Lot #15: Lot of Vintage Maritime, Classics & Reference Hardcover Books

Welcome back to my quirky little shop of wonders! It looks like you’ve been doing some serious estate sale hunting because you have brought in an entire vintage library today. This is an absolutely magnificent haul of antique cloth-bound books, classic literature, and a truly impressive collection of maritime history. Let's pull up a comfortable leather armchair and take a detailed look at this bibliophile's dream: Classic Literature & Poetry The Gentleman from Indiana by Booth Tarkington (Beautiful purple cloth cover from Scribners) Erewhon by Samuel Butler (Classic olive green cloth cover) Henry Esmond by W.M. Thackeray (An elegant, small dark red edition with gold spine lettering by Collins) Beautiful Joe's Paradise by Marshall Saunders (Featuring a wonderfully charming blue cover with a faded floral pattern) The Pageant of English Poetry (Rich red cloth cover with gold lettering) I'm a Stranger Here Myself by Ogden Nash (A bright red cover with black and gold banding) The Pitt Press Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice by A.W. Verity (Red cloth cover) Standard English Classics (A lovely little red edition by Blackie & Son) English Essays from Caxton to R.L. Stevenson and St. Martin's Classics: Silas Marner (Two slim, light brown vintage editions) Maritime & Military History You have an incredible, cohesive collection of nautical and military history here, many still retaining their original dust jackets! The American Fishing Schooners 1825-1935 by Howard I. Chapelle (Brown dust jacket featuring a gorgeous ship illustration) Personality Ships of British Columbia by Ruth Greene (Featuring a painting of the Schooner Malahat on a white dust jacket) British Steam Tugs by P.N. Thomas (Striking yellow dust jacket with tugboat illustrations) Westcountry Shipwrecks: A Pictorial Record 1866-1973 by John Behenna The German Navy 1939-1945 by Cajus Bekker (Bold red, black, and white cover) The Black Angels: A History of the Waffen-SS by Rupert Butler From Powder Monkey to Admiral (A beautiful antique blue cloth cover with intricate embossing) Religion, Reference & Biographies Nave's Topical Bible: A Digest of the Holy Scriptures (A massive, well-loved tome in tan cloth) The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (You actually have two copies here! One is a bright blue embossed cloth edition, and the other features a lovely vintage illustrated dust jacket showing an angel) The Life of Sir William Osler by Harvey Cushing, Vol. I (Thick, stately dark blue cover) Robert's Rules of Order Revised (Seventy-fifth Anniversary Edition in a small red/brown cover) Collier's Year Book (A large, heavy maroon book with a textured cover and a central eagle crest) The Hymn Book (A classic, faded red cloth cover) Modern Fiction Shōgun: A Novel of Japan by James Clavell (The classic white vintage paperback featuring the iconic katana sword) Pickup category timeslot {A}