Auction details
EARLY & RARE BOOKS AND RELATED ITEMS AUCTION
6:00 AM PT - Nov 10th, 2007
offered by
Conestoga Auction Company
Manheim, PA 17545

Auction dates
- 6:00 AM PT - Nov 10th, 2007
- 7:00 AM PT - Nov 17th, 2007
604 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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| 2001 |
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(Carpets/Oriental Rugs) Bennett, Ian, RUGS & CARP ETS OF THE WORLD, Edison, NJ, Chartwell Books, (2000), folio, 352... |
20 - 50 |
1 Bid
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| 2002 |
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(Native American Studies) Wren, Christopher, A ST UDY OF NORTH APPALACHIAN INDIAN POTTERY, Wyoming Historical & Geo... |
20 - 50 |
4 Bids
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| 2003 |
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(Clocks) Nutting, Wallace, THE CLOCK BOOK, Old Am erica Co., Framingham, MA, (1924), 1st. ed., 8vo., 312 pp., insid... |
20 - 50 |
2 Bids
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| 2004 |
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(American Decorative Arts) Failey, Dean, LONG ISL AND IS MY NATION. THE DECORATIVE ARTS & CRAFTSMEN 1640-1830, Soci... |
40 - 60 |
1 Bid
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| 2005 |
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(Pottery/Porcelain) Detweiler, Susan Gray, GEORGE WASHINGTON'S CHINAWARE, Abrams, NY, 1982, 1st. Ed., 4to., 244 pp... |
40 - 60 |
2 Bids
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| 2006 |
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(Victorian/Depression Glass) Revi, Albert Christi an, AMERICAN PRESSED GLASS AND FIGURE BOTTLES, NY, Nelson, 1964, ... |
40 - 60 |
3 Bids
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| 2007 |
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(Early American Glass) McKearin, Helen, AMERICAN BOTTLES & FLASKS AND THEIR ANCESTRY, NY, Crown, 1978, 4to., 779 ... |
40 - 60 |
3 Bids
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| 2008 |
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(American Pottery) 4 items, incl. Lasanski, Jeane tte. MADE OF MUD STONEWARE POTTERIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA 1834... |
20 - 35 |
6 Bids
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| 2009 |
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(Pennsylvania Pottery) 4 items, incl. Fox, Eleano r and Edward. GAUDY DUTCH, Pottsville, PA, 1968, unpag., 16pp of ... |
20 - 50 |
4 Bids
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| 2010 |
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(American Pottery) THE SHENANDOAH POTTERY by AH R ice and John Baer Stoudt, Shenandoah Pub House, Inc, Strasburg, 1... |
40 - 60 |
4 Bids
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| 2011 |
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(American Pottery) 5 items, incl. TULIP WARE OF T HE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN POTTERS by Edwin Atlee Barber, Pennsylvani... |
40 - 50 |
3 Bids
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| 2012 |
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(American Folk art) 6 items, incl. AMERICAN FOLK PAINTING by Mary Black and Jean Lipman, Bramhall House, NY, 1966... |
40 - 60 |
2 Bids
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| 2013 |
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(American Folk art/Sculpture) 5 items, incl. AMER ICAN FOLK SCULPTURE by Robert Bishop, Bonanza, NY, 1985, 4to, 392... |
40 - 50 |
6 Bids
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| 2014 |
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(Pennsylvania Dutch decorative arts) 13 items, in c OLD STUFF IN UP-COUNTRY PENNSYLVANIA by Earl Robacker, AS Barne... |
50 - 75 |
3 Bids
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| 2015 |
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(Pennsylvania German Decorative arts) 8 items, in cl. CHRISTMAS IN PENNSYLVANIA by Alfred Shoemaker, Pennsylvania F... |
50 - 75 |
5 Bids
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| 2016 |
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(Pennsylvania Decorative Arts) 5 items, incl. ART S AND CRAFTS OF CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA by Margaret Schiffer... |
40 - 50 |
3 Bids
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| 2017 |
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(Pennsylvania German fraktur/folk art) 4 items, i ncl. LEWIS MILLER SKETCHES AND CHRONICLES, with intro by Donald S... |
40 - 60 |
4 Bids
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| 2018 |
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(Pennsylvania German Fraktur/folk-art) 4 titles, incl. THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FRAKTUR OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PH... |
50 - 75 |
4 Bids
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| 2019 |
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(Pennsylvania German Folk Art) 2 items, incl. PEN NSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLK ART AN INTERPRETATION by John Joseph Stoudt... |
40 - 60 |
4 Bids
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| 2020 |
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(Printed fraktur) 2 items, incl. THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN BROADSIDE A HISTORY AND GUIDE by Don Yoder, PA State Univ... |
40 - 50 |
3 Bids
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| 2021 |
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Shelley, Donald. THE FRAKTUR WRITINGS OR ILLUMINA TED MANUSCRIPTS OF THE P[ENNSYLVANIA GERMANS, Schlechter's, Allen... |
40 - 50 |
3 Bids
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| 2022 |
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PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN BOOKPLATES, A STUDY by Henry Borneman, Pa German Society, Phila., 1953, 8vo, being vol. 54 of... |
40 - 50 |
4 Bids
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| 2023 |
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THIS IS THE WAY I PASS MY TIME A BOOK ABOUT PENNS YLVANIA GERMAN DECORATED HAND TOWELS by Ellen Gehret, Pa German S... |
40 - 50 |
1 Bid
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| 2024 |
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SAMPLERS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS by Tandy and Charles Hersh, PA German Society, 1991, Birdsboro, PA, 4to, 303p... |
80 - 125 |
14 Bids
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| 2025 |
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(American Textiles) 5 items, SAMPLINGS. A SELECTE D OFFERING OF ANTIQUE SAMPLERS AND NEEDLEWORK, VOL 4, a catalog ... |
40 - 60 |
1 Bid
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| 2026 |
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(American coverlets/quilts) Anderson, Clarita S. , AMERICAN COVERLETS AND THEIR WEAVERS, Ohio U. Press, Athens, 2... |
40 - 60 |
4 Bids
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| 2027 |
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Reinert, Guy F., COVERLETS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GE RMANS, Schlecter's, 1949, Allentown, PA, 8vo., being vol. #13 of ... |
40 - 60 |
2 Bids
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| 2028 |
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Gingerich, Melvin, MENNONITE ATTIRE THROUGH FOUR CENTURIES, Pennsylvania German Society, Breinigsville, PA, 1970,... |
30 - 50 |
4 Bids
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| 2029 |
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(4 PA. German Folklore Society annuals) Nitzsche, George E., THE CHRISTMAS PUTZ, + 4 other related articles (separ... |
40 - 50 |
4 Bids
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| 2030 |
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(3 PA. German Folklore Soc. Annuals) Dundore, M. Walter, THE SAGA OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS IN WISCONSIN, etc.,... |
20 - 40 |
4 Bids
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| 2031 |
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(Pennsylvania German studies) Includes 2 issues o f the PENNSYLVANIA DUTCHMAN magazine for Winter, 1954 & Spring, 1... |
30 - 50 |
4 Bids
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| 2032 |
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(Pennsylvania German studies) Horne, A. R., PENNS YLVANIA GERMAN MANUAL, FOR PRONOUNCING, SPEAKING AND WRITING ENGL... |
50 - 75 |
4 Bids
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| 2033 |
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(5 Penna. German Society annuals) Burger, Annette K., EIGHTEENTH CENTURY EMIGRANTS FROM GERMAN-SPEAKING LANDS TO N... |
50 - 75 |
5 Bids
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| 2034 |
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(6 Penna German Society Annuals) Buffington, Albe rt F. THE REICHARD COLLECTION OF EARLY PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN DIALOG... |
40 - 60 |
4 Bids
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| 2035 |
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(Conrad Weiser) Graeff, Arthur. CONRAD WEISER PEN NSYLVANIA PEACEMAKER, Penna. German Folklore Soc, #8, Allentown, ... |
40 - 60 |
2 Bids
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| 2036 |
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(3 Pennsylvania Barn related items) Dornbusch, Ch arles H. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN BARNS, Penna German Folklore Soc #21... |
60 - 85 |
5 Bids
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| 2037 |
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(American Metal work) TO DRAW, UPSET, & WELD. THE WORK OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RURAL BLACKSMITH 1742-1935, by Jeannett... |
50 - 75 |
4 Bids
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| 2039 |
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(American Iron and Brass) IRON AND BRASS IMPLEMEN TS OF THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN HOUSE by J. Seymour Lindsay, Carl ... |
40 - 60 |
5 Bids
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| 2040 |
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THE CONESTOGA SIX-HORSE BELL TEAMS OF EASTERN PEN NSYLVANIA by John Omwake, Cincinnati, Ebbert & Richardson, 1930, ... |
40 - 80 |
3 Bids
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| 2041 |
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(Cookery/cider making) 3 items, incl. PRESBYTERIA N COOK BOOK, compiled by the ladies of the First Presbyterian chu... |
20 - 40 |
1 Bid
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| 2042 |
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(The kitchen/the home/the farm) EARLY AMERICAN FI REPLACES by Paul Ladd, Hastings House, NY, 1977, 4to, 192pp, NF/V... |
40 - 60 |
3 Bids
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| 2043 |
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(American furniture) AMERICAN FURNITURE 1620 TO T HE PRESENT by Elizabeth Bates and Jonathan Fairbanks, Richard Mar... |
40 - 60 |
2 Bids
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| 2044 |
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Catalog of WALLACE NUTTING FURNITURE, RUGS, AND I RON by Nutting, Pubd. by the author, Framingham, 1927, 8vo, 8pp +... |
40 - 60 |
4 Bids
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| 2045 |
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(early American Furniture) THE PHILADELPHIA CHAIR 1685-1785 by Joseph Kindig, Hist Soc of York Co, 1978, sq 8vo, u... |
50 - 75 |
4 Bids
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| 2046 |
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DECORATED FURNITURE OF THE MAHANTONGO VALLEY by H enry Reed, Bucknell U, Lewisburg, 1987, 4to, 93pp, color pictoria... |
100 - 200 |
9 Bids
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| 2047 |
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(Toys) THE COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF METAL TOYS by Richard O'Neill, Crescent Books, NY, 1988, 4to, 320pp, F/VG+;... |
40 - 60 |
1 Bid
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| 2048 |
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(Misc antique reference) ANTIQUE COLLECTING MAGAZ INE, 17 various issues of this scarce magazine published by Antiq... |
40 - 50 |
7 Bids
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| 2049 |
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(Pennsylvania/American history) PENNSYLVANIA BEAU TIFUL by Wallace Nutting, Old America Co, Framingham, 1924, 4to, ... |
40 - 60 |
3 Bids
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| 2050 |
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(Schuylkill County, PA) BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES OF PIN E GROVE, 1841-1916 by Capt JW Barr, printed by Anderson and Reber... |
40 - 50 |
3 Bids
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| 2051 |
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HISTORY OF PINE GROVE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY PENNSYLVA NIA by George Haas, Pottsville, PA 1935, 8vo, 338pp + index, VG i... |
40 - 50 |
7 Bids
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