Estate of John R. Gregg, Jr-York, Maine_Day 1 2021-02-05 Auction - 404 Price Results - John McInnis Auctioneers,LLC in MAINE
JOHN URRY "WORKS OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER" 1721JOHN J. AUDUBON (1785-1851)NAVAJO WOOL RUG
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York, ME, United States
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Estate of John R. Gregg, Jr-York, Maine_Day 1

-Sale to include Native American Rugs, Blankets and Jewelry as well as Inuit-carved soapstone and artwork, Ephemera including: Rare Autographs, Signed photographs, Ancient Chinese Currency, Extensive collection of Early American Pattern Glass as well as Art Glass Jewelry, Asian Porcelain, sterling silver flatware and hollowware, Artwork: (2) Leon Dabo, Ben Foster, Franklin de Haven, (2) John J. Audubon, Lawrence Mazzanovich, etc, Musical Instruments: 1912 Steinway Grand Piano, Mosrite of California Double Neck Guitar, Fender "Telecaster" An extensive private library of books which he both collected veraciously as well as inherited from a number of allied families who lived in both Chicago and Manhatten. Subjects include but are not limited to: Canadian and Arctic exploration, Native Americans and their decorative arts, Canoeing, Inuits, American Revolutionary War; Novels and poetry by William Shakespeare, Keats and Shelley, Marlowe, Bierce, Douglas, as well as plays etc.

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Born April 25, 1935 in Manhattan, N.Y. to John Robert Gregg, inventor of Gregg shorthand, and Janet Kinley Gregg, daughter of economist David Kinley, he worked briefly as an editor for the Sierra Club in San Francisco before moving to York, Maine in 1967, where he lived the rest of his life winter, spring and fall. Summers he spent at his beloved cottage on the French River, Ontario.

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GEORGE DOUGLAS "LANDS FORLORN" 1914: A Story of an Expedition to Hearne's Coppermine River New York. G.P. Putnam's Sons 1914. illustrated. hardcover cloth bound. 9 x 7 inches.
1002: GEORGE DOUGLAS "LANDS FORLORN" 1914Est. $30-$60
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CAPT LYON "UNSUCESSFUL ATTEMPT REPULSE BAY" 1825: With a chart and engravings. London. John Murray. 1825 . First edition. hardcover 3/4 leather bound. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches.
1005: CAPT LYON "UNSUCESSFUL ATTEMPT REPULSE BAY" 1825Est. $100-$200
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CASPAR WHITNEY "ON SNOW-SHOES TO BARREN GROUNDS": New York. Harper & Brothers. illustrated. 1896. hardcover cloth bound. 9 x 6 inches.
1006: CASPAR WHITNEY "ON SNOW-SHOES TO BARREN GROUNDS"Est. $100-$200
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WILLIAM CABOT "IN NORTHERN LABRADOR" 1912: Boston. Richard Badger. 1912. illustrated hardcover cloth bound. 9 x 6 inches
1007: WILLIAM CABOT "IN NORTHERN LABRADOR" 1912Est. $50-$100
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WILLIAM HEINEMANN "THROUGH TRACKLESS LABRADOR": London. William Heinemann. 1911. illustrated. hardcover clothbound. 10 x 8 inches.
1008: WILLIAM HEINEMANN "THROUGH TRACKLESS LABRADOR"Est. $50-$100
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FREDERICK SCHWATKA "ALASKA MILITARY RECON" 1885: Washington. Government Printing Office. 1885. hardcover 3/4 leather bound. 9 x 6 inches.
1013: FREDERICK SCHWATKA "ALASKA MILITARY RECON" 1885Est. $100-$200
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JULIAN RALPH "ON CANADA'S FRONTIER 1892: New York. Harper & Brothers. 1892. illustrated. hardcover cloth bound
1014: JULIAN RALPH "ON CANADA'S FRONTIER 1892Est. $50-$100
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FRANK RUSSELL "EXPLORATIONS FAR NORTH" 1898: Iowa. University of Iowa. 1898. illustrated, pull out map. soft cover paper bound. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches.
1015: FRANK RUSSELL "EXPLORATIONS FAR NORTH" 1898Est. $100-$200
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STEWART WHITE "THE FORTY-NINERS" 1918: New Haven. Yale University Press. 1918. hardcover cloth bound. 8 x 5 inches
1016: STEWART WHITE "THE FORTY-NINERS" 1918Est. $20-$30
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JOHN MCLEAN "HUDSON'S BAY TERRITORY" 1849: (2) Volumes. "Twenty-five Years' Service" London. Rechard Bentley. 1849. hardcover cloth bound. 8 x 5 1/2 inches.
1017: JOHN MCLEAN "HUDSON'S BAY TERRITORY" 1849Est. $200-$400
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JULIAN BILBY "NANOOK OF THE NORTH" 1925: London. Arrowsmith. 1925 (29) photographs hardcover cloth bound. 9 x 5 1/2 inches
1019: JULIAN BILBY "NANOOK OF THE NORTH" 1925Est. $20-$40
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MARY T.S. SCHAFFER "OLD INDIAN TRAILS" 1911: Incidents of Camp and Trail Life, covering (2) Years Exploration through the Rocky Mountains of Canada New York. G.P. Putnam's Sons. hardcover cloth bound 8 x 5 1/2 inches
1024: MARY T.S. SCHAFFER "OLD INDIAN TRAILS" 1911Est. $100-$200