ELIZABETH’S AUCTIONS EPHEMERA and BOOKS
Sale 149
Monday, May 1, at 6:00 PM
The Auburn Elks
754 Southbridge Street (Route 12),
Auburn, Mass.
Preview: 3:00–6:00pm
AUTOGRAPHS & DOCUMENTS *
HISTORICAL ARCHIVES * POSTAL HISTORY *
PHOTOGRAPHS * LITERARY EDITIONS *
POSTCARDS * TRADE EPHEMERA

Our Spring Sale includes a selection of rare books and large lots of documents, autographs, photographs, postal history, and postcards. For details, view sale 149 catalogue at www.elizabethsauctions.com or www.auctionzip.com
EPHEMERA — Autographs of politicians, actors, authors, and prominent persons: large lots of signed photos, letters and cards, Civil War and militia-related letters and papers, family and commercial archives, local civil archives including a large lot of Quabbin Town material from Enfield, Mass. * Postal History in large lots of several thousand items, including 19th century covers, first day covers, war letters, etc. * Civil War song sheets (64), ca 1861-1865, e.g., “I’m Going to Fight mit Sigel”, 1863; “The Battle Prayer”, 1863; “Floyd’s Retreat from Fort Donelson”, 1862; “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”, 1863, etc * Postcard lots: large groups of several thousand postcards, albums of local views, real-photo and topical cards. * Photographs in large lots, including actor portraits and movie stills, plus 19th century groups. * Personal albums and scrapbooks, including two photo albums of Olympic track athlete, Henry Hartford Cummings (1905-1945), at the 1928 Summer Olympic games in Amsterdam. * 19th century Government Documents.* 1792 issues of American Apollo, broadsides, ladies’ magazines, catalogs, trade cards and bill heads, etc.
BOOKS — Hawthorne, Nathaniel, THE SCARLET LETTER. A ROMANCE. 1850. First Edition, first issue. * Nathaniel Hawthorne, THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES. Boston, 1851, First Edition. * Cooper, J. Fenimore. THE AMERICAN DEMOCRAT. 1838. * John Bunyan (1628-1688). THE DOCTRINE OF THE LAW AND GRACE UNFOLDED. Boston, J. Draper, 1742. * Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr. SKYWARD. NY, 1928, Signed by Commander Byrd. * William Dillingham, THE COMMENTARIES OF SIR FRANCIS VERE. Cambridge, 1657. * Mathias Earbery, THE OCCASIONAL HISTORIAN. Numbers 1-4. London, 1730-1732. * James Merrill, THE CHANGING LIGHT AT SANDOVER. Atheneum NY, 1982. First Edition, signed. * Groups of Cape Code Histories. * Large collection of Joseph Lincoln novels. * American Histories and Biographies. * Children’s books. * Massachusetts Atlases. * Nautical Histories. * etc.
PICK LOTS OF BOOKS & EPHEMERA—to be sold at the beginning of the sale.
Free Catalogue is available online at
www.elizabethsauctions.com (2 weeks before the sale);
By mail at Elizabeth’s Auctions, P.O. Box 20705, West Side Station, Worcester, MA 01602; By email: elizauct@aol.com;
By calling (508) 798-5672 or (508) 769-3791. Catalogue subscription is $20.00/year. Send check or money order.
Terms: cash or known check; 15% buyer’s premium.
Directions: The Auburn Elks is located on Rt. 12; near the intersection of Rt. 12 & Rt. 20; it is conveniently accessible from I-290, I-395, I-90, Rt. 20. Several hotels & restaurants plus many fast food restaurants within less than half a mile.
Note to Absentee bidders: in order to ensure the execution  of your absentee bids, please call (508) 798-5672 before the day of the sale; mail or email absentee bids on time. The day of the sale call (508) 769-3791.
To register: please bring photo id (driver’s license);
dealers, bring resale certificate.
Time of the sale is 6:00PM; Preview 3:00-6:00 PM. Auctioneer:
Peter Mancevice (Mass. Lic. 1740).
Elizabeth’s is taking consignments for future auctions,
please call (508) 798-5672 for appointment.
View catalogue at www.elizabethsauctions.com
or www.auctionzip.com