376. (Cuneiform) E. Bezold, Catalogue of the Cuneiform Tablets in the Kouyunjik Collection in the British Museum, London,. vols. 1, 2, 4, 5 plus index volume, 1889-1914. (Some wear on covers, (contents good with many plates. Missing vol. III.) Rare. $300

377. Nathan Davis, Phoenician Inscriptions from Carthage at the British Museum, London, 1863. Large folio; spine worn and taped, contents great! $50

378. P. Dikaios, Sotira, Philadelphia, 1961. sc. $20

379. Henri Paul Eydoux, History of Archaeological Discoveries, London, 19(80). dj. $10

380. Brian Fagan, New Treasures of the Past, New York, 1987. 4to. dj. $20

381. D'Elie Faure, Histoire de L'Art, Paris, 1964, 2 thick volumes, with a plethora of marvelous pictures. $60/2

382. Yonda Fisher, Masterpieces of The Israel Museum. 64 pages, 73 color illustrations, 1985 printed in Italy, Soft cover. $20

383. Geza Fehervari, Art of the Eastern World, London, 1996. sc. Important new work on Iranian antiquities. $45

384. Friedrich Sarre. Die Kunst Des Alten Persien, Berlin, 1925. 8vo. 152 pages with excellent illustrations. Ex Libris. (spine worn) Rare. $25

385. Jay Gluck, Seven Millennia of Persian Pottery, Tekisui Museum, 1978. sc. $35

386. H. A. Groenwegen, Art of the Ancient World, New York, 1977. dj. Large 4to. $50

387. Gerald S. Hawkins, Stonehenge Decoded, New York, 1965. $20

388. D.E.L. Haynes, Fifty Masterpieces of Classical Art in the British Museum, London, 1970. $40

389. A. V. Walter Hege, Grieschische Tempel, Berlin, 4to. 65 pp. + 98 plates. $40

390. B. S. J. Isserlin and Joan du Plat Taylor, Motya; A Phoenician and Carthaginian City in Sicily, Vol. I; Field Work and Excavations, Leiden, 1974. 4to. xviii + 117 pp. 26 plates and one chart. $50

391. C. G. Janus, Greek Heritage, Chicago, 1964. Vol. I, pts. 1-4 (All published?) $35

392. Hans L.C. Jeffe, 20,000 Years of World Painting A Comprehensive Historical Survey from Cave Painting to Modern Art. Over 1,032 reproductions in full color. 9 1/2" x 13 1/2", 1967, 418 pages, Hard Cover, DJ, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publisher NY, Printed in the Netherlands. $25

393. Ernst H. Kantorowicz, Selected Studies, Locust Valley, New York, 1965. Important! $65

394. Dmitri Kessel, Splendors of Christendom, Great Art & Architecture in European Churches. 266 pages, Beautiful color engravings, Excellent condition. DJ, Hard Cover. Printed in Switzerland, 1964. $25

395. W. Lawrence, Later Greek Sculpture and Its Influence on East and West, New York, 1927. Book plate Ann Rork Getty. $75

396. Giacinto Matteucig, Poggio Buco, The Necropolis of Statonia, Berkeley, 1951. dj; $25

397. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Treasures of Early Irish Art. 1500 B.C. to 1500 A.D., 220 pages, 1977 New York, Soft Bound. $20

398. Walter Miller, Daedalus and Thespis, The Contributions of the Ancient Dramatic Poets to Our Knowledge of the Arts and Crafts of Greece, Vol. I Architecture and Topography, New York, 1929, Vol. II parts 1 and 2, Columbia, Missouri, 1931, and vol. III part 2, Columbia, Mo., 1932. ex libris Joel L. Malter. $300/4

399. Walter Miller, Daedalus and Thespis, The Contributions of the Ancient Dramatic Poets to Our Knowledge of the Arts and Crafts of Greece, Vol. I Architecture and Topography, New York, 1929. $150

400. Walter Miller, Daedalus and Thespis, The Contributions of the Ancient Dramatic Poets to Our Knowledge of the Arts and Crafts of Greece, Vol. II, Sculpture, 1970 reprint. $15

401. David Gordon Mitten, Master Bronzes from the Classical World, Fogg Art Museum, 1968. sc. $40

402. Jean-Pierre Mohen, The World of Megaliths, New York, 1990. dj. $35

403. National Geographic Society, People & Places of The Past: The National Geographic Illustrated Cultural Atlas of the Ancient World. Published by the 424 pages, Colored Illustrations, Index, Excellent condition, DJ Hard Cover, 1983 12 1/2 x 18 1/2. $30

404. National Geographic Society, Splendors of the Past, Lost Cities of the Ancient World, Washington, 1981. dj. $15

405. P. Pal, Islamic Art from the Heeramaneck Collection, LACMA, 1973. sc $25

406. Massimo Pallottino, The Meaning of Archaeology, New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, 1968, 4to. dj, slightly torn. (Stamped name of owner on fly-leaf) $30

407. Pedro de Palol, Paleochristian Art in Spain, New York, 1969. 4to. 377 pp. + ills. written in four languages including English. $40

408. Giovanni Pettinato, with an afterward by Mitchell Dahood, S.J. The Archives of Ebla - An Empire Inscribe in Clay. 348 pages, 1981, illustrations, index. Garden City, NY. $25

409. John Pope-Hennessy, director, The Classical Tradition, The British Museum Yearbook I, London, 1976. dj. 4to. $25

410. Peter Quennel, The Colosseum, New York, 1971. 4to, dj. $15

411. Gisela M. A. Richter, The Sculpture and Sculptors of the Greeks, New Haven, 1930, 2nd edition. xxxiv + 613 pp. with 767 monochrome ills. cloth binding somewhat faded and worn, contents fine. $75

412. Gisela M. A. Richter, Kouroi, Oxford University Press, New York, 1942. 208 photos. Nicely rebound in 3/4 buckram with floral boards. Rare! $150

413. Gisela M. A. Richter, Kouroi, Archaic Greek Youths, Phaidon Press, London, 1960. 4to. Rebound 3/4 buckram on boards. $150

414. Gisela M. A. Richter, Handbook of the Greek Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cambridge, 1953. $35

415. John Romer, Testament, The Bible and History, N. Y., 1988. dj; along with his Valley of the Kings, N. Y., 1981. dj. (Both with inked dedications on fly-leaf.) $40/2

416. Margot Schmidt, Arthur Dale Trendall, Alexander Cambitoglou, Eine Gruppe Apulischer Grabvasen in Basel, Basel, 1976. 4to. 133 pp., 34 pl. $125 An important work in the Trendall tradition.

417. Bernhard Schweitzer, Greek Geometric Art, London, 1971. DJ, inked dedication inside front cover. Important work! $65

 

418. Christian Zervos, L'Art De La Crete, Neolithique et Minoenne, Paris,1956. Folio. Top book in excellent condition with many excellent plates on ancient Cretan art. $200

419. Christian Zervos, L'Art de la Mesopotamie, Bale, 1935. Rare edition with marvelous plates. Folio. $125 A little wear on spine.

 

History Books

 

420. Israel Abrahams, Campaigns in Palestine from Alexander the Great, Chicago, 1967. 8vo. dj, signed on flyleaf. $10

421. V. Gordon Childe, New Light on the Most Ancient East, London, 1925. 8vo, dj; along with Wm. S. Davis, A Short History of the Near East, New York, 1922. 8vo. $15/2

422. V.M. Hillyer & E.G. Huey, Young People’s Story of Our Heritage The Ancient World. 122 pages, index, illustrations, 1966 Meredith Press NY. Hard Cover. $15

423. Chedomil Mijatovich, Constantine Palaeologus 1448-1453, The Conquest of Constantinople by The Turks, Reprint of 1892 Edition, 239 Pages, Argonaut Publishers, Hard Cover. $15

424. J. C. Stobart, The Glory That Was Greece, London, Sidgwick Jackson, Ltd., 1921. (ex libris Joel L. Malter.) Nice very fine book, embossed binding. $75

425. TIME LIFE BOOKS in Alexandria, VA., Editor George Constable, all have 174 pages, fully illustrated in color, index.1988. All in perfect condition:

Time Frame AD 600-800, The March of Islam, The Prophet’s, Quest Byzantium under Attack, Christianizing Europe, India, Adrift, An Enduring dynasty for China, The Kingdom of the Rising Sun.

Time Frame 400 BC-AD 200 Empires Ascendant, Alexander’s Triumphant March, The Despots of Rome, Trading on the Silk Road, The Buddha’s Legacy.

Time Frame AD 200-600 Empires Besieged, Imperiled Rome, China’s Great Wall Breached, Disorder in Gupta India, The Persian Renewal, New World Migrations.

Frame 600-400 BC A Soaring Spirit, The Fearsome Celts, Persia at the Crest, Buddha’s Message, The Hellenic Unfolding, Dawn of the Romans, The Way of Confucius.

Time Frame 1500-600 BC Barbarian Tides, The Aggressive Empires, Egypt’s Golden Age, The Greek Crucible, The Mediterranean Traders, Asian Evolutions, Awakening in the Americas.

Time Frame 3000-1500 BC The Age of God - Kings, The Kingdom on the Nile, The Ziggurats of Ur, Master Builders in the Indus Valley, Lords of the Labyrinth, Yellow River Dynasties, The Sacred Megaliths.

Time Frame AD 1300-1400 The Age of Calamity, The Hundred Years’ War, The Rise of the Ottomans, The Fury of the Steppes, China’s Brilliant Dynasty, The African Empires.

Time Frame AD 1100-1200 The Divine Campaigns, Europe’s Feudal Order, The Contest for the Holy Land, Islam Comes to India, Temple States of Asia.

Time Frame AD 1000-1100 Light in the East, China’s Enlightened Empire, The Advent of the Turks, The Norman Conquests, The Birth of Russia, India’s Elephant Kings.

Time Frame AD 800-1000 Fury of the Northmen, The Viking Onslaught, Byzantium Resurgent, The Changing Face of Southeast Asia, Japan’s Distinctive Stamp, Monument Builders in the Americas. $150/lot

Seals, Gemstones, Jewelry

426. Elizabeth Williams Forte, Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Collection of Mrs. William H. Moore, New York, 1976. pc. $15

427. Anne Garside, ed., Jewelry Ancient to Modern, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 1979. dj. $50

428. Tony Hackens, Catalogue of the Classical Collection; Classical Jewelry, Museum Of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, 1976. soft cover. 159 pp. many ills. (Signed by author below small tear on dedication page.) $45

429. Thomas Hoving, From the Lands of the Scythians, New York, 1975. sc. $20

430. Michael Howes, Amulets, New York, 1965. dj, ex Near Eastern Library Carmel (stamped on cover page.) 190 pp. + many ills. $50

431. Leon Legrain, "Gem Cutters in Ancient Ur," published in Museum Journal, September-December, 1929, pp. 258-306 with many plates of the seals from the Royal Cemetery. pc. $50

432. Robert K. Liu, Collecting Beads, Vista, CA, 1995. dj. New! $50

Signed by author. A most important reference.

433. P. R. S. Moorey, Emma C. Bunker. Edith Porada, Glenn Marcoe, Ancient Bronzes Ceramics and Seals in the Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1981. card covers. An important well-written and illustrated catalogue. $35

434. Anton Moortgat, Vorderasiatische Rollseigel, Berlin, 1988. sc. 92 plates of well described, in German, cylinder seals. $100

435. Ljudmila Ruseva-Slokoska, Roman Jewelry, Sofia, 1991. dj. 4to As new with excellent plates, many in color. $100

436. Beatrice Teissier, Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984. dj. 409 pp. + 643 illustrated cylinder seals. Now out of print. $125

437. Hans H. von der Osten, Altorientalische Siegelsteine der Sammlung Hans Silvius Von Aulock, Upsala, 1957. As new, uncut. $250

438. D. J. Wiseman, Cylinder Seals of Western Asia, London, 19(50's). 116 enlargements of cylinder seals. Useful. $45

Auction Catalogues on Seals & Jewelry

439. Christies, Antiquity Sale in New York, June 14, 1993 which included the Gordon Mclendon Collection of Cylinder Seals. With prs. $75

440. Malter Galleries and L. A. Wolfe, 6,000 Years of Seals, Encino, 1994. With PR's. $35

441. Sotheby's New York, The Ada Small Moore Collection of Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals, Dec. 12, 1991. PR's. Probably the finest collection offered for sale at auction. $75

Archaeological Journals

442. American School of Classical Studies at Athens, HESPERIA, Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, a nice run of fascicules as issued from Vol. XXI, No. 4, vol. XXXII, No. 4; Vol. XLI, No. 4; Vol. XLII, No. 2, 4 through 43 No. 4; Vol. XLIV No. 4; Vol. 45, No. 1; Vol. 49, No. 1, 3, and Vol. 50, 1980 through Vol. 59, 1990 complete. $400/55

443. American Oriental Society, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vols. 20-88, Baltimore, 1899. The 1899 and 1905 vols. are hard bound the balance are in wrappers. The lot includes most issues from 1932-1963. A long run, although some issues are missing plus eight Bulletins #217-224, 1975-76, and two bound Annuals, Vol. XXI-XXII, 1943 and Vol. XLI, 1974. $1000/lot

The JAOS materials are most useful for antiquity collectors as well as professional archaeologists.

444. Archaeological Institute of America, American Journal of Archaeology, Boston, 1917-1993. Vol. 21, #2; Vol. 25, #4; Vol. 31, #3; Vol. 34#4; & Volumes 39-97 (July 1993). Volumes 39-80 are nicely bound in buckram; balance in original wrappers. ( first four octavo format issues are in worn wrappers.) $5000

445. Archaeological Institute of America, American Journal of Archaeology, Boston, Vol. 76, complete; Vol. 77, Nos. 1, 3, 4; Vol. 78, Nos. 2, 3. 4; Vol. Nos. 2, 3. 4; Vols. 79-82 complete; Vol. 83, 1, 3, 4; Vols. 94 & 85 complete, and issue of Jan. 1982 vol. 86 No. 1. Thirty-seven fascicules as issued. (issue price over $10 each part or Fascicule). $350/37

446. Archaeology Magazine, a virtusally complete run missing the following: 1955, Vol. 8 #1; 1957, Vol. 10 #2; 1959, Vol. 12 #1; 1975, Vol. 28, #2-4; 1976, Vol. 29 #2; 1979, Vol. 32 #1-3,5; 1980 Vol. 33 #2,3,6: 1984, Vol. 37 #5 and missing cover on # 4; 1987, Vol. 40 #2. There is an additional group of over fifty duplicated issues, mostly from the 1950's and 1960's. $3000/lot

447. Prehistoria y Etnologia, Barcelona, vols. 4-8, 11, 1942-1949. $200/5

Important illustrated articles on Visigothic, Spanish and Roman coins; an important article on the cylinder seals in Barcelona Museum.

448. Bosnia and Herzegovina Museum, GLASNIK, Volumes IX through XVI, Sarajevo, 1951-1961. wrappers as issued. An important run of the most prestigious archaeological journal from old Yugoslavia with many plates of antiquities including coins. $200/7

449. Iraq Directorate of Antiquities, SUMER, Baghdad, vols. XXX-XXXII; XXXIV, 1975-1978. sc. thick 4to. $200/4

These large volumes are written in Arabic as well as in English and some French; articles on cylinder seals, real and fake ones!

450., editor, ACTA ARCHAEOLOGICA, Copenhaven, vols. XIX, 1948; XXI, 1950; XXXVII, 1966. wr. 4to. $100/3

451. Rev. Stephen D. Peet, editor, The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal, Chicago, Ill., a substantial run including all of the following issues: Vol. I. #2, 3 of 1879; Vol. IV. #1,2, 4 of 1882; Vol. V. 1883 complete; Vol. VI. #4,5 of 1884; Vol. VII. #6 of 1885; Vol. VIII. 1, 2, 5 of 1886; Vol. X. 1,4,5 of 1887. Vol. XII. #1, 2,4 of 1890;Vol. XIII. #3 of 1891; Vol. XIV. #1,2,3,4, 6 of 1892; Vol. XVII. # 2,4,5 of 1895; Vol. XIX. # 5, 6 of 1897; Vol. XX. #1,2,2,5,6 of 1893; (Swastika design on covers); Vol. XXI. #2-5 of 1899; Vol. XXII. #2, 3, 6 of 1900; Vol. XXIII. # 1,5, 6 of 1901; Vol. XXV. #3-5 of 1903; Vol. XXVI. # 5 of 1904; Vol. XXV III. # 3,4 of 1906; Vol. XXIX. # 3, 4 of 1907. All in original wrappers in need of bindings, but still usable and a storehouse of information on late 19th century Indian ethnology with articles on Egypt and Mesopotamia. Rarely offered. $500/lot

452. Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Archaeologia Aeliana, Third Series, Vols. I-V; VII-XI, 1904-1914. $400/lot

This series includes excellent articles on heraldry with coloured plates, Durham seals with hundreds of medieval seals illustrated, Roman forts and Roman coins and a treasure trove of other archaeological finds in Northern Britain.

453. Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, Journal of Hellenic Studies, London, 1889-1986. A large run of years: Volumes 10, 30-36, 38-39, 41-106. Bound volumes: No. 10, Bound in boards vols. 30-39. Balance as issued, usually two parts per annum, some with loose covers. Plus many of the more recent yearly Archaeological Reports, 1950's through 1970's. $4000/lot

Loaded with excellent articles, many on coins.

454. Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. Archaeological Reports, London, 1955-1978. sc. $150/23

Twenty-three well illustrated magazines all in choice condition except for 1965 issue which has loose cover.

455. Syria, Les Annales Archeologiques Arabes Syriennes, Damascus, Vols. XXV, XXVII-XXVIII, 1975, 1977-1978. 4to. wrappers with inked name on cover, some wear on covers, but contents clean. In French And Arabic. Scarce. $100/2

456. University of Pennsylvania, The Museum Journal, vol. IV Nos. 2, 4; 1913. Good articles on cuneiform tablets and Roman glass. $15/2

457. University of Pennsylvania, The Museum Journal, September, 1920. Good articles on Ancient American Gold, Hammurabi's Code of Laws, Nippur's Gold Treasure and Peruvian Textiles. (Tear on back of soft cover. $20

458. University of Pennsylvania, Transactions of the Department of Archaeology, Philadelphia, 1906, Vol. II, Part I; articles on the Eskimo and the bronze age of Greece, illustrated. Soft cover. $25

Ethnological Books

459. Gisela Bonn, AFRICA, New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, 1976. Deluxe folio. Photos by Dieter Blum. In special portfolio, volume bound in fine hemp. $150

460. British Museum, Handbook to the Ethnology Collections, London, 1910. Rare! Essential for all collectors of ethnological art. $100

461. Harold S. Colton, Hopi Kachina Dolls, New Mexico, 1949. sc. $15

462. Michael E. Mosey, The Incas & Their Ancestors-The Archaeology of Peru. 272 pages, index, 225 illustrations. Thames & Hudson 1992, Published in NY. DJ Hard Cover. $25

463. Edward W. Nelson, The Eskimo About Bering Strait, Smithsonian, 1983 reprint. sc. $45

464. Douglas Newton, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection Masterpieces of Primitive Art. Photographs by Lee Boltin. 262 Pages. 254 Plates in full color. Indexed, bibliography, Alfred A. Knopf, NY 1978. Hard Cover. DJ $30

465. (Pacific Artifacts) Adrienne L. Kaeppler, "Artificial Curiosities" An Exposition of Native Manufactures Collected on the Three Pacific Voyages of Captain James Cook, R. N., Honolulu, Bishop Museum, 1978. card covers. $75

466. (Pre-Columbian Art) Walter Alva, Royal Tombs of Sipan, Los Angeles, 1993. sc. New. $30

467. (Pre-Columbian Art)Doris Stone, Pre-Columbian Man Finds Central America, Harvard, Cambridge, 1972. pc. 231 pp. ills. $50

468. (Pre-Columbian Art) Hasso Von Winning, Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America, New York, Harry N. Abrams. Publishers, 1968. 13" x 10". DJ. $250

Ethnological Journal

469. Ehrenreich and Alfred Maass, editors, Baessler-Archiv; Beitrage Zur Volkerkunde, Berlin, 1912-1939. Consisting of 10 bound in board fascicles on a variety of illustrated ethnological subjects. Vol. 3, 1912, parts 1, 4; Vol. 4, 1913, part 1; vol. 5, 1916, parts 4/5; vol. 6, 1922, part 4-6; Vol. 13, 1929, part 1; Vol. 15, 1932, part 4; Vol. 20, 1937, part 2; Vol. 21, 1938, part 3; and, vol. 22, ap39, parts 2/3. All withdrawn from U. C. Riverside. $175/10

Some good articles on Hawaiiana.

Ethnological Auction Catalogues

470. Sotheby's, Works of Art From Benin, London, June 16, 1980. Hardbound catalogue $75

Art & Antiquity Auction Catalogues

471. American Art Association, The Art Collection of the Late David Belasco, Dec. 8-12, 1931, Auction No. 3931. wr. 1239 lots, ills. $20

472. W. Elliot Woodward, The Norman Spang Collection: ARCHAEOLOGY or The Stone Age in America and Europe: Amulets, Banner Stones, Pipes, Axes, Spear and Arrow Points, Boston, Dec. 27-29, 1888. paper covers, missing back wrapper. 84 pages, 1708 lots all neatly hand-priced. A very early American auction on Indian items. $50 Mr. Woodard's 103rd sale!

473. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, Catalogue of Irish Stone and Bronze Implements, Personal Adornments, &c., London, May, 1913. paper covers loose, well illustrated! $100

Oriental Arts

474. Armand Labbe, Ban Chiang, Bowers Museum, 1985. sc. $30

Excellent for the artifacts from ancient Thailand.

475. Sherman E. Lee, A History of Far Eastern Art, New York, Harry N. Abrams, Publisher, New York, 1964, dj. $80

476. (Netsuke) Raymond Bushell, Netsuke, Familiar & Unfamiliar, New York, 1975. dj. O.P. and virtually as new! $100

477. Bradley Smith, Japan A History in Art, New York, 1964. large 4to with some staining on fly-leaf. $15

Journal on Asiatic Art

478. Otto Kummel, editor, OSTASIATISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT, Berlin, 1927-1934. A nice running of 23 issues including the following: Vol. i4, #3,4 for 1927; Vol. i5. #1-6 for 1929; Vol. 16. #1 for 1930; Vol. 17. #1-5 for 1931; Vol. 18, #1, 3-6 for 1932; Vol. 19. #1-5 for 1933; and Vol. 20. #1-5 for 1935. $300/lot

These 4to size journals are filled with important scientific art articles on objects from the far East.

 

Books on the History of Writing and Hand-writing Analysis

479. Thomas Astle, Esq., The Origin and Progress of Writing, London, Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly, 1867. 4to. frontis. +240 pp. + XXX tables of neat scripts and illustrations. Newly rebound contents fine with some pencil lines indicating important passages. $275

480. Charles Chabot, The Handwriting of Junius, London, John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1871. With the London Times' review of May 22, 1871 included. Newly rebound. Contents fine. $300

481. Henry W. Ellsworth, Theory and Art of Penmanship, New York, 1897. 280 pp. $15

482. Sir E. R. Henry, Classification and Uses of Finger Prints, London 1922, fifth edition. $15

483. James Holt, Finger Prints Simplified, Chicago, 1920. 12mo. $15

484. Magdalene Kintzel-Thumm, Psychology and Pathology of Handwriting, New York, 1905. ex Libris W. G. Pengellyn. 143 pp. embossed binding. $35

485. William A. Mason, A History of the Art of Writing, New York, MacMillan Company, 1920. Signed inside front cover by W. G. Pengellyn. 502 pp. + 182 figs.

$75

A good work, still of use with excellent illustrations

486. Jerome S. Meyer, The Handwriting Analyzer, New York, 1953. 101 pages.

$15

487. Rev. Dr. Scott, & Samuel Davey, A Guide to the Collector of Historical Documents Literary Manuscripts and Autographed Letters, London, 1891. Rebound. $250

Art Books Featuring Works on Norman Rockwell

488. Thomas S.Buechner, Director of the Brooklyn Museum. Norman Rockwell Artist & Illustrator. 328 pages, 614 illustrations including 111 in full color. 1970, 12 1/2 x 17 1/4 , Excellent condition, 1970, DJ Hard Cover. $40

489. Thomas S. Buechner, Norman Rockwell A Sixty Year Retrospective.

Catalogue of an Exhibition Organized by Bernard Danenburg Galleries, N.Y. 155 pages, color illustrations, 1972, Harry Abrams, NY. Soft Cover. $15/3

490. Norman Rockwell Favorites, Large Poster Size 50 Suitable for Framing with an Introduction by Christopher Finch, 1977. Crown Publishers Inc. NY, Soft Cover, 11 3/4 x 15. $50

No lots 491-499

491. Robert Cameron, Above Los Angeles, San Francisco, 1981, dj, 14" x 11.5"; G. Kuehn, Views of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 1978; David D. Duncan, Self-Portrait: U.S.A., Harry Abrams, New York, 1969. dj, folio. $50/3

492. (Cultural Atlases of the World) John Baines, Ancient Egypt, Oxford, 1991; Peter Levi, The Greek World, Oxford, 1990; and Tim Cornell, The Roman World, Oxford, 1992. dj's. A nice set. $50/3

493. Sir Walter Scott, The Waverly Novels, London, Marcus Ward & Co., 1878. 10 volumes, 3/4 leather. Nice! 5" x 7.5". $100/10

494. (Automobiles) Irving Robbin, Great Cars of All Time, New York, 1969; S. W. Ellis, Smogless Days, Adventures in Stanley Steamers, Berkeley, 1971, dj; Robert Atwan, Edsels, Luckies & Frigidaires, New York, 1979 soft cover; Peter Roberts, A Picture History of the Automobile, London, 1973, dj; and a small book on the Stanley Steamer. $50/5

495. (Antique Collecting) Phoebe Phillips, ed., The Collectror's Encyclopedia of Antiques, New York, 1976, dj; Peter Philip, Antiques, Octopus Books, London, 1973, dj; G. Warren, Art Nouveau, Octopus Books, London, 1973, dj; Random House, Collector's Encyclopedia Victoriana to Art Deco, New York, 1974, dj. $100/4

496. Pierre Grimal, Larousse World Mythology, Secaucus, 1969; L. B. Terrace, Treasures of Egyptian Art from the Cairo Museum, LAMA, 1978, sc; Y. Yadin, Masada, Jerusalem, 1966, signed by author, dj; Baron Wolman, Israel from the Air, San Francisco, 1987, dj plus two other soft cover books, one on Dead Sea Scrolls. $100/lot

497. (Times-Life Sets) Mysteries of the Unknown, Alexandria, 1991, 34 volumes in a series on the history and nature of paranormal phenomena; plus 17 volumes in the series Library of Curious and Unusual Facts, Alexandria, 1990; and a vplume on UFO's. All as new. $150/lot

498. (Times-Life Sets) This FabTime Frame Set (see lot 425 above for full description). in Alexandria, VA., Editor George Constable, all have 174 pages, fully illustrated in color, index. 1988; All in perfect condition. $150/lot

499. (Times-Life Set) Lost Civilizations, 10 volumes plus The Best of Life, New York, 1972. dj. $50/lot

500. The Norman Rockwell Album, Designed by Joseph P. Ascherl. Lots of illustrations some in color. Hard Cover, 192 Pages, Excellent Condition. 13 1/2 x 10 3/4. 1961. $65

501. Arthur L.Guptill, Norman Rockwell Illustrator. 9 x 12, 208 pages, 515 reproductions includes 50 full color pages. 1st edition. Watson-Guptill Publications, New York 1946, Hard Cover. dj $60

502. Arthur L.Guptill,, Norman Rockwell Illustrator. 1st edition 1971, 208 pages, Color Illustrations, NY, Soft Cover. $15/2

503. Norman Rockwell, Norman Rockwell - My Adventures As An Illustrator. 436 pages, colored illustration. Garden City, NY 1960. DJ Hard Cover. $40

504. Richard Saunders, Poor Richards: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758. Illustrated by Norman Rockwell. 300 pages with colored illustrations. 8 1/2 x 11. 1979 Edition. Bonanza Books, NY. DJ Hard Cover. $25

505. Donald Walton, A Rockwell Portrait - An Intimate Biography. 1st edition. 1978. 285 Illustrations - some in color. Kansas City, MO. DJ Hard Cover. $35

 

Miscellaneous Books

506. (Art) Charles F. Stuckey, editor, MONET; A Retrospective, New York, Park Lane Publishers. 1985. Large 4to, dj. Published at $75. $100

507. (Astronomy) Wm. R. Fix, Star Maps, London, 1979. dj. $15

508. (Church Art) Dmitri Kessel, Splendors of Christendom, Lausanne, Edita Lausanne, 1964. Large 4to, dj. A splendid book. $150

509. (Civil War Memorabilia) Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, with Twenty-seven Illustrations on Wood, by George Cruikshank, Esq., London, John Cassell, Ludgate Hill, 1852. 16mo. Full leather binding slightly rubbed. Frontispiece of the author, 382 pp. Apparently first English edition. Fine, (binding in need of repair on hinges.) $400

510. (Civil War Photo Albums) W. W. Harding, The Photograph Album, Philadelphia, 1866. Fifty daguerreotypes mounted in contemporary Civil War picture album. Contents clean, double hasp binding. Spine need repair. $75

511. (Civil War Photo Albums) Abraham Taber & Brother, Album, New Bedford, Mass. a miniature (3 1/4" x 1 3/4"), containing eleven pages, double sided, with miniature tintypes. Nice condition with brass hasp binding. gilt edges. Rare. $75

512. (Encyclopaedia Britannica) University of Chicago. eds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chicago, 1968. 24 volumes plus 18 yearbooks. This is the famous 200 Anniversay Edition. $250/lot

513. Katharine Gibson, The Goldsmith of Florence; A Book of Great Craftsmen, New York, 1936. 209 pp. + excellent illustrations. $75

514. (Hollywood) Bob Willoughby, The Platinum Years, New York, 1974. Text by Richard Schickel. 4to, dj. $25

Excellent photos from many of Hollywood's greatest scenes by one of its top photographers, Bob Willoughby.

515. (Ink) David N. Carvalho, Forty Centuries of Ink, New York, 1904, First Edition with original letter by author to Wm. G. Pengelly. $100

516. (Ink) David N. Carvalho, Forty Centuries of Ink, New York, 1904, First Edition with Photostat letter by author to Wm. G. Pengelly inserted. 374 pp. with news clipping of Sept. 13, 1923 "Death of Esterhazy Recalls Days of Famous Dreyfus Trial." Plus a few other clippings on book conservation, and penciled notes by W. G. Pengellyn. $75

517. (Ink) Dr. J. H. Oyster, The Spatula Ink Formulary, Boston, 1912. Book size: 10" x 4". Signed inside front cover by W. G. Pengellyn. $35

518. (Marine Art) Marian Klamkin, Marine Antiques, 1975. dj. $30

519. (Lincoln) Francis Trevelyan Miller, Portrait Life of Lincoln, Collection of Famous Photographs of The Greatest American, New York, 1910. Scarce. $100

520. (Miniature Silver Objects) Victor Houart, L'Argenterie Miniature, Fribourg, 1981. dj. $75

521. (Olympic Games) Olympic Committee, Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1984. dj. $10

522. (Photography) Bruce Bernard, Photodiscovery, Masterworks of Photography, 1840-1940, 1980. dj. $40

523. (Photography) Martin Hurlimann, Der Erdfreis, Berlin, 1935. 4to. Hundreds of excellent photos. $50

524. (Rome: The City) Pierre Leprohon, Rome, Fribourg, 1985; along with E. R. Chamberlin and the Editors of Time-Life Books, Rome, Amsterdam, 1976. 4to. $25/2

525. (Royal Doulton) Desmond, Eyles & Richard Dennis - Royal Doulton Figures Produced at Burslem Staffordshire. 433 pages, illustrations in color. 1978. Printed in Great Britain, Published by Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd. 9 x 13, DJ Hard Cover. $75

526.(Typewriters) Herkimer County Historical Society, The Story of the Typewriter, 1873-1923, Herkimer, New York, 1923. 142pp. + ills. Signed inside front cover by W. G. Pengellyn. $40

527. Maronite Church, Officium Feriale Juxta ritum Ecclesia Syrorum Maronitarium, Beryti, 1904. Leather bound Arabic script religious work on the Maronite Christians. $125

528. (Scrimshaw) William Guthman, Drums A'Heating Trumpets Sounding, Connecticut Historical Society, 1993. Scrimshaw powder horn. $90

529. (Scrimshaw) C. Ritchie, Bone and Horn Carving, N Y, 1975 dj. $30

530. (Williamsburg) Rutherford Goodwin, A Brief and True Report Concerning Williamsburg in Virginia, a fine reprint of the third edition with all original pictures and maps reproduced. 8vo. Bound in full leather. New! $50

Foreign Language Art Magazines

531. Pierre Lafitte, Je sais tout, Paris, 1906, two volumes of a very well-illustrated magazine for the year 1906. Need rebinding, contents fine. $25

532. Masson Et Cie, Editeurs, LA NATURE Revue des Sciences, Paris, two volumes per year from 1900-1909, 1911-1920. Most volumes in choice condition with embossed titles on red cloth cover. Some earlier leather bound volumes losing spines. Loaded with photographic articles on turn of the century French scientific instrumentation. $1000/lot

533. Montaner & Simon, eds., LA ILLUSTRATION ARTISTICA, Periodico-Semanel-el Literature-Artes Y Gengas, Barcelona, 1891, 1893, 1895-1904. Twelve beautifully bound folio volumes one in need of spine repair. A rare illustrated journal published in the Art Nouveau capitol of Europe. $1000

SCROLLS AND UNUSUAL BOOKS

534. Maronite Christian lot of three small volumes (32mo) manuscripts, each a portion from the New Testament. Two in full leather tooled bindings, the third is untooled. All appear to be mid-19th century or earlier. A great study group! $350/3

535. Ethiopia, c. 1800. A fine "magic" leather scroll in leather pouch with pictures and Coptic script. Dimensions: 60" x 2". $300

536. Burmese Temple Sutra Book, c. 1850 with elaborately painted red cover boards and fourteen panels of black and silver script quite meticulously written with red painted decoration. The outside boards are red on the inside and gold on the outside with fine red incised drawings. Two panels are filled with red painted scenes. (One chipped on edge.) D: 20.5x5x1.25'. $600

AUTOGRAPHS & DOCUMENTS

537. Marquis Nicholas Du Barry-Conti, Count D'Hargicourt; a folio power of attorney directed to the Lord Chancellor of London, signed by Du Barry, and dated 22 September, 1795 with red wax seals and endorsement signed by Fred. Louis Klapp empowering his nephew Count of Juillac to receive 10,000 French Livres owed to the Duke and held in England from the estate of his "defunct sister-in-law" Countess Du Barry (1746-1793). Choice! $500

The infamous Mme. Du Barry was born Jeanne Becu, a peasant girl. She grew up to be an attractive woman who caught the eye of Count Du Barry who married her off to his brother Count William Du Barry. She matured under William's tutelage to become the mistress of the aging king Louis XV, and served him during the last five years of his life. The Du Barry family did quite well during this period prior to the French Revolution. Mme Du Barry assembled a marvelous collection of jewels but was robbed during the Revolution. The pieces were offered on the London market and it was here that the Du Barrys tried to obtain them.

There is enough glamour and history involved in this document to inspire another Dumas novel. In addition the red seals of Du Barry and the Principality of Waldstein survive beautifully. Unique and uniquely interesting.

538. LOUIS-ALEXANDRE BERTHIER, 1753-1815. An autograph manuscript judgment written c. 1794 in response to the petition of a suspect English born citizen of France who has been dismissed from his position as postillion with the French Army Postal Service. Berthier, then a brigadier-general restores the man to his job. He will go on to be Napoleon's chief of staff, Marshal of France, Prince of Neufchatel and of Wagram the right hand man who shared the emperor's own carriage of every campaign and translated Napoleon's strategic intentions into the necessary detailed orders. The 1794 petition with Berthier's response in dark ink measures 15" x 9.75" and has some edge chipping and separation at the principal fold. Framed in double glass. $250

539. Papal Document, dated 1412, on vellum with later transcription, in Latin, written during the "Schism" when there were three popes; Pope Clement and Innocent are mentioned and Benoit XIII, the anti-pope, are also mentioned. Text concerns Johannes Martini de Lastrana, deacon of St. Peter the Martyr Monastery in Toledo, Spain. The transcript also mentions Don Peter Suarez of Toledo and Alfonzo Gundisalui of Leon. An important and large document in need of further research. $1000

540. Elizabeth I, a short edict document dated 1560 in which a John Martyn and Philippa, his wife, are enjoined to surrender to William Lovyes... two gardens, one orchard, etc. (The Martyns were in default.) Height 1.25" x 12". $150

541. English Indenture, all hand-written and dated 1678; reign of Charles II and signed by Simon Battersby. Folded; 12.5" x 21.5". Nice! $200

542. Two Flemish church documents dated 1769 and 1841. Both 11" x 8" in nice condition and in need of further research. $100/2

543. An interesting hand-written early 19th century manuscript reputedly written by a doctor on the subjects of Vomiting, Impotency, Scabs, Swollen glands, etc. (8" x 6.5") $100

Whaling & Other Prints

544. F. Rapp, c. 1790, a colorful print depicting Eskimo harpooners attacking a large walrus while other sea mammals sit on ice floes, one of which is a fantasy sea-lion. Matted, 11 x 15". $200

545. F. Rapp, c. 1790, a colorful print with a beached narwhal and shark. Matted, 11 x 15". $200

546. French print, c. 1825 called "Le Cachalot Macrocephale", illustrating a beached whale with its fins atop a large rock outcropping by which a small boat rows by. dim: 6" x 9", framed. $150

547. Ancient Egypt, from Napoleon's Description de la Egypte, Denderah (Tentyris) "Detail de la face laterale de l'est dans le portique du Grand Temple," framed 30 1/2 " x 24". Printed c. 1810. A nice view. $125

548. Germany, c. 1500, two etchings each showing an early view of large equal arm balance scales from De Weeger. Each etching measures approximately 88 x 78 mm. Matted. (Similar to the prints on display at Ohio State University, the Cummins Collection.) $100

549. (German Calendar Print) A charming Nuremburg print for the year 1840 depicting a gentleman standing to the left of a woman whose full skirt or apron has the full calendar. dim: 17.5" x 13". $100

From the Arne Coward Museum in Honolulu.

550. (French Papier-Mache) A framed depiction in bas-relief, c. 1850, of the laureate head of Napoleon I facing left in glass shadow box. 8.5" x 6.5". $300

551. Korea, c. 1890, a marvelous four panel folding screen of various Korean military groups lined up in marching and drilling formations.. dim: 62" x 34.5". There are brass fittings on the screens. The detail and color are quite nice. Rare. $2500

552. India, Moghul style copies, c. 1900 a pair of lovely matted drawings. 4.75" x8". $100 $100/2

ART POSTERS

553. A signed colored abstract print by Robert Natkin, published by Tortue Gallery in Santa Monica, dimensions: 23" x 17". $25

554. A mixed- media print by Judenhaus in Osterreich with Hebrew Titles and copyrighted in 1977 by Gruener Janura for the benefit of the Solomon Schecter School which is depicted on this colorful print. dimension 32" x 23". $25

555. A signed (?) black and white print by Jackson Pollack, 1965, depicting a Punch and Judy scene with audience. dim: 24" x 21".along with a 1937 color reprint of "The Peasant's Wedding" by Pieter Breugel 14" x 10". $200/2

556. A signed (?) colored print by Ernest Fuchs, of a nude with a lynx. Published by Auerbach Fine Art/988 Madison Ave./New York, 1973 . Printed in Austria. One edge a bit creased. $200

557. A signed (?) print by Brauer of an elaborate colorful scene with a monk. Also published by Auerbach. dim: 32" x 23'. $100

558. Peter Schamoni film poster Hundertwasser (Rainy Day) 36.5" x 26.5". $200

559. An Ankrum Gallery signed oriental nicely colored print by Morris Broderson, #27/200. Published by the Art Dealer's Association of Southern California. dim: 31" x 25". $200

560. A signed print of an ink drawing of a nude by Picasso. Published by Horizon West Gallery, Nov. 6-7, 1972. 33.5 x 19". $75

561. A group of five posters of Picasso works exhibited by the Grand Palais, Paris,, Oct. 12, 1979 to Jan. 1980. $100/5

Some Movie Memorabilia

562. An autographed publicity photograph of Jack Klugman and Tony Randall, The Odd Couple, with signatures and pictures of both men. 8" x 10" framed. $50

563. An autographed publicity photograph of Donald O'Conner. framed 8" x 10".

$25

564. A cartoon drawn and signed by George Conrad at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, 1952 poking fun at Victor Mature. dim: 17" x 14" along with "Film Jargon" by director Frank Tashlin. It includes all the popular movie talk of the period around 1956. 20" x 16. $50/2

565. A "Mazel Tov" cartoon dominated by a buxom female with many signatures including Angie Dickerson and Roger Vadim. Rock Hudson's signature is reputedly somewhere on this piece. dim: 20" x 14". $50

566. From the Silent Movie era: Elmer Clifton's DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS, a film about whaling in 1922. A large framed (W: 43" x H: 80") montage of thirty-seven photographs plus the playbill for the film at the Selwyn Theatre, listing the actors and actresses; the most famous of which was Clara Bow who is also represented in a nice photograph. The male lead, William Walcott, played Capt. Charles W. Morgan, whose name survives on the famous whaler birthed in Mystic, Connecticut. In addition to pictures of the stars there are some marvelous shots of whale hunting and harvesting, views of New Bedford such as the Seamen's Bethel Church, the Olympic Theatre and even a picture of the movies' backers! A rare and fascinating vestige from the silent era as well as the era of American whalers. $2000+

 

Antique Maps

567. Sanson, 1750, HISPANIA ANTIQUA, a revision of an earlier Spanish map by the Frenchman Robert de Vaugundy. A nice framed map of the Iberian Peninsula. Image: 22.5"x19.25" and 30"x26" framed. $400

568. Sid. Hall, sculptor, c. 1750. Constellation Map; LIBRA, A colored small chart with punch marks for key stars toward which the viewer orients the chart to find the Libra Constellation.7.75" x 5.25'. $150

569. Captain Georges Vancouver, Carte de la Partie de la Cote Nord-Ouest de L'AMERIQUE, 1792-95. A framed map of the Northwest Coast of America well-detailed for naval navigation. 25" x 19". $250

570. P. G. Chanlaire and E. Mentelle, Carte Generale des Etats-Unis, Paris, 1806. 19" x 14.5". Unframed. $100

571. J. F. Brown and M. D. Monsarrat, 1878 Government Survey map of LANAI, Hawaii which was published in color in 1906. 28 x 34.5". A fold-out map with repairs to one fold. $100

Rand McNally

Folding Wall Maps

(cloth-backed and usable)

572. Westermann's Classical and Historical Map Series, The Oriental Kingdoms, Chicago, 1926. 64" x 42" . $100

573. Westermann's Classical and Historical Map Series, The Barbarian Invasions of Western Europe, Chicago, 1926. 62" x 42". $100

More Box Lots

574. A nice lot of cartoon magazines, some hard cover, featuring Conan the Barbarian, a run from 1970-1990, the Amazing Spiderman, Indiana Jones, Batman and others. $200/lot

575. Modern Art auction catalogues from Europe featuring Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, catalogues from the 1980's; and Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, nice catalogues of the 1970's. $100/lot

576. Numismatic Auction Catalogues, a large lot of some very important sales in recent years. $50/lot

577. Books from the Society for International Numismatics' book stock: Irv Brotman,

A Guide to the Temple Tokens of India, Los Angeles, 1970, 1st edition, soft cover; Melvin J. Kohl, Ethiopia-Treasure House of Africa, Santa Monica, 1969, soft cover; Tim J. Browder, Maldive Islands Money, Santa Monica, 1969, soft cover; Frank A. Lapa, Kandy Kings, and Russian Wire Money, both in soft covers. $50/5

More Miscellaneous Books

578. Erika Simon, Pergamum und Hesiod, Mainz am Rhein, 1975. 4to. ix + 66 pp. + 32 plates. $45

579. Alexander Speltz, L'Ornement Polychrome Dans Tous Les Styles Historiques, L'Antiquite, Leipzig, 1913. a portfolio of 60 frameable plates on ancient ornament. (Portfolio is worn, contents are excellent) $50

580. Tony Spiteris, The Art of Cyprus, New York, 1970. 4to, dj. $75

581. S. Stoian, Tomitana, Sofia, 1962. dj, 8vo. In Romanian with many excellent photos. $35

582. Hansen, L.Taylor, The Ancient Atlantic. 438 pages, Index, Illustrations, 1969, Amherst Press, Amherst, WI, Hard Cover. $15

583. Edward Terrace & Henry G. Fischer, A Centennial Exhibition 1970-71 Treasures of Egyptian Art From The Cairo Museum. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston & The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Conjunction with Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 1970, 188 pages, illustrations. Soft Cover. $15

584. Emily Vermeule, Greece in the Bronze Age, Univ. of Chicago, 1964. dj. $35

585. Ernest Wright, Biblical Archaeology, Philadelphia, 1952. 4tp, dj. $35

586. L.W. Yaggy & T.L. Haines, Museum of Antiquity- A Description of Ancient Life. Employments, Amusements, Customs & Habits, The cities, Palaces, Monuments, & Tombs, The Literature and Fine Arts of 3,000 years ago. Illustrated, Hard Cover. 1882. Western Publishing Houses, Chicago. A nice copy of an old beautiful book. $250

 

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