The Estate of Delaware Governor & Mrs. Elbert N. Carvel

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On Saturday, Oct. 14, Jos. C. O’Neal & Sons Auctioneers & Appraisers will be holding an auction from the Estate of Former Delaware Governor Elbert N. Carvel and Mrs. Ann Valliant Carvel at the O’Neal Auction Center in Laurel, Delaware. This single-event will consist of the antiques, furniture, art pottery, Delaware art, political ephemera and memorabilia, as well as personal effects from the Carvel estate.

Among the many items to be offered include a Potthast, Baltimore, Maryland mahogany 10 piece dining room set and sideboard that is described on page 35 of Cecilia Cohen’s book “Only in Delaware”; a mahogany slant-front desk carved with the State Seal of Delaware, made for Gov. Carvel by Franklin Kinnamon and one of only three known to have been made; a Van Briggle Pottery collection; as well as paintings by Delaware artist Henry Progar & other Delaware artists. Also being offered are numerous items of political history that include important letters and telegrams from Presidents Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, and Clinton; signed and unsigned photographs of former Presidents; and over a half dozen scrapbooks put together by Mrs. Carvel that spans Gov. Carvel’s political career.
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SIGNED DELAWARE VALLEY BOOK240 - SIGNED DELAWARE VALLEY BOOK
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DUTCH EXPLORERS, TRADERS, AND SETTLERS IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY, 1609-1664 BY C.A. WESLAGER AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. University of Pennsylvania Press, Phila
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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SIGNED MASONIC BOOK241 - SIGNED MASONIC BOOK
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MASONIC POTPOURRI BY CHARLES E. GREEN AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. 1962. First Edition numbered 360 of 400 and signed on Edition Page "Charles E. Gree...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
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SIGNED DELMARVA BOOK242 - SIGNED DELMARVA BOOK
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BREADBASKET OF THE REVOLUTION, DELMARVA'S EIGHT TURBULENT WAR YEARS BY CHARLES J. TRUITT AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Historical Books, Inc., Salisbury,...
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SIGNED POEM BOOK243 - SIGNED POEM BOOK
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THE SUBURB BY THE SEA, NEW POEMS BY ROBERT HILLYER AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1952. Signed on first page "For Ed Carvel,/...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
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SIGNED POLITICAL BOOK244 - SIGNED POLITICAL BOOK
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THE NAKED COMMUNIST BY W. CLEON SKOUSEN AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. The Ensign Publishing Company, Salt Lake City, 1961. Signed on reverse of first page &...
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SIGNED CHESAPEAKE BAY BOOK245 - SIGNED CHESAPEAKE BAY BOOK
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THIS WAS CHESAPEAKE BAY BY ROBERT H. BURGESS AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Cornell Maritime Press, Inc., Cambridge, Md., 1963. Signed on second page "R...
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SIGNED DELAWARE BOOK246 - SIGNED DELAWARE BOOK
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THE HISTORY OF NINETEENTH CENTURY LAUREL BY HAROLD HANCOCK AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Otterbein College Print Shop, Westerville, Ohio, 1983. Signed on firs
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SIGNED POLITICAL BOOK247 - SIGNED POLITICAL BOOK
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THE STORY OF GEORGE ROMNEY BY TOM MAHONEY BOOK. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1960. Signed on first page "4/26/64/I believe th...
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1952 GOVERNORS' CONFERENCE PROGRAM248 - 1952 GOVERNORS' CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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1952 44TH ANNUAL GOVERNORS' CONFERENCE PROGRAM. Held in Houston, Texas. Comes with an invitation from Gov. Allan Shivers (Texas) for breakfast...
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1952 WORLD SERIES PROGRAM249 - 1952 WORLD SERIES PROGRAM
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1952 WORLD SERIES PROGRAM. Between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers. From the Estate of Governor Elbert N. Carvel (Governor of Delaware 194
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to jalordirect for (175.00 + 26.25BP) = 201.25
 
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19TH CENTURY CIVIL WAR BOOK250 - 19TH CENTURY CIVIL WAR BOOK
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WOMAN'S WORK IN THE CIVIL WAR, A RECORD OF HEROISM, PATRIOTISM AND PATIENCE BY L.P. BROCKETT, M.D. AND MARY C. VAUGHN. Zeigler, McCurdy, & ...
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19TH CENTURY REFERNCE ATLAS251 - 19TH CENTURY REFERNCE ATLAS
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MITCHELL'S NEW REFERENCE ATLAS FOR COLLEGES, LIBRARIES, FAMILIES, AND COUNTING HOUSES. E.H. Butler & Co., Philadelphia, 1865. Contains 56 ...
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19TH CENTURY CHURCH BOOK252 - 19TH CENTURY CHURCH BOOK
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HISTORY OF ALL THE RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 19TH CENTURY BOOK. John Winebrenner, 1849. From the Estate of Governor Elbert N. Car
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19TH CENTURY LOCOMOTIVE BOOK253 - 19TH CENTURY LOCOMOTIVE BOOK
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THE PERMANENT WAY AND COAL-BURNING LOCOMOTIVE BOILERS OF EUROPEAN RAILWAYS BY ZERAH COLBURN AND ALEXANDER L. HOLLEY. Holley & Colburn, New York...
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19TH CENTURY MARYLAND ATLAS254 - 19TH CENTURY MARYLAND ATLAS
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ILLUSTRATED ATLAS OF KENT AND QUEEN ANNE COUNTIES, MARYLAND BY LAKE, GRIFFING & STEVENSON. Philadelphia, 1877. Some pages show unattachment to...
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Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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19TH CENTURY MARYLAND ATLAS255 - 19TH CENTURY MARYLAND ATLAS
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ILLUSTRATED ATLAS OF TALBOT AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES, MARYLAND BY LAKE, GRIFFING & STEVENSON. Philadelphia, 1877. Shows loss at binding and cov...
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY BOOK SET256 - HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY BOOK SET
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TWO VOLUME "A STANDARD HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK" BY PETER ROSS, L.L.D. The Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 189...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
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1914 AAA AUTOMOBILE BLUE BOOK257 - 1914 AAA AUTOMOBILE BLUE BOOK
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1914 AAA AUTOMOBILE BLUE BOOK. Volume 1, New York and Canada. Leather covers show wear. From the Estate of Governor Elbert N. Carvel (Governor of D
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
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19TH CENTURY MASONIC BOOK258 - 19TH CENTURY MASONIC BOOK
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FIRST HISTORICAL REPORT OF THE BROOKLYN MASONIC VETERANS FROM NOVEMBER 26, 1888 TO JUNE 30, 1894. Charles F. Bloom, New York, 1894. From the Estate
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DELAWARE BOOK259 - DELAWARE BOOK
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OLD SWEDES CHURCH, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 1698-1938 BY CHARLES M. CURTIS AND CHARLES LEE REESE, JR. Delaware Tercentenary Commission, Wilmington, Del.
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
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