Friends of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library
Annual Meeting
&
Silent Book & Valentine's Day Gift Basket Auction
Sunday, February 12
2 P.M. in the Library's Auditorium
On Sunday, February 12 at 2 p.m. in the Library's Strassweg Auditorium, the Friends of the Library will celebrate their 39th Anniversary at their Annual Meeting. There will be books and gift baskets in a silent auction, refreshments and entertainment along with a short business meeting. Here is the list of books in the silent auction. For more information, contact Kathy.
Books in the auction are as follows:
FICTION
- Albert, Susan Wittig. BLEEDING HEARTS. Berkley Prime Crime, 2006. First edition hardback in dust jacket, excellent condition. Popular mystery series featuring herbalist China Bayles. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Up to $35 on internet.
RESERVE: $3.00
- Berry, Wendell. THE MEMORY OF OLD JACK. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1974. First edition hardback in dust jacket, good condition. Classic tale from revered Kentucky writer. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Up to $300 on internet.
RESERVE: $15.00
- France, Anatole. PENGUIN ISLAND. John Lane/Dodd Mead, 1929. Translated by A.W. Evans with illustrations by Frank C. Pape. Hardback in very good condition. Reprint of 1925 illustrated edition. Satire of humanity's evolution from Nobel Prize winner. Up t0 $38 on internet
RESERVE: $3.00
- George, Elizabeth. THIS BODY OF DEATH. Harper Collins, 2010. First edition hardback in dust jacket, excellent condition. An Inspector Lynley mystery. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Up to $48 on internet.
RESERVE: $3.00
- Grafton, Sue. V IS FOR VENGEANCE. G.P. Putnams Sons, 2011. Hardback in dust jacket, mint condition. The popular alphabet series continues. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. List price of $27.95.
RESERVE: $7.50
- Tyler, Anne. A PATCHWORK PLANET. Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First trade edition, hardback in dust jacket, very good condition. The Pulitzer Prize winner's fourteenth novel. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.Up to $75 on internet.
RESERVE: $3.00
- Wangerin, Walter, Jr. THE BOOK OF THE DUN COW. Harper & Row, 1978. Hardback in dust jacket, very good condition. Allegorical fantasy about a time when animals could speak. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Up to $45 on internet.
RESERVE: $3.00
- Weis, Margaret. THE DRAGON'S SON. Tom Doherty Associates, 2004. First edition hardback in dust jacket, excellent condition. The second book of the Dragonvarld Trilogy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Up to $50 on internet.
RESERVE: $3.00
NON-FICTION
- Adams, Ansel. EXAMPLES: THE MAKING OF 40 PHOTOGRAPHS. Little, Brown and Company, 1983. First edition hardback in excellent condition. Renowned photographer Adams shares the circumstances around making many of his most celebrated photographs. Up to $150 on internet.
RESERVE: $10.00
- Breyer, Stephen. ACTIVE LIBERTY: INTERPRETING OUR DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTION. Vintage Books, 2005. Paperback in excellent condition. SIGNED BY JUSTICE BREYER.
RESERVE: $3.00
- Brickell, Christopher and Cole, Trevor, Ed. THE AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS. DK Publishing, 2002. Large hardback in dust jacket, excellent condition. Filled with glorious color photographs and detailed information, this book would delight every gardener. List price of $60.
RESERVE: $10.00
- Findling, John. LOUISVILLE'S CRESCENT HILL Arcadia Publishing, 2012. Paperback in mint condition. With over 200 rare photos, this book traces the history of Louisville's Crescent Hill from its 19th century beginnings to the 1974 tornado. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR List price of $21.99.
RESERVE: $5.00
- Gilbert, Elizabeth. COMMITTED: A SKEPTIC MAKES PEACE WITH MARRIAGE. Viking, 2010. Hardback in dust jacket, excellent condition. Up to $35 on internet. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
RESERVE: $3.00
- Glasgow, Brown. SOCIETY'S MOUNTAINEER. John P. Morton & Company, 1931. Hardback in good condition with photo of author pasted on front cover. Unusual entry from Kentucky socialite Mrs. Frank Townley Brown. Up to $25 on internet.
RESERVE: $3.00
- Hagan, David and Joan. UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY DECOYS AND THEIR MAKERS. Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1990. Large hardback in dust jacket, very good condition. Exhaustive study of over eighty decoy makers with many color photos. Rare. Up to $50 on internet.
RESERVE: $7.50
- Hancock, H. Irving. WHAT ONE MAN SAW: BEING THE PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF A WAR CORRESPONDENT IN CUBA. Street & Smith, 1898 and 1900. Small hardback with lightly soiled boards, otherwise in very good condition. This scarce title, selling for $150 unsigned, bears the signature of the author on the front endpaper as follows: 'To Colonel A. L. Mills, U.S.A., with the compliments of the author, H. Irving Hancock, West Point, May 26, 1901.'
RESERVE: $10.00
- Hill, Bob. DOUBLE JEOPARDY: OBSESSION, MURDER, AND JUSTICE DENIED. William Morrow Co. 1995. First edition hardback in dust jacket, very good condition. Local journalist Hill's true-crime account of the murder of Brenda Schaefer. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Up to $90 on internet.
RESERVE: $10.00
- Irwin, Lee. THE DREAM SEEKERS: NATIVE AMERICAN VISIONARY TRADITIONS OF THE GREAT PLAINS. University of Oklahoma Press, 1994. Hardback in dust jacket, very good condition. Up to $35 on internet.
RESERVE: $3.00
- Larsen, Robin, Ed. EMANUEL SWEDENBORG: A CONTINUING VISION. Swedenborg Foundation, Inc., 1988. Large hardback in dust jacket, excellent condition. Pictorial biography of the famous philosopher with an anthology of his essays and poetry. List price of $75.
RESERVE: $5.00
- Norman, Henry. THOUGHTS I MET ON THE HIGHWAY. Historical Publishing Company, 1892. Small hardback in fair condition. Thoughts from the African-American evangelist (1843-1933). Up to $200 on internet.
RESERVE: $5.00
- O'Brien, John A. LIFE OF CHRIST. John J. Crawley & Co., 1957. Deluxe leather-bound hardback in excellent condition. Over sixty color illustrations from classic art. Up to %50 on internet.
RESERVE: $5.00
- Richardson, James. A COMPILATION OF THE MESSAGES AND PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS. Bureau of National Literature, 1917. This handsome 20-volume set is in excellent condition and is bound in gold-stamped black leather with gilt-edged pages. Up to $325 on internet.
RESERVE: $15.00
- Riley, James Whitcomb. POEMS HERE AT HOME. The Century Co., 1893. Pictures by E.W. Kemble. Hardback stamped in gold lettering, good condition. Collection of works from the beloved Hoosier poet. Up to $65 on internet.
RESERVE: $3.00
- Riley, James Whitcomb. SONGS O' CHEER. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1905. Pictures by Will Vawter. Hardback stamped in gold lettering with picture of farmer on front, good condition except for missing front endpaper. Another collection from the Hoosier poet. Up to $45 on internet.
RESERVE: $3.00
- Scott, Alice Bondurant. THE DOE RUN SETTLEMENTS. Stonemark Collections, 1976. Hardback in fine condition, no dust jacket. This work of Kentucky history covers geography, Indians of the area, exploration and much on schools, churches, cemeteries and notable families. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Up to $75 on internet.
RESERVE: $3.00
- Thom, Dark Rain. THE SHAWNEE: KOHKUMTHENA'S GRANDHCILDREN. Guild Press of Indiana, 1994. Illustrations by James Alexander Thom. Hardback in dust jacket, very good condition. Thom takes the reader into the world of the Shawnee from the beginnings of their oral tradition to the present day. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. Up to $100 on internet.
RESERVE: $5.00
- Toth, Alex. ALEX TOTH: EDGE OF GENIUS, VOLUME ONE. Pure Imagination, 2007. Paperback compilation of comic book artist's work. Very good condition. Up to $29 on internet.
RESERVE: $3.00
- Vann, Father Joseph, Ed. LIVES OF THE SAINTS WITH EXCERPTS FROM THEIR WRITINGS. John J. Crawley & Co., 1954. Deluxe leather-bound hardback in excellent condition. Over forty color illustrations from classic art. Up to $100 on internet.
RESERVE: $5.00
- Wo, Henry Yue-Kee. THE INNER WORLD OF HENRY WO YUE-KEE. ARtland Press, 2003. Large hardback in dust jacket, excellent condition. Over 90 full-color plates of watercolors which subtly fuse the influences of Eastern and Western art. List price of $60.
RESERVE: $10.00