Books & Ephemera: Including Chapman Family 2022-08-20 Auction - 223 Price Results - Turner Auctions + Appraisals in CA - Page 6
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[CHAPMAN, EDWARD M. 1862-1952].TULLY, JOHN, and others; CONNECTICUT, 1753-1800.BURD, CLARA MILLER (AMERICAN, 1873-1933).
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South San Francisco, CA, United States
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Books & Ephemera: Including Chapman Family

Featuring over 220 lots from the 17th to the 20th centuries, the auction includes antique and vintage books on many subjects and in diverse languages. There is also a wide selection of works on paper - engravings, vintage photographs; maps; war posters, lithographs, and several artworks. Historical documents from the Chapman family are part of a collection related to Edward Mortimer Chapman (1862-1952), a Connecticut pastor, academic, author, and descendant of one of Saybrook's first settlers. Books from the 17th-19th centuries are written in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Latin. There are a wide range of topics: art, history, literature, plays, poems, illustrations, European cities and travel, Russia, opinions, and more. Among the multi-volume groupings are those by Voltaire, Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, Charles Darwin, and J. F. Ducis. From the 20th century are books on Americana, architecture, posters, children's and youths' books, fables, English churches, and more. Notable fiction authors include Tom Wolfe, William Faulkner, and Ayn Rand. Works on paper include "Dennis the Menace" original art; antique engravings; maps of arrondissements in Paris, and U.S. railroads and townships; vintage and panoramic photographs; patriotic World War I and II posters, and lithographs by Lucien Hector Jonas; an 1823 letter from British actor John P. Kemble; four illuminated Tafsir al-Qur'an manuscript paper leaves; Indian miniatures; and signed photos of Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Coleman. Rounding out the sale are ocean liner ephemera of the mid-20th century, including from Cunard/Queen Mary and United States Lines, and WWI-era newspaper flonges (molds).
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KENT, ROCKWELL.: 1. Wilderness, A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska. New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1920. Drawings by the author. 4to. Printed paper boards, pictorial endpapers. Condition: Poor-Fair;
0122: KENT, ROCKWELL.Est. US$60-US$80
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Two Titles by Henry Van Dyke, with TLS.: VAN DYKE, HENRY. 1852-1933. Two titles by the American author, diplomat, and clergyman, including a TLS: 1. "Even Unto Bethlehem," The Story of Christmas. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927
0124: Two Titles by Henry Van Dyke, with TLS.Est. US$80-US$120
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Belgium Old and New, by G. W. Edwards.: EDWARDS, GEORGE WHARTON. Belgium Old and New. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Compay, 1925. 8vo. Gilt and pictorial stamped cloth. Color plates. Very Good; previous owner's bookplate, inscription.
0127: Belgium Old and New, by G. W. Edwards.Est. US$40-US$80
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Three Titles on London.: 1. BELL, ARTHUR G., MRS. The Skirts of The Great City. London: Methuen & Co., 1907. First Edition. 16 color illustrations by Arthur G. Bell. Fair-Good; foxing/toning, previous owner's bookplate. 2.
0129: Three Titles on London.Est. US$40-US$80
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Books on Books/Old Paris (3).: 1. JENISON, MADGE. Sunwise Turn: A Human Comedy of Bookselling. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1924. 12mo. Blue cloth/paper, orange paper label. Fair-Good; staining and discoloring/fading to paper
0131: Books on Books/Old Paris (3).Est. US$40-US$80
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Sam Houston Biography, 1929.: JAMES, MARQUIS. The Raven, A Biography of Sam Houston. New York: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., 1929. A reprint of the first edition. Good; fading, owner's inscriptions.
0132: Sam Houston Biography, 1929.Est. US$20-US$40Lot Passed
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Three Titles on Shooting, Fishing, Dogs.: An as-is lot, all in Poor condition: 1. NOTES ON SHOOTING WITH INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE USE OF NITRO POWERS. By An Expert. London: Curtis's & Harvey, LTD, 1915. Gilt paper covers. Soiling, foxing,
0134: Three Titles on Shooting, Fishing, Dogs.Est. US$20-US$40
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McMURTRY, LARRY.: Moving On. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. "First Printing" on the copyright page. 8vo (8 3/4in.) With dust jacket. Beige cloth spine with title/author in printed block, and brown/gray paper
0136: McMURTRY, LARRY.Est. US$100-US$200Lot Passed
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CHANG, EILEEN.: The Rice-Sprout Song. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. First edition. 12mo (7 9/16in.). Black cloth with gilt titles/decoration. Condition: Good; owner's name inked on front pastedown, and
0137: CHANG, EILEEN.Est. US$100-US$200
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SHEPHERD, CHARLES R.: Two signed First Editions with dust jackets: 1. Lim Yik Choy. New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1932. 12mo (7 5/8in.). Dark yellow cloth, red pictorial stamped cover. Signed by the author on title
0138: SHEPHERD, CHARLES R.Est. US$100-US$200Lot Passed
GARDNER, ERLE STANLEY.: A group of 12 1950s-1960s Perry Mason novels with dust jackets, published by Walter J. Black, Roslyn, NY, "by special arrangement with William Morrow & Co," most firsts of these editions, all with
0139: GARDNER, ERLE STANLEY.Est. US$100-US$150Lot Passed
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WOLFE, TOM.: The Electric Kook-Aid Acid Test. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1968. First edition. 8vo (8 7/16in.). White cloth, multicolor lettering on spine, bright orange endpapers. Condition: Good-Very
0140: WOLFE, TOM.Est. US$100-US$200
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GROUP OF 20TH CENTURY LITERATURE.: 1. FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. This Side of Paradise. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1920. First edition of this version. 12mo. Gray cloth with pink-lettered spine and initials, top edges stained pink.
0142: GROUP OF 20TH CENTURY LITERATURE.Est. US$80-US$120Lot Passed
FAULKNER, WILLIAM.: The Reivers: A Reminiscence. New York: Random House: 1962. First edition. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt, top edges stained. Very Good; there are about three small (1/16" and smaller) stains on the first
0143: FAULKNER, WILLIAM.Est. US$80-US$120Lot Passed
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RAND, AYN.: Atlas Shrugged. New York: Random House, Inc., 1957. Stated First Edition, but seventh printing stated. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt AR initials, gilt-blocked title on spine. Fair; slight fading/wear to
0144: RAND, AYN.Est. US$40-US$80
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