Pair of carved Classical alabaster busts, one depicting Apollo and the other Diana. Both mounted onto black veined marble bases. 15" H x 8 3/4" W and 14 1/2" H x 7 3/4" W. 30 lbs total. Late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: Private Maryville, TN collection. CONDITION: Apollo with scattered chipping, especially to right shoulder. […]
Lot 556: The Fishes of North America, William C. Harris, 18
THE FISHES OF NORTH AMERICA THAT ARE CAPTURED ON HOOK AND LINE, Vol I. by William C. Harris, published by The Fishes of North America Publishing Co., New York, 1898. Folio, 138 pages with 40 chromolithograph plates, 24 by Armstrong and Company, 4 by George H. Walker, and 4 after John L. Petrie, mounted, as […]
Lot 555: Early Children's Christmas Book – Rudolph
RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER, 1st Edition, by Robert L. May, 1939. First printing, written exclusively for Montgomery Ward, 32 pages with 41 illustrations by Denver Gillen. Small quarto, 10 1/2" H x 8" W. CONDITION: Some edgewear and chipped corners. Consistent toning to the pages as expected from age. This was a complimentary item […]
Lot 553: 11 Antiquarian Books, inc. Twain, Morris, Steinbeck
Eleven (11) books. Book 1: Mark Twain. Roughing It. TITLE PAGE MISSING but some early errors indicate: Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1872. (Capital T page 156 Capital E page 330 etc.). 592 pp. Book 2: The Innocents Abroad. Hartford: American Publishing 1873, later printing. 651 pp. plus ads. Book 3: Mark Twain. The Prince and […]
Lot 550: H. G. Wells: Island of Dr. Moreau, 1st Ed.
H. G. Wells. The Island of Doctor Moreau; A Possibility. New York: Stone and Kimball, 1896. First edition. 249pp. Original first state black cloth with gilt lettering and top edge, "Stone & Kimball New York" at foot of spine. 7" H x 4 1/2" W x 3/4" D. Provenance: a Brentwood, TN estate. CONDITION: Overall […]
Lot 551: 3 H. G. Wells books including 1st Ed. The Invisible Man.
Three (3) books by H. G. Wells. Book 1: The Invisible Man; A Grotesque Romance. London: C Arthur Pearson Ltd, 1897. viii, 245 (1) 2pp of ads. 7 1/2" H x 5 1/4" W x 1 1/4" D. Book 2: The Food of The Gods And How It Came to Earth. London: Macmillan, 1904. 317 […]
Lot 549: H. G. Wells: The War of The Worlds, 1st Ed.
H. G. Wells. The War of the Worlds. London: William Heinemann, 1898. Original grey cloth, spine and front cover lettered in black. First edition, 303pp first issue, has 16-page publisher's catalogue at end dated 1897 and beginning with "New Letters of Napoleon I". 7 3/4" H x 5 1/2" W x 1 1/2" D. Provenance: […]
Lot 548: Book: Art & Mystery of TN Furniture
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. Personal handwritten inscription from the author Derita Coleman Williams on the title page. 11 1/4" H x 8 3/4" W. Provenance: Private Knoxville, TN collection. CONDITION: Very good […]
Lot 547: Valhalla in the Smokies, Maxwell/ Exline, 1938
Signed copy of "Valhalla in the Smokies", published by George A. Exline and Edouard Evartt Exline, 1938, Cleveland, Ohio. First edition. #87 of 1000 numbered copies, 1 of 100 signed by the authors/publishers. Cover of book is a woven blue and white coverlet, Solomon's Pattern. Enclosed card details the weaver of the cover and specific […]
Lot 545: 25 Low's Almanacks, 1800-17, 1821-27
Twenty-Five (25) Low's Almanacks, 1800-17, 1821-27. Octavo, self wrappers, stitched, 12-18 double-sided pages. 1st-7th items: "An Astronomical Diary, or Almanack, For the Year(s) of Christian Aera 1800-1806" by Dr. Nathanael Low, (1740-1808), printed by Thomas and John Fleet, Boston. Almanacks range in size from 7 1/8" H x 4 3/8" W to 7 1/2" H […]