FOUR BOOKS ON REVOLUTIONARY WAR SUBJECTSFourbooks on Revolutionary War subjects, including An Impartial History of the War in America , Vol. I, Boston, Nathaniel Coverly and Robert Hodge, 1781, The Elements of War by...
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PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AFTERGILBERT STUART(American, 1755-1828)
A fine copy of Gilbert Stuart's Athenaeum type portraits, unsigned, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; period carved gilt wood frame, 36-1/2...
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13 CHARLES DICKENS BOOKS, HISTORIES,NOTES, LETTERS, IN...Thirteen (13) Charles Dickens books, including First Editions. 1st-3rd items: CHILD'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND, Vol. I-III, First Edition, by Charles Dickens,...
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Biography, memoirs. [Cooke, William]The Life of Samuel Johnson with Occasional Remarks on his Writings…, 1785. Portrait frontispiece - Chalmers, George. The Life of Daniel De Foe, 1790. Portrait frontispiece....
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RARE IRISH MILITIA FIELD OFFICER'S REDCLOTH UNIFORM COATEE, THE ROYAL QUEEN'S COUNTY MILITIA
CIRCA 1793-1810 with bullion shoulder epaulettes, black facings with hook and eye front fasteners with silver buttons...
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? ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS POOLEY (IRISH1646-1723)
HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF JONATHAN SWIFT AS A STUDENT IN DUBLIN COLLEGE With later inscription, feigned oval, oil on canvas71cm x 58cm (28in x 22.75in)Provenance...
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9 vols. Leather Bindings - EuropeanHistory: Segur, L.P. History of The Principal Events of The Reign of Frederic William II, King of Prussia. London, 1801. 3 vols. 8vo, contemp. tree calf, gilt, spines gilt;...
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9 vols. Leather Bindings - French Subjects:James, G.P.R. The Life and Times of Louis The Fourteenth. London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 4 vols. 8vo, later 19th-Century 3/4 blue morocco & cloth, gilt, gilt-lettered & emblematic...
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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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Illustrated books: British noblemenand religious figures Lodge Edmund. PORTRAITS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONAGES OF GREAT BRITAIN. vols. 7-8 11-12. London: Harding and Lepard 1832. Fully illustrated with portrait...
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James Guy Evans (English b. 1810; activeNew Orleans 1843-1853) "Arrival of Gen. Z. Taylor & Staff at Balize on the U. S. Steam Ship Monmouth B. T. Willse Commander / November 30th 1847" oil on canvas signed lower...
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9 vols. Roycroft Printing Shop - EastAurora, New York: Hubbard, Elbert. Little Journey to The Homes of Eminent Artists. Vol. X. (Book 1). 1902. #274/940 signed by the illuminator. 8vo, orig. limp green suede,...
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7 vols. Christian Subjects - 18th &19th-Century British & American Imprints: Whitby, Daniel. Sermons on The Attributes of God. London: for A. and J. Churchill, 1710. 2 vols. in 1. 8vo, contemp. calf; rubbed...
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2 vols. Caskell, Elizabeth C. The Lifeof Charlotte Bronte. London: Smith, Elder, 1857. First edition. 8vo, later 19th-Century 3/4 dark blue crushed morocco & cloth, gilt, re-backed with spines laid-down, t.e.g.;...
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6 vols. Leather Bindings - EnglishLiterature & Poetry: Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Works... With His Life. London: John Ascham, 1834. 2 vols. 12mo, early 20th-Century full polished triple gilt fillet paneled...
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11 vols. English Drama - 18th-CenturyImprints: Cibber, Colley. The Dramatick Works of... London: W. Feales, 1736. 5 vols. 12mo, contemp. gilt-paneled mottled calf; rubbed & blistered, re-backed in 19th-Century...
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* (ENGLAND) CAULFIELD JAMES PortraitsMemoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons from the Revolution in 1688 to the Reign of George II. London: H.R. Young and T.H. Whiteley 1819. Vols. 1-3 (of 4) only. 8vo black...
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5 vols. Indian Sub-Continent - Description,Travel & C: Heber, Reginald. Narrative of a Journey Through The Upper Provinces of India,... 1824-1825 (With Notes Upon Ceylon). London: John Murray, 1828. 3rd ed. 3 vols....
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6 vols. Boyle, Robert: The PhilosophicalWorks. London: for W.J. Innys, and J. Osborn, and T. Longman, 1725. 3 vols. 4to, contemp. paneled calf; worn & rubbed, covers detached, bdgs. broken. Scattered internal foxing...
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4 vols. Franklin, Benjamin: Works ofThe Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin... Together with Essays... London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orne, 1806. 2 vols. 12mo, orig. bds.; worn, rebacked in later 19th-Century cloth....
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10 vols. Ancient Mythology & Religion:Faber, George Stanley. A Dissertation on The Mysteries of The Cabiri; or The Great Gods of Phenicia, Samothrace, Egypt, Troas, Greece, Italy and Crete. Oxford: The University...
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6 vols. Leather Bindings: Hamilton,Count Anthony. Memoirs of Count Grammont. London: J.C. Nimmo, 1885. Edited by Walter Scott. 2 vols. Tall 8vo, early 20th-Century gilt-paneled & decorated full dark green niger...
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3 vols. Franklin, Benjamin. Works ofThe Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin. London: G. G. J. and J. Robinson, n.d., [1794]. Third edition. 2 vols. 12mo, contemp. speckled calf, spines gilt, black morocco spine labels;...
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6 vols. Americana - Including Travel:Wansey, Henry. An Excursion to The United States of North America, in The Summer of 1794. 2nd ed. 12mo, 19th-Century 3/4 crushed red morocco & marbled bds., spine gilt, t.e.g.;...
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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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Attributed to Jozef (Austrian/Slovene1790-1866) a pair of portraits; "Gentleman Holding a Botanical Specimen" and "The Lady with an Elaborate Coiffure Bedecked with Jewelry" c. 1840-1855 each oil on canvas 31...
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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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3 vols. James, Henry: The Portraitof a Lady. Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1882. Vols 1 & 2 (of 3) only. 12mo, orig. paper vellum & bds., gilt; scuffed, occasionally darkened, spine of vol. 1 detaching. Signed...
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5 vols. Travel - Asia Minor, The Caucasus,Persia: Southgate, Horatio. Narrative of a Tour Through Armenia, Kurdistan, Persia and Mesopotamia. New York: D. Appleton, 1840. 1st Am. ed. 2 vols. in 1. 12mo, contemp. 3/4...
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An Antique Biscuit Porcelain PortraitBust of Napoleon mid-19th c. after Jean-Antoine Houdon (French 1741-1828) cast signature "Houdon" and inscription "Buste Officiel/Napoleon/Empereur/1805" at back of neck;...
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3 vols. (Napoleon Bonaparte): O'Mera,Barry E. Napoleon in Exile: or, A Voice from St. Helena. London: for W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1822. 1st ed. 2 vols. 8vo, early 20th-Century 3/4 crushed green niger morocco...
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JOHN LA FARGE (american 1835-1910)"A BOY AND HIS DOG (DICKEY HUNT)" Oil on paperboard laid on canvas 40 x 34 in. (101.6 x 86.4cm) provenance: Albert Stickney, New York, 1884(?)-1908. Mrs. Albert Stickney,...
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9 vols. (3 wrappers) Karsh, Yousef:Faces of Destiny. Chicago: Ziff-Davis, (1946). 2nd ptg. 4to, orig. gilt-lettered blue cloth. Some spotting to endpapers. Photo plates. * Portraits of Greatness. London, etc.:...
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7 vols. Madame Blavatsky: Sinnett,A.P., editor. Incidents in The Life of Madame Blavatsky. London: G. Redway, 1886. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine; scuffed, spine ends slightly frayed,...
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3 vols. Memoirs of The PhiladelphiaSociety for Promoting Agriculture. Philadelphia, 1808, 1811, 1814. Vols. 1-3. 8vo, contemp. 1/4 straight-grained red morocco & bds. (vol. 1); extremities rubbed, or sheep...
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1 piece + 3 vols. Photography: OriginalPhotograph. Karsh, Yousef. Self portrait. Silver print, 10 x 8 inches (254 x 203 mm) - incl. margins. Inscribed, dated, "1997" & signed by Yousef Karsh on bottom margin. *...
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