19th century publication titled "The Jonesborough Monthly Review". Covers a series of monthly events in Jonesborough from December 1847 – April 1849 (Vol 2, No 1-12). 384 pages with a Table of Contents at the end of the book. Edited by William G. 'Parson' Brownlow. Provenance: Blount County, TN Living Estate. Condition: Some discoloration and […]

4 Early Tennessee Printed Books, all related to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, founded in Tennessee in the early 1800s. 1) THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Ratified and adopted by the Synod of Cumberland, held at Sugg's Creek in Tennessee State, April the 5th, 1814, and continued by […]

Southern Harmony & Musical Companion: Containing a Choice Collection of Tunes Hymns, Psalms, Odes, and Anthems. Also contains the Rudiments of Music. by William Walker. Published in Spartanburg, SC 1835, General index in the back of book. 232 pages. 5 3/4"H x 9"W. Condition: Cover is dark green w/ wear and losses to leather cover. […]

Mark Catesby Beehive Set, #260/500 boxed set of facsimile color plates and a descriptive catalog bound by hand. Titled THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CAROLINA, FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS, 1731-43, published by Beehive Press, Savannah, Georgia, 1974. 3-1/2" H x 15-3/4" W x 21-7/8" L. Sheets: 20" x 14". Condition: Very good condition with minor […]

Pair of Mark Catesby colored bird engravings, probably 3rd edition, appears to be on wove paper. Titles Include "The Little Brown Fly-catcher, The Red-ey'd Fly-catcher" and "Morinellus Marinus", both from Catesby's "The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, Volume I. Plate – 13 3/4" H x 10 1/8" W. Sight – 14 […]

After John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), Pinnated Grous, Tetrao Cupido, No. 4-1, Plate 296, chromolithograph by J. Bien, New York, 1860, 23-1/2" x 35-1/4" image, 25" x 36" sight, 36" x 46" framed. Harry Gallaway New York gallery label en verso with brief note stating authenticity, dated 1955. Provenance: descended in the family of Josephus […]

Group of 3 early German natural history lithographs, 1 depicting various types of coral and 2 depicting various kinds of seashells. Published by C. Schach, Stuttgart. Likely from from Naturgeschichte Fur Alle Stande by Laurenz Oken (1833 – 1841). Pale taupe mats with narrow silvered molded frames. Sight: 12" x 9-1/2". Framed: 15-1/2" x 14-1/2". […]

Pair of 17th century hand colored, copper plate engraved Baroque celestial maps by Johann or Johannes Zahn (1641-1707), "Facies Hemisphaerii Coelestis Inferior Austalis" and "Facies Hemisphaerii Coelestis Superior Borealis" published in his book "Specula Physica-Mathematico-Historicae Notabilium ac Mirabilium Sciendorum" (Nuremburg, 1696). Sight: 14"H x 16 1/2"W. Framed: 20 1/4"H x 22 1/2"W. Provenance: the estate […]

Pair of 17th century hand colored, copper plate engraved Baroque astronomical charts by Johann or Johannes Zahn (1641-1707), "Three Competing Views of the Universe: the Ptolemaic earth-centered view; the Copernican sun-centered view; and an earth-centered view of Tycho Brahe" and "A wind rose with the names of the various winds". Published in Zahn's book "Mundi […]

1794 map of the State of Kentucky by Russell, London: H.D. Symonds. Includes most of Tennessee and is called the œSouthwestern Territory” on this map. North of the Ohio River is part of the Northwest Territory, with Fort Washington marked. South of Tennessee and Davidson Counties, is œReserved for the North Carolina Troops,” land grants […]