COLLECTION OF JEWELRY INTEREST BOOKSCollection of Jewelry Interest Books, comprising: Nicholson, Nicholas B.A. (ed.) "Jewels of the Romanovs: Treasures of the Russian Imperial Court" [signed by author], Keay,...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, IDENTIFIED SWORD,BELT, PHOTO(lot of 6) U.S. Civil War naval officer archive, Lieutenant Francis Lafayette Harris U.S. Navy (Boston, 1824-1913) including: (1) U.S. Model 1852 Navy sword, the...
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BOOKS BY BASIL LUBBOCKA group of 10hardcover re-printed texts by author Basil Lubbock, including 'The Western Ocean Packets', 'The Blackwall Frigates, Arctic Whalers', 'The Down Easters', 'Coolie Ships and...
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CONFEDERATE CSS SHENANDOAH DIARY ANDARCHIVEImportant 1865 Confederate CSS Shenandoah ship diary archive of Lieutenant Dabney Scales including 1865 diary journal (85 pages, 104 pages total), an ambrotype and...
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HARDCOVER HARDY BOYS BOOK COLLECTIONTheHardy Boys Series hardcover collection of fifty nine books by Franklin W. Dixon and published by Grosset & Dunlap, Inc. with the collection appearing to include: #1 The Tower...
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LAMONT PUGH WHITE HOUSE LETTER AND EPHEMERALotof personal possessions of Navy Surgeon General Rear Admiral H. Lamont Pugh. Includes: a first edition hardcover of "Diagnosis In Daily Practice" (J.B. Lippincott Company,...
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FRIDTJOF NANSEN "IN NORTHERN MISTS"2 VOL.Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) translated by Arthur G. Chater, "In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times," New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1911. Two...
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JAMES KIVETORUK MOSES - MIXED MEDIA- INUIT HUNTINGJames Kivetoruk (Kivitauraq) Moses (Inupiat/Inupiak, ca. 1899-1982). Mixed media on paper, ca. 1960s. Signed and inscribed "Home Alaska" on lower left. A sophisticated...
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WILLIAM GILKERSON (WISCONSIN/NOVA SCOTIA,1936-2015), SEVEN FIGURAL STUDIES FEATURED IN GILKERSON'S BOOK AN ARCTIC WHALING SKETCHBOOK (FAIRHAVEN, MASSACHUSETTS, 1983)., PENCILS ON PAPER, FROM 3.5" X 5.5" TO 9.5" X...
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SIXTEEN BOOKS ON ARCTIC WHALING ANDEXPLORATION EXPLORATION, Sizes, bindings and conditions vary. Most illustrated. Includes: 1) True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World, by A.W. Greely. 2) Arctic Adventure:...
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TWENTY-ONE PUBLICATIONS ON WHALING,SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS, Sizes, bindings and conditions vary. Most illustrated. Includes: 1) A Treasury of American...
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GROUP OF BOOKS OF NATURE AND TRAVELINTERESTGroup of books of nature and travel interest, to include The Universe , by Pouchet; Conquest of Peru , volumes 1 and 2, 1867; Arctic Adventure by Sea and Land , 1858;...
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(10) VOLS. VINTAGE NON-FICTION, SOMESIGNED Includes: 1) Father Paul Schulte "The Flying Priest". The Flying Cross over the Arctic. Harper & Brothers, 1940, ADVANCE COPY signed by the author, contains only the...
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James Hamilton (American, 1819-1878)Arctic explorations watercolor "Shipwrecked on an Iceberg", original watercolor illustration created for the title page of "Arctic Exploration in the Years 1853, '54, '55"...
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BOOKS: ARCTIC, CANADA, ETC. FIVE VOLUMESINCLUDING KARE, ELISHA KENT "ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS..." 1857, TWO VOLUMES, 1/4 LEATHER; CANTWELL, J.C. "REPORT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE U.S. REVENUE STEAMER NUNIVAK ON THE YUKON...
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CLAIRE LIEBERMAN, AMERICAN (20TH / 21STCENTURY), UNTITLED, BLACK OIL STICK ON PAPER, 13 1/4"H X 11 1/2"W (SIGHT), 20 1/2"H X 18"W (FRAME)Claire Lieberman, American, (20th / 21st Century) untitled, black oil...
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2 Boxes Alaska & Arctic Books...
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LOT OF 28, 19TH C MARINE INSURANCE POLICIESFORSHIPS OUT OF FAIRHAVEN AND MATTAPOISETT ALONG WITH A 1868 ACCOUNT BOOK FOR THE BRIG STAR CASTLE. SOME OF THE POLICIES ARE FOR THE SHIP SIAM, 1860, BRIG HOMER, BARK ROSCIUS,...
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LARGE BOUND BOOK TITLED "AMERICAN WHALERSIN THEWESTERN ARCTIC" BY JOHN R. BOCKSTOCE, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY WILLIAM GILKERSON, PUBLISHED BY EDWARD LEFKOWICZ, FAIRHAVEN, MA 1983, 16" X 19"....
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LARGE BOUND BOOK TITLED "AN ARCTIC WHALINGSKETCHBOOK"BY WILLIAM GILKERSON, PUBLISHED BY EDWARD LEFKOWICZ, FAIRHAVEN, MA 1983, LIMITED EDITION #100/120, WITH NUMEROUS INTERESTING ILLUSTRATIONS, 15 3/4" X 12 1/2"....
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JOHN STOBART (B. 1929, NANTUCKET & WESTPORT,MA)FRAMED AND GLAZED SIGNED LIMITED EDITION COLORED PRINT, NO. 317/850. SIGNED LOWER RIGHT. TITLED “WHALING IN THE ARCTIC”. SIGHT SIZE 22” X 33”, OVERALL WITH FRAME 31...
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LOT OF THREE WHALING ITEMS TO INCLUDE:1) ATRADING CARD FOR CC BRANDS ADVERTISING A WHALING GUN AND BOMB LANCE, JUNIUS A BRAND, NORWICH, ETC. 2) CLOTH BOUND BOOK TITLED “INCIDENT ON BOARD THE BARK COLUMBIA”...
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LARGE LOT OF MOSTLY LATE 19TH CENTURYEPHEMERARELATED TO SHIPPING AND WHALING. APPROXIMATELY 250 PIECES TO INCLUDE NUMEROUS ITEMS FROM CAPTAIN JOHN WESLEY THOMPSON OF MAINE. HE WAS BORN IN THE 1830S AND COMMANDED...
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2pc 1st Edition Antique Books '' A ThousandDays In The Arctic'' 1899 & ''The Polaris Disaster'' 1874...
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William Bradford (American 1823-1892)"The Painter Entering the Unknown Greenland" oil on canvas laid on board unsigned titled en verso and bearing label "Gift Philip Claflin..." 18 in. x 30 in. Provenance:...
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BOOKS thirty pieces: Burroughs John:complete writings of: 23 volumes NY 1924; (with) ''Birds of America'' Nature Lovers Library 4 volumes 1917; (with) Kane ''Arctic Explorations'' 1868 (one volume edition...
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[American Indian - General] Handbookof North American Indians lot of 9 books includingSturtevant William C. Handbook of North American Indians. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. Including volumes 4:...
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PENGUIN W/TOP HAT DOORSTOP Hubley #463hollow two-piece casting humorous deco design depicts arctic bird in proud stance wearing a tuxedo & top hat. BOOK EXAMPLE. 10 1/2'' x 4''. (Exc. to Pristine Cond.)...
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