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Q1157-Book Department Shelf Lot Sale

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    • Q1157-Book Department Shelf Lot Sale

    Quinn's Auction Galleries is pleased to present our latest Book Auction on FRIDAY, March 10th at 2:05 PM ET. Included are books from the library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy. We will be hosting in person preview BY APPOINTMENT ONLY beginning Friday, March 3rd and ending Thursday March 9th. 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 Andrew@QuinnsAuction.com. NO IN HOUSE 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 March 13th 11AM until 1PM, and 11AM -4PM on days following. 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 to pack your items yourself. To schedule an appointment, after you have received your invoice, please contact Andrew@QuinnsAuction.com.
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    [Lot 1] 3 Vols. Mid 19th c. Geology and Engineering
    2 volumes. Lyell, Charles (Scottish 1797 - 1875). A Second Visiti to the United States, Volumes I and II. 1855. Third Edition. Published by John Murray, Albemarle Street, London. Octavo. Light brown stamped clothwith gilt lettering on spine. Edges of boards curled and bumped, head and foot of spines bumped. Light damp-staining and foxing. ++ 1 volume. Robert Murray. Rudimentary Treatise on The Marine Engine and on Steam Vessels,and the Screw. With Illustrations. Third edition. Published by John Weale, London. Moderate wear, chipping to spine. Binding shaken. Green stamped cloth. - Lot 1
  • $40.00
    • [Lot 1] 3 Vols. Mid 19th c. Geology and Engineering
    Lot 1 - 2 volumes. Lyell, Charles (Scottish 1797 - 1875). A Second Visiti to the United States, Volumes I and II. 1855. Third Edition. Published by John Murray, Albemarle Street, London. Octavo. Light brown stamped clothwith gilt lettering on spine. Edges of boards curled and bumped, head and foot of spines bumped. Light damp-staining and foxing. ++ 1 volume. Robert Murray. Rudimentary Treatise on The Marine Engine and on Steam Vessels,and the Screw. With Illustrations. Third edition. Published by John Weale, London. Moderate wear, chipping to spine. Binding shaken. Green stamped cloth.
  • $40.00
    • [Lot 4] Teriade. Verve ; Nos. 5-6. July-October 1939.
    Verve The French Review of Art. Volume 2, Nos. 5-6. July - October 1939. Edited by E. Teriade. Includes slipcase, damaged. Worn condition, spine chipped. Binding shaken. - Lot 4
  • $45.00
    • [Lot 4] Teriade. Verve ; Nos. 5-6. July-October 1939.
    Lot 4 - Verve The French Review of Art. Volume 2, Nos. 5-6. July - October 1939. Edited by E. Teriade. Includes slipcase, damaged. Worn condition, spine chipped. Binding shaken.
  • $45.00
    • [Lot 2] 9 Vols. Limited Editions Club
    9 volumes Limited Editions Club. All signed by the Illustrators. ++ Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Marble Faun. 1931. Illustrated by Carl Strauss. Two volumes. Contains bookplate. ++ Van Wyck Brooks. The Flowering of NewEngland. 1941. Illustrated by R.J. Holden. Includes slipcase, damaged. ++ William Ellery Leonard. Gilgamesh. 1974. Illustrated by Irving Amen. Includes slipcase. ++ The Poems of Robert Burns. 1965. Illustrated by JoanHassall. Includes slipcase ++ Johann Jakob Cristoffel Von Grimmelshausen. The adventures of Simplicissimus. Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg. 1981. Includes slipcase. ++ Anatole France. At the Sign of The QueenPedauque. 1933. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage. Includes slipcase, damaged. ++ MacEwdard Leach. The Book of Ballads. 1967. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. Includes slipcase. ++Thomas De Quincy. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. 1930. Illustrated by Zhenya Gay. Includes slipcase. - Lot 2
  • $60.77
    • [Lot 2] 9 Vols. Limited Editions Club
    Lot 2 - 9 volumes Limited Editions Club. All signed by the Illustrators. ++ Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Marble Faun. 1931. Illustrated by Carl Strauss. Two volumes. Contains bookplate. ++ Van Wyck Brooks. The Flowering of NewEngland. 1941. Illustrated by R.J. Holden. Includes slipcase, damaged. ++ William Ellery Leonard. Gilgamesh. 1974. Illustrated by Irving Amen. Includes slipcase. ++ The Poems of Robert Burns. 1965. Illustrated by JoanHassall. Includes slipcase ++ Johann Jakob Cristoffel Von Grimmelshausen. The adventures of Simplicissimus. Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg. 1981. Includes slipcase. ++ Anatole France. At the Sign of The QueenPedauque. 1933. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage. Includes slipcase, damaged. ++ MacEwdard Leach. The Book of Ballads. 1967. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. Includes slipcase. ++Thomas De Quincy. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. 1930. Illustrated by Zhenya Gay. Includes slipcase.
  • $60.77
    • [Lot 3] 31 vols. Little Leather Library. 1920.
    Complete 30 volume set of the Little Leather Library plus 1 additional volume of Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems by Oscar Wilde. Published by Robert K. Haas, Inc. 1920. In original cardboard box, damaged. Red flexible leather covers, brittle, some damaged. - Lot 3
  • $0.00
    • [Lot 3] 31 vols. Little Leather Library. 1920.
    Lot 3 - Complete 30 volume set of the Little Leather Library plus 1 additional volume of Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems by Oscar Wilde. Published by Robert K. Haas, Inc. 1920. In original cardboard box, damaged. Red flexible leather covers, brittle, some damaged.
  • $0.00
    • [Lot 6] Angelou I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Signed.
    Maya Angelou. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1997. Signed. Paperback, published by Bantam Books. Very good condition. Some bumping. - Lot 6
  • $54.99
    • [Lot 6] Angelou I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Signed.
    Lot 6 - Maya Angelou. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1997. Signed. Paperback, published by Bantam Books. Very good condition. Some bumping.
  • $54.99
    • [Lot 5] 2 Civil War Era Books; Poe's Poems, McClellan
    Edgar Allan Poe. Poems by Edgar Allan Poe Complete with an Original Memoir. 1863. Published by W.J. Widdleton. Good condition. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. ++ George McClellan. Report on the Organizationand Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac. 1864. Published by Sheldon and Company. New York. Includes Map of the Battle of Antietam on inside of front board. 8vo. Good condition. Green cloth with gilt letters.Damage to spine. - Lot 5
  • $50.00
    • [Lot 5] 2 Civil War Era Books; Poe's Poems, McClellan
    Lot 5 - Edgar Allan Poe. Poems by Edgar Allan Poe Complete with an Original Memoir. 1863. Published by W.J. Widdleton. Good condition. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. ++ George McClellan. Report on the Organizationand Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac. 1864. Published by Sheldon and Company. New York. Includes Map of the Battle of Antietam on inside of front board. 8vo. Good condition. Green cloth with gilt letters.Damage to spine.
  • $50.00
    • [Lot 7] Francis Bannerman Sons. Military Goods Catalogue
    Francis Bannerman Sons. Military Goods Catalogue. January, 1940. 75th Anniversary. Soft cover. Very good condition. - Lot 7
  • $0.00
    • [Lot 7] Francis Bannerman Sons. Military Goods Catalogue
    Lot 7 - Francis Bannerman Sons. Military Goods Catalogue. January, 1940. 75th Anniversary. Soft cover. Very good condition.
  • $0.00
    • [Lot 9] Seba. Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. Taschen.
    Albertus Seba. Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. Locupletissimi Rerum Naturalium Thesauri 1734-1765 - Selection of the Most Important Plates from the Copy in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague. Published by Taschen, 2001. Hard cover with dust jacket, folio size. Very good condition. Comes in protective cardboard case.From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy. - Lot 9
  • $42.50
    • [Lot 9] Seba. Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. Taschen.
    Lot 9 - Albertus Seba. Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. Locupletissimi Rerum Naturalium Thesauri 1734-1765 - Selection of the Most Important Plates from the Copy in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague. Published by Taschen, 2001. Hard cover with dust jacket, folio size. Very good condition. Comes in protective cardboard case.From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy.
  • $42.50
    • [Lot 10] Vaizey. Christo. Signed. 1990.
    Marina Vaizey and Christo. Christo. Signed and dedicated on title page. Dedication: For Tom - Christo - N.Y. 1991. Rizzoli International Publications Inc. Condition Good. With dust jacket.From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy. - Lot 10
  • $40.00
    • [Lot 10] Vaizey. Christo. Signed. 1990.
    Lot 10 - Marina Vaizey and Christo. Christo. Signed and dedicated on title page. Dedication: For Tom - Christo - N.Y. 1991. Rizzoli International Publications Inc. Condition Good. With dust jacket.From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy.
  • $40.00
    • [Lot 12] Thomas McKnight. Signed Scribner Edition.
    Thomas McKnight. Numbered and signed edition. 761/950. Lacks the original serigraph which was issued with the book. Very good condition. Hardcover, red cloth binding with gilt lettering Includes gold cloth boundcase. - Lot 12
  • $40.00
    • [Lot 12] Thomas McKnight. Signed Scribner Edition.
    Lot 12 - Thomas McKnight. Numbered and signed edition. 761/950. Lacks the original serigraph which was issued with the book. Very good condition. Hardcover, red cloth binding with gilt lettering Includes gold cloth boundcase.
  • $40.00
    • [Lot 11] 3 Vols. History of The Reign of Ferdinand and...
    3 volumes. History of The Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, The Catholic. Ninth edition. 1843. Published by Charles C. Little and James Brown, Boston. Very good condition. Pages toned. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Covered in protective plastic jackets.From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy. - Lot 11
  • $0.00
    • [Lot 11] 3 Vols. History of The Reign of Ferdinand and...
    Lot 11 - 3 volumes. History of The Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, The Catholic. Ninth edition. 1843. Published by Charles C. Little and James Brown, Boston. Very good condition. Pages toned. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Covered in protective plastic jackets.From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy.
  • $0.00
    • [Lot 13] Liberman. The Artist in His Studio. Signed.
    Alexander Liberman. The Artist in His Studio. Text and Photographs by Alexander Liberman. Published by the Viking press New York. 1960. Signed and dedicated. Dedication: To My Dear Kitty and Gilbert who encourage the artists' reach - with admiration and love - Alex. Good condition. With dust jacket. - Lot 13
  • $0.00
    • [Lot 13] Liberman. The Artist in His Studio. Signed.
    Lot 13 - Alexander Liberman. The Artist in His Studio. Text and Photographs by Alexander Liberman. Published by the Viking press New York. 1960. Signed and dedicated. Dedication: To My Dear Kitty and Gilbert who encourage the artists' reach - with admiration and love - Alex. Good condition. With dust jacket.
  • $0.00
    • [Lot 14] 4 Vols. Cole. Catalogues 1951.
    George Watson Cole. A Catalog of Books Relating to the Discovery and Early History of North and South America, Forming Part of the Library of E.D. Church. Compiled and Annotated by George Watson Cole. 1951.Published by Peter Smith, New York. 4 out of 5 volumes. bound in pink cloth. Good condition.From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy. - Lot 14
  • $0.00
    • [Lot 14] 4 Vols. Cole. Catalogues 1951.
    Lot 14 - George Watson Cole. A Catalog of Books Relating to the Discovery and Early History of North and South America, Forming Part of the Library of E.D. Church. Compiled and Annotated by George Watson Cole. 1951.Published by Peter Smith, New York. 4 out of 5 volumes. bound in pink cloth. Good condition.From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy.
  • $0.00
    • [Lot 8] Facsimile. Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium.
    Maria Sibylla Merian. Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. Published by Leipzig, Insel Verlag, 1975. Imperial folio. Edition 69/600. Very good condition, with slip case. Brown leather binding with gilddetails and lettering. Minor damage to spine at head and foot.From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy. - Lot 8
  • $115.00
    • [Lot 8] Facsimile. Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium.
    Lot 8 - Maria Sibylla Merian. Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. Published by Leipzig, Insel Verlag, 1975. Imperial folio. Edition 69/600. Very good condition, with slip case. Brown leather binding with gilddetails and lettering. Minor damage to spine at head and foot.From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy.
  • $115.00
    • [Lot 140] Aligheri. The Divine Comedy. 1969. Bergin, Baskin.
    Dante Aligheri, The Divine Comedy. Translated by Thomas G. Bergin. Illustrated by Leonard Baskin. In three volumes. First edition, published by Grossman publishers, Ney Yorkm 1969. Very good condition. Includes slipcase, some wear. - Lot 140
  • $0.00
    • [Lot 140] Aligheri. The Divine Comedy. 1969. Bergin, Baskin.
    Lot 140 - Dante Aligheri, The Divine Comedy. Translated by Thomas G. Bergin. Illustrated by Leonard Baskin. In three volumes. First edition, published by Grossman publishers, Ney Yorkm 1969. Very good condition. Includes slipcase, some wear.
  • $0.00
    • [Lot 142] The Ledger of Doctor Benjamin Franklin. 1865.
    Original 1865 facsimile of the Original Manuscript held at the Post Office Department of the United States. Washington, 1865. Folio. Marbled boards, later brown cloth spine. Entries range from 1775 to 1778. - Lot 142
  • $40.00
    • [Lot 142] The Ledger of Doctor Benjamin Franklin. 1865.
    Lot 142 - Original 1865 facsimile of the Original Manuscript held at the Post Office Department of the United States. Washington, 1865. Folio. Marbled boards, later brown cloth spine. Entries range from 1775 to 1778.
  • $40.00
    • [Lot 139] Jones, Dali. The Jerusalem Bible. 1970.
    The Jerusalem Bible. Edited by Alexander Jones. Illustrated by Salvador Dali. Published by Doubleday, 1970. Good condition. Bound in black with two red book marks. In black leatherette box, also includes unopened envelope. - Lot 139
  • $40.00
    • [Lot 139] Jones, Dali. The Jerusalem Bible. 1970.
    Lot 139 - The Jerusalem Bible. Edited by Alexander Jones. Illustrated by Salvador Dali. Published by Doubleday, 1970. Good condition. Bound in black with two red book marks. In black leatherette box, also includes unopened envelope.
  • $40.00
    • [Lot 143] 8 vols. Fortune Magazine.
    8 issues of Fortune Magazine from 1938-45. Fair condition, moderate wear to wraps. - Lot 143
  • $40.00
    • [Lot 143] 8 vols. Fortune Magazine.
    Lot 143 - 8 issues of Fortune Magazine from 1938-45. Fair condition, moderate wear to wraps.
  • $40.00
    • [Lot 144] Mexico Pintoresco. 1923.
    Mexico Pintoresco. Hugo Brehme, Mexico City, 1923. Brown cloth backed boards, gilt. Illustrated profusely with photograph reproductions of Mexico City and the environs from the early 1920s. Moderate rubbing. - Lot 144
  • $40.00
    • [Lot 144] Mexico Pintoresco. 1923.
    Lot 144 - Mexico Pintoresco. Hugo Brehme, Mexico City, 1923. Brown cloth backed boards, gilt. Illustrated profusely with photograph reproductions of Mexico City and the environs from the early 1920s. Moderate rubbing.
  • $40.00
    • [Lot 145] 2 vols. Le Gallienne and Noble Signed Books. Peotry.
    2 volumes signed. (1) Le Gallienne, Richard. English Poems. John Lane, London, 1895. 4th edition. 8vo. Blue cloth. Signed and dated by the author June 15, 1898 with an accompanying holograph poem of MARJORIE AND THE SPRING opposite signature. (2) Noble, Alden Chas.; Stevens, Thomas Wood. The Morning Road. Blue Sky Press, Chicago, 1902. 8vo. Original boards. Inscribed by both author on front flyleaf dated 12/18/02. Very good. Minor wear to (1). Chipping loss to spine of (2) - Lot 145
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    • [Lot 145] 2 vols. Le Gallienne and Noble Signed Books. Peotry.
    Lot 145 - 2 volumes signed. (1) Le Gallienne, Richard. English Poems. John Lane, London, 1895. 4th edition. 8vo. Blue cloth. Signed and dated by the author June 15, 1898 with an accompanying holograph poem of MARJORIE AND THE SPRING opposite signature. (2) Noble, Alden Chas.; Stevens, Thomas Wood. The Morning Road. Blue Sky Press, Chicago, 1902. 8vo. Original boards. Inscribed by both author on front flyleaf dated 12/18/02. Very good. Minor wear to (1). Chipping loss to spine of (2)
  • $0.00
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