CERAMIC REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION ??????????????????????????????????????????Including:early pottery, Chinese Ming and Qing dynasty ceramics, museum and private collection, in total 44 publications.Asahi Shimbun Cultural Planning Department (Ed.). Newly Discovered...
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William Osler autographed signed postcard& print, Regius Professor of Medicine Oxford, described as the Father of Modern Medicine, one of the "Big Four" founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital, postcard reads...
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Approximately 32 Volumes by or Relatingto T. E. Lawrence (British, 1888-1935) T. E. Lawrence
SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM
1926
T. E. Lawrence
SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM: THE COMPLETE 1922 'OXFORD' TEXT
J. and N. Wilson,...
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Ten Books from the Personal Libraryof Vincent Massey, early 20th century 1) W.R. Lethaby. ARCHITECTURE (London: Williams and Norgate, undated) Ownership inscription “Vincent Massey/Balliol” and with Vincent...
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CSA GENLS. LETTERS TO J. B. LINDSLEY:STEWART, WHEELER,...Archive of 5 Letters and Documents with signatures / autographs of Confederate Generals Alexander P. Stewart, Joseph Wheeler, and William Bate (all post-war),...
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CLARE SHERIDAN (BRITISH 1885-1970)CLARESHERIDAN (BRITISH 1885-1970)
Bust of Lenin , 1922
bronze with brown patina
29 x 21 cm (11 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
signed lower right; signed, dated, stamped with copyright symbol...
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GRP: 9 - SEWELL 1720 - LEWIS 1941 -GOLDSMITH 1805 - CR...Group of nine 18th-early 20th century copies of classic works of English Literature. Includes:
Sewell, "The Life and Character of Mr. John Philips,"...
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GRP: 12 19TH-20TH C. BOOKS LITERATURE& POETRYGroup of twelve beautifully bound books of literature and poetry from the mid to late 19th century and early 20th century. Includes works by noted authors Ezra Cook,...
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LRG GRP: BOOKS ON AFRICA AND AFRICANARTGroup of 32 books on Africa and African art. Includes the following titles:
Jacqueline Delange (French, 1923-1991), Carol F. Jopling (American, 1916-2000), "The Art and...
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ENGLISH SILVER ROWING TROPHYLondon,1913, hacket oar form trophy, marks for Garrard & Co Ltd., 26.00 oz. T., 30 in.; on black wooden base with English silver oarlock that hold the oar, silver plaque on base...
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FINE TAINO STONE TRIGONOLITH ZEMIPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a fine example of a "three pointer" or "trigonolith" stone zemi head - a human effigy face carved from a...
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RARE TAINO STONE ZEMI STAMP W/ LINEARGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a remarkable hand-carved zemi figural stamp made from a creamy white quartzite stone...
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FINE TAINO STONE AXE W/ ZEMI FACEPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is an amazing and fine polished stone effigy axe featuring an abstract zoomorphic or anthropomorphic zemi figure...
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RARE TAINO CAVE SPELEOTHEM ZEMI, MUSEUM-EXHIBITEDPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This is one of the most interesting zemis we have seen due to its material which is symbolically significant in...
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SUPERB & IMPORTANT TAINO CORAL ZEMIFACEPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A stunning and scarce life-sized face of a zemi (sometimes cemi) carved from a single piece of coral! The forward-facing...
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[A PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, EDINBURGH]COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ON JAPANESE, KOREAN, AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART ??????????????????????Including:Brown, Roxanna M. The Ceramics of South-East Asia: their dating...
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WILLIAM BURGES (1827-1881)
BOOK OF COMMONPRAYER, 1871 tooled leather, hardstones, enamelled metal, the mounts made by Jes Barkentin, published Oxford University Press, 187119cm x 15cmProvenance: Lady Mary Vyner and...
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THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, (ENGLISH, 1727-1788),PORTRAIT OF SIR JOHN SKYNNER, (1723-1805), OIL ON CANVAS, 50 X 40 IN.THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, (English, 1727-1788) Portrait of Sir John Skynner, (1723-1805), oil on canvas...
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ONE PAGE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED JOHNJ[AMES] AUDUBON, ON WOVE PAPER, TO COLONEL JOHN JAMES ABERT, FROM NEW YORK, JULY 17, 1837One page autograph letter signed John J[ames] Audubon, on wove paper, to Colonel John...
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(7) VOLS. DECORATIVE BINDINGS, INCL.RIVIERE & SON Includes: 1) Robert Louis Stevenson. Poems Vol. One. Heinemann, 1927, bound by Riviere & Son for Marshall Field; 2) Shakespeare's Sonnets. Richards Press; 3)...
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(6) LEATHER-BOUND BOOKS: BRITISH & GERMANPOETRY(lot of 6) Poetry books, many with leather bindings, raised band spines, gilt page edges, including: (1) "The Poems of Goethe," translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring, G....
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[CHINESE WORKS OF ART] A collectionof 31 reference works and catalogues on Chinese art, comprising:
Daily Life in the Forbidden City. Viking, 1988.--YANG, Xiaoneng. The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology: Celebrated...
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DECORATIVE LEATHER BINDINGS, (12) VOLS.Includes: 5 vols. by Surtees, George Bayntun, 1926; Dumas, The Three musketeers, Warne, 1904; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Oxford, 1955; Pierre Louys, Aphrodite,...
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13 vols. (Leather Bindings.) Classicsof Medicine Library: Bartlett, Elisha. The History, Diagnosis and Treatment of The Fevers of The United States. Philadelphia, 1847 (but Birmingham, Alabama, 1990). * Beaumont,...
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[Literature Fine Press] Eight titlesall but two published by the Limited Editions Club comprising: 1) Sterne The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (NY: 1935) 2 vols. 8vo.; 2) Boswell The Life of Samuel Johnson...
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James Guy Evans (English b. 1810; activeNew Orleans 1843-1853) "Arrival of Gen. Z. Taylor & Staff at Balize on the U. S. Steam Ship Monmouth B. T. Willse Commander / November 30th 1847" oil on canvas signed lower...
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* (HERALDRY) A group of three worksin four volumes pertaining to Heraldry. Pedigree of the Royal House of Guelph. By William Alexander Lindsay. S.l.: s.n. 1891. Fold-out family tree. 27 1/2 x 48 inches linen-backed...
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Nicola Marschall (Kentucky/Alabama 1829-1917)a pair of portraits of "C.S.A. Colonel James William Bondurant (1835-1867)" 1865 and his wife "Evelyn Sarah DuBose Bondurant (1838-c.1915)" oil on canvas former signed and...
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2 vols. Arctic Exploration: Kane, ElishaKent. The United States Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, 1857. 8vo, orig. gilt-paneled black morocco, gilt-lettered & paneled...
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Very probably John Ruskin (British 1819-1900)"Bones of a Female Foot" 1844 graphite watercolor and gouache on gray wove paper laid down; unsigned 7 1/16 x 12 in. in a modern mount; inscribed in a later hand en verso...
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12 vols. (4 wrappers) Books on Books& Related Subjects: Bibliographical Society, University of Virginia. Papers of. Charlottesville, 1948-1952. Vols. 1-5. 8vo, orig. stiff wrappers or bds.; occasional light...
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OXFORD LADY BLOOM BY JOHN WILLIAM HILL(NEW JERSEY/CALIFORNIA 1812-1879). Gouache on paper signed lower left. Monochromatic portrait of a cow. In a gilt frame under glass 19 1/2''h. 23 1/2''w....
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