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Q922 - Book Auction, Falls Church VA 22046

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    • Q922 - Book Auction, Falls Church VA 22046

    Quinn's Auction Galleries is pleased to present our latest Book Auction on Thursday, August 19th at 2:05 PM ET. We will be hosting in person preview BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. If you do not have an appointment you will not be allowed to enter the gallery to preview. If you would like to make an appointment, request a condition report/additional photos, or have questions please contact Catherine.Payling@QuinnsAuction.com. NO IN HOUSE SHIPPING FOR BOOK AUCTIONS Please note 23% buyers premium for our book auction. Pick up will be BY APPOINTMENT ONLY starting on August 23rd. No weekend pick up available. If you do not have an appointment you will not be allowed to pick up your items. Please bring your own packing materials and pack your items yourself. To schedule an appointment, after you have received your invoice, please contact Catherine.Payling@QuinnsAuction.com. Shipping Questions? Please contact us at shipping@quinnsauction.com for a complete list of our partners. We offer no In House Shipping for this Auction.
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    Narrative Of The Expedition Of An American Squadron To The China Seas And Japan. 1856.
    [Japan] Hawks, Francis L. Narrative Of The Expedition Of An American Squadron To The China Seas And Japan. D. Appleton, New York, 1856. 4to. Vii, [1], 624 Pp. Numerous Illustrations Throughout. Gray Pebbled Cloth. Very Good. Rubbing Wear. Scattered Foxing. Sabin 30968. - Lot 1
  • $385.00
    • Narrative Of The Expedition Of An American Squadron To The China Seas And Japan. 1856.
    Lot 1 - [Japan] Hawks, Francis L. Narrative Of The Expedition Of An American Squadron To The China Seas And Japan. D. Appleton, New York, 1856. 4to. Vii, [1], 624 Pp. Numerous Illustrations Throughout. Gray Pebbled Cloth. Very Good. Rubbing Wear. Scattered Foxing. Sabin 30968.
  • $385.00
    • 2 Vols. Inc. Lew Wallace. Ben Hur First State.
    [Literature] Wallace, Lew. Ben-Hur: A Tale Of Christ. Harper, New York, 1880. First State With Original Dedication To Wallace's Wife. Very Good. 8vo. Green Cloth. Rubbing. ++ Wallace, Lew Barrington A Sailor's Log. 1919. Inscribed "To My Pal "Casey" The Nicest Kid I Know" With Cut Photograph. Very Good. 12mo. Blue Cloth. Rubbing. - Lot 2
  • $32.50
    • 2 Vols. Inc. Lew Wallace. Ben Hur First State.
    Lot 2 - [Literature] Wallace, Lew. Ben-Hur: A Tale Of Christ. Harper, New York, 1880. First State With Original Dedication To Wallace's Wife. Very Good. 8vo. Green Cloth. Rubbing. ++ Wallace, Lew Barrington A Sailor's Log. 1919. Inscribed "To My Pal "Casey" The Nicest Kid I Know" With Cut Photograph. Very Good. 12mo. Blue Cloth. Rubbing.
  • $32.50
    • Twain. The Innocents Abroad. 1st Ed. 2nd State.
    [Literature[ Twain, Mark. The Innocents Abroad, Or The New Pilgrams Progess. American Publishing Co., Hartford, 1869. 1st Edition, 2nd State. Bal 3316. 8vo. Brown Blindstamped Cloth. Rebacked In Brown Cloth. Very Good. Wear To Edges. Scattered Spotting And Toning. - Lot 4
  • $110.00
    • Twain. The Innocents Abroad. 1st Ed. 2nd State.
    Lot 4 - [Literature[ Twain, Mark. The Innocents Abroad, Or The New Pilgrams Progess. American Publishing Co., Hartford, 1869. 1st Edition, 2nd State. Bal 3316. 8vo. Brown Blindstamped Cloth. Rebacked In Brown Cloth. Very Good. Wear To Edges. Scattered Spotting And Toning.
  • $110.00
    • Dana. Two Years Before The Mast. 1936.
    [Literature] Dana Jr., Richard Henry. Two Years Before The Mast. Random House, New York, 1936. 4to. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Introduction By James D. Hart. Illustrated With 14 Plates Reproducing Original Lithographs, Paintings, Etc. One Of 1000 Copies By Edwin & Robert Grabhorn. Very Good. Minor Chipping To Jacket. - Lot 3
  • $33.50
    • Dana. Two Years Before The Mast. 1936.
    Lot 3 - [Literature] Dana Jr., Richard Henry. Two Years Before The Mast. Random House, New York, 1936. 4to. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Introduction By James D. Hart. Illustrated With 14 Plates Reproducing Original Lithographs, Paintings, Etc. One Of 1000 Copies By Edwin & Robert Grabhorn. Very Good. Minor Chipping To Jacket.
  • $33.50
    • 2 Vols. Scharf. History Of Western Maryland. 1882.
    [Americana] Scharf, J. Thomas. History Of Western Maryland. Louis H. Everts, Philadelphia. 2 Volumes. 4to. Contemporary Quarter Leather Over Black Cloth, Gilt. Fair. Moderate Wear And Staining To Boards. Hinges Cracked. Dampstaining And Foxing To Pages. - Lot 8
  • $50.00
    • 2 Vols. Scharf. History Of Western Maryland. 1882.
    Lot 8 - [Americana] Scharf, J. Thomas. History Of Western Maryland. Louis H. Everts, Philadelphia. 2 Volumes. 4to. Contemporary Quarter Leather Over Black Cloth, Gilt. Fair. Moderate Wear And Staining To Boards. Hinges Cracked. Dampstaining And Foxing To Pages.
  • $50.00
    • 2 Vols. Scharf. History Of Delaware. 1888.
    [Americana] Scharf, J. Thomas. History Of Delaware. 1609-1888. L. J. Richards & Co., Philadelphia, 1888. 4to. 3/4 Modern Red Leather Over Original Red Cloth. Very Good. Rubbing, Minor Foxing. - Lot 7
  • $42.50
    • 2 Vols. Scharf. History Of Delaware. 1888.
    Lot 7 - [Americana] Scharf, J. Thomas. History Of Delaware. 1609-1888. L. J. Richards & Co., Philadelphia, 1888. 4to. 3/4 Modern Red Leather Over Original Red Cloth. Very Good. Rubbing, Minor Foxing.
  • $42.50
    • 2 Vols. Dahl. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory/Glass Elevator.
    [Childrens] Dahl, Roald. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Alfred Knopf, New York, 1964. 1st Ed., 2nd State With 5 Line Colophon. 8vo. Red Cloth. ++ Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator. Alfred Knopf, New York, 1972. 1st Ed., 2nd Printing. 8vo. Gray Cloth. Both Books Near Fine. Minor Rubbing. - Lot 6
  • $41.01
    • 2 Vols. Dahl. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory/Glass Elevator.
    Lot 6 - [Childrens] Dahl, Roald. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Alfred Knopf, New York, 1964. 1st Ed., 2nd State With 5 Line Colophon. 8vo. Red Cloth. ++ Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator. Alfred Knopf, New York, 1972. 1st Ed., 2nd Printing. 8vo. Gray Cloth. Both Books Near Fine. Minor Rubbing.
  • $41.01
    • Twain. Life On The Mississippi. 1st Ed. 2nd State. 1883.
    [Literature] Twain, Mark. Life On The Mississippi. James R. Osgood, Boston, 1883. 8vo. Bound In Modern Blue Cloth. Very Good. Scattered Spotting. Bal 3411. - Lot 5
  • $73.00
    • Twain. Life On The Mississippi. 1st Ed. 2nd State. 1883.
    Lot 5 - [Literature] Twain, Mark. Life On The Mississippi. James R. Osgood, Boston, 1883. 8vo. Bound In Modern Blue Cloth. Very Good. Scattered Spotting. Bal 3411.
  • $73.00
    • Whitman. Kent. Leaves Of Grass. Sgd.
    [Literature] Whitman, Walt. Leaves Of Grass. The Heritage Press, New York. [1937] Signed By Rockwell Kent, The Illustrator. One Of 1000 Copies. 8vo. Bound In Original Green Morocco, Gilt. Good. Wear And Rubbing To Boards. Cracking And Loss To Spine. - Lot 10
  • $42.50
    • Whitman. Kent. Leaves Of Grass. Sgd.
    Lot 10 - [Literature] Whitman, Walt. Leaves Of Grass. The Heritage Press, New York. [1937] Signed By Rockwell Kent, The Illustrator. One Of 1000 Copies. 8vo. Bound In Original Green Morocco, Gilt. Good. Wear And Rubbing To Boards. Cracking And Loss To Spine.
  • $42.50
    • Maine At Valley Forge. 1910.
    [Revolutionary War] Maine At Valley Forge. Proceedings At The Unveiling Of The Maine Marker October 17, 1907, Also Roll Of Maine Men At Valley Forge. Burleigh & Flynt, Augusta, 1910. Folding Map, 83pp. Blue Cloth, Paper Spine Label. Very Good. Minor Rubbing To Boards. Spotting To Front Endpapers And Title Page, Pen Mark To Title Page. - Lot 9
  • $28.00
    • Maine At Valley Forge. 1910.
    Lot 9 - [Revolutionary War] Maine At Valley Forge. Proceedings At The Unveiling Of The Maine Marker October 17, 1907, Also Roll Of Maine Men At Valley Forge. Burleigh & Flynt, Augusta, 1910. Folding Map, 83pp. Blue Cloth, Paper Spine Label. Very Good. Minor Rubbing To Boards. Spotting To Front Endpapers And Title Page, Pen Mark To Title Page.
  • $28.00
    • 2 Vols. Spenser. The Faerie Queene. 1897.
    [Literature] Spenser, Edmund The Faerie Queene. J. M. Dent, London, 1897. 2 Volumes. Woodcut Illustrations, Many Double-Page, By Louis Fairfax-Muckley. 4to. Original Gilt Decorated Cream Cloth Boards, Rebacked In Modern Cloth. Top Edge Gilt. Very Good. Minor Soiling. One Of 1250 Copies. - Lot 11
  • $260.00
    • 2 Vols. Spenser. The Faerie Queene. 1897.
    Lot 11 - [Literature] Spenser, Edmund The Faerie Queene. J. M. Dent, London, 1897. 2 Volumes. Woodcut Illustrations, Many Double-Page, By Louis Fairfax-Muckley. 4to. Original Gilt Decorated Cream Cloth Boards, Rebacked In Modern Cloth. Top Edge Gilt. Very Good. Minor Soiling. One Of 1250 Copies.
  • $260.00
    • 3 Vols. Ancient History Of Cyrpus And Phoenicia
    [Ancient History] 3 Volumes. Perrot, Georges. History Of Art In Phoenicia And Its Dependencies. Translated By Walter Armstrong. Chapman & Hall, London, 1883. 2 Volumes. 8vo. Decorative Red Cloth. Very Good. Minor Rubbing. ++ Di Cesnola, Louis Palma. Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, And Temples. Harpers & Brothers, New York, 1878. 8vo. Decorative Red Cloth. Very Good -. Minor Staining To Front Board. - Lot 12
  • $30.00
    • 3 Vols. Ancient History Of Cyrpus And Phoenicia
    Lot 12 - [Ancient History] 3 Volumes. Perrot, Georges. History Of Art In Phoenicia And Its Dependencies. Translated By Walter Armstrong. Chapman & Hall, London, 1883. 2 Volumes. 8vo. Decorative Red Cloth. Very Good. Minor Rubbing. ++ Di Cesnola, Louis Palma. Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, And Temples. Harpers & Brothers, New York, 1878. 8vo. Decorative Red Cloth. Very Good -. Minor Staining To Front Board.
  • $30.00
    • Rand-Mcnally Standard Atlas. 1889.
    [Atlas] The Rand-Mcnally Standard Atlas. Continental Publishing, Chicago, 1889. Folio. Decorative Red Cloth. Very Good. Minor Soiling And Rubbing To Boards. - Lot 14
  • $62.00
    • Rand-Mcnally Standard Atlas. 1889.
    Lot 14 - [Atlas] The Rand-Mcnally Standard Atlas. Continental Publishing, Chicago, 1889. Folio. Decorative Red Cloth. Very Good. Minor Soiling And Rubbing To Boards.
  • $62.00
    • 30 Vols. Wwi Travel Guides To Battlefields.
    [Wwi] 30 Volumes. Includes Guides Illustres Michielin To Verdun, Ypres, La Marne, Argonne, Ameins, St. Mihiel, Rheims. Text In French And English. 1919-1922. - Lot 15
  • $57.00
    • 30 Vols. Wwi Travel Guides To Battlefields.
    Lot 15 - [Wwi] 30 Volumes. Includes Guides Illustres Michielin To Verdun, Ypres, La Marne, Argonne, Ameins, St. Mihiel, Rheims. Text In French And English. 1919-1922.
  • $57.00
    • The Sinking Of The Titanic And Great Sea Disasters. 1912.
    [Nautical] The Sinking Of The Titanic And Great Sea Disasters. Edited By Logan Marshall. L.t. Myers, 1912. 8vo. Pictorial Mustard Cloth. Very Good. Rubbing, Minor Soiling. Minor Toning. - Lot 13
  • $48.50
    • The Sinking Of The Titanic And Great Sea Disasters. 1912.
    Lot 13 - [Nautical] The Sinking Of The Titanic And Great Sea Disasters. Edited By Logan Marshall. L.t. Myers, 1912. 8vo. Pictorial Mustard Cloth. Very Good. Rubbing, Minor Soiling. Minor Toning.
  • $48.50
    • 6 Vols. U.s. History With A Focus On Illinois. 1 Sgd.
    [Americana] 6 Volumes. Ford, Thomas. A History Of Illinois. S.c. Griggs, Chicago, 1854. 8vo. Brown Cloth. ++ Breese, Sidney. The Early History Of Illinois. E.b. Myers, Chicago, 1884. 8vo. Gray Cloth. ++ Steward, John F. Lost Maramech And Earliest Chicago. Fleming Revell Co., Chicago, 1903. 8vo. Red Cloth. Presentation Copy Inscribed By Author On Front Flyleaf. ++ Buck, Solon Justus. Illinois In 1818. A.c. Mcclurg, Chicago, 1918. 8vo. Red Cloth. ++ History Of Buchanan County And St. Joseph, Mo. Midland Printing Co., 1915, 8vo. Red Cloth. Lacking Spine, Shaken. ++ Bradfords History Of Plimoth Plantation. From The Original Manuscript. Wright & Potter, Boston, 1898. 8vo. Blue Cloth. Rubbing. Toning. Good To Very Good Overall. - Lot 16
  • $24.00
    • 6 Vols. U.s. History With A Focus On Illinois. 1 Sgd.
    Lot 16 - [Americana] 6 Volumes. Ford, Thomas. A History Of Illinois. S.c. Griggs, Chicago, 1854. 8vo. Brown Cloth. ++ Breese, Sidney. The Early History Of Illinois. E.b. Myers, Chicago, 1884. 8vo. Gray Cloth. ++ Steward, John F. Lost Maramech And Earliest Chicago. Fleming Revell Co., Chicago, 1903. 8vo. Red Cloth. Presentation Copy Inscribed By Author On Front Flyleaf. ++ Buck, Solon Justus. Illinois In 1818. A.c. Mcclurg, Chicago, 1918. 8vo. Red Cloth. ++ History Of Buchanan County And St. Joseph, Mo. Midland Printing Co., 1915, 8vo. Red Cloth. Lacking Spine, Shaken. ++ Bradfords History Of Plimoth Plantation. From The Original Manuscript. Wright & Potter, Boston, 1898. 8vo. Blue Cloth. Rubbing. Toning. Good To Very Good Overall.
  • $24.00
    • Leben Und Tapffere Thaten Der Aller-Beruhmtesten See-Helden. 1681.
    [Nautical] Bos, Lambert Van Den. Leben Und Tapffere Thaten Der Aller-Beruhmtesten See-Helden. Christoph Endters, Nuremberg, 1681. 4to. Contemporary Quarter Leather Over Marbled Boards. Good. Spine Loose And Tipped In Front, Moderate Rubbing Wear And Soiling. Toning. Lacking All 33 Plates. - Lot 18
  • $38.50
    • Leben Und Tapffere Thaten Der Aller-Beruhmtesten See-Helden. 1681.
    Lot 18 - [Nautical] Bos, Lambert Van Den. Leben Und Tapffere Thaten Der Aller-Beruhmtesten See-Helden. Christoph Endters, Nuremberg, 1681. 4to. Contemporary Quarter Leather Over Marbled Boards. Good. Spine Loose And Tipped In Front, Moderate Rubbing Wear And Soiling. Toning. Lacking All 33 Plates.
  • $38.50
    • Twain. Roughing It. 1st Ed. 2nd State.
    [Literature] Twain, Mark. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1872. First Edition. Second Issue, With Final Words Lacking On P. 242, Lines 20-21 (Bal State B) And With Ad On Page 592 (No Priority). 8vo. 591 P. Black Cloth, Gilt. Marbled Endpapers. Bal 3337. Very Good. Rubbing And Wear To Boards. Scattered Foxing. - Lot 17
  • $36.00
    • Twain. Roughing It. 1st Ed. 2nd State.
    Lot 17 - [Literature] Twain, Mark. Roughing It. American Publishing Company, Hartford, 1872. First Edition. Second Issue, With Final Words Lacking On P. 242, Lines 20-21 (Bal State B) And With Ad On Page 592 (No Priority). 8vo. 591 P. Black Cloth, Gilt. Marbled Endpapers. Bal 3337. Very Good. Rubbing And Wear To Boards. Scattered Foxing.
  • $36.00
    • El Bulli 1998 - 2002.
    [Cooking] Adria, Ferran ; Soler, Juli ; Adria, Albert. El Bulli 1998 - 2002. El Bulli 1998 - 2002. 4to. Hardcover. In Shrink Wrap. - Lot 20
  • $115.00
    • El Bulli 1998 - 2002.
    Lot 20 - [Cooking] Adria, Ferran ; Soler, Juli ; Adria, Albert. El Bulli 1998 - 2002. El Bulli 1998 - 2002. 4to. Hardcover. In Shrink Wrap.
  • $115.00
    • Macdonald. Scotland's Gift Golf. 1928.
    [Sports] Macdonald, Charles Blair. Scotland's Gift Golf. Charles Scribners, New York, 1928. 4to. Red Cloth. Very Good +. Minor Rubbing, Minor Soiling To Spine. - Lot 19
  • $100.50
    • Macdonald. Scotland's Gift Golf. 1928.
    Lot 19 - [Sports] Macdonald, Charles Blair. Scotland's Gift Golf. Charles Scribners, New York, 1928. 4to. Red Cloth. Very Good +. Minor Rubbing, Minor Soiling To Spine.
  • $100.50
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