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• A Molteno Edward IV being
  A Molteno Edward IV being introduced to Jane Shore stipple engraving
• 1675 AMERICAN COLONIAL LAND
  1675 AMERICAN COLONIAL LAND GRANTDated 55 years after the Pilgrims landed. Handwritten, listing many early Pre Revolutionary War 17th C. Connecticut settlers. Document has been reinforced with two Connecticut Civil War Bonds, somewhat visible through the back of the document. Appr ox. 12-1/4" L x 15-3/8" H. Overall discoloration, tears, ECT. See images for more details on condition. This item can be shipped in-house.
• Thomas Fuller The Church History of
  Thomas Fuller The Church History of Britain; from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year MDCXLVIII 1655 printed for John Williams at the sign of the Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard London folio (13 1/4 in. x 9 in.) bound by Hayday in full calf with gilt tooling and raised bands with copper-plate engraved plates including coat-of-arms Lichfieldensis Cathedral and folding plate of a bird's-eye-view of Canterbury.
• Three-volume 1574 German history:
  Three-volume 1574 German history: Germaniae Antiquae Illustrationem Continet in que…MDLXV-MDLXXIIII August 1574 , vellum bindings with gilt embossed coat-of-arms, book plate "Ex Libris Liechtensteinianias", 12-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. Toning, bindings stained and discolored, minor water stains and foxing. The Estate of the Late Reverend O. Leland Gilmore, Maryville, Tennessee
• 1513 MANUSCRIPTManuscript 1513:
  1513 MANUSCRIPTManuscript 1513: Questions Morales Magistri Petri Tatareti in octo capita distincter quam doctissime ab codem disputute atique discusse nec seginter an notate: atque nouiter emendate sicut legenti patebit, by Pierre Tataret, Published by pierre Gaudoul in 1513, probably in Paris. This is the amended first edition of Pierre Tataret's discussion of Aristotle's Nichomachan Ethics. The cover has been replaced with a 15th Century page from a dutch book of hours and the front flyleaves and last pages of the index are missing. Superb woodcut illustrations include title page with Virgin and Child in a ship. Dimensions: 5 3/4 by 4 by 3/8 inches. Processing and shipping in the continental U.S. $25.00 plus 1.5% replacement insurance cost. Condition: Cover has been replaced, and there is insect damage and a small hole in the front is piece, which also slightly abraded. Pages have some minor folds and finger marks. The last part of illustration of "Prestre Ichan" is missing. Witherell's strives to provide as much information and photographs as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Condition: statements are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Witherell's. All lots are sold "AS IS" under the Terms & Condition: s. Please be advised that we do not furnish packing materials nor porters for pick up.
• John White's 16th century map of
  John White's 16th century map of Virginia and North Carolina, "Americae pars, Nunc Virginia dicta, primum ab Anglis inuenta sumtibus Dn. Walteri Raleigh, Equestris ordinis viri Anno Dm. MDLXXXV regm vero Sereniss: nostrae Reginae Elisabethae XXVII. Hujus vero Historia peculiari Libro discripta est, additis etiam Indigenarum Iconibus" by John White, from A Briefe and True Report of the New Founde Land of Virginia , Part 1 of Great Voyages published by Theodore De Bry, Frankfurt, 1590, copper engraving on laid paper with undecipherable watermark, State 2 map with the initial letter "C" imposed onto the letter "E" in "Chesapiooc", plate 11-7/8 x 16-1/4 in., page 13 x 18 in.; modern wood frame. Hinged at top with archival tape and at bottom with Scotch tape, 1 in. strip of top margin restored including most of upper border, reinforced center crease, moderate soiling, fading, toning, creases, minor foxing; frame with abrasions and minor losses, Village Smith Galleries label on backing. Abraham Lincoln Bookstore, Chicago, 1982; Private Collection, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• PAGE 465, 466 FROM AN EARLY EDITION
  PAGE 465, 466 FROM AN EARLY EDITION OF KING HENRY VI BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE; ANTIQUARIAN THEATRICAL TEXT. 13 1/8"H X 8 1/4"WPage 465, 466 from an early edition of King Henry VI by William Shakespeare; antiquarian theatrical text., Pencil notation upper left; 3 and 86b. Dimensions: 13 1/8"H x 8 1/4"W
• ILLUMINATED LEAF EARLY
  ILLUMINATED LEAF EARLY NEWSPAPER AND TOMBSTONE RUBBING. Ink on vellum manuscript page Italian 13th century with red and blue illuminated letters matted and framed 17''h. 13''w. and a 1712 copy of The Spectator number 357 Saturday April 19 1712 London: printed for Sam Buckley includes an essay on the publication of the tenth book of Milton's Paradise Lost. Together with a rubbing of the 1760 tombstone of Agnes Crawford of Rutland Massachusetts commissioned by American Heritage matted and framed 18 1/2''h. 31 1/2''w.
• 1 vol. Patrick, Symon. The Parable
  1 vol. Patrick, Symon. The Parable of The Pilgrims: Written to a Friend. London: Robert Wise for Francis Tyton, 1673. The Fourth Edition. 4to, old full dark brown calf, re-backed, red morocco spine label. Trimmed - no loss of text. Scattered minor spotting. Sheet of 20th-Century ink notes mtd. to front paste-down. 18th-Century owner's signature on verso of license leaf. Wing P-
• 1790 engraving of British religious
  1790 engraving of British religious leaders/theologians; James Hamilton, Methodist founder John Wesley, and Joseph Cotes walk arm in arm on the streets of Edinburgh; the work of artist John Kay. 8" x 5 1/2". Overall staining.
• Portraits of Kings, 1620: Martini
  Portraits of Kings, 1620: Martini Hamconii Frisia Sev De Viris Rebusque, Joannis Starteri (Bibliopolae Sumptibus), 1620, each page with prints of various kings, many in military pose and brandishing weapons, quarter calf over marbled boards, 9 x 7 in. Pages remounted, binding with extensive spine losses, hinges weak.
• Portrait, attributed to Gilbert
  Portrait, attributed to Gilbert Stuart (Massachusetts, 1755-1828), half portrait of a British soldier, unsigned, oil on canvas, canvas stencil verso "Prepared by Robe-Miller/…London", serial number on stretcher "A6599", 26 x 21 in. Original stretcher, three patches verso, crackle, small hole with paint loss at rose, retouch beside left eye, possibly at bottom, some in background, 1 in. tear bottom middle. Estate of the late Judge John Emery Parks, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• English School, circa 1840/Piazza
  English School, circa 1840/Piazza della Signoria/Piazza San Lorenzo/a pair/oil on paper, 11.5cm x 13.5cm
• Two c. 1500 early printed pages
  Two c. 1500 early printed pages one on vellum with illumination 7 3/8'' h. x 4 3/4'' w.; along with two illutrated pages from an 18th C. English Gospel; an engraving after Raphael by I. Pavon; other 18th and 19th C. engravings including images of St. George; St. Cecilia; Interior of St. Peter's Basilica etc.
• John Speed (British
  John Speed (British 1552-1629)/Rutlandshire with Oakham and Stanford/with the arms of the Duke of Rutland/hand coloured engraved map, 38cm x 51cm/Joan Blaeu (Dutch 1596-1673)/Lincolnia Comitatus/hand coloured engraved map, 43cm x 51cm and/Le Cercle de la Basse-Saxe subdivise en tolls Les Estates et Principau tes, 52cm x 82cm
• MANNER OF MICHELE FELICE CORNE.
  MANNER OF MICHELE FELICE CORNE. Landing at Plymouth. Oil on canvas laid to board. Inscriptions to bottom of board read "Landing of our forefathers at Plymouth, December 22, 1620". Verso reads "F.C. HUNT". From a Norwalk, CT estate. Dimensions: 21" h x 23" w. Condition: Craquelure. Minor scuffs and scratches. Dark Varnish difficult to determine earlier restoration.
• ENGLISH CONTRACT OF INDENTURE CIRCA
  ENGLISH CONTRACT OF INDENTURE CIRCA 1700 calligraphy on parchment a contract from Peter Courthope (born 1639 died 1724) of Danny Mansion Hurstpierpoint Sussex for leasing land from William Zinoff. Dated January 28 1700 - h:15.50 w:28.25 in.
• 1855 Canvaswork probably
  1855 Canvaswork probably American, Mary Queen of Scots relinquishing her crown to the guards and court officials before her execution, signed at bottom on faux eglomisé mat "Jane F. Eggert. 1855", wool and silk on canvas, 44-1/2 x 37-1/2 in. (sight); probably original wood frame,
• 1655 English Marriage English
  1655 English Marriage English Documenton parchment with seals framed approx. 18'' x 18''.
• General Historie of the Magnificent
  General Historie of the Magnificent State of Venice, 1612 collected by Thomas de Fougasses and "Englished" (from the French) by William Shute, printed in London by G. Eld and W. Stansby, two volumes bound together, marbleized board covers, leather spine with five raised bands and gilt lettering, frontispiece with woodcut map of Venice and inked signatures of two previous owners, one dated 1625, 81 woodcut portraits, headpieces and historiated initials throughout text, 13 x 9 in.,
• QUEEN ELIZABETH'S PRIVY COUNCIL
  QUEEN ELIZABETH'S PRIVY COUNCIL SIGNATURES, 1560 Fragment of an official letter of the Privy Council, dated February 29, 1560, bearing the signatures of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Keeper of the Great Seal; Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford; Sir William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke; and Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln and Lord High Admiral of the Navy; 4 1/4 x 6 in.
• JOAN BLAEU CAMBRIDGE SHIRE
  JOAN BLAEU CAMBRIDGE SHIRE double page engraved map from volume IV of the Atlas Novus, Latin text verso, 1645, coloured and enriched in gilt, with wide margins, closer at the top, 47.5 x 59cm
• DOCUMENT: 1657 INDENTURE,
  DOCUMENT: 1657 INDENTURE, CROMWELL ERAEnglish indenture dated 1657. Two illegible signatures at bottom. Document measures about 7" x 16-3/4". shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
• Fourteen books on Holland Norman
  Fourteen books on Holland Norman Conquest British history etc.
• CHARLES LUCY PILGRIM FATHERS
  CHARLES LUCY PILGRIM FATHERS HISTORICAL ETCHING England,1814-1873Depicts men and women perched atop a rock with ships behind them, the woman cry while the men retain somber looks.
• A late 16th/early 17th Century
  A late 16th/early 17th Century coloured engraving - ''Map of the Shyre of Kent divided into five lathes therof'' - Map of Kent showing London part of Surrey and Sussex 7.75ins x 14.25ins (Anonymous - thought to be the second state of the first separate printed map of Kent which was first published circa 1580. This example is probably issued circa 1625) in modern gilt moulded frame and glazed Provenance : O'Shea Gallery 89 Lower Sloane Street London SW1W 8DA
• John Speed (1552-1629)/Britain as
  John Speed (1552-1629)/Britain as it was Devided in the Tyme of the Englishe Saxons especially during their Heptarchy/coloured engraved map/with text verso, 39cm x 51cm
• SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM The Poems of
  SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM The Poems of Shakespeare. London: Essex House 1899. 8vo contemporary vellum ties. Number 145 of 450 copies printed in red and black with woodcut plates and initials. Ties lightly worn; light soiling to boards.
• ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598) PONTUX
  ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598) PONTUX EVXINUS Hand coloured engraving: 20 1/4 x 14 1/4 in (sight size) Framed'
• 17C. GREGORIO LETI LOVES OF DUKE
  17C. GREGORIO LETI LOVES OF DUKE CHARLES England, Italy,1630-1701, Circa 1669Antiquarian leather bound book, "The Loves of Charles Duke of Mantua: And of Margaret Countess of Rovera", translated from Italian, printed for Henry Herringman at the Sign of the Anchor in the Lower-Walk of the New-Exchange, 1669. Book with inscription on verso of frontispiece.
• After Thomas Whitcombe (British,
  After Thomas Whitcombe (British, 1760-1824) "Capture of the Liguria, Aug 7th, 1798", "Commencement of the Battle of Trafalgar, Oct. 21st, 1805" and "Destruction of the French Fleet in Basque Roads, April 12th, 1809", trio of hand-colored engravings depicting naval battle scenes, 9" x 12-1/2", all engraved by T. Sutherland, published 1817 at 48 Strand, for J. Jenkins' naval achievements. Glazed and presented in white linen mats within contemporary burlwood frames.
• 1691 Pilgrim document, nine-line
  1691 Pilgrim document, nine-line manuscript subpoena dated September 14, 1691, "Benjamin Peirce [?] as principle [sic]" ordered to "appear at the next county court to be heard at Cambridg [sic]" (probably Massachusetts), "bound in the small sumb [sic] of one hundred pounds…", 4-5/8 x 7 in., with Joseph Rubinfine label from prior mounting. Folds, stains, toning, laid down on thin paper backing. Brunk Auctions, April 12, 2003, Lot 348; Collection of H. Donald Nelson, Williamsburg, Virginia.
• British school, ca. 1845 A
  British school, ca. 1845 A delicately rendered pair of miniature profile portraits of a man and a woman, pencil on card with white highlighting and hints of color, each approx. 5-1/2" x 4-5/8", framed in gilt period frames under rolled glass overall approx. 6-1/2" x 5-5/8". The man's portrait is unsigned, and the woman's portrait is signed "Margaret Dymond" and dated 1845. Each has a vintage label on the back from Scott, Heydon, & Co., London.
• ORTELLIUS 1573 MAP OF ENGLAND AND
  ORTELLIUS 1573 MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES. ANGLIAERegni Florentissimi Nova Descriptio, Auctore Humfredo Lhuyd Denbygiense. By Abraham Ortellius, published 1573 in Antwerp. Copper engraved map with hand colored accents. From the publication by Ortellius, depicts the important map of England and Wales by the Welsh historian and topographer Humphrey Llwyd, improving on the Mercator-Ortelius outline, and with notable decorative features. The map appeared in the first supplement to Ortelius' atlas in 1573, and in subsequent editions of the atlas perhaps as late as 1612. 15 1/4" x 18 3/4". Shows minor chipping to the border edges, tanning, some very light staining. Composed of two quarto pages that have been taped together at the back.
• Habington (William) The Historie of
  Habington (William) The Historie of Edward the Fourth, 1640. Small folio, cont. calf (front cover loosening). Engraved portrait frontispiece. Inscribed on front flyleaf ''Status mea Christi hostia Tho: Dyke.''
• Henry Popple. partial map of the
  Henry Popple. partial map of the British Empire in America. c. 1742, hand-colored engraving. 23½ h × 21 w in. result: $813. estimate: $800–1,200. This work is the southeastern portion of a four-piece map and covers the region from Bermuda through the Antilles to the north coast of South America. It is from the second state of the edition of unknown size published by John Covens and Cornelius Mortier, Amsterdam. Provenance: Estate of Florence Knoll Bassett