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Merritt Island Estate Sale: Great Treasures and Antiquarian Book Collection of NY 19th Century Elite

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Dec 9
8am to 2pm
2016
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Dec 10
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2016
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Dec 11
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2016
Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.

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Lifelong collection of family treasures includes many unique and scarce items such as a vast collection of nearly 2,500 Antiquarian books. The books date primarily from the 1860's to the 1930's. Our client obtained the collection from the estates of American financier, banker, and railroad magnate Henry B. Hollins (1854 - 1938) and one of his sons, Henry B. Hollins, Jr. upon purchasing the home of HBH, Jr. in East Islip, New York on Long Island. It is a fabulous collection and it is too large to take pictures of all titles. The book collection includes many scarce copies including...

Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.
Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.
To Galapagos on the Ara, 1926: The events of a pleasure-trip to the Galapagos Islands and a classification of a few rare aquatic findings, including two specimens of a new species of shark never caught before and here described for the first time, 1927. By William K Vanderbilt, inscribed to HB Hollins and signed by Vanderbilt. Privately Printed. 900 copies, the first 500 of which were bound in levant black and handmade paper sides, of which this is no. 334
To Galapagos on the Ara, 1926: The events of a pleasure-trip to the Galapagos Islands and a classification of a few rare aquatic findings, including two specimens of a new species of shark never caught before and here described for the first time, 1927. By William K Vanderbilt, inscribed to HB Hollins and signed by Vanderbilt. Privately Printed. 900 copies, the first 500 of which were bound in levant black and handmade paper sides, of which this is no. 334
Photographs by WK Vanderbilt (To Galapagos on the Ara, 1926. William K Vanderbilt, author-signed. Privately Printed. 900 copies.)
Photographs by WK Vanderbilt (To Galapagos on the Ara, 1926. William K Vanderbilt, author-signed. Privately Printed. 900 copies.)
Two volume bound set of Country Life Illustrated, Jan-Dec 1899. Very Scarce.
Two volume bound set of Country Life Illustrated, Jan-Dec 1899. Very Scarce.
Black Mischief by Evelyn Waugh, 1932, First Edition, with rare dust jacket.
Black Mischief by Evelyn Waugh, 1932, First Edition, with rare dust jacket.
Roundabout Dining Club 1877-1913. New York City. Limited Edition. No. 15 of 50.
Roundabout Dining Club 1877-1913. New York City. Limited Edition. No. 15 of 50.
Roundabout Dining Club 1913. (Roundabout Dining Club 1877-1913. New York City. Limited Edition)
Roundabout Dining Club 1913. (Roundabout Dining Club 1877-1913. New York City. Limited Edition)
Tiffany Ink Blotter Boards
Tiffany Ink Blotter Boards
Antique Tiffany Sterling Silver Vanity Set in Leather Travel Case.
Antique Tiffany Sterling Silver Vanity Set in Leather Travel Case.
Large carved wooden pitcher.
Large carved wooden pitcher.
Circa 1930s Vintage Leather Football Helmet.
Circa 1930s Vintage Leather Football Helmet.
Circa 1930's Mac Gregor Boxing gloves.
Circa 1930's Mac Gregor Boxing gloves.
Durkopp 114 Antique Sewing Machine.
Durkopp 114 Antique Sewing Machine.
Antique Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk. 24" W x 20 1/2" H x 16 1/2" D.
Antique Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk. 24" W x 20 1/2" H x 16 1/2" D.
Louis Vuitton trunk open.
Louis Vuitton trunk open.
Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.
Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.
Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.
Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.
Color Plates. (Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.)
Color Plates. (Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.)
Color Plates. (Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.)
Color Plates. (Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.)
Color Plates. (Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.)
Color Plates. (Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.)
Color Plates. (Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.)
Color Plates. (Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, JP Morgan. 1904. Privately Printed, 250 copies.)
To Galapagos on the Ara, 1926. William K Vanderbilt, author-signed. Privately Printed. 900 copies, the first 500 of which were bound in levant black and handmade paper sides, of which this is no. 334 Approx 65 B&W photos.
To Galapagos on the Ara, 1926. William K Vanderbilt, author-signed. Privately Printed. 900 copies, the first 500 of which were bound in levant black and handmade paper sides, of which this is no. 334 Approx 65 B&W photos.
Introduction page. (To Galapagos on the Ara, 1926. William K Vanderbilt, author-signed. Privately Printed. 900 copies.)
Introduction page. (To Galapagos on the Ara, 1926. William K Vanderbilt, author-signed. Privately Printed. 900 copies.)
Introduction second page. (To Galapagos on the Ara, 1926. William K Vanderbilt, author-signed. Privately Printed. 900 copies.)
Introduction second page. (To Galapagos on the Ara, 1926. William K Vanderbilt, author-signed. Privately Printed. 900 copies.)
Plate XVII White-Striped Angel Fish. Reproduced from watercolor by William Belanske, original presented to American Museum of Natural History. To Galapagos on the Ara, 1926. William K Vanderbilt, author-signed. Privately Printed. 900 copies.)
Plate XVII White-Striped Angel Fish. Reproduced from watercolor by William Belanske, original presented to American Museum of Natural History. To Galapagos on the Ara, 1926. William K Vanderbilt, author-signed. Privately Printed. 900 copies.)
Star Names and Their Meanings, Richard Hinckley Allen. GE Stechert, 1899.
Star Names and Their Meanings, Richard Hinckley Allen. GE Stechert, 1899.
A Book Hunter's Holiday by ASW Rosenbach, Houghton Mifflin Company 1936. Limited Edition. Numer 40 of 760. Signed by author.
A Book Hunter's Holiday by ASW Rosenbach, Houghton Mifflin Company 1936. Limited Edition. Numer 40 of 760. Signed by author.
Author's signature and Edition number. (A Book Hunter's Holiday, ASW Rosenbach. Houghton Mifflin Company 1936. Signed Limited Edition.)
Author's signature and Edition number. (A Book Hunter's Holiday, ASW Rosenbach. Houghton Mifflin Company 1936. Signed Limited Edition.)
Do It Yourself, A Book of the Big Outdoors, Woodcraft Series by Dan Beard, National Scout Commissioner, Boy Scouts of America, JB Lippincott Company, 1925.
Do It Yourself, A Book of the Big Outdoors, Woodcraft Series by Dan Beard, National Scout Commissioner, Boy Scouts of America, JB Lippincott Company, 1925.
Do it Yourself. Table of Contents. "Chapter VII - How to stalk, photograph, or even to capture wild animals with your naked hands".
Do it Yourself. Table of Contents. "Chapter VII - How to stalk, photograph, or even to capture wild animals with your naked hands".
Portfolio of the European War in Rotogravure Etchings selected from The Mid-Week Pictorial of The New York Times. Professionally rebound with repairs to some pages. Circa 1918.
Portfolio of the European War in Rotogravure Etchings selected from The Mid-Week Pictorial of The New York Times. Professionally rebound with repairs to some pages. Circa 1918.
Battlefield photography of WWI, c. 1915/1916. (Portfolio of the European War in Rotogravure Etchings selected from The Mid-Week Pictorial of The New York Times)
Battlefield photography of WWI, c. 1915/1916. (Portfolio of the European War in Rotogravure Etchings selected from The Mid-Week Pictorial of The New York Times)
Battlefield photography of WWI, c. 1915/1916. (Portfolio of the European War in Rotogravure Etchings selected from The Mid-Week Pictorial of The New York Times)
Battlefield photography of WWI, c. 1915/1916. (Portfolio of the European War in Rotogravure Etchings selected from The Mid-Week Pictorial of The New York Times)
Collection of Wilkie Collins Novels. Harper's Illustrated Library Edition, 1873. Fourteen volume set.
Collection of Wilkie Collins Novels. Harper's Illustrated Library Edition, 1873. Fourteen volume set.
South!, The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914 - 1917, by Sir Ernest Shackleton, with 88 illustrations and fold out map, 1929. First Edition. No Dust Jacket.
South!, The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914 - 1917, by Sir Ernest Shackleton, with 88 illustrations and fold out map, 1929. First Edition. No Dust Jacket.
South! by Sir Ernest Shackleton, 1920. First Edition. 88 illustrations and color frontpiece. Fold out map.
South! by Sir Ernest Shackleton, 1920. First Edition. 88 illustrations and color frontpiece. Fold out map.
Thirty Years of Billiards by Willie Hoppe, 1925.
Thirty Years of Billiards by Willie Hoppe, 1925.
In English Homes, Vol II, 1908.
In English Homes, Vol II, 1908.
Vintage Children's Book Collection
Vintage Children's Book Collection
Memoirs of a Spy, Adventures Along the Eastern Front, 1933. Signed by Author.
Memoirs of a Spy, Adventures Along the Eastern Front, 1933. Signed by Author.
Author's signature. (Memoirs of a Spy, Adventures Along the Eastern Front, 1933)
Author's signature. (Memoirs of a Spy, Adventures Along the Eastern Front, 1933)
Contemporary photographs of the turn of the century well-to-do. (Two volume bound set of Country Life Illustrated, Jan-Dec 1899)
Contemporary photographs of the turn of the century well-to-do. (Two volume bound set of Country Life Illustrated, Jan-Dec 1899)
Article on Irish falconry, with photographs. (Two volume bound set of Country Life Illustrated, Jan-Dec 1899)
Article on Irish falconry, with photographs. (Two volume bound set of Country Life Illustrated, Jan-Dec 1899)
More falconry, a very acceptable hobby for the gentry (Two volume bound set of Country Life Illustrated, Jan-Dec 1899)
More falconry, a very acceptable hobby for the gentry (Two volume bound set of Country Life Illustrated, Jan-Dec 1899)
Articles and photographs. (Two volume bound set of Country Life Illustrated, Jan-Dec 1899)
Articles and photographs. (Two volume bound set of Country Life Illustrated, Jan-Dec 1899)
Title page, with portrait of a lady. (Two volume bound set of Country Life Illustrated, Jan-Dec 1899)
Title page, with portrait of a lady. (Two volume bound set of Country Life Illustrated, Jan-Dec 1899)
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