The Friends of The Green Free Library is sponsoring their second annual Silent Auction in conjunction with their annual booksale. The auction will run from now until June 13, 2009 at 4 PM. The winning bidders need not be present at the close of the auction. All proceeds will benefit The Green Free Library. Any applicable shipping charges are the buyer’s responsibility.
The following books and prints are on display at The Green Free Library, 134 Main ST Wellsboro, PA1 6901. They will be moved to the Presbyterian Fellowship Hall (next door) for review during the actual booksale. (June 11 & 12 from 10AM to 6PM and June 13 10Am-4PM ($2 per bag on certain books)
Descriptions and bidding procedures are posted in the library. You must come in to place a bid, no calls please.
Children of Noah by John Raymond Whitney (former Pastor of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Wellsboro).
This 2002 edition is signed by the author and is in excellent condition. Minimum opening bid is $30.
The Twig and the Caterpillar by Mary E. Bastian (local author) This book was written in 1978, it is good condition w/DJ. The minimum opening bid is $10.
Scouting with Daniel Boone by Everett T. Tomlinson, illustrated by Norman Rockwell. This is a 1931 reprint of the original 1914 edition. The cover is slightly worn, all pages are intact and attached. Minimum opening bid is $20.
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant by U.S. Grant. Usually a 2 volume set, up for bid are 2 copies of Volume 1 (1865) and 1 copy of Volume 2, (1886). Book covers are loose and well-worn with no DJ, but all pages are intact. Minimum opening bid for all 3 books is $20.
Radford’s Details of Building and Construction compiled by William Radford in 1911. Cover is attached, and all pages are intact. (this is the book in the image above) Minimum opening bid is $50.
The Fight at Dame Europa’s School published by Francis B. Felt & Co. in 1871, with 35 illustrations by Thomas Nast. Minimum opening bid is $30.
How to Study Kreutzer, the Carl Fischer edition, by Edith L. Wynn (1910). Minimum opening bid is $10.
Threescore Years and Beyond or Experiences of the Aged. “A Book for Old People”, illustrated edition by Rev. W.H. De Puy, D.D. (1872). Cover is worn, but spine is tight and pages are intact. Minimum opening bid is $30.
Among School Children by Tracy Kidder, published by Franklin Press in 1989 and signed by the author. Minimum opening bid is $40.
10 Volume Dictionary of American Biography (1936 edition by the American Council of Learned Societies. Ex-Library with appropriate markings, otherwise excellent condition. Minimum opening bid is $100.
Weather Forecast a series of 12 month by month portraits by Alfred James Dewey. These are printed on cardstock and suitable for framing. Copyright is 1909 by the Frederickson Co., Chicago. Minimum opening bid is $100 for complete set.
Twelve Etchings of Yale by Samuel Chamberlain (with portfolio) Produced 1933-34 and suitable for framing. Portfolio is worn but etchings are intact. Minimum opening bid is $1,500.
History of the Civil War in the United States by Samuel M. Schmucker, LL.D. (1862) All pages are intact, but cover is loose. There is no DJ. Minimum opening bid is $25.
History of Slavery and the Slave Trade (1860) compiled from authentic materials by W.O. Black and published by H. Miller. Binding and pages intact, some pages discolored. Minimum opening bid is $50.
No comments:
Post a Comment