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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WINCHESTER REVOLUTIONARY WAR ACCOUNTBOOK, 1779-1804Revolutionary War related account book and notebook belonging to early Tennessee settlers General James Winchester (b. 1752-d.1826) and his brother, Major George...
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EARLY KNOX CO., TN ARCHIVE, SLAVE RELATEDEarlyKnox County, Tennessee document archive relating to slaves, total 8. Item 1: 1798 slave bill of sale between John Williams of Logan County, KY to William Peterson of Knox...
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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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HARDING FAMILY ARCHIVE, ACCOUNT BOOKExtensivearchive relating to David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and wife Frances "Fanny" Grieves Davis Harding (1801-1865), including ledgers for David Morris Harding's whiskey business...
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HICKS FAMILY ARCHIVE, TNAn extensivearchive of material related to the family of Edward Dickson Hicks II, Edward Dickson Hicks III and Edward Dickson Hicks IV of Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. The archive...
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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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AN UNIVERSAL HISTORY, 60 VOLUMES60 volumestotal (complete), including: An Universal History, From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time... , "Compiled from Original Authors", including Sale, George (1697?-1736),...
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JASPER JOHNS (AMERICAN, B. 1930)JasperJohns
American, b. 1930
Poster for the Moratorium , 1969
Offset lithograph, hand signed and copyright "Jasper Johns 1969" lower right, edition 142/300
The American flag in...
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ONE PAGE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED JOHNJ[AMES] AUDUBON, ON WOVE PAPER, TO COLONEL JOHN JAMES ABERT, FROM NEW YORK, JULY 17, 1837One page autograph letter signed John J[ames] Audubon, on wove paper, to Colonel John...
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JAMES COOK AND JOHN HAWKESWORTH, ANACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGES UNDERTAKEN BY THE ORDER OF HIS PRESENT MAJESTY..., 3 VOLUMESJames Cook and John Hawkesworth, An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His...
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JOHN BRADFORD ALS TO JOHN HANCOCK, JULY15, 1776, WITH MENTION OF RECEIVING A COPY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 15, 1776, WITH MENTION OF RECEIVING A COPY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, three pages of...
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ZENGER, JOHN PETER. THE TRYAL OF JOHNPETER ZENGER, OF NEW-YORK, PRINTER, WHO WAS LATELY TRY'D AND ACQUITTED FOR PRINTING AND PUBLIS.. PETER ZENGER, OF NEW-YORK, PRINTER, WHO WAS LATELY TRY'D AND ACQUITTED FOR...
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ACCOUNTING BOOK OF THE WHALING BARK"MARY FRAZIER" 13.25" X 18.25". "MARY FRAZIER", Manuscript officer's and crew account book for the bark's 1867-1871 whaling voyage to the Pacific under Thomas F. Caswell,...
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Johnstone (John) An Account of the MostApproved Mode of Draining Land, Edinburgh, 1797, 4to, plates (16), calf...
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HARTLEY, HALES AND RUTTY. GROUP OF WORKSON MRS. STEPHENS'S TREATMENT FOR BLADDER STONES. INCLUDES: A VIEW OF THE PRESENT EVIDENCE. 1739 ON MRS. STEPHENS'S TREATMENT FOR BLADDER STONES. INCLUDES: A VIEW OF THE PRESENT...
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Price, John. An Historical Account ofthe City of Hereford, Hereford 1796; An Historical and Topographical Account of Leominster…, Ludlow 1795. Cont. calf uniformly bound, 3pp. of ms. notes on the Wye etc.,...
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[Vaughan, Benjamin]. The Rural Socrates,1779 - Young, Arthur. The Farmer's Calendar, Sixth Edition, 1805. Half red morocco gilt - Sinclair, Sir John. An Account of the System of Husbandry, Second Edition, 2 vols.,...
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Martin (John) An Account of the Nativesof the Tonga Islands...with an Original Grammar and Vocabulary...compiled and arranged from the extensive communications of Mr William Mariner, 2 vol., London 1817/see illustration...
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HOWARD, JOHN
AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPALLAZARETTOS IN EUROPE London: J. Johnson, 1791. Second edition, 4to, 22 engraved plates, some folding, 1 folding table, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, slightly rubbed...
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BARROW, JOHN
AN ACCOUNT OF TRAVELS INTOTHE INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA in the years 1797 and 1798. London: T. Cadell & W. Davies, 1801-04. First edition, 2 volumes, 4to, 1 folding map, bookplate of James Graham, contemporary...
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Y IMPORTANT GEORGIAN DOLL'S HOUSE, 'THEEVANS BABY HOUSE'
18TH CENTURY, WITH LATER ADAPTATIONS AND CONTENTS modelled as a three-storeyed Georgian town house, of ochre and red painted pine and other timber, the hinged...
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? FINE AND RARE CERAMIC 'SYDNEY COVEMEDALLION' BY JOSIAH WEDGWOOD
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE, 1789 modelled from dark brown unglazed earthenware, with crisply moulded decoration depicting a female figure, emblematic...
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LARGE LOT OF MOSTLY LATE 19TH CENTURYEPHEMERARELATED TO SHIPPING AND WHALING. APPROXIMATELY 250 PIECES TO INCLUDE NUMEROUS ITEMS FROM CAPTAIN JOHN WESLEY THOMPSON OF MAINE. HE WAS BORN IN THE 1830S AND COMMANDED...
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Mifflin Family papers, 18/19th c. toinclude: James L. Mifflin Large; John L. Mifflin; John Mifflin account of the Mifflin family and other genealogy.
Largest document: 12.5" x 15"
Condition: Wear consistent...
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AN EXTREMELY RARE CHINESE EXPORT SCOTSMENPLATE An extremely rare Chinese Export Jacobite Highlanders plate for the Scottish Market. Early Qianlong Era, 1741-45 decorated in Famille Rose enamels with two members of...
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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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3 vols. (Cook, Capt. James - FirstVoyage.) Hawkesworth, John. An Account of The Voyages. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773. Second edition. 4to, contemp. calf, rebacked & repaired. With 51 maps, charts...
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Sergeant R. Ross Wallace 74th Ohio InfantryCivil War Diary Pocket diary Feb. 1-Sept. 2 1864. A typical hard-bitten western regiment the 74th Ohio Infantry was organized in February 1862 and within twenty months could...
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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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CSA Account Book of Capt. W.S. Wickhamfrom Creation of Army of Tennessee 7.5 x 3 in. leather-bound memo book inscribed on cover CS Army / Captain / W L Wickham / Pay Department / 1862 - 63 with similar inscriptions...
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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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Archive of Documents Associated withthe Sturges Family Including John R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA The lot contains a variety of items including over 100 receipts and other ephemera an early indenture and...
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1 vol. (Freind, John.) An Account ofThe Earl of Peterborow's Conduct in Spain; Chiefly Since The Raising of The Siege of Barcelona, 1706. London: J. Bowyer, 1707. 8vo, contemp. blind-paneled speckled calf, spine...
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Samuel Lawrence Early New York Representative& the Lawrence Family Manuscript Archive An extensive archive of approximately 67 documents of the noted Lawrence family of New York spanning the years 1799 to 1908. Dealing...
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Receipt for Chest for Corn Planter Signedby John Nicholson Plus 2pp 5 x 8 in. Philadelphia 5 Jan. and 7 Feb. 1791. Receipt signed by John Donnaldson Register General John Nicholson Comptroller General and Thomas...
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