CONNECTICUT RIVER BOOK AUCTION
Friday, July 12, 2019
South Congregational Church
949 Main Street in South Glastonbury, CT 06073
The preview begins at 1:30 pm
Auction Begins at 6 pm
Our auctions typically last two hours.
This auction consists of 200 plus lots of climbing and exploration,
leather, history, ephemera, children’s literature, theatre,
medicine, science and fiction.
We have a nice collection of photography and art volumes with art work by Tara Yamamoto, Nat Lowell and others. Visit ctriverbookauction.com to download the listing of the lots to be offered.
Of Note – For lovers of Mark Twain, we have a lovely 1st edition of The Prince and the Pauper and the 28 volume set of The Oxford Mark Twain. This is the limited edition that was signed by each of the editors involved in this publication including Gore Vidal, Kurt Vonnegut and others. For Atlas lovers we have the 1842 Greenleaf “Universal Atlas comprising Separate Maps of all the Principal Empires, Kingdoms & States… and Forming a Distinct Atlas of the United States.” Just Added – For those interested in medicine we have the 1st edition of The Pharmacopoeia of the United States published in 1820 in a custom made clamshell case and Merck’s own 1st edition copy of Merck’s Index of Fine Chemicals and Drugs for the Materia Medica, published in 1889.
We are accepting consignments for future “list” and “shelf” auction sales to be held in 2019. Call Tom at 1-860-908-8067 or e-mail him at tpgullotta@aol.com to discuss your books, maps, paper and prints and whether selling them at auction makes sense.
We strongly urge all potential consigners to first read the section A Primer on Bookselling on our website to understand the present state of the book selling business. Not responsible for errors and omissions.
South Congregational Church, 949 Main St, South Glastonbury, CT
www.ctriverbookauction.com • 860-908-8067