6 Vol Illustrated Natural History, Lydekker,Seventy Two Colored Plates and Sixteen Hundred Engravings Richard Lydekker; Published by Merrill & Baker, New York, 1900 in buckram with leather spines and corners. Part leather...
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A GROUP OF FIFTY-THREE ANTIQUE HISTORYBOOK TITLES, NAP... BOOK TITLES, NAPOLEONIC, SCIENCE AND ENGLISH INTEREST, 1751-1902, comprising, "History of England," a set of twelve vols., Froude, London, 1870; "Hudibras,"...
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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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MAYA CYLINDER - JAGUAR / SMOKING GODS,EX KERR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An exemplary pottery cylinder vessel, finely painted with scenes...
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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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EXTENSIVE AND UNIQUE COLLECTION OF MEMORABILIAPERTAINING TO RHODE ISLAND'S CIVIL WAR HOSPITAL MID-19TH CENTURY PERTAINING TO RHODE ISLAND'S CIVIL WAR HOSPITAL Mid-19th Century A U.S. Army General Hospital, named Lovell...
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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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(17) D. APPLETON & CO. AUTHOR'S EDITIONS,HUXLEY(lot of 17) 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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(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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[SINOLOGY] A group of reference worksabout sinology studies
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30 vol
Fourteen Lessons in Yoji Philosophy and Oriental Occultism. Chicago, 1908.--Hangchow Itineraries. Shanghai, 1918. Includes six illustrations...
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SIX ANTIQUE U.S. POLITICAL & HISTORICALBOOKS: CIVIL WAR "BEYOND THE LINES OR A YANKEE PRISONER LOOSE IN DIXIE," 1864; "DESPOTISM: AN INQUIRY INTO THE SLAVE-HOLDING SYSTEM," 1854 1"H X 5 1/8"W X 7 1/8"D (BEYOND...
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FIVE ANTIQUE U.S. HISTORICAL AND NATURALHISTORY BOOKS: "HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THEIR FIRST SETTLEMENT AS COLONIES TO THE PERIOD OF THE FIFTH CENSUS, IN 1830," WILLIAM GRIMSHAW. 1"H X 4 1/2"W X 7 1/4"DFive...
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7 vols. Wilson, Alexander. AmericanOrnithology; or, The Natural History of The Birds of The United States. New York: Collins; Philadelphia: Harrison Hall, 1828-29. 3 8vo text vols. + folio atlas. Text vols....
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3 vols. Illustrated Horticulture &Sentimental Natural History: Jekyll, Gertrude. Lilies for English Gardens. (London): George Newnes, Country Life, 1903. 2nd ed. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered brown cloth; light...
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8 vols. Natural History - BotanicalIllustration & C: [Curtis, William.] General Indexes to The Plants... First Forty Two Volumes... Botanical Magazine. London, 1816. 8vo, contemp. gilt-paneled diced calf, gilt-lettered...
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9 vols. Natural History - Bird Illustration:John Gould's Birds. (Secaucus): Chartwell, (1981 or later). Folio, orig. cloth, d/j. Color plates. * Lambourne, Maureen. The Birds of The World:... John Gould's Classic Bird...
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* (NATURAL HISTORY) RICKETT HAROLD WILLIAMWild Flowers of the United States. New York: McGraw-Hill 1966-[1973]. 6 vols. Large 4to publisher's multi-colored cloth-backed boards glassine cartographic endpapers. Rickett's...
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3 vols. (Natural History.) BasiliusBesler: The Besler Florilegium. New York: Abrams, (1989). 1st English-language ed. Introduction & commentary by Gerard G. Aymonin. Thick folio, orig. cloth, d/j (occasionally...
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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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Leatherbound books: History and literatureSulivan Richard Joseph. VIEW OF NATURE IN LETTERS TO A TRAVELLER AMONG THE ALPS. 6 vols. London: T. Becket 1794. With gilt tooled leather bindings title page signed C. T....
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3 vols. New York Natural History -Horticulture: House, Homer D. Wild Flowers of New York. Albany, 1918. 2 vols. 4to, orig. green cloth; gilt-lettered & ruled spines; occasionally slightly scuffed. With 264...
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[American Indian - Northwest Coast]Books on Northwest Coast Art lot of 5 books including:Clark Ian Christie. Arte Indio y Esquimal del Canada. Barcelona: Ediciones Poligrafa S.A. n.d."Alaska Native Arts and...
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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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5 vols. Natural History Reference -Martino Reprints: Anker, Jean. Bird Books and Bird Art. Copenhagen, 1938 (but New York, 1990). 1 /300. 4to, orig. maroon cloth; minor wear. Plates. * Hunt, Rachel McMasters...
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3 vols. Natural History Reference:Blunt, Wilfried; Stern, William T. The Art of Botanical Illustration. Antique Collector's Club, 1995. Revised edition. 4to, orig. cloth, d/j. Color plates, other illus. *...
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