Militaria and Polar Exploration at Auction
[ITHACA, NY] National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, will feature at their Sunday, February 27 auction an assortment of military-related material, scholarly art reference books, polar exploration titles, and a number of other notable books, including several botany-related titles.
Featured in this auction is an eclectic collection of militaria, including antique and vintage uniforms, books, ephemera and other memorabilia. Among items in this collection are original WWI and WWII army and air force jackets, pants, helmets, and other gear, as well as authentic patches and insignia. Complementing this collection are several important military-related books, featuring an 1862 first edition of the “History of the United States Naval Academy” and an 1825 report on the court martial of Commodore David Porter, and a variety of antique titles concerning the Civil War. Ephemera in this group includes original correspondence to and from soldiers during World War II and photographs of German Nazi soldiers and Japanese soldiers, among other items.
The art reference titles feature works such as the first printing of the vintage work “The New Industrial Parks Near Irvine, California,” an influential work on landscape photography. Other important works include a six-volume set on the paintings of Rembrandt with over 2,000 plates of the painter’s work, a 1931 first edition German catalog of artwork in the Berlin Museum, and “Les Marques De Collections De Dessins & D'Estampes,” an important 1921 French work identifying collector's marks used by museum and private collectors.
The polar exploration titles in this auction chronicle the history of nineteenth and early twentieth century journeys to the North & South poles. The works in this collection detail the expeditions of A. W. Greely through items such as the 1884 pamphlet “The Greely Arctic Expedition,” by Peary, an 1898 first edition of “Northward Over the ‘Great Ice’,” and Ejnar Mikkelsen’s 1913 first English edition of “Lost in the Arctic”. Also included are numerous books by classic exploration authors, such as Fridtjof Nansen, Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Peter Freuchen.
Other notable books include a fine assortment of gardening and botany titles. Featured is a first edition, gorgeously bound 1877 printing of the “Hand Book of Practical Landscape Gardening,” Thomas Meehan’s 1878-79 work on the “Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States,” and several volumes of U.P. Hedrick’s “Fruits of New York” series in fine condition with the prized color plates.
National Book Auctions is a public auction service specializing in books, ephemera, and art. National Book Auctions is a targeted service offering experience and expertise unique to marketing antique and modern books and ephemera for consignors and collectors alike. For more information, please contact David Hall at 607-269-0101 or email mail@nationalbookauctions.com.
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Featured in this auction is an eclectic collection of militaria, including antique and vintage uniforms, books, ephemera and other memorabilia. Among items in this collection are original WWI and WWII army and air force jackets, pants, helmets, and other gear, as well as authentic patches and insignia. Complementing this collection are several important military-related books, featuring an 1862 first edition of the “History of the United States Naval Academy” and an 1825 report on the court martial of Commodore David Porter, and a variety of antique titles concerning the Civil War. Ephemera in this group includes original correspondence to and from soldiers during World War II and photographs of German Nazi soldiers and Japanese soldiers, among other items.
The art reference titles feature works such as the first printing of the vintage work “The New Industrial Parks Near Irvine, California,” an influential work on landscape photography. Other important works include a six-volume set on the paintings of Rembrandt with over 2,000 plates of the painter’s work, a 1931 first edition German catalog of artwork in the Berlin Museum, and “Les Marques De Collections De Dessins & D'Estampes,” an important 1921 French work identifying collector's marks used by museum and private collectors.
The polar exploration titles in this auction chronicle the history of nineteenth and early twentieth century journeys to the North & South poles. The works in this collection detail the expeditions of A. W. Greely through items such as the 1884 pamphlet “The Greely Arctic Expedition,” by Peary, an 1898 first edition of “Northward Over the ‘Great Ice’,” and Ejnar Mikkelsen’s 1913 first English edition of “Lost in the Arctic”. Also included are numerous books by classic exploration authors, such as Fridtjof Nansen, Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Peter Freuchen.
Other notable books include a fine assortment of gardening and botany titles. Featured is a first edition, gorgeously bound 1877 printing of the “Hand Book of Practical Landscape Gardening,” Thomas Meehan’s 1878-79 work on the “Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States,” and several volumes of U.P. Hedrick’s “Fruits of New York” series in fine condition with the prized color plates.
National Book Auctions is a public auction service specializing in books, ephemera, and art. National Book Auctions is a targeted service offering experience and expertise unique to marketing antique and modern books and ephemera for consignors and collectors alike. For more information, please contact David Hall at 607-269-0101 or email mail@nationalbookauctions.com.
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