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LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS. Grand Collection of 650 different, dating 1942 (#1) - 1960s (end of 29 cent editions). Most are "A" 1st Printings. Includes most: #1 -- #581, plus D1 -- D120, plus A1 -- A52. 41 have rare dust jackets. 17 boxes of all different plus 8 more boxes...

Nine different Bureau of American Ethnology reports 1886-1911. Five have multiple beautiful color plates of paintings, Apache Medicine Men, Tents, Costumes, Masks, Dolls, etc. plus hundreds of other b/w plates of everything Indian. Volumes are all folio size, big and...

Incredible big book: "Led Zeppelin... Live Dreams", 'A Photographer's Visual History of the Led Live Experience 1972--1977' by Laurence Rainer, Margaux Publ., Chicago (1992 or 1995) with three original flyers laid in. Boxed deluxe edition, the size of a record album...

"Biblia Hebraica." dated 1635/6, Produced by Menasseh Ben Israel. Amsterdam; Henrici Laurentii, Bibliopolae. 5 title pages (1 in Latin). Beautiful, rich original gold filigreed binding, ribbed. All edged gilt, decorated. Several early owner names and notes at the...

Netherlandish and German Drawings of the 15th and 16th Centuries of the Frits Lugt Collection: Paris (but printed by Stinehour Press in Lunenburg, Vermont). 3-volume 10-lb. set. Finely produced on "300-year" paper in very sturdy, blue buckram. 10" tall, 5" shelf....

Atlas Group: This incredible group of 60 original atlases dating from 1879 to 1899. 7 1/2 feet! Many are complete, some are not; but, 1000s of desirable MAPS, full and double-page. All are in original bindings, usually poor; but, contents/MAPS are all fine, clean...

Science Fiction: 350+ different hardcover SciFi novels from 1970s and 1980s mostly. All in Fine condition and most have original dust jackets too. Lots of titles by the most well-known authors and others. All are SciFi Bookclub issued; but, some are 1st Editions. A...

Stock consists of 250,000+ desirable out-of-print/scarce/rare Books, Comics, Magazines, Paper Items & the like; originating from 3 centuries & much of it not seen in circulation for 25+ years. 100s subjects. Many thousands of books, etc. that are difficult or...

Become a Paperback/Softcover Bookseller. For a one-time investment of $200,000, we will provide you 100,000 good used Paperbacks from the past 65 years of the most desirable types & authors (including rare and collectible types in quantity, as well as all salable...

248 different books circa 1980s + 1990s mostly. Includes 7 scarce oversized reference and picture books + 14 "Dr. Who" magazines. Mostly very good and new condition, all complete as issued. Would fill 12 feet shelf. Some issues series include: "New Dr. Who...

400 are different books from the past 40 years, in mostly new condition. All English language. Includes groups by important writers: Paul Tournier, Max Picard, Victor Frankl, Ramano Guardini, John Henry Newman, George Maloney, etc. Cheap. Bonus: 4 boxes of Catholic...

Collection of 198 - different 1980s and 1990s. All by Ann M. Martin. Many are 1st Editions. Mostly in very good condition and complete as issued. Includes 81 of the original series, 72 of Babysitters Little Sister, and 45 of 8 others.

True 1st Editions of 2 earliest Doc Savage hardcover books by Kenneth Robeson, both 1933 "Man of Bronze" + "Quest of the Spider" 'A Doc Savage Novel 25¢' Street & Smith 'Ideal Library' NYC 5½" x 7½" Both are very good, complete condition.

Antiquarian Lawbooks: An important collection of owner-signed lawbooks of famous American historical persons. Group of 191 (circa 1805 -- 1865) were the working books of famous Americans during this period. Some books came down through famous owners, others and have...

Incredible Bibliography of over 4,000,000 books! Published 1967 - 1980 in 37 Quarto Miniprint Volumes including every word of the some 400 original volumes. The equivalent Library of Congress Catalog only contains about 25% of the items herein described, acquired from...

National Union Catalog of All Books, Manuscripts, Magazines, Pamphlets, Etc., acquired by the Library of Congress from 1942 to 1972, including items back to Medieval origin. Huge 367-volume set complete. All are quality hardcover cloth books printed on 300-year paper....

"Encyclopedia Britannica" sets: 3 complete, recent, like-new-condition sets of 30 to 32 vols. each. No names or markings, showing no use! All are current "Britannica 3" or 15th Edition (same thing). 1990 Set $1,250. 1986 Deluxe Leatherbound $1,250. 1984 Set $850.

476 different books from one home circa early 1800s to near present. Most are hardcover, non-fiction, 1st Editions, in very good condition. Sizes up to large folios. Many subjects: Disasters, Pirates, Passenger Ships, Construction, Yachting, Canals, Navy, History,...

Auto Repair Books Library: Professionals very lightly used collection of 131 manuals for American & imported cars and trucks1981--1998. Included are 73 large, heavy hardcover books that cost $150 or more each new, with up to 2,000 pages per book published for...

Collection of 26 different scarce books by him 1968-1998 (Includes most titles written). Includes 1st British Edition of author's first book ("Waldo" 1968). Also 5 extras - 31 total books. 18 are 1st Editions, of which 5 are SIGNED and of which 2 are LIMITED SIGNED....

Smith, Jessie Willcox: Collection of 13 different full-color illustrations. children's books dating 1904--1940. Includes 6 1st Editions: "Princess & the Goblin" 1920 with rare orig. dust jacket; "At the Back of the North Wind" 1919; "Child's Book of Famous...

German Military Aviation 1937-1945. 8 folio books on Bombers, straffers, weapons, photography, and production (2 of 1943-1944 showing all kinds of production records). Also 1938 yearbook. Some appear nearly unique. The average size 8" x 12" and the pile is 6" tall....

Nurse paperback novels: 126 different from 1960s. All like new condition with art covers. Most appear to be 1st Am. Editions. Published by Harlequin Romance / Mills + Boon at Winnipeg, Manitoba.

41 Sandra Brown and 9 Janet Dailey paperback romance novels from the 1980s & 1990s. All different, all like new condition.

Oliviero, Jeffrey 1991. Movies Reference Book: "Motion Picture Players" Credits Worldwide performers from 1967 through 1980 with filmographies of their entire career 1905-1983. Over 1,000 pages, oversized book. Includes TV credits with personal and manager contact...

Science Fiction: 350 different hardcover SciFi novels from the 1970s & 1980s mostly. All are in fine condition and most have fine original dust jackets, too. Lots of titles by the most well-known authors & others. All are bookclub issued; but, some are 1st...

Group of 2,000 circa 1950s--present. All with full original covers. Mostly different. Includes many 1st Editions. 100s authors. Condition fair to mint.

372 hardcover books originating late 1800s to about 1950. About 50 running feet of shelf! Includes Zane Grey & many other great & lesser Western writers. Some: are 1st Editions, have dust jackets, illustrated (sometimes by famous artists & some in color)....

Soft cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Barbara Cartland paperback book collection: 122 different books! All are in very good condition, purchased new by one avid collector 1960s--1980s.

Large collection of over 6,000 books from the late 1700s to 1960s. Includes almost everything imaginable published during this long period, such as lots of nice illustrated books of various sizes, boys'/girls' series, small books, readers, odd items, etc., etc....

Social Sciences Book Collection: Over 1500 mostly different from the past 200 years. Primarily hardcover, many with dust jackets. No school or religion. Includes professional, scholarly, and popular works: Sociology, Psychology, Psychiatry, Education, Economics, and...

Hardcover. Book Condition: Fair. Mysteries: Circa 50-125 years old. Group of 600 different of most desirable authors and others, all in original hardcover bindings. Some are 1st editions. Some illustrated. Small amounts have dust jackets. Condition varies. Great...

Collection of 17 different hardcover books. 1946-60s. 12 are first editions. Also, 4 are signed by Snow. All near new condition. All illustrated. Sample titles: True Tales of Buried Treasure, True Tales of Pirates and Their Gold, Secrets of North Atlantic Islands, etc.

Danielle Steel Collection. It is a set of 40 different hardcover books, all of which she wrote before the year 1998, except for one title. Many are 1st editions, & all but one have their original nice dust jackets. All the books are in new condition!

10 different mostly circa 1922--1928 of beautifully illustrated books by Edwards; mostly quarto large size. All but one are full-color, usually tipped-in/mounted plates. Fine publications of quality paper and bindings. All true 1st Editions or 1st Americans. Bindings...

Collection of 21,000+ desirable previously-owned hardcover books circa the past 200 years of American & British authors primarily. All in the English language. Thousands are 1st Editions & 1,000s have original dust jackets. Includes 1,000s Classics as well as...

78 rare books, most printed in the 1800s. 43 are first Editions. All original hardcover bindings. All in English language except one

L'Amour, Louis: Collection of 79 Different Softcover Books All By Him Circa 1950s - 1990s. Includes 20 Different 1st Ppb. Eds. Condition good - mint, all complete as issued. Bonus: autobiography 1st Ed. hardcover.

Hardcover. 1st Edition. Los Angeles: Steller-Millar: 1936 by Gene Meany Hodge, Forward by Dr. Frederick Webb Hodge, Director of Southwest Indian Museum, Los Angeles California. 1st Edition. Folio in original brown cloth binding. 18 color plates complete. Condition...

Culpeper's Complete Herbal & English Physician Enlarged" 'WithRules for Compounding Medicine according to the true System of Nature.' Culpeper, Nicholas: "Culpeper's Complete Herbal & English Physician Enlarged" 'WithRules for Compounding Medicine according to...

"Exploratory Travels Through the Western Territories of North America: Comprising A Voyage From St. Louis On the Mississippi, To the Source Of That River, and A Journey Through the Interior of Louisiana.Performed in the years 1805, 1806, 1807, by Order of the Governor...

231 folio bound volumes Sheet Music of Famous Composers. Published 1969 -- 1991. High-quality publishing on quality paper and sturdy attractive bindings. Mostly published by Garland, Arno, Editio Musica. Some are polyglot. Extensive series in multiple volumes of:...

Celia Thaxter/Oscar & Albert Laighton/Isles of Shoals, NH Nice group of 18 hardcover books primarily by these 3 authors & about the Shoals, including 8 1st Editions. Dates 1859--1935. Includes 1 signed by Celia's brother Oscar & 1899 "Songs From Appledore"...

A rare 19-volume complete set entitled YORK DEEDS covering the entire most important Maine county from beginning in 1642 through 1737, published at Portland 1887-1910 in sufficient quantity only for public institutions of Maine; but, this is a rare private set with no...

Rare, complete original 39-volume set printed by him in San Francisco 1883-1890, with many thick, self-contained volumes: Arizona, California, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Indians, etc. Matching original brown cloth bindings, filling 7½ feet shelf....

60 bound volumes, starting with Volume 1, up to 1915, in original thick leather bindings + Supplement Volumes 1-5. Bindings poor, all contents fine, clean, complete. 16 feet of shelf.

Lincoln, Mrs D.A. Roberts Bros., Boston. Hardcover. 1st Edition. "Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cookbook: What To Do & What Not To Do In Cooking." Boston: Roberts Bros.: (1885). by Mrs. D.A. Lincoln (Fanny Farmer was part of the Boston Cooking School at that time). 1st...

Duck Decoy & Bird Carving Books: 17 good mostly oversize color illustrated published 1960s to early 1990s. 13 are 1st editions. Includes "American Bird Decoys" signed 1st edition by McKey. All very good condition, most with original very good dust jackets

Woolf, Virginia New York, 1928. Hardcover. Woolf, Virginia: 1st Modern Library Edition: (so stated). In very good original cobbled flex covers with gilt. No dust jacket.

Canada Royal Society: Proceedings & Transactions of: Published at Ottawa in the English language. 20 mostly thick volumes dating between 1901--1923. Many long works inside on remote Canadian exploration, travel, history, literary, scientific, & the like. Much...

Collection of about 1,200 books all signed by their authors circa mid-1800s to 1990s. Many subjects of non-fiction & fiction. The majority have original dust jackets and in top condition. Authors are famous and not. No list currently; but, priced right wholesale...

Costumes in Color, "IL COSTUME ANTICO & MODERNO O STORIA." Ferrario, Giulio Milan, Italy: various dates in the 1820s & 1830s. 21 thick vellum-bound beautiful folio volumes with 1,500+ beautiful full & double-page original hand-colored costumes and scenic...

Martin LUTHER. 16th & early 17th Century original publications in English. All below as a lot & bound in 2 similar: but gilded differently, full vellum bindings circa 1840s. Both bindings were created by "Sevan" for a rich client. Both have finely incised gold...

Barnum, P.T., "Struggles & Triumphs: or 40 Years Recollections of P.T. Barnum" Written By Himself. Author's Edition. Buffalo, N.Y.: Courier Co.: 1878. With 33 full-page wood engravings complete. Signed "Compliments of P.T. Barnum" on paper originally attached with...

"The Scarlet Letter", 1st ED., 1st Printing Nathaniel Hawthorne Published by Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1850 First printing with no preface and the word "reduplicate" on page 21. Title is printed in red. Contents are on pp 3/4. Includes March 1, 1850 ads. Has rare,...

Published by Harvard University Press, 1946 Important Early Computer Book by Staff of The Computation Laboratory and James Bryant Conant. Harvard University Press: 1946. 8"x11"x2" thick. 561 pp complete with 17 photographic plates & numerous text illustrations....

'A Ready-Reference Pocket Book for the Practicing Physician'. NY: 1899. The rare 1st Edition. Condition very good, clean, tight, complete as issued by Merck in its original sturdy black cobbled cloth on good paper. Shows little use. Fully guaranteed to be the...

Civil War, American, Rare Book: Rhymed Tactics "Rhymed Tactics" by 'Gov' (John A. Godfrey). Published NYC 1862. 144 pages + 9 plates. Original pictorial wraps binding. Only one other copy known to exist of this rare 1st edition. Content is instruction on military...

Rare book collection of 22 different titles dating 1926-1960s, of which 15 are true 1st Editions. All very good condition in original bindings, no dust jackets.

1st American Book Illustrated with a Photograph "Homes of American Statesmen: With Anecdotal, Personal & Descriptive Sketches" "Homes of American Statesmen: With Anecdotal, Personal & Descriptive Sketches" 'By Various Writers'. New York: Putnam & Co.:...

Bible Bibliography, World's Largest: "The BIBLE, Texts & Translations of the Bible & the Apocrypha & Their Books From the National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints". Complete set of 5 folio volumes including full Index. 3,455 pages in mini print (easy to...

Spenser, Edmund: "THE FAERIE QUEEN" London: 1751. 3-vol. set, quarto. 1st Engish Edition. Original calf & gilt bindings. 2 covers separated, minor chips; interiors fine, clean, complete. 32 interesting-subject double-page copperplate engravings. A handsome and...

JAZZ, American Music: 3 rare books. 1) "American Jazz Music" by Wilder Hobson, NY 1939. 1st Ed. photos. Condition very good; dust jacket has a damp mark on back. 2) "The Real Jazz" by Hugues Panassie, NY 1942. 1st Am. Ed. The condition is very good; the dust jacket is...

Hardcover. New York : (1932). 1st Modern Library Edition, as stated by the publisher. FINE condition, no dust jacket. Original dark green & gilt cloth binding. Small neat rubberstamp "Retailed by Macy's" on the title page. Rare

Milner, Henry Ernest: "ART AND PRACTICE OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING." London: 1890. 1st Edition. Folio 9½"x12½". With 22 Plans & Illustrations. Handmade Paper. Original dark green cloth binding. Condition very good, complete. Scarce.

Foreword by J. Edgar Hoover, 1956, 3rd printing. Inscribed neatly in ink on 1st blank flyleaf: "To Mr. & Mrs. James Parks. With warm personal regards J. Edgar Hoover Jan. 1957". THEN, just under the above, also in a prominent ink signature; "Clyde Tolson" (!)....

2 sets of Zane Grey's Works in matching blue/red/ivory cloth bindings produced in the 1950s. All are in very nice, clean condition & look great. Format 5½" x 7½" on high-quality paper & meant to last. 70-volume set includes a scarce biography. We will sell the...

8 books circa 1958--1976, of which 7 are true 1st Editions. 3 of the 1st Editions are Inscribed by Gorey in his very neat hand. 5 are hardcover (4 with original dust jackets). Condition about very good throughout. Titles: "Alvin Steadfast on Vernacular Island",...

KEROUAC Collection: 10 items (8 are 1st editions). All VG/Fine condition. 4 hardcover (3 1st eds.) "On the Road" 1st Ptg. with dust jacket parts; 2nd Ptg. with dust jacket with few chips. "Dharma Bums" 1st Ptg. no dust jacket; "Visons of Cody" 1st Ptg., fine dust...

In storage for 33 years! Many are pristine, like new, with full original shiny covers! All are complete as published with full covers and were privately bought and collected. Mostly men's interests, including Adult, Mysteries (Jim Thompson, too!), Science Fiction,...

Chinese/Japanese/Korean Art Book Collection: 101 different quality art books of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean origin. Published throughout the past 20th Century. Published in the Orient & USA. Mostly English language. Over half are large, fancy folio coffee...

Oxford Group Book (Seminal to Alcoholics Anonymous): "I WAS A PAGAN" by V.C. Kitchen. London, 1934. 1st Edition. Rare. Inscribed by the author neatly in front. Dedication page: "To the Oxford Group, That Disciplined Army of Life Changes Who Gave New Meaning To My Life...

Our best, held back, reserve, out-of-print, and rare BOOK stock, never on view, in 1,400 large 1.5 and 1.75 cubic feet made-for cartons, all neatly and fully filled: collected over 47 years and dry stored. About 50 tons. would fill two semi-truck trailers. desirable...

ANNUAL REGISTER. London. Dodsley. 109 consecutive bound volumes from volume 1  of 1758 through 1867 (lacking only 1818 to be complete). Incredible reporting in 1000s of articles, including; Indian captivities (starting with Robert Eastburn in NY), Indian Wars, deep...

HAWAII, rare early publications "The FRIEND". A complete set of 36 issues, Jan 1844 -- Dec 1845, volumes 2 and 3 complete. Also very rare single side Broadside of Dec 16, 1844, + folding whale vessel chart. Published at Honolulu by Samael C. Damon, Editor. 318 pp....

Collection of 168 Quilt books, circa 1990 -- 2020. All oversize with original prices $20 - $45. All color illustrated. Books cover all aspects, with many on historical quilts. American and British published. Mostly hardcover. No magazines. Fills 7 feet of shelf.

Group of 13 scarce early publications: 2 early AA Books: 1) 1945 1st Edition, 8th Printing in original red/yellow/black dust jacket. Works Publishing Inc., NYC. Original dark blue cloth binding very good condition; dust jacket good with few chips off top spine & back...

2-volume book set: "The History of The American Revolution" 'By David Ramsay, M.D. of South-Carolina' 'A New Addition In 2 Volumes' London: John Stockdale 1793. 357+ 360pp. Original matching full leather bindings, with original gilt and red leather labels. Hinges...

"The Sportsman's Dictionary: Or, The Country Gentleman's Companion, In All Rural Recreations: With Full and Particular Instructions For Hawking, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Riding, Cocking. With The Method of Breading, Curing, Dieting and Ordering of...

1st Book About White Mountains of New Hampshire (Hale, Nathan) "Notes Made During An Excursion To The Highlands of New-Hampshire And Lake Winnipiseogee" 'By A Gentleman of Boston' Andover (Mass.): Flagg, Gould and Newman... 1833. 184pp. Some foxing. Printed on sturdy...

Darwin, Charles (The Works Of) Complete Set In 15 Original Leather Bindings. NY: D Appleton and Co.: 1896. 3/4 leather and marbled paper. Heavy volumes with gilt spine stamping, gilt top edges. 5 1/2"x8"x2 feet of shelf. 11 volumes have minor chips at top of spines,...

Darwin: "Origin of Species" First American Edition. "The Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle For Life" by Charles Darwin, M.A. New York: D.Appleton: 1860. 1st American Edition. with original ownership...

Mountain/Mountaineering Book Collection: 87 different. Mostly 1980--2005. All in English. Mostly New condition. Hardcovers (with dust jackets) and quality soft covers (no mass market paperbacks). Various sizes. Mostly well illustrated. 3 big boxes. $1,250

Frank Lloyd Wright Book Collection of 152 Architecture books 1930s -- 1990s;. Mostly first editions. Includes 65 different books by/about FLW + many of the others have FLW content in part. 10 feet of shelf. The majority are oversize pictorials. Mostly Fine condition....

Bible, Latin. 1574: "Biblia Ad Vetustissima Exemplaria Nunc recens castigata, In Quibus. Praeter Ea Quae..." Venice (Italy) Haeredes Nicolai Bevilaquae & socios. Edited by Johannes Hentenius. Being the Louvain version of the Vulgate Bible. 1,126 pp complete +...

2000+ Mostly ART Books of the 1900s. All types and monographs. Some photography, architecture, design and antiques. (Only $1.75 each!) Not ex-library. Bring a truck!

"With Special Reference To His Work In Polyphase Currents and High Potential Lighting" by Thomas Commerford Martin. Editor: The Electrical Engineer; Past-President American Institute Electrical Engineers 1894 The Electrical Engineer, New York. 1st Edition. Frontis...

Major Collection of Early American Bibles in original leather bindings 1791 -- 1840s only. Includes: 1st NOAH WEBSTER 1832, 1st Bible issued by American Bible Society 1816, Cooperstown NY 1828 Bible that Book of Mormon 1st edition came from. About 200 rare Bibles...