Unstated first edition published in 1920 by Harcourt, Brace and Company. Green boards with red lettering. The text block is uncut and there is a name written in ink on the front inside board. Otherwise a nice tight copy.
Frederic Piguet 1270 BREITLING Electromechanical Movement. Cal. 1270, Thirty-Two (32) Jewels, SWISS. For Cartier Pasha and other Brands. Coil cost is $99.00 each and this movement has 5 coils. Cartier is asking $799 for this movement. 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 13,500 feed backs, 100% positive...
Program listing the 150 films shown at the Centre Georges Pompidou between May 4 through October 1988. Brief synopsis, B + W movie photos, actors noted. Stain on the lower front cover otherwise in good condition. Paperback written in French.
This is the book: TIFFANY TASTE by JOHN LORING 1986 FIRST EDITION.
Published by Garden City and Authored by Mr. Loring a TIFFANY & CO. DESIGN DIRECTOR. 223p; Excellent Full Color Photography; folio size hardbound book; dust cover is lightly nicked; grade is VG+ NF. jpgs give MORE info. Note to overseas buyers: Shipping cost is an additional twenty five dollars US minimum
Medieval English silver hammered, 1/2 groat, coin Henry the the Seventh, Canterbury Mint, crowned facing bust. 1485-1509CE. Diameter 15mm. Free shipping.
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...
1789 VOC Dutch East Indies 2 Stuiver copper coin from the Galle mint, D: 24mm and 24 grams. Free shipping.
Hejzlar, Josef. Chinese Watercolours. London: Octopus Press 1980. Hardcover with dustjacket. Text ca. 60 pp., bibliography and index, 115 color illustrations of paintings on 96 pp. (photographed by B. Forman). About the members of the Shanghai school from the 19th and 20th century and their works.
Pages slightly yellowed, but all in all in very good condition with very little wear on the dustjacket
Large lemurian quartz point used by healers and people into metaphysical and spiritual meditation . Size L 7 3/4" by 2.5" 1.4 lb
Large citrine tea light candle votive 4.6 pounds beautiful color nice angle for gem stone viewing. Size H 4" L 8" W 6"
An oversized soft cover in very good condition( cover shows very light wear and creasing in the back). Published in 1995 by Universe/Rizzoli. More than 40 grand residences built in France over the centuries are featured.Architecture, furniture, paintings, gardens,etc. 288pp.
Four rare coins from Tibet with various denominations and sizes.
Sizes: 2.9cm to 2.3cm.
A pair of typed letters on White House vice-presidential stationery, one dated October 27, 1972, the other dated August 27, 1973, each addressed to Beverly Hills, CA friends of the 39th Vice President of the United States, SPIRO T. AGNEW (1918-1996)...
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 4" by 5.5" by and weighs 2.2 pounds
CILICIAN ARMENIA- HETOUM I AND ZABEL, 1226-1271 CE, silver tram, OBV. ZABEL & HETOUM; REV. LION AND CROSS. Diameter : 17mm and 3 grams. Free shipping.
Christie's auction guide( HC/DJ) "Magnificent French Furniture - Formerly from the Collection of Monsieur and Madame Riahi - New York Thursday 2, November 2000" ~ 276pp. ~ 59 fully illustrated photos with provenance. Jacket shows very light wear otherwise like new.
BOOK OF MISCHIEVOUS KIDS
Old Japanese concertina miniature book with 22 various scenes of mischievous little children. Offset printing. Early Showa period, 20th century. 8.5 x 6.5 x 2.5cm (3.34 x 2.55 x 0.98in)...
Octagonal beveled Quartz art base stand . Unique stand with double bevel edge a little over 3.5" diameter over 1" thick and 2.25" display area on top. 1 tiny flea bites to top edging . only quartz base is included in this listing. selling asis with very slight flea bites .These may be smelted quartz crystal with hand cutting.
"Ancient India", Bulletin of the Archeological Survey of India, number 7, January 1951 - January 1949. 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). 85 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...
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.
Oversized coffee table book. Sumptuous pieces... lavish colored
photos....In excellent condition.
A soft cover catalog which show some wear at the spine. There were 217 lots in the auction including Medieval Works of Art, Renaissance Bronzes, Italian Maiolica, Ivories and Wood Carvings along with Renaissance Jewellery from the collection of the late Arturo Lopez-Wilshaw. No final tally sheet.
"Ancient India", Bulletin of the Archeological Survey of India, numbers 18 and 19, Years 1962 and 1963. 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). 250 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...
No. 50 = Lekegian No. 1143: Edfou - Wall relief coronation.
No. 51 = Lekegian No. 1142: Edfou - Door with wall reliefs.
No. 52 = Bonfils No. 171: ? - Portique de temple d'Esmeh.
No. 53 = Zangaki No. 630: Daily life - Men at draw well.
No. 54 = Bonfils: Daily life - Man draw water from a well.
No. 55 = Bonfils No. 178: Nile - 1st cataract.
No...
This is the BOOK: CHINA COLLECTING IN AMERICA ALICE M. EARLE 1892 1ST ED. From a former Antique dealer's personal Collection the size is 8 5/8" X 6 1/2"; 429p; MULTI Illustrations; light corner wear but no tears. Want it? Get it. Hard to find Antique here.
Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758
Richard Saunders
The Heritage Press
New York
1964
illusrated
300 pp+
4 to
Cloth case in tan with fading marks and moderate dampstaining. Book cloth binding, impressed cover in tan, with minor wrinkling in upper left front at spine. Binding secure, plain end papers. Interior is clean throughout though very light age toning. Illustrated by Norman Rockwell.
This book was la...
Post War + Contemporary Art, American and European Art. Auction # 100 ~ 12/10/08.
Old Master, Modern and Contemporary prints,American + European works of art, Post War+ Contemporary Art, Modern and 20thC works of art. Colored photos.245 lots. Near mint condition.
Osvald Siren: Chinese Painting: Leading Masters and Principles. Part I; The First Millennium (3 vols.), London: Lund Humphries/New York: Ronald Press, 1956.
Vol.I: Early Chinese Paintings (xi+235pp., colored frontispiece and b/w ills.)
Vol.II: The Sung Period (vi+189pp. and annotated lists 95pp., colored frontispiece and b/w ills.)
Vol.III: Plates (xviii pp., 372 b/w plates).
Bound with red cloth, gilt title to front board and spine. With slip cases. 28.5x23cm.
Books very g...
Not complete. A very rare document on Chinese porcelain in French, published by A. Morel in 1881, first edition. Reference book with 227 pages and 30 heliogravures and chromolithographs and more than 120 illustrations in the text. Large quarto pages loose in portfolio, pages uncut. Condition: not complete, the Nos. XXXI and XXXII of the heliogravures and chromolithographs are missing, so are the text pages 113 to 120. Some foxing on pages. Dimension: c. 38 cm x 29 cm.
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.
A stated first edition, first impression dated October 12, 1901. The green pictoral cloth cover is stained both on the front and back. There is also a water stain that runs along the upper page edge throughout the book (see title page). The pages are uncut and the book is illustated.Published by Scribner & Sons., NY.
Three historical coins from the old Russian Empire. 1) Ivan the Terrible- silver kopek, 1553-1589, Moscow mint, W: 15mm. 2) Boris Godunov- silver kopek, 1598-1605, Moscow mint, W: 13mm. 3) Peter the Great silver kopek, 1689-1725, W: 12mm. Free shipping.
A beautiful set of sterling silver frosted proof encapsulated coins depicting the Cats of Canada, from the Royal Canadian Mint's Discovering Nature series. This set includes the green papered graphic box, the fitted plush-coated platform, the four encapsulated coins, the foam liner, the decorative booklet and the original cardstock sleeve. This 6-1/4 x 6-1/8" set is in mint-in-box condition. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted. Small packet a...
A large coffee table book published in 1996 by Harry N. Abrams. This hard cover with jacket is in excellent condition however there is an inscription on the front free paper.
A vintage gelatin silver photograph of a gate and the street beyond with people beyond at the town of Sidi Okba, Algeria. Identified in ink on the back. Rene Prouho (1879-1970) blue back stamp in the upper left corner. 11 5/8 x 9 ½ inches (29.5 x 24 cm). Unmounted.
Condition; very good, though the corners are bruised.
I would guess it dates from the 1930’s.
An albumen photograph of Cairo titled on the mat, “CAIRO, FORM THE CITADEL,WITH THE MOSQUE OF SULTAN HASSAN.” Also in smaller type the number648. An excellent print with good tones. 5 7/8 by 8 1/8 inches (15 by20.5cm). The white light cardboard stock is shaded slightly darker for about one inch around the photo. Overall size is 12 inches by 15 inches (30.5 by 38 cm).
Condition; The photo is in excellent condition with minor surface scratches. The mount is soiled, has minor foxing and th...