All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Numismatics : Coins : European : Pre 1492 item #1466076 (stock #7168)
Medieval hammered silver penny, Henry the III, circa 1272-1272CE, “short cross” version. Diameter 19mm, weight 2 grams. Free shipping.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Numismatics : Coins : North American : United States : Pre 1920 item #1154707 (stock #6773)
A triple Mercury dime punch out gilt silver pin 1917. This stamped Liberty head gilt silver pin comprises three 1917 American Mercury silver dimes. Each coin is "punched out" with high relief Liberty heads with excellent detail, and they are soldered together, gilded, and mounted with a brass c-clasp pin. It is unsigned, and such vintage embossed coins are eagerly collected. This pin weighs 8.0 grams, and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Fine Art : Pre 1990 item #1110596 (stock #02046)
A copy of ROBERT GENN IN PRAISE OF PAINTING MERRITT 1981 a self-authored 133 page profusely illustrated art book, published in 1981 by Merritt Publishing of Vancouver, British Columbia. The illustrations are in colour and black and white, and this 12-1/2" x 9" book is in MINT unmarred condition. It also has the original dust jacket in superb condition as well, with only the slightest, barely noticeable edge bumps...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Ephemera : Photographs : Places : Pre 1900 item #1422101 (stock #TBD00309)
An albumen photograph of a gargoyle located high on Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Unknown photographer. Written in the negative in the lower right, “1003, Paris Notre Dame.” The gargoyle emerges from the waist up with a human torso, a dragons ridge on the back of the elongated neck, pointed ears, deep sunk eyes and a slit for a nostril in a rounded snout. 10 ½ x 8 inches (27 x 20 cm) mounted with transparent corners in a 16 x 20 inch (40.5 x 51 cm) mat...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Numismatics : Coins : Asian : Pre 1900 item #1446771 (stock #7040)
One Cent coin, British North Borneo- an independent kingdom founded by the legendary Rajah Brooks. 1890- love the dayaks holding a parang and shield. D: 27mm, weight: 9 grams. Free shipping.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Geological : Fossils : Pre 1990 item #1377331 (stock #VW1508)
Watch Company
$70.00
ROLEX DATE Style 16mm Steel Logo Buckle 19mm Croco Leather strap. BUCKLE: Back marked: “ACIERINOX ROLEXSA Swiss”, 16mm Logo Buckle. The strap is a 19mm Genuine Leather Crocodile pattern. This high Grade strap (Marked SUISSE QUALITE) is suitable for the earlier ROLEX Models; DAYTONA, OYSTERDATE, DATE, Air King and Precision in two tone or gold. Complete your Rolex gold watch with this correct and suitable strap. THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE. DON'T INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Ephemera : Pre 1900 item #1490755
A late 19th century souvenir: miniature bone binoculars depicting Catskill Mountain House, another hotel building, waterfalls and more (can be seen, but not photographed). These truly minimal magnifying lenses were invented in the 18th century by Lord Stanhope. Measures: "1/2 x 1/3 / 12 x 9 mm. Condition: some general wear consisting with time, but both lenses are working.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Numismatics : Coins : North American : Canada : Pre 2000 item #1270673 (stock #7090)
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...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Pre 1940 item #844708 (stock #ee1-1938)
Zen Kitsch
USD $65.50
firm

"How to Write and Speak Effective English", by Edward Frank Allen. Published 1938 by World Syndicate Publishing Co. Hardback. 329 pages, no dust jacket. Good condition; would be very good for a book this age if not for some scribbling on the endpapers. Lovers of language can glimpse what has and has not changed in English usage over the past 70 years from this volume. An interesting sample of Depression-era writing.

All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Numismatics : Coins : European : Pre 1920 item #1450198 (stock #7122)
Mixed lot of old German pfennig (pennies) total 22. There oldest one is 1875, the most recent is 1943. A lot of history here, free shipping.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : Bindings : Religious : Contemporary item #1449664
Published in 2014, this is a page proof facsimile preview of the finalized book written by Sufi teacher, Sherif Baba. A cloth bound edition in excellent condition (with the exception of a few front pages rippled at the bottom), the book includes a series of transcriptions of an event at which Sherif discusses in depth the most important aspects of Sufism, i.e. Basmala. 478pp.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : Pre 1980 item #1423886 (stock #JB04830)
A signed first edition copy of "Beyond the Boardwalk", a collection of poems by the famous poet, singer/songwriter ROD McKUEN (1933-2015). McKuen signed in brown marker, and the number "357" appears stamped nearby, perhaps hinting at the number of signed copies. This book itself is in excellent condition, mint or near mint, in a slip cover, and the book is Mylar protected. The slip cover has some soiling and light wear on the back side especially...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Antiques : Contemporary item #1336993 (stock #C/JB)
STUDIO ANTIQUES & FINE ART, INC.
$65.00
plus shipping
THE Book on Alexandria Stoneware and Pottery - limited supply available
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Antiques : Pre 1990 item #1176068 (stock #B-5)
"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...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : Pre 1930 item #1256224
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.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Ephemera : Photographs : Pre 1900 item #428795 (stock #G408)
Offered is a lovely, double, gutta-percha photograph case holding two mid 19th century, Civil War Era tin types of two different women.

The double gutta-percha case measures 2.5 inches wide x 3 inches long x .75 inches deep when closed, and 5 inches wide when opened. The case appears to be in excellent condition!

The two cased tin types are each further framed within different press-molded, thin, ornate, brass frame and behind a little pane of glass...

All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Geological : Fossils : Prehistorical item #1300857
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$65.00
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 5" by 4" by and weighs 1.2 pounds
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : Bindings : Fiction : Pre 1910 item #1490464
David Anthony
$65.00
W Carew Hazlitt
The Venetian Republic, Its Growth, Its Rise, and Its Fall 421-1797 (Volume 1)
Adam and Charles Black
London
1900

814pp+
Map, genealogy
Hardback cloth, green, gilt stamp on cover

Condition Good
Cover is slightly soiled/aged, bumping at corners, slight bowing, tears on paper spine title, inside end pages cracked at seam, binding fully intact, age toning of pages, pages otherwise clean.

This boo...
David Anthony
$65.00
Morgan Dollar 1883 New Orleans (O) NGC Graded AU55.

This coin came from the famous Lincoln Fitzgerald collection which consisted of a cache of over 100,000 silver dollars, 10,000 of which were properly graded by NGC.

90 percent silver Constitutional money.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Numismatics : Coins : Asian : Pre 1492 item #1383805 (stock #4281)
Copper jital coin from the last Shah of Kwarezm Kingdom 12o0CE -1220CE. Muhammad II of Khwarezm, having arrested/executed emissaries on two occasions from the Mongols, he brought the full force of Genghis Khan’s wrath on his realm and every city was razed to the ground“arguably the bloodiest massacre the world saw until the 20th century”. Free shipping via Hong Registered Airmail. D: 19.8mm
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Fine Art : Pre 1940 item #1110577 (stock #6620)
A Charles Meryon Print Collectors Club book #126/500. This scarce art book from the Art Deco era published by the Print Collectors' Club of London, England in 1931. This 10 x 7-1/2" paper and cloth bound book has 31 pages plus 22 black and white illustrations following on separate pages; it is titled CHARLES MERYON AND HIS EAUX-FORTES SUR PARIS, and it is one of a series of limited edition art books published in this era...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Numismatics : Currency : Pre 1930 item #1442519
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$65.00
Ancient ethnic and American group lot. Assorted pieces 2 miniature boxes one an ashtray one a pill box with mother of pearl, a green patina bronze bird , a Japanese metal model of the Eiffel tower and building , an 1886 American silver certificate one dollar bill poor condition a beaded pin and a cloisonné match book case. All sold as is .
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : Contemporary item #1459366
A fine copy of the book "Kitty City", published 2005, this a first edition, hand inscribed in marker by famous American artist JUDY CHICAGO (born 1939). The 9 3/4" by 9 1/2" book is very clean. Judy Chicago (born Judy Gerowitz) is well known for her feminist-centered art, and for her 1970's installation work "Dinner Party". The book is full of color and black and white drawings by the artist, who tenderly reviews the relationships she has had with cats who have entered her life. Obviously a ...
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$65.00
Large quartz point votive diamond shape that holds one tea light candle. Size 5" by 4"
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Antiques : Contemporary item #1464373 (stock #MB789)
BRIAN PAGE ORIENTAL ART
GBP £65.00
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Book: Concubines and Courtesans: Women in Chinese Erotic Art (F. M. Bertholet).

This dazzling array of exquisite and intimate art from one of the world's most renowned collectors covers more than three centuries of Chinese erotic art. This opulently illustrated volume offers a wide-ranging examination of erotic artefacts from the end of the Ming Dynasty, around 1600, to the heyday of Shanghai in the 1920s. It includes luxurious reproductions of prints, watercolours, oil paintings, ivory carv...

All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : Pre 1900 item #1230306
Washington Irving. "Revised Edition Complete in One Volume." Published in 1887 by G.P. Putnam's Sons New York. The front features a gilt design on the black leather boards. This is a nice tight edition and smaller book that measures 4.25" x 6.50".
David Anthony
$62.00
1855 Seated Liberty Quarter, Philadelphia mint, No Motto. White, cellophane window coin holder.

Grade Very Fine - my interpretation

The white on the obverse is a piece of lint.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Fine Art : Pre 1940 item #1110581 (stock #6621)
Alphonse Legros Print Collectors Club Book #109/500. This scarce art book from the Art Deco era was published by the Print Collectors' Club of London, England in 1934. This 10 x 7-1/2" paper and cloth bound book has 24 pages plus 17 black and white illustrations following on separate pages; it is titled THE ETCHINGS, DRYPOINTS AND LITHOGRAPHS OF ALPHONSE LEGROS 1837-1911, and it is one of a series of limited edition art books published in this era. This book is hand numbered 109 out of 350 c...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : Pre 2000 item #1471033
Mizuochi Kei 水落啓 (born 1950) signed in black felt pen “42nd CWAJ Print Show on the flyleaf. The catalog is signed on October 19th, 1997 the last day of the show. 248 pages. Condition: shelf wear, corners slightly rounded, abrasions on the cover. Certificate of Authenticity accompanies this book. Mizuochi was born in Hokkaido, and finished Setagaya Print Workshop. He lives in Saitama, which is part of Tokyo Metropolis. His works are in numerous museum collections. Please email me wi...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Fine Art : Pre 1990 item #1110593 (stock #02045)
History In Their Blood Indian Portraits - Grandmaison. This splendid 124 page profusely illustrated art book is entitled HISTORY IN THEIR BLOOD THE INDIAN PORTRAITS OF NICHOLAS DE GRANDMAISON by Hugh A. Dempsey. Published in 1982 by Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, British Columbia, this 12-1/2 x 10" cloth-bound book is in excellent original condition with some light bending to the upper and lower edges of the spine; the original dust cover is present and it is in excellent condition with onl...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : Pre 1950 item #1457274
A copy of "Many Long Years Ago", 4th edition, 1945, in original dust jacket, HAND SIGNED in blue ink by the noted American poet of light verse, OGDEN NASH (1902-1971). The copy retains a dust jacket which shows its age. Nash was known for his unique poetic style.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Ephemera : Photographs : Places : Pre 1900 item #1380179 (stock #TBD00259)
An albumen photograph of the Kas Mahal in the center and portion of the Anguri Bagh in the foreground. This view is of part of the Agra Fort. I’m not sure but I think the Taj Mahal is just visible on the far right above the roof of the building. The image is 8 3/4 (22 cm) by 11 ½ (29 cm) inches. The card is 14 (35.5 cm) by 17 (43 cm) inches. The image is signed in the negative “Sache/215.” John Edward Sache was active from 1865 to 1882.

Condition: Good clear print, but the image must ...

All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Ephemera : Print : Pre 1930 item #1423686 (stock #JB04076)
Framed original vintage 1920's Lake View Brand label, for Pajaro Valley apples of California. The fruit was packed and shipped by Franich Brothers of Watsonville, Santa Cruz County (near Monterey). The label was printed by Olsen Lithography of San Francisco. Measures 13 1/2" by 15" in attractive gray weathered wood framing. Professionally framed (not examined out of frame). A very decorative item in excellent condition. There are some reflections that might suggest faults, but, they are in...
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Numismatics : Coins : Asian : Pre 1900 item #1415500 (stock #6353)
Good Korea Five Fun copper coin- 1898. Diameter: 26mm. Free shipping
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : References : Antiques : Pre 2000 item #1453434
A hardcover published in 1994 that highlights holloware, jewelry and cutlery exhibited at the Kolding Museum. There are B&W photos along with an extensive appendix noting the pieces, dimensions,etc.along with a chronology. The cover shows very light wear with minor creasing at the top of the back spine - the book itself is in excellent condition. Written in Danish and German. 231pp.
David Anthony
$59.00
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.