5VOL WILLIAM TEMPLE COLLECTED WORKSFive volume collection of works by Sir William Temple, Bar (1628-1699). Memoirs Of The Life and Negotiations of Sir William Temple, Bar. Containing the most important Occurrences...
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HAWKINS, SIR JOHN, HISTORY AND PRACTICEOF MUSIC, VOLUMES I-VFive bound volumes, published by T. Payne & Son, 1776, first edition.
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Expected wear and scuffing to the leather bindings, pages yellowed consistent...
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COLLECTION OF LEATHER-BOUND BOOKSCollectionof Leather-Bound Books, comprising "Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt", trans Arthur Machen, Aventuros, 1925 (vols 1-12); John Lingard "A History of England", 2nd Edition,...
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GROUP OF BOOKS ON ENGLISH DECORATIVEARTSIncluding: Beaton in Vogue by Josephine Ross, Clarkson N. Potter Inc., 1986, first American edition; The House Book by Terence Conran, Mitchell Beazley Publishers Ltd.,...
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OIL PORTRAIT OF SIR JOHN SPOTTISWOODEIII (1594-1675)A 17th century oil portrait on canvas of a gentleman identified as Sir John Spottiswoode, son of the archbishop and grandson of the Scottish reformer, each...
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN PARDON, BOOK AND AUTHORAUTOGRAPHSPresident Abraham Lincoln signed pardon release order for Wilburn Bybee dated Oct. 7, 1864, partially printed on blue paper, approx. 8" x 10", adhered within the...
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GRP: ASSORTED BOOKS ON EUROPEAN ARTHISTORY AND EXPLORA...Large lot of miscellaneous books, dealing primarily with European exploration, art, and history. Titles include "The British Empire before the American...
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TWO QAJAR LACQUERED LEATHER PAPIER MACHEBOOK COVERS
PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY with central reserves of lovers on white grounds adorned with peacocks and flowers within script borders, the opposing sides with panels of...
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SPINACH GREEN JADE WITH AGATE INSETOPIUM PIPE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ????????????????the cylindrical shaft in plain form with metal mount, inset both ends with agate mouthpiece, the stone of luscious...
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Green (JR) History of The English SpeakingPeople, 4 vols., other leather bound volumes and other books/Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir John and Lady Smith...
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[BINDINGS] -- [HISTORY]. A group of7 works, most in contemporary full leather bindings, including works related to history, comprising:
1) GIBBON, Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. L: John Murray,1855....
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15 VOLS) LEATHER-BOUND LIBRARY SHELFBOOKS HISTORY(15 vols) Quarter-leather bound library shelf books, ancient history and travel, including: (5 vols) by Thomas Arnold, Gilbert and Rivington, Printers, London,...
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BOOKS ON TRAVELS AND EXPLORATION OFMOROCCO AND AFRICA, 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURY MOROCCO AND AFRICA, 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURY, [Travel/ Morocco] 4 titles: William Lempriere. A Tour from Gibraltar to Tangier,...
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FRANCISCO PUERTO. MISSION HISTORIALDE MARRVECOS... 1708 10 1/2 X 7 3/4 IN. (26.67 X 19.69 CM.) DE MARRVECOS... 1708, [Travel/ Morocco] Puerto, Francisco. Mission Historial De Marrvecos.. Seville: Francisco...
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JESSE AND FERRIER. HISTORY OF THE AFGHANS.FIRST EDITION. 1858. OTHER WORKS ON AFGHANISTAN FIRST EDITION. 1858. OTHER WORKS ON AFGHANISTAN, [Travel/ Afghanistan] Jesse, William and Ferrier, Joseph Pierre. History...
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17TH AND 18TH CENTURY BOOKS ON ENGLISHLAW AND THE COURTS LAW AND THE COURTS, [British Legal History] Kelyng, Sir John. A Report of Divers Cases in Pleas of the Crown ... London: Isaac Cleave. 1708. Folio. 138,...
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MARTYN. THE HISTORIE AND LIVES OF THEKINGS OF ENGLAND ... 1628 AND OTHER HISTORIES KINGS OF ENGLAND ... 1628 AND OTHER HISTORIES, [British Royal History] 3 volumes: Martyn, William. The Historie and Lives of...
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SCOTLAND, GLASGOW AND DUMBARTONSHIRE,A COLLECTION
INCLUDING Chalmers, George Caledonia, or an Account, Historical and Topographical, of North Britain. 1807, volumes 1-3 (of 4), 4to, maps, tables, contemporary...
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SCOTLAND, AND HISTORY
A COLLECTION,INCLUDING Scott, Sir Walter The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland. 1814, 2 volumes, 4to, engraved titles and plates, contemporary red morocco gilt, g.e.; John Tweed,...
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Y IMPORTANT GEORGIAN DOLL'S HOUSE, 'THEEVANS BABY HOUSE'
18TH CENTURY, WITH LATER ADAPTATIONS AND CONTENTS modelled as a three-storeyed Georgian town house, of ochre and red painted pine and other timber, the hinged...
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JAPANESE KUTANI LIDDED VASE ?? ?????ofbottle form, painted with three figures on the bulbous body(1)30cm highProvenance: Kimmerghame, Duns, the Estate of the Late Major General Sir John Swinton K.C.V.O., O.B.E.,...
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FAMILLE ROSE 'LOTUS POND AND MANDARINDUCKS' GINGER JAR
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ???????????of ovoid form, painted to one side with a pair of Mandarin ducks in a lotus pond with large foliage and florals,...
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TWO FAMILLE VERTE GINGER JARS AND COVERS
QINGDYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ?????????????each similarly painted with a continuous lotus pond scene, with wooden stands(2)heights: 17.5cm and 19.5cmProvenance: Kimmerghame, Duns,...
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PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'COVERT EIGHT IMMORTALS'PLATES
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY ? ???????????each painted to the central medallion with attributes of Eight Daoist Immortals, including a double-gourd, sword, plantain fan,...
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BLUE AND WHITE AND UNDERGLAZED-RED BOTTLEVASE
20TH CENTURY ???? ??????????the globular body supported on a slightly flared foot, rising to a long straight neck, painted with fruits borne on foliage underneath bands...
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SANG-DE-BOEUF BOTTLE VASE
QING DYNASTY,18TH-19TH CENTURY ? ?????sturdily potted from a recessed foot rising to a bulbous body and straight long neck, applied overall with a thick red glaze thinning on the mouth...
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TURQUOISE-GLAZED HANDLED VASE
QING DYNASTY,19TH CENTURY ? ???????rising from a short foot to globular body, waisted neck and wide flared mouth, two makara heads with water emerging from mouth flanking the neck forming...
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OX-BLOOD-GLAZED LANGYAO MEIPING VASE
QINGDYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY ? ???????the high shouldered baluster body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck and terminating to a flared rim, covered overall with...
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MUGHAL-STYLE WHITE JADE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM'BOWL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ???????????elegantly carved with steep and gently flaring plain sides, supported on a medallion of a blossoming chrysanthemum, the thin polished...
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MUGHAL STYLE PALE CELADON JADE HANDLEDBOWL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ???????????????the delicate body intricately carved in low relief on the exterior with a band of acanthus leaf, the tip rising from the rim...
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? FINE AND RARE CERAMIC 'SYDNEY COVEMEDALLION' BY JOSIAH WEDGWOOD
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE, 1789 modelled from dark brown unglazed earthenware, with crisply moulded decoration depicting a female figure, emblematic...
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(23) NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS. LEATHERBOUND, GILTpage edges. Octavo. Published by W H Lizars, Donnel Highley, 32 Fleet St, Dublin, W. Curry. To include: Natural History of Goats by Sir William Jardine Bart, Edinburgh,...
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Portrait of Sir John Medina by GeorgeVertue Penc George Vertue (Dutch 1684-1756) titled Sir John Medina along lower margin; ht. 8 wd. 6.75 in. A Dutch portraitist who worked in England George Vertue also worked...
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Rare book: Voyages and Travels of theAmbassadors Olearius Adam. THE VOYAGES AND TRAVELLS OF THE AMBASSADORS SENT BY FREDERICK DUKE OF HOLSTEIN TO THE GREAT DUKE OF MUSCOVY AND THE KING OF PERSIA BEGUN IN THE...
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Rare books: Ottoman Empire history andreference Edrehi Isaac HISTORY OF THE CAPITAL OF ASIA AND THE TURKS TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE DOMESTIC MANNERS OF THE TURKS IN TURKEY. Vol I-III in one. Boston: Isaac...
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Alexander Runciman (Scottish 1736-1785)"Sorrowing Mother with Two Children-A Babe and a Youth" c. late 1760s/early 1770s sepia ink and wash with white gouache on cream-colored wove paper without discernible watermark...
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