BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Antiques And The Arts Weekly - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Antiques And The Arts Weekly X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://antiquesandthearts.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Antiques And The Arts Weekly REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260613 DTSTAMP:20260621T161615 CREATED:20260609T165521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T165521Z UID:1010000963-1781222400-1781308799@antiquesandthearts.com SUMMARY:Connecticut River Book Auction DESCRIPTION:JUNE 12th\, 2026 at 6pm\n949 Main Street\, South Glastonbury\, CT 06073\nwww.ctriverbookauction.com \nct_river_book \nwill hold a LIVE and IN-PERSON BOOK AUCTION on JUNE 12th\, 2026 at the South Congregational Church located at 949 Main Street in South Glastonbury\, CT 06073 Inspection begins at noon with the auction starting at 6 pm • ABSENTEE / PHONE BIDDERS call 860-908-8067 for Information\nThe garden is planted and providing lettuce\, radishes\, and peas for the table. Our efforts earlier this spring assembling this auction hopefully will satisfy your intellectual curiosity as those sweet peas satisfy our taste buds.\nLet’s start with fiction. We have the following 1st editions by Mitford (1854) “Atherton and Other Tales\,” by Willa Cather (1905) “The Troll Garden\,” by Griggs (1906\, signed) “Norkoma\,” by Faulkner (1932) “Light in August\,” and by Hemingway (1940) “For Whom the Bells Toll.” Lastly\, there is “The Death of Madame\,” by La Fayette (1931) a limited edition printed on Japanese Imperial vellum and boxed.\nFor lovers of children’s books\, here is but a small sampling of our offerings. There is by Ivan Bilibin (1905\,1 st ed.) “The “Fairytale of the Tsar Saltan\,” by Ester Forbes (1958\, signed) “Johnny Tremain\,” by Palmer Cox (1888\,1st ed.) “Queer People with Paws\, Claws\, Wings\, Stings and Many Other Without Either\,” by Van Dresser (1908\,1sted. signed) “The Little Brown Hen Hears the Song of the Nightingale and the Golden Harvest\,” and by Maurice Sendak (1962\, signed) “Pierre: A Cautionary Tale.” Oh\, let’s not forget Tasha Tudor’s (1962\, signed) “Calico Books: Pumpkin Moonshine\, Dorcas Porkus and Alexander the Gander\,” with the Japanese translation in a slipcase.\nFor readers of history and exploration\, we have by Labaume (1814\, 1st ed.) “A Circumstantial Narrative of the Campaign in Russia\,” by Cooley (1839\, 2nd ed. ) “Sketches of the Life and Character of the Rev. Lemuel Haynes A.M\,” by Stephens (1843\,1st ed.) “Incidents of Travel in Yucatan\, by Salazar (1887\, 1st ed.) “Reforms in Cuba. Social Question. The Abolition of Slavery\,” and by Manning (circa 1880) “The Land of the Pharaohs: Egypt and Sinai.”\nForgeologists\,we offer Hitchcock’s (1833\,1 st ed.) “Report on the Geology\, Mineralogy\, Botany and Zoology of Massachusetts\,” by Lobley (1889\, 1st ed.) “Mount Vesuvius: A Descriptive\, Historical and Geological Account of the Volcano and its Surroundings\,” by Dana (1890\, 1st ed.) “Characteristics of Volcanoes with contributions of facts and principles from the Hawaiian Islands\,” and by Rickard (1932\, 1st ed. signed) “Man and Metals: A History of Mining in Relation to the Development of Civilization\,” Now to get those rocks out of the ground how about a copy of Mattern’s (1917\,1sted.) “The Use of Explosives for Agricultural and Other Purposes.”\nThis auction has nearly 30 lots of prints\, posters and ephemera. From sports cards like the complete Topps Hockey Cards for 1969 – 1970 and 1970 – 1971 housed in a 3 ring binder with the checklists and the Topps Hockey Cards for 1980 also in a 3 ring binder to a full color Palmer Cox Brownie ad entitled “A Fairy Tale with a Moral\, Dubuque Turbine & Roller Mill Co..” We have two WWII posters including by Harriet (1943) “Deliver Us from Evil Buy\nWar Bonds\,” two Brender limited edition framed signed wildlife prints\, a Vuillemin’s (1860)\nmap titled “NouvelIe Carte lllustree de L’Europe\,” postcards\, magazines\, ads and twenty-six 19th century Stereoscope cards of African Americans.\nFor further information on this 6 pm\, Friday\, June 12th book auction to be held at the South Congregational Church\, 949 Main St\, South Glastonbury\, CT 06073. Visit ctriverbookauction.com or call 860-908-8067.\nSouth Congregational Church • 949 Main St\, South Glastonbury\, CT • www.ctriverbookauction.com • 860-908-8067 \n\n \n \n Tweet\n \n \n \n \n Share\n 0\n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn\n 0 URL:https://antiquesandthearts.com/event/connecticut-river-book-auction-3/ LOCATION:949 Main Street\, South Glastonbury\, CT 06073\, 949 Main Street\, South Glastonbury\, CT 06073 CATEGORIES:Auctioneer Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://antiquesandthearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ct_river_book.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502 DTSTAMP:20260621T161615 CREATED:20260429T194413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T194413Z UID:1010000826-1777593600-1777679999@antiquesandthearts.com SUMMARY:Connecticut River Book Auction DESCRIPTION:MAY 1st\, 2026 at 6pm\n949 Main Street\, South Glastonbury\, CT 06073\nwww.ctriverbookauction.com \nct_river_book \nwill hold a LIVE and IN-PERSON BOOK AUCTION on MAY 1st\, 2026 at the South Congregational Church located at 949 Main Street in South Glastonbury\, CT 06073 Inspection begins at noon with the auction starting at 6 pm • ABSENTEE / PHONE BIDDERS call 860-908-8067 for Information\nFlowers are in bloom and this month’s auction promises many delights.\nLet’s start with children’s books and an exceptionally beautiful copy by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (1901 -1903) “Russian Fairy Tales.” The 1st edition volume we have contains the six intensely colored illustrated softcover titles. Other story books include the limited signed edition of Carle et al. (2007) “Artist to Artist\,” by Sendak (1988\, in dj signed) “Where the Wild Things Are\,” 25th Anniversary Edition\,” by Hamilton (1995\, signed) “Her Stories: African American Folktales\,” a limited edition in its slipcase\, by Lois Lenski (1956\, 1st ed. signed) “Flood Friday\,” and by Tasha Tudor (1979\, signed) “Drawn from New England.” Also there are copies of Kate Douglas Wiggin’s (G&D reprint\, signed) “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm\,” by Wells (1992\, 1st ed. signed) “Voyage to the Bunny Planet: First Tomato\, Moss Pillows\, and The Island Light\,” in its slipcase and by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor (2019\, signed) “Just Ask\, Be Different\, Be Brave\, Be You\,” a 3rd printing in dj with a 1st edition copy in Spanish.\nFor readers of travel and exploration\, there is a copy of “Snowbaby: Children of the Arctic.” This 2nd printing is signed by Marie Peary (Snowbaby)\, her mother and explorer Richard E. Byrd. By Morse (1917\, 1st ed. signed) with original author sketches in two volumes “Japan Day by Day: 1877\, 187879\, 1882-83\,” by Wurdemann (1844. 1st ed.) “Notes on Cuba containing an Account of Its Discovery and Early History\,” and by Ward & Bidwell (1890\, 1st) “Five years with the Congo Cannibals\,” with a letter suggesting this is Bidwell’s copy.\nFor fiction readers we offer by LeCarre (1986\,1 st ed. in dj signed) “A Perfect Spy\,” by Capote (1951\,1st ed. in dj) “The Grass Harp\,” by Hemingway (1940\,1st ed. in dj) “For Whom the Bells Toll\,” by Ian Fleming (1965\,1sted. in dj) “More Gilt-Edged Bonds\,” by Benchley (1994\, 1st in dj signed) “White Shark\,” by Faulkner (1983) “Father Abraham\,” and issued by Red Ozier Press in a limited edition\, by Charles Bukowski (1992) a limited signed edition of “Ham on Rye\,” with (1998\, limited) “The Captain Is Out To Lunch.” To this grouping add a limited signed edition of Kinnell’s (1980) “The Last Hiding Places of Snow.”\nFans of ephemera should appreciate an 1874 “Steel Tooth Horse Hay Rake Poster\,” a collection of 360 Christmas cards from the 20th century\, a 1950 Brooklyn\, New York Public Poster “Brooklyn Trolley Service Discontinued\,” a Turn of the Century stand-up counter ad for “20th Century Rheumatic Oil\,” a tray of over 100 political buttons and a Carroll O’Connor (1972/1977) “All in the Family: Mike’s Appendix” autographed script dated April 1\,1977 Hollywood.\nLovers of art will appreciate Levin’s (1995) “Edward Hopper: A Catalogue Raisonne\,” while others should find “Him\,” by E.E. Cummings (1955\, signed)\, Amy Clampitt (1984\, limited and signed) ) “A Homage to John Keats\,” and by Alabaster (1871\, 1st ed.) “The Wheel of the Law: Buddhism\,” enticing and this just begins to scratch the surface of our offerings.\nFor further information on this 6 pm\, Friday\, May 1st book auction\nto be held at the South Congregational Church\, 949 Main St\, South Glastonbury\, CT 06073.\nVisit ctriverbookauction.com or call 860-908-8067.\nSouth Congregational Church • 949 Main St\, South Glastonbury\, CT • www.ctriverbookauction.com • 860-908-8067 \n\n \n \n Tweet\n \n \n \n \n Share\n 0\n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn\n 0 URL:https://antiquesandthearts.com/event/connecticut-river-book-auction-2/ LOCATION:949 Main Street\, South Glastonbury\, CT 06073\, 949 Main Street\, South Glastonbury\, CT 06073 CATEGORIES:Auctioneer Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://antiquesandthearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ct_river_book-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260410 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260411 DTSTAMP:20260621T161615 CREATED:20260409T171909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T171909Z UID:1010000455-1775779200-1775865599@antiquesandthearts.com SUMMARY:Connecticut River Book Auction DESCRIPTION:Connecticut River Book Auction\nAPRIL 10TH\, 2026\n949 Main Street\, South Glastonbury\, CT 06073\nwww.ctriverbookauction.com \nct_river_book \nwill hold a LIVE and IN-PERSON BOOK AUCTION on APRIL 10TH\, 2026 at the South Congregational Church located at 949 Main Street in South Glastonbury\, CT 06073 Inspection begins at noon with the auction starting at 6 pm • ABSENTEE / PHONE BIDDERS call 860-908-8067 for Information\nOver the winter months we acquired two interesting collections that begin to appear this auction – one with a focus on geology and the other a nice group of mostly signed poetry.\nLet’s begin with geology and by Henry D. Rogers (1858\, 1st ed.) in three volumes “The Geology of Pennsylvania: A Government Survey\,” by Whitney (1880\, 1st. ed.) “The Auriferous Gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California\,” by Hunt (1891\, 1st ed.) “Systematic Mineralogy Based on a Natural Classification\,” and by Lindgren (1911\, 1st ed.) “The Tertiary Gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California\,” To that partial list\, add a copy of Cozzens (1843\, 1st ed.) “A Geological History of Manhattan or New York Island\,” with all the required plates and the colored map of the Island.\nIt wouldn’t be an auction without fiction. Here are some of the 1st edition titles available by Summers (1891) “Waukeenah’s Slave: A Legend\, by Blatty (1971 in dj) “The Exorcist\,” by Gillian Flynn (20 0 9 signed in dj) “Dark Places\,” by Struther (1940 signed in dj) “Mrs. Miniver\,” by Isaac Asimov (1952 in dj) “Foundation and the Empire\,” and by Irving “The World According to Garp\,” “The Hotel New Hampshire\,” and “The Cider House Rules.” And to this list let’s not forget that we have signed limited edition copies of Charles Bukowski (1983) “Hot Music\,” and (1994) “Pulp.”\nIf history is to your liking\, then consider by Stansfield Turner (20 05 1st ed. signed) “Burn Before Reading\,” by Tracy (1998 1st ed.) “The Navy Chronicle: The Contemporary Record of the Royal Navy at War\,” by Elizabeth B. Custer (1889) “Tenting on the Plains or General Custer in Kansas and Texas\,” and printed by Benjamin Franklin (1742 1st ed.) “A Collection of All the Laws of the Province of Pennsylvania now in Force.”\nOf a traveling mind then we have by Schwatka (1898) “A Summer in Alaska\,” by Erman (1850 1st ed.) “Travels in Siberia\,” in 2 vols. by Lafcadio Hearn (1902 1st ed.) “Kotto\,” and by Humboldt (1856 1st ed.) “The Island of Cuba.”\nFor ephemera enthusiasts we have framed posters and boxes of magazines and more. Oh\, and not to forget that poetry mentioned earlier. It includes a limited signed edition of Allen Ginsberg’s (1986) “Old Love Story\,” and a (1986) 1st edition in dustjacket copy of his “Collected Poems 1947-1980.”\nFor further information on this 6 pm\, Friday\, April 10th book auction\nto be held at the South Congregational Church\, 949 Main St\, South Glastonbury\, CT 06073.\nVisit ctriverbookauction.com or call 860-908-8067.\nSouth Congregational Church • 949 Main St\, South Glastonbury\, CT • www.ctriverbookauction.com • 860-908-8067 \n\n \n \n Tweet\n \n \n \n \n Share\n 0\n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn\n 0 URL:https://antiquesandthearts.com/event/connecticut-river-book-auction/ LOCATION:949 Main Street\, South Glastonbury\, CT 06073\, 949 Main Street\, South Glastonbury\, CT 06073 CATEGORIES:Auctioneer Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://antiquesandthearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ct_river_book.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR