Civil War Cornet Player's Manuscript Sheet Music
[circa 1864-1865]
Original Civil War manuscript collection of music for the use of Union soldier Francis E. Brigham, a member of the 3rd Brigade Band of the 24th Army Corps.
19th century
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INDIAN MELODIES
1845
First edition of what is widely considered the first printed book of music by a Native American, and one of the earliest books published by a Native American about Native American culture.
LE PEINTRE-GRAVEURÉ ILLUSTRE TOME X: H. de Toulouse-Lautrec
1920
First edition of this collection of etchings and lithographs by Toulouse-Lautrec, part one of Delteil's two-part catalogue of the artist's graphic works.
ODILON REDON: Prince of Dreams 1840 - 1916
(1994)
Vast and exquisite study of Redon, issued in conjunction with an exhibition of his works at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, and the Royal Academy of Arts, London.
LOGIQUE SANS PEINE
(1966)
Scarce limited French edition of Carroll's mathematical logic primer, illustrated by his great Surrealist admirer.
LES FLEURS ANIMÉES
1867
Magnificently illustrated and hand-colored "nouvelle édition" of Grandville's splendid work re-imagining flowers as stylish Parisian women.
LE PAYSAGISTE AUX CHAMPS
1876
Lovely limited edition of this attractive collection of etchings from some of the leading lights of the Barbizon school of realist painters.
L'ÉPOPÉE DU COSTUME MILITAIRE FRANCAIS
[1898]
First edition of this lavishly produced history of French military campaigns and costumes, with emphasis on Napoleon and the Grand Imperial Army.
Book-Shaped Reading and Writing Kit
[circa 1859]
Beautifully preserved mid-19th century French portable reading and writing kit that mimics the shape of a leather-bound book.
NORTHERN ANTIQUITIES
1859
Victorian edition of this important survey of Norse literature and history – with a fore-edge painting of a Viking ship, a color frontispiece of Yggdrasil, and an excerpt from the PROSE EDDA.
JAPANESE PAINTINGS: CHILDREN'S SPORTS
Meiji 21; 1888
Trilingual publication (Japanese, English, French) of elaborately produced color woodblock prints on the theme of traditional Japanese children's games.
MOKO; OR MAORI TATTOOING
1896
First edition, the classic study of Maori tattooing, profusely illustrated with photographs and Robley's own drawings.
Original cobweb painting
[late 19th century]
Rare and delicate nineteenth-century watercolor miniature painted on a cobweb, depicting two young people in Tyrolean peasant costume.
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