- CERAMIC REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION ??????????????????????????????????????????Including:
early pottery, Chinese Ming and Qing dynasty ceramics, museum and private collection, in total 44 publications.Asahi Shimbun Cultural Planning Department (Ed.). Newly Discovered...
[more like this] - THE CHEESEMAN GOLDENEYE DRAKEVerne Cheeseman
(1897-1956)
Macomb, IL, c. 1930
11 1/2 in. long
"The carver Verne Cheeseman, from Macomb, Illinois, had many of his decoys painted by Edna, including Mallards, Canvasbacks,...
[more like this] - LONG-TAILED DRAKECapt. Abe Smith
Freeport,
NY, c. 1890
12 in. long
A rare diver drake with a clean and stylish paint similar to that of Joseph Lincoln. Carved by a Long Island oyster house owner, a related example...
[more like this] - EARLY HUMPBACK BLACK DUCKThe Ward Brothers
Lemuel
T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, 1921
17 in. long
“Stephen W. Ward (1895-1976) and his brother Lemuel Travis Ward (1896-1984) of Crisfield, Maryland...
[more like this] - PINTAIL PAIRLuigi Andreuccetti (1898-1978)
Vorden,
CA, 1948
17 1/2 in. long
In the "The Great Book of Waterfowl Decoys," the West Coast contributor Gerald Rosenthal introduces Andreuccetti as "the Sacramento stylist." In...
[more like this] - STANDING CANADA GOOSEJerry Mastin (1880-1959)
Portland,
OR, 1937
26 in. long
This iconic and peerless rig of geese was initiated by the request of Mastin’s hunting partner, Roger Eaton, for use in harvested wheat fields. The...
[more like this] - FLYING BRANTGeorge William McLellan
(1897-1987)
Eureka, CA, c. 1941
24 in. long, 41 in. wingspan
One of only nine flying decoys originally created for this legendary rig. Few would argue that Bill McLellan’s...
[more like this] - A GROUP OF 110 ASIAN ART REFERENCE BOOKS
(110) Comprising 110 books, including: D'Argence, Rene, Avery Brundage Collection Chinese Jades , The de Young Museum Society/Kodansha International, 1972. Masterpieces of...
[more like this] - GOLD RUSH DIARY, ARTIFACTS OF ED HICKS,
TNApproximately 10 items including Brass Spurs and Gold Rush Related Pocket diary belonging to Edward Dickson Hicks II (b. 1831- d. 1894), the diary beginning Jan. 1, 1850,...
[more like this] - W. M. THACKERAY, THE CHRISTMAS BOOKScomprising
The Rose and the Ring, 1st ed. 1855, The Kickleburys on the Rhine, 1st ed. 1850, Dr. Birch and his Young Friends, 1st ed. 1849, Our Street, 2nd ed. 1858, and Mrs, Perkins's...
[more like this] - [NAT FLEISCHER, JACK JOHNSON, ALEXANDER
JONSTON, BUDD S... JONSTON, BUDD SHULBERG AND OTHERS], GROUP OF NINE BOXING HARDCOVER BOOKS
comprising
a) FINIS FARR, author, BLACK CHAMPION, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JACK JOHNSON...
[more like this] - [A PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, EDINBURGH]
COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ON JAPANESE, KOREAN, AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART ??????????????????????Including:Brown, Roxanna M. The Ceramics of South-East Asia: their dating...
[more like this] - GLASGOW AND CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH
COLLECTION
OF TEXT BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND CATALOGUES (Pamela Robertson ed.), The Chronycle, The letters of Charles Rennie Mackintosh to Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, Hunterian Art Gallery...
[more like this] - ED BORDETT, AMERICAN 1952-, GREAT ESCAPE
I, SILKSCREEN ON PAPER, SHEET: 43 X 32 IN. (109.2 X 81.3 CM.), FRAME: 51 X 40 1/4 IN. (129.5 X 102.2 CM.)ED BORDETT, AMERICAN, 1952- GREAT ESCAPE I, Silkscreen on paper...
[more like this] - Eleven 20th and 21st century books,
mainly about art, c/o Florence: Art & Architecture by S. Biotoletti (2005); Rome: Art & Architecture by Marco Bussagli (2004); Venice: Art & Architecture by Giandomenico Romanelli...
[more like this] - Fifteen books, 20th and 21st century,
mainly on architecture and art, c/o three books of a series on artistic styles: Baroque: Architecture Sculpture Painting by Rolf Toman (ed.) (2004), Romanesque: Architecture...
[more like this] - (196) Classic Vinyl 33-1/3 Country and
Western c/o Roy Acuff Self Titled, Ed Ames Opening Night, Ray Anthony The Soul of country western blues, alley cat bent fabric, bill anderson happy state of mind, Lynn Anderson...
[more like this] - 19 vols. Taylor, Joseph H.: Sketches
of Frontier and Indian Life on the Upper Missouri and Great Plains. Pottstown, Pa: printed & pub. by the author, 1889. 1st ed. 8vo, modern 3/4 brown morocco. Frontis. & plates;...
[more like this] - [Literature Fine Press] Eight titles
published by the Arion Press San Francisco comprising: 1) A. Miller The Price illus. by S. Washburn (1999) #91/300 signed by the artist; 2) D. Ketcham Le Desert de Retz photos...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - 9 vols. (1 wrappers) Science Fiction
& Fantasy Literature: Crockett, S.R. [Bereton, Ford]. The Black Douglas. New York: Doubleday & McClure, 1899. 1st Am. ed. 8vo, orig. green cloth, gilt-lettered spine, t.e.g.,...
[more like this] - Francesco Borromini his Studio or a
Follower (Italian 1599-1667) "Section of Spire for the Church of San Ivo della Sapienza Rome" 1642/1720 ink and gray wash on cream-colored laid paper with reddish sepia paint...
[more like this] - 15 vols. Machen, Arthur: The Great
God Pan and The Inmost Light. London: John Lane, 1894. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. white-stamped blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine; light to moderate wear. Cover & title design by Aubrey...
[more like this] - 8 vols. (1 wrappers) Literature, Poetry
& Drama - Modern First Editions - British & French Authors: Binyon, Laurence. The Winnowing-Fan: Poems on The Great War. London: Elkin Mathews, 1914. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. printed...
[more like this] - 7 vols. Children's Books - American
Imprints, ca. 1940s & 50s: de Angeli, Marguerite. Turkey for Christmas. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, (1954). 1st ed. 24mo, orig. pictorial bds.; light edge wear, d/j...
[more like this] - 10 vols. (Baedeker Handbooks for Travelers)
- Baedeker, Karl: The Mediterranean. Leipzig, 1911. * Italy from The Alps to Naples. Leipzig, 1909. 2nd ed. Perforated ownership stamp on title. * Southern Italy and Sicily......
[more like this] - Gaston V. Leroux (French 1854-1942)
"A Desert Tribesman (Guerrier Arabe)" 1880s-1890s bronze cast signature on base height 38 in. Note: Gaston Leroux was a member of the "second generation" of Orientalist...
[more like this] - [Naval History] Histories of the U.S.
Navy and Great Britain Lot of 6. Cooper James Fenimore (1789-1851). The History of the Navy of the United States of America. Tp lacking. This appears to be an abridged edition...
[more like this] - 5 vols. The American West - History,
Description & Travel: Howe, Henry. Historical Collections of The Great West. Cincinnati, 1852. Twenty-Second Thousand. 2 vols. in 1. 4to, orig. publisher's morocco; rubbed...
[more like this] - 4 vols. The American West - Description
& Travel: Ruxton, George F. Adventures in Mexico and The Rocky Mountains. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848. 1st Am. ed. 12mo, orig. red cloth, worn, edges blistered & heavily...
[more like this] - 5 vols. Mormon Subjects: Ferris, Benjamin
G. 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...
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 20 BOOKS
regarding the Civil War History and the American west all with dust jackets some first editions: e.g. ''Fighting Confederacy'' edited by Gary Gallagher 1989; ''Frontier Regulars...
[more like this] - 4 vols. Americana: Blunt, Edmund M.
The Merchant and Seaman's Expeditious Measurer... New York, etc., 1825. Stereotype ed. Tall 12mo, later 19th-Century 3/4 dark brown morocco & gilt, gilt-lettered & decorated...
[more like this] - Attributed to C. R. Parker (American/Louisiana
1799-1849) "Portrait of Gen. the Hon. John Bennett Dawson of Wyoming Plantation West Feliciana Parish" c. 1844/45 oil on canvas unsigned identified in ink in a mid-19th c....
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF TWELVE HUNTING AND WILDLIFE
BOOKS: John Northcote ''From Sailor to Professional Hunter '' signed and numbered 15/1000 Trophy Room Books 1997; Colonel Charles Askins ''Asian Jungle-African Bush '' 1st...
[more like this] - 23 vols. (Leather Bindings.) Doran,
(John). [English Subjects]: Habits and Men. London: R. Bentley, 1855. 3rd ed. * Queens of England. London: R. Bentley, 1855. 2 vols. Frontispieces. * Knights and Their Days....
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