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JOHN ABBOT CLICK THE [Album of watercolor draw- TITLE ings of butterflies and moths after Abbot, titled in manu- script:] Histoire naturelle des lépidoptères les plus rares de Géorgie d'après les obser- vations de M. Jean Abbot. Imprimé à Londres en 1797.
[France: 1800-1830]. Oblong 8vo. Manuscript title within a red ruled border, 2pp. manuscript index in rear. 40 pen-and-ink and watercolour drawings, each captioned in red ink, recto only on 40 sheets of wove paper (watermarked Horne). Contemporary black morocco-backed blue paper covered boards, yellow endpapers (lacks front free endpaper).
Beautiful French album of water- colours of lepidoptera after Abbot.
(#29094) $ 14,000. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
JOHN ABBOT
[Black Cheak].
[London: 1791]. Watercolour and graphite, on laid paper, numbered 56 in graphite in Abbot's hand in the lower margin corresponding to his manuscript Catalogue of Georgia Birds with Notes. Sheet size: 11 x 8 5/8 inches.
An original watercolour of an American Redstart by an important naturalist in early America.
(#27051) $ 9,500. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
ALBUM AMICORUM Philadelphia, London, Halifax and Virginia: 1771-1784. Oblong 8vo. Manuscript throughout, approximately 38 JOHN PETER MUHLENBERG entries in German, Latin, French or English, most signed and dated, includes numerous unaccomplished blanks. Dem Andenken guter Freunde [manuscript title]. Lacks front endpaper, lacking corner of manuscript title without significant loss of text. With a couple later, unrela- ted entries in the rear. Contemporary red morocco, covers bordered with a gilt roll tool, upper cover with a central stamp in gilt with Muhlenberg's name, marbled endpapers.
Rare 18th century American album amicorum.
(#34459) $ 17,500. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
Attributed to WALFORD THOMAS BELLAIRS
[Grenada] Original signed pencil and wash drawing of the capital of Grenada, St. Georges (Fort George on the promontory, the deep water harbour and the town to the right).
[Grenada, West Indies: circa 1850]. Pencil and wash on paper, inscribed in pencil on verso 'View of Harbour Grenada might be Saint Georges Capital of Grenada. 1850? (BWI)'. Sheet size: 7 3/8 x 10 1/4 inches.
Fort George, seen here in the middle ground with the flag fluttering in a light breeze, was built by the French in 1705. Much of it has survived and it remains a popular desti- nation for visitors to the island.
(#24268) $ 1,350. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
GEORGE CATLIN
[Brewery fire, Buffalo, New York].
[Buffalo: October 1825]. Watercolour over graphite, heightened with white, on grey wove paper. Sheet size: 5 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches. Inscribed in pencil lower left "A helter-schelter at Buffalo 9th Oct. 1825 / 'Huzza boys, the Brewery!'" Affixed at corners onto album leaf, with later ink attribution to Catlin below. Matted. Provenance: Captain William Henry Shippard.
An early, original watercolour by George Catlin.
(#36455) $ 8,500. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
C. COLTZ
[Plan of Fort George on the Island of New Britain] Plan von Fort Georg auf der insel New Britannien, er Funden von Whilhem Dam- piere, anno 1700.
Circa 1760. Gouache, painted on fine water- marked laid paper, in excellent condition. Sheet size: 20 x 27 7/8 inches.
A rare fictional manuscript plan of Fort George on the Island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
(#16110) $ 3,500. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
JOHN B. DALE
Original Ink Drawing of New Castle, Delaware.
New Castle Delaware: ca. 1842.
An attractive view of an historic Delaware city, by a talented artist who also participated in notable American naval expeditions.
(#21295) $ 4,000. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
DUTCH SCHOOL 17th century
Tulipa var. 'Orange van Thal' (Yellow and Rose-coloured Tulip).
Pencil, bodycolour and brown ink, inscribed '74' (upper right) and "R" (lower right corner). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches.
A fine image of a double-bloomed tulip.
(#3891) $ 2,800. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
EDWARD AUGUSTUS, Duke of Kent
Letter signed ("Edward") to architect James Wyatt, concerning repairs and alterations at Kensington Palace, including proposed work on the library.
Kensington Palace: 20 May 1809. 6pp., on 3 sheets of paper, each 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches. Each sheet inlaid at a later date.
Renovating Kensington Palace.
(#34685) $ 1,750. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
GEORGE EDWARDS
The Bustard Cock [and] The Hen Bustard ... [Pair of ornithological watercolours signed, depicting a male and female Great Bustard].
London: 1746. Watercolour and gouache on laid paper, signed and dated within the images and with pen-and- ink inscriptions concerning the sizes of the birds. Sheet sizes: approx. 16 3/4 x 13 3/8 inches. Matted.
A lovely pair of original watercolours by George Edwards.
(#33072) $ 12,000. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
JOHN HAVERON
Design for a locomotive, circa 1840.
Pen and grey ink, signed 'John Haveron' (upper left). Wove paper, watermark 'J Whatman'. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 20 inches. Provenance: E.S.K. (perforated ownership stamp at lower left).
An early locomotive such as the one in the present watercolour, was also known as a 'Portable Engine', and was used mostly by farmers for agricultural tasks such as ploughing and threshing.
(#20800) $ 2,750. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
THEODORE KRAUSCH
Freight Engine. New York & Erie R.R. An original drawing.
Susquehanna Depot: 1855. Pencil, pen and ink. Signed in ink: "Theodore Krausch. Susquehana [sic] Depot. N.Y. and Erie Railroad. October 13, 1855.". Sheet size: 20 1/2 x 33 7/8 inches.
A very handsome drawing of a locomotive by a prominent inventor and engineer.
(#28465) $ 2,750. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
GEORGE FREDERICK KUNZ
[An archive of letters written to George Frederick Kunz, largely on gemological matters].
[Various places: 1884-1930]. Approximately 105 letters or notes, comprising: approx- imately 9 autograph notes signed on post cards, approx- imately 83 autograph letters signed, and approximately 22 typed letters signed.
A fascinating archive of correspondence to noted American mineralogist and mineral collector, George Frederick Kunz.
(#36598) $ 7,500. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
MAURITIUS
Sketch of the Town & Environs of Port Louis Explanatory of the Operations of the British Army under the Command of Majr. Genl. the Honble. Jne. Abercrombie. Drawn by the Author. Decr. 1810 [manuscript title].
[N.p., but possibly Port Louis. mid- 19th century]. Manuscript sheet map, 10 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches. On drafting linen. Hand- colored. Old fold. Minor toning.
Manuscript map depicting troop deployments on the island of Mauritius in December of 1810, when the British finally overcame the French defenses and captured the island.
(#28423) $ 1,000. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
BARON LIONEL WALTER ROTHSCHILD JOHN GERRARD KEULEMANS "London: 1899". Oblong octavo. Black ink calligraphic manuscript title, manuscript An album of original watercolour drawings of Cassowaries, with map in blue ink of New Guinea, northern related manuscript title "Kasuare / Walter Rothschild". extremities of Australia and the sur- rounding islands, hand-colored with re- lated key beneath to show the distribu- tion of species and sub-species, 7 plates of pen-and-ink and watercolor draw- ings of various species of cassowary. Loosely inserted is an early manuscript listing of various species of the birds. Contemporary brown morocco-backed cloth-covered boards, dark red morocco box.
Pre-publication presentation manuscript with watercolor drawings depicting the 17 species or sub-species of Cassowaries identified by Rothschild in his 'Mono- graph of the genus Casuarius" published in 1900.
(#21824) $ 28,000. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
KEW ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS
[View of the Palace from the Lawn in the Royal Gardens at Kew].
[Great Britain: 18th century]. Pen-and-ink and watercolour, on laid paper, inscribed in the upper left corner "Kew Palace to face p. 112." Sheet size: 7 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches. Tipped to a larger 18th century sheet.
Early watercolour of His Royal Highness' House at Kew.
(#30254) $ 450. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
SAMSON & CO.
An original design for a porce- lain plate.
[Paris: 1845 or later]. Pen, ink, and watercolour. Very good condition apart from some overall light soiling and mild creasing. There is an original central crease. Sheet size: 12 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches.
A rare example of an original watercolour design for porcelain, by the Samson factory of Paris.
(#15930) $ 850. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
ELLIOTT CRESSON
Autograph letter signed to Member of Parliament Benjamin Hawes, sending him the proposed resolution to establish the British African Colonization Society, and on William Lloyd Garrison's opposition to the colonization movement.
[England: June 1833]. 3pp.
Scarce letter on the Liberian colonization movement by one of its founders.
(#31599) $ 3,000. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH
Autograph manuscript signed, the complete four stanzas of America.
31 October 1892. 2pp., written on the same side of folded sheet of ruled paper, measuring 8 x 9 7/8 inches overall. Titled at the head of the first page, signed "S.F. Smith" and dated below the final verse.
My country, 'tis of thee, / Sweet land of liberty, / of thee I sing; / Land where my father's died, / Land of the Pilgrim's pride, / From every mountain side / Let freedom ring...
(#27221) $ 4,000. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
WILLIAM M. HUNTER, 1ST LIEUTENANT
[A series of watercolour views in Brazil and Chile, accomplished by an American naval officer, including two views of Rio de Janeiro, a two- sheet view of Valparaiso and two unidentified views of the South American coast].
[South America: circa 1820-1825]. 5 views on 6 sheets, pen-and-ink and gray wash, with white gouache highlights, on wove paper watermarked Hatman W. Balston & Co. Sheets measuring approximately 12 1/2 x 18 1/8 inches. Uniformly matted. Housed in a blue morocco backed box.
An important group of South American views by an American naval officer and talented artist aboard the USS Franklin, the flagship of the first American Pacific squadron.
(#24014) $ 19,500. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
ST. LUCIA, WEST INDIES
An original drawing with a Royal Navy warship firing her cannon out to sea, titled 'Pigeon Island from the Town of Gros Islet,' St. Lucia.
[St. Lucia: circa 1800]. Pen, ink and wash drawing within an ink-ruled border, titled in the margin beneath in ink in a contemporary hand. Image size: 6 5/8 x 9 7/8 inches; sheet size: 7 5/8 x 10 5/8 inches.
A fine early view recalling St. Lucia's turbulent past.
(#24262) $ 1,000. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
JOHN TYLER
Partly-printed vellum document signed, as President, approving the sale of 281 acres of land in Alabama from Creek Indian "Yar-har-tus- tee-nug-gee" to John Fontaine.
Washington: August 3, 1841. 1p. Approximately 17 1/2 x 12 inches. Countersigned by J. Williamson, recorder of the General Land Office. Paper seal intact.
The Trail of Tears.
(#36854) $ 2,000. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
ROBERT B. STORER
[Manuscript log of the U.S.S. Delaware, kept by Robert Storer, during her final cruise home from the Mediterranean].
[Various places]: Jan. 1, 1844 - Mar. 22, 1844. Quarto. 62pp. Original brown cloth. Cloth moderately soiled and stained. Light damp- staining to some of the text.
An American Navy cruise in the Mediterranean.
(#24042) $ 3,250. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
UNKNOWN
Concept Design for Cadillac.
1944. Pencil and watercolor on drafting paper. Lower right corner of page has been skillfully replaced. Does not affect images. Image size (including text): 15 1/4 x 21 inches. Framed. 22 3/4 x 28 7/8 inches.
Handsome proposed design for a post-war Cadillac.
(#18799) $ 2,200. DDoonnaalldd AA.. HHeeaalldd || RRaarree BBooookkss
WORLD WAR II CAPT. L. H. BELL
The war-time, daily manuscript diaries of Cap- tain L. H. Bell, the assistant to Admiral Tom Phillips, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff of the Royal Navy.
London: 2 September 1939 - 26 July 1941. 6 volumes, large 8vo. Over 1400pp., written recto and verso within ruled diaries, with some entries written on sheets of paper neatly tipped in. Contemporary cloth.
Extraordinary war-time diaries of an Admiralty insider.
(#35285) $ 2,500.