Bruning Rare Book Collection, 200 Years in the Making, Part II

The Bruning Rare Book Collection Auction - 200 Years in the Making

B & H Auction is proud to present Part II of the Bruning Estate, a remarkable library of rare and collectible books assembled and preserved over generations. This auction features an exceptional selection of works dating from the 18th through the 20th centuries, including many sought-after first editions, early printings, and historically significant volumes across literature, history, exploration, and other classic subjects. Carefully kept within the Bruning family for decades, the collection reflects a deep appreciation for literature, scholarship, and the printed word. Many books in this library carry a special family provenance, bearing the name of Dr. Charles Vose Bemis, the great-grandfather of Martha Chandler Raymond Bruning. These inscriptions offer a fascinating glimpse into the intellectual life of a 19th-century New England family and add a meaningful historical connection to the collection. Mrs. Bruning, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, maintained this family library throughout her life, preserving volumes that had passed down through generations while also adding notable works of her own. Together with her husband, Theodore E. Bruning Jr., she created a home filled with books, history, and objects that reflected their shared curiosity and love of learning. Appropriately titled 200 Years in the Making - this auction offers collectors the opportunity to acquire volumes spanning centuries of literary history - from early 1800s works and classic literature to important 20th-century first editions. Highlights from the library include works by notable authors such as Virginia Woolf, Charles Dickens, C. S. Lewis, Charles Darwin, J. R. R. Tolkien, Arthur Conan Doyle, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Beatrix Potter, Jean de Brunhoff, T. E. Lawrence, E. B. White, A. A. Milne, Norman Rockwell, Winston Churchill, Henry David Thoreau, Alexis de Tocqueville, Helen Bannerman, William Rawle, Margaret Mitchell, Richard Chase, J. K. Rowling, Henry James, and Mark Twain, among others. In addition to the books, the sale also includes early maps, family scrapbooks, historical paper ephemera, and other related materials from the estate, offering further insight into the family's history and the era in which these volumes were collected and preserved. Whether you are a seasoned collector, a scholar, or simply someone who appreciates the beauty and history of fine books, the Bruning Rare Book Collection represents a rare opportunity to acquire pieces from a thoughtfully preserved private library. We invite you to explore the catalog and discover the remarkable books, maps, and historical papers that make up this extraordinary generational collection. Online bidding is now open, with the auction closing April 2 beginning at 6:00 PM.

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Sale conducted by Steve Burke, auctioneer VAAL #2759, VAFL #871, NCAL #9321, NCFL #10110

CATALOG TEXT BELOW:

2 - Vintage 1901 The Paul Revere Bell Publication Vintage book with accompanying photos and provenance letters

3 - Handwritten Civil War Memoir of Charles H Eager Charles Henry Eager was a member of the 15th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. This is a 29 Page historical account of his time in the military and notable battles such as the Battle of Shiloh and Battle of Antietam

4 - Raymond Family Genealogy, Photographs, Diaries Large collection of primary source documents, letters, early 19th century diaries, certificates and family records dating back to 1600s to early 1900s. Raymond's were of early Massachusetts society. Includes detail accounts of family genealogy, original correspondence, unique photographs, accounts of Boston & Lexington history, society, civic life and illustrations of daily life

10 - Vintage Late 1800's Scrapbook

11 - Vintage Late 1800's Scrapbook

12 - Vintage Late 1800's Scrapbook

13 - Vintage 1891 Scrapbook

14 - 2 Vintage Late 1800's Scrapbooks

15 - 2 Vintage Late 1800's Scrapbooks

16 - 3 Vintage Late 1800's Scrapbooks

24 - Adirondack Mountains Topography Map - 51 x 38 on canvas, folds into book form

25 - Adirondack Mountains Topography Map - 51 x 71 on canvas, folds into book form

27 - 1908 Vintage Scrapbook of the Raymond Excursions White Star Line - American Services, Mail and Passenger Steamers - The Liverpool Route on the S.S. "Romanic" - Includes stationary, post cards from stops along the way and written accounts of their trip.

218 - Historical Paperwork about Second Church in Boston Dated 1894

219 - Historical Maps dating back into the early 1900's

237 - Gray's New Map of Chatham, VA 1878 - 25 x 18

256 - 3 - 1892 Geological Maps of the United States 2 show the Mineral Spring Resorts 30 x 18 19 x 29 19 x 30

640 - 1935 First Ed. With Napoleon in Russia Publisher: William Morrow and Company Author: General de Caulaincourt, Duke of Vicenza Hardcover

641 - 1920 First Ed. The War at Sea with Personal Letters of Correspondence between Admiral W.M. Sims (Author) and his doctor, Roderick Terry. Also Includes Op-Ed Newspaper Clipping. Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company Author: William Sowden Sims Hardcover

642 - 1941 Ed. Don Quixote de la Mancha Publisher: Random House, New York Author: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Hardcover

643 - 1940 Ed. The Prince & the Discourses Publisher: Modern Library, New York Author: Niccolo Machiavelli Hardcover

644 - 1958 Ed. Doctor Zhivago Publisher: Pantheon Author: Boris Pasternak Hardcover

645 - 1954 First Ed. Burl Ives Tales of America Publisher: The World Publishing Company Author: Burl Ives Hardcover

646 - 1965 First Ed. Kennedy by Theodore C Sorensen Publisher: Harper & Row Publishers, New York Author: Theodore C. Sorensen Hardcover

647 - 1938 First Ed Hell on Ice by Ellsberg Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company Author: Commander Edward Ellsberg Hardcover

648 - 1933 Ed. Mutiny on the Bounty Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company Author: Charles Nordhoff & James Norman Hall Hardcover

649 - 1949 Ed. War & Peace Revised Translation Publisher: The Literary Guild of America, Inc. Author: Leo Tolstoy Hardcover

650 - 1946 Ed. Autographed Norman Rockwell Illustrator 1946 First Edition, Signed in pencil by Norman Rockwell on interior page. Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications, New York Author: Arthur L. Guptill Hardcover

651 - 1921 Oxford Ed. The Poetical Works of Longfellow Publisher: Humphrey Milford Oxford, University Press Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Padded Hardcover

652 - 1935 Ed. The Family by Mark Twain Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers Author: Mark Twain Hardcover

653 - Vintage Edition - The Pilgrims Progress Publisher: A. L. Burt Company, Publishers New York Author: John Bunyan Hardcover

654 - 1939 First American Ed. Mein Kampf Publisher: Reynal & Hitchcock New York Author: Adolf Hitler Hardcover

655 - 1961 Ed. The Horizon Book of the Renaissance First English translated Edition, Publisher: American Heritage Publishing Co. Inc Author: J. H. Plumb Hardcover

656 - 1965 First Ed. The Churchill Years Publisher: The Viking Press New York Hardcover

657 - 1966 First Ed. Australia & the Pacific Islands Publisher: Random House New York Author: Allen Keast Hardcover

658 - 1952 First Ed. Currier and Ives America Publisher: Crown Publishers, Inc. New York Author: Colin Simkin Hardcover

659 - 1956 Ed. The Holy Bible Publisher: Good Counsel Publishing Company Hardcover

660 - 1941 First Ed. A Treasury of Gilbert & Sullivan Publisher: Simon and Schuster New York Author: Deems Taylor Illustrator: Lucille Corcos Hardcover

661 - 1998 First Ed. The Century Publisher: Doubleday Author: Peter Jennings & Todd Brewster Hardcover

662 - 4 Vintage Historical Books

663 - 1908 Ed. A History of the American People Set 5 Volume Set, Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers Author: Woodrow Wilson Hardcover

681 - 1900 Ed. The Story of Little Black Sambo Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes Company Author: Helen Bannerman Hardcover

718 - 2 Vintage Mixology Drink Books

728 - Land of the Bright Leaf 1967 Pittsylvania County Softcover

760 - Time Magazine Vol 1 No 1 Dated March 3, 1923 No noticeable tears, wrinkles, or staining NOT labeled reprint

788 - George Washington Funeral Elegy 22nd Feb 1800 Boston Print, by Abraham Wood

790 - 1917-1918 Diary of Ensign of USNRF WW1 Era

791 - 1841 Store Ledger for Store in Boston

792 - Boston 1848 Municipal Register Containing Rules and Orders of the City Council Freeborn F. Raymond's Personal Hard Cover Copy

797 - 1914 My Travel Abroad Aboard Ship Diary

798 - Personal Diary 1948-1951 with Clippings & Memorabilia Included

799 - Large 19th Century Boston Area Scrapbook filled with Rare and Important Photos and Memorabilia

800 - Large 19th Century Boston Area Scrapbook filled with Rare and Important Photos & Memorabilia

801 - 1799 First Ed. Memoirs of the Courts Set "Memoirs of the Courts of Berlin Dresden and Vienna" 2 Volume Set, Publisher: J. Moore Dublin Author: N. W. Wraxall, Esq Hardcover

802 - 1940 First Ed. Oliver Wiswell Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Author: Kenneth Roberts Hardcover

803 - 1944 First Ed. The Time for Decision with Associated Newspaper Clipping, Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers Author: Sumner Welles Hardcover

804 - 1893 Ed. Thoreau's In the Maine Woods Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company - The Riverside Press Cambridge Author: Henry David Thoreau Hardcover

805 - Hamiltonian & Jeffersonian Principals 1st Editions Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company Author: James Truslow Adams Hardcover

806 - 1794 1st Ed. A Short History of the British Empire Publisher: P. Byrne, Grafton-Street Dublin Author: Francis Plowden Hardcover

807 - 1911 Ed. Two Years Before the Mast Illustrated Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company - The Riverside Press Cambridge Author: Richard Henry Dana, Jr. Illustrator: E. Boyd Smith Hardcover

808 - 1854 Ed. Boston Almanac Complete with full folding map by Damrell Moore and George Coolldge Published by John P Jewett & Co Hardcover

809 - 1842 Ed. Boston Almanac Publisher: Thomas Groom & Co. Boston Author: S. N. Dickinson Softcover

810 - House of Representatives Ed The Constitution, 1848 Representative William Henry of Vermont's Personal Copy

811 - 1934 First Ed. Captain Caution Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc. New York Author: Kenneth Roberts Hardcover

812 - Vergilius Maro Publius Bucolica Georgica & Aeneis Latin Version, 1814 Edition, Hardcover

816 - First Ed. 1849 Capture of Washington by British... "A Sketch of the Events Which Preceded the Capture of Washington by the British", with Included map & letter from son of General W.H. Winder to Representative William Henry of Vermont Includes full map with corrections from the son of General W. H. Winder to parts of the text as well as the map. Additionally has Presentation Inscription to Dr. Charles Bemis Publisher: Carey and Hart, Philadelphia Author: Edward Duncan Ingraham Hardcover

817 - 1952 Ed. The Diary of Anne Frank Publisher: The Modern Library New York Author: Translation by B. M. Mooyaart-Doubleday Hardcover

818 - 1952 Ed. The Diary of Anne Frank Publisher: Doubleday & Company New York Author: Translation by M. Mooyaart-Doubleday Hardcover

819 - 1803 First Ed. Critical and Candid Examination... "A Critical and Candid Examination of a Late Publication Entitled the Doctrine of Eternal Misery" Publisher: Thomas & Thomas Author: Nathan Strong & Dan Foster Hardcover

820 - 1927 First Ed. Statesmanship or War with Related Newspaper Clippings Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company Author: James W. Wadsworth, Jr. Hardcover

821 - 1843 Ed. Inquiries Considering the Intellectual... "Inquiries Concerning the Intellectual Powers, and the Investigation of Truth" Presentation Inscription to Doctor Charles Bemis Publisher: Otis, Broaders, and Company Boston Author: Jacob Abbott Hardcover

822 - Wooden Cased Bible, Early 20th Century Presentation Inscription in front of book

823 - 1848 First Ed. Notes of Military Reconnaissance... "Notes of a Military Reconnaissance from Fort Leavenworth in Missouri to San Diego in California" Includes full 32x64 Map by W.H. Emory Lieut. Top Eng'rs in Original Folding. Presentation Inscription to Doctor Charles Bemis. Publisher: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, Printers Washington Author: Lieut. Col. W. H. Emory Hardcover

824 - 1915 First Ed. Johnny Appleseed "Johnny Appleseed: The Romance of the Sower" Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers Author: Eleanor Atkinson Hardcover

825 - A View of the Constitution of the United States 1825, First Edition Presentation Inscription to Doctor Charles Bemis. Cover Disconnected Publisher: H. C. Carey & I Lea-Chesnut Street Author: William Rawle Hardcover

826 - 1930 First Ed. The Builders of Bay Colony Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company - The Riverside Press Cambridge Author: Samuel Eliot Morison Hardcover

827 - 1849 First Ed. The California and the Oregon Trail "The California and Oregon Trail: Being Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life." Presentation Inscription to Doctor Charles Bemis Publisher: George P. Putnam Author: Francis Parkman, Jr. Hardcover

828 - 1845 Expeditions to the Rocky Mountains... "Report of The Exploring Expeditions to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842 and to Oregon and North Carolina in the Years 1843-44" Additional Lithographic Pages included. House of Representatives Version, with all 4 full maps, 2 Separate Folding Maps and 2 in Book Folding Maps. Presentation Inscription to Doctor Charles Bemis. Publisher: Blair and Rives, Printers Author: Brevet Capt. J. C. Fremont Hardcover

829 - 1958 First Ed. The Great Democracies Vol 4 Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company New York Author: Winston S. Churchill Hardcover

830 - Washington Lincoln Wilson Three War Statesman 1930 First Edition, Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Author: John McAuley Palmer Hardcover

831 - 1870 First Ed. The American Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company - The Riverside Press, Cambridge Author: Henry James Hardcover

832 - 1926 First Ed. One Thousand & One Nights of Opera Publisher: D. Appleon and Company Author: Frederick H. Martens Hardcover

833 - 1921 First Ed. Maritime History Massachusetts Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company - The Riverside Press Cambridge Author: Samuel Eliot Morison Hardcover

834 - 1921 First Ed. Furniture of the Olden Time Publisher: The Macmillan Company Author: Frances Clary Morse Hardcover

835 - 2 Volume Set of 1986 Harvard Directory with Sleeve

839 - History of the Expedition of Lewis & Clark 1902 First Ed. 2 Volume Set with Full Map, Publisher: Bradford and Inskeep Author: Paul Allen, Esquire Hardcover

845 - The History of England Vols. 1 thru 5 Late 1700s Edition, Presentation Inscription to Doctor Charles Bemis. by, T. Smollett, M.D. Publisher: Luke White, Dublin Author: T. Smollett, M.D. Hardcover

846 - 1931 First Ed. Wellington Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers Author: Philip Guedalla Hardcover

847 - Timothy O'Sullivan America's Forgotten... "Timothy O'Sullivan America's Forgotten Photographer" 1966 Edition, Publisher: Bonanza Books New York Author: James D. Horan Hardcover

848 - 1961 Ed. The American Heritage Book of Indians with Sleeve. Publisher: American Heritage Publishing Co. Inc. Author: William Brandon Hardcover

849 - 1889 Ed. Memoirs of Count Grammont Publisher: Worthington Co. New York Author: Anthony Hamilton Hardcover

851 - Letters, Sentences, & Maxims of Lord Chesterfield Edition de Luxe, Limited to 1000 Copies. Publisher: The Chesterfield Society Author: Lord Chesterfield Hardcover

852 - 1855 Ed. Geoffrey of Monmouth Publisher: J. M. Dent and Co. Author: Sebastian Evans Hardcover

853 - 1924 Ed. Oxford Book of English Verse Publisher: Oxford University Press Author: Arthur Quiller-Couch Hardcover

854 - 1794 History of Revolution in France 2 Vol Set First Edition "An Impartial History of the Late Revolution in France from its Commencement to the Death of the Queen & Execution of the Deputies of the Girande Party" Hard Copies Owned by Dr. Nathenial Bemis Publisher: G. G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row Author: Jean-Paul Rabaut Hardcover

855 - 1888 2 Vols. The Origin of Species Charles Darwin with Associated Newspaper Clipping Publisher: John Murray, Albemarle Street Author: Charles Darwin Hardcover

856 - 1866 Ed. Memorial Address on Abraham Lincoln "Memorial Address on the Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln" 1866 First Ed. Publisher: Government Printing Office Washington Author: George Bancroft Hardcover

857 - 1904 Ed. Under Greene's Banner Publisher: David McKay Author: T.C. Harbaugh Hardcover

858 - 1886 Ed. The Imitation of Christ Publisher: John C. Nimmo Author: Translation - W. Benham, B.D. Hardcover

859 - 1892 Edition Safety Valves - Their History... "Safety Valves - Their History, Antecedents, Invention, & Calculation" Publisher: Norman W. Henley & Co. Author: William Barnet Le Van Hardcover

860 - 1857 Ed. Poetical Works of Robert Burns "The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns" Publisher: D. Appleton & Company New York Author: James Currie, M.D. Hardcover

861 - 1830 Ed. The Poetical Works of William Collins Early Harvard University prize bookplate affixed inside front cover, awarding the book to alumnus Isaac Vose Bemis under the Edward Hopkins bequest Publisher: William Pickering London Hardcover

862 - 1930 Ed. The Real Mother Goose Publisher: Rand McNally & Co. Chicago Author: Blanche Fisher Wright Hardcover

863 - 1896 Ed. The Night Before Christmas with Associated Newspaper Clippings, worn McLaughlin Bros NY

864 - 1842 Notes on the North American Indians Set "Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians" is a two-volume work by George Catlin, documenting his travels among Native American tribes from 1832 to 1839, filled with illustrations and insights into their cultures.2 Volume Set 1842 Fourth Edition, Contains Full Folding Map and hundreds of author illustrations. Presentation Inscription from Rep. William Henry to Doctor Charles Bemis. Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers Author: Lord Macaulay Editor: Lady Trevelyan Hardcover

865 - 1926 Ed. The Americanization of Edward Bok Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons Author: Edward Bok Hardcover

866 - 1938 First Ed..Fanny Kemble A Passionate Victorian Publisher: The Macmillan Company New York Author: Margaret Armstrong Hardcover

867 - 1947 Ed. Successful Marriage Publisher: Doubleday & Company Editor: Morris Fishbein & Ernest W. Burgess Hardcover

868 - 1968 Ed. The Search for General Miles Signed by Author, Newton F. Tolman, Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons Author: Newton F. Tolman Hardcover

869 - 1839 Ed. The Works of Beaumont & Fletcher 2 Volume Set, Publisher: Edward Moxon, Dover Street Hardcover

870 - Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire First American Edition, 2000 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Author: J.K. Rowling Hardcover

871 - 1887 Ed. Poetical Works of Holmes New Revised Edition, Presentation Inscription dated 1888, Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin & Company Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes Hardcover

872 - 1954 Ed. The Macmillan Wild Flower Book Publisher: The Macmillan Company New York Author: Clarence J. Hylander Illustrator: Edith Farrington Johnston Hardcover

873 - 1891 Ed. The Alhambra 2 Volume Set Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons Author: Washington Irving Hardcover

874 - 1930 Ed. Daniel Webster 2 Volume Set with Various Notes & Clippings, Publisher: Little, Brown, & Company Boston Author: Claude Moore Fuess Hardcover

875 - 1910 Ed. The Lure of the Antique Publisher: The Century Company New York Author: Walter A. Dyer Hardcover

876 - 1903 Ed. Medford in the Revolution Publisher: J. C. Miller, Jr, Printer Author: Helen Tilden Wild Hardcover

877 - 1926 Ed. British Fusilier in Revolutionary Boston Publisher: Harvard University Press Cambridge Editor: Allen French Hardcover

878 - 1917 Ed. The Engineers Manual Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc. New York Author: Ralph G. Hudson Softcover

879 - 1777 Cambridge Ed. The Book of Common Prayer Publisher: John Archdeacon Printer Cambridge Hardcover

880 - 1915 Ed. The Little Flowers of St. Francis Publisher: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Author: Ugolino Brunforte Hardcover

881 - 1793 New York Ed. The Book of Common Prayer Owned by Abigail Bemis and inscribed by Doctor Charles Bemis, Publisher: Hugh Gaine New York Hardcover

882 - 1911 Ed. An American History Publisher: Ginn and Company Author: David Saville Muzzey Hardcover

883 - 1934 First Ed. Merchants of Death Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc. Author: H. C. Engelbright & F. C. Hanighen Hardcover

884 - The Life & Correspondence of Thomas Arnold 1844 Third Edition, 2 Volume Set. Covers Disconnected, Publisher: B. Fellowes, Ludgate Street London Author: Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Hardcover

885 - 1838 Ed. The Works of Ben Jonson Publisher: Edward Moxon Dover Street London Author: Ben Jonson Hardcover

886 - 1822 Ed. The History of Scotland 2 Volume Set Presentation Inscription from Rep. William Henry of Vermont to Doctor Charles Bemis, Publisher: E. & E. Hosford Author: William Robertson Hardcover

887 - 1955 Ed. Monckton Milnes The Years of Promise 2 Volume Set with Sleeve, Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, Inc New York Author: James Pope - Hennessy Hardcover

888 - 1888 Ed. Cardinal Wolsey Publisher: Macmillan and Co. London Author: Mandell Creighton Hardcover

889 - 1950 Ed. Here I Stand: Life of Martin Luther Publisher: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press Author: Roland H. Bainton Hardcover

890 - Unknown Date, Dust Mud & Steam Signed by Author Author: Woodell L. Saunders Hardcover

891 - 1927 First American Printing Revolt in the Desert Publisher: George H. Doran Company Author: T. E. Lawrence Hardcover

892 - 1970 Ed. Great Sea Battles Publisher: Spring Books Author: Oliver Warner Hardcover

893 - 1888 Ed. Expedition Lady Franklin Bay w/ Map "Report on the Proceedings of the United States Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land" 1888 First Edn., Volume 1, Includes full Map Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office Author: Adolphus W. Greely Hardcover

894 - Tales of a Grandfather: History of Scotland 1861 Edition, 6 Volume Set Publisher: Ticknor and Fields, Boston Author: Walter Scott Hardcover

895 - 1904 Ed. The Boys of '76 Illustrated Publisher: Harper & Brothers, Publishers Author: Charles Carleton Coffin Hardcover

896 - 1958 Ed. Knoxville Book Signed by Author Publisher: The University of Tennessee Press Author: Betsey Beeler Creekmore Hardcover

897 - 1930 Ed. Voltaire 2 Volume Set with Sleeve Publisher: Albert & Charles Boni New York Author: Georg Brandes Hardcover

898 - 1925 Ed. Modern Masters of Etching Publisher: The Studio, Leicester Square London Author: Frank W. Benson Hardcover

899 - Large 1955 The Oxford Universal Dictionary Publisher: Clarendon Press Oxford Editor: C. T. Onions Hardcover

900 - 1928 Ed. The Rise of American Civilization 2 Volume Set, Publisher: The Macmillan Company New York Author: Charles A. Beard & Mary R. Beard Hardcover

901 - 1891 A Library of American Literature 11 Vol. Set Publisher: Charles L. Webster & Company Editor: Edmund Clarence Stedman & Ellen Mackay Hutchinson Hardcover

902 - 3 American Heritage Books Publisher: American Heritage Publishing Co. New York

903 - 1863 Ed. Set of 4 Jane Austen Books Publisher: Ticknor and Fields Boston Author: Jane Austen Hardcover

904 - 1939 Ed. A Treasury of Art Masterpieces Publisher: Simon and Schuster New York Editor: Thomas Craven Hardcover

905 - 1851 Ed. The History of Sandford & Merton Publisher: James K. Simon Philadelphia Author: Thomas Day Hardcover

906 - 1961 Ed. The Centennial History of the Civil War 3 Volume Set, Publisher: Doubleday & Company Inc. Author: Bruce Catton Hardcover

907 - 1913 Ed. The History of the Town of Lexington 2 Volume Set, Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company - The Riverside Press Cambridge Author: Charles Hudson Hardcover

908 - 1977 First US Ed. The Simarillion J.R.R. Tolkien Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Boston Author: J.R.R. Tolkien Hardcover

909 - 1904 First Ed. Bred in the Bone Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons Author: Thomas Nelson Page Hardcover

910 - Peck's Uncle Ike and the Redheaded Boy 1899 First Edition, Publisher: Hurst & Company New York Author: George W. Peck Hardcover

911 - 1873 New Ed. History of English Literature Publisher: T. Y. Crowell New York Author: H. A. Taine Hardcover

912 - 1936 First Ed, Second Print Gone with the Wind 1936 June Printing, First Edition by Margaret Mitchell Publisher: The Macmillan Company New York Author: Margaret Mitchell Hardcover

913 - 1919 First Ed. Round the Fire Stories Publisher: Doubleday Page & Co. Author: Arthur Conan Doyle Hardcover

914 - 1912 Ed. Le Morte D'Arthur 2 Volume Set Publisher: J.M. Dent & Sons Author: Sir Thomas Malory Hardcover

915 - 1844 Ed. Historical Sketches of the Old Painters Contains Presentation Inscription to Mrs. Lee from Mrs. G. G. Lee Signed A.G.W. - Potentially Related to Family of Author Hannah Farnum Lee Publisher: John Chapman London Author: Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee Hardcover

916 - 1936 Ed. The Flowering of New England Publisher: E.P. Dutton & Co. Author: Van Wyck Brooks Hardcover

917 - 1927 First US Ed. To the Lighthouse Virginia Woolf Includes Notes, Underlines, & Annotations of Original Owner on Majority of Pages, Publisher: Harcout, Brace & Company Author: Virginia Woolf Hardcover

918 - 1903 Ed. Prose Tales of Mysteries Edgar Allen Poe Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers New York Author: Edgar Allan Poe Hardcover

919 - 1878 Ed. The Adventures of Mr Verdant Green Some Pages Disconnected but Present, Publisher: Carleton, Publisher, Madison Square Author: Cuthbert Bede Hardcover

920 - 1934 Ed. The Art of the Novel by Henry James Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons Author: Henry James Hardcover

921 - 1924 Ed. Fifth Avenue Old & New Publisher: The Fifth Avenue Assocation Author: Henry Collins Brown Hardcover

922 - 1911 Ed. War and Other Essays Publisher: Yale University Press Author: William Graham Sumner Hardcover

923 - 2000 Ed. Dead Sea Scrolls with Sleeve Publisher: The Folio Society London Author: Geza Vermes Hardcover

924 - 1940 First Ed. New England Indian Summer Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. Author: Van Wyck Brooks Hardcover

925 - 1941 First Ed Missee Lee by Arthur Ransome Publisher: Jonathan Cape London Author: Arthur Ransome Hardcover

926 - 1943 The Picts and The Martyrs by Arthur Ransome Publisher: The Macmillan Company Author: Arthur Ransome Hardcover

927 - 1937 Ed. Pigeon Post by Arthur Ransome Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Company Author: Arthur Ransome Hardcover

928 - 1905 Ed. Adam Bede by George Eliot Contains Presentation Inscription dated 1905, Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co. Limited Author: George Eliot Hardcover

929 - 1926 Ed. The Decline of the West 2 Vol Set Publisher: Alfred A Knopf New York Author: Oswald Spengler Hardcover

930 - 1856 Appleton Ed. Poems by William Cullen Bryant Back Cover Disconnected, Publisher: D. Appleton and Company Author: William Cullen Bryant Hardcover

931 - The Poetical Works of William Henry Drummond 1912 First Edition, Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons Author: William Henry Drummond Hardcover

932 - 1870 Early Ed. The Innocents Abroad Mark Twain Publisher: American Publishing Company Author: Mark Twain Hardcover

933 - 1977 First American Ed. The Silmarlion Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Boston Author: J.R.R. Tolkien Hardcover

934 - 1939 Ed. Inside Asia Publisher: Harper & Brothers Author: John Gunther Hardcover

935 - 1937 First Ed. Apes, Men and Morons Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons New York Author: Earnest Albert Hooton Hardcover

936 - 1926 First Ed. A Wanderer in Rome Publisher: Geroge H. Doran Company New York Author: E. V. Lucas Hardcover

937 - 1812 Ed. The Dignity of Human Nature Publisher: Whiting & Watson New York Author: James Burgh Hardcover

938 - 1838 First Ed. The Life of Joseph Brant 2 Volume Set, Publisher: George Dearborn & Co. Author: William L. Stone Hardcover

939 - 1929 First Ed. A Preface to Morals Publisher: The Macmillan Company Author: Walter Lippmann Hardcover

940 - 1798 Essays, Political Economical & Philosophical 1798 First American Edition, 2 Volume Set. Inscribed by Doctor Charles Bemis. Publisher: Manning & Loring Author: Benjamin Count of Rumford Hardcover

941 - 1896 Life & Letters of Oliver Wendell Holmes 1896 First Edition, 2 Volume Set. Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin & Company Author: John T. Morse, Jr. Hardcover

942 - 1895 First Ed. The Arthurian Epic Publisher: Putnam's Sons Author: S. Humphreys Gurteen Hardcover

943 - 1954 Ed. English Literature in the 16th Century Oxford Edition, Publisher: Clarendon Press Oxford Author: C. S. Lewis Hardcover

944 - 1932 Second Print Mark Twain's America Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company Author: Bernard DeVoto Illustrator: M. J. Gallagher Hardcover

945 - 1924 Numbered First Ed. The Heptameron Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf New York Author: Arthur Machen Hardcover

946 - 1917 First Ed. The Green Mirror Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers Author: Hugh Walpole Hardcover

947 - Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass 1925 Illustrated Edition, Publisher: The John C. Winston Company Author: Lewis Carroll Illustrator: John Tenniel Hardcover

948 - 1937 Illustrated Ed. The Black Arrow Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrator: N. C. Wyeth Hardcover

949 - 1899 Ed. Old Chester Tales Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers Author: Margaret Deland Hardcover

950 - 1864 Ed. The Cloister & The Hearth 2 Vol. Set Publisher: Leipzig Bernhad Tauchnitz Author: Charles Reade Hardcover

951 - Lives & Voyages of Drake Cavendish & Dampier 1831 First Edition, Cover Disconnected. Inscribed by "Patrick Henry Chester, 1835" Publisher: Oliver & Boyd, Tweeddale-Court Author: Christian Isobel Johnstone Hardcover

952 - 1857 Ed. John Halifax, Gentleman 2 Vol. Set Publisher: Leipzig Bernhad Tauchnitz Author: Dinah Maria Mulock Craik Hardcover

953 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2003 First American Edition, Slight water damage towards the bottom. Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Author: J. K. Rowling Hardcover

954 - 1900 Ed. Silas Mariner Publisher: D. Appleton and Company New York Author: George Eliot Hardcover

955 - 1952 First Ed. Charlotte's Web Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers Author: E. B. White Hardcover

956 - 1888 Second Ed. The Descent of Man 2 Volume Set, Publisher: John Murray, Albemarle Street Author: Charles Darwin Hardcover

957 - 1882 New Ed. The Poets & Poetry of Europe Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Hardcover

958 - 1937 Second Print Northwest Passage Signed by Author Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc. Author: Kenneth Roberts Hardcover

959 - 1905 First Ed. With the Empress Dowager Publisher: The Century Co. New York Author: Katharine A. Carl Hardcover

960 - 1942 First Ed. To Be a Pilgrim Publisher: Harper & Brothers New York Author: Joyce Cary Hardcover

961 - 1854 Ed. The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Author: Rev. John Mitford Hardcover

962 - 1835 Revised Ed. The Life of Patrick Henry Presentation Inscription from Congressman William Henry to Doctor Charles Bemis. Publisher: M. Elrath & Bangs Author: William Wirt Hardcover

963 - 1957 First Ed. The Home Library of the Garnetts "The Home Library of the Garnetts of Elmwood" Signed by Author, Publisher: University of Virginia Press Charlottesville Author: Harry Clemons Hardcover

964 - 1935 First Ed. Paths of Glory Publisher: The Viking Press New York Author: Humphrey Cobb Hardcover

965 - 1798 First Ed. Letters of a Traveler... Letters of a Traveler of Europe Asia & Africa, Signed Nathaniel Bemis. Publisher: James Wallis & Wynne & Scholey Editor: Alexander Thomson Hardcover

966 - A Compend of History from the Earliest Times 1825 Eighth Edition, Presentation Inscription to Nathenial Bemis, with folding chart included. Publisher: Richardson and Lord Author: Samuel Whelpley Hardcover

967 - 1857 First Ed. Pictures of the Olden Times Publisher: Crosby, Nichols, and Company Author: Edmund H. Sears Hardcover

968 - !806 First Ed. Sacred and Profane History... "Sacred and Profane History Epitomized", Multiple inscriptions including one from Nathenial Bemis. Publisher: Jacob Johnson Author: Benjamin Tucker Hardcover

969 - 1834 Third Ed. The Life and Writings of Major... "The Life and Writings of Major Jack Downing of Downingville", Publisher: Lilly, Wait, Colman & Holden Author: Major Jack Downing Hardcover

970 - 1949 First Ed. The American Wild Turkey Signed by Author (Henry E. Davis), Publisher: Small-Arms Technical Publishing Company Author: Henry E. Davis Hardcover

971 - 1943 First Ed. Four Quartets - T.S. Eliot Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company Author: T. S. Eliot Hardcover

972 - 1959 First Ed. The Armada Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Boston Author: Garrett Mattingly Hardcover

973 - 1941 First Ed. Reveille in Washington Publisher: Harper and Brothers Publishers Author: Margaret Leech Hardcover

974 - 1887 Ed. The Complete Angler Publisher: Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly Author: Izaak Walton & Charles Cotton Illustrator: Stothard & Inskipp Hardcover

975 - 1892 First Ed. Pagan and Christian Rome Near Unused Quality, Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Author: Rodolfo Lanciani Hardcover

976 - 1849 Ed. Spenser and the Faery Queen Publisher: Putnam New York Author: Mr. C. M. Kirkland Hardcover

977 - 1840 Ed. The Works of W. Chillingworth Publisher: Herman Hooker Philadelphia Hardcover

978 - 1926 Ed. Beowulf English Translation Publisher: Chatto & Windus London Author: D. H. Crawford Hardcover

979 - 1939 Ed. The Works of Lord Chesterfield First American Ed. Publisher: Harper & Brothers New York Hardcover

980 - 1897 Ed. The Poetical Works of Mathew Arnold Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Author: Matthew Arnold Hardcover

981 - 1827 Ed. Reminiscences of Charles Butler Esq. Publisher: Wells and Lilly, Court-Street Author: Charles Butler, Esq. Hardcover

982 - A Manual Prepared for the use of a Private School 1855 Boston First Edition, Publisher: James Munroe and Company Boston Hardcover

983 - 1876 Ed. A New Library of Poetry and Song Illustrated Edition, Cover Disconnected, Publisher: J. B. Ford and Company New York Editor: William Cullen Braynt Hardcover

984 - 1794 First Ed. The Millenium or, the Thousand... "The Millenium or the Thousand Years of Prosperity, Promised to the Church of God" Signed Congressman William Henry, Cover Barely Connected. Publisher: Shepard Kollock Elizabeth Town Author: David Austin Hardcover

985 - 1929 First Ed. Poetry of the English Renaissance Publisher: F. S. Crofts & Co New York Editor: J. William Hebel & Hoyt H. Hudson Hardcover

986 - 1943 First Ed. The Jack Tales Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company - The Riverside Press Cambridge Author: Richard Chase Hardcover

987 - 1948 First Ed. The Grandfather Tales Signed Richard Chase (Author), Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company - The Riverside Press Cambridge Author: Richard Chase Hardcover

988 - 1898 First Ed. Bob Son of Battle Publisher: Garden City Publishing Co. Inc. Author: Alfred Ollivant Illustrator: Marguerite Kirmse Hardcover

989 - 1953 First Ed. Round River Publisher: Oxford University Press New York Editor: Luna B. Leopold Illustrator: Charles W. Schwartz Hardcover

990 - 1951 First Ed. God and Man at Yale Publisher: Henry Regnery Company Chicago Author: William F. Buckley, Jr. Hardcover

991 - 1936 First Ed. Martha's Vineyard Summer Resort Publisher: The Tuttle Publishing Company Inc. Author: Henry Beetle Hough Hardcover

992 - 1927 New Ed. The Book of Birds Publisher: The National Geographic Society Author: Henry Wetherbee Henshaw Hardcover

993 - 1849 Third Ed. The American Anglers Guide The American Anglers Guide or Complete fishing Manual for the United States, Spine Disconnected. Publisher: H. Long & Brother Author: John Jay Brown Hardcover

994 - 2003 Ed. Byzantium 3 Volume Set Publisher: The Folio Society London Author: John Julius Norwich Hardcover

995 - 1975 First Ed. The Book of Winchester Engraving Publisher: Beinfeld Publishing Inc. Author: R. L. Wilson Hardcover

996 - 2001 Ed. On War with Sleeve Publisher: The Folio Society London Author: Carl Von Clausewitz Hardcover

997 - First Ed. China: Scenery, Architecture, Social... China: Scenery, Architecture, Social Habits Illustrated 1843-1847 First Edition, Both Covers Disconnected Publisher: Peter Jackson London Author: G. N. Wright Illustrator: Thomas Allom Hardcover

998 - 1904 First Ed. A Little Union Scout Publisher: McCure Phillips & Co. Author: Joel Chandler Harris Hardcover

999 - 1843 Ed. Democracy in America 2 Volume Set, Covers Barely Attached, Inscribed in First Page: Franklin Raymond. Publisher: J. & G. G. Langley Chatham Street Author: Alexis De Tocqueville Hardcover

1000 - 1936 First Ed. Drums Along the Mohawk Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company Author: Walter D. Edmonds Hardcover

1001 - 1948 First Ed. Jim Farley's Story Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc. Author: James A. Farley Hardcover

1002 - 1950 First Ed. Paul Revere & the Minute Men Publisher: Random House New York Author: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Hardcover

1003 - 1985 First Ed. Reasonable Doubt Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston New York Author: Henry Hurt Hardcover

1004 - 1952 First Ed. Nederlands Porselein Publisher: Allert De Lange Amsterdam Author: W. J. Rust Hardcover

1005 - 1922 Ed. The Best Short Stories of 1922 Publisher: Small, Maynard & Company Editor: Edward J. O'Brien Hardcover

1006 - Report on the Boundary Line Between Alaska... "Report on the Boundary Line Between Alaska and British Columbia", 1889 Senate First Edition, All 8 Large Folding Maps Included, Hardcover

1007 - Report of an Expedition to the Copper, Tanana,... "Report of an Expedition to the Copper, Tanana, & Koyukuk Rivers in 1885", 1887 Senate First Edition, All 5 Folding Maps Included Hardcover

1008 - Cassell's Library of English Literature - Religion 1880s Edition, Publisher: Cassell & Company Limited Author: Henry Morley Hardcover

1009 - 1890s Ed. Tom Brown at Oxford Publisher: Lovell, Coryell & Company Author: Thomas Hughes Hardcover

1010 - 1934 First Ed. American Ballads and Folk Songs Publisher: The Macmillan Company New York Author: John A Lomax & Alan Lomax Hardcover

1011 - 1909 Ed. Portrait of a Lady Publisher: The Modern Library New York Author: Henry James Hardcover

1012 - 1928 First Ed. The History of British Civilization 2 Volume Set, Publisher: Harcourt Brace and Company Author: Esme Wingfield-Stratford Hardcover

1013 - 1907 First Ed. King's Elementary Geography Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons New York Author: Charles F. King Hardcover

1014 - The Curious Lobster & The Curious Lobsters Island Both Books First Edition Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company Author: Richard W. Hatch Hardcover

1015 - 1945 First Ed. Stuart Little - E.B. White Publisher: Harper & Row Publishers Illustrator: Garth Williams Author: E. B. White Hardcover

1016 - 1903 First Ed. The Tale of Peter Rabbit [Beatrix Potter] Dots in o's on cover, self portrait of Beatrix Potter as Mrs. Mcgreggor on Page 14, Spine Disconnected Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co. London Author: Beatrix Potter Hardcover

1017 - 1904 First Ed. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co. New York Author: Beatrix Potter Hardcover

1018 - 1905 First Ed. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle [Beatrix Potter] Dots in o's on cover, some pages disconnected but present, staining on left side of first few pages Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co. New York Author: Beatrix Potter Hardcover

1019 - 1903 First Ed. The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co. New York Author: Beatrix Potter Hardcover

1020 - 1904 First Ed. The Tale of Two Bad Mice Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co. New York Author: Beatrix Potter Hardcover

1021 - 1906 First Ed. The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher Some Pages Disconnected but Present Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co. New York Author: Beatrix Potter Hardcover

1022 - 1903 First Ed. The Tailer of Gloucester [Beatrix Potter] Presentation inscription reads "To My Valentine 1904" Very Good Condition Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co. New York Author: Beatrix Potter Hardcover

1023 - 1903 First Ed. The Story of Little Black Quibba Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes Company Author: Helen Bannerman Hardcover

1024 - 1902 First Ed. The Story of Little Black Mingo Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes Company Author: Helen Bannerman Hardcover

1025 - 1920s Ed. Set of 4 Nursery Rhymes Collection Publisher: Augener Ltd. London Illustrator: H. Willebeek Le Mair Hardcover

1026 - 3 1930s Beatrix Potter Reprints

1027 - 1860 Ed. Undine - A Romance Publisher: Phinney, Blakeman & Mason Author: De La Motte Fouque Hardcover

1028 - 1824 Ed. The Wreath: A Selection of Elegant Poems Presentation Inscription from Congressman William Henry, Publisher: Silas Andrus Hardcover

1029 - 1800 New Ed. The Instructor [George Fisher] Publisher: H. and G. Mozley Marketplace Gainsero Author: George Fisher Hardcover

1030 - 1804 Ed. The Temple of Nature [Erasmus Darwin] Front Cover Barely Attached, Inscribed Charles Bemis on First Page, Publisher: T. and J. Sword New York Author: Erasmus Darwin Hardcover

1031 - Essays Moral Economical & Political 1807 First American Edition, [Francis Bacon] Slight Water Damage at Beginning Publisher: Joseph Greenleaf Author: Francis Bacon Hardcover

1032 - 1886 Ed. The Essays or Councils Civil & Moral Publisher: George Routledge and Sons London Author: Francis Bacon Hardcover

1033 - 1905 Ed. The Only True Mother Goose Melodies Publisher: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. Author: Edward Everett Hale Hardcover

1034 - 1940 Illustrated Ed. Wind Sand & Stars Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World Inc. Author: Antoine de Saint Exupery Hardcover

1035 - Eolopoesis American Rejected Addresses 1855 First Edition, Publisher: J. C. Derby Nassau Street New York Author: Jacob Bigelow Hardcover

1036 - 1953 Ed. The Steig Album Publisher: Duell, Sloan and Pearce Author: William Steig Hardcover

1037 - 1912 Ed. The History of Joseph Andrews Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Author: Henry Fielding Hardcover

1038 - 1922 First Ed. This Freedom [A.S.M Hutchinson] Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company Boston Author: A. S. M. Hutchinson Hardcover

1039 - 1946 First Ed. Second Print Lord Hornblower Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Boston Author: C. S. Forester Hardcover

1040 - 1928 Ed. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Publisher: Modern Library New York Author: James Joyce Hardcover

1041 - 1920 First Ed. The Portygee [Joseph C. Lincoln] Publisher: D. Appleton and Company Author: Joseph C. Lincoln Hardcover

1042 - The Autocrat at the Breakfast Table 1859 First Edition Large Paper Print, Owned by Doctor Charles Bemis, Publisher: Phillips, Sampson and Company Boston Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes Hardcover

1043 - 1939 First Ed. After Many a Summer Dies the Swan Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers Author: Aldous Huxley Hardcover

1044 - 1931 First Ed. All Alongshore [Joseph C. Lincoln] Publisher: Coward McCann Inc. Author: Joseph C. Lincoln Hardcover

1045 - Natural History of the Birds Easter & Central 1939 Edition, Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Boston Author: Edward Howe Forbush Hardcover

1046 - The Life and Adventures of Nicolas Nickleby 1839 First Edition, [Charles Dickens] Owned by Doctor Charles Bemis. Contains Original Publisher Slip Publisher: Lea & Blanchard Philadelphia Author: Charles Dickens Hardcover

1047 - 1957 First Ed. By Love Possesed Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company New York Author: James Gould Cozzens Hardcover

1048 - 1928 Ed. John Brown's Body [Stephen Vincent Benet] Publisher: Doubleday, Doran New York Author: Stephen Vincent Benet Hardcover

1049 - 1927 Ed. The Oedipus King of Thebes Publisher: Oxford University Press American Branch Author: Gilbert Murray Hardcover

1050 - 1965 First Ed. The Animal Family Publisher: Pantheon Books Author: Randall Jarrell Hardcover

1051 - 1963 First Ed. The Letters of Robert Frost to... "The Letters of Robert Frost to Lewis Untermeyer"