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Q1041 - Book Auction, Falls Church VA 22046

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    • Q1041 - Book Auction, Falls Church VA 22046

    Quinn's Auction Galleries is pleased to present our latest Book Auction on Thursday, July 21st at 2:05 PM ET. We will be hosting in person preview BY APPOINTMENT ONLY beginning Thursday, July 14th. 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 23% buyers premium for our book auction. Pick up will be BY APPOINTMENT ONLY starting on July 25th. 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. For shipping contact UPS Store 3141, our partner for this sale at store3141@theupsstore.com or shipping@quinnsauction.com for an extensive list of options.
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    Sumner. White Slavery In The Barbary States. 1853.
    [Americana] Sumner, Charles. White Slavery In The Barbary States. Boston, John P Jewett, 1853. Small 8vo. Original Brown Cloth. Good. Tape Repair To Spine, Rubbing. Occasional Spotting. - Lot 1
  • $24.00
    • Sumner. White Slavery In The Barbary States. 1853.
    Lot 1 - [Americana] Sumner, Charles. White Slavery In The Barbary States. Boston, John P Jewett, 1853. Small 8vo. Original Brown Cloth. Good. Tape Repair To Spine, Rubbing. Occasional Spotting.
  • $24.00
    • 2 Vols. Gaskell. The Life Of Charlotte Bronte 1857
    [Biography] 2 Volumes. Gaskell, E. C. The Life Of Charlotte Bronte. D. Appleton, New York, 1857. 8vo. Original Brown Cloth, Gilt Spine. Very Good . Minor Fading And Rubbng To Spine And Edge. Minor Toning And Occasionalspotting. Inscription To Front Flyleaves Dated Dec. 1856. - Lot 2
  • $22.00
    • 2 Vols. Gaskell. The Life Of Charlotte Bronte 1857
    Lot 2 - [Biography] 2 Volumes. Gaskell, E. C. The Life Of Charlotte Bronte. D. Appleton, New York, 1857. 8vo. Original Brown Cloth, Gilt Spine. Very Good . Minor Fading And Rubbng To Spine And Edge. Minor Toning And Occasionalspotting. Inscription To Front Flyleaves Dated Dec. 1856.
  • $22.00
    • 3 Issues. Transition. 2, 11 & 12. 1927-28.
    [Literature] 3 Issues. Transition. Paris, Shakespeare & Co, Paris, 1927-8. Original Paper Wraps. Good. Rubbing Wear. No. 2 Lacking Wraps And Binding Shaken, Some Pages Loose With Chipping. No. 11 Front Wrap Looseand Chipped. With Articles By James Joyce, Franz Kafka, William Carlos Williams, To Name A Few. - Lot 3
  • $130.00
    • 3 Issues. Transition. 2, 11 & 12. 1927-28.
    Lot 3 - [Literature] 3 Issues. Transition. Paris, Shakespeare & Co, Paris, 1927-8. Original Paper Wraps. Good. Rubbing Wear. No. 2 Lacking Wraps And Binding Shaken, Some Pages Loose With Chipping. No. 11 Front Wrap Looseand Chipped. With Articles By James Joyce, Franz Kafka, William Carlos Williams, To Name A Few.
  • $130.00
    • 5 First Editions. Salinger, King & John Le Carre.
    [First Editions] 5 Volumes. Hardcovers With Dust Jackets. (1) King, Stephan. The Eyes Of The Dragon. Viking, 1987. 8vo. First Edition With $18.95 And Textured Dust Jacket. (2) Salinger. Franny & Zooey. Little, Brown,1961. 2nd Printing. 8vo. (3) Salinger. Raise High The Roof Beam, Carpenters. Little, Brown, 1959. Stated 1st Edition. 8vo. (4) John Le Carre. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Knopf, 1974. Stated 1st Edition. 8vo. (5) Lecarre. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. Howard-Mccann, 1964. Stated First American Edition 1964, Later Impression. Bce Jacket. 8vo. Good-Very Good. Wear And Foxing/Spotting To Dust Jackets. (5) Has Stain On Frontpanel Of Dj. - Lot 4
  • $73.00
    • 5 First Editions. Salinger, King & John Le Carre.
    Lot 4 - [First Editions] 5 Volumes. Hardcovers With Dust Jackets. (1) King, Stephan. The Eyes Of The Dragon. Viking, 1987. 8vo. First Edition With $18.95 And Textured Dust Jacket. (2) Salinger. Franny & Zooey. Little, Brown,1961. 2nd Printing. 8vo. (3) Salinger. Raise High The Roof Beam, Carpenters. Little, Brown, 1959. Stated 1st Edition. 8vo. (4) John Le Carre. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Knopf, 1974. Stated 1st Edition. 8vo. (5) Lecarre. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. Howard-Mccann, 1964. Stated First American Edition 1964, Later Impression. Bce Jacket. 8vo. Good-Very Good. Wear And Foxing/Spotting To Dust Jackets. (5) Has Stain On Frontpanel Of Dj.
  • $73.00
    • 4 Vols. Proust. Remembrance Of Things Past.
    [Literature] 4 Volumes. Proust, Marcel. Remembrance Of Things Past. Swann's Way Vol. 1 & 2 Henry Holt, New York. Both Are Fifth Impression, Jan. 1928; ; The Guermamtes Way. Charles Boni, New York, 1928. Both Are 2ndprintings, June 1928. 8vo. Quarter Cloth Over Patterned Boards. Very Good. Minor Rubbing. - Lot 5
  • $22.00
    • 4 Vols. Proust. Remembrance Of Things Past.
    Lot 5 - [Literature] 4 Volumes. Proust, Marcel. Remembrance Of Things Past. Swann's Way Vol. 1 & 2 Henry Holt, New York. Both Are Fifth Impression, Jan. 1928; ; The Guermamtes Way. Charles Boni, New York, 1928. Both Are 2ndprintings, June 1928. 8vo. Quarter Cloth Over Patterned Boards. Very Good. Minor Rubbing.
  • $22.00
    • All The Best. George Bush. 1999. Sgd.
    [Signed] Bush, George. All The Best, George Bush. Scribner, New York, 1999. Signed On Bookplate Mounted On Front Flyleaf. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Near Fine. Minor Wear To Edges. - Lot 6
  • $22.00
    • All The Best. George Bush. 1999. Sgd.
    Lot 6 - [Signed] Bush, George. All The Best, George Bush. Scribner, New York, 1999. Signed On Bookplate Mounted On Front Flyleaf. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Near Fine. Minor Wear To Edges.
  • $22.00
    • 2 Vols. Whitey Ford & Scott Carpenter Sgd Books.
    [Signed] 2 Volumes. (1) Joseph Durso, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle. Whitey & Mickey. Viking Press, New York, 1974. Inscribed On Title Page. 8vo. Hardcover. Very Good. Minor Rubbing. (2) Scott Carpenter, Kris Stoever.for Spacious Skies. Harcourt, 2002. First Edition. Inscribed On Title Page By Both Authors. 8vo. Hadcover And Dust Jacket. Fine. Carpenter Was Was One Of The Mercury Seven Astronauts Selected For Nasa's Projectmercury In April 1959. Carpenter Was The Second American (After John Glenn) To Orbit The Earth And The Fourth American In Space. - Lot 7
  • $24.00
    • 2 Vols. Whitey Ford & Scott Carpenter Sgd Books.
    Lot 7 - [Signed] 2 Volumes. (1) Joseph Durso, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle. Whitey & Mickey. Viking Press, New York, 1974. Inscribed On Title Page. 8vo. Hardcover. Very Good. Minor Rubbing. (2) Scott Carpenter, Kris Stoever.for Spacious Skies. Harcourt, 2002. First Edition. Inscribed On Title Page By Both Authors. 8vo. Hadcover And Dust Jacket. Fine. Carpenter Was Was One Of The Mercury Seven Astronauts Selected For Nasa's Projectmercury In April 1959. Carpenter Was The Second American (After John Glenn) To Orbit The Earth And The Fourth American In Space.
  • $24.00
    • Dahlberg. Those Who Perish. Sgd. 1934.
    [Signed] Dahlberg, Edward. Those Who Perish. John Day, New York, 1936. Inscribed On Front Flyleaf, Dated Aug. 27, 34. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. $2.00 Present On Inside Flap. Very Good. Minor Soiling And Smalltears To Jacket. Occasional Spotting. Final Work Of The Dahlbergs Proletarian Trilogy, Which Includes Bottom Dogs (1929) And From Flushing To Calvary (1932), Considered By Some To Be The First American Anti-Nazinovel. - Lot 8
  • $98.00
    • Dahlberg. Those Who Perish. Sgd. 1934.
    Lot 8 - [Signed] Dahlberg, Edward. Those Who Perish. John Day, New York, 1936. Inscribed On Front Flyleaf, Dated Aug. 27, 34. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. $2.00 Present On Inside Flap. Very Good. Minor Soiling And Smalltears To Jacket. Occasional Spotting. Final Work Of The Dahlbergs Proletarian Trilogy, Which Includes Bottom Dogs (1929) And From Flushing To Calvary (1932), Considered By Some To Be The First American Anti-Nazinovel.
  • $98.00
    • Gardner. The Court Of Last Resort. Sgd. 1952.
    [Signed] Gardner, Erle Stanley. The Court Of Last Resort. William Sloane, New York 1952. Inscribed On Front Flyleaf, Dated 1952. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Very Good. Minor Rubbing To Jacket. $3.50 Present On Insideflap. - Lot 9
  • $89.00
    • Gardner. The Court Of Last Resort. Sgd. 1952.
    Lot 9 - [Signed] Gardner, Erle Stanley. The Court Of Last Resort. William Sloane, New York 1952. Inscribed On Front Flyleaf, Dated 1952. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Very Good. Minor Rubbing To Jacket. $3.50 Present On Insideflap.
  • $89.00
    • 2 Vols. Rickenbacker & Westmoreland Sgd Books.
    [Signed] 2 Volumes. (1) Rickenbacker Edward. Rickenbacker: An Autobiography. Prentice-Hall, 1967. 7th Printing, 1968. $7.95 Present On Inside Flap. Signed On Front Flyleaf, Dated 1968. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Near Fine. Light Wear To Edges Of Jacket. (2) Westmoreland. William C. A Soldier Reports. Doubleday & Co., New York, 1976. Stated First Edition. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Very Good. Price Clipped.minor Wear, Fading To Jacket Spine. - Lot 10
  • $88.00
    • 2 Vols. Rickenbacker & Westmoreland Sgd Books.
    Lot 10 - [Signed] 2 Volumes. (1) Rickenbacker Edward. Rickenbacker: An Autobiography. Prentice-Hall, 1967. 7th Printing, 1968. $7.95 Present On Inside Flap. Signed On Front Flyleaf, Dated 1968. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Near Fine. Light Wear To Edges Of Jacket. (2) Westmoreland. William C. A Soldier Reports. Doubleday & Co., New York, 1976. Stated First Edition. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Very Good. Price Clipped.minor Wear, Fading To Jacket Spine.
  • $88.00
    • Inman. The Old Sante Fe Trail. 1899.
    [Americana] Inman, Henry. The Old Sante Fe Trail. Macmillan, New York, 1899. 4th Printing. 8vo. Original Green Pictorial Cloth, Gilt. Top Edge Gilt. Very Good. Minor Rubbing. - Lot 11
  • $22.00
    • Inman. The Old Sante Fe Trail. 1899.
    Lot 11 - [Americana] Inman, Henry. The Old Sante Fe Trail. Macmillan, New York, 1899. 4th Printing. 8vo. Original Green Pictorial Cloth, Gilt. Top Edge Gilt. Very Good. Minor Rubbing.
  • $22.00
    • 4 Vols. 19th C. Religious Works.
    [Religion] 4 Volumes Of 19th C. Religious Works. (1) Gastrell, Francis. The Christian Institutes; Or The Sincere Word Of God. Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1838. 8vo. Full Tree Calf. (2) Thewhole Duty Of Man. Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, [N.d]. 8vo. Full Tree Calf. (3) Wilson, Thomas. Thirty-Three Sermons. Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1845. 8vo. Full Tree Calf. (4) Mrs. Opie. The Warrior's Return And Other Poems. Longman, Hurst, Et Al., London, 1808. Second Edition. 8vo. Full Tree Calf. Very Good. Rubbing To Leather. Occasional Spotting. - Lot 12
  • $58.50
    • 4 Vols. 19th C. Religious Works.
    Lot 12 - [Religion] 4 Volumes Of 19th C. Religious Works. (1) Gastrell, Francis. The Christian Institutes; Or The Sincere Word Of God. Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1838. 8vo. Full Tree Calf. (2) Thewhole Duty Of Man. Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, [N.d]. 8vo. Full Tree Calf. (3) Wilson, Thomas. Thirty-Three Sermons. Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1845. 8vo. Full Tree Calf. (4) Mrs. Opie. The Warrior's Return And Other Poems. Longman, Hurst, Et Al., London, 1808. Second Edition. 8vo. Full Tree Calf. Very Good. Rubbing To Leather. Occasional Spotting.
  • $58.50
    • Barbara Bush. A Memoir. Sgd.
    [Signed] Bush, Barbara. A Memoir. Charles Scribners, 1994. Signed On Title Page. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Light Rubbing. - Lot 13
  • $20.00
    • Barbara Bush. A Memoir. Sgd.
    Lot 13 - [Signed] Bush, Barbara. A Memoir. Charles Scribners, 1994. Signed On Title Page. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Light Rubbing.
  • $20.00
    • Ferlinghetti. The Secret Meaning Of Things.
    [Poetry] Ferlinghetti, Lawrence. The Secret Meaning Of Things. New Directions, 1968. 8vo. Original Wraps. - Lot 14
  • $22.00
    • Ferlinghetti. The Secret Meaning Of Things.
    Lot 14 - [Poetry] Ferlinghetti, Lawrence. The Secret Meaning Of Things. New Directions, 1968. 8vo. Original Wraps.
  • $22.00
    • 8 Vols. 19th C. Americana.
    [Americana] 8 Volumes. Publishers Cloth And Leather. Good To Very Good. General Rubbing Wear. Titles Are (1) Narrative Of The Lfe And Sufferins Of Young British Captive, 1836; (2) Thatcher's Indian Biography Vol. I, 1832; (3) The Columbian Orator, 1803; (4) Memoirs Of Catharine Seely, 1844; (5) Life Of Timothy Dexter, 1858; (6) Sons Of The Sires, 1855; (7) Life In Prairie Land, 1846; (8) Sketches Of The Naval History Of The United States, 1813. Boards Detached. - Lot 15
  • $61.00
    • 8 Vols. 19th C. Americana.
    Lot 15 - [Americana] 8 Volumes. Publishers Cloth And Leather. Good To Very Good. General Rubbing Wear. Titles Are (1) Narrative Of The Lfe And Sufferins Of Young British Captive, 1836; (2) Thatcher's Indian Biography Vol. I, 1832; (3) The Columbian Orator, 1803; (4) Memoirs Of Catharine Seely, 1844; (5) Life Of Timothy Dexter, 1858; (6) Sons Of The Sires, 1855; (7) Life In Prairie Land, 1846; (8) Sketches Of The Naval History Of The United States, 1813. Boards Detached.
  • $61.00
    • Kennedy Inaugural Program. Deluxe Edition.
    [Americana] Official Inaugural Program, January 20, 1961. 8vo. Blue Leatherette Boards. No. 303 Of The Deluxe Edition Signed By The Inaugural Chairman E. H. Foley. - Lot 16
  • $20.00
    • Kennedy Inaugural Program. Deluxe Edition.
    Lot 16 - [Americana] Official Inaugural Program, January 20, 1961. 8vo. Blue Leatherette Boards. No. 303 Of The Deluxe Edition Signed By The Inaugural Chairman E. H. Foley.
  • $20.00
    • 3 Vols. California Facsimiles.
    [Facsimile] 3 Volumes. - Lot 17
  • $32.00
    • 3 Vols. California Facsimiles.
    Lot 17 - [Facsimile] 3 Volumes.
  • $32.00
    • 2 Vols. Signed Books.
    [Signed] 2 Volumes. (1) Merwin, W.s. Sir Gawin And The Green Knight. Knopf, 2009. 8vo. Inscribed On Title Page. Paperback. (2) Schatz, Images: 25 Years. Book One Only. No 131 Of 500, Signed On Half Title. Glitterati, 2015. 4to. Vinyl Wraps. - Lot 19
  • $22.00
    • 2 Vols. Signed Books.
    Lot 19 - [Signed] 2 Volumes. (1) Merwin, W.s. Sir Gawin And The Green Knight. Knopf, 2009. 8vo. Inscribed On Title Page. Paperback. (2) Schatz, Images: 25 Years. Book One Only. No 131 Of 500, Signed On Half Title. Glitterati, 2015. 4to. Vinyl Wraps.
  • $22.00
    • Nani. Historia Della Republica Veneta. 1663.
    [Italy] Nani, Giovanni Battista. Historia Della Republica Veneta. Per Combi, & La Nou, Venice, 1663. 4to. [8], 744, [24] Pp. 3/4 Vellum Over Red Board, Black Leather Spine Label. Very Good. Wear And Rubbing Toboards. Scattered Foxing. - Lot 20
  • $83.00
    • Nani. Historia Della Republica Veneta. 1663.
    Lot 20 - [Italy] Nani, Giovanni Battista. Historia Della Republica Veneta. Per Combi, & La Nou, Venice, 1663. 4to. [8], 744, [24] Pp. 3/4 Vellum Over Red Board, Black Leather Spine Label. Very Good. Wear And Rubbing Toboards. Scattered Foxing.
  • $83.00
    • Military Expedition Of Maj. General John Sullivan.
    [Americana] Cook, Frederick. Journals Of The Military Expedition Of Major General John Sullivan Against The Six Nations Of Indians In 1779. Knapp, Peck, & Thomson, Auburn, Ny, 1887. 8vo. Red Cloth, Gilt. Good +. Rubbing, Fading To Spine. First Quires Loose From Binding. Tear To Folding Map. With Maps In Front Pocket Sleeve. - Lot 18
  • $75.00
    • Military Expedition Of Maj. General John Sullivan.
    Lot 18 - [Americana] Cook, Frederick. Journals Of The Military Expedition Of Major General John Sullivan Against The Six Nations Of Indians In 1779. Knapp, Peck, & Thomson, Auburn, Ny, 1887. 8vo. Red Cloth, Gilt. Good +. Rubbing, Fading To Spine. First Quires Loose From Binding. Tear To Folding Map. With Maps In Front Pocket Sleeve.
  • $75.00
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