- LARGE DEPRESSION ERA NORTH CAROLINA
SOCIAL SCIENCE MAPS (Chicago: Denoyer-Geppert Co., 1938) Albert Ray Newsome, PhD, ed., charts to include "Exploration and Settlement"; "Indians and Whites," "Independence...
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(1897-1956)
Macomb, IL, c. 1930
11 1/2 in. long
"The carver Verne Cheeseman, from Macomb, Illinois, had many of his decoys painted by Edna, including Mallards, Canvasbacks,...
[more like this] - THE PERDEW PREENING BLACK DUCKCharles
Perdew (1874-1963)
and Edna Perdew (1882-1974) Henry, IL, c. 1910
15 in. long
This early three-piece preening black duck is a singular decoy with no peers. Indeed, it is...
[more like this] - THE MULLER VERITY PEEP PAIRObediah Verity
(1813-1901)
Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880
6 3/4 in. long
This exceptional peep pair showcases identical form in two distinct plumages. The first is in a rarely seen darker-backed...
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of Nashville Medical School faculty photographic archive. Includes CDVs labeled as Prof. J.B. (John Berrien) Lindsley, Dr. V.S. Lindsley, Prof. T.R. Jennings, John W. Hanner,...
[more like this] - FIRST ED. POPULAR SCIENCE 1872-1879YOUMANS,
E.L.; SPENCER, Herbert; SPOTTISWOODE, William; WALLACE, Alfred; MAYER, Alfred; DARWIN, Charles; EDISON, Thomas; et al. The Popular Science Monthly. New York: D. Appleton and...
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BOOK TITLES, NAP... BOOK TITLES, NAPOLEONIC, SCIENCE AND ENGLISH INTEREST, 1751-1902, comprising, "History of England," a set of twelve vols., Froude, London, 1870; "Hudibras,"...
[more like this] - PREHISTORIC ART BY THOMAS WILSON 1ST
ED., 1896Presented in this lot is the First Edition of "Prehistoric Art" By Thomas Wilson, 1896, published U. S. National Museum. The U. S. National Museum is the original...
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MEDALSsociety of agriculture, science, and art, bronze, unengraved, 36 mm; Pierre Puget, bronze, engraved "2e Prix/de/Ed. Bouisson/sculpture/1901", 41 mm; ministry of public...
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LANDAU, LINDQUIST, BERNSTEIN: FOURTEEN EXHIBITION CATALOGS AND MONOGRAPH BOOK 11"H X 8 1/2"W (LARGEST)Calapai, Dobkin, Hirsch, Sandlin, Pearlstein, Landau, Lindquist, Bernstein:...
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PIECES OF GOLD, SILVER, ENAMEL, ETC., PIECES INCLUDE: ONE GRADUATED FRESHWATER PEARL NECKLACE WITH 10K WHITE GOLD FILIGREE FISHHOOK CLASP, 20" L.; ONE STERLING SILVER COIN...
[more like this] - 9 vols. (1 wrappers) Science Fiction
& Fantasy Literature: Crockett, S.R. [Bereton, Ford]. The Black Douglas. New York: Doubleday & McClure, 1899. 1st Am. ed. 8vo, orig. green cloth, gilt-lettered spine, t.e.g.,...
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Bradbury, Ray. The Graveyard for Lunatics. New York: Knopf, 1990. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. cloth & bds., d/j. Signed by Bradbury on front free endpaper recto. NF/F. * _ _. One...
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- 19th-Century Imprints: Stale-Holstein (Anne Louise Germaine), Baronne de. The Influence of The Passions upon The Happiness of Individuals and Nations. London: Henry Colburn,...
[more like this] - 3 vols. Optics: Farrar, John. An Experimental
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[more like this] - 3 vols. Lawn Tennis: Myers, A. Wallis,
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Lecky, William Edward Hartpole. History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne. London: Longmans, Green, 1869. 1st ed. 2 vols. 8vo, contemp. 3/4 green morocco & pebbled...
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- French Imprints: Salverte, Eusebe. Des Sciences Occultes, ou Essai sur la Magie,... Paris: J.B. Bailliere, 1843. 2nd ed. 8vo, contemp. olive calf & cloth, morocco spine...
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Library of Mesmerism and Psychology,...: Philosophy of Mesmerism; Electrical Psychology; On Fascination; The Microcosm; Science of The Soul. New York: S.R. Wells, (1869)....
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