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Q1013 - Book Auction, Falls Church VA 22046

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Dore. Atala.
[Art/Illustrated] Chateaubriand. Atala. Illustrated By Gustave Dore. Cassel & Co., New York, 1884. 4to. Decorative Gilt Yellow Cloth. Good +. Moderate Rubbing, Slightly Shaken. - Lot 1
  • $42.50
  • Dore. Atala.
    Lot 1 - [Art/Illustrated] Chateaubriand. Atala. Illustrated By Gustave Dore. Cassel & Co., New York, 1884. 4to. Decorative Gilt Yellow Cloth. Good +. Moderate Rubbing, Slightly Shaken.
  • $42.50
  • Mills. The Power Elite. 1956.
    [Political Science] C. Wright Mills. The Power Elite. Oxford, New York, 1956. First Edition, 3rd Printing. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Very Good+. Minor Wear. - Lot 2
  • $20.00
  • Mills. The Power Elite. 1956.
    Lot 2 - [Political Science] C. Wright Mills. The Power Elite. Oxford, New York, 1956. First Edition, 3rd Printing. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Very Good+. Minor Wear.
  • $20.00
  • 2 Vols. Early 20th Century Books.
    [Miscellaneous] 2 Volumes. The Illustrious Life Of William Mckinley. American Book And Bible House, Philadelphia, C.1901. Salesman's Copy. Brown Cloth, Gilt. Very Good. Minor Wear, Lacking Receipt Pages In Rear. ++ Bryant, Sara Cone. Epaminondas And His Auntie. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1938. 8vo. Black Cloth. Very Good. Minor Wear. - Lot 3
  • $20.00
  • 2 Vols. Early 20th Century Books.
    Lot 3 - [Miscellaneous] 2 Volumes. The Illustrious Life Of William Mckinley. American Book And Bible House, Philadelphia, C.1901. Salesman's Copy. Brown Cloth, Gilt. Very Good. Minor Wear, Lacking Receipt Pages In Rear. ++ Bryant, Sara Cone. Epaminondas And His Auntie. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1938. 8vo. Black Cloth. Very Good. Minor Wear.
  • $20.00
  • 4 Vols. Wwii Unit Histories.
    [Wwii] 4 Volumes Of Wwii Unit Histories. Johnston, Richard. Follow Me! The Story Of The Second Marine Division In World War Ii. 2 Copies. The Battery Press, Nashville. ++ Mcmillan, George. The Old Breed. A History Of The First Marine Division In World War Ii. Zenger Publishing Co., Washington D.c. ++ Aurthur, Robert, Et Al. The Third Marine Division. Infantry Journal Press, Washington. - Lot 4
  • $68.00
  • 4 Vols. Wwii Unit Histories.
    Lot 4 - [Wwii] 4 Volumes Of Wwii Unit Histories. Johnston, Richard. Follow Me! The Story Of The Second Marine Division In World War Ii. 2 Copies. The Battery Press, Nashville. ++ Mcmillan, George. The Old Breed. A History Of The First Marine Division In World War Ii. Zenger Publishing Co., Washington D.c. ++ Aurthur, Robert, Et Al. The Third Marine Division. Infantry Journal Press, Washington.
  • $68.00
  • Bean. Painting Apollo. Sgd.
    [Art/Illustrated] Alan, Bean. Painting Apollo: First Artist On Another World. Smithsonian Books, 2009. Signed On Title Page By Alan Bean, 4th Person To Walk On The Moon. Oblong 4to. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Fine. - Lot 8
  • $83.00
  • Bean. Painting Apollo. Sgd.
    Lot 8 - [Art/Illustrated] Alan, Bean. Painting Apollo: First Artist On Another World. Smithsonian Books, 2009. Signed On Title Page By Alan Bean, 4th Person To Walk On The Moon. Oblong 4to. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Fine.
  • $83.00
  • 5 Vols. Wwii Unit Histories.
    [Wwii] 5 Volumes Of Wii Unit Histories. Rapport, Leonard & Northwood Jr., Arthur. Rendezvous With Destiny. A History Of The 101st Airborne Division. 101st Airborne Division Association. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. ++ Hart, Peter. At The Sharp Ed. From Le Paradis To Kohima. Pen & Sword Books Ltd, Barnsley. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. ++ Le Strange, Richard. Century Bombers. The Story Of The Bloody Hundredth. Thorpe Abbotts Memorial Museum. 4to. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. ++ Revell, Alex. Hight In The Empty Blue. 4to. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. ++ Cull, Brian. 249 At War. Grub Street, London. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. All Volumes Fine To Near Fine. 101st Airborne With Wear To Dust Jacket. - Lot 7
  • $78.00
  • 5 Vols. Wwii Unit Histories.
    Lot 7 - [Wwii] 5 Volumes Of Wii Unit Histories. Rapport, Leonard & Northwood Jr., Arthur. Rendezvous With Destiny. A History Of The 101st Airborne Division. 101st Airborne Division Association. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. ++ Hart, Peter. At The Sharp Ed. From Le Paradis To Kohima. Pen & Sword Books Ltd, Barnsley. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. ++ Le Strange, Richard. Century Bombers. The Story Of The Bloody Hundredth. Thorpe Abbotts Memorial Museum. 4to. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. ++ Revell, Alex. Hight In The Empty Blue. 4to. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. ++ Cull, Brian. 249 At War. Grub Street, London. 8vo. Hardcover And Dust Jacket. All Volumes Fine To Near Fine. 101st Airborne With Wear To Dust Jacket.
  • $78.00
  • 4 Vols. 19th Century Books. Hawthorne, Barnum.
    [19th Century] 4 Volumes. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Marble Faun. Ticknor And Fields, 1860. 2 Volumes. First Edition. Mixed Issue. Vol. I First Issue, Vol. Ii Is 4th Issue With Conclusion Present At End Of Volume. 8vo. Brown Cloth. Chipping And Loss To Spine, Wear To Edges. Scattered Spotting. ++ Williams, John. History Of The Invasion And Capture Of Washington. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1857. 8vo. Red Cloth. Fair. Moderate Rubbing, Rear Board Detached. ++ Barnum, P.t. Struggles And Triumphs" Or, Forty Years Recollections. Wareen, Johnson & Co., Buffalo, 1873. 8vo. Brown Cloth, Gilt. Rubbing To Boards. Dampstain To Inside Gutter Throughout. - Lot 6
  • $42.50
  • 4 Vols. 19th Century Books. Hawthorne, Barnum.
    Lot 6 - [19th Century] 4 Volumes. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Marble Faun. Ticknor And Fields, 1860. 2 Volumes. First Edition. Mixed Issue. Vol. I First Issue, Vol. Ii Is 4th Issue With Conclusion Present At End Of Volume. 8vo. Brown Cloth. Chipping And Loss To Spine, Wear To Edges. Scattered Spotting. ++ Williams, John. History Of The Invasion And Capture Of Washington. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1857. 8vo. Red Cloth. Fair. Moderate Rubbing, Rear Board Detached. ++ Barnum, P.t. Struggles And Triumphs" Or, Forty Years Recollections. Wareen, Johnson & Co., Buffalo, 1873. 8vo. Brown Cloth, Gilt. Rubbing To Boards. Dampstain To Inside Gutter Throughout.
  • $42.50
  • Hitchens. Love, Poverty, And War. Sgd.
    [Literature] Hitchens, Christopher. Love, Poverty, And War. Journeys And Essays. Nation Books, New York, 2004. Inscribed By Hitchens On Title Page. 8vo. Softcover. Fine. - Lot 5
  • $83.66
  • Hitchens. Love, Poverty, And War. Sgd.
    Lot 5 - [Literature] Hitchens, Christopher. Love, Poverty, And War. Journeys And Essays. Nation Books, New York, 2004. Inscribed By Hitchens On Title Page. 8vo. Softcover. Fine.
  • $83.66
  • Soddy. Money Versus Man. 1933.
    [Economics] Frederick Soddy. Money Versus Man. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1933. 8vo. Brown Cloth. Very Good +. Minor Wear. - Lot 9
  • $70.50
  • Soddy. Money Versus Man. 1933.
    Lot 9 - [Economics] Frederick Soddy. Money Versus Man. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1933. 8vo. Brown Cloth. Very Good +. Minor Wear.
  • $70.50
  • Clinton. Between Hope And History. Sgd.
    [Signed] Clinton, William. Between Hope And History. Crown, New York, 1996. First Edition, Second Printing. Inscribed On Half Title Page By President Bill Clinton, Dated 9-10-1996. 8vo Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Fine. - Lot 11
  • $68.00
  • Clinton. Between Hope And History. Sgd.
    Lot 11 - [Signed] Clinton, William. Between Hope And History. Crown, New York, 1996. First Edition, Second Printing. Inscribed On Half Title Page By President Bill Clinton, Dated 9-10-1996. 8vo Hardcover And Dust Jacket. Fine.
  • $68.00
  • Iannuzzi. The Mafia Cookbook. Sgd.
    [Signed] Iannuzzi, Joseph. The Mafia Cookbook. Simon And Schuster, New York, 2001. Inscribed On Front Flyleaf As Joe Dogs By Joseph Iannuzzi. 8vo. Harcover And Dust Jacket. - Lot 10
  • $48.50
  • Iannuzzi. The Mafia Cookbook. Sgd.
    Lot 10 - [Signed] Iannuzzi, Joseph. The Mafia Cookbook. Simon And Schuster, New York, 2001. Inscribed On Front Flyleaf As Joe Dogs By Joseph Iannuzzi. 8vo. Harcover And Dust Jacket.
  • $48.50
  • 8 Vols. The Works Of John Milton.
    [Literature] Milton, John. The Works Of John Milton In Verse And Prose. Bickers And Bush, London, 1863. 8 Volumes. 8vo. Bound In Publishers Paper Vellum, Gilt. Red Leather Spine Labels. Very Good-. Minor Wear, Splitting Two Two Volumes On Front Joints And Tail Of Spines. Old Staining To Bottom Of Spine And Bottom Corner Of Boards. - Lot 12
  • $37.00
  • 8 Vols. The Works Of John Milton.
    Lot 12 - [Literature] Milton, John. The Works Of John Milton In Verse And Prose. Bickers And Bush, London, 1863. 8 Volumes. 8vo. Bound In Publishers Paper Vellum, Gilt. Red Leather Spine Labels. Very Good-. Minor Wear, Splitting Two Two Volumes On Front Joints And Tail Of Spines. Old Staining To Bottom Of Spine And Bottom Corner Of Boards.
  • $37.00
  • Wilson. Reprisal. Sgd. 1/450.
    [Fiction] Wilson, F. Paul. Reprisal. Dark Harvest, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1991. 8vo. Deluxe First Edition Of 400 Copies Signed By Wilson And Illustrators John And Laura Lackey. Hardcover. No Dust Jacket. Fine. - Lot 14
  • $28.00
  • Wilson. Reprisal. Sgd. 1/450.
    Lot 14 - [Fiction] Wilson, F. Paul. Reprisal. Dark Harvest, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1991. 8vo. Deluxe First Edition Of 400 Copies Signed By Wilson And Illustrators John And Laura Lackey. Hardcover. No Dust Jacket. Fine.
  • $28.00
  • Legge. The Chinese Classics. 5 Vols.
    [Literature] Volumes 1 - 5 Of The Chinese Classics - With A Translation, Critical And Exegetical Notes, Prolegomena, And Copious Indexes, By James Legge. Volumes I And Ii Second Edition, Revised. Volumes Iii - V Unknown Early Editions. Cloth Bound With Silver-Tone Lettering. 8vo. Condition: Very Good. Cloth Has Varying Degrees Of Sunning, Pages Toned. Each Volume Marked In Several Places With Ownership Chop. Some Pages With Minor Tears, Feathering. - Lot 13
  • $74.00
  • Legge. The Chinese Classics. 5 Vols.
    Lot 13 - [Literature] Volumes 1 - 5 Of The Chinese Classics - With A Translation, Critical And Exegetical Notes, Prolegomena, And Copious Indexes, By James Legge. Volumes I And Ii Second Edition, Revised. Volumes Iii - V Unknown Early Editions. Cloth Bound With Silver-Tone Lettering. 8vo. Condition: Very Good. Cloth Has Varying Degrees Of Sunning, Pages Toned. Each Volume Marked In Several Places With Ownership Chop. Some Pages With Minor Tears, Feathering.
  • $74.00
  • 2 Vols. Illustrated Books In German.
    [Art/Illustrated] Hasuda, Sugoro. Metall Plastik. Folio. Housed In Cardboard Case. Black Cloth In Oatmeal Slipcase. Very Good. Some Foxing To Case And A Pages. ++ Pace, Franco. Yachtsport: Traumeviere. Edition Maritim. Folio. Hardcover And Dust Jacket In Slipcase. No. 453 Of 1000 Copies Signed By The Author. Fine. - Lot 15
  • $20.00
  • 2 Vols. Illustrated Books In German.
    Lot 15 - [Art/Illustrated] Hasuda, Sugoro. Metall Plastik. Folio. Housed In Cardboard Case. Black Cloth In Oatmeal Slipcase. Very Good. Some Foxing To Case And A Pages. ++ Pace, Franco. Yachtsport: Traumeviere. Edition Maritim. Folio. Hardcover And Dust Jacket In Slipcase. No. 453 Of 1000 Copies Signed By The Author. Fine.
  • $20.00
  • Traveling Agents Ledger Book. 1870 And 1871.
    Ledger. Oblong Folio, Brown Leather Spine & Corners, Marbled Boards. Spine Title: Agentïż½s Trip Book And U.s. Ex. Co. 213 Pages. Initial Entry, Aug. 2, 1870, Ends June 30, 1871. Includes Date, Name Of Person (Agent), City Visited) And Numeric Amount. Chicago, New York, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Cities In Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois. Covers Moderately Worn/Rubbed. - Lot 16
  • $0.00
  • Traveling Agents Ledger Book. 1870 And 1871.
    Lot 16 - Ledger. Oblong Folio, Brown Leather Spine & Corners, Marbled Boards. Spine Title: Agentïż½s Trip Book And U.s. Ex. Co. 213 Pages. Initial Entry, Aug. 2, 1870, Ends June 30, 1871. Includes Date, Name Of Person (Agent), City Visited) And Numeric Amount. Chicago, New York, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Cities In Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois. Covers Moderately Worn/Rubbed.
  • $0.00
  • 5 Vols. China And Japan.
    [Asia] 5 Volumes. Bird-Bishop, Isabella. The Yangtze Valley & Beyond. Vol. Ii. Putnams, New York, 1900. 8vo. Blue Cloth. ++ Brewitt-Taylor [Trans]. San Kuo Or Romance Of The Three Kingdoms. 2 Vols In One. Kelly & Walsh, 1929. 8vo. Black Cloth. ++ Cummings, C. F. Gordon. The Inventor Of The Numeral Type For China. Downey, London, 1898. 8vo. Yellow Cloth. ++ De Garis, Frederic. We Japanese. Fujiya Hotel, Ltd. 2 Vols. Blue Cloth In Stab Binding In Original Paper Slipcase. Overall All Volumes Are Very Good. Minor Wear. - Lot 18
  • $230.50
  • 5 Vols. China And Japan.
    Lot 18 - [Asia] 5 Volumes. Bird-Bishop, Isabella. The Yangtze Valley & Beyond. Vol. Ii. Putnams, New York, 1900. 8vo. Blue Cloth. ++ Brewitt-Taylor [Trans]. San Kuo Or Romance Of The Three Kingdoms. 2 Vols In One. Kelly & Walsh, 1929. 8vo. Black Cloth. ++ Cummings, C. F. Gordon. The Inventor Of The Numeral Type For China. Downey, London, 1898. 8vo. Yellow Cloth. ++ De Garis, Frederic. We Japanese. Fujiya Hotel, Ltd. 2 Vols. Blue Cloth In Stab Binding In Original Paper Slipcase. Overall All Volumes Are Very Good. Minor Wear.
  • $230.50
  • 3 Vols. Larson. The Complete Far Side.
    [Comics] Larson, Gary. The Complete Far Side. 3 Volumes. Softcovers In Slipcase. Near Fine. Minor Wear To Slipcase Edges. - Lot 17
  • $50.00
  • 3 Vols. Larson. The Complete Far Side.
    Lot 17 - [Comics] Larson, Gary. The Complete Far Side. 3 Volumes. Softcovers In Slipcase. Near Fine. Minor Wear To Slipcase Edges.
  • $50.00
  • 5 Vols. China And Japan.
    [Asia] 5 Volumes. Geil, William Edgar. Eighteen Capitals Of China. Constable, London, 1911. 8vo. Blue Cloth. ++ Wildman, Rounsevelle. Chinas Open Door. An Historical Sketch. Lothrop, Boston, 1900. 8vo. Red Cloth. ++ Teighman, Eric. Travels Of A Consular Officer In North-West China. Cambridge University Press, 1921. 8vo. Brown Cloth. ++ Yee, Chiang. A Chinese Childhood. John Day, 1952. ++ Accordian Illustration Book By Zheng Ji (1809-1879. Wooden Boards With Paper Label. Overall Volumes Are Very Good. Minor Wear. - Lot 19
  • $117.00
  • 5 Vols. China And Japan.
    Lot 19 - [Asia] 5 Volumes. Geil, William Edgar. Eighteen Capitals Of China. Constable, London, 1911. 8vo. Blue Cloth. ++ Wildman, Rounsevelle. Chinas Open Door. An Historical Sketch. Lothrop, Boston, 1900. 8vo. Red Cloth. ++ Teighman, Eric. Travels Of A Consular Officer In North-West China. Cambridge University Press, 1921. 8vo. Brown Cloth. ++ Yee, Chiang. A Chinese Childhood. John Day, 1952. ++ Accordian Illustration Book By Zheng Ji (1809-1879. Wooden Boards With Paper Label. Overall Volumes Are Very Good. Minor Wear.
  • $117.00
  • 6 Vols. Art/Illustrated.
    [Art/Illustrated] 6 Volumes. New Guinea Art. Masterpieces From The Jolika Collection. Fine Arts Museum Of San Francisco, 2005. 4to. 2 Vols. Hardcovers In Dust Jacket In Slipcase. ++ The Encyclopedia Of Aboriginal Australia. Aboriginal Studies Press 1994. 4to. 2 Vols. Hardcovers And Dust Jacket In Slipcase. With Two Different Editions Of The Jean, Duke Of Berry Hours. - Lot 22
  • $206.00
  • 6 Vols. Art/Illustrated.
    Lot 22 - [Art/Illustrated] 6 Volumes. New Guinea Art. Masterpieces From The Jolika Collection. Fine Arts Museum Of San Francisco, 2005. 4to. 2 Vols. Hardcovers In Dust Jacket In Slipcase. ++ The Encyclopedia Of Aboriginal Australia. Aboriginal Studies Press 1994. 4to. 2 Vols. Hardcovers And Dust Jacket In Slipcase. With Two Different Editions Of The Jean, Duke Of Berry Hours.
  • $206.00