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THBCollection of world history books and travel journals
About Seller
463 East Lancaster Avenue
Downingtown, PA 19335
United States
Pook & Pook Inc. auction house was founded by Ronald and Debra Pook in 1984 out of the Pook’s thriving antique business, which they began a decade earlier. Located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Pook & Pook, Inc.’s offices are approximately thirty-five minutes west of Philadelphia, in an old stone...Read more
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About Auction
LiveAug 21, 2025
Join us for two days of both toys and decorative arts. Over 1600 lots of furniture, toys, fine art, games, antique firearms and militaria, jewelry, coins, dolls, advertising, textiles, porcelain, pottery, Native American and ethnographic material, silver, pewter, glass, folk art, decorative accessories, books, ephemera, trains, and so much more will cross the virtual auction block. Please email conditions@pookandpook.com with requests for condition reports and/or additional photographs. AY000004L Pook & Pook Inc conditions@pookandpook.com
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- Lot Description
Collection of world history books and travel journals, mostly 18th/19th c., to include William Temple Observations upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands, London, Sa. Gellibrand at the Golden Ball in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1673; Charles Anthon Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1882; D.A. Randall The Handwriting of God in Egypt, Sinai, and the Holy Land, Philadelphia, John E. Potter and Company, 1862; Howard Carter The Tombof Tut-Ankh-Amen, Vols. I-III, London, Casselll and Company, 1930; Edmund Burke Works, Vols. I-XII, London, F. and C. Rivington, 1801; The Newgate Calendar, eight volumes; Thomas M'Crie The Life of John Knox, Vol. I, Edinburgh, John Ogle, 1814; Robert Ker Porter Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden, Philadelphia, Hopkins and Earle, 1809; John P. Durbin Observations in the East, Vols. I and II, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1845; Aubrey De Vere Picturesque Sketches in Greece and Turkey, Philadelphia, A.Hart, 1850; J. Fenimore Cooper The Travelling Bachelor.., New York, Stringer and Townsend, 1856; Colton Ship and Shore, 1851; Thomson The Land and the Book, 1859; Captain Basil Hall Fragments of Voyages and Travels.., Vols. I and II, Philadelphia, Carey and Lea, 1831; R. Thomas ..Remarkable Shipwrecks.., Hartford, Silas Andrus & Son, 1835; etc., total of three boxes of books.
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All pick-ups or shipping arrangements must be made within seven (7) days after auction PICK-UP Payment in full is required in order to pick-up your items. See our website home page for a link to schedule pick-ups, www.pookandpook.com. To schedule an appointment for more than 10 small items, please schedule two back-to-back appointments. For large items (furniture, etc.), please call our office at (610) 269-4040 to schedule. Please bring your own packing materials and assistance for loading items into your vehicle. SHIPPING In-House shipping is available to select items which will show "Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot." in the lot description. If you are interested in this service, please email shipping@pookandpook.com to request we ship your items. If you have a large order (more than 10 items, excluding coins & jewelry, unframed textiles, and ephemera), items valued over $2,000.00 to be shipped internationally, or items not marked eligible for in-house shipping, please contact the third-party shippers. For shipment of small items (art, pottery, and fragile decorative accessories), the following companies have offered their services: The Packaging Store in Lansdale, PA www.packandshipnow.com hello@packandshipnow.com (215) 361-6940, fax: (215) 361-6941 Philadelphia Mailroom www.philadelphiamailroom.com phillymailroom@gmail.com (215) 745-1100; fax: (215) 745-1102 For shipment of large items (furniture, sculptures, etc.), the following companies have offered their services: Scott Cousins (East Coast) scottcousins22@aol.com (978) 491-9353 Sure Express (Worldwide) judy@sureexpress.com (207) 797-3096 HOW THE SHIPPING PROCESS WORKS: 1. You contact any one or more of the shippers listed (or a shipper of your own choosing) to obtain a shipping estimate or to request they ship for you. Be sure to provide us or the shipper with the following information: Your Name (as it appears on your invoice), Lot#(s) Purchased, Invoice Total, and the Zip Code to which the item(s) is being shipped. 2. Notify Us – Contact us to let us know the name of your chosen shipper, email shipping@pookandpook.com. 3. Items Collected – Your item(s) is collected for your chosen shipper. Outside shippers are scheduled throughout the week to come collect your purchased item(s). Independent shippers not listed above must call (610) 269-4040 to schedule a pick-up time. 4. Items Packed and Shipped – Your item(s) is then packed and shipped to your specifications by your chosen shipper. 5. Pay for Shipping – Packing and shipping costs are separate from your auction invoice. Please provide your chosen shipper with payment information to cover the cost of shipping and handling. Pook & Pook will not release items to any shipper until your auction invoice has been paid. New customers paying their auction invoice with a personal/business check or international money order/cashier’s check will delay release of items for 10 days. The release date is supplied to the shipper who will not ship your item(s) sooner unless you provide Pook & Pook with a copy of your cancelled check (we cannot check this from our bank). If you have any questions about paying for your auction invoice, please contact at billing@pookandpook.com. All items must be picked up, or shipping arrangements made, within one week of the day of sale. NOTE: Items left here more than ten (10) days will incur storage fees at a rate of $5.00 per lot per day (this rate applies to all items regardless of size or value).
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We can accept most major credit cards from established clients; however, there is an additional 3.5% surcharge. Pook & Pook, Inc. does not accept debit cards, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, BidPay, or Western Union wires. First time purchasers must pay with cash, bank check, money order, wire transfer, and/or personal/business check. First time purchasers paying with personal/business check cannot collect items until payment has cleared or ten days post-deposit. Items purchased for a third-party must be paid for by the purchaser of record, regardless of whether the purchaser of record has received funds from the third-party. The purchaser of record cannot be changed on an invoice post-auction.
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