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May Book Shelf Lot Auction

Please note: 27% Buyer’s Premium. Credit card charges are subject to approval for high value invoices. Invoices over $4000.00 require Bank wire, check or money order payment.
Quinn's Auction Galleries is pleased to present our latest shelf lot auction on Wednesday, May 28, at 12:05 PM EST. In person open preview will be held Friday, May 23, Monday, May 26 and Tuesday, May 27, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST. If you would like to make an appointment or have questions please contact diana@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 Thursday, May 29, Friday, May 30 and Monday, June 2, 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM EST. No WEEKEND PICKUP AVAILABLE. If you do not have an appointment you will not be allowed to pick up your items. PLEASE NOTE: You MUST supply your own boxes and packing materials. We will NOT be able to provide you with boxes. You will be able to schedule an appointment upon receipt of your invoice.

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Quinn's May Book Shelf Lot Auction

4 Vols. The Poetical Works of Robert Burns.

[Leather] [Burns, Robert]; Henley, William Ernest and Thomas F. Henderson, eds. The Poetry of Robert Burns. Illustrated. 4 volumes. New York: The Collegiate Society, [1905]. 8vo. Three quarter red leather over marbled boards. Edition de Luxe. From limitation page: “…limited to One Thousand Numbered Copies, of which this is Copy No. 32.” - Lot 1

$22.00

4 Vols. The Poetical Works of Robert Burns.

Lot 1 - [Leather] [Burns, Robert]; Henley, William Ernest and Thomas F. Henderson, eds. The Poetry of Robert Burns. Illustrated. 4 volumes. New York: The Collegiate Society, [1905]. 8vo. Three quarter red leather over marbled boards. Edition de Luxe. From limitation page: “…limited to One Thousand Numbered Copies, of which this is Copy No. 32.”

$22.00

2 Vols. Emerson’s Essays.

[Leather] Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Essays. Second series. Two volumes. Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891. - Lot 2

$24.00

2 Vols. Emerson’s Essays.

Lot 2 - [Leather] Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Essays. Second series. Two volumes. Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891.

$24.00

2 Vols. Memoirs of Bunsen.

[Leather] Bunsen, Frances Baroness. A Memoir of Baron Bunsen. In Two Volumes. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1868. 8vo. Half bound leather over pebbled boards; spine elaborately decorated in gilt. - Lot 3

$22.00

2 Vols. Memoirs of Bunsen.

Lot 3 - [Leather] Bunsen, Frances Baroness. A Memoir of Baron Bunsen. In Two Volumes. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1868. 8vo. Half bound leather over pebbled boards; spine elaborately decorated in gilt.

$22.00

2 Vols. Gerusalemme Liberata.

Tasso, Torquato. Firenze: dalla Stamperia di Pallade, [1818]. Two volumes. 64mo. Text in Italian. - Lot 4

$0.00

2 Vols. Gerusalemme Liberata.

Lot 4 - Tasso, Torquato. Firenze: dalla Stamperia di Pallade, [1818]. Two volumes. 64mo. Text in Italian.

$0.00

9 Vols. On Leather.

[Leather] 9 volumes of assorted antiquarian leather. - Lot 7

$22.00

9 Vols. On Leather.

Lot 7 - [Leather] 9 volumes of assorted antiquarian leather.

$22.00

3 Vols. On Easton and Fine Binding.

[Fine Binding] Three volumes of fiction, two of which are published by Easton Press, the other by Bantam Spectra. 8vo. Includes: (1) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Easton, 1986); ++++ (2) Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (Easton, 1989) ++++ and (3) The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov (Bantam, 1981). Easton books bound in leather, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon page marker. Asimov title bound in bonded purple leather, illustrated cover, all edges gilt, illustrated endpapers, silk moire endpapers, ribbon page marker. - Lot 8

$22.00

3 Vols. On Easton and Fine Binding.

Lot 8 - [Fine Binding] Three volumes of fiction, two of which are published by Easton Press, the other by Bantam Spectra. 8vo. Includes: (1) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Easton, 1986); ++++ (2) Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (Easton, 1989) ++++ and (3) The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov (Bantam, 1981). Easton books bound in leather, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon page marker. Asimov title bound in bonded purple leather, illustrated cover, all edges gilt, illustrated endpapers, silk moire endpapers, ribbon page marker.

$22.00

9 Vols. On Folio Society. Includes Hemingway.

[Folio Society] 9 volumes published by the Folio Society comprising one 5-volume set and four single volumes. Lg 8vo. All cloth in publisher’s slip cases, near fine with rubbing and indentations on slipcases; C.S. Lewis work still sealed in shrink. Includes. (1) The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis +++ (2) Plato’s Republic +++ (3) Aristotle’s Ethics +++ (4) Cicero’s The Good Life +++ and (5) Ernest Hemingway - Five novels. Folio Society, 2008. Hardcover. 5-volume box set consisting of:For Whom the Bell Tolls;A Farewell to Arms;The Sun Also Rises;To Have and Have Not;The Old Man and the Sea. - Lot 11

$28.50

9 Vols. On Folio Society. Includes Hemingway.

Lot 11 - [Folio Society] 9 volumes published by the Folio Society comprising one 5-volume set and four single volumes. Lg 8vo. All cloth in publisher’s slip cases, near fine with rubbing and indentations on slipcases; C.S. Lewis work still sealed in shrink. Includes. (1) The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis +++ (2) Plato’s Republic +++ (3) Aristotle’s Ethics +++ (4) Cicero’s The Good Life +++ and (5) Ernest Hemingway - Five novels. Folio Society, 2008. Hardcover. 5-volume box set consisting of:For Whom the Bell Tolls;A Farewell to Arms;The Sun Also Rises;To Have and Have Not;The Old Man and the Sea.

$28.50

18 Vols. On Knickerbocker Leather and Novelty Co. Shakespeare.

[Sets] 18 volumes from the Knickerbocker Leather & Novelty Co. Shakespeare miniature book set. Includes three gilt stamped metal “holders,” which fit approximately 2, 2, and 4 books respectively. Multicolored leather, gilt stamping on spines and covers. Fading to spines, modest wear to extremities. - Lot 9

$20.00

18 Vols. On Knickerbocker Leather and Novelty Co. Shakespeare.

Lot 9 - [Sets] 18 volumes from the Knickerbocker Leather & Novelty Co. Shakespeare miniature book set. Includes three gilt stamped metal “holders,” which fit approximately 2, 2, and 4 books respectively. Multicolored leather, gilt stamping on spines and covers. Fading to spines, modest wear to extremities.

$20.00

2 Vols. Napoleon in Exile.

[Leather] O’Meara, Barry E. Napoleon in Exile; or, A Voice from St. Helena…In Two Volumes. London: Printed for W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1822. Third Edition. 8vo; half bound calf over marbled boards; titling in gilt on black spine labels; 4 raised bands on spine with gilt tooling; frontis., each vol. illus. Heavy wear and rubbing to extremities, discoloration and some superficial chipping to boards; spine leather dry with small tears; transfer toning from plates, scattered foxing and spotting to text blocks; binding firm. - Lot 5

$26.00

2 Vols. Napoleon in Exile.

Lot 5 - [Leather] O’Meara, Barry E. Napoleon in Exile; or, A Voice from St. Helena…In Two Volumes. London: Printed for W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1822. Third Edition. 8vo; half bound calf over marbled boards; titling in gilt on black spine labels; 4 raised bands on spine with gilt tooling; frontis., each vol. illus. Heavy wear and rubbing to extremities, discoloration and some superficial chipping to boards; spine leather dry with small tears; transfer toning from plates, scattered foxing and spotting to text blocks; binding firm.

$26.00

4 Vols. Private Correspondence of Horace Walpole, Duke of Orford.

[Leather] Walpole, Horace. Private Correspondence of Horace Walpole, Duke of Orford… In Four Volumes. London: Printed for Bodwell and Martin, 1820. 8vo. Half bound green leather over marbled boards; t.e.g, gilt lettering to red spine labels, 5 raised bands trimmed in gilt; printed endpapers; frontis., illus, pl. General wear and scuffing to leather; scattered foxing, mostly concentrated to endpapers and front matter; transfer toning from plates; spines uniformly faded. - Lot 6

$22.00

4 Vols. Private Correspondence of Horace Walpole, Duke of Orford.

Lot 6 - [Leather] Walpole, Horace. Private Correspondence of Horace Walpole, Duke of Orford… In Four Volumes. London: Printed for Bodwell and Martin, 1820. 8vo. Half bound green leather over marbled boards; t.e.g, gilt lettering to red spine labels, 5 raised bands trimmed in gilt; printed endpapers; frontis., illus, pl. General wear and scuffing to leather; scattered foxing, mostly concentrated to endpapers and front matter; transfer toning from plates; spines uniformly faded.

$22.00

12 Vols. On Leather.

[Leather] 12 volumes of assorted antiquarian leather, including odd volumes and incomplete sets. Loss to spine leather on two volumes of Boswell’s Johnson with netting exposed; else generally very good. - Lot 10

$20.00

12 Vols. On Leather.

Lot 10 - [Leather] 12 volumes of assorted antiquarian leather, including odd volumes and incomplete sets. Loss to spine leather on two volumes of Boswell’s Johnson with netting exposed; else generally very good.

$20.00

8 Vols. On Folio Society.

[Folio Society] 8 volumes comprising one 7-volume set and one single volume, published by the Folio Society. 8vo. Publisher’s slipcases present in both works. Includes: (1) The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick +++ and (2) Jane Austen: The Complete Novels. Very good clean condition with minor slipcase wear; small spot on top of Austen slipcase. - Lot 12

$22.00

8 Vols. On Folio Society.

Lot 12 - [Folio Society] 8 volumes comprising one 7-volume set and one single volume, published by the Folio Society. 8vo. Publisher’s slipcases present in both works. Includes: (1) The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick +++ and (2) Jane Austen: The Complete Novels. Very good clean condition with minor slipcase wear; small spot on top of Austen slipcase.

$22.00

5 Vols. On Classical Literature.

[Classics] 5 volumes consisting of 1 set and 1 single volume. Lg 8vo. (1) The Complete Greek Tragedies (Chicago, 1992). Five red cloth volumes in illustrated slipcase. Very good+. +++ (2) The Love Books of Ovid (Privately Printed for Subscribers, 1930). Numbered 818 of Two Thousand copies on limitation page. Good+; significant fading and rubbing to spine; else very good. - Lot 13

$22.00

5 Vols. On Classical Literature.

Lot 13 - [Classics] 5 volumes consisting of 1 set and 1 single volume. Lg 8vo. (1) The Complete Greek Tragedies (Chicago, 1992). Five red cloth volumes in illustrated slipcase. Very good+. +++ (2) The Love Books of Ovid (Privately Printed for Subscribers, 1930). Numbered 818 of Two Thousand copies on limitation page. Good+; significant fading and rubbing to spine; else very good.

$22.00

20 Vols. The World’s Greatest Literature.

[Sets] The Standard Home Library of the World’s Greatest Literature. Complete in 20 volumes. New York: Standard Reference Works Publishing Company, 1958. 8vo; quarter bound red bonded leather over green cloth with stamped emblem. Modest wear and bumping to extremities; bindings firm. VG+ - Lot 14

$22.00

20 Vols. The World’s Greatest Literature.

Lot 14 - [Sets] The Standard Home Library of the World’s Greatest Literature. Complete in 20 volumes. New York: Standard Reference Works Publishing Company, 1958. 8vo; quarter bound red bonded leather over green cloth with stamped emblem. Modest wear and bumping to extremities; bindings firm. VG+

$22.00

30 Vols. On Psychiatry and Psychology.

[Psychology] 30 volumes on psychiatry and psychology. 1 shelf. - Lot 15

$20.00

30 Vols. On Psychiatry and Psychology.

Lot 15 - [Psychology] 30 volumes on psychiatry and psychology. 1 shelf.

$20.00

28 Vols. On Sets.

[Sets] 28 volumes comprising 3 uniform sets. 1 shelf. - Lot 16

$20.00

28 Vols. On Sets.

Lot 16 - [Sets] 28 volumes comprising 3 uniform sets. 1 shelf.

$20.00

1884 Album of 60+ Froebel’s Gifts. Paper Weaving, Decorative Stitching.

1810 [Album] 1884 Froebel’s Gifts album containing a collection of over 60 examples of paper weaving, decorative stitching and embroidery patterns. Shows the progression of skill from crude art and simple shapes to elaborate stitching and complex geometric patterning. The album is the work of Mrs. - Lot 17

$20.00

1884 Album of 60+ Froebel’s Gifts. Paper Weaving, Decorative Stitching.

Lot 17 - 1810 [Album] 1884 Froebel’s Gifts album containing a collection of over 60 examples of paper weaving, decorative stitching and embroidery patterns. Shows the progression of skill from crude art and simple shapes to elaborate stitching and complex geometric patterning. The album is the work of Mrs.

$20.00

Scarlet Book of Free Masonry.

[Free Masonry] Redding, M.W. Scarlet Book of Free Masonry. New York: Redding & Co., 1888. 8vo, brown cloth covered boards with gilt titling and ornamentation to spine and upper board. Illus; col. fronts., col. & b&w pl. throughout. - Lot 18

$20.00

Scarlet Book of Free Masonry.

Lot 18 - [Free Masonry] Redding, M.W. Scarlet Book of Free Masonry. New York: Redding & Co., 1888. 8vo, brown cloth covered boards with gilt titling and ornamentation to spine and upper board. Illus; col. fronts., col. & b&w pl. throughout.

$20.00

3 Vols. 20th C. British Tiles.

[Antiques and Collectibles] Blanchett, Chris. 20th Decorative British Tiles: Commercial Manufacturers. 2 volumes + single album. Craft and Studio Tile Makers. - Lot 19

$24.00

3 Vols. 20th C. British Tiles.

Lot 19 - [Antiques and Collectibles] Blanchett, Chris. 20th Decorative British Tiles: Commercial Manufacturers. 2 volumes + single album. Craft and Studio Tile Makers.

$24.00

The Besler Florilegium. Plants of the Four Seasons.

[Science and Nature] The Bresler Florilegium. Plants of the Four Seasons. - Lot 20

$20.00

The Besler Florilegium. Plants of the Four Seasons.

Lot 20 - [Science and Nature] The Bresler Florilegium. Plants of the Four Seasons.

$20.00