A View from the upper loft
Antique Maps - Books -WWII Posters
A Special Live Auction
Sat. January 4th, 2025 - 10am
Grand Ledge, Michigan
Grand Ledge Masonic Hall, 200 W. River – Doors open at 8:30am
NOTE: Phone support & absentee bidding opens 12/16/24
Absentee bidding ends 1/03/25
Absentee bidding ends 1/03/25
Annual "It's a New Year" Auction January 4, 2025
Terms: All items sold “as found” and subject to a 10% in-house buyer’s premium (20% absentee). Checks from established customers only. Add 3% for Credit Card. All sales are final. See website for additional terms.
Any additional items added to the auction will be sold as announced and are not available for absentee bidding.
NOTE: Posted below is the "PREVIEW" version of our January 4, 2025 auction catalog. This listing is offered only for preview purposes and is NOT the final version of the 1/4/25 auction catalog, nor is the listing in it's final order. This listing is offered only as a guide to the outstanding Map-Poster-Book sections of the upcoming auction. A wide variety of antiques and art will be added to the New Years auction as soon as possible.
Feel free to contact us with your questions.
Updated 12/10/2024
Opening Antique Lots
001 Reference Books: WWII Posters – three books
002 Reference Books: Antique Maps – two books
003 Reference Books: Folio w/22 maps, reference book, novel
004 Two items: Antique map puzzle, game
005 Roseville: Morning Glory 10” vase
006 Roseville Imperial I 10” vase
007 Roseville Imperial I 9 ½” bowl
008 Roseville Thorn Apple hanging planter with chain
009 Roseville Foxglove hanging planter with chain
010 Roseville Zephyr Lily hanging planter with chain
011 Roseville standard glaze 12” vase, signed Ferrell
012 Inuit carved native bust, 4 ¾”
013 Carved tribal mask with shell and bell accents, 14”
014 Carved Bambe “Owl” tribal mask, 13 ½”
015 Weller: 8 1/2” “Kingfisher” pitcher
016 Roseville Earlam 398-6” vase
017 Roseville gray Tuscany 8 ¼” vase
018 VanBriggle: Footed bowl and Lotus vase
019 Weller: Two Blue Drapery bowls, 7 ½” and 6”
020 Antique US 45-Star Flag, 60” x 112”
021 Antique brass transit
022 Signed F. Barbedienne (1810-1892) candlestick set
023 Grouping: Military items, pinbacks, ribbons, Moslar (1916-1920) safe lock
024 Two celluloid-accented German needlepoints
025 Seth Thomas mantle clock with key
WWII Poster - All sizes are approximate, to the 1/2 inch
P-01 “Because Somebody Talked”, 1944, 28 x 20
P-02 “Don’t Travel - unless your trip helps win the War”, 27 x 20
P-03 “Bits of Careless talk are pieced together by the enemy”, 1943, 28 x 20
P-04 “Pitch in and Help - Join the Women’s Land Army of the US Crop Corps, 1944, 28x 20
P-05 “Nest Eggs won’t hatch unless you Set on Them”, 1944, 28 x 20
P-06 “For Victory and My Personal Post-War World”, 28 x 20
P-07 “We have Just Begun to Fight”, 1943, 28 x 20
P-08 “United we are strong - United we will Win”, 1943, 28 x 20
P-09 “Food Comes First”, 1943, 20 x 26 ½
P-10 “Tighten Your Grip”, British, 30 x 20
P-11 “The Sky’s the Limit” - 6th War Loan, 1944, 27 x 20
P-12 “A.T.S.”, British, 28 ½ x 19
P-13 “Be a Cadet Nurse - The Girl with a Future”, 1944, 28 x 20
P-14 “Should Brave Men Die so you can Drive?”, 1942, 28 x 20
P-15 “In the Strength of Great Hope we must Shoulder our Common load-FDR”, 1945, 26 x 18 ½
P-16 “For Peace and Security - Buy Bonds”, 26 x 18 ½
P-17 “Back Them Up!” - RAF bombing power station, 30 x 19 ½
P-18 “The Downfall of the Dictators is Assured”, 1944, 30 x 20
P-19 “Back Them Up!” - British cruiser ramming Italian submarine, 29 ¾ x 19 ½
P-20 “The Present with a Future - War Bonds”, 1942, 28 x 20
P-21 “Back Them Up!” - British tank in winter desert, 30 x 20
P-22 “Back Them Up!” - Raid by Hudsons on German shipping, 30 x 19 ½
P-23 “Next” 6th War Loan, 1944, 28 x 20 (paper damage)
P-24 “Women! You are needed in the National Fire Service”, 29 ½ x 19 ½
P-25 “Never was So Much owed by So Many to So Few”, 30 x 20
P-26 “Women’s Royal Navel Service - Join the Wrens”, 30 x 20
P-27 “Back Them Up!” - Capture of German submarine by British Hudson, 30 x 20
P-28 “For Carelessness I give Nice Medal”, 34 x 22
P-29 “a careless word - A NEEDLESS LOSS”, 28 x 22 (paper loss)
P-30 “a careless word - A NEEDLESS SINKING”, 1942, 28 x 22
P-31 “The Five Sullivan Brothers - they did their part”, 1943, 28 x 22
P-32 “ten years ago - The Nazis burned these Books…”, 1943, 28 x 20
P-33 “Serve in the WAAF - with the men who Fly”, 1942, 29 x 19 ½
P-34 “SCRAP”, 1942, 28 x 20
P-35 “Rationing Means a fair Share for All of Us”, 28 x 20
026 Albert Hodge (Vale, NC) signed cobalt folk art pottery bowl, 8 x 13
027 Murano tri-color controlled bubble art glass low bowl, 10”
028 Murano gold bowl with applied red threading, 6 ½ x 7
029 “Shepard and Lamb” Dresden figurine
030 Staffordshire “Sleeping Scotsman” ca. late 1800’s
031 Bavarian “Girl with Geese” figurine, 10 ½ x 11
032 Schierholz porcelain basket
033 Imari 13 ½” charger with easel
034 Gold Imari 11-inch vase with stand
035 Dresden banquet-style 13 ½” compote
036 Dresden banquet-style cherub server, 11 x 6
037 “Sheep Herder” marked Germany, 8 ½ x 10
038 Capodimonte “The Bou”, 15 ½”
039 Capodimonte “Couple at Tree”, 14”
040 Pair of antique porcelain Chinese figurines
041 Japanese Kutani temple jar on wooden stand
042 Vase pair: Cloisonne on bronze on craved bases
043 Signed “Emerson” (Bill Emerson – Navajo) sterling cuff
044 Silver/turquoise belt buckle with gemstones and silver/quartz pendant
045 Heavy 20-inch sterling chain and Navajo gemmed silver ring
046 Sterling/rose quartz pendant
047 Sterling/turquoise pendant
048 Art Deco sterling bracelet and Murano/sterling bracelet
049 Sterling/greenstone bracelet and greenstone/datolite/sterling pendant
050 Silver/abalone pendant and mixed-gem bracelet
051 Sterling/large gem Royston turquoise bracelet
052 Two Navajo silver/turquoise pendants on silver chain
053 Silver/butterscotch amber pendant and datolite pendant on silver chain
054 Silver/dadolite (MMF) pendant on sterling chain
055 Sterling/gem (MMF) pendant on sterling chain and MMF silver/quartz pendant
056 Amber and silver ring with matching pendants
057 Two MMF pendants
058 Two pearl necklaces
059 Two pearl necklaces
060 Sterling: weighted shakers and candleholders
061 Harley-Davidson cuff, bracelet and Harly pin
M-01 Early Michigan Map, ca, 1750-60 showing “Indian Territories”
M-02 Michigan map (1844), Detroit map, Ft. Detroit map
M-03 Michigan map (1870’s), Michigan map ca. 1900
M-04 Michigan map (1838), and “Map of the Country” ca. 1850
M-05 Michigan map (1854), Keweenaw Bay, Chocolate River, Lake Superior map (ca. 1850)
M-06 Michigan map (1849), Michigan 1844-color, “Plan of Detroit”
M-07 Plat of the City of Detroit (J Farmer-1831), and Plan of Detroit (J Mullett -1830)
M-08 Survey of RR Route -Saginaw to Mackinac MT (1835) and 2 MI-related engravings
M-09 “The World” (Mercator’s Projection) ca 1842
M-10 “New & Accurate Map of Negroland”, ca 1740, (Bowen)
M-11 “General Chart of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope” (Barrow), ca. 1802
M-12 “New South Wales” by J Wyld, early 1800’s
M-13 “To the King – Chart of Arabian Gulf (Suez to Babelmandeb), J Bruse
M-14 “…Right Reverend Lord Bishop…Showing tract of Solomons Fleet”, 1813
M-15 “Survey of Mouth of Galien River” (1835) by Berrien & Rose
M-16 “Diverse Globe Terr-Aqvei”, Augsberg, with color, ca.1740’s
M-17 “Stati Uniti Del America” (with W Virginia/Carolina), 1797
M-18 “Map of Gen. Worth’s Operations” 20th of Aug 1847, Mason/Hardcastle
M-19 “Plan of an African Ship’s lower Deck w/Negros…” M Caroy
M-20 Two engravings: “Das Sklaven Schiff (ca, 1802) and “Sale of Estate…Slaves” (1842)
M-21 Set of 10 “Karte van Inner Afrika – 1861, Petermann & Hassenetein
M-22 “Sketch of Public Surveys -Northern part of Michigan” 1841 (blank UP)
M-23 “Map of Michigan” -Mitchell (color-1847) and two 1844 Olney’s “Michigan, Wisconsin”
M-24 “Geological Map -Ontonagon” (1846) and “Meridan Twsp”, (L. Lyon), 1846
M-25 Map of North Peninsula of Michigan (1849) and Lake Erie/Ontario/Michigan (1844)
M-26 “Lansing City Maps”, ca. 1874 (color)
M-27 Ben Franklin satirical prints, “Political Register, 1768-69
M-28 Political cartoons - London Magazine, 1772, and European magazine 1783
M-29 Political cartoons – “Thistle Reel”, 1772 and “News from America” 1775
M-30 Three copies: Geographical Profile -Atlantic to Lake Erie (Eaton-1828)
062 Fenton Limited edition (227/250) hand-painted lamp with Buck in winter, signed Beverly Cumberledge
063 Handel “leaded petals” table lamp on signed base
064 Sixteen Tiffany Favrile turtle-back tiles 2 1/2"
065 Red Poppy 12-inch puffy shade on Pairpoint D-3066 base
066 Tiffany-style swan-neck desk lamp with signed Lustre Art threaded shade
067 Signed Quezal gold/white pulled feather art glass shade, 2 ¼ fitter
068 Three NuArt ribbed art glass shades, 2 ¼ fitter
069 Signed Quezal threaded pulled feather art glass shade, 2 ¼ fitter
070 Signed Quezal pulled feather art glass shade, 2 ¼ fitter
071 Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts boudoir lamp with stained glass panels
072 Steuben blue Aurene art glass lamp
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P-36 “For All the Brave - Buy War Bonds”
P-37 “Back Up The Fighting Forces”, 20 x 15
P-38 “Women of Britain - Come Into the Factories”, 1941, 29 ½ x 19 ½
P-39 Uncle Sam... “I Need your Skill in a War Job”, 28 x 22
P-40 “Mightier Yet! - Britain’s mechanized Army”, 30 x 20
P-41 “What can you Spare that they can wear”, created 1940, 28 x 20
P-42 Rosie the Riveter… “Let’s Go - 6th War Loan quota”, 1944, 28 x 20
P-43 “Serve our Fighting Men Abroad - Conserve…”, 1943, 28 x 20
P-44 “Do your part to win The War - Buy more War Savings Stamps”, 1942, 22 x 28
P-45 “Buy Your Extra Bonds Here - 6th War Loan”, 1944, 27 x 19
P-46 “I’ll carry Mine Too!”, 1943, 28 x 22
P-47 “The United Nations Fight for Freedom”, 1942, 28 x 22
P-48 “You can Lick Runaway Prices”, 1943, 28 x 20
P-49 “Doing all you can, Brother?”, 1943, 28 x 22
P-50 “1778-1943 Americans will Always fight for Freedom”, 1943, 28 x 22
P-51 “Reach Your Boy Overseas by V-mail”, 1942, 28 x 22
P-52 “If you tell where he’s going…He might never get there!”, 1943, 28 x 20
P-53 “Back Them Up!” – Sterling bombers raid Nazi Baltic port, 30 x 20
P-54 “This man is your Friend – He fights for Freedom” (four posters)
P-55 “Buy Your Share for the boys over there – 7th War Loan”, 22 x 17
P-56 “Let ‘em Have It – Buy Extra Bonds”, 1943, 14 ½ x 10
P-57 "Bonds Build Ships! – Buy More Bonds”, 1943, 16 x 11
P-58 “If you Can't go across– Come Across!”, 1943, 16 x 11
P-59 “Americans Suffer when careless talk Kills!”, 1943, 20 x 14
P-60 “Don’t Let that Shadow touch them – Buy War Bonds”, 1942, 20 x 14
P-61 “Como un Solo Hombre”, 1940 (Arias Bernab), 20 x 14
P-62 “Here’s A War Job For You – Railroad Workers Urgently Needed”, 1942, 18 x 14
P-63 “You can’t Afford to Miss Either! Buy Bonds Every Payday”, 1944, 14 x 11
P-64 “Victory -Now you can invest in it” 1942, 13 x 9 and …“Somebody Blabbed – Button Your Lip!”, 1942, 10 x 7
P-65 “SPARS – Apply Nearest Coast Guard Office, 14 x 10
P-66 “Think of 2225 Buddies in Service (GM) 22 x 17 and …“America at War” - Woolworth Stores, 22 x 16
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M-31 “Special Karte von Australien” (8 panels)- Petermann (1877), and 6 extra panels
M-32 Set of 3: Map of NW, NE, SE of Germany and Germany divided into Circles
M-33 “Linguistic Stocks of American Indians” – J. Powell
M-34 “Carte-Mers du Nord”, 1758
M-35 “West Barbary”-1820, and Quora (Richard & Lander routes) -1831
M-36 Portfolio- 70 Harper’s Weekly illus.): Lincoln -The Civil War -Slavery in America
M-37 “Africa” map in color from “American Atlas)
M-38 “Particular Draughts of Chief African Islands”- E. Brown, 1747
M-39 “Tract of Red River – Dist. of Rapids” (bought from Pascaquala Tribe), 1811
M-40 “Chart of the Travels of G. Mollien to sources of Senegal and the Gambia”
M-41 “Southern Parts of Africa”, E. Bowen, 1747
M-42 “Part of North America” w/Canada – New England – New York, Fielding, 1783
M-43 Antique map of the World (undated)
M-44 “Tasmania or Van Diemens Land”, J. Wyld, ca. 1840
M-45 “To Hon…Daines Barrington – Sadre of the Nile”, J. Bruce
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WWII Posters - All sizes approximate
P-67 Two Posters: “America at War” - Woolworth Stores 22 x 16
P-68 “100% - Seventh War Loan”, 22 x 17 (center crease) and “Chemical Warfare Agents (chart), 15 x 21
P-69 “Start a Car Sharing Club - Start a “Shopping Day” Car Club” two sided poster, 22 x 17
P-70 Two FRD posters – “Lopullisen Voiton Ase” and Chinese version , 23 x 16 ½
P-71 “To Keep Our Land Secure – Buy War Bonds”, 15 ½ x 11
P-72 “Invest in Invasion – Buy War Bonds”, 15 ½ x 11
P-73 “Having seen the quality of the work…FDR”, 1942, 40 x 28 ½
P-74 “The Atlantic Charter – August 14th, 1941”, 40 x 28 ½
P-75 “The Knockout Blow Starts Here – Fellow Soldier”, 40 x 30
P-76 “The United Nations Fight for Freedom”, 40 x 28 ½
P-77 “The Girl he left behind – is still behind him – She’s a WOW”, 40 x 28 ½
P-78 “Your metal is their Might!” (minor paper loss), 40 x 28 ½
P-79 “She’s a Swell plane – Give us more!”, 40 x 28 ½
P-80 “War Production” (Austin Cooper), 36 ½ x 29
P-81 “I need you on the job full time… Don’t Get Hurt”, 1943, 40 x 28 ½
P-82 “Strong in the strength of the Lord we fight…”, 1942, 40 x 28 (as found)
P-83 “Bundles for Berlin – More Production!”, 1942, 40 x 28 (as found)
P-84 “More Tomahawks for our Warriors” (uncut), 38 x 24
P-85 “Attack, Attack, Attack! - Buy War Bonds”, 1942, 40 x 28
P-86 “Let’s All Fight – Buy War Bonds”, 45 ½ x 60 (as found)
P-87 News Map – 35 x 46
Antique Maps - Books - Ephemera
M-46 Olney’s School Atlas - 15 color maps
M-47 Olney’s School Atlas - 14 color maps
M-48 Five Copies: United States of America 1837, (revised 1856)
M-49 Folio (13 Maps): N. America & Canada (1860’s)
M-50 Folio (Expeditions): LaPaz, Sark-Creg (1847)- Voyage of Kane/McCuteck - Hudson, etc.
M-51 Folio (13 maps): Ohio-Michigan-Illinois- N. America-Oregon (1700s-1800’s)
M-52 Folio (17 maps): N. Pacific - Phantom Island - Capt. Bligh tract - India - S America
M-53 Folio (18 maps): N America - Artic America – Artic Expeditions – Artic Regions (1800’s)
M-54 Folio (10 maps/5 engrv): Rts. of Clapperton, Montenegro, Rome, London (18th & 19th c)
M-55 Folio (15 Maps): Afrika Rivers – African Eclipse - Libya – Tunis – Barbarie, etc.
M-56 Folio (13 maps): Livingston’s Route, Africa (colored) – Tripoli White Nile, W Africa
M-57 Folio (14 maps, 3 engrv): Persia- Egypt- Abissinta- Albert N’Yanza, (18th /19th c)
M-58 Folio (13 maps): Nubia/Abissinta- Barbary- River Zaire - S. Africa (1815) - Africa (color)
M-59 Folio (13 maps, 4 engrv): - Egypt - The Nile - 4 copies of “Carte de la Terre Promise”
M-60 Group (13 maps 17-1800’s): Australia, Borneo, 1860 Expeditions, Philippines…
M-61 Two maps: North Pacific (1775) - North America (1775)
M-62 Four Junker maps of Central Africa, etc.
M-63 Folio: (13 maps 17-1800’s) - Polar Expeditions
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Antique Illustrations and Ephemera
M-64 Antique illustrations (17-1800’s): Locomotives, Globes, Hot air balloons, etc.
M-65 Military Reconnaissance: Arkansas, Rio Del Norte/Rio Gila (1846/47) under BG Keary
M-66 WWII propaganda grouping
M-67 Religious & Urban planning illustrations
M-68 Grouping of antique indentures (17-1800’s)
M-69 Documents/Letters Group: Lewis Cass, Seymour, and Dennis Cooley families
M-70 Antique patents
M-71 Historic letters/ Early and scarce postmarks
M-72 Newspaper Group: Late 1700’s to mid-1800’s
M-73 Political engravings and two political charts
M-74 Mixed art/engravings and “Gentleman Magazine” (July 1750)
M-75 Mixed maps (1700’s-1800’s)
M-76 Mixed maps (1700’s-1800’s)
Antique & Rare Books
M-77a 12 volumes Gentleman’s Magazine (no covers) 1754 to 1790
M-77b “Histoire – Philosphique et Politique” 1775, books one, two, and three
M-78 “Relation Abregee D’un Voyage…De L’ Amerique, by M. De La Condamine, 1778
M-79 “Histoire et Description de la Nouvelle France (book 3), by De Charlevoix, 1744 and
“Histoire et Description de la Nouvelle France (re-bond edition book 3), 1744
M-80 “Greater Magic”, by John H. Hilliard, Third Impression
M-81 “Tableau du Climat et Du Sol”, by CF Volney, Paris, 1825
M-82 “Rudimenta Geographica - Opusculum Quintum”, 1750 (with world map)
M-83 “La Folle Journee, Ou Le Marriage de Figaro” (play in 5 acts), 1785
M-84 “Appleton’s-Railroad and Steamboat Companion”, Williams, w/maps, 1848 & 49
M-85 “Memoires de Litterature”, book 28, 1761
M-86 “Letters et Curieuses”, books 6, 8, and 9, 1781
M-87 “General Histoire - Nouvelle” 1758-59, and “Histoire de L’ Academic”, 1754
M-88 “Early History of Michigan”-1856, and “Revised Statutes of State of Michigan”-1846
M-89 “ Index to First 56 Volumes “Gentleman’s Magazine 1731-1786”, bound edition
M-90 “Partial- “Measure de la Terre”-Picard 1690’s w/illustrations and additional partials
M-91 “Gentleman’s Magazine”-1776(no cover) and partials w/Weber illustrations (1840’s)
M-92 Japanese & Chinese reference books
M-93 American Flight, NW Territory, etc.. and “Progressive 2nd Reader”-1867
M-94 “Public Life of Capt. John Brown”-1860, “Die Rassenschonheit”-Stratz 1903, and
“Life & Letters of Eliza Allen Starr”
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End of 2025 New Year Auction
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Call us soon to discuss your collection or entire estate.
Terms: All items sold “as found” and subject to a 10% in-house buyer’s premium (20% absentee). Checks from established customers only. Add 3% for Credit Card. All sales are final. See website for additional terms.
Any additional items added to the auction will be sold as announced and are not available for absentee bidding.
NOTE: Posted below is the "PREVIEW" version of our January 4, 2025 auction catalog. This listing is offered only for preview purposes and is NOT the final version of the 1/4/25 auction catalog, nor is the listing in it's final order. This listing is offered only as a guide to the outstanding Map-Poster-Book sections of the upcoming auction. A wide variety of antiques and art will be added to the New Years auction as soon as possible.
Feel free to contact us with your questions.
Updated 12/10/2024
Opening Antique Lots
001 Reference Books: WWII Posters – three books
002 Reference Books: Antique Maps – two books
003 Reference Books: Folio w/22 maps, reference book, novel
004 Two items: Antique map puzzle, game
005 Roseville: Morning Glory 10” vase
006 Roseville Imperial I 10” vase
007 Roseville Imperial I 9 ½” bowl
008 Roseville Thorn Apple hanging planter with chain
009 Roseville Foxglove hanging planter with chain
010 Roseville Zephyr Lily hanging planter with chain
011 Roseville standard glaze 12” vase, signed Ferrell
012 Inuit carved native bust, 4 ¾”
013 Carved tribal mask with shell and bell accents, 14”
014 Carved Bambe “Owl” tribal mask, 13 ½”
015 Weller: 8 1/2” “Kingfisher” pitcher
016 Roseville Earlam 398-6” vase
017 Roseville gray Tuscany 8 ¼” vase
018 VanBriggle: Footed bowl and Lotus vase
019 Weller: Two Blue Drapery bowls, 7 ½” and 6”
020 Antique US 45-Star Flag, 60” x 112”
021 Antique brass transit
022 Signed F. Barbedienne (1810-1892) candlestick set
023 Grouping: Military items, pinbacks, ribbons, Moslar (1916-1920) safe lock
024 Two celluloid-accented German needlepoints
025 Seth Thomas mantle clock with key
WWII Poster - All sizes are approximate, to the 1/2 inch
P-01 “Because Somebody Talked”, 1944, 28 x 20
P-02 “Don’t Travel - unless your trip helps win the War”, 27 x 20
P-03 “Bits of Careless talk are pieced together by the enemy”, 1943, 28 x 20
P-04 “Pitch in and Help - Join the Women’s Land Army of the US Crop Corps, 1944, 28x 20
P-05 “Nest Eggs won’t hatch unless you Set on Them”, 1944, 28 x 20
P-06 “For Victory and My Personal Post-War World”, 28 x 20
P-07 “We have Just Begun to Fight”, 1943, 28 x 20
P-08 “United we are strong - United we will Win”, 1943, 28 x 20
P-09 “Food Comes First”, 1943, 20 x 26 ½
P-10 “Tighten Your Grip”, British, 30 x 20
P-11 “The Sky’s the Limit” - 6th War Loan, 1944, 27 x 20
P-12 “A.T.S.”, British, 28 ½ x 19
P-13 “Be a Cadet Nurse - The Girl with a Future”, 1944, 28 x 20
P-14 “Should Brave Men Die so you can Drive?”, 1942, 28 x 20
P-15 “In the Strength of Great Hope we must Shoulder our Common load-FDR”, 1945, 26 x 18 ½
P-16 “For Peace and Security - Buy Bonds”, 26 x 18 ½
P-17 “Back Them Up!” - RAF bombing power station, 30 x 19 ½
P-18 “The Downfall of the Dictators is Assured”, 1944, 30 x 20
P-19 “Back Them Up!” - British cruiser ramming Italian submarine, 29 ¾ x 19 ½
P-20 “The Present with a Future - War Bonds”, 1942, 28 x 20
P-21 “Back Them Up!” - British tank in winter desert, 30 x 20
P-22 “Back Them Up!” - Raid by Hudsons on German shipping, 30 x 19 ½
P-23 “Next” 6th War Loan, 1944, 28 x 20 (paper damage)
P-24 “Women! You are needed in the National Fire Service”, 29 ½ x 19 ½
P-25 “Never was So Much owed by So Many to So Few”, 30 x 20
P-26 “Women’s Royal Navel Service - Join the Wrens”, 30 x 20
P-27 “Back Them Up!” - Capture of German submarine by British Hudson, 30 x 20
P-28 “For Carelessness I give Nice Medal”, 34 x 22
P-29 “a careless word - A NEEDLESS LOSS”, 28 x 22 (paper loss)
P-30 “a careless word - A NEEDLESS SINKING”, 1942, 28 x 22
P-31 “The Five Sullivan Brothers - they did their part”, 1943, 28 x 22
P-32 “ten years ago - The Nazis burned these Books…”, 1943, 28 x 20
P-33 “Serve in the WAAF - with the men who Fly”, 1942, 29 x 19 ½
P-34 “SCRAP”, 1942, 28 x 20
P-35 “Rationing Means a fair Share for All of Us”, 28 x 20
026 Albert Hodge (Vale, NC) signed cobalt folk art pottery bowl, 8 x 13
027 Murano tri-color controlled bubble art glass low bowl, 10”
028 Murano gold bowl with applied red threading, 6 ½ x 7
029 “Shepard and Lamb” Dresden figurine
030 Staffordshire “Sleeping Scotsman” ca. late 1800’s
031 Bavarian “Girl with Geese” figurine, 10 ½ x 11
032 Schierholz porcelain basket
033 Imari 13 ½” charger with easel
034 Gold Imari 11-inch vase with stand
035 Dresden banquet-style 13 ½” compote
036 Dresden banquet-style cherub server, 11 x 6
037 “Sheep Herder” marked Germany, 8 ½ x 10
038 Capodimonte “The Bou”, 15 ½”
039 Capodimonte “Couple at Tree”, 14”
040 Pair of antique porcelain Chinese figurines
041 Japanese Kutani temple jar on wooden stand
042 Vase pair: Cloisonne on bronze on craved bases
043 Signed “Emerson” (Bill Emerson – Navajo) sterling cuff
044 Silver/turquoise belt buckle with gemstones and silver/quartz pendant
045 Heavy 20-inch sterling chain and Navajo gemmed silver ring
046 Sterling/rose quartz pendant
047 Sterling/turquoise pendant
048 Art Deco sterling bracelet and Murano/sterling bracelet
049 Sterling/greenstone bracelet and greenstone/datolite/sterling pendant
050 Silver/abalone pendant and mixed-gem bracelet
051 Sterling/large gem Royston turquoise bracelet
052 Two Navajo silver/turquoise pendants on silver chain
053 Silver/butterscotch amber pendant and datolite pendant on silver chain
054 Silver/dadolite (MMF) pendant on sterling chain
055 Sterling/gem (MMF) pendant on sterling chain and MMF silver/quartz pendant
056 Amber and silver ring with matching pendants
057 Two MMF pendants
058 Two pearl necklaces
059 Two pearl necklaces
060 Sterling: weighted shakers and candleholders
061 Harley-Davidson cuff, bracelet and Harly pin
M-01 Early Michigan Map, ca, 1750-60 showing “Indian Territories”
M-02 Michigan map (1844), Detroit map, Ft. Detroit map
M-03 Michigan map (1870’s), Michigan map ca. 1900
M-04 Michigan map (1838), and “Map of the Country” ca. 1850
M-05 Michigan map (1854), Keweenaw Bay, Chocolate River, Lake Superior map (ca. 1850)
M-06 Michigan map (1849), Michigan 1844-color, “Plan of Detroit”
M-07 Plat of the City of Detroit (J Farmer-1831), and Plan of Detroit (J Mullett -1830)
M-08 Survey of RR Route -Saginaw to Mackinac MT (1835) and 2 MI-related engravings
M-09 “The World” (Mercator’s Projection) ca 1842
M-10 “New & Accurate Map of Negroland”, ca 1740, (Bowen)
M-11 “General Chart of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope” (Barrow), ca. 1802
M-12 “New South Wales” by J Wyld, early 1800’s
M-13 “To the King – Chart of Arabian Gulf (Suez to Babelmandeb), J Bruse
M-14 “…Right Reverend Lord Bishop…Showing tract of Solomons Fleet”, 1813
M-15 “Survey of Mouth of Galien River” (1835) by Berrien & Rose
M-16 “Diverse Globe Terr-Aqvei”, Augsberg, with color, ca.1740’s
M-17 “Stati Uniti Del America” (with W Virginia/Carolina), 1797
M-18 “Map of Gen. Worth’s Operations” 20th of Aug 1847, Mason/Hardcastle
M-19 “Plan of an African Ship’s lower Deck w/Negros…” M Caroy
M-20 Two engravings: “Das Sklaven Schiff (ca, 1802) and “Sale of Estate…Slaves” (1842)
M-21 Set of 10 “Karte van Inner Afrika – 1861, Petermann & Hassenetein
M-22 “Sketch of Public Surveys -Northern part of Michigan” 1841 (blank UP)
M-23 “Map of Michigan” -Mitchell (color-1847) and two 1844 Olney’s “Michigan, Wisconsin”
M-24 “Geological Map -Ontonagon” (1846) and “Meridan Twsp”, (L. Lyon), 1846
M-25 Map of North Peninsula of Michigan (1849) and Lake Erie/Ontario/Michigan (1844)
M-26 “Lansing City Maps”, ca. 1874 (color)
M-27 Ben Franklin satirical prints, “Political Register, 1768-69
M-28 Political cartoons - London Magazine, 1772, and European magazine 1783
M-29 Political cartoons – “Thistle Reel”, 1772 and “News from America” 1775
M-30 Three copies: Geographical Profile -Atlantic to Lake Erie (Eaton-1828)
062 Fenton Limited edition (227/250) hand-painted lamp with Buck in winter, signed Beverly Cumberledge
063 Handel “leaded petals” table lamp on signed base
064 Sixteen Tiffany Favrile turtle-back tiles 2 1/2"
065 Red Poppy 12-inch puffy shade on Pairpoint D-3066 base
066 Tiffany-style swan-neck desk lamp with signed Lustre Art threaded shade
067 Signed Quezal gold/white pulled feather art glass shade, 2 ¼ fitter
068 Three NuArt ribbed art glass shades, 2 ¼ fitter
069 Signed Quezal threaded pulled feather art glass shade, 2 ¼ fitter
070 Signed Quezal pulled feather art glass shade, 2 ¼ fitter
071 Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts boudoir lamp with stained glass panels
072 Steuben blue Aurene art glass lamp
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P-36 “For All the Brave - Buy War Bonds”
P-37 “Back Up The Fighting Forces”, 20 x 15
P-38 “Women of Britain - Come Into the Factories”, 1941, 29 ½ x 19 ½
P-39 Uncle Sam... “I Need your Skill in a War Job”, 28 x 22
P-40 “Mightier Yet! - Britain’s mechanized Army”, 30 x 20
P-41 “What can you Spare that they can wear”, created 1940, 28 x 20
P-42 Rosie the Riveter… “Let’s Go - 6th War Loan quota”, 1944, 28 x 20
P-43 “Serve our Fighting Men Abroad - Conserve…”, 1943, 28 x 20
P-44 “Do your part to win The War - Buy more War Savings Stamps”, 1942, 22 x 28
P-45 “Buy Your Extra Bonds Here - 6th War Loan”, 1944, 27 x 19
P-46 “I’ll carry Mine Too!”, 1943, 28 x 22
P-47 “The United Nations Fight for Freedom”, 1942, 28 x 22
P-48 “You can Lick Runaway Prices”, 1943, 28 x 20
P-49 “Doing all you can, Brother?”, 1943, 28 x 22
P-50 “1778-1943 Americans will Always fight for Freedom”, 1943, 28 x 22
P-51 “Reach Your Boy Overseas by V-mail”, 1942, 28 x 22
P-52 “If you tell where he’s going…He might never get there!”, 1943, 28 x 20
P-53 “Back Them Up!” – Sterling bombers raid Nazi Baltic port, 30 x 20
P-54 “This man is your Friend – He fights for Freedom” (four posters)
P-55 “Buy Your Share for the boys over there – 7th War Loan”, 22 x 17
P-56 “Let ‘em Have It – Buy Extra Bonds”, 1943, 14 ½ x 10
P-57 "Bonds Build Ships! – Buy More Bonds”, 1943, 16 x 11
P-58 “If you Can't go across– Come Across!”, 1943, 16 x 11
P-59 “Americans Suffer when careless talk Kills!”, 1943, 20 x 14
P-60 “Don’t Let that Shadow touch them – Buy War Bonds”, 1942, 20 x 14
P-61 “Como un Solo Hombre”, 1940 (Arias Bernab), 20 x 14
P-62 “Here’s A War Job For You – Railroad Workers Urgently Needed”, 1942, 18 x 14
P-63 “You can’t Afford to Miss Either! Buy Bonds Every Payday”, 1944, 14 x 11
P-64 “Victory -Now you can invest in it” 1942, 13 x 9 and …“Somebody Blabbed – Button Your Lip!”, 1942, 10 x 7
P-65 “SPARS – Apply Nearest Coast Guard Office, 14 x 10
P-66 “Think of 2225 Buddies in Service (GM) 22 x 17 and …“America at War” - Woolworth Stores, 22 x 16
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M-31 “Special Karte von Australien” (8 panels)- Petermann (1877), and 6 extra panels
M-32 Set of 3: Map of NW, NE, SE of Germany and Germany divided into Circles
M-33 “Linguistic Stocks of American Indians” – J. Powell
M-34 “Carte-Mers du Nord”, 1758
M-35 “West Barbary”-1820, and Quora (Richard & Lander routes) -1831
M-36 Portfolio- 70 Harper’s Weekly illus.): Lincoln -The Civil War -Slavery in America
M-37 “Africa” map in color from “American Atlas)
M-38 “Particular Draughts of Chief African Islands”- E. Brown, 1747
M-39 “Tract of Red River – Dist. of Rapids” (bought from Pascaquala Tribe), 1811
M-40 “Chart of the Travels of G. Mollien to sources of Senegal and the Gambia”
M-41 “Southern Parts of Africa”, E. Bowen, 1747
M-42 “Part of North America” w/Canada – New England – New York, Fielding, 1783
M-43 Antique map of the World (undated)
M-44 “Tasmania or Van Diemens Land”, J. Wyld, ca. 1840
M-45 “To Hon…Daines Barrington – Sadre of the Nile”, J. Bruce
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WWII Posters - All sizes approximate
P-67 Two Posters: “America at War” - Woolworth Stores 22 x 16
P-68 “100% - Seventh War Loan”, 22 x 17 (center crease) and “Chemical Warfare Agents (chart), 15 x 21
P-69 “Start a Car Sharing Club - Start a “Shopping Day” Car Club” two sided poster, 22 x 17
P-70 Two FRD posters – “Lopullisen Voiton Ase” and Chinese version , 23 x 16 ½
P-71 “To Keep Our Land Secure – Buy War Bonds”, 15 ½ x 11
P-72 “Invest in Invasion – Buy War Bonds”, 15 ½ x 11
P-73 “Having seen the quality of the work…FDR”, 1942, 40 x 28 ½
P-74 “The Atlantic Charter – August 14th, 1941”, 40 x 28 ½
P-75 “The Knockout Blow Starts Here – Fellow Soldier”, 40 x 30
P-76 “The United Nations Fight for Freedom”, 40 x 28 ½
P-77 “The Girl he left behind – is still behind him – She’s a WOW”, 40 x 28 ½
P-78 “Your metal is their Might!” (minor paper loss), 40 x 28 ½
P-79 “She’s a Swell plane – Give us more!”, 40 x 28 ½
P-80 “War Production” (Austin Cooper), 36 ½ x 29
P-81 “I need you on the job full time… Don’t Get Hurt”, 1943, 40 x 28 ½
P-82 “Strong in the strength of the Lord we fight…”, 1942, 40 x 28 (as found)
P-83 “Bundles for Berlin – More Production!”, 1942, 40 x 28 (as found)
P-84 “More Tomahawks for our Warriors” (uncut), 38 x 24
P-85 “Attack, Attack, Attack! - Buy War Bonds”, 1942, 40 x 28
P-86 “Let’s All Fight – Buy War Bonds”, 45 ½ x 60 (as found)
P-87 News Map – 35 x 46
Antique Maps - Books - Ephemera
M-46 Olney’s School Atlas - 15 color maps
M-47 Olney’s School Atlas - 14 color maps
M-48 Five Copies: United States of America 1837, (revised 1856)
M-49 Folio (13 Maps): N. America & Canada (1860’s)
M-50 Folio (Expeditions): LaPaz, Sark-Creg (1847)- Voyage of Kane/McCuteck - Hudson, etc.
M-51 Folio (13 maps): Ohio-Michigan-Illinois- N. America-Oregon (1700s-1800’s)
M-52 Folio (17 maps): N. Pacific - Phantom Island - Capt. Bligh tract - India - S America
M-53 Folio (18 maps): N America - Artic America – Artic Expeditions – Artic Regions (1800’s)
M-54 Folio (10 maps/5 engrv): Rts. of Clapperton, Montenegro, Rome, London (18th & 19th c)
M-55 Folio (15 Maps): Afrika Rivers – African Eclipse - Libya – Tunis – Barbarie, etc.
M-56 Folio (13 maps): Livingston’s Route, Africa (colored) – Tripoli White Nile, W Africa
M-57 Folio (14 maps, 3 engrv): Persia- Egypt- Abissinta- Albert N’Yanza, (18th /19th c)
M-58 Folio (13 maps): Nubia/Abissinta- Barbary- River Zaire - S. Africa (1815) - Africa (color)
M-59 Folio (13 maps, 4 engrv): - Egypt - The Nile - 4 copies of “Carte de la Terre Promise”
M-60 Group (13 maps 17-1800’s): Australia, Borneo, 1860 Expeditions, Philippines…
M-61 Two maps: North Pacific (1775) - North America (1775)
M-62 Four Junker maps of Central Africa, etc.
M-63 Folio: (13 maps 17-1800’s) - Polar Expeditions
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Antique Illustrations and Ephemera
M-64 Antique illustrations (17-1800’s): Locomotives, Globes, Hot air balloons, etc.
M-65 Military Reconnaissance: Arkansas, Rio Del Norte/Rio Gila (1846/47) under BG Keary
M-66 WWII propaganda grouping
M-67 Religious & Urban planning illustrations
M-68 Grouping of antique indentures (17-1800’s)
M-69 Documents/Letters Group: Lewis Cass, Seymour, and Dennis Cooley families
M-70 Antique patents
M-71 Historic letters/ Early and scarce postmarks
M-72 Newspaper Group: Late 1700’s to mid-1800’s
M-73 Political engravings and two political charts
M-74 Mixed art/engravings and “Gentleman Magazine” (July 1750)
M-75 Mixed maps (1700’s-1800’s)
M-76 Mixed maps (1700’s-1800’s)
Antique & Rare Books
M-77a 12 volumes Gentleman’s Magazine (no covers) 1754 to 1790
M-77b “Histoire – Philosphique et Politique” 1775, books one, two, and three
M-78 “Relation Abregee D’un Voyage…De L’ Amerique, by M. De La Condamine, 1778
M-79 “Histoire et Description de la Nouvelle France (book 3), by De Charlevoix, 1744 and
“Histoire et Description de la Nouvelle France (re-bond edition book 3), 1744
M-80 “Greater Magic”, by John H. Hilliard, Third Impression
M-81 “Tableau du Climat et Du Sol”, by CF Volney, Paris, 1825
M-82 “Rudimenta Geographica - Opusculum Quintum”, 1750 (with world map)
M-83 “La Folle Journee, Ou Le Marriage de Figaro” (play in 5 acts), 1785
M-84 “Appleton’s-Railroad and Steamboat Companion”, Williams, w/maps, 1848 & 49
M-85 “Memoires de Litterature”, book 28, 1761
M-86 “Letters et Curieuses”, books 6, 8, and 9, 1781
M-87 “General Histoire - Nouvelle” 1758-59, and “Histoire de L’ Academic”, 1754
M-88 “Early History of Michigan”-1856, and “Revised Statutes of State of Michigan”-1846
M-89 “ Index to First 56 Volumes “Gentleman’s Magazine 1731-1786”, bound edition
M-90 “Partial- “Measure de la Terre”-Picard 1690’s w/illustrations and additional partials
M-91 “Gentleman’s Magazine”-1776(no cover) and partials w/Weber illustrations (1840’s)
M-92 Japanese & Chinese reference books
M-93 American Flight, NW Territory, etc.. and “Progressive 2nd Reader”-1867
M-94 “Public Life of Capt. John Brown”-1860, “Die Rassenschonheit”-Stratz 1903, and
“Life & Letters of Eliza Allen Starr”
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