The Friends of the Library are sponsoring a Silent Auction<\/strong> of Collectible Books to be held in the Library from Monday, November 1 to Wednesday, December 1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There will be 16 books<\/strong> in the Display Case in the Main Room which will be available for closer inspection on Saturday November 6, November 13, and November, 20<\/strong> from 1:00-2:00 pm. and on Wednesday, December 1<\/strong> from 6:00-7:00 p.m. A member of the Book Sale Committee will be present during those times and will be happy to help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each book will be numbered with a corresponding number found on a bid sheet in the Friends notebook on the checkout counter. Bids will be accepted until 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 1<\/strong> and the highest bidder will win the auction. If not present at that time, each winner will be notified by telephone the next day and will have 10 days to collect the book. All proceeds will be used for Library programs, services and acquisitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the selections are several Vintage books including: THE DEVIL UPON CRUTCHES FROM THE DIABLE BOITEUX OF MR. LESAGE (1759); STANFORD\u2019S MAP OF THE BRITISH METROPOLIS AND SUBURBS: LONDON (1890); \u201cOUR LIVING WORLD\u201d A NATURAL HISTORY (1885); and DEFOE\u2019S JOURNAL (1835). <\/p>\n\n\n\n There is also a First Edition (#426 of 500), Signed copy of 999 NEW STORIES OF HORROR AND SUSPENSE (1999); and Signed copies of: ELOISE by Kay Thompson (signed by the illustrator Hilary Knight who is a resident of Sierra Madre); TURNING PAGES MY LIFE STORY by Sonia Sotomayor; SONG OF THE SWALLOWS by author\/illustrator Leo Politi; and WITH KENNEDY by Pierre Salinger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n COLLECTIBLE BOOKS AT THE AUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n THE DEVIL UPON CRUTCHES FROM THE DIABLE BOITEUX OF MR. LESAGE: A NEW TRANSLATION By Alain Rene Le Sage ROY LICHTENSTEIN By Diane Waldman LOTHAR MEGGENDORFER\u2019S INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS, A REPRODUCTION OF THE ANTIQUE POP-UP BOOK By Lothar Meggendorfer LENI RIEFENSTAHL: FIVE LIVES RICHARD AVEDON PORTRAITS STANFORD\u2019S MAP OF THE BRITISH METROPOLIS AND SUBURBS: LONDON CALIFORNIA LIGHT: A CENTURY OF LANDSCAPES: PAINTINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA ART CLUB 999 NEW STORIES OF HORROR AND SUSPENSE EAST OF EDEN By John Steinbeck \u201cOUR LIVING WORLD\u201d A NATURAL HISTORY WITH KENNEDY By Pierre Salinger DEFOE\u2019S JOURNAL: A JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR; OR, MEMORIALS OF THE GREAT PESTILENCE IN LONDON IN 1665 TURNING PAGES: MY LIFE STORY By Sonia Sotomayor ELOISE By Kay Thompson, illustrated by Hilary Knight SONG OF THE SWALLOWS written and illustrated by Leo Politi POP UP MICKEY MOUSE and POP UP MINNIE MOUSE The Friends of the Library are sponsoring a Silent Auction of Collectible Books to be held in the Library from Monday, November 1 to Wednesday, 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MDCCLIX (1759); London; in English; Slipcased Vol.1 and Vol. 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1993; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation New York
Exhibition Edition (exhibits from October 8, 1993 to September 5, 1994)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1979; Metropolitan Museum of Art New York <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A biography in pictures By Leni Riefenstahl
2000 <\/strong>(This is a \u201ccolophon\u201d); Taschen Gmb H
Translation by Steven Lindberg, Pasadena<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Maria Morris Hambourg, Mia Fineman, Richard Avedon, Philippe de Montebello
2002; Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated, New York and The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Edward Stanford
1890<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Jean Stern and Molly Siple
2017; Skira Rizzoli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1999; Signed, First Edition, #426 of 500; edited by Al Sarrantonio
Avon, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1952; Viking Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three Volume Set
By the Reverend J. Wood
1885<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1966; Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Signed by author; Limited Edition<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Daniel Defoe
Historical notes by Eduard Wedlake Brayley
A New Edition; 1835; Thomas Tegg and Son<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2018; Penguin <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1983; Simon & Schuster Books<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1948; MacMillan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Story and illustrations by the staff of the Walt Disney Studios
1993 reprint of the original 1933 pop ups<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"