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“I DAYDREAM THAT SUDDENLY, BY SOME MIRACLE, I WILL BE ABLE TO COME HOME TO YOU…”
DAYAN, Moshe. Archive of autograph letters signed. Acre, Palestine, 1939-1941. 13 original signed autograph letters by Moshe Dayan, consisting of 47 handwritten pages to his wife, parents, and parents-in-law, in Hebrew and English, written on fragile prison toilet tissue while held prisoner by the British. $96,500.
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“THE INDIAN AS HE HAS HITHERTO BEEN IS ON THE POINT OF PASSING AWAY”
CURTIS, Edward. North American Indian, Volume II. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1908. Volume II of this monumental 20-volume work, number four of a limited edition of 500 copies (but probably only 272 copies bound and sold), finely printed on Japan vellum, with 75 sepia photogravure plates, handsomely bound by Blackwell to appear uniform to the original full morocco-gilt. $18,000.
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CATLIN’S SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS, THE FIRST WITH PLATES PRINTED IN COLOR
CATLIN, George. Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians. London, 1876. Two volumes. First color plate edition of this illustrated classic, complete with frontispiece, 307 color engravings on 176 sheets, and three color maps, one folding. $9000.
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“THE OUTLINE OF THE CATHEDRAL ROCKS… AT YOSEMITE”
WATKINS, Carleton E. Outline of the Cathedral Rock. Yosemite, circa 1865. Original albumen landscape photograph of the Cathedral Rocks at Yosemite, inscribed in pencil on the verso: “Outline of the Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite, C. Watkins, W-A14.” $6500.
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18 BEAUTIFUL, VIBRANTLY HAND-COLORED
19TH-CENTURY FOLIO JAPANESE FLOWER PRINTS
(JAPAN). Portfolio of Japanese Flower Prints. No place, 1880. Portfolio of 18 Japanese woodblock flower prints, delicately hand-colored. $5500.
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HENNEPIN’S VOYAGE CURIEUX, WITH IMPORTANT EARLY MAPS AND VIEWS
HENNEPIN, Father Louis. Voyage Curieux. Leide, 1704. Early edition of Hennepin’s important account of his American exploration, with engraved frontispiece, two large folding maps and six folding copper-engraved plates, including a view of Niagara Falls and a depiction of a Buffalo, together with the first edition of De La Borde’s account of his travels in the Caribbean. $4800.
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ACCOUNT OF THE FAMOUS HARRIMAN ALASKA EXPEDITION OF 1899
HARRIMAN ALASKA EXPEDITION. Alaska. Narrative, Glaciers, Natives. New York, 1902. Two volumes. Early edition of the 1899 Harriman Expedition to Alaska, published one year after the first, with 39 color plates (including 16 heliotype plates of coastal birds by Louis Agassiz Fuertes), 85 full-page photogravures (45 by Edward S. Curtis), five maps and numerous in-text illustrations. $3000.
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FIRST EDITION OF WRIGHT’S HISTORY OF NEPAL
WRIGHT, Daniel, editor. History of Nepal. Cambridge, 1877. First edition of this illustrated history of Nepal, with 14 lovely tinted lithographic plates (two folding) and two diagrams (one folding). $2800.
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“WE ENTREAT THAT THE IMMEDIATE AND TOTAL ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE BE SOLICITED FROM ALL THE SOVEREIGNS OF EUROPE”
AFRICAN INSTITUTION. Seventh Report of the Directors of the African Institution. London, 1813-15. First and second editions of six early works concerning Great Britain’s African Institution and its actions with regard to the problem of slavery in the British colonies during the early 19th century. $2500.
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SIGNED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH
TAKEN ON BYRD’S SECOND ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
BYRD, Richard E. Original Photograph Signed. Little America, Antarctica, 1934. Wonderful large original photograph of a dog-sled traversing the main “highway” to Little America, signed by Byrd. $2200.
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