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Discover a centuries-spanning collection of intellectual history in our upcoming auction on June 3rd, featuring a remarkable assembly of rare scientific, military, and literary works. This curated selection includes foundational scientific texts like Thomas Young’s 1807 Lectures on Natural Philosophy, rare instruments such as vintage circular slide rules, and significant historical artifacts like Asa Bird Gardiner’s custom-bound Civil War atlas. The collection offers something for every serious bibliophile and historian.
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Lot 73

REYNOLDS, Francis. The Story of the Great War.

Estimate: $200 - $400
Starting Bid
$100

Bid Increments

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REYNOLDS, Francis. The Story of the Great War, The Complete Historical Record of Events to Date.
Publisher: P. F. Collier & Son, New York. 1916.

4 vols. 8vo. Blue publishers cloth, with gilt symbol on cover and embossed borders. Gilt title on spine. Gilt top edge.

Vol. 1: Frontispiece, folding map of Balkans, 678 pp., with illustrations, maps, and index.
Vol. 2: Frontispiece, folding map of western front, 663 pp., with illustrations, maps, and index.
Vol. 3: Frontispiece, folding map of eastern front, 640 pp., with illustrations, maps, and index.
Vol. 4: Frontispiece, folding map of Austro-Italian front, 636 pp., with illustrations, maps, and index. Fair to poor. Covers, corners, and spine scuffed and bumped, with slight losses to corners and panels. Toningh throughout.

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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum, CWRU.