very good condition with minimal wear. No significant damage or provenance noted.
Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 139 — PERSIAN DICTIONARY, Boyle, ENGLISH-JAPANESE CONVERSATION-DICTIONARY, Vaccari, 1958, modern language reference
John Andrew Boyle, A Practical Dictionary of the Persian Language. Oreste Vaccari and Mrs. Enko Elisa Vaccari, The New Up-to-Date English-Japanese Conversation-Dictionary (1958 Edition). Bophrograph Company (for Persian), Vaccari’s Language Institute (for Japanese). Place not identified (for Persian), Tokyo (for Japanese). Years not identified for Persian, 1958 for Japanese.
Cloth bindings are generally sturdy with some rubbing and minor edge wear; spine lightly faded on the Persian dictionary. The English-Japanese dictionary has significant previous owner’s inscriptions and stamps on endpapers and preliminaries, including a name and the date 1960.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 140 — FACE IS FAMILIAR & GOOD INTENTIONS, Ogden Nash, 1945, poetry, humor
Ogden Nash, The Face Is Familiar, The Selected Verse of Ogden Nash, Garden City Publishing Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, [n.d.]; Ogden Nash, Good Intentions, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1945.
“The Face Is Familiar” & “Good Intentions.” Bindings remain solid. Covers show light rubbing and edge wear. “Good Intentions” features a presentation card and a bookplate.
Estimated value: $30-$70
Lot 141 — GLOSSARY OF LATER LATIN, Souter; GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICON, Liddell & Scott, 1871, classical languages, lexicons
Alexander Souter, A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D., Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, Oxford. Liddell and Scott, A Lexicon, Abridged from Liddell and Scott’s Greek-English Lexicon, Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1871.
Bindings show general rubbing and shelf wear, particularly to spine ends and board edges. Top edges of text blocks are soiled.
Estimated value: $X-$X
Lot 142 — GRACIAN’S MANUAL, B. Gracian & M. Fischer, wisdom, aphorisms, truthtelling manual.
Baltasar Gracian and Martin Fischer, A Truthtelling Manual and the Art of Worldly Wisdom: being a collection of the aphorisms…translated from a 1653 Spanish text. Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Illinois.
Binding is generally clean and tight with minor shelf wear. Inscription of “Nathaniel S. Howe” to front free endpaper.
Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 143 — THE HOMES OF GREAT MUSICIANS, Elbert Hubbard, 1901, music history, biographies, composers
Elbert Hubbard, Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York and London, 1901.
Cloth binding is rubbed and faded, especially to spine ends. Binding remains firm.
Estimated value: $20-$50
Lot 144 — PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEMICALS AND CHEMISTRY, J. Southworth & T.L.J. Bentley, 1927, photography, chemistry
Southworth, J. and Bentley, T.L.J. Photographic Chemicals and Chemistry. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. and Henry Greenwood & Co. Ltd., London, 1927.
Cloth binding rubbed with light wear to spine ends and edges. Library stamp of S. D. Warren Company on title page.
Estimated value: $20-$50
Lot 145 — FLASH OF THE SPIRIT, Robert Farris Thompson, 1983, African, Afro-American Art, Philosophy
Robert Farris Thompson, Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy. Random House, New York, 1983.
Binding firm with light shelf wear to dust jacket. No significant provenance visible.
Estimated value: $50-$100
Lot 146 — SELECTED STORIES, Guy de Maupassant, 1983, leather, Franklin Library, literature, short fiction
Guy de Maupassant, Selected Stories, The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1983.
Binding is tight and clean with bright gilt. A decorative blank bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown.
Estimated value: $X-$X
Lot 147 — COTTON TENANTS, James Agee & Walker Evans, photography, American South, Great Depression
Agee, James and Walker Evans. Cotton Tenants, Three Families. Melville House, Brooklyn, London.
Binding solid and clean. No significant condition issues or provenance. Estimated value: $25-$50
Lot 148 — THE GREAT AGE OF SAIL, Joseph Jobé (Ed.), 1967, maritime history, sailing ships, naval architecture.
B.W. Bathe, G.B. Rubin de Cervin, E. Taillemitz et al.; Edited by Joseph Jobé. The Great Age of Sail. Edita Lausanne; Distributed by New York Graphic Society Ltd., Lausanne; Greenwich, Connecticut, 1967.
Book and dust jacket generally good. Slipcase shows rubbing/wear and a “TIME LIFE” sticker. Binding firm.
Estimated value: $40-$80
Lot 149 — CHINESE SYSTEM OF NATURAL CURES, Henry C. Lu & NATUROPATHIC HANDBOOK, 1995, herbal medicine, alternative cures
Henry C. Lu, Chinese System of Natural Cures, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York; Herbal Research Publications, Inc., Naturopathic Handbook of Herbal Formulas: A Practical & Concise Herb User’s Guide, Ayer, Massachusetts, 1995.
Clean softcover bindings with no significant damage or defects. Both volumes remain sturdy. No provenance marks are visible.
Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 150 — SAINTS & SINNERS, Eamon Duffy, History of Popes, Catholicism, Religion, paperback
Duffy, Eamon. Saints & Sinners: A History of the Popes. Yale University Press, New Haven and London.
Very good condition paperback binding. No significant wear or defects present.
Estimated value: $10-$30
Lot 151 — SECURITY IS A THUMB AND A BLANKET, Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts, Linus, children’s humor.
Charles M. Schulz, Security is a Thumb and a Blanket.
Binding shows light rubbing and wear to edges and corners, otherwise intact. No apparent significant provenance.
Estimated value: $X-$X
Lot 152 — KARL MARX, McLellan; BUSINESS RESPONSE, Collins; CAMBRIDGE COMPANION HAYEK, Feser; biography, economics.
David McLellan, *Karl Marx: His Life and Thought*, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York; Robert M. Collins, *The Business Response to Keynes, 1929-1964*, Columbia University Press, New York; Edward Feser (editor), *The Cambridge Companion to Hayek*, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
McLellan’s dust jacket is torn and worn, particularly at spine ends and edges. Other bindings are generally sound. Estimated value: $60-$120
Lot 153 — PLAYING WITH GRAVITY, Joan Kunsch, 2009, & GIFT OF LIFE, Sarah Larkin, 1978, poetry
Joan Kunsch, Playing With Gravity, Poems & Translations, Simsbury, Connecticut: Antrim House, 2009; Sarah Larkin, The Gift of Life / Le Don de la Vie, Editions du Bien Public, 1978.
Kunsch’s paperback binding is clean; Larkin’s paperback cover is significantly toned. Both books are author-inscribed on the half-title, dated 2009 and 1978 respectively.
Estimated value: $75-$150
Lot 154 — MYSTERY OF KITCHENER’S DEATH, Donald McCormick, naval history, WWI, biography, bookplate
Donald McCormick, The Mystery of Lord Kitchener’s Death. Putnam, London, 1959.
Dust jacket present with edge wear and rubbing. Binding is cloth, with minor fading to spine top. Features a pictorial bookplate of Peter J. Knapp.
Estimated value: $30-$60
Lot 155 — UNDER THE SEA-WIND, Rachel L. Carson, 1952, marine biology, ocean life, early work
Rachel L. Carson, Under the Sea-Wind: A Naturalist’s Picture of Ocean Life, Oxford University Press, New York, 1952.
Binding rubbed and soiled with edge wear; spine slightly faded. No significant provenance visible. Estimated value: $40-$100
Lot 156 — FUN WITH HIEROGLYPHS, Catharine Roehrig, Egyptian, educational kit, stamps, guidebook, alphabet
Roehrig, Catharine. Fun with Hieroglyphs. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and Viking, A Division of Penguin Books (USA) Inc., New York.
The kit box shows general shelf wear and minor surface rubbing, with a small area of label residue on the front panel. The interior contents, including rubber stamps, guidebook, and alphabet chart, appear well-preserved within the case.
Estimated value: $30-$70
Lot 157 — LOVE POEMS & SONNETS, William Shakespeare, Illus. Vera Bock, Hanover House
William Shakespeare, The Love Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, Illustrated by Vera Bock, Hanover House, Garden City, New York.
Binding sturdy with some shelf wear; spine panel shows noticeable sunning/discoloration. Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 158 — EGYPTIAN GRAMMAR, Alan Gardiner, hieroglyphs, language, ancient Egypt, philology, third edition
Sir Alan Gardiner, Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Solid cloth binding with light surface rubbing to covers. Gilt lettering on spine remains bright. No discernible provenance marks. Estimated value: $X-$X
Lot 159 — BIOGRAPHIES & LEGENDS NEW ENGLAND INDIANS, Leo Bonfanti, 1968, INDIANS ON OLDE CAPE COD, Marion Vuilleumier.
Bonfanti, Leo. *Biographies and Legends of the New England Indians*. Volume I, 1968; Volume II, 1970. Wakefield, Mass.: Pride Publications Inc. Vuilleumier, Marion. *Indians on Olde Cape Cod*. Taunton, Massachusetts: Wm. S. Sullwold Publishing, [n.d.].
Three softcover pamphlets. All bindings show light rubbing to covers and edges, otherwise clean and sound. A small inscription is present on the title page of *Indians on Olde Cape Cod*.
Estimated value: $60-$120
Lot 160 — ESALEN, Jeffrey J. Kripal, America and the Religion of No Religion, spirituality.
Jeffrey J. Kripal, Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London.
The binding is clean and tight with no significant wear. The covers are well-preserved.
Estimated value: $15-$35
Lot 161 — ESQUIRE’S HANDBOOK FOR HOSTS, Entertainment, Recipes, Cocktails, Etiquette, Party Planning, Mid-Century
Esquire Magazine, Esquire’s Handbook for Hosts, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, [n.d.]
Binding heavily rubbed with significant wear to spine and corners. Some paper loss and tape residue on rear cover.
Estimated value: $10-$30
Lot 162 — SONG OF SONGS, Exquemelin, 1935, 1969, Heritage, Folio Society, illustrated literature, history
Angelo, Valenti (illus.). The Song of Songs Which Is Solomon’s. New York: The Heritage Press, 1935. AND Exquemelin, A. O. The Buccaneers of America. London: The Folio Society, 1969.
Lot of two illustrated editions. The Song of Songs is housed in a worn tan slipcase. The Buccaneers of America is in a sturdy plain brown slipcase. Both volumes appear well-preserved. Estimated value: $100-$200
Lot 163 — MEMORIAL ADDRESSES & TRIBUTES, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1964, Congress, President, Eulogy
United States Congress. *Memorial Addresses in the Congress and Tributes in Eulogy of John Fitzgerald Kennedy*. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1964.
Binding is sturdy black cloth with gilt lettering. Covers show light shelf wear; a numeric sticker is present on the upper cover. Estimated value: $30-$60
Lot 164 — THOMAS EAKINS CENTENNIAL, 1944, Art Exhibition Catalog, American Painting, M. Knoedler & Company
M. Knoedler & Company, A Loan Exhibition of the Works of Thomas Eakins: 1844-1944, Commemorating the Centennial of His Birth. M. Knoedler & Company, New York, 1944.
Green paper wraps show a small stain on the front cover. Binding is sound and intact with minimal overall wear.
Estimated value: $30-$80
Lot 165 — THE TRAIN, TROLLEYS, METROPOLITAN CORRIDOR, Green, Cavin, Stilgoe, Railroads, Transit, Americana
Green, Roger (comp.). *The Train*. Oxford University Press. Cavin, Ruth. *Trolleys: Riding and Remembering the Electric Interurban Railways*. Stilgoe, John R. *Metropolitan Corridor: Railroads and the American Scene*. Yale University Press, New Haven and London.
Overall very good condition with minimal shelf wear to covers. Bindings are clean and tight with no significant damage. No provenance markings visible. Estimated value: $30-$60
Lot 166 — AUBREY BEARDSLEY: COLLECTED DRAWINGS & DRAWINGS (2 VOLS), Aubrey Beardsley, 1967, art, illustration.
Aubrey Beardsley, *The Collected Drawings of Aubrey Beardsley*, With an Appreciation by Arthur Symons, Edited by Bruce S. Harris, Crescent Books, Inc., New York; *Aubrey Beardsley Drawings*, United Book Guild, New York, 1967.
“The Collected Drawings” dust jacket is torn with significant loss to upper front corner and spine. “Aubrey Beardsley Drawings” dust jacket is heavily chipped and torn with large losses to spine and edges. Estimated value: $20-$40
Lot 167 — GNOMES, Wil Huygen, 1977, fantasy, folklore, children’s, illustrated
Wil Huygen, Gnomes. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, 1977.
Binding is generally sound, with some mild rubbing to the extremities. A significant inscription on the front free endpaper reads, “merry Christmas from one gnome to another. Love, Anne,” dated December 25, 1977.
Estimated value: $50-$150