DAN DE QUILLE, HISTORY OF THE BIG BONANZA,1ST ED History of the Big Bonanza: An Authentic Account of the Discovery, History, and Working of the World Renowned Comstock Silver Lode of Nevada, Including the Present...
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6PCS ENGLISH MAGAZINES, AMERICAN COLONIESNEWS Six English periodicals with news items about the colonies. Examples date from 1733 to 1783. #1: The Gentleman's Magazine dated April 1733 containing a descriptive letter...
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GEORGE WASHINGTON, THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE,1755 The Gentleman?s Magazine, 1755. An early mention of George Washington in a London magazine. A report, reading in part: "The poor men who suffered at the meadows with...
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AMERICAN VERNACULAR PINE ACCOUNTANT'SDESK (Probably Mid-Atlantic region) 3rd quarter, 19th century; 38 in. H., 52 1/2 in. W., 24 1/2 D....
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John Joseph Henry (1758-1811), AmericanAN ACCURATE AND INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE HARDSHIPS AND SUFFERINGS OF THAT BAND OF HEROES, WHO TRAVERSED THE WILDERNESS IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST QUEBEC IN 1775 AN ACCURATE...
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CONFEDERATE NAVY ARCHIVE OF LT. DABNEYSCALES IN EUROPE...Civil War archive of Confederate Navy Lieutenant Dabney Scales including an 1863 journal detailing Dabney Scales assignment in Europe (approx. 250 pages),...
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14K DIAMOND HORSE JOCKEY PINAttrib.George Headley 14k yellow gold, diamond and enamel horse and jockey pin, containing approximately 58 old European, uncut and rose cut diamonds and 1 cabochon ruby. 3/4"H x...
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ED HICKS II CIVIL WAR EPHEMERAGroupof Civil War Ephemera related to Edward Dickson Hicks II (1831-1894), including two documents signed by General Felix Zollicoffer (b. Maury County, TN 1812, d. Kentucky 1862)...
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W.W.I MANUSCRIPT OF U.S. LT. COL. MONROEA MEANSA type and bound manuscript detailing the day to day service of a young Pennsylvania man in training and in combat in WWI. Colonel Means wrote this manuscript for his...
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A LATE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR ERA MAP,"MAPA DE LOS ESTAD... "Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Mejico, Revised Edition," JOHN DISTURNELL, NEW YORK,1848-1850, hand colored copper plate engraving on paper, the Gulf...
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TWO (2) AMERICANA BOOKS OF THE OLD WESTOfferedin this lot are two (2) Books of the Old West, "On The Border With Crook" by John C. Bourke and "Owyhee Cattlemen 1878 1978 100 Years In The Saddle" by Mildretta Adams. "On...
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1877 1ST ED. WESTERN WILDS BY J.H. BEADLEForyour bidding consideration is a Leather Bound Illustrated, 1877 First Edition of "Western Wilds and the Men Who Redeem Them" by J.H. Beadle. This is a late 19th-century account...
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RECENT INDIAN WARS, JAMES P. BOYD, SALESMANSAMPLEIncluded in this lot is a Rare Hardcover 1891 Salesman Sample of the First Edition of "Recent Indian Wars, Under the Lead of Sitting Bull and Other Chiefs; with a Full...
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"IN DARKEST AFRICA" BY H.M. STANLEY1ST ED.Offered for sale is a First Edition, Two (2) Volume Set of “In Darkest Africa” by H.M. Stanley, 1891, illustrated. Charles Scribner's Sons New York publishers....
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RARE 1890 1ST ED. VOL. I & II "IN DARKESTAFRICA"For your consideration is this 1890 First Edition copies Vol. I & II "In Darkest Africa" by Henry M. Stanley, publisher London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington...
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"OUR WILD INDIANS", COL. R. I. DODGE1ST ED. 1882Presented in this lot is a Rare 1st Edition "Our Wild Indians: Thirty-Three Years' Personal Experience among the Red Men Of The Great West" by Colonel Richard...
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ACCOUNT LEDGER 18TH - 19TH CENTURY LOCALWETHERSFIELD, ...Account Ledger 18th - 19th century local Wethersfield, Hartford, Farmington, Wells, Roberts, Deming, Boardman, Bissell, entry names Provenance: Fifty Year...
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SAM GILLIAM (AMERICAN, 1933-2022)SamGilliam
American, 1933-2022
Doc IV , 1979
Oil on two molded canvases, signed, titled, and dated to verso
In diptych: sage, mauve, rust, and azure tones bleed onto a pale field...
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SAM GILLIAM (AMERICAN, 1933-2022)SamGilliam
American, 1933-2022
Orange Slice
Acrylic and aluminum dust on molded canvas
Orange, lavender, and green to the creased and paint-splattered canvas on bevel edge stretcher,...
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ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)RobertGordy
American, 1933-1986
Clouds and Sea (Day)
Lithograph, signed lower right, edition 30/35
Coastal landscape, the water still below a clouded sky.
Education:
1956 M.A.,...
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ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)RobertGordy
American, 1933-1986
Study for "The Meeting" , 1980
Marker, ink, and colored pencil on paper, signed and dated lower left
Four silhouetted figures against tiles, set...
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ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)RobertGordy
American, 1933-1986
Still Life with Brick , 1971
Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower right
The brick in a field of small fruits and nuts, framed.
Education:
1956...
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COLONIAL RHODE ISLAND ACCOUNTING BOOK,1750-1820,linen bound. Zebedee Hopkins Jr (1736-1797), Gloucester, RI, he was a lawyer. This account book also includes records of work and payments that he made for various...
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CARL KAUBA (AUSTRIAN, 1865-1922), CHIEFWOLF ROBE Circa 1910. Sand cast, cold-painted bronze. Signed and titled on plinth.Catalog Note: This image of the Southern Cheyenne Chief Wolf Robe was taken directly from...
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CARL KAUBA (AUSTRIAN, 1865-1922), THESCOUT Early 20th century. Cold-painted and patinated bronze. Depicting a Native American with rifle. Signed "C. Kauba" and impressed "AUSTRIA" and "GESCHÜTZT' (on base).
Carl...
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A Rare North or South Carolina “ColoredRepublicing Club” Stoneware Cooler
Dated July 7, 1892
in Southern alkaline glaze, with distinctive doubled collared rim, tooled body, two lug handles set low on the body...
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GROUP OF BOOKS ON CONTEMPORARY AMERICANPOLITICS AND CULTURE POLITICS AND CULTURE, titles Include: No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention; The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National...
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AMERICAN VERNACULAR ACCOUNTANT'S CABINET2nd quarter-19th century; 20 1/2 in. H., approximately 45 in. L., 12 in. D....
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WAR OF 1812 NY STATESMAN NEWSPAPERThursdaymorning, June 17, 1813, No. 258, Vol 1. Multiple columns describe the official British account of the battle between the USS Constitution and HMS Java. A harrowing description...
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BOOKS: MRS. JOHNSON - A NARRATIVE OFTHE CAPTIVITY OF MRS. JOHNSON, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF HER SUFFERINGS DURING FOUR YEARS WITH THE NATIVE AMERICANS AND THE FRENCH, SECOND EDITION, CORRECTED AND ENLARGED,...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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Colonial Documents British Account Firstis 1p 7 x 11.5 in. Whitehall 20 Oct. 1783. Account of services performed by William North Messenger to the Right Honorable Lord North for services perfomed May and June 1783....
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U.S. Army Indian Scout William E. ArchboldLeQuesne Archive 3 letters; 7 manuscripts; ribbon; newsclippings; 13 photographs; and 3 baskets that were purportedly presented to LeQuesne by Sitting Bull's daughter. 1884-1904....
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1776 ALMANAC OF THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON:Eye Witness Account of the Battle of Lexington: THE NORTH-AMERICAN'S ALMANACK, AND GENTLEMAN'S AND LADY'S DIARY, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST 1776. by Samuel Stearns. Massachusetts-Bay:...
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Documents from Early America Plus Lotof 13. ADS account sheet for Jelles Fonda from William Walker 2pp 7 x 11.75 in. Linon (New York?) 3 Jan. 1791. Account for transportation over about 3 years 7 Jan. 1788 to...
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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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