MARK TWAIN SIGNED LETTER TO RICHARDWATSON GILDER Mark Twain autographed letter signed and dated June 17, 1898 to Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909). Sent from Kaltenleutgeben near Vienna, Austria where Twain...
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MARK TWAIN HANDWRITTEN PAGE FROM THEGILDED AGE Mark Twain handwritten working page from his book ?The Gilded Age? published in 1873. One of the few remaining. Page is from 112, containing the second paragraph...
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J. AUDUBON, SYNOPSIS OF BIRDS OF AMERICA,1839 A Synopsis of The Birds of North America by John James Audubon. Printed 1839, Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh. Longman, Rees, Brown, Green, and Longman, London. First...
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RICHARD OF ST VICTOR, ARCA MYSTICA INCUNABULA1494 De Arca Mystica by Richard of Saint Victor with all five books complete does not contain Beniamin minor. Published 1494 by Johann Amerbach, Basel. First edition. 19th...
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J. FRANK DOBIE ARCHIVE, BOOKS, LETTERS,PHOTOS(lot) Archive of J. Frank Dobie (Texas, 1888-1964), author, folklorist, newspaper columnist: (1) "Pony Tracks", Frederick Remington, U. of Oklahoma Press,
1961, forward...
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WILLIE OUSLEY "WEST FORK, CALCASIEU"(1937 OIL W/ POEM)Willie Ousley
(Louisiana, 1866-1953)
The West Fork of CalcasieuRiver S.W.La. (No. 823) , 1937
Oil on canvas
18" x 34"
Signed and titled along the bottom...
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George Deem 1932–2008. Paragraph 9;Untitled (two works). 1962, c. 1965, watercolors on paper. 20 h × 14 w in. result: $625. estimate: $600–800. Additional work measures: 23 h x 14 w inches. Provenance: The...
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GROUP OF WILL GOLDSTON PUBLICATIONSAND EPHEMERA, SOME ...Goldston, Will. Group of Will Goldston Publications and Ephemera, Some Signed. Including Sensational Tales of Mystery Men (1929; signed by Goldston on...
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AN ANTIQUE MAP, "AMERICA SEPTENTRIONALIS,"NUREMBERG, 1...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "America Septentrionalis," NUREMBERG, 1756, hand color engraving on paper, Homann Heirs under direction of Johann Christoph (1703-1730), publishers,...
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AN ANTIQUE EARLY REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MAP,"NEW MAP OF TEX... "New Map of Texas with the Contiguous American & Mexican States," PHILADELPHIA, 1836, hand-colored lithograph on paper, first edition-second issue, engraved...
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AN ANTIQUE LATE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MAP,"NEW MAP OF TEXA... "New Map of Texas with the Contiguous American & Mexican States," PHILADELPHIA, 1845, engraved by J.H. Young, published by S. Augustus Mitchell, "Sold...
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JOHN TENNIEL (1820 - 1914)"THROUGH THELOOKING GLASS" B...John Tenniel (1820 - 1914) "Through the Looking Glass" by John Tenniel, 1871 original pencil drawings set of three, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland pencil...
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ERIK NITSCHE (1908 - 1998) "FLOWERS"ErikNitsche (Swiss, 1908 - 1998) "Flowers - Manuscript Illumination" Signed lower right. Original Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James...
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LEG ORNAMENT, WITH WOVEN FIBER BAND,SHELLSLeg ornament, with woven fiber band, shells and shell bells. Includes original tag labeled "#52 Kaup, men & women but at different times". According to Louis Pierre...
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1827 LETTER TO SOUTH CAROLINA, VIA SHIPPersonalletter, pre-postage stamps, delivered to Charleston, S.C. Addressed to Alfred Ashfield, informing a delay in their arrival on the ship they're taking because of inclement...
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DOCUMENT: 1350 VELLUM SIGNUM SIGNEDHandwrittendocument -- possibly a sworn agreement -- circa 1350. Signed with each party's signum on the left. Appears to have been written in Latin (first word of each paragraph is "Ego"...
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PHIL BORGES, FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH, SIGNEDPhil Borges (American, b. 1942), "Kinesi, 6, Mt. Nyiru, Kenya", 1997, printed 1999, toned gelatin silver print, photographer's embossed stamp lower right numbered "46/50",...
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AUGUSTE RODIN ALS UNFRAMED, SHEET 6.75”X 8.5”.AUGUSTE RODIN ALS, In French, on 77 Rue De Varenne letterhead. Dated June 26, 1913 and addressed to "Mon Cher Dayot". The envelope addressed to "Madame M. Dayot...
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RARE WHALING JOURNAL FROM THE WHALESHIP"KATHLEEN" AND MATCHING WHALE'S TOOTH TOOTH LENGTH 6.5". "KATHLEEN" AND MATCHING WHALE'S TOOTH, Begins August 5, 1890 and ends March 2, 1892. Vessel departed from New Bedford...
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†GARCIA MARQUEZ, GABRIEL. ONE HUNDREDYEARS OF SOLITUDE. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 1970GARCIA MARQUEZ, GABRIEL. ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 1970, Garcia Marquez, Gabriel. One Hundred Years...
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E. NEWBERY AND JOHN WALLIS GAMEE. Newberyand John Wallis The Royal Genealogical Pastime of the Sovereigns of England, from Egbert to George 3rd , published Nov. 30, 1791, with twelve hand colored panels with game...
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A large scale Ben Shahn (NY, 1898 -1969) print, figure with verse, titled in pencil lower right, “Closing Paragraph of Dissertation VIII of Maximus of Tyre, 1st C. AD”, with printed signature lower right....
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CIVIL WAR DIARY, HOT AIR BALLOON RECONFivepages from an 1862 Union soldier's diary with fascinating content -- nearly all related to movement and combat -- including two accounts of Professor Thaddeus Lowe, Chief...
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ATTRIBUTED TO GUILLAUME FRANCOIS COLSON(1785-1850), LANDSCAPE WITH DUCKS AND A WOMAN RESTING BENEATH A TREE, OIL ON CANVAS LAID TO BOARD, SIGHT: 23.25" H X 35.25" WAttributed to Guillaume Francois Colson, (1785-1850)...
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WATCH QUARTER AND STATION BILL FOR THEUS STEAMfrigate Minnesota, East Indian Squadron. 19th c. 232 handwritten paragraphs, ca. 1855. The journal covers Watch Bill, Quarter Bill, mooring, and unmooring, loosing/dropping...
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Various ephemera of the 19th and 20thcenturies, including some documents by or having to do with Adolphus Washington Greely (1844-1935), a Civil War officer and arctic explorer. Together with ten letters and...
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Khlebnikov Russian icon, titled belowin Cyrillic "Unexpected Supreme Joy", paragraph translation "A certain man, a stranger, had the custom of praying daily to the Most Holy Mother of God in the words of the...
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MCLOUGHLIN BATTLESHIP PUZZLE CUBES Lithographedpaper and cardboard puzzle cubes with original paper covered wood and cardboard box the set retains all six of its puzzle guide sheets depicting various battleships including:...
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Alonzo de Leon Spanish General DS 1683About 9 pp folio approx. 8.25 x 12 in. n.p. 1683. Two groups of pages each with official seals and dates. One group several paragraphs in different hands and signed by several...
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Archive of Documents Associated withthe Sturges Family Including John R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA The lot contains a variety of items including over 100 receipts and other ephemera an early indenture and...
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ACROSTIC LOVE LETTER 1829 Interestingcomposition done in ink with plant motif at top an acrostic uses the first letter of each line to spell the name of the person to whom it is written second paragraph here...
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The Holy Bible containing the Old andNew Testaments and the Apocrypha, R. H. Hinkley, Boston, 1923, This handsome and much-sought edition of the King James Bible was printed at the Merrymount Press and limited...
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VORSCHRIFT OR WRITING SPECIMEN. Inkon laid paper dated December 6 1800. One paragraph probably on a medical subject with an illuminated first letter and a border with tulips. Sold at Garth's November 1968...
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(SIGNED) FERRIS WILLIAM H. "THE AFRICANABROAD OR HIS EVOLUTION IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION. TRACING DEVELOPMENT UNDER CAUCASIAN MILIEU" New Haven Tuttle Morchause & Taylor 1913. First edition 8VO 2 volumes. Illustrated...
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