[Rarebooks] Several Items Greatly Discounted

[Stephen Johnson]

On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 3:18 PM Stephen Johnson <allingtonbooks at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Greetings to All.
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> The below items (two of which are new listings) are available at
> substantially reduced prices today (Tuesday) and tomorrow subject to the
> terms set forth below:
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> Greetings to All.
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> The below items are available at substantially reduced prices today
> (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday) subject to the terms set forth below:
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> VARIOUS AUTHORS
> Photographic Record of 70th Infantry from U.S. Camps to Europe, 1917-19 -
> Scarce; 70th WWI Regiment
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> A photographic record of an American soldier’s experience of service in
> the 70th Infantry Regiment. Photos depict the soldier’s travels to U.S.
> destinations, army camps to the 462nd Air Squadron in France (Special
> Orders Document Enclosed). 260, 2 ¼” x 3 ¼” photos begin with scenes shot
> from a boat entering NY harbor apparently returning from war in France.
> Photographic scenes progress in this general order: NY Harbor, Long Beach,
> NY; Kelly Field, TX; 48th Air Squadron, Mineola and Hempstead, L.I., NY;
> multiple locations in France, crashed planes, Morocco, Monte Carlo, London,
> Edinburgh, Camp Pontanezen, France and Weissenthurm, Germany. Photos range
> in size to include 1 ¾” x 2 ½”. 2 ¼” x 3 ¼”, and 2 ½” x 4 ¼”. Most photos
> are clear with about 10% unclear. Half the white captions are difficult to
> read. Some require a 8X lupe and others are missing or faded away.
> Photographic records of the WWI 70th Infantry are scarce. The album appears
> to begin with the soldier’s return in 1919 while his experience in war-time
> France is shown in the back. Ephemera includes orders to report to Air
> Squadron in France dated April 28, 1918, an arm patch and a flyer for a
> musical produced by members of the 462nd Aero Squadron. See next to last
> photo. Item #3140
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> Price: $675.00  TEMPORARILY AVAILABLE FOR $175.
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> Verga, Giovanni; Lawrence, D. H. [Translator]
> Little Novels of Sicily
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> New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. A Very Good +
> or perhaps better copy of the first American Edition, first printing (minor
> rubbing to the spine ends and to each board's leading corners) with the
> spine label in quite nice condition, in a Very Good spine-sunned dust
> jacked with a bit of chipping and some rubbing. Best-known for his great
> works "I Malavoglia" ["The House by the Medlar-tree"] (1881), considered to
> be his best novel, a tale which centers on a family of fishermen who work
> and live in Aci Trezza, a small Sicilian village near Catania, and his last
> major work "Mastro-don Gesualdo" ["Master Don Guesaldo"] (1889), a novel
> which deals with Gesualdo Motta who focused his life on his assets instead
> of on personal relationships and who was consequently crushed by the empty
> life he created. Each of these works is widely regarded as a masterpiece.
> "Little Novels of Sicily" is a collection of Verga's short stories and
> contains the following: His Reverence (Il reverendo), So Much for the King
> (Cos'è il re), Don Licciu Papa (Don Licciu papa), The Mystery Play (Il
> mistero), Malaria (Malaria) [one of the earliest literary depictions of the
> disease malaria], The Orphans (Gli orfani), Property (La roba), Story of
> St. Joseph's Ass (Storia dell'asino di S. Giuseppe), Black Bread (Pane
> nero), and The Gentry (I galantuomini), Liberty (Libertà), and Across the
> Sea (Di là del mare). While Verga's reputation as an author grew slowly
> during his life, modern critics have considered him to be one of the
> greatest of all Italian novelists. Very good + / very good. Item #3449
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> Price: $125.00   TEMPORARILY AVAILABLE FOR $40.
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> Wiggin, Kate Douglas
> Penelope's Irish Experiences
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> Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover.
> A Very Good or better copy of the first edition, second (and corrected)
> printing of 329 pages in the Publisher's original green boards with the
> front panel and spine lettered and decorated in gilt showing some rubbing
> the the spine ends and board corners, in a near Very Good example of the
> SCARCE DUST JACKET with scattered loss and wear and some tape repairs to
> the verso. Kate Wiggin is best known for her classic children's novel
> "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" A Very Good or better copy in the SCARCE DUST
> JACKET. SCARCE INDEED. Very good / very good. Item #3448
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> Price: $125.00   TEMPORARILY AVAILABLE FOR $40.
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>  *Immediate payment is required*.  *To purchase at the above discounted
> prices, please email us and we will send the Buyer a PayPal invoice**. *
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> All items are returnable (in the same condition as delivered to Buyer)
> within 15 days of delivery (or attempted delivery, if earlier) of the item
> to Buyer's mailing address.
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> Each item is subject to prior sale.
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> With Thanks for your consideration of the above and
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Stephen
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> Allington Antiquarian Books
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> Stephen Johnson
> Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC
> Rare and Collectible Books, both Antiquarian and Modern
> www.allingtonbooks.com
> 336-414-0435
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Stephen Johnson
Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC
Rare and Collectible Books, both Antiquarian and Modern
www.allingtonbooks.com
336-414-0435