Original artwork, watercolors, with a little glittering metallic ink added to one of the knight's sword & shield, signed at bottom right V. Haynes (?) or (indistinct); lettered in a 'gothic' style below; no date, circa 1950s; 6 1/2" x 4 1/4" art size, on much larger sheet, heavy, quality.....
Approximately 12" height, 10" width at widest part; incesed with geometrical and leafy patterns over most of the surface, following the curvature of the gourd; one area with trees and plants, mountain and earth scene; also embellished with the words TZA KYA UPA MSA, the last letters off to the.....
Philadelphia: Austin, Obdyke & Co. Flyer- tri-fold brochure for this Philadelphia building industry hardware manufacturing concern; printed 2 sides; with black and white illustrations of this company's offerings; no date but circa 1880s, company received award for its products at the US Centennial Commission in 1876; approx. 7 1/2" x......
Austria: Not Published, 1954. F. A student identification or educational passport, issued to Rolf Werner Rosenthal (1928 - 2009) who later became a prominent medical-specialty advertising agency owner in NY. With the seals of the University and stamps, dates; giving Rosenthal's earlier educational accomplishments at Queens College and his master.....
New York: Ward Motor Vehicle Company, 1916. F. A snappy-looking simple electric vehicle design in fine pen and ink and hand-colored in blue, yellow and heightened in white; chain-driven, steering 'bar' instead of wheel, open top, plush interior visible; side and front views; bottom third of drawing with pencil details.....
Approx. 3" x 4 1/2" size; no identifier or date; on back pencil note 'Gherasim'(?); appears to be French or other European aeronautical, uniformed group surrounding a biplane and a couple of civilians; edge, tips wear, creasing, may be trimmmed from a larger picture; fair to good condition and interesting.....
Sicily: Coop Antigruppo Siciliano Cross-Cultural Communications, 1989. F. 29 pages; limited edition # 15 of 54 of a signed 'Collectors Edition' on Amatruda paper of Amalfi gr. 180 and Modigliana paper, gr. 150, printed and bound by Stampatori Tipolitografi Associati Palerme, Sicily; a selection of short poetry, English and Italian.....
New York: B.Altman & Co., 1964. 44 pages; illustrated in colors & black and white throughout; very detailed catalogue descriptions with fabric & styling, color availability, pricing, sizes, brand names, more; contents include table linens & cloths, sheets, towels, blankets, spreads, pillows, Belgian linen dinner sets, bedroom ensembles, homemaker items.....
Bagneres-de-Bigorre France: J.A. Cabinet card size photographic view; photograph of street scene with cafe, al fresco dining, carriages, homes, more; photographer's identifier below image; photographer identified only as (J.A.); no date but circa 1890s; some fading, light wear; very good condition, interesting historical Bagneres-de-Bigorre France Allées De Coustous view...
Roma: Banca General a Roma. Banknote, printed blue on white; partially illegible but stating "...Imperiuli German Berlin..."approx. 2 3/4 " x 4 1/4" size; very worn, starting to split along old fold lines; rubbing; fair condition.
Red Oak, Iowa: T.D.M. Co. Advertising blotter; 3 1/2" x 6" approximate size; for this Long Island banking concern; no date but circa 1920's; "Our First Consideration is Safety for the Funds of Our Depositors"; with the color image of a painting with an equine theme by Carl Kahler entitled.....
San Francisco: Author Published, 1969. F. (24) pages of poetry, from the sixties travel by the author to India, Nicosia, New York City, Jerusalem etc.; original stapled self-wrap covers, with a small black and white photograph of the author in Jerusalem on the cover; with a couple of black and.....
Approx. 2 ½" x 3 ½" size; no identifier or date; uniform looks to be 1920s or so; appears to have the word 'Beverly' across chest; a little fade and wear; good condition and interesting early baseball.
Chicago and New York: Bauer & Black, 1916. 46 pages; illustrated with some colorized photographs and black and white pictorials showing first aid methods for injuries, posoinings, burns, collapse, fainting, drowning, more, followed by advertisements for the B & B products: Formaldehyde Fumigator for insects, Araby pastils, Good's Celluloid Vaccination.....
Brookhaven Long Island New Yor: Brookhaven Town Bicentennial Commission, 1976. F. 12 pages; black and white illustrations of the town and the various locations within it; giving history, background, information, published at the occasion of the American bicentennial celebrations. Approx. 5 1/4" x 8 1/4" size; printed cream & brown-color.....
New York City: The New York Public Library, 1946. 47 pages; pocket style format, 4 1/2" x 7" size approximately; "...American culture today is at a low ebb because it is spread so thin. Everybody sees too much, hears too much, looks at too many movies, has the whole world.....
Autograph signature, on white cardstock; Baruj Benacerraf (b. 1920) of Spanish-Jewish ancestry and originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Benacerraf became a physician in the U.S. and an American citizen, and after research in France and New York, initiated the studies in Immunogenetics which, along with two others (Jean Dausset & George.....
Berlin Germany: Graphokopie H. Sander Ko. 1969. Used; uncancelled and dated 1969; composite of 5 images of the city; light wear and aging; top left corner crease line; good condition.
Berlin: Automobil-Rundfahrten Weltreise-Bureau "Union" Berlin, Unter Den Linden 5/6. Real-photo card, depicting folks in a chain-driven large open-sided touring car, six rows of seats; uniformed drivers and conductors posing in foreground, passengers gazing at camera; in background is restaurant location, "L. Posen", in one window, "Restaurant -Terrasse Bristol"; not postally.....
A.J. Gorham, Ltd, 1957. Color card; postally used, cancelled 1957; light wear; very good condition.
4-sided folding brochure for this late-Gothic architectural example from Berne Switzerland; with black and white illustration of the edifice; "...begun in 1421, the old church, build in 1276 on the same site by the Knights of the Teutonic Order...nearly two centuries in the course of construction...The spire, finished now according.....
Bertrand side with floral decoration, (blank) cartouche; verso with raised-surface racing sailboats nautical art; approx. 2" circle; edge marked "Bronze" with small triangular touchmark, "AB" visible inside stamping; no date but circa early 1900s, probably of French origin; wear and rubbing, some green; interesting and in good condition.
United States: 1915. Snapshot of the start of a bicycle race, onlookers in stand, band members watch in background; no photographer or studio noted; circa 1915; approx. 3 ¼" square format; light wear, discoloration in the print; old crease; still, in good condition and interesting cycling and sporting history imagery.....
Angola. Very interesting lightly colorized postcard, depicting a group or team of cyclists, in all their gear circa 1900, one person with a flag, a multi-racial group, Africans, Hispanic, Caucasans represented, one man with a flag (no symbol discernible); identified with the title printed below the image, and in the.....
Bishop Auckland England: M. Braithwaite Bookseller, &c. No. 1 Market Place, 1885. Back of view with the Braithwaite accreditation as photographer; with some faint pencil notations, not decipherable by us save the word 'View…'; some wear to edge of mount card; image good; in good condition overall.
