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AMERICAN REVOLUTION

• 2VOL ELOQUENCE OF THE BRITISH SENATE
  2VOL ELOQUENCE OF THE BRITISH SENATE PRINTED 1807 Two volume set of The Eloquence of the British Senate; or, Select Specimens From The Speeches of the Most Distinguished Parliamentary Speakers, From the Beginning of the Reign of Charles I. To the Present Time. Published 1807 by Thomas Ostell. First edition. A rare two volume set containing many speeches, including those given during the American Revolution. The Earl of Chatham's speeches for the American Colonies are contained here as well. Bound in three quarter tan leather with marbled boards. Gilt titling on the spine with decoration. 8vo.
• AMERICAN REVOLUTION, D'ESTAING, EXTRAIT
  AMERICAN REVOLUTION, D'ESTAING, EXTRAIT DU JOURNAL Extrait du journal d'un officier de la marine dr l'escadre de m le Comte D'estaing,1st edition, 1st issue. Engraved portrait bound in modern morocco over marbled boards with a gilded black label of title and date also with added end papers at the front and verso. 8vo. (3), 158pp. Howes e198.
• AMERICAN REVOLUTION, CONTINENTAL ARMY
  AMERICAN REVOLUTION, CONTINENTAL ARMY BROADSIDE A broadside 1p, 1781, At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the state of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, on the second Thursday of May, 1781: An act, in further addition to an act, intitled, "An act for filling up this state?s quota of the Continental Army, signed: A true copy of record, examin?d by George Wyllys, secretary. Excellent content regarding the need to enlist more soldiers. Text, in part: "At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the State of Connecticut...An Act...intitled 'An Act for filling up this State's Quota of the Continental Army.' Be it enacted by the Governor...That the several towns within this State, who have not yet obtained their full compliment of Recruits for the Continental Army...do proceed in manner as is directed...to procure the number of such recruits...the commanding officers...in such deficient towns...are hereby directed...to detach peremptorily...as many able bodied effective men as such town be deficient...muster said detached men...appoint a place of rendezvous...give the necessary orders for marching...to the army...if any person so detached...voluntarily inlist...he shall be entitled to receive...a bounty or premium...six pounds in gold or silver." Evans 17121
• THOMAS DAWES, MASSACHUSETTS CHARTER,
  THOMAS DAWES, MASSACHUSETTS CHARTER, SIGNED The Charter Granted by Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary to the Inhabitants of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England. Published 1759. Personal copy of Colonel Thomas Dawes. Personally owned and signed four times, with a near full page written about courts in his hand. Colonel Thomas Dawes (1731-1809) was an American Revolutionary War Patriot who served as a Massachusetts Militia Colonel; afterward assumed prominent positions in Massachusetts government. He was also an architect and builder who designed many of the most notable buildings in Boston, including the Old Street House and the Brattle Street Church. The cousin of William Dawes who rode to warn "The British Are Coming," along with Paul Revere On His "Midnight Ride". Bound in leather with decoration on front and back boards. 4to.
• WAR OF 1812, BROADSIDE ORDERS, MASSACHUSETTS
  WAR OF 1812, BROADSIDE ORDERS, MASSACHUSETTS War of 1812 General Orders. A broadside from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts dated July 18, 1814. This demand directive set quantities of men needed for the militia. Nicely detailed giving orders to all generals up to General Dearborn. A complete document of great historical value, administered by John Brooks (1752-1825), American Revolutionary Patriot. During the War of 1812, Brooks was the state militia's adjutant general with the rank of major general and later became the state's 11th governor. Signed in print as Adj. General.
• AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE CRISIS, SEPT
  AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE CRISIS, SEPT 9, 1775 The Crisis, dated September 9, 1775 is a fine example of an early newspaper from London printed on Fleet Street by T.W. Shaw containing a scathing full edition letter to John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792). He was briefly Prime Minister in the 1760s and quickly became one of the most vilified men in the British world. Burned in effigy (often represented by a jackboot) from London to Virginia, the Scottish Lord Bute was a powerful symbol of pervasive fears that hidden forces behind the throne were bent on corrupting the British constitution. This letter discussed the weakness of the king and the disgrace that has come from the colonies having the revolution and the ramifications of such action with mention of brave Washington and cowardly Americans. Very strong wording with emotionally driven content. Signed CASCA, most likely a reference to one of the assassins of Julius Caeser, who's fear was the king was going to go against the ideals of the empire as was the case in the direction of the letter.
• REVOLUTIONARY WAR, CONNECTICUT PAY SLIP,
  REVOLUTIONARY WAR, CONNECTICUT PAY SLIP, 1781 A Revolutionary War pay slip signed by Elijah Hubbard (1745-1808), a lawyer and merchant of Middletown and New London, Connecticut. A Patriot of the American Revolution for Connecticut with the rank of commissary of which this document concludes,This ALS document is dated February 23rd, 1781 and is a pay statement for services rendered to the state of Connecticut during the Revolutionary War as a commissary agent. Nicely laid out clear and concise in the manuscript and is in matting ready to frame.
• AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE GENTLEMAN'S
  AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE 1775 The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, Volume XLV, 1775. London: D. Henry. Octavo. Contains articles related to the American Revolution, including: Petition of the American Continental Congress to the King, Proceedings of the American Colonies, Proceedings of the Ministry Against the Americans, among others. These volumes contain no maps but does have seven nice plates. Period brown leather bindings with gilt titling on the spine. The front has 2 free papers and the verso has 1. The text block edge is decorated in mottled red. 639pp. 8vo.
• PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION, SIGNED PAY
  PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION, SIGNED PAY DOCUMENT, 1790 Here is a fully endorsed pay document for Thomas Ball who was a delegate from Chester County, Pennsylvania, to the state of Pennsylvania constitutional convention held in Philadelphia. This document is to make compensation available to Mr. Ball for a sum of 62 pounds, for his service in the matter. It was signed by Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800) who was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Pennsylvania, who is regarded as a Founding Father of the United States for his roles during and after the American Revolution. Mifflin signed the United States Constitution, was the first governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1790 to 1799, and was also the state's last president, succeeding Benjamin Franklin in 1788. This piece is nicely framed.
• AMERICAN REVOLUTION, ANNUAL REGISTER
  AMERICAN REVOLUTION, ANNUAL REGISTER 1776 The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year 1776. Edited by Edmund Burke. Printed 1788, Publisher: J. Dodsley, London. Fourth edition. The first edition contained early printings of The Declaration of Independence and The Articles of Confederation. Full brown leather boards with gilt decoration and gilt titling on the spine. 8vo.
• AMERICAN REVOLUTION, GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE,
  AMERICAN REVOLUTION, GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, 1775 The Gentleman's Magazine from June, 1775. Printed for D. Henery, London. Contains many important stories about the beginning on the American Revolution, including "The shot heard round the world" at Lexington and Concord. An important contemporary source from the American Revolution. Taken from a larger bound set of The Gentleman's Magazine.
• AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE GENTLEMAN'S
  AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE 1782 The Gentleman's Magazine for January 1782. Printed by J. Nicholas, London. Contains an article on the surrender of General Cornwallis to General Washington. 48pp. Without boards.
• P. FRENEAU, AMERICAN REVOLUTION, POEMS,
  P. FRENEAU, AMERICAN REVOLUTION, POEMS, 1795 Poems Written Between the Years 1768 & 1794, by Philip Freneau, of New Jersey: A New Edition, Revised and Corrected by the Author; Including a considerable number of Pieces never before Published. Monmouth (N.J.), Printed at the press of the author, 1795, and, of American Independence, XIX. Already well-known as a poet, satirist, and journalist, Philip Freneau was encouraged by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to publish and edit The National Gazette (1791-1793) in Philadelphia. This publication gave voice to Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican views, largely to counter the Hamiltonian Federalist tone of John Fenno's Gazette of the United States. Freneau is often called the "Poet of the American Revolution." Book is fully bound in dark brown, almost black leather. Raised bands and gilt titling on the spine. Errata page in the back.
• B. TARLETON, AMERICAN REVOLUTION SAMMELBAND
  B. TARLETON, AMERICAN REVOLUTION SAMMELBAND 1787 A sammelband starting with A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North American by Lieutenant Colonel Tarleton. Published 1787 by Colles, Exshaw, White, H. Whitestone, Burton, Byrne, Moore, Jones, and Dornin in Dublin. Also contained in this sammelband is An Answer to that part of the Narrative of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. Which Relates to the Conduct of Lieutenant-General Earl Cornwallis During the Campaign in North-America in the Year 1781 by Earl Cornwallis. Published in 1783 by J. Debrett in London. Also included is Correspondence Between Gen. Sir Henry Clinton, K.B., Commander in Chief, and Lieut. Gen. Earl Cornwallis Parts I-VI. These pieces were published as part of the Clinton-Cornwallis Controversy regarding the British loss at Yorktown and thus, the Revolutionary War. An important collection of works about a pivotal time in American history. Book is fully bound in brown leather with gilt decoration. The spine features extensive gilt decoration and gilt titling on a field of red. Book has marbled end papers. Contains a fold out chart.
• AMERICAN REVOLUTION, LETTER TO GEORGE
  AMERICAN REVOLUTION, LETTER TO GEORGE GERMAIN 1776 Letter to George Germain from An Englishman. Printed 1776, by J. Almon. First edition. An important publication from the Revolution to George Germain, Secretary of State for the American Department. Great descriptions of ships and armaments during the American Revolution. Bound in blue leather with marbled boards. Gilt titling on the spine. 38pp. with front and end papers.
• CONNECTICUT COURANT, WASHINGTON AND
  CONNECTICUT COURANT, WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK, 1787 The Connecticut Courant, Monday, June 11, 1787. #1168. American Revolution leader John Hancock (1737-1793), a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the first governor of Massachusetts, is accepting the governorship as reported in the Connecticut Courant. Also contains a nice full page dissertation on Connecticut's house of representatives and also importantly reported is George Washington's election as president of the Federal Convention held in Philadelphia on June the first, and the 25th ultimatum with Connecticut led by Oliver Ellsworth.
• AMERICAN REVOLUTION, HARTFORD BROADSHEET,
  AMERICAN REVOLUTION, HARTFORD BROADSHEET, 1782 A printed broadsheet dated January 10th, 1782, Hartford Connecticut. An act, signed by George Wyllys, excellent content regarding the need to raise a new regiment of soldiers, with severe penalties for not meeting quotas. In small part, "At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the State of Connecticut... Resolved...That there be...for the defence of Horse Neck, or western frontiers, one Regiment of Foot, to consist of one Lieut. Colonel Commandant, one Major, four Captains, eight Lieutenants...and Four hundred and eight non-commissioned officers and privates...formed into four companies...several towns in this State are hereby required...to raise the number of Men to them respectively appointed by this Assembly...said towns are hereby empowered and required...to lay taxes upon their respective inhabitants...the committee shall forthwith cause notice to the individuals...to meet at time and place...to lay such rate, or tax upon the inhabitants...as shall be necessary to procure a recruit...upon penalty of fifteen pounds lawful money...of individuals of such neglecting class...if any town...shall neglect or refuse to raise the number of men to them assigned...such town shall forfeit and pay to the public treasury...fifteen pounds lawful money, for each man they shall neglect to procure...officers and men of said regiment, shall be entitled to the same wages...as those of like rank...in the army of the United States...and also that their polls be exempted from taxes as usual...give the necessary orders for mustering...marching the men to the place of their destination...detach such numbers from the militia as may be necessary for the defence of the said post and frontiers..."
• G RAYNAL, REVOLUTION DE L'AMERIQUE,
  G RAYNAL, REVOLUTION DE L'AMERIQUE, 1774 AND 1781 Contained in one bound book are two works by Guillaume Thomas Raynal, including a work on the American Revolution. Included: Tableau de L'Europe, Pour fevir de Supplement a L'Histoire philosophique and politique des Etablissements and du Commerce des Europeens dans les deux Indes. Printed 1774 by Jean-Edme Dufour, Maestricht. Revolution de L'Amerique, Published 1781, Lockyear Davis. This sammelband has been bound in brown leather. The spine features gilt decoration and titling. Marbled end papers and page edges are marbled.
• 11 US MINT COMITIA AMERICANA MEDALS
  11 US MINT COMITIA AMERICANA MEDALS Pewter copies of medals given out by Congress during and after the American Revolution. 3- Washington Before Boston, 3- Horatio Gates, 2- Baltimore's John Eager Howard, 3- Lt. Col William Washington. Each has COA with history and reason for the medal.
• A FOOT WARMER AND TEA CADDY. 19TH CENTURY.
  A FOOT WARMER AND TEA CADDY. 19TH CENTURY. Amahogany tea caddy with hip top, canted sides, and squash ball feet. Fitted interior. 6" high by 9 1/2" wide by 5 1/2" deep. Good overall condition. A wood and pierced tin footwarmer with old note stating it belonged to Captain John Parker of Lexington, Massachusetts of American Revolution fame. 7 1/4" high by 9 1/2" wide by 9 1/2" deep. Age appropriate wear. Good condition.
• LOT OF U.S. & INTERNATIONAL COINSLot
  LOT OF U.S. & INTERNATIONAL COINSLot of coins, including U.S., commemorative, foreign. United States coins and commemoratives, including 1982 George Washington 1732-1982 900 silver commemorative half dollar in original box, 1969 United States proof set in original box, 1972 United States proof set in original box, World War II 50th anniversary 2 coin proof set in original case and box, 1973 Boston Tea Party first day cover and American Revolution bicentennial commemorative medal, 1968 U.S. uncirculated mint set, 1973 American Revolution bicentennial commemorative medal, 1971 United States proof set (missing half dollar). With a sheet of international coins including 1964 Finland 1 penni, 1923 Poland 10 groszy, 1951 Costa Rica 10 centimos, 1963 Fiji 1 penny, 1944 Ethiopia 1 cent, 1964 South Arabia 1 fils, 1934 Poland 2 groszy, 1952 Netherland Antilles 1 cent, 1956 Sudan 2 millim, 1933 Poland 1 grosz, 1963 Switzerland 1 centime, 1966 Zambia 1 penny, 1968 Korea 1 won, 1961 Kuwait 20 fils, 1930 Greece Republic 5 drachmai, 1923 morocoo 1 franc, 1960 France 1 franc, 1966 Qatar and Dubai 1 dirhem, 1968 Switzerland 2 centimes.
• 16 ENAMEL & PORCELAIN BOXES INCLUDING
  16 ENAMEL & PORCELAIN BOXES INCLUDING HALCYON DAYS16 trinket / pill boxes. 14 enamel including 8 Bilston & Battersea Halcyon Days: may you be happy, limited edition American Revolution & The Treaty of Paris, 1789-1989 Declaration, flowers, Australia, James Madison & George Washington constitution signing, Halls Kansas City fountain, Halls Kansas City Country Club Plaza; 4 Tiffany & Co. for Halcyon Days: map, Statue of Liberty (2), Brooklyn Bridge; Toye, Kenning & Spencer clipper ship; Staffordshire pineapple. With a Limoges porcelain heart box and Framecraft porcelain box with stitched lid. American Revolution box 1 5/8"H x 2 1/4"-diameter. Lid on Limoges box repaired.
• SELECTION OF BOOKS OF GENERAL INTEREST
  SELECTION OF BOOKS OF GENERAL INTEREST Comprising 10 titles (11 volumes), notably Benson J. Lossing, A PICTORIAL FIELD-BOOK OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (NY: Harper, 1855) later issue, 2 vols, 4to, half leather (upper board of vol. 1 lost).
• FIVE BOXED FOLIOSThe Hampton L. Carson
  FIVE BOXED FOLIOSThe Hampton L. Carson Collection of Engraved Portraits of Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Presidents and Members of the Continental Congress, Officers in the American Revolutionary War, Views of Independence Hall , printed by Stan V. Henkels, with three folios labeled Catalogue No. 906. Part II , and one folio each Part III and Part IV . Five boxed folios in all, 12 3/4" x 10". Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Wear: pages in generally good condition, boxes disintegrating.
• (12) U.S. COINS, MEDALS, U.S. & FOREIGN
  (12) U.S. COINS, MEDALS, U.S. & FOREIGN CURRENCY(lot of 39) Mostly coins and medals: (1) The Official Bicentennial Day Commemorative Medal; (5) American Revolution Bicentennial medals: Sam Adams and Patrick Henry, 1973, Paul Revere, 1975, George Washington, 1972, Thomas Jefferson, 1976, John Adams, 1974; (1) United States Bicentennial Silver Proof Set, 1976, Eisenhower dollar, Kennedy half dollar, Jefferson quarter; (1) U.S. Postal commemorative coin, 1971, Franklin and Blount, with Philadelphia and Washington, DC cancellation stamps; (1) Uncirculated 1971 Eisenhower Dollar; (1) Republic of the Marshall Islands, First Men on the Moon $5 Commemorative Coin; (1) State of Hawaii Friendship of Peoples Hawaii Bicentennial Medal 1976; (1) The Declaration Of Independence" framed pewter Ingot; (1) The Declaration Of Independence Medal Framed Plaque Franklin Mint, together with currency: U.S. and foreign currency: (3) U.S. two dollar bills, series 1976; (2) Bank of England ten pound notes; (20) Russian 25 ruble notes with Lenin picture, series 1961; (1) Finland ten marks; (1) Spain 2000 pesetas
• OLIVER WOLCOTT JR. (1760-1833) AUTOGRAPHED
  OLIVER WOLCOTT JR. (1760-1833) AUTOGRAPHED LETTERFramed autographed letter by Oliver Wolcott Jr. (United States, 1760-1833), framed together with a likeness of Wolcott after Rembrandt Peale (United States, 1778-1860), and a later plaque with biographical information and a transcription of the letter, overall: approx 26"h, 18.5"w, 6lbs **Note: Wolcott served in the Continental Army from 1777 to 1779, during the American Revolutionary War. He became the second United States Secretary of the Treasury, and the twenty fourth Governor of Connecticut.**
• DAUGHTERS AMERICAN REVOLUTION (DAR)
  DAUGHTERS AMERICAN REVOLUTION (DAR) ANCESTOR BARSDaughters of the American Revolution (DAR) ribbon, with (seven) gold ancestor bars testing at 14kt, names include: Major Joshua Wynne, Williamson Wynne, Ninian Magruder, Thomas Anderson, Sergeant William Roundtree, Peter Kelly, William Ellis, on blue and white ribbon, overall: approx 3.25"l, 1.6"w, 13.2 grams (inclusive of all materials)
• MILITARIA. DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
  MILITARIA. DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 14KT Gold Medal Mary. A (Dar) Daughters of the American Revolution 14kt yellow gold medal Mary. Comprised of (4) engraved J.E. Caldwell & Co.14kt yellow gold bars - stamped, "JEC & Co. 14K"; and an engraved J.E. Caldwell & Co.14kt yellow/white gold and enamel (Dar) members pin- stamped, "JEC & Co. 14K". Total approx. weight is 10.08 dwt (gross) including ribbon. From an Armonk, NY estate. Dimensions: medal Mary measures approx. 4.50" in length. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents.
• FDR 4 BOOKS FROM PERSONAL LIBRARY 1)
  FDR 4 BOOKS FROM PERSONAL LIBRARY 1) "Old New York", as is yapp binding, Library tag #1154, signed FDR and "Hyde Park, 1923", 2) "Life of General Lafayette", Cornish, Lamport & Co., 1851, red cloth binding with gilt, library label #1208, signed by FDR, 3) "Illustrious Men Of The United States", J. Buffum, 1856, signed by FDR, "Hyde Park, 1939", library tag #1289, 4.75" x 4", 4) "The Story of the American Revolution", Boston, Lambert Lilly, 1847, signed by FDR, "Hyde Park", "Rare", library tag #1061, interesting woodcuts. From the Queens, NY estate collection. Condition: Binding on "Old New York" shows wear, else fine. One of many lots from the library of FDR in this sale.
• FOLK ART PAINTED MAGAZINE RACK & CHILD'S
  FOLK ART PAINTED MAGAZINE RACK & CHILD'S STOOL The Magazine Rack, a vertical retangular pine open top box with heart cutout handles, is decorated on the face by a lighthouse, initialed "MCJS", 21 1/2" x 11" x 7"; PLUS The Child's Maple Footstool is painted with Anchors on ends and captioned on top "American Revolution, 1st Naval Battle, 1775", depicting American and British schooners firing on each other, signed R. Ford lower right, 6 1/2" x 10 3/4" x 7".
• RICHMOND, VIRGINIA WASHINGTON MONUMENT:
  RICHMOND, VIRGINIA WASHINGTON MONUMENT: CASED 1/4 PLATE TINTYPE PHOTO OF ATTRACTIVE SOUTHERN WOMAN, CA. 1850 Middle Aged Woman of substantial means, in the original gutta perha case featuring the bronze equestrian portrait of Gen. George Washington designed by Thomas Crawford and completed under the supervision of Randolph Rogers after Crawford's death, opened in 1849. Features four prominent Virginians around the plinth who played critical roles in the American Revolutionary War. 5" x 4". Case is fine, photo has damage to small area in background.
• 18TH C. FRENCH DRESS CAVALRY SWORD WITH
  18TH C. FRENCH DRESS CAVALRY SWORD WITH SCABBARD Possible American Revolutionary War acquisition, having blued engraved and parcel gilt blade with single deep runnel and shallow curve, bronze D-handle and carved ivory grip, eagle head pommel. 28" blade, 33 1/2" overall. Rust to blade. Complete leather scabbard, break in leather just below opening and cracking.
• Rare historical oil on canvas painting
  Rare historical oil on canvas painting believed to be the H.M.S. Augusta the British 60-gun ship afire on Oct. 22, 1777 on the Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA. It was the largest British ship lost in the American Revolution. Partial label reads "Oil pt. by G? 1797-18? Destruction ... Royal Char... Flagship of ? May 17, 18?". Frame not original. 27.5" x 36" ss / 32.5" x 41.5" oa Condition: Unrestored, inpainting noted.
• STAMPS: LARGE INTERNATIONAL AND U.S.
  STAMPS: LARGE INTERNATIONAL AND U.S. STAMP LOT IN BOXES AND BINDERS, ON AND OFF PAPER, FROM TURN OF THE CENTURY TO 1970'S, MINIMAL 2000 PLUS STAMPS, AMERICAN REVOLUTION 200TH ANNIVERSARY, INCLUDING 89 NATIONS F.D.C., ...STAMPS: Large International and U.S. Stamp lot in boxes and binders, on and off paper, from turn of the century to 1970's, minimal 2000 plus stamps, American Revolution 200th Anniversary, including 89 Nations F.D.C., two International stamp albums and one binder with Europe alone.
• Books. Twelves shelves of general stock,
  Books. Twelves shelves of general stock, including Rackham (Arthur, illustraor), The Ingoldsby Legends, London: J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., 1930, original pictorial cloth, 8vo, Fishe (John), The American Revolution, two-volume set, London: Macmillan and Co., 1891, ex-library copies, labelled and stamped, original cloth, 8vo, [travel] Lane (Edward William), An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians, 1890, original cloth, 8vo, [binding] Gissing (George), By the Ionian Sea, 1901, contemporary black calf gilt prize binding, 4to, Hooley (Teresa), Selected Poems, first edition, 1947, dj, hb, 8vo, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, BCA edition, 1971, dj, hb, 8vo, Lord Granby's Trout, 1898, original cloth, 8vo, two Badminton Library Shooting volumes, original pictorial cloth, 8vo, Rowntree (B. Seebohm), Poverty: A Study of Town Life, 4th edition, 1902, cloth, 8vo, Savage on Rural Housing, miscellaneous volumes from Joseph Conrad's Uniform Edition, further literature, other fiction and non-fiction, principally hardback, some vintage paperbacks, mixed sizes
• EXCEPTIONAL QUEEN ANNE NH MAPLE HIGHBOY,
  EXCEPTIONAL QUEEN ANNE NH MAPLE HIGHBOY, UNTOUCHED. Ca. 1780 -1795 Chester NH area maple highboy with original surface. In two parts, the top section with a fan carved center drawer, above four long drawers. Bottom section with double blanket drawer above one fan carved long drawer simulated as three, original brass, original stained finish, in incredible untouched condition. 76.5”H x 38.5”W lower, 35.75”W upper, depth lower 20.5”D, depth upper 19”D. This highboy descended in the Wason family of Chester NH, and was located in the ca. 1743 Wason homestead near Wason Pond until 2012. Literature: The untouched condition of this piece - hardware, finish, minimal wear, lack of scratches on backs of both cases - indicate that it likely never moved from this house and was treated with immense care. It survives as a microcosm of NH craftsmanship after the American Revolution. The maker of this piece appears to have learned his trade in the Merrimack Valley in the shadow of the Scots-Irish craftsman John Dunlap of Goffstown and Bedford NH, displayed in the heavy massing of the casework, deep cornice, tri-part drawer configuration at top, and use of multiple drawer facades to conceal a single long drawer in the case. Like the Wason family, the Dunlaps first settled in Chester in the 1740s where Major John was born in 1746. Wason family history states this highboy was made by the husband of Lucretia Day, as a wedding gift to her sister Dorothy Worthen. Dorothy married James Wason on Sept. 3rd 1802. William B. Wason inherited it at one point, and in 1956 left it in his will to daughter Edith Wason Emery. After Edith’s death in 1984, the highboy passed to her nephew Robert E. Wason.