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Diverse Lot of Five Twentieth Century Books

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:6.00 USD Estimated At:25.00 - 50.00 USD
Diverse Lot of Five Twentieth Century Books
<B>Diverse Lot of Five Twentieth Century Books,</B></I> including:<BR><B>Maurice Broun: Signed <I>Hawks Aloft: The Story of Hawk Mountain</B></I></B></I> (New York: Dodd, Mead Company, 1949), 222 pages, blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, 8vo (5.75" x 8.5"), dust jacket. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Scattered foxing, else good condition.<BR><B>Lael Wertenbaker: <I>To Mend the Heart: The Dramatic Story of Cardiac Surgery and Its Pioneers</B></I></B></I> (New York: The Viking Press, 1980), 344 pages, gray paper boards shelf backed in light blue cloth with red lettering on the spine, 8vo (6.25" x 9.25"), dust jacket. Inscribed to Will Yolen and initialed by the author on the front free endpaper. Mild foxing on the textblock edges, else very good.<BR><B>I. A. R. Wylie: <I>Rambles in the Black Forest</B></I></B></I> (Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1911), 325 pages, green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on the spine and front board, color plate affixed to center of front board, 8vo (6" x 8.25"). Very good condition.<BR><B>Maria Willett Howard: <I>Lowney's Cook Book</B></I></B></I> (Boston: The Walter M. Lowney Co., 1912), revised edition, 421 pages, muted red cloth with black lettering and decoration on the spine and front board, 8vo (5.5" x 8"). Rubbed corners and spines, else very good.<BR><B>Norman MacDonald: <I>The Orchid Hunters</B></I></B></I> (New York and Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1939), 294 pages, green cloth with purple lettering on the spine and front board, 8vo (5.5" x 8.5"), no dust jacket. Spine shelf-cocked, boards rubbed and lightly soiled, with moderate shelf wear, else very good.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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