4 VINTAGE COLLECTIBLESca. 1850-1900;deep well framed Valentine watercolor and feather decorative bird drawing with scissor cut paper flower and foil accents, framed with reverse painted corner panels, French-Continental...
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EDMUND BURKE, AMERICAN TAXATION ANDOTHERS 1775 A bound edition of the following works by or related to Edmund Burke: Speech of Edmund Burke, Esq. on American Taxation, April 19, 1774. Fourth Edition. Published...
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COTTON MATHER, FOURTH BOOK OF HISTORY,1702 The Fourth Book of the New English History, Containing An Account of the University From Whence the Churches of New-England (and many other Churches) have been Illuminated....
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IMPORTANT ANTIQUE ATLAS DU VOYAGE DELA PEROUSE The atlas volume (atlas volume only, 2 text volumes missing, lacking, gone) from the important book "Atlas Du Voyage De La Perouse". With engraved portrait at...
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RICHARD E. BISHOP (1887-1975)PrairieWings, 1945
signed and dated "Richard E Bishop '45 ©" lower left
oil on canvas, 30 by 25 in.
signed, titled, and dated on back
An edition of "Prairie Wings" by Edgar M....
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WINCHESTER REVOLUTIONARY WAR ACCOUNTBOOK, 1779-1804Revolutionary War related account book and notebook belonging to early Tennessee settlers General James Winchester (b. 1752-d.1826) and his brother, Major George...
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HAYWOOD TENNESSEE BOOK 1809, 1ST BOOKPUB. IN NASHVILLE...The first book published in Nashville: A REVISAL OF ALL THE PUBLIC ACTS OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE NOW IN FORCE IN THE...
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3 TN HISTORY BOOKS INC. PLAN OF METRO1stitem: JONES, Joseph. Explorations of the Aboriginal Remains of Tennessee. Washington City: Smithsonian Institution, 1876. BOUND WITH: RAU, Charles. The Archaeological Collection...
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GIERS PHOTO GALLERY ACCOUNT BOOKS, ARCHIVEAccountbooks and related items from the photography businesses operated by C.C. Giers (1828-1877) and his son Otto Giers of Nashville. 1st and 2nd items: 2 books, one titled Giers...
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MEMPHIS TN PLAT BOOKS C. 1900, SNOWDENFAMILYGroup of Memphis Tennessee plat books, formerly owned by Col. Robert Bogardus Snowden (1836-1909), prominent landowner and businessman. 7 books total, including 6 books...
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[KLUTSIS] FROM AN IMPORTANT COLLECTIONOF BOOKS AND NEW... OF BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS WITH DESIGNS FROM KLUTSIS (PERVAYA KONNAYA ARMIYA, 1930)
GUSTAV KLUTSIS (LATVIAN 1895-1938), artist, SERGEI ORLOVSKY (RUSSIAN...
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GRP: 28 BOOKS ON CHINESE EXPORT CERAMICS& ARTLarge group of books and catalogues on Chinese export ceramics and art. Includes the following titles:
Roger Keverne, "Fine and Rare Chinese Works of Art and Ceramics,...
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TWO (2) AMERICANA BOOKS OF THE OLD WESTOfferedin this lot are two (2) Books of the Old West, "On The Border With Crook" by John C. Bourke and "Owyhee Cattlemen 1878 1978 100 Years In The Saddle" by Mildretta Adams. "On...
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BOSTON CUSTER'S COLT CARRIED AT LITTLEBIGHORNThis is quite possibly one of the most important Battle of the Little Bighorn firearms ever offered for public sale, a Colt U.S. Cavalry issue Single Action Army revolver...
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"THE CUSTER MYTH", COL. W.A. GRAHAM,1ST EDITIONFeatured in this lot is this 1953 First Edition of “The Custer Myth” by Colonel W. A. Graham USA retired. This book is a much-needed reference work that presents...
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SIGNED RAUSCHENBERG PRINT "WHY YOU CANTELL II" (1979)Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008). "Why You Can Tell II" (1979). Screenprint in colors on wove paper. Hand signed, numbered 73/100, and dated in pencil...
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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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(15) BOOKS: POEMS, 1870S BOOKS, LARGEDICTIONARY(lot of 15) Books, including: (1) "The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke," New York, Dodd, 1918, poor condition; (1) "U.S.A. at Work and Play," Alicia Street, Cassell,...
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21) BOOKS: BRITISH, GENEALOGY, SHAKESPEARE,TRAVEL(lot of 21) British related books, incluind: (1) "Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain," Burke Publishing, London, 1921, a large book,...
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THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) TEMPERASTUDY AND SKETCHThomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) (Circa 1920-1923)Two significant works from the artist's early, pivotal, Modernist period:1. A mixed media painting on board...
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[CHINESE JADE]
A group of referencebooks and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
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[CHINESE JADE]
A group of referencebooks and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
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THREE IMPORTANT BOOKS ON EARLY AMERICANFURNITURE As follows:
Hurst, Ronald L. and Prown, Jonathan. Southern Furniture 1680-1830: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection (Williamsburg: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation,...
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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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AN IMPORTANT BOOK ON GERMAN GRAPHICDESIGN, 1921 Dr. Hans Sachs editor DAS PLAKAT: A PERIODICAL REVIEW, February - June 1921, 4to., original cloth....
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Y A RARE SCOTTISH GEORGE II COFFEE URN
ATTRIBUTEDTO JAMES KERR, EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1730 The ovoid body raised on three cabriole legs, with a chased border of shells and diaper work around the shoulder and cover, with a vacant...
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Book: 50 Years Of Schwinn Built Bicycles.1895 - 1945 by Arnold Schwinn & Company of Chicago. Hard Cover is 6-3/4'' x 11''. 93 pages. Contains the history of what became the most important bicycle company during most...
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Confederate Order Book 1st VirginiaRegiment Pre-First Bull Run 8 x 10 in. hardbound order copy book with gilt title ADJUTANTS REPORTS. /1ST. REGIMENT. This book is a record of the orders received by the 1st...
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(FIRST AMERICAN EDITION) JOHNSON SAMUEL."A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE:..." Philadelphia Johnson 1805. First American edition 8VO. Half modern calf. Some browning but overall a nice copy of an important book....
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Books - lot of 3 : (1) The EuropeanMagazine ~ January to June 1819. About 575 pages. Important: Page 91 lists Dennis Johnson's of Long Acre patent for the Pedestrian Curricle (sic. Hobby Horse) on Dec. 22nd...
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WILLIAM PENN. An important 17th centurysammelband of seventeen Quaker tracts (1668-1679) possibly to have passed to the present vendor from his first wife Gulielma Maria Springett via the maternal line comprising...
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An Antique Sierra Leone Carved StoneFigure 19th c. or earlier probably Sherbro finely carved male figure in a seated position with elbows resting on upturned knees the chin resting on upraised joined hands large...
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[American Indian - Central America]Books on Aztecs and Incas lot of 9 books including:Brundage Burr Cartwright. Two Earths Two Heavens: An Essay Contrasting the Aztecs and the Incas. Albuquerque: University...
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Important Collection of Chinese IncenseClocks Chinese 19th century. A Collection of nine incense clocks with extensive provenance and exhibition history. Each of the examples offered here are illustrated in...
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7 vols. Auction Catalogues - ImportantBook Sales - Sotheby's: American Voyages and Explorations. New York, Oct. 31, 1985. * The Library of Henry M. Blackmer II. London, 1989. * Collection of The Garden Ltd. New...
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8 vols. Auction Catalogues - ImportantBook Sales - Christie's: The Library of Abel E. Berland. New York, 2001. 2 vols. 4to, orig. cloth, cover labels, d/j's. Color plates, other illus. * Bibliotheca Bibliographica...
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