- 54PC MTG LEGENDS 5TH EDITION KEY CARD
54PC MTG LEGENDS 5TH EDITION KEY CARD GROUP United States1994-1995Group includes fifty-four 1994-1995 Magic: The Gathering trading cards, includes cards from Legends and 5th Edition, all cards appear to have always been cared for, light signs of play wear, please refer to photographs.
- MAP AND ATLAS LOT, 3 PCS INCL. MELISH
MAP AND ATLAS LOT, 3 PCS INCL. MELISH DIRECTORY1st item: THE TRAVELLER'S DIRECTORY THROUGH THE UNITED STATES by John Melish, published by T. H. Palmer, Philadelphia, 5th edition, 134 pages with fold out map, tables, and smaller maps, 1819. Brown and red leather and card board bound book with title in gilt gold lettering on spine. Includes "Map of the United States of America" fold out by John Melish. Copper plate engraving with hand colored outlines of the United States extending from the lower territories of Canada, including Quebec, top right, to Florida, including West Key, depicting towns, roads, territory lines, names of territories, forts, rivers, bodies of water, and mountains. Title, explanations, and scale of miles, lower right. Map surrounded by scale notations and triple line border. Inscribed "Peter Brown's Book Knoseville [sic] January 20th 1820" back page, numerous illegible inscriptions and mathematical calculations, front, back, and some interior pages. Book - 6 1/4" H x 4 1/8" W x 1/2" D. Map Image - 13 1/2" H x 17 1/2" W. Map Sheet - 16 1/8" H x 18 1/4" W. 2nd item: AN ACCOMPANIMENT TO MITCHELL'S REFERENCE AND DISTANCE MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, published by Mitchell and Hinman, Philadelphia, 324 pages with map descriptions and indexes, 1835. Marbled paper over card board and brown leather bound book with gilt gold lettering on spine. Blue Mitchell and Hinman label inside of front cover. 8 3/4" H x 5 1/2" W x 1 1/8" D. 3rd item: SCHOOL ATLAS TO CUMMINGS' ANCIENT AND MODERN GEOGRAPHY IMPROVED, published by Cushing and Jewett, Baltimore, 11 pages with colored maps and tables, 1826. Card stock bound book. 11 3/4" H x 9 1/2" W. All items early/mid 19th century. Provenance: acquired from the estate of Harry Brown of Western Greene County, Tennessee. According to family history, Brown's ancestor immigrated from Scotland to Greene County via Ohio (using the Melish Traveller's Directory to find his way) and established a pottery making molds for the iron industry in Greene County. (See other family related lots 570 and 234). (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
1st item: Worn condition. Heavy foxing and water damage on pages. Foxing spots, largest 2" area lower right, on surface of map. 1 1/2" tear, lower right edge of map. 2nd item: Worn condition. Marbled paper peeling from front and back covers. Heavy foxing and water damage on pages. 3rd item: Worn condition. Heavy foxing and water damage on pages. Lower corners of pages torn and damaged. 2 1/2" section missing on "The World" map, lower center.
- Fourcroy, A. F. Elements of Chemistry
Fourcroy, A. F. Elements of Chemistry and Natural History, 5th edition, 3 vols., Edinburgh 1800 . 8vo., cont. half calf - Lavoisier, A. L. Elements of Chemistry, 5th edition, 2 vols., Edinburgh 1802. 8vo., cont. half roan. 14 folding engraved plates in vol 2 (5)
- GROUP OF MILITARY POLICY BOOKS AND ARMY
GROUP OF MILITARY POLICY BOOKS AND ARMY OFFICER GUIDESGROUP OF MILITARY POLICY BOOKS AND ARMY OFFICER GUIDES, titles include: The Army Officer's Guide, 42nd Edition; four of The Armed Forces Officer; Army Officer's Guide, 45th Edition; The Army Almanac; Field Service Regulations; A National Security Strategy for a New Century; Liberation, Occupation, and Rescue: War Termination and Desert Storm; The Development of the Base Force 1989-1992; Report of the President's Special Review Board; The Department of Defense 1947-1997: Organization and Leaders; China's Military and the U.S.-Japan Alliance in 2030; Peace Operations: Haiti; Infantry Attacks; Denial and Jeopardy: Deterring Iranian Use of NBC Weapons; The Third World Century; Who Defends America?; Commanding Heights; Reorganizing the Joint Chiefs of Staff; five of Joint Warfare of the US Armed Forces; Joint Doctrine Capstone and Keystone Primer; The Recourse to War: An Appraisal of the "Weinberger Doctrine"; Command Decisions; Crisis in the Persian Gulf Region: U.S. Policy Options and Implications; Depuy and the 1976 Edition of FM 100-5; Operation Just Cause 1988-1990; Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; Biennial Reports of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army I July 1939-30 June 1945: George C. Marshall (36) Provenance: Estate of General Colin L. Powell, to benefit America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at City College of New York.
- KIYOSHI SAITO (JAPANESE 1907-1997),
KIYOSHI SAITO (JAPANESE 1907-1997), KATSURA KYOTO (E), COLOR WOODBLOCK, 1958, SIGNED IN INK AND TITLED IN PENCIL, 42/100, 15TH EDITIONKiyoshi Saito (Japanese 1907-1997), Katsura Kyoto (E), Color Woodblock, 1958, Signed in ink and titled in pencil, 42/100, 15th Edition,
- YNGVE EDWARD SODERBERG (CONNECTICUT
YNGVE EDWARD SODERBERG (CONNECTICUT 1896-1971) AND FRANKLIN TOWNSEND MORGAN (AMERICAN 1883-1965), FOUR MARITIME ETCHINGS, INCLUDING: THREE YNGVE EDWARD SODERBERG ETCHINGS, FEATURING PEOPLE SAILING, ALL THREE ARE SIGNE...Yngve Edward Soderberg (Connecticut 1896-1971) and Franklin Townsend Morgan (American 1883-1965), four maritime etchings, including: three Yngve Edward Soderberg etchings, featuring people sailing, all three are signed in pencil lower right, and numbered 85th editions lower left, varying condition with wear consistent of age, waving paper, largest: 13" h. x 9 1/2" w.; one Franklin Townsend Morgan etching, "Bermuda Race", depicting a ship sailing in front of a lighthouse, name in plate lower left, signed in pencil lower right, titled lower left, wear consistent with age, 10 1/4" h. x 8 1/2" w.; all four are framed behind glass, not examined out of frame, sold as-is.
- ANCIENT CELLECTS AND OTHER PRAYERS,
ANCIENT CELLECTS AND OTHER PRAYERS, 5TH EDITIONAncient Cellects and Other Prayers. Fifth Edition. Author: William Bright. Publisher: Oxford and London: James Parker and Co. Date: 1875
- POEMATIA BY AV. BOURNE, 5TH EDITIONPoematia.
POEMATIA BY AV. BOURNE, 5TH EDITIONPoematia. fifth edition. Author: AV. Bourne. Publisher: Londini: Typis J. Bettenham. Date: 1764
- Gay (John) Fables, 4th edition, Knapton
Gay (John) Fables, 4th edition, Knapton 1753 and 5th edition, volume II, Knapton 1755, 8vo., cont. calf gilt
- Morris, Reverend F.O. British Birds,
Morris, Reverend F.O. British Birds, 5th edition with colour plates, six vols.
- Lucas (Jocelyn) Hunt and Working Terriers,
Lucas (Jocelyn) Hunt and Working Terriers, London 1931; Mills (John) The Life of a Foxhound, 5th Edition 1921; Ivester Lloyd (T) Hounds, London 1934 and sundry sporting volumes
- NATURAL HISTORY
A QUANTITY, INCLUDING
NATURAL HISTORY
A QUANTITY, INCLUDING Bewick, Thomas History of British Birds. 1797, vol. 1 only, contemporary tree calf gilt; Bewick, T. A General History of Quadrupeds. Newcastle, 1807, large paper copy, 5th edition, contemporary half black morocco gilt, uncut, rubbed; Bewick, T. A General History of Quadrupeds. Newcastle, 1820, 7th edition, 8vo, cloth; Smellie, William The Philosophy of Natural History. Edinburgh, 1790. 4to, red half morocco, rubbed; Darwin, Erasmus The Botanic Garden. 1791. Second edition, 2 volumes in 1, 4to, engraved plates, contemporary tree calf, rubbed; Bingley, W. Animal Biography. 1805, 3 volumes, 8vo, plates, contemporary calf; [Pluche, Noel A.] Spectacle de la Nature. 1743. Sixth edition, 4 volumes, 12mo, engraved plates, contemporary calf, rubbed, 2 boards detached; Gilpin, William Remarks on Forest Scenery. Edinburgh, 1834, 2 volumes, 8vo, hand-coloured plates, contemporary maroon embossed calf gilt, spines faded; Goldsmith, Oliver A History of the Earth and Animated Nature. 1822. 4 volumes, 8vo, plates, contemporary diced calf gilt, 2 joints slightly split; and c.24 others; sold not subject to return (quantity)