Two (2) Currier & Ives Presidential prints, including one (1) titled "Washington's Reception by the Ladies, on passing the bridge at Trenton, NJ April 1789" and one titled "The Presidents of the United States" which features the first ten (10) presidents of the United States of America with Jefferson misspelled "Jeffrson". Both housed in matching […]
Lot 1074: 2 Mississippi Related Maps, Native American interest
Two (2) Mississippi Related Maps. 1st item: GEOGRAPHICAL, STATISTICAL, AND HISTORICAL MAP OF MISSISSIPPI, drawn by Fielding Lucas, Jr., engraved by Young and Delleker, from A COMPLETE HISTORICAL, CHRONOLOGICAL, AND GEOGRAPHICAL AMERICAN ATLAS, by Henry Charles Carey and Isaac Lea, published in Philadelphia, 1827. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring depicting Mississippi and the surrounding […]
Lot 1075: 2 TN & KY Maps, incl. S. Lewis, 1804
Two (2) Early Tennessee and Kentucky maps, including Samuel Lewis, 1804, and Thomas G. Bradford, 1835. 1st item: TENNESSEE Map, drawn by Samuel Lewis, engraved by Alexander Lawson, published by John Conrad and Company, Philadelphia, 1804. From A NEW AND ELEGANT GENERAL ATLAS: COMPRISING ALL THE NEW DISCOVERIES, TO THE PRESENT TIME: CONTAINING SIXTY-FIVE MAPS, […]
Lot 1072: Samuel Hearne Map of Copper Mine River plus View of Boston
Early Canada Map plus Reproduction of Des Barres' View of Boston. 1st item: A PLAN OF THE COPPER MINE RIVER, SURVEYED BY SAMUEL HEARNE, JULY 1771. Early engraved Canada map, depicting the Coppermine River in the Hudson Bay / North Slave and Kitikmeot regions of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Image: 7 3/4" H x […]
Lot 1073: French Map of Louisiana Territory, Bellin, 1757
CARTE DE LA FLORIDE DE LA LOUISIANE ET PAY VOISINS, by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, from Histoire Generale des Voyages by Antoine Francois Prevost, published by Jean Francois de La Harpe, Paris, 1757. Copper plate engraving with later hand coloring depicting Mississippi River Valley and the surrounding areas, depicting French forts, Native American villages, bodies of water, […]
Lot 1069: Churchill, THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 6 Vols., 1989
THE SECOND WORLD WAR by Winston Churchill, Collector's Edition, Vol. I-VI, published by the Easton Press, Norwalk, 1989. Hardcover octavoes, 4,987 total gilt edged pages, titles include: Vol. I: THE GATHERING STORM, Vol. II: THEIR FINEST HOUR, Vol. III: THE GRAND ALLIANCE, Vol. IV: THE HINGE OF FATE, Vol. V: CLOSING THE RING, and Vol. […]
Lot 1070: 2 Early Views of Greece, attr. Dimitrios Constantin
Attributed to Dimitrios Constantin or Constantine (active 1858-1860s), two (2) early albumen photograph prints of Greece, c.1860-65, depicting the Parthenon and Propylon Acropolis, each mounted to cardstock with hand written ink script titles. Photographs: 8" H x 10" W. Cardstock mat: 12" H x 15" W. Provenance: Private Holly Springs, Mississippi collection. Note: "Upon opening […]
Lot 1071: 5 Russian & Spanish Maps, incl. Cellarius
Three (3) maps of Russia and two (2) maps of Spain, five (5) items total, including Christoph Cellarius and Abraham Ortelius. 1st item: SCYTHIA ET SERICA map, engraved by William Henry Toms, from Christoph Cellarius' GEOGRAPHIA ANTIQUA, published by John and Paul Knapton, London, circa 1742. Copperplate engraved map on laid paper depicting Central Russia, […]
Lot 1067: 10 Southern Decorative Arts Books, incl. ART AND MYSTERY OF TN
Ten (10) Southern Decorative Arts related publications, including ART AND MYSTERY OF TENNESSEE FURNITURE. 1st item: THE ART AND MYSTERY OF TENNESSEE FURNITURE AND ITS MAKERS THROUGH 1850, by Nathan Harsh and Derita Coleman Williams, published by the Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, 1988. Hardcover octavo, includes original dust cover. 11 1/4" H x 8 3/4" […]
Lot 1068: Paul De Lamerie Silver Book and Chippendale "Director"
Two (2) classic books on silver and furniture. 1st item: PAUL DE LAMERIE: CITIZEN AND GOLDSMITH OF LONDON by Philip A.S. Phillips, Fellow of the Huguenot Society of London. London: The Holland Press, 1968. Large folio book with biographical information, black and white photographic plates and descriptions of 164 silver masterpieces by one of England's […]