Two partial sets of books by Agnes Strickland,c/o vols. I, V, VIII and XI of Lives of The Queens of England (London, 1847), vols. I, IV, V, VI and VII of Lives of the Queens of Scotland (London and Edinburgh, 1858), and...
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COURTENAY BRANDRETH (1891-1947)BlackDucks, 1923
signed and dated "Courtenay Brandreth 1923" lower right
oil on board, 17 1/2 by 21 1/2 in.
titled on back
Brandreth, born in Ossining, New York, was a bird artist...
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4 VOL SET DON QUIXOTE, DUBLIN, 1783THEHISTORY AND ADVENTURES OF THE RENOWNED DON QUIXOTE, translated from the Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, to which is prefixed some account of the author's life, by...
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LOT OF 50 BOOKS AND GUIDES ON CASINOGAMBLING.Lot of 50 Books and Guides on Casino Gambling. 1960s – 2000s. Including American Mensa Guide to Casino Gambling by Andrew Brisman, Playboy’s Illustrated Treasury...
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RARE MESDA DOCUMENTED NORTH CAROLINAQUEEN ANNE WALNUT ...circa 1770, attributed to the Hillsborough School per MESDA documentation, possibly Martin or William Palmer, molded two board top, frieze drawer with...
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7 BOUND VOLUMES RELATED TO WHALING TOINCLUDEARCTIC ROVINGS BY DANIEL WESTON HALL, BOSTON, 1861, 8VO, 171 PAGES, GREEN CLOTH BOARDS, EMBOSSED WITH SHIP. GREAT CONDITION. 2 VOLUMES ARTIC EXPLORATIONS BY ELISHA...
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(10) VOLS., 19TH C. LIT., FINE LEATHERBINDINGS Includes: Cervantes. Don Quixote. Gibbings./Lippincott, 1895, illus. by Frank Brangwyn, in 4 vols., 7"h x 4.5"w; William Cullen Bryant. The Odyssey of Homer. Houghton...
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SET OF 6 VOL CHINESE MILITARY BOOK,QING DYNASTY Chinese ,Qing Dynasty, an antique collection of six vol of Chinese military usage of vocabulary books.
Provenance: Owned by Francis J. Caro, Son of Frank Caro...
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HAWTHORNE WORKS, SIGNED PYLE, HASSAM,WILCOX, ETC. (22) Vols., The Complete Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Houghton Mifflin, 1900, Autograph Edition, No. 385 of 500 copies signed in Vol. I "Rose Hawthorne Lathrop"...
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(16) VOLS, WORKS OF LORD BYRON, FINEBINDING, 1900 The Works of Lord Byron with His Letters and Journals... Francis A. Niccolls, Boston, Connoisseur Edition, no. 68/150 with 2 versions of illustration plates,...
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(12) VOLS., MODERN LITERATURE Includes:1) Haruki Murakami. The Wind-up Bird Chronicle. Knopf, 1997, 1st Amer. ed.; 2) John Irving. The World According to Garp. Dutton, 1978, 1st printing; 3) Art Spiegelman. Maus....
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1 vol. Frank, Robert, photographer.The Americans. New York: Grove, (1959). First American edition. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. Oblong 8vo, orig. black cloth; minor edge wear, d/j (small chip at head of spine...
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12 vols. (2 wrappers) American Small& Private Press Books: (Alwil Shop.) Hugo, Victor. John Brown. (Ridgewood, N.J.), (1902). 8vo, orig. bds., paper spine label, glassine, orig. box. * (De Vinne Press.) Gallatin,...
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9 vols. (8 wrappers) Small & PrivatePress Books: (Georgian Press.) Phillpotts, Eden. [Excerpts from Storm in a Teacup.] "Handmade Paper: Its Method of Manufacture." New York: Japan Paper Company, 1932. 1/1000....
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5 vols. Harris, Frank: Great Days.London: John Lane, 1914. 1st ed., 1st issue. 12mo, orig. gilt-lettered & decorated blue cloth, top edge stained blue; light edge wear, slightly scuffed & cocked. Minor dust...
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* (CHILDREN'S) BAUM FRANK L. ChristmasStocking Series. Chicago: Reilly & Britton 1905-1911. 6 vols. 16mo original decorative red boards stamped in green each with color pictorial pastedown. Titles include: The...
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36 vols. Library of America Titles.(New York), (1982-1987): Adams, Henry. History of The United States, 1801-09, 1809-17; Novels, Mont St. Michel, The Education. 3 vols. * Cather, Willa. Early Novels and Stories....
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8 vols. (2 wrappers) Illustrated Books:Stevenson, Robert Louis. Prayers Written at Vailima. (London: Chatto & Windus), (1910). 4to, orig. gilt-lettered paper vellum; light wear. Color illus. Endpapers slightly...
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[Western Frontier] Group of about fifteentitles with emphasis on Minnesota history notably: 1) J. Burnquist Minnesota and its People (Chicago: 1924) 4 vols. 4to cloth; 2) W. A. Crafts; Pioneers in the Settlement...
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Attributed to William Birch (1775-1834)miniature portrait of commodore stephen decatur (1779-1820) Unsigned, on verso inscribed "S. Decatur by Birch," watercolor on paper, gilt locket frame inscribed on verso...
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1 vol. (Reynolds, Frank, illustrator.)Dickens, Charles. [Pickwick Papers.] Mr. Pickwick: Pages from The Pickwick Papers. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1912]. #172/350 signed by Reynolds. 4to, orig. gilt-lettered...
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4 vols. Illustrated Books: (Pyle, Howard,illustrator.) Johnson, Merle, compiler. Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates. New York: Harper, 1921 [but Sept., 1923]. Folio, orig. cloth & bds., color pictorial cover label; light...
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5 vols. Oz Books: Baum, L. Frank. TheLost Princess of Oz. Chicago: Reilly & Lee, (1917), [but ca. 1935]. Illus. by John R. Neill. Lg. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, color pictorial cover label; light edge wear, d/j...
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2 vols. Baum, L. Frank: John Doughand The Cherub. Chicago: Reilly & Britton, (1906). 1st ed., later state. Illus. by John R. Neill. Lg. 8vo, orig. color pictorial tan cloth; light wear. Color & b/w illus....
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6 vols. (4 wrappers) Maurice Sendak:(Sendak, Maurice, illustrator.) Aulnoy, Mme. E. Fortunia. New York: Frank Hallman, (1974). #94/300 signed by Maurice Sendak & Richard Schaubeck (the translator). 8vo, orig....
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12 vols. (Frank Lloyd Wright.) Pfeiffer,Bruce Brooks, text by; Futagawa, Yukio, editor & photographer. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph[s], 1887-1901; 1902-1906; 1907-1913; 1914-1923; 1924-1936; 1937-1941; 1942-1950-1959....
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5 vols. Mormon Subjects: Ferris, BenjaminG. Utah and The Mormons. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1854. 1st ed. 12mo, orig. brown cloth; top 1 1/2" of spine gone, foot of spine gone, other moderate wear. Frontis. portrait...
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1 vol. Baum, L. Frank. The Yellow Henand Other Stories. The Snuggle Tales. Chicago: Reilly & Britton, (1916). First edition. 8vo, color pictorial bds.; occasionally scuffed, corners & edges often rubbed. Illus....
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8 vols. Auction Catalogues - ImportantBook Sales - Christie's: The Library of Abel E. Berland. New York, 2001. 2 vols. 4to, orig. cloth, cover labels, d/j's. Color plates, other illus. * Bibliotheca Bibliographica...
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11 vols. Auction Catalogues: Christie's.The Frank S. Streeter Library:... Navigation, Pacific Voyages, Cartography, Science. New York, April 16 & 17, 2007. 2 vols. 4to, orig. green cloth, gilt, cover labels. Color...
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(CIVIL WAR) Nine books. 1) Nevins A.War For the Union. NY 1959. Four vols. Q. 2) Greeley Horace The American Conflict. Hartford 1864. Two vols. Q. Ex-lib. 3) Johnson R. Frank Leslie's Illustrations: The American...
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7 vols. (2 wrappers) Books on Books:Mumey, Nolie. A Study of Rare Books. Denver: Clason, 1930. #280/1000 signed by Mumey. 4to, orig. 1/2 cloth & bds., paper labels; edge wear, occasionally scuffed. Illus. *...
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6 vols. (4 wrappers) Books on Books- Oziana & Baumiana: Hanff, Peter; Greene, Douglas G. Bibliographia Oziana. N.p.: International Wizard of Oz Club, 1976. 8vo, orig. stiff wrappers. Plates. NF. * The revised...
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6 vols. Frank Leslie's IllustratedNewspaper. New York, Jan. 2, 1864 - Dec. 26, 1866. Vols. 17-22. Folio, contemp. red morocco & bds.; scuffed, extremities rubbed. Fold., full-page & text wood-engraved illus....
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4 vols. Graphic & Decorative Arts:Pennell, Joseph. Pen Drawing and Pen Draughtsmen. London & New York: Macmillan, 1889. 1st trade ed. Folio, orig. paper vellum; scuffed, occasionally chipped, moderately dusty....
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6 vols. Illustrated & Illustrated Children'sBooks: Martin, Benjamin E. In The Footprints of Charles Lamb. New York: Scribner's, 1890. 8vo, orig. white cloth, gilt, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed; scuffed. Plates. With...
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