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First Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in US: Daniel Elmer Salmon (1850-1914) was a veterinary surgeon. He earned the first D.V.M. degree awarded in the United States, and spent his career studying animal diseases for the U.S. Department of

0001: First Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in USEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Rosily-Mesros (1748-1832) French naval commander: [FRANCE - NAVAL] François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros (1748-1832) French naval commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. He is notable as being chosen by Napoleon to succeed

0002: Rosily-Mesros (1748-1832) French naval commanderEst. $300-$400Lot Passed

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THE ROMANCE OF FORGOTTEN TOWNS: John T. Faris. THE ROMANCE OF FORGOTTEN TOWNS, 1924, 1st edition, Harper & Bros., 335 pp, 8vo. Cloth pictorial cloth cover. VG. Profusely illustrated. A wide variety of towns including: Colony,

0003: THE ROMANCE OF FORGOTTEN TOWNSEst. $40-$60

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Thank God For Laughter: Thank God For Laughter by Mel Erskine, First Edition 1936, hardcover with an original frontispiece etching by Zella de Milhau. Published by New York: Claude Kendall, Inc. (1936). No dust jacket. Blue

0004: Thank God For LaughterEst. $60-$80

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FRENCH THEATRE - Isidore Taylor (1789-1879): [FRANCE- THEATRE] Isidore Taylor (1789-1879) born in Brussels he was closely associated with the development of French theatre, a noted traveller and author, and a philanthropist. Ennobled in 1825

0005: FRENCH THEATRE - Isidore Taylor (1789-1879)Est. $200-$300Lot Passed

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MYTHS and FACTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: MYTHS and FACTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION by Arthur Johnston. Published by William Briggs, Toronto (1908), hardcover, near fine, First Edition in red cloth, gilt spine and cover titles. Myths and

0006: MYTHS and FACTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONEst. $50-$75

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THE CONFEDERATE PRIVATEERS: [CIVIL WAR] WM. MORRISON ROBINSON JR. 1st ed. of his book THE CONFEDERATE PRIVATEERS. 1928, 372pp. New Haven: Yale Univ. Press,1928., 1928. 8vo, 372 pp. Original cloth.VG - no dust jacket. Very

0007: THE CONFEDERATE PRIVATEERSEst. $100-$200Lot Passed

French Bishop & Organist: RELIGION] Pierre Henri Lamazou [1828-1883] French Bishop (of Limoges and Amiens]. As the rector of St, Sulpice in Paris, he was a great supporter of the composer and organiste-titulaire (ie:

0008: French Bishop & OrganistEst. $100-$150Lot Passed

Albert E. Gallatin Shows His Dark Side: Albert E. Gallatin (1881-1952) Gallatin wrote about, collected, exhibited, and created works of art. Called "one of the great figures in early 20th-century American culture," he was a leading

0009: Albert E. Gallatin Shows His Dark SideEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT: [CONFEDERACY] Jefferson Davis. The [1938] reprint of his 2 vol. set THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT, Garrett and Masie, Richmond, Va., total 1279 pages. No dust jackets. VG.

0010: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENTEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

Robert E. Lee: [CONFEDERACY] Douglas Southall Freeman. 1st edition of his 4 vol. set R.E. LEE, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934, no dust jackets. Red cloth. VG.

0011: Robert E. LeeEst. $350-$450Lot Passed

CAPTIVITY OF NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA: William Forsyth. HISTORY OF THE CAPTIVITY OF NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA; From the Letters and Journals of the late Lieut-Gen Sir Hudson Lowe. Publisher: John Murray, London, 1853; A superb three-volume

0012: CAPTIVITY OF NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENAEst. $250-$350Lot Passed

DOUGLAS VOLK artist: [ART] DOUGLAS VOLK [1856-1935] Noted American artist. Signed 1907 bank check to the artist William B. Faxon, with Faxon's endorsement signature is on the verso. Faxon 1849-1941] was an artist.

0013: DOUGLAS VOLK artistEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

15th Amendment 1870 Newspaper: [RI NEWSPAPER] BLACK HISTORY - The Woonsocket Patriot, May 6, 1870, 4 pp. Article concerning the 15th Amendment and the affect it would have on Northern States voting..

0014: 15th Amendment 1870 NewspaperEst. $25-$35Lot Passed

SAXIE DOWELL - BIG BAND ERA: SAXIE DOWELL - BIG BAND ERA band leader. Signed vintage 5x7 photo. Fine.

0015: SAXIE DOWELL - BIG BAND ERAEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

[JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY] Ira Remsen: [JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY] Ira Remsen (1846-1927) was a chemist who, along with Constantin Fahlberg, discovered the artificial sweetener saccharin. He was the second president of Johns Hopkins

0016: [JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY] Ira RemsenEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

[JUDAICA] Lily Montague (1873-1963): [JUDAICA] Lilian Helen "Lily" Montagu, CBE (1873-1963) was the first woman to play a major role in Progressive or Reform Judaism. Her father, founder of Samuel Montagu & Co., was a self-made

0017: [JUDAICA] Lily Montague (1873-1963)Est. $100-$200Lot Passed

FRESH-WATER ALGAE - signed: [SIGNED BOOK] JOHN HAYS HAMMOND [1855-1936] American mining engineer, b. San Francisco. On staff, U.S. Geological Survey, in California gold fields (1880); associated with Cecil Rhodes in development

0018: FRESH-WATER ALGAE - signedEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

The Maine Townsman 1860: [MAINE - Book] Kingsbury, Benjamin, Jr. "The Maine Townsman, or Laws for the Regulation of Towns, Forms and Judicial Decisions etc.", 8th edition, publ. Portland, 1860, 396 pp, leather bound. VG.

0019: The Maine Townsman 1860Est. $125-$175Lot Passed

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WHEN THE OIL WELLS RUN DRY: WHEN OIL WELLS RUN DRY by Walter M. Fuchs. Published by Industrial Research Service, Dover, New Hampshire (1946). First edition, 447pp. incl.index; hardbound. This is the story of oil -- its past,

0020: WHEN THE OIL WELLS RUN DRYEst. $25-$35

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Henry Brook Parnell (1776-1842) Ireland: Henry Brook Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton (1776-1842), was the second son of Sir John Parnell, Bt (1744-1801), chancellor of the Irish exchequer, and was educated at Eton and Cambridge. In 1801 he

0021: Henry Brook Parnell (1776-1842) IrelandEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

SLOTNICK ABSTRACT #2537: Mixed media collage on stiff paper, signed. Also signed & dated 2008-11 on verso. Approx. 8-1/4 x 11 in. . Very good condition. Unframed. Merv Slotnick (b.1941) American artist living in

0022: SLOTNICK ABSTRACT #2537Est. $100-$200Lot Passed

SLOTNICK ABSTRACT #4270: Acrylic on paper, signed. Also signed & dated 2000 on verso. Approx. 8-1/2 x 11 in. . Very good condition. Unframed. Merv Slotnick (b.1941) American artist living in Maine. His work is in many

0023: SLOTNICK ABSTRACT #4270Est. $100-$200Lot Passed

Tack (1870–1949) American painter: Augustus Vincent Tack (1870–1949) American painter of portraits, landscapes and abstractions. After graduating from St. Francis Xavier College in New York City in 1890, Tack studied at the Art

0024: Tack (1870–1949) American painterEst. $35-$45Lot Passed

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