3 EARLY TN LEGAL BOOKS AND DOCUMENT3Early Tennessee legal imprints, plus Governor William Carroll signed document. 1st item: (Book) - ACTS PASSED AT THE STATED SESSION OF THE 18TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE...
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1805 TN SUPREME COURT BOOK, JOHN OVERTONAND HUGH WHITE...CASES RULED AND ADJUDGED IN THE SUPREME COURTS OF LAW AND EQUITY AND FEDERAL COURT FOR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE BY AND OF THE JUDGES OF THAT STATE, BOOK THE...
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FLORENTINE LEGAL DOCUMENT CIRCA 1500AFlorentine legal document between Gangalandi and Laurentius, on vellum, circa 1500. This appears to be an agreement between the Church of St. Martin of Gangalandi in Florence...
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VICTORIAN CREST/MONOGRAM STAMP ALBUMeachpage with pattern for mounting stamps, leather bound. 11 3/4" high, 9 1/2" wide. Some pages without stamps, some stamps now detached. Wear to binding, front cover split. Provenance:...
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SCRAPBOOK OF NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, BOSTONMASSACREa scrapbook of 18th century English newspaper clippings on diverse subjects, some dated 1770, including items relating to the Boston Massacre. Early marbled paper...
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PRINCESS AUGUSTA'S ALBUM-WORKS ON PAPER,19TH C.interesting bound collection of 32 small drawings and watercolors with a possible royal provenance, including works by William Alfred Delamotte (Br. 1775-1863), Etienne...
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TWO 19TH C. FRAMED ISLAMIC ILLUMINATEDMANUSCRIPT PAGES...Near East, Persian Empire, Islamic culture, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning pair of illuminated manuscript pages, each featuring five lines of Arabic script...
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THREE 19TH C. PERSIAN MANUSCRIPT PAGESW/ ILLUSTRATIONS...Near East, Islamic culture, Persian Empire, ca. 19th century CE. A fantastic ensemble of 3 manuscript pages, each featuring 3 to 5 lines of black and red...
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SIX 19TH C. JAPANESE EDO PAPER BLOCKPRINTED BOOKSEast Asia, Japan, late Edo to early Meiji Period, ca. 19th century. A collection of 6 paper books printed in black ink on washi paper. The covers are made of...
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18TH C. JAPANESE EDO PAPER & INK LEDGERBOOKEast Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. 18th century CE. A paper and ink ledger book known as a daifuku-cho, with a braided hemp tassel intended for merchant use. The ledger...
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18TH C. JAPANESE EDO PAPER & INK LEDGERBOOKEast Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. 18th century CE. A paper ledger book known as a daifuku-cho, bound with dozens of rectangular pages and handwritten accounts for merchant...
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1992 THE CODEX MENDOZA COMPENDIUM, 4VOLUMESNorth America, United States, California, ca. 1992 CE. Written by Frances F. Berdan and Patricia Rieff Anawalt. Published by the University of California Press. A remarkable...
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SIGNED JAPANESE MUROMACHI STEEL KO-WAKIZASHI& BOOKEast Asia, Japan, late Muromachi period, ca. 1500 to 1550 CE, signed by Kanehisa. A beautiful example of a ko-wakizashi with a single-edged steel blade that is slightly...
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1921-1935 US SILVER PEACE DOLLARS DANSCOALBUM 24 COINS...North America, United States, ca. 1921 to 1935 CE. This is a collection of 24 American silver Peace dollars from 1921 to 1935, all contained in a leatherette...
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21 BAROQUE ENGRAVINGS OF ARMOR (CUSTODIS-FONTANA)DavidCustodis (German, active early 17th century) after Giovanni Battista Fontana (Italian, 1524-1587), ca. early 17th century CE. Twenty one early Baroque engravings, broadsheets...
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17TH C. OTTOMAN LEATHERBOUND MANUSCRIPTOF ISLAMIC TEXT...Near East, likely Ottoman Empire, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A remarkable, leatherbound book containing hundreds of laid-paper pages of an Islamic text...
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17TH C. DUTCH BIBLICAL WOODCUT ENGRAVINGS,VAN SICHEM**First Time At Auction**
Christoffe II van Sichem (Dutch, 1581-1658). Three biblical woodcut engravings by Dutch Golden Age woodcutter and engraver Christoffe...
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7 BARBARA VAN CLEVE PHOTOS - RANCH LIFE,1980SBarbara Van Cleve (American, b. 1935). "Filly Chasing" "Running Before the Storm"; "Noon Break"; "Running Horses"; "Team Roping Motion"; "Tough Hombres" and "Barbara...
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1906 JACK LONDON "WHITE FANG," 1ST EDITIONNorthAmerica, United States, New York, ca. 1906 CE. BAL 11896; Sisson & Martens, p. 29. Wow! A first edition of one of Jack London's most famous novels! A fine second issue of...
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LEONARD BASKIN "DRAWING FOR THE ILIAD"PORTFOLIO (1962)...Leonard Baskin (1922-2000). "Drawings for the Iliad" (Delphic Arts, New York City, 1962) including 60 lithographs after drawings by Baskin. Accompanied...
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"BLUMENFELD COLOR: THE AGE OF ELEGANCE"PORTFOLIOErwin Blumenfeld (American of German origin, 1897-1969). "Blumenfeld Color: The Age of Elegance" limited edition portfolio - Hamburg: PPS.Galerie F.C. Gundlach, 1940s...
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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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1808 DENON "VIAGGIO NEL BASSO ED ALTOEGITTO" 2 VOLS**Originally Listed At $2000**
Western Europe, Italy, Florence, ca. 1808. Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon (French, 1747-1825). "Viaggio nel Basso ed Alto Egitto"...
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2007 AMERICAN HEIRLOOM COLLECTION UNITEDSTATES STAMPS**Originally Listed At $15000**
North America, United States, ca. 1847 to 2010 CE. A truly exceptional 3-volume collection of United States stamps sure to impress...
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HOLYLAND IRON AGE II STONE TRIPOD BOWL**OriginallyListed At $500**
Ancient Near East, Holyland, Iron Age II, ca. 1200 to 586 BCE. A rare and quite impressive tripod bowl, skillfully carved from a single piece of basalt to...
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DAVID ROBERTS BOOKS, "THE HOLY LAND"VOLS I-VI (1855)Northern Europe, Scotland, ca. 1855 CE. A fascinating ensemble of 6 books containing volumes I through VI of "The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt,...
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JOE TALIRUNILI STONECUT - WHITE OWL& LEMMING (1962)Joe Talirunilik (Inuit, 1893-1976, Disc Number E9-818). "White Owl and Lemming" stone cut, Povungnituk, 1962. Edition 25 of 30. Signed, numbered, and dated...
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JALISCO POTTERY NUDE PREGNANT FEMALE,EX-SOTHEBY'SPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Late Preclassic period, ca. 300 to 200 BCE. A charming pottery figure of a pregnant female figure depicted nude as she stands...
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RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS,EX-SCHMITTPre-Columbian, Maya culture, Guatemala, Late Classic period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Truly a wonder to behold - an incredibly rare pottery bowl exquisitely carved with...
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CAMPANIAN BLACKWARE ARYBALLOS - GREEKCOMEDY MASK, TL'D...Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. late 4th to early 3rd century BCE. An enticing and rare pottery aryballos in the form of a head wearing a...
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COLONIAL RHODE ISLAND ACCOUNTING BOOK,1750-1820,linen bound. Zebedee Hopkins Jr (1736-1797), Gloucester, RI, he was a lawyer. This account book also includes records of work and payments that he made for various...
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1771 AARON BURR HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENTNine-pagelegal document, a suit between Jeremiah Fowler and Archibald Currie of New York, handwritten and signed by Aaron Burr. Addressed to the chancellor of New York, Robert Livingston,...
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TEN BOOKS/MAGAZINES RELATING TO ROBERTWOODRUFF Assortment of ten books or magazines relating to Robert Winship Woodruff comprising: "Holiday" magazine, The Curtis Publishing Company, May, 1961, hardbound with...
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This is a cover page to a legal documentstamped FILED NOV 3 1873 E. W. PAGE, CLERK, with a signature at bottom which appears to read "Mr. W. McKinley / for Deft". William McKinley (1843-1901), the 25th President...
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[General Americana] Commonplace Book 6 x 15.5'' printed paper covers leather spine. Approx. 150pp. Book belonging to Joshua Hamilton earliest date on ffep 1834. This has arithmetic and geometry principles (multiplication...
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Fine Asante Peoples Carved Wood LinguistStaff with Seated Maternity Figure, or "Okyeame Poma", Ghana, the staff disassembling into three parts, the bottom two sections consisting of poles decorated with various...
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