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Friends of Ygnacio Valley Library Silent Auction
One of a kind nearly new books available at YV Library Silent Auction
FoYVL sponsors an ongoing silent auction to benefit library programs. The library is located at 2661 Oak Grove Rd, Walnut Creek. Hours 10 am -8 pm Mon-Thurs, 10 am - 6 pm Fri-Sat. Closed July 4. Items are displayed in a glass case near the entrance. The current auction runs until 6pm on August 1. Auctions are ongoing with new items each month. To enter, write your bid on an index card in the red folder adjacent to the display case. Stop back during the month to see if you have competition, and then raise your bid to win the item! Winning bidders are notified by phone. Current items listed below. www.friendsofyvlibrary.wordpress.com
Item #1 Worth the Wait + Giants Past & Present
This is the only official Giants 2010 World Series commemorative book. (See larger description in case.) Giants Past & Present celebrates the legends at each position & memorable ballparks. Internet value: $25-70 Starting bid: $15 Minimum raise: $5
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Item #2 3 Kids classics
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Misty of Chincoteague, Lad a Dog & Lassie Come Home. All excellent condition book club editions published 1964. Treat your favorite boy or girl to a summer reading adventure with these classic stories! Internet value: $25-50 Starting bid: $10 Minimum raise: $5
Item #3 Hardy Boys return!!
Just in time for summer reading, here come 16 volumes of the boy-sleuth series. OK condition. Internet value: $30-40 (If new $5.99 each) Starting bid: $20 Minimum raise: $5
Item #4 Complete 3-book Harvey Penick
Legendary and well-loved golf teaching pro Penick packs 60 years of golf knowledge & love of the game into his “Little” Red Book, And if You Play Golf You’re My Friend, & The Game for a Lifetime. Improve your play by changing how you feel about the game. Great gift!
Internet value: $15-20 Starting bid: $10 Minimum raise: $5
Item #5 Giada at Home pub. 2010
Family recipes from this Food Network star include cheese-stuffed dates wrapped in prosciutto, grilled asparagus & melon, plus her “go-to” brunch recipes like pancetta-stuffed waffles. Hungry yet? Exc. Condition, great gift! Internet value: $15-30 Starting bid: $10 Minimum raise: $5
Item #6 Abandoned Mansions of Ireland II 2013
From their heyday in the 1700s to the decline in the Great Famine, to their 21st century upkeep, many have been left in ruins. Nearly 100 haunting color images accompany the history of the houses and their occupants. Internet value: $25-30 Ex. Condition. Starting bid: $15 Minimum raise: $5
Item #7 Van Gogh Pub 2000
256 pages & 120 color photos, each followed by a one page essay on the painting & biographical information about the artist when it was done. chronological order. Easy to transport, wonderful to give! Internet value: $10-20 Starting bid: $10 Minimum raise: $5
Item #8 3 fascinating non-fiction stories
The Lady in Gold (art lost in the Holocaust and regained), The Billionaire’s Vinegar (mystery of world’s most expensive wine) & A Perfect Red (pirates, alchemists & spies vie for cochineal). Enliven your summer nights! Internet value: $30-60 Starting bid: $15 Minimum raise: $5
Item #9 Audubon watercolors 1993
A companion volume to The New-York Historical Society's exhibition of the paintings of John James Audubon. Features full-color reproductions of all 470 original watercolors created for The Birds of America. Internet value: $30-50 Starting bid: $15 Minimum raise: $5
