1870'S ILLUSTRATED EXPLANATORY FAMILYBIBLE. LARGE QUARTO. ILLUSTRATED WITH SEVERAL FRONTISPIECE PLATES BY GUSTAVE DORé (AND ADDITIONAL FULL PAGE DORé PLATES THROUGHOUT THE TEXT). OVER 700 ILLUSTRATIONS AND...
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GRAND CURLEWCharles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952)
Shinnecock,NY, c. 1900
17 1/2 in. long
In 1971 Milton Weiler’s “Classic Shorebird Decoys” portfolio was published with text by William J. Mackey Jr. Across from Weiler’s Plate...
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WILLARD, HARRY. WILLARD THE WIZARD.Bandera:J. Marvin Hunter’s Printing House, ca. 1930. Pictorial broadside shows the performance of a levitation, suspension, flower growth, and basket trick. The magician who performs...
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MERCATOR AND HONDIUS - TWO MAPS OF ASIAGerardMercator (1512-1594), Asia ex magna orbis terre descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris Desumpta studio et industria G.M. Iumioris , Amsterdam, circa 1595, text verso engraving on...
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BLAEU - TWO MAPS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHAMERICAWillem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), including: Terra Firma et Novum Regnum Granatense et Popayan , Amsterdam, circa 1640, in two sheets, text in French verso, engraving...
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BLAEU - TWO MAPS OF SOUTH AMERICAWillemJanszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), including: Tabula Magellanica qua Tierrae del fuego cum celeberrimis fretis a F. Magellano et I. Le Maire... , Amsterdam, circa 1640, in two sheets,...
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BLAEU - TWO MAPS OF BRAZILWillem JanszoonBlaeu (1571-1638), including: Brasilia , Amsterdam, circa 1660, in two sheets, text in French verso, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, plate 15-1/4 x 19-1/2...
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BLAEU AND JANSSON - TWO MAPS OF ETHIOPIAAND GUINEAincluding: Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), Guinea , Amsterdam, circa 1635, text verso, in two sheets, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, plate...
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BLAEU, LE ROUGE - THREE MAPS OF FRANCE,ONE WORLD MAPFour maps, engravings on laid paper with hand colored highlights, all unframed, including: Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), Provincia Auctore Petro Joanne Bompario,...
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ORTELIUS AND HONDIUS - TWO MAPS, FLORIDAAND CARIBBEANincluding: Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), La Florida/Guastecan/Peruviae Auriferae Regionis Typus , Amsterdam, circa 1584-1609, text verso, in two sheets, engraving...
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RARE EDITION, "LES CUIVRES DE REMBRANDT"LesCuivres de Rembrandt, Réimpression des Planches Originales, complete set of 80 etchings, 78 by Rembrandt, one etching by Ferdinand Bol (No. 272), one etched copy after Rembrandt...
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20TH C. RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT GEORGEW/ SWORD & BOWEastern Europe, Russia, ca. early 20th century CE. An impressive icon of Saint George of Lydda seated on a throne, expertly painted with egg tempera and gesso...
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21 BAROQUE ENGRAVINGS OF ARMOR (CUSTODIS-FONTANA)DavidCustodis (German, active early 17th century) after Giovanni Battista Fontana (Italian, 1524-1587), ca. early 17th century CE. Twenty one early Baroque engravings, broadsheets...
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JOE TALIRUNILI STONECUT - WHITE OWL& LEMMING (1962)Joe Talirunilik (Inuit, 1893-1976, Disc Number E9-818). "White Owl and Lemming" stone cut, Povungnituk, 1962. Edition 25 of 30. Signed, numbered, and dated...
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RUSSIAN ICON PLAQUERUSSIAN ICON PLAQUE
Russian,19th century, painted and gilded wood. The "Joy of All Who Sorrow" scene, centered on full figure of the Madonna and Child below Christ in clouds, surrounded by a congregation...
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Y RARE AND IMPORTANT FRENCH GOTHIC IVORYCOMPOSITE CASKET
CIRCA 1330 the panels intricately carved in bas-relief to include scenes from the Medieval tales Queste del Saint Graal and Tristan & Isolde, with later brass...
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MCKENNEY, THOMAS L. (1785-1859) ANDJAMES HALL (1793-1868). HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA. PHILADELPHIA: EDWARD C. BIDDLE (VOL. I); DANIEL RICE AND JAMES G. CLARK (VOLS. II AND III); 1836-1842-1844.McKenney,...
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BOOK: THE LAWS OF ENGLAND, 1670The FirstPart of the Institues of the Laws of England, or A commentary upon Littleton..., by Edward Coke Milite, published 1670. Leather binding. Signed and dated on the title page...
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1777 RESOLUTION TO EXTEND GRACE, IMPORTANTHistoricallysignificant document, one of only a couple of dozen handwritten copies circulated to New York counties in 1777. This was a resolution to accept people back into the good graces...
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EDWARD S. CURTIS, THE NORTH AMERICANINDIAN VOLUME XVIII, 1928Edward S. Curtis, (1868 - 1952) The North American Indian Volume XVIII, 1928, individual volume with 74 photogravures on Japanese Gampi tissue...
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EDWARD S. CURTIS, THE NORTH AMERICANINDIAN VOLUME XI, 1916Edward S. Curtis, (1868 - 1952) The North American Indian Volume XI, 1916, individual volume with photogravures on Japanese Gampi tissue The North...
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EDWARD S. CURTIS, THE NORTH AMERICANINDIAN VOLUME VII, 1911Edward S. Curtis, (1868 - 1952) The North American Indian Volume VII, 1911, individual volume with 75 photogravures on Japanese tissue Featuring...
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EDWARD S. CURTIS, THE NORTH AMERICANINDIAN VOLUME II, 1908Edward S. Curtis, (1868 - 1952) The North American Indian Volume II, 1908, individual volume with 75 photogravures on Japanese tissue Featuring the...
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RUSSIAN FAMILY BIBLE1908. The text inCyrillic, with black and white illustrations throughout. (Cond: spine with losses to edges, front & back cover replaced, internal pages good)...
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American or French School, 19th Century
Portraitof Thomas Jefferson
oil on panel
unsigned
8 1/2 x 7 inches.
The back of the frame retains several labels: a printed label reading MFA / 95 / BB and one printed M.F.A. with...
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JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (AMERICAN, 1877- 1960), "ESCAPING TO THE SUNNY SOUTH", WATERCOLOR DRAWING ON PAPER, DEPICTS TWO WELCOMING BU...James Montgomery Flagg (American, 1877 - 1960), "Escaping to the Sunny South",...
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RENAISSANCE BOUND ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTBRIVIARYWatercolor on vellum, 95 pages including heralid frontispiece inscribed 'Duce Sydere Coclum Crux Dabit 1486'; five scenic pages, with text, The Annunciation, Crucifixtion,...
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NICKERSON FAMILY RECORD NEEDLEWORK CAPECOD, MASSACHUSETTS, DATED 1835 28.5" X 23.5". FRAMED 30.5" X 25".NICKERSON FAMILY RECORD NEEDLEWORK, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Dated 1835, "Record of the Family of Seth &...
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An Unusual Chinese Yixing Pottery SquarePlanterOf small scale and square in form two sides with multiple lines of ancient text bordered by greek key decoration one side depicting cranes a mountain and two characters...
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8 vols. The American South - History& C - Much relating to Virginia: Meade, Bishop (William). Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1861. 2nd ed. 2 vols. Lg. 8vo, orig....
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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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[General Americana] Ledger from OhioPhysician L.C. Herrick 1870s Records for a small town doctor 1872-1877. 12mo leather with gilt edging on boards spine lettered ?Ledger? in gilt marbled page edges 4 spine...
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After Alice Ravenel Huger Smith (American/SouthCarolina 1876-1958) "The Pringle House on King Street Charleston South Carolina" 1914 cover sheet three pages of text and a collection of 20 lithographs in original portfolio...
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BIBLE: CHARLES I [KING OF ENGLAND] (1600-1649)17TH CENTURY ROYAL BINDING; a full tan leather binding probably bound for King Charles with tooled and gilt royal armorial to centre of both boards corner pieces and ermine...
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George Washington Miniature PortraitAfter Edward Savage After Edward Savage (American 1761-1817). Miniature portrait on ivory 2 x 1.5 in. placed in a 6 x 5 in. frame. ? Ca 1800s-1830s.? Portrait is backed with...
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17 vols. Pennsylvania and Related Genealogy:Alexander, John E. A Record of The Descendants of John Alexander. Philadelphia: A. Martien, 1878. 8vo, orig. cloth; light wear. Inscribed by author on endpaper. * Ambler,...
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