Sterling Silver, Antique Flintlock Shotgun, Collectibles Estate Sale Auction
Lot 158:
Description
This collection of books comprises several volumes in various formats, covering automotive history, economics, literature, and reference. Large format works include Nicky Wright, Mustang: The Enduring Legend, published by Gallery Books, and Ray Miller, Thunderbird! An Illustrated History of the Ford T-Bird, published by The Evergreen Press as number 4 in the Ford Rd Series. Economic and business titles include Thomas Sowell, Basic Economics, published by Basic Books; Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged; Ken Fisher, The Only Three Questions That Count; Robert T. Kiyosaki, Rich Dad Poor Dad; and George Gilder, Power, published by Regnery. Reference works include a two-volume set of the Funk and Wagnalls Standard Desk Dictionary (A-M and Z-N) and a fourth edition of Giesecke, Mitchell, Spencer, Hill, Dygdon, and Novak, Technical Drawing. Other volumes include Magdalene Merritt, Heidelberg Harmonies; Henry Christman, Tin Horns and Calico; Tom Ainslie, Ainslie’s Complete Guide to Thoroughbred Racing; a Nelson edition of the Holy Bible in the Revised Standard Version; and ornithological guides including The Dell Encyclopedia of Birds and Roger Tory Peterson, Peterson First Guides Birds. The Technical Drawing volume contains multiple pink adhesive flags.
Condition report:
The dust jacket for the Thunderbird volume exhibits significant chipping, tearing, and losses along the upper edge (photo 1). The Mustang volume shows bumping and wear to the corners (photo 1). Standing hardcover volumes show general shelf wear, including rubbing to the head and foot of the spines and surface wear to the boards (photo 1). The paperback and smaller format books show typical edge wear and minor creasing to the covers (photo 1). The Technical Drawing volume is heavily tabbed with adhesive flags (photo 1).
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