CHRISTIAN BENJAMIN OLSEN (DANISH, 1873-1935)"RETURNING HOME, 1918" Oil on canvas. Signed 'Chr. Benjamin Olson 1918' (lower right).
Catalogue Note: The Danish people have an intimate relationship with the sea dating...
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EARLY TENNESSEE RELIGIOUS IMPRINTS4Early Tennessee Printed Books, all related to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, founded in Tennessee in the early 1800s. 1) THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE OF JACOB K. LONAS,KNOXVILLECivil War Archive of Jacob Kimberlin Lonas (earlier spelling Lones), Sergeant/Captain, 4th TN Infantry which later became the 1st TN Cavalry. He was born on July...
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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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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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19TH C. GILT RUSSIAN ICON - OUR LADYOF UNEXPECTED JOYEastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Finely painted in gold, egg tempera, and gesso on wood, this icon depicts a scene called "Our Lady of Unexpected...
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COLLECTION OF TWELVE HISTORICAL BOOKSCollectionof Twelve Historical Books, comprising: Morton, Nathaniel, The New-England''s Memorial...., Boston: printed. Newport: reprinted and sold by S Southwick, third edition, 1772;...
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FLORIDA ANTIQUE HISTORY BOOKS (8)Eightmixed topic books, mostly history of Florida. All hardcover. Includes "History and Government of Florida", Brevard, 1904, 272 pages. Text book? Many drawings, scribbles, smudges....
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(15) BOOKS: TEXAS FICTION, HISTORY,PHOTOGRAPHY(lot of 15) Books: including: (1) "The Man Who Rode Midnight," Elmer Kelton, Texas Christian University Press, Fort Worth, Texas, 1990, 270 pages, (1) "The Borderland...
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(12) AUTOGRAPHED TEXANA BOOKS, ELISABETNEY(lot of 12) Autographed Texana books, including: (1) "The Raven's Bride," Elizabeth Crook, Doubleday, 1991, 369 pages, signed with inscription on first page, (1) "The Devils...
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SMART, JANE. THE STREAM OF TIME: A CHRONOLOGICALARRANGEMENT OF HISTORY BY MISS SMART (The Christian Lady's Magazine, 1837), being a broadside laid to linen, approximately 9 feet long x 15 in. wide on a wooden roller; the...
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SEVEN SETS OF FINELY BOUND BOOKS, 19TH- EARLY 20TH CENTURY To include: J. S. Clarke, Vie de Jacques II, Roi D'Angleterre (Paris, Arthus Betrand, 1819), four volumes, small 8vo (8-1/4 in.), gilt half leather over...
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FOUR 19TH CENTURY COLLECTIONS OF RELIGIOUSWORKS IN FINE LEATHER BINDINGS To include: Works of John Bunyan (Glasgow: Blackie and Son, 1850), George Offor, ed., three volumes, three-quarter leather over brown linen,...
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V. HALL: THREE TITLES ON CHRISTIAN HISTORYOF USA Including THE CHRISTIAN HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTION 2nd ed. (San Francisco: 1977); THE CHRISTIAN HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (1976); and R. J. Slater, ed., TEACHING...
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THREE VOLUMES: HISTORY OF CHRISTIANARTLord Lindsay "Sketches of the History of Christian Art" London: John Murray, 1847 [3 volumes] Condition:...
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SIX VOLUMES: HISTORY OF ROME & THE ROMANPEOPLEDuRuy, Victor "History of Rome and the Roman People from its Origin to the Establishment of the Christian Empire" Mahaffy, J.P., editor London: Kegan Paul, Trench &...
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GROUP OF BOOKSGroup of books, to includeThe History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in five volumes, by Edward Gibbon, published by Porter & Coates; The History of France, by Alexander Ranken, printed...
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PENNSYLVANIA PAINTED PINE HANGING CORNERCUPBOARDLancaster, Pennsylvania painted pine hanging corner cupboard, ca. 1800 , with a bold cornice and raised panel door, retaining an old layered paint history, 73 1/2"...
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NAVY AND AIRSHIP BOOKS FROM THE COLLECTIONOF VICE ADMIRAL THOMAS 'TEX' SETTLE OF VICE ADMIRAL THOMAS 'TEX' SETTLE, titles include: Allen, Hugh, The Story of the Airship (1932, Eight Edition), signed on front free...
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FRANCISCO PUERTO. MISSION HISTORIALDE MARRVECOS... 1708 10 1/2 X 7 3/4 IN. (26.67 X 19.69 CM.) DE MARRVECOS... 1708, [Travel/ Morocco] Puerto, Francisco. Mission Historial De Marrvecos.. Seville: Francisco...
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JOANNES LEO AFRICANUS. A GEOGRAPHICALHISTORIE OF AFRICA. 1600. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION 9 3/4 X 6 3/4 IN. (24.77 X 17.15 CM.) HISTORIE OF AFRICA. 1600. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, [Travel/ Africa] Africanus, Joannes...
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COLLECTION OF PREDOMINANTLY EASTERNORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY LITURGICAL, CULTURAL, AND MATERIAL HISTORY VOLUMESCollection of Predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christianity Liturgical, Cultural, and Material History...
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BOOKS: BACKUS, ISAAC - ONE VOLUME ONLYOF "A HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE DENOMINATION OF CHRISTIANS CALLED BAPTISTS..." VOL. 1, BOSTON, 1777.BOOKS: Backus, Isaac - one volume only of...
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Rare 17th century book: General Historyof the Turks Knolles Richard. THE GENERAL HISTORIE OF THE TURKES FROM THE FIRST BEGINNING OF THAT NATION TO THE RISING OF THE OTHOMAN FAMILIE WITH ALL THE NOTABLE EXPEDITIONS...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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Pair Massachusetts late Federal carvedcard tables Boston area circa 1820 shaped rectangular top conforming to elliptic and hollowfront frieze with brass trim on bottom edge resting on acanthus-carved ring-turned...
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Rare book: History of the troubles ofHungary by Martin Fumee Fumee Martin. THE HISTORIE OF THE TROUBLES OF HUNGARIE CONTAINING THE PITIFULL LOSSE AND RUINE OF THAT KINGDOME AND THE WARRES HAPPENED THERE IN THAT...
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1 vol. Echard, Laurence. A GeneralEcclesiastical History from The Nativity... To The First Establishment of Christianity... Under The Emperor Constantine. London: Jacob Tonson, 1702. First edition. Folio,...
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2 vols. Sewell, William. The Historyof The Rise, Increase and Progress of The Christian People Called Quakers. Philadelphia: B. & T. Kite, and S. Pike, 1811. 8vo, contemp. tree calf, red morocco spine labels;...
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Kentucky Folk Art Drawing of Pigs CynthianaKentucky 1885 a pencil and mixed media drawing of a boar sow and piglet titled Berkshire Pigs signed C.T. Delling and dated 1885 framed under glass; 13.5 x 14 in. A History...
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(11) North Carolina and Virginia Titlesasfollows: Hill J.P.A. HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY (1925); Massie & Christian eds. HOMES AND GARDENS IN OLD VIRGINIA (1932); Wilstach Paul JEFFERSON AND MONTICELLO (1928); Flournoy...
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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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Two 19th century frakturs: taufscheinfor "Christian Schlobach" dated November 26, 1848, faded date(?) at bottom "18…", watercolor on wove paper, family birth history verso with dates...
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6 vols. (3 wrappers) African-AmericanSubjects: (Periodical Literature.) The African Observer. Philadelphia, [April - June], 1827. Vol. I, nos. 1-3. 8vo, orig. printed tan wrappers; minor creasing & edge wear....
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Four Volumes, North Carolina HistorySamuel Ashe, History of North Carolina, two volumes, first edition: volume one, 1584-1783 (Charles Van Noppen, 1908, Greensboro, North Carolina); volume two, 1783-1925 (Edwards...
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The History of Christianity by HenryHart Milman, D. D. London: John Murray, 1892. Three volumes, full leather, 8vo, with marbled edges, gilt tooled front cover board, decorative spine with raised bands and two...
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