GROUP OF PERIODICALS FROM CURTIS'S BOTANICALMAGAZINE AND THE KEW MAGAZINEIncluding:
Hund, David R. editor: Curtis's Botanical Magazine: Containing Coloured Figures with Descriptions and Observations on the Botany History...
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SET OF 3 ROYAL DOULTON BOOK FLASKS WITHCASETitled The Spirit Of Our Ancestors Vol. I-III. Hand painted brown stoneware with silver spout and cork stopper.
Includes wooden tabletop shelf case. Royal Doulton England...
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SET OF 3 ROYAL DOULTON BOOK FLASKS WITHCASEDoulton ceramics modeled as three books on a shelf. Titled The Spirit Of Our Ancestors Vol. I -III for carrying liquors.
Hand painted brown stoneware with silver spout...
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PUBLISHED / EXHIBITED ROMAN BRONZE VENUSW/ SILVER EYES...Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A stunning leaded bronze figure of Venus (Greek Aphrodite), the goddess of love and beauty, enveloped in...
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ROMAN IRON SELLA CASTRENSIS STOOL, EX-ROYALATHENARoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A rare ancient iron campaign folding stool known as a sella castrensis, a seat reserved for Roman officers and signifies...
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DAVID ROBERTS BOOKS, "THE HOLY LAND"VOLS I-VI (1855)Northern Europe, Scotland, ca. 1855 CE. A fascinating ensemble of 6 books containing volumes I through VI of "The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt,...
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Royal Commission Historic Monuments'Dorset', 8 vols., all in dust jackets bar Vol. 1 (8)/Provenance: The Estate of Anthony J Beeson...
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[ENGLISH LITERATURE AND HISTORY], 25VOLUMES, INCLUDING: SKEAT, SAINTSBURY, CHURCHILL, CHURCH, COWAN, AND OTHERS[English Literature and History], 25 vols., most 4to, including: 7 vols., Walter W. Skeat, The...
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FORTIER, ALCEEFortier, Alcee , A Historyof Louisiana, Paris: Goupil & Co. and New York: Manzi, Joyant & Co., 1904, first edition, 4 vols., octavo (10 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in.), gilt-tooled full red morocco, marbled endpapers,...
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(19) BOOKS: FRENCH CULTURE & HISTORY,19TH C.(lot of 19) Library shelf books: French books on history and culture, all with embossed leather spines, including: (2 vols) "Histoire de Madame de Maintenon", by Duc...
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22) BOOKS: ROYAL HISTORIES FRANCE &ITALY 19/20THC(lot of 22) Library shelf books: royal histories, including: (4 vols) "The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte", William Milligan Sloane, published by The Century Co.,...
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Marshall (J) Royal Naval Biography,(vol 1 and 1 pt 2 and vol 2 pt 1 and pt 2 only) and other leather bound books in three boxes/Provenance: Spetchley Park...
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RARE IRISH MILITIA FIELD OFFICER'S REDCLOTH UNIFORM COATEE, THE ROYAL QUEEN'S COUNTY MILITIA
CIRCA 1793-1810 with bullion shoulder epaulettes, black facings with hook and eye front fasteners with silver buttons...
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Books: assorted titles from importantcollections Vertot Abbe. HISTOIRE DES REVOLUTIONS DE SUEDE. 2 vols. Paris: Nyon jeune 1778. With inscription: Princess Royal October 31. 1781 Windsor. 50-100 POETICAL WORKS...
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Illustrated books: British noblemenand religious figures Lodge Edmund. PORTRAITS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONAGES OF GREAT BRITAIN. vols. 7-8 11-12. London: Harding and Lepard 1832. Fully illustrated with portrait...
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James Barry (Irish active in Italy andEngland 1741-1806) "A Group of Recumbent Figures Huddled Among Blankets" 1792 ink and wash on laid paper with all corners missing but made up on backing card dated in English...
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* (BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS) Two sets of worksin seven volumes pertaining to books and book collecting. Hours in a Library. By Leslie Stephen. New York: Putnam 1894. 3 vols. 8vo 3/4 orange morocco over marbled boards...
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1 vol. Royal Agricultural Society ofEngland. The Journal of. London: John Murray, 1850. Vol. 11. 8vo, contemp. 1/4 calf & marbled bds., gilt-ruled spine, morocco spine labels; scuffed, joints & extremities...
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Attributed to Charles-Louis Clérisseau(French worked in Italy 1721-1820) "A Chimneypiece in the Neo-Classical Style" c. 1770s/1780s ink and two tones of gray wash on cream-colored laid paper (perhaps with an even...
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French School 18th c. "Male Nude Dragginga Fallen Figure by the Feet" red chalk or sanguine crayon on cream-colored paper fully watermarked and countermarked with untranslated French maker's marks (crowned shield...
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Ruins of Desert Cathay : Personal Narrativeof Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China by M. Aurel Stein London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1912. 2 volumes. First edition. Scarce. 8vo. Numerous illustrations...
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3 vols. Pennsylvania Law - 18th-CenturyImprints: (Pennsylvania, Province.) The Acts of Assembly of The Province of Pennsylvania,..., Together with The Royal Proprietary, City and Borough Charters, and The Original...
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Books: Fine art furniture decorativearts and travel guides Bernier Rosamond. MATISSE PICASSO MIRO: AS I KNEW THEM. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1991. Bridgman George B. BRIDGMAN'S LIFE-DRAWING. London: John Lane...
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1 vol. Charas, Moyse. Pharmacopee RoyalGalenique et Chymique. Lyon: Anisson & Posuel, 1693. Nouvelle Edition. 2 vols. in 1. 4to, contemp. calf; rubbed & worn, foot of spine chipped away. With 5 plates. Lacking...
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Sir John Edward Poynter P. R. A. (British1836-1919) Study for 'Thrown' Drapery probably for a painting of Andromeda of 1872 graphite with black and white chalk on green prepared wove paper unsigned but with studio...
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2 vols. Mark Catesby: Catesby, Mark.The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands. Savannah: Beehive Press, 1974. 1/1700. Catalogue vol. only. Folio, orig. red cloth; light wear, occasionally...
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Attributed to Sir Peter Lely (Dutchworking in England 1618-1680) "Seated Male Figure Looking to His Right" 1666 black chalk with white highlights (the latter applied selectively to drapery modeling and anatomy)...
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Charles-André called Carle Van Loo(French 1705-1765) "A Sleeping Shepherd" probably c. early 1760s red chalk (and graphite sketches of a left hand and a head at top right) inscribed in umber ink by a mid-18th...
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Charles-André called Carle Van Loo(French 1705-1765) "A Sleeping Shepherd" probably c. early 1760s red chalk (and graphite sketches of a left hand and a head at top right) inscribed in umber ink by a mid-18th...
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An Antique Biscuit Porcelain PortraitBust of Napoleon mid-19th c. after Jean-Antoine Houdon (French 1741-1828) cast signature "Houdon" and inscription "Buste Officiel/Napoleon/Empereur/1805" at back of neck;...
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Sir John Everett Millais P.R.A. (English1829-1896) "Reclining Female Nude" (recto) and "Standing Male Nude" (verso) two life studies c. 1845 black brown and white chalk on buff-colored wove paper signed with given-name...
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Simeon Solomon (British 1840-1905) "ProfileHead of a Saint or Angel" 1905 black chalk and pastel signed in monogram and dated lower right inscribed "Simeon Solomon" en verso on beige wove paper watermarked by J. What[man]...
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South Carolina newspapers: five CivilWar era: (1) Charleston Daily Courier , Friday, February 28, 1862, No. 19,098, Vol. LX, 23-1/4 x 16-1/2 in. (sight); (2) The Charleston Mercury , Wednesday, May 21, 1862,...
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Christopher Moore (British/Irish 1790-1863)probably "Surgeon T.S. Pettigrew Esq. F.R.S." 1829 marble signed and dated on spine of socle "C. MOORE/ Sculpt./ 1829" height 28 in. Note: This very impressive bust is...
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Books by and about Sir Winston S. ChurchillChurchill Winston S. THE WORLD CRISIS 1911-1918. 2 vols. London: Odhams Press Ltd. [1939]; MARLBOROUGH: HIS LIFE AND TIMES. 2 vols. London: George G. Harrap & Co. 1947. First...
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5 vols. Americana: Ramsey, David. TheHistory of the American Revolution. Philadelphia: R. Aitken & Son, 1789. 1st ed. 2 vols. 8vo, contemp. sheep, morocco spine labels; worn & rubbed. Lacking front free endpaper...
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