GIERS PHOTO GALLERY ACCOUNT BOOKS, ARCHIVEAccountbooks and related items from the photography businesses operated by C.C. Giers (1828-1877) and his son Otto Giers of Nashville. 1st and 2nd items: 2 books, one titled Giers...
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B. RICHARDSON PHILADELPHIA CLIP POINTBOWIE KNIFE HAVIN...B. Richardson Philadelphia Clip Point Bowie Knife having wood handle with leather and brass sheath, blade marked B. Richardson, Philadelphia and Sons,...
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LETTER FROM ANDREW WYETH (AMERICAN,1917-2009) TO ALICE MOORELetter from ANDREW WYETH (American, 1917-2009) to Alice Moore, Mailed Mid-November, 1938 Dearest, I was very upset to hear that you are again ill....
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CARTIER PAIR OF PLATINUM AND DIAMONDDRESS CLIPS/JABOTCARTIER Pair of Platinum and Diamond Dress Clips/Jabot, ca. 1930; the open-work paisley-form dress clips each centering a bezel-set old European-cut diamond...
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PAIR OF 14K GOLD, RUBY, AND DIAMONDDRESS CLIPSPair of 14K Gold, Ruby, and Diamond Dress Clips, the buckle-form dress clips set with circle-cut rubies and single-cut diamonds; 5.03 dwts.; lg. 3/4 in. Provenance:...
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SIX ELGIN POCKET WATCHES1: PhiladelphiaRolled Gold Plate swing out watch case with wear to case, wear to crown, Elgin porcelain dial with sunken seconds dial in good condition, Elgin 17J pendent set and wind movement...
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SIX ELGIN POCKET WATCHES1: PhiladelphiaRolled Gold Plate swing out watch case with wear to case, wear to crown , Elgin porcelain dial with sunken seconds dial in good condition, Elgin 17J pendent set and wind movement...
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James Purdy (1914-2009) Letters ShortStories and Books When James Purdy died 13 March 2009 the New York Times referred to his work as ?wayward and unclassifiable.? Playwright poet author of short stories and...
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Yomut Turkoman Torba west turkestan,circa late 19th century 1 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. PROVENANCE: Jerrehian Bros., Philadelphia Selvage losses and associated restoration and some small...
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14 karat white gold "flower" form earringsSpray flower form, each set with twenty-two petite cut diamonds framing a single .15 carat circular cut diamond, clip back. L: 1 in. PROVENANCE: Property of a...
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14 karat white gold diamond "ribbon"earrings retro Each set with four petite circular cut diamonds and two petite marquise cut diamonds and thirty-one circular diamonds, clip only. Total weight of all...
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6 vols. Pennsylvania Church Histories:Stone, John S. A Discourse, Commemorative of The Life and Character of The Reverend James May, D.D.... Philadelphia: J. S. McCalla, 1864. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered brown cloth;...
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1 vol. (Philadelphia Literary ClubManuscript.) "Our Club." Philadelphia, 1862-1876. 8vo, orig. morocco, gilt; scuffed, joints & extremities rubbed. Approx. 50 ms. pp. compiled & likely in the hand of the...
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7 vols. Children's Books - AmericanImprints, ca. 1940s & 50s: de Angeli, Marguerite. Turkey for Christmas. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, (1954). 1st ed. 24mo, orig. pictorial bds.; light edge wear, d/j...
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Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. ConfederateCivil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906),...
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18 karat yellow gold onyx and mother-of-pearlearrings, Tiffany & Co. Triangular earrings of yellow gold, mother-of-pearl and onyx , marked on reverse "Tiffany & Co., 750 Hong Kong". L: 1 in., 10.3 dwt. PROVENANCE:...
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18 karat yellow gold and turquoise ballearrings Prong set turquoise beads in dome form, clip backs. D: 1 in. PROVENANCE: Property of a Philadelphia Estate. Earrings are in very good condition...
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14 karat turquoise and diamond earringsLarge ovoid turquoise disks in yellow gold accented by white gold and diamond "bows" at the bottom of the earring, clip backs. L: 1 in. PROVENANCE: Property of...
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7 vols. Americana: [Crevecoeur, MichelGuillaume Saint Jean de.] Lettres d'un Cultivateur American. Paris, 1787. 3 vols. 8vo, contemp. calf; rubbed & worn. Married set. Some internal dampstaining. 3 (of 5) maps,...
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8 vols. American Botany - Philadelphia& Environs: Darlington, William. Florula Cestrica: An Essay Towards A Catalogue of The Phaenogmous Plants,... Chester County, Pennsylvania. West Chester, 1826. 1st ed. Tall...
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4 vols. Philadelphia & Pennsylvania- 19th-Century Description & Travel & C: Moore, James. History of The Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon. Philadelphia, 1866. 1st ed. 12mo, orig. gilt-pictorial green...
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3 vols. Travel - 18th-Century Imprints:(Cook, James.) Captain Cook's Three Voyages to The Pacific Ocean. Boston: Manning and Loring for Thomas & Andrews and D. West, Jan. 1797. Vol. 1 (of 2) only. 12mo, contemp....
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Charles Darwin Print Accompanied byClipped Signature Charles Darwin (1809-1882). English naturalist presented the theory of evolution in On the Origin of Species (1859). Lot of 2 including clipped signature...
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2 vols. American Early 19th-CenturyImprints: Walker, John: A Key to The Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin and Scripture Proper Names. Philadelphia: Hopkins and Earl., 1808. 1st Am. ed. 8vo, contemp....
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1 piece. Program Signed. Garland, Judy."An Evening With Judy." (Philadelphia): Academy of Music, April 29, 1961. 4 pp., 8vo, orig. pictorial printed self-wrappers. Newspaper clipping inside, minor creasing to corners....
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THREE ROCKINGHAM SHAVING MUGS. SeatedToby marked Swan Hill Pottery South Amboy New Jersey 1858-1859 mottled brown glaze. 3 1/2''h. And dark glazed mug decorated with cherubs playing with a goat and woman...
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Lot. Autograph Material. Guthrie, Woody.Archive of Autograph Letters Signed, Autograph Manuscript & Typescript Short Stories, Signed Ephemera & other related material: Autograph Letters Signed, all to Charlotte...
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5 vols. Anti-Mormon Subjects: The Overthrowof Infidel Mormonism:... The Louth Discussion,...: between Mr. Hugh Findlay, Mormon Elder from Scotland and Mr. John Theobald. London: W. Horsell, Aldine Chambers, [1850]....
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18 karat white gold pearl and diamondearrings Ovoid white Tahitian pearls nestled in diamond set "leaf and vine" motif, clip back. L: 1 in. PROVENANCE: Property of a Philadelphia Estate. ...
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13 vols. Books on Books - DescriptiveAuthor Bibliographies: Garland, Herbert. A Bibliography of The Writings of Sir James Matthew Barrie. London: Bookman's Journal, 1928. #253/500. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, gilt-lettered...
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1 vol. (Philadelphia Property Atlas.)J.L. Smith, pub. Atlas of West Philadelphia. 24th and 27th Wards. Philadelphia, 1886. Compiled by Wm. G. Baist. Folio, orig. 1/4 morroco & gilt lettered purple-brown cloth;...
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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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3 vols. American Poets: Whitman, Walt.Leaves of Grass. Philadelphia: David McKay, 1894. 8vo, orig. green cloth, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed; new endpapers. Internally generally clean. * Frost, Robert. A Witness...
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17 vols. Pennsylvania and Related Genealogy:Alexander, John E. A Record of The Descendants of John Alexander. Philadelphia: A. Martien, 1878. 8vo, orig. cloth; light wear. Inscribed by author on endpaper. * Ambler,...
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18 karat yellow gold "feather" earrings,Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co. Curved openwork feather form earrings, stamped on reverse as "750 Tiffany & Co., Paloma Picasso". L: 1 in., 7.8 dwt. PROVENANCE:...
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18 karat yellow gold flower earrings,Tiffany & Co. Textured yellow gold petals and pistils, French back clips. D: 1 in., 11.2 dwt. PROVENANCE: From a Philadelphia estate. Earrings are...
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