6 Vol Set bound in Two.
Wilson&#39;s Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Tales of The Borders, and of Scotland with an Illustrative Glossary. 
Wilson, John Mackay.
Published by William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh, Glasgow. 
Complete.Undated, pre-1900. 6 large vols set bound in two. Pages 1-416, 1-416, 1-412, 1-412, 1-412 ,1-412 and glossary 1-16. Title pages for each internal volume.
Large quantity of illustrated plates. 

Half leather. Cover conditions as shown. Bindings and page blocks intact, Hinges and joints good.Good condition. 

Large volumes, measure approx. 9 1/2&#34; x 11 1/2&#34;. 
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Antique Wilson&#39;s Tales of The Borders, and of Scotland. 6 vols. in 2. Scottish History Books. 

Lord of the Rings 3 volume book set by J.R.R. Tolkien. 
Circa 1988 Houghton Mifflin Trade Editions ( not book club ), 22nd, 21st and 21st Printings. 
Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston. Hardcover in dust-jackets. 
Large fold-out maps at the rear of each volume. 
Cover illustrations by Alan Lee.

Cover conditions as shown. Bindings tight and page blocks intact. Few small tear repairs to vol. 1 dust jacket. Text and illustrations clean throughout. 
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Vintage J.R.R. Tolkien Lord of the Rings 3 volume book set. Illus. by Alan Lee. W/ maps. 

Full Leather Bound HERMAN MELVILLE - MOBY DICK Easton Press Book. Collector&#39;s Edition 100 Greatest Books series. 
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Full Leather Bound HERMAN MELVILLE - MOBY DICK Easton Press Book. Collector&#39;s Edition 100 Greatest Books series. 

Full Leather Bound pair of JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - SELECTED BIRDS & QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA Books in slipcase. Natural History. 
Cover condition as shown. Bindings tight with page blocks intact. Text and illustrations clean throughout.
Books measure 6 3/4&#34; x 10 1/2&#34;.
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Full Leather Bound pair of JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - SELECTED BIRDS &#38; QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA Books in slipcase. Natural History. 

Rare Scientific/Early Electricity : circa 1900 SHELBY MUSHROOM LIGHT BULB Tipped Glass with Thomson-Houston Base and socket.  Has the requisite flattened 3 loop filament.  With good condition matching Thomson-Houston Imperial brass socket. Historical lighting.
Bulb filament intact, and bulb tests good for continuity with meter. NOTE - not plugged in as recommended, requires a Variac to slowly power up for visually testing. 
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Rare Scientific/Early Electricity : circa 1900 Antique SHELBY MUSHROOM LIGHT BULB Tipped Glass with Thomson-Houston Base and socket. Historical Light.

3 Red Badge Of Courage, Alan Drury, Louis Auchincloss Full Leather Bound Limited Edition Franklin Library Books. Two 1st Edition. 
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3 : Red Badge Of Courage, Alan Drury, Louis Auchincloss Full Leather Bound Limited Edition Franklin Library Books. Two 1st Edition. 

Antique 1896 Character Sketches of Romance Fiction and the Drama  Illustrated Book. 
Numerous full page plates.
 
Cover condition as shown. Binding and page block intact. Text and illustrations clean throughout. 

Measures approx. 9 1/2&#34; x 12&#34;. 

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Antique 1896 Character Sketches of Romance Fiction and the Drama Illustrated Book

 Full Leather Bound BERNARD MALAMUD - DUBIN&#39;S LIVES Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 
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Full Leather Bound BERNARD MALAMUD - DUBIN&#39;S LIVES Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 

Full Leather Bound JOHN UPDIKE - MARRY ME Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 
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Full Leather Bound JOHN UPDIKE - MARRY ME Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 

Vintage green J.R.R. TOLKIEN - THE HOBBIT book in green slipcase. Illus. by the author. 
Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston. Hardcover in slipcase. 
Measures approx. 7 1/4&#34; x 9 1/2&#34;. 

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Vintage green J.R.R. TOLKIEN - THE HOBBIT book in slipcase. Illus. by the author. 

Vintage Gold J.R.R. TOLKIEN - THE HOBBIT book in gold slipcase. Illus. by the author. 
Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston. Hardcover in slipcase. 
Measures approx. 7 1/4&#34; x 9 1/2&#34;. 

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Vintage Gold J.R.R. TOLKIEN - THE HOBBIT book in Gold Slipcase. Illus. by the author. 

Rare Scientific/Early Electricity : Large 1912 to 1921 Antique 750 WATT WESTINGHOUSE MAZDA Tipped Glass Light Bulb with Mogul base. Very rare to find high wattage pre 1922 tipped glass light bulbs. Marked 750 W on the base. 
Bulb filament intact, and bulb tests good for continuity with meter. Light rattle inside, but similar seen working fine. NOTE - not plugged in as recommended, requires a Variac to slowly power up for visually testing. 
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Rare Scientific/Early Electricity : Large 1912 to 1921 ANTIQUE 750 WATT WESTINGHOUSE MAZDA Tipped Glass Light Bulb.

4 Full Leather PHILOSOPHY or Classics Limited Edition Franklin Library Books - Petronius, Plutarch, Aristotle, Aenid of Virgil. 
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Full Leather Bound BARBARA W. TUCHMAN - A DISTANT MIRROR Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 
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Full Leather Bound BARBARA W. TUCHMAN - A DISTANT MIRROR Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 

Full Leather Bound JOSEPH CONRAD - LORD JIM Easton Press Book. Collector&#39;s Edition 100 Greatest Books series. 
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Full Leather Bound JOSEPH CONRAD - LORD JIM Easton Press Book. Collector&#39;s Edition 100 Greatest Books series. 

lot of 29 Vintage PENGUIN PAPERBACK Books - George Orwell Animal Farm, D.H. Lawrence, etc.. Circa 1930&#39;s to 1950&#39;s. 
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lot of 29 Vintage PENGUIN PAPERBACK Books - George Orwell Animal Farm, D.H. Lawrence, etc.. Circa 1930&#39;s to 1950&#39;s. 

The National Burns, Including the Airs of All the Songs in the Staff and Tonic Notations; Edited, With an Original Life of Burns.
Robert Burns; George Gilfillan
Published by William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh, Glasgow. 

2 large vols. bound in one. Appears complete.Undated, pre-1900.

This illustrated edition of The National Burns, edited by Rev. George Gilfillan, is a celebration of Scotland&#39;s national poet, Robert Burns. Issued circa 1880 by William Mackenzie in London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, the set includes an extensive Life of Burns by Gilfillan, Burns&#39; songs in musical and sol-fa notation, Burns&#39; correspondence, and details from the Centenary Celebration of Burns&#39; Death. The set also includes a large number of plates, with portraits of Burns as well as Scottish maps and landscape scenes, and illustrations of the stories within Burns&#39; nationalist poems and songs.

Half leather. Cover condition as shown. Binding and page block intact, front hinge starting - see photograph. Good condition. 

Large volume, measures approx. 9&#34; x 10&#34;. 

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Large Antique ROBERT BURNS Book - Scottish History and Poetry

Glencoe & Culloden Books by John Preeble in Slipcase , Folio Society, Scottish History. 
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Glencoe &#38; Culloden Books by John Preeble in Slipcase, Folio Society, Scottish History. 

Lot of 3 Old Large Vintage Art Books - 1939 -1958. : L&#39;art Japonais, Persian Painting and French Cathedral Windows.  
These measure approx 10&#34; x 14&#34;. 
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Lot of 3 Old Large Vintage Art Books : L&#39;art Japonais, Persian Painting and French Cathedral Windows.  

 Full Leather Bound HERMAN WOUK - WAR AND REMEMBRANCE Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 
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Full Leather Bound HERMAN WOUK - WAR AND REMEMBRANCE Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 

Full Leather Bound IRWIN SHAW - BEGGARMAN THIEF Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 
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Full Leather Bound IRWIN SHAW - BEGGARMAN THIEF Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 

Full Leather Bound HARRISON E. SALISBURY - BLACK NIGHT, WHITE SNOW Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 
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Full Leather Bound HARRISON E. SALISBURY - BLACK NIGHT, WHITE SNOW Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 

Full Leather Bound BRUCE & WILLIAM CATTON - THE BOLD AND MAGNIFICENT DREAM Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 
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Full Leather Bound BRUCE &#38; WILLIAM CATTON - THE BOLD AND MAGNIFICENT DREAM Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 

Full Leather Bound THORNTON WILDER - THE ALCESTIAD Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 
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Full Leather Bound THORNTON WILDER - THE ALCESTIAD Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book. 

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Brown full leather hardcover book The Bold And Magnificent Dream by Bruce Catton and William B. Catton, limited first edition privately printed for members of The First Edition Society by Franklin Library, gilt geometric cover design, raised bands and gilt titles on spine, tight binding, clean text and illustrations, remnant of prior owner bookplate on blank page

Leather bound book The Bold And Magnificent Dream limited first edition

Front cover showing brown full leather binding with gilt geometric design

Spine showing title, authors, edition, Franklin Library imprint, raised bands and gilt decorations

Limitation page stating privately printed limited first edition for First Edition Society

Deluxe brown leather binding with intricate gilt front board pattern, gilt page edges, five raised spine bands with gilt devices and titles, high-quality archival paper with clean text and illustrations

Lot #14: Full Leather Bound BRUCE & WILLIAM CATTON - THE BOLD AND MAGNIFICENT DREAM Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book.

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Lot #14: Full Leather Bound BRUCE & WILLIAM CATTON - THE BOLD AND MAGNIFICENT DREAM Limited 1st Edition Book. Franklin Library First Edition Society Book.

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Only Available Pickup Date/Time: Sun, November 01 2026 Category A: 09:30 AM - 11:45 AM

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