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Q1340 Shelf Lot Book Auction
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Q1340 Shelf Lot Book Auction
Quinn's Auction Galleries is pleased to present our latest Book Auction on Thursday August 29th at 12:05 PM EST.
In person preview BY APPOINTMENT ONLY beginning Tuesday August 20th and ending August 28th, M-F 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM EST. 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 or have questions please contact Andrew@Quinnsauction.com. SHIPPING FOR BOOK AUCTIONS Contact shipping@quinnsauction.com for our shipping partner list. Please note 27% buyers premium for our book auction.
Pick up will be BY APPOINTMENT ONLY starting on September 2, 3 and 4 from 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM. No FRIDAY OR WEEKEND PICKUP AVAILABLE. If you do not have an appointment you will not be allowed to pick up your items. Please bring your own packing materials to pack your items yourself. You will be able to schedule an appointment upon receipt of your invoice.
2 vols. Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. 1st Ed.
[Biography] Grant, Ulysses S. Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. Charles L. Webster, New York, 1885-86. 2 volumes. 8vo. 584; 647, [1] pp., steel-engraved frontispiece portrait in each volume, illustrated with several maps and wood engravings throughout. Original publishers green cloth, gilt, medallion in gilt of Grant to front boards. Minor rubbing, faint red stain to Vol. I front board, olddampstain to Vol. II page ends and edge margins (faint) - Lot 1
$190.00
2 vols. Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. 1st Ed.
Lot 1 - [Biography] Grant, Ulysses S. Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. Charles L. Webster, New York, 1885-86. 2 volumes. 8vo. 584; 647, [1] pp., steel-engraved frontispiece portrait in each volume, illustrated with several maps and wood engravings throughout. Original publishers green cloth, gilt, medallion in gilt of Grant to front boards. Minor rubbing, faint red stain to Vol. I front board, olddampstain to Vol. II page ends and edge margins (faint)
$190.00
4 vols. R.E. Lee: A Biography. Pulitzer Prize Ed.
[Biography] Freeman, Douglas Southall. R.E. Lee: A Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's and Sons, [1936]. The Pulitzer Prize Edition. 8vo. Bound in in fourgilt-decorated gray cloth bound. Minor rubbing, old stains to page ends. - Lot 2
$48.00
4 vols. R.E. Lee: A Biography. Pulitzer Prize Ed.
Lot 2 - [Biography] Freeman, Douglas Southall. R.E. Lee: A Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's and Sons, [1936]. The Pulitzer Prize Edition. 8vo. Bound in in fourgilt-decorated gray cloth bound. Minor rubbing, old stains to page ends.
$48.00
Callahan. Color 1941-1980
[Art] Callahan, Harry. Color 1941-1980. Matrix Publications, 1980. First edition. Folio. Original sage green cloth-covered slipcase, title stamped in yellow on front;original shipping box. Containing 96 color plates and one duotone. Slight fading to slipcase, otherwise fine. - Lot 4
$20.00
Callahan. Color 1941-1980
Lot 4 - [Art] Callahan, Harry. Color 1941-1980. Matrix Publications, 1980. First edition. Folio. Original sage green cloth-covered slipcase, title stamped in yellow on front;original shipping box. Containing 96 color plates and one duotone. Slight fading to slipcase, otherwise fine.
$20.00
Michael Palin Diaries 1969 1979. Signed
[Signed] Palin, Michael. Michael Palin Diaries 1969-1979, The Python Years. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, New York, 2007. First edition and first printing withfull number line. INSCRIBED on title page by Palin. 8vo. Hardcover and dust jacket. Near fine. Minor rubbing. - Lot 3
$36.00
Michael Palin Diaries 1969 1979. Signed
Lot 3 - [Signed] Palin, Michael. Michael Palin Diaries 1969-1979, The Python Years. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, New York, 2007. First edition and first printing withfull number line. INSCRIBED on title page by Palin. 8vo. Hardcover and dust jacket. Near fine. Minor rubbing.
$36.00
4 vols. Fox Talbot and Eadweard Muybridge.
[Art] 2 volumes. Fox Talbot. Gruppo Editoriale Electa; Distributed in the USA and Canada by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, Milano, 1982.Folio, [3] pp., 12 full-page loose b&w plates from photographs with tissue guards. All contained in the publisher's four-point black card portfolio with printed label and white card slipcase. 31 copies. [WITH] EadweardMuybridge. Gruppo Editoriale Electa; Distributed in the USA and Canada by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, Milano, 1982. Folio, [3] pp., 12 full-page loose b&w plates from photographs with tissue guards. All contained in the publisher's four-point black card portfolio with printed label and white card slipcase. 2 copies. - Lot 6
$0.00
4 vols. Fox Talbot and Eadweard Muybridge.
Lot 6 - [Art] 2 volumes. Fox Talbot. Gruppo Editoriale Electa; Distributed in the USA and Canada by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, Milano, 1982.Folio, [3] pp., 12 full-page loose b&w plates from photographs with tissue guards. All contained in the publisher's four-point black card portfolio with printed label and white card slipcase. 31 copies. [WITH] EadweardMuybridge. Gruppo Editoriale Electa; Distributed in the USA and Canada by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, Milano, 1982. Folio, [3] pp., 12 full-page loose b&w plates from photographs with tissue guards. All contained in the publisher's four-point black card portfolio with printed label and white card slipcase. 2 copies.
$0.00
32 vols. Minature Books
[Books on Books] 32 volumes. Varying sizes of books in minature, both modern publications and early 20th century. - Lot 5
$31.00
32 vols. Minature Books
Lot 5 - [Books on Books] 32 volumes. Varying sizes of books in minature, both modern publications and early 20th century.
$31.00
Signed. Promise Me, Dad.
[Signed] Biden, Joe. Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose. New York: Flat Iron Books, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo. 260pp. Signed on title page in permanent marker by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. Condition: light bumping to spine ends; textblock bright and clean, binding tight, signatures large and clear. - Lot 7
$185.00
Signed. Promise Me, Dad.
Lot 7 - [Signed] Biden, Joe. Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose. New York: Flat Iron Books, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo. 260pp. Signed on title page in permanent marker by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. Condition: light bumping to spine ends; textblock bright and clean, binding tight, signatures large and clear.
$185.00
Signed. The Vantage Point.
[Signed] Johnson, Lyndon Baines. The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency 1963-1969. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Thick 8vo, illus., phot.;636pp. First Edition stated. Tipped in signature of President Johnson in felt tip pen on dedication page on monogrammed label with presidential seal. Condition: dj in protective mylar sleeve; dj shows wear,rubbing to extremities; toning; a few small stains on foreedge; contents otherwise clean, bright; binding tight; signature is clear. - Lot 8
$38.50
Signed. The Vantage Point.
Lot 8 - [Signed] Johnson, Lyndon Baines. The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency 1963-1969. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Thick 8vo, illus., phot.;636pp. First Edition stated. Tipped in signature of President Johnson in felt tip pen on dedication page on monogrammed label with presidential seal. Condition: dj in protective mylar sleeve; dj shows wear,rubbing to extremities; toning; a few small stains on foreedge; contents otherwise clean, bright; binding tight; signature is clear.
$38.50
The Sun Also Rises.
[Fiction] Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. 8vo. 259pp. No dj. First Edition, third issue or later. Hanneman 6. Condition:scuffing, general wear to cloth; spine label scratched; binding loose but holding; front hinge cracked; - Lot 9
$107.50
The Sun Also Rises.
Lot 9 - [Fiction] Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. 8vo. 259pp. No dj. First Edition, third issue or later. Hanneman 6. Condition:scuffing, general wear to cloth; spine label scratched; binding loose but holding; front hinge cracked;
$107.50
An Autobiography.
[Architecture] Wright, Frank Lloyd. An Autobiography. London, New York and Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., 1932. 1933 printing. Large 8vo, softcover in illustrated cloth.371 pp. 22 BW plates. Condition: moderate wear to covers, edges, and corners, a bit of soiling, some fading/age toning; scattered foxing to cloth. Binding is tight, text is clean; book was bent at some point and pagesshow some waviness - Lot 10
$24.00
An Autobiography.
Lot 10 - [Architecture] Wright, Frank Lloyd. An Autobiography. London, New York and Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., 1932. 1933 printing. Large 8vo, softcover in illustrated cloth.371 pp. 22 BW plates. Condition: moderate wear to covers, edges, and corners, a bit of soiling, some fading/age toning; scattered foxing to cloth. Binding is tight, text is clean; book was bent at some point and pagesshow some waviness
$24.00
12 issues. Jet Magazine.
[African American Interest] 12 magazine total, consisting of 11 issues of Jet Magazine (1952-1958; non-sequential); and one issue of Quick Magazine (1952). Condition:varies; most with moderate handling wear; one issue has spine reinforced with tape - Lot 12
$74.00
12 issues. Jet Magazine.
Lot 12 - [African American Interest] 12 magazine total, consisting of 11 issues of Jet Magazine (1952-1958; non-sequential); and one issue of Quick Magazine (1952). Condition:varies; most with moderate handling wear; one issue has spine reinforced with tape
$74.00
Hiroshima.
[Military History] Hersey, John. Hiroshima. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. First Edition stated. Thin 8vo, 118pp. Orig. green cloth in illus. dj. Condition: dj (unclipped) shows moderate to heavy wear with soiling, tears, fading and rubbing to extremities; binding tight, moderate shelving wear at board corners, contents bright and unmarked. - Lot 11
$24.00
Hiroshima.
Lot 11 - [Military History] Hersey, John. Hiroshima. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. First Edition stated. Thin 8vo, 118pp. Orig. green cloth in illus. dj. Condition: dj (unclipped) shows moderate to heavy wear with soiling, tears, fading and rubbing to extremities; binding tight, moderate shelving wear at board corners, contents bright and unmarked.
$24.00
4 vols. Chronicles of Narnia.
[Fantasy] 4 volumes from C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia Series. Later printings. Includes The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (sixth Impression); Prince Caspianfourth Impression); The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (fourth impression); and The Last Battle (third impression). 8vos in djs, illus. Condition: varies; dj show moderate to heavy wear, the latter the case with PrinceCaspian, whose dj backstrip is missing in part and close to tearing further. Previous owner names on ffeps. Binding mostly tight, contents appear clean. - Lot 13
$43.50
4 vols. Chronicles of Narnia.
Lot 13 - [Fantasy] 4 volumes from C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia Series. Later printings. Includes The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (sixth Impression); Prince Caspianfourth Impression); The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (fourth impression); and The Last Battle (third impression). 8vos in djs, illus. Condition: varies; dj show moderate to heavy wear, the latter the case with PrinceCaspian, whose dj backstrip is missing in part and close to tearing further. Previous owner names on ffeps. Binding mostly tight, contents appear clean.
$43.50
Karhu Book of Prints.
[Art] Karhu, Clifton. Book of Prints. Kyoto: Unsodo, 1975. Elephant Folio. Orig. purple cloth fol. housed in red cloth wraparound case with bone clasps inside publisher'scustom box with label. A lushly illustrated collection of Karhu's celebrated Japanese woodblock prints, including an original hand signed by the artist. Condition: Outer box has some scratches; light foxing to front. bw plate; the cloth case and boards are clean and square; binding tight; contents bright and unmarked. - Lot 14
$162.50
Karhu Book of Prints.
Lot 14 - [Art] Karhu, Clifton. Book of Prints. Kyoto: Unsodo, 1975. Elephant Folio. Orig. purple cloth fol. housed in red cloth wraparound case with bone clasps inside publisher'scustom box with label. A lushly illustrated collection of Karhu's celebrated Japanese woodblock prints, including an original hand signed by the artist. Condition: Outer box has some scratches; light foxing to front. bw plate; the cloth case and boards are clean and square; binding tight; contents bright and unmarked.
$162.50
Signed. Photos In + Out City Limits Boston
[Signed] Rauschenberg, Robert and Clifford Ackley (Introduction). Photos In + Out City Limits Boston. WestIslip, NY: Ulae Inc., 1981. First edition. Signed in pencil byRobert Rauschenberg on ffep. Original Wraps. Approx. 90 pages in text. Forty-five full-page photographs by Rauschenberg printed recto only. Introduction by Richard Ackley. Orig. stiff white wrappers. Condition: Somecover wear. Signature is large and clear. - Lot 15
$108.50
Signed. Photos In + Out City Limits Boston
Lot 15 - [Signed] Rauschenberg, Robert and Clifford Ackley (Introduction). Photos In + Out City Limits Boston. WestIslip, NY: Ulae Inc., 1981. First edition. Signed in pencil byRobert Rauschenberg on ffep. Original Wraps. Approx. 90 pages in text. Forty-five full-page photographs by Rauschenberg printed recto only. Introduction by Richard Ackley. Orig. stiff white wrappers. Condition: Somecover wear. Signature is large and clear.
$108.50
2 vols. On Illustration.
[Art] 2 volumes pertaining to illustration. 8vos. Includes: Fergusson, James. Illustrations of the Rock-cut Temples of India. London: J. Weale, 1845. Brown clothstamped in blind; xv, 63 p. illus., 10 plates (3 double) ++ [n.a.]. Catalogue of Exhibitions of British Coloured Books 1738-1898 / including a selection from the Royal Library at Windsor graciously loaned by Her Majesty the Queen. London: British Printing Machinery Assc. Ltd., c1980. Quarter blue moraccan over marbled boards, spine bands with gilt embellishments; title in gilt on red spine label. 139, [1]pp. Col. Illus., plates. Condition: Fergusson book shows noticeable wear; missing part of backstrip, soiled and faded in spots; ex-library with stamp. The Exhibition catalog is very good with only minor fading to spine leather. - Lot 16
$28.50
2 vols. On Illustration.
Lot 16 - [Art] 2 volumes pertaining to illustration. 8vos. Includes: Fergusson, James. Illustrations of the Rock-cut Temples of India. London: J. Weale, 1845. Brown clothstamped in blind; xv, 63 p. illus., 10 plates (3 double) ++ [n.a.]. Catalogue of Exhibitions of British Coloured Books 1738-1898 / including a selection from the Royal Library at Windsor graciously loaned by Her Majesty the Queen. London: British Printing Machinery Assc. Ltd., c1980. Quarter blue moraccan over marbled boards, spine bands with gilt embellishments; title in gilt on red spine label. 139, [1]pp. Col. Illus., plates. Condition: Fergusson book shows noticeable wear; missing part of backstrip, soiled and faded in spots; ex-library with stamp. The Exhibition catalog is very good with only minor fading to spine leather.
$28.50
Litho Media.
[Art] Litho Media. A Demonstration of the Selling Power of Lithography. New York: Litho-Media, Inc., 1939. Large 4to. Red and gilt stamped beige cloth boards. No dj.Illus. throughout with col. samples tipped in. 205pp. Condition: Some cover scuffing, marks; old water stain evident on back cover, causing some waviness to textblock; shelfwear to boards and spine, binding tight, text clean and unmarked, - Lot 17
$20.00
Litho Media.
Lot 17 - [Art] Litho Media. A Demonstration of the Selling Power of Lithography. New York: Litho-Media, Inc., 1939. Large 4to. Red and gilt stamped beige cloth boards. No dj.Illus. throughout with col. samples tipped in. 205pp. Condition: Some cover scuffing, marks; old water stain evident on back cover, causing some waviness to textblock; shelfwear to boards and spine, binding tight, text clean and unmarked,
$20.00
5 vols. Signed and Limited.
[Signed / Limited] 5 volumes, comprised of signed and/or limited works. Includes: SIGNED: McCarthy, Eugene. Other Things and the Aardvark. New York: Doubleday & Company,Inc., 1970. Inscribed by McCarthy on ffep. ++ Lotti, Giogio. Il Duomo avvelenato. Fotografie di Giorgio Lotti. Cremona, Arti Grafiche Persico, 1972. Inscribed by Lotti on ffep. ++ Galleria d' Arte Moderna Ravagnan. Ludovico de Luigi. [s.l.], Galleria D'arte Moderna, 1970. Lengthy inscription by de Luigi on ffep. LIMITED: McCarthy, Eugene. And Time Began. [s.l.], Published by author, 1968 ++ Simpson, Elizabeth M. The Enchanted Bluegrass. Lexington, KY: Transylvania Press, 1938. Numbered 129 of 350 copies, of which 315 were offered for sale. Condition: varies; dust jackets show moderate to heavy wear whenpresent; cloths rubbed; please consult photographs or request condition reports if necessary. - Lot 18
$43.50
5 vols. Signed and Limited.
Lot 18 - [Signed / Limited] 5 volumes, comprised of signed and/or limited works. Includes: SIGNED: McCarthy, Eugene. Other Things and the Aardvark. New York: Doubleday & Company,Inc., 1970. Inscribed by McCarthy on ffep. ++ Lotti, Giogio. Il Duomo avvelenato. Fotografie di Giorgio Lotti. Cremona, Arti Grafiche Persico, 1972. Inscribed by Lotti on ffep. ++ Galleria d' Arte Moderna Ravagnan. Ludovico de Luigi. [s.l.], Galleria D'arte Moderna, 1970. Lengthy inscription by de Luigi on ffep. LIMITED: McCarthy, Eugene. And Time Began. [s.l.], Published by author, 1968 ++ Simpson, Elizabeth M. The Enchanted Bluegrass. Lexington, KY: Transylvania Press, 1938. Numbered 129 of 350 copies, of which 315 were offered for sale. Condition: varies; dust jackets show moderate to heavy wear whenpresent; cloths rubbed; please consult photographs or request condition reports if necessary.
$43.50
4 vols. Relgious Works/Missals
[Religion] 4 volumes. Bound in leather. - Lot 19
$22.00
4 vols. Relgious Works/Missals
Lot 19 - [Religion] 4 volumes. Bound in leather.
$22.00
4 vols. On Butterflies and Travel.
[Nature] 4 volumes on butterflies and travel, three of which have elaborately illustrated covers in the grand 19th century tradition. Includes: Birds and Butterflies by M.G.Musgrave, c1889 ++ The Butterfly Book by W.J. Holland, 1916 ++ Around the World through Artics and Tropics by H.W. French (lacks title page) ++ Voyages Extraordinaires by Jules Verne, 1887. Condition: varies; pleaseconsult photos or request a condition report if necessary - Lot 20
$85.50
4 vols. On Butterflies and Travel.
Lot 20 - [Nature] 4 volumes on butterflies and travel, three of which have elaborately illustrated covers in the grand 19th century tradition. Includes: Birds and Butterflies by M.G.Musgrave, c1889 ++ The Butterfly Book by W.J. Holland, 1916 ++ Around the World through Artics and Tropics by H.W. French (lacks title page) ++ Voyages Extraordinaires by Jules Verne, 1887. Condition: varies; pleaseconsult photos or request a condition report if necessary
$85.50