- 12VOL J.CHANDLER HARRIS BOOKS, INCLUDING
12VOL J.CHANDLER HARRIS BOOKS, INCLUDING 1ST ED. A lot of 12 books by Joel Chandler Harris, including some first editions. Daddy Jake The Runaway by Joel Chandler Harris. Published 1898 by The Century. Blue cloth boards with gilt titling and decoration. 8vo. 198pp.
A Little Union Scout by Joel Chandler Harris. Published 1904 by McClure, Phillips. Green cloth boards with a floral design and gilt titling. 8vo. 181pp. Ex-library book with stamps and pockets. On The Wing of Occasions by Joel Chandler Harris. Published 1900 by Doubleday, Page. Red cloth boards with illustration. 8vo. 310pp.
Nights With Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris. Published by George Routledge and Sons, London. Peach cloth boards with a turtle decoration and black titling. 8vo. 312pp. Free Joe by Joel Chandler Harris. Published 1901 by International Association of Newspapers. Bound in tan boards with a green floral design and black titling. 8vo. 236pp. Balaam and His Master by Joel Chandler Harris. Published 1891 by Houghton Mifflin. Tan boards with gilt titling. 12mo. 293pp. Gabriel Tolliver by Joel Chandler Harris. Published 1902 by McClure, Phillips. Red boards with blind stamping and gilt titling. 8vo. 448pp. Evening Tales by Joel Chandler Harris. Published 1893 by Charles Scribner's Sons. Red cloth boards with black and silver titling and decoration. 8vo. 280pp. Previous owner's bookplate as well as small newspaper articles pasted down on front and back boards. Told By Uncle Remus: New Stories of the Old Plantation by Joel Chandler Harris Published 1905 by McClure, Phillips. Red cloth boards with illustrated rabbit and gilt titling. 8vo. 295pp. Songs of the South: Selections From Southern Poets by Jennie Thornley Clarke with an Introduction by Joel Chandler Harris. Published 1896 by Lippincott. Blue cloth boards with gilt titling. 8vo. Plantation Pageants by Joel Chandler Harris. Published 1899 by Houghton, Mifflin. Light blue boards with gilt titling and decoration. 8vo. 247pp. Book has lost covering on spine. Daddy Jake The Runaway and Other Stories by Joel Chandler Harris. Published 1889 by Century Company. Bound with a pictorial cover and a brown leather spine with gilt titling. 4to. 145pp.
- 8VOL CENTURY MAGAZINE BOUND EDITIONS,
8VOL CENTURY MAGAZINE BOUND EDITIONS, 1880S/1890S A set of 8 bound editions of The Century Magazine. The date and volume numbers include: 1883 vol 4; 1885 vol 8; 1887 vol 11; 1890 vol 17; 1892 vol 21; 1894 vol 25; and January to June 1894. Bound in similar three quarter dark brown toned leather with marbled overlays and with gilt lettering of the periodical and the volume placed on the spine. Includes many great authors and poets such as Mark Twain.
- 7VOL CENTURY MAGAZINE BOUND EDITIONS
7VOL CENTURY MAGAZINE BOUND EDITIONS 1880S/1890S Seven volumes of The Century Magazine, bound. The date and volume numbers include, 1882 vol 2 & 3; 1883 vol 4; 1884 vol 6(2); 1885 vol 7 & 8. Bound in similar three quarter brown toned leather with marbled overlays and with gilted lettering of the periodical and the volume placed on the spine. Includes many great authors and poets such as Mark Twain's first appearance of Huckleberry Finn such as found in 1885 in volume 7: 1. Huck and the Grangerford Feud (pages 269-278); 2. Royalty on the Mississippi (pages 544-567); 3. Jim's Investment and King Sollermun (pages 456-458).with many interesting reads of many subjects of the time.
- 8VOL CENTURY MAGAZINE BOUND VOLUMES,
8VOL CENTURY MAGAZINE BOUND VOLUMES, PRINTED 1880S Eight volumes of The Century Magazine. The date and volume numbers include: 1882 vol 2; 1885 vol 8; 1887 vol 11(2) and 12; 1888 vol 13; 1893 vol 23; 1894 vol 25. bound in similar reddish toned leather with many great authors and poets such as Mark Twain and Sidney Lanier. Great interesting reads of many subjects of the time.
- 10VOL SAMUEL JOHNSON, LIVES OF ENGLISH
10VOL SAMUEL JOHNSON, LIVES OF ENGLISH POETS 1779 Ten volume set of Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, To The Works of The English Poets by Samuel Johnson. Printed 1779 by C. Bathurst, et.al. First edition set. Books are fully bound in tan leather with gilt decoration at the border. Books have gilt decoration and titling on the spine. 16mo. Provenance: Bookplate of Anne Manvers, wife of Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers is present.
- 3VOL S. JOHNSON, LIVES OF THE ENGLISH
3VOL S. JOHNSON, LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS, 1779 Three volume first edition set of The Lives of the English Poets; and a Criticism on Their Works by Samuel Johnson. Printed 1779 for Whitestone, Williams, Colles, Wilson, Lynch, Jenkin, Walker, Burnet, Hallhead, Flin, Exshaw, Beatty, and White, Dublin. First edition. Books are fully bound in brown leather with raised bands on the spine. Gilt titling on the spine. 8vo.
- CY TWOMBLY (1928-2011): FIVE GREEK POETS
CY TWOMBLY (1928-2011): FIVE GREEK POETS AND A PHILOSOPHERThe set of six lithographs with embossing on Richard de Bas handmould, and the title page, 1978, all signed with initials and numbered 30/40, the numbered paper-covered portfolio; together with two Galleria La Tartaruga gallery announcements.
All 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (sheet), unframed.
Condition
The full sheets. In excellent condition.
Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (JAPAN, 1798-1861),
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (JAPAN, 1798-1861), TWO VIEWS FROM THE "ONE HUNDRED POETS" SERIES, CIRCA 1845., WOODBLOCK PRINTS, OBAN TATE-E, 14" X 10". FRAMED 21" X 15.5".UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI, Japan, 1798-1861, Two views from the "One Hundred Poets" series, circa 1845. Dimensions: Woodblock prints, oban tate-e, 14" x 10". Framed 21" x 15.5".
- "BOOK FOR SENSEI" ARTIST COPY, 1990
"BOOK FOR SENSEI" ARTIST COPY, 1990 Book for Sensei, book of poems designed and illustrated by Nancy Davis, 1990, published by Big Bridge Press, accordion folded paper, an artist's copy as noted on the limitation page, signed by Nancy Davis and the poets: Michael Rothenberg, Michael McClure, Philip Whalen, Joanne Kyger, Andrei Codrescu, and Jim Harrison. 9.25" H x 8.375" W.
- SPENCE'S POLYMETIS FOLIO BOOK Spence's
SPENCE'S POLYMETIS FOLIO BOOK Spence's Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman Poets and the remains of the antient [sic] artists being an attempt to illustrate them mutually from one another, by the Rev. Mr. Spence, the second edition corrected by the author, printed for R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall Mall London, dated 1755, with engraving opposite title page of Joseph Spence, bound in brown leather with tooled and gilt details to the spine with marbled endleaf pages. Folio. Cover 16.75" H x 11" W x 2" D. Losses, front and back covers detached.
- FINE & SMALL PRESS, (10) VOLUMES, SOME
FINE & SMALL PRESS, (10) VOLUMES, SOME SIGNED Includes: 1) Tennessee Williams. It Happened the Day the Sun Rose. Sylvester & Orphanos, 1981, "Presentation Copy" of 330, signed by Williams, in slipcase; 2) Norman Mailer. Of a Small and Modest Malignancy... Lord John Press, 1980, #109/300 signed, in slipcase; 3) James Merrill. The Image Maker. Sea Cliff Press, 1986, #72/220 signed; 4) Alice Boughton. Photographing the Famous. Avondale Press, 1928; 5) Samuel Johnson & Horace Gregory. Critical Remarks on The Metaphysical Poets. Golden Eagle Press, 1945, illus. by Kurt Roesch; 6) Lytton Strachey. Ermyntrude and Esmeralda. Anthony Blond, 1969, illus. by Erte; 7) John Milton & Henry Lawes. The Mask of Comus. Nonesuch Press, 1937, #374/950, in slipcase; 8) and 9) two Christmas booklets from race car driver George Arents: "Miss Muffett's Christmas Party" by Samuel Crothers, illus. by Theodore Bolton, 1957, and "A Christmas Letter from Kate Greenaway", 1954; 10) Quattrocentisteria: How Sandro Botticelli Saw Simonetta in the Spring. Decorated and illuminated by Valenti Angelo and signed by him, Golden Cross Press, 1937, No. 23 of 175, in slipcase; 15.75"h x 10.5"w (largest)
- (13) BOOKS, 1872 BROWNING, WILLIAM BLIGH,
(13) BOOKS, 1872 BROWNING, WILLIAM BLIGH, OTHERS(lot of 13) Books including: (4 volumes) Robert Browning, 1872, Second Edition, marbelized boards and page ends, leather spine; (2 volumes) Ancients Egypt, 1886; (2 volumes) The Bligh Notebook, facsimile of the log of HMS Bounty, William Bligh (1786-1817) fold out pages; "The Blessed Damozel", Rossetti, drawings by Kenyon Cook with removable black and white plates,
others including autographed pamphlet "Poets Corner", Jenny Lind Porter, largest: 10"h, 8"w, 1"d, 14.5lbs **Provenance: From the Estate of University of Texas Professor, Scholar and Poet, Miguel Gonzalez-Gerth (1926-2017)**
- HARDCOVER BOOKS ON POETRY, 11 Eleven
HARDCOVER BOOKS ON POETRY, 11 Eleven hardcover books on poetry including: Kenneth Rexroth's "100 Poems From The Chinese," Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Poetical Works," Samuel Johnson's "The Lives of The English Poets," Lord Byron's "Complete Poems" and "Select Poetical Works," John Keats's "Complete Poetical Works and Letters," Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Complete Poems," Alfred Tennyson's "Complete Works," Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Complete Poems," Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Renascence and Other Poems," and Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "The Poetical Works." Largest: 8.5" H x 6.25" W x 2" D.
- (44) 19TH CENTURY HALF BOUND LEATHER
(44) 19TH CENTURY HALF BOUND LEATHER BOOKS Concerning the lives and work of Greek and Roman poets, historians, philosophers, and leaders. Various translators. London: A.J. Valpy, M.A., and Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830-34. Various editions. Hardcovers; half calf over marbled paper-covered boards with raised bands and gilt on spine, all edges and endpapers marbled. To include: Plutarch vols. I-VII, Livy vols. I-VII, Tacitus vols. I-V, Ovid vols. I and II, Cicero vols. I-III, Homer vols. I-III, Caesar vols. I and II, Thucydides vols. I-III, Herodotus vols. II and III, Virgil vols. I and II, Horace vols. I and II, Aeschylus, Hesiod, etc., Sallust, Pindar and Anacreon, Sophocles, and Juvenal and Persius.
- Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792), Woodblock
Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792), Woodblock Print of Minamoto no Kanemasa, Together With 'The Art of the Japanese Book' by Jack Hillier, Vol. I & II Woodblock print from the series 'The Eastern Brocade of One Hundred Poets' frame 16.9 x 13.5 in — 43 x 34.4 cm
- HAND-PAINTED PORCELAIN CHARGER, POET
HAND-PAINTED PORCELAIN CHARGER, POET TORQUATO TASSOA 13" porcelain charger bearing a nicely hand-painted portrait of 16th c. Italian poet Torquato Tasso. He is portrayed wearing a laurel crown, indicative of his place in the lineage of the great poets; it is said that Pope Clement VIII intended to coronate Tasso with a laurel crown in the tradition of Petrarch, but Tasso tragically fell ill before the ceremony could be carried out. Circa 1900. To the underside is written "Torquato Tasso 1544-1595" beneath an unidentified painted mark.
Condition
Very good condition, no issues of note.
- HALCYON DAYS ENAMEL TRINKET BOX JOHN
HALCYON DAYS ENAMEL TRINKET BOX JOHN KEATS ENGLISH LION...Commemorating the 200th anniversary of English poet John Keats.
Hand decorated, with a central image of a lion surrounded by flora, and a quote by Keats, who, with Byron and Shelley, was one of the main figures of the second generation of Romantic poets. Collector box. Stamped to bottom HALCYON DAYS and other marks.
Issued: c. 1996
Dimensions: 2"W
Manufacturer: Bilston and Battersea Enamels
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Overall good
- HELEN OF TROY HN2387 - ROYAL DOULTON
HELEN OF TROY HN2387 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEDesigned with regal grace and dignity by Peggy Davies, each figure in the collection is highly complex and richly decorated.
Throughout time there have been women whose impenetrable qualities have brought them awesome power and unrivalled superiority. The beguiling women of the Les Femmes Fatales collection were each made in a limited edition of 750. Helen of Troy HN2387 is famously depicted as "the face that launched a thousand ships." Ancient Greek poets described her as a magnificent beauty, and she is said to have had a long list of suitors before marrying Mycenean prince, Menelaus. Some years later, however, Helen was abducted from Sparta by the Trojan prince, Paris. This event signaled the beginning of the Trojan War, as all of Helen's former suitors aligned themselves with Menelaus to bring Helen back. - Les Femmes FatalesArtist: Peggy Davies
Artist: Peggy Davies
Issued: 1981; Ltd. 750
Dimensions: 9.25"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
- HELEN OF TROY HN2387 - ROYAL DOULTON
HELEN OF TROY HN2387 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEPart of the Les Femmes Fatales collection series. Ancient Greek poets described her as a magnificent beauty.
Exquisite hand painted grouping depicting Helen of Troy with her peacock, accented with gold gilt. Produced in a limited edition of 750.
Artist: Peggy Davies
Issued: 1981
Dimensions: 9.25"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
- ROYAL DOULTON WILLIAM WORDSWORTH LOVING
ROYAL DOULTON WILLIAM WORDSWORTH LOVING CUPThe cup illustrates one of the best known poets William Wordsworth, in this rare presentation cup.
The designer was C. J. Noke.Noke shared Sir Henry Doulton's regard for Wordsworth and produced this loving-cup to commemorate his being made Poet Laureate in 1843. One one side is a portrait of Wordsworth below Grasmere Church where he lies buried, on the other side is his sister Dorothy among a mass of daffodils below Dove Cottage. Chip to edge of� interior lip.
Issued: 1933
Dimensions: 6.5" H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Provenance: David Bearman Collection
- HELEN OF TROY HN4497 - ROYAL DOULTON
HELEN OF TROY HN4497 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEDepicting a lady in light blue dress with a dove siting on her left hand.
Ancient greek poets described Helen as a magnificent beauty, and she is said to have had a long list of suitors before marrying Mycenaen prince, Menelaus. Some years later, however, Helen was abducted from Sparta by the Trojan prince, Paris. This event signaled the beginning of the Trojan War, as all of Helen's former suitors aligned themselves with Menelaus to bring Helen back. "The face that launched a thousand ships" is expertly modeled by Valerie Annand in this captivating sculpture.. - Women of History
Artist: Valerie Annand
Issued: 2002
Dimensions: 9.75"H
Edition Number: 133 Edition Size: 950
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good.
- HELEN OF TROY HN2387 - ROYAL DOULTON
HELEN OF TROY HN2387 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEThe face that launched a thousand ships - A graceful figurine of the woman Ancient Greek poets compared her beauty to Aphrodite and set the path of the Trojan War.
Les Femmes Fatales series. Includes original box, certificate of authenticity. Royal Doulton backstamp.
Artist: Peggy Davies
Issued: 1981; Ltd. 750
Dimensions: 9.25"H
Edition Number: 237 Edition Size: 750
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good. Minor wear to the box.
- BRONZED PLASTER SHIELD, SIGMANAfter
BRONZED PLASTER SHIELD, SIGMANAfter Jorg Sigman (Germany, 1527-1601), classical style bronzed plaster bas relief parade shield, decorated with scenes from Roman mythology and centered by a mask of Medusa's head. The center has raised lettering: "Georgius Sigman Aurifex Perfecit Anno Domani MDLII" along with other Latin inscriptions. 24" diameter. This shield, possibly made by the Caproni Brothers of Boston, is a copy of the famous bronze shield made in 1552 by German goldsmith Jorg Sigman, a master decorator of arms and armor. (The original is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London). The Caproni firm specialized in reproductions of Greco-Roman architecture and other classical objects in the early 20th century. Provenance: private Nashville collection, obtained by the consignor from the late Sidney Hirsch (1883-1962), playwright and member of the Fugitive Poets.
Condition:
Very good condition with light scattered wear, most noticeably to mask; some scattered small chips to edges (largest is 1/4", others are minute).
- 8 FUGITIVE WRITER RELATED BOOKS INCL.
8 FUGITIVE WRITER RELATED BOOKS INCL. ANDREW LYTLE, R.P...8 Fugitive Poet related publications including signed and first edition books. 1st Item: ALL THE KING'S MEN, Robert Penn Warren, Franklin Library, 1977, Hardcover. Signed by author on the page preceding limitation page; black leather binding with gilt stamping, gilt page edges, silk endpapers, and ribbon marker; Franklin's "Notes from the Editors" booklet laid in. 2nd Item: THE LONG NIGHT by Andrew Lytle, signed First Edition (stated), Hardcover Bobbs-Merrill Company 1936, Lytle's first novel, inscribed on the copyright page "To- The Little Squire From a close neighbor and friend Andrew Lytle." Original green cloth boards stamped in gilt, with original unclipped DJ with $2.50 price intact. 3rd Item: AT THE MOON'S INN by Andrew Lytle, signed First Edition (stated), Hardcover Bobbs-Merrill Company 1941, signed by Lytle on the dedication page. Hardcover w original blue boards, gilt stamped, no DJ. THE VELVET HORN by Andrew Lytle, First Edition Hardcover, New York, McDowell Obolensky 1957. Inscribed to previous owner on ffep and "Andrew Lytle Nashville, 1957". No DJ. 4th Item: THE VELVET HORN by Andrew Lytle, trade paperback reprint by The University of the South, 1983, inscribed to previous owner on title page. 5th Item: SELECTED POEMS BY JOHN CROWE RANSOM, by John Crowe Ransom, Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. Hardcover First Edition (stated). Black boards with unclipped $2.00 DJ. 6th Item: LEE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND OTHER POEMS, by Donald Davidson, Houghton Mifflin Company (The Riverside Press); Boston, 1938, Hardcover First Edition; Simple inscription and author signature on front page; purple cloth binding with gilt and black lettering, DJ w/ $2.00 price intact. 7th Item: ALLEN TATE IN MEMORIAM (1899-1979), Front Street Trolley, Nashville, Tennessee, 1979. 7 page octavo pamphlet commemorating poet Allen Tate upon his death, #50 of 300, with pieces by Robert Holladay, Molly McIntosh, Jean Guerrero Gore, Alison Touster; signed by each contributor; together with newspaper article obituary. 8th Item: I'LL TAKE MY STAND THE SOUTH AND THE AGRARIAN TRADITION, by various authors, with introduction by Louis D. Rubin, Jr., 1977 Louisiana State University Press. Trade Paperback printing of the 1930 Agrarian "manifesto" put out by 12 Fugitive writers, SIGNED by Lyle H. Lanier, Robert Penn Warren, and Andrew Lytle. Together with a program from 1980 "Fifty Years After" symposium laid in. Note: the Fugitives, also known as the Fugitive Poets, were a group of poets and literary scholars associated with Vanderbilt University in Nashville credited with ushering in a major period of modern Southern literature. Their name stemmed from The Fugitive, a literary magazine published from 1922-1925.
Condition:
ALL THE KING'S MEN light foxing on one page and gilt edges; THE LONG NIGHT good with moderate toning, DJ with chipping, 1 1/2" tear to front; AT THE MOON'S INN good with slight wear to edges, no DJ; THE VELVET HORN (HB) good with crayon mark to front, ffep w/ glue residue, no DJ; THE VELVET HORN (PB) clean, wrinkling to spine; SELECTED POEMS good with toning, binder's glue residue inside, prev. owner's gift inscription ffep, DJ with chips; LEE IN THE MOUNTAINS good with slight toning, ffep missing exposing spine, DJ split along front spine with chips; ALLEN TATE IN MEMORIAM toning to front edge of cover; I'LL TAKE MY STAND very good with slight soiling to page edges.
- MARGARET MANGAN "HOPI KACHINAS" MASONITE
MARGARET MANGAN "HOPI KACHINAS" MASONITE PAINTINGMargaret Mangan (1901-1949) "Hopi Kachinas"; signed to bottom right corner as well as labeled to back in two places (on with info on work and one with info on artist); no glass to frame; measures approximately 19-7/8" x 23-7/8" with frame and has a sight image of approximately 15-1/2" x 19-1/2"; in Fair overall condition with some wear to frame as well as light toning to painting. Margaret Mangan was the great-granddaughter of Irish poet James Clarence Mangan, famous for such poems as "Dark Rosaleen" and "The Poets and Poetry of Munster". Margaret lived in New Orleans in the early 1940s and may have painted this work there or possibly in her native Dublin where she died unexpectedly in 1949.
- A CHINESE VINTAGE "MOUNTAINOUS RIVER"
A CHINESE VINTAGE "MOUNTAINOUS RIVER" PAINTED PORCELAIN...A CHINESE VINTAGE "MOUNTAINOUS RIVER" PAINTED PORCELAIN VASE, SIGNED YU ZHIQING, CIRCA 1950-1980, the pear form body topped by an applied shaped cylindrical neck with a rounded mouth ending in a notched rim and flanked by elephant head handles, alternating a black four character mark inscription opposite an iron red bamboo cluster over notched flaring trim, above vertical paneled sides of overglaze polychrome enameled distant mountains and large rocky cliff over a meandering river crossed by a footbridge, connecting rocky banks detailed with tall blossoming trees opposite willows and ancient pines shading two hip-roofed structures interspersed with people at various pursuits, reversing to an elliptically shaped inscription with seven short rows of calligraphic black character marks and one top right iron red mark, raised on a short flaring ring foot with glaze ending before base revealing pinkish orange ceramic body and enclosing a glazed underside. Height: 17" Diameter: 8 1/2" Note: Yu Zhiqing (Chinese 1920-1987) an artist porcelain painter/poet of which there is scarce record of in the majority of 20th Century Asian or Chinese artists/poets. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Johnny Wu, Houston, Texas
Condition:
Some normal light wear along mouth and trim, small surface scratches scattered about, and surface build up throughout. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.”
- GRP: 13 19TH & 20TH C. VOLUMES POEMS
GRP: 13 19TH & 20TH C. VOLUMES POEMS & ESSAYSGroup of thirteen 19th and 20th century books of poetry and essays, including works by famed Romantic poets Byron and Shelley.
Includes:
"Poems of Shelley," London, 1926.
"Aucassin & Nicolete," translated by Andrew Lang, Portland, Maine: 1907
Percy Shelley (1792-1822), edited Mary Shelley, "The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley," London,1839.
"The Odes of John Keats."
"Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam," translated by Edward Fitzgerald, London, 1907.
R.C. Dallas, "Recollections of the Life of Lord Byron," London, 1824.
Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), edited by Robert Aris Willmott, "The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith," London, 1859.
E.B. Browning, "Sonnets from the Portuguese," Bath, 1922.
Edwin Arlington Robinson, "Sonnets 1889-1927," New York, 1928.
Thomas de Quincey, "The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater and other Essays," London, 1924.
Condition:
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- RARE ASPEN POETRY HANDBILL PORTFOLIOJohn
RARE ASPEN POETRY HANDBILL PORTFOLIOJohn Clute, editor, Aspen School of Contemporary Art, publisher, 1965, edition 97 or 98/200, silkscreens with poetry by various poets and artists including, Fred Mitchell, Tobey La Form, Linda Renshaw, Judith Clute, Laura Lengyel, Philip Peterson, Sudan Sichel, and Helen Beck; silkscreened portfolio, 18-1/2 x 12-1/2 in.
Provenance: Estate of Brock Arms, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Condition:
some minor scuffing, varying degrees of light toning, two with ink fingerprints from pull
- APPROXIMATELY 150 LEATHER BOUND BOOKSApproximately
APPROXIMATELY 150 LEATHER BOUND BOOKSApproximately 150 Leather Bound Books, to include mostly partial sets of classic works such as "The Works of Thomas Wentworth"; "Private Life of Marie Antoinette"; "Junius' Letters"; "Beaumont and Fletcher"; "Cruikshank of Home"; along with 50+ volumes of British poets, sold as is, lot has condition issues and odor, Provenance: Estate of Cyril H. Moore Jr, Kent, Connecticut.
Condition:
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- LARGE GROUP LEATHERBOUND BRITISH POETRY
LARGE GROUP LEATHERBOUND BRITISH POETRY BOOKS117 volumes total, including: The Poets of Great Britain, Complete from Chaucer to Churchill , London: Printed for John Bell, 1778, 53 volumes, bound in full tree calf leather, covers with blindstamped and gilt borders, gilt lettering and decoration to spines, marbled endpapers; 35 volumes assorted poet's works, Little Leather Library Corporation, New York; 29 volumes, assorted works by Milton, Chaucer, and others
Provenance: Collection of a Southern Gentlemen
Condition:
all with light wear to extremities, scattered scuffs and small losses to leather, scattered light staining throughout, some boards starting
- 112. INKWELL CANE -CA. 1900 -EBONY KNOB
112. INKWELL CANE -CA. 1900 -EBONY KNOB TURNED IN A BAR...112. Inkwell Cane -Ca. 1900 -Ebony knob turned in a barrel shape and fitted with a glass inkwell, ebony shaft and a metal ferrule. The upper part of the barrel unlocks to reveal the inkwell and, with a built in feather operated cap, keeps the ink from flowing when the cane is in use. Used and with the rightful feel of age. -In the 19th century before the advent of fountain pens, writing with ink posed a problem when away from one’s desk. Portable inkstands and small desks with all the writing implements often accompanied travelers on long journeys. For day-long outings, writing, drawing or painting implements came in handy for aspiring poets, writers and artists as well as some professionals. -H. 2 ¼” x 1 ½”, O.L. 32” -$300-$500
- LAMAR DODD(American/Georgia, 1909-1996)
Through
LAMAR DODD(American/Georgia, 1909-1996)
Through The Clouds, 1967, signed lower right "Lamar Dodd, 67", oil on canvas, 20 x 48 in.; parcel gilt wood frame, 20-3/4 x 48-3/4 in.
"I saw the sun and stars: extraordinary, unearthly colors. The cosmos awaits the poets and the painters as well as the scientists." - Russian Cosmonaut Titov
Exhibited: Union Gallery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Lamar Dodd, Mercury Apollo: The Space Paintings , 1974
Literature: Dodd, Lamar, William U. Eiland, and Emily Ann Arthur. Lamar Dodd: The C.L. Morehead, Jr. Collection . Athens, GA: C.L. Morehead, Jr, 1996, No. 186, ill. pg. 149.
For more information about Dodd's NASA paintings see: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/social-value-abstraction-lamar-dodds-nasa-art
Condition:
minor crackle, original stretcher and tacking edge, some looseness to canvas, slight surface dirt; frame with abrasions
- ITALIAN PARCEL GILT AND CARVED WALNUT
ITALIAN PARCEL GILT AND CARVED WALNUT MIRRORmid to late 19th century, attributed to Pietro Giusti (1822-1878), intricately carved rocaille, dentil molded and beaded surround, corners carved with sculptural busts of poets, gilt panels with applied carvings of naturalistic and Neoclassical motifs, three incised cartouches reading "SIENA," "QUERCI," and "A. QUERCI", beveled mirror plate, trefoil pierced cast iron hanger, 19-1/2 x 16-3/4 in.
Condition:
scattered losses to applied carvings, tiny old insect holes (not active), one area of loss on rear side, mirror plate is likely associated, cast iron hanger with oxidation, upper corners with minor joint separation, scattered other typical wear expected with age and use
Note: lower outer edge of surround has an area void of carving that does not appear to be a repair and appears to be the same continuous piece of wood as the carved section.
- CHINESE TANG DYNASTY POTTERY POLO PLAYER
CHINESE TANG DYNASTY POTTERY POLO PLAYER W/ TL TESTEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. An exemplary pottery polo player with a well-modeled figure upon a galloping horse with finely painted details and nice remaining pigments of orange, beige, white, and black. The sculpture emphasizes a powerful sense of movement and athletic balance. Note how the horse’s legs are extended front and back - a pose known as ventre a terre - while the rider leans forward, bending both arms at the elbow with hands clenched in fists, demonstrating intense focus. The player's bellowing sleeves sway in the wind, giving the impression of quick movement, while a veil caps the head. Size: 12.75" L x 3.25" W x 11.125" H (32.4 cm x 8.3 cm x 28.3 cm); 13.5" H (34.3 cm) on included custom stand.
While a 3rd century CE poem by the Chinese poet Cao Zhi mentions the act of hitting a ball on horseback, and a mural in the late 6th century tomb of Xu Minxing in Shandong province depicts a man mounting a horse while holding what look like polo sticks, the first very clear written evidence of the game of polo in China dates to the Tang dynasty, when the game was called jiqiu (meaning strike ball). In the present day, the game is usually called maqiu horse ball) or damaqiu (strike horse ball). Both men and women of the Tang court played polo. Two Tang emperors in particular, Taizong (reigned 626-649 CE) and Xuanzong (reigned 712-756 CE) favored the game of polo. They encouraged young men of the court to play it, because the skills involved could be applied to military activities.
Tang dynasty poets were also inspired by polo. The literatus Han Yu wrote a poem entitled Poem to Commander Zhang at the meeting of the Bian and Si Rivers" which describes a polo field that was 1000 steps long, with low walls on three sides, and called the ball used in the game "the divine bead". The poem describes the game occurring before sunrise on a cold autumn morning; drums making a thunderous sound when the red flags are raised to start the match; as well as the intense competition between the players and the excitement of the spectators. At the end of the poem, Han Yu declares that polo is not a game for mere fun, but is actually one devised for military training. This said, scholars also played polo during the Tang dynasty and successful candidates in the national civil service examinations held a polo tournament to celebrate.
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Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection, acquired in 2016; ex-Anavian Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010
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Condition:
Repaired from several pieces with restoration over some break lines and other break lines visible. A few stable hairline fissures. Expected nicks and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with impressive remaining pigments.
- PFEIFFER, Auguste, (French, 1832-1886):
PFEIFFER, Auguste, (French, 1832-1886): Torquato Tasso, the noted poet/author, seated, with a copy of his famous poem, ''Jerusalem Delivered'', next to him on the floor, Bronze, 11'' h., 11.5'' w, signed, affixed to soothing green marble plinth. Tasso suffered from mental illness and died a few days before he was due to be crowned ''King of the Poets'' by the Pope.
CONDITION: Several variations in patina, but fairly even overall.
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Leslie (CR) & Taylor (T), The Life and Times of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 2 volumes, John Murray, London, 1805, together with Prescott (William H), History of the reign of Philip the Second of Spain, 2 volumes, Phillips, Sampson and Company, Boston, 1855 (4), together with Johnson (Samuel), The Lives of the most Eminent English Poets with Critical Observations on their Works, 4 volumes, tooled leather, John Sawers, Edinburgh, 1843 and Wauch (Mansie), The Life of Mansie Wauch: Tailor in Dalkeith, with