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Q945 - Book Auction, Falls Church VA 22046

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Q945 - Book Auction, Falls Church VA 22046

Quinn's Auction Galleries is pleased to present our latest Book Auction on Thursday, October 21st 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 October 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 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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Plath. The Bell Jar. 1st Edition. 1971.

[Literature] Plath, Sylvia. The Bell Jar. Harper, New York, 1971. First American Edition And Printing. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. First Publication In Her Native Country Of Plath's Only Published Novel, Eight Years After Its Release In England Under The Pseudonym Victoria Lucas. With $6.95 And Code 0471 On Inside Flap. Near Fine. - Lot 2

$291.00

Plath. The Bell Jar. 1st Edition. 1971.

Lot 2 - [Literature] Plath, Sylvia. The Bell Jar. Harper, New York, 1971. First American Edition And Printing. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. First Publication In Her Native Country Of Plath's Only Published Novel, Eight Years After Its Release In England Under The Pseudonym Victoria Lucas. With $6.95 And Code 0471 On Inside Flap. Near Fine.

$291.00

4 Vols. Democracy In America. 1838/40.

[Americana] Tocqueville, Alexis. Democracy In America. London, Saunders And Otley, 1838, 1840. 4 Vols. Third Edition For Volumes I And Ii, First Edition For Volume Iii And Iv. With The Foldout Map Of The United States In Volume Ii. 8vo. Bound In Original Cloth. Good. Spine Cloth Worn And Frayed. Vol. 4 Front Board And Title Page Lacking. Occasional Spotting. - Lot 1

$207.50

4 Vols. Democracy In America. 1838/40.

Lot 1 - [Americana] Tocqueville, Alexis. Democracy In America. London, Saunders And Otley, 1838, 1840. 4 Vols. Third Edition For Volumes I And Ii, First Edition For Volume Iii And Iv. With The Foldout Map Of The United States In Volume Ii. 8vo. Bound In Original Cloth. Good. Spine Cloth Worn And Frayed. Vol. 4 Front Board And Title Page Lacking. Occasional Spotting.

$207.50

4 Vols. Limited Editions.

[Limited Editions] 4 Volumes. Carroll, Lewis. Feeding The Mind. Harper, New York, 1906. 8vo. Original Wraps. ++ Emerson, Raplh Waldo. Self Reliance. Philosopher Press, Wausau, Wi, 1901. No. 85 Of 375. 8vo. Original Boards. ++ Suetonius. The Lives Of The Twelve Caesers. Limited Editions Club, New York, 1950. 4to. Hardcover With Dust Jacket In Original Slipcase. ++ Poe, Edgar Allan. The Fall Of The House Of Usher. Blue Sky Press, Chicago, 1903. No. 99 Of 115 Copies. Bound In Quarter Vellum In Original Slipcase. Overall Very Good, Wear To Edges Of Cases And Boards. - Lot 6

$100.00

4 Vols. Limited Editions.

Lot 6 - [Limited Editions] 4 Volumes. Carroll, Lewis. Feeding The Mind. Harper, New York, 1906. 8vo. Original Wraps. ++ Emerson, Raplh Waldo. Self Reliance. Philosopher Press, Wausau, Wi, 1901. No. 85 Of 375. 8vo. Original Boards. ++ Suetonius. The Lives Of The Twelve Caesers. Limited Editions Club, New York, 1950. 4to. Hardcover With Dust Jacket In Original Slipcase. ++ Poe, Edgar Allan. The Fall Of The House Of Usher. Blue Sky Press, Chicago, 1903. No. 99 Of 115 Copies. Bound In Quarter Vellum In Original Slipcase. Overall Very Good, Wear To Edges Of Cases And Boards.

$100.00

Taylor. Japanese Gardens. 1912.

[Botanical] Taylor, Mrs. Basil (Harriet Osgood). Japanese Gardens. Methuen, London, 1912. 4to. Red Cloth, Gilt, Top Edge Gilt. Very Good +. Light Rubbing, Occasional Spotting. - Lot 7

$90.00

Taylor. Japanese Gardens. 1912.

Lot 7 - [Botanical] Taylor, Mrs. Basil (Harriet Osgood). Japanese Gardens. Methuen, London, 1912. 4to. Red Cloth, Gilt, Top Edge Gilt. Very Good +. Light Rubbing, Occasional Spotting.

$90.00

Berry. Pedigrees Of Surrey Families. 1837.

[Genealogy] Berry, William. County Genealogies: Pedigrees Of Surrey Families. Sherwood Gilbert And Piper, London, 1837. Transferred From His Own Hand Writing And Printed In Lithography By E. Barwick. 4to. Quarter Leather Over Marbled Boards. Very Good. Minor Rubbing To Edges, Scattered Spotting. - Lot 5

$59.00

Berry. Pedigrees Of Surrey Families. 1837.

Lot 5 - [Genealogy] Berry, William. County Genealogies: Pedigrees Of Surrey Families. Sherwood Gilbert And Piper, London, 1837. Transferred From His Own Hand Writing And Printed In Lithography By E. Barwick. 4to. Quarter Leather Over Marbled Boards. Very Good. Minor Rubbing To Edges, Scattered Spotting.

$59.00

3 Vols. New England With A Focus On Boston.

[New England] 3 Volumes. Bowen. Picture Of Boston. Otis, Broaders, Boston, 1838. 12mo. Contemporary Leather. Good. Moderate Wear, Front Board Detached. ++ History And Antiquities Of New Haven, Conn. New Haven, J. W. Barber And L. S. Punderson, 1870. 8vo. Brown Cloth. Very Good. Rubbing, Scattered Spotting. ++ Kings How To See Boston. Moses King, Boston, 1895. 12mo. Original Wraps. Good + Minor Wear, Tape To Spine. - Lot 10

$59.50

3 Vols. New England With A Focus On Boston.

Lot 10 - [New England] 3 Volumes. Bowen. Picture Of Boston. Otis, Broaders, Boston, 1838. 12mo. Contemporary Leather. Good. Moderate Wear, Front Board Detached. ++ History And Antiquities Of New Haven, Conn. New Haven, J. W. Barber And L. S. Punderson, 1870. 8vo. Brown Cloth. Very Good. Rubbing, Scattered Spotting. ++ Kings How To See Boston. Moses King, Boston, 1895. 12mo. Original Wraps. Good + Minor Wear, Tape To Spine.

$59.50

4 Vols. 19th Cent. American Journals.

[Americana] 4 Volumes. The Analectic Magazine. Volume Vi. Moses Thomas, Philadelphia, 1815. 8vo. Quarter Red Leather Over Boards. Very Good -. Moderate Rubbing, Spotting. ++ The Analectic Magazine (New Series). Vol. Ii. July To December 1820. James Maxwell, Philadelphia, 1820. 8vo. Original Boards. Fair. Boards Detached, Moderate Wear And Toning To Pages. ++ Cobbett's Political Register. Volume Ii. May-October 1817. Cobbett, New York, 1817. 8vo. Disbound. ++ Luxon, Norval Neil. Niles Weekly Register. Greenwood Press. 8vo. Brown Cloth. - Lot 9

$34.50

4 Vols. 19th Cent. American Journals.

Lot 9 - [Americana] 4 Volumes. The Analectic Magazine. Volume Vi. Moses Thomas, Philadelphia, 1815. 8vo. Quarter Red Leather Over Boards. Very Good -. Moderate Rubbing, Spotting. ++ The Analectic Magazine (New Series). Vol. Ii. July To December 1820. James Maxwell, Philadelphia, 1820. 8vo. Original Boards. Fair. Boards Detached, Moderate Wear And Toning To Pages. ++ Cobbett's Political Register. Volume Ii. May-October 1817. Cobbett, New York, 1817. 8vo. Disbound. ++ Luxon, Norval Neil. Niles Weekly Register. Greenwood Press. 8vo. Brown Cloth.

$34.50

2 Vols. Burke's Cocktail Recipes And Tramp Jokes.

[Miscellaneous] 2 Volumes. Burke, Harman Burney. Burke's Complete Cocktails And Drinking Recipes. Books Inc., New York, 1934. 12mo. Original Boards. Very Good. Wear To Boards. Foxing To Pages. ++ New A No. 1 Tramp Jokes. Royal Pub Co., 1913. 12mo. Original Wraps. Good. Moderate Wear, Toning To Pages. - Lot 8

$24.00

2 Vols. Burke's Cocktail Recipes And Tramp Jokes.

Lot 8 - [Miscellaneous] 2 Volumes. Burke, Harman Burney. Burke's Complete Cocktails And Drinking Recipes. Books Inc., New York, 1934. 12mo. Original Boards. Very Good. Wear To Boards. Foxing To Pages. ++ New A No. 1 Tramp Jokes. Royal Pub Co., 1913. 12mo. Original Wraps. Good. Moderate Wear, Toning To Pages.

$24.00

The Problem Of Indian Administration. 1928.

[Americana] The Problem Of Indian Administration. Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, 1928. 8vo. Blue Cloth. Very Good. Rubbing, Library Stamps. - Lot 4

$22.00

The Problem Of Indian Administration. 1928.

Lot 4 - [Americana] The Problem Of Indian Administration. Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, 1928. 8vo. Blue Cloth. Very Good. Rubbing, Library Stamps.

$22.00

Tolli. The Light Beyond The Horizon. 2001.

[Art/Illustrated] Tolli. The Light Beyond The Horizon. Self Published, 2001. Inscribed On Front Blank By Tolli In Icelandic. Oblong 8vo. Spiral Bound Hardcover. Fine. - Lot 3

$20.00

Tolli. The Light Beyond The Horizon. 2001.

Lot 3 - [Art/Illustrated] Tolli. The Light Beyond The Horizon. Self Published, 2001. Inscribed On Front Blank By Tolli In Icelandic. Oblong 8vo. Spiral Bound Hardcover. Fine.

$20.00

Intimate Sketchbooks Of G. Braque. 1955.

The Intimate Sketchbooks Of G. Braque. Harcourt, Brace, New York, 1955. American Edition Of Verve 31/32. 4to. Original Boards As Designed By Braque. With 20 Color Lithographs Reproduced From Braque's Sketchbooks, And Many B/W Heliogravures. Very Good. Minor Wear, Fraying To Joints. - Lot 19

$230.00

Intimate Sketchbooks Of G. Braque. 1955.

Lot 19 - The Intimate Sketchbooks Of G. Braque. Harcourt, Brace, New York, 1955. American Edition Of Verve 31/32. 4to. Original Boards As Designed By Braque. With 20 Color Lithographs Reproduced From Braque's Sketchbooks, And Many B/W Heliogravures. Very Good. Minor Wear, Fraying To Joints.

$230.00

Chagall. The Biblical Message. 1973.

[Art/Illustrated] Chagall, Marc. The Biblical Message. Tudor, New York, 1973. With The Original Lithograph. Folio. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Near Fine. Minor Rubbing. - Lot 13

$58.00

Chagall. The Biblical Message. 1973.

Lot 13 - [Art/Illustrated] Chagall, Marc. The Biblical Message. Tudor, New York, 1973. With The Original Lithograph. Folio. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Near Fine. Minor Rubbing.

$58.00

Capote. In Cold Blood. 1st Printing.

[Literature] Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood. New York, 1965. Stated First Printing. Bomc With Embossed Square Stamp To Rear Board. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Very Good. Minor Chipping And Tears To Jacket. - Lot 14

$53.00

Capote. In Cold Blood. 1st Printing.

Lot 14 - [Literature] Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood. New York, 1965. Stated First Printing. Bomc With Embossed Square Stamp To Rear Board. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Very Good. Minor Chipping And Tears To Jacket.

$53.00

7 Vols. French Publication Inc De Gaulle. 1 Sgd.

[French Language] 7 Volumes. De Gaulle, Charles.4 Volumes. 2 In French, 2 In English. 8vo. Blue Leather ++ Duverger, Maurice. La Cinquieme Republique. Presses Universitaires, Paris, 1960. 8vo. Blue Leather ++ Viansson-Ponte, Pierre. Les Gaullistes. Du Seuil, Paris. 8vo. Blue Leather. Inscribed And Dated 1966 On Half Title. ++ Grisar, P. Hartmann. Histoire De Rome Et Des Papes Au Moyen Age. Desclee, Paris, 1906. 4to. Blue Leather. Very Good. Minor Rubbing And Wear. - Lot 18

$50.50

7 Vols. French Publication Inc De Gaulle. 1 Sgd.

Lot 18 - [French Language] 7 Volumes. De Gaulle, Charles.4 Volumes. 2 In French, 2 In English. 8vo. Blue Leather ++ Duverger, Maurice. La Cinquieme Republique. Presses Universitaires, Paris, 1960. 8vo. Blue Leather ++ Viansson-Ponte, Pierre. Les Gaullistes. Du Seuil, Paris. 8vo. Blue Leather. Inscribed And Dated 1966 On Half Title. ++ Grisar, P. Hartmann. Histoire De Rome Et Des Papes Au Moyen Age. Desclee, Paris, 1906. 4to. Blue Leather. Very Good. Minor Rubbing And Wear.

$50.50

Bianco. Flora, A Book Of Drawings. Sgd.

[Art/Illustrated] Bianco, Pamela. Flora, A Book Of Drawings. J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1919. 4to. Original Boards. Original Drawing By Bianco To Front Flyleaf, Inscribed To Dr. Lambert And Dated 1926. Als Pasted To Inside Pastedown From Bianco To Dr. Lambert. Very Good. Wear To Edges. - Lot 16

$46.50

Bianco. Flora, A Book Of Drawings. Sgd.

Lot 16 - [Art/Illustrated] Bianco, Pamela. Flora, A Book Of Drawings. J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1919. 4to. Original Boards. Original Drawing By Bianco To Front Flyleaf, Inscribed To Dr. Lambert And Dated 1926. Als Pasted To Inside Pastedown From Bianco To Dr. Lambert. Very Good. Wear To Edges.

$46.50

4 Vols. Leather Bindings.

[Leather Bindings] 4 Volumes. The Poems Of John Keats. Bretanos, New York, 1920. 2 Vols. 8vo. Red Leather, Gilt. Very Good. Minor Rubbing. ++ The Star. 1850. 12mo. Red Leather. Good -. Staining To Boards. Foxing To Pages. ++ D Heylli, Georges. Rachel D Apres Sa Correspondance. Libraire Des Bibliophiles, Paris, 1882. 4to. Brown Leather, Gilt. No. 61 Of 100 On Holland Paper. Inscribed On Half Title Page By Author. House In Slipcase. Very Good +. Light Wear. - Lot 15

$38.50

4 Vols. Leather Bindings.

Lot 15 - [Leather Bindings] 4 Volumes. The Poems Of John Keats. Bretanos, New York, 1920. 2 Vols. 8vo. Red Leather, Gilt. Very Good. Minor Rubbing. ++ The Star. 1850. 12mo. Red Leather. Good -. Staining To Boards. Foxing To Pages. ++ D Heylli, Georges. Rachel D Apres Sa Correspondance. Libraire Des Bibliophiles, Paris, 1882. 4to. Brown Leather, Gilt. No. 61 Of 100 On Holland Paper. Inscribed On Half Title Page By Author. House In Slipcase. Very Good +. Light Wear.

$38.50

De Mandiargues. Chagall. 1974.

[Art/Illustrated] Pieyre De Mandiargues, Andre. Chagall. Leon Amiel Publisher, New York, Maeght Edituer, Paris. 1974. With Original Double Page Lithograph. 4to. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Near Fine. - Lot 17

$37.50

De Mandiargues. Chagall. 1974.

Lot 17 - [Art/Illustrated] Pieyre De Mandiargues, Andre. Chagall. Leon Amiel Publisher, New York, Maeght Edituer, Paris. 1974. With Original Double Page Lithograph. 4to. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Near Fine.

$37.50

Browne. Letter To A Friend. Golden Cockerel Press.

Browne, Sir Thomas. A Letter To A Friend Upon The Occasion Of The Death Of An Intimate Friend, Together With Christian Morals. Golden Cockerel Press, Berkshire, 1923. No. 27 Of 115 Copies. 8vo. Original Boards, Contemporary Dust Jacket. - Lot 20

$26.00

Browne. Letter To A Friend. Golden Cockerel Press.

Lot 20 - Browne, Sir Thomas. A Letter To A Friend Upon The Occasion Of The Death Of An Intimate Friend, Together With Christian Morals. Golden Cockerel Press, Berkshire, 1923. No. 27 Of 115 Copies. 8vo. Original Boards, Contemporary Dust Jacket.

$26.00

7 Vols. Drawings Of Clare Briggs. 1930.

[Comics] The Drawings Of Clare Briggs. Wm H. Wise & Co., New York, 1930. Memorial Edition. Grey Pebbled Cloth. - Lot 11

$22.00

7 Vols. Drawings Of Clare Briggs. 1930.

Lot 11 - [Comics] The Drawings Of Clare Briggs. Wm H. Wise & Co., New York, 1930. Memorial Edition. Grey Pebbled Cloth.

$22.00

Salinger. The Catcher In The Rye. 1951.

[Literature] Salinger, J. D. The Catcher In The Rye. Little, Brown & Co, New York, 1951. Bomc. 8vo. Hardcover With Dust Jacket. Very Good -. Chipping And Tears To Dust Jacket. - Lot 12

$190.00

Salinger. The Catcher In The Rye. 1951.

Lot 12 - [Literature] Salinger, J. D. The Catcher In The Rye. Little, Brown & Co, New York, 1951. Bomc. 8vo. Hardcover With Dust Jacket. Very Good -. Chipping And Tears To Dust Jacket.

$190.00