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Auction #241: March 25th & 26th: Oriental Items and General Merchandise.

LotDescriptionEstimate
1580 FARM BALLADS, BY WILL CARLETON. Dated 1882, published by Harper & Brothers, engraved plates, gilt pictorial cover, 159 ppgs, very good condition, approx 9" x 7". 75 - 125
1581 THE LORD OF THE RINGS BOOK. Dated 1984, authored by J.R.R. Tolkien, "De Luxe" Edition, with original box, printed on thin paper, like new condition. 75 - 100
1582 THE BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD. By Moshe Davis and Victor Ratner, Etchings by Marc Chagall, published by Farrar, Straus and Cudahy. Noted 1st printing, dated 1959. Very good condition, minor scuffs on cover, and scuffing on back. 50 - 75
1583 CEZANNE, UTRILLO, PICASSO BOOKS. Three art books with tipped in plates throughout featuring Cezanne (16 beautiful full color plates), dated 1952, Utrillo, 16 color plates, dated 1953, and Picasso, 16 color plates, dated 1954. All published by Art Treasures of the World, NY. All are in good condition, a few pages loose. 100 - 125
1584 SIGNED LUST FOR LIFE. The Novel of Vincent Van Gogh, by Irving Stone. Signed inside cover "With my best wishes, Irving Stone". Dated 1934, published by Longmans, Green and Co. NY -Toronto. 489 ppg. No DJ. Some fading to no rips or tears, overall good condition. 800 - 1,000
1585 CURRIER AND IVES BOOK. Printmakers to the American People, by Harry T Peters, NY Doubleday, 1942 original pictorial cloth cover, some staining, original dust jacket included, but is in pieces. Book in good condition. 125 - 175
1586 THE WORLD OF CURRIER AND IVES. by Roy King & Burke Davis, Randon House, 1968, 140 ppg, first edition noted. 14 1/2" x 19 1/2", small tears to dust jacket, good condition. 80 - 120
1587 THE GINGERBREAD MAN BOOK. OZ-MAN TALES, by L. Frank Baum, 1917, first edition, illustrations by John R. Neill, published by Reilly & Lee Co. Illustrated cover, some yellowing to pages, cover separated, spine missing, some loose pages. 300 - 400
1588 RAGGEDY ANN STORIES. By Johnny Gruelle, dated 1918, published P F Volland, Chicago. spine separated, corners bumped, pages not bad. 125 - 150
1589 BEDTIME STORIES. By Thornton W. Burgess, nice childrens book, dated 1959. Gosset & Dunlap, NY. Hard cover, good condition. From the Dandelion Library Series. 75 - 100
1590 THE CHILDRENS MOTHER GOOSE. By William Donahey, published by Reilly and Co. No date noted, possibly 1921, Olive cloth cover with color pastedown, somewhat tattered, and loose, 120 numbered pages. 300 - 400
1604 IN DARKEST AFRICA BY HENRY STANLEY Vol. II only included, gilt raised signature on front and imprinted continent on cover, dated 1890, with two steel engravings and on hundred fifty illustrations and maps. Overall good condition. 350 - 450
1605 JURGEN, A COMEDY OF JUSTICE. By James Cabell, with twelve illustrations by Ray F. Coyle, published by McBride, NY. Illustrated edition published 1923. Owners name with Congratulaions inside front. Black cloth with gilt. No D/J. Good condition. 100 - 125
1606 SPRINGTIME, CHILDRENS BOOK. Hard cover, no author noted, dated on front November 22nd, 1887, published by Worthington, NY. Pages browned, a few tears throughout. 75 - 120
1607 POP-UP PUSS IN BOOTS BOOK. No author noted, no date, but old. Published by Bancroft & Co, London. Noted Westminster Books. Fair condition, looks like the "pop-ups" are all here, all work with one exception. A bit tattered. 75 - 125
1608 TWO CHILDRENS BOOKS. Sunny Bunny, by Nina Wilcox Putnam, no date, oublished by Algonquin Publishing, bumped cornes, but otherwise good. Also, The Night Before Christmas, pictured by John R Neill, published by Reeilly and Britton Co. Dated 1910. This is a "Turnover Book". Other book is Cinderella. Book has a few torn pages, and some scibbles as well. 60 - 80
1609 MOTHER GOOSE - 1915. Childrens book, dated 1925, illustrations by A.M. Turner, published by Sam Gabriel and Sons, fair condition, pencil marks, owners name in front and back. 125 - 150
1610 JUST SO STORIES, KIPLING. By Rudyard Kipling, dated 1912, illustrated by Paul Bransom and J M Gleeson. Owners name in front, pages slightly yellow, but tight copy. 75 - 100
1958 ADOLF HITLER SCRAPEBOOK. Adolf Hitler Bilderaus Dem Leben Des Furers (Adolf Hitler Scrapebook). Orange cloth, 132 numbered pages, foxed pages, black and white photographs throughout. 80 - 120
1968 STUDY IN BLUE, SPITALNY. This is a boxed set of two 10" 78 RPM records by The Hour of Charm, All Girl Orchestra under the direction of Phil Spitalny. songs include Rhapsody in Blue, Part 1 and 2, Alice Blue Gown, and Blue Skys. Original case and sleeves. Fair condition, no major scratches to the records. 125 - 0
1969 TWO OLD CIVIL WAR BOOKS. A Youths History of The Great Civil War inthe United States, by Horton, dated 1868, cover sewn together, pages loose, overall poor. Also, History of the Civil War in the United States from Bull Run to Appomatox, no author noted, dated 1885, published by World Manufacturing Co, NY, red cloth cover, intact, but delicate, pages browned, 552 ppg. 125 - 150
1970 THE TREASURES OF MEDIEVAL FRANCE. Published by the Cleveland Museam of Art, 1967, written by William D. Wixom, 395 ppg, many color and black and white phots, very good condition. 50 - 75
2011 JACK DEMPSEY BOOK. The Idol of Fistiana (revised edition), by Nat Fleischer, 1936, hard cover, good condition. 75 - 85
2012 THREE ASIAN ART BOOKS. The Suan Pakkad Palace Collection, 1982, soft cover, good condition. Treasures from The Bronze Age of China, 1980, soft cover, good condition. Image of China, by William Alexander, 1980, hard cover with jacket, good condition. 50 - 75
2013 ALICES ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. By Lewis Carrol, dated 1893, published by Macmillan & Co. With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel, 192 ppg, plus ads. Spine loose, discolored a bit on the cover, scuffed and bumped, overall fair. 100 - 125
2014 LOT OF FIVE OLD BOOKS. Consists of the following: Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories, Doyle, dated 1923. Last of the Mohicans, Cooper, no date, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Doyle, no date, Thorns and Orange Blossoms, Clay, no date, Under Two Flags, Ouida, 1923. All books are approx. 4" x 7", some loose pages, binding loose, overall fair. 100 - 150
2015 THE TIN WOODMAN OF OZ. By L. Frank Baum. Published by Reilly & Lee Co, 1918, 288 ppg. Color pastedown on cover, childs coloring on many pages, scuffs and bumps but intact. 300 - 350
2058 LARGE FAMILY HOLY BIBLE. Dated 1892, hard cover separated with matal hinges. 100 - 0
2059 1895 HOLY BIBLE. Large Bible with red velvet cover, owners name inside cover, metaal hinges broken off, some torn pages, and rips to cover. 50 - 100
2106 CYRANO DE BERGERAC. A HEroic Comedy in 5 Acts by Edmond Rostand. With illustraions by Pierre Brissaud. Dated 1954, Hetitage Books, like new condition with box slip. 100 - 125
2107 GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. A Portfolio of Photographs of the Marvelous Works of God and Man, Published by R S Peale, Chicago, 1892. 549 pages of nice photos, 11" x 14", spine damaged, interior of book nice. 50 - 100
2108 VISION OF PURGATORY AND PARADISE. By Dante Alighieri, illustrated with designs of M. Gustave Dore, no date but old. 11" x 14", cover separated, but interior is decent. 200 - 250
2109 PICTURESQUE SKETCHES OF AMERICAN PROGRESS. By J.H. Beale, illustrated with many ingravings, dated 1889, HC, no jacket, some bumping, but good condition. 50 - 75
2110 EDWARD LARRABEE BARNES ARCHITECT BOOK. Introduction by Peter Blake, 1994, many photographs and descriptions of Barnes projects, 9" x 11" hard cover w/ dust jacket, like new. 75 - 0

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