UNCOMMON "BOUR WAR PRISONER OF WAR"CRAFTED SNAKEca. 20/7/01 (July 20, 1901); softwood and nail constructed carved slide-lid box with hidden carved and ink decorated snake with pin needle on mouth, relief carved...
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J. DUNKLE, PRISON LIFE DURING THE REBELLION,1869 Fritz Fuzzlebug (pseudonym of John J. Dunkle), Prison Life During The Rebellion, Being a Brief Narrative of the Miseries and Sufferings of Six Hundred Confederate Prisoners...
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[NAPOLEON BONAPARTE] RARE BIOGRAPHY,1802 Life and Military Achievements of Buonaparte, First Consul of the French Republic: Including a full and accurate account of all the battles and victories, fought and...
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JOHN SUDY (1880-1960)Quail Shooting
signed"J. Sudy" lower right
watercolor, 17 3/4 by 23 1/2 in.
titled on label on back
Excerpts from Sudy's obituary reveal that he was born just outside Prague and began his art...
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WINCHESTER REVOLUTIONARY WAR ACCOUNTBOOK, 1779-1804Revolutionary War related account book and notebook belonging to early Tennessee settlers General James Winchester (b. 1752-d.1826) and his brother, Major George...
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COLLECTION OF 16 SCRIMSHAW, NANTUCKET,MARITIME BOOKS A... MARITIME BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS
• Michael McManus – “A Treasury of American Scrimshaw”
• Gervis Frere-Cook – “The Decorative Arts of the Mariner”
•...
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LITHOGRAPH OF CONFEDERATE PRISON PENLithographBird's Eye View of Confederate Prison Pen, At Salisbury, N.C. Taken in 1864 , printed by J. H. Bufford's Sons Lith., Boston, New York & Chicago , copyright 1886 by C. A. Kraus,...
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1863 CONFEDERATE POW RELEASE REQUESTFascinatingletter dated January 1863 requesting legal assistance from JOHN A. CAMPBELL, former U.S. Supreme Court justice, later appointed Assistant Secretary of War by Jefferson Davis....
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NEWGATE CALENDAR. 1810. STATES OF PRISONSIN ENGLAND AND WALES. 1784 IN ENGLAND AND WALES. 1784, [Prisons and Crime] 5 volumes, 2 titles. The Newgate Calendar Being Interesting Memoirs of Notorious Characters ......
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A 'Glorious Glosters' pair to PrivateH.J. McIntyre, Gloucestershire Regiment, taken Prisoner of War at the Battle of Imjin River, Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (5570242 Pte. H.J. McIntyre. Glosters) official corrections...
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SIX ANTIQUE U.S. POLITICAL & HISTORICALBOOKS: CIVIL WAR "BEYOND THE LINES OR A YANKEE PRISONER LOOSE IN DIXIE," 1864; "DESPOTISM: AN INQUIRY INTO THE SLAVE-HOLDING SYSTEM," 1854 1"H X 5 1/8"W X 7 1/8"D (BEYOND...
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GEORGE JOHN PINWELL R.W.S. (BRITISH1842-1875)
THE PRISON HOLE, TANGIER Signed, inscribed and dated ‘G. J. Pinwell, Tangier 74,’ pencil and watercolour, heightened with white and with scratching out50.8cm...
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LARGE CASTELLI ISTORIATO MAIOLICA CHARGER
1648-56,PROBABLY PAINTED BY FRANCESCO GRUE the centre painted with the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, the broad scrolling foliate border painted with flowers, birds and putti, centred...
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FRENCH PRISONERS' OF WAR FINE STRAWINLAID LADIES' VANITY BOX, CA. 1795 3 ½" x 11 ½" x 7 ¾" Rectangular ladies' vanity box with hinged lid, on four bronze feet; meticulously hand inland with straw, a complex...
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Joseph Medill letter to Lincoln, 12-lineautograph letter on Tribune Office letterhead, Chicago, Illinois, December 3, 1861, to "President Lincoln", introducing the bearer, George Ely "of this city, a brother of...
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Original 1968 FBI Wanted Poster: JamesEarl Ray dated April 19 1968 black and white lithograph with facsimile signatures by J. Edgar Hoover; lower right marked: Wanted Flyer 442-A sheet size: H15 3/4'' W10 1/4''...
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Civil War era U.S. Model 1850 Staffand Field Officer's sword and scabbard by Horstmann & Sons Captain John McCleery brass guard pierced with floral scrolls and ''US'' motif brass wire-wrapped ribbed ray skin...
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Civil War Period U.S. Model 1860 cavalrysaber with scabbard Captain John McCleery dated 1863 three-bar brass guard with twisted brass wire-wrapped leather grip curved single-edge blade ricasso marked: ''U.S.'' -...
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1 piece. Color Lithograph. Kraus, C.A."Bird's Eye View of Confederate Prison Pen at Salis[b]ury N.C.... 1864." Boston, etc.: J.H. Buffords Sons, 1886. 25 x 33 3/4 inches (635 x 857 mm) - image & text. Tears...
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C. A. Kraus (American, 19th century),"Bird's-Eye View of Confederate Prison Pen at Salisbury, North Carolina", taken in 1864, published 1886 by C. A. Kraus, printed by "J. H. Bufford's Sons Lith. Boston, New...
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Pair of Nimschke-Style Engraved Smith& Wesson Model No.2 Revolvers Inscribed to D.B. Dyer .32 caliber RF 6'' octagonal barrels S/N 19189 S/N 17780. Nimschke-style engraving with nickel finish and pearl grips;...
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Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. ConfederateCivil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906),...
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William R. Carr 12th Massachusetts Vols.KIA Gettysburg Civil War Archive 9 letters from Sgt. William R. Carr 1861-1863. Plus 6 related family letters. The war letters start with Carr??Ts May 17 1861 admission to...
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American folk art painting, cows andfigure of man standing in a river, distant mountains, signed verso on canvas "J.M.B Hunt/Granville, N Car." (1842-1918), oil on canvas, 24 x 33-3/4 in.; original...
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1 vol. Cassidy, (Michael J.). WardenCassidy on Prisons and Convicts. Philadelphia: Patterson & White, 1897. 8vo, orig. maroon cloth, gilt-lettered spine; light wear. Frontis., 1/2 tone photo & other plates....
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Confederate Libby Prison PhotographPlus Print Lot of 2 including: a postwar albumen photograph of Libby Prison ca late 1860s-1870s on a 5'' x 8'' cardstock mount ink inscribed on verso Libby Prison / Richmond...
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Remarkable Collection of Hand-ColoredCivil War Magic Lantern Slides A collection of approx. 170 beautifully hand-colored Civil War magic lantern slides made from paper photographs and stereoviews originally produced...
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9 PIECE ANTIQUE CIVIL WAR BOOKS: Toinclude 1) Reminiscences of the War by Rev. Theodore Gerrish 20th Maine Vols. published 1882. 2) The Life of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan by F. A. Burr 1888. 3) Two Wars An Autobiography...
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CIVIL WAR TIN TYPES AND CIVIL WAR-ERALETTERS. Belonging to the Wait family of Franklin County Vermont. The majority of the letters express growing concern for the whereabouts of relatives fighting for the...
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[Civil War Prisons] Four items includinga soldier's letter from Provost Marshall's office Point Lookout Maryland July 26 1864 describing censorship and behavior of prisoners the second a letter free frank of Congressman...
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A Collection of Three Harper's WeeklyPrints including "New Orleans in Carnival Garb-From Sketches by J.O. Davidson" "Scene on the Levee at New Orleans on the Departure of the Paroled Rebel Prisoners February...
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Autographs of World War II GeneralsEight 4-Stars Including One MOH Lot of 10 including: Wallace M. Greene Jr. USMC General TNS 1964; J. Lawton Collins TLS 1966; Harold K. Johnson TNS 1966; Harry Vaughan Major...
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Douglas MacArthur signed letter, 14typed lines on "General Headquarters, U.S. Armed Forces, Pacific" stationery, November 2, 1945, expressing sympathy to the wife of Lt. Col. Cornelius Z. Byrd upon...
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Joseph Hubert Diss Debar SketchbookJoseph Hubert Diss Debar (American born France 1820-1905). A sketchbook with brown hardcover binding embossed gold title ?SKETCHES / J. H. D. D. including 61 total pages 59...
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World War II POW Diaries of BritishLieut. J.W. Hugo Held by Japanese A lot of two diaries written in captivity by British officer Lt. James W. Hugo while prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. ?These two...
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Receipt for Chest for Corn Planter Signedby John Nicholson Plus 2pp 5 x 8 in. Philadelphia 5 Jan. and 7 Feb. 1791. Receipt signed by John Donnaldson Register General John Nicholson Comptroller General and Thomas...
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