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.
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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