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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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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15 VOLS) LEATHER-BOUND LIBRARY SHELFBOOKS HISTORY(15 vols) Quarter-leather bound library shelf books, ancient history and travel, including: (5 vols) by Thomas Arnold, Gilbert and Rivington, Printers, London,...
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FIVE VINTAGE BOOKS: DE FOE'S ROBINSONSCRUSOE, R. CHAMBERS THE BOOK OF DAYS A MISCELLANY OF POPULAR ANTIQUITIES, THE BIRDS OF AMERICA, JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, CURRIER & IVES, PRINTMAKERS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, 1940,...
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15 vols. Swedish-American ColonialHistory: Johnson, Amandus. The Swedish Settlements on The Delaware, 1638-1664. Philadelphia: Swedish Colonial Society, 1911. 1st ed. 2 vols. 4to, orig. blue cloth, gilt,...
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Leatherbound books: ancient historyand literature Aesop. THE FABLES OF AESOP. Vols I-II. London: John Stockdale 1793. Fully illustrated with engravings.; Potter John and George Dunbar. ANTIQUITIES OF GREECE....
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4 vols. Pennsylvania Mennonite History:Cassell, Daniel K. Geschichte der Mennonites. Philadelphia, 1890. 1st ed., orig. gilt-lettered black cloth; edge wear, hinges broken. Frontis., full page illus. * Wenger,...
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Rare books: 17th century illustratedhistory of the Turks Chalcondyle Laonicus. HISTOIRE GENERALE DES TURCS CONTENANT L'HISTOIRE DE CHALCONDYLE. 2 vols. Paris: Agustin Courbe 1662. Containing engraved portraits...
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Leatherbound books: history and criticismCampbell John Lord. THE LIVES OF THE CHIEF JUSTICES OF ENGLAND. 3 vols. London: John Murray 1849. H8 3/4''; Campbell John Lord. THE LIVES OF THE LORD CHANCELLORS AND KEEPERS...
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Rare books: Turkish History by Knollesand Rycaut Knolles Richard. THE TURKISH HISTORY FROM THE ORIGIN OF THAT NATION TO THE GROWTH OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. London: Thomas Basset 1687. Three volumes with A CONTINUATION...
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Rare miniature volumes: history andliterature Du Mont Jean. VOYAGES DE MR. DU MONT EN FRANCE EN ITALIE EN ALLEMAGNE A MALTHE ET EN TURQUIE. Vols. I-II. La Haye: Etienne Foulque & Francois 1699. With four engraved...
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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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9 vols. (1 wrappers) London - Description& Travel, Social History: [Marsh, Charles.] The Clubs of London. London: H. Colburn, 1828. 2 vols. Sm. 8vo, late 19th-century 3/4 maroon morocco & cloth, gilt, gilt-paneled...
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4 vols. The American West - History,Description & Travel: Richardson, Albert D. Beyond The Mississippi. Hartford, etc.: Am. Pub. Co., (1869). Lg. 8vo, orig. sheep; worn & rubbed, spine starting to detach. Double-page...
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Fine leatherbound books: Histories LansdaleMaria Honor. THE CHATEAUX OF TOURAINE. New York: The Century Co. 1907; Carlyle Thomas. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. 2 Vols. Chicago: Belford Clarke & Co. n.d.; Yarrell William....
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7 vols. Philadelphia & Pennsylvania- History, Description & Travel: The Philadelphia Record. The City of Philadelphia: Its Commercial and Financial Resources. (Philadelphia), (ca. 1889). Oblong folio, orig....
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SEYER (REV. S) MEMOIRS HISTORICAL ANDTOPOGRAPHICAL OF BRISTOL AND IT'S NEIGHBOURHOOD two vols Bristol 1821; BARRETT (W) THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL William Pine 1798; BRISTOL THE CITY CHARTERS...
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An Important Miami Pipe With Ties tothe 1795 Treaty of Greenville delicately carved curly maple stem with engraved bands of German silver and diamond-shaped inlay; brass mouthpiece and German silver tip; stem...
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HUME (D) THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND newed eight vols 1792; SMOLLETT (T) THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND five vols new ed 1793; WARTON (J) THE WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE eight vols 1797 (21) Estimate ?100-150 Descriptions provided...
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3 vols. Crowe, J.A. A History of Paintingin Italy, from The Second to The Fourteenth Century. London: John Murray, 1864. First edition. 8vo, orig. green cloth, gilt, gilt-lettered spines, edges untrimmed; some edge...
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BARTLETT (W) THE BEAUTIES OF THE BOSPHORUSeight vols gilt red cloth CLARK (H) THE HISTORY OF THE WAR three vols 1816; BEATTIE (W) SWITZERLAND vol II only 1836; and other plate books (a.f not subject to return) Estimate...
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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...
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3 vols. Americana - History, Description& Travel - 19th-Century Imprints: Roux de Rochelle (Jean B.G.). Etats-Unis D'Amerique. Paris: Didot Freres, 1838. 8 vo, contemp. calf-backed marbled bds.; rubbed & worn. With...
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7 vols. Pennsylvania - History, DescriptionTravel: Burrell, A. B. Reminiscences of George LaBar, The Centenarian of Monroe County, Pa. Philadelphia, 1870. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered green cloth; moderate wear,...
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8 vols. Philadelphia & Pennsylvania- History, Description & Travel, etc.: Ingram, Henry A. The Life and Character of Stephen Girard. Philadelphia, (1896). 12mo, orig. purple cloth; scuffed. Frontis., plates....
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6 vols. Philadelphia & Environs - History,Description & Travel: Watson, John F. Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in The Olden Time. Philadelphia, 1897. Revised by Willis P. Hazard. 3 vols. 4to, orig. pebbled...
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3 vols. Germantown History: Pennypacker,Samuel Whitaker. The Settlement of Germantown, Pennsylvania, and The Beginning of German Immigration to North America. Lancaster, 1899. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. rose cloth, morocco...
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1 vol. History of Northumberland Co.,Pennsylvania, With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Palatial Residences, Public Buildings... Important Manufacturers. Philadelphia: Everts & Stewart, 1876. Folio,...
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1 vol. History of Indiana County, Penn'a.Newark, Ohio: J. A. Caldwell, 1880. Folio, 20th-Century blue buckram, new endpapers; moderate wear. With plan and 8 plain litho plates of views; some damp staining to bottom...
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5 vols. Chester and Delaware County:Walton, Joseph S. The History, Geography and Government of Chester and Delaware Counties. West Chester, Pa: Chester County Publishing Company, (1893). 1st ed. 8vo, orig. maroon...
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5 vols. Montgomery County: Hunsicker,Clifton S. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: A History. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1923. 1st ed. 3 vols. 4to, orig. cloth, gilt-lettered spines; minor wear. Plates....
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20 vols. Tredyffrin Easttown HistoryClub Quarterly. (Berwyn), October, 1937 - October, 1982. Vol. 1, no. 1 - vol. 20, no. 4, with Indexes for vols. 1-18. 4to, contemp. green buckram, orig. stiff wrappers bound-in....
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14 vols. Pennsylvania & Related Genealogy:Maris, George L. and Anne M. The Maris Family in The United States. West Chester, Pa.: (F.S. Hickman), 1885. 4to, orig. cloth, new endpapers; some wear to covers and spine....
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12 vols. Pennsylvania & Related Genealogy:Haines, John W. Richard Haines and His Descendants: A Quaker Family of Burlington County, New Jersey, Since 1682. (Boyce, Va.), (1961). 2 vols. 8vo, orig. cloth; vol. 1 slightly...
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6 vols. Family History and Genealogy:Maris, George L. and Annie M. The Maris Family... Descendants of George and Alice Maris. West Chester, 1895. 4to, modern green buckram. Plates. Shaken. * Wallace, Paul A....
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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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