THE MACKEY-MULLER SHOURDS LONG-TAILHarryV. Shourds (1861-1920)
Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890
13 1/2 in. long
This Shourds carving is considered one of the pinnacle gunning decoys out of New Jersey. In addition to its...
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FIRST ED. ANNALS OF THE ARMY OF TENNESSEEDRAKE,Dr. Edwin L.; et al. The Annals of the Army of Tennessee and Early Western History, including a Chronological Summary of Battles and Engagements in the Western Armies of the...
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JB LINDSLEY ARCHIVE INC. AP STEWARTALSAn archive of signed letters and autographs relating to John Berrien Lindsley as chancellor of the University of Nashville. The archive includes interesting content related...
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15 PCS. GEORGIA COIN SILVER FLATWAREFifteen(15) pieces of coin silver with marks for Georgia makers and retailers. Includes 1 tablespoon marked W. CATLIN in rectangle for Willys Catlin, working Augusta c. 1823; 2 teaspoons...
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[CORRESPONDENCE] ARCHIVE OF MAGICIANS'CORRESPONDENCE. ...[Correspondence] Archive of magicians' correspondence. Over 40 ALSs and TLSs, primarily addressed to Charles Rosskam. Most letters boldly signed, and including...
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IMPORTANT ARCHIVE OF MEL BROWN'S NOTESON MAGIC PERFORM...Brown, Mel. Important Archive of Mel Brown's notes on Magic Performances, Sessions, and Methods. Over 500 pages, both typed and handwritten, compiled by...
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PHOTOGRAPH OF THE “INNER CIRCLE.”Photographof the “Inner Circle.” [New York, ca. 1945]. Dai Vernon, Cardini, Charlie Miller, Al Baker, Arthur Finley, Cardini, Dr. Daley and Sam Horowitz sit at a table. Silver print...
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EXHIBITED / PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTICNAQADA I BRE...Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada I to II, ca. 3650 to 3200 BCE. A stunning jar of tall and slender form that is hand-carved from breccia exhibiting...
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GLASGOW AND CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH
COLLECTIONOF TEXT BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND CATALOGUES (Pamela Robertson ed.), The Chronycle, The letters of Charles Rennie Mackintosh to Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, Hunterian Art Gallery...
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RARE JOHN STEWART, ALS TO ANTHONY WAYNE,1782 John Stewart (1753-1783, Col. in the Maryland Line; hero of Battle of Stony Point, for which he was awarded a silver medal in 1780; died in a fall from his horse after...
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BARON J. AMHERST, ALS TO HENRY GLADWIN,JUNE 1767 Baron Jeffrey Amherst (1717-1797, leading British officer in the French & Indian War, captured Louisburg in 1758, commander in chief in North America, 1759, Gov....
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SHERIDAN, ED.; LIFE AND WORKS OF SWIFT,1784 Thomas Sheridan, ed.; THE LIFE and THE WORKS OF THE REV. DR. JONATHAN SWIFT (London: W. Strahan, et al., 1784) 17 vols., 8vo, full calf, of the period....
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NEWCOMB COLLEGE STERLING SILVER MATCHBOXHOLDERNewcomb College Hand-Wrought Sterling Silver Matchbox Holder, c. 1920-30, artist unknown, rectangular with a molded border and decorated with a cypress tree, h. 2 1/2...
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THOMAS CUSHING ALS TO JOHN HANCOCK,PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776 PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776, three pages, Royal Crown watermark...
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LEATHER BOUND BOOKLeather bound Linguaelatinae liber dictionarius quadripartitus. Dr. Adam Littleton's Latin dictionary, in four parts: An English-Latin. II. A Latin-classical. III. An Latin-proper. IV. A Latin-barbarous,...
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[BINDINGS]. A group of approximately28 volumes, most in contemporary leather bindings, including works related to history and literature, comprising:
BOCCOCCIO, M. Giovanni. The Decameron. 4 volumes. -- RABELAIS,...
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FINE PAIR OF FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANYAND INLAID SATIN BIRCH SIDE CHAIRS, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN AND THOMAS SEYMOUR, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS35 x 19 1/4 x 19 in., seat height 18 3/4 in.
Note: This pair of chairs represents...
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(70) Classic Vinyl 33-1/3 LPs Rock,Jazz, Blues to include Ryan Adams Ashes and Fire, Roy Ayers Red Black and Green; Virgo Red, John Birch Society Blues, Blood Sweat and Tears Self-Titled, Jaime Brockett Remember...
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Badham (Charles David) A Treatise onthe Esculent Funguses of England, 1847. 8vo., cont. half calf. Frontispiece, 3 plain and 17 hand coloured lithographic plates. With 7pp ms. notes on fungi; 3pp ALS on seaweeds,...
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NINE EARLY 20TH CENTURY LETTERS & DOCUMENTS:PHOTO, 1927 COVER, LETTER AND INFORMATION ABOUT TEXAS POLITICIAN FRANCIS RICHARD LUBBOCK; 6 PAGE 1918 LETTER FROM SOLDIER 3 DAYS AFTER ARMISTICE 6 1/2"H X 4 1/4"W (PHOTO OF...
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POLYCHROME STUCCO FIGURE GROUP OF THEMADONNA AND CHILD FROM THE WORKSHOP OF ANTONIO ROSSELLINO
CIRCA 1450 the Virgin depicted wearing a red gown and blue mantle with a white headcovering edged in ochre, her dark...
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CAMPBELL, DR JOHN
THE NAVAL HISTORYOF GREAT BRITAIN London: Baldwin and Co., et al., 1818. 8 volumes, 8vo, portraits in 7 volumes, frontispiece in final volume, 7 plates and maps, contemporary half calf gilt...
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FIVE BOOKS ON INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTUREAND ART Collection of five hardcover books on international architecture and art comprising, various authors, "M.I.A. I.M. PEI: Museum Of Islamic Art Doha, Qatar", various...
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1 vol. Roosevelt, Theodore. HuntingTrips of a Ranchman: Sketches of Sport on The Northern Cattle Plains. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1885. First edition. Medora Edition, #185/500, signed by the publisher....
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A SHELF OF TWENTY COLLECTIBLE BOOKSabout hunting most in dust jackets or slip case: ''Hunting the Land of the Midnight Sun'' first edition of 1000 copies no.229 signed by the 4 authors Roger Morris etc. Safari...
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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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4 vols. Sowerby G(eorge) B., et al.editors. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or Monographs of Genera of Shells. London 1847-[18??]. Lg. 8vo, contemp. 1/2 green calf & pebbled cloth, red morocco spine labels; extremities...
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Dr. Charles C. Di Peso et al ''CasasGrandes: A Fallen Trading Center of the Gran Chichimeca'' Flagstaff Arizona: the Amerind Foundation Northland Press 1974 first edition hardcover the complete set comprising:...
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Civil War-Era Carte de Visite Album,with embossed green cover, brass clasp and gilt edges, containing eighty-eight cartes de visite, depicting a variety of portrait subjects, chief among them Gen. George B....
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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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(JOHNSON SAMUEL) HAWKINS SIR JOHN TheLife of Samuel Johnson. London: Printed for J. Buckland et al. 1787. 8vo rebound in quarter cloth title in gilt to red leather spine label. First edition. Wear to boards;...
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8 pieces. Bird Prints & C. Hand-Colored18th-Century engravings, color 19th-Century lithographs, 1 orig. hand-colored 18th-Century drawing - Pennant, et al. Property from the Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Meyer Naide,...
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[American Furniture & Crafts] 13 titles;P.A. Hewitt et al.; The Work of Many Hands: Card Tables in Federal America 1790-1820 (New Haven: Yale 1982) 4to wraps; Arthur James; Chester County Clocks and Their Makers...
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ALEXANDER CALDER: THREE AUTOGRAPHEDITEMS. All to Dr. Jacob Freeman all written in bold hand in two frames. (1) ALS 1p 4to n.d. (4-7 1974 on envelope). Calder notes he'll be in NY in October; call him at Perls...
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SANCHEZ, Emilio, (Cuba, 1921-): ''ElCafecito'', Lithograph, sight size 22 1/2'' x 30 1/4'', pencil signed and numbered 20/50, framed, 29'' x 37 1/2''. ''Casitas al Sol'', Lithograph, sight size 17'' x 23, pencil...
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Eleven scientists and inventors on tensigned items: "Thos. A. Edison" (Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, American inventory) in brown ink on verso of post card, 3-1/2 x 5-3/8 in., light creases and stains...
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