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Lot 96

VAN VALKENBURG, John. The Knights of Pythias.

Estimate: $200 - $400

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VAN VALKENBURG, John (1832-1890). The Knights of Pythias Complete Manual and Text-book.
Publisher: Memento Publishing Co., Canton. 1887. Revised Edition.

8vo. Brown cloth bound, with richly gilt cover and spine. Speckled edges.

Frontispiece, xv, 502 pp., with illustrations and sheet music and colored plates.

H: 7 3/4 W: 5 3/8 D: 1 7/8 in.

Condition

Fair to poor. Panels, corners, and covers scuffed and rubbed, with slight losses to corners. Slight toning throughout. Front hinge extremely weak at frontispiece.

Pencil owner's inscriptions on flyleaves.

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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.