25 REFERENCE BOOKS ON MYTHOLOGY ANDSYMBOLSTwenty five reference books on mythology and symbolstitles include important works by Joseph Campbell, Paul Radin, J. J.Bachofen, Gethard Adler, Henri Corbin, and Erich...
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2VOL JAMES BOSWELL, LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON1791 Life of Samuel Johnson, LLD. by James Boswell. Published 1791 by Henry Baldwin. First edition. Finely bound in brown leather with gilt decoration and titling on the spine....
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LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS POLITICAL DEBATES,1860 Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen Douglas, In the Celebrated Campaign of 1858, in Illinois. Published 1860 in Columbus, Ohio by Follett,...
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2VOL GEORGE CATLIN, NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS,1841 Finely bound two volume first edition set of Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians by George Catlin. Published 1841 by...
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T R MALTHUS, PRINCIPLES OF POLITICALECONOMY, 1820 Principles of Political Economy Considered With A View to Their Practical Application by Thomas Robert Malthus. Published 1820 by John Murray. First edition....
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CORRESPONDENCE WITH TALLYRAND, XYZ AFFAIR,1798 Official Correspondence and Communications Between C. C. Pinckney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry; Envoys Extraordinary of the American States, and M. Talleyrand,...
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EDMUND BURKE, AMERICAN TAXATION ANDOTHERS 1775 A bound edition of the following works by or related to Edmund Burke: Speech of Edmund Burke, Esq. on American Taxation, April 19, 1774. Fourth Edition. Published...
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GIOVANNI PONTANO, OPERA, ALDINE EDITION,1513 Ioannis Ioviani Pontani (1424-1503) Opera, published 1513 by Aldine Press in Venice. First edition with vellum binding. A scarce and important work. Bound in vellum....
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NICOLAS DES GALLARS, IRENAEUS, PRINTED1570 Irenaeus by Nicholas Des Gallars. Printed 1570 by Ioannem le Preux & Ioanne Paruum. Divi Irenaei, Graeci Scriptoris eruditissimi, Episcopi Lugdunensis, libri quinque...
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NICHOLAS CULPEPER, THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN,1656 The English Physician Enlarged: With Three Hundred, Sixty, and Nine Medicines, made of English Herbs that were not n any Impression until this: The Epistle will inform...
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2VOL M. CHEMNITZ, COUNCIL OF TRENT 1645Two volume set of Examen Concilii Tridentini by Martin Chemnitz (Martinus Chemnicius). Published 1645, Ioannis Saurii. An important work by a pastor and confessor of the...
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GEORGE CALEB BINGHAM (1811-1879) EXHIBITEDMEZZOTINTGeorge Caleb Bingham (1811-1879)The County Election (1854)The nice, strong impression of line and mezzotint engraving after the original painting by George Caleb...
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EXEMPLARY DOWITCHERA. Elmer Crowell(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1910
12 1/2 in. long
A rare and important working Crowell dowitcher decoy displaying glass eyes, richly painted detail, and split-tail carving...
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ARTHUR FITZWILLIAM TAIT (1819-1905)Onthe Qui Vive!, 1871
signed and dated "A.F. Tait N.Y. 1871" lower right
oil on panel, 12 by 16 in.
numbered, titled, signed, and inscribed on back
"On the Qui Vive" is old...
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SALVADOR DALI "LE PARADIS PERDU" COLOREDLITHOLe Paradis Perdu. Regarded as one of the most important works in literature, John Milton's Paradise Lost (Paradis Perdu) was illustrated in ten color etchings by master...
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MINTON PATE SUR PATE TRAY BY SOLON,PARIS EXHIBITION 18...Important Minton Pate-Sur-Pate porcelain tray with colored paste by Louis Marc Solon (1835-1913), made for the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1878....
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LEE MULLICAN (AMERICAN 1919-1998) APAINTING, "UNTITLED...LEE MULLICAN (American 1919-1998) A PAINTING, "Untitled (from Spirit Head Series)," 1984, oil on canvas, verso signed, dated, and placed, "Lee Mullican...
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MAXIMILIEN LUCE (FRENCH 1858-1941)MAXIMILIENLUCE (FRENCH 1858-1941)
Paysage au bord de la riviere , 1896
oil on canvas
49 x 66 cm (19 1/4 x 26 in.)
signed and dated lower right
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's, London, July 2,...
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LAWSON'S HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINATheHistory of North Carolina Containing the Exact Description and Natural History of That Country, etc. , by John Lawson, Raleigh: Strother and Marcom, 1860, first American edition,...
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CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) (PANELDESIGNER)
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CORNER CABINET, CIRCA 1880 ebonised and gilded wood, with a polychrome-painted panel and mirrored glass70.2cm wide, 120.5cm high, 43cm deep, panel...
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Good lot of 4: The French Foreign Legion,The Story of the French Foreign Legion, The Corps d'Elite The French Foreign Legion, Hell in a Very Small Place. The Siege of Dien Bien Phu. Important works. More Information...
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Good lot of 3: SAS Phantoms Of The JungleA History of the Australian SAS, Who Dares Wins The SAS 1950 to The Falklands, A History Of The SAS Regiment. All important works. More Information Excellent....
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Inside The Green Berets. The First ThirtyYeras, together with Green Berets At War. U.S. army Special Forces in Southeast Asia 1956-75. Both important works. More Information Excellent,...
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Fistiana; Or, The Oracle OfThe Ring.Results of Prize Battles, from 1700 to 1846 Inclusive,... 1846. A presentation copy from "The Bishop of Bond Street" dated 1848. A choice example of an important work with...
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18TH C. 2PC FRENCH SOFT PASTE FLORALCUP & POT Likely Saint Cloud or Villeroy (French), circa 1740-1750. Soft paste porcelain molded pot a toilette with cover and coffee cup with prunus blossom decoration. Unmarked....
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THEODORE ROUSSEL (FRANCE/ENGLAND) 1847-1926.LABURNUMS AT BATTERSEA. ETCHING AND DRYPOINT WITH SELECTIVE WIPING, C. 1879. HAUSBERG 3...Theodore Roussel (France/England) 1847-1926. Laburnums at Battersea. Etching and...
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"PHIZ" MEMOIR, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED ASSOC.COPY, 1882 Fred G. Kitton. "Phiz" (Hablot Knight Browne) A Memoir. W. Satchell & Co., London, 1882, penciled note states that the marginal notes are by Phiz's son, Edgar Browne,...
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MARY IRELAND (1891-C.1980)
‘ENCHANTMENT’TRIPTYCH, DATED 1933 appliqué ‘fabric mosaic panel’, painted silk, with applied signature to left-hand panel MARY IRELANDCentral image 32cm x 36.5cm; Side panels each...
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CHARLES MAURIN (1856-1914, FRANCE) TWONUDE WOMENin their toilette, hand colored engraving. Signed in pencil, lower left, Maurin. #1239. 10 1/4" x 8 1/4" image size, mounted on 20 1/4" x 13 1/4" paper. Some foxing,...
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Important lady's work and toilettebox, brass-mounted burlwood case with multiple compartments, three fitted and stacked trays with sewing and grooming implements, personal accessories, two with applied enameled...
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Conrad Wise Chapman (American 1842-1910)"River Landscape" 1882 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right 24 in. x 41 in. period frame. Note: The son of American artist John Gatsby Chapman in 1842 Conrad Wise...
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Attribut. Henri Fantin-Latour Oil PaintingOn CanvAn unsigned painting attributed to Henri Fantin-Latour 1836 -1904 French artist. This painting is from his series of paintings and lithographs largely inspired by the...
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Michele Oka Doner (1945 USA) Totem withFive Masks?ca 1967-68Porcelain Steel; largest mask ht. 6 wd. 4.5 dp. 3 in.Michele Oka Doner's (b. 1945) hugely successful career working with sculpture jewelry public art...
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Bengt Lindstrom Oil Cubist style Guitarplayerlabel of Gresler Galleries Milwaukee on masonite 24'' x 32'' we consider this one of the artists most important works...
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Elizabeth Nourse (Ohio 1859-1938) Rentrantde l&rsquot;eglise Penmarc&rsquot;h Oil on canvas titled Rentrant de l&rsquot;eglise Penmarc&rsquot;h (translated Coming Home from Church Brittany) signed and dated 1900 l.l.;...
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JOHN LA FARGE (american 1835-1910)"A BOY AND HIS DOG (DICKEY HUNT)" Oil on paperboard laid on canvas 40 x 34 in. (101.6 x 86.4cm) provenance: Albert Stickney, New York, 1884(?)-1908. Mrs. Albert Stickney,...
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