A brilliant mint state United States Morgan 1891-S silver dollar with exceptional eye appeal and outstanding luster. The coin was cleaned more than 45 years ago, but the re-toning is very appealing. The coin exhibits a sharp full detailed strike with exceptional detail in the feathers on the reverse and in the cheeks and hair on the obverse, and is virtually free of marks.

A sepia toned silver print of Tipsco lake with Mount Rainer in the background in a textured white mat, simple blond wood frame and a brass plaque identifying the image as follows, “MT. RAINER – TIPSCO LAKE/ MT. RAINER NATIONAL PARK.” Out of the frame there is no identification of the photographer. Image 15 3/8 X 19 3/8 inches. Frame 23 X 25 7/8 inches.

Condition: examined out of the frame. The photograph is laid down on the backboard, but otherwise in excellent condition...

Four hundred lots are noted in this auction catalog along with a final tally sheet.Furniture, clocks rugs, etc.

Art From Ritual, Ancient Chinese Bronze Vessels from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, introduction and catalogue by Dawn Ho Delbanco, 1983 (first edition, hardcover.) A scholarly study of 70 important ancient bronzes from the Shang to the Eastern Zhou dynasties. 157 pages illustrated profusely with full page color plates and black and white details. Detailed, scholarly discussion of items in the Sackler collection following an informative introduction. Ex Libris Warren E...

Zanzibar paisa, 1299 AH (1882 AD), bronze coin- diameter 25mm. Zanzibar was the center of the of the East African slave trade, until it became a signatory of the Moresby Treaty- abolishing it in 1822. The trade continued to a lesser degree up to 1873 when Captain John Kirk told, the at that time, Sultan Barghash, a total blockade of Zanzibar was imminent, unless this practice was abandoned...

Gorgeous lemurian quartz crystal 2 tea light votive with large points , a great piece for a healers altar or work space , 13.2 pounds beautiful when candles are burning . Size L 10" W 7" H 6.5"

A hand signed copy of the book "Lions and Shadows", 1947, by the noted Anglo-American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, autobiographer and diarist CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD (1904-1986). The 8 1/2" by 6" blue hard cover copy, published by New Connections, Norfolk, Connecticut is in acceptable good but not fine condition due to sunning of the spine and other evidence of cover wear. There is no dust jacket. Dedicated in blue ink as shown to "Don Carter", in February 1949...

Possibly an unstated first edition. A beautifully illustrated copy in very good condition with red leather boards, embossed flowers and gilt highlights and gilt beveled edges. There is one small spot on the back board also on one page; a few pages have dog ear creases ( see photos).Song lyrics (no musical bars). Published in 1880 by John W. Lovell, New York.

Albumen print mounted on coeval cardboard showing the first Nile cataract. Caption in French: 4. 1er Cataracte. Les rapides. Condition: Photo with some stains, cardboard slightly stained, few losses and toned. Dimension: Photo 19,3 x 25,1 cm., cardboard 29,8 x 40,6 cm.

"A Mighty and Valiant Underground Army over 2200 Years Back". This profusely illustrated soft cover was published by the Shaanxi Sanquinj Publishing House. Page 12 is a bit loose but intact. Both color and B&W photos. 128 pp. Front inscription perhaps by the author...Please disregard glare on front cover.

Second Printing (1976). A hard cover with dust jacket edited by Jacqueline Onassis with the cooperation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Published by Viking Press. Numerous B&W and color illustrations. Light wear on the jacket otherwise in fine condition.

Henri Matisse. A Novel.

by Louis Aragon,

First American edition. Translated by Jean Stewart

publisher: New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, [1971].] First Edition Two volumes, quarto. [8], [360]. [6], [370] pp.

Profusely illustrated throughout, including 155 color illustrations, many full-page and some folding. Ecru linen with front cover and spine stamped in red. Very Fine in dust jackets, in fine publisher's slipcase...

Published in 1977 by Barron's,Woodbury, NY... an illustrated hard cover with dustjacket. The jacket shows light wear, and there is some tanning along the border however the book itself is fine. No script. 102 pps.

A HAND SIGNED copy of the 1990 soft cover book by Martha Kingsbury, University of Washington art history professor, "George Tsutakawa", describing the life journey of one of the treasured artists of the Northwest School at mid century. Tsutakawa signed in marker on the title page, adding "Seattle 1990". The book, 11" by 9" and approximately 160 pages, includes black and white and color photographs illustrating Tsutakawa's life and work...

18th c Mexican leather boung religious book. A Madre Santisima Madre De Dios so I dont know the date but should be early 18 th c

A former library copy published by Hyperion Press in 1949. The red boards show some wear, the front and back endpapers have been taped, one title page is clipped and there are library stamps. Seventy seven plates.

A set of three, ART ACROSS AMERICA, published 1990 by the noted authority on American Art, William Gerdts. The handsome volumes measure 13" by 11 1/4" by 1 1/2". The work is noted for information on lesser-known regional artists, on whom information is otherwise scarce. Many art books discuss California art, or Hudson River art, or New Mexico art; but few discuss the art scene in the Dakotas, Arkansas, Nebraska, and West Virginia...

An oversized soft cover published by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1995. The cover shows very light wear otherwise the book is fine. 240pp including index.