Vintage Literature and Antique Reference Books Lot
Updated September 8, 2026
| Lot number | 19 |
| Category | Antiques & Furniture |
| Auction | Maytown Multi Estate Auction 9/18-10/4 |
| Date | October 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | John Carl Auction Company |
| Location | Maytown, Pennsylvania |
This comprehensive estate lot contains eight vintage and antique hardcover reference volumes across various non-fiction and classic subjects. Included in the collection are titles such as The Womans Day Book of Antique Collectibles by Dorothy H Jenkins, Country and Western Americana by Doreen Beck, Grotz Antique Furniture Style and Price Guide by George Grotz, and The Stein and Day Book of World Autographs by Ray Rawlins. The lot also features vintage instructional and general interest texts including The Complete Home Handymans Guide, Gregg Shorthand Functional Method Part Two by Louis A Leslie, a standard edition of Black Beauty, and a solid red-orange clothbound edition of World Enough and Time by Robert Penn Warren. In terms of condition, these older texts display moderate shelf wear, bumped corners, and minor fraying at the spine caps. Several dust jackets show small tears or missing fragments, while the unprotected cloth covers show light surface discoloration and shelf rubbing. The bindings remain generally tight, though a few hinge points are starting to loosen, and the interior pages exhibit normal browning from age without affecting overall readability.
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