Friends of the Jefferson Public Library
Friends of the Jefferson Public Library
Friends of the Jefferson Public Library


Semi_Annual Book Sale - October 12th - 15th - Ponchatrain Center

 


Collectibles Corner

In addition to our 'Collectibles Corner' please visit the website below for additional bargains:
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An additional $5 is included in the
total price of each book for shipping.

Across the River and Into the Trees,, Ernest Hemingway, 1st Edition, no dust jacket, Scribners
$350
Aequanimitas with Other Addresses, Osler, 2nd ed.,, 5th impression, oldest edition available US
$175

Analogy of Religion, by Joseph Butler, Lord Bishop of Bristol, 1740

$400

ARF …the Life and Hard Times of Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray

$25

Atlas Pour Servir a l'intelligence des campagnes de la Revolution franciase,, … Very rare book,
Only 1 other copy listed as available in the US.

$100

Bob White Quail Book by Lamar Underwood

$50

Character Sketches of Romance Fiction and the Drama,, Selmar Hess, 1906, 4 volumes, leather

$300

Confessions of a Hooker, My Lifelong Love Affair with Golf signed by Bob Hope

$150

Dark of the Moon,, edited August Derleth, Arkham House, ex-lib

$60
Emma McChesney and Co., ,by Edna Ferber, First Edition, 1915

$50

Evidence of Love, Shirley Ann Grau,, 1st Edition, Signed
$50
Eyeless in Gaza, by Alduous Huxley First Edition 1936. No dust jacket
$90

Face of the Gods: Art and Altars of Africa and the African Americans

$50
For Whom the Bell Tolls, Hemingway,, with "A", no dustjacket
$145
For Whom the Bell Tolls, Hemingway,, First Edition Library, with Slipcase
$50

God's Man, A Novel in Woodcuts,, by Lynd Ward First Edition, very unusual.. all woodcuts

$300
Golden Apples, by Eudora Welty, 1st Edition
$350
Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell, 1936 First Edition, Sixth Printing
$75
Hidden Faces,,by Salvadore Dali, Nicolson & Watson publishers
$75
Higgins Industries ad on back cover of Spanish in One Lesson, 1944
$12
Histoire critique et Militaire des Campagnes de la Revolution, comparees au systeme de L'empereur Napoleon, 4 of 8 volumes, 1811, leather volumes
$625
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V, Vol. I, by Wm. Robertson, 1772
$75
International Military Tribunal,, Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Tribunal, pub. 1947, at Nuremberg Germany, 14 November 1945 - 1 October 1946, 42 volumes Complete transcripts in English and German Best Offer over
$2500
Jonah's Gourd Vine, by Zora Neale Hurston, First Edition, First Book, Beige cloth cover
$500
Journey Through Texas, In 1853-1854,, by Frederick Law Olmsted, 1962 reissue
$75

Larousse Gastronomique,, Green and gold cover, in French

$110
A Masque of Reason,, by Robert Frost, 1st edition
$100
Moving Beyond Words,, Gloria Steinem, signed $20
Muses are Heard, by Truman Capote
$110
My Brother, Ernest Hemingway,, by Leicester Hemingway Second Edition, Dust Jacket, Signed by author and in perfect condition,

$200
My Religion, Helen Keller,, First Edition
$60
Mystery of Choice,, by Robert Chambers, 1897 Fantasy, science fiction, mystery
$75
Nine Women, by Shirley Ann Grau, Signed, 1st Special Limited Edition
$75
Notre Dame Story, Wallace inscribed and signed by Heisman Trophy winner Ray Espenan and Entire winning team, 1949
$325
Obscure Destinies by Willa Cather,, first edition with chipped dustjacket
$125
Pentimento,,by Lillian Hellman, 1st
$50
Phantoms of the Foot-bridge and Other Stories, by Charles Craddock
$75
Picketing Hell,, by Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. First Edition, DJ, Fine Condition
$150
Pickwick Papers,, by Charles Dickens, from the library of Jefferson Davis, inscribed by his wife, as per librarian at Beauvoir
$200
Portraits of Extraordinary Women, signed by author Wm. Maestri and illustrator, M. Rougelot
$60
Ratner's Star,,by Don DeLillo, first edition, dj,
$100
Seven Lady Godivas,, by Dr. Seuss, 1st printing of reissue
$75
Single Hound,, by Mary Sarton, 1st edition of 1st book, dj worn
$200
Stoddard Lectures, 12 volumes, 1905, Balch Brothers, part leather, some wear
$200
The Shining, by Stephen King, marked First Edition, dust jacket
$150
The Ultimate Good Luck, by Richard Ford,,.First Edition, Second Book, Dust Jacket Phenomenal Condition
$175
This Love of Hunting, by Frank Jeffett, signed
$70
Thomas Wolfe, October Recollections, by Jonathan Daniels, 1st Ed, Signed, 1 of 750, ex library, excellent condition
$65
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, 1960, 12th impression, first prtg.
$100
Why Not the Best?,,signed by the former President Jimmy Carter
$100

The following books have been donated to The Friends of Jefferson Public Library. Most are published in England and all come from the Fisse Billiard Library. A few are not priced. Make offer on purchase of all.

Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes, Billiards, by His Grace the Duke of Beaufort, 1896.
$125
Beer in the Snooker Club, by Waguih Ghali, 1964.
 
Le Billiard appris sans maitre, by Eugene Mangin, in French, leather bound volume monogrammed H.R.H.
$250
Billiards, by Joseph Bennett, 1894.
$150
Billiards, by Captain Crawley, dedicated "To my Friends and Biographer,William Makepeace Thackeray."
$200
Billiards, by Maj. Gen. A. W. Drayson, 1897.
$80
Billiards, by Walter Lindrum, 1930.
$60
Billiards and Snooker, by Richard Holt, "Teach Yourself Books" 1970.
 
Billiards and Snookers, by Arthur Peall, 1939, paperback.
 
Billiards at Home, by Charles Roberts, "fully illustrated, " published in London
 
Billiards for Amateurs, by S. H. Fry, 1922.
$100
Billiards for Beginners, by John Roberts, 1901.
$50
Cannons and Big Guns, by Tom Reece, 1928.
$200
The Game of Billiards and How to Play It, by John Roberts, 1913.
$20
How I Play Snooker, by Joe Davis, 1964.
$15
How to Play Billiards, by Tom Newman, 1923. <