GROUP OF SIGNED PRESIDENTIAL EASTONPRESS 34 VOLS Group of Easton Press books, including several bearing Presidential signatures, to include: Civil War art of Mort Kunster (signed), Pearl Harbor, West Point...
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AFTER CAFFIERI LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLUCARTEL CLOCK Louis XV Revival ormolu cartel clock after the model by Jacques Caffieri (French, 1678-1755), this example circa 1870-1880, the white enamel unsigned, and with...
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1850 BOOK OF THE WORLD W/ MAPS & SLAVECENSUS PLUS PICT...1st item: FISHER, Richard S. The Book of the World; Being an Account of All Republics, Empires, Kingdoms, and Nations, in Reference to their Geography,...
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2 VOLS. CHINESE ART, 1ST ED. PLUS 8ART PRINTS, 10 ITEM...1st-2nd items: EPOCHS OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE ART: AN OUTLINE OF EAST ASIATIC DESIGN, First Edition, Vol. I & II, by Ernest F. Fenollosa, published by...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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(34) U.S. PRESIDENTIAL & FIRST LADYBIOGRAPHIES(lot of 34) Books: U.S. Presidential and First Lady biographies, including: "John Adams, Vol I-II," "The Life of Andrew Jackson," "Betsy Ross: Quaker Rebel," "Wives...
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2 VOL, EISENHOWER SIGNED "THE WHITEHOUSE YEARS" Dwight D. Eisenhower (American/Kansas, 1890-1969). "Mandate for Change" -1963 and "Waging Peace" -1965, Doubleday in slipcases. "Mandate for Change" signed and...
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SIX VOLUMES FROM "THE HOLY GRAIL OFYACHTING" YACHTING", The Holy Grail of Yachting: The Art of the America's Cup 1858-1970, by Alan Granby and Janice Hyland. West Palm Beach, Fl: America 3 Foundation, 2013-...
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[CHINESE JADE]
A group of referencebooks and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
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IMPORTANT SET OF SENATE RAILROAD EXPLORATIONREPORTS REPORTS Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for A Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean....
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[JAPANESE PRINTS & DRAWINGS--COLLECTIONS]
Agroup of multi-volumed works about Japanese Prints & Drawings in Private or Museum Collections, comprising:
— GUNSAULUS, Helen C. and GENTLES, Margaret O. The Clarence...
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[CHINESE JADE]
A group of referencebooks and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
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COLLECTION OF LEATHER-BOUND BOOKScomprising"The Works of George Eliot", Cabinet Edition, William Blackwood, Edinburgh and London, 1885: Volumes 1 - 21 (7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches); Charles C.F. Greville, "The Greville Memoirs",...
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[ART, DECORATIVE ART AND ILLUSTRATIVEBOOKS], 18 VOLUMES, INCLUDING: MCCRACKEN, GIBSON, BREWINGTON, MEIER-GRAEFE, JACKSON AND OTHERS[Art, Decorative Art and Illustrative Books], 18 vols., 8vo-folio, including:...
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[AMERICANA], 21 VOLUMES[Americana],26 vols., 8vo-4to, including: 2 vols., John Marshall, The Life of George Washington..., Philadelphia, 1836; 9 vols., The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt,...
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[ART REFERENCE BOOKS] CHINESE SNUFFBOTTLES[Art Reference Books] Collection of Four Reference Books on Chinese Snuff Bottles , incl. Hugh Moss, Victor Graham & Ka Bo Tsang, The Art of The Chinese Snuff Bottle,...
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[ART REFERENCE BOOKS] CHINESE SNUFFBOTTLES[Art Reference Books] Collection of Four Reference Books on Chinese Snuff Bottles , incl. Hugh Moss, Victory Graham & Ka Bo Tsang, The Art of The Chinese Snuff Bottle,...
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MONOGRAPH OF THE WORK OF MCKIM MEAD& WHITE[Architecture] A Monograph of the Work of McKim Mead & White, 1879-1915 , architectural plans and photographs, published by The Architectural Book Publishing Co., New...
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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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25) BOOKS: FRENCH LITERATURE, BALZAC& DUMAS 19THC(lot of 25) Library shelf books: French literature, all with embossed leather spines, including: (17 vols) works by Honore de Balzac (France, 1799-1850), translated...
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(23) D. APPLETON & CO. AUTHOR'S EDITIONS,DARWIN(lot of 23) Author's Editions published by D. (Daniel) Appleton and Company, New York, all numbered 271/ 1000, with quarter leather binding, gilt lettering and accents,...
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(26 VOLS) WAVERLY NOVELS, SCOTT, VOLS23-48, 1851(26 vols) "Waverley Novels", Sir Walter Scott (Scotland, 1771-1832), published by Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1851, volumes 23-48, black and white illustrations,...
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LORENZ SCHWARTZ BOUND COMPLETE WRITINGSOF ELBERT HUBBARD, INDIVIDUAL SET, IN FULL LEVANT, THE ROYCROFT BINDERY, 1908, VOL. 1 11 1/2 X 8 IN. (29.21 X 20.32 CM.) OF ELBERT HUBBARD, INDIVIDUAL SET, IN FULL LEVANT,...
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25 HARD BOUND BOOKS BY HERMAN MELVILLEOR RELATEDTO WHALING TO INCLUDE: (1) "BENNITO CARENO" BY MELVILLE WITH PICTURES BY E. MCKNIGHT KAUFFER, THE NONESUCH PRESS, 16 GREAT JAMES ST, LONDON, 1926, 123 HAND CUT PAGES,...
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THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, KBFROM HISLordship's manuscripts by the Rev. James Stanier Clarke and John McArthur, esq. LLD. 2 vols, 1809, printed by T Boatley for T Cadell and W Davies. 13 1/2" x 11". Some...
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Rare books: Ottoman Empire history andreference Edrehi Isaac HISTORY OF THE CAPITAL OF ASIA AND THE TURKS TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE DOMESTIC MANNERS OF THE TURKS IN TURKEY. Vol I-III in one. Boston: Isaac...
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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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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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8 vols. Texas - History & C: Thrall,Homer S. A Pictorial History of Texas. St. Louis: N.D. Thompson, 1879. 5th ed. Lg. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered & black-stamped terra-cotta cloth, gilt-lettered & decorated spine;...
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Lorenzo Bartolini (Italian 1777-1850)"Portrait Bust of Don Camillo Borghese (1775-1832) Prince of Sulmona and Duke of Guastalla" c. 1807-09 white marble uninscribed height 22 in. Provenance: Joseph Napoleon...
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[Asian Reference Books] Oriental Seriesby Captain F. Brinkley published by J.B. Millet Co. Boston & Tokyo 1910 octavo 24 volumes gilt-decorated full morocco decorated endpapers White House Edition limited to 200...
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6 vols. Occult Subjects & Curiosa:Library of Mesmerism and Psychology,...: Philosophy of Mesmerism; Electrical Psychology; On Fascination; The Microcosm; Science of The Soul. New York: S.R. Wells, (1869)....
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(SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM) KNIGHT CHARLESThe Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere. London: Routledge Warne & Routledge n.d. 8 vols. Large 8vo 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards edges and endpapers spines...
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7 vols. Philadelphia & Pennsylvania- History, Biography & C: Watson, John F. Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in The Olden Time. Philadelphia: Whiting & Thomas, 1856-57. 2 vols. 4to, modern purple buckram,...
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Salesman's Book of Fruit and FlowerColor Plates Some refer to these as Nurserymen's books but this one folds into thirds and slips into a 7.25 x 10 in. leather case - clearly for travel. The 5.25 x 8.5 in....
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