Frederic Remington letter and book, 2 items. 1st item: Framed letter written and signed by Frederic Remington reading "Art Director N.Y. Herald, Sir, In re. ___ 25- I am not at liberty to make picture for art job, Xmas Herald owing to contract with Collier's. Thanking you for your consideration. Yours faithfully, Frederic Remington. Sunday." […]
Lot 454: 8 Audubon Books inc. 1846 Quadrupeds Text Vol. 1
Eight (8) Audubon Books, including Quadrupeds of America, Book of Text, Volume 1, 1846, and 7 volume Abbeville set (published 1985). 1st item: Audubon, John James and John Bachman: The Quadrupeds of North America, Book of Text, Vol. I, New York: J. J. Audubon, 1846. The American zoologist William Temple Hornaday's copy with his long […]
Lot 452: J.J. Audubon, Great Northern Diver or Loon
John James Audubon (1785-1851) hand-colored aquatint engraving with etching on wove paper, Great Northern Diver or Loon, plate #62. Robert Havell and Son, engravers, circa 1838. J. Whatman Turkey Mill watermark lower right edge. Housed in later stained wood molded frame. Sheet – 25 3/8" H x 37 1/2" W. Framed – 29 3/4 H […]
Lot 451: John J. Audubon Trumpeter Swan, Havell ed.
John J. Audubon Havell Edition aquatint etching, TRUMPETER SWAN (YOUNG) – CYGNUS BUCCINATOR, plate CCCLXXVI . Printed lower right margin: Engraved, Printed and Coloured by R. Havell 1837. (Published 1838). Titled center margin and printed lower left margin: Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon. F.R.S. F.L.S. Watermarked J. Whatman 1838. Intaglio and watercolor on paper. […]
Lot 450: History of British Birds, F. Morris, 1891, 6 Vols.
A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS, Vol. 1-6, 3rd ed., by Rev. Francis O. Morris, B.A., published by John C. Nimmo, London, 1891. Royal octavo, 394 hand-colored woodcut engraving plates by Benjamin Fawcett. Hardbound in dark green cloth with tooled gilt front cover and title lettering, incorrect date 1893, on spine. Sheets – 10 1/8" H […]
Lot 448: 7 18th/19th cent. Medical Books
Seven (7) 18th/19th cent. Medical Books. 1st item: The Truth Unvail'd for the Publick [sic] Good. Or, a Treastise on the Stone, by Omnelio Pitcarne, M.D., printed for J. Roberts near the Oxford Arms, in Warwick-Lane, London, 1739. 7 5/8" H x 5" W x 1/8" D. 2nd item: A Disquisition of the Stone and […]
Lot 449: Versuch vom menschlichen Verstande 1757, John Locke
German translation of John Locke's philosphical work: Herrn Johann Lockens Versuch vom Menschlichen Verstande. Aus dem Englischen ¸bersetzt und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Heinrich Engelhard Poleyen. Altenburg : In der Richterischen Buchhandlung, 1757. Engraved vignette on title page. (lx), 768, (24) pp. First German translation of John Locke's celebrated Essay Concerning Human Understanding, one of […]
Lot 447: 5 Medical Books, inc. Women and Children's Health
Group five (5) medical books. 1st item: "The Art of Midwifery" by Dr. Astruc, printed for J. Nourse, Book[s]eller to his Ma[j]esty, oppo[s]ite Catharine Street in the Strand, 1767. 8 3/8" H x 5 3/8" W x 1 3/4" D. 2nd item: "De Sedibus et Causis Morborum per Anatomem Indagatis" by Giovanni Battista Morgagni, preface […]
Lot 444: Nathanael Low Almanack, 1775
AN ASTRONOMICAL DIARY; OR, ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF CHRISTIAN AERA 1775 by Dr. Nathanael Low (1740-1808), printed and sold by John Kneeland, Boston. Octavo, self wrappers, 24 double-sided pages. Almanac features woodcut illustration titled "The Virtuous Patriot at the Hour of Death with If Prayers and Tears th' Patriot Life could (s)ave, None but […]
Lot 445: Revolutionary War Era Officer's Liquor Chest or Cellaret
Revolutionary War period officer's liquor chest or cellarette, comprised of two compartments, the lower compartment fitted for sixteen (16) bottles and retains 13 similar blown glass bottles; top compartment fitted for decanters and various glassware and retains an assembled set of blown and cut glassware including 1 decanter, 5 matching shot glasses with gilt decoration, […]