Vintage & Collectible Book Faire - $2 Start

~Rare~ SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, 2 VOL SET - Austen

~Rare~ COLOR AND LINE IN DRESS (Fashion Design) - Hemps

~Rare~ HOW TO PROVE A PRIMA FACIE CASE - Spellman

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Vintage & Collectible Book Faire - $2 Start

Covington Avenue Auctions

Estate sale lot of vintage, antique, and collectible books of all genres including some group lots. The majority date pre-1960. Conditions vary and are listed as such. In this lot you will find everything including fiction, legal, agriculture, biographies, history, military, religious (Bibles) and much more. Combined shipping is always welcome, all starts are $2 and there is no Buyer's Premium for this auction.

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THE FLAME OF HERCULES - Llewellyn: THE FLAME OF HERCULES: The Story of a Fugitive Galley Slave by Richard Llewellyn, Garden City, Doubleday & Company, 1955. Hardcover. 8vo. Stated First Edition. Ex-lib. Black and green cloth, no

0001: THE FLAME OF HERCULES - LlewellynEst. $15-$45Lot Passed

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~Rare~ THE TRAIL OF THE SWORD - Parker: THE TRAIL OF THE SWORD, rare edition, 1897 printing of 1894 book, Gilbert Parker, publ. D. Appleton and Company (New York). The cover is gold cloth. The Title and the Author names are embossed into

0002: ~Rare~ THE TRAIL OF THE SWORD - ParkerEst. $40-$60

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OCEANIC INTERLUDE - Hensley: OCEANIC INTERLUDE by Matie Manard Hensley, San Antonio, TX: The Naylor Co, 1941. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Publishers Review Copy dated Aug 6, 1941. Prev owners raised seal on title page.

0003: OCEANIC INTERLUDE - HensleyEst. $50-$100

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LITTLE JOURNEYS WITH THE LAMPLIGHTER - Tarshish: LITTLE JOURNEYS WITH THE LAMPLIGHTER by Jacob Tarshish, Columbus, 0H. F. J. Heer; Stated 1st Edition, 2nd Volume; Very Good with no dust jacket. 1935. Hardcover. Gilt decorated cloth boards. Inked

0004: LITTLE JOURNEYS WITH THE LAMPLIGHTER - TarshishEst. $10-$20Lot Passed

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CONSIDER MIDDLESEX COUNTY - Crowther: CONSIDER MIDDLESEX COUNTY by Samuel Crowther, Garden City, NY: Country Life Press, 1926. Dark blue cloth, gilt lettering. Clean, tight - no marks.,64 pp, illus. w/ drawings. Nicely preserved. First

0005: CONSIDER MIDDLESEX COUNTY - CrowtherEst. $50-$100

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1943 RAND McNALLY WORLD ATLAS: WORLD ATLAS, Rand McNally & Company, 1943. Reader's Edition. Previous owner's seal on front page. Tight binding. HC, no DJ.

0006: 1943 RAND McNALLY WORLD ATLASEst. $15-$40Lot Passed

THE SARACEN BLADE -Yerby: THE SARACEN BLADE by Frank Yerby, 1952, Dial Press, NY. Red cloth w/dj. Tight binding.

0007: THE SARACEN BLADE -YerbyEst. $15-$45Lot Passed

WILLY REMEMBERS - Faust: WILLY REMEMBERS by Irvin Faust, 1971, Arbor House, NY

0008: WILLY REMEMBERS - FaustEst. $15-$100Lot Passed

STANDARD ARITHMETIC - Milne: STANDARD ARITHMETIC by William Milne, 1911, American Book Company. Covers loose, spine cover missing. Has been taped at spine. Writing on inside front & back and stamp from The City Drug Store,

0009: STANDARD ARITHMETIC - MilneEst. $10-$20Lot Passed

MINERALOGY - Kraus, Hunt, Ramsdell: MINERALOGY by Edward Henry Krause, Walter Fred Hunt & Lewis Stephen Ramsdell. 1959, McGraw-Hill, 5th Ed. Cloth, some smudging to cover, prev owners name written inside; tight binding, no dj.

0010: MINERALOGY - Kraus, Hunt, RamsdellEst. $10-$25Lot Passed

EUROPEAN JOURNEY - Gibbs: EUROPEAN JOURNEY by Philip Gibbs, 1934, Doubleday, Doran & Co, Garden City, NY. "Being the narrative of a journey in France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Germany and the Saar, in the spring

0011: EUROPEAN JOURNEY - GibbsEst. $10-$45Lot Passed

ALL ABOUT THE INSECT WORLD - Lane: ALL ABOUT THE INSECT WORLD by Ferdinand C. Lane, An Allabout Book, Random House, NY. Illustrated by Matthew Kalmenoff. 1954, 2nd printing.

0012: ALL ABOUT THE INSECT WORLD - LaneEst. $10-$30Lot Passed

THE WEEPING WOOD - Baum: THE WEEPING WOOD by Vicki Baum, Sun Dial Press, Garden City, NY, 1943, hc, no dj. Bottom cover edge frayed, smudged. Inscription and seal from prev owner. Tight binding.

0013: THE WEEPING WOOD - BaumEst. $10-$30Lot Passed

THE NEW WONDER BOOK: CYCLOPEDIA VOLS I & IV: 2 VOL, THE NEW WONDER BOOK: Cyclopedia of World Knowledge. Volume I & IV, International Press, 1954. "The thrilling stories of twentieth-century industry, science, nature, transportation,

0014: THE NEW WONDER BOOK: CYCLOPEDIA VOLS I & IVEst. $10-$40Lot Passed

THE TONTINE 2-Vol Set - Costain: 2 VOL, THE TONTINE by Thomas B. Costain, illust. By Herbert Ryman, Volumes I & II, Doubleday, 1955. HC w/DJ. Prev owner raised seal in both.

0015: THE TONTINE 2-Vol Set - CostainEst. $20-$50Lot Passed

THE PANAMA CANAL - Considine: THE PANAMA CANAL by Bob Considine, 1951, illust. By Fritz Kredel, Landmark Books, Random House, NY

0016: THE PANAMA CANAL - ConsidineEst. $10-$160Lot Passed

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THE MARSHALL FIELDS: A Study in Wealth - Tebbel: THE MARSHALL FIELDS: A Study in Wealth by John Tebbel, 1947, E. P. Dutton, NY, stated 1st Edition. Prev owners inscription. Tight binding. HC, no DJ.

0017: THE MARSHALL FIELDS: A Study in Wealth - TebbelEst. $15-$50

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SOUTH MOON UNDER - Rawlings: SOUTH MOON UNDER by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, 1933, 1st, Charles Scribner's. HC, no DJ. Scarce first book from the author of The Yearling. Publisher's colophon on copyright page. P/O inscription

0018: SOUTH MOON UNDER - RawlingsEst. $40-$100

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TO REMEMBER AT MIDNIGHT - Foster: TO REMEMBER AT MIDNIGHT by Michael Foster, 1938, stated 1st, William Morrow & Co, NY. Ex Libris p/o sticker on IFC. Blue cloth, spine fading, tight binding.

0019: TO REMEMBER AT MIDNIGHT - FosterEst. $15-$30

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AND THEN I TOLD THE PRESIDENT - Buchwald: AND THEN I TOLD THE PRESIDENT: The Secret Papers of Art Buchwald, 1965, 2nd Impression, illustrated by Laszlo Matulay, G. P. Putnam's Sons, NY.

0020: AND THEN I TOLD THE PRESIDENT - BuchwaldEst. $20-$100Lot Passed

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EAST O' THE SUN - Thorne-Thomsen: EAST O'THE SUN AND WEST O' THE MOON with Other Norwegian Folktales, Retold by Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen, illustrated by Frederick Richardson, 1912, Row, Peterson & Co, Chicago, IL. Color illustrations

0021: EAST O' THE SUN - Thorne-ThomsenEst. $30-$50

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THE BABY TRAIN - Brunvand: THE BABY TRAIN and Other Lusty Urban Legends, Jan Harold Brunvand, University of Utah, 1993, stated 1st, W. W. Norton & Co. No DJ. Tight and sound.

0022: THE BABY TRAIN - BrunvandEst. $15-$35Lot Passed

ROADS TO RADIANT LIVING - Allen: ROADS TO RADIANT LIVING, Charles L. Allen, 1951, 20th printing, Fleming H. Revell Co. HC w/DJ. Book near fine; dj fair-good.

0023: ROADS TO RADIANT LIVING - AllenEst. $15-$60Lot Passed

YOUR NERVES - Bisch: YOUR NERVES: How to Release Emotional Tensions, Louis E. Bisch, M.D., Ph.D., 1946, 6th printing, Wilfred Funk, NY. HC w/DJ. Pages age-colored.

0024: YOUR NERVES - BischEst. $10-$20Lot Passed

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