AN ANTIQUE MAP, "NATIONAL MAP OF THETERRITORY OF THE U...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "National Map of the Territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean," 1867, hand colored lithograph on...
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TIGER MAPLE LIFT TOP BOX, HAVING PAINTDECORATED TOP DE...Tiger Maple Lift Top Box, having paint decorated top depicting Bacon Academy Colchester, CT and Emeline Whitman on reverse, literature, height 5 inches,...
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20TH C. FIRST NATIONS KWAKIUTL WOODMASK, TONY HUNT JR....Canada, British Columbia, First Nations. Tony Hunt Jr. (Kwakwaka'wakw / Kwakiutl / Kwagiulth, 1961-2017), ca. late 20th to early 21st century CE. An...
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MAJAPAHIT POTTERY FIGURE OF A DEITYHOLDING FISHSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, east Java, Majapahit Empire, ca. 1293 to 1527 CE. A wonderful pottery sculpture of a portly male figure - likely a deity - shown seated...
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RARE 19TH C. COOK ISLANDS WOOD NO'OANGA,EX-ROSMANPolynesia, Cook Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning, extremely rare example of a no'oanga, a curved stool masterfully carved by hand from a single piece of tropical...
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WILLIAM ROSCOE, (2) BOTANICAL LITHOGRAPHS,C. 1828 William Roscoe (English, 1753-1831), "Canna Pallida" and "Canna Pateno", from "Monandrian Plants of the Order Scitamineae, chiefly drawn from living specimens in the...
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ROBERT BURNS, COSWAY STYLE BINDING WITHMINIATURES H. Sotheran and Company (British, founded 1761). 1911 reprint of Robert Burns' (Scottish, 1759-1796) Kilmarnock edition of "Poems: Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect"...
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CHOI Sunu and Yong-kyu Park. Hangu geuimokchil gagu. (Korean Furniture). Seoul: Gengmei chulpansa, 1981.
Chiefly illustrations, publisher's cloth and case.
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Property from the Estate of W.M....
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[CHINESE ART]
Two rare reference booksabout Chinese art, comprising:
MISUGI, Takakoshi, ed. Old Chinese Art. Osaka: Chu?goku Kinseki To?ji Zukan Kanko?-kai, 1961. 418 x 288. Chiefly illustrations with text in...
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[JAPANESE ART]
A group of multi-volumedworks about Japanese Art, comprising:
— KITAMURA, Tetsuro. Zaigai nihon no shiho. Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, 1981. Complete set of 10 volumes, together with an extra set...
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[JAPANESE PRINTS & DRAWINGS--COLLECTIONS]
Agroup of multi-volumed works about Japanese Prints & Drawings in Private or Museum Collections, comprising:
— GUNSAULUS, Helen C. and GENTLES, Margaret O. The Clarence...
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HAWAIIAN WATERCOLOR ON PAPERHAWAIIANWATERCOLOR ON PAPER, portrait of a man of chiefly class wearing a lei niho palaoa (necklace made of hair and whale bone) and mahiole (crested helmet). Illegibly signed lower...
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECEIPT FOR FIREARMS,1782 Handwritten receipt for 13 muskets and bayonets by Sgt. Major John Lawrance of Capt. Lincoln's Corps, from Col. Ezra Badlam, dated at Boston, June 3, 1782, written on...
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An extensive collection of royalistsouvenirs chiefly related to the marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, including post cards, puzzles, paper goods, trays, bags, tins, signs, dolls, paper dolls, paper...
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GROUP OF PENNSYLVANIA RELATED BOOKSGroupof Pennsylvania related books, to include Memoirs of a Life Chiefly Passed in Pennsylvania , Alex Graydon, 1822, published by William Blackwood, A Collection of Thirty Thousand...
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THOMAS JEFFERSON ALS TO SIR PEYTON SKIPWITHADDRESSED TO: SIR PEYTON SKIPWITH, PRESTWOULD MONTICELLO, DEC. 24 1795, Addressed to: Sir Peyton Skipwith, Prestwould Monticello, Dec. 24 1795, An autographed letter signed...
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PETITION TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S SECRETARYOF WAR EDWIN STANTON, AUGUST 25, 1863, WITH AUTOGRAPHED NOTE SIGNED BY STANTON OF WAR EDWIN STANTON, AUGUST 25, 1863, WITH AUTOGRAPHED NOTE SIGNED BY STANTON, Transcription:...
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[JAPANESE ART]
A collection of referencebooks pertaining to Japanese art
48 volumes in English relating to the study of Japanese art, chiefly comprised of titles about porcelain and ceramics....
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TOBIAS LOTTER, REGNUM NORWEGIAE ACCURATAET NOVISSIMA DELINEATIONE. 1792., ENGRAVING, MAP: 22 3/4 X 19 3/4 IN. (57.8 X 50.2 CM.), FRAME: 27 X 22 1/2 IN. (68.6 X 57.2 CM.)TOBIAS LOTTER, REGNUM NORWEGIAE ACCURATA...
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Seward (William) Anecdotes of DistinguishedPersons, chiefly of the last two preceding Centuries, 4 vols., Cadell 1804, Cradock (J) Litany on Miscellaneous Memoirs, Nichols 1828, Hayley (W) The Life and Letters of William...
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SIX ANTIQUE U.S. POLITICAL & HISTORICALBOOKS: CIVIL WAR "BEYOND THE LINES OR A YANKEE PRISONER LOOSE IN DIXIE," 1864; "DESPOTISM: AN INQUIRY INTO THE SLAVE-HOLDING SYSTEM," 1854 1"H X 5 1/8"W X 7 1/8"D (BEYOND...
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GILPIN, WILLIAM
WORKS INCLUDING Observationsrelative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty. 1792, Second edition, 2 volumes; Remarks on Forest Scenery. 1794, Second edition, 2 volumes; Three Essays. 1794, Second edition; Observations...
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CLASSICAL WORKS, A QUANTITY
INCLUDINGTerentius Afer, Publius Comoediae. 1772; Sallustius, C.C. and L.A. Florus 1774; Lucretius Carus T. De Rerum Natura. 1773; Catullus, Tibullus & Propertius Opera, 1772, these...
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? ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS POOLEY (IRISH1646-1723)
HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF JONATHAN SWIFT AS A STUDENT IN DUBLIN COLLEGE With later inscription, feigned oval, oil on canvas71cm x 58cm (28in x 22.75in)Provenance...
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9 vols. Leather Bindings - Englishand American Poetry: Hartshorne, Charles H., editor. Ancient Metrical Tales. London: W. Pickering, 1829. 1st ed. 8vo, late 19th-Century 3/4 blue calf & marbled bds., gilt,...
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Lot. 18th-Century English PoliticalPamphlets & C - Chiefly relating to the War of The Spanish Succession & its background: The Balance of Power: or, A Comparison of The Strength of The Emperor and The French...
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6 vols. Leather Bindings - Belles Lettres:Lamb, Charles. The Works. Philadelphia: Henry C. Baird, 1857. Thick 8vo, contemp. 1/2 brown calf & marbled bds., raised bands, brown morocco spine label, marbled endpapers...
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Attributed to Jozef (Austrian/Slovene1790-1866) a pair of portraits; "Gentleman Holding a Botanical Specimen" and "The Lady with an Elaborate Coiffure Bedecked with Jewelry" c. 1840-1855 each oil on canvas 31...
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1 vol. (Freind, John.) An Account ofThe Earl of Peterborow's Conduct in Spain; Chiefly Since The Raising of The Siege of Barcelona, 1706. London: J. Bowyer, 1707. 8vo, contemp. blind-paneled speckled calf, spine...
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11 vols. Japanese Military Subjects& C - Chiefly relating to The Samurai: Jisl, Lumir. Swords of The Samurai. (Prague): Artia, (1967). Sm. 4to, orig. pictorial bds.; moderate wear. Color & b/w plates. * Robinson,...
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Rare John Abbot watercolor (British/Georgia,1751-1840), Summer Sparrow or Grass Sparrow, No. 49, Abbot notes "is the only one I believe that stays with us all the year, the rest leaving us in the spring, has a...
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GILPIN (W) OBSERVATIONS RELATIVE CHIEFLYTO PICTURESQUE BEAUTY...MOUNTAINS AND LAKES OF CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND two vols in one 1/2 title xxxiv [1] xvi 238pp 264pp xiv errata two maps and twenty nine plates full...
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A Rare and Important Three-Piece GrandTour Garniture early 19th c. unusually fine and large meticulously cut in giallo di Siena marble on very good nero belgio marble plinths representing the Ruins of the Temple...
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* BURNS ROBERT Poems Chiefly in theScottish Dialect. Edinburgh: For the Author 1787. 8vo full recent calf gilt-lettered red leather spine label renewed endpapers half-title engraved frontispiece subscriber's...
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION) J. BURGH; PoliticalDisquisitions (Philadelphia: R. Bell and W. Woodhouse, 1775) Vol. III only, 8vo, full sheep. Volume chiefly concerns civil society and manners, but also a section on freedom...
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1 vol. Burns, Robert. Poems. Chieflyin The Scottish Dialect. Edinburgh, 1787. Second edition, second issue. 8vo, contemp. calf; re-backed, orig. spine laid down, red morocco spine label; covers scuffed & rubbed,...
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