HAND-WRITTEN LETTER JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER,1892Framed hand-written letter, dated 1892 by poet John Greenleaf Whittier (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 1807-1892), written about six months before his death: "Amesbury...
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IMPORTANT FEDERAL CENTRAL MA INLAIDSIDEBOARD CA 1800. THE ROBERT MOSES ASHLEY SIDEBAORD, possibly the workshop of William Lloyd, cherry two board top with nicely beaded inlaid edge, bowed and serpentine mahogany...
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CHARLES DICKENS A CHRISTMAS CAROL FIRSTEDITIONCharles Dickens (England, 1812-1870). A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. First edition, second issue, 1843. Chapman & Hall, London; printed...
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5 BOUND BOOKS RELATED TO CAPE COD TOINCLUDEA VERY RARE EARLY COPY TITLED A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY, ECCLESIASTICAL AND CIVIL OF EASTHAM, WELLFLEET AND ORLEANS, COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE, MASS. FROM 1644 TO 1844 BY...
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(34) STERLING SILVER SOUVENIR SPOONS(INCLUDINGone letter opener), to include: state spoons such as Kentucky, Bath (ME) with figural native American, Daytona (FL) with alligator handle, Statue of Liberty, El...
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CHARLESTOWNE, MA POTTERY- JUG, CA. EARLY1800SThis early American stoneware jug was made by the Charlestowne Pottery in Charlestowne, MA, and probably dates to the first part of the 19th century. The name "CHARLESTOWN"...
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VINTAGE POST OFFICE SIGN FROM BREWSTER,MASSACHUSETTS CIRCA 1963 LETTERS ARE 6” - 6.25” TALL. MASSACHUSETTS, Circa 1963, Five-piece original brushed and painted aluminum lettering on white-painted boards "U.S....
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LETTER ADVISES LEASING SLAVE TO SITTINGGOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA James A. Waugh Autograph Letter Signed, "J. A Waugh," Raleigh, North Carolina, December 28, 1850, 8vo, 3 pp. with integral address panel, to his...
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TWO LETTERS PENNED AS THE AMERICAN CIVILWAR SEEMED INEVITABLE Both by Sam Nesmith to "Brother Robert," the first, 4to (9 in.), 4pp., Charlestown, (MA or NH), May 29, 1860, contains a self-composed "campaign song"...
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CHARLES DICKENS A CHRISTMAS CAROL FIRSTEDITIONCharles Dickens (England, 1812-1870). A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. First edition, second issue, 1843. Chapman & Hall, London; printed...
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MARBLEHEAD ART POTTERY VASE/MAUDE MILNER/ SARAH TUTT / SARAH TUTT, Marblehead, MA, circa 1910, impressed M P clipper ship mark and artists' M T cypher for designer Maude Milner and decorator Sarah Tutt, tapering...
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JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903,MA,England) handwritten letter, pen and ink, ca. 1901. Signed in the upper right with a butterfly monogram. St. Margaret's superfine watermark. Letter states "Can you not...
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(2) BOOKS ON WHALING, TO INCLUDE: ROCKWELLKENTillustrated Moby Dick: or the Whale, by Herman Melville. De Luxe edition, Garden City Publishing, 1937. Hardcover, gilt illustration of whale tail on front cover, gilt...
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BRASS HANDLED ARTILLERY SABER A 19thCentury artillery saber of a European style of manufacture, possibly French or German. The sword features a brass handle with hand guard and protruding round pommel supporting...
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COCA COLA MID-CENTURY SIGN FLORIDA RESTAURANTOldFlorida hand painted, red and off white with grey back, advertising sign for Gator Joe's incorporating a Coca Cola logo medallion button. Marked A-M 5-48 in lower right corner....
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CHARLES DANA GIBSON (1867-1944, NY,ME, MA) 12HAND WRITTEN LETTERS AND 10 ENVELOPES MOSTLY BY C. D. GIBSON TO VARIOUS FAMILY MEMBERS. ONE LETTER IS TO HIS MOTHER AND WRITTEN ON THE ENVELOPE IT SAYS 'THE LETTER...
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CHARLES DANA GIBSON (1867-1944, NY,ME, MA),INTERESTING FRAMED GET WELL PUZZLE LETTER HAND DRAWN PEN & INK BY GIBSON TO HIS NEPHEW DANNY KNOWLTON ON LIFE MAGAZINE STATIONERY ALONG WITH A 2 PAGE HAND WRITTEN...
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LARGE LOT OF MOSTLY LATE 19TH CENTURYEPHEMERARELATED TO SHIPPING AND WHALING. APPROXIMATELY 250 PIECES TO INCLUDE NUMEROUS ITEMS FROM CAPTAIN JOHN WESLEY THOMPSON OF MAINE. HE WAS BORN IN THE 1830S AND COMMANDED...
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LOT OF 19 DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHSRELATED TOMASSACHUSETTS. INCLUDING NEW BEDFORD, FALL RIVER, BERKLEY, NEWBURYPORT, PEMBROKE, ETC. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: A LETTER GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF AN INCIDENT AT THE BATTLE...
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8-PIECE 19TH CENTURY MILITARY DOCUMENTLOT. TOINCLUDE: SEPTEMBER 9, 1818 WARRANT REGISTERING WILLIAM T. GOULD INTO THE CT MILITIA AS A CORPORAL, TWO SMALL HOLES, DISCOLORATION. DECEMBER 28, 1849 LETTER TO THE SECRETARY...
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A WORLD WAR II FOOTLOCKER BELONGINGTO MAJOR PAULE. R. VACHON, USAF. THE LOCKER CONTAINS A LARGE COLLECTION OF DIARIES, LETTERS, TELEGRAMS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER PERSONAL MATERIALS. THE LOCKER ALSO CONTAINS...
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LOT OF 15 PIECES OF EARLY EPHEMERA,MOSTLY FROMCAPE CODE. RANGING IN AGE FROM THE EARLY 18TH TO THE LATE 19TH CENTURIES. TO INCLUDE: CA. 1810 DIARY ENTRY OF A WOMAN WHICH MENTIONS GENERAL WILLIAM H. SUMNER (WITH...
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LARGE LOT OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS ANDPHOTOGRAPHS,RELATING PRIMARILY TO THE CIVIL WAR. 7 BINDERS, WITH MILITARY DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, CDVS, CUT SIGNATURES, LETTERS. TO INCLUDE: ALBUM 1 INCLUDING SIGNATURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS...
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COLLECTION OF EPHEMERA RELATED TO JOHNF. KENNEDYand Samuel Kagen, Rhode Island representative and delegate to the 1960 Democratic Convention. To include: a letter signed Jack Kennedy to the Honorable Samuel Kagen...
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JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (MA/UK/FRANCE,1834-1903) "Black Lion Wharf", etching on wove paper, signed and dated 1859 in plate, early impression of the second state of three states, rare in this state and printing,...
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WINSLOW HOMER (MA/ME/UK, 1836-1910)Study for "Spring: The Shepherdess of Houghton Farm," with notes, ink on paper, probably a sketchbook page, circa 1865, housed in gold and black frame, matted and glazed,...
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2 LETTERS DOCUMENTS PELHAM MA US CONSTITUTION1787 Massachusetts,Dated 1793Two letters from the town of Pelham, Massachusetts. The earliest letter, dated November 12, 1787, addressed to Mr. William Andrew Abercrombie,...
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(DICKINSON EMILY) Three sets of bibliographicalworks in eight volumes. Thomas H. Johnson editor. The Letters. Cambridge MA: Belknap Press (1986). 3 vols. 8vo blue cloth titles in gilt to red spine labels slipcased. [and]...
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William R. Carr 12th Massachusetts Vols.KIA Gettysburg Civil War Archive 9 letters from Sgt. William R. Carr 1861-1863. Plus 6 related family letters. The war letters start with Carr??Ts May 17 1861 admission to...
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A Collection of Five Letters Belongingto Theodore Sedgwick (1811-1859) Co-Counslor of the Amistad Case Letters from clients and/or attorneys regarding to case activities one being signed by Theodore Sedgwick....
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Clara Barton ALsS Lot of 2 ALsS from ClaraBarton (1821-1912) teacher nurse and humanitarian who founded the American Red Cross in 1881. ALS from Clara 4pp Washington D.C. Feb. 23 1874. Addressed to Samuel R. Barton...
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1 portfolio. Oakley, Violet. Law Triumphant,Containing The Opening of The Book of The law and The Miracle of Geneva. N.p., 1932. Proof copy. Folio, orig. light brown, gilt-lettered & blind ruled pigskin, brass clasps;...
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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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1 piece. Typed Letter Signed. Edison,Tho[ma]s A. Orange, N.J., Jan. 23, 1922. 1 p., 4to; minor discoloration outside of body of letter, minor creasing along folds. To James D. Law, responding to Law's theory...
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Civil War Archive of 3 Members of 25thMass. Vols. Lot of 7 letters. Brothers Chester Greenwood WIA & George Greenwood DOW and George H. Barnes DOW. Five are soldiers' letters two are other family members (Sarah...
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[Historic Newspaper] T. Jefferson andJ. Dickinson ''A Declaration ... Setting Forth the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms'' as published in The New England Chronicle or The Essex Gazette (Harvard College...
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