IMPORTANT COPY OF US DECLARATION OFINDEPENDENCE, WILLI...In Congress, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary...
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LOT OF EPHEMERA 19TH/20TH CENTURYLOTOF EPHEMERA, 19th/20th Century, 1) 1852 auction broadside "By J.A.D. Joslin Houses and Lots at Auction". 15.75" x 10.75". 2) 1861 Confederate States of America ten dollar...
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BURGNER, GREENE CO. TN MUSICAL DESK,DATED 1819Early labeled East Tennessee Federal desk by cabinetmaker, J. C. Burgner (John C. Burgner, Horse Creek Community, Greene & Washington Counties, Tennessee). Label...
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LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON CDVS, EPHEMERA7presidential related Cartes de visite along with George Washington Ephemera. 1st item: Rare CDV of Mary Todd Lincoln, standing in a black dress and holding a fan, published...
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3 TN HISTORY BOOKS INC. PLAN OF METRO1stitem: JONES, Joseph. Explorations of the Aboriginal Remains of Tennessee. Washington City: Smithsonian Institution, 1876. BOUND WITH: RAU, Charles. The Archaeological Collection...
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ARCHIVE OF MASONIC ITEMSArchive of Nashville,Tennessee related Masonic and Fraternal Organization memorabilia. Includes 1 partially printed, highly decorated certificate for Edward Dickson Hicks certifying he has been...
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TN ARCHIVAL LOT, INCL. 4 BOOKS, 1 CDVALBUM, 2 ALSArchive of eight (8) items, most related to the Taylor Family of Tennessee, including four (4) Knoxville and Nashville imprints, one (1) carte-de-visite (CDV)...
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ITALIAN RENAISSANCE STYLE INLAID EBONYCABINET, POSS. J...Milanese Renaissance style ebony cupboard, possibly made by Jackson and Graham of London, mid to late 19th century, with profuse inlay decoration; constructed...
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CAROLINE GURREY GELATIN PRINT OF YOUNGFEMALE W/ UKELEL...Caroline Haskins Gurrey (American, 1875-1927) two-toned gelatin silver print depicting a young female of French, Portuguese, and Hawaiian ancestry seated...
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AN ANTIQUE MAP, "NATIONAL MAP OF THETERRITORY OF THE U...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "National Map of the Territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean," 1867, hand colored lithograph on...
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A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MAP, "MAP OF TEXASAND THE COUNTRIE...A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MAP, "Map of Texas and the Countries Adjacent," W.H. EMORY, WASHINGTON D.C., CIRCA 1844, lithograph on paper, printed by William J....
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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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PAIR OF COIN SILVER CANDLESTICKS ANDREWELLICOTT WARNER...Maryland, 19th century, rounded rectangular form with gadroon border, one with script monogram "F. Smith", marks for Andrew Ellicott Warner (Baltimore, Maryland,...
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EIGHT ASSORTED LEATHERBOUND BOOKSeightvolumes total, comprising: John Brown's Body by Stephen Vincent Benet, Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran, & Company, 1928, with dust jacket and clipped signature, in...
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1900S ARCHITECTURAL ETCHINGS BY J. PENNELL,R. LOGANJoseph Pennell (American, 1860-1926). "Stock Exchange" etching, ca. 1904. Hand signed in pencil at lower center. Hand titled in pencil at lower right. AND Robert Fulton...
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1990S PURVIS YOUNG PAINTING, TRUCK &BDGS ON FOUND SIGN...Purvis Young (American, 1943-2010). Painting on a found wooden real estate sign, c. 1990s. Signed "Young" on upper right. A striking painting of a truck...
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EXHIBITED 1962 W. DRAPER PORTRAIT OFSON "WILLY"William Franklin Draper American, 1912-2003), "Willy" oil on canvas, 1962. Signed "Wm. F. Draper '62" on lower left. A large-scale portrait by American award-winning...
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COLLECTION OF FINE ANTIQUE LEATHERBOUNDBOOKS, MOSTLY BRITISH To include: The Spectator (London: J. & R. Thompson and S. Draper, 1753), eight volumes complete, 12mo (6-5/8 in.), full calf, raised bands and gilt...
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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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BENSON J. LOSSING, WASHINGTON AND THEAMERICAN REPUBLIC, PUBLISHED BY VIRTUE & YORSTON, NEW YORK C. 1870, 1 VOLUMEBenson J. Lossing, Washington and the American Republic, Published by Virtue & Yorston, New York...
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Thirteen various books, c/o a fragmentarycopy of Observations Upon the Inconveniences that have Attended the Frequent Promotions to Titles of Honour and Dignity Since King James Came to the Crown of England (n.p.,...
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EIGHT CLASSIC BOOKS: QUALITY IN LIFESIGNED BY AUTHOR PERCY J. SMITH, LONGFELLOW'S HYPERION, MILLAY'S RENASCENCE AND OTHER POEMS, IRVING'S THE SKETCH BOOK, WINTER'S THE JEFFERSONS, MOORE'S LALLA ROOKH, LISZT'S...
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COLLECTION OF 5 BOOKS RELATED TO CURRENCY.TOINCLUDE: LARGE BOUND VOLUME THE EARLY COINS OF AMERICA, AND THE LAWS GOVERNING THEIR ISSUE, COMPRISING ALSO DESCRIPTION OF THE WASHINGTON PIECES, THE ANGLO-AMERICAN TOKENS,...
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LOT OF 5 BOOKS DEALING WITH WESTERNEXPANSION. TOINCLUDE: LIFE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS BY W. A. FERRIS, OLD WEST PUBLISHING CO., DENVER, CO, 1940, RED CLOTH BOARDS, 363 HAND CUT PAGES, 9 1/2" X 6 1/2", WILLIAM...
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THREE GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOKS. ''TheWashingtonia Containing a Sketch of the Life and Death of the Late Gen. George Washington: With a Collection of Elegant Eulogies Orations Poems &c. SACRED TO HIS MEMORY...
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PRESENTATION COPY OF KEELER'S MAP OFTHE WESTERN TERRITORIES. W. J. Keeler National Map of the Territory of the United States from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. Washington: J.F. Gedney 1867. Handcolored...
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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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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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Classical brass inlaid mahogany worktable new york, circa 1835 With hinged top lifting to reveal a divided interior; the rectangular case fitted with two drawers above lyre form supports and reeded stiles...
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Remarkable Collection of Hand-ColoredCivil War Magic Lantern Slides A collection of approx. 170 beautifully hand-colored Civil War magic lantern slides made from paper photographs and stereoviews originally produced...
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2 vols. American 19th-Century MilitaryRegulations & Tactics Manuals: [U.S. War Departments.] General Regulations for The Army of The United States, 1841. Washington: J. and G.S. Gideon, 1841. 12mo, modern cloth....
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Leatherbound books: David Ramsay's AmericanRevolution and life of Washington THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 2 vols. London: J. Johnson and J. Stockdale 1791; THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. New York: Hopkins...
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1 vol. Fremont, J(ohn) C(harles). Reportof The Expedition to The Rocky Mountains in The Year 1842, and To Oregon, and North California in... 1843-'44. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1845. First edition, Senate issue....
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AMERICAN SCHOOL OIL/CANVAS INTERIORSCENE WITH WOMAN KNITTING BY A WINDOW: 8'' x 6 1/8'' signed lower left H. J. Morgan ? dated 1862 notice above her head is a picture of George Washington encased in 19th Century...
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Twenty-three Secretaries of State ofthe United States, 1831-1913, signed items: "Edw.[ard P.] Livingston" autograph check, New York, October 8, 1829", cut-canceled ; "Louis McLane",...
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Early Southern history, 39 documentsand letters, 1795-1923: four pages, partly printed, appointing John H. Smith as "Commissioner to examine claims for unsatisfied military land bounties", with report...
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