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Group of eight (8) early 19th century land grants, all Tennessee Governor signed. Includes two (2) signed Joseph McMinn (1816 & 1818), three (3) signed William Carroll (1820 & 1822), two (2) signed Newton Cannon (1838 & 1839), and one (1) signed James Jones (1841). Six of the grants award land to John Davis, one […]

Group of eight (8) early 19th century land grants, all Tennessee Governor signed. Includes five (5) signed Joseph McMinn (1816, 1819, 1820), three (3) signed William Carroll (1822). Land awarded to John Davis, John C, McLemore and George W. Campbell. Lot also includes a 1974 letter from Governor Winfield Dunn to Sarah Hunter Hicks Green. […]

DICKENS, Charles. Complete Works (30 Volume Set). New York: Harper & Brothers, circa 1920. 5 1/2" H X 8 1/4" W (Octavo). 30 Volumes Complete. Later Edition Set in original olive green cloth binding. Gold tooling and title work to spine. Rough-cut fore-edge on each volume. PO Bookplate of "C. William Green" on inside front […]

1st item: An Introduction to Astronomy Designed as a Textbook for the Students of Yale College by Denisen Olmsted, A.M., Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy. New York: Collins, Keese & Co. 1839. First edition, full calf binding. 8 3/4" H x 5 3/4" W. Contains illustrated frontispiece engraving with views of moon, Saturn and […]

RICHARDSON, Charles. A New Dictionary of the English Language. London: William Pickering, 1839. 9 1/4" H X 11 1/4" W (Quarto). 2223 Pages (continuous pagination). Third edition of this important early Richardson dictionary. Both volumes complete. Stamped signature of 'Edward Hicks' on the inside board of each volume. Original leather binding with four raised hubs […]

Lot of twelve assorted vintage books all carrying collectible binder and/or bookseller tickets – Nashville TN and Richmond VA. Used as a form of identification and advertising in a time of rising competition in the bookbinding world, these tickets provide a glimpse at the publishing and bookbinding activities of a city that is lost to […]

DICKENS, Charles; HUGO, Victor; et al. Appleton's Journal of Literature, Science, and Art (Complete First 15 Volume Run). New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1869 – 1876. 8 1/4" H X 11 1/4" W (Imperial Octavo). Original First Edition set of the yearly compendium volumes of the monthly magazine. A highly popular lifestyle magazine in […]

YOUMANS, E.L.; SPENCER, Herbert; SPOTTISWOODE, William; WALLACE, Alfred; MAYER, Alfred; DARWIN, Charles; EDISON, Thomas; et al. The Popular Science Monthly. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1872-1879. 6 1/2" H X 9 1/4" W (Octavo). Scarce First Edition run of the first seven years of Popular Science bound in their original embossed green cloth. Each […]

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. 11 1/4" H x 8 3/4" W. CONDITION: Retains the original dust cover. Some sun fading to dust cover otherwise overall excellent condition.

HOGARTH, William; TRUSLER, John; HOGARTH, J.; NICHOLS, J. The Works of William Hogarth, in a Series of One Hundred and Fifty Steel Engravings, by the First Artists: with Descriptions and a Comment on their Moral Tendency, in Two Volumes. London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, circa 1870. 9" H X 11 1/4" W (Quarto). […]