An oversized hardcover published by the Yale University Art Gallery in celebration of its 175th Anniversary and in conjunction with an exhibition(2007-8). The history of the gallery, donors(including Paul Mellon) and its collection are highlighted.The jacket shows very light wear with a small tear on the front and back otherwise in mint condition. 422pp.

Claes Oldenberg by Barbara Rose [publisher: Museum of Modern Art, New York] Softcover Cream vinyl wrappers with teal lettering. Pink and brown decorated endpapers. 221 pp. Fully illus [46] in color, many other bw. The famous "soft cover" catalog for the MoMA exhibition, September 25 - November 23, 1969. Accompanied by a 16-page checklist, laid in. VG+ Two clipped endpapers, Vinyl foam wraps beginning to pull away from endpapers.

1849 Braided Hair Large Cent with brown/red tone. The coin is dirty and appears brown but brighter color is seen outside dirty areas.

Grade Very Fine by dealer. Held in white cardboard holder with cellophane window.

Early vintage albumen print of the two large bronze Kannons near the Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, with children. Numbered in Japanese "277". Mounted on coeval cardboard. Condition: fine, minimally faded, left border of photo with a small loss. Dimension: photo: 21.4 cm x 27.4 cm, cardboard: 34.8 cm x 43.9 cm.

Long before Norman Rockwell became a legend at The Saturday Evening Post, this Curtis Publishing Company juggernaut established itself is a publisher of leading and future literary figures, not the least of whom was Jack London. The magazine struck a gold vein when it published the little known Jack London whose Call of the Wild novel would become a fixture on high school and college reading lists for decades to come...

Written by anthropologist, Michele Coquet and published in 1998 by the University of Chicago Press. Empires, Kingdoms, Chieftancies, Ethnic groups, Court Objects along w/ maps. Invaluable Resource. 182pp.

A fine and collectable Royal Canadian Mint 2001 coin set commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first Canadian postage stamp. This great gift set includes a crimson coloured leatherette case with a fitted plush interior, a 1991 postage stamp depicting the reissue of the 3 penny beaver stamp from 1851, a fancy 3 cent beaver medallion/coin with Queen Elizabeth on the obverse, a gold plated replica of the original stamp and a numbered certificate of authenticity all in a pictorial slipcase...

Tu Tze-Chun by Naoko Matsubara. 1965 First Edition; Kodansha, Japan. Hardcover with cardboard slipcase covered in hand-laid Japanese paper, complete with wraparound paper band...

DESCRIPTION: From the jacket: “Art of Japan brings us a sweeping view of the long-lived Japanese culture in all its brilliance and beauty. Never before have all of the major arts been available in a single volume.” This large tome (622 pages) is in beautiful, like new condition. The book covers Japanese history and religion as it specifically relates to its art forms and architecture, and spans time from prehistoric ages through the Meiji Period...

James Boaden, editor
The Private Correspondence of David Garrick with the Most Celebrated Persons of his Time (Volume 1)
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
London
1831
600 pp+
Hardback, brown tooled cover, cream end sheets, engraved frontispiece of Garrick, gold impressed title on spine...

HOROLOGY 38mm Stainless Steel Complication Valjou English

This time piece is preforming Art. The most complicated 38mm wristwatch produced without a repeating mechanism added. Not only every layer of complication possible, but automatic as well. Even the plates on the high grade Valjou movement are engraved! Perfect running condition and fully functional...

A small hard cover published by Charles Scribner in 1925. The paper boards show some wear at the corners and top of spine,notes are written on the front pastedown and back end paper, and the owner's name is written in ink on the front free paper.

A very good pictorial reference book focusing specifically on Imari and Kakiemon wares featuring about 95 color photos and some good overview text. In our candid opinion, it's not enough of a reason to purchase an antique merely for the sake of a free book, but any client already seriously contemplating a purchase can enjoy this as a free extra...

An unstated first edition published in 1910 by Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press Boston. A name is written in pencil on the free paper; there is also a date under Albee's name on the title page.The gray linen boards show some discoloration and the pages are uncut. A fine copy.

Moroccan stromatolite fossil well preserved in a nice red sandstone believed to date from about 600 million years ago.These microbial fossils are one of Earth's earliest records of life. The earliest known stromatolite fossils are between 3.5 - 2.75 billion years old in the Precambrian period. The blue-green algae in these early colonies were important in creating Earth's current oxygen atmosphere. Size 3" by 3.5" and weighs .04 pounds this piece has very fine details a great desk piece.

First edition, second state ("copyrighted" instead of copyright).Published in 1876 by the American Publishing Co. Hartford CT. by subscription only. Brown boards with embossed design on the front, spine and back. The spine has gilt lettering. Issues: the cover is a bit worn with fraying/wear at the corners and bottom; the back cover is loose from the book ( see photos). Illustrated however no artist is mentioned.

Stated first edition. An over sized hard cover with colored prints. Published in 1930 by Doubleday Doran & Co. Garden City, New York. The paper label on the spine shows some wear,there is a black smudge on the cover and the board corners show some wear otherwise in fine condition. 32 full page illustrations. 138 pages.

"Ancient India", Bulletin of the Archeological Survey of India, number 12, Year 1956. Edited and published by the Director General of Archaeology in India, New Delhi. Printed by the Job Press Ltd., Kanpur. 8 3/8"x10 11/16" (21,5x27 cm). 118 pages. Numerous drawings, maps and photos. A series of articles on the archeology of India, Afghanistan and Pakistan, by British and Indian field experts, published in the mid forties to the early sixties. Contents described on cover (see photo 1)...