SILENT AUCTION

Silent Auction 2010

The Friends of the Green Free Library are pleased to offer the following as part of our 2010 Book Sale. Researched and available to the highest bidder, these books/albums appeal to many interests and are perfect additions to any personal library. The entire collection may be viewed in the display case in The Green Free Library foyer, now, or at the auction table during our June book sale. Bids will be accepted and posted immediately. Final date and auction closing time is 4 pm, June 12. High bidder need not be present.




1. The Life of Martin Luther, written by Chevalier Bunsen, with an estimate of Luther’s character and genius by Thomas Carlyle, copyright 1877. This is an ex-library book and in well-read, but intact condition. The book was reproduced in 2007 in the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical books. The book offered is not a reproduction.

2. Salamina, written by Rockwell Kent, copyright 1935. A first edition, of Kent’s account of his years in Greenland. The book was widely praised and reviewed as the first book to be written about Greenland and Greenlanders. Ex-library, the condition is good.

3. Stedman’s Poetical Works, complete edition, written by Edmund Clarence Stedman, copyright 1873. Stedman is the only known stockbroker who was also a published poet. The collection is dedicated to his Mother “in gratitude for whatsoever portion I inherit of her own sweet gift of song”. The condition is good.

4. Every Man a King, autobiography of Huey P. Long, copyright 1933. A spirited and fascinating account of his life. Nicknamed the Kingfish and simultaneously cursed as a dictator and applauded as the benefactor of the masses, Long was the only Southern popular leader who delivered on his promises. A critic of Roosevelt, he gained a nationwide following, forcing Roosevelt to turn his New Deal significantly to the left. Ex-library in good condition.

5. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan, written by Ellen G. White, copyright 1911. Sub-heading – The Conflict of the Ages in the Christian Dispensation. The publishers note—that we may better understand the principles of the all-important controversy, in which the life of a universe is involved, the author has set it before us in great, concrete object lessons of the last 20 centuries. Found folded inside the book “The Advent and Sabbath Review Herald”, Washington, DC, Monday, November 16, 1914. The condition is very good.

6. Currier & Ives, Printmakers to the American People, written by Harry T. Peters, copyright 1942. The prints are taken from the collection of Harry Peters, the foremost collector of Currier & Ives in the world. The book contains a history of Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives, their firm, methods used to produce the pictures and a folio of 192 plates, 32 in full color. The book condition is very good; however the dust jacket is worn.

7. Letters of a Woman Homesteader, written by Elinore Pruitt Stewart with illustrations by N.C. Wyeth, copyright May 1914. The writer of the letters is a young woman who lost her husband in a railroad accident and went to Denver to seek support for herself and her two-year old daughter. She eventually accepted employment as a housekeeper for a well-to-do Scotch cattleman, Mr. Stewart. An inscription on the publisher’s page has personal information regarding the family. The condition of the book is good. The cover is slightly worn.

8. Herman Husband, written by Mary Elinor Lazenby, copyright 1940. A man of pacifist principles forgotten in death. A magnificent minority leader. Born in 1724 in Maryland, jailed in New Bern, NC, for traitorous and rebellious crimes. Finally escaping NC and his sentence of wanted dead or alive to live in PA where he changed his name to “Toscape Death”. A most interesting look at our early history of events mostly forgotten.

9. Phillips Andover 1900 Class Book – An interesting year book listing ages, heights, weights, interests and addresses of the graduating class. Several local names appear including R. T. Davis of Morris Run and G. Landrus of Wellsboro. The book is in very good condition, the cover is slightly worn.

10. Manual of Bayonet Exercise – Prepared for the use of the Army of the United States, printed by the War Department, written by George B. McClellan, dated 1852. Buyers name and purchase information appear on the inside page. There are 24 lithographic plates at the rear depicting diver’s stances, etc., both offensive and defensive. This is very rare and valuable book. The cover has minor wear otherwise the book is in very good condition.

11. The Pivot of Civilization, written by Margaret Sanger with an introduction by H. G. Wells, copyright 1922. A cornerstone work on birth control and the rights of women, written with a scientific, dispassionate review of facts and a very passionate demand for equality of opportunity. Ex-library book. The cover is somewhat worn, the book is in good condition.

12. The United States with an Excursion Into Mexico, written by Karl Baedeker in 1904. This is the third revised edition with 25 maps and 35 plans. A classic travel guide, and as with all Baedekers, full of unexpected and unexpectedly amusing bits and pieces of information. Detailed advice on where to visit in all the towns, hamlets and cities in the US and Northern Mexico. Ex-library with a slight tear in the spine top. The front map is torn and the back map is missing. Overall the condition is better than fair.

13. The Real Lincoln – written by Jesse W. Weik, copyright 1922. Book has a black and white frontispiece of Lincoln, 1860. There are many photographs and document illustrations throughout. Ex-library. The book and binding are in good condition.

14. Memoirs of a Revolutionist – written by P. Kropotkin, copyright 1899. The author noted the following: Bromley Kent, October 1899. This was published in “the Atlantic Monthly” (September 1898 to September 1899) under the title of “The Autobiography of a Revolutionist”. In book form there has been much added to the original text in the parts dealing with Kropotkin’s youth and stay in Siberia. Ex-library. The book and binding are in good condition.

15. Voyaging Southward From the Strait of Magellan, written by Rockwell Kent, copyright 1924. This is the second in a series of autobiographical works by the author/artist. The one concerns sailing in coastal waters from Tierra del Fuego to Cape Horn. Ex-library, the condition is very good.

16. Beatles Albums – 4 complete (used) albums. The Beatles/1962-1966; The Beatles/1967-1970; Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band; Magical Mystery Tour. Records were not play tested, but appear to be free of scratches. Cover condition is okay.