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Interesting Auction Coming UP - By Bruce McKinney Look for serious book auctions this year. By Bruce McKinney Part I of the Rare and Historic Book Collection of the Springfield Museums of Springfield, Massachusetts is up for auction on May 27th at Knotty Pine Auction Service in New Hampshire. Much of the material is marked ex-lib and condition is for many lots an issue. Nevertheless there are unusual rarities that warrant consideration. This is the first of a series of sales to disperse substantial holdings. The material was acquired in the 19th century and was for many years part of museum resources. They are being sold to raise funds for future museum projects and Knotty Pine Auction Service of West Swanzey, New Hampshire is handling the sales. Because of the complex, sophisticated and in many cases rare nature of the material full electronic catalogues are being prepared. The first sale, containing 310 lots, has been documented and researched by Kathleen Pew who has worked on this project for several months. Among the interesting items are -- [000026] Braund, J.. Illustrations of Furniture, Candelabra, Musical Instruments From the Great Exhibitions of London & Paris with Examples of Similar Articles From Royal Palaces and Noble Mansions. London: J. Braund, 1858. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Ex-Library. Very Good condition. 1p. l., 3, 1 subscribers (Prince Albert listed first), 48 engraved plates. Bound in 3/4 buckram and marbled paper, leather paste-on spine label with gilt. Covers show edge wear. BINDING AND HINGES TIGHT. EST: $1600.00 - $2,000.00 [000044] Garnier, Edouard [with historical Introduction by]. The Soft Porcelain of Sevres - 10 Parts in 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Ex-Library. Very Good condition. LIMITED TO 283 EDITIONS, this being #21. 32pp text, 50 chromolithographic plates enhanced with gold, & captioned tissue guards. Plus 250 water-colour subjects after the originals. Ten parts in one, unbound in cloth portfolio with ties. EST: $2500.00 - $3,000.00 [000056] Bull-Us, Hector [pseudonym for Paulding, James Kirke]. The Diverting History of John Bull and Brother Jonathan. New York: Inskeep & Bradford, 1812. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5 3/4" tall. Ex-Library. Good condition. 135pp bound in 3/4 leather and marbled paper. Cover show wear, front cover detached, light foxing. SCARCE. EST: $400.00 - $600.00
Interesting Auction Coming UP - By Bruce McKinney [000111] . Bibliotheca Americana Vetustissima - A Description of Works Relating to America Published Between the Years 1492 and 1551 - 2 Volumes. New York: Geo. P. Philes, 1866. Limited. 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Very Good condition. Leather bound, raised bands on spine, gilt, marbled endpapers. General edge wear. EST: $200.00 - $300.00 [000116] Local History. Group of 7 Volumes as Listed Below. Ex-Library. Good condition. First 4 are soft cover, last 2 are in library bindings. A Description of the Great Historical Painting of the Last Days of Webster at Marshfield, painted by Joseph Ames of Boston (1855) NY: Smith Brothers and Parmelee. An Address to the People of Massachusetts (circa 1803) [Republican sentiments]. Abiel Holmes, Two Discourses on the Completion of the Second Century From the Landing of the Forefathers of New England at Plymouth, 22 Dec. 1620, Delivered at Cambridge, 24 Dec. 1820 (1821) Cambridge: Hilliard abd Metcalf. Trial of George Crowninshield, J.J. Knapp, Jun. and John Francis Knapp, for the Murder of Capt. Joseph White, of Salem, on the Night of the Sixth of April 1830, reported by John W. Whitman (1830) 1st edition, Boston: Beals and Homer, and Francis Ingraham. [Daniel Webster helped the prosecution by presenting the closing argument]. Memorial Sketch of Dr. William Frederick Poole (1895) Chicago. Old Deerfield Containing an Appreciation of Early New England as Evidenced...Houses of Deerfield (1927) Boston: Pinkham Press. Captain William Thornton Parker, Lieut. Colonel Moses Parker 27th Regiment of Foot of the Continental Army (1914) Northampton, MA. EST: $150.00 - $250.00 [000118] . The Charters of the Province of Pensilvania and City of Philadelphia.* Philadelphia: B. Franklin, 1742. 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Fair condition. Bound in 3/4 red leather and marbled paper, raised bands on spine. 30pp, 562pp, iv + 24pp appendix, viii table. Light edge wear, edge water marks on a few pages with foredge writing. Binding and hinges tight. EST: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00 [000202] Americana. A group of 3 Volumes as Listed. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good condition. 12mo - 8vo. J.W. Campbell, A History of Virginia from It's Discovery Till the Year 1781 with Biographical Sketches...(1813) Philadelphia: J.W. Campbell & M. Carey [bound in leather]. Gabriel Thomas, An Historical and Geographical Account of the Province and Country of Pensilvania and of West New Jersey in America (reprint of 1698) 1 fold-out map [bound in 3.4 leather] *Trial of the Conspirators for the Assassination of President Lincoln - Argument of John A. Bingham Special Judge Advocate - delivered June 27 and 28, 1865 before the Military Commission (circa 1865) Washington: Gov't Printing Office [lacks title page, pages brittle, lacks pieces of page 1] EST: $100.00 - $200.00
Interesting Auction Coming UP - By Bruce McKinney none [000265] Stedman, C.. The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War - 2 Volumes. Dublin: Printed for Messrs. P. Wogan, P. Byrne, J. Moore, and W. Jones, 1794. 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. Ex-Library. Very Good condition. Bound in 3/4 green leather and marbled paper, raised bands on spine. xi [1] 446pp, xix, [1] 502pp, 26pp index. Occasional foxing. HANDSOME SET. EST: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00 [000287] O'Reilly, Henry [ Arranged by]. Settlement in the West - Sketches of Rochester with Incidental Notices of Western New-York. A Collection of Matters Designed to Illustrate the Progress of Rochester During the First Quarter-Century of Its Existence. Rochester, NY: William Alling, 1838. First Edition. 8vo - over 7 3/4" ?9 3/4" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good condition. 416pp bound in faded lavender cloth. Engraved frontis has tissue guard, with engravings throughout. INCLUDES THE FOLD-OUT CITY MAP. Covers show edge wear, gutters weak, top/heel backstrip worn, occasional interior foxing. EST: $60.00 - $100.00 [000288] . The Navigator, Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers:.. Containing an Account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, as Discovered By the Voyage Under Capts. Lewis and Clark. Pittsburgh: Cramer & Spear, 1821. 12mo - over 6 3/4" - 7 3/4" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair condition. 283pp in marbled boards and 1/2 leather spine. INCLUDES 28 WOODCUT MAPS. Needs to be rebound, as binding is split. Interior in Good Condition with occasional foxing. EST: $800.00 - $1,000.00 The material will be available for inspection on Thursday and Friday preceding the sale. Bidding will be in the room, on the phones and via eBay live. The full catalogue is available on AE and of course on the auctioneer's website: www.knottypineantiques.com

Interesting Auction Coming UP

- By Bruce McKinney

Look for serious book auctions this year.

By Bruce McKinney

Part I of the Rare and Historic Book Collection of the Springfield Museums of Springfield, Massachusetts is up for auction on May 27th at Knotty Pine Auction Service in New Hampshire. Much of the material is marked ex-lib and condition is for many lots an issue. Nevertheless there are unusual rarities that warrant consideration. This is the first of a series of sales to disperse substantial holdings.

The material was acquired in the 19th century and was for many years part of museum resources. They are being sold to raise funds for future museum projects and Knotty Pine Auction Service of West Swanzey, New Hampshire is handling the sales.

Because of the complex, sophisticated and in many cases rare nature of the material full electronic catalogues are being prepared. The first sale, containing 310 lots, has been documented and researched by Kathleen Pew who has worked on this project for several months.

Among the interesting items are --

[000026] Braund, J.. Illustrations of Furniture, Candelabra, Musical Instruments From the Great Exhibitions of London & Paris with Examples of Similar Articles From Royal Palaces and Noble Mansions. London: J. Braund, 1858. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Ex-Library. Very Good condition. 1p. l., 3, 1 subscribers (Prince Albert listed first), 48 engraved plates. Bound in 3/4 buckram and marbled paper, leather paste-on spine label with gilt. Covers show edge wear. BINDING AND HINGES TIGHT. EST: $1600.00 - $2,000.00

[000044] Garnier, Edouard [with historical Introduction by]. The Soft Porcelain of Sevres - 10 Parts in 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Ex-Library. Very Good condition. LIMITED TO 283 EDITIONS, this being #21. 32pp text, 50 chromolithographic plates enhanced with gold, & captioned tissue guards. Plus 250 water-colour subjects after the originals. Ten parts in one, unbound in cloth portfolio with ties. EST: $2500.00 - $3,000.00

[000056] Bull-Us, Hector [pseudonym for Paulding, James Kirke]. The Diverting History of John Bull and Brother Jonathan. New York: Inskeep & Bradford, 1812. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5 3/4" tall. Ex-Library. Good condition. 135pp bound in 3/4 leather and marbled paper. Cover show wear, front cover detached, light foxing. SCARCE. EST: $400.00 - $600.00

Interesting Auction Coming UP

- By Bruce McKinney

[000111] . Bibliotheca Americana Vetustissima - A Description of Works Relating to America Published Between the Years 1492 and 1551 - 2 Volumes. New York: Geo. P. Philes, 1866. Limited. 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Very Good condition. Leather bound, raised bands on spine, gilt, marbled endpapers. General edge wear. EST: $200.00 - $300.00

[000116] Local History. Group of 7 Volumes as Listed Below. Ex-Library. Good condition. First 4 are soft cover, last 2 are in library bindings. *A Description of the Great Historical Painting of the Last Days of Webster at Marshfield, painted by Joseph Ames of Boston (1855) NY: Smith Brothers and Parmelee. *An Address to the People of Massachusetts (circa 1803) [Republican sentiments]. *Abiel Holmes, Two Discourses on the Completion of the Second Century From the Landing of the Forefathers of New England at Plymouth, 22 Dec. 1620, Delivered at Cambridge, 24 Dec. 1820 (1821) Cambridge: Hilliard abd Metcalf. *Trial of George Crowninshield, J.J. Knapp, Jun. and John Francis Knapp, for the Murder of Capt. Joseph White, of Salem, on the Night of the Sixth of April 1830, reported by John W. Whitman (1830) 1st edition, Boston: Beals and Homer, and Francis Ingraham. [Daniel Webster helped the prosecution by presenting the closing argument]. *Memorial Sketch of Dr. William Frederick Poole (1895) Chicago. *Old Deerfield Containing an Appreciation of Early New England as Evidenced...Houses of Deerfield (1927) Boston: Pinkham Press. *Captain William Thornton Parker, Lieut. Colonel Moses Parker 27th Regiment of Foot of the Continental Army (1914) Northampton, MA. EST: $150.00 - $250.00

[000118] . The Charters of the Province of Pensilvania and City of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: B. Franklin, 1742. 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Fair condition. Bound in 3/4 red leather and marbled paper, raised bands on spine. 30pp, 562pp, iv + 24pp appendix, viii table. Light edge wear, edge water marks on a few pages with foredge writing. Binding and hinges tight. EST: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00

[000202] Americana. A group of 3 Volumes as Listed. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good condition. 12mo - 8vo. *J.W. Campbell, A History of Virginia from It's Discovery Till the Year 1781 with Biographical Sketches...(1813) Philadelphia: J.W. Campbell & M. Carey [bound in leather]. *Gabriel Thomas, An Historical and Geographical Account of the Province and Country of Pensilvania and of West New Jersey in America (reprint of 1698) 1 fold-out map [bound in 3.4 leather] *Trial of the Conspirators for the Assassination of President Lincoln - Argument of John A. Bingham Special Judge Advocate - delivered June 27 and 28, 1865 before the Military Commission (circa 1865) Washington: Gov't Printing Office [lacks title page, pages brittle, lacks pieces of page 1] EST: $100.00 - $200.00

Interesting Auction Coming UP

- By Bruce McKinney

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[000265] Stedman, C.. The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War - 2 Volumes. Dublin: Printed for Messrs. P. Wogan, P. Byrne, J. Moore, and W. Jones, 1794. 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. Ex-Library. Very Good condition. Bound in 3/4 green leather and marbled paper, raised bands on spine. xi [1] 446pp, xix, [1] 502pp, 26pp index. Occasional foxing. HANDSOME SET. EST: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00

[000287] O'Reilly, Henry [ Arranged by]. Settlement in the West - Sketches of Rochester with Incidental Notices of Western New-York. A Collection of Matters Designed to Illustrate the Progress of Rochester During the First Quarter-Century of Its Existence. Rochester, NY: William Alling, 1838. First Edition. 8vo - over 7 3/4" ?9 3/4" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good condition. 416pp bound in faded lavender cloth. Engraved frontis has tissue guard, with engravings throughout. INCLUDES THE FOLD-OUT CITY MAP. Covers show edge wear, gutters weak, top/heel backstrip worn, occasional interior foxing. EST: $60.00 - $100.00

[000288] . The Navigator, Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers:.. Containing an Account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, as Discovered By the Voyage Under Capts. Lewis and Clark. Pittsburgh: Cramer & Spear, 1821. 12mo - over 6 3/4" - 7 3/4" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair condition. 283pp in marbled boards and 1/2 leather spine. INCLUDES 28 WOODCUT MAPS. Needs to be rebound, as binding is split. Interior in Good Condition with occasional foxing. EST: $800.00 - $1,000.00

The material will be available for inspection on Thursday and Friday preceding the sale. Bidding will be in the room, on the phones and via eBay live. The full catalogue is available on AE and of course on the auctioneer's website: www.knottypineantiques.com