From the Library to the Laboratory
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 04:00PM EDT - Wed, Apr 8, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 40
Set of books on Native Americans, with Magic Lantern Slides.
Estimate: $200 - $400
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
Set of 3 books on Native Americans, with 8 magic lantern Slides, 19th and 20th century.
Books include: DODGE, Richard, Our Wild Indians (1883); MORRISON, Dorothy Nafus, Chief Sarah: Sarah Winnemucca's Fight for Indian Rights (1990); BILLARD, Jules, The World of the American Indian (1974).
Billard includes folding map in sleeve on pastedown rear board.
Magic slides include 7 slides from National Moving Pictures Supply Company, Cleveland Ohio, depicting "Pawnee" and "Shawnee" caricatures. With a slide in wood depicting Totem poles from the Pacific Northwest in Alaska.
Largest book is H: 10 1/2 x W: 9 1/2 x D: 1 1/4 in.
Fair to poor. Dust jacket of Billard torn in multiple places, with slight losses. Toning in all books. Dodge in poor condition, with front and rear boards detached and spine split at a few places. Spine is separating, with losses. Covers are rubbed, stained, scuffed, with slight losses.
Books include: DODGE, Richard, Our Wild Indians (1883); MORRISON, Dorothy Nafus, Chief Sarah: Sarah Winnemucca's Fight for Indian Rights (1990); BILLARD, Jules, The World of the American Indian (1974).
Billard includes folding map in sleeve on pastedown rear board.
Magic slides include 7 slides from National Moving Pictures Supply Company, Cleveland Ohio, depicting "Pawnee" and "Shawnee" caricatures. With a slide in wood depicting Totem poles from the Pacific Northwest in Alaska.
Largest book is H: 10 1/2 x W: 9 1/2 x D: 1 1/4 in.
Condition
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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.
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