A BEAUTIFUL OVAL GENUINE RUBY @ 1.04ct.GOOD COLOR AND CUT. Size: 5.72mm. x 6.30mm.x 3.10mm.

An albumen photograph by Felis Bonfils (French 1829-1885) showing a group of dahabiya moored on Gezira Island with the original Kasr el Nil bridge over the Nile at Cairo showing in the background. The bridge opened in 1872. Dahabiya were boats for tourists cruising up the Nile to either Luxor or Aswan on trips lasting respectively about forty or fifty days. These were luxury tourist accommodation and the central experience of a tour of Egypt in the late 19th century...

An interesting view of the monumental Hagia Sophia rising above houses on either side and a man standing in a square(?) that is probably some distance from the mosque but with the perspective appears quite close. No writing in the negative and the identification of the view in pencil appears later than the image which is around 1880. It is attached to a thin paper page that from the roughness of the back side might have been an album page that was separated. The mat is protective...

Ca 1967 A highly collectible coffee table book published by Harry Abrams, NYC and printed in Japan. Possibly a first edition since there is no publishing date. The book is very slightly cocked and the pages have toning. The jacket has light wear with two small tears at the bottom and top of the spine. The red linen boards are fine. 104 hand tipped plates. 178pp.

Twenty-three vintage black and white gelatin silver prints by the American photographer, writer and social activist Dorothy Norman (1905-1997), well known for her relationship to Alfred Stieglitz. With carbon copy of a typewritten manuscript (15 pages with some handwritten corrections in pencil) published 1957 in the College Art Journal Vol.16, No.2 (pages 100-108, with 7 pictures) under the title "Folk Art in Orissa, India - by Dorothy Norman"...

Huge Golden Green Selenite Sphere , natural inclusions somewhat translucent and will light up well. Size Diameter 7" weight 15.4 pounds.

Rolex 16mm Yellow Gold Plate Buckle 20mm Forest Green color Genuine Crocodile Strap. The strap is a new genuine stitched and padded very high grade "Hand Made in Italy". The Rolex buckle is plated (not solid gold) but is very secure and looks very nice! THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE. INVEST IN HARD ASSETS, DON'T INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET. BUY SOMETHING PROVEN IN TIME.

We have been selling vintage watches on E-Bay since 1998 as watchco1973 with 14,500 feed backs, 100% positive...

A large coffee table book published in 1997 by the Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. This is a stated Second Printing near mint condition There is a tiny tear on the back jacket- the book has a plastic covering. 273 illustrations~ 50 in full color. 246pp.

"The Genius of Japanese Design" by Sherman Lee. 1983 second printing, Kodansha. Condition-New. 203 pages. 32 color plates, 800 B/W plaes, including 15 pages of Japanese family crests. "A superb introduction to Japanese art by one of the foremost authorities in the field. A brilliant analysis of the unique features of Japanese design and motif as represented in more than 1,500 illustrations. Valuable for the artist, designer, and art historian." Sherman E...

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Unique formed glendonite as a pseudomorph of calcite (ikaite) from Hokkaido, Japan, called 'Gennoishi' (lit. 'Hammer stone'). approx...

"Surimono: Privately Published Japanese Prints in the Spencer Museum of Art" by Roger Keyes. 1984 First Edition, Kodansha. Clothbound Hardcover with Original Dust Jacket. Condition - New. 199 pages, 60 color plates, 186 B/W reproductions, entries on 268 images, and a comprehensive bibliography. "Keyes focuses on the collaboration between artists and poets...

Rare book titled Tokuriki Tomikichirō Gashū 徳力富吉郎画集 (Tokuriki Tomikichirō Art Book), Published by Abe Publishing in 1984, and is 37 x 26 cm. Edition 504/1000. 221 pages. Book is in Japanese, with titles of artwork in English as well. Book is showing representative works by famous Kyoto artist Tokuriki Tomikichiro. He was best known for his prints, but was originally trained as a painter...

An ecapsulated Royal Canadian Mint 1999 proof silver dollar issue to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the sighting of the Queen Charlotte Islands. This coin comes complete with the information pamphlet, the fitted plush and leatherette green hinged case and the cardboard sleeve. This coin is in excellent as issued condition with no losses, damage or repairs other than a touch of bruising to the corners of the sleeve...

Collector's Library. Hardcover with dustjacket published in 1950 by Gramercy Publishers, New York.Translated from the Swedish by Lillian Ollen. Periods discussed - 101 accompanying photos.Light wear on the cover otherwise fine.

A large coffee table book in good condition. Published in 1976 by Oxmoor House. Stated first edition.

Rare hardbound copy of the Pall Mall Illustrated Magazine, edited by Lord Frederic Hamilton. Staining on the frontispiece, title and index pages; front half of the book has light staining on the edges.

Fantastic set of 3 volumes #1 #2 #3 Autour Du Monde Zincograph photography books on the worlds Customs and costumes. A great set or reference books for anyone working with graphic arts , we used these and created a line of note and post cards. Etsy sellers are selling single pages for 20.00 each countless color images of Buildings scenery primitive peoples posing for studio pictures in traditional costume . leather ends tight spines. Size about 9.5" by 13" cultures include Russia Japan 2 Egypt...

"Hamada Potter" by Bernard Leach. 1975 First Edition, Kodansha. Hadmade paper bound hard cover with original plastic dust cover. The book is bound with hand-laid paper from Fukui Prefecture coated with pine resin sizing. The titling on the cover and spine was silk-screened with natural Japanese lacquer by Wajima Craft, with the held of the lacquer artists Keisuke Ichinaka and Isaburou Kado. The image is Hamada's signature broken sugar cane motif which adorned so many of his pots. 305 pages with...