PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AFTERGILBERT STUART(American, 1755-1828)
A fine copy of Gilbert Stuart's Athenaeum type portraits, unsigned, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; period carved gilt wood frame, 36-1/2...
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USS Barb ephemera and USN grouping toinclude USS Barb photographic copy, letter to Russell Custer acknowledging his part in Captain Gene Fluckeys receipt of The Congressional Medal of Honor, signed Captain Gene...
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3 CHARLES HARGENS ILLUSTRATION OILS3oil illustration paintings by Charles Hargens (American, 1893-1997). 1st item: Oil on Royal Crest Illustration board, illustration in black, ivory and gray of a Native American...
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(20) ENGLISH LIBRARY SHELF BOOKS, MOST19TH C.(lot of 20) English language library shelf books, many with gilt embossed leather binding, marbled or gilt foredges, highlights include: (1) "The Poetical Works of...
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JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (NEW JERSEY/NEWYORK/UNITED KINGDOM, 1817-1894), SCHOONER YACHT PALMER, THE START OFF STATEN ISLAND. CIRCA 1870., OIL ON BOARD, 8" X 12". FRAMED 12.5" X 16.5".JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH, ...
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JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (NEW JERSEY/NEWYORK/UNITED KINGDOM, 1817-1894), SCHOONER YACHT PALMER , THE FINISH OFF THE CLIFFS OF DOVER. CIRCA 1870-1875., OIL ON BOARD, 8" X 12". FRAMED 12.5" X 16.5".JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH,...
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AUTHENTIC MODELS ZEPPELIN HINDENBURG,MODEL D LZ12Authentic Models Zeppelin Hindenburg, model D LZ129, together with Philadelphia Record front page story and New York Journal story boards of the infamous disaster,...
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WALT DISNEY. GROUP OF EARLY MICKEY MOUSECHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1930S CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1930s, [Children's Literature] Disney Corporation. The Adventures of Mickey Mouse, Book 1; The Pop-Up Minnie Mouse; The Adventures...
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WILLIAM STILL (AMERICAN 1821-1902),THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, A RECORD OF FACTS, AUTHENTIC NARRATIVES, LETTERS, ETC., NARRATING THE HARDSHIPS, HAIR BREADTH ESCAPES AND DEATH STRUGGLES OF THE SLAVES IN THEIR...
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ROBERT FEKE (1707-1752): PORTRAIT OFMRS. TENCH FRANCISOil on canvas, c. 1746, unsigned, with an indistinct paper label on the stretcher, lined.
36 x 28 1/2 in., 43 1/2 x 36 in. (frame).
Note: The subject here...
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Ten books mainly on art, including ThePantheon Story of Art by Ruskin, The Oriental World by Auboyer and Goepper, Haydn by H. C. Robbins Landon, Sculpture of Japan from the Fifth to the Fifteenth Century by William...
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Seventeen various books of the 18ththrough early 20th century, c/o:
The Book of Common Prayer (London, 1830);
Tales from a Roll Top Desk by Christopher Morley (Garden City, New York, 1921);
The Wrong Box...
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The Philadelphia Story, MGM, 1947
movieposter.
79 x 41 inches (visible).
Property from an Important Private Collection...
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7 vols. Lawn Tennis: United StatesLawn Tennis Association. Fifty Years of Lawn Tennis in The United States. New York, 1931. 4to, orig. green cloth, gilt; edge wear, occasionally scuffed, spine starting to...
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2 vols. (American Indians.) Eastman,Mary. Dahcotah; or, Life and Legends of The Sioux Around Fort Snelling. New York: John Wiley, 1849. 1st ed. 12mo, orig. gilt-pictorial brown cloth, rebacked; discoloration...
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James Purdy (1914-2009) Letters ShortStories and Books When James Purdy died 13 March 2009 the New York Times referred to his work as ?wayward and unclassifiable.? Playwright poet author of short stories and...
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1 vol. Read, Piers Paul. Alive: TheStory of The Andes Survivors. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, (1974). First edition. 8vo, orig. blue cloth; minor wear, d/j (come creasing, "X" in green marker at top of front...
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4 vols. Children's Books - AmericanImprints, 1960s & Later: Milhous, Katherine. Through These Arches: The Story of Independence Hall. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1964. Oblong 4to, orig. cloth; light wear,...
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7 vols. Children's Books - AmericanImprints, ca. 1940s & 50s: de Angeli, Marguerite. Turkey for Christmas. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, (1954). 1st ed. 24mo, orig. pictorial bds.; light edge wear, d/j...
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4 vols. Illustrated Children's Books- 1920s: Collodi, C. Pinocchio: The Story of a Puppet. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, (1920). Illus. by Maria L. Kirk. Lg. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered & pictorial green cloth,...
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IDENTIFIED PENNSYLVANIA REVOLUTIONARYWAR FLINTLOCK RIFLE: Identified to John Frailey, a private in Captain George Forepaugh's Co., Bradfords Battalion, Philadelphia County Militia. Rifle is direct from the family,...
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(AFRICAN AMERICANA) WASHINGTON BOOKERT. A group of seven books by or about Booker T. Washington. Comprising A New Negro for a New Century. By Booker T. Washington. Chicago: American Publishing n.d. Booker T....
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Two Chinese export porcelain Nankingplatters late 18th/early 19th century Each of oval form, decorated with lakeside pavilions within honeycomb and spearhead borders, the smaller with reticulated rim,...
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8 vols. (3 wrappers) Children's Books- Color Illustrated Late 19th-Century Imprints: Vandergrift, Margaret. The Absent-Minded Fairy. Philadelphia: Ketterlinus, (1884). Lg. 8vo, orig. color pictorial bds; edge...
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4 vols. Children's Books - Mid 19th-CenturyImprints in Orig. Cloth: Parley's Pictorial. A Book for Home Education and Family Entertainment. New York: Edward H. Fletcher, 1855. Lg. 8vo, orig. red cloth; spine gilt;...
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Lot. Autograph Material. Guthrie, Woody.Archive of Autograph Letters Signed, Autograph Manuscript & Typescript Short Stories, Signed Ephemera & other related material: Autograph Letters Signed, all to Charlotte...
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Double-Barrel Percussion Pistol by P.Vallee of Philadelphia .60 cal. smoothbore 7'' round double barrels silver line inlaid at breech. Back-action percussion locks left lock is engraved Phila in script; right...
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Group of Chinese export porcelain blueand white tablewares 19th century In the Canton style, including two bowls, a soup plate and a platter (4). Platter L: 13 1/2 in. PROVENANCE: The Bloomfield...
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Group of Chinese export porcelain blueand white tablewares late 18th century In the Nanking style, including two platters, a strainer, and a trencher salt. Platters: 10 1/4 and 14 1/2, strainer: 8 1/2,...
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Two Chinese export porcelain blue andwhite oversized mugs circa 1785 In the Nanking style, each of cylindrical form with twisted handle and gilt decoration. H: 6 1/4 and 6 in. PROVENANCE: Gift...
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1 vol. Hilliard d'Aubreteuil, (Michel-Rene).Mis Mac Rea. Philadelphia [i.e. Brussels], 1784. 12mo, contemp. speckled calf, spine richly gilt, morocco spine label, edges stained red; extremities rubbed, joints starting...
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4 vols. Railroadiana: American Associationof Railroad Clerks. Souvenir... Third Annual Convention. Philadelphia, (1892). 4to, orig. gilt-lettered & decorated blue cloth, a.e.g.; scuffed, corners & extremities rubbed,...
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6 vols. Philadelphia & Environs - History,Description & Travel: Watson, John F. Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in The Olden Time. Philadelphia, 1897. Revised by Willis P. Hazard. 3 vols. 4to, orig. pebbled...
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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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2 vols. Read, Thomas Buchanan: Redding:A Tale of The Brandywine. Boston: A. Tompkins and B.B. Mussey, 1845. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. cream glazed paper bds., t.e.g., paper spine label, edges untrimmed; light wear, spine...
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5 vols. (American Civil War.) PennsylvaniaRegiments: Price, Isaiah. History of The Ninety-Seventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, during The War of The Rebellion, 1861-1865. Philadelphia, 1875. Tall 8vo,...
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