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1

De Buffon (1791) Natural History General and Particular,” 3rd edition, 9 volumes, full leather – a very nice set.

2

Charnock (1812) “The Works of the Late Rev. Stephen Charnock,” 9 volumes, ½ leather.

3

Edgeworth (1832) “Tales and Novels,” 18 volumes, ¾ leather. Look it up!!

4

Fiction – 12 volumes from the early 1900s to 1940’s, most in dust jackets.

5

Booth Tarkington (1918) “The Works of Booth Tarkington,” limited edition, signed by the Author, #309 / 565.

6

Sparks (1856) “The Works of Benjamin Franklin,” 10 volumes, full leather – a very nice set.

7

Bingham (1840) “Origines Ecclesiasticae or the Antiquities of the Christian Church,” 9 volumes, tooled leather – a nice set.

8

Barrington (1915) “The Works and Life of Walter Bagehot,” 10 volumes - Look this one up!!


9

Zola (circa 1923) “The Masterpieces of Emile Zola,” 12 volumes, Lutetian Society of London edition #129.

10

Swinburne (1968) “The Complete Works of Charles Swinburne,” 10 volumes in their plain brown dust jackets – a very nice set.

11

Swift (VD) “The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift,” 12 volumes with 2 volumes of his poetry.

12

Keynes (1964) “The Works of Sir Thomas Browne,” 4 volumes with Bullen (1885) “The Works of Marlowe,” 3 volumes.

13

Erdman (1978) “The Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge ,” 17 volumes, in dj published by Princeton University Press.

14

Fiction – 12 volumes from the late 1800’s to the 1940’s.

15

Goethe (circa 1902) “Works of Goethe Weimar Edition,” 14 volumes, limited edition, #361 / 500. Look it up!!

16

Gautier (circa 1902) “The Works of Gautier,” 12 volumes, Edition de Luxe, limited edition issued by Brainard.


17

Sue (1899) “The Works of Eugene Sue,” 20 volumes, limited edition 2/1000.

18

Alcott (vd) – A group of 9 Alcott novels issued by Little Brown at the turn of the last century with (1880) “The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel DeFoe,” 7 volumes in the Bohn’s Standard Library series.

19

Morley (1921) “The Works of Lord Morley Edition De Luxe,” 15 volumes, limited edition of 500.

20

Cabell (1927) “The Works of James Cabell,” 18 volumes , limited edition #188 / 1500 – a very nice set.

21

Taylor (1828) “The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor, “ 15 volumes, full velum – a very attractive set. See the website for photos.

22

Turgenieff (1922) “The Novels and Stories of Ivan Turgenieff,” 16 volumes – a nice set.

23

Mallet (1968) Henry St. John Viscount Bolingbroke Works,” 5 volumes published by George Olms – a nice set.

24

Sperling & Simon, Trans. (1931) “The Zohar,” 1st Soncino Press edition, 5 volumes in dj – a nice set.


25

Voltaire (1901) The works of Voltaire,” 42 volumes issued by DuMoint, limited edition.

26

Shaw (1930) “The Collected Works of Bernard Shaw,” 30 volumes, limited edition, Avot St. Lawrence Edition – a nice set.

27

Redford (1992) “The Letters of Samuel Johnson,” 5 volumes in dj issued by Princeton University Press – a nice set.

28

Unamuno (VD) “Selected Works of Miguel de Unamuno,” 5 volumes in dj includes the 1976 publication of “Our Lord Don Quixote.”

29

Plays / Poetry – 14 volumes to be examined closely.

30

History – 12 volumes mostly focused on the European experience of long ago.

31

Keble (1874) “The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine Mr. Richard Hooker,” 3 volumes in velum with Vol. III damaged and (1859) “The Works of Rev. Sydney Smith,” 2 vols.

32

Beaconsfield (1882) Novels and Tales of the Earl of Beaconsfield,” 11 volumes, ¾ leather bound by Bickers – a very nice set.


33

Old leather – 16 volumes.

34

Addison (1747) “The Spectator in Eight Volumes,” full leather.

35

Love (1792) “Sixteen Sermons,” later edition, full leather, missing pages with the “Holy Bible” in full leather and one other volume.

36

Fielding (1800) The History of Tom Jones A Foundling,” 3 volumes, full leather, volume one is missing its title page.

37

Hervey (1785) “Letters from Portugal, Spain, Italy and Germany in the Years 1759, 1760 and 1761,” 3 volumes full leather.

38

Smith (1862) History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania,” 1st edition with 5 other volumes of history.

39

Old Leather – 10 volumes

40

Weber (1997) Branded Youth and Other Stories,” 1st edition in shrink wrap with Weber (1996) “A House Is Not A Home,” 1st edition.


41

Weber (2011) “All American Volume 11: Just Life,” with Weber (1996) “A House Is Not A Home,” 1st edition.

42

Weber (2004) “All American IV: OtheWorldly,” 1st edition in shrink wrap with Weber (2010) “Standing Tall,” 1st edition in shrink wrap.

43

Weber (2008) “All American VIII: Nature’s Way,” 1st edition.

44

Weber (2003) “All American III: Family Albums,” 1st edition in shrink wrap.

45

Weber (2007) “Till I Get It Right,” 1st edition in shrink wrap.

46

Weber (2001) “All-American,” 1st edition in shrink wrap with Weber (2002) “All-American Short Stories,” 1st edition in shrink wrap.

47

Weber (2006) “All-American VI: Larger Than Life,” 1st edition with Weber (2006) “Sex and Words,” 1st edition in shrink wrap.

48

Weber (2005) “Rookie: Dreams of Greatness,” 1st edition in shrink wrap.


49

Weber (2006”The Uncollected Essays, Photographs, Letters, Notebooks, Commentaries and Tales of Johnny Dark People I Know,” 1st edition.

50

Weber (2000) Shufly for Fisherman, Hunter, Canoeist, Camper, Prospector, Yachtsman – For Sale Here,” 1st edition.

51

De Brunhoff (1931) “Histoire de Babar,” 1st edition, ex lib. with (1932) “Le Voyage de Babar,” also ex. Lib.

52

Children’s Books – 13 volumes from the late 1800’s to the present day with at least one signed.

53

Ephemera – A large box of children’s books including Disney items and paper.

54

Ephemera – 1850 School Book for the Meriden Institute belonging to D. M Camp with lessons and information about faculty and students with 1867 – 1871 the writing book of Mary Rogers.

55

Account Book – (1820) of a merchant with mention of travel to New Haven, Guilford, Killingworth, and Middletown.


56

Maps – 12 N.Y. City Maps from the 30’s and 40’s including Schrafft’s 1939 World’s Fair Guide Map.

57

Leather – 9 volumes of leather attractively bound by either Franklin or Easton Press.

58

Malory (1972) “Le Morte D’Arthur,” in slipcase and shrink wrapped, illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley.

59

Art – 5 volumes on the work of Matisse, Rousseau, Tamayo and Soutine.

60

Art – Thompson (1988) “Degas: The Nudes,” 1st edition with 4 other works.

61

Lazzaro (1969) “Homage to Marc Chagall: Special Issue of XX Siecle,” 1st edition in dj with the original lithograph.

62

Art – 10 volumes and some gallery catalogues are signed.

63

Art – 10 volumes


64

Gardens / Garden Design – 10 large format lovely books to develop that million dollar garden when, of course, you have that spare million.

65

Fiction – 12 volumes most by award winning authors, many 1st editions with at least signed.

66

Folio Society – 12 attractive volumes of literature in slipcases.

67

Birds / Insects – 8 volumes.

68

Science – 12 volume.

69

Folio Society – Anthony Trollope 14 matched volumes in slipcases, a very nice grouping.

70

Limited Editions Club – 5 volumes including “The Red Badge of Courage, The Iceman Cometh and more.

71

Fiction – 12 volumes, most are 1st editions and at least one is signed.


72

Ephemera – Mad Magazines, Beatle stuff, and other interesting paper

73

Religion – 10 volumes, most bound in leather.

74

Twain (1880) “A Tramp Abroad,” 1st edition, B state with 11 other books by or about this American original.

75

Hearn (1907) “Letters from the Raven,” 1st edition with 9 other volumes on various aspects of Japanese life.

76

Box of Books – 30 plus small books on a variety of subjects.

77

Travel Guides – 12 Baedeker’s and Muirhead guides to Europe.

78

Edwards (1804) “A Careful and Strict Inquiry into the Modern Prevailing Notions of that Freedom of Will which is Supposed to be Essential to… and Blame,” full leather.

79

Darling (1914) “Sam Darling’s Reminiscences,” limited to 75 signed copies.


80

Thackeray (1853) “The English Humourists of the 18th Century,” 1st edition housed in a clamshell case with Spielmann (1900) “Contributions of W.M. Thackeray to Punch.”

81

Newton (1917) “The ABC of Drag Hunting,” 1st edition, custom bound in full leather.

82

Blair (1916) “The ABC of Riding to Hounds,” 1st edition, inscribed by the author.

83

Metzger (1929) “Putting Analyzed,” 1st edition.

84

Freese (1869) “The Old World Palestine, Syria and Asia Minor,” 1st edition with one other volume.

85

Glazier (1889) “Down the Great River,” Young (1892) “By Canoe and Dog Train among the Cree and Salteaux Indians,” and McDougall (1910) “Forest, Lake & Prairie.”

86

Larison (1883) The Tenting School A Description of the Tours Taken… At Ringos, N.J.,” 1st edition. Look it up…

87

Catlin (1851) “Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians,” 2 volumes, later edition.


88

West Point Yearbooks – “The Howitzer for 1936,” and “The Howitzer for 1927.”

89

WPA (1941) “Ship Registers and Enrollments of New Orleans, LA,” Vols. 1-4 & 6 with (1942) “Ship Registers and Enrollments of Portland, OR & Marshfield, OR.”

90

Pardoe (1852) “The Life of Marie de Medicis Queen of France,” 3 volumes, ¾ leather with Kirk (1864) “History of Charles the Bold Duke of Burdundy,” 2 volumes, ½ leather.

91

Wells (1919) “The Outline of History,” the 24 part issues of this work bound into 2 volumes. Look it up…

92

Punch – 4 bound volumes for the years 1848, 1850, 1852 and 1929 – 30.

93

Comber (1823) The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque a Poem,” with (1823) “The 2nd Tour and 3rd Tour of Doctor Syntax ,” all 3 are 1st editions in full leather.

94

Strype (1698) “The Life of the Learned Sir Thomas Smith Kt…wherein are Discovered Many singular Matters,” 1st edition with frontis, four folded plates and the map.

95

Snow (1817) “Sepulchral Gleanings or a Collection of Epitaphs…to Promote the Cause of Virtue and Religion,” 1st edition. Scarce…


96

Shakespeare (circa 1870) “The Complete Works of Shakespeare,” 3 volumes in full leather. A very nice set.

97

Bryant & Gay (1878) “A Popular History of the United States,” 4 volumes, later edition, ¾ leather

98

Hatton (1722) “Comes Commersii or the Trader’s Companion,” full leather.

99

Tuttle (1948) “Fifty Prints,” 1st edition, limited #47 of 100 copies with the original signed print in a slipcase.

100

Barber (1844) “Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey…History and Antiquities,” 1st edition with frontis and folded map.

101

Thomas Merton – A collection of 13 volumes by and about this respected author and theologian.

102

Capote (1965) “In Cold Blood,” 1st edition with two other volumes by this author.

103

Derrydale (1937) “A Decade of American Sporting Books & Prints,” 1st edition, #228 of 950 with 2 other volumes.


104

Bono (2006) “U2. By U2,” 1st edition with 3 other volumes.

105

Children’s Books – 10 illustrated volumes, at least one is signed.

106

Journals / Account Bks – 10 small journal, account or autograph books.

107

Stereographic Cards – Over 100 cards depicting the US in a clamshell case published by Underwood & Underwood at the turn of the last century.

108

Born (1936) “Atomic Physics,” 1st English edition. A classic in the area.

109

Jephson (1890) “Emin Pasha and the Rebellion at the Equator,” 1st edition with the folded map and letter in the rear pocket.

110

Beaumarchais (1785) “La Folle Journee ou le Marriage de Figaro,” 2nd edition. half leather in what appears to be the original boards.

111

Dickens (1848) “Dombey and Son,” 1st edition, mixed state, ¾ leather.


112

Gill (1877) “The Life of Edgar Allan Poe” 1st edition issued by Dillingham of NY.

113

Flaccus (1762) “Quintus Horatius Flaccus,” missing rear cover the Baskerville edition.

114

Children’s literature – 14 volumes from the late 1800s to the 1950s.

115

Major (1927) “The Compleat Angler,” with Edwards (1937) “The Sportsman’s Bag.”

116

Kent (1924) “Voyaging Southward from the Strait of Magellan,” 1st edition with 3 other travel volumes.

117

Morris (1891) “A Natural History of British Moths,” 3rd edition, Volumes and 4.

118

Fiction – 11 volumes of which 10 are signed.

119

Barthelemy (1795) “Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece… Before the Christian Aera,” 3rd edition Volumes 3 & 5 with numerous maps.


120

History – 10 volumes most concerning the American experience.

121

Old Books – 10 volumes, most are leather bound. Look this group over carefully.

122

Carnegie (1883) “An American Four-In-Hand in Britain,” 1st trade edition with Edgar (1915) “An Introduction to the History of Dumfries,” limited edition #207 / 350.

123

Ephemera – A large box of magazines and paper

124

Ephemera – Another large box of magazines and paper

125

Knapp & Baldwin (1824) “The Newgate Calendar comprising Interesting Memoirs of the Most Notorious Characters,” 1st edition, 4 volumes rebound in cloth.

126

Fiction – 12 volumes, most are 1st editions.

127

Art Books – 10 volumes.


128

Politics / International Relations – 12 volumes, some are signed.

129

Archeology / Anthropology – 10 volumes.

130

Old Cookbooks – A box of 15 plus recipe books from yesterday.

131

Medicine – (1876) Henry P Stearns signed address with 4 other volumes on the healing arts.

132

Ephemera – A box of interesting books and other stuff to be examined carefully.

133

Strand Magazine – 4 volumes from the late 1800s and one volume of the English Illustrated Magazine.

134

Box of Books – A box of small books

135

Maps – Approx. 50 from the 1920’s – 1960’s mostly of the Pacific area, Indian Ocean, Brazil, Africa and the US.


136

Manuscripts – 4 works by Anne Forer and C. K. Mack.

137

Milman (1881) “History of Latin Christianity,” 8 volumes in ½ leather.

138

Senefelder (1911) “The Invention of Lithography,” 1st US edition, 2 copies one of which is signed by the translator.

139

Children’s literature – 14 volumes from the late 1800s to the 1950s.

140

Books about Books – 10 volumes of bibliographies and such from the library of Barbara Farnsworth.

141

Odd Books – 12 volumes, some are signed with a book with the library plate of Paul J. Manafort whose son is currently residing in a federal prison.

142

Fiction – 10 fiction most early mysteries in dust jackets.

143 Fiction – 10 fiction most early mysteries in dust jackets.


144

Fiction – 10 fiction most early mysteries in dust jackets.

145

Photography – 10 volumes

146

Decorative covers – 12 volumes from the late 1800s designed by Margaret Armstrong and other noted book designers.

147

Books about Books – 6 small volumes issued by Dent in dj including “The Printer His Customers and His Men, Publishing and Bookselling, The World of Books, Book Illustration, A Publisher on Book Production and Paper and its Relationship to Books,” with 4 other volumes.

148

Art / Graphic Design – 7 Volumes

149

Decorative Arts – 10 volumes.

150

Religion – 6 attractive volumes in either full leather or vellum.

151

Art / Decorative arts – 10 volumes


152

Vogue Magazine – The 125th Anniversary Collector’s Edition in its original box with 2 other issues.

153

Art / Antiques – 10 volumes.

154

Art / Antiques – 10 volumes, with at least one signed.

155

Books about Books – 10 volumes from the library of Barbara Farnsworth.

156

Silversmiths – 4 volumes on this subject from an American perspective.

157

Box of Books – 30 plus small books on a variety of subjects.

158

Art / Design – 10 volumes.

159

Architecture – 10 volumes with at least one volume signed.


160

History – 10 volumes with a touch of art, historically speaking of course.

161

Leather Bound Books – 12 volumes.

162

Gardens – 10 illustrated volumes on what you aspire to each spring but never quite achieve as the season progresses.

163

St. Francis of Sales (circa 1860) “Practical Piety,” 1st American edition, full leather with Evans (circa 1873) “The Illuminated Scripture Text Book,” in a clamshell case.

164

Collodi (1926) “The Adventures of Pinocchio,” illustrations by Mussino with 5 other volumes.

165

Fitzgerald (circa 1920) “Rubayat of Omar Khayyam,” illustrated by Dulac with 6 other volumes of plays and poetry by a variety of authors.

166

Forester (1945) “Commodore Hornblower,” 1st edition with 3 other volumes that have absolutely nothing to do with the first.

167

La Fontaine (1744) “Oeuvres Diverses De M. De La Fontaine,” full leather, tome premier and tome troisieme.


168

Antonini (1749) “Memorial de Paris et de ses Environs,” 2 volumes full leather.

169

Doyle (1912) “The Lost World,” 1st U.S. edition in near fine condition.

170

West Point (1915) “The Howitzer 1915,” with Omar Bradley and Dwight D. Eisenhower in that graduating class.

171

Poetry – 13 volumes of plays and poetry, some are signed.

172

History – 11 volumes on a variety of subjects, some are signed.

173

Signed Books – 17 volumes on a wide variety of topics.

174

Literary Matters – A manuscript on Shakespeare with a letter from its author with 8 other volumes, most of which are signed.

175

Fiction – 11 volumes of fiction, some of which is signed.


176

Fiction – 11 volumes of fiction.

177

Fiction – 11 volumes of fiction.

178

Atlases – A variety of Atlases on a multitude of topics approx.. 25 items.

179

Maps – 25 plus maps from the 30’s – 50’s of the US, Europe and the Pacific area.

180

Box of Books – 30 plus small books on a multitude of subjects.

181

Woolf (VD) 18 volumes by or about Virginia and Leonard Woolf, some of which are 1st editions.

182

James Joyce – Schutte (1957) “Joyce and Shakespeare a Study in the Meaning of Ulysses,” 1st edition with 4 other volumes by or about this author.

183

Whitman (1900) “Leaves of Grass,” the McKay edition with Stevenson (1900) “The Essay on Walt Whitman,” published by Roycroft and one other volume.


184

Abbott (1852) “The Marco Paul Series,” likely published in the 1870s, 6 volumes in their original box!!!!

185

Frost – 8 volumes by or about this poet, most are 1st editions.

186

Abott (1877)”The Rollo Series,” 13 attractively cloth bound matching volumes.

187

Monvel (circa 1884) “Chansond de France pour Les Petits Francais,” with (circa 1880) “Vieilles Chansons pour Les Petits Enfants.” And 12 other children’s volumes.

188

Grey (1927) “Tales of Swordfish and Tuna,” 1st edition.

189

Niles (1823) “The Connecticut Civil Officer in Three Parts,” 1st edition with (1839) “The Public Statute Laws of the State of Connecticut.” Both are full leather with 3 other volumes.

190

Brooklyn Dodgers – 2 Souvenir Score Card illustrated booklets Dodgertown at Vero Beach Florida Brooklyn Nationals vs Philadelphia Americans & vs the Montreal Internationals.

191

Genealogy – Several early documents (some in Arabic) relating to the Bird Family and Jonathan Bird 1747 – 1813 in particular.


192

Ephemera – A group of approx.. 25 paper items including “Award Merits” given to well-behaving students in the 1800s.

193

Box of Books – A box of 30 plus small books on a variety of subjects.

194

Ephemera – A box with a family photo album, military paper, school journals, a hand written book on sexual techniques, and more.

195

Box of Children’s Books – Approx. 25 small illustrated paperback volumes from the 1930s – 40s including Flash Gordon, Disney and more.

196

Account Ledgers – 2 from the J. H. Brownell and E. P. Brownell Co. of East Haddam dating from 1827 – 1855.

197

Literature and Poetry -- 10 volumes by or about Charlotte Bronte, Emily Dickinson and T. S. Eliot. Most are 1st editions.

198

Children’s literature – 10 volumes

199

Bible – (1889) Large Swedish family bible in tooled and gilded leather with clasps – a nice volume.


200

Art / Photography – 5 items perfect for the home owner seeking to recreate the warmth an feeling of a household in the late 1800’s consisting of two dead birds, a colorized couple, and farmstead.

A

Carey (1805) Carey’s American Pocket Atlas 3rd edition,” tape repaired spine, original leather boards, interior is foxed. All 20 maps are present. See Website.

B

House of Lords (1812) “Report… Respecting the Public Records of the Kingdom… 1800 – 1812 Ordered by the House of Lords,” 2 volumes, elephant folios.

C

Kennedy (1929) “The Treasury of the Siphneans at Delphi,” elephant folio with 64 gelatin silver prints. Scarce, See website.

D

Perthes (1632) “Persii Trevi ad Librum de Sero Lactis Stephani Roderici Castrensis Lusitani,” with (1634) Presii Trevi ad Librum de Sero Lactis Stephani…” in full vellum.

E

M.M. (1666) “Solomon’s Prescription for the Removal of the Pestilence or the Discovery of the Plague of Our Hearts in order to the Healing of that of Our Flesh,” 1st edition with several other early sermons. Rare

F

Augustinus (1714) “Le Divote Meditationi del Gran Patriarca S. Agostino,” 2”x4” in full vellum, a lovely copy. See website.

G

Larison (1883) “Silvia Dubois A Biografy of the Slav who Whipt her Mistres and Grand Her Freedom,” 1st edition. Look it up…


H

Acklom (1916) “Jekyl Island Club Brunswick, Georgia,” 2nd edition. A scarce volume that you should see what James Cummins Bookseller Is selling for…

I

Artist’s Watercolors Circa 1882 – 9 watercolors and 12 pencil sketches given by a wife to her husband. A very lovely item in a worn covering.

J

Alcott (1869) “Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy Part Second,” 1st edition 2nd state with Part First noted on pg. iv with a cabinet card of Alcott.

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