19TH CENTURY SEAFARING, 15 LETTERS BYJ RUTHERFORD 15 readable documents related to Captain John Rutherford (1762-1814). A manuscript archive of John Rutherford, he was a captured Revolutionary war soldier and...
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(11) AUTOGRAPHS OF VETERANS OF BUENOVISTA, MEXICAN WAR 1854, UNFRAMED, IN FOLIO Letter circulated at West Point asking for autographs of men who had fought in the Battle of Bueno Vista in the Mexican-America...
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JOHN SUDY (1880-1960)Quail Shooting
signed"J. Sudy" lower right
watercolor, 17 3/4 by 23 1/2 in.
titled on label on back
Excerpts from Sudy's obituary reveal that he was born just outside Prague and began his art...
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J&W CARY (LONDON) 1816 CELESTIAL ANDTERRESTRIAL GLOBESAn exceptional matching pair of Regency period floor globes, one terrestrial and one celestial, by John and William Cary (1754-1835 and 1759-1825, respectively)...
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8 DOCS. INC. J. Q. ADAMS SIGNED ALA.LAND GRANT1st item: 1825 Huntsville, Alabama land grant signed by President John Quincy Adams, granting land to John Cartwright, possibly the first settler of Madison, Alabama...
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EARLY KNOX CO. DOCUMENT ARCHIVE RELATINGTO STOCKLEY DO...Late 18th and early 19th century Knox County, Tennessee document archive relating to Stockley Donelson (1752 - 1805), brother of Rachel Donelson (wife of...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE OF JACOB K. LONAS,KNOXVILLECivil War Archive of Jacob Kimberlin Lonas (earlier spelling Lones), Sergeant/Captain, 4th TN Infantry which later became the 1st TN Cavalry. He was born on July...
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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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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, 11 ITEMS TOTAL1stitem: Confederate States of America Oath of Allegiance, Department of East Tennessee, Office Provost Marshal. Inscribed "Greeneville Augt. 26th" with printed "1863", top right,...
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THREE FRAMED CIVIL WAR PASSES, INCL.BURKE'S STATION, V...Grouping of three Civil War Passes framed together. 1st item: a United States Military Telegraph pass granting James H. Rice passage through Burke's Station...
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THE POET SCOUT, CAPTAIN JACK CRAWFORD,AUTHOR SIGNED"The Poet Scout" by Captain Jack Crawford, H. Keller & Co., San Francisco, Cal, 1879. Bears dedication on front page, "To Mrs. and Mr. J.L.Lansing - Esteem and...
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A MATCHED PAIR OF REGENCY CARY'S NEWTERRESTRIAL AND CE... TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL 18" GLOBES ON STANDS, BY JOHN AND WILLIAM CARY, STRAND, LONDON, 1816, the terrestrial globe with circular printed cartouche...
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BOSTON CUSTER'S COLT CARRIED AT LITTLEBIGHORNThis is quite possibly one of the most important Battle of the Little Bighorn firearms ever offered for public sale, a Colt U.S. Cavalry issue Single Action Army revolver...
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HITCHCOCK ARMCHAIR "THE BONHOMME RICHARDCAPTAINED BY J...Hitchcock armchair "The Bonhomme Richard Captained by John Paul Jones", ed. 166/500.
Condition:
All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary...
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(10) VOL. 19TH C. LEATHER BINDINGS Includes:1) Poetical Works of Lord Byron. John Murray, 1873, illustrated; 2) Works of Robert Burns. Blackie & Son, 1868, illustrated, vol. II; 3) Works of Laurence Sterne. William....
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(15) TEXAS HISTORICAL REFERENCE BOOKS,L.B.J.(lot of 15) Texas historical reference books, comprising: (1) "Laredo and the Rio Grande Frontier," J.B. Wilkinson, Jenkins Publishing Co., Austin, Texas, illustrations...
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A Regency 21-Inch Terrestrial FloorGlobe by John and William Cary
London, Early 19th Century
labeled Cary's/ New/ Terrestrial Globe/ Exhibiting/ The Tracks and Discoveries made by/ Captain Cook/ Also those...
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CAPTAIN JOHN J. IVORY (MASSACHUSETTS,20TH CENTURY), "GOV ROBE - A CHINA CLIPPER"., OIL ON BOARD, 24" X 30". FRAMED 27" X 33".CAPTAIN JOHN J. IVORY, Massachusetts, 20th Century, "Gov Robe - A China Clipper"....
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An English Mahogany Eighteen-Inch TerrestrialGlobe
John and William Cary, London, Circa 1830-35
bearing a cartouche that reads Cary's New Terrestrial Globe Exhibiting The Tracks and Discoveries made by Captain Cook;...
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JOHN AND JAMES BARD (NEW YORK, 1815-1897),PORTRAIT OF THE GOLD RUSH STEAMER WILSON G. HUNT., OIL ON CANVAS, RELINED, 28.75" X 49.5". FRAMED 39.25" X 59.25".JOHN AND JAMES BARD, New York, 1815-1897, Portrait of the...
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18TH C. ENGRAVING "A MAN OF THE SANDWICHISLANDS, IN A MASK", 1784, BY JOHN WEBBER (ENGLISH, 1751- 1793), WHO ACCOMPANIED THE WELL KNOWN CAPTAIN JAMES COOK DURING A TRIP TO HAWAII IN 1778, "J. WEBBER DEL." AT LOWER...
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(41) BOOKS: BIG-GAME HUNTING, AFRICA,FIREARMS(lot of 41) Books, including: (1) "American Hunting Rifles," Craig Boddington, 1995, (1) "Decoys and Proven Methods for Using Them," Wade Bourne, 2000, (1) "Death...
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GROVER CLEVELAND AND WILLIAM ENDICOTTSIGNED MILITARY APPOINTMENT, 1888 19 1/8 X 15 1/2 IN. (48.3 X 39.4 CM.) SIGNED MILITARY APPOINTMENT, 1888, [Presidential] appointing John J. O'Connell, Captain of the First...
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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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6 BOOKS CONCERNING NORTH AMERICA. TOINCLUDE:DONIPHAN’S EXPEDITION; CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE CONQUEST OF NEW MEXICO BY JOHN T. HUGHES, OF THE 1ST REGIMENT OF MISSOURI CAVALRY, PUBLISHED BY J. A. & U. P....
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LARGE LOT OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS ANDPHOTOGRAPHS,RELATING PRIMARILY TO THE CIVIL WAR. 7 BINDERS, WITH MILITARY DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, CDVS, CUT SIGNATURES, LETTERS. TO INCLUDE: ALBUM 1 INCLUDING SIGNATURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS...
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LG FLY FISHING CATALOGUE EPHEMERA BOOKGROUP United States,20th CenturyIncludes over fifty articles relating to fishing including slides, books, a belt buckle, and other ephemera. Books include "Salmon Fishing"...
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American political figures, 98 signaturesincluding "P[ierce] Butler" (1744-1822, signer of Constitution), autograph check, June 17, 1799, spindle hole, adhesions verso ; "Warren Hastings" (1732-1818,...
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Civil War era U.S. Model 1850 Staffand Field Officer's sword and scabbard by Horstmann & Sons Captain John McCleery brass guard pierced with floral scrolls and ''US'' motif brass wire-wrapped ribbed ray skin...
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Civil War Period U.S. Model 1860 cavalrysaber with scabbard Captain John McCleery dated 1863 three-bar brass guard with twisted brass wire-wrapped leather grip curved single-edge blade ricasso marked: ''U.S.'' -...
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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Brevet Brigadier General James M. Ruggles1st & 3rd Illinois Cavalry Civil War Archive 69 letters and documents; 1 diary; 2 presidential appointments; Veteran's hat; 2 shoulder straps; and coin purse with 19 coins....
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Confederate John J. Burroughs 6th Virginia& 34th Tennessee Infantries Ambrotype Plus Lot of 4 including ninth plate ambrotype bust view of John J. Burroughs plus 3 post-war views.John "Captain Jack" J. Burroughs born...
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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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9 vols. Military History Reference& C.: Dupuy, R. Ernest & Trevor N. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History. (New York): Harper Collins, (1993). 4th ed. Thick 4to, orig. bds., d/j. Text illus. 1st ptg....
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After J. C. Schetky and R. Paton (British,18th and 19th century) Five maritime war scenes: four by J. C. Schetky (1778-1874), published by Smith, Elder & Co., Cornhill, for Captain R. H. King, R.N. to "Captain Sir...
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