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Fine Montana Collector Sale - April 2023

Sat, Apr 22, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 521

C. 1892-1972 Antiquarian Book Collection (4)

Estimate: $150 - $300

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For your consideration is this collection of four (4) fictional books from various authors. The first book in this collection is titled, "The Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan, published and copy-righted by The John C. Winston Company in 1933. This famous story of man's progress through life in search of salvation remains one of the most entertaining allegories of faith ever written. Set against realistic backdrops of town and country, the powerful drama of the pilgrim's trials and temptations follows him in his harrowing journey to the Celestial City. The book shows a light blue hard cover with an embossed image of a traveling man in black. The spine features the title, the author and publishers in black lettering. The book features 50 illustrations in color and black and white. The book shows good condition overall with some staining on the right side of the front cover, and slight wear to the edges of the book. The interior pages are in good condition with some markings in pen and pencil from a previous owner in the first couple pages. The book measures 8 1/2" L x 6" W x 1 3/8" D. The second book is titled. "The Blue Knight" by Joseph Wambaugh, published by Little, Brown and Company, and copy-righted by the author in 1972. Gritty, luminous, and ultimately stunning, this novel is Wambaugh at his best, ?a tale of a street cop on the hardest beat of his life. Twenty and two. Those are the numbers turning in the mind of William "Bumper" Morgan: twenty years on the job, two days before he "pulls the pin" and walks away from it forever. But on the gritty streets of L.A., people look at Bumper like some kind of knight in armor, ?they've plied him with come-ons, hot tips, and the hard respect a man can't earn anywhere else. Now, with a new job and a good woman waiting for him, a kinky thief terrorizing L.A.'s choice hotels, and a tragedy looming, Bumper Morgan is about to face the only thing that can scare him: the demons that he's been hiding behind his bright and shiny badge. The book features a blue cloth hard cover, with the title, the author and the publishers printed on the spine in silver gilt lettering with two rectangular blue lines. The front cover has two staining spots and very slight wear. The edges of the book show light wear from use. The interior pages are in good condition with no signs of tears, foxing or obvious signs of damage. The book measures 8 3/8" L x 5 5/8" W x 1 2/16" D. The third book in this collection is titled, "Red Ryder and the Lucky Mine" by Carl W. Smith, published by the Whitman Publishing Co. and copy-righted by Stephen Slesinger in 1947. The book is based off of the comic strip done by Fred Harman and includes many black and white illustrations. The book features multiple short stories about Red Ryder. The book features a light brown hard cover with "Red Ryder" in big bold red letters and an image of Red Ryder standing up in his saddle looking down the face of a cliff. The spine has the title and the publishers name present. The book is in overall good condition with no signs of obvious damage. The corners and edges of the book show slight wear from use. The interior pages are in good condition as well with no tears or signs of foxing present. The book measures 7 7/8" L x 5 3/8" W x 1" D. The fourth and final book in this collection is titled, "The Son of Porthos or The Death of Aramis" by Alexander Dumas, published by The Federal Book Company in New York and copy-righted by The F. M. Lupton Publishing Company in 1892. The Son of Porthos, Joel, is on a quest to discover who his father was. Along the way, he's thwarted by a cunning, scheming old duke, named Aramis. The book features a blue cloth hard cover with the title and the author's name on the spine of the book in gold gilt lettering. The book shows good condition with slight wear to the front cover and edges of the book. The interior pages are in good condition with no signs of foxing, but some pages have slight tears in them. The book measures 7 1/4" L x 5" W x 3/4" D.

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