RARE HAND ILLUSTRATED AND WRITTEN FRAKTURTaufscheinby Johan Jacob Ritter ca. 1823; following form of printed taufscheins, original by Peters in Harrisburg, the record signed by the artist with hand drawn and watercolor illustrated...
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JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOK ON KABUKI THEATRE,1811 Tachikawa Enba, 1743-1822; SHIBAI NENDAIKI HANA NO EDO KABUKI, "Edo in Bloom: a Kabuki Chronology," illustrated by Katsukawa Shuntei, 1770-1820 (Edo: Tsuruya Kiemon,...
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19th/20th C book collection to include1870 hand written recipe collection book, including puddings, soups, sauces, gravies, etc., The Mournful Ballad of Isaac Abbott, Robert Clarke & Co., in pieces, Nurses Memories...
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TOM KILLION "FORTRESS MARIN" 1977 Limitededition (136/240) written, illustrated and hand printed by Tom Killion on Quail Press, Santa Cruz, 1977. The print illustrations are linocuts and the paper is Japanese hosho....
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LEATHER-BOUND BROWN'S ILLUSTRATED FAMILYBIBLEBook: Brown's Self-Interpreting Family Bible, 19th c., with explanatory notes by Reverend John Brown, published by Brooks & Pirt, Yorkshire, gilt embossed leather binding,...
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LEATHER-BOUND BROWN'S ILLUSTRATED FAMILYBIBLEBook: Brown's Self-Interpreting Family Bible, 19th c., with explanatory notes by Reverend John Brown, published by Edward Slater, Cononley, near Leeds, gilt embossed...
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HAND DRAWN ILLUSTRATION & FRAKTUR WRITTENRECORD Fca. 1817; non-typical form Fraktur following form of printed Frakturs with cherub, angels and birds on stems, hand drawn in ink with watercolors, text boxes brightly...
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ANTIQUE KHMER CAMBODIAN MANUSCRIPTDESCRIPTION:An antique framed Cambodian Samut Khoi illustrated manuscript, written in Khmer, austroasiatic language spoken by Khmer people. Khmer is the official language of Cambodia.This...
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IMPORTANT ARCHIVE OF DAI VERNON - FAUCETTROSS LETTERS....Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Important archive of Dai Vernon - Faucett Ross Letters. Beginning in 1938 and concluding in 1966, the letters,...
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IMPORTANT ARCHIVE OF CORRESPONDENCEFROM CHARLIE MILLER...Miller, Charlie (Charles Earle Miller). Important Archive of Correspondence from Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross. Remarkable for their content - both...
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GEORGE A. CUSTER'S OWN S&W NO. 2 ARMYREVOLVERThis is a fine, historic Smith and Wesson Model 2 Army Tip-Up Revolver owned personally by George Armstrong Custer from the Dr. Lawrence A. Frost of Monroe, Michigan...
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CHIEF SITTING BULL'S C. SHARPS 1859PEPPERBOXThis historic and important lot includes the C. Sharps four-barrel derringer circa 1859-1862 owned by Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull marked in Togia language as...
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IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF PROMINENT SIGNATURESearly20th century, single bound volume, interior page crest with " BIEN FAIRE ET LAISSER DIRE " (do well and let speak)/ " Magni Nominis Ombra l'ombra d'un grand nom, Seneque Octavie...
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15TH C. EUROPEAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTPAGESWestern Europe, probably France, ca. 15th century CE. A beautiful ensemble of 4 exquisite, double-sided vellum manuscript pages from an illuminated Book of Hours manuscript,...
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A Manuscript copy of the History ofLittle Fanny, hand written and illustrated and exemplified in a series of figures; this manuscript dated March 24 1849 with an illustrated cover with holly and ivy garlands...
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CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHORS SIGNED LETTERSCOLLECTIONFrom 1959, a great collection of letters from children's authors, contained in a scrap book. The collection consists mainly of response letters, many including original...
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(3) FRAMED INDIA HAND-PAINTED JAIPURSTAMP PAPERS(lot of 3) Framed Indian hand-painted stamp papers, each illustration signed Hamant, papers with hand-written notes, comprising: (1) paper stamped with blue seal...
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ILLUSTRATED SHIP'S JOURNAL CIRCA 1810RETAINS WHAT APPEARS TO BE ITS ORIGINAL HAND-STITCHED CANVAS COVER, APPROX. 13.75" X 8.75". PAGES APPROX. 12.5" X 8".ILLUSTRATED SHIP'S JOURNAL, Circa 1810, "Journal of...
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RARE WHALING JOURNAL FROM THE WHALESHIP"KATHLEEN" AND MATCHING WHALE'S TOOTH TOOTH LENGTH 6.5". "KATHLEEN" AND MATCHING WHALE'S TOOTH, Begins August 5, 1890 and ends March 2, 1892. Vessel departed from New Bedford...
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[JAPAN]
A group of old reference worksabout Japanese Culture, comprising:
— MORSE, Edward S. Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings. Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1886. Second edition. Quarter-leather with marbled...
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THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR BY WILLIAMSHAKESPEARE The Merry Wives of Windsor, illustrated, written by William Shakespeare (English, 1564-1616), this book is part of a Limited Edition, numbered 309 of 350 and signed...
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GOLD RUSH-ERA JOURNAL OF THE BRIG "AMELIA"ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 1849-MAY 1850 13.5" X 8.5". ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO, November 1849-May 1850, "Journal of a Voyage from Eastport...
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A Scrimshaw Tooth with Depiction ofFemale Pirate Fanny Campbell and a Patriotic Device
Third Quarter 19th Century
depicting the fictional female pirate standing on acanthus leaves, also illustrated as part...
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8 vols. (2 wrappers) Illustrated Books:Stevenson, Robert Louis. Prayers Written at Vailima. (London: Chatto & Windus), (1910). 4to, orig. gilt-lettered paper vellum; light wear. Color illus. Endpapers slightly...
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The Story of Nell Gwyn: and the Sayingsof Charles The Second. Related and Collected by Peter Cunningham F.S.A. London: Privately printed 1862. 4to. Two volumes in fine red leather bindings by Sangorski & Sutcliffe...
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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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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An Early Book of the Koran 19th centuryor earlier 24mo hand written with two page illustration in colors text in black with red details. Painted covers....
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William Hobbs 70th Indiana InfantryCivil War Archive 35 items (29 soldier??Ts letters) 1862-1865. A soldier in the 70th Indiana William Hobbs wrote home regularly to his family to keep them up apprised of his...
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Rare Chinese silk civil service examination'cheat sheet' handkerchief ming-early qing dynasty The rectangular silk panel is bisected by two densely written columns of text, red seal mark to right hand corner. L:...
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Maps and Views: Civil War CharlestonSouth Carolina 19th century consisting of: THE HOUSE-TOPS IN CHARLESTON DURING THE BOMBARDMENT OF SUMTER from Harper's Weekly 4 May 1861 page size: H16'' W11''; EXCITEMENT...
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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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G.G. Eubank 13th Kentucky Cavalry SpencerianDrawing and Family Record A hand-colored Spencerian drawing on wove paper featuring a spread-winged eagle and 28-star U.S. flag motif symbols of Liberty and Union as written...
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Attr: Lucien-Marie-Francois Metivet(French 1863-1930) Watercolor maquette on thick paper for the 1896 lithographic poster "Eugenie Buffet/Tous les Soirs/Ambassadeurs" unsigned blind stamp at the lower right...
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Views and accounts of the Civil Warin Columbia South Carolina 19th century consisting of: THE DAILY SOUTHERN GUARDIAN. Columbia SC 13 August 1864. First two pages of scarce Columbia Confederate newspaper with...
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1698 LES HOMMES ILLUSTRES FRENCH BOOK:''Les Hommes Illustres Qui Ont Paru en France'' by Mr. Perrault originally published in 1696 this edition has 2 extra hand written Roman numerals. One of two volumes. Contains...
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