JOHN DAVIS AND FAMILY ARCHIVEArchiveof items related to John Davis (1770-1853), early surveyor of Nashville, Tennessee, and his family. Includes Davis's will, numerous land documents, survey maps and some slave...
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JOHN CLAYTON ADAMS LARGE O/C LANDSCAPE,ROYAL ACADEMY E...Royal Academy exhibited painting by John Clayton Adams (English, 1840-1906), "The Silver Dart." The large panoramic oil on canvas landscape depicts the Dart...
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GEORGE CLINT R.A. (ENGLISH 1770-1854)A PAINTING, "JOHN...GEORGE CLINT R.A. (English 1770-1854) A PAINTING, "John Legh, Esq. of Norbury Booths," 1825, oil on canvas, verso on stretcher the artist name, sitter...
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1810-1815 JOHN GEIB & SON SQUARE PIANOForyour consideration is this 1810-1815 John Geib & Son square piano made in New York, New York. German-born John Geib (1744–1818) began his career as an organ builder. He...
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GROUP OF 13 FURNITURE REFERENCE BOOKSSouthernFurniture, 1680-1803, The Colonial Williamsburg Collection by Ronald Hurst and Jonathan Prown, Williamsburg: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in association with Harry...
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1 vol. (Citizen Kane.) RKO Radio Pictures1940-1941. [Los Angeles], [1940]. Folio, orig. imitation morocco, small pictorial cover label, spiral bound; spine ends & corners slightly rubbed, other occasional edge wear....
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4 vols. Leather Bindings - EnglishPoetry: (The Muses' Library.) Gay, John. The Poetical Works. London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1893. #95/200. Edited by John Underhill. 1st ed. thus. 2 vols. 12mo, slightly later...
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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...
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2 vols. Small & Private Press Books- English Literature: [Tennyson, Alfred Lord.] In Memoriam. London: Macmillan, 1885. 1/500 large paper copies. 8vo, contemp full crushed green levant morocco, gilt-lettered...
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Lot. Photographs: Bull, Clarence Sinclair,photographer. John Gilbert in garden of his Beverly Hills estate. Los Angeles, ca. 1930. Silver print, 13 x 10 1/2 inches (edges occasionally creased). Bull's MGM ink stamp...
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5 pieces. Movie Posters. (Romantic& Other Comedies): "Practically Yours." Paramount, 1944. Color litho insert format, 36 x 14 inches (915 x 355 mm). Occasional dust soiling to edges. B/B+. Claudette Colbert,...
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15 vols. Machen, Arthur: The GreatGod 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...
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5 vols. (4 wrappers) English Poets:Swinburne, Algernon. Ode on The Proclamation of The French Republic, Sept. 4, 1870. London: Ellis, 1870. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. printed salmon wrappers; some wear & dust soiling...
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7 vols. Philadelphia 18th-Century ReligiousImprints: Phipps, Joseph. The Original and Present State of Man. Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1783. 8vo, contemp. sheep; rubbed, worn and blistered, spine mostly gone....
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6 vols. Leather Bindings - EnglishLiterature & Poetry: Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Works... With His Life. London: John Ascham, 1834. 2 vols. 12mo, early 20th-Century full polished triple gilt fillet paneled...
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1 vol. (Burroughs, John.) Van Dyke,Henry. The Builders and other Poems. New York: Scribner's, 1897. First edition. Sm. 8vo, orig. vellum spine & corners & cloth, gilt, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed; scuffed,...
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1 vol. Milton, John. Paradise Lost.A Poem in Twelve Books. London: Miles Flesher for Jacob Tonson, 1688. Fourth edition. Folio, early 19th-century diced russia, gilt & blind paneled covers, gilt-lettered spine...
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5 vols. Indian Sub-Continent - Description,Travel & C: Heber, Reginald. Narrative of a Journey Through The Upper Provinces of India,... 1824-1825 (With Notes Upon Ceylon). London: John Murray, 1828. 3rd ed. 3 vols....
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6 vols. Leather Bindings: Hamilton,Count Anthony. Memoirs of Count Grammont. London: J.C. Nimmo, 1885. Edited by Walter Scott. 2 vols. Tall 8vo, early 20th-Century gilt-paneled & decorated full dark green niger...
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9 vols. The Occult, Indian & ChristianMysticism: Inman, Thomas. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism. New York: J.W. Bouton, 1884. 4th ed. 8vo, orig. decorated green cloth, gilt-lettered spine; light wear....
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5 vols. Leather Bindings: Brown, John.Marjorie Fleming. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1885. 4to, early 20th-Century 3/4 blue morocco & marbled bds., gilt, gilt-lettered & decorated spine, t.e.g.; occasionally scuffed,...
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5 pieces. Hand-Colored Engraved Maps- Greece & Italy: (Ortelius, Abraham.) "Lacus Comensis Olim Larios Urbis Romae Territorium." (Amsterdam), [ca. 1587]. 13 1/4 x 18 7/8 inches (336 x 480 mm), full margins....
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5 vols. Oz Books: Baum, L. Frank. TheLost Princess of Oz. Chicago: Reilly & Lee, (1917), [but ca. 1935]. Illus. by John R. Neill. Lg. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, color pictorial cover label; light edge wear, d/j...
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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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24 pieces. (Philadelphia 18th-CenturyNewspaper.) The Pennsylvania Packet. (Philadelphia), August 3, 1772, October 26, 1772, October 30, 1775, August 11, 1778, November 19, 1778, November 24, 1778, December 12,...
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11 vols. London, Jack: The Call ofThe 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...
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5 vols. American Description & Travel- Kentucky & Adjoining Regions: Imlay, G(ilbert). A Topographical Description of The Western Territory. New York: Samuel Campbell, 1793. 2 vols. 12mo, modern morocco or cloth...
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3 vols. John C. Fremont: Fremont, J(ohn)C(harles). Report of The Expedition to The Rocky Mountains in The Year 1842... Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1845. First edition, Senate issue. 8vo, contemp. 1/2 sheep &...
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4 vols. (Parrish, Maxfield, illustrator):Grahame, Kenneth. Dream Days. London & New York: John Lane, (1902). 8vo, orig. color & gilt pictorial green cloth, t.e.g.; moderate edge wear, spine ends rather scuffed. Plain...
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7 vols. Philadelphia & Pennsylvania- History, Biography & C: Watson, John F. Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in The Olden Time. Philadelphia: Whiting & Thomas, 1856-57. 2 vols. 4to, modern purple buckram,...
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1 vol. Ruskin, John; Maurice, FrederickDenison. Notes on The Construction of Sheepfolds. London: Ashley Library, privately printed, 1896. 1/30. 8vo, orig. cream bds., gilt-lettered spine; some chipping to spine...
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7 vols. (2 wrappers) Books on Books:Mumey, Nolie. A Study of Rare Books. Denver: Clason, 1930. #280/1000 signed by Mumey. 4to, orig. 1/2 cloth & bds., paper labels; edge wear, occasionally scuffed. Illus. *...
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1 vol. [Surtees, Robert Smith.] Plainor Ringlets. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1860. First edition, original parts. 13 parts in 12. 8vo, orig. pictorial orange-brown wrappers; occasional chipping to spines. With...
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1 vol. [Surtees, Robert Smith.] Mr.Facey Romford's Hounds. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1865. First edition, original parts. 12 parts. 8vo, orig. pictorial orange-brown wrappers; occasional chipping at foot...
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15 vols. Leather Bindings - Literature& Belles-Lettres: (Marryat, Frederick.) Newton Forster; Rattlin, The Reefer. London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 2 vols. Sm. 8vo, modern speckled 3/4 calf & blue cloth, gilt, gilt-paneled...
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13 vols. Leather Bindings - EnglishAuthors & Subjects: Reynolds, Sir Joshua. The Complete Works. London, 1824. 3 vols. 12mo, contemp. 1/2 tan calf & marbled bds. & edges, spines richly gilt, maroon morocco...
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