Bibliography of the Japanese Empire by Fr. Von Wenckstern. 1970. 2 Vols.  24.5 x 18 cms. Quarto, bound in buckram. This encyclopedic work is complete in 2 vols. The first covering the years 1859-1893 and the second volume covering the years 1894-1906. The original edition were published in 1895 and 1907. The first vol. includes a reprint of Catalogue des Ouvrage Relatif au Japon by Leon Pages covering earlier works from 15th. century to the date of publication, 1859...

An interesting selection of sea-life in the early period, from c. Devonian period 400 mio. years ago or somewhat later, all now of stone and stable.

Large Devonian trilobit, 6,6 cm. and 55.38 grams! An even larger snail like creature in a beautiful mother of pearlish house, measuring 6,3 vm. wide and 5,3 cm tall. Mounted on a lucite base, c. 130 grams! A large fragmentary snail-house (59,67 grams), and three good looking smaller snails as a well as a clamp / muzzle...

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 spakling Genuine Natural Beryl EMERALD GEMSTONE with Certificate @ 2.13 carat. Size: 9.06 x 7.19 x 4.84 mm.

Sotheby's auction catalog for December 12,1991. In fine condition, the back cover shows very light wear.

1789 VOC Dutch East Indies 2 Stuiver copper coin from the Galle mint, D: 24mm and 24 grams. Free shipping.

Charming Victorian Bar Dispenser consisting of three metal bound miniature barrels with spigots and pails on a metal mounted stand Barrel are marked: Whiskey,Brandy Gin.

English,circa 1870-80

Each barrel 7.5"long, overall: 14" x 7" x 13"tall

(n.b. the dispensers are working, but are not very practical. Buy for decoration or amusement) 1450

No stated edition. Published by Horizon Press in 1964. Light wear on the dust jacket otherwise in near fine condition. 180 B&W plates. One page is uncut at the top.

A hard cover privately published in 1936. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Frontispiece by Elizabeth Shoumatoff. Uncut pages. The bottom corners and top spine show minor wear ( please see photos)otherwise in excellent condition. 382pp.

large Fluorite sphere in pale greens and rust browns, with large fracture like lines make this an interesting piece when lit . Size 5.5" in diameter weight 7.5 pounds

Possibly a first edition- cloth-bound hard cover ( no jacket) published in 1946 by the American Artists Group. Includes nine color plates by various artists along with 35 illustrations. The cover shows some wear on the edges, with a smudge and bump on the front.The end papers have yellowed- otherwise fine. 76pp.

A nice 1949 Canadian silver dollar $1 coin in MS60 condition. It has superb detail and and it retains its complete mint luster (please note that our scans don't show the luster particularly well - it is vivid and attractive). A prize in this condition. All coin and banknote gradings are subjective and are included as guides only, and are based on published grading charts. Please refer to the hi-res scans included in our listings for accurate sight grading of our items...

A handwritten letter mounted on an old board, along with old photographic reproductions of two of the artist's works, by well listed French 19th century artist JEAN-JACQUES HENNER (1829-1905). The letter is entirely in French, written in old brown ink, on one page (though there are three other unused sides), and is undated. An old mat with hand-drawn and painted borders (removable) is fitted over openings made for the letter and photos...

This is the DECAMERON OF BOCCACCIO by GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO in 2 Volumes. Famous Medieval ITALIAN work with 700+ pages in the 2 Volumes; 8vo; gilded top pages; multi photogravure illustrations by LOUIS CHALON; ART NOUVEAU Designs dating this production ca. 1900 to 1920; grade is VG+ (some may grade higher)...

Sold as a lot of 66 titles, (89 total pieces due to some duplicates), an impressive collection of virtually all hard cover books, with dust jacket, all signed and some also inscribed by the authors, the majority of them familiar and household names...

Bulleting for Society for Japanese Arts: Andon, Shedding Light on Japanese Art. A wonderful resource on all aspects of Japanese art. ISSN: 0168-2997 Issues included: First Year (1981) 1-4; Second Year (1982) 5-7; No. 9-11 (1983). Condition: shelf wear, staining and soiling. Issue one has extensive creases on back cover.

Moroccan stromatolite fossil well preserved in a nice red sandstone believed to be from from Kem Kem beds and date from the cretaceous period .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 5" by 8" by and weighs 4.2 pounds

"Birds in Paradise" is the catalogue printed for the special exhibition of the same name at Van Cleef's L'Ecole, School of Jewelry Arts in 2019. The exhibition focused on jewelry inspired by birds and was drawn from two private collections and Van Cleef's heritage collection. The catalogue is printed entirely in color and features illustrations of about 100 jewels, as well as drawings and other source material for their design. It's completed with a series of scholarly essays...