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Apr 27
9am to 5pm
2023
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Apr 28
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2023
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Apr 29
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Apr 30
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Enter a bibliophile's paradise!

This estate sale offers more than 2000 books from a private collection of the late Dale B. Stinson, Jr., a prominent figure in the legal and civic communities of Wichita, Kansas, and avid book collector. A member of the Wichita Bibliophiles for more than four decades, Dale's eclectic collection includes books of literature, history, politics, biographies, the law of religion, and book culture. His enthusiasm for the history of Kansas and the Great Plains is showcased in first editions of works by J. Frank Dobie, Paul l. Wellman, Wilma Cather, and William Allen White. More than 400 books explore book collecting, typography, printing, and publishing, and the anatomy of the printed world. The history collection covers America's wars and its people, from the Revolutionary War through the late 20th Century. His selection of legal books includes bound legal treatises, accounts of famous trials, histories of British and American law, works of courts and jurisprudence, and biographies of jurists and attorneys. This remarkable collection contains beautiful leather-bound books, fine press editions, antique and vintage books, and rare first editions--from "The Red Pony" by William Faulkner to "The Caine Mutiny" by Herman Wouk--that will enrich any collection or decor.

 

If there is a book you see that would like to purchase, we can ship it to you for the price of shipping.

 

The beautiful Baldwin piano was made in the USA in the late 1920's with American craftsmanship.  It is a high-quality piano that is well-built, at the top end of pianos today, and in fine condition. 

The family bought the piano from Jenkins Music Company in the late 1950's. The original owner was a master pianist whose children learned about music by playing on it. The family regularly gathered around the piano to sing as their mother played. At Christmastime, they would entertain with carols and pop tunes.

The musical influence led one son to become a professional musician, performing around the world. During his younger years he performed at The Wichita Jazz Festival as lead trumpet for the Southeast High School Big Band Jazz Band and The Wichita Youth Symphony.  Another son became a drummer in The Drum and Bugle Corps. The daughter was a violinist and member of the award-winning East High School Orchestra and Wichita Youth Symphony. 

Musician friends invited to the home loved to play the piano for its soft touch. The owner lovingly cared for the piano all her life.

The appraisal suggested a list price of $6549.00. The price of this piano includes professional moving and follow-up tuning. It will be tuned one day before this sale begins. This piano can be moved almost anywhere in the United States for a small extra fee.

Anyone can purchase this piano for the listed price or may leave a bid.

Fine press limited edition, 1937. "Bundling: Its Origin, Progress, and Decline in America," by Henry Reed Stiles, M.D., cuts by Herb Roth, The Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, NY; excellent condition, slip cover slightly faded. $100Fine press edition. The Liberty Bell on the Kelmscott Gouda Press by J. Ben Lieberman, 1996. The Yellow Barn Press, Council Bluffs, Iowa; #187 of 215 copies. Excellent condition, like new. Limited first edition, private press. $100Fine press limited edition, 1945. "Satirical Dictionary of Voltaire," edited, illustrated, and in a New England Version by Paul McPharlin, The Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, NY; book in excellent condition, slight scarring on slip cover. $75Find press limited edition, 1999. "Elbert Hubbard: William Morris's Greatest Imitator" by Jack Walsdorf, The Yellow Barn Press, Council Bluffs, Iowa, No. 93/150; private press, limited edition. $200"The Daylight Station of America," by Craig Miner; published 1984 by Multimedia Cablevision, Wichita, KansasFine press limited edition: Fay: Two Commemorations of the Death and Life of Faye Ellen Powell, Tucson, AZ, 1993. Written by Lawrence Clark Powell, designed by Ward Ritchie, copy #23 of 50. Signed by Powell and Ritchie. Hardcover and pages like new in excellent condition with like new cloth slipcover. $145Shakespeare Day By Day, edited by Agnes C. Way, T. Y. Crowell & Co., 1908. Composition and electrotype plates by D. B. Updike, The Merrymount Press, Boston. Antique. Great condition. $35Antique book. The Song of Hiawatha by The Song of Hiawatha by Henry W. Longfellow, 1913. Published by Henry Altimus Company, Philadelphia. Velvet calf cover, gilt lettering, some uncut pages, 8.1” x 5.75”. $35Life and Teachings of Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage, American Publishing Co., Beaver Springs, PA, 1902. Antique volume in excellent condition, slight scar on cover. Phototype and wood engraving illustrations. Marbled page edges. $40 A Lodging for the Night by Robert Louis Stevenson, published by the Roycrofters at their shop, East Aurora, New York, 1902. Excellent condition, gentle wearing of velvet calf cover. Gilt lettering. Antique. $40THE RED PONY by John Steinbeck, 1945. Used first illustrated edition, illustrated by Wesley Dennis. Hardcover in great condition in slightly worn original slip case, The Viking Press $1,200.00. Bound in publisher's cloth, boards are crisp, no markings on pagesAntique book. Will O’ the Mill by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1901, Roycroft Sop, East Aurora, NY. Crimson velvet calf cover, gilt lettering, used, good condition. Solid. First edition. $30The Private Press by Roderick Cave. Published in 1971 by Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, N.Y. Good condition, slight tear in book jacket. $18.50Fine press limited edition. Julian Symons Remembered, Collected by Jack Walsdorf and Kathleen Symons, The Yellow Barn Press, 1995-96. Hardcover. Fine condition. Blue marbled paper-covered boards; black cloth spine. printed on Rives paper. Edges untrimmed. This is copy No. 203 of an edition of 225 copies. $50First edition. Newspaper Days by H.L. Mencken, published by Alfred A Knopf, 1941. Good condition. Publisher's oatmeal colored buckram. Without the dust jacket. With frontispiece portrait of the author. $75Book collection: first editions 1934-1967 by Paul I. Wellman. Five signed first editions: Death on a Prairie, 1934, $80; Death in the Desert, 1935, $80; Bronco Apache, 1936, $80; Jubal Troop, 1939, $125; Glory God, and Gold, 1954, $35.First edition, 1933. God’s Little Acre by Erskine Caldwell, published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, good condition. $20First edition. Theophilus North by Thornton Wilder, New York: Harper & Row. 1973. Hardcover. Fine condition and good dust jacket. $145The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses by Robert Service, Barse & Hopkins, 1907. First edition. Good condition. $100J. Frank Dobie collection. First editions, fine quality condition books by and about the author. Private press limited editions. Two signed first editions by J. Frank Dobie: “A Texan in England,” 1945, $175; “Tales of Old-Time Texas,” 1955, $100.Special editions of bound case law, privately printed by The Notable Trials Library. 27 pristine volumes published 1989-1992. $25 eachFine selection of first edition fiction, books on or about the law. Law library for keen legal minds. Literary treasure chest of classics, mid-century fiction, history and more. Literary treasure chest: Add to your collection or find your next good read. History, travel, fiction, politics - a potpourri of hardcover books with value. Haldeman-Julius Company, Girard, Kansas. 18 First editions, used, good condition. Ten Cent Pocket Series Nos. 12, 34, 219, 293. People’s Pocket Series Nos. 9, 53, 105. Little Blue Book Nos. 6, 188, 232, 560, 570, 698, 824. Pocket Series Nos. 95, 178, 390,454. Lot including case: $135Little Balkans Review, six of 19 issues in fine condition. Little Balkans Review, six of 19 issues in fine condition. Antique volumes The Life of Jesus: Children’s Half-Hours with Jesus. Published by S. Hess, New York, 1877. Two-volume set: $40Little Balkans Review, seven of 19 issues in fine condition. Four volumes on George Washington by James Thomas Flexner. First editions. Used, good condition. Set: $300The Little Balkans Press, Girard, Kansas, 1970, first edition. Modern Series No. 1. Amnesia People by James Tate. Soft cover, mint condition. $75Men and Books Famous in the Law, Frederick C. Hicks, special edition, 1994. New York: Gryphon Editions. Leather bound, gold embossed, used, excellent condition like new. $50Illustrious Life of William McKinley our Martyred President, self published by close friend Murat Halstead, copyright 1901. Illustrated with numerous engravings from original photographs. Leather bound with gold embossed letters. $40Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species, The Franklin Library limited edition, 1975. Leather bound, gold embossed cover, gilt edges. $35Bruce Catton collection. Used, good condition. First editions. Three-volume set of The Coming Fury, 1961, Terrible Swift Sword, 1963, and Never Call Retreat, 1965 sold for for $350. This Hallowed Ground, 1956, $130. A Stillness at Appomattox, 1955, sold for $50. Much more.American war history collection, from the Revolutionary War to great battles of WWII.Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Signed limited first edition, Gryphon, 1978. Leather bound with gold embossed cover. Pristine used condition. $375The Franklin Library special editions, fine and pristine condition. 22 books, 11 signed by the author. Leather bound, gilt embossed. Priced at $30 to $375. Reporting World War II, Parts 1 and 2. The Library of America special edition, 1995. Leather bound in green, gold embossed cover and gilt page edges. Fine condition, like new. $125The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk. First edition, Doubleday, 1951; blue cloth bound, good condition, $800. First edition, Sears Readers Club, Chicago, 1951; dust jacket shows slight wear, $30. Not shown: signed limited edition from The Franklin Library, leather bound with gold embossed letters and design, $75At Gettysburg by Mrs. Tillie (Pierce) Alleman, W. Lake Borland, New York, 1889. Antique first edition in original black cloth cover. Maps and engravings. Account of what a girl saw and heard of the battle. Introduction by one of the grateful soldiers in blue “in response to her heroism and kindness.” $75Abraham Lincoln by Carl Sandburg, Reader's Digest, 1970, Illustrated Edition fine/very good condition with dust jacket. 640 pages with index. Hardcover with burgundy leather-like spine and green boards with gold lettering. $75The Battle of the Wilderness May 5-6, 1864, by Gordon C. Rhea, Louisiana State University Press, 1994. First edition, first printing. Used, fine condition, like new. With dust jacket. $50Return to Paradise by James A. Michener, Random House, 1951. First edition. Used, good condition, kind in beige cloth with title stamped in racing-car green title on spine. Dust jacket edges show wear. $95Jeff Shaara: The Smoke at Dawn, Civil War Battlefields, The Rising Tide, To the Last Man, Gods and Generals, The Last Full Measure, The Glorous Cause, Rise to Rebellion, Gone for Soldiers, The Steel Wave, No Less Than Victory, Killer Angels. First editions, good condition.Collectible books on the Civil War. First editions. To Mrs. Fairbanks by Mark Twain, Huntington Library, 1949. First edition. Fine condition. $75Therese Raquin by Emile Zola, The Folio Society, London, 1969. Illustrated by Janos Kass. Old Christmas by Washington Irving, Sleepy Hollow Restorations, 1977. Used, fine condition. Like new. Leather. Facsimile edition of 1875 edition with illustrations by Caldecott. $45Infinite Riches: The Adventures of a Rare Book Dealer by David Magee, introduction by Lawrence Clark Powell, Eriksson, 1973. Fine edition, one of 200 books in collection on books. $85Mysteries of the Alphabet by Marc-Alain Ouaknin, Anbeville Press, 1999. First edition hardcover with dust jacket in pristine condition. Like new. $50. Come view more than 200 books on books.Memoirs of a Bookman by Jack Matthews, Ohio University Press, 1990. Enscribed by author. Fine condition. $125 Come see more highly collectible books on and about books. Wichita historian Craig Miner collection, including Seeding Civil War, University Press of Kansas, 2008. Fine condition. Hardcover with immaculate dust jacket. $70American Iron Hand Presses by Stephen O. Saxe, wood engravings by John DePol, Yellow Barn Press and the Library, Madison Campus, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1991. Signed by Saxe and DePol. Fine-fine condition. Edition limited to 180 copies, this one is #27. Original prospectus laid in. Tan linen binding, brown morocco label lettered in gilt on spine. $225William Morris: Master-Printer by Frank Colebrook, Yellow Barn Press, 1989. Limited first edition of 155 copies; this is no. 17. Wood engravings by John DePol for Morris-inspired ornaments, frontspiece and two plates. Fine-fine condition. Original beige buckram cover. Original prospectus laid in. $250Reading Matter byJack Matthews, Oak Knoll Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover and dust jacket in pristine condition. $60The American Wildlife Heritage, Vol. XI, John James Audubon, Volair Limited, 1980. Good condition. $25The Western Canon by Harold Bloom, Harcourt Brace, 1994. Fine condition. First edition first printing. Hardcover with dust jacket. $150 Bloom explores Western literary tradition by concentrating on the works of 26 authors central to the Canon. The Civil War in the American West by Alvin M. Josephy Jr., Knopf, 1991. First edition first printing. Used, fine condition $60The Romance of Modern First Editions by Henry de Halsalle, J. B. Lippincott, 1931. Remarkable first edition with letter “a” printed on foreleaf before title page. Dust jacket shoes wear, book in fine-good condition. $100Books and Bidders by A.S.W. Rosenbach, Little, Brown, 1927. Two first edition copies available in good-fine condition. $350 each.A Book Hunter’s Holiday by A.S.W. Rosenbach, The Riverside Press, Cambridge, copyright 1936. Good condition. $35Franklin Mint1850 Evelyn's History of Religion volumes 1 and 2, 1850The Years Of Lyndon Johnson, Master of The Senate, by Robert A Caro, $200.00Freedom From Fear, by David M. Kennedy, $80.00Wayne Willis signed and framed 131/500Vintage handbags Vintage womans hatsFritz Fireplace screen with 2 cast iron men holding itNina Ricci perfume Armour Opera glasses with caseHand painted tea cups and saucersHand painted tea cups and saucersThe Woodland Years, platesVintage mens hatsAntique hat rackA Stranger Abroad, A Memoir by Schuyler Jones CBE, Signed, subscribers' editionDrawings of the Masters, complete setThe Decline and Fall Of The Roman Empire, vol 1, 2 and 3. $30.00Bouvier's Kaw Dictionary, 1934 edition, $100.00Here's the inscription from The Author. The History Of The Kings Of Britain, By Geoffrey of Monmouth, The Folio Society, London, 3rd impression 1971. $350.00Lee's Lieutenants, By: Douglas Southall Freeman, 3 volumes, $125.00My New Mexico Literary Friends, By: Lawrence Clark Powell, The Press of The Palace of Governors, Santa Fe, New Jexico, 1986, $75.00The Dream, By: Sir Winston Churchill remade by his grandson $35.00 and The Making of the Finest Hour 18 June 1940, Introduction by, Richard M. Langworth CBE, $35.00Captain Tough Chief of Scouts, By: Charles F. Harris, signed, $80.00American Wood Type 1828-1900, Notes on the Evolution of Decorated and large types, By: Rob Roy Kelly, $65.00A History of the Wichita County Club, By: H. Craig Miner, Signed $75.00Printing Presses, By: James Moran, great condition with a jacket, $60.00The Vanished Splendor 1 and 2 volumes, By: Jim Edward's and Hal Ottaway, limited edition signed by both authors, pair$80.00The Dun Emer Press, By: Liam Miller, number 26 of 250 numbered copies, signed by the Author, First Edition, Dublin Ireland, $350.00Antique deskBicentennial commemorative pewter plateAmelia Earhart luggage and Sampsonite Antique desk and green chairVintage spacemenDulcimer and harpichordA box of Santa Fe Railroad notebooksTable and 4 nice chairs Leather worksCloth ballot bagsThe Signers of The Declaration of Independence first day issue stamps, not completeOur small/interesting tableThese books are all priced!!!This and thatRecordsThese books are mostly 5.00 eachSunroom, hard to picture with being so brightOriental lamps Singer sewing machine, there are 2 of these a little different Ties, so many ties!!!Mens clothing Panty hose, gloves, sewingSinger sewing machine 2 dollsThe red room!!! More books in here!!!This and thatReminiscence of Rufus Choate, 1860Jessop, Elihu Root, volume 1 & 2The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis, Sotheby'sThe Estate of Ambassador Pamela Harriman, Sotheby'sThe Life of John Marshall, by: Albert J. BeveridgeNeiman Marcus Christmas catalogsNishiki, Backroads bicycleLong Remembered, The Gettysburg Addressin Facsimile The Groundhog Press, Portfolio of portraits of proprietors of Prestigious private pressesRare Americana Catalogues from the 70's, , some have maps, by: Michael Heaston, will be selling separately Bose, Acoustic Wave Music System, CD-3000, Remote and paperwork at front deskStamps, stamp books, used stamps and new stampsCollectable first day cover collection Sterling, we have a little more hereDifferent countries display flags Sale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureLevi Jean Jacket Sale PictureSale PictureSale PictureCorner piece bedFirst United States Army.Report of OperationsMens shirtsVintage electronics Sale PictureEx Libris, Antioch BookplatesShirley's Mink Coat Sale PictureSale PictureCuster, Centennial Edition, set of 6, Oklahoma Senator Dining Room menu, There are 2 of theseSchwinn1960'sRaleigh Limited-3 made in England from the 60'sSchwinn World Sports bicycle Vintage clothing Sentry safeVintage clothing Wicker sofaVintage globePedestal The American Revolution Bicentennial first day cover collectionConductor's wandMetal nook holderMusic uniformAntique dresserOlympus Infinity Twin CameraCranberry glassesJohn Carter: The Taste & Technique of a Bookman by Donald C. Dickinson, Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, Del., 2004. First edition. Pristine book and dust jacket. $65 One of the must-see collection of 200 editions in curated collection of books on books at this sale.One Soldier’s Story by Bob Dole, HarperCollins, 3005. Enshrined by author. Fine condition. $75Fine press edition. Advice on Marriage by Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan Swift. Book is in excellent condition, dust jacket slightly worn at edges, The Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, NY; silhouettes drawn by Paul McPharlin; vintage edition without publication date; private press $65Vintage mirror and brush setFranciscan Ware large setFranciscan WareVintage bowlsCabinet G-111 17 cameraVintage cameras Vintage large metal sleighOriental Wicker chair and tableLarge oriental fansVintage metal cars and trucksIronstone dinner setUsed good condition hardcover book, published by Cornerstone Library of New York, 1965. Worn upper edge on cover, pages in good condition with no marks. $80Wayne Willis, signed and framed 131/500Wayne Willis, signed and framed 131/500Waayne Willis signed and framed 131/500Wayne Willis signed and numbered 131/500Wayne Willis signed and framed 131/500Antique gilt frameVintage clothing Henry Kissinger, Yearsof Upheaval and White House YearsSale PictureSale PictureSale Picture

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