THOMAS PAINE, WRITINGS INCLUDING COMMONSENSE Leather bound sammelband containing works by Thomas Paine. Many works published at different times have been collected into one volume. Book is fully bound in leather...
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FRANKLIN LIBRARY 100 GREATEST BOOKSOF ALL TIMES, 60 VOL. Various Sizes 60 vol. Each leather bound with gilt edging, including, Henry Adams, "The Education of Henry Adams", 1982; "The Confessions of Saint Augustine",...
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ANGELO GARINO (ITALIAN 1860-1945)
HALFLENGTH PORTRAIT OF MONA CAIRD Signed, inscribed and dated 'Nice 1918', oil on canvas89cm x 71cm (35in x 28in)Provenance: Henryson-Caird Collection, Cassencarie HouseNote:...
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HICKORY CHIPPENDALE STYLE LEATHER-TOPWRITING DESKChippendale style mahogany writing desk, late 20th c., Historical James River Plantations, Hickory Chair Company, having rectangular top with three inset leather...
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GRAND CURLEWCharles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952)
Shinnecock,NY, c. 1900
17 1/2 in. long
In 1971 Milton Weiler’s “Classic Shorebird Decoys” portfolio was published with text by William J. Mackey Jr. Across from Weiler’s Plate...
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LEATHER TOP WRITING DESK MANNER OF JAMESMONTA leather top three drawer ebonized writing desk in the manner of James Mont circa 1950. Ht: 31" Wd: 62" Dpth: 31"...
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2 JAMES K. POLK DOCUMENTS2 James K Polk(1795-1849) Documents. 1st item: Land grant, 40 acres in Polk County, Tennessee to John McAdams, signed by James K. Polk as governor, July 20, 1840, 7-1/2" x 12-1/2". Overall...
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CONFEDERATE CSS SHENANDOAH DIARY ANDARCHIVEImportant 1865 Confederate CSS Shenandoah ship diary archive of Lieutenant Dabney Scales including 1865 diary journal (85 pages, 104 pages total), an ambrotype and...
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GEN. JAMES ROBERTSON SIGNED SALE OFLAND TO JOHN DAVISImportant land indenture signed by James Robertson, the explorer and co-founder of Nashville, concerning a transfer of property between himself and John...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, INCL. GEN. BATE ONDEATH OF POLK, CA...Confederate Civil War archive of twenty-two (22) items, pertaining to the Fulton brothers of Fayetteville, Tennessee, specifically Colonel John S. Fulton,...
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STERLING INKSTAND W MARBLE BASE, PENTRAY & PENCIL3 sterling writing related items. 1st item: Victorian sterling silver double inkwell stand with chased Gothic revival decoration and scrolled trifid feet, hallmarked...
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JAMES FULTON ARCHIVE, INCL. CHINESEPAINTINGS, POSS. TI...Six (6) items relating to the Fulton Family of Tennessee, including a James Fulton ALS and an album of 8 Chinese paintings acquired in Hong Kong in 1860...
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VERY RARE VIRGINIA INLAID FIGURED MAHOGANYMAP TABLEPiedmont, possibly Albemarle or Orange County, 1790-1810, map or library table with rectangular top centering a leaf decorated oval patera, boldly banded in mahogany...
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LETTER FROM ANDREW WYETH (AMERICAN,1917-2009) TO ALICE MOORELetter from ANDREW WYETH (American, 1917-2009) to Alice Moore, Sunday, August 14, 1938; mailed Monday, August 15, 1938 Dearest: Your letter gave...
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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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EDWARDIAN WRITING TABLE BY JAMES CRAIG& CO. Late 19th/20th c., Glasgow, of unusual form with double drop leaves, tooled leather writing surface, and fitted writing compartment on tapering legs and casters, metal...
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ENGLISH TILT-TOP LEATHER SURFACE WRITINGTABLEEnglish tilt-top writing table, 19th c., having scalloped top with worn leather writing surface, pen storage with metal lid to top, rising on stretcher-joined foliate...
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IMPORTANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTEDTO JAMES ADOLPHUS BUTE, CREW MEMBER ON CHARLES DARWIN'S EXPEDITION CIRCA EARLY 1830S LENGTH 6.25". INCLUDES A GLASS AND WOOD CASE WITH MIRRORED BASE. CASE HEIGHT 5.5". WIDTH...
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JAMES BASSLER, AMERICAN 1933-, TLAXIACO,2004, WEDGE WEAVING; WILD SILK, LINEN, NATURAL DYES, APPROX. 50 X 50 IN. (127 X 127 CM.)JAMES BASSLER, AMERICAN, 1933- TLAXIACO, 2004, Wedge weaving; wild silk, linen,...
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AMERICAN WALNUT WRITING DESKAmericanWalnut Writing Desk , c. 1850, likely Southern, galleried back, lift top, leather-inset writing surface, ring turned baluster legs , h. 36 in., w. 30 in., d. 26 1/2 in. Provenance:...
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GENERAL PHILIP H. SHERIDAN ALS TO MRS.JAMES GRISWOLD, FEBRUARY 15, 1868, GIVING HER AN INKSTAND PRESENT AT THE SIGNING OF THE SURRE... JAMES GRISWOLD, FEBRUARY 15, 1868, GIVING HER AN INKSTAND PRESENT AT THE SIGNING...
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CHARLES DODGSON [LEWIS CARROLL] LETTERSRELATING TO HIS PORTRAITS OF THE FAMILY OF REV. JAMES THRESHER, DATED 1875 RELATING TO HIS PORTRAITS OF THE FAMILY OF REV. JAMES THRESHER, DATED 1875, [Lewis Carroll] group...
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FIVE VINTAGE BOOKS: DE FOE'S ROBINSONSCRUSOE, R. CHAMBERS THE BOOK OF DAYS A MISCELLANY OF POPULAR ANTIQUITIES, THE BIRDS OF AMERICA, JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, CURRIER & IVES, PRINTMAKERS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, 1940,...
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EIGHT CLASSIC LITERATURE BOOKS: FELIXSALTEN'S BAMBI A LIFE IN THE WOODS, JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY'S ARMAZINDY,TWAIN'S A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT, KIPLING'S UNDER THE DEODARS, STEVENSON'S VIRGINIBUS...
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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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Lot of 11 Books by James Purdy MostSigned Lot of 10 books by James Purdy plus one book of essays about Purdy. One of the most influential writers of the second half of the twentieth century avant garde Purdy...
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AFTER SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE P.R.A. (1769-1830):PORTRAIT OF JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795) Blue wax crayon and red chalk with pencil on laid Athenaeum Club writing paper. PROVENANCE: Property from Charles Ryskamp sold for the...
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36 vols. Library of America Titles.(New York), (1982-1987): Adams, Henry. History of The United States, 1801-09, 1809-17; Novels, Mont St. Michel, The Education. 3 vols. * Cather, Willa. Early Novels and Stories....
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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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A Group of Four Books Concerning PresidentGarfield "Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield Our Martyred President" by James McCabe Cleveland, Ohio: N.G. Hamilton, 1881. Thick 8vo. Embossed brown cloth boards,...
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James Longstreet Confederate GeneralPost-War ALS to Pres. U.S. Grant James Longstreet (1821-1904). Confederate Lieutenant General considered Lee's most trusted subordinate. Postwar ALS to President Grant 3pp...
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John Ruskin (British 1819-1900) "A CaveSeen in Sunlight" and "A Cave Seen in Shade": a pair of drawings probably c. 1830s graphite watercolor and gouache on light buff wove papers (both sheets laid down) unsigned...
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Lot. Manuscript Material. Wyeth, James.Small file of Autograph Letters, many signed or initialed by James ("Jamie") Wyeth, ca. 1958-1961. Approx. 20 4to & sm. 4to sheets. Complete and partial letters, primarily...
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New England Federal lady's desk,highly figured mahogany veneers throughout with pine secondary, in two sections, upper case with hidden map drawer above three doors opening to fitted interiors, fold-down...
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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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World War II POW Diaries of BritishLieut. J.W. Hugo Held by Japanese A lot of two diaries written in captivity by British officer Lt. James W. Hugo while prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. ?These two...
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