Please note: A temporary pause in donations as we prepare for and hold our fall book sale beginning Thursday, September 27. We are not able to accept your donations until Wednesday,
Oct 3rd, 2018. Thanks for understanding.
George Mason Friends, A Friends of the Library organization
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
FINE, COLLECTIBLE, AND ANTIQUE BOOKS ON DISPLAY
A
selection of rare books, art books, and other collectibles are now on display
in the George Mason Regional Library lobby. These items will be available for
sale beginning at 3 pm on Thursday, September 27.
A few of this fall’s sale highlights include a rare, three-volume set of Villette, published in 1853 under the name Currier Bell—better known to the world as Charlotte Brontë; a limited 1st edition, autographed copy, of American Pastoral by Philip Roth; and a collection of vivid photographs in Beirut, City Centre.
A few of this fall’s sale highlights include a rare, three-volume set of Villette, published in 1853 under the name Currier Bell—better known to the world as Charlotte Brontë; a limited 1st edition, autographed copy, of American Pastoral by Philip Roth; and a collection of vivid photographs in Beirut, City Centre.
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| Beautiful and unique collectibles on display now! |
The following
is a list of titles and prices. We reserve the right to correct any mistakes in
the prices or descriptions published here. Books may be removed or added
without updating the list.
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| Rare, early edition of Bronte's Villette |
Villette,
3 volumes -- $350
Currier Bell (Charlotte Bronte)
Smith, Elder & Co., 1853
Antonin
Raymond, An
Autobiography -- $50
Charles E. Tuttle Company 1973
Rivers
of Time --$20
Freya Stark
William Blackwood, 1982
Hero,
Hawk, and Open Hand,
American Indian
Art of the Ancient Midwest and South --$30
Richard F. Townsend, General Editor
Yale University Press, 2005
Art
of the Empire, The
Roman Frescoes
And
Imperial Cult Chamber in Luxor Temple - $35
Jones and McFadden, Editors
Yale University Press, 2015
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| Beautiful illustrated manuscripts - The Treasures of Mount Athos |
The
Treasures of Mount Athos, Volume 1-- $30
Illuminated Manuscripts
S.M. Pelekanidis, et. al.
Ekdotike Athenon S.A., 1974
Magritte,
Ideas and Images -- $25
Harry Torczyner
Harry Abrams, 1977
The
Songlines -- $25
Bruce Chatwin
Limited 1st Edition, signed by
author
The Franklin Library, 1987
The
Last Thing He Wanted -- $35
Joan Didion
Limited 1st Edition, signed by
author
The Franklin Library, 1996
American
Pastoral -- $150
Philip Roth
Limited 1st Edition, signed by
author
The Franklin Library, 1997
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| American Pastoral, autographed 1st edition |
Jerusalem
Through My Father’s Eyes -- $40
Kevork
Kahvedjian
Signed by author
Elia Photo Service, 1998
Justice
in Grey, A History of the
Judicial
System of the CSA --
$100
William M. Robinson, Jr.
Harvard University Press, 1941
The
Princess and Curdie -- $20
(Facsimile edition of 1912 edition)
George MacDonald
Johannesen, 2000
Roman
Building and Techniques -- $25
Jean-Pierre Adam
Routledge, 2007
(contains pencil underlining)
Gustave
Caillebotte, The Painter’s Eye -- $35
Mary Morton et. al.
National Gallery of Art, 2015
Dueling
Geniuses: The Greatest Highlights -- $75
of
Tokyo National Museum
The Asahi Shimbun, 2008
Albert
Paley, In the 21st Century -- $20
Carter Ratcliff
Signed by the Artist, 1st Edition
University of Rochester, 2010
The
Art of the Disney Golden Books -- $25
Charles Solomon
1st Edition
Disney Editions, 2014
The
Paintings of Walter Pach --$30
Laurette E. McCarthy
Francis M. Nauman, 2011
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| The Paintings of Walter Pach |
Japanese
Cloisonne Enamels -- $40
The Stephen W. Fisher Collection
Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 2009
Watercolour
Workshop II --$30
(Chinese edition)
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| Les Diners de Gala - A cookbook by Salvador Dali |
Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2008
Les
Diners de Gala -- $30
Salvador Dali
Capt. J. Peter Moore, Translator
Felicie, Inc., 1973
William
Morris and the Art of the Book -- $35
With Essays by Needham, Dunlap, Dreyfus
The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1976
Italian
Treasures in the US: -- $25
An
Itinerary of Art
Renato Miracco, Editor
Gangemi Editore , 2015
The
Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta -- $15
Betty Ballantine, Introd.
Rufus Publication/Peacock Press/Bantam, 1975
Frank
Frazetta, Book Two -- $15
Betty Ballantine, Editor
Peacock Press/Bantam Books, 1977
Frank
Frazetta, Book Three -- $15
Betty Ballantine, Editor
Peacock Press/Bantam Books, 1978
The
Sacred Oriotorios, -- $40
as Set to Music by Geo. F. Handel, Part I
T. Heptinstall, 1799
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| Photos by Basilico and others in Beirut City Centre |
Beirut,
City Centre -- $100
Photos by Gabriele Basilico, et. al.
Editions du Cypres, 1992
Captain
America, Ed Brubaker -- $50
Marvel Omnibus
Marvel, 2007
The
Plants of 1917 -- $30
Vol 4. Summer 11
Wolfgang Hageney, Editor
Belvedere, 1985
Stained
Glass in Catholic Philadelphia - $35
Jean M. Farnsworth, et.al., Editors
Saint Joseph’s University Press, 2002
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