Elist 36 ~ Mining, Children’s, China, Maps, Puzzles, Kangaroos

Elist 36 ~ Mining, Children’s, China, Maps, Puzzles, Kangaroos

70 items including an unrecorded children's two-sided puzzle, a double hemisphere map & animals of the world, including the lyrebird & kangaroo; a small archive of missionaries to the hospitals in Futsing by the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1895-1927; an American’s real photo annotated postcards of the Xinhài Gémìng, Xinhai Revolution of 1911; a meticulous photographic record of a superb English silver collection including Paul Lamerie & Queen Anne & George I pieces, magnificently bound; original watercolors of French theater costume designs by Minon, ca. 1920; the limited, large paper Shakespeare Head edition of Defoe’s Novels & Selected Writing, in the original dust wrappers; W.W.I manuscript journal on the HMS Doris in the Dardanelles including the bombardment of ANZAC Cove 26 April 1915; an 1867 Bordeaux wine merchant’s extensive New York price list; a rare silk scarf commemorating the Italian Risorgimento; a number of items on Mining around the world.

INSTITUTIONS: Deferred billing available for this end-of-budget cycle.