SILENT AUCTION AT THE GREEN FREE

The Green Free Library in Wellsboro, PA, will be holding a Silent Auction at the library at 134 Main Street. Bidding will begin at 10:00 AM on Monday July 23, 2012, and conclude at 4:59 PM on Saturday August 04, 2012. Winning bidders will be contacted on the following Monday. Payment in cash, or a check made out to The Green Free Library will be accepted. For more information stop in the library, or call 570-724-4876. All books to be auctioned are on display in the front entrance of the library, and descriptions and photos are available in the “bid book”.


Autobiography of Philip H. Dewey; Farmer, Lumberman, State Official
by Philip[ H. Dewey (1933)
Book Description: THE EVANGELICAL PRESS, PA, 1933. HARD BACK PURPLE. Book Condition: VERY GOOD. FIRST. 8.5 X 6.5. hb/vg cond. very light shelf wear, light foxing and discoloration inside covers, written note on back flyleaf/front flyleaf torn out

Wood Hick, Pigs-Ear & Murphy; The Historical Story of Galeton, Pennsylvania and Surrounding Area: Second Edition
by Bill Pippin (1989)
Book Description: Privately published by author 1976, 1989, Printed by Jostens Printing and Publishing, State College PA. Hard Cover. Second edition, Book condition NF/VG(+), cloth, 246 glossy pages, illustrated text is bright, clean and fresh-in NF cond., DJ intact with minor chipping & rubbing

Children’s Stories
by Rudyard Kipling
Book Description: J H Sears & Company, Inc., New York. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. assumed 1st ed. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Cover has minor wear at edges and corners. Spine has slight crease. Previous owner’s name in pencil inside front cover.

The Timber Beast
by Archie Binns
Book Description: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1944. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. There is some light edge wear and rubbing to the spine ends and edges of the book cover. The text pages are clean and tight. The price clipped dust jacket has several small edge tears and chipping to the top and bottom spine ends and rear corners, and is taped inside.

The Poetical Works of Mrs. Felicia Hemans; New Edition
by Felicia Hemans
Phillips & Sampson, Boston, 1848. Later Printing. Book condition vg/vg; spine/corners frayed; Front fly leaf torn out. Gilt lettering & decorations slightly faded; some soil to endpapers with foxing throughout. Illustrated with steel engravings.

Life in Wellsboro, 1880-1920: A Socio-historical Portrait
by Gale Largey (1980)

Book Description: Paperback edition printed by Lycoming Printing Co., Inc. (1980) Book condition: Very Good, Small stain back cover, minor rubbing to edges and a few corner creases. Pages clean and tight except for some underlined names in the acknowledgements.

This is a “hard-to-find item”.


History of The Corning-Painted Post Area: 200 Years in Painted Post Country (Revised Edition)
by Thomas P. Dimitroff & Lois S. James

Book Description: Hardcover, revised edition (1991). Published by Bookmarks, Corning NY. Printed by Midstate Litho. Book condition: Very Good, minor shelf wear and rubbing to edges slight tilt to spine. Pages all clean and tight. Includes numerous fold-out maps, all attached and in excellent condition.

Battles and Leaders of the Civil War – Volumes I, II, III & IV

Johnson, Robert U.; Clarence C. Buel (Editors)
Book Description: Castle, New Jersey, (?1982). Hardcover. Reprint. Later Printing. Book Condition: Very Good; Some separation from boards beginning in vol I. Prev owner’s stamp in all volumes. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (2 have slits) to Near Fine This is a Four Volume Set. Blue cloth boards with simulated leather 1/4 spine. Gilt lettering. This is a reprint of The Century Magazine "Century of War Series" published from 1884 - 1887. Collectible.