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11180 ) Lithograph - "An American Protector" - President McKinley. Vanity Fair ( Original Lithograph ). London, Vincent Brooks Day & Son, 1899. Lithograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This charming original Vanity Fair 'Spy' lithograph is in very good condition, trimmed at borders, original color. Images available. ; 16" x 10" (Vanity Fair, Lithograph, Biographies, France)

$94.50

11181 ) Lithograph - "In the Clouds" - Hiram Maxim - Inventor. Vanity Fair ( Original Lithograph ). London, Vincent Brooks Day & Son, 1904. Lithograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This charming original Vanity Fair 'Spy' lithograph is in very good condition, trimmed at borders, original color. Images available. ; 16" x 10" (Vanity Fair, Lithograph, Biographies, France)

$36.75

11182 ) Lithograph - "Sovereigns, No. 4" - Alexander Ii, Emperor of Russia. Vanity Fair ( Original Lithograph ). London, Vincent Brooks Day & Son, 1869. Lithograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This charming original Vanity Fair 'Spy' lithograph is in very good condition, full borders as published, original color, bonded to card. Images available. ; 16" x 10" (Vanity Fair, Lithograph, Biographies, France)

$26.25

11183 ) Lithograph - "Sovereigns, No. 6" - Infallible - Pope Pius Ix. Vanity Fair ( Original Lithograph ). London, Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lithograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This charming original Vanity Fair 'Spy' lithograph is in very good condition, full borders as published, original color. Images available. ; 16" x 10" (Vanity Fair, Lithograph, Biographies, France)

$26.25

11184 ) Lithograph - Bird - Psaltriparus Plumbeus / Polioptila Plumbua.. Stanley, John Mix ( U. S. P. R. R. Pacific Rail Survey ). Washington, U. S. Government Printing Office, ca1855. Elithograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. An attractive handcolored lithograph issued in the "Reports of Explorations and Surveys, To Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River To The Pacific Ocean" published by the U. S. Government. This is plate XXXIII from volume X, depicting 2 grey birds with white breasts perched on a branch and details of 2 heads and a tail. Drawn in the Colorado district. Very good condition, full borders as published, original hand-color, two small tape remains at top tips. Images available. ; 8" x 11" (Lithograph, Ornithology, Natural History)

$42.00

11185 ) Lithograph - Portrait of Thomas Moore. Kellog, E. B and E. C ( Engravers ). London, G. Richmond, 1845. Lithograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This engraving is in very good condition, full borders as published, plate fine detail. Imeages available; 10" x 7" (Biographies, Moore)

$21.00

11186 ) Photogravure - M. Poincare ( Scientist ). Photograph. Paris, ca1895. Photogravure, Very Good with no dust jacket. This photogravure is in very good condition, full borders as published, sepia-toned as published. Poincare a Fench scientis of note dies in 1912. Images available. ; 10" x 8" (Biographies, Science)

$21.00

11188 ) Lithograph - Hebron. Roberts, David. London, Richard Griffin / Day & Son, 1861. Lithograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This superb original tinted lithograph dating to 1861 is taken from the 'David Roberts Bible' and is in very good condition, full borders as published, finely detailed, signed on plate. A superb print. Overall size 13" x 9.5", picture size 6" x 8". Images available. ; 13" x 9.5" (Hebron, Holy Land, Engraving)

$37.80

11189 ) Lithograph - Cana, General View. Roberts, David. London, Richard Griffin / Day & Son, 1861. Lithograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This superb original tinted lithograph dating to 1861 is taken from the 'David Roberts Bible' and is in very good condition, full borders as published, finely detailed, signed on plate. A superb print. Overall size 13" x 9.5", picture size 6" x 8". Images available. ; 13" x 9.5" (Hebron, Holy Land, Engraving)

$37.80

11190 ) Lithograph - Gaza. Roberts, David. London, Richard Griffin / Day & Son, 1861. Lithograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This superb original tinted lithograph dating to 1861 is taken from the 'David Roberts Bible' and is in very good condition, full borders as published, finely detailed, signed on plate. A superb print. Overall size 13" x 9.5", picture size 6" x 8". Images available. ; 13" x 9.5" (Hebron, Holy Land, Engraving)

$37.80

11191 ) Engraving - Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Esq Signed Off the Plate. Hicks, R ( Engraver ) Reynolds, Joshua ( Artist ). London, Fisher, Son & Co., 1830. Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. This elegant engraving is in very good condition, full borders as published, fine detail, uncolored as published, images available; 6.5" x 10" (Engraving, Biographies, SHERIDAN, THEATRE)

$27.30

11192 ) Map - the Carthaginian Empire in Africa ( Showing North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, Parts of Spain and the Toe of Italy ). D'Anville, Mr. ( Rollins ). London, Rivington, 1817. Map, Good+ with no dust jacket. This map is in good condition, full borders as published, folded as published, plate marks defined, original hand-color, with circular title plate, inset of Carthage. Images available ; 22" x 15" (Map, AFRICA, Danville, D'anville)

$119.70

11193 ) Engraving - the March of Miles Standish. Boughton, G. H. ( Artist ) , Finden, G. C. ( Engraver ). London, George Barrie Publisher, 1845. Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. This beautiful engraving showing a group of soldiers led by a Native Indian is in very good condition, full borders as published, later graceful color, fine detail. Images available; 10" x 14" (Engraving, Poetry, Standish)

$29.40

11194 ) Engraving - the Leaning Tower of Saragosa. Lewsi, J. E. ( Artist ) , Finden, E. ( Engraver ). London, John Murray, 1833. Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. This engraving is in very good condition, full borders as published, very fine detail typical of Finden, later graceful color. Images available. ; 9" x 6.5" (Engraving, Travel, Spain, Architecture)

$21.00

11195 ) Lithograph - Bird - Calliste Gyroloides and Calliste Desmarestii. Cassin, John, Gillis, J. M. & Dreser, W. ( Artist ) ,. Washington, U. S. Government Printing Office, ca1855. Lithograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This lithograph taken from the U. S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere during the years 1849-50, 51, 52, is in very good condition, full borders as published, lightly foxed, vibrant original hand-coloring, images available. ; 11.5" x 9" (Lithograph, Natural History, Cassin, Gillis)

$29.40

11196 ) Map - Siberia and Chinese Tartary. ( Mongolia, Parts of China, Siberia, Mandchouria ). Arrowsmith, I. - Walker, John. London, Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge, 1838. Map, Good with no dust jacket. This attractive map is in good condition, full borders as published, original graceful hand-color, plate marks defined, fine detail, a little chipped at right and lower borders. A lovely map. Images are available of this elegant map. ; 16" x 14" (Map, China, Mongolia)

$47.25

11198 ) Lithograph - Civit Cat and Genet. Ibbetson ( Artist ) Tookey ( Engraver ). London, Peter Jackson, ca1850. Lithograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This charming engraving is in very good condition, full borders as published, later gaceful color, fine detail. Images available. ; 11" x 8" (Engraving, Natural History, Civit, Genet)

$21.00

11199 ) Engraving - Moose Hunting in Canada ( Large Folding Engraving ). Hall, Sydney P.. London, The Graphic, 1881. Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. This large steel-point take from the Graphic Magazine is in very good condition, full borders as published, later graceful color, fine detail. Shows six individual engravings of various stages of hunting and preparing the Moose. Images available; 17" x 21" (Moose, Natural History, Canada)

$26.25

11200 ) Original Photograph - the Chapel, Door and Stone Pulpit, MacDalen College, Oxford. G. W. W.. Oxford, ca1890. Photograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This scarce original photograph is in very good condition, dates to ca1890, sepai-toned as published, thin paper, fine detail, images available. ; 8" x 5" (Photograph, Oxford)

$42.00

11201 ) Original Photograph - the Quadrangle, Oriel College, Oxford. G. W. W.. Oxford, ca1890. Photograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This scarce original photograph is in very good condition, dates to ca1890, sepai-toned as published, thin paper, fine detail, images available. ; 8" x 5" (Photograph, Oxford)

$42.00

11202 ) Original Photograph - Pacific West Coast, Miner in British Columbia. Photograph. ca1890. Photograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This scarce photograph is in very good condition, small borders, sepai-toned, shows a miner sitting on rocks outside a tiny mine entrance. Images available; 7" x 5" (Photograph, Mining, British Columbia, Yukon)

$31.50

11203 ) Original Photograph - in the Tom Quadrangle, Christ Church, Oxford. G. W. W.. Oxford, ca1890. Photograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This scarce original photograph is in very good condition, dates to ca1890, sepai-toned as published, thin paper, fine detail, images available. ; 8" x 5" (Photograph, Oxford)

$42.00

11204 ) Original Photograph - Marienbad Der Kreuzbrunnen ( Colored Photograph of Town Centre With Carriage in Foreground ). Photograph. Germany, ca1880. Photograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This beautiful original photograph is in very good condition, no borders, thin paper, slight crease at top left edge, colors very vibrant and unfaded. Images available. ; 9" x 7". (Photograph, GERMANY)

$42.00

11205 ) Original Photograph - Marienbad ( Colored Photograph of Town From Nearby Mountain ). Photograph. Germany, ca1880. Photograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This beautiful original photograph is in very good condition, no borders, thin paper, slight crease at top left edge, colors very vibrant and unfaded. Images available. ; 9" x 7". (Photograph, GERMANY)

$42.00

11206 ) Etching - Rural Landscape With Trees and Farmer.. Berdanier, Paul. New York, Berdnaier, 1940. Etching, Very Good with no dust jacket. This fine engraving by well listed US engraver, painter and illustrator Paul Berdanier, is in very good condition, full wide borders as published, overall size 12" x 9", etching area 7" x 5". Berdanier studied art under Charles Hope Provost, in New York, Gustave Wolff, at the School of Fine Arts in St. Louis, and under Albert Gihon, in Paris. His art is included in the permanent collections of many museums in both America and France. ; 12" x 9.5" (Etching, Art, Berdanier)

$196.56

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