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Open Resource Book Sale 2025
Get ready to dive into a treasure trove of literary wonders! The Open Resource, a dedicated 501(c)(3) literacy organization, invites you to its online auctiona vital fundraiser powered entirely by volunteers and the passion of book lovers like you. This year's collection features a vast and diverse selection of pre-owned and vintage books, each one holding a unique story, both in its pages and in its journey to you. While our dedicated volunteers have done their best to describe each item, we encourage you to explore the listings with an open mind, as you might just uncover a hidden gem waiting to find a new home on your bookshelf. Every bid you place directly supports our mission to promote literacy and ensures that our programs can continue to thrive. Happy bidding! This is a client assisted auction. Contact Amy @ (765) 561-0668 for more information. Auction Begins: Sunday, September 21, 2025, 8:00PM Auction Closes: Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 6:30PM EST(soft close format) Auction Pick-up: Thursday, October 2, 2025, 12:00PM-6:00PM
Auction lots (336)
Mrs. Red Pepper by Grace S. Richmond
antique hardcover, 1913, excellent condition
Kipling's Boy Stories by Rudyard Kipling
1916, hardcover, good condition for its age
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The House of a Thousand Candles by Meredith Nicholson; hardcover, 1905, good condition
Viscount De Bragelonne by Alexander Dumas
vintage hardcover, yellowing pages, good condition for its age
The Son of Porthos orThe Death of Aramis
hardcover, no publication date, probably late 1800's, age of book causing some loose pages
Ten Years Later by Alexander Dumas
hardcover, published by P. F. Collier & Son, possible early 1900's
Twenty Years After by Alexander Dumas
hardcover, few loose pages in front, early 1900's, published by Donohue, Henneberry & Co
Haunted Indiana by Mark Marimen
tales of the supernatural series, paperback, excellent condition
Haunted, Scary and Horror Stories
Haunted Heartland (hb like new), Be Afraid Be Very Afraid (pb good condition), A Treasury of American Horror Stories (hb good...
Life on the Highest Plane by Ruth Paxson
a study of the spiritual nature and needs of man, hardcover, volumes 1, 2, & 3, Moody Press 1928, excellent condition
Indiana Folklore
Indiana Folklore A Reader edited by Linda Degh, Indiana Folklore volumes 2 & 3 by the Hoosier Folklore Society, New Territory...
Novels by Fannie Hurst
Lummox, Five and Ten, Anitra's Dance, and A President is Born, hardcovers, 1923 - 1934, good condition
Classical Authors
Twice Told Tales, Waverly or Tis Sixty Years Since, Felix Holt The Radical, hardcovers, no publication date appears to be 1890's,...
Star Trek books (5)
Shadows of the Sun (hb excellent condition), First Contact (hb like new), Star Trek 1 (pb fair condition), Imzadi (pb good...
Frederick Forsyth novels (3)
The Shepherd, The Day of the Jackal, No Comebacks, paperbacks, good condition
Horror Stories (4)
Lie Ten Nights Awake, Kindly Dig Your Grave, Children of the Dark, The Goebbels Diaries, paperbacks, good condition
Sc-Fi/Fantasy (5)
Nine Princes in Amber, The Guns of Avalon, Smith of Wootton & Farmer Giles of Ham, Between Planets, The Wine of Violence, good...
Good Paperback Reads (8)
The Grapes of Wrath, The Athelsons, Crowned Heads, The New Centurions, The Ambassadors, The Zoo Gang, The Book of Hours, The...
Vintage books, Famous Authors (3)
The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley by Ednund Henry Eitel 1913, The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith 1927, Options...
1940's - 1950's Fiction Books
Singing Watersby Ann Bridge, The Days Grow Old by Barbara Tunnell Anderson, Please Don't Eat the Daisies by Jean Kerr, The Once...
Harry Kemelman Books (3)
Thursday The Rabbi Walked Out, Tuesday The Rabbi Saw Red, Sunday The Rabbi Stayed Home
Frank Peretti (2)
The Oath and House, hardcovers, excellent condition
Classical Authors (3)
The old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling, paperbacks
Urban Legends (2)
Encyclopedia of Urban Legends and Too Good to Be True by Jan Harold Brunvand, paperbacks, good condition
Catherine Marshall (3)
The Helper, Julie, and Christy, hardcovers, good condition
Bob Hope
The Last Christmas Show, hardcover, tattered cover but good condition
Nostalgia/Good Old Days (3)
Old Time Peddlers (pb), On the Farm (hc), Hometown Memories 1999 (hc), good condition
Baseball Diamonds
Edited by Kevin Kerrane and Richard Grossinger, paperback fair condition
The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery
Edited by Linda Garland Page and Eliot Wiggington, regional and memorabilia recipes, paperback, good condition
Inspirational Books (3)
When the Last Leaf Falls by Bill Myers, Turkey Soup by Mike G. Williams, The Book of Hours by T. Davis Bunn
Parenting (3)
From Daughters to Mothers Edited by Constance Warloe, Long- Distance Grandma by Janet Coldher Teitsort, and Guilt-Free Parenting...
Rudyard Kipling books
volumes 1, 2, and 3, hardcovers, vintage 1900's, fair condition
Vintage Authors
Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens, The Misadventures of John Nicholson, Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore, Life and Adventures of...
Vintage Fiction (5)
The Prodigal Son by Hall Caine, Tom Brown at Oxford by T. Hughes, The Household of Glen Holly by Lucy C. Lillie, Rovings on Land...
Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Church
by Bishop Nolan B. Harmon (acting book editor), hardcover, 1956, good condition
Vintage Fiction early 1900's (4)
Flying Ranch by B. M. Bower, Ruth Fielding In the Saddle by Alice Emerson, The River's End by James Oliver Curwood, and ,Red and...
Vintage Fiction around 1915 (3)
The War Zone of the Kaiser by Captain V. T. Sherman, Dear Enemy by Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster,and Vanity Fair...
Civil War Era (5)
The Rise and Fa.ll of the Confederate Government by Jefferson Davis, Civil War Stories by Ambrose Bierce, Andersonville by...
Indiana Author Booth Tarkington books (4)
The Two Vanrevels, Image of Josephine, Young Mrs. Greeley, and The Gentleman from Indiana, hardcovers, fair condition
1902 Fiction (3)
Lavender and Old La ce by Myrtle Reed, Captain January by Laura E. Richards, Wren Winter's Triumph by Horatio Alger,Jr.,...
Charles Dickens books (3)
Dombey and Son, Bleak House, and The Old Curiosity Shop and Hard Times, hardcovers, fragile condition, possibly late 1800's
Indiana Author Gene Stratton-Porter (2)
Michael O'Halloran and Freckles, hardcovers, fair condition for the age, early 1900's
Victor Hugo books (2)
His Life and Works and Les Miserables, hardcovers, late 1800's, fragile condition
Alexander Dumas books (3)
Chicot the Jester, Twenty Years After, and The Three Guardsmen, hardcoves, fragile condition
Mid 1940's books (3)
See Here, Private Hargrove by Marion Hargrove, Here Is Your War, The Story of G.I. Joe by Ernie Pyle, The Green Years by A. J....
Horror Stories (3)
A Nice Place to Live by Robert C. Sloane, Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison, and The Stand by Stephen King, paperbacks, good...
1940's Fiction (2)
The Snake Pit by Mary Jane Ward, Anything Can Happen by George and Helen Waite Papashvilly, and The River Road by Frances...
1940's Fiction (3)
The Flaming Forest by James Oliver Curwood, Raintree County by Ross Lockridge, Jr., Mistress Masham's Repose by T. H. White,...
Early 1900's Vintage Books (4)
Mts. Wiggsof The Cabbage Patch by Alice Caldwell Hegan, The House on Cherry Street by Amelia E. Barr, A Tramp Abroad by Mark...
Antique Volumes (3)
The Squire's Darling 1893 by Charlotte M. Braeme, Daniel Deronda 1876 by George Eliot (possible 1st edition?), and Eight Cousins...
1930's Fiction (4)
ACandle in the Wilderness by Irving Bacheller, In The Arena by Booth Tarkington, White Orchids by Grace Livingston, and Murder At...
Nineteen Hundreds Fiction (4)
The Treasury of Hidden Valley (possible 1st edition) by Willis George Emerson, Lo, Michael by Grace Livingston Hill, The Winning...
Gene Stratton-Porter books (4)
A Daughter of the Land and The Harvester, hardcovers, fair condition
1940's Books (6)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, The Best Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Chicken Every Sunday by Rosemary Taylor, Cheaper...
Waverly Novels
Guy Mannering, Anne of Geierstein, Fair Maid off Perth, The Antiquary, hardcovers, fragile condition, loose binding
Old Classics (5)
Green Mansions by W. H. Hudson, Touchstone by Lillian Janet, Breath of Life by Faith Baldwin, The Hoosier School-Master by Edward...
Early 1900's Fiction (3)
The Charlatans by Bert Leston Taylor 1906, The Beloved Vagabond by William J. Locke, and Glengarry School Days by Ralph Connor...
1910, 1911, 1916 Novels
Aunt Jane of Kentucky by Eliza Calvert Hall, The Motor Maids' School Days by Katherine Stokes, and A Girl of the Limberlost by...
Specialty Books (3)
Canning by Liana Krissoff (excellent condition like new) and Wild Bounty (game cookbook), 101 Easy Homemade Products for your ...
Fermentation Recipes (2)
Fermented Vegetables by Kirsten K. & Christopher Shockey (pb) and Mastering Fermentation by Mary Karlin (hb), excellent condition
Fermented Cooking (3)
Real Food Fermentation by Alex Lewin, Fermented by Jill Ciciarelli, and Traditionally Fermented Foods by Shannon Stronger,...
Mystery Books (4)
The Secret of the Golden Pavilion by Carolyn Keene (Nancy Drew mystery), The Haunted Showboat by Carolyn Keene (Nancy Drew...
Vintage Finds
The Bible-Work: the Old Testament Vol. 3 by J. Glentworth Butler, D.D., Lines Left Out, and Art Through the Ages by Helen...
That Printer of Udell's by Harold Bell
hardcover, 1902, 1903, hardcover, fair condition for the age
Vintage Volumes (2)
The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey (possible 1st edition), and To Have and To Hold by Mary Johnston, hardcovers, fragile condition
VTG 1880's (4)
The Land We Live In 1896 by Henry Mann, A Child-World by James Whitcomb Riley 1896, 1898, The Lamplighter by Maria S. Cummins...
VTG 1920's (7)
Work and Play With Language by Carolyn M. Robbins and Robert Keable Row,, Garden Guide by Alpheus T. De La Mare, Penrod Jashber...
Paul Gallico novels (6)
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Moscow 1974 pb, The three Lives of Thomasina 1964 pb,, Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris 1958, Flowers for Mrs....
Paul McCartney Many Tears From Now by Barry Miles
Paul's final tribute to Linda, 1997, paperback, excellent condition
Vintage Publications (4)
Great Epochs in American History by Francis W. Halsey, Old Mortality by Sir Walter Scott, Lost Horizon by James Hilton, The...
1930's Fiction (4)
Sword of the Wilderness by Elizabeth Costsworth, The Lost Wagon Train by Zane Grey, Red Pepper Returns by Grace Richmond, and...
Alistair MacLean fiction (4)
Caravan to Vaccares, Bear Island, San Andreas, and The Way to Dusty Death, hardcovers, good condition
Laura Ingalls Wilder books (3)
Little House in the Ozarks, On the Way Home, and West from Home, hardcovers, good condition
Tom Mullen books (3)
Where 2 or 3 are gathered, Someone Spills His Milk, Parables for Parents and Other Original Sinners, and Seriously Life is a...
1980's paperbacks (3)
The Night of the Scorpion, The Devil's Door-bell, and Robin of Sherwood The Hooded Man, good condition for the age
Amelia Earhart Lives
by Joe Klaas, very good condition, hardcover
Children's Books (4)
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book, Richard Scarry's Best Story Ever, The Story of Jonah, Here Comes...
Vintage Children's Books (5)
Pixie and Dixie and the Make-Believe Mouse, Yogi Bear No Picnic, Gandy Goose, Rumpelstiltskin, and Three Stories from Winnie the...
Misc. fiction (6)
Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L' enggle, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith,...
Interesting Reads (3)
How to Treat Common Ailments of Farm Animals, Our Flag, and Let's Collect Coins, "Give 'Em Hell Harry", paperbacks
Inspirational Books (3)
The Quilt by T. Davis Bunn, Being Dead is No Excuse by Gayden Metcalfe and Charlotte Hays, and The Red Geranium by Janette Oke,...
Music Appreciation Readers (5)
volumes 1-4 & 6, by Hazel Gertrude Kinscella, hardcovers, 1920s, good condition for the age
The Normal Music Course
by John W. Tufts and H.E. Holt, second reader, 1883, fragile condition
Hollis Dann Music Course (5)
First Year to Fourth Year Music, Complete Manual for Teachers, hardcovers, 1914-1916, hardcovers, good condition
Christian books (5)
Eli by Bill Myers, Daughter of Silk by Linda Lee Chaikin, The Prodigy by Alton Gansky, The. Proposal by Lori Wick, and The China...
Vintage Children's Song Books (4)
Unison Songs, Rhythm Songs, Art Songs and Part Songs, and Introduction to Part Singing, hardcovers, 1933-1935, good condition
1920's-1930's Song Books (5)
Elementary Music, Introductory Music, Songs of Childhood, Select Songs for the Assembly, and The Blue Book of Favorite Songs,...
More Vintage Music Books (6)
The Abridged Academy Song-Book, Musical Dictation by Hollis Dan, The Lyric Music Series, New Educational Music Course, Sullivan...
Driving With Dead People: A Memoir by Monica
Holloway; local author, hardcover, excellent condition
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules
Verne; fragile condition, very old
Bass Fishing
Secrets of the Bass Pros, 1998 North American Fishing Club, excellent condition, hardcover
Ideals
10 paperbacks, good condition, Mother's Day, Valentine's, Friendship, Country, and Carefree Days
Indianapolis Speedway (3)
Parnelli by Bill Libby (autographed), and 500 Miles To Go by Al Bloemker, hardcovers, good condition
Books About Mothers (6)
For Mother with Love Edited by Grace Hudson, Stories for Mom,'s Heart compiled by Alice Gray, A Mother is Love selected by Mary...
Hoosier Home Remedies
compiled and Considered by Varro E. Tyler, hardcover, good condition
The Souls of Black Folk
by W.E.B. Du Bois, paperback, good condition
Children's Books
The Day Jean-Pierre Joined the Circus, hardcover, excellent condition