Books & Ephemera: Including Chapman Family Historical Documents

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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 Historical documents from the Chapman family are part of a collection related to Edward Mortimer Chapman (1862-1952), a Connecticut pastor, academic, author, and descendant of one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.
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American Women Authors, Early 20th Century (10).121 - American Women Authors, Early 20th Century (10).
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Early 20th Century American women authors, a group of 10 titles, including some first editions and one signed; ranging from Fair to Good condition: 1.
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KENT, ROCKWELL.122 - KENT, ROCKWELL.
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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 pape...
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Group of American Poetry (7), incl. Edgar A. Guest.123 - Group of American Poetry (7), incl. Edgar A. Guest.
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Group of American verse and ballads, seven titles, in generally Good condition: 1.-3. GUEST, EDGAR A. A Heap o'Livin' Along Life's Highw...
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Two Titles by Henry Van Dyke, with TLS.124 - Two Titles by Henry Van Dyke, with TLS.
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VAN DYKE, HENRY. 1852-1933. Two titles by the American author, diplomat, and clergyman, including a TLS: 1. "Even Unto Bethlehem," Th...
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Misc. Fine Press Titles (3), incl. Peter Pauper.125 - Misc. Fine Press Titles (3), incl. Peter Pauper.
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1. MAQUARIE, ARTHUR. Three Letters of Gemma Donati Wife of Dante Alighieri. Florence: Olive Press, 1920. Hand-printed paper covers, woodblock style il
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Three Travel Accounts Published by Paul Elder.126 - Three Travel Accounts Published by Paul Elder.
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A group of three travel accounts, published by Paul Elder, San Francisco; Good: 1.-2. FITCH, GEORGE HAMLIN. The Critic in the Occident. San Francisco:
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Belgium Old and New, by G. W. Edwards.127 - Belgium Old and New, by G. W. Edwards.
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EDWARDS, GEORGE WHARTON. Belgium Old and New. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Compay, 1925. 8vo. Gilt and pictorial stamped cloth. Color plates. Ver
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Travel Guides, Germany and France, 1900s-1920s.128 - Travel Guides, Germany and France, 1900s-1920s.
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1. BAEDEKER'S SWITZERLAND, and the Adjacent Portions of Italy, Savoy, and Tyrol. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1907. Twenty-Second Edition....
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Three Titles on London.129 - Three Titles on London.
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1. BELL, ARTHUR G., MRS. The Skirts of The Great City. London: Methuen & Co., 1907. First Edition. 16 color illustrations by Arthur G. Bell. Fai...
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Memories of Travel, T. G. Jackson, with another.130 - Memories of Travel, T. G. Jackson, with another.
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1. JACKSON, THOMAS GRAHAM. Memories of Travel. Cambridge: The University Press, 1923. Color frontispiece and line illustrations. Good; some staining/f
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Books on Books/Old Paris (3).131 - Books on Books/Old Paris (3).
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1. JENISON, MADGE. Sunwise Turn: A Human Comedy of Bookselling. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1924. 12mo. Blue cloth/paper, orange paper lab...
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Sam Houston Biography, 1929.132 - Sam Houston Biography, 1929.
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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&...
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Misc. Group of Titles (3), incl. Duchess of York's Page.133 - Misc. Group of Titles (3), incl. Duchess of York's Page.
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Varying conditions, as-is lot: 1. COZZENS, JAMES GOULD. The Just and the Unjust. NY: Harcourt Brace, 1942. First edition. Good. 2. MAUDE, MRS. WILLIAM
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Three Titles on Shooting, Fishing, Dogs.134 - Three Titles on Shooting, Fishing, Dogs.
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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 &...
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Misc. Titles 1900s-1920s, incl. Emerson Hough (5).135 - Misc. Titles 1900s-1920s, incl. Emerson Hough (5).
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All Good condition: 1. FOX, JOHN, JR. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine. New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1908. Illustrated by F. C. Yohn. 2. HO
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McMURTRY, LARRY.136 - McMURTRY, LARRY.
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Moving On. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. "First Printing" on the copyright page. 8vo (8 3/4in.) With dust jacket. Beige cloth spine ...
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CHANG, EILEEN.137 - CHANG, EILEEN.
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The Rice-Sprout Song. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. First edition. 12mo (7 9/16in.). Black cloth with gilt titles/decoration. Conditi...
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SHEPHERD, CHARLES R.138 - SHEPHERD, CHARLES R.
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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 picto
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GARDNER, ERLE STANLEY.139 - GARDNER, ERLE STANLEY.
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A group of 12 1950s-1960s Perry Mason novels with dust jackets, published by Walter J. Black, Roslyn, NY, "by special arrangement with William ...
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WOLFE, TOM.140 - WOLFE, TOM.
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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,
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