Because Reading is Fundamental...

Now up for auction is this assortment of used but well kept library books. Several are in excellent condition and might even be deemed as collectibles. Here's what you'll get:

• The Library of Wit and Humor: Prose and Poetry Volume II, III, & IV; Spofford, A. R.; 1898; The Gebbie Publishing Co.; 3 Volume Ilustrated Set
• A History of American Letters; Taylor, Walter Fuller; 1936; American Book Company; Purchased by M. Brashear - June, 1936
• Opening the West with Lewis and Clark; Sabin, Edwin L.; 1917; J. B. Lippincott Co. Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe; Poe, Edgar Allan; 1966; Doubleday & Co., Inc
• An Introduction to Dickens; Wagenknecht, Edward; 1952; Scott, Foresman and Co. USA; From the Library of M.M. Brashear - Key Editions
• Leviathan Parts I and II; Hobbes, Thomas; 1958; The Liberal Arts Press, Inc.; Paperback
• The Vital Link; the Story of the Suez Canal; Hirschfeld, Burt; 1968; Julian Messner; Illustrated with Maps and Photographs
• Literature & Language, Grade 7; Beatty, Jane N.; 1994; McDougal Littell Inc.; Red Level
• Literature & Language, Grade 8; Beatty, Jane N.; 1994; McDougal Littell Inc.; Green Level

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  Reading Is Fundamental Folks

Check out this lot auction for an assortment of various types of books. No exact number is stated but judging by the picture we'd say there are roughly 50 books in total. And get this, the current bid is only $1! This auction ends in 3 days and 5 hours though so hurry and register now!

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  Learn the Law

Here's an auction for all you aspiring lawyers out there. It's for the 2007 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) series of books parts 6 thru 23. There are duplicates of every book which makes it perfect for leaving an extra copy at home. There are literally three boxes filled with these books and the current bid is only $5! Click here to register.

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  Reading Is Fundamental

This next auction is for all you book lovers out there. If you appreciate fine literature then you'll certainly love this collection of stories which includes approximately 100 selections on about 360 pages and was selected and arranged by Frances Jenkins Olcott. Just a few of the titles are "The Ant & the Cricket", "The Leak in the Dike", "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", "Apple-Seed John" and "The Owl and the Pussycat". H. W. Longfellow, Alfred Tennyson, and Robert Browning are just a few of the authors. This book has a copyright date of 1913. It was published by the Houghton Mifflin Co. in October 1913. The hard bound cover is in pretty good condition but some of the pages have frayed edges. The binding is good and all the pages are attached and readable. This book is priced at only $3 at the moment so register now to bid. Auction ends 10/29.

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  'Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.' - W.B. Yeats

This next auction is for a collection of works edited by the great W.B. Yeats. The collection includes approx. 50 selections on about 350 pages. Just a few of the titles are "Paddy Corcoran's Wife", "The Brewery of Egg-shells" "The Banshee of the MacCarthys", "A Queen's County Witch" and "The Enchantment of Gearoidh Iarla". This collection of ancient Irish tales and short stories is uncommon and dates to the late 1800s. This book was dated by the publisher in Fall of 1923. It was published by Boni and Liveright in New York. The hard bound cover is in fair condition and has a plastic protector over a cover designed by Betsy Kelly. Most pages are in good condition but a couple have some frayed edges. All pages are attached and readable. The current bid for this book is only $4 with 9 days left to bid. Click here to register.

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