- INDIAN KANDURI CEREMONIAL CLOTH, EARLY
20TH C.Kanduri cloth, offering made to the shrine of Salar Masud with "daragh" shrine and warriors, cotton applique, Uttar Pradesh, India. Early 20th c. Size: 44'' x 46''...
[more like this] - ASSORTED DOLLS, 18 ITEMS INC QING CHINESELot
of assorted dolls including a Chinese Qing period opera doll or marionette with jointed arms and legs and embroidered clothes, Chinese mark on back of head (some cracks to...
[more like this] - 20TH C. POLYNESIAN TONGAN RUBBING STAMP
/ KUPESI**Originally Listed At $800**
Oceania, Polynesia, Tonga, ca. 20th century CE. A rare example of a rubbing stamp known as a kupesi, used as a template for creating...
[more like this] - TEXTILES: CLEANED AND CRISP LINENS,
OVER 140 PIECES, MOSTLY TABLE LINENS, INCLUDING: PUNCHWORK CLOTH, 64" X 80"; TWO ROUND PUNCHWORK...TEXTILES: Cleaned and crisp linens, over 140 pieces, mostly table linens,...
[more like this] - AFRICAN 17PC TEXTILE GROUP INCLUDING
CLOTHING, GRASS CLOTH, MATS, HATS AND HANDBAGS. 76"H X 18"W (CREAM AND BLACK STRIPED GRASS CLOTH)African 17pc textile group including clothing, grass cloth, mats, hats and...
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF BOOKS IN CLOTH BINDINGS,
MAINLY CHILDREN'S
COMPRISING Fitzpatrick, Sir Percy Jock of the Bushveld. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1907. First edition, 8vo, original green cloth gilt; Kipling, Rudyard...
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF 20 BOOKS RELATED TO CUBA.
TOINCLUDE: 5 VOLS THE HISTORY OF CUBA BY WILLIS FLETCHER JOHNSON, 1920, PUBLISHED BY B. F. BUCK & CO. INC., NY, LEATHER SPINES AND CORNERS, MARBLED BOARDS, 9 1/2" X 6 1/4",...
[more like this] - 17 BOOKS RELATED TO THE LANGUAGE OF
FLOWERS ANDflower symbolism. To include: The Language of Flowers, or floral emblems by Robert Tyas, London, 1869, numerous colored plates, embossed red cloth boards, good...
[more like this] - 15 vols. Swedish-American Colonial
History: Johnson, Amandus. The Swedish Settlements on The Delaware, 1638-1664. Philadelphia: Swedish Colonial Society, 1911. 1st ed. 2 vols. 4to, orig. blue cloth, gilt,...
[more like this] - POWELL (A) A DANCE TO THE MUSIC IN TIME
a set of twelve first editions complete from A QUESTION OF UPBRINGING clipped d.j. 1951 through to HEARING SECRET HARMONIES 1975 the other eleven all in unclipped d.j.'s and...
[more like this] - 13 vols. (Rackham, Arthur, illustrator):
Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver's Travels. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1909. 1st Am. trade ed. thus. Lg. 8vo, orig. richly gilt-pictorial & decorated red cloth; spine ends rubbed, other...
[more like this] - 1 vol. (Derrydale Press.) Smith, Edmund
Ware. A Tomato Can Chr d/j. * Guerrilla. London: W. Heinemann, (1944). 1st ed. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth, d/j. * While The Sirens Slept. London: Jarrolds, [1944]. 1st ed. 8vo,...
[more like this] - 12 vols. Westtown School: Report of
The Committee... Boarding School at Westtown. N.p., 1869. 12mo, orig. printed wrappers; spine reinforced, slightly creased. * A Brief History of Westtown Boarding School with...
[more like this] - 17 vols. Symons, Arthur - Poetry &
Drama: (Chiswick Press.) London Nights. L.C. Smithers, 1895. 1/500 (of 550). 8vo, orig. green cloth, gilt-lettered spine, untrimmed. Bright copy. Beckson A4a. * (Chiswick...
[more like this] - 15 vols. Machen, Arthur: The Great
God Pan and The Inmost Light. London: John Lane, 1894. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. white-stamped blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine; light to moderate wear. Cover & title design by Aubrey...
[more like this] - 59 vols. E.F. Benson & Brother - Benson,
E.F.: Dodo. London: Methuen, 1893. 1st ed. 2 vols. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered blue cloth; moderately scuffed, some edge wear, a little cocked. Upper 1/3 of 1/2 title chipped...
[more like this] - 20 vols. Symons, Arthur - Criticism,
Travel & C: An Introduction to The Study of Browning. London, etc.: Cassell, 1886. 1st ed., 1st issue. Sm. 8vo, orig. green cloth, gilt-lettered spine; light edge wear. With...
[more like this] - 9 vols. Natural History - Bird Illustration:
John Gould's Birds. (Secaucus): Chartwell, (1981 or later). Folio, orig. cloth, d/j. Color plates. * Lambourne, Maureen. The Birds of The World:... John Gould's Classic Bird...
[more like this] - 11 vols. Japanese Military Subjects
& C - Chiefly relating to The Samurai: Jisl, Lumir. Swords of The Samurai. (Prague): Artia, (1967). Sm. 4to, orig. pictorial bds.; moderate wear. Color & b/w plates. * Robinson,...
[more like this] - 12 vols. Military Uniforms & C: Miller,
A.E.; Dawnay, N.P. Military Drawings and Paintings in The Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. (London): Phaidon, (1970). 2nd ed. Volume One. Plates. 4to, orig. gilt-lettered...
[more like this] - 11 vols. London, Jack: The Call of
The Wild. New York: Macmillan, 1903. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. pictorial green cloth, gilt, t.e.g.; scuffed, joints & edges worn & frayed, back hinge starting to separate. Plates...
[more like this] - 9 vols. Books on Books - Descriptive
Bibliography & C: Kasier, John R. Tony Harrison: A Bibliography, 1957-1987. London: Mansell, (1989). 1st ed. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered cloth; minor wear. * Hagstrom, Jack W.C.;...
[more like this] - 8 vols. Theosophical Society & C. -
Annie Beasant & A.P. Sinnett: Beasant, Annie; Leadbeater, Charles W. Occult Chemistry. London: Theosophical Pub., 1919. Revised ed., edited by A.P. Sinnett. 8vo, orig. blue-green...
[more like this] - 8 vols. Baum, L. Frank. Oz Titles:
The Land of Oz. Chicago: Reilly & Lee, (1904) [but ca. 1925]. Lg. 8vo, orig. olive cloth, color cover label; scuffed. Color frontis. Hinges stressed. Greene & Hanff II. *...
[more like this] - 11 vols. Merton, Thomas: The Sign of
Jonas. New York: Harcourt Brace, (1953). 1st ed. 8vo, orig. brown cloth, gilt; minor wear, d/j (light edge wear). VG+. Dell'Isila A17. * The Living Bread. New York: Farrar,...
[more like this] - 8 vols. Housman, Clemence: The Were-Wolf.
London: John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1896. 1st ed., 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered rose-tan cloth; spine ends frayed & chipped, other light wear. With 6 plates by Laurence Housman....
[more like this] - 13 vols. Books on Books - Descriptive
Author 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...
[more like this] - 8 vols. Philadelphia & Pennsylvania
- History, Description & Travel, etc.: Ingram, Henry A. The Life and Character of Stephen Girard. Philadelphia, (1896). 12mo, orig. purple cloth; scuffed. Frontis., plates....
[more like this] - 17 vols. Pennsylvania and Related Genealogy:
Alexander, John E. A Record of The Descendants of John Alexander. Philadelphia: A. Martien, 1878. 8vo, orig. cloth; light wear. Inscribed by author on endpaper. * Ambler,...
[more like this] - 14 vols. Pennsylvania & Related Genealogy:
Maris, George L. and Anne M. The Maris Family in The United States. West Chester, Pa.: (F.S. Hickman), 1885. 4to, orig. cloth, new endpapers; some wear to covers and spine....
[more like this] - 12 vols. Pennsylvania & Related Genealogy:
Haines, John W. Richard Haines and His Descendants: A Quaker Family of Burlington County, New Jersey, Since 1682. (Boyce, Va.), (1961). 2 vols. 8vo, orig. cloth; vol. 1 slightly...
[more like this] - 11 vols. Pennsylvania & Related Genealogy:
Hazard, Thomas R. Recollections of Olden Times: Rowland Robinson of Narragansett and His Unfortunate Daughter. Newport, R.I.: John P. Sanborn, 1879. 8vo, orig. cloth; some...
[more like this] - 12 vols. Genealogy: Bonner, E. Ruth.
The Bonner-Smith Circle. (Baltimore), (1975). 4to, orig. cloth. Illus. * Rex, Clara. Elliot Buchanan. The Buchanan and Allied Families. Norristown, Pa., 1931. 4to, orig. inlaid...
[more like this] - 11 vols. American & British Illustrators
- Bibliography & Biography: Masse, Gertrude C.E. A Bibliography of First Editions of Books Illustrated by Walter Crane. London: Chelsea, 1923. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. bds.; light...
[more like this] - 9 vols. Illustrated Erotica & Curiosa:
Cooper, Wm. M. A History of The Rod in All Countries; Flagellation & The Flagellants. London: W. Reever, n.d. [ca. 1900]. "New Edition." 8vo, orig. gilt-pictorial brown cloth;...
[more like this] - 8 vols. Court Tennis & other Sporting
Subjects: Danzig, Allison. The Racquet Game. New York: Macmillan, 1930. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. cloth; light wear. Photo plates. Lacking pp. 51-54 & fold. plate. * (Lonsdale Library,...
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