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American Books
![Wilder, Thornton, 3 Signed Books: Property of a Private Collector, Hilton Head Island, SC Description: Wilder, Thornton, Three Books, All Signed, including Ides of March Presentation Copy, Thornton Wilder, including The Bridge of](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332502/179395357_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717710292)
![Frank Skinner Jr Scrapbook, NBC Set Designer, 1960s: Description: Frank M. Skinner Jr. (GA, 20th Century) Scrapbook, NBC Set Designer, 1963-65, a scrapbook compiled by NBC set designer Frank M. Skinner Jr., including photographs, newspaper clipping](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332502/179395315_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717710292)
![London, Jack, Call of the Wild, First Edition, 1903: Property of a Private Collector, Hilton Head Island, SC Description: London, Jack (American, 1876-1916), Call of the Wild, First Edition, 1903, New York & London: The Macmillan Company, 1903, Phil](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332502/179395353_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717710292)
![Book - Wise County in the Early Years 1992 First Edition: Book titled Wise County St Paul Minneapolis, Minn in the Early Years by Lonesome Pine office on youth. First Edition 1992. Hardback, 252 pages. Domestic shipping $6.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/325611/176378219_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716514712)
![First Edition Heritage and Progress History of Grimes County TX - Book: First edition 1982 book titled Heritage and Progress-History of Grimes County Texas. Limited to 1500 copies. Taylor Publishing. Hardback, 759 pages. Great genealogy reference. Domestic shipping $10.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/325611/177051982_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716514712)
![1954 "Jesus Make Me Worthy" Pocket Bible with Crucifix For Children: 1954 "Jesus make me worthy" pocket bible with crucifix in the front. Measures 4.25" x 2.75". Domestic shipping $6.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/325611/176944375_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716514712)
![First Edition 1935 Book - O Chautauqua by Thomas W. Duncan: First Edition 1935 book titled O, Chautauqua by Thomas W. Duncan. Domestic shipping $6.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/325611/176378222_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716514712)
!["Pass Of the North: Four Centuries on the Rio Grande" Signed C.L. Sonnichsen First Edition 1968: Pass of the North, Four centuries on the Rio Grande, by C. L. Sonnichsen with dust jacket. Signed by Sonnichsen. Copyright 1968. Domestic shipping $8.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/325611/176378225_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716514712)
![Treasures of History 11, Chaves County Vignettes Double Signed 1991: Treasures of History 11, Chaves county vingnetts book. Double signed by Elvis E. Fleming and Ernestine Chesser Williams. Soft cover, copyright 1991. Domestic shipping $8.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/325611/177066851_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716514712)
![Book - History of Noble County Oklahoma 1987 First Edition: Book titled History of Noble County Oklahoma. Compiled and edited by the Noble County Genealogy Society. First Edition 1987. 428 pages. Domestic shipping $6.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/325611/176378218_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716514712)
![Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, 1st Edition Dec. 1936 Print, Civil War Saga: "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell, First Edition published by the Macmillan Company, New York, December 1936 print [The book was first published in May 1936, then the May printing was recalled](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176610302_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Mark Twain, Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court, 1stEd. 1889, illustrated: "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain with 220 illustrations by Daniel Carter Beard, first edition published by Charles Webster, New York, first printing, 2nd state with "1889" o](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176421354_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Kinsley, Favor the Bold, General Custer, Indian Wars 1stEd. 1968, illustrated: "Favor the Bold: Custer The Indian Fighter" by D A Kinsley, published by Promontory Press, 1968. First edition. Dust jacket with price clipped corner of the front jacket [a little wear]; hard boards,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176598075_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Sinnott, Addy's World 1864, Growing Up During America's Civil War, 1999, illustrated: "Welcome to Addy's World 1864, Growing Up During America's Civil War" by Susan Sinnott. Edited by Tamara England & Jodi Ebert; illustrated by Dahl Taylor, Laszlo Kubinyi, Susan McAliley, Susan Moore a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176621481_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Hendrik Van Loon, The Story of America, 1927, History, illustrated: "The Story of America" by Hendrik Van Loon, illustrated by the author, published by Garden City Publishing Co., New York, 1927. Hard boards, original publisher’s black cloth with gold letter](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176420887_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Kneale, Paul, Pears, ++, Revolution in Philosophy 1st US Ed. 1960 Print: "The Revolution in Philosophy," The essays on the philosophy of the twentieth century by A.J. Ayer, W.C. Kneale, G.A. Paul, D.F. Pears, P.F. Strawson, G.J. Warnock and R.A. Wollheim; with an Introduct](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176247992_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![The Illustrated American,Volume 4, November 1890 - March 1891, Historical: "The Illustrated American, the first photographic weekly news magazine in the US. Volume 4" (complete all issues from November 15,1890 through March 14, 1891-- over 1,000 pages). The Illustrated Ameri](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176426272_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Holy Bible, Old & New Testaments, 1860 Civil War Era: "Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated out of The Original Tongues, and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised." Published by American Bible Society, New Y](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176212199_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Mark Twain, Pilgrims Progress or Innocents Abroad 1882, illustrated: "The Innocents Abroad or The New Pilgrims' Progress; Being Some Account of the Steamship Quaker City's Pleasure Excursion to Europe and the Holy Land; with Descriptions of Countries, Nations, Incident](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176421131_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Beecher Stowe, Uncle Toms Cabin, Complete 2vol. 1st US Ed. 1852, illustrated: "Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly", by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published by John P. Jewett, 1852, set by Hobart & Robbins, printed by Geo. C. Rand, First Edition with "1852" on the bottom of](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176568835_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Mark Twain, Roughing It, 1872, 1st/1st/1st Edition, 300 illustrations: "Roughing It", by Mark Twain, published by the American Publishing Company, First Edition, published and copyright 1872; Issued by Subscription Only; illustrated with 2 frontispieces and 300 illustrat](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176421629_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Stella Burke May, Children Of Mexico, 1stEd. 1936, illustrated: "Children of Mexico" by Stella Burke May, illustrated with photographs, published by Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, 1936. First Edition. Hard boards, both boards have identical design [some soiling](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/177443097_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Long, Civil War Day by Day Almanac 1861-1865, 1stEd. 1971, Maps: "The Civil War Day by Day, An Almanac 1861-1865" by E.B. Long, with Barbara Long, Foreword by Bruce Catton, published by Doubleday & Co., Inc, Garden City, New York, 1971, first edition; illustrated w](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176583168_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Lewis, Walks of Jesus Meditations, 1stEd. 1956, Signed by Author: "Walks of Jesus. Meditations" by B. Lewis, published by John Knox Press, Richmond, Virginia, First Edition, Third Printing, June 1956. Signed by the author on the title page. Dust jacket with un-clipp](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176246896_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
News about American Books
![Two works by Oscar Howe highlight John Moran’s Art of the American West sale June 4](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/177912527_1_x.jpg)
Two works by Oscar Howe highlight John Moran’s Art of the American West sale June 4
MONROVIA, CA — Two original works by Yanktonai Dakota artist Oscar Howe have been consigned by the family to whom he had given them in the 1950s. They will appear in John Moran‘s Art of the American West sale, which features 307 lots and is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4. The catalog is now available […]
![American trompe-l’oeil painting collection beguiles bidders at DuMouchelles May 16-17](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/176431144_1_x.jpeg)
American trompe-l’oeil painting collection beguiles bidders at DuMouchelles May 16-17
DETROIT, MI – Not just a trick of the eye, DuMouchelles’ sale on Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17 does include a private collection of a dozen American trompe-l’oeil paintings. The 12 oils come for sale from ‘a prominent Grosse Pointe Park collector of American art.’ Leading the lineup at $25,000-$35,000 is His Master’s […]
![‘Father of American Studio Glass’ Harvey Littleton collection emerges at Habatat May 2](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/175345114_1_x.jpeg)
‘Father of American Studio Glass’ Harvey Littleton collection emerges at Habatat May 2
TROY, MI — Harvey Littleton (1922-2013) was born into a family of glass experts at Corning Glass in upstate New York. His mother Bessie was a key figure in developing Corning Pyrex cookware, now an American collectible icon. Though initially a ceramicist, he became intrigued with the idea of working in glass at lower temperatures […]
![Merida, Rivera, and Dieguez highlight Moran’s Latin American Art and Design sale April 23](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/174983011_1_x.jpeg)
Merida, Rivera, and Dieguez highlight Moran’s Latin American Art and Design sale April 23
MONROVIA, Calif. — Discover the vibrant colors and rich cultural heritage of Latin America at the Latin American Art and Design sale at John Moran Auctioneers Tuesday, April 23. The catalog is now open for bidding at LiveAuctioneers. Leading the highlights of fine art is Abstracted Figures, a 1952 oil on Masonite by Guatemalan and […]