The Monday December 2nd "pick" auction features a
group of books from the Nathaniel and Alexander Palmer family of Stonington
Connecticut and the Connecticut history collection of a Coventry, Connecticut
Historian. As always, there will be history, fiction, medicine, biography, poetry,
children’s literature, and ephemera (antique postcards, paper, magazines, etc).
Of interest: Brockedon (1836, 2nd edition) Illustrations of the Passes of the Alps by
which Italy Communicates with France, Switzerland, and Germany; Disney
(1934) Mickey Mouse Book No. 4;
Fanning (1833) Voyages Round the World;
Rawlings (1942, Signed) Cross Creek;
Emerson (1860) The Conduct of Life; Balch
(1902, Signed) Antarctica; Palmer
Family (from June 24th to Sept. 19 1863) Cargo Log for several ships carrying food weapons and troops; Capt.
Alexander Palmer (1834 to 1839) Diary
with pages removed covering several years covering wages, cargo, travels from
Liverpool; N. B. Palmer (1856 to 1857) Account
Book and Personal Journal; Coddington Billings (1799) Journal of Marriages Preformed and Account Book; Allyn (1882, A.
Palmer’s Copy) The Battle of Groton
Heights; the 1910 HUGE Norvell-Shapleigh
Hardware Company Catalogue and Several albums of antique postcards and
photos from the Palmer family and elsewhere.
Note:
In the event of bad weather call 1-860-908-8067 to confirm
that the auction will be held
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We are accepting consignments for future "pick"
book auctions. Call Tom at 1-860-908-8067 to discuss your books and visit our
website: cfabookauction.com to learn more about CFA Book Auctions and to be
sure to read the webpages on “How to Sell Books.”
Our next auction will be held in January. Happy Holidays!!!!
