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Lot 0163: ANTIQUE VINTAGE FICTION BOOKS YOUNG PUBLIC NOVELS

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A collection of nine antique and vintage fiction books for young public. The collection includes: Safari A Saga of the African Blue by Martin Johnson. WIth 66 illustrations. First edition. Published by Putnam's Sons, New York, 1928. Hardcover with orange cloth; The Right Man by Brian Hooker. Illustrated by Alonzo Kimball. First Edition. Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1908. Hardcover with an illustrated green cloth; Power of the Air by Sturge Moore. Published by Grant Richards, London, 1920. Ex Libris of Bertran Lloyd and the handwritten inscription on the flyleaf. Hardcover; Barbary Sheep by Robert Hichens. First edition. Illustrated tan cloth stamped in color. Black and white illustrations. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1907; Dulcie or Half-a-yard of linsey-woolsey by Jack Bechdolt and Decie Merwi. First edition. Published by E. P. Dutton and co., inc, 1943. Illustrated publisher’s paperback; Things One Hears by Robert Lynd with wood engravings by Claire Oldham. Published by J. M Dent and Sons, 1947. Hardcover with an illustrated dust jacket; The Live-Long Day children’s book. Published by Dodd, Mead and Company, 1882. Illustrated hardcover. Inscribed on the flyleaf: Presented to Master Floyd King by Hattie and Leona Gardner; Carolina's Courage by Elizabeth Yates, illustrated by Nora S. Unwin. Published by E.P. Dutton and Co., New York, 1964. Stated First Edition. Signed by the author and illustrator on the flyleaf. Hardcover with an illustrated dust jacket; Captured by Apes Or How Philip Garland Became King of Apeland by Harry Prentice. Published by A. L. Burt Company, 1892. Hardcover in a brown cloth with black decoration and gilt to the binding. Rare And Antiquarian Books, Library Specimen For Collectors.

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Overall good condition. Signs of age and wear. Yellowing at edges, some dark stains on surface. Refer to photos. Sold as is.
Largest item 9 1/4 x 6 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. All measurements are approximate.

Estimate $100.00-$150.00

Starting Price $50.00