GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778):THE STAIRCASE WITH TROPHIESGiovanni Battista Piranesi 1720-1778: The Staircase with Trophies, plate VIII from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons); etching Dimensions:...
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR-ERA LETTER ACCOMPANIEDBY TWO NIGHTCAPS CIRCA 1778 FRAMED 13" X 8.25" AND 31.5" X 17.25". BY TWO NIGHTCAPS, Circa 1778, Folded handwritten letter addressed on reverse to "My Wife Dofin of the...
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MACAURA, GERALD. DR. MACAURA.New York:H.C. Miner Litho, ca. 1895. Attractive three-quarter length portrait of the hypnotist, self-proclaimed doctor and inventor of “medical” devices, with ethereal figures...
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ALEXANDER (CLAUDE ALEXANDER CONLIN).ALEXANDER. THE CRY...[Bombay: Av Yaga?], ca. 1920. Lithograph panel poster bears a striking portrait of Alexander’s turbaned visage surrounded by skulls, and hovering over...
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PRISON ART, CAMEL CIGARETTE WRAPPERHANDBAG c. 1970s, prison inmate hand crafted shoulder bag, folded and woven Camel cigarette wrappers, with twist lock closure, tan fabric lined interior, rounded metal purse...
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PRISON ART, KOOL CIGARETTE WRAPPER SHOULDERBAG c. 1970s, prison inmate hand crafted shoulder bag, folded and woven Kool cigarette wrappers, with Velcro closure, 10"h (excl. handle) x 11"w x 3"d...
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PRISON ART, WINSTON CIGARETTE WRAPPERHANDBAG c. 1970s, prison inmate hand crafted handbag with flap closure, folded and woven Winston cigarette wrappers, 7"h (excl. handle) x 9"w...
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PRISON ART, POSTAGE STAMP SHOULDER BAGc. 1975, prison inmate hand crafted shoulder bag, folded and woven postage stamps, with twist lock closure, 10.5"h (excl. handle) x 12.5"w x 4"d...
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THOMAS CUSHING ALS TO JOHN HANCOCK,PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776 PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776, three pages, Royal Crown watermark...
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(8) CIVIL WAR LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS,TO INCLUDE:1) a letter dated November 12, 1863 from a Union soldier stationed at Fort Mifflin, PA, to his sisters. He talks about his rations and money problems, as well as...
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FRAMED 1824 LETTER FROM LAFAYETTE WITHENGRAVED PORTRAIT OF THE SAME YEAR A translation into English from the original French: "Paris, 14 May, 1824. I quickly profit, my dear general, by the departure of Mr. Garcia...
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DRUMMER BOY OF SHILOH AUTOGRAPHED LETTERALSfrom John L. Clem on Grand Army of the Republic letterhead, listing him as part of the Committee on Legislation. Dated February 15, 1926, the letter from The Drummer Boy of...
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WAR OF 1812 NY STATESMAN NEWSPAPERThursdaymorning, June 17, 1813, No. 258, Vol 1. Multiple columns describe the official British account of the battle between the USS Constitution and HMS Java. A harrowing description...
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NEWGATE CALENDAR. 1810. STATES OF PRISONSIN ENGLAND AND WALES. 1784 IN ENGLAND AND WALES. 1784, [Prisons and Crime] 5 volumes, 2 titles. The Newgate Calendar Being Interesting Memoirs of Notorious Characters ......
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Howard (John) The State of the Prisonsin England and Wales, Fourth Edition, 1792. 4to., cont. half calf (short split at top of upper joint). 21 engraved plates, some folding...
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"GOLDEN VENTURE" PRISON ART FOLDED PAPEREAGLE c. 1993, magazine paper, polychrome paint, on black enameled iron stand, 12"h x 13"l x 8"w (total)...
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Joseph Medill letter to Lincoln, 12-lineautograph letter on Tribune Office letterhead, Chicago, Illinois, December 3, 1861, to "President Lincoln", introducing the bearer, George Ely "of this city, a brother of...
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20th C. ''prisoner'' origami art foldedpaper covered jar made by Chinese illegal immigrant imprisoned when the ship the ''Golden Venture'' went aground in Queens New York 1993-1997 (see print out) 7'' h....
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Gilman Marston Civil War General andPolitician Manuscript Archive 233 letters 82 essays and speeches ca.80 deeds receipts and miscellaneous business records. Ca 1830-1900 (bulk 1834-1859). A son of Orford New...
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Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. ConfederateCivil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906),...
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William Hobbs 70th Indiana InfantryCivil War Archive 35 items (29 soldier??Ts letters) 1862-1865. A soldier in the 70th Indiana William Hobbs wrote home regularly to his family to keep them up apprised of his...
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Books on the Battle of Fort Pulaskiand Partial ALS of Charles Olmstead 1p 6. x 9.5 in. Partial ALS signed by Charles Olmstead on Chas. H. Olmstead & Co. Bankers letterhead. Savannah n.d but 1880s from preprinted...
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Autographs of World War II GeneralsEight 4-Stars Including One MOH Lot of 10 including: Wallace M. Greene Jr. USMC General TNS 1964; J. Lawton Collins TLS 1966; Harold K. Johnson TNS 1966; Harry Vaughan Major...
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Douglas MacArthur signed letter, 14typed lines on "General Headquarters, U.S. Armed Forces, Pacific" stationery, November 2, 1945, expressing sympathy to the wife of Lt. Col. Cornelius Z. Byrd upon...
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Lew Wallace ALS 1886 1p 6 x 7.5 in.Crawfordsville (IN) 5 Apr. 1886. Recipient unknown. Suggests a date to appear in Lafayette. Indiana native Lew Wallace came from a family involved in public service and the...
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Receipt for Chest for Corn Planter Signedby John Nicholson Plus 2pp 5 x 8 in. Philadelphia 5 Jan. and 7 Feb. 1791. Receipt signed by John Donnaldson Register General John Nicholson Comptroller General and Thomas...
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POW Letter From Andersonville with Archive(24)war-date Union soldier's letters by Private Simeon B. Merrill Co. G 5th Michigan Infantry to his wife Julia in Fowlerville Michigan. The 33 year-old Merrill enlisted the day...
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