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Wilton Library Association 2017 Annual Book Sale SILENT AUCTION – Saturday & Sunday, April 22 & 23 ART Leon Bakst and the Ballets Russes Wilton Library Association 2017 Annual Book Sale SILENT AUCTION – Saturday & Sunday, April 22 & 23 ART Leon Bakst and the Ballets Russes. Charles 1920s: Age of Metropolis. Jean Clair, editor. Spencer. London, 1995. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. 1991. Mikio Watanabe. 1981-1998 catalog. Africa Illustrated. W.R. Smith. 1889. Oversized, Private Breger’s War. Dave Breger. 1944. WWII gold tipped leaves. cartoons. Bambi, The Story and the Film. Ollie Johnston and Realizations: Narrative Pictorial & Theatrical Arts Frank Thomas. 1990. Signed by both authors. in 19th Cent. England. Meisel Martin, 1983. Very Fine. Robert Mapplethorpe. Paperback, 78 selected Caricatures by Enrico Caruso. La Follia di New photo reproductions, no text. 1987, very good. York, 1922. Extremely scarce first edition. Large size (10x15 inches). Includes famous figures in the Sex. Madonna. Silver ring binding in foil wrap and opera world plus contemporary celebrities – US original box, with unopened CD. presidents Wilson, Harding, Taft, and TR, and world leaders. A Tale of Three Cities – Canton, Shanghai, Hong Kong. David S. Howard. Sotheby catalog. Dawn of Art: The Chauvet Cave. Jean-Marie Chauvet. 1996, Harry Abrams. Theatre Magazine, Oct 1927. Clara Bow on cover. Decoys – 100 Greatest in North America. Loy S. Virgin Islands portfolio. Fritz Henle, photographer. Harrell, 2000. Signed. Pristine. 24 beautiful prints, many in color, suitable for framing. Perfect condition. Drawn and Quartered. Charles Addams. 1942. Wonders of Italy. Medici Art Series, 1925. 1500 A Dream of Fair Women. Illus. by Harrison Fisher. illustrations. Decorated heavy wooden binding NY, 1907. with broken metal closure clips. It’s the binding, not the contents. Dresses from the Collection of Diana, Princess of Wales. Christies June 1997 auction catalog, two You’re Sitting on My Eyelashes, Whitney Darrow months before her death. Printed signature and (Wilton author), 1943. Near-fine condition. inscription from the Reagans on pg. 186. CHILDREN’S The Fantastic Art of Boris Vallejo. 1978, first Abraham Lincoln. Ingri & Edgar Parin D’Aulaire edition, signed. (local authors). 1939 first printing, with wrong date for Emancipation Proclamation (1861) on fourth From the Land of the Totem Poles – NW Coast page from end. Book unpaginated. VG. Indian Art at Amer. Museum of Nat. History. Aldona Jonaitis. 1988. The Adventures of Nip and Tuck. Muriel M. Mitchell. 1927. Somewhat worn. Godey’s Lady’s Book, Jan-June 1884. All color prints intact. Good. Andersen’s Best Fairy Tales. Illus by Wm. P. Henderson. 1911. 200pp. Harold von Schmidt Draws and Paints the Old West. Walt Reed. 1972. Anna Ross: Story for Children. New York, 1827. Jewels of the Tsars. Prince Michael of Greece. The Big Rain. Francoise. Wilton Library l 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT 06897 l www.wiltonlibrary.org l 203.762.3950 Page 1 of 6 Wilton Library Association 2017 Annual Book Sale SILENT AUCTION – Saturday & Sunday, April 22 & 23 Billy Whiskers at the Fair. F.G. Wheeler, 1937. The Pirate Twins. William Nicholson. Pages yellowed, cover intact. The Puss, The Octo-pus. Robert W. Wood. 1908. The Blacksmith. Rev. J.D. Strong. Children’s book c. 1850. 3x4½ in. Raggedy Ann in the Deep Deep Woods. Johnny Gruelle. Reprint of 1930 book. The Blue-Eyed Pussy. Egon Mathiesen. 1951. Raggedy Ann in the Magic Book. Gruelle. Johnny Boys Own Annual. Two volumes: 1889-90, 1890- Gruelle Company, 1939. First edition. 91. St. Nicholas. Nov. 1873 – Nov. 1874, bound. Chansons de France pour Les Petits Francais. Art Marbled endpapers. Vol 1, No.1. by M B de Monvel, pioneer of full-page color art in children’s books. 1884. Wonderful decorated red Sara Crewe. Frances H. Burnett. 1891. Brown cover, 47 pages of charming art. Missing front cover, gold decoration. 1891, VG. endpaper and page 23-24. Sinbad the Sailor and his Remarkable Travels. NY, Chatterbox Annual 1889. Bound 52 weekly 1889. editions. The Story of a Mouse. For the Amusement of The Cruise of Mr. Christopher Columbus. Little People. London, 1864. Sadyebeth and Lowitz. 1932. The Tide of the Faithful Dove. Beatrix Potter. Dog Friends. 12 pg picture book on linen. Platt & Thelwell’s Horse Box. Four horse stories by Munk, 1937. Nathan Thelwell. George Washington. D’Aulaires. Doubleday, 1936. Thumbelina. Susan Jeffers. Signed. 2005. George Washington. D’Aulaires. Doubleday, 1936. HISTORY Horatio Alger novels. 42 different Alger books, Album of Pictures of New England 1938 Hurricane. different publishers, different dates. 60 pages, 9x12 in. filled with photos, mostly Connecticut scenes. Leslie H. Tyler, City Printing, Jeanne D’Arc. M. Boutet deMonvel.. Paris, 1896. New Haven. A well-used copy of a rare children’s book, in French. DeMonvel was the first to tell his story Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth. with full page color illustrations on every page. Stephen F Knott. 2002. Jeanne-Marie in Gay Paris. Francoise. Apocalypse, 1945, the Destruction of Dresden. David Irving. 2007, signed. Pristine. Kwik and Kwak. Oscar Fabres. Preface by Hendrik van Loon. London 1945. Beaux and Belles of England. Grolier Society. Ltd. edit. #709 of 1000. 12 of 14 volumes. The Milkmaid. Caldecott. Reprint. The Black Loyalist Directory. Graham R Hodges, Nights With Uncle Remus. Joel Chandler Harris. editor. A first-time compilation of over 3,000 black Houghton Mifflin, copyrights 1881-1911. Americans who joined the British army to gain freedom and later migrated to Nova Scotia and The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Robert Browning, illus. beyond, with origins of most. 1996. by Kate Greenaway. Reprint c. 1924. Wilton Library l 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT 06897 l www.wiltonlibrary.org l 203.762.3950 Page 2 of 6 Wilton Library Association 2017 Annual Book Sale SILENT AUCTION – Saturday & Sunday, April 22 & 23 Connecticut’s Indigenous Peoples. Lucianne Lavin. Political History of the State of New York. D.S. Yale Press, 2013. Like new, dust jacket. Alexander. Henry Holt & Co.1906, First edition. 3 vol. Desideri, an Account of Tibet. DeFilippi. Very good. Proclamation of London. Francis P. Yockey. 2012 reprint of 1949 paper. A strange neo-fascist Expulsion 1492, Chronicles Re Expulsion of Jews argument opposing the post-war order and the from Spain & Portugal. David Raphael 1992. Nuremberg Trials. Field, Dungeon, and Escape. Albert Richardson. The Rebellion Record. Frank Moore, editor. Vol. Hartford, 1865. Story of the Secret Service. 1-6, 1861-1864. Fragile. Gravestones of Early New England. Harriette The Rommel Papers. Edited by B.H. Liddell Hart. Forbes. 1967 reprint of 1927 book. 1953. Great Men and Famous Women. Complete 4 Slavery (Channing’s Works Vol II). William E. volume set. Edited by Chas. F. Home. 1904. Channing, 1843, reprinted 1849. “Conflict over Heroes: US Marine Corps 1861-1955: Armed slavery will dissolve the Union. Annexation of Forces Awards, Flags, Reference. Jane Blakeney, Texas would be madness.” 1957. 621pg. VF. Ulysses S. Grant. Albert D. Richardson. 1868. A The Impeachment of Governor Sulzer. Matthew campaign biography. Lifflander, 2012. Signed and inscribed to Thomas Under Their Vine & Fig Tree: Travels Through Adams, with an explanatory note written by Mr. America in 1797-99. Julian Niemcewicz. 1965. Adams after Lifflander’s death. LITERATURE Lands of the Tamed Turk. Blair Jaekel. Signed. All About Amos ‘n Andy. Correll & Gosden. Rand Lives of the Queens of England. Agnes Strickland, McNally, 1930. With dust jacket. 1841. A beautiful set with gold-tipped top edges American Dictionary. Noah Webster. 1846 revised but incomplete - 9 of 12 vols. VF. edition, before the 1848 Merriam-Webster first Mission for My Country. Shah Reza Pahlavi. 1961. edition. Signed and inscribed by the Shah. Beyond Racism. Whitney M. Young, Jr. Signed and Narratives of Exploration and Adventure. John C. inscribed. Includes program from his funeral. Fremont. Edited by Allan Nevins, 1956. Christy. Catherine Marshall, 1967 first edition, The New York Nobody Knows. William B. signed. With Dust Jacket. Helmreich. 2013. Pristine. Chrome. George Nader. 1978. Signed, inscribed Nuremberg. David Irving. 1996. Signed. Pristine. to Geo. Christy. Pioneers of Old Hopewell (NJ). Ralph Ege. 1908, Crashmaker, a Federal Affair. Two-volume novel first edition. by Victor Sperandreo & Alvera Almida. 2000. Wilton Library l 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT 06897 l www.wiltonlibrary.org l 203.762.3950 Page 3 of 6 Wilton Library Association 2017 Annual Book Sale SILENT AUCTION – Saturday & Sunday, April 22 & 23 Croquet Today. Maurice Reckitt. London, 1954. A Peacock Pie. Walter de la Mare. 1929. Illus. by nondescript book with a famous signature – Heath Robinson. Hemingway – in pencil. Probably not Ernest but may be his wife Mary. Poets and Poetry of Europe. Intro by Longfellow. 1845. Large thick volume. Curtain. Michael Korda. 1991. Signed and inscribed to Geo. Christy, with Christy book notes. Rip Van Winkle. Washington Irving, illus by Arthur Rackham. “Cheaper issue” 1916. Decline and Fall … Gibbon. Everymans Library, Knopf. 6 vols, boxed. Looks good on the shelf. Robert McCloskey. Biog. by Gary D. Schmidt. Signature and drawing by McCloskey. Del Amor Y Otros Demonios. Gabriel Garcia Marquez. First edition, Columbia, 1994. Ten Girls From Dickens. Kate D. Sweetser. New York, 1902. Dryden’s Virgil. English translation revised by John Carey. London, 1806. 3 vols. Gold trimmed The Warwolf. Hermann Lons. A recent translation leaves. VF. of a historical novel of Germany’s 30-year war. The Explorer. Somerset Maugham. 1909, first. Whittier’s Poetical Works. Library edition, 1904. Baker & Taylor. VG. Blue binding, gold trim, gold top edge. The Great Small Cat and Others. May Southworth. Works of Thomas Carlyle. Edition deluxe. Ltd. to 1914. Tipped-in photos of cats. Like new 315 copies. Boston, 1884. Dana Estes & Charles condition. Lauriat. 20 vol. complete. Spine damage on one vol. Otherwise VF. The Intellectual Observer. Collected articles on mostly scientific subjects. 10 of 12 volumes, 1867. REALLY OLD LITERATURE & HISTORY Green bindings, good condition.
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