GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD, 20VOL. Various Sizes Leather bound with gilt trim, including: Sir Francis Bacon, ""Advancement of Learning, Novum Organum, New Atlantis"; Charles Darwin, "The Origins of Species...
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LARGE GROUP OF MISCELLANEOUS NOVELSComprising:
TheConfessions of Rousseau , Volumes I-IV
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote , Volumes I-IV
Oliver Goldsmith, A History of...
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ROBERT KENNEDY ABBETT (1926-2015)Boand Duke, 1981
signed and dated "R. Abbett (c) 1981" lower right
oil on board, 21 by 36 3/4 in.
signed, titled, and inscribed on back
"As a bird hunter who has owned many...
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BOOK, ERTE AT NINETY, THE COMPLETE NEWGRAPHICSPublished by E. P. Dutton. Includes colored images of Erte's graphics. Hardcover book with pictorial dust cover; 223 pages. Design by Marshall Lee. Introduction and...
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GEN. JAMES ROBERTSON SIGNED SALE OFLAND TO JOHN DAVISImportant land indenture signed by James Robertson, the explorer and co-founder of Nashville, concerning a transfer of property between himself and John...
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MASSACHUSETTS SIGNED PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORKbyHannah Ewell at age 16 (in the Seventeenth year of her age), possibly Hannah Ewell of Marshfield, Massachusetts, 1769-1849, two upper registers in deep blue background over...
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RARE EGYPTIAN STRIDING IBIS BRONZE /COBALT BLUE GLASSEgypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. An extremely rare example of a majestic ibis exhibiting a body shaped from solid glass in an opaque, cobalt-blue...
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Fielding (Henry), Select Works of HenryFielding, Esq., to which is prefixed an original account of the life and writings of the author by William Watson in five volumes, Edinburgh, Peter Hill, 1812, 2nd edition,...
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Leather Bindings, to include Cicero,The Orations of Cicero, T. Waller, London 1741, Volume II only); Froude (JA), Short Stories on Great Subjects, London, 1874, 2 volumes; Ruskin (John), Selections from the...
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Jardine (William), Memoirs of Hugh EdwinStrickland, London: John Van Voorst, 1858 together with Selection of the Scientific Writings of Hugh Edwin Strickland, 1858, 4to, bound as two volumes, quarter tan calf (2),...
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AMERICAN PINE PAINTED DOCUMENT BOX,EARLY 19TH C.swag, garland, and laurel original painted motifs. Original metal handles and lock. Original period wallpaper liner. 7" high, 20" wide, 10" deep. Shows age appropriate...
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HUMMEL 809 BULGARIAN GIRL FEEDING CHICKENSTMK1International Hummel Bulgarian Girl Feeding Chickens 809 is the same as International Mel 9, except the girl has blonde hair instead of black hair as Mel 9. Mel 9 has...
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INTERNATIONAL HUMMEL BULGARIAN BOY PLAYINGHORNInternational Hummel 808, Bulgarian Boy Playing Horn. No TM. Has Bulgarian writing on bottom. Translates to first word "Bulgaria Forward." No M I Hummel Signature. Sculptor...
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"SELECTED WRITINGS OF ELBERT HUBBARD"VOLUMES 1-14 "Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard" volumes 1-14. Especially printed for Robert Woodruff with bookplate of Robert Winship Woodruff, 1922, 1923. Memorial edition,...
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FEDERAL TWO-PART SECRETARY PORTSMOUTH,NEW HAMPSHIRE, CIRCA 1815 HEIGHT 81". WIDTH 43.25". DEPTH 20.5".FEDERAL TWO-PART SECRETARY, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Circa 1815, In mahogany and select mahogany veneer....
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EMPIRE TWO-PART SECRETARY CIRCA 1830HEIGHT 90”. WIDTH 43”. DEPTH 22.5”.EMPIRE TWO-PART SECRETARY, Circa 1830, In mahogany and mahogany veneer, with select mahogany veneer used throughout. Upper case...
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EMPIRE TWO-PART SECRETARY CIRCA 1830HEIGHT 90”. WIDTH 43”. DEPTH 22.5”.EMPIRE TWO-PART SECRETARY, Circa 1830, In mahogany and mahogany veneer, with select mahogany veneer used throughout. Upper case...
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MARGARET MAY DASHIELL, VIRGINIA, LOUISIANA(1869 - 1958), MASQUERADE, MARDI GRAS REVELERS, OIL ON BOARD, 27"H X 34 3/4"W (SIGHT), 29 1/4"H X 37"W (FRAME)Margaret May Dashiell, Virginia, Louisiana, (1869 - 1958) masquerade,...
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E. FRANKLIN FRAZIER, PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGYAT HOWARD UNIVERSITY, THE NEGRO FAMILY IN THE UNITED STATES, PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, 1947, AND THE NEGRO CARAVAN, WRITINGS BY AMERICAN NEGROES, SELECTED AND...
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SEX, SEX, & SEX INTEREST BOOKS, 15 Sex,sex, & sex interest books, fifteen, and comprising: Reay Tannahill, "Sex in History" Scarborough House: 1992; William Carney, "The Real Thing" Putnam: New York, 1968; Nancy...
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NINE EARLY EDITION HARDCOVER VOLUMESBY DYLAN THOMASNine Early Edition Hardcover Volumes by Dylan Thomas,, Consisting of: '18 Poems', The Fortune Press, London, 1934 'Twenty-Five Poems', J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.,...
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SEVEN ASSORTED HARDCOVER HORROR, FANTASY,AND MAGIC REALISM VOLUMESSeven Assorted Hardcover Horror, Fantasy, and Magic Realism Volumes,, Consisting of: 'The Castle of Otranto' by Horace Walpole for The Folio Society,...
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LOIS MAIN TEMPLETON, AMERICAN (1928-2018),A MANY TALENTED WOMAN, 2000, OIL, MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS, 56"H X 42 1/8"W, 57 3/8"H X 43 7/8"W (FRAME)Lois Main Templeton, American, (1928-2018) A Many Talented Woman, 2000,...
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? ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS POOLEY (IRISH1646-1723)
HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF JONATHAN SWIFT AS A STUDENT IN DUBLIN COLLEGE With later inscription, feigned oval, oil on canvas71cm x 58cm (28in x 22.75in)Provenance...
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GUZIK, Nancy, (American, 1954-): ''Makingof the Quilt'', OIL/Canvas, 50'' x 70'', signed upper right, encased in custom gilded and painted frame, 60'' x 80''. This painting was exhibited at The Smithsonian Institute....
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14 Volumes Roycroft Elbert Hubbard Books''Selected Writings'' 1928....
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Colonel Francis Parker 32nd MassachusettsVolunteers Civil War Archive 38 war-date letters 1860-1862. During the first days of the secession crisis in December 1860 Francis J. Parker wrote to Massachusetts Gov. John...
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(FRANKLIN LIBRARY) A group of 17 leather-boundbooks published by the Franklin Library. Pennsylvania: Franklin Center various dates. The Origin of Species. By Charles Darwin 1975. Rhetoric and on Poetics. By Aristotle...
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19th C. tool chest owned by naturalistJohn Burroughs (American 1837-1921) inscribed ''John Burroughs His Chest'' LL eight inner compartments containing six hand saws and assortment of carpentry tools like...
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ANTIQUE AMERICAN BUTLER'S SECRETARYFirstQuarter of the 19th CenturyIn mahogany and mahogany veneers. Upper drawer pulls out to reveal a fold-out writing surface and a secretary interior fitted with a variety of...
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A Victorian burr walnut and brass mountedrectangular writing box 15ins x 10ins x 5.5ins high and a near Eastern inlaid wood folding backgammon board and a selection of circular backgammon pieces...
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First African American PresidentialCandidate George E. Taylor Campaign Imprint Printed campaign handbill featuring a standing portrait of George Edwin Taylor with the following printed below: Candidate for...
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