- MINIATURE ALBANY SLIP ADVERTISING STONEWARE
MINIATURE ALBANY SLIP ADVERTISING STONEWARE JUGMiniature Albany slip advertising stoneware jug, ca. 1900, incised J. T. Galkins Ithaca N.Y. - Harper's Nelson Co. KY Whiskey , 3 1/4" h.
Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.
Condition:
Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
- An I.W. Harper Whiskey Vitrolite Advertising
An I.W. Harper Whiskey Vitrolite Advertising Sign
Early 20th Century
titled 'Here's Happy Days,' for the Bernheim Distilling Co., circa 1909.
23 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- [AFRICA] - [HUNTING] - [TRAVEL] - [SAFARI
[AFRICA] - [HUNTING] - [TRAVEL] - [SAFARI PRESS]. A group of approximately 64 volumes, including works primarily related to Africa, hunting, and travel, many of which are published by the Safari Press, including:
1-23) [Classics in African Hunting Series]. An incomplete run of 23 volumes, all published in Long Beach, CA: Safari Press, Inc., [1983-2011], all FIRST EDITIONS (vol. 67: FIRST ENGLISH EDITION), LIMITED ISSUE, each numbered out of 1,000 copies, EACH SIGNED BY THE EDITOR, AUTHOR, AND/OR ILLUSTRATOR.
24) CHILTON, Johnny. [Classics in Big Game Hunting Series.] Out of Bullets! Safari Press, Inc., [2011]. Vol. 38 only. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, 44 of 250 copies, SIGNED.
25) STANLEY, Henry M. How I How I Found Livingstone: Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries in Central Africa. NY: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1872. (Covers detached.) FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
26) STANLEY, Henry M. Through the Dark Continent. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1878. 2 vols. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
27) SYKES, C.A. Service and Sport on the Tropical Nile. L: John Murray, 1903. FIRST EDITION.
28) BELL, W.D.M. The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter. L: "Country Life," Ltd., et al, 1923. Provenance: Noreen Curry (bookplate). FIRST EDITION.
29) BOYCE, William D. Illustrated Africa Noth Tropical South. Chicago et al: Rand McNally & Company, [1925]. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, WITH COMPLIMENTS CARD SIGNED BY BOYCE and tipped in.
30) PATTERSON, Frederick B. African Adventures. NY et al: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. (Lacking dust jacket.) FIRST EDITION.
31) DINESEN, Isak [Karen BLIXEN]. Out of Africa. NY: Random House, [1938]. (Lacking dust jacket.) FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
32) WARD, Don, editor. Wild Streets Tales of the Frontier Towns by members of the Western Writers of America. Garden City, NY, 1958. FIRST EDITION.
33) MELLON, James. African Hunter. Safari Press Inc., [1975]. FIRST EDITION.
34) BEST, Anthony A., editor. Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game. Sussex, England, 1977. Seventeenth edition, LIMITED ISSUE, 143 of 150 copies, SIGNED.
35) [ENCYCLOPEDIA]. Encyclopedia of Big Game Animals in Africa with their Trophies. NY et al: Pierre Fiorenza\Larousse, [1983]. FIRST EDITION.
36) BODDINGTON, Craig T. Where Lions Roar Ten More Years of African Hunting. Safari Press Inc., [1997]. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED.
37) KISTNER, Alzada Carlisle. An Affair with Africa Expeditions and Adventures Across a Continent. Washington, D.C. et al, [1998]. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY KISTNER: "Adventure is addictive - Enjoy! Alzada C. Kistner."
38) KLINEBURGER, Bert. International Hunter 1945-1999 Hunting's Greatest Era. [Kerrville, TX,1999]. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, lettered AR of 1,000 copies. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY KLINEBURGER: "To my friend Michael Keith Good hunting Bert Klineburger."
And 25 others. Together, 63 works in 64 volumes, various sizes, all in original bindings, most with their publisher's dust jackets and slipcases, many FIRST EDITIONS, many SIGNED, condition generally very good. Complete list available upon request.
- [GREEK HISTORY]. A group of 2 leather-bound
[GREEK HISTORY]. A group of 2 leather-bound works in 15 volumes relating to Greek history, comprising:
SMITH, William, editor. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology. London: John Murray, 1880. 3 volumes, octavo. Contemporary tan tree calf gilt, green and brown morocco lettering-pieces gilt, edges marbled.
GROTE, George. History of Greece. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1858. 12 volumes, 8vo. Engraved frontispieces. (Some internal spotting.) 20th-century half tan calf, brown and green morocco lettering-pieces gilt, edges marbled. (Some very slight rubbing.)
- FRANK VINCENT DUMOND 8 DRAWINGS & STUDIESFrank
FRANK VINCENT DUMOND 8 DRAWINGS & STUDIESFrank Vincent Dumond (American, 1865-1951). Set of 8 drawings, 7 on paper and one on board. Including studies and portraits of women and men, and landscapes. Pencil, charcoal, body color and one pastel. All unsigned.
Standing woman with Frank Vincent Dumond estate stamp lower right and on verso, and additional notation in pencil on verso "This drawing was executed by my father, Frank Vincent Du Mond, as a sketch for a Liberty Loan Bond [illegible] the U.S. government in 1947. Elizabeth DuMond Perry." Small landscape drawing with notation on verso in pencil "this drawing was executed by my father, Frank Vincent Du Mond in 1910, Elizabeth DuMond Perry". Male nude with estate stamps lower left and on verso. Study of man with notation in pencil on verso "This drawing was executed by my father, Frank Vincent Du Mond as sketches for illustrations of a story in Harper's Weekly Magazine in 1905. Elizabeth Du Mond Perry". All unframed, matted and affixed to the mount along the top edge. Seated man in suit 22 1/2" x 14 1/4" (with mat 26 1/4" x 18"). All with minor creases to edges and corners, all with tears and losses to edges and corners, most with pinholes at corners. Standing woman large losses to edges and corners, staining upper left, detached from mount, mat torn; woman in landscape staining and foxing throughout, chips to corner of board; small landscape large losses to lower portion of sheet.
- FRANK VINCENT DUMOND 10 DRAWINGS & STUDIESFrank
FRANK VINCENT DUMOND 10 DRAWINGS & STUDIESFrank Vincent Dumond (American, 1865-1951). Set of 10 drawings on brown paper, mostly studies and portraits of women in various poses. Pencil and charcoal, some with body color. All unsigned. Couple reading with additional sketch of a chair on the mount, study of men with tools with notation in pencil on verso "These drawings were executed by my father, Frank Vincent Du Mond, as sketches for an illustrated story in Harper's Weekly Magazine - in 1912. Elizabeth DuMond Perry." Woman with shell, seated woman and woman with flowers all with Frank Vincent Dumond estate stamp on verso. All unframed, matted and affixed to the mount along the top edge. Woman with mandolin sheet 22 1/2" x 14 1/4" (with mat 26" x 18"). Woman with flowers in hair staining across lower portion, study of men loss to paper lower center, woman with mandolin staining throughout. All with minor creases to edges and corners, all with tears and losses to edges and corners, most with pinholes at corners.
- A HARPER'S PICTORIAL HISTORY OF WAR
A HARPER'S PICTORIAL HISTORY OF WAR WITH SPAIN 1899 (FIRST EDITION) A Harper's Pictorial History of War with Spain 1899 (First Edition), together with Gray's Geological survey map ca~1882 and French map of Japan [3 total]
- 8VOL MARK TWAIN BOOKS WITH EARLY EDITIONS
8VOL MARK TWAIN BOOKS WITH EARLY EDITIONS A lot of 8 Mark Twain books with some early and special editions. Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog by Mark Twain. Published 1940 by The Pocahontas Press. Striped boards with green end papers. Very light wear. Pages quite clean. 16mo. 19pp. Information Wanted by Mark Twain. Published by George Routledge and Sons. Undated. Bound in pictorial cardboard. Condition is fair to poor with front cover detached and some marking on pages, including the title page. 12mo. 143pp. with ads. The Innocents at Home by Mark Twain. Published 1872 by George Routledge and Sons. Bound in quarter leather with marbled boards. A sticker on the front board indicates this was part of the Officer's Library of the S.S. Cathay, a passenger steamship. Wear to pages and boards with end paper missing. Some pencil marks from a previous owner. 12mo. 224pp. English As She Is Taught by Mark Twain. Published 1900 by Mutual Book Company, Boston. Green cloth boards with red titling and dark green floral decoration. Some wear to boards. 12mo. 28pp. with ads. Mark Twain's Burlesque Autobiography and First Romance. Published 1871 by Sheldon and Company, New York. Bound in blind stamped red boards with gilt titling. 12mo. 47pp. A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain. Published 1880 by Belford and Company, Toronto. Canadian edition. Bound in green with blind stamping and gilt titling on the spine. Wear to boards with some bubbling on the boards from moisture. Front end paper missing. Some toning and staining scattered. 8vo. 410pp. More Tramps Abroad by Mark Twain. Published 1897 by Chatto and Windus. First UK edition. Bound in red boards with a fan decoration blind stamp with gilt titling. 8vo. 486pp. with ads. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain. Published 1896 by Harper and Brothers. Bound in red with gilt and silver decoration and titling on the front and spine. 8vo. 461pp.
- 10VOL MARK TWAIN BOOKS WITH SOME 1ST
10VOL MARK TWAIN BOOKS WITH SOME 1ST EDITIONS A lot of 10 Mark Twain books with some first editions. Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published 1876 by Belford Brothers. First Canadian edition. Bound in blue cloth with gilt titling and decoration. Wear to boards with some moisture damage evident. Hinges cracked. Some staining on pages. 12mo. 341pp. More Tramps Abroad by Mark Twain. Published 1897 by Chatto and Windus. First English edition. Bound in red boards with gilt titling. Wear to boards with some chipping and scuffing. Pages have some pencil marks and staining in places. 8mo. 486pp. Sketches by Mark Twain. Published 1880 by Belfords, Toronto. Bound in dark red cloth boards with gilt titling on the spine. Some wear to boards with scuffing and chipping. Pages have some light marking. 12mo. 319pp. Simon Wheeler, Detective by Mark Twain. Published 1963 by The New York Public Library. Edition limited to 1500 copies. Bound in quarter linen with black titling on the spine. Light wear on the boards and light pencil marks on the end papers. 4to. 204pp. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain. Published 1883 by Dawson Brothers, Montreal. First Canadian edition. Bound in red boards with gilt titling on the spine. Wear to boards with some staining on the front. Cracked hinges. Light wear to pages with some pencil marks present. 8vo. 547pp. Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion by Mark Twain. Published 1878 by Rose-Belford, Toronto. Bound in brown boards with black titling on the front and gilt titling on the spine. Some moisture damage to front boards. Pages have some pencil marks. Hinges are cracking. Bookplate of a previous owner present. 12mo. 150pp. Is Shakespeare Dead? by Mark Twain. Published 1909 by Harper and Brothers. First edition. Some pages untrimmed. Bound in green cloth with gilt titling on the spine. Some wear to boards. Pencil marks from a previous owner present. Bookplates present. 8vo. 149pp. Eve's Diary by Mark Twain. Published 1906 by Harper and Brothers. First edition. Bound in red cloth with pictorial cover. Titling in white. Some wear to boards. Pencil marks present on end papers. 8vo. 109pp. Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven by Mark Twain. Published 1909 by Harper and Brothers. Bound in red cloth with a pictorial cover. Some light wear to boards. Pencil marks on end papers. 8vo. 121pp. A Double Barrelled Detective Story by Mark Twain. Published 1902 by Harper and Brothers. Bound in red cloth with gilt titling and decoration. Some wear on the boards with some cloth loss on the spine and back boards. Hinges may have started cracking. Pencil marks on end papers. 8vo. 172pp.
- 10VOL MARK TWAIN BOOKS INCLUDING LIMITED
10VOL MARK TWAIN BOOKS INCLUDING LIMITED EDITIONS A lot of 10 books by Mark Twain: The Adventures of Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass by Mark Twain. Published 1928 by Covici. First edition. Bound in brown boards with a label on the front. LIght wear, dust jacket not present. 4to. 59pp. Mark Twain's Birthday: Report of the Celebration of the Sixty-Seventh Thereof at the Metropolitan Club, New York November 28th, 1902. Bound in red boards with gilt titling. Light wear to boards. Pages clear. 4to. 49pp. Tom Sawyer, Detective with Other works. Bound from Harper's Magazine. Green boards with titling on the spine. Some staining on the boards. Light pencil marks on some pages. 4to. A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain. Published 1880 by Belford and Company, Toronto. Bound in green boards with blind stamping. Wear on the boards and light marking on pages. 8vo. 410pp. Mark Twain's Conversation As It Was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors. Privately published by Lyle Stuart. Undated. Bound in a red board with gilt titling on the spine. Comes in a slipcase. Some wear to book boards with light pencil marks on pages. Slipcase has some staining. 4to. Extracts From Adam's Diary by Mark Twain. Published 1904 by Harper and Brothers. Bound in red with gilt and black decoration. Light wear to boards, particularly at the edges. Institutional stamp present on interior. 8vo. 89pp. Mark Twain's Autobiography and First Romance. Published 1871 by Sheldon and Company. Bound in green boards with gilt titling with blind stamping. Light wear throughout with some pencil marks on interior. 8vo. 46pp. The Mammoth Cod by Mark Twain. Published 1976 by Maladicta. Bound in green with a dust jacket. 8vo. 25pp. A Horse's Tale by Mark Twain. Published 1907 by Harper and Brothers. Bound in red pictorial cloth with a horse on the cover. Light wear and staining on boards. Light pencil marks inside. 8vo. 153pp. Choice Words of Mark Twain. Published 1878 by Chatto and Windus. Red cloth boards with gilt decoration. Moderate wear on boards, spine slightly loose and some writing on interior, including title page. 8vo. 563pp.
- 10VOL MARK TWAIN BOOKS INCLUDING FIRST
10VOL MARK TWAIN BOOKS INCLUDING FIRST EDITIONS A lot of 10 books by Mark Twain: Merry Tales by Mark Twain. Published 1892 by Charles L. Webster. Bound in green boards with gilt titling. Some wear on boards and light pencil marks on end papers. 8vo. 209pp. Mark Twain's Autobiography and First Romance. Published 1871 by Sheldon and Company. Bound in green boards wtih gilt titling. Light wear on the boards and some pencil markings on the end papers. 12mo. 47pp. Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion by Mark Twain. Published 1878 by Rose-Belford, Toronto. Bound in dark red boards with black titling. Wear on the boards and pencil marks on the end papers. 12mo. 148pp. Our Times on the Mississippi by Mark Twain. Published 1877 by Belford Brothers, Toronto. Dark red boards with black titling. Wear on the boards and a signature from a previous owner on the end papers. 12mo. 157pp. Extracts From Adam's Diary by Mark Twain. Published 1904 by Harper and Brothers. First edition. Bound in red boards with pictorial images. Light wear on boards and pencil marks on the end papers. 8vo. 89pp. Speeches at the Lotos Club by various authors. Published 1911 by the Lotos Club. Contains contributions from Mark Twain. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with gilt decoration and titling. 4to. 488pp. The Jumping Frog by Mark Twain. Published 1903 by Harper and Brothers. Bound in red with an illustration on the board. Light wear and pencil marks on the end papers. 8vo. 66pp. Editorial Wild Oats by Mark Twain. Published 1905 by Harper and Brothers. Bound in red with white titling and illustration. 8vo. 82pp. Sketches of the Sixties by Mark Twain and Bret Harte. Published 1926 by John Howell. One of 2000 copies printed. Bound in brown boards with titling on the spine. Some pencil marks present on the end papers. 4to. 220pp. Pudd'nhead Wilson Specially Bound - A bound edition of Harpers containing parts from Pudd'nhead Wilson. Bound in tan boards with a blue spine. Some wear and staining to boards. Pencil marks on interior pages. 4to.
- 15PCS MARK TWAIN, RELATED WORKS AND
15PCS MARK TWAIN, RELATED WORKS AND PHOTOS A group of 15 pieces relating to Mark Twain. First is the Mark Twain calendar for 1910 Author?s National Edition and the 1911 calendar by Harpers with all order coupons intact. Followed by the first edition, in peach wrappers, of "A Champagne Cocktail and Catastrophe" by Mark Twain. Then the book "Mark Twain and Dwight D Eisenhower", by Cyril Clemens, with an autographed dedication inside at the bottom of page one by Twain?s son, Cyril. 26pp. Next is "English As She Is Taught" first edition in bound paperback, 28pp. Next is "Three aces, Jim Todd?s episode in social euchre, a poem and a denial", 8pp. Stiff rust-colored stapled wraps printed in black; [8] pages including covers, the rear cover blank with only 50 copies printed as a Christmas greeting for this poem by Mark Twain, "now for the first time published in book form." BAL 3549 states that this was actually published in New York in 1930. Next is two copies of Mark Twain's "Letter to the California Pioneers", 8pp, being two different states having one with and without the copyright with one without being signed and numbered by the publisher. Then "Mark Twain to Uncle Remus 1881-1885? 23pp. Followed by the "North American Review? with dates of July and August 1894 highlighting "In Defense of Harriet Shelly.? Next is Harpers New Monthly Magazine, May 1896, a story by Mark Twichell, "Mark Twain" and then "How I Edited an Agricultural Paper" 32pp. 1982, first edition being number 160 of 250 thus signed and numbered by the author Duane Scott and printed by Scott Free Press. Finally, two pictures of Twain: one a print of an original of him late in his years, in his office, sitting down leaning forward and the other a steel type engraved impression with his facsimile signature signed in print.