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Antique & Vintage Books #288 |
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Antique & Vintage Books #288 |
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by South Boston Books
Event Begins: Tuesday, August 20, 6:00 PM Eastern
First lots ends Sunday, August 25, 9:00 PM Eastern
Last lot ends Sunday, August 25, 10:05 PM Eastern Great lots of antiquarian books, collectibles of all sorts, ephemera and some coins. Great collection of items! NO RESERVES - REASONABLE SHIPPING!
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PLEASE TAKE NOTE We accept payment by Paypal only via a PAYPAL INVOICE after auction Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 66) PLEASE TAKE NOTE We accept payment by Paypal only via a PAYPAL INVOICE after auction. You will receive the invoice a few hours after the auction ends. Thanks. We do not have your credit card info and it will not be charged by us.
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SHIPPING IS $5 FLAT PER AUCTION FOR USA BIDDERS Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 66) SHIPPING IS $5 FLAT PER AUCTION FOR USA BIDDERS - NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU BUY!
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AUCTION TERMS - THANKS FOR SHOPPING WITH US! Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 66) BUYERS PREMIUM IS 15%. After seven days the consignor can request his item back if they wish. If your invoice is cancelled we reserve the right to ban you from future purchases. PLEASE NOTE NO RETURNS FOR ANY ITEMS - please review items thoroughly before bidding. Any unpaid PAYPAL invoices after 7 DAYS will be sent to Proxibid for review and your items will be relisted. Buyers Premium is waived for this auction. Books shipped within 5-7 business days - we try to ship out earlier than that. (10/17/2017) All packages delivered are the responsibility of the BUYER. Once the tracking shows delivered our end of the transaction is over. If your package is stolen you must contact the Post Office, no refund will be given through us or Paypal.
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AUCTION ALSO THIS THURSDAY AT 9PM - SEE YOU THERE! Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 66) We are going to be running Thursday auctions from this point forward - see you there!
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Profiles In Courage by John F. Kennedy (1956) Early Edition Lot #6 (Sale Order 5 of 66) Profiles In Courage by John F. Kennedy, Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York (1956) very good condition in trade dust jacket.
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Gone With The Draft: WW2 Love Letters Of A Trainee by Park Kendall (1941) Lot #7 (Sale Order 6 of 66) Gone With The Draft: Love Letters Of A Trainee by Park Kendall, Published by M.S. Mill, New York (1941) Humorous letters from a World War II from a new soldier to his sweetheart back home. Illustrated with drawings by Politzer. 102 pp plus 3 final drawings and a 14 page dictionary of Army Slang. Good condition in fair/good dust jacket.
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Carrier War Magazine - Task Force 58 and the Pacific Sea Battles Lot #8 (Sale Order 7 of 66) Carrier War Magazine - Task Force 58 and the Pacific Sea Battles - 200 pictures and Maps
Lt Oliver Jensen, Published by Pocket Books Inc., NYC. (1945) good- condition with some cover tattering. Operations at Marcus, Wake, Rabual, Tararwa, Kwajalein, Truck, Saipan, Palau. Mitchner in command of USS Yorktown & Essex.
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BATTLE STATIONS! Your Navy in Action (1946) Lot #9 (Sale Order 8 of 66) Battle Stations! Your Navy in Action by Wm. H. Wise & Co. Published by WM. H. WISE & CO., NEW YORK (1946) Subtitle reading "A photographic epic of the naval operations of World War II told by the great admirals who sailed the fleet from Norfolk to Normandy and from the Golden Gate to the Inland Sea." Good condition, hardcover.
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JOHN VOLPE: The Life of an Immigrant's Son (1987) SIGNED by Governor of Massachusetts Lot #10 (Sale Order 9 of 66) JOHN VOLPE: The Life of an Immigrant's Son. Signed by Volpe - by Kathleen Kilgore, Published by Yankee Books, Dublin, New Hampshire (1987) Volpe was Governor of Massachusetts in the 1960's and Ambassador of Italy in the 1970's.
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The Handbook of Handgunning; New Concepts in Pistol and Revolver Shooting (1968) Lot #11 (Sale Order 10 of 66) The Handbook of Handgunning; New Concepts in Pistol and Revolver Shooting by Paul B. Weston,
Published by Crown Publ., NY (1968) Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Good condition with dust jacket.
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Adam Film Quarterly 2 (1967) Sexploitation Movies Lot #12 (Sale Order 11 of 66) Adam Film Quarterly 2 (1967) Published by Knight Publishing Corporation/ Holloway House, Los Angeles (1967) dam Film Quarterly was a skin magazine published by Knight which was a subsidiary of Holloway House or vice versa. This issue featured sexploitation flicks. Good condition softcover.
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THE ART OF THE OLD WEST: From the Collection of the Gilcrease Institute (1971) Tulsa, Oklahoma Lot #13 (Sale Order 12 of 66) The Art of the Old West (From the Collection of the Gilcrease Institute) by Paul A. Rossi (1971) A quality, well done volume with sensational art from the world famous Gilcrease Institute, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Large folio hardcover.
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VERY NICE Ten Volumes of Rudyard Kipling (1899) Decorative Binding Lot #14 (Sale Order 13 of 66) Ten volumes as shown, decorative, all in good condition, hardcover. Great for shelf.
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RARE West Running Brook by Robert Frost (1928) FIRST EDITION Lot #15 (Sale Order 14 of 66) West Running Brook by Robert Frost, Published by Henry Holt & Company, New York, NY (1928) First Printing of the stated First Edition, 2nd state with "roams" page 44 and with the first edition statement on the copyright page. Good condition with no dust jacket.
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BRAND NEW Swing That Music The Big Bands, The Soloists, And The Singers 1929 to 1956 4-CD Box Set Lot #16 (Sale Order 15 of 66) BRAND NEW STILL WRAPPED as shown.
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The Golden Treasury of Poetry and Prose (1890) Leading British and American Authors Lot #17 (Sale Order 16 of 66) The Golden Treasury of Poetry and Prose, Choice Selections from the Works of Leading British and American Authors for a Period of Five Hundred Years. Stoddard, R. H.; Browne, F. F.;
Published by J.Q. Adams (1890) good condition, large thick hardcover. Wonderful cover. "Choice selections from the works of leading British and American authors, for a period of five hundred years; covering the entire field of English literature, and presenting a rich and varied collection of the literary gems of the language, with over four hundred appropriate engravings edited by Francis F. Browne, with an introduction by Richard Henry Stoddard."
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The Phoenix Lectures The Celebrated Lecture Series by L. RON HUBBARD (1968) First Edition Lot #18 (Sale Order 17 of 66) The Phoenix Lectures The Celebrated Lecture Series Given by L. Ron Hubbard to the Professional Course , Published by The Publications Organization Worldwide, Edinburgh (1968) "The celebrated lecture series given by L. Ron Hubbard to the professional course, Pheonix, Arizona, in July 1954, compiled into book form by the Editorial Staff of the Publications Organization World Wide." Good condition, no dust jacket with owner signature.
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WEST OF THE NIGHT by Beryl Markham - Kenya/British East Africa WW1 Lot #19 (Sale Order 18 of 66) West With The Night by Beryl Markham, Published by North Point Press, softcover. A book which passed into obscurity until 1983, when it became a bestseller again in 1983 [North Point Press]. "One of the best know and well written autobiographies describing life in Kenya during the early, golden days of Kenya/British East Africa just before, during and after WWI. Ernest Hemingway gave high praise to this book."
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VERY NICE Six Volumes of Harper's Novelette's (1906) Lot #20 (Sale Order 19 of 66) Smaller sized hardcover, all in good condition, one volume has some spotting on the spine, various titles.
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Collection of Premire Comic Books - BATMAN AVENGERS WATCHMEN Lot #21 (Sale Order 20 of 66) Everything you see in the photos is in this lot all in very good condition.
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The Sportsman's Club In the Saddle by Harry Castlemon (1873) HUNTING Lot #22 (Sale Order 21 of 66) The Sportsman's Club In the Saddle by Harry Castlemon, Published by Porter & Coates, Philadelphia (1873) fair/good condition hardcover.
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THE WALKING DEAD Comic Book Collection - 16 ISSUES! Lot #23 (Sale Order 22 of 66) Everything shown in one lot, one is duplicates. Great collection!
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History of the AMERICAN FRONTIER 1763- 1893 and Roaming the ROCKIES (1930) Lot #24 (Sale Order 23 of 66) History of the American Frontier 1763- 1893 by Frederick L. Paxson, Published by Houghton Mifflen, Boston (1924) good condition hardcover. Roaming the Rockies: Through National Parks and National Forests of the Rocky Mountain Wonderland by John T. Faris, Published by Farrar & Rinehart, New York (1930) A view of uncrowded national parks and forests areas in the Rocky Mountains just as the automobile was becoming popular for vacation travel. Hardcover, good condition.
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Five Volumes of Robert Louis Stevenson including DR. JEKYLL (1911) Lot #25 (Sale Order 24 of 66) All in good condition generally, some cover wear, titles as shown, nice for shelf.
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ANTIQUARIAN BOOK LOT including The Strange Case of DR. JEKYLL and MR. HYDE (c.1890) Lot #26 (Sale Order 25 of 66) All in generally good condition with decorative covers, browning pages.
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"Punch" Pictures by Frank Reynolds (1922) Illustrations Lot #27 (Sale Order 26 of 66) "Punch" Pictures by Frank Reynolds, ; E. V. Lewis (Introduction), Published by Cassell & Company Limited, London (1922) good condition hardcover.
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Lives of Men who Signed the Declaration of Independence & The Constitution LIMITED EDITION 2 VOLS Lot #28 (Sale Order 27 of 66) Founders of Freedom in America: Lives of the Men who Signed the Declaration of Independence & The Constitution. David C. Whitney, Published by J. G. Ferguson Publishing Co., Chicago, IL (1965) large brown, tan & black illustrated leather hardbound. "Bound in Handcrafted Mission Leather" stated Limited Edition.
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RARE The Long Old Road In CHINA by Langdon Warner (1926) Lot #29 (Sale Order 28 of 66) The Long Old Road In China by Langdon Warner, Published by Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, NY (1926) good condtion with some wear on the spine (see pic) Map. B&W illustration and photographs. 168 pages. A deep, engaging travel account into remote western China to research ancient Buddhist ruins.
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BEAUTIFUL Twelve Decorative Volumes (c.1900) COLORFUL Lot #30 (Sale Order 29 of 66) Lovely colorful set, all small hardcovers in good condition with faded spines, what a great hardcover set for the shelf.
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SIGNED The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln (2005) Lot #31 (Sale Order 30 of 66) The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln by Sean Wilentz, hardcover, signed by the author, very good condition with good dust jacket with some slight wear.
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Ring O' Roses; A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book (c.1930) and Bat Masterson (c.1950) Lot #32 (Sale Order 31 of 66) Ring O' Roses; A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book by L. Leslie Brooke, Published by Frederick Warne (c.1930) Colored plates and black and white drawings by L Leslie Brooke. (illustrator). Also included Bat Mastertson (c.1950) as shown with child owner signature.
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COLLECTION of BATMAN Premier Comic Books Lot #33 (Sale Order 32 of 66) All in very good condition as shown.
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Plutarch's Lives, Translated From The Original Greek With Note (1811) Two Volumes Lot #34 (Sale Order 33 of 66) Plutarch's Lives, Translated From The Original Greek With Notes, Critical and Historical. And A Life Of Plutrach. Plutarch ; John and William Langhorne (translators) Published by Brannan, Baltimore (1811) two odd volumes, both in good condition as shown.
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Lost and Found New York: Oddballs, Heroes, Scoundrels, Thugs, Mayors, and Mysteries SIGNED (2007) Lot #35 (Sale Order 34 of 66) Lost and Found New York: Oddballs, Heroes, Heartbreakers, Scoundrels, Thugs, Mayors, and Mysteries
Stevenson, James, Published by Harper (2007) good condition large hardcover signed by the author. "Celebrate the lost histories, unusual people and places, and hidden treasures of New York City's glorious past with this delightful and engaging collection of original illustrations and stories by artist/writer James Stevenson."
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The Long Way Home by Louise Penny (2014) SIGNED #1 NYT Bestseller Lot #36 (Sale Order 35 of 66) The Long Way Home by Louise Penny, signed, like new. "Happily retired in the village of Three Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief Inspector of Homicide with the Sûreté du Québec, has found a peace he d only imagined possible. On warm summer mornings he sits on a bench holding a small book, The Balm in Gilead, in his large hands. There is a balm in Gilead, his neighbor Clara Morrow reads from the dust jacket, to make the wounded whole."
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What Happened to the Children Who Fled Nazi Persecution (2006) In-depth Study Lot #37 (Sale Order 36 of 66) What Happened to the Children Who Fled Nazi Persecution, Like New, The result of a four-year, in-depth study of those refugees who came as children or youths from Central Europe to the United States during the 1930s and 1940s, fleeing persecution from the National Socialist regime. This study uses social science methodology and examines their fates in their new country, their successes and tribulations.
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Four Hundred and One Views - London (1910) Lot #38 (Sale Order 37 of 66) Profusely illustrated, many full page photographs with descriptions of each. Very interesting for the London lover. Good condition with some spine wear.
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UP FROM SLAVERY by Booker T. Washington (1922) Lot #39 (Sale Order 38 of 66) Very good condition, small hardcover. Doubleday & Page Company (1922)
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The Poetical Works of Lord Byron With Memoir (1893) Lot #40 (Sale Order 39 of 66) The Poetical Works of Lord Byron With Memoir and The Original Explanatory Notes Etc (The Albion Edition) Published by Frederick Warne and Co, London and New York (1893) good condition, there is some spine wear that gives it a older look then it actually is - I think it looks nice up to you.
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RARE The Vicar of Wakefield. A Tale by Oliver Goldsmith (1809) Lot #41 (Sale Order 40 of 66) The Vicar of Wakefield. A Tale by Oliver Goldsmith, Published by Philadelphia: William Duane, 1809 (1809) good condition. Full mottled brown leather binding with red title band with gilt lettering on the spine.
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TWO Antiquarian Decorative Books (c.1890's) Nice Binding Lot #42 (Sale Order 41 of 66) Brooklyn Bachelor by Margaret Lee (c.1890) and The Yellow Mask by Wilkie Collins (c.1890) both have good covers, hinges cracked, browning pages. Nice looking books for the shelf.
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This Republic of Suffering: Death and the AMERICAN CIVIL WAR Lot #43 (Sale Order 42 of 66) Very good condition, hardcover. "An illuminating study of the American struggle to comprehend the meaning and practicalities of death in the face of the unprecedented carnage of the Civil War."
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Two CHARLES DICKENS Novels (c.1890) The Authentic Editions Lot #44 (Sale Order 43 of 66) Both generally in good condition, large thick hardcovers, with some wear on the outer spine. Some spotting on pages. Nice for shelf.
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Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse Lot #45 (Sale Order 44 of 66) By James L. Swanson: Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse
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WWII by James Jones (1975) Lot #46 (Sale Order 45 of 66) WWII by James Jones, Published by Grosset & Dunlap (1975) good condition softcover with some softcover wear.
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (1905) VERY NICE Lot #47 (Sale Order 46 of 66) The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer; Percy MacKaye. Published by Fox, Duffield & Company, New York (1905) Modern version in prose of the Prologue and ten Tales (Knight, Prioress, Nun's Priest, Physician, Pardoner, Wife of Bath, Clerk, Squire, Franklin, Canon's Yeoman); six full-color plates by Clark. 235 pages, six color plates, notes. Size: 7½" by 9¾". Some pages un-cut, very good condition.
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The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb Lot #48 (Sale Order 47 of 66) The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb, Published by W. W. Norton & Company (2009) very good condition, large hardcover. Crumb took the book of Genesis in all its procreative and onanistic splendor and made it into a comic strip. Splendid.
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SIGNED & LIMITED The Golden Pastime A New History of Yachting by John Rousmaniere (1986) Lot #49 (Sale Order 48 of 66) The Golden Pastime A New History of Yachting by John Rousmaniere, Published by W. W. Norton & Company, NY (1986) Signed by Rousmaniere, number 1228 of 2000 copies. Hardcover. white cloth over boards; gold lettering on front and spine; gray illustrated dj; 240 pp; profusely illustrated with color and bw plates, figures, and photographs. A fresh perspective on this great sport as it compares adventure and ambition, success and failure, and folly and genius; foreward written by John Rousmaniere.
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Orr: My Story (2013) SIGNED by NHL GREAT BOBBY ORR Lot #50 (Sale Order 49 of 66) Very good condition hardcover, signed by Bobby Orr.
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RARE The Small Fruit Culturist by Andrew S. Fuller (1894) GARDENING Lot #51 (Sale Order 50 of 66) The Small Fruit Culturist by Andrew S. Fuller, Published by Orange Judd Company, New York (1894) fair/good condition with overall wear (maybe from gardening?) hardcover.
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Your CITY GARDEN by Margaret McKenny (1937) GARDENING Lot #52 (Sale Order 51 of 66) Your City Garden by Margaret McKenny, Published by D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc., New York & London (1937) good condition with some cover wear. 215 p., index. 8vo. Illustrated with half-tone plates. A nicely illustrated guide to decorative gardening in an urban setting.
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FERNS in Their Homes and Ours by J. Robinson (1894) GARDENING Lot #53 (Sale Order 52 of 66) FERNS IN THEIR HOMES AND OURS by J. Robinson, Published by Bradlee Whidden, Boston (1894) good condition small hardcover.
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The Small ROCK GARDEN (1913) GARDENING Lot #54 (Sale Order 53 of 66) The Small Rock Garden. Edited by F. W. Harvey, E.H. JENKINS. Published by London: Country Life (1913) First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece and 52 full-page monochrome photographs in the text, good general condition.
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Practical Guide to the Wild Flowers and Fruits by George Lincoln Walton (1909) GARDENING Lot #55 (Sale Order 54 of 66) Practical Guide to the Wild Flowers and Fruits by George Lincoln Walton, Published by J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia (1909) 8vo; 228 pp, frontis, illus, 2 color plates with letterpress on transparent sheets. original cloth, gilt lettering. Good condition hardcover.
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FORESTRY FOR PROFIT How the Woodlot Can be Made to Pay by Theophilus Tunis (1923) Lot #56 (Sale Order 55 of 66) Forestry For Profit How the Woodlot Can be Made to Pay by Theophilus Tunis, Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons & the Knickerbocker Press, New York & London (1923) No Dust Jacket (the front cover of the dust jacket is pasted on the inside fep). First Edition. Hardcover.
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COLLECTION of Bodybuilding Magazines along with Health & Strength 1950's - VERY NICE Lot #57 (Sale Order 56 of 66) As shown, all in good general condition as shown, great covers.
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The River of Doubt: THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S Darkest Journey Lot #58 (Sale Order 57 of 66) Very good hardcover "At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth."
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Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana Lot #59 (Sale Order 58 of 66) Very good condition hardcover. "History is being made in U.S.-Cuban relations. Now in paperback and updated to tell the real story behind the stunning December 17, 2014, announcement by President Obama and President Castro of their move to restore full diplomatic relations, this powerful book is essential to understanding ongoing efforts toward normalization in a new era of engagement. Challenging the conventional wisdom of perpetual conflict and aggression between the United States and Cuba since 1959, Back Channel to Cuba chronicles a surprising, untold history of bilateral efforts toward rapprochement and reconciliation."
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Two A.A. MILNE Books - When We Are Young & Now We Are Six (1950's) Lot #60 (Sale Order 59 of 66) Both in good condition, small hardcovers, both dated in the 1950's.
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Lady, Lisa Lyon by ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1983) Lot #61 (Sale Order 60 of 66) Good condition softcover. A study of Lisa Lyon, bodybuilder, in a series of black and white portraits that showcase the photographer's sensitivity to form, light and texture.
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MAN RAY 1890-1976 Lot #62 (Sale Order 61 of 66) Good condition, softcover with some slight cover wear. "Photographer, painter, filmmaker, and writer, Man Ray captured the multimedia spirit of this century. His chosen role of outsider, as an American in Paris, straddling the worlds of art and photography, iconoclasm and calculated composition, American pragmatism and European elegance, confers on his work a timeless and provocative appeal. This compelling book presents an unprecedented view of a stimulating body of work."
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Posada, Messenger of Mortality (1989) Murders Suicides Battles Murders Conflicts & More Lot #63 (Sale Order 62 of 66) Posada, Messenger of Mortality, very good condition softcover. "Extraordinary popular prints concerning demons and virgins, love, comets and disasters, Don Chepito Marihuano, private conflicts and suicides, politics and national events, rare cases, calaveras, battles, murders, assassinations and commercial art."
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The Falklands War: A Visual Diary (1982) Etchings & Illustrations Lot #64 (Sale Order 63 of 66) The Falklands War: A Visual Diary (1982) Profusely illustrated with b/w etchings, illustrations, along with descriptive text. Good condition softcover with some slight cover wear. "Linda Kitson was the only official war artist attached to the British Task Force, and she was able to remain with the troops not only for the duration of the war itself, but also for the immediate aftermath. Over 100 drawings illustrates every stage of her war experience. This visual diary is a compelling document."
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SIGNED Pictures at an Exhibition by by Sara Houghteling (2010) Lot #65 (Sale Order 64 of 66) Pictures at an Exhibition by by Sara Houghteling (2010) very good condition hardcover. "A sweeping and sensuous novel of a son’s quest to recover his family’s lost masterpieces, looted by the Nazis during the occupation."
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The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (c.1880) DECORATIVE BINDING Lot #66 (Sale Order 65 of 66) Very nice binding, hardcover, title page is loose, wonderful for shelf.
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The Great Hurricane and Tidal Wave, Rhode Island: September 21, 1938 Lot #67 (Sale Order 66 of 66) The Great Hurricane and Tidal Wave, Rhode Island: September 21, 1938, Published by Providence Journal Co. good condition softcover. Incredible photos.
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